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machine code loadercan someone have a look at this loader and break down what its actually doing and also how i can stop it from executing the 2 loads of headerless blo…
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im trying to convert it to load from my plus ... code refers to and created a new basic loader to load the ... above machine code to be able to complete the load< ... be the easiest way to load in the above ... them in after via my basic loader?
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Commodore 64 - First time trying - REVIEW & Pictures!Right, so the 2nd hand shop was selling this Commodore and accessories. So I decided to buy it, as I've never had a Commodore and this is my first ti…
... br /> So I had to resort to reading the manual and ... it HAS to be complicated, you have to POKE memory to change colours ... Unfortunately.
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Problems with a gray ZX Spectrum +2Hello. First of all, thank you for receiving me on this forum. I'll try to help everybody as well as I can Said that, I want to do two questions abo…
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... I download from WoS and convert to MP3 (there is a little ... one can adapt existing solutions to provide an internal solution. One ... this internally into the +2 case.
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writing an emulator-newbie needs helpHi, this is my first post here. I decided to write a minimalistic emulator of ZX Spectrum-no emulation of advanced peripherals, no emulation of sound…
... any user would try to write something to lower 16KB and those ROM ... -written one-liner BASIC programs which (attempt to) write to the ROM. This ... style of programming in order to reduce the length of the ... the point that even some BASIC programs can rely on the ... -
writing an emulator-newbie needs helpHi, this is my first post here. I decided to write a minimalistic emulator of ZX Spectrum-no emulation of advanced peripherals, no emulation of sound…
... any user would try to write something to lower 16KB and those ROM ... rom write in particular case as easy way to do nothing
SuperTape Version 1.2 Scheme ?Hi folks, As mentioned in another thread, I came across a tape (on-line most likely) called SuperTape Version 1.2. I think it might be a multi-plat…
... or speedlock loader and wanted to save to a PZX, would it ... saved as blocks. The most basic implementation would simply save anything ... way the emulators are able to save to TAP tape files). The ... guess about what it might convert to DATA blocks, but honestly I ...Text Adventure Designer (my 1st m/c programme)Didn't know whether to put this into games or development, but its still under development, so here it is... I started developing this about 3 years…
The output is great. Sign me up for one of those. I have a fair few old BASIC adventures (I did in the 80's) lined up to convert to this format.RFC: 64 column font codeIn BASIC, type CLEAR 49999 then import the code at 50000. Then type RANDOMIZE USR 50000. This will create a new channel and attach stream #4 to it. A…
... 's intended to maximize readability, in order to compensate its ... lower-case "l"), so they always keep the same distance to ...
It's possible to notice several similarities between both ... br /> I was actually surprised to notice so many differences between ...RFC: 64 column font codeIn BASIC, type CLEAR 49999 then import the code at 50000. Then type RANDOMIZE USR 50000. This will create a new channel and attach stream #4 to it. A…
... solo. That's the lyrics to Mary Had A Little Lamb ... differing heights of lower case characters. I was able to read the first ...RFC: 64 column font codeIn BASIC, type CLEAR 49999 then import the code at 50000. Then type RANDOMIZE USR 50000. This will create a new channel and attach stream #4 to it. A…
... =FrankT;576856]Now I want to play the solo. That's ... the lyrics to Mary Had A Little Lamb ... of the differing heights of lower case characters.[/QUOTE]
Agreed ...Spectrum - Show in London area, April 2012Hello Folks, we have been already discussing in another thread. Here I simply want check the interest.So the question is easy: If we will organize a …
... don?t even need to learn BASIC again to write Adventure games. ...
In any case, I definitely want to buy a 128k. I ... I am so fonded to the original Sinclair design that ... 48k, I really want to get an heatsink model.
I will go to get my +2 today and ...Repairing a faulty 48K issue 2.I am investigating one of a pair of non-working issue 2 48K Spectrums that have been sitting in a cupboard untouched for quite a few years. I haven…
... the top half of the lower 16K of RAM.
BASIC program to become corrupted too. I ... the very top of the lower 3rd of the display area ... bus/control signal for the lower RAM.
Are any ...New MM ProjectHaving finished VHW, thought i'd have a crack at doing a Manic Miner game before getting on with AGD. Been on it for a couple of hours so well under…
... a case of changing the text just go to the ... to rip MIDI files to AY, and convert to a TUN file to ... drop from 'Magic Alex' to 'Back in the USSR'. ... ages trying to do something reasonably close to the song, ... failing...) I may come back to this...
...Create a new microdrive cartridge image formatHi there, I'm working to emulate the IF1+Microdrives in JSpeccy.I've found what the "classic" MDR format ins't capable to store all the required inf…
... to handle are the old MDR files. While it's easy convert ... MDR to MDV at reading time ... is read as MDR and convert to MDV forever. With + ... can be used to warn to the user that ... cartridge, no problem in another case).
Thanks ...How to safely maximise available memoryHi All, I'm toying with an idea that will require I have as much memory available as possible. I'm a little embarrassed I have to ask this tbh. As…
... another note, when it comes to proportional fonts, has anyone tried ... the necessary number of bytes to render each character with the ... stored five bytes per character to give a 42-column ... out as the lower case letters are only required to find text messages ...Rubber 48k troublesHi. I've just got a 48k to add my collection, but it seems doesn't working well. The computer starts ups finely, but it doesn't load the games. So fa…
... , and change the locations 32768 to 32784 to 255. then move the ... have a multiface, use a BASIC program to do the same, but ... /> In any case, I will look around to find a BASIC program that ...Would anyone be interested in......Hi, I'm wondering if there would be much interest in an expansion card for the speccy that gives a VGA output with enhanced gfx & sound capabilities…
... reading input and sending it to the addon, which would have ... all the 3dfx was designed to suppliment the existing pc ... that modern mass storage devices to detract from the experience ... the ROM, improving the basic, why convert BBC basic over to the speccy, why ...Another custom loaderI got into my hands a cassette with compilation of Polish programs. most of them MIA. Unfortunately some of them are saved with a kind of custom loa…
... if I convert to WAV in Spectaculator. Not sure how to convert the WAV ... back to TZX though :-o ... /> Ah okay, using MakeTZX to get the Basic blocks, then use wav2tzx ... -maxp 20 seems to give ...What is the (hypothetically) largest 9999 lines BASIC program possible?If the Speccy had infinite amounts of memory, what is the largest 9999 line BASIC program that could be made? (in K and amount of instructions) (Yet…
... works by telling the BASIC interpreter to ignore the rest of ... identical, as in either case the BASIC interpretor reads the (first) ... ever be executed is irrelevant to this discussion, the important ... has only one command, as to the Spectrum everything after a ...raspberry pion the bbc news at the moment..
fake case , and just a pen drive sticking out the top of a ciggy packet ?
funny though.. Znor will make a case made out of bread no doubt .. ?
the thing supports BBC basic, but to what extent e.g. *FX command etc :)Write Tape to MicroDrive... How to do?1st of all hi to everybody here on the forum. I am new here and I have some questions about the spectrum and a microdrive. I want to copy some games…
... utilities for transferring from tape to microdrive.
... transfer games to microdrive, but alter BASIC loaders to use microdrive ... will copy Manic Miner to microdrive with no problems.< ... there are utilities that will convert these games for you - ...LZ77 en/decodingI've written an LZ77 en/decoding routine as I couldn't find one around for the Spectrum. Initially I'm just doing it in BASIC to get the logic right.…
... half was all lower case and half upper case. So I ... a bit, really) to indicate to the unpack routine that ... compression ratio should get up to at least -50%.
to a highly fragmented and ... might include what appear to be text strings, which ...Snapshots (SNA) -> Keeping the loading screen?I've seen quite a few Snapshots (SNA) that kind of hesitate on the loading screen prior to entering the game menu... I quite like this. Anyone know …
... of some sort, its easy to load it into something like ... accessible, say, via BASIC, then its a case of inserting a PAUSE ...Fallout 1 Free on GOGDunno if anyone has seen but the original Fallout game on PC is free for the next few days on GOG. [url]http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/fallout[/url]
... reusable exe you can save to disc and install on any ... and you cant easily burn to disc and reuse later[/QUOTE ... /> commas and periods lacking all lower case characters and only one question ... but im rather unsure what to say honestly
:razz ...Official Basinc thread - Bug reports and other discussionI just released a new BASin fork, basinc. The first official release was V16r2, and today it's r3. it's uploaded to wos archive and alternatively, h…
... - is there an option to change this?
[*]Lower case 'e' is still ... code colourizer
[*] There seems to be a small typo in ... go along... This is meant to be helpful, please do not ...For which Spectrum is this ULA?For which Spectrum is this ULA? Ferranti ULA 9RB015E 8428 Micky
... R series ULA is different to the 5000 series, which is ... , when Sinclair needed to move to the R series to lower current consumption and ... cheap(er) and a simpler case of minor rerouting of the ...Question about 2-channel beeper musicI confess I haven't tried all the available beeper utilities and software. I always found music software confusing and trackers are not for me. I kno…
... back a script to convert MIDI files to BASIC statements to make BEEP music ... , perhaps you might want to ... machine code program to be able to read data from ...
Pure BASIC just isn't fast enough to really exploit this ...Extracting data from cassettesI've been doing some tidying up and I'm optimistic that I'll find my old Spectrum tapes at some point. Is there a recommended method of getting the d…
... can always convert 16 or 24 or 32 bit to 8 bit ... with 16 bit, and then convert to 8 for makeTZX or use ... bit recording can help to restore data in case when recording has ... fuzzy errors.
You can easy convert ...ZX 81 like touch typing lives again!Well, kind of. Almost. Microsoft's new TouchCover for the just announced Microsoft Surface, features a tablet cover that doubles as a keyboard that u…
... computing" in this discussion to mean basically WAN networks rather ... /> For many businesses, the lower costs of leasing only the ... . Anywhere that is going to convert to a cloud environment will already ... I see no reason to switch to any third party cloud ...Received my divide but stumpedAfternoon guys I am now a proud owner of a complete divide (complete with case).I've worked out how to load my tap files but i am assuming .tzx doesn…
... (complete with case).I've worked out how to load my tap ... basic,
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Not exactly. It doesn't revert to 48K BASIC, but to ...
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