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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…

    ... br /> ;; this is the border theme to use. A full ... ld de,6912
    call loader

    ;; load ... />
    loader:
    ;; call the loader proper
    call ... ink 7 -paper 0 -border 0 -name MYGAME -output ...
    stephenw32768 stephenw32768 November 2013 Development
  • 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…

    ... />
    [code]
    ;;; relocate the loader to this address
    LOADER_ABSOLUTE_ADDR ... "

    ;;; this is the border theme to use. A full ... . This
    ;; effect leaves the loader pointing backwards, so we
    stephenw32768 stephenw32768 November 2013 Development
  • Games featuring... relevant bugsThere was a recent improvement to the WoS database in order to classify [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=34261"]Games fea…

    ... a line appear in the border to the left of the ... "]Here's[/URL] a patch loader for Cisco Heat Speedlock 7 ...
    jp jp November 2013 Infoseek database
  • Something you seen the spectrum do that impressed you?It can be coding related, graphics etc.... From me... Turbo loaders, graphic masking, the last of the lerm tape copier coding that could do speedloc…

    ... Alcatraz loader, with its scrolling counter, always black border and the ... itself.

    The border effects in The Train Game ... patterns there?". Plus the border effect in Beach Head II ... And of course after those border effects, the Rainbow Processor.
    gkmac gkmac December 2013 Games
  • Converting 'normal load' to fast loadCan someone recommend some programs / solutions to do this? I know you could get programs to do this 'back in the day'. Just wondering what the moder…

    ... (original) and 2 (black/blue border and different loading noise), so ... drawback is part of the loader code corrupts the bottom two ...
    leespoons leespoons January 2014 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • DONKEY KONG loading screenHello again, I was never keen on the original DONKEY KONG loading screen so, thought I'd have a go at trying one, here is my effort! [IMG]https://d…

    I like the way you've dressed Mario in his now-traditional outfit and I agree with hikoki about the new sense of perspective.

    I'm also drawn to the combination of border and half-bright on the Spectrum stripe which looks kinda classy. :)
    MykeP MykeP February 2014 Games
  • 128+2 Help!Today the postie brought me an early Spectrum 128+2, it's a Z70700 Issue 1. Everything seems to be working ok, i.e it boots up and the keyboard work…

    ... program to a simple basic loader:

    [CODE]
    10 ... I ran the code the border turns black, when I press ... signal at all as the border doesn't change.

    border stripes as you would expect ...
    stu232 stu232 April 2014 Hardware
  • Unusual custom turbo loaders - with sourcesI have always been fascinated by turbo loaders; my games all feature a TZX version with one of such schemes implemented, and I have been experimentin…

    ... , I do like a turbo loader... look forward to fiddling with ... /> Border pattern looks very similar to Biturbo I, although as a loader ...
    Alessandro Grussu Alessandro Grussu May 2014 Development
  • Unusual custom turbo loaders - with sourcesI have always been fascinated by turbo loaders; my games all feature a TZX version with one of such schemes implemented, and I have been experimentin…

    i love a good loader, so maybe i'm a ... speccy loader that used the full screen and not just the border ... even count as a turbo loader?

    anyway, please delete ...
    Interceptor Interceptor May 2014 Development
  • Unusual custom turbo loaders - with sourcesI have always been fascinated by turbo loaders; my games all feature a TZX version with one of such schemes implemented, and I have been experimentin…

    ... ;768297]i love a good loader, so maybe i'm a ... speccy loader that used the full screen and not just the border ... neat trick of loading the loader itself as a short BASIC ...
    leespoons leespoons May 2014 Development
  • +128 with usr0 in menu screenIve just watched a video of a guy with a spectrum and on the loader menu i think under calculator the menu had an entry for usr0,anyone aware of this…

    ... didnt work.Id like tape loader,128basic,128english translated spanish,48 ... a black screen with white border or the other attempt booted ...
    zedexspectrum zedexspectrum July 2014 Emulators
  • 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? …

    ... 's my standard loader:

    CLEAR under gamecode: BORDER wibble:LOAD ...
    R-Tape R-Tape August 2014 Development
  • Alkatraz Protection System - "How to" and compo?I'm thinking about writing a "how to" regarding the [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0020807"]Alkatraz Protection System[/URL].…

    ... tape?[/B]
    ...a BASIC loader, a compressed loading screen and ... ].

    [B]The BASIC loader[/B]
    Let's take ... a look at the BASIC loader:
    [CODE] 10 CLEAR 24999 ... .1,4: BEEP .1,5: : BORDER 0: PAPER 0: INK 0 ...
    jp jp October 2014 Announcements
  • Alkatraz Protection System - "How to" and compo?I'm thinking about writing a "how to" regarding the [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0020807"]Alkatraz Protection System[/URL].…

    ... case of getting the BASIC loader to do what you want ... before the simple loader is decrypted and run.
    border to 0, clear the screen ... merged with the protected simple loader, then saved (and verified) back ...
    jp jp November 2014 Announcements
  • New[ish] loading screen for Dan DareI spent a little bit of time at [URL="http://zxart.ee/eng/mainpage/"]zxart.ee[/URL] over the weekend, and found a really interesting Dan Dare [URL="h…

    ... ;819049]funny you mention the loader.... I've had a suspicion ... 'm convinced this is the loader that was floating around back ... speed loader but unusual way of loading the screen (black border and ... never had the original flash loader version in the first place ...
    leespoons leespoons February 2015 Games
  • Stuff the Spectrum wasn't really supposed to be able to doHello :) Today I was rearranging my bookshelves and I ended up spending almost an hour, looking at the old Sinclair User magazines I have held on to…

    [QUOTE=ghbearman;821084]Has to be Vectron, if you're going to bring up music.[/QUOTE]

    And border effects, and a fancy loader with scrolling message :)
    leespoons leespoons March 2015 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • The 20th comp.sys.sinclair Crap Games Competition thread!Hi all, [SIZE="7"][B][CENTER]ANNOUNCEMENT![/CENTER][/B][/SIZE] The comp.sys.sinclair Crap Games Competition 2015 is now well and truly OPEN! [url]…

    ... was quite pleased with the loader for my 2003 CSSCGC entry ... makeover. The loader therefore gave: 'FORMAT NEW PLOT AND FLASH BORDER'.
    woodcock88 woodcock88 March 2015 Games
  • The 20th comp.sys.sinclair Crap Games Competition thread!Hi all, [SIZE="7"][B][CENTER]ANNOUNCEMENT![/CENTER][/B][/SIZE] The comp.sys.sinclair Crap Games Competition 2015 is now well and truly OPEN! [url]…

    ... in by using the Alkatraz loader's CHR$ 22 cursor trick ... /> BRIGHT /(CHR$ 8 )/O/N/ BORDER /(CHR$ 22)/(CHR$ 1)/(CHR ...
    leespoons leespoons March 2015 Games
  • The Hobbit 128K editionWhat's this?<br>What better to celebrate the new forum with, than a long-awaited release!<br><br>I got tired of all the quibbling over tiny details i…

    ... nice it deserved a decent loader so I made one, This ... /SU tapes), and yes, the border colours do get brighter as ...
    nuggetreggae nuggetreggae June 2015 Brand new software
  • NEW "SH*T GAME TIME" VIDEO - RENEGADE IIIHi guys, god it's good to get these forums back even though I'm not sure about the new look but hey I'm happy.<br><br>Anyway, just wanted to let you …

    ... instead of the red/blue stripe custom loader, which is to be ...
    nuggetreggae nuggetreggae July 2015 Announcements
  • Some downloads fail meI want download the schema of the Spectrum +2A and I can not because appears a user and password request in all links of "SCHEMATICS, MANUALS AND TEC…

    ... and saving stripes in the border are controlled by the machine ... games use their own tape loader code, hence they can use ...
    1024MAK 1024MAK November 2015 Hardware
  • Hey guys, anyone good with icons?Hi folks - I've not abandoned SpecBAS, far from it, it's just that development has slowed somewhat while I've been working on AGD. That said, I ha…

    Yeah, also noticed that the stripe covers the black border, where on the original icon they were wrapped around the button. That might need to be changed too :)
    Dunny Dunny April 2016 Sinclair Basic
  • Competition time - design a WoS logoHello, all.. As part of the redesign, we would like to have new logos for use in Social Media/links and also in the forum/site headers. The spe…

    ... just added two versions, with border transparency (check previous post)
    stripe, by cutting top and ... />
    EDIT: Here is the Stripe (175x50) version.
    [img]https ... inwards, to make the border spacing even for 175x50.
    RMartins RMartins April 2016 Announcements
  • Competition time - design a WoS logoHello, all.. As part of the redesign, we would like to have new logos for use in Social Media/links and also in the forum/site headers. The spe…

    ... just added two versions, with border transparency (check previous post)
    stripe, by cutting top and ... />
    EDIT: Here is the Stripe (175x50) version.
    [img]https ... inwards, to make the border spacing even for 175x50.
    Dave_C Dave_C April 2016 Announcements
  • Ultimate games with short machine code files loaded lastThis is a bit geeky, you've been warned! I remember early Ultimate games loaded from tape had the ascending beeping noise, a "Please wait" message, …

    ... , I later re-used the loader that came with (my bought ... to have a black masked border with no stripes...
    Gwyn Gwyn May 2016 Games
  • Pietro Bros [DEMO]Hi People. I wanna share with you a game that I'm working on, since a month or so... [img]http://i.imgur.com/kOoPGzU.png[/img] [url="https:…

    ... --blockname pietro_bin
    copy /b loader.tap + pietro_bin.tap pietro_release.tap ... 's my BASIC Loader:

    10 BORDER 0:PAPER 0
    cgonzalez cgonzalez June 2016 Brand new software
  • Pietro Bros [DEMO]Hi People. I wanna share with you a game that I'm working on, since a month or so... [img]http://i.imgur.com/kOoPGzU.png[/img] [url="https:…

    ... /b loader.tap + pietro_bin.tap pietro_release.tap

    10 BORDER 0 ... /b loader.tap + pietro_bin.tap pietro_release.tap

    10 BORDER 0 ... you want because your basic loader still has to function. You ...
    Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous June 2016 Brand new software
  • Wheels of Fire: Chase HQ = duff masteringAndy Barker mentioned Chase HQ in the Wheels of Fire compilation as being WIP way back in April 2005... http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/discus…

    ... followed right after by the border going white and a load ... it has a slightly different loader at the beginning but then ...
    richl richl July 2016 MIA/STP/SDP
  • Harlequin 128k??Hi peeps... I've seen that you can do a 128k version of the Harlequin board. Is it just the standard board with different chips or is it a dif…

    ... on tape loader the screen stays white with no loading border flash ...
    reanimator reanimator July 2016 Hardware
  • Help needed with MIA software with custom (?) loaderHi, I've got into my hands recently a bunch of Polish educational software which are unknown MIA on WOS. I believe they are protected with some…

    ... N$: SAVE N$ LINE 1: BORDER 5: LOAD *"KOTEKRAN"CODE : RANDOMIZE ... : CLS : INK 7: PAPER 0: BORDER 0: CLS : RANDOMIZE USR 24608 ...
    lfaria lfaria August 2016 MIA/STP/SDP
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