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Pseudoanalogue joysticks for the ZX SpectrumI think that when I got my first joystick back in 1985, this particular type was no longer around or it was extremely difficult to find (if commercia…
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Poll: How about a printed edition of Al's Spectrum Annual?My "experiment" of a Spectrum-related annual magazine was very well received, and many readers have been asking about the possibility of a printed ed…
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Madam Blavskja's Carnival Macabre 48KEighteen years ago to the day, Adban de Corcy (in real life: Fabián Álvarez López) released a beautiful Jet Set Willy game called “Madam Blavskja’s C…
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RS232 - built-in vs. Interface 1Hello all. After some advice, and I figured someone here would probably be able to help. I'm the owner of a (grey case) Spectrum +2, and I'm keen …
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Masterfile 09 + tasman printer interface parallelHi there to everyone involved with printing issues. I want to print from masterfile 09 to my epson dot matrix printer. I have tasman printer inter…
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I want ... printer software from tape and printing worked well. Both LPRINT and ... -
Editing Amstrad tape filesI did pose this question on one of the Amstrad groups on FB , I picked one that was not just full of nonsense or sales but never had a reply after a …
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New Utility ZXSTLC[b]New Utility ZX Spectrum Tape (& Disk) Loader Creator[/b] I made this utility to easily create tape and +3 disk loaders for my projects and have…
[b]New Utility ZX Spectrum Tape (& Disk) Loader Creator[/b]
I made this utility to easily create tape and +3 disk loaders for my projects and have adapted it recently to work with a 128k project which requires all the memory pages to be ... -
printing text on HP-GL plotters through RS232 on AY-3-8912Hello, i don't know, if anyone is even interested in these things. But i do. I like printers, plotters and other devices which we can connected to…
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i don't know, if anyone is even interested in these things. But i do. I like printers, plotters and other devices which we can connected to the ZX Spectrum.
Some time ago i did small research about RS232 (i wrote pretty ... -
How to write a simple BASIC* horizontal scrolling game (Tutorial) [b]How to write a simple BASIC* horizontal scrolling game[/b] In this tutorial, we will be talking about how to write a simple BASIC* horizont…
48k spectrum pausing the clockI had a spectrum 3b motherboard donated to me with no case. So i have decided to put it in a custom case with built in kempston port etc. I also …
... to put it in a custom case with built in kempston ...New Utility Z80onMDR - Transfer Z80 snapshot to Microdrive CartridgesWith the growing popularity of the excellent vDrive [url]https://vdrivezx.com/vdrivezx/[/url] I've adapted one of my utilities to create Microdrive …
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| -s FILE - add a custom loading screen. Screen must be ...Looking for a utility (keyboard and joystick tester)Hello everybody! I'm looking for a utility program of the Spectrum (hope this is the correct place to post it!). It showed the keyboard on screen,…
... , for a utility program), with custom tiny fonts,. Not sure why ...Custom keyboardSo this year I treated myself to a new ErgoDox EZ Glow keyboard. For anyone not familiar with the keyboard its a split keyboard for developers and is…
So this year I treated myself to a new ErgoDox EZ Glow keyboard. For anyone not familiar with the keyboard its a split keyboard for developers and is highly customisable. One advantage is, it has layers. Like the standard modifier keys you can create you ...A Look at "Serious" 16K Software.Why did the 16K Spectrum software start by being so serious? I am currently looking at a 16K program called DIETRON for the 16K Spectrum (Custom Da…
... DIETRON for the 16K Spectrum (Custom Data) 1983 . On the cassette ...Q. on laser jet toner cartridges.Made the switch over to a laser printer some years ago. Absolutely hated the cost of ink and how it dries up and you never get the page count they pr…
Need help finding a suitable emulator...Hi All, I've been working on a concept of superformatting a microdrive cartridge, so that a normal interface 1 can store up to 600Kb on a single c…
... changing the roms or writing custom code.
But I ...How do you publish your Z80 code online?I'm starting a blog about my pet project. One of the requirements is to publish explanatory Z80 code. What tools do you use for syntax highlighting? …
... for me. With possibility of custom assembler specific extensions (I'm ...Zero v0.8Pigs can apparently fly because it's the v0.8 update of Zero that no one asked for but is out for public consumption anyway. Grab it [url="https:/…
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+ Added ability to load custom symbols to represent memory locations ...Badly written arcade games?A thought came to me earlier when reading the thread discussing retro consoles.... Back in the 80s arcade conversions were all the rage, but they …
... they had the latest fancy (custom) hardware at their disposal. But ...AmAZiNG WiLLYI am thrilled to announce the release of a new Jet Set Willy game: “AmAZiNG WiLLY”, created by Carl Paterson (CnP Projectz). The game features: - …
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- A custom-made title screen, custom font and other enhancements ....dsk Infocom gamesI have a Win 98 PC, what do I need to have to run the Infocom .dsk extension games?
... with ZX32, however some are custom and only work on x128 ...Convert TAP to TZXSubject says it all really! I've got this tap2tzx, but it's blatantly for UNIX use (C programs and compiling, ugh!) Is there a Windows or DOS execu…
... saving .TZX's that contain custom loaders you could convert the ... handles saving TZX files with custom blocks/loaders, that will be ...Speedlock 5 & 6Is it really possible to convert a working VOC of a speedlock 5 or 6 game into a TZX ? The reason I ask this is because I have a couple of games tha…
... to test TZXes that use custom loaders, becuase you cannot check ...How do i learn to programAll the years i had a computer the only one i could program was the Texas Instruments Ti99/4a and when using extended basic with its so simple sprite…
... in the AL program since printing is a lot more involved ...How do i learn to programAll the years i had a computer the only one i could program was the Texas Instruments Ti99/4a and when using extended basic with its so simple sprite…
... in the AL program since printing is a lot more involved ...Night GunnerThis is similar to the problem I had earlier with that Turtles game- maybe you can solve this one too. I load the game up, and I am asked to give a c…
... that's clear!) so the printing of the codesheets was a ...
