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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…
... a very compact and efficient (although extremely flexible and powerful) standard ... can print characters anywhere on screen, and it's very easy to ... to read and doesn't take so much room on screen, so ... indicated in the screen above, Andrew Owen and I have worked ... -
Video capture from spectrumI got this usb video capture device from maplin to try and record some clips of programs running on my 48k spectrum. [url]http://www.maplin.co.uk/us…
... device from maplin to try and record some clips of programs ... grabber just gives a blank screen. If I disconect then reconect ... flash of the speccy screen then black again and occasionally this will start ... the display rolls up the screen like the vertical sync is ... -
BIFROST* example: "Knights & Demons DX" source codeA package containing the source files of our multicolor game "Knights & Demons DX" is now available for download [URL="http://www.mediafire.com/?hbch…
... 0: BRIGHT 0: BORDER 7: CLS ' set default screen colors
dzx7AgileRCS ... difficulty level), show the game screen and "war balance" indicator:
BORDER 1 ' decompress/show main background screen
PRINT ... -
Help with potentially broken ZX Spectrum+Hi guys, I'm new to collecting Spectrum consoles and recently purchased a +2, +3 and + model. The + model I seem to be having trouble with in gettin…
... new to collecting Spectrum consoles and recently purchased a +2, + ... it would be in black and white, very grainy and didn't show ... the menu, just a mostly black screen with ... there a possibility of diagnosing and fixing the problem? At this ... -
Video problem on grey +2I have a bad video problem on grey +2. The computer is in a poor shape, but the major problem is with the video. With a (known good) SCART cable I ca…
... areas of the screen and also spikes on the border area. From time ... to time the signal disappears completely and ... -
Goku Mal ReviewLink to game --------------- [url]http://www.mojontwins.com/juegos_mojonos/goku-mal/[/url] Review -------- Goku Mal is a flip screen platformer wher…
... Goku Mal is a flip screen platformer where your main ... the top of the screen and you jumped to a ... go to the next screen above. Not a problem ... the level and when it went black again and back into ...
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Arnhem: Operation Market Garden projectJust had an idea. Bit naff, but it will keep me busy over Christmas holidays. Using Civ 4 beyond the sword, I am going to recreate Operation Market …
... , no cities require complete kills, and set the starting points of ... gets of Civ 4 is black screen. Anyway? -
ZX Spectrum +2B for spares or repairHi, my first post here. I'm selling a ZX Spectrum +2B with Spanish keyboard. The keyboard and tape deck were tested in another +2B and worked without…
... keyboard.
The keyboard and tape deck were tested in ... another +2B and worked without a problem. ... Spectrum boots to a black paper and green border.
Asking ... price €[B]40[/B] with shipping included and ... -
Clearing 22 lines of the screenHow do I go about clearing the top 22 lines of the screen and leave the bottom #0 area untouched? I have a routine to reset the attributes, but cant…
... top 22 lines of the screen and leave the bottom #0 area ... -
Just some clarification needed6A board, RAM test displays blue border, black paper and 7 horizontal lines, according to [URL="http://www.fruitcake.plus.com/Sinclair/Interface2/Car…
6A board, RAM test displays blue border, black paper and 7 horizontal lines, according to [URL="http://www.fruitcake.plus.com/Sinclair/Interface2/Cartridges/Interface2_RC_New_RAM_Tester.htm"]this[/URL] I believe its pointing at IC12? -
Spectrum+ Issue 3b customization and repairHi everybody, I've got a Spectrum+ that shows exausted electrolytics capacitors issues such as poor colors on the screen and speaker noises. I was go…
... as poor colors on the screen and speaker noises. I was going ... two documented capacitors (service guide and motherboard schemes), under that (near ... are a couple of resistors and some others on other places ... -
FS: Black DivIDE caseHi, in one of my auctions I listed the new case for DivIDE (version with long NMI button and 2 mm thick board). This will be my only DivIDE case I wi…
... with long NMI button and 2 mm thick board).
black and one white and I think, I ... the black now.
It took two days to design and ... and exact 4 hours to print it. Its made out of black ... PLA and I think, it is ... -
Spectrum Not Responding to Keyboard InputHello, sorry if this thread is not in the correct place, This is my first post and I'm not sure where to post this type of thread. :lol: Anyway, I r…
... , the copyright Sinclair research screen appeared but the computer would ... grey columns over a black background and various multi-coloured dots ... the problem? The Copyright screen appears as normal without any ... other unusual items on the screen, however I am not ... -
misunderstanding screen addressingHi I am just reading mastering machine code Toni Baker: [url]ftp://ftp.worldofspectrum.org/pub/sinclair/books/MasteringMachineCodeOnYourZXSpectrum…
... for any point of the screen, and also the “attribute byte”. ... is the sixth row down), and the
fourth digit ... appeared on
the screen is, in fact, at ... the sixth row down), and the
fourth digit ... />
'A' being 10 and not 6 is confusing.
Double-Buffer ScreenFor my Alien Breed Speccy re-write I decided to use a Double Buffer (DB) or 'Back Screen' to draw all the game action onto, before shuffling the whol…
... /> The DB screen sits at mem 25000d and this code sits ... bytes to the DB screen and then RANDOMIZE USR 31144 ... and the code will re-map the DB screen to ... sprites and shift them up and down the screen by ... , 25000 ;Start of DB Screen
ld de, 16384 ...Why don't some games take advantage of the full screen?Putting the game play into a smaller box does it improve the speed of the game? I noticed a lot of games especially arcade conversions that a lot of…
... that a lot of the screen was used as the scoreboard ... used a third of the screen as the actual gamescreen. But ... of nearly all of the screen and the speed seemed to be ...ZX81 ULA questionRecently, I got a nice bundle of kit comprising of a ZX81, Memotech keyboard, PSU and brand new 16K Sinclair Memory pack. The ZX81 has a ULA with no…
... a ZX81, Memotech keyboard, PSU and brand new 16K Sinclair Memory ... TV locks onto a black screen in RF mode and Pokemon's ZX8 ... cursor but it is mostly black and stretched to around 4 characters ...'Ocean Draw' instructionsHere are the instructions for the screen and sprite editor used in-house at Ocean Software, possibly typed up by Joffa Smifff (as the 2 of the sprite…
... the instructions for the screen and sprite editor used in-house ... ODRAW INSTRUCTIONS
MDRAW (SCREEN) OPTIONS
ENTER -SET (P ... NORMAL (UN MAGNIFY)
B -BORDER COLOUR
U -STORE UDG ... STORE TO SCREEN
4 -SHIFT AND PLACE IE ...4G interference with FreeviewOur telly picture is really breaking up bad. Has been for about 2 weeks now. Y'know, heavy pixelating, black screen, banding and audio squeaking. …
... . Y'know, heavy pixelating, black screen, banding and audio squeaking. Does it about ...+2a Advice required on how this machine should behave.Hi. As a kid I had a light grey +2, now as an adult I have picked up a +2a.:smile: I've cleaned up the board on the tape drive, and games now load …
... board on the tape drive, and games now load great, ... being able to choose calculator and 48k on my childhood machine ... this machine?
The screen says Drive M available...hmm ... I try and select anything or play, sometimes a black screen, sometimes it ...Issue with Issue Two[img]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/25300140/Spectrum/Edited_ImageEasyImageEditor_20141111_84.jpg[/img] I'm working on an Issue Two that was sh…
... Two that was showing black paper and white border. I changed the upper ... memory and the result is as ... are -4.5, 4.9 and 11.67.
Is ...48K Upper memory issues?Having more issues with the 48K spectrum I just fixed that had the black screen in this thread [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread…
... just fixed that had the black screen in this thread [URL="http ... games that I know work and they either reset the computer ...48K Not booting properlyBought another faulty spectrum from Ebay. This one, when you turn it on, it looks like it's going to boot OK, but when it gets to the point where it…
... get a black K in the middle of the screen and a low ... Lower RAM IC (IC 6) and replaced that, but didn't ... to boot it as 16K and that works.
I entered ... PEEK 23732 + PEEK 23733 * 256' and I get back 65535 which ...ZERO Emulator - BugsI have been using Zero emulator to experiment a few routines in assembly, since it has a somewhat usable debugger. However I believe I found a few b…
... bugs, some in "zero" application, and some on emulation itself.
screen (pixels onlyScreenshots of Games - gifI'm making a database which has screenshots of 8-bit games, and I noticed the better results you get with .gifs. Clearly saving as .gif from an emu…
... 8-bit games,
and I noticed the better ... I've been using print-screen and simply saving from Paint. ... if I save current screen from ZX Spin, but ... do this I lose the black background.
... get the best results from screen grabs?
It should ...Odd joystick interface / startup behaviourI was experimenting with setting up a machine to run [i]Bomb Munchies[/i] at the weekend and was surprised by a particular condition that caused my +…
... Munchies[/i] at the weekend and was surprised by a particular ... completely - instead freezing with a black screen with flashing purple squares. Both ... data onto the bus? And is there anything like that ... with both the +2A and a 48K and had no problems. Though ...Best and worst jumping in a gameI've played Dynanmite Dan for the first time. I'm a bit disappointed that the jumping felt rubbish and out of place. Its just a diagonal up and strai…
... the jumping felt rubbish and out of place. Its ... just a diagonal up and straight down with no ... to flow across the screen if the jumping is ... game about jungle warfare. And you certainly are itchy ... inhuman leap across the screen, and probably kicks the soldier ...Bizarre ZX Spectrum faults (also possibly relevant to Spectranet compatibility problems).I'm attempting to repair an issue 4A 48K ZX Spectrum and am encountering some very strange problems. For my own records I've given this computer the …
... few errant pixels and attribute squares appeared on screen and the BASIC portion ... pressing ENTER at the initial screen) I quickly noticed something odd ... occupies and neither does it go to the white level or black ...Help with +3 video no outputHi folks, I was recently trying to hook up my Speccys to my new LCD TV and I think I might have screwed something up. I had my +2 Grey hooked up v…
... to my new LCD TV and I think I might have ... hooked up via RGB cable and all was well. I then ... to try out my +3 and forgot to use the proper ... +3 RGB cable and plugged it in via the ... I now only get a black screen out of my +3 no ...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…
... things a little clearer on screen and make the forum a little ... up threads from years ago and it certainly didn't show ...
