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Keyboard scanning routines / techniques?What keyboard scanning routines or techniques do people use? I'm looking to write something which doesn't rely on the ROM-based keyboard scanner, an…
... preemptive OS for the +3 about 3 years ago (20 years ... a multitasking OS. I will not talk about it ... if ... source level remote debugger available on ZX Spectrum. You'll be able ... I stopped work on this and started working on GDB because implementing clipping ... -
Issue 3 board... How to resurrect?Dear Everyone, Now I have a working 48k Issue 3, a sort of working Speccy+ (still having problems with the keyboard, more of that in another post) a…
... however have a working Spectrum with all the ICs on sockets. With this ... to insert them into my working test Spectrum. I also de-solder ... board. If the healthy Spectrum does not start correctly with the suspect ... (1,2,3, etc). The mods is described on a few sites ... -
Childhood moments with my SpeccyHey everyone. The other day I randomly came across a tumblr page called "Me and My ZX Spectrum" ([url]http://meandmyzxspectrum.tumblr.com[/url]) …
... despite having mates, my Spectrum was like a best friend ... anything..I just remember working through Horizons then a ... it from then on.
Memory 3:
Sitting ... and dissed out the Spectrum saying it was sh ... I'm not sure I ever really got on with him ... -
20-column multicolour: a half-baked ideaI was writing an email reply to one Mr Jowett about multicolour routines, and in that way that explaining something to someone else makes you think "…
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It's not working yet, but it's VERY ... below are based on a Spectrum 48K with normal ...
PUSH DE ; columns 3 and 4
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20-column multicolour: a half-baked ideaI was writing an email reply to one Mr Jowett about multicolour routines, and in that way that explaining something to someone else makes you think "…
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Tested on both Spectrum 48K and Spectrum 128K, obtaining the following ... />
Unfortunately it's not working (yet) on a Spectrum +3:
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Books that you just can't quit.Much as parts of the presentation,writing style infurates me, there is a book I just keep comming back to again and again. Its like the Yang to the …
... LET SCORE=0: LET WORMS=3: LET LEVEL=1
... for game (0 = false, not 0 = true).
1080 ... happened keep on looping.
1120 IF NOT DEAD AND NOT WON ... FOR I=1 TO 10: BEEP 0.005,15: NEXT ... FOR I=1 TO S: BEEP 0.01,0: PRINT ... 6: READ L,T: BEEP L,T: NEXT I
GAC Tutorial Started!Hi all. I have a Youtube channel where I play old games and such. I also do a few programming tutorials. I have recently added a Graphic Adventure Cr…
... have an original PAW +3 disk and box here still ... kicking about but it's not in the box atm :( ... . As Strident says, probably not worth investing a lot of ... running on quite a few modern consoles, as many have Spectrum Emulators ... just a design you were working on?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…
... the best out of the 3.5MHz ;)
If I ... as I know they are not used much) you can ... [SIZE="3"][B]I have the DivMMC working on all ZX Spectrum models![/B ... is creating a stronger pullup on those models.
on the clock signal from ...Issue 3 board with strange piggy-back boardIn case you are interested. I?ve never seen something like this before. I have an Issue 3 board here. When I opened the case and found a strange pig…
... , the massive NAND is working on the Logitek board and the ... NAND gate that is not used on the Spectrum board, so the ... 11 is not supposed to connect with the Spectrum board. ... have to connect to the Spectrum board are: 4 - ... 1, 2, 3, 11, 12, 13 are NOT to touch the ...Stakker Humanoid - 25 years ago[url]http://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/nov/11/stakker-humanoid-25th-anniversary-acid-house[/url] :o only seems two minutes ago i was in the Shef…
... ... "jungle is massive"... not what it should be
3) a lot of journo' ... the mails article featuring the spectrum console recently.
not to be confused with Rob ... and I heard the person working on a tune (I'm ...+3 with dead expansion portI bought a +3 from a WoS user. So far, the computer works as expected, but when an interface (e.g. DivIDE (configured correctly) or Multiface3) is co…
... the interface connected, the +3 did not boot up reliably and some ... can act strangely or fail (not showing on divIDE). If programs can ... test if your RAM is working correctly. To do so:
beep sounds) shows, press simultaneously Q ...+3 with dead expansion portI bought a +3 from a WoS user. So far, the computer works as expected, but when an interface (e.g. DivIDE (configured correctly) or Multiface3) is co…
... act strangely or fail (not showing on divIDE). If programs ... br />
Also, +3 have a (simple) internal test ... if your RAM is working correctly. To do so ... a colour pattern and beep sounds) shows, press ... be executing the +3 internal tests. Not all test will ...Why?I'm just wondering why people are here? Why are we working on or using old hardware? Why are some of you putting a lot of effort in upgrading the ha…
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[quote]Why are we working on or using old hardware?[/quote ... living.
[quote]3. Once I've got a ... of 50 people on a game is not unheard of and ... . The project I'm working on now uses Batch Files, ... build system for the Spectrum game I'm working on.Small demo to show my sprite engine for ZX Spectrum 48KThis demo shows 13 sprites moving at 50fps totally flicker free: 12 enemies bouncing in edges and the main character, controllable with OPSA (note S …
... QUOTE=antoniovillena;739433]In +2A/+3 there is no problem of ... /> The floating bus does not work on all spectrum derivatives (eg the timex ... back buffer method will work on those, at the expense ... handle before this method stops working reliably?
As ...Toasted +3Oops.. I shorted one of my +3 (being clumsy with multimeter, doh) when measuring PSU connector pins :D Any immediate guesses what exactly died on thi…
... /> Having the +3 (or any other digital circuit) working and feeding it ... voltages on a +3 reference a common ground, and you're not going ... .
In the Spectrum world the only time you ... of the switch mode supply on the Spectrum motherboard) and will also ...IF1bis vs SpectranetSince I will shortly have access to both an IF1bis (which I've bought) and a Spectranet (thanks to a loan from cmonkey), I will be in a position to g…
... ! The issue was not around who was first ... IF1bis could work on Spectrum 128 +2/+3. The video was ... indeed show it is working on a 128. But it ... and the IF1Bis does not work on them. Perhaps something ... br /> It works perfectly on the 48k Spectrum.
I ...Yumiko in the haunted MansionSo, here is the promised Halloween preview... Go to the zx section of my homepage to download it. [img]http://members.inode.at/838331/zx/YomikoInTheH…
... 'm working on a ecomerce solution, but because shipping is not cheap, ... is not offered cheap because I spent too much money on ... the equipment.
The shipping is still not cheap. ? 3.80 ... offered for sale in the Spectrum Profi Club Magazine for club ...Yumiko in the haunted MansionSo, here is the promised Halloween preview... Go to the zx section of my homepage to download it. [img]http://members.inode.at/838331/zx/YomikoInTheH…
... I'm working on a ecomerce solution, but because shipping is not cheap ... is not offered cheap because I spent too much money on ... the equipment.
The shipping is still not cheap. ? 3.80 ... offered for sale in the Spectrum Profi Club Magazine for club ...Retro Game Comparison Blog.So, here's a shameless plug for my blog, which should interest some of you. Then again, it's not biased towards any particular system, so it might no…
... bringing some following comments (not necessarily on this thread as particularly ... other Sinclair-made hardware still working after 25-30 years, ... had the 48k Speccy for 3 years) and most of ... then later on start over without the cheats. On the Spectrum, I didn ...Help with 1-bit sampled soundHi all, I've been sent over this way from the CPC Wiki forums as you guys may be able to help me more specifically with a programming query. Firstly…
... just user-level documentation. The spectrum manual also says you can ... someplace.
[QUOTE=Mister Beep;758428]SampleTracker 2.1 uses ... over 6-bit is hard on a 3.5 MHz machine. Anyway ... to deflect the diaphragm is not linear in displacement -- you ...IF1Bis problems. The Edge of the Spectrum...Advice is sought from the learned on WoS. I just bought an Interface 1Bis from sunny South Africa. It arrived fast, but unfortunately doesn't work.…
... the sound files
3. Switch on the Spectrum and the IF1bis
My system is now working flawlessly and without any issues ... incorrectly or my terminology was not right, then please add the ...We could design the LokiWouldn't it be great... if this community would develop what Sinclair himself started but was never finished: a successor of the 128K with 'cartoon l…
... a notion for close to 3 decades that I would ... to various circumstances, it has not happened... until very recently, that ... considering "cannibalising" an old +3 board I have, which has ... 100% Spectrum compatibility.
At the moment I'm working on the ...Another "untested" dead spectrum...Hi, I'm looking for some suggestions on a faulty Spectrum I have picked up. I'll need to wait until tomorrow before posting pics, but the screen is …
... its originals; this step may not be essential, but sometimes the ... to 0V. Power on and check all 3 supply voltages at the ... are present, but the Spectrum is still not working, then probably one or ...FUSE serial communication sample anyone?Hi, in [URL="http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/precise/man1/fuse.1.html"]FUSE man pages[/URL] one finds switches for serial comms. By using --inte…
... I'm honestly not too sure of this. 3.5 MHz / 119200 ... last thingie I ever do on Spectrum. :) A while ago I compiled ... only two possible breakpoints commands on ZX Spectrum that I can think ... skip trying to get this working within the emulation and go ...IF1Bis problems. The Edge of the Spectrum...Advice is sought from the learned on WoS. I just bought an Interface 1Bis from sunny South Africa. It arrived fast, but unfortunately doesn't work.…
... the sound files
3. Switch on the Spectrum and the IF1bis
My system is now working flawlessly and without any issues ... incorrectly or my terminology was not right, then please add the ...New version emulator ZEsarUX 0.6Hi I have uploaded a new version of my ZX Spectrum/ZX80/ZX81 emulator. Changes are: Added ZX Spectrum smp tape loading (raw audio) Added Image stab…
... (Slackware 14.1 64bit, kernel 3.10.17).
There ... lack of synchronization (which is not big deal for games anyway ... . By the way, I'm working on the 0.7 version that ... said I'm working on timing and contended memory on spectrum/zx80/81 but ...Plea for new hardwareI'm posting this as a poll as I want to judge if I'm a solo loon going on about this, or if people really are interested in either of the following S…
... working on it (well, an FPGA dev board that connects to the Spectrum ... and it should work on all models of Spectrum since I came ... away from the spectrum shorting out the edge connector. Not to mention ... the MAX II everything is 3.3volts so easy to route ...128+ grey screen faultneed help diagnosing this picture,this is not my machine but a picture found online but this is exactly what i found on this +2grey i just picked up.…
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the only other spectrum i have i could borrow ... of case but says +2a on the menu.[/QUOTE]
... means the Z80 CPU is not working. It may be the ...
The +2A/+2B/+3 do not use a [I]Ferranti [/I ... be swapped if it is not soldered on either board.
< ...Fixing my old ZX Spectrum 48K issue 4AHi Guys, I trying to fix my old Spectrum 48K. Looks like my dad used a wrong power supply as the ULA had a bit missing and so did the 7805. So I rep…
... . Have you confirmed TR5 is not faulty?
If you ... tekst on it is pointing to the right if you put spectrum ... a postive 4.3 Volts.
0 Volt on PIN 14 ... my switching power supply is not working :confused:
UPDATE PIN ...Dock's ZX Maze gameI'm hoping to finish a simple maze game in ZX Spectrum BASIC this week, as part of the Ludumdare Retro challenge. I used to dabble in speccy basic on…
... program which I've been working on recently, which illustrate some ... LET j2= 0: LET s=3: RETURN
38 LET j1 ... j1 AND va2 THEN
BEEP .03,-5: LET r= ... c=c+1 OR c=3: LET y$=SCREEN$(r, ... LET p$(2)=" ": LET p$(3)=p$(2):
REM reset ...
