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whats your second favourite retro computerOk i'm going to assume that for most of us here the speccy is our favourite number 1 retro computer,its the best home computer in the world etc etc :…
... more 2D capability thanks to custom hardware that included its blitter ... -
Screen$ ScreensaverDoes anyone know where I can get a screensaver called "Screen$" that apparently simulates a Speccy loading?
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Game RemakesWhat games do you think need a PC remake? i nominate The Great Escape and Where Time Stood Still
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Another Spin problem game?Anyone else tried loading Doomsday by Relion software? Doesn't seem to want to load.
... use a ROM with no custom mods. You can load with ... -
windows loading screenhello all, anyone got a windows98 bootup screen that looks like a spectrum tape loading screen? Will be cool isn't it? Imagine...a grayish screen, w…
I used to have a screen saver which had the 1982 Sinclair Research Ltd. message then went on to display various loading screen$.
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My own Home Computer It's true. My company are planning to build a new Home Computer. It will use a Z80 CPU running at 6mhz, 128k Ram and will run all Spectrum and ZX81 …
... sort plus multimeters, logic probes, custom pcbs etc = 5 grand? also ... 're going to need some custom chips built, and even a ... -
My own Home Computer It's true. My company are planning to build a new Home Computer. It will use a Z80 CPU running at 6mhz, 128k Ram and will run all Spectrum and ZX81 …
... the design and specifications.
Custom chips? Really, really only if ... - you probably won't need custom hardware. -
My own Home Computer It's true. My company are planning to build a new Home Computer. It will use a Z80 CPU running at 6mhz, 128k Ram and will run all Spectrum and ZX81 …
... I would argue that a custom chip would be unnecesary - there ... -
My own Home Computer It's true. My company are planning to build a new Home Computer. It will use a Z80 CPU running at 6mhz, 128k Ram and will run all Spectrum and ZX81 …
... the ROM with your own custom design, but due to compiler ... -
New SPIN 0.3a releaseHi all, here's the next version - mainly a maintenance release, with new bugs :) Here's what's new: V0.3a - Bugs and more tapes -------------------…
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Lords of Midnight for PalmOSJust thought I'd poke my head above the parapet to announce my current project, a Palm port of Lords of Midnight. All I've got so far is a rough impl…
Lords of Midnight has a custom font, which I'd like to keep if I can. I am currently thinking of making it proportionally-spaced. -
Basic and AY musicis it possible to play an ay-music in background while a basic program is running?
... anything you should include a custom call variable in the IM1 ... -
Basic and AY musicis it possible to play an ay-music in background while a basic program is running?
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+3 Disk Dumping, Your Problems ?Hi folks, I believe many people who read these forums are in possetion of +3 Disks as listed on the SDP projects' pages. I'd like to know the main …
... , which means you need a custom cable.
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Eprom on a Spectrum 128, technical questionI have connected my ZX<->PC Interface on a Spectrum 128K and after start it will go directly to the 48K screen with the (C) message from my rom (s…
... you have means that your custom ROM is always asserting itself ... -
TZX compatibility issuesI seem to have a problem with using TZX files on different emulators. Specifically, files Saved As TZX from emulator. I better explain: I have a fe…
On the same subject, Jon, the TZX of "La Abad?a del Crimen" (yes, [B]that[/B] again) does not currently work under Spectaculator. Is that this just because it's a custom loader which is not supported yet? -
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…
... faster hardware set. They run custom ROMs with timing critical routines ... -
unreleased games and beta versionsAre there any alternative beta versions of games, or games that were never released at all in the archive. I dont seem to be able to find any. There …
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Professional PiracyI was just wondering... Back in the early nineties I tripped into my local John Menzies (Dunfermline) to buy a few Speccy games. Having picked up a …
... have been a big money saver for the companies. In this ... -
TZX compatibility issuesI seem to have a problem with using TZX files on different emulators. Specifically, files Saved As TZX from emulator. I better explain: I have a fe…
... just because it's a custom loader which is not supported ... -
How can I make my own icons in windows??How can I make my own icons in windows?? They are .dll files, must I save bitmaps in that format?? with which program.. help please
... colour upwards looks with my custom DOOM icons. Plus Windows 95 ... -
Spectrum v Amiga : The Final starts.The final has begun, just in case you didn't know. The old Speccy is getting a bit of a kicking at the moment, so get those votes in!
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[ANN]: Spectaculator 5.0 available for downloadHere we go again... *deep breath* ;) Spectaculator is a Sinclair ZX Spectrum emulator for PCs running Windows 95, 98, ME, NT 4, 2000 and XP. Specta…
Wye Valley CompilerI notice the Wye Valley Compiler available on WOS is only a Z80 snap of the 48k version. Although it *says* it's available as a Perfect TZX, the TZX …
OK, I'll upload the TAP files.
It's not a custom loader anyway, so TAP is nearly as good as a TZX in this case.Tales of hate and despair in 8-bitsThis topic seeks to shed some light on one of the most obscure questions a spectrum user can ask. Why do we hate Commodore?
... strengths is its weakness. Scroll, custom sprites etc. when trying to ...MIDI soundsHello Everybody! Do anybody knows where can I find MIDI files from different spectrum games. I mean, I am looking to hear again sounds from Batman, H…
well i have seen midi of spectrum games but i guess they were custom made. too bad tere isnt a tool like sid2midi ... personally id like to see a ay2midi ( and vtx2midi , etc ).kazaa for 8/16 bit stuffhello, just thought id pop my head in the spectum camp (im a commodore 64 geezer by choice. please dont throw any bricks yet) in the forums at lem…
... complete sets from tosec and custom ones from edonkey/emule etc ... for us. if its a custom made program i do hope ...Compilersaside from SE Basic Compilers, what are some other good ones? Personally im afetr HISOFT Compiler for 128k, but if theres any others it would be nice…
... loading of images fro a custom short basic program to do ...kazaa for 8/16 bit stuffhello, just thought id pop my head in the spectum camp (im a commodore 64 geezer by choice. please dont throw any bricks yet) in the forums at lem…
... . Menus, demo like effects and custom composed music. To me, cracktros ...Loading schemes18 years ago I hated loading schemes like Alcatraz and Speedlock because they were a b*tch to copy and became unreliable when the tape got older. Now…
Now that I think of it, did Codemasters ever use any custom or turbo loaders? I've got a (relatively) huge stash of CM games, all with the standard loader...