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Bought a speccy from ebay but need helpJust bought a speccy now so i don`t have it here yet but i bought one that might be broke have a read on what it says and tell me if you think it`s f…
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Your Spectrum tape deck is almost certainly fine - ... readjustment!
Get a tape that you know works, and ... small-headed screwdriver. Play the tape and start the loader, and ... /> Just don't stop the tape with the screwdriver still in. :) -
When did Spectrum games "jump the shark"Sorry to use that hackneyed term, but there's no easier way of putting it. Basically, during the Spectrum's commercial life (roughly 1982-1992) when…
... of interest".
The cover tape wars also played their part ... -
When did Spectrum games "jump the shark"Sorry to use that hackneyed term, but there's no easier way of putting it. Basically, during the Spectrum's commercial life (roughly 1982-1992) when…
... on the merits of its cover tape.
The decision to ... -
Egghead IV on Zx Spectrum +3Egghead IV does not work on Zx Spectrum +3 in 128 mode. You have to switch to 48k mode or in "spectrum" mode. Do anyone know how to fix this (maybe …
... that line and replace "" with filenames for screen and code ... /> After that save basic part with command SAVE: "eggh4" LINE ... you're loading from tape.
With commands LOAD "" CODE: ... br />
And at last with commands LOAD "" CODE: SAVE "eggh4c ... -
how to be a complete bastardi use to play this when i was a kid and loved it but now i aint gotta clue whats going on and the slit screen with the 2 veiws must be the worst idea…
... i had this from the cover tape, it was well good, used ... -
How many Speccy games did you complete on the actual machine?I couldn't resist posting this question, it gives everyone a chance to flex their egos and gives an insight as to what people were playing when they …
... that came on the Crash Cover tape where you had to rearrange ... -
ZXLFN - storing tape header in a long file nameHi lads ;) Couple of months ago, the group of guys interested in divIDE software development has came up with an interesting idea - store tape heade…
... a widely readable, pure form, with no annoying binary headers and ... defined).
so, working with speccy will produce such files ... outside world to appear as tape with all cons. So what's ... -
ZXLFN - storing tape header in a long file nameHi lads ;) Couple of months ago, the group of guys interested in divIDE software development has came up with an interesting idea - store tape heade…
... of CSVs. It's the "tape emulation" layer that does this ... things it behaves just like tape - with the exception of LOAD "" of ... -
ZXLFN - storing tape header in a long file nameHi lads ;) Couple of months ago, the group of guys interested in divIDE software development has came up with an interesting idea - store tape heade…
... a directory like a sequential tape, with all the problems that would ... with it. IMO, LOAD "" should just produce an error (presumably R Tape ... Loading Error) in the same way it would with microdrives ... blah.ext could be loaded with any of the following ... -
ZXLFN - storing tape header in a long file nameHi lads ;) Couple of months ago, the group of guys interested in divIDE software development has came up with an interesting idea - store tape heade…
... a directory like a sequential tape, with all the problems that would ... with it. IMO, LOAD "" should just produce an error (presumably R Tape ... Loading Error) in the same way it would with ... scared to abandon the old tape system. LOAD "" was designed ... -
Prince of Persia in an actual Spectrum?Prince of Persia is one the best games programmed for our Speccy in the last 10 years, but I think originally was written for TR Dos, although there …
... formatter on a YS/SU cover tape that let you format to ... -
Prince of Persia in an actual Spectrum?Prince of Persia is one the best games programmed for our Speccy in the last 10 years, but I think originally was written for TR Dos, although there …
... formatter on a YS/SU cover tape that let you format to ... -
The New SPIN releases ThreadOk, as I'm now working on SPIN again full-time, and as a very wise man once said, "Release Early, Release Often"[1]... I'm going to release new SPIN…
... it every time, load a tape with edge detection, close spin, error ... :
It does it everytime with Terramex.tzx quicksilva release, but ... :
12c fixed it:) Playing with it for a few hours ... -
Looking for one particular music demoHi. Sorry if this is in the wrong forum, I couldn't think of anywhere else to put it. There is a music demo I'm looking for. Unfortunately I don't k…
yeah i remeber that, you could select the song by pressing a number, and a line would bouce about on the screen leaving a trail. it was a cover tape. -
How did you get games 20 years ago!!Did any of you trade games with penpales?? I had penpales in England, Israel, South-Africa, etc :)
... thrills of finding a new tape with the mail when coming home ... -
How did you get games 20 years ago!!Did any of you trade games with penpales?? I had penpales in England, Israel, South-Africa, etc :)
... thrills of finding a new tape with the mail when coming home ... -
Hacking games (and a couple DB updates)I've just been chatting to a mate about games, and we got on to the loveliness that is Introversion (the last of the "bedroom coders", alledgedly). …
... /~jg27paw4/spot-on/spotcovr.txt]COVER TAPE INDEX[/url] for Crash, Sinclair ... -
Strangest Sinclair related Collectable I now ownI couldn't resist it. just had to do it! and now i think it's got to be the strangest item in my Sinclair Collection The Clive Sinclair Thimble! [u…
... does Sinclair games loading' with great tracks such as Daley Thompsons Decathalon ... -
48K game-music demos wantedyep, I wanna get beeper only demos which play 48K game muziks to run them on my Spectrum. And I need your help, as I don?t know any... :( regards, …
I remember a demo called "Norton Commander" with music from few 48k games. It is in the WOS archive but strangely listed as a 128k demo.
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How to save TZXGreetings to all. I am starting to move on from just games into some testing of home made programs. Although I could have done that in ancient tapes…
... and some utilities for working with TZXs, like TAPER, which ... and some programs that work with scr files as well, like ... a simple basic program into tape, with realspectrum. I can imagine ... could skip the screen$ because with my second instruction ("LOAD "" "), ... -
Sherlock Holmes couldn't solve this...Right, you all know the drill; someone asks a question, then lots of people post responses, and sometimes, hopefully, amongst all of the "[COLOR=roya…
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Most keys don?t workHi there, Nice to see all those Speccy fans out here, i?m not alone :) I just bought a used Sinclair Spectrum 48 k but unfortunatly it has a major …
... to heat it. the sticky tape underneath gives way easily when ... />
After replacing the membrane with a new one, you have ... the remains of the old tape with alcohol (NOT acetone), cut some ... thick or too thin sticky tape.
I've done ... -
Gods (YS) - ever 'completed'?Maybe the best strategy ever... but, is it playable at all? Is the file on WoS (tape from YS 69) just demo version? I have trouble to 'replenish' …
Gods (YS) - ever 'completed'?Maybe the best strategy ever... but, is it playable at all? Is the file on WoS (tape from YS 69) just demo version? I have trouble to 'replenish' …
[QUOTE=Frankie]It doesn't say anything about being a Demo.
[/QUOTE] Which is wrong (I'm pretty sure).
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Have you played it from this Cover Tape, or the Z80 file?
[/QUOTE] Both, before 1st post here. Both :-(old tapeshy there! i have a problem with my spectrum 48k. my brother and i have found it on the attic, its 24 yr old and it still works great! but i have prob…
... when adjusting. Just play the tape with the game on, and listen ...ZXSP Emulator running too fastHi All, I was wondering if any of you have had a problem whereby the zxsp emulator runs too fast so won't load games etc? For example, when loading…
... never actually used the virtual tape player in zxsp, however I ... positioning of the tape, with a visual indicator, including tape counter. I know ... zxsp, it graphically represented the tape deck.ZXSP Emulator running too fastHi All, I was wondering if any of you have had a problem whereby the zxsp emulator runs too fast so won't load games etc? For example, when loading…
... positioning of the tape, with a visual indicator, including tape counter. I ... zxsp, it graphically represented the tape deck.[/QUOTE]
Thanks ... a graphical view of the tape, and recording doesn't ... have no use. With Fuses block oriented tape playback a counter ...Passing off games as your ownWe ran into a rather interesting case over the past day: [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0011821"]Jukebox[/URL], which appeare…
... become Cosmic Chaos, a Crash cover tape game.
Hot Shot ...Passing off games as your ownWe ran into a rather interesting case over the past day: [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0011821"]Jukebox[/URL], which appeare…
... become Cosmic Chaos, a Crash cover tape game.
Hot Shot ...Speccy regrets...One of my biggest regrets is disposing of all the Personal Computer News that I had - all of them from - issue 1 It wouldn't be bad at all if they…
... only reacted in a way with the knowledge and feelings you ... regret recording over original tapes with music in the 90's and ...