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Reading sequential key pressesI am thinking about writing a quick game and have an idea that requires me to read alternate key presses. I’m thinking along the lines of Daley Thomp…
... you just check for a keypress, count how many keypresses through ... , tapping the fire button or any direction, or rolling the stick ... -
I'm writing an Operating SystemOkay this might seem like a bait thread, but I am legitamately interested in figuring out how to write a multi-process system for the ZX Spectrum (no…
... rude technique that works with any assembler/C compiler suite if ... and they are easy to detect.
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ZX Spectrum CartridgesI have been thinking of "cloning" ZX Cartridges for a while (case, board and silicon skirt), to be able to make new releases or replace damaged cartr…
... can work.
Do any of you have some documentation ... ="green"]!MEMRQ[/color][/b] to detect RESET, since [b][color="green ... -
ZX Spectrum CartridgesI have been thinking of "cloning" ZX Cartridges for a while (case, board and silicon skirt), to be able to make new releases or replace damaged cartr…
... 0, which means it should detect RESET and act upon it ... features for programmability.
Any possible requirements/ideas from other ... -
Was there ever a virus or malware for any 8 bit system?Was there ever a virus or malware for any 8 bit system? You couldn't have one on a cassette only system, unless you were stupid enough to fall for th…
Writing one isn't very tricky, especially on the 16 bit systems. Writing one that is hard to detect is somewhat harder.They're just programs like any other. -
Startup colours of the Spectrum ROMHi Folks, Thought I would have a go at changing the startup colours of the Spectrum ROMs used within BasinC which ships with 48.rom (16384 bytes) …
... the "Start tape, and press any key" message,
// and remove ... , so that now
// a keypress will not prematurely end a ... the editor loop, for each keypress
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I'm writing an Operating SystemOkay this might seem like a bait thread, but I am legitamately interested in figuring out how to write a multi-process system for the ZX Spectrum (no…
... rude technique that works with any assembler/C compiler suite if ... 2, and I could therefore detect which was which. However, consider ... byte. I concluded that for any given addition, there would always ... I may have to subtract any high-byte locations from the ... -
Spectrum +2 various problemsHey there, I just recently acquired a Spectrum +2 and it's got various problems with it. First off, I get a rolling picture through both RGB and comp…
... -Video) or does it auto detect the SCART input? The manual ... />
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Noob's guide to joysticksWhy on earth would I be asking this *now*, I hear you all scream? The answer... curiosity. Back in the day all I ever had was a +2 and Sinclair's …
... machine code, so you can detect diagonals and other things where ... could make the joystick operate any key on the keyboard. COMCON ... -
Control methods to support in new game (kempston, sinclair, redefinable keys etc)Hi guys, I've been busy lately working on porting a game from the C64 to the Spectrum, and I'm at the point where the main game is working pretty …
Ooh, any hints on which game..? ;)
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Control methods to support in new game (kempston, sinclair, redefinable keys etc)Hi guys, I've been busy lately working on porting a game from the C64 to the Spectrum, and I'm at the point where the main game is working pretty …
... it or not. Then they detect 'FIRE' to start the game ... as FIRE as it is any one key.
With ... don't think you need any more than that. Cursor key ... -
3.5" disk drive on plus 3 or HXC/GotekHello all I have a zx spectrum +3 and in the late 90s I used a teac FD-235F drive as an external 3.5 drive. It was very eay to connect as it had …
... to make any drive work by hacking into the disk detect switch ... -
RompetechosHi, At last, I've finished my [b]"many-years-to-be-ready" Basic Game[/b], based on a spanish comic character, called [b]Rompetechos, created by Fr…
... is able to touch and detect the stamp.
-Finally ... is completed.
If any of you gives up, I ... -
A few questions about sound and keys in BASICIf I want sound in my BASIC game I have to use BEEP right ? It seems to lock up the CPU for far too long . On Arjun's page I found how to use CALL 94…
... a code for a single keypress (the codes on pages 135 ... other key.
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ZX-Uno moddingStarting with ZX-Uno case modding I have not yet received my ZX-Uno yet (it is in the post) but I know that I will have to do at least one mod …
... plug into any broken original Spectrum. The clone/interface would detect failures ... -
Javascript-based emulationI'm aware of: - http://torinak.com/qaop - http://jsspeccy.zxdemo.org/ First of which seems to be better than the second, but the second can be e…
... it with a touch (and detect for situations where you have ... emulator developers want to support any type of device even if ... -
Full-screen 32 columns bicolor engine NIRVANA+I'm glad to announce the release of [b]NIRVANA+ ENGINE[/b], providing support for bicolor graphics (multicolor 8x2) in 32 columns for all standard Sp…
... , another question. Do you have any suggestions how to optimize this ... before testing for collisions.
; Any ceilings with pixels AND %01111111 ... )
; E = char column to detect (4-29)
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Any way to Vsync Spectaculator 8?I am using Spectaculator 8 for the Demoscene mostly, and have discovered that my monitor supports 50Hz, like a real Speccy. Unfortunately, the tearin…
... idea to try SpecEmu or any other emulator that have vsync ... /> Those settings have not made any difference, although the tearing is ... Nvidia Shadowplay does not even detect Spectaculator at all. -
Help understanding the Z80.So I have a Z80 CPU and a 32k ram chip. I understand how they connect. (Data and address busses, chip select etc.) But how would i input information…
... . So your logic has to detect /MREQ=0, /RD=0, A15 ... writes so you'd ignore any attempts made by the z80 ... -
Spectrum Next in the ArchiveWhen the Spectrum Next is launched, should it be added to the archive, and games archived as per usual WoS usage? There are a lot of new games annou…
... some contrived case where you detect if there's more than ... the same place) or indeed any of the BASIC system memory ... -
Why don't the variables print where I told them too?I wrote the following program to experiment with creating sounds using 3 notes of BEEP and having the ability to change the notes up or down one at a…
... then loaded them at a keypress. I wonder if it would ... never had to manually enter any data, it scanned and listed ... -
Super Wonder Boy antimultiface[url="http://bizzley.com/"]Bob Pape's book[/url] mentioned that Rob Hylands put Multiface protection in Super Wonder Boy. The program can detect whe…
... of a Spectrum without disturbing any of the Spectrum's internal ... RAM. If done correctly, any software that was running on ... machine not be able to detect the extra hardware, so would ... -
ROM emulation in softwareHi, first of all -- I only have shallow / uni knowledge of hardware, electronics, and physics. So forgive me for asking things that are out of that …
... possibility to switch and possibly detect a signal every 1 / 41 ... . TTL 5V required by Z80? Any experience with that? I've ... -
Multiple Simultaneous Keypresses and PC KeyboardsAn issue was brought to my attention that a short test program that detects whether the QAOP,space keys are pressed was not behaving as expected. …
... that walks the user through any and all combination of those ... . Is the program able to detect keypresses of all keys qaop ... -
ZX Spectrum 48K it only shows colored barsHello, I'm new to the forum and I need help with a ZX Spectrum 48K which I bought recently unfortunately defective. I want to mention that before t…
... ends, to repeatability briefly connect any contact in the left hand ... keyboard connector to any contact in the right hand ... circuits that the meter can detect.
Next up, test ... -
Not bored with the Boards.Going through some old tapes stored rather badly I came across an unlikely item that that I must have stored away quickly with other low grade items …
... . So is it oxidization of any socketed chips?
But ... be . Apart from a random keypress getting a 6 nothing at ... -
How to automatically find the character set in a gameThis is all completely new to me, so please be patient. I've done some reading up on how character sets are handled by the Spectrum. I understand tha…
[quote="morph;54751"]Is there any way of finding the character ... through entire address space and detect sequence ABCDEFGHIJ. If you get ... -
How to automatically find the character set in a gameThis is all completely new to me, so please be patient. I've done some reading up on how character sets are handled by the Spectrum. I understand tha…
[quote="morph;54751"]Is there any way of finding the character ... through entire address space and detect sequence ABCDEFGHIJ. If you get ... -
ZXBaremulator v1.2Hi!, I've released ZXBaremulator v1.2. The new release add a few features and removes a limit. :) The new version can be downloaded from projec…
... /> What you think, Is there any real chance that Circle will ... , but unfortunately the Baremulator doesnt detect it and there is no ... -
ZXBaremulator v1.2Hi!, I've released ZXBaremulator v1.2. The new release add a few features and removes a limit. :) The new version can be downloaded from projec…
... /> What you think, Is there any real chance that Circle will ... , but unfortunately the Baremulator doesnt detect it and there is no ...
