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Cant DecideI have had a lot of spectrums in my time from the 16k to the +3 and as we all know they all have flaws. I am thinking about buying another and wanted…
... required the original unmodified 48 BASIC ROM. You can improve the ... . Due to a documentation error in the 128 manual, 128 games ... of the +2A and +3, not the 128 or +2. For example, Chase ... toast rack and the grey +2. For the best gaming experience and the best ... -
Seeking alternatives to DATA statementsAnyone know of any memory saving alternatives to storing a list of numbers, other than using DATA statements or poking data into addresses?... Im ti…
... be appreciated!
2) Your 1 byte per datum ... hence the 2 chrs to byte approach...
3) The Mid2Asm ... tool already spits out assembly listing and compiles ... in common. When I focus on BASIC over MC, one of its differences ... -
Broken +3I have noticed that some members on this forum prefer to repair Spectrums instead of just buying another one from ebay. I would like mine fixed at so…
... enthusiams learn to do basic (and often, not basic) repairment to their engines ... from the broken +3 as it was in a socket just like ... BAR and CURSOR keys have been swapped from those of a grey +2 ... really has I looked after and restored my original Atari 2600 ... -
Alien8 will not run on Divide?I can't seem to get Alien8 running on my 128+ with Divide. I have the original tape and have loaded into an emulator to create a snapshot, (.z80) an…
... port #7FFD on ZX128/+2/+2A/+3 and game crash or work ... to 48 BASIC ( or write OUT 32765,48 ) and after it ... 2(grey case) then will possible install new FATWARE version to DIVIDE and ... use 48mode in any time without manual setting in basic:
emulatorsplease help can we see clearly which emulator emaulates which hardware is there any that has a pc function key for the mulitface nmi button and the +…
... data into 128K BASIC when I have it open in notepad! How ... to ruin my well loved grey +2 and the fact that it took ... running on a real Spectrum +3 and the ability to breakpoint the ... data, mastering it and getting it to/from Spectrum +2/+3/PC.
emulatorsplease help can we see clearly which emulator emaulates which hardware is there any that has a pc function key for the mulitface nmi button and the +…
... 't do that on the grey +2 as it requires tape but ... the RS232 and keyboard ports are incompatible with +2/+3/+2A AUX port ... format I require such as BASIC program DATA statements... the possibilities ... or miss on the internet and in the manuals. There are supposed ...Mikie tape error?I purchased a copy of this to play on my +2B, but something strange happens once it appears to have loaded. The screen goes black with lots of heart…
... tried two different versions in Spin (with Spin ... speedlocked, crashed after the basic loader into 48K mode ...
Tested again using (grey) +2, this time the speedlock'ed ... / B or a +3 at all. The other ... like World Series Baseball, and Hyper Sports work fine. ...Transferring games into MicrodriveLast week a big pack of empty microdrive cartridges arrived, and now I'm ready to playing with my little microdrive equipped speccy. One of my aim w…
... to corrupt the screen... in fact the screen will just ... save to micro-drive, +3 disc etc. For my ... but the screen is corrupt and looks a bit **** ... you can save using BASIC to the desired device ... grey +2.
Why are they packed again? Because BASIC and ...What Spectrum to choose?Hi i'm new to the Spectrum. I read 'bout it in CDA (Polish game magazine) and watched LGR review of the 48k and it REALLY interested me. What model m…
... a +2a/+3, Amstrad fixed that "bug" and rendered a whole ... some enormous bugs in the ROM, and I'd not ... chance to get a grey +2. The +2 is without a ... BASIC (the silicon disc uses a different command syntax) and ... ...
48k or Grey +2. Make sure you get a ...Platformer BAS file?Does anyone have an example of a platformer in BASIC? Specifically one that uses drawn sprites, etc.
... position.
2.- Load player UDG set.
3.- Print player.< ... main loop and teave the silicon disk operations in interpreted basic. I' ... of Biniax 2 was coded in BASIC with the engine compiled and the ... a grey +2 or a 128+, and I had coded the games in ...Problem with sound on a grey +2Hi, posted this on another existing thread in miscellaneous but in hindsight should probably ask here: Recently I sold a very nice condition boxed …
... grey +2. I must confess to have not actually checked the level differences ... on the +2 I have, which ... output from the AY and ULA beeper mixed in stereo:
[ ... a short basic program to check the AY and beeper really ...Spectrum +2 and DivIDE - which SWHi I am completely new to Spectrum, and have no clue. I just bought a spectrum +2 and a DivIDE (non plus) is hopefully on its way. (together with an…
... has just arrived and I have already ... with only 48K mode BASIC.
... found this post and then I peek ... fatware.htm[/url] and found out several ... +2B (same ROM as +3)?
Regards ... and ZX128+2(grey model) roms. But on +2A/+3 ... use with +2A/+3 roms, but ...BorderTron 3000A little bit of speccy-related fun for a Friday afternoon... I've knocked together a program for Windows which I've called Bordertron 3000 (a suitabl…
... report on exiting would break BASIC) easily!!
... assembly and the 128k and saw only a few minor differences overall ...
2) The exiting ReturnToBASIC routine
3) And the fact ... the data chucks with 2 loops, one nested in other.
- ...BorderTron 3000A little bit of speccy-related fun for a Friday afternoon... I've knocked together a program for Windows which I've called Bordertron 3000 (a suitabl…
... report on exiting would break BASIC) easily!![/QUOTE]
The ... assembly and the 128k and saw only a few minor differences overall ... WaitLoop1
2) The exiting ReturnToBASIC routine
3) And the fact ... runs for a bit longer in the 128K code.
...ESXDOS v0.8.0 released (with NMI Browser)Hello, To celebrate the speccy's 30th birthday, here's the latest version of ESXDOS for DivIDE users. The full changelog is too long to post here, s…
... hardware problem - starting up in 48K mode (or, to ... the answer. (I have a grey +2)
I ... C= guy, and only recently bought a +2 and 48k)
... is running on a 128k/+2/+3/+2A
... I meant the +2 screen (48k basic, 128k basic, tape loader, ...128k ULA pinout?Is there someone who has a circuit diagram or pinout for the 128k (+2) ULA?
... of the chip, and preferably any technical ... in the schematics of the toasrack model (or the +2 grey ... differences between the 128K and 48K ULA's. The main difference is in ... 3.5469MHz.
A divide by 2.5 ... gives the AY-3-8912 clock (pin 3 "C")
Tutorial - learn machine code in 30mins[B][I]Message from the moderators[/I] - bigjon has requested that readers' attention be drawn to a better version of this tutorial, one which is easi…
... as 15 lines of mainly grey text.
The text is ... Chapter 1!
CHAPTER 2 - Display material on the screen ... ' = 'enable interrupts'
Replace line 3 with 'di'. Insert line 29 ... IN ports - see ch23 of the BASIC manual - to read the left and ...Lucasfilm (and ILM) sold to DisneyInteresting... [url]http://money.cnn.com/2012/10/30/technology/disney-buys-lucasfilm/[/url] Especially the part about Episode 7. Hmmm, as long as i…
... with no shades of grey, and quests and battles that are interesting ... supposedly because between episodes 3 and 4 the Star Wars ... excuse the differences in look between the prequels and the original ... unlikeable as John Connor in Terminator 2, but the audience ...Definitive list of games incompatible with +2A/+3 and of compatible versions (if any)I am trying to compile the definitive list of games which are incompatible with the +2A and the +3 and of their compatible versions, if they are pres…
... game incompatible with +2A/+3 is GALACTIC GUNNERS. This ... port). Same problem as in F.I.R.E. game ... 3/Pentagon models (not use port #FF). I copy this patch (in basic ... before start game and selectable K-MOUSE controll in main menu:< ... perfect on ZX48,128,grey +2Strange behavior of program compiled with HiSoft BASICA while ago I experimented with HiSoft BASIC 128 (1.2) and compiled [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showpost.php?p=683349&postcount=140"]…
... place for there to be differences between the two versions, ... Spectrum 128 or Spectrum +2 was made and so programs that directly ... ROM, e.g. Hisoft 128 BASIC Compiler, will fail.
... was mainly fitted in Spectrum +3 machines (the ROM in Spectrum +2A machines ...PCB for romselector for toastrack/grey +2 giveawayHi guys. I've tried my hand at hardware design, and to my great surprise, my very first design worked as expected... :razz: I wanted to be able to …
... /> 2. The original grey +2 rom
3. The OpenSE rom
4. BBC Basic ... to be disabled for roms 3-8 to work. The DivIDE ... DIVIDE interface in allram mode. Divide system will disconnect and allram mode ...SAM Coupe - a video problemHi mates. Lately I managed to acquire a SAM Coupe 512K. There are, however, certain problems that - I thought - You might help me with, in a mome…
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2) There is a white little mess in the right ...
3) The sound is _very_ silent and has no bass ... load any game (not games in basic) or ZX emulator ?
and run in allram mode. If ... visible as grey ? Or you see only white and only ...New game: Funky FungusHappy Easter folks! What's better to do during these Spring holidays than playing some new game on our Spectrums? ;-) And lo, here is... [center] [y…
... DivIDE (italian and french).
Procedure :
- Grey +2 (english ROM) and DivIDE flashed ... 3 different tap versions for the +2 (+2A unsupported), for english, french and ... +2 start menu, load a game, but if I type something in basic ...'Mutants' 128 musicI just fired this up and had forgotten just how good the 128k music is on this. It's by Fred Gray and it a corker of a tune and goes on for a good fe…
... 128K snap which is in a PAUSE 0 in BASIC. If you load ... on a +2/+2A/+3 then probably not as slight differences in the ROMs ... prevent you from moving a snapshot of BASIC ... key, resave it in the game menu and then it should work ...Introduce yourself[SIZE=3][FONT=Comic Sans MS]This is the thread to stop by & introduce yourself.[/FONT][/SIZE]
... my first ZX Spectrum +2 (grey model) when I was ... BASIC is what taught me how to read and ... I had, and I would not be in the middle ... preservation projects are amazing and it's great that ... in Barcelona, and spent 2 years living in Fuengirola :) with my +2A and +3! ...Nasty 'Gotcha' for multicolour timingI thought I would be better developing my multicolour routine on the 48K first, being the slowest, so it would then be sure to work on the 128K varia…
... perhaps? I've had a grey +2 drift from one to the ... />
I thought the timing differences were well understood now: As ... other, it's just in one state or the other ... . As the +3/+2A/+2B use an ASIC ... to find out though, and I doubt anyone is willing ...128k+ CompositeAm I to understand this correctly but all thats needed for composite video on this model is to run a wire from pin 1 of the RGB port to the phono out…
... 128? A standard 128/grey +2 RGB-SCART cable does not ... br /> Composite video on pin 3 instead of pin 1
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No vertical ... information about the Derby in its Spanish version. Booting ... is displayed and it goes directly to 128 Basic. Is ...divide off switchI have a divide 57c. I would like to have an off switch so I don't have to remove the card if I don't want to use it. Eg to access 128 basic etc. …
... it as a hard disk in +3e computers, or use the ... />
Ok, I tried that and it worked.
But the ... selecting between 48/128/+2 (closed) and +2/A/B/+3 (opened)...
So ... a grey +2 disables the divide, and I can access the menu and 128k basic ...Best 128k Speccy?Hi Which 128k Spectrum is the best from the point of view of the operating system, hardware design etc. Reason I'm asking is that I read on here th…
... model and the MkI grey +2. There is rare a MkII grey +2 with ... if it implements the correct (+3/+2A/+2B) RAM contention. ... version of 128 BASIC, actual EDIT, DELTE, and RENUM commands with ... codes in 128 BASIC, permits use of reserved words in 128 BASIC, and has ...MISSING M1 LINE ON +48????I was posting questions about my DIVMMC enjoy not working on one of my +48`s and have now got round to testing if its cpu related.Trouble is the one …
... -rack, a +2 grey, a +2A, a +2B or a +3). Further, a ... CPU works in most Spectrums (and should work in all +2A, +2B and 3 machines ... or EPROM). In order to interface new BASIC commands and functions to the ...
