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SPECTRUM +3 NIGHTMAREGot my Specci +3 through the post this morning. The good news all the keys work and it turns on ok. The bad news the disk drive doesn't work. When yo…
... knackered. What could be wrong with it and can it be fixed?
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SPECTRUM +3 NIGHTMAREGot my Specci +3 through the post this morning. The good news all the keys work and it turns on ok. The bad news the disk drive doesn't work. When yo…
... knackered. What could be wrong with it and can it be fixed?
can't be sure if it's the ... -
ZX ShedNow that issue 2 is out and it's fairly obvious it's been a great success, we have to start considering issue 3. Thanks in part to the quality of wri…
... pages of decent quality material can't be complained about. First thing I ... material. The how to code columns are fine for beginners ... the code, etc. Oh and for coding stuff, I wouldn't be ... too. Complete listings may still be alright for nostalgiac kicks, ... -
3" drive in w2k+Hi. I've been sorting out my house (it's an ongoing project that so far has lasted just over 3 years). I found a whole bunch of my old 3" discs, so …
... so far, but I can try a 3" drive ... load of tools and source-code on various disks, so ... 've done this I can even load them back ... are relatively normal you should be fine.
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Assistance with IM2 routineI subsequently got a working IM2 routine.
... a look at your own code:[code]
org $efff
defw routine[/code]
This is a vector ... need to be the same byte, as you can't guarantee ... the address of which would be picked from $xx84, where ... usually $ff, but can't be guarantee'd as such. -
Resource LibraryChaps, I am re-writing the Sinclair-Heaven scripts & adding some new sections. One section I would like to add is a resource library. I'm after id…
... They may not actually be working demos. Anyone wanting ... , I am happy to be proved wrong..
[/ ... I had in mind programm code in first place. Animated ... in time of execution), can't be looked into BASIC right ... of free space, I can took interesting codes to ... -
+3 disc imaging (idea + SDP)Following a bit of research, which you can probably see in the "old code" thread, I had an idea for a bit of software that may be useful (for me, and…
... will be needed to write them (and even the CatWeasel can't do ... on the PC. Writing can't be done using the same method ... title I've seen that can't be written back on a standard ... weak. The protection checks for fixed and varying patterns in the ... -
z88dkHello. I'm an spanish user of spectrum (and naturaly of this page). I have a question. I want to start to program games with z88dk, but I need a goo…
... all of a suddenly they can't be bothering moving on from their ... into code file) isn't complete enough for tiles and sprites. I can't ... a constant mask byte that can be hand-edited afterward.
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ANN: SP1 for Z88DK (aka splib3, Sprite Pack v3.0)Well it's finally arrived, after a month of "a few days from now" release deadlines. SP1 is the lastest version of splib, a flicker-free software sp…
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Interface 1 Memory Map(I'm not sure which section this post should go in, but here seems as good as any) Since the Interface 1 ROM is only 8k long, does anyone know what …
... range
I don't think that is true and ... /> 20 SAVE * "m";1;"r" CODE,0,16384
30 LOAD ... * "m";1;"r" CODE 32768
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Games club voting for WC 20/5/2006Sorry it's late! Here's the votes for WC 20/5/06
... it. luckily he didn't let him make the wheel ... it just doesn't work, the panda car can more or ... fixed hills that always appear in racing games, and that you can be ... assured that this game must be better in ... play chase HQ again which can't be bad. -
MAME on the Spectrum?Yes, I know it's currently AY's job to make ludicrous posts (a position he's filling in very well, until TKRAP returns), but just out of interest, if…
... shows more than ever to be a very nice emulating machine ... come no-one tried to code this in the (late) 80 ... ]
If I would be real PURIST, I'd say ... did not say that ROM can't be 'patched' on fly.
Extracting the Multiface ROM?Is there an easy way to save the contents of a real Multiface 128 ROM to tape, on a real spectrum, for the purposes of transferring it to PC for emul…
... setting up a machine code routine to do some ... to basic. Save the code copied by the LDIR ... , and to be honest, I really can't be arsed to sit ... can't remember
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Then, from BASIC, SAVE "mf128" CODE ... just gives standard ROM code, try IN 191 to ...PsPectrum 1.0.4 has been released.Hi, Only wanted to let you know that I have released a new version of PsPectrum with a nice bunch of additions (AY-3 sound, savestates, border emula…
... HexDump would have released his code happily, just not the parts ... that others didn't want distributed.[/QUOTE]
code can't be mixed in. If he rewrites ... a previous post), he'll be able to release everything again.Playing Denied Ultimate GamesHmmm, maybe this belongs in Emulators but it is game specific. Just been leafing through Games(TM) in Smiths and there's an article about a (strong)…
... so was Lotus. I can't comment on WordStar but ... contained large chunks of code stolen from CP/M.< ... discuss anything, whereas we can discuss everything with your ... the pub so I can't be arsed to look it ... people reading this wouldn't be bothered with our collected ...ZXLFN - storing tape header in a long file nameHi lads ;) Couple of months ago, the group of guys interested in divIDE software development has came up with an interesting idea - store tape heade…
... . But yeah, during load we can't be sure which TAP is which ... still there - but then it can't be used in a program :(
code blocks can't be #bincluded without stripping TAP headers ...RealXThis may be a dumb question but will RealX ever get released?
... ] and I can't be considered a criminal because I don't work on ... mention that some things could be fixed in all this time spent ...Game: the GEM machineHi all, I'm moving this game discussion from the Wanted: Game Ideas! thread to here, so we can concentrate on just the game. Any comments/suggestio…
... your thoughts on the code.
It can't be too badly coded if ... haven't been looking through all the code, it seems not to be ...Bah, Spectrum+ has diedBah. My Spectrum+ appears to have died. On power up, the 'paper' part of the screen goes black (and you see the faint red lines that you normally se…
... what you're doing or can't be arsed, PM Spriantho and he ... yeah, if you want it fixed drop me a PM and ...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…
... or that instruction in your code but it's another to ... up with some benchmarks that can't be rigged with some unique optimization ... .
To be honest, I don't favor the 6502 or ... write code for and the Z80 doesn't require as much code so ...How are people developing?Are most coding on actual HW or under emulation, or cross developing?
... :P
To code in C, I use z88dk ... and Spectaculator to test the code or to patch some M ... "moggy").
To code in BASIC I fire up ... in 48 BASIC mode, I can't be arsed to type every single ... coded in BASIC, I can't imagine the hassle of coding ...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…
... making better code but it doesn't address the poor code being generated ... generating thousands of lines of code?
That's unrealistic.< ... /> I'm not saying it can't be better, just that it's ... compiler and usually better generated code (when it is correct due ...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…
... I'm not saying it can't be better, just that it's ... much easier to generate optimal code on them.
[/ ... read in school. The code emitted is tied very ... I mean by a code-generator problem. I am ... generating thousands of lines of code?
That's unrealistic ...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…
... is needed from the code, so you can subcontract portions out, or ... even the whole code. In theory ... cut-and-pasted code they found on the internet, can I send ... and shot long ago, but can't be because everything else you've ...EightyOne 0.43Hmmm, 'twas round about July I fell asleep and only came round t'other day - honest gov! Anyway, I thought I'd better whip out a quick release and p…
... which I imagine won't be fixed in 0.43. It ... it:
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which obviously reset ...Graphics Mask FormatsHi. Just a quick question. I'm curently hacking a little program to aid my in my own ZX development (i'm hoping to build a little collection of tools…
... #bin/#including in your source code). Nothing special, just something that ... easier, as it'll be easily useable from a makefile ... . The Alpha channel will be used to create the mask ... into something more ZX friendly (can't be bothered with plugging in each ...The New SPIN releases ThreadOk, as I'm now working on SPIN again full-time, and as a very wise man once said, "Release Early, Release Often"[1]... I'm going to release new SPIN…
... the code profiler -- a very useful feature. But there may be a ... particular profile, as in it can't be done. If I try right ... on the profile in the Code Profiler window and select remove ...Windows VistaNever installed my Beta version, too many bad reports. Anybody tried it yet? I was reading a report that said serious 3D acceleration was required …
... is no reason I can think of for a ... .
I can't be arsed to upgrade just because ... to "bugs". What would be termed "latent defects" in ... industry and the manufacturer would be forced to fix them. ... .
Source code to 98SE or 2000Pro anyone?Currah MicroSource emulationIt appears to be impossible to emualte the MicroSource in software on the ZX Spectrum SE as hardware polling is required. The following patch is not …
... ]My thinking is that it can't be INs or OUTs as that ... patch so that executing the code before $2bae or calling $2bae ... few OR / AND gates must be used. The ideal solution might ... be a PAL/GAL or second ...
