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The Official Crap Games Competition 2013 Thread!Just to announce that the 2013 CGC is OPEN! [IMG]http://i1142.photobucket.com/albums/n608/daveyboyhughes/cgctitle2_zps77591934.jpg[/IMG] And for th…
... ]aghh, using 2 arrays in basic will slow down the hole ... would probably be best (but then, is it 100% BASIC??? UDGs don ... , 2) and p(2, 32) for speed (AoS [array of structs ... anyway??? Does the JIT compiler for BASIC do any peephole optimisations and ... -
FZX: a new standard format and driver for proportional fonts[B]FZX[/B] is a very compact and efficient (although extremely flexible and powerful) standard format to create new fonts for the ZX-Spectrum. It sup…
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Although I ... think this would be the best choice for FZXEditor. Instead, I suggest ... -
Squishing code up nice and small then unsquashing it in assemblyI refer of course to data compression. I've done a search and there are lots of good compressors, but I can't seem to find one that works in assembl…
... or so) as looking for matches is most cpu intesive ... LZ is probably the best thing you could without ... your 768 bytes from an emulator as a bin file, ... ]Hrust is probably the best fit for what you want. You ... a look. Bit too complicated for me.
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Interface 1bisHas anyone on here got a "Interface 1bis": [URL="https://sites.google.com/site/interface1bis/"]https://sites.google.com/site/interface1bis/[/URL] I …
... to myself currently the best interface for the Spectrum as all ... game controller which simulate for example a Kempston interface ... one is strictly dedicated for communication with the server ... better.
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'Best' Emulator?As mentioned in other threads, I'm in the process of disassembling and recreating my Finders Keepers source code so that I can write Finders Keepers+…
For my development needs I use Spin as the emulator. It has some ... for me to use Spin is because it is not the best emulator ... /> PS. And I use Basin for .TAP file editing. Not sure ... 's also an emulator but I don't use it for that.) -
.z80 files load faster than .tap or .tzxHello again, I was wondering why the majority of games can be downloaded as .tap or .tzx but not as snapshots (.z80 or .sna). It takes about 5 minut…
The question of the "best" emulator has been more than often ... "best" emulator per se, but rather what's best according to your needs. For ... is one of the best emulators available for developing software and ... nice all-round emulator but you must pay for it; and ... -
display file addressing; screen slicingWhile working on this Compendium I'm updating or rewriting a lot of stuff. One thing I eventually came to appreciate was the simple & clever way in w…
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spin ... value, i supose ? and which emulator ??
they might vary, ... You can't use BASin for profiling speed against other ... 's not a problem for BASIC but you shouldn't be ... -
Your Emulator of choice.Here at WOS there is a good active base of members. Most I would think have a real speccy somewhere, but, most must use An Emulator. Maybe there is…
... seems to be the best option for Android, user-interface wise ... Miner though, and absolutely perfect for Speccy text adventures.
... another speccy emulator. Marvin's plenty good enough for what I ... awesome tablet. Use mine for several hours most days. ... -
Retro Event 26 October - photo's etcYesterday the first Retro Event was held in Elst, The Netherlands. It was a succes, which counts for both console sales floors and homebrew area. Ge…
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Indeed lots of interest for the homebrew stuff, I sat ... shown some ultrarare Basic books for the Videopac C7420 basic module (of ... Also interest in the Microdrive emulator for the QL and of course ... interesting.
As for Jeroen Tel' s session I ... -
Finders Keepers+I know a few of you are interested in this project so I thought it was about time I started a proper thread for it rather than just slipping bits int…
... Block origin (or autorun line # for BASIC)
dw 32768 ; size of ... BASIC program, otherwise 32768
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SamDisk and +3 disksFew days ago I tried to write some +3 dsk files on 3.5 inch floppy with SamDisk on old Toshiba laptop (P3 800 mhz) and his integrated fdd, but he cou…
... unreadable.[/quote]
My best guess is that it's ... /> [quote]Also, I use realspec emulator for double checking and results are ... a version of RS32 (RealSpec for Windows) that supports using ... fdrawcmd.sys for floppy access, and that should ... -
Downloading code to physical hardwareHi folks, Back in the day, my devkit was a TRS-80 and I had a simple connector device from the TRS-80 parallel (printer) port to the expansion bus o…
... think that would be the best device for you anyway - you don ... deploy? Ideally I'm looking for something that will just fit ... tap, sna or similar standard emulator file.[/QUOTE]
The ... can just RANDOMIZE USR 32768 (for example) and launch right into ... -
Getting close to a release: Android SpectaculatorJust a few more bits to tidy up then I'm done :) [IMG]http://www.spectaculator.com/download/misc/PlayStore.jpg[/IMG] Should mean people can top sen…
... 7 (2013).
Lovely emulator, and retains pretty much all ... keeping it on the Tablet; for BASIC it's actually really good ... top-notch.
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Writing faster BASICIn terms of structuring BASIC programs, what are the best ways allocate variables, functions, arrays? Any tips. I remember INPUT mag had some suggest…
... -modified version of that BASIC assembler. The good news ... ; I had a best time for the little test listing ... file!); the assembler listing for that is in the ... just use it to load BASIC text files quickly.
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Programming again with the ZX SpectrumI am going to take a blast at programming for the Spectrum again. Its bee a long time since I have done this. I need to refresh my memory and maybe l…
... code. Trying to pick up BASIC again will only be a ... if you must start with BASIC, again, do it on your ... , to run in an emulator.
For assembly, read up on ... it).
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BAS-ROM for HarlequinSince it is very easy for everybody to plug a new BAS-ROM into his Harlequin there is the question, what kind of ROM and what additional functions sh…
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OpenSE Basic is the best choice for older hardware designs like ... Harlequin and legacy storage systems. SE Basic ... IV is the best choice for newer hardware designs ... -
ZX-Modules app reportZX-Modules app report If You are interested, I want to report about the state and progress about my ZX-Modules programs. I would like to report at l…
... to use an external emulator for testing your written BASIC programs.
... .2. Create a new Beta Basic program:
... keyboard that helps entering the Basic tokens:
[ ... mode enables the special Beta Basic 4 tokens:
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Help please converting loading screen in to a .tap file for recordingI have a Spectrum loading screen that I require to be loaded in to an emulator so that you can see it loading in (Paper 0, Ink7) and have that loadin…
... little of BASIC, of course. You have a Spectrum emulator for MacOsX, haven ... browsing if there were tools for Mac. I guess you haven ... -
Why is the scene less participative now? or at least, a bit hollow...I have found out in the last months, that despite of having a huge number of new games with a huge quality, a great number of hardware projects, and …
... facebook or other private channels for gathering, nothing would kill the ... . WoS isn't the best place for updates during game development, ... that's best left to Twitter ... they were both written in BASIC. A good game is a ... -
Can`t reset speed in spectaculatorLike an idiot and for no reason i started messing with the speed control x2 x3 etc only now it seems to be stuck and wont go back to normal the keybo…
... you have fast loading enabled for tapes (the default).
for help Till today my e ... can say it's the best emulator but Customer Service response time ... -
Can`t reset speed in spectaculatorLike an idiot and for no reason i started messing with the speed control x2 x3 etc only now it seems to be stuck and wont go back to normal the keybo…
... Thurstday morning and I asked for help Till today my e ... can say it's the best emulator but Customer Service response time ... -
New from Paul Farrow, the ZXC4This is exciting stuff!!!! Sorry if ive stepped on your toes Paul, wanted people to hear about it!!! [QUOTE]Hi I?m happy to announce the release o…
... Interface2_RC_New_Microdrive_Emulator.htm"]Microdrive emulator[/URL] for the ZXC3 ... ). All standard Microdrive BASIC commands would operate as ... All standard Microdrive BASIC commands could be ...
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Cassette 50 vs Rise Of The RobotsHaving been a Spectrum owner since 1984 I have played some of the best and worse games the machine has to offer, so my question is: Is the Spectrum …
... ]Cassette 50 was almost entirely BASIC games. I seem to remember ... , as it was too smooth for BASIC. I may be wrong of ... game is mostly written in BASIC, but it uses a machine ... home of many of the best type ins.
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Ben Heck modifies a Zee X Spectrum.Gahh, one of the differences between Americans and Europeans right there in the title. Anyway, we know better ;) ...and this isn't about that anyway.…
... old chestnut "what is the best Spectrum emulator for Windows"), even if they ... I don't like FB for a lot of things, it ... -
Spectaculator BlogHi All, I've decided to start a Spectaculator development blog [URL="http://www.spectaculator.com/category/blog"]here[/URL]. Normally months (somet…
... has been my main development emulator for the past year or so ... br />
1. If the emulator is currently configured to emulate ... , to the best of my knowledge, the keyboard shortcuts for this feature ... the license name?
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Ever lied or bribed to get a job in I.T.?I have the skills that are advertised in several job adverts but I didnt get those skills while working at any company, So do you think I should get …
... me of one of the best interviews for testing somebody I have ... was the best way they had found to test basic hardware skills ... they were somebody phoning up for support and asked me to ... -
Ever lied or bribed to get a job in I.T.?I have the skills that are advertised in several job adverts but I didnt get those skills while working at any company, So do you think I should get …
... me of one of the best interviews for testing somebody I have ... was the best way they had found to test basic hardware skills ... they were somebody phoning up for support and asked me to ... -
A questionSince the wos website is due to be updated/migrated soon, will we need to re-register again and will our old posts still be visable?
... times before - "what is the best emulator?", "why Knight Lore is denied ... and there's less room for creativity. It may also be ... -
What did the QL come with ?Just wondering this. :) What was actually 'in the box' so to speak for a QL ? Obviously the machine itself and power / tv lead. Blank carts ? Demo…
... (bought in the late 80s for 5 quid from a school ... been missing its dongle - the BASIC interpreter had terrible bugs, I ... and wrote a simple terminal emulator for the machine and used it ...
