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Windows problem - please helpA friend of mine's PC (XP service pack 3 *shudder*) has a problem - when he connects a USB stick the PC hardware Blue Screen of Deaths, a known probl…
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Help with finding a game titleHi, I'm trying to remember the title of a game I used to play on our Speccy, I'm thinking the game would have been out circa 1984-85, and I wonder if…
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Would the rubber key Spectrum have looked nicer with....A black rubber keymat instead of blue. For me the blue doesn't quite look right and the grey looks downright odd.
A black rubber keymat instead of blue.
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My WCIts a white porcelain one with a white plastic seat and cover, it's very nice and i don't use those fresheners that hang over the edge i use those ne…
... it leaves a nice green/blue flower in the bowl, lots ... -
OMFG! That game was terrible!!!!I was bored so I looked around the dark forgotten parts of WOS and found an "ewgf type thread" Emulator. So I loaded it up to see what it would come…
... know the real reason ;)). Blue Stinger or Blue Stinker as a lot ... -
More ridiculously out of proportion punishment for piracyFrom: [URL]http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local-beat/Cal-State-Student-Faces-10-Year-Prison-Term-for-Playing-with-Video-Games-52386872.html[/URL]…
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Crippen was expected ... about "[I][COLOR=DimGray][COLOR=Blue]Piracy, counterfeiting and other ... U.S.[/COLOR] [COLOR=Blue]businesses jobs and billions of ... -
Machine Code Microdrive File LoaderI've been experimenting with transferring games to run from microdrive. Typically I like to see a loading screen while things are happening, and I li…
... a ; set screen, ink and border to black
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Where's the border line between a Spectrum and something else?I mean: there are purists out there that consider that anything that is not a true Sinclair Spectrum, with a true Z80 and a true ULA, and at most, 48…
I mean: there are purists out there that consider that anything that is not a true Sinclair Spectrum, with a true Z80 and a true ULA, and at most, 48K RAM, can't be considered a "true" Spectrum. Those purists even avoid to code graphic routines that use ... -
Colour of Magic (missing publ. ?)The loading screen for [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0006100"]The Colour of Magic[/URL] says [COLOR="Blue"]Copyright (C) 198…
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Hidden routine in loading screenAs discussed in another thread, the loading screen for [B]Back To Skool[/B] seems to have a hidden routine (in blue INK and PAPER). It would be inter…
... have a hidden routine (in blue INK and PAPER). It would ... -
UGH! - a solved mysteryNot too much information can be found about this game but I played a lot with it long time before. Nice music, interesting setups (just see how many …
... joystick type), sweet graphics (split border effect in game with sounds ... -
Codename Mat weird variant + "stuff" on eBayI just thought I'd plug my auction for Codename Mat "weird mutant loader" variant which I think is reasonably rare on the basis that it's not on this…
... and varies in speed, changes border colour occasionally and all that ... -
dead issue 6a boardI've just been back to the uk and found my old 48K + there - and bought it back with me to singapore - it's giving white border and red bars. From wh…
... singapore - it's giving white border and red bars. From what ... -
Iphones - replacement back cases / shellsG'day y'all! Figured I'd help with a little 'warning' to a small community.....of which an even smaller portion of which will want to dismantle thei…
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RecordNow! is eating my Harddrive :(I had 3 gigs on my machine and I tried to burn a DVD with RecordNow. It failed, my drive locked up and I had to re-boot. When I looked into my hard…
... made any difference. What in blue-blazes is this bloomin computer ... -
Meeting in Boxmeer, HollandI had a meeting in Holland planned this year, the date is now fixed 24 october 2009 from 10:00 to 18:00 (can be opened sooner) Where: Wijkaccommod…
... to Nimwegen/Nijmegen
At border 57 becomes A77
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Some ever noticed that +2A/+3 halts Z80 using WAIT?I mean: Anyone ever noticed that the +2A/+3 halts the Z80 using WAIT? All documentation I've read about contention state that the ULA halts the Z80 …
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Doubling the Spectrum's resolution?Before the advent of digital, PAL TV sets had a resolution of about 702x576 pixels. It was overscanned (i.e. the edges of the broadcast picture would…
... screen resolution, plus the screen border.
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whoohoo i got my gameswell on ebay a guy was selling his games for 13 quid and this is what i bought (there is around 115 games) 3D Lunattack 4D Arcade Adventure …
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Block Busters
Blue Thunder
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Windows 7 trailor[url]http://www.istartedsomething.com/20091022/microsoft-video-omits-me-from-windows-history/[/url] Check out windows 2, dont those yellow/blue bars…
[url]http://www.istartedsomething.com/20091022/microsoft-video-omits-me-from-windows-history/[/url]
Check out windows 2, dont those yellow/blue bars look familiar?
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ZXSpin 0.7 public testingOk, now that the private testing phase is over, I need to get more people testing ZXSpin 0.7 I am not terribly interested in emulation problems, bec…
... does weird things with the border. I know.
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Old peripherals on the Spectrum +2I have a Wafadrive and an Alphacom 32 (ZX Printer clone), neither of which work in 128 BASIC, but both of which work flawlessly when you run them in …
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Tutorial - learn machine code in 30mins[B][I]Message from the moderators[/I] - bigjon has requested that readers' attention be drawn to a better version of this tutorial, one which is easi…
... /> The word 'ret' appears in blue. This is Spin's colour ... of one character square to blue.
- draw our 'road' by ... a,8. This puts a blue PAPER colour into the A ... you want to see the blue 'car', you'll need to ... -
what game had a loader with crawl text at bottom ?I remember I had a game which had an interesting feature while loading – there was a crawling text at the bottom of the screen. This was instea…
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Creating a Spectrum game that won't load...Dear All, I have recently been using my ZX Spectrum as a reference for the production of a new body of art work and something I keep coming back to …
... amazing signature screen with yellow, blue, red and turquoise lines running ... -
Spectrum 48k Fault - anybody seen this before?Hello, I have two 48k spectrums that exhibit the same fault. Black border, paper area is full of columns of wavey lines. I have posted a screen sho…
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Adjusting your code for screen refreshingOk, I'm aware that I should know it already after writing 5 Spectrum games in machine code but interrupts and screen refreshes were always my weaker …
... . The refresh begins from top border horizontal line A (see my ... picture) and ends with bottom border line D. Then it immediately ... game screen, beginning of bottom border). It would give me more ...
