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Multi-tasking OS on the Spectrum?Do you think it is possible to build a multi-tasking operating system on the Spectrum? That is, most important the ability to have several task run…
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... Sorcery and Nonterraqueous that use interrupts part way down the screen ... same trick as seen in Elite and some other games.
improvements to gameshello while i playing a few spectrum games,i thought how better some games would be better with an improvement:- automania-128k tune,less grating t…
... levels at once on a 128K machine?
Why didn ... and ships to the 128K version of Elite?
Would there ... up The Sentinel on a 128K music, maybe using page flipping ...Playability and Technical ExpertiseWhat Spectrum games were both very playable and fun yet pushed the Spectrum to its limits graphically and/or sonically. I know many of the highly po…
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Also, unlike Driller or Elite, it's really easy to ...3D Deathchase - Please tell me whyHowdy, I know I'm wrong already, because everyone else is clearly right, but I don't see the fun in 3D Deathchase. OK so there's some scaling sprites…
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The Perfect 10 was 128K games only, although they did ... that came in 48K and 128K varieties listed, so it's ... play" list. The same with Elite, Starion and others, as I ...SAM Games that never wereIn another thread on Multiloads there's been a bit of chat about US Gold's infamous statement about porting Strider to the SAM (which tbh if they had…
... presume you're talking about 128K Spectrum games, or at ... Or a version of [I]Elite[/I], that used the extra ... Of course, even the 128K version of Elite on the Speccy didn ... this, as there was no 128K version of TE, but ... I don't play many 128K Speccy games, as they ...SAM Games that never wereIn another thread on Multiloads there's been a bit of chat about US Gold's infamous statement about porting Strider to the SAM (which tbh if they had…
... presume you're talking about 128K Spectrum games, or at ... Or a version of [I]Elite[/I], that used the extra ... Of course, even the 128K version of Elite on the Speccy didn ... it wouldn't have been Elite, would it? I'd ... arm if it was Frontier Elite 2 on the SAM, but ...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…
... Softlock loader (Elite, Chimera etc.) will not work on 128K machines at ...Spectrum Arcade ConversionsI have added my Spectrum Conversion Classics video to YouTube is you fancy taking a look. It is my top 10 arcade conversions and follows up the vid I…
... better had they utilised the 128k (I guess it was released ... just before the 128k exclusive bits and bobs came ... the game. To be fair, Elite have compromised here by including ... these older conversations get the 128k treatment - adding the brilliant ...InterruptsI need help emulating interrupts. My z80 core currently emulates all un-prefixed opcodes and the CB opcodes. I thought I would start on emulating co…
... got several programmable timer interrupts happening during the ... think indicates when maskable interrupts are disabled. When ... automatically disables further maskable interrupts. The most accurate emulators ... is different for the 128k spectrum and other ...Questions about the Speccy and it's emulationOut of interest, and to raise another interesting discussion, I have some questions about the Spectrum and it's emulation; 1) Is everything known ab…
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Not from RAM, no. 128k models ran faster than 48k ... ? I seem to recall that Elite could be problematic - I think ...Usr 0 ?I'm not sure I've ever seen this explained before, but why do some programs (only demos, as far as I can see, so far) need USR 0 mode when run on a 1…
... 0 mode has the 128K features (sound and extra ... that will drop the 128K Spectrum into USR 0 ... the background stuff of 128K Basic before you will ... complete assembler loader which disables Interrupts (DI) before loading code ... won't work in 128K mode if they are ...Usr 0 ?I'm not sure I've ever seen this explained before, but why do some programs (only demos, as far as I can see, so far) need USR 0 mode when run on a 1…
... also remember another difference between 128K and USR0 mode:
To ... : OUT 32765,Bank+16 in 128K Mode in BASIC because, if ... the "Interlace" screen-switching on Interrupts, so the current screen Bit ...Atic Atac speed.Dear all, Excuse the noob question, but does anyone know how fast Atic Atac runs at? What I mean is, frames per second, or the amount of pixels the…
... . Experiment. Or double buffer using 128K dual screens!
EDIT ... keyscan code if mode 1 interrupts are enabled.Best Game Rated At 97% by CrashFollowing the recent polls, what do you think here? My favourite: Dun Darach without a doubt, but i suspect HOH will win! BTW omitted PAW.
... away like Knight Lore or Elite. Great game but 97% is ... way; if you compare every 128k game before Starglider, and compare ... the speccy (compare it to Elite and you can see the ... went on to make it, Elite is slooooow in comparison).
Best Game Rated At 97% by CrashFollowing the recent polls, what do you think here? My favourite: Dun Darach without a doubt, but i suspect HOH will win! BTW omitted PAW.
... way; if you compare every 128k game before Starglider, and compare ... the speccy (compare it to Elite and you can see the ... went on to make it, Elite is slooooow in comparison).
Elite is funny though, didnt realise ...+3 BASIC and RST 8I've been working on adding commands to the BASIC interpreter, in a similar style to how Interface 1 does it (catch the RST 8 error trap). This works…
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On the 128K, there are only two ROMs ... 't know about the 128K ROMs in detail, I ... of both 48K and 128K BASICs, and contains all ... code for interpreting the added 128K commands. Therefore the same ... off the disk motor on interrupts and the NMI fix). ...Lenslock revisitedLenslock was a pain. Particularly if you owned more than one piece of software so protected. I am reminded that I once worked at a company where the…
... load were some 128K games without accelerated loaders; Elite takes less than ...Detecting Spectrum modelsIs there any sure-fire way a program can detect the model of machine it's running on (48K, +, 128, +2, +2A, +3, clones) even when running in the 48K …
... program is loaded onto a 128K Spectrum it will be in ... between interrupts. The memory contention timings are also different between different 128K ...Detecting Spectrum modelsIs there any sure-fire way a program can detect the model of machine it's running on (48K, +, 128, +2, +2A, +3, clones) even when running in the 48K …
... between interrupts. The memory contention timings are also different between different 128K ... 3 types of ULA (48K/128K/+3), frame length plus some ... way of splitting 128K/+3[1] lets you know ...It's a Crash SmashJust wondering, has anyone put together a complete list of Crash Smashes? I've been looking but can't seem to find one?
... % Iss. 22 (Nov '85)
Elite 92% Iss. 22 (Nov '85 ... . 36 (Jan '87)
Starglider (128K version) 97% Iss. 36 (Jan ... . 40 (May '87)
Amaurote (128K version) 94% Iss. 40 (May ... (Jul '87)
Tai Pan (128k Version) 93% Iss. 43 (Aug ...It's a Crash SmashJust wondering, has anyone put together a complete list of Crash Smashes? I've been looking but can't seem to find one?
... % Iss. 22 (Nov '85)
Elite 92% Iss. 22 (Nov '85 ... . 36 (Jan '87)
Starglider (128K version) 97% Iss. 36 (Jan ... . 40 (May '87)
Amaurote (128K version) 94% Iss. 40 (May ... (Jul '87)
Tai Pan (128k Version) 93% Iss. 43 (Aug ...The [You] awardsI'm bored, so I thought I'd do the traditional ewgf Spectrum awards, for the first time ever. Once you've ignored my post, please post your own winne…
... Game:[/B] Daley Thompsons Supertest 128k, I would've said Decathlon ... but the the 128k version of supertest has most ... person game:[/B] Anything but Elite :rolleyes:
[B]Best ... but effective).
[B]Best 128K Intro/Menu Music:[/B] All ...The [You] awardsI'm bored, so I thought I'd do the traditional ewgf Spectrum awards, for the first time ever. Once you've ignored my post, please post your own winne…
... a non-Spectrum game:[/B] Elite (Firebird)
[B]Best ever ... ] Dodo (Blaby)
[B]Best 128K Ingame Music:[/B] Ghouls N ... ]Best Spectrum to use:[/B] 128K toastrack
[B]Best Software ...The [You] awardsI'm bored, so I thought I'd do the traditional ewgf Spectrum awards, for the first time ever. Once you've ignored my post, please post your own winne…
... of a non-Spectrum game: Elite
Best ever Spectrum game ... Effects: Lunar Jetman
Best 128K Ingame Music: Neverending Story
Best 128k Menu/Title Music : Daley Thompsons ...The [You] awardsI'm bored, so I thought I'd do the traditional ewgf Spectrum awards, for the first time ever. Once you've ignored my post, please post your own winne…
... Best Space first person game: Elite
Best Football Game : ... of a non-Spectrum game: Elite
Best ever Spectrum ... Bruce Lee
Best 128K Ingame Music: Bubble Bobble
128k Menu/Title Music : Midnight Resistance
Most Atmospheric game: Elite ...
