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  • What % of WOSSERS use "old school" tape loading when playing their Speccy games.My guess is .000000001% ( but I might be slightly out on this! ) Do people still enjoy doing it "the old way"?

    ... that (with the exception of the computer only devices) the vast majority of computer specific / ... mains cable draped across the room when making recordings ... to wonder is it the batteries or is it ... Nevermind pop them on top of the Parkray for thirty seconds. ( ...
    dmsmith dmsmith August 2019 Chit chat
  • Fuse/SPIN vs Spectaculator border timingsHello, I'm trying to figure out at which moments the 48K ULA samples the current border color into its internal latch. To do that I wrote a small …

    ... contentions into account, the test now can "visualize" the screen-area timings ... discovered by drawing the border lines: the bytes of the first pixels of the screen are ... /> An initial and rather brief description of the timings can be found here ...
    kosarev kosarev October 2019 Emulators
  • 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…

    ... that I already wrote the C/asm version of this yesterday? ( ... half of the functions, and my joystick functions don't work properly, so the code ... .)

    Currently writing the tutorial for it.

    In the meantime, I think it's ...
    Timmy Timmy September 2020 Development
  • Funny Toastrack....Just looking at a funny Toastrack on Ebay.... Someone has had some serious interaction with this model.. But, working and tested they said.... [img]h…

    ... MAKE MOST THE PART OF THE DESCRIPTION

    PLZ LOOK AT THE PICTURE BEFORE ... />
    pictures make most of the part of my description
    [/quote]

    description of the keyboard state was a little ...
    cj7hawk cj7hawk February 2021 Hardware
  • Celebrity deaths...How about putting them all in one thread? In a sticky? As it seems to be a weekly thing at the moment? Save a bit of space and we can all do without …

    ... Goran Petrov vocalist from the bands Entombed / ... declined rapidly to the point of embarrassment, Entombed never ... of suspect albums (Same Difference, most notoriously) but never completely lost the ... an appropriate description of the Entombed and the LG Petrov I ...
    The Mighty Dopethrone The Mighty Dopethrone March 2021 Chit chat
  • Celebrity deaths...How about putting them all in one thread? In a sticky? As it seems to be a weekly thing at the moment? Save a bit of space and we can all do without …

    ... Goran Petrov vocalist from the bands Entombed / ... declined rapidly to the point of embarrassment, Entombed never ... of suspect albums (Same Difference, most notoriously) but never completely lost the ... an appropriate description of the Entombed and the LG Petrov I ...
    mel the bell mel the bell March 2021 Chit chat
  • Were the full Sinclair Loki specs ever actually known?I was just curious. A lot was leaked to the media, but the exact specs seem different depending on source. Some say it could support up to 512x256 an…

    ... was apparently fake. Considering a description of the Norse God Loki reads '.......Loki ... is a cunning trickster...' and the vague description of the computers capabilities, makes it ...
    stupidget stupidget October 2021 Hardware
  • Were the full Sinclair Loki specs ever actually known?I was just curious. A lot was leaked to the media, but the exact specs seem different depending on source. Some say it could support up to 512x256 an…

    ... was apparently fake. Considering a description of the Norse God Loki reads '.......Loki ... is a cunning trickster...' and the vague description of the computers capabilities, makes it ...
    rich_chandler rich_chandler October 2021 Hardware
  • Real 60Hz NTSC 48K ZX SpectrumNot a 3rd party mod. The joystick mod was added by the user, but the board and the computer is exactly what was sold in Chile, South America. We migh…

    ... Speccy, that’s why some of the functions (pins) are not used.
    the ‘Chroma’ part of the signal (although the TEA2000 combines the luminance part ... it’s the ULA / gate array that sets the number of video lines ...
    1024MAK 1024MAK February 2022 Hardware
  • Real 60Hz NTSC 48K ZX SpectrumNot a 3rd party mod. The joystick mod was added by the user, but the board and the computer is exactly what was sold in Chile, South America. We migh…

    ... Speccy, that’s why some of the functions (pins) are not used.
    the ‘Chroma’ part of the signal (although the TEA2000 combines the luminance part ... />

    Mark, in the case of the NTSC ULA being present, do ...
    Renegade Renegade March 2022 Hardware
  • Hardware Reference Manual for ZX SpectrumHi, I want to write games for ZX Spectrum in assembly language. I have lot of books in PDF format from SpectrumComputing. Still missing a book lik…

    ... 'm thinking about some of the replacement solutions.
    The most important thing ... definition in another area of RAM, if the area of the current display window ... been able to get to the description of the Vertical Blank interrupt. Synchronization thanks ...
    Tymo6666 Tymo6666 October 2022 Development
  • Hardware Reference Manual for ZX SpectrumHi, I want to write games for ZX Spectrum in assembly language. I have lot of books in PDF format from SpectrumComputing. Still missing a book lik…

    ... been able to get to the description of the Vertical Blank interrupt.
    [/quote ... blanking is very simple on the ZX Spectrum 48K/128K
    the start of the vertical blanking period.
    Then ...
    dbolli dbolli October 2022 Development
  • The history of ESXDOS, the DivMMC and the DivMMC EnJOY![img]http://benophetinternet.nl/hobby/divmmc_history/1%20esxdos.jpg[/img] These are the stories behind esxDOS, the most popular operating system e…

    ... a ROM chip, to control the functions on the mass storage interfaces.
    --------------
    Loading from various devices -
    LOAD D1"Filename" - Load ... interface based on the (at the time) state of the FPGA DivMMC prototype.”[/i ...
    bverstee bverstee October 2015 Hardware
  • Requesting a little help to identify the purpose of this 'add-on' to my Issue 2Hi everyone First of all it's my first post here so please go easy on me! I'm grateful to be accepted into your fine little club :smile: I probabl…

    ... strange contraption soldered to various parts of the innards. The pics are quite large ... used to expand the number of I/O devices that the Spectrum can select ... ? Is that the 8215 on the top of the modulator (15th week of '82)? If ...
    cmonkey cmonkey October 2011 Hardware
  • Just a grump about the lack of informative documentariesI watch a lot of these always hoping to learn a bit about how things work even when I'm already fairly up on the topic. What gets me is how anyone ca…

    ... talk to any of the people who worked in various cottage industries making ... the component parts and talking about the problems ... had hoped from the thread title that meant a description of how it ...
    mik3d3nch mik3d3nch July 2017 Chit chat
  • The longest (but most fun) weekend of my lifeAn archaeology conference (which was organised by an archaeologist friend of mine) was held in Kilkenny this weekend. It concentrated entirely on dis…

    ... discoveries and ongoing projects in the city. I've been ... smoothly and it was the best weekend of my (recent) life. :) ... known archaeologists and historians from various parts of the country.

    ... more entries for the keyword list over the next few days ...
    Ian Hamilton Ian Hamilton March 2006 Chit chat
  • "The Last Question" by Isaac AsimovBelow is an amazing short SF story I first read a few years ago. I recently rediscovered it and if you've got a spare few minutes, have a read... […

    ... finally managed to escape from the public functions, and to meet in ... quiet where no one would think of ... energies from the various Sub-galactic Power Stations; of computing the equations for the hyperspatial ...
    Daren Daren January 2007 Chit chat
  • Adventures in Programmable Logic Part 2So, now armed with an Xilinx Parallel III cable, an XC9536 CPLD, a breakout board with power, a JTAG pin header and a 44-pin PLCC socket, I could try…

    ... the pin constrained, used most of the 36 macrocells...

    The first piece of ... various event traps, such as interrupts raised by the ... the smaller programmable logic devices ... of your logic, and it translates this into Verilog (a hardware description ...
    Winston Winston December 2007 Hardware
  • Sign of the times...Back in ~2002 I bought a toy which was a DigitalDream l'espion (calm down mile...) matchbox-sized camera. Boasting a capacity of 20 352x288 frames, i…

    ... -sized camera. Boasting a capacity of 20 352x288 frames, it cost ... these days....

    Anyway, the l'espion is about to ... I'm sick to death of various door-to-door people interrupting ... my dinner, and by necessity the camera now has to be ...
    NickH NickH July 2008 Chit chat
  • Some of the better games of Robotron 2084 typesI recently purchased Robotron 2084 on Xbox Live arcade (to those of you who don't know, its a service from Xbox that allows you to buy various games …

    ... Live arcade (to those of you who don't know ... that allows you to buy various games like classic arcade games ... )
    This version of Robotron 2084 seems to be ... one to one like the original with only a ... that game where you do the same thing but with ...
    Vortexrider Vortexrider July 2008 Games
  • 25 years with the SpectrumTo paraphrase JFK, ask not what your Spectrum can do for you, but what you can do for your Spectrum. Well I've done quite a bit since I joined the sc…

    ... my "liberal" views
    * Offended various sceners owing to my youthful ... BASIC page
    * Started the 'New functions for Sinclair BASIC' thread
    of the blank part of the ROM as a sprite ...
    chev chev February 2009 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • what is the purpose of "Group begin/end" entry in a .tzx file ?As far as I understand, for the same information purpose I can use either of the two methods (let's say some levels, each level comprising of several…

    ... I can use either of the two methods (let's ... of several physical blocks):

    I.
    [color=blue]Text description ... may be Stop the tape)
    Group description for the following data[/color ... br /> What is the benefit of using II instead of I ?
    < ...
    secarica secarica December 2009 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Former maker of Sinclair add-ons in the U.SIn my continuing efforts to find people from the Timex-Sinclair past I found two gentleman who were, at some point, the owners of Byte- Back. This …

    ... outputs to allow the computer to control external devices.
    ... Contact David Leech in Batesburg, SC. He is the ... the BB-1, and the Real Time clock. Of course with the
    advent of the ... resurrect most if not all of the Byte-Back items
    zxbruno zxbruno March 2010 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • K-Mouse and PC Keyboard InterfacesWe have now arranged for some K-Mouse Turbo interfaces and PC Keyboard Intefaces to be built. [B]The K-Mouse Turbo interface [/B] provides 3 useful …

    ... B] provides 3 useful functions for the Sinclair ZX Spectrum
    ... allows you to change various default settings to ... works perfectly together with these devices:

    * DivIDE ... where the cursor keys imitate the movement of the joystick and the CTRL ...
    rwap rwap May 2010 Sales
  • Anyone interested in any of this before it goes on eBayI'm having a clearout, and am going to put this lot on ebay tonight. But as its basically my childhood I'm selling I thought I'd check here and see i…

    ... though some of the key labels (just the stickers - not the keys) ... functions than any other keyboard in its price range. The ... or cellar. Bizarrely, the body of the lightpen seems to ... two, otherwise incompatible devices into the back of the spectrum, and includes ...
    teamemark teamemark June 2010 Sales
  • Recent talk of developing new SpectrumsHi all, I can see from a few threads on here that some Wossers like Vasil and Aien 8 are interested in developing more powerful Spectrums or improvi…

    ... improving their existing Spectrums with various hardware upgrades.

    the ability to use IDE and PCI devices. Fascinating ... with electronics or the inner workings of the Spectrum but surely ... obviously a limit to the speed of the original Z80 as ...
    Rebelstar Rebelstar December 2010 Hardware
  • Indiana Jones and the Temple of DoomI suggest the following "known errors" description for game [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0002475"]Indiana Jones and the Tem…

    I suggest the following "known errors" description for game [URL="http:// ... Jones and the Temple of Doom[/URL]:

    [QUOTE]The game ... /> ;(these two graphics represent part of the
    ;mine shaft) then ...
    Einar Saukas Einar Saukas May 2011 Infoseek database
  • Job lot of various hardware & software for sale.Hi, I put a post up a while ago and sold a lot of my stuff but I've still got a boxful left over, is anybody interested in taking it off my hands? I …

    ... fights back - mastertronic
    invasion of the body snatchas! - crystal
    journeys ... . - vortex software
    legend of the amazon women - mastertronic
    spectres ... )

    A FEW OTHER VARIOUS BITS.
    -------------------------

    ...
    Neil L Neil L October 2012 Sales
  • Clutches of the Balrog[url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0010745[/url] From the messages to various people (such as Mike Gerrard) hidden in the game thi…

    ... =0010745[/url]
    From the messages to various people (such as Mike ... Gerrard) hidden in the game ... friends in the adventure game community) as a way of learning how ... to use The Quill.
    Strident Strident January 2013 Infoseek database
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