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Converting games from tap to dskHi to all from Greece, Being an old Speccy user and now owner of most models of Spectrum (48k , 48k+ , 128K, +2 grey and +3) , I desided to salvage m…
... the crazy amstrad roms - Interrupts are enabled while ram paging is happening ... -
Spectrum 128K RS232 to PC serial cableIf you have read some of my recent posts then you will know that I am eager to link my Spectrum +3 to a PC. This will be done by wiring a standard PC…
... as they require the memory paging lock to be active. Let ... speed of 57600 BAUD using Amstrad 128K AUX port to PC ... -
Was the +3 a missed opportunity?I just wanted to gauge WOS opinion on this. Do people think that the +3 was a bit of disappointment that didn't really advance the hardware as much a…
... , redesigned circuitry etc), but could Amstrad have done more? Should the ... a hack.
The Amstrad +2 is a completely re ... system or the All RAM paging particularly I don't see ... -
So what is the best Spectrum?I've had a search and even though i can remember a similar thread somewhere I'll twist it a bit. Whats the best "unmodified" Spectrum? (modification…
... to 128K using an external paging RAM pack.
Only the ... extended video modes.
The Amstrad models have the best keyboards ... -
So what is the best Spectrum?I've had a search and even though i can remember a similar thread somewhere I'll twist it a bit. Whats the best "unmodified" Spectrum? (modification…
... an Investronica decision than an Amstrad one really. Had the Timex ... did exactly that for the Amstrad Plus machines, but pretended only ... gone for the Timex RAM paging system and modes, if they ... the 128 editor though because Amstrad fixed a few bugs and ... -
Amstrad Toast Rack?Hello there my fellow WoS'ers Recently I have been very lucky with my brother giving me a Sinclair Spectrum 128K+ (Toast Rack), it needed a little a…
... no such thing as an Amstrad ULA. As I understand it ... the extra video modes. The paging isn't handled by the ... -
So what is the best Spectrum?I've had a search and even though i can remember a similar thread somewhere I'll twist it a bit. Whats the best "unmodified" Spectrum? (modification…
... /> -Two joystick ports
-Memory paging
-Better keyboard
Amstrad to add a disk drive ... -
So what is the best Spectrum?I've had a search and even though i can remember a similar thread somewhere I'll twist it a bit. Whats the best "unmodified" Spectrum? (modification…
... have some kind of memory paging like TS2068 because it have ... 't like the feel of Amstrad Spectrums keyboard. Feel too mechanical ... -
So what is the best Spectrum?I've had a search and even though i can remember a similar thread somewhere I'll twist it a bit. Whats the best "unmodified" Spectrum? (modification…
... have some kind of memory paging like TS2068 because it have ... 't like the feel of Amstrad Spectrums keyboard. Feel too mechanical ... -
Jetpac LoadingI have Jetpac on tape for my 48k and can't get it to load. Here's what I'm doing...Press L to get load screen then "jetpac" and Enter while pressing…
... won't work on a "amstrad" spectrum
... machines (not just the Amstrad ones) in 128 Basic ... that triggers the 128's paging mechanism. You need to ... lock out the 128K paging until the next reset. ... into 48 Basic with the paging still active.
Switching 48/128 modes within a BASIC programI'm not sure what use this would be; ie. being able to switch between 48k and 128k modes and back again from within a continuously running BASIC prog…
... 48k mode locks out the paging and thus the switching.
Amstrad
add a,l ;A ... ,$5b2f ;REGNUOY (+2A/+3/+3e paging)
push hl
MCCONT ...Switching 48/128 modes within a BASIC programI'm not sure what use this would be; ie. being able to switch between 48k and 128k modes and back again from within a continuously running BASIC prog…
... if Sinclair else 65 if Amstrad
add a,d ;A ... ,$5b2f ;REGNUOY (+2A/+3/+3e paging)
MCCONT: push hl
Spectrumpedia - the Spectrum encyclopedia.Dear fellow Spec-chums, it is with great pride that I present you the result of an intense work of research I have been carrying out lately. It is …
... each other due to book paging issues).
[QUOTE=mcleod_ideafix;648824 ... which is not copyrighted by Amstrad, and hence, it's possible ...Checking for '+2e/+3e' ROMs via Sinclair BASICHi guys, I have a Spectrum +2A containing the '+e' ROMs (and a nice internal IDE interface with a CF card adaptor on it :) ) - If you are unsure wha…
... when you are changing the paging. I assume you want to ... one built in to the Amstrad) than Sinclair BASIC. Most of ...Checking for '+2e/+3e' ROMs via Sinclair BASICHi guys, I have a Spectrum +2A containing the '+e' ROMs (and a nice internal IDE interface with a CF card adaptor on it :) ) - If you are unsure wha…
... if Sinclair else 65 if Amstrad[color=green]
add a ... ,$5b2f ;REGNUOY (+2A/+3/+3e paging)
MCCONT: push hl
Spectrum CP/MHello.. Just out of curiosity, has anyone actually used +3 CP/M for any practical purpose? I remember booting it up a couple of times years ago, jus…
Used CP/M on the Amstrad 6128 to play Hitchhikers and experimented a bit with memory paging but that was it really.maximum addressable RAM for a Z80 using bank switching?What is the maximum addressable RAM for a Z80 using bank switching? The Enterprise64 home computer could address up to 4MB, is this the limit for a …
... .
(The most an Amstrad PCW could be expanded to ... 16k each, because the memory paging register was only 7 bits ...ZX8401 / PCF1306P / Amstrad 40058 for 48K and 128KZX8401 = PCF1306P = Amstrad 40058, let's get started with that. These chips are used as surrogates. Most of us might think those chips were only use…
... /> Well, these ZX8401, PCF1306P and Amstrad 10058 are used in 48K ... the 128K models copes with paging, leaving the upper memory logic ... logic at the 128K for paging ;)
"Now that all upper ... the PAL adds even more paging logic, but the original memory ...Sinclair +2a Why!?!One thing I've always wondered and whilst going though my collection today the question re-emerged in my mind. Why the Spectrum +2a? What I mean by …
Besides, the +2A also has the extra stuff included in the +3, such as the new paging modes. Also, the +2A gave Amstrad de chance to sell stand alone disk drives which couldn't be used in a +2.ZX Spectrum clock signals comparedI haven't searched for this on WoS; it might have been posted before. But I think it's important info, and can't do any harm to repeat or show from a…
... telling people for years that Amstrad made better Speccies than Sinclair ... +3 have different rom paging which Amstrad did not fix quite well ...ZX Spectrum clock signals comparedI haven't searched for this on WoS; it might have been posted before. But I think it's important info, and can't do any harm to repeat or show from a…
... +3 have different rom paging which Amstrad did not fix quite well ...128 BASIC-compatible way of loading BASIC as code?On a 48K Speccy (or from 48 BASIC or USR 0 mode on a 128K machine), one can do a silly trick like this: [code];; load a 4000 byte BASIC program ld i…
... if Sinclair else 65 if Amstrad
add a,d ;A ... ,$5b2f ;REGNUOY (+2A/+3/+3e paging)
MCCONT: push hl ;stack ...FREL Comcon Programmable Joystick Interface not working on 128k but on 48kAnother day, another problem :-) My FREL Comcon Programmable Joystick Interface [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=1000070[/url]…
... machines Amstrad created their ASIC which put all the video and paging ...IF EXIST?In MS-DOS scripting, there is an IF EXIST command that lets you check wether a file exists in disk or not. There are any way to check it out from BA…
... single-sided,
single track AMSTRAD PCW range format disks) may ...Break into programIs there any way of stopping people using the break option in my software productions so they can list the code.
... if Sinclair else 65 if Amstrad
add a,d ;A ... ,$5b2f ;REGNUOY (+2A/+3/+3e paging)
MCCONT: push hl
Spectrum CP/MHello.. Just out of curiosity, has anyone actually used +3 CP/M for any practical purpose? I remember booting it up a couple of times years ago, jus…
... the logic up again for Amstrad according to David Thomas' book ... was an Amstrad employee and did the video (and RAM paging) logic ...Spectrum CP/MHello.. Just out of curiosity, has anyone actually used +3 CP/M for any practical purpose? I remember booting it up a couple of times years ago, jus…
[QUOTE=aowen;737113]Which book? It's true though. Richard was an Amstrad employee and did the video (and RAM paging) logic on the +3.[/QUOTE]
The Amstrad Story or something. It's on Archive.org128k gamesHi. I've come to World of Spectrum for advice. I'm a Commodore guy OK, please be nice to me, as I seek your wisdom! I love the Commodore 128, and I'…
... of both the Spectrum and Amstrad CPC machines. The Speccy 128 ... know how flexible the C128s paging is, but I guess you ...128k gamesHi. I've come to World of Spectrum for advice. I'm a Commodore guy OK, please be nice to me, as I seek your wisdom! I love the Commodore 128, and I'…
... is independent of the memory paging bits, but they're all ... differ between the Sinclair and Amstrad designs.
The later ... Amstrad designs did have extra modes ...Banked memory running slower?I've just compiled a TAP which includes bank6, it loads ok, but the routines that are paged in run slightly slower. The Z80 snapshot has no such pro…
... loader to use a different paging scheme on different models!)[/QUOTE ... basically checking the ROM for 'Amstrad' or 'Sinclair' isn't it ...
