World of Spectrum
  • Categories
  • Discussions
  • FAQ
  • Sign In
Home › Search
Title Search
@title beer Word 'beer' in title
User Search
  • @user admin Only posts by Admin
Text Search
  • @body beer Word 'beer' in the text
Phrase Search
"Hello World" Exact phrase match
Exclude Terms
  • car -red Search cars that are not red
"Or" Searches
  • honda | bmw 'honda' or 'bmw' results
Multi-Field
@(title,body) hello Both contain 'hello'
WildCard
  • hond* civ* Match all with an astrix
Combination
  • @title bmw @user admin
See more supported syntax examples
Search Again :: Adv Search 1000 results in 0.079s
<1…10111213141516…34>
  • Z88DK/SP1 library u_malloc() questionHi All, It may possibly be more appropriate for me to post this on the Z88DK forum, but I know quite a few WoSSers have used Z88DK, so here goes:- …

    ... In spritepack each character cell on screen is represented by a 4 ... mean the program could only print character codes as background ... update struct if the location on screen of each struct is ... 5K sword, an extra sprite on screen, another animated monster or ...
    Timmy Timmy December 2010 Development
  • zx81 rf outputHi All I'm not sure if this is an appropriate forum for the zx81, however I'll ask anyway;) I've connected my zx81 up to a mid 90's color tv. I can…

    ... mod could be done on the ZX81, and if ... it is on the Spectrum; IIRC it comes directly from ... />
    Routing that directly to the outside world is ... is 100uF (or more?). On my ZX81's, image is ... s a little distortion depending on screen contents (big black & ...
    RetroTechie RetroTechie January 2011 Hardware
  • Where's it all going?[Rerouted from 'Assembler Intricacies' in Development Forum] [QUOTE=Timmy;506104]I don't think we're in disagreement here. As I've said it's a niche…

    ... have so few sprites on screen compared to their predecessors.< ... have 10 3x3 sprites moving on screen but the 'game loop' ... . For example, sp1 never draws a character square more than ... If you saw more going on on screen, for example animated background tiles ...
    Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous January 2011 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Calculating the address of a pixel?Hi Folks, Is there an easy/quick way of calculating the memory address of a pixel? So for example, if I wanted to "plot" pixel at screen coordinate…

    ... some data in the screen memory hiding it ... hw...[/QUOTE]
    Screen layout i'm talking ... to splot a 16x16 area on screen:
    TOTAL = 704 - ... can imagine. Besides spectrum screen usually was refreshed in ... tearing". The raster draws the screen one line at a ...
    TVzombie TVzombie February 2011 Sinclair Basic
  • Put off by the Spectrum character setAm I the only one? Someone suggests a game, and you go "Ooooo haven't heard of that one, I'll give it a sho...*recoils in horror at the ZX Spectrum c…

    [QUOTE=ZnorXman;532375]Maybe I'm reading that in a too strict a manner but my question is, even though it couldn't display it properly, did it print out correctly?[/QUOTE]

    Yes it did, but the documents were designed for use on screen.
    chev chev May 2011 Games
  • Random numbers...Hi Folks, I am not an expert when it comes to random numbers. If I have the RANDOMIZE statement the beginning of a program and then proceed to gene…

    ... way (for instance just to print on screen) then it would be possible ... the first missile, and so on. Thus a small change in ...
    Einar Saukas Einar Saukas May 2011 Sinclair Basic
  • Proportional Print Routine...Hi Folks, Does anyone know of a good proportional printing routine for the ZX Spectrum? Ideally I am looking for something that prints with charact…

    ... X and Y positions to print.
    ATCHQ: CP ... ; mod to access lower screen
    SUB B
    print a question
    ... the character will fit on the screen and calculate
    ... place it
    ;on screen one byte at a time ...
    chev chev May 2011 Sinclair Basic
  • Proportional Print Routine...Hi Folks, Does anyone know of a good proportional printing routine for the ZX Spectrum? Ideally I am looking for something that prints with charact…

    ... the fact that the proportional print routine uses [B]OVER 1 ... what's already on screen. So you have to un-print the last ... thing. However, my 42-column print routine, which is derived from ... the proportional print routine, clears the area it ...
    chev chev May 2011 Sinclair Basic
  • Proportional Print Routine...Hi Folks, Does anyone know of a good proportional printing routine for the ZX Spectrum? Ideally I am looking for something that prints with charact…

    ... s already on screen. So you have to un-print the ... However, my 42-column print routine, which is derived ... from the proportional print routine, clears the area ... it's about to print over before printing. I ... but why doesn't the PRINT of spaces clear the ...
    Paddy Coleman Paddy Coleman May 2011 Sinclair Basic
  • RAND USR that doesn't work in emulators and clonesEons ago, I "discovered" a strange RANDOMIZE USR. This is it: [b]RANDOMIZE USR 46578[/b] Using it on a genuine ZX Spectrum rubber key or Plus model,…

    ... Later, a print routine builds a nice report on screen, as you can ... power cycle (Spectrum OFF, then ON). Whenever possible, the cold ... registers are undefined (different depending on how long the
    ... which has to do with screen addressing) lead me to ...
    mcleod_ideafix mcleod_ideafix May 2011 Emulators
  • Print TextHow do i print text on the bottom left row(memory location in attribute 23295) of the screen in assembly? I understand the parts better on paper and …

    ... , generic Print AT code - where the start screen location is ... of string and start print position on screen
    pmess_loop2 ld ... ;restore text pointer and screen pointer - increment to next ... character and screen position
    jr pmess_loop2 ...
    Turkwel Turkwel June 2011 Development
  • GUI/OS for the Spectrum?Hi, Is anybody working on a WIMP/GUI system for the Spec? Is there anything current out there? [url]http://snakeoillabs.com/wordpress/2005/10/30/8…

    ... the coordinate and return 0. On screen this is jarring with the ... the left edge of the screen from the right side while ... to use the returned coordinates directly but to remember the last ...
    Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous June 2011 Development
  • GUI/OS for the Spectrum?Hi, Is anybody working on a WIMP/GUI system for the Spec? Is there anything current out there? [url]http://snakeoillabs.com/wordpress/2005/10/30/8…

    ... be flickering when drawing directly to the screen. one idea is ... bitmap (not zx spectrum screen format, but nice format ... follow each other sequentially) to screen using clipping? except for ... it)? but if done on screen perhaps there is less complicated ...
    tstih tstih June 2011 Development
  • GUI/OS for the Spectrum?Hi, Is anybody working on a WIMP/GUI system for the Spec? Is there anything current out there? [url]http://snakeoillabs.com/wordpress/2005/10/30/8…

    ... video code can write directly to screen rather than through the ... windowing environment can redraw on screen what needs to be ... the window at the forefront on screen. Moving windows would modify ... the various buttons and windows on screen).


    ...
    Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous June 2011 Development
  • GUI/OS for the Spectrum?Hi, Is anybody working on a WIMP/GUI system for the Spec? Is there anything current out there? [url]http://snakeoillabs.com/wordpress/2005/10/30/8…

    ... 't think it is possible on low speed machine like spectrum ... paint themselves in Z-order directly to screen and that will cause ... of all affected windows) to screen. it'll take some time ...
    tstih tstih June 2011 Development
  • GUI/OS for the Spectrum?Hi, Is anybody working on a WIMP/GUI system for the Spec? Is there anything current out there? [url]http://snakeoillabs.com/wordpress/2005/10/30/8…

    ... parts of them they redraw on screen, it's the "manager" which ... of windows are visible and draws them. Use a cell-oriented ... maintain, and to redraw your screen you just iterate through the ... , and then update that cell on screen with the proper contents.[/QUOTE ...
    tstih tstih June 2011 Development
  • Print TextHow do i print text on the bottom left row(memory location in attribute 23295) of the screen in assembly? I understand the parts better on paper and …

    ... routine you can use full screen PRINT AT and it will set ... to the right screen. After the PRINT AT B,C ( ... all characters on the right defined screen

    [code]
    ; PRINT AT ... Y,X full screen< ...
    Dr BEEP Dr BEEP June 2011 Development
  • Print TextHow do i print text on the bottom left row(memory location in attribute 23295) of the screen in assembly? I understand the parts better on paper and …

    ... for display text to the screen.

    It doesn't ... .

    It will print anywhere on screen and in whichever PAPER and ... /> ; CONTROL CHARACTERS
    ;
    ; $16 - PRINT AT X, Y
    ;
    rich_chandler rich_chandler June 2011 Development
  • (part of) screen to UDGHere is a routine to copy a Y,X-position on screen to a UDG. 0<=y<=23 0<=x<=31 144<=udg<=165 (UDG "A" to UDG "U") [code] ; start code with ; PRINT …

    [QUOTE=Dr BEEP;544375]Here is a routine to copy a Y,X-position on screen to a UDG.
    0
    BloodBaz BloodBaz June 2011 Development
  • Desktop Spectrum Arcade MachineI have started a project to build a mini arcade machine dedicated to spectrum The plan is to build a small arcade cabinet no bigger than 15" high an…

    ... a cheap ITX that has on board video plus a ... small flat screen monitor about 8 inches (all depens on how big ... keyboard that would sit on top of the cab ... and you can use the on screen keyboard too. Its also ... and attach a sanwa stick directly. Will post picks soon ...
    UPTG UPTG July 2011 Emulators
  • West Bank for iOS by original authorAny iPod/iPad owning fans of [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0005664"]West Bank[/URL] on the Speccy might want to check out th…

    ... the bad guys by tapping on them!

    Although it ... keys represented below the screen, or just tapping directly on the baddies - which ... mode and it fills the screen, removing the keys (aside from ...
    Mousey Mousey August 2011 Announcements
  • Someone with a bit of a thing about clone games:I don't know if anyone knows who this is, but it's a blog post on arcade game clones and the development of licensing over the 8-bit era. I came acr…

    ... , which input directly affects the movement of the graphical representation on-screen" and ...
    ccowley ccowley August 2011 Games
  • Inlay Project DiscussionAll, It's time this project was actually started in anger. The aim of this thread is to find out what every wants from it and the standards that sh…

    ... pretty large end image for screen viewing. If Martijn is happy ... most modern colour laser printers print at 600dpi, so pretty much ... do look a bit big on screen, but then most viewers tend ... 600 dpi (inserting black card on both sides of gutter was ...
    Bangstick Bangstick September 2011 Support files
  • While working on ZX81 1K Hires games...I am working on hires games on a 1K ZX81. While doing I am planning on a new way of displaying a 3D view maze. This should give room in 1K ZX81 for…

    ... move the small hires screen over the screen. Screen is 5x5 x8 = ... that contain data are displayed on screen, thus only creating a max ...
    Mazeddy's castle revisited draws every line 3 time (hence ... ) and after 32 lines the screen is drawn backwards.
    ...
    Dr BEEP Dr BEEP September 2011 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • User Defined GraphicsCan someone please give some very simple code for a displaying a UDG at a location on screen? Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. Sincerely…

    ... a UDG at a location on screen? Any assistance would be greatly ... ,66,129,255
    30 PRINT AT 10,10;"a"
    PRINT AT 10,10;CHR$ 144 ...
    velesoft velesoft September 2011 Development
  • Sys64 - bug foundI've found experimentally on real ZX Spectrum and on emulator that [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0008823"]Ron Seniscal's SYS…

    ... with font,UDG and proportional print routines, so yeah, we'd ... /> My original bugfix was done directly on a ZXSpectrum 48K adding two ...
    mattsteel mattsteel September 2011 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Surely not Buzzsaw+ Already..?But this game has had such a short development time, how can this be? Free version of [I]Buzzsaw+ (Foxton Locks Mix)[/I] available here: [url]http:…

    ... intelligent enough to understand and print technical information) then you'd ... have different types of enemies on screen, since this does happen (albeit ...
    ewgf ewgf October 2011 Brand new software
  • Alternative power supply for a +2B?Hi friends, On impulse, I recently bought a ZX Spectrum +2 (unit only, untested) on eBay, thinking that the cables (specifically the power supply) o…

    ... drive with a game (on RF). Loaded and ... Converter on the edge connector. Not even screen on turn on. Took ... and got a black screen. Then the power light ... blow? Its the fuse directly on the secondary windings of ... 100mA (tops) of load on the supply could blow the ...
    nuggetreggae nuggetreggae October 2011 Hardware
<1…10111213141516…34>

Latest Posts

  • Happy 40th Birthday to the Amstrad CPC464!
    dmsmith on 12:41AM
  • i am currently listening to........
    dmsmith on April 15
  • I am currently watching.....
    zx1 on April 15
  • Fixed Speccy Software. And which games remained unfixed?
    harriusherbartio on April 15
  • Cooperative Games.
    harriusherbartio on April 15
  • Celebrity deaths...
    mel the bell on April 15
  • Minor British Sports that did become games on the ZX Spectrum
    dm_boozefreek on April 15
  • Elusive Strategy Games done by the Smaller or less Prolific Software Houses.
    harriusherbartio on April 15
  • Inside No.9 favourite episodes
    Maroc's Other Projection on April 15
  • How we became brainwashed by social media
    Scottie_uk on April 15

HitBox

Word Docs Hits
draws 710 804
directly 6.4K 7K
on 353.1K 619.7K
screen 45.8K 73.8K
print 8.5K 20.4K

Related Threads

  • Emulate ZX Spectrum on emulated Commodore 64 on emulated DOS on emulated Windows on LinuxTutorial on four levels of emulation:<br /> <br /> http://wiki.info.pl/emulator.htm<br /> <br /> [img]http://i.imgur.com/HDjLcCo.png[/img]
  • Spectrum +3 fault - flashing screen on power onHi ive just bought a +3<br /> When I power it on the power led and<br /> disk drive led come on.<br /> The screen just flashes black and white around…
  • Print Screen not Working on Windows 7I know I know this is chit chat and not a tech support forum. I ask here because the info on the web about this issue is generally shyte. I'm asking …
  • loading tape prog. on an emu on pci was wondering if it was possible to run original tape programs onto a pc emulator(I have the zx32 emulator).<br /> I tried this, typing LOAD''" in …
  • YM effects on Atari ST reproducable on Speccy?From the YM music format site:<br /> <br /> "SID-Voice<br /> <br /> SID-Voice is a great sound trick on the ATARI, because of low CPU consuming and …
  • How to program Machine Code on a PC, and then run it on a speccy?Well, I've been looking into MC a bit more deeply recently - I reckon I could get my head round MC now. Back when I was a teenager, I couldn't see th…
  • Ultimate The Collected Works on +3 Disk for sale on eBayHi lads and lasses,<br /> <br /> I have a nice copy of Ultimate's Collected Works on +3 disk up for grabs on eBay this week, auction closes on Thursd…
  • Does Screen Flipping work on a 48k Spectrum?On the other post it showed some basic code to flip the screen on a +3.<br /> <br /> Does it work on a 48k Spectrum.<br /> <br /> Can anyone show me …
  • On 48k, can I copy 4k before next screen updateFollowing on from my thread at [url="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/viewtopic.php?topic=6423&amp;forum=11"]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/foru…
  • Spectrum loading screen on Ch4?Hi all, this evening I caught a glimpse of a Spectrum loading screen on Channel 4! Just a brief flash, with the borders and some big writing in the m…

Related Searches

  • load code hide name on screen
  • changing characters on screen
  • finding a character on screen
  • print on border
  • 48k blue hue on screen
  • detect a word string on the screen
  • print on bottom 2 lines
  • agd sprite postion on screen
  • corrupted text on screen
  • heavy on the magic loading screen
  • input anywhere on screen
  • basic input anywhere on screen
  • simulate taps on the screen
  • print to screen assembler
  • print by directly drawing on the screen
  • print to screen
  • peeking the contents on screen
  • bmp on screen
  • on screen scoring
  • print on buffer screen

Copyright © 2024 World of Spectrum