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Bloody idiotic software companies!Why is it that so many companies these days assume (arseume?) that everyone has an Internet connection at home?? That's far from being true, at least…
... software, someone is eventually going to crack it, and then the ... as soon as someone did convert them to digital format (whether by ... point out that Doom 3 ran too slowly to be playable on ... the programmers optimized their code to use hardware tricks. Trouble is ... -
+3 upgrades advice neededI`ve just bought a +3 after years of wanting one here, [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ZX-SPECTRUM-3-128K-c-w-BUILT-IN-3-FLOPPY-DISK-DRIVE_W0QQitemZ5234…
... like being able to read +3 DOS headers in ... basic are really useful. I upgraded my +2a to ... a +2e and eventually installed a CF card internally. Thanks to ... copy to 3 inch disks. Having a +2a I had to ... having a HD dedicated to +3 DOS and one ... -
sprite making in +3 BASIC?Any sprite tutorial I come across is far too complicated! Can someone help me? For instance, how do you create a person-shaped animated sprite which …
I am a games developer in my spare time, and I use the PC language DarkBASIC which is very different to +3 BASIC. Anyhoo, I have a Spectrum +2a with +3 BASIC and 48BASIC. So how do I get machine code? Surely you can tell by now that I am really stupid! -
Recommended cassette recorder?I'm looking for a new cassette recorder with a counter. Any suggestions?
If anyone has an old Spectrum 128, +2, +2A or +3, then use the built-in cassette recorder to play games. Connect the 9V-DC socket to the mains (PSU if you're using +2A or +3), switch on, rewind a tape, start an emulator, et voil -
DivIDE interface help neededhave got my DivIDE interface, CF adapter and CF 1 gig card all linked up, on a +3 I get the DemFir intro screen, good! Problem is I get no screen wha…
... to get rid of the automapping to be able to go to ... BASIC and load the flashing tap to ... unlucky design of +2a/+2b/+3 machines - they have ... video signal is pulled externally to +5v.
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Draft specs for TZX v1.20Hi all! In the attempt to restart the development of the TZX format, I've put online the first version of the draft document [1]. At the moment ther…
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With regard to the 3.5/3.54MHz clocks, how can ... our real tape. We then convert that to tstates, which is still ... artifically constraining the times according to what you've been told ... -
128k, +2, +3ok i`ve asked a lot of questions over the few days but this is gonna be my final one on whats what unless i get lost once i get my apeccy so here goe…
... and has that "sinclair" feel to it. It also has some ... one.
The +2a and +3 are the top of the ... operating system. 3" disks can be a twat to get hold of ... to load from tape in +3 BASIC (and on a +2a) you need to ... will not work on a +2a/+3.
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128k, +2, +3ok i`ve asked a lot of questions over the few days but this is gonna be my final one on whats what unless i get lost once i get my apeccy so here goe…
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Got all of them fixed. I do have +2 (grey) ROMs in my +2A machine though - in both sockets, so the games that write stuff to +3 ports or check ROM work just fine too... -
ANN: Alchemist Software FTP site up and runningHi guys and gals Just a quick post to announce that the my new FTP site (address in my sig) is up and running. To log in, just log in as annonymous…
... best, so I'll probably convert them to .TAP aswell. When that ... it would be nice to be able to continue from where things ... formatters for the +3, utilities to enable the +D to read disks of ... formats, software to create turbo loaders, stuff to put files from ... -
Why did the Commodore 64 lose to the Spectrum in the UK?The Commodore 64 was released in the UK in 1983. As we all know, it was a great machine from a US company with a much larger financial backing than t…
... /> I'll sell my soul to anyone who has the TV ... for the 128, +2 or +3...
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The ... six crappy games that seemed to date from the 16k era ... Spectrum, I think a +2A or +3. Perhaps someone in England has ... -
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…
... +2a and I just bought a working +3 PCB and was thinking to ... fit a 3.5" to it. (The +2a case ... instructions how to connect modern 1.44 3.5" floppy to +3 (as A ... .". Is there a way to use normal 3.5" with these instructions ... -
Mulitiface 1With a Mulitface 1, can you save games from tape and put them on disk on a +3? Or is it just compatitable with the 48/128k +2 models?
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When the +3 came out (and the +2A too, I think ... ), many hardware add-ons refused to work ... * on the +3 (and +2A, I think). The Mutltiface 3 was unique amongst ... 't save the games to +3 disc, just to cassette. Only the MF3 ... -
Mulitiface 1With a Mulitface 1, can you save games from tape and put them on disk on a +3? Or is it just compatitable with the 48/128k +2 models?
... 2a/+3 you WILL need a Multiface 3, as only it will save to +3 ... slightly different on a +2a/3 than on the normal ... with a Multiface 3.
Forgot to say - the ... very easy indeed to put MF1 saves to +3 disk! The ... , so you need to mess around with machine ... -
EmuZwin27How does this thing work? I can't get it to load anything at all. All I can get it to do is show me loading screens and nothing else :confused: I'm p…
... , I've got it working to a point. BUT, I still ... can't get .fdi files to load. .TAP .TZX are both ... when I set the hardware to +2a or +3, it forces itself into ... . Can I run disk images (+3) from 48k basic?
EmuZwin27How does this thing work? I can't get it to load anything at all. All I can get it to do is show me loading screens and nothing else :confused: I'm p…
... I've got it working to a point. BUT, I still ... can't get .fdi files to load. .TAP .TZX are ... when I set the hardware to +2a or +3, it forces itself into ... . Can I run disk images (+3) from 48k basic?
[/ ... Disk but did not implement +3 disk system or others. ( ...Opus Discovery 3.5 inch disk driveWould one of these work on a +3 or +2a? So could you save games onto normal disks using a multiface 3 or another mulitiface (1 or 2?) for the +2a? W…
... 2 - not a black +2a (the colour distinction is often ... and above them on the +2a).
There ... the +2 and the +2a. One of these differences ... the +2a or +3 without a special 'fixit' device to correct the ... have been asking you to clarify whether you have ...What PSU is suitable for +2?if I don?t have the original one, what PSU I?ll need for that?
... PSU. Thats what I use to run one of my old ... need the +2a or +3 PSU. This PSU connects to the Speccy via ...Unpublished spectrum gameHi there I have a Spectrum PDS development environment and before I get rid of my old PC which has an ISA slot I thought I should ask this question i…
... know to what address you need to jump to and just want to see ... WOS here) to convert the wav to .TZX format. Use TZX2TAP to convert it to .TAP ... and then just strip off first 3 bytes ... and the last byte to get a ...Spectrum Game CompatibilityHi, At the moment I have a spectrum 48k. I am planning to get a 128k +2, but I have a problem. Will my 48k games work on 128k +2? Because some of the…
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The +2a and +3 had severe incompatibility issues for ... timing purposes - you could synch to the display generation quite nicely ...Spectrum Game CompatibilityHi, At the moment I have a spectrum 48k. I am planning to get a 128k +2, but I have a problem. Will my 48k games work on 128k +2? Because some of the…
[QUOTE=Dunny]The +2a and +3 had severe incompatibility issues for ... timing purposes - you could synch to the display generation quite nicely ... about the +2 (grey) and +2a (black), is there incompatibility issues ...Anyone got divIDE and +3/+2A?About a year ago, somebody asked me to port the Spectrum +3e ROMs over to the divIDE interface. I did this, but never heard back so I was unsure if t…
... have eprom burner, divIDE, +2A and +3 (with 3.5" disk )
What is the difference to normal ... roms with divIDE and +3/+2A?
to see that you are back ...Anyone got divIDE and +3/+2A?About a year ago, somebody asked me to port the Spectrum +3e ROMs over to the divIDE interface. I did this, but never heard back so I was unsure if t…
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to normal roms with divIDE and +3/+2A?[/QUOTE]
to OPEN/CLOSE channels to files and perform ... give you access to standard filesystems, and to TAP files (and ...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…
... seemed to be to hook the routines that draw to the ... possible on the +2A and +3. The CPU speed ... s barely enough time to run the original code, ... differences are enough to make it much harder to support.
to how the original hardware ...Background image with SP1 and Z88DKWhat is the prefered way to place an entire (or very large) image in the background when using SP1? Should I convert it to a long (32*24=768 ) list o…
... when using SP1? Should I convert it to a long (32*24 ... coordinate on same column)
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; 4 attribute ... =xwrap?, 2=yinc?, 3=ywrap?
uchar x; // +3 current x coordinate ...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…
... possible on the +2A and +3. The CPU speed ... differences are enough to make it much harder to support.
to how the original hardware ... the arcade to 6x6 on the SAM to fit everything ... of disassembling the thing to keep the game logic ...Background image with SP1 and Z88DKWhat is the prefered way to place an entire (or very large) image in the background when using SP1? Should I convert it to a long (32*24=768 ) list o…
... background. Should I convert it to a very large ( ... uniquely[/B] cover 1/3 of the full-size ... might be able to convert your screen$ to a smaller number ... deleted (and memory returned to the allocator for reuse) ... , when using SP1, to start from the beginning ...NTSC for Speccy? What would happen?Hi doods. I was just reading a bit there about the TEA2000 video encoder. I'm just talking theory here. What would happen if you... Cut pins 12 an…
... to +3. I looked it up after reading another thread about the +2A ... switching between the two appears to be quite easy. The ... chip needs to be clocked at 8. ... should be quite easy to make any speccy that ... 'd be quite interested to find out it works.< ...9-pin joystick cables.Does anyone know where I could get some 9-wire cables with an Atari-style 9-pin plug on the end? I'm planning to do some joystick repairs / experime…
... offer, but I've been to Maplin's already.
3 but not port 1 of a +2A.
2A or +3.
It'll continue to be a ...How are people developing?Are most coding on actual HW or under emulation, or cross developing?
... , and Spectaculator to test the code or to patch some M ... game "moggy").
To code in BASIC I fire ... BasIn (I use it to merge/renumber and several other ... it on a TZX, change to +3 mode, load the Hisoft BASIC ... days I coded in my +2A and it was a real ...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…
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"(...) 3 years later System 3 decided to convert it to PC, although [B ...
It was easier to make imaginative games 24 years ... unnecessarily complex and useless to the programmer who just ...
