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Converting a 16K speccy in +3??Yes, you heard right. A new interface to convert a 16Kb speccy into a Spectrum+3 have been developed. [IMG]https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/N2eAoz5…
... right. A new interface to convert a 16Kb speccy into a Spectrum+3 ... ROMs by BIOS software (included in the main board for the ... evident gap to convert a 16Kb speccy in a +3 is the floppy ... />
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Hunchback Olympics showing up in a collection in Facebook!Looks like somebody has this MIA in his collection, although so far it hasnt been loaded, but in my opinión all looks a non-fake:<br><br><br><br>
Looks like somebody has this MIA in his collection, although so far it hasnt been loaded, but in my opinión all looks a non-fake: -
Chompston Mazes in SpecBASAfter the discussion in ASH-II's Pacman thread, I checked out the link there about generating 2D Pacman style mazes. This one was quite good fun, …
... we have a few string variables. There's a good reason ... spawns appearing there. Even in a large maze, you'd ... 4, and a string (e$) with all four directions in it. ... e$ and store that in a, and use that to ... number at that position in e$ in a new variable, d$. ... -
Help With AY Music Program in BASICHi, last year I started writing a BASIC program for making and recording AY Music. I thought it would be easier than learning how to use Soundtracker…
... /> 260 LET x$="": REM The string for channel one/uno, defined ... L$="": REM The L String is length, a routine at 3500 tests ... of a string so, we need a string as well as a number variable in 2030 ... needs to be entered as a string in quotes
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A doubt about IN and OUTIN (and OUT) can use bc to define a 16 bit port to be read or write, when used as in r,(c) or out (c),r. Also, if you use in a,(n) or out (n),a yo…
IN (and OUT) can use bc to define a 16 bit port to ... or write, when used as in r,(c) or out (c ... , if you use in a,(n) or out (n),a you use that ... read or write. The question (a dumb one) is... what value ... -
Forum Section Titles in Bold and a New Posts Button.At the moment the forum feels like a wall of text with little visual 'signposting'. I think the forum section titles should be in a bold font. It w…
... forum section titles should be in a bold font. It would ... just make things a little clearer on screen ... and make the forum a little easier to navigate ... certainly didn't show a thread in which I had ... only 2 days ago posted in...
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Where could I buy a B1367Y transistor in the UK?I'm after a B1367Y transistor, must be T-220 package type that can be mounted to a heatsink. Anybody know where I can buy them in the UK? Tried Googl…
... to a heatsink. Anybody know where I can buy them in ... fitted 7805 5V voltage regulator in instead of the B1367Y ... be there going by a schematic I found online ... God knows why they put in a voltage regulator, I'm sure ... 7805 as it's used in our beloved ZX Spectrum' ... -
Recreated ZX Spectrum - something positive for a changeI've spend the last couple of hours mashing rubber keys and playing various Spectrum classics on a 42" TV, wirelessly. Despite the bad press that …
... playing various Spectrum classics on a 42" TV, wirelessly.
in a 'locked' state, making ... key, and then enter a string of numbers. Do so, ... given good results, if a little sluggishly. Set your ... is not picked up in Marvin, so I'm ... -
Print (to screen) avalue held in a register pairHi guys, looking for a routine that will print any value from 0 to 65535 to the current position on the screen. I once heard that there was a PRIN…
Hi guys, looking for a routine that will print any ... heard that there was a PRINT_BC routine in the ROM, but I ... , I want a routine that will print a value held in theBC register ... -
User defined function in Sinclair BASICI'm looking to create a user defined function in Sinclair BASIC to add up numbers being input. This is the program without a user defined function be…
... to create a user defined function in Sinclair BASIC ... a string
20 LET S = 0
30 INPUT "Type in a number " ; A ... $
40 LET B = LEN ( A$ )
a string in BBC BASIC
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Scrolling loader counter in 85 T-States?Would it be possible to write a scrolling loader counter in 85 T-States? I have a custom screen load routine that loads attribute first, then the …
... for that character square. Loads in attribute order. Routine to ... br />
ld hl,22528 ; attributes
ld de,49152 ; destination ... 130
ld h,a ; screen address in hl
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A videoaventure in 16K - Cartridge for IF2Hello all, After an intermitent work I am near of reléase my new game: a videoaventure (exploration game) in 16K ROM carttridge. Your objetive is…
... my new game: a videoaventure (exploration game) in 16K ROM carttridge.
a spaceship base.
[img ... the result is a complete game 48K like in a 16K native cartridge ... 1 April at Retropixel event in Malaga (Spain). -
How to automatically find the character set in a gameThis is all completely new to me, so please be patient. I've done some reading up on how character sets are handled by the Spectrum. I understand tha…
... ram.
So looking in games like Starquake, Lords Of ... to use this. In fact the binary in Knightlore around 23606 is ... entirely empty, Exolon has a pointer ... -
how do i input a text file in a zx spectrum emulator?simply that. i have a basic listing i dont want to have to type in.
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Interest in a Videopac game?Hi, I released a couple of prototype ROMs on the Videopac years ago and I have a few copies left. I released Night Fighter and Robot City I'm just…
Hi,
I released a couple of prototype ROMs on the Videopac years ago and I have a few copies left. I released Night Fighter and Robot City I'm just wondering if there is any interest in buying the last few copies?
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Bruce Lee Completed in "6:04", is this a Speedrun WR?!Hi all, as some of you are aware during a livestream recording yesterday I managed to speedrun Bruce Lee from start to finish on the ZX Spectrum in a…
... you are aware during a livestream recording yesterday I ... finish on the ZX Spectrum in a time of 6mins 4 ... or records anywhere showing a faster run and many ... to share this with you in both pure recorded form ... sorry I've placed this in two places but the other ... -
Revolver - Help needed. Get stuck in a room.So, I'm playing [url="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0004127&loadpics=3"]Revolver[/url], and need your expert hands at hacking, cra…
... 't move, no enemies appear, a big fat nuthin' happens.
A preliminary map to guide you ... the way. The game starts in the jail. Oh, and the ... error happens in both files in the WoS archive. I ... -
Alternative to Poke 23659,0 to prevent a 'break in' to a Basic Program.Good morning everyone, My memory fails me these days but in the early days of programming I used to use Poke 23659,0 as a crude way of offering so…
... fails me these days but in the early days of programming ... use Poke 23659,0 as a crude way of offering some ... />
I then recall using a new way which rendered the ... end up crashing the program in a 'Break-in' attempt.
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A recollection of a Bug in a "good" game:the mystery of the bug and the game will be revealed later!Well what is the "big deal":- a bug in an old Spectrum game. So what! Well , I should explain: it was a good very popular game and I have to watc…
... is the "big deal":- a bug in an old Spectrum game. ... remembered the said bug in the said game and ... my vague recollection of a major flaw in this popular game ...
So I set myself a challenge . I would give myself ... play them .But back in the the 1980s when I ... -
is there a way of reading characters off the screen and turning that into a string? this has to be done in basic. i know it would have something to do with peeking memory (maybe screen memory) but would this change due to programs r…
this has to be done in basic. i know it would ... change due to programs running in the memory? i also need ... the cat command to program a commander in basic for the +3e. -
ZY10, a tool to store and display some small bitmapped imagesZY10 Builder ============ Download at: https://www.sendspace.com/file/rncgbo ZY10 is a file format/tool to store some small images on the Spec…
... /> use it as a separate page in 128k models, if you ... images of 128x64 pixels, including attributes, into
the 16k ... so make your image in a drawing program like gimp
* or in assembly:
ld a,
call 49158< ... -
looking for a bin2tap-like tool in python/lua/perl/ruby/bash/etc.i was about coding a tool for converting binary files to .tap in a language like python, lua, perl, bash, ruby, etc. (i think i actually coded someth…
... converting binary files to .tap in a language like python, lua, perl ... i actually coded something alike in Amos or sdlBasic that i ... -
The unspoken question in 2001: A Space OddesseyFrom childhood I have watched this film probably more times than I can remember. As I got older it kind of appealed to me on a different level from…
... they played Chess against a computer, and in this case the computer ... be human-like, and responds in a Eliza like manner, but also ... who were not in hibernation, prematurely, and as a result this ... or concealment and resulted in HAL entering a "H moebius loop" ( ... -
Anyone interested in a brand new Sinclair ZX80 case?A member of the Sinclair ZX World forum is trying to get a run of brand new Sinclair ZX80 cases manufactured. He says this: [quote=jomac] I've b…
... working hard recently in getting together different manufacturers in order to ... and cut out using a CNC, screen printed in exactly the same ... but after discussing the idea in the FaceBook groups i was ... So if you are interested in buying one or more, please ... -
Use PC mouse in a spectrum game (eg Footballer of the year)Hello, Is there any emulator that lets you use a PC mouse inside a normal spectrum game (that doesn't support Kempston or AMX mouses). The idea ca…
... that lets you use a PC mouse inside a normal spectrum game ... but it could be used in many other games too.
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Is there a simple way to type a Spectrum BASIC Program into notepad, save, then open in emulator?Hello. I have two emulators 1 under linux:- Fuse. 1 under windows 7 :- spin, also downloaded and run zx-editor. I just want to be able to type in …
... to be able to type in a BASIC program using notepad or ... image files.
However, loading in a basic file from notepad or ... wrappers.
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A couple of random questions......because, why not? (1) USR0 mode on the +3/+2A/B I know of its existence, I know how it's used, and I have some games that require it to work o…
... Loader, or typing LOAD "" in 128 BASIC? And was there ... to be used, effectively, as a command in this instance? Also, why ... program that holds a small machine code routine in a REM statement:
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Spectrum in a BoxI had a Spectrum+ sitting around for quite some time collecting dust. The case wasn't much to look at, and the keyboard was already missing two keys.…
... interface. Physically it's a USB type A socket, so I can ... keyboard connectors. Additionally it provides a joystick port (joystick actions get ... Microdrive emulation when connected to a PC via USB (https:// ... the yellow and red LEDs in the Spectrum logo at the ... -
A Family Man's Lament of Wifes, Family, Mother In Laws and New Cars.So after working tirelessly in the USA since my wife asked me to emigrate in 2013 our family has grown and the car I brought when we came (a Subaru F…
... I had gotten a pay rise and promotion in the past ... hard toil a man feels is a well earned reward in return ... the nice family SUV and in a month it will be covered ... I explain what a state her car is in and that ... not grow up in an environment where a nice car was ... -
ANN: SP1 for Z88DK (aka splib3, Sprite Pack v3.0)Well it's finally arrived, after a month of "a few days from now" release deadlines. SP1 is the lastest version of splib, a flicker-free software sp…
... identifiers being used in place of attributes as in the regular ... in a table look up to find the 8-bytes of attributes ... it supports byte commands within a string to move cursors up, down ... making a string printing the udgs, moving cursor around relatively in ...
