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Replacing lower RAM 4116 ZX Spectrum 48k - desoldering advice please?A long post, but interesting pictures perhaps. :) I'd like some advice: (also apologies I think I picked the wrong 'Hardware' category for this, plea…
... gave me a ZX Spectrum 48k in seemingly good physical condition: carton ... hadn't been opened in decades and the keyboard membrane tore ... got the system booting to BASIC, I believe?)
... the IC6 socket and new 4116 and capacitor and bridge, I was ... -
Introducing SpectREMYep, yet another Spectrum emulator, this one being for Mac OS. Writing my own Spectrum emulator has been a bucket list item for a while. While I'm…
... enjoying it and have written it with my requirements in mind, its ... emulator supports the 48k and 128k along with the beeper and AY sound. It ... loads SNA and Z80 snapshots and TAP files. It ... saves to TAP files from BASIC and allows for the creation of ... -
Ensure program runs in USR 0 mode?Is there some BASIC that can be used in a program to make sure the the program runs (even on 128k models) in 48k or USR 0 mode? I obviously then wan…
Is there some BASIC that can be used in a program to make sure the the program runs (even on 128k models) in 48k or USR 0 mode? I obviously then want to be able to run the rest of the program from the USR 0 mode. -
Unexpected issue with +3DOS port of Pro BMX SimulatorI'm continuing to port my tape-based games to 3-inch disk (you may have noticed my previous post about PSSST!). Today I started on Pro BMX Simula…
... not easy to do from BASIC. I therefore wrote a ... loader to load in the program code and music and start the ... fine with 48k music, the 128k version kept crashing and--after some ... change) and lo and behold the game now runs properly in both 128k and 48k mode ... -
Restoring AY registersAfter doing (not still finished) the sna to tap converter, I'm going to try to do the same for 128k snapshots. I've got threee ideas about what to do…
... to do the same for 128k snapshots. I've got threee ... load a 128k snapshot would be:
1.- BASIC loader, that ... would be hidden in machine code in step 1 and would be restored ... an AY register and writing a value?
- In 48k ROM, there are ... -
"Monty Hall" problem in Spectrum BasicFollowing a rather odd conversation with my wife regarding the probability puzzle "[url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monty_Hall_problem"]The Monty …
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250 IF md AND mc THEN GO TO 270 ... br /> 280 IF m=1 AND d=2 THEN LET d ... br /> 290 IF m=1 AND d=3 THEN LET d ... /> 300 IF m=2 AND d=1 THEN LET d ... 3 (30%) for "sticking" (correct) and 1/2 (50%) for "swapping ... /> Can anyone see the flaw in my logic or BASIC? -
Todays silly question about emulators.Why are there so many emulators? Here's the list I've found so far:- SpecEmu Retro Virtual Machine Fuse ZXSpin Spud ZERO ZEsarUX Unreal Spe…
... is 1.2.2 and to date it hasn' ... any problems at all, in fact I haven't ... manual, just unpacked it and everything was tickety boo ( ... that asks, for that reason and nobody has complained - yet ... Basic programs mostly in 48k mode though once or twice I've used 128k ... -
Final Fight for 48K spectrum?The original release by US Gold and the Re-release by Erbe state that it's only 128K, but the 2nd re-release by Kixx mentions Spectrum 48K. Was th…
... and the Re-release by Erbe state that it's only 128K ... , but the 2nd re-release by Kixx mentions Spectrum 48K ... loads the controls choice part in 48k but then crashes on the ... this game work on a 48K by skipping the intro part ... -
ZX Spectrum +2A - problems loading from tapeI recently acquired a ZX Spectrum +2A, now the only item in my collection to be found is a [b]+2B[/b], and I got all from the MK14 to the PC200 ;-) …
... in my collection to be found is a [b]+2B[/b], and ... to be a replacement?[/b]) and back in, the keyboard worked fine ...
I cleaned the heads and other parts of the cassette ... 128K game using "Loader"-mode and 16 and 48K games in "48 basic"-mode. For the 128K ... -
Extending SNA Standard Snapshot 48k 128k Format to new Hardware like ZXN (SpecNext)This may have been discussed before... Looking at the definition of standard 48k and 128k .SNA Snapshot e.g. at: https://www.worldofspectrum.org/f…
... at the definition of standard 48k and 128k .SNA Snapshot e.g. ... we can find have a "48k standard-sized" KeyboardTester.SNA Snaphot ... that it is NOT 48k standard format and have a deeper look ... above) and this won´t run on standard 48k or standard 128k emulated ... -
Spectrum games that are both 48k and 128k but where the 128k version is infinitely superior The only one I can think of is "Rock Star Ate My Hamster" but there must be others . So where are the games where the 128 version is great but wher…
The only one I can think of is "Rock Star Ate My Hamster" but there must be others . So where are the games where the 128 version is great but where the 48k version is merely mediocre in comparison? Does anyone have any ideas on this? -
Madam Blavskja's Carnival Macabre 48KEighteen years ago to the day, Adban de Corcy (in real life: Fabián Álvarez López) released a beautiful Jet Set Willy game called “Madam Blavskja’s C…
... , atmospheric game uses a 128K Jet Set Willy game engine ... felt distressed and upset that the owners of 48K Spectrums and the ... (modified in various ways to fit in more code and data), ... Rushforth for his valuable involvement in this project, including (but ... -
Is there a simple way to type a Spectrum BASIC Program into notepad, save, then open in emulator?Hello. I have two emulators 1 under linux:- Fuse. 1 under windows 7 :- spin, also downloaded and run zx-editor. I just want to be able to type in …
... windows 7 :- spin, also downloaded and run zx-editor.
I ... to be able to type in a BASIC program using notepad or ... files.
However, loading in a basic file from notepad or zx ... about .tap or .dsk files and blocks and wrappers.
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Rodland - 48k version?Hi All, I had some spare time today given how weird everything is at the mo due to Covid19, so was looking through a bunch of old SU magazines fro…
... old SU magazines from back in the day.
One ... on both 48k and 128k, and a number of reviews mention both 48k and 128k machines on ... far as I know, is 128k only according to the WOS ... -
Moritz The Striker for the 48k SpectrumDownload: https://www.dropbox.com/s/bbb7n2ipv7ed4k1/Moritz%20The%20Striker%20-%2048k%20Release.zip?fbclid=IwAR2ZdaHdIFQEKGt5raugVaxeudTcQDJT-nQgSk…
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Moritz The Striker 48K
A game by ... Jonathan Cauldwell
Addition code and in-game beeper tune by Allan ... ball has been locked in a cage and a plunger or ... for the 128K version coming soon, more levels, more goals and AY ... -
im looking for a driving game done in basiclike this one: future racer. http://www.bytemaniacos.com/ficheros/concursos/2020_basic/futureracer.zip http://www.bytemaniacos.com/?page_id=…
... was written in boriel basic, so it cannot be reverse engineered? and there ... -
New Utility ZXSTLC[b]New Utility ZX Spectrum Tape (& Disk) Loader Creator[/b] I made this utility to easily create tape and +3 disk loaders for my projects and have…
... as above
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| a basic command line will be:
and 0 (standard 48k memory layout)
| ... /disk loader for either a 48k or 128k program
| containing ... (5, 2 & 0). In addition to the
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Pi-Dentity 128k and Moritz The Striker 128k free downloadHi there, Pi-Dentity 128k ( exclusive version for Fusion - one more level plus more extras compared to the 48k version) and Moritz The Striker 128…
... there,
Pi-Dentity 128k ( exclusive version for Fusion - ... to the 48k version) and
Moritz The Striker 128k (exclusive version ... etc. compared to the 48k version) can be downloaded ... 48k
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Tutorial - full game from scratch in z80 assemblyI wrote a game from scratch to release in z80 assembly and wrote it down in tutorial form. Target is basically 48k speccy with the AY chip, or 128k s…
... in z80 assembly and wrote it down in tutorial form. Target is basically 48k ... speccy with the AY chip, or 128k speccy ... where only 48k features are used.< ...
The tutorial, source code and everything can be found at ... -
Killed Until Dead - Spectrum 128K versionI first got hold of this game about the same time as the film "Clue" started being shown on TV, and there was a "Miss Marple" series on TV, followed …
... a 128K version (AFAIK the original was 48K only) and remove ... a turbo loader high in memory and some operating code at ... game is turbo-loaded in RAM immediately above ... some routines from lower in memory to this area, ... chip, and to put the entire game in RAM in one ... -
New Game: Hakkenkast : Dungeon Crawler 48K & 128KLaunched this week, a 4 dungeon epic Dungeon Crawler, Hakkenkast. Available as 48K and 128K versions, 1st dungeon is free. Download from[url="https:/…
... Dungeon Crawler, Hakkenkast. Available as 48K and 128K versions, 1st dungeon is free ... -
Emulators for beginnersAs a beginner to this I might be being a bit stupid but do you need the old tape game to play it still or can you download them off the web and play …
... files). These are included in ZX32's installation program,
48K mode and typing
LOAD ... ""
or load via the 128K ... br />
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Anyone Recognizes This Loader?Hi there! I live in Argentina. I have a -dead by now- CZ Spectrum (a ZX clone made by an argentinian company, Czerweny, which used to make... Excell…
... the hardware in the box took over and saved the ... compress where possible and then save
a BASIC loader, followed by ... that the 128k second screen could be paged in and then copied ... 128k games, but worked with 48k games that accessed the AY chip in 48k ... -
Where are you from / who are you / do you still use the real SpectrumJust three questions to see how divers the Spectrumworld is and how many users are still around. If you want to stay anonymous, just answer the last …
... 48K+ model is in bad condition, although I do have a 128K ... about 10 years ago and never got around to ... 't been looking for it in that time.
basic and play the odd game ... Spectrum to the video recorder and made a mini Spectrum ... -
Some \"newbie\" questions about the Spectrum +2I bought a +2 last week. I had never owned any of the 128k Spectrums before, nor seen them in action. I have a couple of questions; 1) Do all 128k …
... /> 1) Yes, some 128k game can be loaded in 48k mode with the ... (the principal difference between 48 and 128 mode)
2 ... differences between 128k and +2 were two: the brand (Amstrad buyed Sinclair in 1985) and ... -
new to emulators...I tried using a speccy emulator several years ago...but I see that they have improved by leaps and bounds now. So...what is the best emulator to use …
... either in a plain 48k spectrum emulation or a 128k using the 48k BASIC option, and ... you'll be fine.
Bear in ... autoload a tape in the 48k BASIC mode of a 128k model, it will ... -
My own Home Computer It's true. My company are planning to build a new Home Computer. It will use a Z80 CPU running at 6mhz, 128k Ram and will run all Spectrum and ZX81 …
... +3 ROMs and extra 128k ROM as well as the 48k ROM are ... high res modes.
The basic idea is that the default ... the RAM, in 32k and 16k combinations in the top and bottom half with ... each buffered page if in 320x200 mode and framebuffering is on.
My own Home Computer It's true. My company are planning to build a new Home Computer. It will use a Z80 CPU running at 6mhz, 128k Ram and will run all Spectrum and ZX81 …
... t read 48k Spellbound in TZX format on a emulated 128k. Dammit ... I thought instead sturdy, reliable and cheap 9-pin joysticks like ... . Actually it was written in Basic and translated other to Z80. ... ... the software, the hardware and everything is all EXACTLY THE ...
