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SimCoupe 1.0 released[size=-2](for those of you that don't read CSS)[/size] SimCoupe, the SAM Coup? emulator, has been updated to version 1.0. This major release adds ma…
... uses more of the vertical border area than SimCoupe shows by ... . On the View menu, under Border Area, set "Large (TV-visible ... you've got the larger border enabled, try the [url="ftp ... has a very unusual effect in the bottom border, under the main ... -
What would you pay for a brand new Spectrum?I wanted to know if there was a market for new hardware, like the DTV-64.
... )(mebbe some pixels extra for border), laptop-like
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SupadriveHere's an MDR image of Supadrive. Works with Spectaculator, but I haven't tested it with any other emulators. [url="http://www.superfudge.demon.co.u…
... a * READ command a blue border indicates a read, and a ... red border indicates no read. * READ does ... sector copier, SECTORCOPY, is a BASIC wrapper around * READ.
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GP2X handheld - ZX Spectrum emu goodnessIt's probably been covered here before, but I've spent the last week going crazy over the GP2X Linux-based, dual-core handheld that can emulate somet…
... now show properly, and the border change in Aquaplane is nearer ... show the fast changing colour effect in Aquaplane mountains. To achieve ... -
The Only Reason Sinclair Succeeded (Provoking Controversy)Although I love my Sinclairs dearly, I think that the only reason they succeeded was because at the time most people did not know any better (factori…
... had a strong version of basic (better that anything offered by ... a beginner. The version of basic was excellent and I found ... a really weak version of basic. The disk system was the ... borders and implement the "rainbow effect" but they affect only a ... -
Sinclair Basic Vs PascalWith the rise of the structured programming movement (Jackson et al) was it wise to put the Basic programming language into the Spectrum. By this ti…
... never really upgraded it's BASIC themselves and eventually built ... third party did enhance Atari BASIC though. BASIC XL from Optimized Systems ... commands. They later introduced BASIC XE that added even more ... path (or something to that effect) but you have to ... -
replacement +3 psuok, who would be kind enough to help an idiot build a replacement PSU for the +3 / +2a , from a PC power supply? Guesser has already helped out a gr…
... of a better term) the border was grey and the centre ... as normal. An other side effect was that the supply was ... -
New - BASin r13a is available for downloadHi all, Here's the latest BASin. Mostly just bugfixes, but also now has the upgraded UDG editor which can now edit multiple UDGs on one editing gri…
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How to save TZXGreetings to all. I am starting to move on from just games into some testing of home made programs. Although I could have done that in ancient tapes…
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Oh so BRIGHT!What is the SLOWEST way to change the attribute area to BRIGHT? It has to be legit! No meaningless instructions or doing stuff for the sake of it. …
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Spectrum RPG'sOff the top of my head I can think of [i]Lords of Midnight[/i], and [i]The Bard's Tale[/i], but are there some other good RPG's on the Speccy that I …
... 16-bit originals, and the basic conversation feature was one of ... spell had a different graphical effect. The only thing it lacked ... -
Unknown gemsBeen a few similar-ish threads in the past but the forum seems quiet, can people post some of their favourite 'not so famous' games ? Thanks to WO…
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Star Firebirds (Firebird) A basic shooter, but fun.
Timex Sinclair 2068Hi guys. This is my first post here, the first of many, I hope.. :) I have a Timex Sinclair 2068 but don?t know much about it. It was given as a gif…
... . If I right a siimple basic program on BASIC64 and save ... to make use of the border area?Timex Sinclair 2068Hi guys. This is my first post here, the first of many, I hope.. :) I have a Timex Sinclair 2068 but don?t know much about it. It was given as a gif…
... each. But from C, not basic :-)
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basic game I would forget ... for you while your basic program is running and ... ""CODE it when the basic program starts and then ... to make use of the border area?[/QUOTE]
Speccy graphics on CBM64The recent "Starquake" thread had me browsing through Steve Crow's portfolio of games and I was quite surprised when following the links to the CBM64…
... use sprite multiplexing in the border area)
Besides the ... simulator for the c64? full basic emulator, and loads tapes directly ...Speccy graphics on CBM64The recent "Starquake" thread had me browsing through Steve Crow's portfolio of games and I was quite surprised when following the links to the CBM64…
... use sprite multiplexing in the border area)
Besides the ... simulator for the c64? full basic emulator, and loads tapes directly ... ! You can load a Spectrum BASIC game in (like Mined Out ...Sam coup? - some questionsHi everyone. Got myself a sam coupé without any kind of cables. I was a bit suspicious about it's working condition. Hooked it to a pc at psu a…
... pixel scrolls in Basic, be nice to achieve same effect in MC ...Autorun BASIC programsIs it possible to write a basic program which will autorun after typing in LOAD ""? Thanks
... , but if not the same effect can be achieved with:
BASIC program containing the line 10 ...basin & spinWhen a basic program is loaded into Basin from .tzx does it display the real basic underneath or what the basic has been made to look like by the sof…
... "? Colour codes? :)[/QUOTE]
BASIC stores two copies of every ... ) 32768, but actually has the effect of being (say) 30000.
EightyOne site down?Has anyone else had problems trying to get onto Mikes site?
... if we're talking about Basic, but you have to type ... by letter (like in Beta Basic, the 80-lec.rom or ... Spectrum commands INK, PAPER and BORDER. If you use the imc ...Well I'm excited, but I guess you might not beHehe this is as far as I got today, a silly little border program: [PHP] ORG 32768 PROGGY: LD C,255 ; We loo…
... 'll be back out to BASIC. :-)
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If a C64 can do it...Forgive me if this isn't the right section. We've seen coders surprising us over and over again with excellent demos and things that a few years ago…
... through treacle effect you get on the Sam when using Basic and ... as it makes the same effect under an A500/A1200 look ...If a C64 can do it...Forgive me if this isn't the right section. We've seen coders surprising us over and over again with excellent demos and things that a few years ago…
... through treacle effect you get on the Sam when using Basic and ... Colin said, still uncompiled SAM Basic, and it looks soo much ... taking tips from Dunny`s Basic Tips thread.... has a little ... , it does seem that SAM Basic is pretty fast if you ...Groundbreaking gamesWhich games really broke new ground? I mean the ones that actually got around the hardware limitations of the Spectrum. For example: Aquaplane - f…
Anything that runs on a basic Spectrum is by definition within ... that played about with attribute/border timings or multiplexed multiple channels ...Groundbreaking gamesWhich games really broke new ground? I mean the ones that actually got around the hardware limitations of the Spectrum. For example: Aquaplane - f…
... to draw things in the border (well, extending the horizon ... the first to use a border effect, but it's hardly ... is a much more sophisticated effect. The best exponent of ... actually playing on the border, although it's a ... on screen. A pretty effect, but doesn't add ...Groundbreaking gamesWhich games really broke new ground? I mean the ones that actually got around the hardware limitations of the Spectrum. For example: Aquaplane - f…
... to draw things in the border (well, extending the horizon)
border effect, but it's hardly drawing ... is a much more sophisticated effect.[/QUOTE]
In some ... to worry about the border. Changing the border half-way through the ...Who wrote Nightshade?The October section of: [url]http://www.crashonline.org.uk/24/lloyd85.htm[/url] (a Crash yearly round up) says about Nightshade - "It also wasn't mis…
But it IS BASIC.
I remember looking ... something like:
10 BORDER 0; PAPER 0; INK 0 ...Who wrote Nightshade?The October section of: [url]http://www.crashonline.org.uk/24/lloyd85.htm[/url] (a Crash yearly round up) says about Nightshade - "It also wasn't mis…
... Horsey;172030]But it IS BASIC.
I remember looking ... something like:
10 BORDER 0; PAPER 0; INK 0 ...Cybernoid editorSo, my long tern goal is to make my own Cybernoid or Rex like game (see an ancient thread about Sprite advice)...but my skills are somewhat lacking..…
... ]. It made my very slow basic mapdata compressor program a bit ... plant at the bottom. This effect is carried over into subsequent ...Screen$ disappearanceGreetings to all developers :D As you know, I have been playing around with Professional Adventure Writer and was making a few tests in the adventur…
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15 BORDER 0: PAPER 0: INK 0 ... that the bit of basic immediately after the screen ... You have replaced that basic file with your own version ... tool to remove that basic program from the tape. ...
