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Why is FUSE getting the colours wrong?Something odd is going on when playing "Rally Driver" (original 5 ways software release/edition, TZX format) Loading the TZX into FUSE (v9 or v10 on…
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Keep ZX Spin running in the background?Every time I click away from ZX Spin it halts what its doing, how can I make it continue running whilst I do other things?
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Sinclair User tapestry screenshots?!I'm reading SU issue 100 (my actual copy) and I notice a few screenshots that look very strange. First there is (links show WoS page scans) [URL="htt…
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Carrier IQ built into Android Handsets tracks your every moveWell this is a little worrying; Google have employed a system called 'Carrier IQ' which is built into all Android handsets tracks everything you do o…
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New ZX-ULA2An upgraded / replacement ULA for the Sinclair ZX81 is now available. The ZX-ULA2 is a direct replacement for the standard ULA used in the Sinclair …
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SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) worriesI'm surprised that the proposed draconian SOPA hasn't been mentioned on these forums (it's pretty widely discussed on other forums). If you haven't h…
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Screen routinesHello. For my games I?m using the sprites routine method of a screen buffer and when I finish to print all the sprites I dump all the buffer in the …
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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…
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Fairlight's use of LDIRYS, comparing Fairlight and Nightshade, said: [quote]Fairlight is much more interesting even though the techniques that Bo Jangeborg uses for screen…
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Words of adviceHi all This is my first post on World of Spectrum and I'm gradually starting to discover the wonders of the machine. Just to give you a bit of bac…
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Annoying colour issues with UDGsMe again... Flush with the success of finding the latest version of BASin to play with I tried to buff the graphics of the various screen items All…
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ISR's in lower ram, a.k.a. the snow effect - did any game or demo ever use this?Hi all I've been curious to see what the 'snow effect' looked like in real life for a while now so today I wrote a quick IM 2 ISR in lower ram to wi…
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Cleaning up an old recording?Hi folks! :smile: I recently found a bunch of old Boots C15 tapes in the loft the other day. I know what's on most of them, but there are a couple o…
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Disable interrupts?Well, I've read the bits from the David Webb book about interrupt modes and (vaguely) appreciate the principles behind having a vector table, after r…
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more on storing mazesPrompted by Wookiee's escapades, I've been pondering on how to use DATA statements directly for displaying background graphics, thus avoiding the dup…
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Cleaning sound up on video clips I've recorded? Lose background noise, keep voice etcAnyone know of any freeware that can do this? Today, for example, I recorded about 20 minutes of bike riding, with an external mic, but an open face…
Anyone know of any freeware that can do this?
Today, for example, I recorded about 20 minutes of bike riding, with an external mic, but an open face crash helmet. Under 20mph by comments are quite audible, 20 to 30 they are lost a bit by the ... -
Z88 is 25 today!I love the beauty of this "MacBook that never was"! I remember well the many reports I have written on it during my military services back in 1990.…
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AYBABTU - musician neededALL YOUR BASE ARE BELONGS TO US For my new project [url]http://www.edisk.eu/en/download/73423/aybabtu.sna_128.03KB.html[/url] i am looking for AY m…
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SEUD - How to - Part IOK, a few weeks ago, I bought my copy of SEUD to make my first game on the Spectrum after 26 years! :) I'm learning it yet, but I'll show to you my a…
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Chiller: where is the Thriller sound?According to this: [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0000930[/url] This game used a background music that resembled Michael Jack…
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Home Aesthetics.When I look back at home decor of the last century I see clear trends. Looking at more recent history, in the seventies you had awful gaudy earthy co…
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ZX Spectrum 128k Heatsink RGB behaviourHello, this is George from Greece. I have an 128k+ (Heatsink) and i use the rgb cable i bought from ebay on a 1084st monitor. As the monitor does …
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ASCII shoot'em-up. Work-in-progress video #1.I've posted up my first WIP video of the ASCII shoot'em-up game: [URL="http://www.facebook.com/bobs.stuff"]http://www.facebook.com/bobs.stuff[/URL] …
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28-character wide multicolour(ish) on 48k SpectrumLong-time lurker here... I've always been interested in rainbow effects on the 48k Spectrum, mainly from a perspective of "Just what [I]would [/I]ha…
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Funny how things remind you of people...Just watching this video cos the lead singer Vince Lovegrove has just passed away (incidentally the other singer in the background to the right is Bo…
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Keyboard problem...Hi Folks, I have hit a problem in MRT and I cannot see how to get around it. Please allow me to explain. I have a list of items from which one can…
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Things to ponderJust some questions that have tugged at my curiosity recently, and since I'm stuck here sorting out a laptop (gorgeous Saturday, tons of things I cou…
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Sinclair ZX81 PSION SPACE RAIDERS 1982 30th anniversaryFor more than 20 years my ZX81 stuff was stored at different places in my parents attic. Back in 2009 I?ve collected all what I could find. What I wa…
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INPUT LINE and STOP in INPUTWhat was the reason for the ROM Editor routine causing "down arrow" while in an INPUT LINE to cause the "H STOP in INPUT" error report? Why doesn't i…
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Blood MoneyAs the C64 had a version and it was good (although i rahter the ST version) this could be done with ease on the spectrum I feel. Music can be ripped…
... be in monochrome and the background would have be cut down ...