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Starglider 128k TZXNow I would if I could, but I simply don't have a copy of the game on tape handy, but is there any possibility that someone could upload a working ve…
... no frame of reference to compare that to, I'll leave ... the boxed retail ?14.95 copy with the 48k version on ... -
divIDE issuesI discovered a few issues with the divIDE hardware and FATware software that may be of interest to some people. 1. ROM paging If your Spectrum is a…
... -cached bootsector (it was a buffer allocation mistype). But, bug is ... using dd or similar block-copy utility. Goot fs formatters will ... -
Help, my Sprite Code wont workI have zipped it all up here: [url="http://www.peargames.co.uk/downloads/galagorf.zip"]http://www.peargames.co.uk/downloads/galagorf.zip[/url] If y…
... it is copied from the buffer to the physical screen.
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Ripping Text from ZX games running on EmulatorsHello one and all - All hail Retro! I'd like to know how to rip all the .txt from ZX games running on a windoze emulator (I'm a writer and like do…
... RICOCHET scroller message.
Compare in a hex editor the ... you were after an exact copy of the ricochet scroller text ... -
Method to read byte as binary string rather than dec?Hi all Am fiddling around with the screen buffer and have written a routine to scan the screenbuffer into upper ram and then write it back in upside…
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Ever felt conned?Have you ever read a review for a speccy game and the reviewer gives it a glowing review and you trust him and go out and buy the game only to find i…
... -off. :D
And Buffer Micro in Streatham (near where ... ) used to have just ONE copy of [I]Tobor[/I] by ... -
+3 disc imaging (idea + SDP)Following a bit of research, which you can probably see in the "old code" thread, I had an idea for a bit of software that may be useful (for me, and…
... +3 utility disks (Megadisk WILL copy these disks). I know because ... the same result, hence the copy would fail. Very clever system ... the error during the copy process, rendering the copy unuseable - Maybe Jon ... is loaded into the track buffer.
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z88dkHello. I'm an spanish user of spectrum (and naturaly of this page). I have a question. I want to start to program games with z88dk, but I need a goo…
... second buffer and when the scene is complete, copy it ... a 8-byte pixel buffer and a single byte ... attribute buffer, which is then ... br /> - No 70000 cycle copy of second buffer
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Which Emulator do you use the most? and whyI currently use ZX32, it's free, which is great but it's not as fast as I'd like. Please everybody, tell me your fave emulator and why. I'm quite …
... it's alright to illegally copy CDs or DVDs instead of ... don't think you can compare a back bedroom emulator developer ... -
ANN: SP1 for Z88DK (aka splib3, Sprite Pack v3.0)Well it's finally arrived, after a month of "a few days from now" release deadlines. SP1 is the lastest version of splib, a flicker-free software sp…
... to copy the background tile to an 8-byte pixel buffer and ... buffers, and finally the finished buffer is copied to the screen ... into the pixel and attribute buffer and any sprites following it ... , the finished pixel and attribute buffer are copied to the screen ... -
ANN: SP1 for Z88DK (aka splib3, Sprite Pack v3.0)Well it's finally arrived, after a month of "a few days from now" release deadlines. SP1 is the lastest version of splib, a flicker-free software sp…
... bit must be set to copy pointers to the ROM character ... // for occluding sprites, clear pixel buffer before draw
#define SP1_TYPE_2BYTE ... , sp1_UpdateNow() will clear the pixel buffer before the sprite character is ... -
ANN: SP1 for Z88DK (aka splib3, Sprite Pack v3.0)Well it's finally arrived, after a month of "a few days from now" release deadlines. SP1 is the lastest version of splib, a flicker-free software sp…
... in the 8-byte pixel buffer. By using an occluding ... does not clear the pixel buffer before it is drawn, ... another character in the pixel buffer. Arrange for two same- ... first thing we do is copy 7 blank pixel rows ... blank row. So we copy 14 bytes to supply the ... -
Speccy 128k Double Buffering.If I understand this right, you display either of the screens, and draw to the one that is not being displayed. Am i right in thinking that the Non …
... screen instead of a memory buffer include, as MetalBrain suggested, the ... of time it takes to copy the buffer. If you have a ... a lot of data to copy, so not only do you ... it to the buffer, you then need to copy it, which ain ... -
Speccy 128k Double Buffering.If I understand this right, you display either of the screens, and draw to the one that is not being displayed. Am i right in thinking that the Non …
... the screen to a buffer area. Copy it to the viewable screen ... is the time taken to copy the screen. That time would ... -
ANN: SP1 for Z88DK (aka splib3, Sprite Pack v3.0)Well it's finally arrived, after a month of "a few days from now" release deadlines. SP1 is the lastest version of splib, a flicker-free software sp…
... queue. Byte- and word-circular buffer will be added in time ... must supply a compare function that can compare items in the heap ... and insodoing the compare function determines whether the heap ... -
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…
... graphics from the back buffer". The back buffer (screen$) will need to ... 0 will use the back buffer screen$ for graphics. If you ... to indicate where the back buffer is.
Colour info ... 6144 bytes), you can quickly copy the attribute data into the ... -
Do you use version control software?Hi, I wonder what, if any, version control people use in their development. I use PVCS 8 at work but get a little disgruntled at the cost, the RAM …
... repository. Using SVN you copy from your 'current' branch ... untouched, but you could copy them again to make ... then work on the copy.[/QUOTE]
There' ... Compare to check which files we've changed in our copy ... it knows what to compare it against when checking ... -
Do you use version control software?Hi, I wonder what, if any, version control people use in their development. I use PVCS 8 at work but get a little disgruntled at the cost, the RAM …
... you do a branched copy of the current state ... the repository. Using SVN you copy from your 'current' branch ... untouched, but you could copy them again to make fix ... also keeps a local copy of each file so ... it knows what to compare it against when checking back ... -
Alien8 style 3D Tiles - TheoryHello, Are there any articles etc explaining how to do 3d style tiles, i.e. when to redraw those in front etc. I would guess you would need to work…
... /> I just loaded up my copy of KnightLore to play it ... etc, even use a offscreen buffer? -
ZX Game Book UpdateHi all... For various unrelated reasons the time I have for editing has been limited to weekends, but I'm still plugging away. I have created 'fi…
... , I better go order a copy :)
[QUOTE=48K]On ... me, a labour of love. Compare it to, for example, Cybernoid ... -
The Only Reason Sinclair Succeeded (Provoking Controversy)Although I love my Sinclairs dearly, I think that the only reason they succeeded was because at the time most people did not know any better (factori…
... you to alternate what screen buffer you were updating and just ... make it appear rather than copy the entire thing like many ... -
The Only Reason Sinclair Succeeded (Provoking Controversy)Although I love my Sinclairs dearly, I think that the only reason they succeeded was because at the time most people did not know any better (factori…
... /> Or that you could just copy tapes from all your buds ... />
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The Only Reason Sinclair Succeeded (Provoking Controversy)Although I love my Sinclairs dearly, I think that the only reason they succeeded was because at the time most people did not know any better (factori…
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Microdrive gamesI saw a few Spectrum games on Ebay recently which were advertised as being in the microdrive format, they even had a photo of the cartridge with a la…
... older. I think you can compare the Beatles to Ultimate, both ... 't know whether selling a copy of the image of an ... -
Composite video mod on a 16K issue 2, not workingI carried out the composite video mod detailed here: [url]http://user.tninet.se/~vjz762w/fixuspec.html[/url] I chose the one that requires the trans…
... whole thing being simply a buffer amp. I suppose a little ... buy from Maplin. Look here, compare the prices amd cry at ... -
Ways to use double buffering in basicI was meddling with woody's print stream code where you can print characters at any pixel location on screen. I was playing with 12 sprites, very ann…
... . The one and only double buffer technique you can use with ... fast m/c program to copy dfile #1 at $4000 into ... you still need a fast copy in step 4 which will ... buffering works well when that copy isn't needed -- ie when ... -
Ways to use double buffering in basicI was meddling with woody's print stream code where you can print characters at any pixel location on screen. I was playing with 12 sprites, very ann…
... already shown frame into a buffer?
We gotta find ... memory area, then copy that area into screen buffer.
I ... basic only draws selected screen buffer. That's why when I ... -
Ways to use double buffering in basicI was meddling with woody's print stream code where you can print characters at any pixel location on screen. I was playing with 12 sprites, very ann…
... already shown frame into a buffer?
We gotta find ... memory area, then copy that area into screen buffer.
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