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U-Boot Hunt[img]http://members.inode.at/838331/zx/uboothuntingame.gif[/img] "U-Boot hunt" is available from my homepage now. I had lost the sources for years, b…
... longer delay for the sky border effect on the opening screen!)[/QUOTE ... usr0 mode. Loaded in 128K BASIC or 48K it is out ... good. I keept the unrolled BORDER commands because it was easier ... a experiment.
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ULA bug and snowI am tryng to improve the snow emulation in FBZX wii but I do not have a real spectrum to test the results. I used the information taken from Harele…
... never looked at the snow effect on a screen with coloured ... also affected, as when border is blue (by BASIC BORDER command, so 2 ... area) are blue) and snow effect is active you will see ... -
WIP: ULAPlus hardware implementationThis aims to be an "almost" plug-in replacement for the Sinclair ULA chip fitted in Spectrum 16K/48K/Plus machines. It comes in a form of a small PC…
... ULA clone is complete, regarding basic features (i.e., "the ... 254.
For basic operation (i.e. ULA without ... mentioned Shock Megademo, Dark Star border effect (mmm... I have to try ... ]
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The most unique game loaderFor me it has to be Technician Ted, when the stripes give way to walking men and a timer.
... . Utilizing port contention for a border effect, I believe this is actually ... I want top and bottom border to be aligned better. Should ... load any standard rom save, basic or code. It reads the ... Pentagon doesn't show the effect because of no contention. But ... -
Emulator need[url]http://pouet.net/prod.php?which=32441[/url] how to run this demo?
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Can a guy that traveled on the short bus learn machine code...Hmmm So after some soul searching I figured it was time to finaly nail spectrum machine code. Its so frustrating to sit infront of a basic listing w…
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Experimenting with turboloadersHello, My first post, having lurked here for a while. I'm a lifelong computer nerd, Spectrum fan since childhood in the eighties, and have recently…
... the default theme switches the border accordingly: black/green for a ... a red, white and green border theme :-)
[*]lims_475.tzx ... has a fun colour-cycling border theme.
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Experimenting with turboloadersHello, My first post, having lurked here for a while. I'm a lifelong computer nerd, Spectrum fan since childhood in the eighties, and have recently…
... (such as LIMS' turboloaded BASIC) might not be scriptable because ... programmer!)
The border stripes are done as "themes ... poke different numbers into the "border" routine to give different colours ... what gives the "rippling" effect of a block of red ...ZX Alien BreedNot sure if this has been mentioned already (I did trawl the threads but couldn't see anything :smile: ), but I've always hankered after a Speccy Ali…
... not this was a realistic effect or whether it'd increase ... top with a nice mask border to make them stand out ... as I never graduated from BASIC, UDGs and PRINT so I ...Fast and easy read/write of attributes?What are the fastest or easiest ways to check the attributes of tiles on the screen, in BASIC? It seems to be a great way of storing object info. …
... ]Try this optimised multi-coloured border-checked wraparound example:
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3 BORDER 1: PAPER 5: CLS: PAPER ...GameBaddie's Art project...Hi Guys, I've recently revived my old 48k for a (just-for-fun) art project. I have about 4 weeks of spare time to accomplish my goal, and the plan i…
... re-create the cross-hatch effect in the center of ... I mean. If the effect you can obtain from that ... usable screen-space into the border, using BASIC?[/QUOTE]
Here, ... make use of the Border area is to use ... To sum it up, using BASIC only, you're limited to ...Was there a POKE that broke the SpectrumHi Everyone I've been recalling myths and rumours from back in the day. You know "Lunar Jetmans" trailer and that sort of thing. But one rumour …
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RANDOMIZE USR 4665 ... page 32. The only real effect was the output of the ... [i]C NO EXISTE EN BASIC, 0:1[/i] error message ...A z88dk + sp1 demo (with source)Since nowadays people are still wondering about how difficult it is to make something in z88dk, I thought I just put a very simple demo to show how e…
... background, "" adds the border timer and "o" exits to basic.
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struct sp1_Rect levelbrect = {0 ...Spectrum +2A floating bus portHi As I discovered in the past, Spectrum +2A (and probably +3) do have floating bus port. But it is not shown on all unused ports, only on some po…
... not entirely convinced by this BASIC test after all (rest aside ... to note is that the 'border time' seems to be represented ... etc (255). If the overall effect is in fact real, this ...Where does the BASIC program sit 48K Spectrum memory?Hi there First post so be gentle, I've had a spectrum since the 80's and have recently started programming it for fun again. I wrote the followin…
... (rather than just the coloured border) you can only read or ... the ROM, the effect on the speed of BASIC is lessened. A ... depends on how big your BASIC program is, and how much ...A few questions about sound and keys in BASICIf I want sound in my BASIC game I have to use BEEP right ? It seems to lock up the CPU for far too long . On Arjun's page I found how to use CALL 94…
... OUT port that controls the border colour. If you do ... 7 it will change the border colour. That's the ... so both have a similar effect. I tend to just use ... OUT 254,24 repeatedly from BASIC, you'l find it ... as fast as BASIC can run. (It also turns the border black).Komando 2 incompatible with the +2A models, anyone could supply a poke or a loader to make it work?http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0002734 Is any way to make it work in the +2A models with a loader or poke? Thanks!
... enter this value in the BASIC loader before the RANDOMIZE USR ... believe). Could you retype the BASIC loader command lines of your ... "24576"
20 Load ""code: Border not pi: Randomize USR Val ... provided but it had no effect. I placed it in the ...Need help from people with a +2A/+3Started a topic [url="https://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/discussion/55141/need-help-from-people-with-a-2a-3"]here[/url] to get a broader reach, b…
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I've added basic support for the +2A/+3 ... actually runs during the top border and its purpose is to ... instead or something to that effect.
This is an ...Witchcraft: Nirvana, Bifröst and such[url="http://www.rgcd.co.uk/2011/10/buzzsaw-zx-spectrum.html"]"When considering this next to nearly every other ZX Spectrum game though, Buzzsaw is l…
... copying Andrew Braybrook's colour effect from the titles of C64 ... an old Atari palette-switching effect. Though lots of people knew ... -colour bands in the border, even from BASIC, this was the first ... graphics demos that use the effect, starting with Robinson's own ...border effectsive been playing around with border effects like 10 border 1 20 border 2 30 pause 1 40 goto 10 ,etc i even wrote one in machine code. …
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Now the BORDER command in BASIC is reasonably quick (it ... tight succession causes the border to display multiple colours ... stable on-screen effect.
BASIC itself is a ... over where the border colour changes take effect - then you ...Need some help building a cable for Spectrum 128k +2 to US Commodore 1084S-PHello WoS users! Does anyone have a diagram detailing how to build a cable to go from the Spectrum 128k +2 (grey) to a Commodore 1084S-P (US version…
... to let people putz with basic, load a tape, or whatever ... to the +2A has no border, I'm guessing that the ... Commodore 128 without seeing that effect.
One other question ...AY musicThis is a format I'm proposing for an AY music player. If anyone can see any problems or anywhere it can be improved please say so. An AY music form…
... repeating, clearing the pitch bend effect when it does so. If ... only wanted to turn one effect off upon the next note ... music is intended. As the basic structure doesn't change it ...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…
... multicolour rendering
(e.g. border on Aquaplane, colour effects on ... -tuning display with TV screen effect. Spectaculator will
automatically reduce ...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…
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Added ULA Snow effect, and Floating bus based on ... protected disks yet.
Added *Basic* +3e emulation - it loads and ...BASIC-code challengeFor the BASIC-coders among us. There is a number that has following aspects. divided by 16 remains 15 divided by 15 remains 14 divided by 14 remain…
For the BASIC-coders among us.
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The fastest BASIC-program wins.
Timing will ...Laser BasicDid anyone else out there buy Laser Basic and Laser Compiler? I just noticed Laser Basic while I was looking thru a website, and it reminded me about…
... else out there buy Laser Basic and Laser Compiler?
I ... just noticed Laser Basic while I was looking thru ... could write programs in Laser Basic, but if you wanted to ...A silly BASIC programming challenge for you all..This is a very, very sily idea. So only read if you are bored. I use E-bay a lot. (my user id is thx1138ebn) edit: it's now retro-technology :edit…
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So, what BASIC program can you write in ...BASIC code challengeWrite a program in BASIC as short as possible that will continue after KEY-RELEASED. The program must be fully relocatable (so it must be programmed …
Write a program in BASIC as short as possible that ...
