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Spectrum 128k +2 (grey) RGB Port IssueI have a Spectrum 128k +2 grey model which when connected to the TV with a RGB scart lead via RGB port displays the standard menu screen but flickeri…
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Chaosmongers has a big rant.Just received this Cronosoft related email today:....... [quote] >Hello, >I enjoy the idea of releasing new games for older platforms but... >I h…
... new technologies and add ULA+ colour palettes to the game. > ... new technologies and add ULA+ colour palettes to the game. > ... -
Scrimpy screensHere's a question - how small a window can you get away with as a playing area for an arcade/action game before anyone notices? From the very earlie…
... meddling more and more with colour routines, at what point in ... -
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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Funny coloured spectrum found in my attic.While rummaging through my attic I found this funny coloured spectrum. [IMG]http://i1142.photobucket.com/albums/n608/daveyboyhughes/white_speccy.jpg…
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Spectrum IDE Adpaters (Rev 3.1C)Hello my fellow WoS'ers I have been working away and have redesigned an old favourite the Humble 8bit IDE Adapter for the spectrum +3e. However thi…
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Tech Demo of my Latest Game (FADV)Posted in development as technically not a new release just a tech demo of a new game I'm working on. Ok here a tech demo of my latest full game, i…
... to wander about the full colour map taking to people, slaying ... -
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…
... have uniform PAPER behind single-colour sprites. So I decided to ... -
Speccy 48K working only as B&WMy 48K rubber key was working OK after a composite video mod (showing colors). But now it has no colour anymore. It only shows images in B&W. With pr…
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TR4 is goneMy TR4 transistor is burned. Can I replace this transistor with a TIP31B or C ? My 4116 RAM ic?s are showing +0.05V, +5V and +8.49V... :) My Spectru…
... the RF or it gives colour even in the composite video ... the TR4 the problem of colour, too?
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Your 8-bit micro preferencesWell, I kinda love [U]all [/U]8-bit machines. Yup, I've not found one that I haven’t warmed to in one way of another, but obviously there are …
... in its favour. Some awful colour issues and the feel of ... -
gpu compound ?just taken apart my laptop to see if I can sort out it's over heating.. the usual clear out the fan etc.. so had to strip the whole machine to get to…
... silicon / rubbery a greeny white colour that isn't like CPU ... -
Get Dexter! - why was this never ported to the Spectrum?One non-Spectrum game I always wanted to be brought to our rubber keyed friend was the Amstrad CPC isometric adventure Get Dexter (originally called …
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LM1889N - Help me find one?I have reached the conclusion that my problems with first wrong colours, then now no colour, is due to a faulty LM1889N (IC14). However, I am not abl…
... wrong colours, then now no colour, is due to a faulty ... -
Deathchase improvementsI have spent the last couple of months bringing out an "enhanced" version of Deathchase which I called "Deathchase 2012". Unfortunately because it us…
... final level uses the standard colour scheme, but there are 8 ... -
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…
... version.
As for colour I think you might be ... top and bottom areas in colour but most of it would ... -
Issue 2 colour modification?While working on my issue 2 spectrum, I start to think about how it would be good if the annoying VR1/VR2 could be removed and a solution similar to …
While working on my issue 2 spectrum, I start to think about how it would be good if the annoying VR1/VR2 could be removed and a solution similar to that of the issue 3 could be implemented. Has anyone tried this and have any experiences to share? -
This week is 'Retro Week' on The Register[QUOTE][B]Retro Week[/B] Thirty years ago today, a pre-knighthood Sir Clive Sinclair launched his first colour computer, the ZX Spectrum, and the ea…
... Clive Sinclair launched his first colour computer, the ZX Spectrum, and ... -
Pixel Nation & Writers wanted!Before I get to my main question I just wanted to talk about a project I've been involved with. I recently worked on a printed magazine for NES-Bit.c…
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Newbie needs help!!I own a 48K Speccy bought at a Car boot sale and would love to get it working although I haven't the faintest Idea what I am doing! It had a dodgy k…
... and white. There is no colour at all.
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Freax - The Art Album (Demoscene art book - Spectrum, C64, Amstrad, ST, Amiga...)I've got the following hardback book on sale on eBay as a Buy It Now listing. "FREAX - THE ART ALBUM", which is in excellent condition. (286 pages, …
... excellent condition. (286 pages, 1600+ colour photos).
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Outrun Europa in colourSwainy suggested that he'd like to try his luck with Outrun Europa colorful graphics and see if they can be improved. Let's give him the chance :) A…
Swainy suggested that he'd like to try his luck with Outrun Europa colorful graphics and see if they can be improved. Let's give him the chance :)
And I promised today to make quickly some simple viewer/editor
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Imperica Horizons - The whole weekend :-)So now it's all over, I'll do a quick writeup... It all started for me at 5.20 am. Getting to London from Devil's Island isn't so easy now that Aer …
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Suggested corrections in Timex Reference pageThe [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/faq/reference/tmxreference.htm"]Timex Reference[/URL] defines the screen modes as follows: [I]"Bits 0-2: Sc…
... =screen 1, 010=hi-colour, 110=hi-res"[/I]< ... br /> [I]"The [B]hi-colour[/B] screen uses the data ... mode instead of "hi-colour". There's also a ... br /> [I]"The [B]multi-colour[/B] screen uses the data ...
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ULAPlus: showing different screen modes in one screenI wanted to write a demo showing the same screen, converted to various screen modes available on the Spectrum (well, a Spectrum clone capable of show…
... (low res attributes with 64 colour palette), and the fourth block ... ULA+ palettes for the border colour. The clone asserts the ... OUT and the border colour uses whatever colour palette is asigned to ... doc "Using the ULAplus 64 colour mode from Sinclair BASIC".
Aircraft collection question (eighties stuff)Back in the early eighties I used to love bubble gum, not because of the gum itself but because each wrapper came with pictures and drawings of World…
... the help of others. The colour book which was the prize ...Time Warpby the Computer Cabin [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/showmag.cgi?mag=YourComputer/Issue8401/Pages/YourComputer840100230.jpg"]see advert[/URL] …
... inlay was a yellow/orange colour with black text and pictures ...OpenSE BASIC 3.1.1The eagle-eyed will have noticed that [url="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0027510"]SE BASIC[/url] got an update last week. As a te…
... (error trapping), PALETTE (switch 64-colour mode on or off and ...ANN: Tipshop updated Thursday, 31 May 2012Thursday 31 May 2012 Some very interesting POKEs this month * Hippy Smith sent in HUGE(!) POKEs for Echelon, Hive, Infiltrator, Sentinel, The and V…
... to turn the game to colour. No, really!
* Sequor ...
