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"Sinclair Zx Spectrum: Absolutely Better Than Commodore 64"Did you ever read this? [url="http://www.alfonsomartone.itb.it/fztsmo.html"]http://www.alfonsomartone.itb.it/fztsmo.html[/url]
... start comparing c128 vs +2/+3, it gets all too difficult ... (even if you take the differences in opcode execution times into account ... drives like the oceanic, the 3.5 inch drives like the ...
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worst game on the spectrumwhat in your opinion was the worse game on the spectrum ever. for me it would proberly be the game majik. i couldn't get very far with the puzzles …
... br /> Correction, there are only 3 screens, as [url="ftp://ftp ... a 16K Spectrum, was released in 1984 [I](WoS lists ... as a 48K game released in 1985 but the inlay ... is appalling - it's written in BASIC, and I didn't have ... a clue what to do in it, and I had ... -
worst game on the spectrumwhat in your opinion was the worse game on the spectrum ever. for me it would proberly be the game majik. i couldn't get very far with the puzzles …
... Issue33/Pages/Crash3300115.jpg"]26% in Crash[/url] ([url="ftp:// ... /Issue11/Pages/YourSinclair1100078.jpg"]3/9 in YS[/url]). I started ... a few other budget games in BASIC (as late as 1987-ish ... Issue50/Pages/Crash5000099.jpg"]26% in Crash[/url] ([url="ftp:// ... -
+3 upgrades advice neededI`ve just bought a +3 after years of wanting one here, [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ZX-SPECTRUM-3-128K-c-w-BUILT-IN-3-FLOPPY-DISK-DRIVE_W0QQitemZ5234…
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- Removed the internal 3" Floppy and replaced it with ... .
- Added a secondary 3.5" external floppy.
- ... br /> - Removed 48 Basic and replaced it with SE ... Basic.
I ... bugs that Amstrad left in the +3 ROMs. So far ... -
+3 upgrades advice neededI`ve just bought a +3 after years of wanting one here, [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ZX-SPECTRUM-3-128K-c-w-BUILT-IN-3-FLOPPY-DISK-DRIVE_W0QQitemZ5234…
... able to read +3 DOS headers in basic are really useful. ... s ROMs and the Plus 3 DOS extensions, using the ... different than accessing a +3 disk (at least in BASIC).
... a means of copy to 3 inch disks. Having a ... a HD dedicated to +3 DOS and one for the ... -
Want a Speccy Repaired?Maybe it's time to put my 'skills' to use.... Now that I've sourced some of the nastier transistors, I've fixed about 6 rubber keyed Speccys in the …
... [/I] make it check the 128K memory banks but it'd ... as easy to write something in BASIC, to be honest... I think ... the same as the jpg in the archive.
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Want a Speccy Repaired?Maybe it's time to put my 'skills' to use.... Now that I've sourced some of the nastier transistors, I've fixed about 6 rubber keyed Speccys in the …
... [/I] make it check the 128K memory banks but it'd ... as easy to write something in BASIC, to be honest... I think ... banks (0-7). Are the in same order IC17,IC18 = bank ... -
Help with text adventureOk, a few probs. First, part of my game is a quiz, where questions and answers are given, the player has to type '.' if the answer is correct, or 'x'…
But you don't have direct access to 128K.
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Which expansions can I attach to a +2A?I have several peripherals that I would like to connect to a +2A: an Interface 1 with Microdrive, a +D disk interface and kempston joystick interface…
... switched off.
The +3's and +2A/B's ... the ROMCE pin (the one in the 48K etc) to the ... both ROMCE pins of the +3 or +2A via two 1N4148 ... explanation of the edge connector differences in the 'Interface 2' section. Have ... -
disk sizeWith SPIN emulating a +3, I can create the following disks 1 - 720k Double Sided 80 trk 2 - 360k Double Sided 40 trk 3 - 180k Single Sided 40 trk T…
... a 3.5" disk drive!
The basic +3 can ... only deal with 3" floppies, which format ... br />
The +3 would log in a disk as soon ... side. The standard +3 drive being single sided ... other than single sided 3" disks, 180K, you ... -
ZX-PC InterfaceRight - i'm 34 and I cant take the pain of waiting for tapes to load any more - somethings gotta give ( either the tape deck or me ). I've seen a 'Z…
... anything specific to the ROM in your 48K, there is ... board when the interface is in use.
I ... run the interface in its +3 mode. In its +3 mode the interface ... It also worked on a 128K. Later we found that on ... ZX81 ROM to make a 128K run like a ZX81 ( ... -
Conceptual differences between Speccy and modern PCWhat are them? Here I mean not much faster, more bit CPU, bigger and faster hard disks etc. 1: Speccy is keyboard computer, PC has separated keyboar…
... systems anyway. The main functional differences will be easier to identify ... PC's had even built in Basic in ROM, what later went out ... book where many Basic thing is explained beside Basic programming itself. It ... -
A Few QuestionsHi, can you help with a few questions. 1. On ebay you see a lot of rubber key spectrums. How can you tell the difference between a 16k and 48k machi…
... 3 disc version was always simply a transfer of the the 128k ... the game where a 128k version existed. I ... that had an exclusive +3 128K version. And I ... were re-released in upgraded 128K +3-only versions (from ... fizz.
In ancient China they banned swords ... -
128k +2 Manual scans neededHi all - BASin is now able to use the 128k PLAY and RAMDisk commands. The RAMDisk is accessed with the LOAD! SAVE! etc commands, and as such I now…
> Whereabouts is it in the +3 manual and I'll check ... and see if it's in ... /> It's on Page 107, in the list of phrases used ... probably in-jokes as derby was the code word for the 128K ... -
BASin Release 13 is now availableI'm still at it. BASin is now in it's 13th incarnation (disregarding the inter-version updates) and is now available at [url="http://homepage.ntlw…
... list of the bugs in the +3 ROM on his ... (canonical).
e.g. in ROM 1
in my Assembly Listing
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and also in the Logan O'Hara Disassembly ... change and screws up INPUT in 128K mode.
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Method to read byte as binary string rather than dec?Hi all Am fiddling around with the screen buffer and have written a routine to scan the screenbuffer into upper ram and then write it back in upside…
... faster raw Z80 is than BASIC. Copying such data would take ... per frame, but this depends in part on the model, and ... in part on the memory you' ... copy a 2048b buffer (1/3 of the screen) using a ... sight faster than doing it in BASIC :p -
3D Star Strike - best unofficial conversion ever?A copy of Star Wars as we all know, but I didn't realise how good a copy it was until I played the arcade game on MAME a couple of days ago. The bit …
... . The first 2 or 3 games in the series are dodgeball games ... the original mono gameboy are in fact the GB kunios 1 ... a bad copy of Bagman. In fact it was just as ... . Most of which were written in BASIC, and most of which were ... -
An alternative to shaving?I'm sick of having to shave (my neck and lower face, so no smart remarks, please) ever day. Is there an alternative to shaving? Other than growing a …
... . BADBEARD *Last weeks #1*
3. SHAROPOLIS *NEW ENTRY*
4 ... writing football games in BASIC. SHAROPOLIS takes the number 3 spot, with a ... -
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... use & got a replacement 128k+2 for xmas 1986.
in BASIC - which strangely set me on ... GWBasic was similar to Speccy basic. Same thing with Quickbasic & ... into another full time position in Nottingham, where I stayed until ... -
MEMPTR finally crackedThis post is mainly for emulator developers. As you may be well know there is a misterious internal register in Z80 CPU (MEMPTR) which value is set …
... have flaws/design changes/manufacturing differences. We're really quite ... discovered some time ago in 48K and 128K Spectrums?
... ... I guess, maybe the differences are due to the different ... "compilers" used in each case.
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Basic or Machine code?Hopefully the correct area of the site to post this question. Anyways, I have got hold of several books on programming my spectrum, and I was wonderi…
... Tornado.TAP in FUSE gives me: C Nonsense in BASIC, 9000:3
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Broken SpectrumJust found out that both of my +3s have died. :( Seems to be the same problem with both, that the disk-drive just doesn't want to spin anymore. An…
... belt will probably fix the +3 drive problems mentioned here.
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Emulation in EmulatorZX Spectrum 48K in Amiga in PC [url]http://www.geocities.com/msgptre/Emulation_In_Emulator/PC_Amiga_Spectrum.htm[/url]
... ZX81 game 3D Monster Maze in... Spectaculator!
Been playing ... it on my real +3 too. I like it so ... much I copied it to 3" disk![/QUOTE]
POTTY ... for LOAD / SAVE.
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... electronics degree working mainly in C/ASM on Renesas ... /> Had first rubbery Speccy in '83 purchased from a bloke ... to get into programming in BASIC and machine code although ... be bothered to spend 3 minutes saving it each ... that I play for 3 mins, decide that they ... -
+3e file manager program/projectFirstly let's get one thing sorted. This program/project is written entirely in basic, as I am a lamo who doesnt know enough M/C. It really Is'nt th…
... is, is there a way in basic to make it print this ... could be a major failing in this projeect[/quote]
< ... cat tab exp" is formatted in a predictable way so it ... LEFT]
[B]OPEN #3,"[/B][B]M>[I ... ][B]"[/B]
[B]CAT #3 TAB EXP
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+3e file manager program/projectFirstly let's get one thing sorted. This program/project is written entirely in basic, as I am a lamo who doesnt know enough M/C. It really Is'nt th…
... LEFT]
[B]OPEN #3,"[/B][B]M>[I ... ][B]"[/B]
[B]CAT #3 TAB EXP
[/ ... , which is easier to handle in BASIC programs. For example:
< ... [/B]
[B]RETURN #3,l[/B]
[B]PRINT ... l)[/B]
[B]CLOSE #3[/B]
The [ ... -
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…
... {0,1,3},
{0,3,1}, {0,2,3}, {0,3,2}, { ... graphic, just as you would in Basic.
[code]
... the IY register. Unfortunately, Basic assumes it has a ... frame. The Basic system puts the z80 in im1 mode, ... 1.
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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…
... in the ... sprites in SP1, ... in the ... required in ... in ... in SP1 ... like Basic's ... in the ... in ... in using sp1_PrintAtInv() in ... character in ... traversed in row ... br /> In the ... filled in with ... drawn in the ... shows this in action. ... in ... , in 2C ...
