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Why should I keep my SpeccyOk, so some of you might have noticed my add in sales to swap all my Speccy stuff for an Atari 800. Well, maybe I am a bit hasty, I have not really g…
... . does anyone [I]really[/I] gain that much satisfaction from loading ... , there are others pieces of Hardware which can help you avoid ... -
Windows Vista?I'm having real trouble finding a decent spec. laptop that has Windows XP on it, it's all Vista Vista ****ing Vista. I've down (well, let's be honest…
... system shouldn't *need* new hardware and buckets-o-ram (okay ... the hardware, free up CPU time for actual work and gain the ... -5 years worth of computer hardware.
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I need to buy a modemPreferably one that will fit into my PCI slot, and necessarily one that doesn't require Windows (I'll be using it on my Linux box for remote logins..…
... winmodems have most of the hardware emulated in software if I ... new CPU they suck up excessive CPU time due to the ... 'll have to look at hardware compatibility lists to figure out ... -
new system for DivIDE[url]http://velesoft.speccy.cz/zx/divide/divide-bs-dos.htm[/url] It's modified BS-DOS 308 from MB02+ interface. More utilities, convertors and .MBD …
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Where's the border line between a Spectrum and something else?I mean: there are purists out there that consider that anything that is not a true Sinclair Spectrum, with a true Z80 and a true ULA, and at most, 48…
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Stupid noobie POKEs questionHello all, I was born one year before the Speccy itself, and we always had one in our house - first the 48k rubber-keys, then a +3 - until I got an …
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More colours II (Was: Most popular new features?)The suggested 4xCLUT multi-colour solution never took off.
... 's all easy/possible in hardware is another matter I suppose ... . I don't think the gain is worth the cost.
ZX81 more powerful than the Speccy?I have been reading ?The ZX Spectrum Book 1982 - 199x? by Andrew Rollings (thanks again, Andrew - it?s a great read!). There are some comments in the…
... consoles no one accesses the hardware directly (not since PS2 anyway ... PC because they can (the hardware is fixed, so all of ... hardware registers - the hardware is too complex and there is little to gain ...ZX81 more powerful than the Speccy?I have been reading ?The ZX Spectrum Book 1982 - 199x? by Andrew Rollings (thanks again, Andrew - it?s a great read!). There are some comments in the…
... "low level access" meaning hardware access, and "high level ... could just write to the hardware (Jon Carmack was particularly ... hardware registers - the hardware is too complex and there is little to gain ... an option because the hardware interface is secret and ...Real Spectrum screen flicker with SCREEN$I've written a basic loader to simply do a 'load "" screen$' based video from a divide+ however I'm finding the Spectrum can't render a screens and a…
... into one particular piece of hardware, but for full motion video ... frames. TBH you wouldn't gain much from switching it off ...Greetings From Lesbos.Well were in Myithni (Molyvos) in Lesbos and I must say what a great place. No highrise apartment blocks, only old buildings or new buildings built…
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The patents on the hardware have expired so it's ... kids in the developing world gain profitable job skills. Aspiring retro ...Aphex Twin -VS- ZX SpeccyThere?s no need to introduce this musician to the islanders (..means GB and roundabouts). You surely know him very well. Imaginative, strongly experi…
... (a machine with no sound hardware) at the age of 11 ... /> By displaying patterns that induced excessive sidebands in the video signal ...Memory mapping: Pentagon compatibility?I'm writing something that will rely heavily on the Spectrum's ability to switch screen buffers in hardware (port 0x7FFD). The original Spectrum 128K…
... use the video RAM paging hardware.
The most straightforward ... , there's no advantage to gain by writing RAM 5 at ...Spectrum 128K RS232 to PC serial cableIf you have read some of my recent posts then you will know that I am eager to link my Spectrum +3 to a PC. This will be done by wiring a standard PC…
... one of the other dedicated hardware solutions? The answer is that ... a +3DOS snapshot system to gain three years of sourcecode. Next ...Contactless Credit Cards,I got sent a contactless bank card recently. I dont f***ing want it. :mad: You can make payments upto ?15 by waving your card at some RF device with…
... generally to make the embedded hardware dirt cheap. Often they use ... an antenna of sufficiently high gain can go trawling. To say ... black hat with a high gain antenna, no.Contactless Credit Cards,I got sent a contactless bank card recently. I dont f***ing want it. :mad: You can make payments upto ?15 by waving your card at some RF device with…
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... that. Unless you're using hardware TPM, anyone who understands assembler ... as a whole can possibly gain something - a little bit of ...Just wondering (Data compressors back in the 80s)While utilizing some sort of data compression is admittedly the norm for Speccy productions nowadays, it doesn't seem to have been the case back in t…
... where it becomes difficult to gain significant benefits from compression. The ... that even on the best hardware of the time, actually compressing ...A thousand core CPU?Maybe this is old news to most people on here, but according to: [url]http://www.zdnet.co.uk/news/emerging-tech/2010/12/25/intel-why-a-1000-core-chi…
... for a CPU is "somewhat" excessive. Though since I've just ... don't get any performance gain past 16 execution cores.
Best games, and fast loading?I'm getting my long-awaited Spectrum 48+ in the mail tomorrow, and I want to know what are some of the best games for it. I know about games like Jet…
... speed up loading times :) thats hardware though.
errm without ... standard loaders and you'd gain a few seconds.. but some ...Designing a game.Hi all Lets say that i have been impressed with the games being created by guys on WOS and want to have a shot at making a game myself,my ageing know…
... place on the net to gain game programming experience in assembler ... Spectrum ULA did for understanding hardware. Resources are slowly vanishing from ...Now even Sega have been hacked[COLOR="Blue"][B][SIZE="5"]"Sega says hackers stole data of 1.29 million users[/SIZE][/B] Sega has confirmed that the personal data of 1.29 million …
... 's hardware aspirations up the wall in a rush to gain a ...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…
... round, cutting down on the (excessive) cooling, making the joystick / buttons ... almost all reasons that's excessive.
Software wise its ... whatever "keys" you want. The hardware is an Atom board with ...Mame64I'm sure I read somewhere that if you use the 64bit version of MAME, then it makes use of modern PC's dual core set up and will run 3D games pretty w…
... ensure consistency between various differing hardware.
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... arcade games hence little performance gain between 32 & 64 ... them full speed on our hardware, and we don't ... emulate since they used moving hardware that could only be ...Better or Worst! Speccy vs C64Just wanted to see what games you all thought looked better or played better on the Speccy or the C64? I always thought that Renegade & Target Ren…
... the 80/90s to gain experience of different hardware/software. Things like ...UridiumWhat do you folks think of [URL="http://zxspectrumgames.blogspot.com/2009/07/zx-spectrum-game-uridium-zx-spectrum.html"]Uridium[/URL]? For me it is …
... also also. because of the hardware differences it made it's ... games.The insurance industry's gain.. but to me it's ...The Real Thing v EmulationFellow Specchums I'd like to canvas yourselves and get your thoughts on this subject. Using real Spectrum hardware to play games or using an emulator…
... ended up buying the real hardware... *BUT* only because I found ... /> generally , some machines (and synths) gain from emulations because the real ...ZX 81 like touch typing lives again!Well, kind of. Almost. Microsoft's new TouchCover for the just announced Microsoft Surface, features a tablet cover that doubles as a keyboard that u…
... same so what do you gain?.
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hardware on a three year cycle ... , you don't replace your hardware and use your existing kit ... and can't get advantageous hardware / software deals and are happy ...ZX 81 like touch typing lives again!Well, kind of. Almost. Microsoft's new TouchCover for the just announced Microsoft Surface, features a tablet cover that doubles as a keyboard that u…
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The main ... , you don't replace your hardware and use your existing kit ... and can't get advantageous hardware / software deals and are happy ... do any logistics to get hardware installed. Really small outfits are ...SPECTRA New from Paul FarrowLooks good! Read about it [URL="http://www.fruitcake.plus.com/Sinclair/Spectrum/Spectra/SpectraInterface.htm"]here[/URL]
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