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THE ROM CHIPSDoes anyone know which are the ROM chips in ZX Spectrum 128K +2?
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Very weird +2 problem.After two days, I'm still fighting this grey +2. Symptoms: When I first got it, there were stray pixels on the screen, and stray lines and colours. …
... that, but whenever the program outputs to the beeper, the border changes! This ... is constantly firing. AFAIK the IF2 version doesn't support Kempston, so it ... dot. But then Cavern Fighter doesn't use sound, it just goes bonkers ... -
BASin gets its (profile) sums wrong (sometimes)I often use BASin to time pieces of code, and I've found it to be useful, but I was testing a routine earlier, which took less than 2 seconds to run …
I often use BASin to time ... tiny routine which still demonstrates the problem.
[code]< ... seconds. Even without the PRINT it supposedly takes ... the forums, so I thought that I'd mention it. It doesn't ... calculate the timings for nested FOR ... -
PCL / PS driver questionsDon't know if this ever happened to any of you. I've been searching but I've yet to find a practical, permanent solution. Let's say I have a 1.4M P…
... XL version of the driver. If I use the PS version there's ... slow but doesn't use a lot of MB when processing the file to ... print (spool). If I use PCL it ... 's extremely fast but the print queue shows that the ... -
[B]THE ROM CHIPS[/B]Could anyone see and tell me which the exact numbers and letters printed on the rom chips in Spectrum +2 are?
Could anyone see and tell me which the exact numbers and letters printed on the rom chips in Spectrum +2 are? -
Tape leads questionMore of a confirmation, really (I hope). I picked up a +3 just recently, and have since bought a few of the old games I used to know & love when I w…
... deck, and tried to use the tape lead that came with ... it was supplied WITH the +3. The tape lead I have ... end into the Spectrum, and the other end into the headphone/out ... playing through the TV but the screen doesn't change: the Spectrum can't hear anything ... -
The game character with torch or lampHi all, I am looking for games where the main character or enemy (but can be any moving sprite at all) hold the torch or lamp or any other source of…
... am looking for games where the main character or enemy (but ... moving sprite at all) hold the torch or lamp or any ... of course. It doesn't mean the scene around the sprite have to change ... is all just about the drawing of the sprite.
Can ... -
The best selling video games ever (with no stupid egg in boxing gloves in sight!)I thought that the following list is interesting (which shows you how interesting my job is, if this is what distracts me from it :-(), showing the b…
... is sixteenth on the list. You can't deny that Nintendo ... are
The next non ... />
Then again, the list doesn't include the PC games The Sims 2 (which ... around desperately trying to convince the console that, yes, you ... -
BIFROST* for graphic artists - part 1Using multicolor requires 2 very different skills: [I]programming[/I] and [I]graphic design[/I]. I already wrote several tutorials about the former …
... region only, and doesn't really care about the rest of the screen:
the image always centered. However this game doesn't use animated tiles and it doesn't ... need much performance, so it wasn't ... -
Multiface and PlusDI always thought there is a Multiface with PlusD support. But tonight I was doubting: As the development of the PlusD Mini progresses, I was about t…
... the inhibit function of the Disciple is necessary to use a Multiface: if the ... be pushed, the Disciple would respond to the NMI, not the Multiface.
doesn't list the PlusD as supported interface ... -
Does a bad sequel/episode in a book/game/film/etc series kill the series for you?I meant to post this yesterday, but didn't get the time, but someone I was talking to said they used to love the Resident Evil series almost obsessiv…
... place away from the book), but again it doesn't ruin the other two ... I won't re-watch them) but that doesn't less the original ... trilogy for me. The Matrix 2 and ... /season/episode doesn't sour me to the rest of the series if ... -
Could a Spectrum game loader play music?On the Games forum there's a thread entitled "[I]Which game did you like the loading noise the most?[/I]" ([url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums…
... is relayed through the Spectrum then the loading noises will ... 's played whereas the 128K's sound chip doesn't.
the music is played, and the music doesn't need the beeper/sound ... but since nowadays most people use emulators, or non-cassette ... -
80 column BASIC in FUSEThis requires FUSE 1.1.0 or later: 1. Select machine [b]Spectrum SE[/b]. 2. Enter the command [b]MODE 1[/b]. Currently tape traps are not supported…
... SE[/b].
2. Enter the command [b]MODE 1[/b ... IV 4.0 doesn't have the trapped byte in the expected place so ... and save the long-winded way with tape or use a virtual ... -
BT Sport online player.Being a BT broadband user, we get free access to BT Sport. It's my Dad who uses it, but we're having issues with it. The recorded programs all work f…
... but the live streaming doesn't work. The picture is fine, but the sound ... sticks. It just plays the ... to update Microsoft Silverlight. The installer said it was ...
Does anyone here use BT Sport online or can ... -
BIFROST* for graphic artists - part 2: static tilesThis tutorial provides some guidelines for designing multicolor tiles. Before reading this text, it's strongly recommended that you (re-)read [URL="h…
... , so it doesn't seem out of place. Here's the same image ... of the work was done within a single week!), it doesn't use multicolor ... extensively. Therefore this game wouldn't look much ... -
Upper RAM replacement module issues with the DivideI got my new upper ram replacement module from Zorn yesterday and seem to be having some issues. When the machine is without the Divide it boots up …
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If I don't use the divide the machine boots fine every time ... but didn't load anything from ... tape to be sure. When I put the ... uses unusual timings that the replacement can't cope with.
What would be the simplest tape loading routine?I'm searching for some small assembly snippet I can use to load a (headerless or not) block from tape into RAM I can embed in my C games to load furt…
... small assembly snippet I can use to load a (headerless or ... />
I know I could use the ROM routine (It would suffice, any ... 'd fancy different colours for the stripes, that's why I ...Get starting address of gameHi, Anyone know how to get the starting address of a game? I've looked at the TZX format and couldn't see anything obvious. I'd like to load the…
... Anyone know how to get the starting address of a game ... ve looked at the TZX format and couldn't see anything ... obvious.
I'd like to load the ... breakpoint and review the code from there. The game doesn't use any "code generating ...PlusDlite problems with 128K modelsLast year I developed the PlusDlite, and already shipped out a couple of them. Only recently I discovered some problems with 128K models. I remember…
... with rom selection.
The #/ZXROM output of the CPLD drives the /CSROM on the ... the rom select circuit, here's a part of the schematic; the #/ZXROM is the ... with pullups).
But it doesn't solve the problem.
My new Spectrum +3 has no start menu.Hi all, I recently took delivery of my 'new' Spectrum +3 from a Fleebay auction. So I serviced the drive on Saturday as it had a snapped drive belt …
... Menu options and hitting the Enter key doesn't access the disk drive or ... up and low and behold the ROM chips are loose in their ... still there and I can't get the on screen menu up ... try disconnecting the drive and powering the machine up but the problem remains ...New Spectrum User - Inveterate UpgraderI've been asking a few questions about my Speccy, which is the first I've owned despite my advancingh years. I was a C64 kid, but please don't hold …
... the rear. :cry: The original eBay pic is here, and it doesn't do the ... the fitting, as the contacts leave via the bottom of the unit, rather than the ... get to know how to use my new aqcuisition. I'm ...Spectrum 128 Pre-production machinesHope aowen doesn't mind the crosspost from c.s.s, but I thought this was worthy of a thread over here: [QUOTE]A member of the Spectrum 4 Ever group …
Hope aowen doesn't mind the crosspost from c.s.s, ... . I assisted with the extraction of the ROM and it's labelled ...
ROM 0 is the same as the Spanish ROM 0 except for the copyright ... ". ROM 1 is the same as the original Spectrum ROM except for the copyright ...Games without score/status panelAfter the previous thread discussing decorative borders/status panels, and watching the recent Spectrum Show, I noticed that with the exception of th…
... borders/status panels, and watching the recent Spectrum Show, I ... that with the exception of the unusual time counter in the middle of ... id=0005508"]Ultima Ratio[/URL] doesn't use any sort of score/status ... actually have a score in the game.
Were ..."The Writing's on the wall", the new Bond theme tuneI've just listened to the new theme song for the next Bond film ("The Writing's on the Wall" for the movie "Spectre" due out later this year), and I …
... ), and I don't like it at all. The song (https://www ... .youtube.com/watch?v=FjuuXgWhD3E) itself isn't ... I think is that the singer doesn't suit the song, and this seems ... better, but shows that the song itself isn't too good.
Mastering Machine Code on your ZX Spectrum by Toni Baker - Chapter 17 Disassembling the ROMHi All, As promised I have posted the source code for the disassembler from Chapter 17 of Mastering Machine Code on your ZX Spectrum by Toni Baker…
... I have posted the source code for the disassembler from Chapter ... -toni-baker-chapter-17-disassembling-the-rom/"]here[/url].
... S. (codemonkey) for providing the image files from a hard ... were invaluable for error checking the OCRed PDF version and ...Land of Ultimatum poster in The Collected WorksHi I have a cassette copy of The Collected Works by Ultimate and the Ultimatum Poster in it has the Ultimate logo printed at the bottom centre. I hav…
... have a cassette copy of The Collected Works by Ultimate and ... in it has the Ultimate logo printed at the bottom centre. I ... . I have searched the forum and can't find a reference to ... eBay listings and on the WOS database doesn't have the logo. Does anyone ...Heavy on the Magick vs Knightmare (TV show) - similarities Whilst being immersed in all things Magick at the moment, I’m once again struck by a lot of similarities between HOTM and Knightmare, the legendary…
... late on in the development of Knightmare, ... however there are the following similarities:
< ... the player on solving puzzles - Apex the Ogre and Treguard the ... the official Knightmare computer game, which doesn’t capture the feel of the ...Need some help repairing an issue 3 spectrumI am looking for some help repairing an issue 3 speccy, here's what I tried so far. The speccy is not booting up correctly, when using the diagnos…
... up correctly, when using the diagnostic rom all lower ram ic's ... s) these were not the cause. Swapped the ULA, Rom and z80, and ... also putting a working ULA, Rom and z80 made no difference ... ram, and turned the spectrum on, and this doesn't give the usual 'picture ...Saving and loading data in assembly.I want to add a save and load feature to an project I'm working on. Since it's not that much data in size I thought I'd use the ROM functions, but ho…
... size I thought I'd use the ROM functions, but how do I ... .html which explains loading (haven't tried it yet though) but ... 've searched the net and the forum but I can't find anything ...ALIEN (Mindgames) Bugfix and Improvement.[code]ALIEN (Mindgames) [ZX SPECTRUM] BUGFIX & IMPROVEMENT by Ersh 2016-10-29 The following bugs are fixed: [BUG] INVENTORY BUG WHEN SWITCHING …
... /> be able to use the 'Leave Item' command, and the item that will ... ).
[BUG] PLAYER CAN USE THE NET OR TRACKER TO ATTACK ... /> current character kills the Android, the 'Attack' command doesn't disappear from
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