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New game: QuizTron 48000 seriesOkay, this time I made a series of games. I got inspired to make a trivia game engine, and found a set of questions.. that was too large to fit into …
... questions each, then compressing each block. The game would need an ... current block, but even so, there's a good chance overall size ... to find out the optimal block size for each program. -
I'm writing an Operating SystemOkay this might seem like a bait thread, but I am legitamately interested in figuring out how to write a multi-process system for the ZX Spectrum (no…
... with size & alignment info. That way you can load the block ... blocks
file block size, alignment
file block size, alignment
etc...
code/data block
code ... -
z80 Helper?When you are programming with z80 do you get 'lost' you are in the middle of making a routine and you can't remember which registers are holding val…
... thing popped would be "largest block size".
Without all this ... -
ZX7: an "optimal" LZ77 packerAbout 20 years ago, I started a M.Sc. in Computing, planning to work on data compression. Although I quickly changed to another subject for a number …
... 1/8 of the original block size. In practice, you will only ... the last part of a block is much harder to compress ... -
ZX7: an "optimal" LZ77 packerAbout 20 years ago, I started a M.Sc. in Computing, planning to work on data compression. Although I quickly changed to another subject for a number …
... 1/8 of the original block size. In practice, you will only ... the last part of a block is much harder to compress ... /use labels outside of this block.
... Kio ... -
LOAD""CodeWhy did some games load this way? Is it something to do with not having a 'header' or something? And if so why not? Also do we have a list of games …
... machine code) in a single block. Doing so, you prevent that ... BASIC loader) loaded a CODE block of 49152 bytes (or even bigger ... .
- If that CODE block overwrites the stack, it can ... side effect, a single CODE block take less time to load ... -
DiHalt 2013Hello everyone! from 6 to 7 July in Nizhny Novgorod (Russia) will be held openair demoparty "Dihalt 2013."The program includes the following competit…
... under the address # C000 (49152), with the obligatory indication of ... to be attached.*
Maximum size - 16384 bytes.*
By ... and initialization (the maximum size of a compiled module 32768 ... the form of a code block with address download / playback ... -
How to stop a block name appearing on load[FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3]I am putting together a tape loader for my game and so far it works apart from one problem. After loading the ?loading screen? …
[FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3]I am putting together ... ?loading screen? image, the next block writes ?bytes: somename? on top ... stop it showing the block it is about to load?[/SIZE][/FONT] -
EmuZWin hackHi, i have update last version of brilliant EmuZWin writen by Vladimir Kladov to work with modern OSes and implement new tokens for builtin asm. P…
... than was (ORG RAM 4,49152 or ORG RAM 2,32768 ... "file.bin",startAddress,size[/b]
Save a block of RAM to ... -
New Utility ZXSTLC[b]New Utility ZX Spectrum Tape (& Disk) Loader Creator[/b] I made this utility to easily create tape and +3 disk loaders for my projects and have…
... & -c print size of the headerless block to STDOUT
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| loader & code block it will add in a ... to create a single code block for easier loading.
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| @ memory position 0xC000 (49152), even if the code is ... -
ZEsarUX 9.1New ZEsarUX stable version 9.1 :) You will find, as always, compiled versions for Linux, FreeBSD, Mac and Windows. The source code is available,…
... closed when changing ZX Desktop size
-Added new ZX Desktop ... maximum pokes from 100 to 49152 pokes
Improved File Browser ... panic extracting tap when invalid block
Fixed restoring machine to ... -
PAW questionThis may not be the right place but anyways there it goes: I've been trying to figure out how to import graphic files in .SCR format in the PAW parse…
... s 2
LD HL,49152-2048*screensize +256 ; point ... LD BC,2048*screensize ; the size of the bitmap data
size of the attribute data
block of memory and then ... the ability to choose the size.
If you're ... -
SpeedloadersWhen was the first time they came out and who invented them. What was the general speccy user's and media reaction to them? Would be nice to have a …
... game use a tape block which is 48k (49152 bytes) long. There ... is no way to copy this block because ... the copier loads in the block and compresses it WHILE it ... just its compressed size. When the copier saves this block back it ... -
z80 format: ED ED xx yyI've just been studying the documentation for the z80 file format: [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/faq/reference/z80format.htm[/url] I have a d…
... /> sys.stderr.write("ERROR: Memory size is %i\n" % len( ... ))
sys.exit(1)
block += [byte] * length
i += ... ))
_write_data(f, ram[32768:49152])
_write_data(f, (255, ... -
Memory diagnostic toolIs there any sort of memory diagnostic tool for examining .Z80 files so I can easily identify large areas of blank memory? Scrolling through ZX Spin…
... of each matching block followed by its full size, so there's ... will be no lower than 49152 ($c000). -
SE Basic IV Buffy v4.1 source (WIP)I've been doing a major refactor on the SE Basic source and I'd appreciate a code review from anyone who has time to look at it. I've almost certainl…
... ROM0
ld hl, 49152 ; point to alternate screen address ... h, (ix - 5) ; get size of
ld l, (ix ... ld a, 0xff ; signal data block
jp ld_block ; immediate ... ld a, 0xff ; signal data block
jp ld_block ; immediate ... -
Spectaculator 2.0 availableHi, I've just released a new version of Spectaculator. It should be on WOS in a few days. Here's a cut 'n' paste from comp.sys.sinclair: Spectacula…
... />
- Supports the more esoteric block types like Direct Recording,
size
o Tested against ... -
SPIN Public Beta 0.1b Available for downloadHi all, back again, and as just recently announced on CSS, SPIN has been updated. Here's the post to CSS (or the relevant parts): It's been a bu…
... snap saving.
Fixed Z80 block compression
Fixed a paging ... tape controls - FF 1 block, REW 1 block, FF to end, REW ... to start.
Now saves window size ... -
virtual ZX party - send Your works!!!! :)Hi there! Below You can find rules of virtual ZX party - ANTIQUE TOY 2004. Read it and send Your works to e'mail addresses contained in the rules…
... be compiled on address #C000(49152). This
requirement is a ... with non-standard
image size (larger than the standard screen ... (give the description)
Image size: standard / custom
Contacts:
KEEP THE SPECCY ALIVE ;)I just would like to remind You, that there is virtual competition for zx-music and zx-graphic. Don't be lazy, don't wait anymore, but send Your wo…
... be compiled on address #C000(49152). This
requirement is a ... with non-standard
image size (larger than the standard screen ... (give the description)
Image size: standard / custom
Contacts:
Smooth Masked Sprites using fast page flip on 48k Part 2Ok, After all the suggestions in Part 1, which were all excellent (Thankyou), I opted on the following: I have 2 x 6k Offscreen areas (Yes, that's …
... DEFW .WORD
#DEFINE DEFS .BLOCK
#DEFINE EQU .EQU
;Pixel Size: ( 16, 24)
;Char Size: ( 2, 3)
TZX and the ZX81Evenin All. EightyOne is now is a state where I can support a more descriptive tape format. I know how some people have been calling for tzx suppor…
... . ID 10 (Standard Speed Data Block), containing the first program
Block)
This all ... looks like the Hardware ID block wasn't particularly well thought ... /> low nibble defines the RAM size:
0 1k
Trying to make my first TZX, but it won't run..Hey :) I've finally got around to start imaging some tapes here, but unfortunately I ran into problems right away, bah. I'm trying to dump "Ace Low…
... : 02:45.961)
Block 1 => Program: ACE LOW ... : Length= 17, Pause=995ms.
Block 2 => ------------------- F Line= 0 ... the result was identical, same size of the TZX and it ...I've tried dumping spectradraw3, need help, block 6 = X[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=8220340869"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=8220340869[/url…
... loading error, and the TZX block 6 always has an X ...Parity ErrorsJust checked my entire collection of TZXs (mostly from WoS) for parity errors - found a few things I wanted to share: "Bubble Bobble" Odd one here!…
... parity error in the last block and has a corrupt ... 2. Also, block 1 has an odd header size of 20 and ... errors in at least 1 block but load fine...
... a 20 byte standard header block not 19
" ... Monty Mole 1"
Every block in the TZX has a ...ANN: SP1 for Z88DK (aka splib3, Sprite Pack v3.0)Well it's finally arrived, after a month of "a few days from now" release deadlines. SP1 is the lastest version of splib, a flicker-free software sp…
... is there any restriction on size or number of sprites on ... . No linking necessary.
- the block memory allocator is in its ...
