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After Clive - why did computing go backwards?Just a thought on from another thread a couple days ago. 25+ years ago Clive made a tiny computer which fitted in your pocket (ok it had to be a lar…
... may have a computer with a larger enclosure than a Spectrum, but ... on NanoITX or PicoITX or use a laptop. Big desktop machines ... a small laptop, personally - that's why I have a 12in Powerbook, not a ... your agreeing me, just from a different direction.
Notation questionI wasn't quite sure where to put this post, so anyone's welcome to move it whereever may be more appropriate. So I'm reading about Z80 interrupts he…
... to hedge your bets and use a pull-up resistor (or ... one day you want to use that input. The output ... , so that other devices can use the bus.
... (like the Z80 in a Spectrum) use NMOS - so they are ... high. This is why NMOS chips use much more power than ...ZX81 - Modulator problems...Not a spectrum I know, but does anybody here have an experience of repairing ZX81s? When I dusted mine down recently and plugged it in, the display …
... ZX-TEAM web site for a composite video modification that will significantly ... have the means to view composite video on your TV - either ... test I do is to use a composite video cable, strip one end ... br />
You should get a sharp picture that way, although ...Interface 1 electrolytic capacitorsInterface 1 has three 47μF electrolytic capacitors. Is it necesary to replace them with fresh ones? I always do this with old speccys but is it…
... the electrolyte used in a capacitors resulted in the ... , electrolytic capacitors do have a specified lifetime and even quality ... course, cheap motherboards usually use cheap components and will probably ... of the electrolyte in a capacitor has wrecked hundreds of ...Disable onboard memoryWould this work...? Access to onboard I/O can be disabled by holding IORQGE high. Would it be possible to create a MEMRQGE in a similar way to disa…
... - i.e. no need for a modulator or any of the ... module. Or you can use a CPLD and discretes to provide a composite out.Disable onboard memoryWould this work...? Access to onboard I/O can be disabled by holding IORQGE high. Would it be possible to create a MEMRQGE in a similar way to disa…
... e. no need for a modulator or any of the ... you can use a CPLD and discretes to provide a composite out.[/ ... /or cheap TVs have composite video input. The schematic ... make S-Video or composite video from RGB is ... his eyes today. Even composite output doesn't produce ...Project: M.u.l.e.Wokani came up with a great idea about trying an open-development approach for spectrum games, and I thought why not try with a game I have under dev…
... it is or how to use it, otherwise I would ... this case you can use a profiler which lets you highlight ... 772+ cycles. This leaves a whopping 55000-5736-772 = 48000 ... C code. Which is why I am surprise it doesn ... I will post a solution up a little later using ...Buying a new TV - any advice?My faithful ol' television has just ceased to be, become bereft of life, started pining for the fjords, etc, so I've got to get a new one, and I was …
... RGB SCART, HDMI, VGA, Svideo, Composite. Picture in Picture.
use a set top box instead (they ... ones anyway - plus you can use a PVR instead).spectrum compatibilityI have read/heard conflicting statements from different sources regarding different spectrums with games. Can an expert/s say with certainty compati…
... 1) How would I recognise a Spectrum SE? does this ... br /> 2) when say 'use a spectrum SE rom' for later ... reading that there was a bug in a 'heatsink version' ... were offered free thats why a lot of these versions ... have a socket as opposed this ...The 'Must read' threads.Ahhh, memories! There's been a hell-of-a-lot of great WoS over the years, and many fantastic threads currently being reminisced over, like the X-Box…
... did email him to say why doesnt he do an alternative ... at Ladbrookes that Philip will use a smiley in one of his ... />
I do laugh when a 'girl' joins WOS though and ... guy wanting some attention on a forum.PCB transfer on the cheap?This will sound like a really dumb* idea, but maybe someone can help I want to etch a PCB by electrolysis using a salt solution. I know this techniq…
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Why are you using a needle? You could use a paintbrush - gloss ... paint makes a good ... etc. You can use a Dalo pen or a sharpie marker too, just ... up you r work. I use a pin chuck in my B ...PCB transfer on the cheap?This will sound like a really dumb* idea, but maybe someone can help I want to etch a PCB by electrolysis using a salt solution. I know this techniq…
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Why are you using a needle? You could use a paintbrush - gloss ... paint makes a good ... etc. You can use a Dalo pen or a sharpie marker too, just ... up you r work. I use a pin chuck in my B ...ZX81 power supplyFriend gives me ZX81 without power supply and i want to test whether he work or not. Can i use Spectrum p.supply for that purposes? I dont want to d…
... proof way could be to use AC as required input ... voltage, and then use an internal switch-mode psu ... kicked myself for it, but why should manufacturers have to lose ... prefer for every manufacturer to use a different, proprietary plug/socket so ...Oneliner contestHello to you all, I dare you to make a program on 1 BASIC line. Here is the place to sent your ONELINERS [url]http://www.zxspectrum.00freehost.co…
... Digital Prawn;209452]Here's why I think we should choose ... a)=52+a-(a=1):
PRINT AT a,0;m$(a*w-11 TO a ... *w):
NEXT a:
FOR a=1 TO l+2:
LET g=p(a):
LET r=4* ... -2:
LET i=(a=1)*((k=1)-(k=2 ...For Guesser :)"Bugger" thought DEATH as Guesser posted his pic of the composite mod he'd done. "Bit bloody good really, what am I gonna do now? I know, take the pi…
... minute exposure with a 12W UV lamp through a laser-printed transparency ... joystick interface too, and that Composite board would have been an ... make it into a ZX Shed article, since the composite mod is quite ... problems unless you either have a thru-port of the ...A few questions about machine codeOh no... another noob. I'm giving my first steps in assembler (finally, after 20 years stuck in BASIC). I read a SU article explaining that if I wan…
... that I have to use certain registers if I ... I don't understand why certain registers have to be ... a rule? Do I have to use a certain register for a ... certain purpose for a certain ... be scanned. If you use the command, make sure ...A few questions about machine codeOh no... another noob. I'm giving my first steps in assembler (finally, after 20 years stuck in BASIC). I read a SU article explaining that if I wan…
... files, do I need to use 'SCF' every time I ... that I have to use certain registers if I ... I don't understand why certain registers have to be ... a rule? Do I have to use a certain register for a ... certain purpose for a certain ...Anyone following Nintnedo DS emulation?Is their anyone in the know with DS emulation here? I know 3D is not to good at the moment but 2D games seem to be ok from what I have read. The o…
... a lot of people out there who don't play games - Why ... So go for a control everybody can use (a pen) (or the ... going to buy a PSP as a fashion statement already ... two people sitting on a settee playing a game.
use and fun for groups and you have why ...What I hate about computers and/or video gamingYesterday I spent approximately four months (subjecively that is, objectively it was around two to three hours) fixing my mate's PC. I won't bore you…
... . If you have a 64-bit CPU why not try Solaris. ... as No to All. Why this wasn't presented as ... it was posted here. Why didn't M$ make ... reasonably competent adult can use a television or a kettle. If they ... .[/quote]
So why do games frequently need to ...Revisiting Old VinylI was just listening to Dark & Long (Dark Train) by Underworld. I think this is the first time I played the record since last century. :o What an aw…
... via a low-latency USB sound device.[/QUOTE]
Why woud ... .
I would never use Dolby-C to remove the ... genres of music. It’s why Audio Techica have been selling ... sound cards input. You could use a dedecated phono preamp but these ...7 to 9" TFT screen on SpectrumI'm willing to buy one of those and connect the Spectrum via the Composite Video input. Has anyone tried that? What kind of image quality may be expe…
... ideal lcd tv for a 48K for a long time. I have ... know it's a lot easier to do the composite mod and connect ... be great if someone had a simple interface to convert the ... done with the zx81 laptop a few years ago.
ZX Spectrum robotUsed to help build PCBs, etc. :-D [url]http://www.spectrum-robot.narod.ru/[/url] Maybe it's old news, but I only found about it when I started read…
... idea about using a plotter type machine with a laser rather ... yesterday with an idea regarding a coating that changed properties ... when zapped - and we copuld use a sort of capacitive discharge to ... /> I have just thought - why not use a focused UV beam on normal ...Spectrum games coming to the WiiJust received this [url]http://www.n-europe.com/news.php?nid=11037[/url] earlier this morning from my brother, who knows of my love of old compute…
... to install a mod-chip (is using a soft-mod at the ... so on. Provided your mod chip supports large partitions ( ... is, you can't use a mod chip with XBox Live!, ... you have to have a switchable mod chip, that can be ... of course whilst the mod chip is turned off, ...Oneliner contestHello to you all, I dare you to make a program on 1 BASIC line. Here is the place to sent your ONELINERS [url]http://www.zxspectrum.00freehost.co…
... [/QUOTE]
Yes, I see why this needs to be split ...
I understand why this would fix the side ... be easy enough to use a similar trick to update ... ball should just travel a straight diagonal path past ... So I may well use that space to reinstate ...What did Spectrum BASIC lack (and was BBC BASIC so good?)Over the years, I've read in various multi-format magazines, that BBC BASIC was probably the best BASIC available on an 8-bit machine. I've never use…
... that as a necessity, or even a plus, for a version ... 'd probably prefer to use a third party one, which ... wasn't named after a morally bankrupt, elitist, ... br /> [quote=aowen;215075]1) Why is BBC BASIC so highly ... Not having to use line numbers is a biggie if that ...Best 128k model to add CF IDE disk etcHi, i'm hoping to turn one of my speccys into more of a 'console' the plan is i'd like loads of speect games installed say on a compact flash card …
... RGB mode. This is a common problem that's been ... discussed a few times on these ... forums. Do a search and you'll see ... i'm set to use a DivIDE internally in a grey +2. but ... type.
is the mod itself documented anywhere?Leave AY Chip alone guysWould you have a go at a child with down syndrome? No, thought not. AY has Asberge Syndrome, it's a form of Autism - think of that please before y…
[QUOTE=guesser;215654]why do people need ...
Celebrate national "Talk like a pirate day"?
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Though a little "strange" (why use pic for data constructs ... I'd left off a period at the end ... of a statement![/QUOTE]
Leave AY Chip alone guysWould you have a go at a child with down syndrome? No, thought not. AY has Asberge Syndrome, it's a form of Autism - think of that please before y…
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Though a little "strange" (why use pic for data constructs ... ]
Very true. I forgot a semi colon in my C ...I've just has a vist from the Jehovah's.I've just has a vist from the Jehovah's Witnesses (of was it the pastie's grandad). Apparently the end of the system is comming very soon. :o I jus…
... is true. Why would a kind god take a child's legs ... then:
1. Why were Adam and Eve cast ... .
2. Why did God blame Adam and ... imperfect?
3. Why are Adam and Eve's ... /> However, when people use children as a lever to force an ...A spectrum game from 1977i didn?t know they made Spectrum games back in 1977 take a look at this :wink: [url]http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-1977-James-Bond-007-Spectrum-cass-g…
... /> Oh my. Did they really use a Spectrum to produce those sounds ... .
Now I know why it was one of my ...
