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LZ77 en/decodingI've written an LZ77 en/decoding routine as I couldn't find one around for the Spectrum. Initially I'm just doing it in BASIC to get the logic right.…
... the compressed data, and space for whatever you need uncompressed, and the decompression routine all in RAM ... 're loading the source off disk or a ROM cartridge and can throw ... data, but all in RAM at the same time it's much harder to reap the ... -
Maritrini and Cray 5 loading problemsHas anyone else here had issues loading either of these on a 128k? No matter what I try, both these games refuse to load properly. I can get both t…
... , pages in the RAM page needed, LDIRs it, pages RAM0 back, and on to the next ... block. Last two blocks are loaded into standard RAM with ... people who have played it in real hardware, even from DivIDE ... -
Building a loading screenHi all, if anyone is interested - Andy has posted up some steps he went through to construct the Spectrum loading screen for Gloop Troops 2. There mi…
... file called Loader.bas and paste in the following lines of ... file called LoadingScreen.asm and paste in the following lines of ... window and go to the MyGame folder. Type the following commands to build ... /> Your screen will be saved on tape. Afterwards load it ... -
ULA snowHow is this feature implemented in emulators ? And how exact is the emulation ? I somehow supposed that ULA snow is something that is not very determ…
... between the ULA requesting pixel and attribute data at the same time as the CPU ... you are referring to the 128K Spectrum and active screen is paged in at $C000 ... byte placed on the memory bus) it causes contended RAM to be selected ... -
Tap-format, multiload and fastloading?I'm having a bit of a hard time wrapping my head around the tape-loading process, and the .TAP format. I have a +2A and load everything via a laptop…
... mode in k7zx some of the stuff I try works.
However, to ... some speed, I want to use the fast-loading mode (I've ... STOP on his tape. And resume to load another part of a ... when entire part is loaded-in, and starts again, when the program resumes loading ... -
Noob needing help with MP3 Loading?Hey all, I literally just got my first Spectrum today, and I've been trying to get Knightmare working on it. However, the tape I have isn't working, …
... cable and then connect the amplifier itself to the Spectrum with the usual ... which came with Spectrums up to the 128K "toastrack" model is ... 's no point in converting them to WAVs when you ... PC substitute to feed data into the Spectrum - but with the usual ... -
SAGE gamebook project newsThat's the Spectrum Adventure Gamebook Enhancement, that is (for the time being, anyhow). I've updated the [url=http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~jg2…
... note to say that I've got the basic game runner working, in ... the inventory, select the next step and repeat to the end. (Well, it would continue to the ... distance from the start, to give the optimum arrangement of location data for each ... -
La scopa[I]La scopa[/I] is a card game programmed by Original Soft and published in Load 'n' Run Italian tape magazine in February 1985. Load 'n' Run used t…
... include should be saved as separate TZX files and sent to the archive. I ... website in both Italian and English, with the option of sending them to Martijn ... for evaluation in ... -
Harlequin clone...PCB manufactured!Using Chris Smith's detailed schematics and project notes from the Harlequin... a Speccy fan in the United States by the name of Don (Superfo) has de…
... /O operation blocked the buffer that had to give the data to the CPU in that operation ... , these operations work again, and thanks to the isolating resistors, all those interfaces ... -
The So What's This Buzzsaw All About Then? Thread.Erm. This: [URL="http://www.joefish.co.uk/speccy/Joefish_Buzzsaw_Demo_1.tap"]http://www.joefish.co.uk/speccy/Joefish_Buzzsaw_Demo_1.tap[/URL] Keys…
... in synch with the sweep of the beam. And where there aren't meant to ... very rapidly as the data loads. So as the TV draws the picture, on ... just counting time then copying in the colour data line-by-line. That ... -
What if there was no memory or space limitation?What if there was no memory or space limitation? We've had topics about the limitations of the Speccy's hardware, topics where we discussed how good …
... about paging systems and just set up buffers in the main address space ... use the 128 RAM disk in MRT to store the graphics/data and then load it in as required ... . Works well apart from the ... -
What if there was no memory or space limitation?What if there was no memory or space limitation? We've had topics about the limitations of the Speccy's hardware, topics where we discussed how good …
... ;625440]I use the 128 RAM disk in MRT to store the graphics/data and then load it ... in as required. Works well ... apart from the ... -
Scrolling a mapCan someone explain in idiots terms how you scroll a map. I'm not after code as such, just an explanation of how it can be done. I'd like to scroll…
... the UDGs DATA statements READ in line 10. Change the six constants in line 10 to ... suit the ... required dimensions and position.
The map & UDG data are in the ... -
Received my divide but stumpedAfternoon guys I am now a proud owner of a complete divide (complete with case).I've worked out how to load my tap files but i am assuming .tzx doesn…
... gasman pointed me to worked a treat!.
The .tapeout command ... typed a random program in basic from the speccy manual.
... i used the 'save' command and the resulting program was saved to the tap file ... worked out how to delete files from the cf card.It ... -
Skooldaze TooDear WoSsers, Thanks to Skoolkid's disassembly I'm attempting to write a new "improved" version called [B]Skooldaze Too[/B]. As part of the improvem…
... thanks for the translations. I think we're going to run out ... bubbles are only 64x24 pixels in size)
"Play tape ... a file can be LOADed in - a bit like the standard Spectrum message ... me a few days to create the language file and I'll let ... -
All going well with the 3.5" driveFolks, all going well thanks to you lot on here... I now have a +3 with an external 3.5" floppy and can write .dsk images using samdisk - all very e…
... ability, to load in a game and then save back to the 3.5" disk?
to the real disk. Some may consider that ... tool built in and hack the loaders, saving the data to DSK and then writing the DSK. Have ... -
All going well with the 3.5" driveFolks, all going well thanks to you lot on here... I now have a +3 with an external 3.5" floppy and can write .dsk images using samdisk - all very e…
... used to successfully save onto the 3" disks to make this data on the pc ... so I can simply drop it onto the ... ability, to load in a game and then save back to the 3.5" disk?
real value of some of these books as learning aids?Ok, I admit perhaps it was a late night and frustration. :???: I could have been hallucinating when i was doing the typein. But I think not.. [url]…
... in the real world, where subroutines are placed in libraries and programs link to them to ... you to MERGE in the relevant library once you've typed it in and saved it to ... tape once. It's a practical thing to do ...ZX Pixels - Step by StepI made slide show, it shows how, step by step to create many masterpieces ZX Spectrum graphics. Intermediate phases used more than 100 works and 400…
... demonstration on what the Spectrum can do with the help of some ... be brilliant to see those 4000 steps as video sequence loaded in from ... wouldn't need to be compressed, just a bitmap array loaded in via BASIC ...new game ......[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFaUth_DKoQ&feature=channel&list=UL[/url]
... will be solved in tape version.
In disk version, when ... about it is saved to the disk, together with your health and ammo. You ... How are you going to solve it in tape version, Sanchez? ... with health and ammo hidden in them, just like in Prince of ...new game ......[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFaUth_DKoQ&feature=channel&list=UL[/url]
... will be solved in tape version.
In disk version, when ... about it is saved to the disk, together with your health and ammo. You ... How are you going to solve it in tape version, Sanchez? ... with health and ammo hidden in them, just like in Prince of ...TRD, TZX, TAP - does it really matter for you, if it is interesting game?Just wondering, if there is really a massive amount of die-hard fans of tape, as it is rumored...
... ve never worked out how to load anything from .trd ... these things are supposed to go in, and how to use them?
... I guess it's the same if you had a ... In fact, that last sentence in SM's post would have saved ... with anything that works in emulation so I'm ...Help me resurrecting a 128KHello to everybody. I'm really struggling along a repair of a standard 128K a friend of mine handed me over some (ok, actually a lot of) time ago. A…
... correctly the RAM bank), then the only possible culprit is the addressing gate array, IC27 ... bank is tested in turn. According to the instructions under the aforementioned link, I ... 128K and pass it through the test, just to see how it is supposed to ...Games featuring... relevant bugsThere was a recent improvement to the WoS database in order to classify [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=34261"]Games fea…
... the engine is totally rewritten (which won't happen, specially taking in ... if there is any sprite in that line. If there's ... will show the data corresponding to the background instead of the sprite. And the marker at the upper ...Commodore 64 - First time trying - REVIEW & Pictures!Right, so the 2nd hand shop was selling this Commodore and accessories. So I decided to buy it, as I've never had a Commodore and this is my first ti…
... mostly by the audio, then he loaded another game and as it was ... still love the Spectrum, it holds a special place in my ... I mainly use the Spectrum's for programming in BASIC (sooo much ... used for most other games and listening to the gigantic collection of SID ...Magnum Light Phaser issueHi! I have a Spectrum +2A and I have recived a [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=1000237"]Magnum Light Phaser[/URL]. I have tes…
... 1488 and 1489 line driver chips which are, in turn, connected to
the ... I/O lines of the AY- ... 3-8912 (see the manufacturer's data sheet ... for
this device). Basically, register 16 of the ...I am currently playing......Don't know if there's been a thread like this, but I can't find one.... Having seen all the different threads asking people if they've played such a…
... on in the thread it does play very similarly to Shenmue on the DC, and ... for the last two hours though, as I hadn't saved it ... for ages and only had about 1 ... at the point where I've safely returned a girl and puppy to the ...SPECTRA New from Paul FarrowLooks good! Read about it [URL="http://www.fruitcake.plus.com/Sinclair/Spectrum/Spectra/SpectraInterface.htm"]here[/URL]
... either of the z80's in these interfaces access the video ram as well ... /> would this reduce the ula contention and video ram to 6k per processor?
can anyone help provide a data ...SPECTRA New from Paul FarrowLooks good! Read about it [URL="http://www.fruitcake.plus.com/Sinclair/Spectrum/Spectra/SpectraInterface.htm"]here[/URL]
... the display file (pixel data) - this is always used as normal and stays in the ... either of the z80's in these interfaces access the video ram as well ... RAM (e.g. POKE 16384, n) and grabs its own copy of the data to ...
