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  • Experimenting with turboloadersHello, My first post, having lurked here for a while. I'm a lifelong computer nerd, Spectrum fan since childhood in the eighties, and have recently…

    ... I've had fun messing with the border colours; loading ... forwards; loading data XORed with a fixed value and decoding ... liberating.

    Tinkering with this for my own amusement ... the Sentient loader? Or are turboloaders generally considered fair game, ...
    stephenw32768 stephenw32768 July 2013 Development
  • Experimenting with turboloadersHello, My first post, having lurked here for a while. I'm a lifelong computer nerd, Spectrum fan since childhood in the eighties, and have recently…

    ... this thread, been doing battle with a sickly 4S all week ... things fun :mad: Never mind, experimenting with turboloaders is as good a method ... Versaload has made so much progress, and that I still don ...
    balford balford August 2013 Development
  • What Spectrum projects (Software/Games/Utility)(Hardware)(Others) are you working on?So, basically that :) You dont have to give names or more clues if you dont want to ;) Also, if you are working on more than one, you can tell all of…

    Do the custom loaders being discussed/developed by a couple of us in the "Experimenting with turboloaders" thread count?

    -Stephen
    stephenw32768 stephenw32768 September 2013 Development
  • Compression comparisonsI did some comparisons of different compression methods. To make this relevant to zx spectrum, I first gathered a corpus of relevant data: 6660 .TAP …

    OK, I just tried a 3rd time and got this:

    http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/discussion/44546/experimenting-with-turboloaders/p1
    Einar Saukas Einar Saukas January 2016 Development
  • Compression comparisonsI did some comparisons of different compression methods. To make this relevant to zx spectrum, I first gathered a corpus of relevant data: 6660 .TAP …

    ... .worldofspectrum.org/forums/discussion/44546/experimenting-with-turboloaders/p1[/quote]

    That ...
    Sol_HSA Sol_HSA January 2016 Development
  • Compression comparisonsI did some comparisons of different compression methods. To make this relevant to zx spectrum, I first gathered a corpus of relevant data: 6660 .TAP …

    ... .worldofspectrum.org/forums/discussion/44546/experimenting-with-turboloaders/p1[/quote]

    That ... is some detailed analysis together with source codes of several turbo ... /47463/unusual-custom-turbo-loaders-with-sources

    I also ...
    Alessandro Grussu Alessandro Grussu January 2016 Development
  • Magnatonix-Future RacingOne of around twelve game ideas i have on paper and one of five separate projects that i am currently working on,this is for a Wipeout/F-zero type ra…

    ... sound as i am just experimenting with game design,perspective,layout and ... a raised metal race track with the ground way below,the ... the other racers as you progress.
    There are also various ... try to visit the forum with updates here and also at ...
    jammajup jammajup June 2012 New game ideas
  • Problem with Page 7I've been experimenting with running code in page 7 (+3) from BASIC and I seemed to have got it sorted out but then it all went wrong. Firstly, I tr…

    I've been experimenting with running code in page 7 (+ ...
    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny January 2013 Development
  • Unusual custom turbo loaders - with sourcesI have always been fascinated by turbo loaders; my games all feature a TZX version with one of such schemes implemented, and I have been experimentin…

    ... implemented, and I have been experimenting with several of them.
    ... later converted as TZX images with WAV2TZX, in order to discover ... tape magazines featuring hacked games with changed names and badly ... of high quality to begin with.

    The ...
    Alessandro Grussu Alessandro Grussu May 2014 Development
  • Problems with AY sound. Experts needed. :-)<div><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana; font-size: 13.3333330154419px; line-height: normal;">I need to play some AY sound effects, so I've bee…

    ... effects, so I've been experimenting with Shiru's AYFX Editor package ... is what I'm working with btw: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com ... to the two other addresses with EQU statements and that doesn ...
    Sokurah Sokurah June 2015 Development
  • Spectrum and Z80 emulators with Python APIHello everybody, It may be the right time to create a topic for these two emulators. They are not at the initial release point yet, but might be w…

    ... speed and another one with the support for breakpoints ... br /> I spent some time experimenting with various approaches (that can be ... history), and ended up with breaking the processor emulator ... instructions executor, that communicate with each other by calling ...
    kosarev kosarev May 2019 Emulators
  • Elite - %@$(*!$!*(%! dockingAllright, all you die-hard Elite veterans out there, a neophyte needs your help ! I know the age-old 'trick' for docking is to run up near the stati…

    ... that travesty has in common with glElite is the NewKind source ... ridden, and it's written with little thought for more than ... very much a work in progress and unfortunately due the David ... eg. Lave, however we were experimenting with Fractal Maps, these would have ...
    dasteph dasteph December 2003 Games
  • Idea for site - High Score ChallengeHi all An idea for the site.. CPC Zone (cpczone.emuunlim.com) has run a sucessful High Score Challenge for the past 12 weeks.. The organiser choo…

    ... asked me for help with poking games in general ...
    I ended up with a large tutorial teaching him ... for the game so progress was being made and ... for his reasons stated with no malice intended. I ... can see how he was experimenting with what he was learning... ...
    BadBeard BadBeard October 2004 Games
  • Double Dragon 128k - The graphicsAs you are all probably aware, I tried gathering a team of people together a few years back to make a totally re-programmed version of Double Dragon …

    ... was going to help him with coding. But such projects ... just don't work with two coders talking by ... He did a great job with experimenting with different engines, sprite drawing techniques ... .

    But the progress was going terribly slow. Very ...
    Ralf Ralf February 2012 Development
  • ZX7: an "optimal" LZ77 packerAbout 20 years ago, I started a M.Sc. in Computing, planning to work on data compression. Although I quickly changed to another subject for a number …

    ... creating a multi-level game with AGD where each level could ... loading time (especially when combined with a custom turbo loader) when ... do keep experimenting with this new packer; I am following its progress with much ...
    Alessandro Grussu Alessandro Grussu January 2013 Brand new software
  • program upload via Interface 1 RS232 from PC/Mac/LinuxHello. I've made good on a promise to my 13 year old self and have been recently learning spectrum z80 coding. I can happily build a program (as …

    ... />
    I've done some experimenting with sending programs and data between ... go for the QL, so progress on ZX Trans has stalled ... more than happy to work with you, if you fancy tackling ...
    Georgeo Georgeo August 2016 Hardware
  • The trouble with good code isLots of times I've come here to ask for help and always got it pretty promptly. Which is wonderful and one of the reasons why I don't think there's a…

    ... />
    I was always good with languages though so Basic suited ... what they're on about with algebra! They arent saying ... live that long - I will progress to optimized coding and even ... />
    I'm having fun experimenting with making sounds even though I ...
    mik3d3nch mik3d3nch May 2017 Chit chat
  • Lunar Jetman = The Confusion 2k3I had a 128k Spectrum in my youth, now experimenting with a ZX emu on my Amiga I played some Jetpack and found out what an amazing game it was and th…

    ... Spectrum in my youth, now experimenting with a ZX emu on my ... I tried some Lunar Jetman with my ZX emu on my ... it the same way as with Jetpack (but Jetpack was easy ...
    cv64 cv64 June 2003 Games
  • D80 disk interfaceI was just experimenting with this interface and I must admit that I kinda like it: simple syntax, relatively high capacity, high speed. Too bad it's…

    I was just experimenting with this interface and I must ...
    GOC GOC January 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Guarentees ...........LMAOJust been looking at the manual for newly aquired valhalla game from 1983 on page 4 it states.... "your valhala program cassette carries an unconditi…

    ... unconditional lifetime guarentee. if after experimenting with tone and volume control settings ...
    mel the bell mel the bell February 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Problems gettingI have been experimenting with the audio-out options most Spectrum emulators feature, in the hopes to get some of my games running again from the ROM…

    I have been experimenting with the audio-out options most ...
    STAKED STAKED June 2005 Emulators
  • Microdrive FormattingHo hum, yawn, microdrives - my favourite subject... ;) I?ve been doing some tinkering around, and have noticed that issuing a FORMAT command (with t…

    ... issuing a FORMAT command (with the appropriate syntax) from ... or by directly entering FORMAT with a BASIC program present, ... appear to be ?tainted? with remnants of the BASIC program ... clean? format with BASIC present? I'm currently experimenting with the first ...
    jp jp November 2005 Development
  • Optimisation Needed! Is this the Fastest way to copy bytes from screen and back again?I have the screen address (say 0,0 i.e 16384) I want to copy 4 bytes wide by 32 bytes high from the screen to an area of memory. I then want to cop…

    ... .

    I have been experimenting with using SP and popping etc ...
    robpearmain robpearmain November 2005 Development
  • Some drunk tried to 'mug' me this morning4:35am, riding my motorbike to work, got my royal mail coat on, and all my kit in a delivery pouch over my shoulder. See in the distance someone sta…

    ... , but I didn't interfer with their progress. I noticed a few ...
    thx1138 thx1138 December 2005 Chit chat
  • Development IDE collaborationI was wondering if other people making development IDE's (MetalBrain, LCD , Claus Jahn and Carlinski as far as I know) would be interested in combini…

    ... />
    I'm interested in experimenting with C# or managed C++.
    with more flexibility and additional support ...
    Kiwi Kiwi January 2008 Development
  • Was Knight Lore Really Written Before Sabre Wulf?Was Knight Lore really written before Sabre Wulf or was this a clever form of self promotion by the Stamper brothers? It was a great piece of journa…

    ... journalism when in an interview with the Stampers that they let ... of other programmers you worked with experimenting with the isometric format before Knight ...
    zxspecticle zxspecticle July 2008 Games
  • Spectrum bot?I remember spending 1 hour or so in front of my Spectrum, experimenting with a BASIC program which attempted to learn things based on my input. The p…

    ... in front of my Spectrum, experimenting with a BASIC program which attempted ... of basic A.I. But with time it would start associating ... similar? Trying to have fun with text adventures is one thing ...
    zxbruno zxbruno December 2008 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Windows XP questionFor my mame cabinet I want to hide windows as much as I can. At the moment I have customised the motherboard bios splash screen so thats hidden, it t…

    ... boot windows (the screen with the progress bar going across the screen ...
    ADJB ADJB June 2009 Chit chat
  • Machine Code Microdrive File LoaderI've been experimenting with transferring games to run from microdrive. Typically I like to see a loading screen while things are happening, and I li…

    I've been experimenting with transferring games to run from ... from a lazy Sunday afternoon, with caveats though...

    All ...
    jp jp August 2009 Development
  • First Contact - New Isometric GameIt was about time I did something software-wise! I took a bit of a break from writing the ULA book, and have come up with a new game. Work is very mu…

    ... up with a new game. Work is very much in progress, but ... will keep you all updated with game progress as I have some ...
    csmith csmith October 2009 Development
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