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  • Twenty years since the final issue of Your SinclairIt is now twenty years since the last official issue of Your Sinclair hit the streets - and they were few and far between. Shops around where I lived…

    ... little under ten years. The penultimate page of the final issue listed almost ... everyone who had contributed to the ... kept that going in various forms over the years.

    If ...
    NickH NickH August 2013 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Documentation of ZX Spectrum built-in functionsHi, Is there a documentation of the built-in ZX Spectrum 48+ functions (assembly)? I am thinking about something like the documentation included in …

    ... documentation of the built-in ZX Spectrum 48+ functions (assembly ... )?
    I am thinking about something like the ... documentation included in the [URL="https ... br /> Information like where the font characters are stored, ...
    Zerg Zerg October 2013 Development
  • 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 …

    ... might have a menagerie containing various species of dog, cat, pig, ... program shows the modified hash function and the application of the modifier table ... done automatically; only the specification of the hash functions themselves require manual intervention ...
    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny January 2014 Sinclair Basic
  • The Wizard of Hotspot HillockI've just re-discovered this unfinished game which I haven't done any work on for a couple of years. As it can be played through to the end as it is …

    ... select AGES-3v2gtest.TAP for the remainder of the files, after which select ... elephant, two-elephant) ... display option description ... press ENTER to select ... ... -elephant, two-elephant) ... display location description ... (one-elephant, two-elephant) ... ...
    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny April 2014 Development
  • DEFFNder: a small library of BASIC functions written in Z80I've published a small library of 15 Sinclair BASIC functions written in Z80. I wrote it last year for a project of mine. Some of them are generic, s…

    ... published a small library of 15 Sinclair BASIC functions written in Z80 ... of mine. Some of them are generic, some are very specific for the ... />
    I include the fully commented sources and the compiled code, ready ...
    programandala.net programandala.net August 2015 Sinclair Basic
  • Read the one sentence description and guess the game!Rules: 1) Make a short description of a Spectrum game - not longer than one sentence. 2) Post it in this thread. 3) A person who guesses the game …

    ... :
    1) Make a short description of a Spectrum game - not longer ... who guesses the game (it should be confirmed by description's author ... ) can post her/his own description or leave it to someone ...
    PopoCop PopoCop June 2016 Games
  • Interface devices interfering with keyboard functionHi, After over 20 years away from owning a ZX Spectrum +2, I recently bought a reconditioned ZX Spectrum + and, after reading about some of the ne…

    ... + and, after reading about some of the newer technology available for it ... " keys. However , when the devices are removed, the keyboard functions perfectly.

    It ... requires me to press the "N" key with the devices plugged in, it ...
    Winfield Winfield July 2017 Hardware
  • Celebrity deaths might be the least of our worries[quote="mel the bell;931856"]looks like it here we go http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-42760180[/quote] That was bloody depressing…

    ... Mel. Not just the loss of the Kinks bass guitarist, ... the overall state of the various news supplied from the BBC. I don't like the ... sound of ... /> This reminds me of the state of affairs circa 1933/36 ...
    mik3d3nch mik3d3nch January 2018 Chit chat
  • Lets hear it for the USBOf all the numerous improvements that have been introduced over the years - some of which like Bluetooth I have never used (at least knowingly) - th…

    ... been introduced over the years - some of which like Bluetooth ... tried connecting the old type of serial port to various devices to power ... them for instance. Oh well just a note of ... appreciation as I sit here waiting for my various ...
    mik3d3nch mik3d3nch July 2019 Chit chat
  • SVI-CAS - A Digital Tape Image Player & Recorder For the ZX80 / ZX81 / ZX Spectrum & Other Classic MGreetings all, For those who may be interested, or even just curious, SVI-CAS is a digital tape drive that supports the 8bit classic Sinclair mach…

    ... tape drive that supports the 8bit classic Sinclair machines ... s a direct alternative to the TZXDUINO / MAXDUINO units ... the rest of my classic micros.

    Some images of the unit performing various functions ... to leran more about the unit you can also ...
    Romsey Romsey June 2021 Sales
  • Do you think the Speccy will live forever?Sorry if this was already discussed, but what do you REALLY think...will the Speccy live forever, or will the machine die with our generation... I …

    ... are building devices that can be electrically powered and provide functions. They ... are far more complex than the mechanical tools ... CDs with full details over the construction of various Speecy components and peripherals ...
    GOC GOC November 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • ANN: SP1 for Z88DK (aka splib3, Sprite Pack v3.0)Well it's finally arrived, after a month of "a few days from now" release deadlines. SP1 is the lastest version of splib, a flicker-free software sp…

    ... /> I have used various frame animation rates for the fan blades and ... future programs.

    The dual of the sp1_PutTiles() functions is sp1_GetTiles(). Whereas sp1_PutTiles ... this description.

    Next up are variables that control the pacman ...
    Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous May 2006 Development
  • How does the Z80 communicate with hardware?How does the Spectrum (or Z80) interact with other hardware devices? I think devices can communicate with the CPU through interrupts, but how can the…

    ... device using the I/O functions. The Z80 has a selection of opcodes such ... to specific ports on the address bus. The hardware devices will be monitoring ... generic description, but it's a simple way to think of it ...
    icabod icabod November 2007 Development
  • Spectrum Ethernet update...in which a toastrack 128K machine prods a machine outside of my LAN for the first time. [url]http://spectrum.alioth.net/doc/index.php/Current_eve…

    ... the woods for the trees - I'd really like a high level description of ... arbitrary number of devices this way, with the A15 daisy chain devices connected in ... programs can still access the socket library functions. The CALL entry points and ...
    Winston Winston March 2008 Hardware
  • yeah - unix for zx spectrumI started a new hobby project. An operating system for ZX Spectrum. A unix clone. Talked to my friend about it and he asked me what if after I'm done…

    ... a good firmware inside these devices so that I could offload ... much space out of the 16k.

    The serial interface with ... code from various sources and the conclusion is that all of it is ... functions are written to be called from either asm or C. The ...
    Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous January 2011 Development
  • A z88dk + sp1 demo (with source)Since nowadays people are still wondering about how difficult it is to make something in z88dk, I thought I just put a very simple demo to show how e…

    ... the graphics card driver or other i/o devices. All of ... Apple's graphics API and the various language libraries. If you ... C and take advantage of the graphic functions of SP1...but that's ... stuff from scratch. Two of the biggest are learning something and ...
    Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous January 2012 Development
  • Altera CPLD vs Xylinx FPGAI will dig into the world of FPGA's, mainly to find something that can replace one or more GALs for my current and new projects. And it's never bad t…

    ... to understand the basic principles of the language I use for these devices: Verilog ... Devices: XC9572-PC44
    // Tool versions: ISE Webpack 12.4
    // Description ... /> // Cursor. Port decoding (16 bits): various ports, as this uses up ...
    mcleod_ideafix mcleod_ideafix January 2013 Hardware
  • The Disciple clone... doable?Hi. As a spectrum user in the 80's this was the dream interface all-in-one for me. I have a 48k+ and planning on get a 128K toast-rack later. Anyway…

    ... is that not only the hardware devices change place in ... by a pair of port I/O handler functions, named disciple_patch_read() ... costly set of tests at the begin of the execution of every single ... a dump of the RAM followed by the ROM... and the various dumps I ...
    zub zub February 2013 Hardware
  • Function with push and popIm trying to see if I understand push and pop when it comes to using to pass parameters to functions: [code] LD HL,16384 LD A,5 Push AF Ld A…

    ... pixels of the sprite char to the left with the 5 leftmost pixels of the current ... points to the sprite graphics of the char to the left of the one being drawn ... &view=markup is a description of how the pattern flood filler works ...
    Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous April 2016 Development
  • Beginner's z88dk help rqdI'm struggling to get my first z88dk C program to compile. My program is this: #include <spectrum.h> int main() { zx_border(INK_BLACK); } …

    ... zsdcc. All compilers get the same set of functions but because z88dk's ... /> You would also read input devices like the keyboard, mouse, joysticks directly ... 3 channel sound + drums, and various [url="https://github.com/z88dk ...
    Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous June 2017 Development
  • Additional Information , Notes , and Details , re.the Main Windows Edition of Spectaculator There is no lenghy instruction to go with Spectaculator . Mark did a great job adding extra info. with this thread:- [url="https://worldofspectr…

    ... /> *
    * Example: Gamepad
    * Description: Uses all of the available pin inputs to ... controls or Atari standard control devices
    // Rapid fire on ... /> // Timers for turbo and waggle functions
    unsigned long turboAMilli = ...
    Pobbit Pobbit August 2020 Emulators
  • Help Again - name of the game!Thanks for the previous responses I recived however it is not Penetrator or Cavern Fighter as suggessted. Therefore I am re listing my request. (I h…

    ... /> (I have tried all the games on WOS starting with ... I am looking for the name of a game I ... Scramble type game. The mountain landscape was a ... white as the level got harder. The background was ... the name is a list of all the available scramble type games on the ...
    rebecca rebecca November 2001 Games
  • HELP!! The Name of the GameI am looking for the name of a game I used to play as a child. It was a Scramble type game. The mountain landscape was a thin magenta line - perhaps …

    I am looking for the name of a game I ... a Scramble type game. The mountain landscape was a ... white as the level got harder. The background was ... /> I have tried all the games on WOS starting with ... the name is a list of all the available scramble type games on the ...
    rebecca rebecca November 2001 Games
  • Last of the trilogy - has anyone got this game ;)It's called Puffball, it was a maze game, the first I ever played on the Spectrum at the age of 4. Anyone got a copy?

    It's called Puffball, it was a maze game, the first I ever played on the Spectrum at the age of 4.

    Anyone got a copy?
    davidjs_uk davidjs_uk March 2002 Games
  • +3 Discs, Part of STP Project (SDP ?)Afternoon folks, Yep, there's been little posting here of late and it's probably to do with the fact that many of the TZX team have been working the…

    ... to do with the fact that many of the TZX team have ... Vault updates and other various projects we've been ... Now, I've recently aquired the means to dump +3 ... images using CPDRead with my various hardware (5 3" drives ... that is not on the following URLs then I ...
    specfreak specfreak April 2002 MIA/STP/SDP
  • SPIN V0.2 Now Available[Standard CSS cut'n'paste message] Hi all! Well, again another update, but we think this one's well worth it. There's numerous additions and fixes,…

    ... look at the list below, it's one of
    the biggest ... perfect (all the disks from the tzx vault load) various drag and ... large
    amount of changes to the whole emulation, so will ... the emulator when it suspends or pauses
    Added more debugger functions ...
    Dunny Dunny June 2002 Emulators
  • Someone knows the name of this game ?I remember an old game of kung-fu where in the first 3 or 4 screen you played against another man and after you played with two kung-fu men. I rememb…

    ... an old game of kung-fu where in the first 3 or ... were four possibility to beat the other and those moves were ... corrispondent to the number 1 to 4 of the keyboard.

    Another indication is that the life ...
    FGuerreri FGuerreri June 2002 Games
  • Someone knows the name of this game ?I remember an old game of kung-fu where in the first 3 or 4 screen you played against another man and after you played with two kung-fu men. I rememb…

    ... an old game of kung-fu where in the first 3 or ... were four possibility to beat the other and those moves were ... corrispondent to the number 1 to 4 of the keyboard.

    Another indication is that the life ...
    FGuerreri FGuerreri June 2002 Games
  • Horizons and Thro' The Wall- the greatest game of all time.I just got that Horizons tape in a charity shop, I'd never seen it before, and loaded the programs up. What a barrel of laughs that must have been on…

    ... , and loaded the programs up. What a barrel of laughs that must ... Thro' The Wall, possibly the worst game made in the history of the human race ... couldn't get the brick on the extreme right of the screen, I always ...
    Spector Spector August 2002 Games
  • Help me to remember the name of a gameHello! I remember playing a game for hours when I was young but unfortunately I can't remember the name of it. I think it was set on an abandoned su…

    ... I can't remember the name of it. I think ... room to another. Some of the rooms were dark unless ... running out of air or picking up the "Jolly Roger ... remember loads of details about the game - just not the name! I ... can anyone help me with the title?!

    ...
    Gaynor Gaynor September 2002 Games
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