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No picture from my Spectrum +2I just got my hands on a ZX Spectrum +2 but I'm having problems getting a picture through the RF port. I get a really faint signal (like watching TV…
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Two questions from New Spectrum OwnerI've just got an original 48k rubber key version, but have a couple of questions.... 1. I can't seem to get a stable picture, the screen is a darkis…
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My Spectrum is buggeredThe picture on my 128 is flickering like crazy, it's not something I would be able to fix. Sometimes the signal goes completely, though the machine n…
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NEW INTERFACE FOR ZX SPECTRUM!!Hi all zx-maniax! Here is a letter from Polish inventor, Yarek Adamski. He constructed a new brilliant interface for ZX SPECTRUM. Ready carrefuly i…
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Inferno English Adventure for ZX Spectrum hintHi all, I need an hint on how to light the torch in front of a cliff (to make a signal) in Pete Cooke's Inferno for the ZX Spectrum Anyone of you kno…
Hi all,
I need an hint on how to light the torch in front of a cliff (to make a signal) in Pete Cooke's Inferno for the ZX Spectrum
Anyone of you knows how to?
Thanks.
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How do I convert a spectrum audio tape into a spectrum file?Hi there, I have a couple of old tapes lying around with some v.old spectrum basic programs written many years ago. I'd like to digitise these for po…
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Spectrum spares / repair jobsI recently bought a few faulty Spectrum 48+'s and have built a fully functional unit from the best bits of them, however this has left me with two pa…
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FOR OLD-SCHOOL MANIAX (tape ;) ).Hi there. My friend started to work on new way of loading games for ZX. It's dedicated to old-school fans, who wants only tape stuff. There is a …
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Multiface +3Anyone got one of these hanging around? Please let me know :) I'm willing to pay a decent price, and Sintech are all out of them at the mo. UPDATE …
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Using tone controlsI normally feed a mono signal to an amplifiers left input and apply tone. Then I feed the signal from the left headphone socket to the left sound ca…
I normally feed a mono signal to an amplifiers left input ... tone. Then I feed the signal from the left headphone socket ... idea of feeding the left signal from the headphone socket instead ... -
+2a / +3 rgb csyncI want to separate the csync signal comming from the RGB port into vsync and hsync. Dose anyone have a circuit diagram, parts list etc of how to do t…
I want to separate the csync signal comming from the RGB port into vsync and hsync. Dose anyone have a circuit diagram, parts list etc of how to do this? -
s-video SuccessHaving tried the various composite video fixes for the +3 etc, I was left feeling a little cold at the results, and was about to give up my quest for…
... from below resistor R34. (the signal at the Peritel is to ... also allows for a composite signal, just in case you want ... -
VSYNC FunctionI have written a VSYNC function, so that I can clear the screen before redraw without flicker on the screen, I do this by peeking at the address 2367…
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Emulation accuracy and how it affects softwareHi folks. I was thinking of bodging together a rudimentary Spectrum emulator myself, not as a competitor to the other emulators, but as an integrate…
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I never had this as a lad...I have only just found out recently that I can no longer load games on my spectrum, thanks to BT building a mobile phone mast 100 yards away from my …
... in a car), the loading signal is disrupted.
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Finishing my Ragnar game...Hi all, Way back then, in my youth, I worked on a game for the Speccy called "Ragnar", which was a 3d isometric style mcoded game written from scrat…
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MAGIC VGA BOX and +2Hi all, I ve bought a magic vga box(seen on ebay) which supports resolutions up to 1024x768 75hz. I though it would be nice to own one for general p…
... 48k,48k+ with the composite signal you can take from the ... modulator pin. The signal comes up on screen (very ... -
My speccy is ill :(Hi all, this is my first post and all so go easy on me ;) I've got a +2 (gray case) speccy which had a really poor tapedeck, basicaly on any tape, t…
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Game loop design?Having some thoughts on how to design the game loop and could do with some hints and tips from folks who have done it before! It's all about how to …
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Loading tape files in to a real spectrumHi I have just bought a real (rubber key) spectrum on Ebay. I would like if possible to load some of the games that I have downloaded to use on emu…
... this but cannot get the signal level right. I first tried ... saving onto tape the signal from the headphone socket on ... PCs speakers. Then saved the signal directly from the back of ... -
Interrupts details questionSuppose I am writing a game and I want to use interrupts to measure time, draw the screen without flicker, maybe to poll keyboard etc. What kinds of …
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On 48k, can I copy 4k before next screen updateFollowing on from my thread at [url="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/viewtopic.php?topic=6423&forum=11"]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/v…
... front screen with no tearing/flicker etc.
When my ... 8000h to 4000h, with no flicker on the screen.
Can Anyone explain sprites in Jet Pac/Atic Atac etcJet Pac was 16k, and yet the sprites were impressively fast. I notice they had a slight flicker at times, but were notmally pretty flicker free. W…
... notice they had a slight flicker at times, but were notmally ... pretty flicker free.
What method ... sprites so quickly and relatively flicker free. i have heard of ...Master tapes...How were Speccy games mastered for duplication? Were they done with one big, special master reel? If so, how did they get the signal from the Speccy…
... , how did they get the signal from the Speccy to the ...OT - PVRsAnyone got one? I'm interested in getting one because my VCR keeps chewing up tapes and shutting down when it tries to record - which is most unhelp…
... basic PVR system - simple input signal from SCART, basic software encoding ...Sprites flickeringI am trying to write a Spectrum game in machine code. I am still a beginner in programming, however I did much progress recently, i believe. Now I am…
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Could anybody explain why flicker happens
and how to ...Spectrum 128 - digital or analog RGB?Does the Spectrum 128 output an analog (Amiga / Atari ST-style) 15kHz signal or a digital (IBM CGA-style) 15kHz signal? Tnx blakespot
Does the Spectrum 128 output an analog (Amiga / Atari ST-style) 15kHz signal or a digital (IBM CGA-style) 15kHz signal?
Tnx
blakespotSpectaculator Cassette RecorderOn the misc section, someone asked about options to play back tzx files apart from TAPER. I gave him the answer that there aren't many. The best I ha…
... can be problematic, and the signal in Spectaculator is better. A ...
