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Converting games to disk: difficult loadersThis thread has an spanish version in foro speccy, but I haven't gathered enough information to overcome my problems. I've been converting some game…
... that they load into a buffer, are decyphered, moved to their ... it suggest that the data aren't loaded in the same orded that are ... load more than 100k of data in a single block... so it ... don't think data are cyphered), and in AMC the load routine is ... -
Microcontrollers and the SpectrumBeing unusually busy lately, I didn?t get a chance to comment at the time on a remark in an older thread, but I shall take the liberty of doing it no…
... of doing it now, in the hope that it may be ... Slave Port?, composed of: 8 data (3-state), 2 address and ... to some other system?s data bus.
So there is ... more complex data processing tasks.
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Quick question on the IN #FF port fix for Spec+3 issue2Was wondering if the [b]IN #FF port[/b] fix shown here: [url]http://www.secarica.ro/html/plus3_hardware.html#inFFport[/url] applies to the Spectrum +…
Was wondering if the [b]IN #FF port[/b] fix shown ... #inFFport[/url]
applies to the Spectrum +3 issue 2?
in the schematics)
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Loading / Saving Data in VariablesHello there my fellow WoS'ers I was wondering if there was a way (in basic) where I could save variables like string / integer arrays? i.e. [cod…
... if there was a way (in basic) where I could save ... load them back in - say another program that had the same array ... -
Compilation Commando + Scooby Doo released also in the UK?I have the feeling that these 2-or-3-games compilations from Elite games, were only released in Spain, by MCM, there are no UK covers nor files prese…
I have the feeling that these 2-or- ... Elite games, were only released in Spain, by MCM, there are ... -
Adobe shoots itself in the foot?So Photoshop et al is going over to subscription only. I think the cracked copies of Photoshop in circulation can only increase. [URL="http://www.bb…
So Photoshop et al is going over to subscription only. I think the cracked copies of Photoshop in circulation can only increase.
[URL="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-22432171"]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-22432171[/URL] -
Z80 internal compressionThis isn't exactly a ZX Spectrum problem, but since WOS probably has some of the best Z80 coders in the world, I thought I might ask anyway. For my …
... /> - $fe never occurs in the data.
- The last byte of the data block is always ... only possible within the program - except for the 768B buffer, which may be ... platform-specific address called the Advanced Power Down Buffer (which, unfortunately, is ... -
Does a bad sequel/episode in a book/game/film/etc series kill the series for you?I meant to post this yesterday, but didn't get the time, but someone I was talking to said they used to love the Resident Evil series almost obsessiv…
... 't like the last episode of the otherwise fantastic One Foot in the Grave ... (no spoilers, but the episode ... , series two was him living in the Holiday Inn, and series three ... -
Type in game with font generatorBack in the day I can remember a BASIC type in game that generated its own font by PLOTing extra pixels next to the PRINTed characters existing pixel…
Back in the day I can remember a BASIC type in game that generated ... would then store this data as the new font at 60000 onwards ... -
The most convincing humans in gamesI'm currently replaying Dishonoured again, and good though it is, I'm still annoyed by how it fails to live up to the promises. One thing in particul…
... to give the feeling of a 'lived in' world - the people either ... talk to most of the NPCs in GTA style games. ... And of course in GTA games, the NPCs have a ... the moment, and a few others in every part of the map. And in ... still is, at least in the games I've played. -
Spec dev in the eighties and ninetiesWhat different ways were there of making speccy games? There is the 'worst' way which is typing in hex commands in Basic unreadable, easy to make m…
... is the 'worst' way which is typing in hex commands in ... conversation on youtube with the bloke who made one ... of the speccy 3D starfighter games ... to transfer binary to the spectrum through a cable, ... does anyone know the computers or cables involved? -
Spectrum loading: the single 'note' soundHello everyone, can anyone explain what is happening when during loading, the tape emits what seems to be a single, usually high pitched note, in bet…
... happening when during loading, the tape emits what seems ... high pitched note, in between sections of data ? I understand ... basically how loading works, but what is in ... when this occurs in the main program, rather than the initial 'header ... -
Can a guy that traveled on the short bus learn machine code...Hmmm So after some soul searching I figured it was time to finaly nail spectrum machine code. Its so frustrating to sit infront of a basic listing w…
... along a data set and prints out the prices and ... in assembly/machine code... No fancy screen shinanagins, just data ... in the Specky again. I always loved the games and tying in programs from the ... just whatever junk is left in the register B...
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Diodes placed the opposite way in +2A/+3 PCB'sI was just going to report this as a mistake in the schematics drawn by Guesser, but I saw a real board and realize that the schematics are right. […
... report this as a mistake in the schematics drawn by Guesser, but ... ]
The diodes that isolate the address bus from the keyboard row ... the same in the +3,... does this mean that the +3 gate array outputs the ... -
ZX Spectrum in the modern mediaInstead of having a dozen threads pointing out mentions of the ZX Spectrum in different (modern) media, wouldn't it be better if we had them all in o…
... pointing out mentions of the ZX Spectrum in different (modern) media, wouldn ... if we had them all in one thread? Perhaps this one ... one I found today on the Wired website:
[ ... -tech/#slideid-189311"]Paint Jobs: The Triumphs and Tragedies of Colorful ... -
Did C64 sell more units in UK than the Spectrum?Interesting [URL="http://www.computing.co.uk/ctg/analysis/2297680/the-home-computing-era-from-conception-to-consumerisation?utm_source=taboola&utm_me…
... .co.uk/ctg/analysis/2297680/the-home-computing-era-from-conception ... "]Article[/URL] featuring the ZX Spectrum, claims the C64 had more games ... more machines.
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Official - Birmingham is in the 3rd WorldA water main has decided to have a little lie down and left a large section of Brummie town without water. I thought is was my fault at first becaus…
... had the sort of crap this morning that in olden ... about and we lost the supply very shortly afterwards ... />
The upshot is that all the jobs I was ... related stuff, make the christmas cake, clean the patio ect) are ... 'm going to get the soldering iron out and ... -
FZX Driver for z88dkAn fzx library for z88dk can be downloaded [URL="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6XhJJ33xpOWM2hWNjAxMVkxaEk/edit?usp=sharing"]here[/URL]. The libr…
... /> Brief instructions are included in the archive on how to use ... br />
The font data structure is also exposed through ... characters in buffer.
All output goes through the core ... br /> Return the pixel width of the buffer. Newline and AT ... -
Tom and Jerry ever released in the UK?I have the feeling that this game was only released in Spain, as we havent seen any copy in UK all this time, and nor there is a review in a British …
I have the feeling that this game was only released in Spain, as ... we havent seen any copy in UK all this time, and ... nor there is a review in a British magazine...
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Compact Flash Card In "Memory Mode" - (Help)Hello my fellow WoS'ers I have been developing a Z80 8bit interface with a compact flash card port based on Pera's ZXCF "memory mode" interface for …
... "memory mode" interface for the +2AB/+3e system.
in the land of WoS ... br /> [COLOR="Blue"][B]Data Bus Signals[/B][/COLOR]
Data Bus[/COLOR][/B]
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What's the deal with hash tables, anyway?As there's nothing in the [url=http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~jg27paw4/pourri/0-surc-contents.htm]Compendium[/url] about hash tables, and as I've …
... of wasted space. Alternatively, the data records could be stored contiguously ... than a simple search through the data for the key.
... " entries have collisions in the 'h' column but not in the 'm' column, ... can be seen that the data table doesn't have ... -
Back in the day when schools had 'a' computer.I stumbled uppon this photo when looking for something completely different on-line. It got me thinking and reminiscing. Do you remember when schools…
... I got my spectrum. The computer was in a small but well ... got told off for pressing the keys to hard and sneezing ... remind me very much of the attitude. Look at them so ... -
Crete 1941 (Creta 1941) wrong info in the entryOne of the field states that the spanish versi?n is Missing in action, when there is already a tzx. from that spanish versi?n available, so I guess t…
One of the field states that the spanish versi?n is Missing in action ... available, so I guess that the comment is outdated ;)
Double-Buffer ScreenFor my Alien Breed Speccy re-write I decided to use a Double Buffer (DB) or 'Back Screen' to draw all the game action onto, before shuffling the whol…
... a Double Buffer (DB) or 'Back Screen' to draw all the game ... action onto, before shuffling the whole lot onto the main ... generally not worry about the complexities of the Speccy display file layout ... , but there may be errors in the comments as I don't ...Timex contended memory timings, the TS2068 kludge board and EXROM at $4000 - $7FFFI haven't seen this documented anywhere yet so I thought I'd share my findings. I've been investigating contended memory timings on the Timex Sinclai…
... "uncontended" ROM in the EXROM socket or the cartridge port. So ... mystery - the kludge board in every TS2068. Like the dead cockroach ... address bus and data bus onto the SCLD/VRAM buses. ... least not usefully. The EXROM chip in the standard machine is only ...BEEP & PLAY jingles in BASIC sourceI've been digging through the +3 manual and checking out the [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/ZXSpectrum128+3Manual/chapter8pt19.html"]great musi…
... simple BASIC program (akin to the CSSCGC type games), it's ... include jingles such as these in the code for level start, etc ... things with AY files and data banks, but do you have ... any favourite melodies produced in just source code? Any simple ...browsing/data usage Qroughly how many MBs of data would you expect to have downloaded after 1 hour of casual web browsing - no vid/music streaming or file-downloading, ju…
roughly how many MBs of data would you expect to have ... various web pages?
in the last hour of random surfing ... 've apparently used 30MB of data which seems high?
Spectrum Sound Effects in Star Trek IV: The Voyage HomeRecently, I was watching Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home and there was a scene where it sounded as if a Speccy sound effect was being used very subtly …
... watching Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home and there was ... being used very subtly in the background.
The scene is just ... his crew sling shot around the sun in their stolen Klingon Bird ... of Prey.
The experience ...What's going on with the 128 music in Madballs?I always remembered my copy of the (terrible) Madballs having a neat 128k tune, but for a long time now all the TZXs I've been able to find have only…
... this off as a bug in the game, but I distinctly remember ... the 48k and 128k get the beeper tune, the +2A and +3 get the ... AY version of the ... /> What's going on? Bugs in the game? Emulation glitches? I'll ...Slap in the face for modern gamers number 45,107As you probably know, Gamestop (an American video games retailer chain) has plans to offer exclusive gameplay/game sections in AAA games, which is ap…
... sections in AAA games, which is apparently the evolution of the current ... retailer.
So the next but one Batman: Arkham ... long and important sections of the game unavailable to you ... />
Someone has summed up the situaton nicely:
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