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DOOM / Wolfenstein 3D / Citadel - on real ZX SpectrumHi there. I had enough hearing that Wolfenstein 3D, DOOM and Citadel are only for giantic/powerful Russian ZX clones, because I knew that the games…
... FROM 128 MENU WITH "Tape Loader" function. No "usr0" this time ... -
The longest loading game on any machine?Posting in another thread got me wondering, which game, on which home computer, took the longest time to load in? I seem to remember that on my mate'…
... you think was the longest loader? No doubt it was on ... -
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 ... -
Back To School (q. on loading screen)I never thought about this until just a few moments ago. Any particular reason for the blue border around the loading screen? [img]http://www.world…
I never thought about this until just a few moments ago.
Any particular reason for the blue border around the loading screen?
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General question about electronics I guess... (128k +2a)[Short question] When I very slightly put my finger on top IC15 on my +2A the TV picture becomes crazy and the spectrum acts if it just resets I don…
Hacking a adventure gameHello folks, on the recent issue of SCENE+ Diskmagazin is a game called "By right of Birth",you can find this game also on WOS. Although this magaz…
... it had a special tape loader which I cannot use for ... erase or overjump the MC loader and therefore write a Basic ... this 8 kB is the loader for two parts loaded ... is going on in this loader and so I failed ... a runable version with Basic loader.
So I ...Tape loadersi understand how ROM tape loader works but i dont understand why it so 'complicated'. it measure time until two edges in signal appears. why it does…
i understand how ROM tape loader works but i dont understand why it so 'complicated'.
it measure time until two edges in signal appears. why it does not measure just time to the next edge ?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 ...128K dev / PASMO (or alternative) question...When I assembly my code, I have it set up so that PASMO automatically creates a TAP file complete with loader, and this works great for 16/48k Do y…
... a TAP file complete with loader, and this works great for ... /> etc, and it automatically create loader that loads the code into ...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 ...Creating a runnable GAC file on a Plus 3 disc imageHi all, While working on Harry Potter Adventure and Text Adventure Dizzy, naturally, it would be written to TZX images, which in theory could be wri…
... which is runnable from the LOADER option on the menu... I ...BUG in SZX snapshots ???I create snapshots of same code in ZX emulators ZXSPIN, SPECEMU, SPECTACULATOR, FUSE and one with SNAPCONV convertor. In snapshot is this code: …
... must set after start blue border.
Each SZX filename contain ...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
Second ...Attn: PS2 Hard drive ownersIf you're having trouble getting a particular game to run from your PS2's hard drive (having tried the inbuilt HD Loader fixes, of course), then the …
... (having tried the inbuilt HD Loader fixes, of course), then the ... on the PS2, as HD Loader stops half way through with ...A rundown of SundownI figured it was worth highlighting a few compo entries at this weekend's [url=http://www.sundowndemoparty.org/]Sundown[/url] demo party, as it seeme…
... entire demo in a tape loader. Technician Ted eat your heart ...Horror repair story...Today the (new) +3 had a strange issue: keys 6,y,h,n and 8,i,k were not working. Also, the internal drive sometimes was not 'visible' from the Loader…
Spectrum +3 Disk Service (.dsk files to CF2 disk)I am offering a disk service for +3 disk users.... If you have Spectrum +3 emulator images (these have the file extention .dsk), I can transfer them…
... Alcatraz, Speedlock or Three Inch Loader systems, etc. If in doubt ...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 …
... that ULA is generating the border (first right, then hsync, then ...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.
PAL uses a ...WAV to TAPI'm having huge troubles trying to convert a program from a real tape to TAP virtual tape. I have tried several utilities and nothing works. I have p…
... working - useless
Spectrum Tape Loader - reads signal but is not ...+3 that won't load in tapesjust curious if the mk1 +3 spectrum had issues loading in tapes as well as the sound fix thing. I mean I can get the sound going thru it from both a…
... tv) , but neither trigger the border changes like the old days ...Update on my exploding computer sagawell heres an update diagnosed the hdd AND dvd was shagged. bought a new hdd and dvd drive as well as an IDE / SATA to USB adapter (so you can plug…
... i booted using a boot loader off the ultimate boot cd ... which has lots of boot loader info, diagnostic, tweak tools, selected ... "recreate vista boot loader" and clicked write to MBR ...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.
Some PCs ...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 …
... black screen with a white border when you try to initialise ...How about we make a video?not that sort..get your mind out of the gutter :) hehe I mean a spoof appeal video .. has it been done before? looking for authors etc of games .. …
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…
... exhibit the same fault. Black border, paper area is full of ...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 ...super draughtscan anyone tell me how this auto-runs? its a code loader game that starts at 23755 - if system vars are overwritten it's obvious how it starts - but …
can anyone tell me how this auto-runs? its a code loader game that starts at 23755 - if system vars are overwritten it's obvious how it starts - but this doesnt... any ideas?
[url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0010673[/url]Project OTLA / k7zx (high speed loading)Hello, I am proud fan of zx spectrum (I do not have speccy, but clones (Didaktik Gama, Didaktik M)), I am using portable CD player to load games. Al…
... is limitation - the HS loader is located in RAM of ... br />
If possible, create loader by following way:
assume ... on address 60000
1) loader will: speedload the screen$, then ... options :
a) - move the loader to screen$ space (16384) and ...
