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Spectrum 48+ 4S - Upper RAM issue, and now a self-created problem!I recently picked up a known-flaky spectrum off eBay, to have a bit of fun fixing it and reliving youth. It was labelled as 'keyboard duff, shows…
... okay as a 16k when I tried it, with the ... '1', so I replaced IC17 with a socket and 4164.
... amp; sockets test okay with the meter, apart from ... above), which I reconnected with enamelled wire on the ... boards, with the AY etc? I've received a board from ... -
A strange issue with a +2 SpectrumHello everyone! I am having a problem with one of my Spectrums, a +2 Grey Case. It has a strange picture on the composite video output, like doub…
... /> I am having a problem with one of my Spectrums, a +2 Grey ... Case.
It has a ... , but i need to create a converter somehow.
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Through The Trap Door - Level 4 issuesHi, I got a problem lads regarding the sequel Trap Door game - Through The Trap Door and would like help. First of all, is it possible one of you cl…
... there could create a POKE where when you start a new game you ... pass level 3 even with an invincibility poke that the end result ... invincibility poke on THE TIPSHOP site (53730,201), the problem with it ... uploaded it on my game channel: https://www.youtube.com/user ... -
Getting a +3 working again (keyboard & tape socket issues)So, as part of my Spectrum restoration project I will also try to tackle the problem child among my fleet, the +3. PROBLEM ONE: Ever since I firs…
... suggests it's not a problem with the physical keyboard, rather ... no memories to compare with). But with the J and " ... music to the left channel) and I found the ... -white RCA plugs along with a couple of RCA-to ... is nothing more than a +3 with a tape deck, the TAPE ... -
Pac(wo)Man any version invisibility pokeHi to all Just had an idea to get baby / toddler interested in spectrum games in the future (because it's cheaper than buying new stuff) Is there…
... , meaning, a poke which makes the collision of the pacman with the dots ... off the collisions of pacman with the ghosts?
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Frying a 48K ZX Spectrum (revision 4A) with 10 V instead of 5 VHello I got a used zx spectrum. When I opened it up, there was no 5 V positive voltage regulator at the 10 V power inlet. Instead what would be in…
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I got a used zx spectrum. When I ... cut. Additional there is a capacitor connectet to Gnd, ... s formal operator used a 5 VDC center negative ... came and burned it with a stock PSU. It even ... -a-zx-spectrum-without-a-keyboard-even-start)
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Jackpot poke needed - Fruit Machine Simulator 2Hi speccy guys, need a little help here dudes. I've been asked so many times now to the point I need to ask you, I've been asked to show a clip of t…
Hi speccy guys, need a little help here dudes.
a clip of the £100 ... so can anyone produce a poke where I can automatically hit ... be shown on my Youtube channel "Zeusdaz" where you will ... P.s, is "The Tipshop" poke site down??? I cannot link ... -
Is there a AY C64 Delta loading music changer type programme?Rob Hubbard came up with a genius idea of having the DELTA loading screen where you could change it yourself (The lead,Bass, Drums and FX)and I was w…
Rob Hubbard came up with a genius idea of having the ... anyone has ever come up with an idea like this for ... -
Need help from people with a +2A/+3Not sure where to post this. This is a plea to people with the actual hardware, naturally. Could you run this little program (both TAP and WAV fil…
... this. This is a plea to people with the actual hardware, ... WAV files are provided) on a +2A or +3 and ... on the screen. Aside from a bight yellow bar, do you ... see a thin strip of blue border ... What happens if you press a few keys? What if you ... -
A Neat Redefine Keys RoutinePreviously, I’ve only shared this routine with a couple of people via PM, but I’ve now decided to make it public. I optimized it for size, so it uses…
... shared this routine with a couple of people ... call 3503 ;clear screen, open channel “S”
... or e ;OR it with A to only change INK ...
ld a,e ;load A with E to compare
cpir ;while comparing A with previous controls
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Recommend me a Speccy emulator to use with an arcade FE (Windows)Considering the vast amount of choice out there, I'm struggling to find one that really fits my (fairly basic) needs - Starts Fullscreen - Always c…
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- Always configured with a joystick (mapped to my arcade ... should be able to use a configuration file?). + I find it ... -
The Crystal MazeDear WOS, I thought about conceptualising a Speccy game based on the classic 1990s game show "The Crystal Maze", which has recently returned to TV…
... a player completes a challenge in a game, then they are awarded with a ... centre, along with a feature to allow the player to choose their host ... Ideas[/b]
- Choose your host at the beginning ... rendered in AY
I know it's a lot to ... -
ZEsarUX 6.0 stableHi! ZEsarUX 6.0 stable is out! This is a major version, it includes some new machines and a lot of new features and bug fixes :) You can downlo…
... know them
Added Visualmem, Poke, Find, Save binary menus also ... different values as red tones, with a configurable bright
Fixed ... all audio drivers
Fixed AY sound bugs when volume levels ... -
Help with a TIMEX TC2048 and memory problemBought a 2nd hand Timex TC2048 but unfortunately I detected a problem with the machine which is preventing it from working properly. I believe it …
... TC2048 but unfortunately I detected a problem with the machine which is ... related but I am at a loss as to where the ... was an inidcation there was a fault with the upper memory (chips ... 40959.
Is this a memory addressing problem? The machine ... -
48K games with in game bleeper music and sound FX at the same timeJust wondering if any clever programmer even managed to make a 48K game that features in game music and SFX (from just the bleeper - no AY). Was havi…
... programmer even managed to make a 48K game that features in ... AY). Was having a conversation about how much could be done with the ... much. I can think of a few games that short burst ... -
Games on other platforms with a spectrum feeling?Having started my gaming life with the spectrum and later moved on to other machines (mainly Amiga and MD) I always had this impression that some gam…
... started my gaming life with the spectrum and later ... (heck, there's even a cheat mode for this later ... on the Amiga has a distinct flavour of chase ... on the Amiga feels like a super-spectrum version.
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Random-Access to Microdrive FileI am working on a BASIC program to backup a microdrive text-file to standard tape array-file. To backup a text-file from one microdrive to a secon…
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[b]MAP ... SAVE should be done manually with a final GO SUB 1500.
LET s$=a$:
POKE DEFADD,0:
POKE DEFADD+1,0 ... 8: READ v: POKE a,v: NEXT a
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Time travelling, inter-galactic communication with a BBC MicroJust listened to this podcast of the best story ever, to do with time travel and inter galactic communication. It happened around 1984, to a couple …
... story ever, to do with time travel and inter ... 1984, to a couple living in a cottage in Dodleston ... , near to the English border with ... Wales.
It starts when the guy brings home a ... story, which was from a book entitled ,"The ... -
Abbots Archives - You Tube channel with commentaryHi all, I've been uploading various retro games (including the spectrum) to my YouTube channel Abbots Archives which you may like. I loved the Spe…
... the spectrum) to my YouTube channel Abbots Archives which you may ... nostalgia - I grab a few beers and play a quick blast from ... 's a link to my channel [url]https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCg0whZijQHL2Pt8ZwgG4idg ... -
Ghosts 'n Goblins Invincy pokeHi chaps, I have 2 invincy pokes but both have issues, one still connects with baddies but keeps armour which is no good as an enemy can cause me to …
... have issues, one still connects with baddies but keeps armour which ... progress, can anyone work out a poke that leaves you completely untouchable ... -
Use more than one fire button with a Divide?Greetings, I have recently purchased a Divide 2k14 that has an integrated joystick port and an activity led for said port, whenever I plug an Amst…
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I have recently purchased a Divide 2k14 that has an ... pad, the led comes on with 2 of the fire buttons ... for games or mapped to a keyboard key in any way ... -
Hiding a Loading Screen?Hi folks! Is there an easy way (a POKE or something) to hide the drawing of a loading screen? I did find a post from leespoons in an old thread wh…
... Is there an easy way (a POKE or something) to hide the ... drawing of a loading screen? I did ... :
"[i]POKE 23624,0 makes the bottom ... handy when you've got a screen$ to load and ... br /> POKE 23693,0 (or whatever) has the same effect with the ... -
A couple of random questions......because, why not? (1) USR0 mode on the +3/+2A/B I know of its existence, I know how it's used, and I have some games that require it to work o…
... br /> I'll start with some context here - I ... T, and a dummy character)
Then, POKE 16431,201 is ... but it would start with a REM statement full of ... br /> Theoretically, could a machine code program on the ... I tried it myself with the example program from ... -
papAYa - an AY-3-8912 sound chip expansion board for the Raspberry Pihttps://github.com/gasman/papaya papAYa - an AY-3-8912 sound chip expansion board for the Raspberry Pi Why? I do ZX Spectrum chiptune perfor…
... people rocking up with a Gameboy, plugging in a jack and being ... - plays a single-AY track in .psg format. Run with sudo ./psg ... somefile.psg
player/psg2 - plays a dual-AY ... track exported as two .psg files. Run with sudo ... -
No AY sound from online emulatorsI've writing an app that makes sound using the AY. I have a simple update mechanism that works like this: 1. During a frame, I write values to a b…
... makes sound using the AY. I have a simple update mechanism that ... mirrors the AY eegister layout (ay_regs)
2. Once a frame, copy ... that to the actual AY registers (do_update_ay ... any idea what's wrong with my code?
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Ad Lunam Plus[i][url="https://worldofspectrum.org/forums/discussion/57071/ad-lunam"]Ad Lunam[/url][/i] was a proof of concept, designed to fit into the humble 48K…
... be run on the 48K with a DivIDE/DivMMC. and ESXDOS - ... of its sections and AY sound for national anthems ... png[/img]
[i]Choose an ability to train John ... pad 1 hosts a rocket for a planned mission[/i ... [i]The president is pleased with our work[/i]
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I'm after a copy of Spectrum+2: Machine Language for the Absolute Beginner by Joe PritchardAs the title says really. I collect programming books and this one is proving elusive. I'm planning a new project which [u]may[/u] be better o…
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I'm planning a new project which [u]may ... which platform to choose.
Happy to pay a fair price ... happier if there is a PDF to go with the hard-copy ... Baker's book or even a copy of the Logan's ... -
BBC Bitesize used with a SpeccyIt has been ages since I last looked at a Simultaneous equation . I realised that I had forgotten about them almost entirely . My curiosity as stoked…
... since I last looked at a Simultaneous equation . I realised ... as stoked when I bought a copy of Tasmath 1 which ... -"honest guv").Although it is a bit late to be starting ... be fun to have a go . So with this on one PC ... was soon able to knock a few of them off . ...
