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Converting Issue 2 keyboard games to Issue 3Dipping back into the World of Spectrum (and no, not just this site) I was wondering if I could do a machine code job myself without having any under…
... few games in my collection - Spectron, Corridors of Genon, and Formula ... by keys V and B on Issue 2 and 3 respectively) and also where $FE ... checked for by the respective IN... and my grand plan falls apart ... try brute force and poke every single EF in the code ... -
Strange +2 problem with DivMMC future on a few gamesHi all, Sorry, another question! As mentioned I have recently got my beloved grey +2 spectrum back from being repaired and serviced. Its had a…
... got my beloved grey +2 spectrum back from being repaired and serviced. Its ... bizarre thing is there are 3 games that don't load ... get-working-on-my-real-2-grey-machine) but still it ... for faults?
Thanks in advanced,
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Can I record binaries from any emulator with Basic commands, machine code, macros or something?Hello I do not know if this is the right place to put this question Normally with ZXSpin if I want to save a binary file, I'm going to: file ->…
... of memory address and number of bytes and he records a ... and machine +2, +3, or another, etc
directly from commands in basic ... or from machine code, that is not in a TAP and ... are different files?
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Basic Broadband and LandlineJust want some thoughts on this I have been with my current UK provider now for ten years, and my flat fee went up £10 per month last year, and is…
... month last year, and is going up again £3.50 next month ... me my discount had expired in 2014. Then when I said ... be £12.50 and would make my basic bill just over £60 ... , instructional stuff, and spectrum stuff at times and other bits and pieces.
Last Problem in Chapter 3 of Toni Baker's Mastering Machine Code on your ZX Spectrum.Chapter 3 of this great book is all about how to use the registers and covers the operations LD, ADD, ADC, SUB, SBC, INC, DEC, SCF and CCF. The la…
Chapter 3 of this great book is ... how to use the registers and covers the operations LD, ADD ... , SUB, SBC, INC, DEC, SCF and CCF.
The last ... , but a zero otherwise. Bear in mind this only expects us ...
RET C9 Return to basic
[/code]Spectrumpedia revised and extended edition. Suggestions about possible new contentFor the 40th anniversary of the first launch of the Spectrum, I am going to revise the Spectrumpedia. Feedback was very positive, although the fact t…
... before I got involved in other matters - and Spanish. Of course ... for download from my website and public archives like Spectrum ... [/i]
La Churrera MK1-2-3
[i]Spectrum ... and of the Saudi Arab custom ROM
Spectranet
ZX BASIC ...NTSC Spectrums?Being in the U.S., I missed the whole ZX Spectrum thing in Europe in the 80's. I've never seen an actual ZX Spectrum. I know that in the states the…
... model on the front page) and the grey +2 are near 100% backward ... versions (the black +2a and the +3) are less compatible with some ... to run cos of hardware differences, but even so the compatability ... them discovered the Spectrum whilst in Europe I think.
...Difference between +2 , +2a and +2bWhats the difference between these models Also if I was going to buy a 128k machine, whats the best one for games compatibility (from all 128k model…
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Differences between the +2's. The original +2 (the grey one) was ... .
The main differences in the +2's comes with the +2A ... bugs with the +2A/B and +3. Almost all of the bugs ...A deeper exploration of the SpectrumI've been reading a lot of posts in the BASIC and development forums and they've really intrigued me. Although my knowledge of the deeper working of …
... really had a bash at BASIC) then I'd recommend ... Spectrum 48k manual, and the +2 manual, and the +3 manual. (The latter ... , and are based on the first. However, there are differences that ... , especially in the later chapters concerning the memory and the system ...did anybody program games for their spectrum?did anybody make games for their spectrum and have you still got them in tap/z80 format. i once attempted to make a side scrolling game but it didn…
... Sinclair covertape) in BASIC and then compiled it using MCoder 2 by PSS - MCoder ... amazing running the BASIC version of the game, and then the compiled ... to use MCoder 3 - anyone out there know what the differences were?ZX ShedNow that issue 2 is out and it's fairly obvious it's been a great success, we have to start considering issue 3. Thanks in part to the quality of wri…
... and watch the white squares turn grey - I think this is happening in ... of kit from 3 compleatly different and unconnected sources. Even ... were resolved before Issue 2 went out, so I ... different tools and languages to illustrate the basic workings and logic of ...Slightly OT, but gotta ask: Which 128 would you buy?Guys, I'm interested in getting a 128 Speccy. Problem is, I never had one close to try, and I ignore which advantages has one model compared with the…
The grey +2's ROM also fixed a number of glaring bugs in the ... the +2a/+3 (though I own a +2a, and have added a ... 540mb HDD to it, I hate the BASIC ...Timex Sinclair 2068Hi guys. This is my first post here, the first of many, I hope.. :) I have a Timex Sinclair 2068 but don?t know much about it. It was given as a gif…
... 128k. This pretty much means +3 only. The 2068 could also ... similar to the MSX1 mode 2), and a 512x192 pixel mode with ... the video on the MSX1 2-3 times slower than on the ... original because of differences in speed.
MSX1 basic is actually quite ...Project: M.u.l.e.Wokani came up with a great idea about trying an open-development approach for spectrum games, and I thought why not try with a game I have under dev…
... = draw grey mountains
// bit 2 = draw black mountains
// bit 3 = draw ... (buff + 41, gfx_potentialMask[g_uchar0], 6, 3); // AND production mask into buffer
in Sinclair basic, but you should be ...Project: M.u.l.e.Wokani came up with a great idea about trying an open-development approach for spectrum games, and I thought why not try with a game I have under dev…
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// bit 1 = grey mountains
// bit 2 = black mountains
// mountains ... decimals here and any fractions are stripped off as in basic when INT ... (buff + 41, gfx_potentialMask[g_uchar0], 6, 3); // AND production mask into buffer
Best 128k model to add CF IDE disk etcHi, i'm hoping to turn one of my speccys into more of a 'console' the plan is i'd like loads of speect games installed say on a compact flash card …
... i wanted to use the grey +2.
i'm put ... tap files as possible and put it in the machine.
3 case unless i have too, but thanks for the info and ... wont apart from the very basic loaders, which is a shame ...New Spectrum game - Isotopia by OctocomOctocom, the guys who made BASIC programmed games such as Pandemia or Insert Coins, released yesterday their very first compiled BASIC game: Isotopia…
... for the 128 & +2, and the +2A & +3?
The ... ; contention timing differences, but I'm doubting a compiled basic program would ... disk use different syntax. In the 128/+2 you do it with ... or something like that, and in +2A/+3 you use the new +3DOS ...48K games that don't work on a +2Not sure if there is already a thread about this but recently I've noticed some old 48K games will not run on my +2 - even in 48K mode. Examples are…
... technical differences are between the 128K+, the +2, the +2A and ... end of the 48K BASIC ROM which were ... In fact only the two bytes at $38FF (14591) and $39FF, $3AFF and ... the +2A, +2B and +3 Amstrad replaced the 255s with ... zeros and loads of games ...48K games that don't work on a +2Not sure if there is already a thread about this but recently I've noticed some old 48K games will not run on my +2 - even in 48K mode. Examples are…
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7) Z80 timing differences. The Z80 in a 128 machine is ... is different between the 128/+2 and +3/+2A machines. Annoyingly the syntax ... " SCREEN$. This will only affect BASIC programs.
13) The ...+2a datacorder problemsHelloooo, how's it going? Reason I'm posting is that 1) I'm a massive speccy fan, it was the first range of computers I ever owned 2) I'm having rea…
[QUOTE=Nonsense in BASIC;308972]Probably not, but ... and the +2 grey
The ULA that fits on the +2a/b and +3 ... them from the socket and replace them with a ... is soldered on board and it has tiny legs ... remove one from another machine) and hell to replace.
...I killed my Spectrum last night...*sobs*I got all nostalgiac after watching Labyrinth last night (a festive tradition), and felt the need to get the Speccy out. I played "Rookie" (with the …
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In the early 128K models (128 and gry +2) the ULA ... DIL and unsoldered to the board.
In the black +2/3 the ... black 128K toast rack machines and the grey +2. I've not heard ...DivIDE on Spectrum +3Hi all, Is it possible to use the DivIDE on the Spectrum +3 in 128K mode? I have the 'A' jumper set on the board, but my +3 resets into 48K mode wit…
... other than the BASIC ROM were paged in.[/QUOTE]
... ZX128 rom 0 and 1
- ZX128+2(grey) rom 0 and 1
- ZX128+2A/B(black) rom 0,1,2,3 ...
- ZX128+3 rom 0,1,2,3
And ... all ZX128 rom types and romtype detector. After ...Reading from the keyboard using the IN commandHi all, I'm working my way through Sixty Programs for the Sinclair ZX Spectrum, and I'm running into difficulties with some of the keyboard reading r…
I know there are differences between issues, but ... 2 and Issue 3 keyboards in emulators.
In BASIC I never had any problem and ... EAR (microphone in) socket and on the issue 1 and 2 Spectrums, ... consequence is that games and other software which check ...+2A/+3 compatibility fixes thread!It might be a good idea to keep these fairly common +2A/+3 compatibility fixes (and requests) in a single thread for quick reference ;) Let's start …
... read that need to run in 128 basic (+3 basic in spanish)
I ... must take care in this, many ... ???
Wich are the differences between +2 basic +3 basic and loader ???
Regards.Games Notorious for F*cking UpThis is a thread dedicated to games notorious for f*cking up or crashing mid-game (48K and 128K games). :) Music demos are also welcome. My experien…
... were just being lazy and assumed that the 128K ...
The game would crash and kill the computer if using ... where you died) more than 3 times.
... f*cking compute resets to BASIC.[/QUOTE]
Must ... ran fine on my grey +2 in 128k mode.Favorite models! :)Hello everyone. This topic has probably been covered before, but I cant be bothered to look back through the archive to check! What is everyones fav…
... +2a/+3. Even going so far as to convert a grey +2 to ... ramdisk quite a bit in my basic programming)
And of course, a ... to chuck a hard drive in the +2, It means i didnt ... the sound mod on my +3102 colours or 120 colours on ZX?OK then, we're talkin'bout GigaScreen. Two 15-colours pictures set together. Flickering. Interlace thingie. We were counting today and theoretical…
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I wrote a basic program a few years ago ...
