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Fuse 0.5.1 and libspectrum 0.1.0 releasedVersion 0.5.1 of Fuse, the Free Unix Spectrum Emulator, is now available from its homepage, [url="http://www.srcf.ucam.org/~pak21/spectrum/fuse.html"…
... sucks out most of the CPU cycles, I haven't had ... -
Demo effectsRight, erm, first of all, since this post is about demos, it's possibly not right to post it in the Games forum, but it didn't seem right posting it …
... do the effect with negligable CPU usage, imagine, full colour graphics ... -
TAP files for the TS 2068Hi, just recently bought a TS 2068 and found "Taper" on the web. Downloaded it and began to use it only to discover that it would not open TS 2068 fi…
... . Finally, software that is highly CPU timing dependant would also not ... .
Because of the CPU's slightly faster speed, the ... , as they used the same CPU timing loops contained in the ... -
Spectrum +3 fault - flashing screen on power onHi ive just bought a +3 When I power it on the power led and disk drive led come on. The screen just flashes black and white around the border, almos…
... the core circuitry itself - ROM, CPU or memory.
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Can somebody help me with this?One of my "friends" shoved a piece of metal into the back of my spectrum (48k RAM) and now whenever I try to use it theres nothing but weird lines an…
Hello. This way CPU Z80, RAM or ROM failed.< ... and changed two chips:
CPU and ROM. Now it works ... -
ObituaryYesterday my spectrum died :( Over 7 years of faithful service its finally gone to Silicon heaven. Rest in peace spectrum 48k+ Born sometime in 198…
Still, it *might* be that there's a power failure someplace... who knows, perhaps CPU, ULA, ROM and RAM are ok.
I suggest you don't dispose of it in ANY case, since it might come in handy for spares! -
Arcade gamesAny thoughts on what are the best speccy versions of classic arcade games? I think 3D Tank Duel is probably the best speccy version of Battlezone, P…
Ms Pacman
Moon Cresta
Joust
Outrun was correct, but missed (CPU-)speed. -
Something i'd like to see in future spectrum emu'sI haven't checked every emu out so i hope this hasn't been implemented somewhere already...one thing i'd like to see is a special enhanced mode where…
Also, X128 (MS-DOS) has cpu speed option. You can use ... spectrum with 14/28mhz CPU, thus increasing spectrums cpu power. Game speed ... -
Something i'd like to see in future spectrum emu'sI haven't checked every emu out so i hope this hasn't been implemented somewhere already...one thing i'd like to see is a special enhanced mode where…
Cyborg: Meaning, a CPU speed up may lead to ... speed, but get magnified when CPU timing is speeded up? Or ... -
Something i'd like to see in future spectrum emu'sI haven't checked every emu out so i hope this hasn't been implemented somewhere already...one thing i'd like to see is a special enhanced mode where…
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Cyborg: Meaning, a CPU speed up may lead to ... speed, but get magnified when CPU timing is speeded up? Or ... code that utilises the extra CPU cycles to produce a more ... -
Something i'd like to see in future spectrum emu'sI haven't checked every emu out so i hope this hasn't been implemented somewhere already...one thing i'd like to see is a special enhanced mode where…
... busy (slowdown). Turning up the CPU speed gets rid of this ... /> I've always found the CPU feature good for the Hobbit ... -
Something i'd like to see in future spectrum emu'sI haven't checked every emu out so i hope this hasn't been implemented somewhere already...one thing i'd like to see is a special enhanced mode where…
Turning up the cpu speed on interrupt driven games ... -
Question on 8-bit, 16-bit, 32-bit...Hello, Sorry, this is probably a really dumb question(and something I should know by now :)). I tried doing some searches about this but came up only…
... is a true 8 bit CPU. It "thinks" and transfers data ... bits inside and outside the CPU.
Have a headache ... -
Z80 AssemblerSome of you may know that I'm working on a Z80 assembler. I thought I'd start a thread so I can see what people think and what they might want to see…
... to define instructions for other CPU's so I want to ... -
Spectrum vs Amstrad (C64 has been knocked out!)The C64 was sensationally knocked out this morning of the Micromart World Cup by Amstrad, the final score being 71 votes to 70. In a week-long match …
... bad it takes too much cpu :( and res is 4x2 ( 8x2 ... -
University DissertationI'm in my second year of a Computer Software Development Degree, and have to produce over the next 13 weeks a mini-dissertation that leads in to my d…
Dr Beep - it woulfd also be helpful if the mototrola CPU had more than one register - it would be a hell of a labour emulating a zilog on that thing. -
16k spectrum crash?Hi, I have just been given a spectrum 16k. I plugged it in and it worked, but after turning the machine off and connecting the 32k (cheetah) memory …
... fault is ULA, followed by CPU, then ROM.
worth ... -
What is your worst Speccy related memory?We've had the good times, but there were bad times too. I will give you two choice cuts from my back catalogue... Over at a friends house, wanting to…
... encouraged due to the socketed CPU or RAM (can't remember ... -
Horizontal scrollDoes anyone know how to do a 2 or 4 pixel left or right horizontal scroll of the spectrum screen. I can make a 1 one pixel scroll with: ... rl (hl…
... very expensive in terms of CPU time.
Providing the ... -
Spectrum modficationsThere is a post about Outrun on the games forum, which makes the fair point that the game is playable when you double the speed on an emulator. Other…
... , in theory.. speed up the CPU, and just make sure you ... -
Spectrum modficationsThere is a post about Outrun on the games forum, which makes the fair point that the game is playable when you double the speed on an emulator. Other…
... and 3.5 Mhz for CPU, so if we can trap ... ULA and 7 Mhz for CPU, switchable to 3.5 Mhz ... , you can double the CPU speed. 14 Mhz is possible ... -
Fake screenshots? No - now it's REAL screenshotsOk then. A few weeks ago I said I will show You the new gfx-mode of Speccy and - here it is: [url="http://republika.pl/hooy_prg/hprg.zip"]http://rep…
... is not possiblebecause the Z80 CPU is too slow for such ... -
Fake screenshots? No - now it's REAL screenshotsOk then. A few weeks ago I said I will show You the new gfx-mode of Speccy and - here it is: [url="http://republika.pl/hooy_prg/hprg.zip"]http://rep…
... is not possiblebecause the Z80 CPU is too slow for such ... -
Keyboard MembraneHi all I'm about to finally replace the dead keyboard membrane in my 48K Speccy. Is there any preventative stuff I can do to improve the life of the…
... connector and mount a small cpu fan, which blows downwards.. keeps ... -
Keyboard MembraneHi all I'm about to finally replace the dead keyboard membrane in my 48K Speccy. Is there any preventative stuff I can do to improve the life of the…
Hey, GP, the idea of a spectrum with a CPU fan cooler on top of it is actually pretty 'cool' (unintentional pun).
Would it be possible for you to post or put up someplace a picture of this fine re-engineering work for us to see? -
Spectrum officeJust out of curiousity ? What are you up to while u are online during the day.. I'm currently in an office for a magazine company in South wales. Th…
... board here with a 68060 CPU on, which is currently hooked ... -
Spectrum +2 faultHave recently purchased a +2 but it is not working. When you switch it on all I get is a screen with lots of different coloured boxes on it and it wo…
... is highly probably the Z80A CPU, this can be easy replaced ... -
Spectrum +2 faultHave recently purchased a +2 but it is not working. When you switch it on all I get is a screen with lots of different coloured boxes on it and it wo…
... think it's either the CPU or the lower memory. Is ...