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just thinking about ...compo for zx 16k ? anyone ?
... ]You could call it the Contention Competition, since all the lower ... -
Need help with interrupts againI'm fighting to understand how interrupts code handling works I'm trying to set my simple own interrupt routine, as I don't want to be dependent on …
... the ula into thinking bus contention occurs. At least that was ... -
More colours in existing games?I have been trying to follow the various threads about the new ULA and more colours. I don't understand quiet a lot of it as back in the day all I di…
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More colours II (Was: Most popular new features?)The suggested 4xCLUT multi-colour solution never took off.
... hat, and maybe the memory contention could have been avoided?), but ... -
Games not compatible with real grey +2There are many threads about Spectrum+3/2A incompatibility issues but what about grey +2? I've found that games like Marauder and Skate Crazy don't w…
... fetch by the program causes contention while the screen draws and ... 't properly deal with two contention events close together if it ... -
Games not compatible with real grey +2There are many threads about Spectrum+3/2A incompatibility issues but what about grey +2? I've found that games like Marauder and Skate Crazy don't w…
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Best Spectrum game from 2009Ok, its almost 2010, and we have to decide which was the best game this year :) Miles Mad Mission [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cg…
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Best Spectrum game from 2009Ok, its almost 2010, and we have to decide which was the best game this year :) Miles Mad Mission [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cg…
... , with close timings and memory contention. Second generation (1990-1995), including ... Pentagon, has no memory contention and different timings (because it ... -
Best Spectrum game from 2009Ok, its almost 2010, and we have to decide which was the best game this year :) Miles Mad Mission [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cg…
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Best Spectrum game from 2009Ok, its almost 2010, and we have to decide which was the best game this year :) Miles Mad Mission [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cg…
... clones with original ZX Spectrum (contention), TR-DOS (loadings in the ... -
Sinclair Accounts 1980-1985Sinclair accounts docs from 1980 to 1985 are available on my website. [url]http://www.zxdesign.info/sinclair[/url] Apart from the figures, which ar…
... .. It's a bone of contention between me and the 'powers ... -
iXpectrum 1.1 added touch keyboard and ULAplus support.Hi, a new release for iXpectrum. ;) I added a touch keyboard in landscape and portrait mode. I think it is very usable and let you play text adventu…
... 3gs or you could disable contention mode to gain some fps ... -
Sinclairean A3[B]Sinclairean[/B], a new ZX Spectrum emulator written in machine code for x86-compatible, OpenGL-capable computers. Features: [LIST] [*]Fast machin…
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Spectrum 2-3 times more powerfull than MSX?![url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-kI0urN9tI#t=8m18s[/url]
... is quicker even allowing for contention. The MSX also has a ... -
CPI emulationI'm currently writing Sinclairean's emulation assembly for the CPI/CPD/CPIR/CPDR instruction group. Does anybody know what exactly the behavior of th…
All 5 are contended (48K/128K ULAs, not for the +2a/+3) with contention based on the address in HL. And there is no write as you say :)
The same goes for the extra 5 for the repeating varieties. -
Spectrum 2-3 times more powerfull than MSX?![url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-kI0urN9tI#t=8m18s[/url]
[QUOTE]The NTSC Spectrum has the same 6,5,4,3,2,1,0,0 contention pattern as the 48K machine, but starting at tstate 8959 rather than 14335.[/QUOTE]
Aaaarrggghhh!!! That's what I meant when I said "a lot less time to play with in 60 Hz" :D -
Windows 7 - Best Speccy Emulator?As the title says, what's the best speccy emulator that will run Windows 7? Ta :)
... is something wrong with mutliple contention on different ports, and spin ... -
Windows 7 - Best Speccy Emulator?As the title says, what's the best speccy emulator that will run Windows 7? Ta :)
... is something wrong with mutliple contention on different ports, and spin ... -
Tiscali (now Talk Talk)anyone else use tiscali? Is anyone else suffering from the broadband being a bit flakey, it's seems to come and go - you'll be fine for a few minute…
... that with the 50:1 contention ratio on ADSL and Talk ... -
Have a real 48k Speccy? yes ? I need your help.Im looking to run this quick test on as many [COLOR="Red"](only)[/COLOR] 48k Spectrums as possible [B][COLOR="Red"]files moved[/COLOR][/B] [URL="ht…
... of tests to check the contention values I added to our ... -
Resolution & Memory Question ...Hi, I'm hoping someone with some experience writing an emulator, or a vast knowledge of all things Spectrum can help me answer the following questio…
... RAM, but without the interfering contention.
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Xpectroid Android ZX Spectrum emulator is out.You can download Xpectroid 1.0 free from Android Market Place. [url]http://www.androlib.com/android.application.com-seleuco-xpectrum-BtDq.aspx[/url]…
... menu?.... You can turn of contention mode to speed up emulator ... -
My emulator has a CPU bug, any ideas?.Hi all, I am writing a Speccy emulator in PureBASIC but have an odd bug. The spectrum interprets the odd numbers incorrectly whenever they are typed…
... they test for, such as contention, it's easy enough to ... -
Mistake in the 128K technical FAQ?[url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/faq/reference/128kreference.htm[/url] [quote]Memory banks 1,3,5 and 7 are contended.[/quote] Really? I thought i…
... them is clearly affected by contention and the other isn't ... -
DivIDEo - streaming video on the DivIDEThis has been a bit of a personal holy grail for years and years, so I'm very pleased to announce the release of DivIDEo, my streaming video system f…
... only place I run into contention is when writing to screen ... -
So you need to double (or triple, or quadruple) the clock speed...No particular reason for posting this, other than I was looking at an eZ80 evaluation board that does this, and that jogged my memory of a project I'…
... number of T-states that contention lasts without getting unacceptably far ... -
So you need to double (or triple, or quadruple) the clock speed...No particular reason for posting this, other than I was looking at an eZ80 evaluation board that does this, and that jogged my memory of a project I'…
... jitter if a lot of contention happens in a very short ... -
"Programming the Spectrum in Assembly" series in Micro MartI see that Shaun Bebbington is starting a series of articles in Micro Mart magazine on how to program in assembly for those who might know a little b…
A far bigger effect is that the +2A/+3 have less contention than the 48K/128K. -
"Programming the Spectrum in Assembly" series in Micro MartI see that Shaun Bebbington is starting a series of articles in Micro Mart magazine on how to program in assembly for those who might know a little b…
... the +2A/+3 have less contention than the 48K/128K.[/QUOTE ... +2A/+3 there are less contention situations, but the effect can ... -
"Programming the Spectrum in Assembly" series in Micro MartI see that Shaun Bebbington is starting a series of articles in Micro Mart magazine on how to program in assembly for those who might know a little b…
... +2A/+3 there are less contention situations, but the effect can ... -world algorithm which experiences more contention on a +2A/+3 than ... experiences [i]much[/i] less contention on a +2A/+3 than ...