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Preferred way of determining Y co-ord in assembly?I know of 2 ways of calculating the y-cord of a pixel row for the speccy in assembly. One is to calculate the address by ways of shifting and masking…
... pixel row for the speccy in assembly. One is to calculate ... -ords into the appropriate bits in H & L registers. The ... (s) people prefer to use in their own routines. -
How do I clear only a specific area of a screen (quickly) in machine code ?I'm looking for a machine code routine which will clear the first 20 rows of the Spectrum's display (or any number of rows or columns) . I have found…
... routines which do the job in thirds (as is
how ... the display is mapped in memory), which can
clear ... screen
pixels are stored in memory) then that would be ... -
Anybody in the printing trade?I'm after the name of the object created on plastic film containing an extremely contrasty image, used to photo etch the printing rollers. It's like…
... negative of (say) a page in a magazine. This negative is ... photographic material, does it come in differing grades. It's important ... -
Computer troubles - it just restartsMy computer is playing up, and I'm appealing to someone more techy than me to offer a few words of wisdom (or maybe condolence). I was copying a dis…
... the POST sequence with no trouble, the the black screen which ... I want to start up in safe mode (I started Windows ... what mode I start windows in.
I started up ... the problem?
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Electronics interfaces used in schools in the 80'sCan anyone remember the names of those interfaces that plugged into the parrallel ports of computers at school in the 80's. They had 6 LEDs in red, …
... ports of computers at school in the 80's.
They had 6 LEDs in red, amber and green, 2 ... -
MB02+ troubleI have been using my MB02+ with a +3 power supply for years now. For the last two months I haven't touch my speccy as I had limited free time. Yest…
... should test the power supply in a different way to make ... -
Identifying a film or mini series.Need your help identifying a film please... Little to go on, very vague. Probably 70`s, possibly early 80`s made, something to do with either a nuc…
... dome, or rather within buildings in the dome...
Near ... decide it`s to much trouble to remove the dome so ... -
Breakdown (especially ATTN Starglider)Has any one played the XBox (maybe PC/PS2 etc?) game Breakdown? It's a first person shooter that I'd forgotten all about, and so didn't mention when …
... thread. It's very good in many ways, and actually achieves ... . And the cinematic scenes (all in first person view, unlike Riddick ... immersive too.
The trouble is, Breakdown isn't too ... combat is very irritating, especially in the earlier part of the ... -
In a 100 years time..When we're all dead and buried (or cremated depending on your preference) and there's no more people around who actually HAD a ZX Spectrum do you thi…
... frustrated by the 'attic bug' in 'Jet Set Willy' or trying ... the pieces of the Amulet in 'Sabre Wulf' etc.
New Cronosoft ReleasesAlthough some of you already know, I hadn't formally announced it on here until I had enough tapes to fulfill the orders... we have 3 new releases..…
... 's new masterpiece - reviewed in this month's RETRO GAMER ... awaited Stranded sequel by Bob Smith - available in EXTREMELY LIMITED white version ... Triangle software, with extra enhancements in 128K mode.
< ... 'll be on their way in a couple of days! ...Advice on car rental in the USA.Would it be cheaper for me to pre book my hire car over here via the web or wait till I'm over in the USA?? Andrew.
Would it be cheaper for me to pre book my hire car over here via the web or wait till I'm over in the USA??
Andrew.ways of killing dogs in saboteurwow! did you know, a dog can be killed by the automatic firing devices trying to kill YOU in saboteur?! (incredible game...) (recent discovery... :…
wow!
did you know, a dog can be killed by the automatic firing devices trying to kill YOU in saboteur?! (incredible game...)
(recent discovery... :-) )Worm In Paradise/playing text adventuresHi folks I've seen this game highly lauded in many sections of this website and I've been dabbling with getting back into text adventures recently. …
... seen this game highly lauded in many sections of this website ...How do you run PCW games in Joyce?Seeing as Amstrad is back in the news, I may as well give it a go... My mum had a PCW and I was able to convert the disks over to the PC (before the…
Seeing as Amstrad is back in the news, I may as ...Flat for rent in SloughHi, i'm applying for a temporary occupation in Slough and i need some info. Since i am currently living in Portugal, i have no idea about the month…
... applying for a temporary occupation in Slough and i need some ... /> Since i am currently living in Portugal, i have no idea ... costs to make a living in the UK.
So ... rent, food and public transportation in the area.
How ..."Stranded 2.5" soundtrack available @ UbiktuneHello, WOS! Ubiktune is a net-lable mainly created to release and publish ZX Spectrum music. This time we have published our third release, called "…
... Audio) and code/gfx by Bob Smith. There are 10 tunes ... Cronosoft, Lee has compiled them in audio format for us. The ... music genres, many of them in the style of old-time ... the tracks are done only in two channels!
So ...super-quick games in BASIC?do you think, games written in BASIC could run flawlessly at high speed when run in a speccy emulator at, say, 1000% speed? (i wonder, speccy is rare…
do you think, games written in BASIC could run flawlessly at high speed when run in a speccy emulator at, say, 1000% speed?
(i wonder, speccy is rarely used in this way - it's even more platform independent then JAVA! :-))) )Skool Daze or Bak 2 Skool?I've noticed that many people on this board tend to talk about Skool Daze rather than it's sequel. Does this mean many of you PREFER Skool Daze? Per…
... extra possibilities than there were in the original. The girls school ... to love causing as much trouble as possible, and then making ... almost feels like a "work in progress" version of Bak 2 ...joysticks - film (1983)anybody seen it, ive just downloaded it There's trouble in town and it's video games. High school students spend so much time with the electronic mo…
... it
There's trouble in town and it's video ...What I hate about computers and/or video gamingYesterday I spent approximately four months (subjecively that is, objectively it was around two to three hours) fixing my mate's PC. I won't bore you…
... have (good, definable) bots in multiplayer games. Many multiplayer first ... ) drive is now having trouble reading some discs. Aside from ... of user definable options (in first person shooters). You ... really is) who persist in defending Windows against all criticism ...Need help finding Spectrums in London - visiting in NovemberHi there, I need some help from all of the english members of this forum, or more specifically anyone located in the London area. Late last year, e…
... or more specifically anyone located in the London area.
... the money I had invested in the collection.
in London? This is the ... people doing great finds in Gamestation stores, so I ... near where I am staying in London?
ZX Art projectI'm probably going to get my arse sued over this. You'd think that less-than-popular-but-always-in-the-news people like Ken Livingstone and Bob Crow…
... -but-always-in-the-news people like Ken Livingstone and Bob Crow ...Best player controlled character in a gameAs the title suggests , which is the best character you've played in a Speccy game A tough guy like Rambo or Cobra ? Maybe a Champagne Charlie lik…
... best character you've played in a Speccy game
in a Spectrum game , but also ...Found a few things out in the last couple of weeks :)Q. Who funded Hitler ? Now you bound to say, he did it all on his own ! Alas wrong. Q2. Who prints out money ? (now this i would love to know, i kn…
... bearer` mean on every note in your pocket ? (ill give you ... ).
Also while im in the typing mode @ `mr death ...Ultimate games in USAAnother nod for the USA peeps. This guy is selling Ultimate games and located in USA. (though strangely has them listed in pounds) Here is a link to…
... selling Ultimate games and located in USA. (though strangely has them ... listed in pounds)
Here is a ...New Game! Phantomasa in the Land of the Grunge WizardsNOW!! You already can help Phantomasa in this new adventure, a platform arcade, with 2 different versions : one for the 128K with 50 screens and anot…
... !! You already can help Phantomasa in this new adventure, a platform ... /> Let us know your opinion in the forums :
[url ...Does anyone remember ftp.ijs.si?This is a blast from the past! I was going through some old files the other day and found this file:- [url]http://reptonix.awardspace.co.uk/sinclair…
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All the files were in a snapshot format back then ... were the days. I think in the end I more or ... stood for "world wide web". Trouble is not many people knew ...Got my mac mini and I'm in loveI have had it for about 2 days now and it is the 2nd best piece of computer equipment i have had, it is quieter then my dvd HD recorder i have been s…
... , Its going to be put in my living room and used ...
