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ANNOUNCE: BASin r14 is up. New SCREEN$ paintbox included.Hi all, Well, I can't sit on this any longer - so I've released it. Let's all get a good testing session going, eh? You can get the new BASin [url=…
... /> The big news is the SCREEN$ paintbox. It's now in ... . (Daren Pearcy)
Added - The SCREEN$ paintbox tool. It's basically ... -
Alternative Fairlight 2 loading screen!Here is a little puzzle: Do you know where this [URL="http://www.rickardberglind.se/zx/fairlight2.jpg"][B][COLOR="RoyalBlue"]Fairlight 2 loading sc…
Here is a little puzzle:
Do you know where this [URL="http://www.rickardberglind.se/zx/fairlight2.jpg"][B][COLOR="RoyalBlue"]Fairlight 2 loading screen[/COLOR][/B][/URL] came from? -
Disappearing/appearing effectI remember doing a small routine in BASIC which could be used to cover the attributes section randomly, until all 704 characters were filled with the…
... attribute, thus uncovering the mono screen beneath. The first version of ... approach, of course. It started fast, but it would slow down ... -
BASIC Keyword ReferenceRealised that the Sinclair Basic section would be a better place for discussion of BASIC keywords, so for reference the old thread is in [thread=2005…
... PAPER : E : SYM + C
CLEAR : K : X PAUSE : K : M ... : S
FOR : K : F SCREEN$ : E : SYM + K
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Saving a complete SCREEN$ in BASICI'm trying to save a SCREEN$ to a tape file (basically the original data is in a .tzx file that I'm trying to save in a .tap format) but the problem …
... 'm trying to save a SCREEN$ to a tape file (basically ... couple of lines of the screen. Is there a way of ... saving the complete screen without losing any of the ... -
list of ZX games with raining effect(ula snow)If you know any ZX games with raining effect in screen, then add game name to list. I know about this games only: (tested on real ZX128+2 - grey) 4x…
... games with raining effect in screen, then add game name to ... arena
dizzy forever
fast breed
jackals
shashki ... -
Screen$ screensaver?!I've had some problems with my PC for the last few days. Just formatted my hard drives and started from scratch, thought I'd backed up anything of im…
... seem to find my [I]Screen$[/I] screensaver. I can't ... -
FAST and SLOW .TAP loading in RESIDOSWhy is in RESIDOS this TAP file loaded always too slow ? (with lines in border area). Other TAP files on my drive is fast loaded, but loading this fi…
Why is in RESIDOS this TAP file loaded always too slow ? (with lines in border area). Other TAP files on my drive is fast loaded, but loading this file is always slow.
[url]http://velesoft.speccy.cz/other/tapslow.zip[/url]
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Loading screen vs. in-game graphics mismatchFollowing [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=20589"]this thread[/URL], which games had the worst loading screen compared to…
... games had the worst loading screen compared to their in-game ... ]. Whenever I see that loading screen, I can't help but ... [/URL] had quite decent loading screen...
And in the ... -
Timex questionI've been writing a program for CCG2008 and it actually has a use for the 512x192 mode of the Timex computers. I read up about port 255 and how the d…
... value you put after a CLEAR? :???:
I've never ... />
My program starts with CLEAR 30000, so it expects SP ... I was trying to clear the screen of the second half of ... -
oh my the old days :)programming on the speccy again here is a routine i remember of the top of my head to load screens or code without a header wow 5 Clear 27999 : Re…
... wow
5 Clear 27999 : Rem clear memory for usr 28000 ... *256 = 16384 (code to load screen$)
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screen$)
86,5 is ... -
Conversion tool - bmp/gif to screen$Hihi Not sure if this is exactly the right place to ask, I don't see a software forum Is there a tool to convert a bmp or gif file to a screen$ sui…
... or gif file to a screen$ suitable for spectrum use? I ... -
Breakpoints and other questionsSome games have LDIRs, LDDRs, ANDs and XORs before they jump to the real start address (and some other stuff that I don't understand yet). If I want …
... games containing a Basic loader, screen$ with header and code blocks ... need):
10 clear 24999 : load "" screen$ : poke 23739,111 : load ... -
Heavy on the Magick loading screen.As per [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showpost.php?p=284510&postcount=12"]Rickard's observation[/URL], the TAP file is "illegal" (appare…
... to provide the correct loading screen :-( SORRY! -
Incorrect loading screen for ACEI noticed that the loading screen for [B][URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0000056&loadpics=3"]ACE[/URL][/B] in the archive is t…
I noticed that the loading screen for [B][URL="http://www. ... ://www.worldofspectrum.org/showscreen.cgi?screen=screens/load/a/gif/ACE ... does not use any loading screen and the picture above is ... actually the title screen in the game after passing ... -
Timing... in the CSS faqI was looking at the CSS faq for something completely unrelated and noticed: [quote] Then the 192 screen+border lines are displayed, followed by 56 …
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Then the 192 screen+border lines are displayed, followed ... be the expected 6 seconds fast. [b]However, on a real ... -
+2 RGB to PSOne LCD ScreenHi, I'm trying to connect my +2 RGB to a PSOne LCD Screen. What pins do I need to use - I'm not bothered about sound whilst testing. I have put an '*…
... RGB to a PSOne LCD Screen. What pins do I need ... -
Incorrect loading screen for Battle CommandI noticed that the loading screen in the archive for [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0000451&loadpics=3"]Battle Command[/URL] …
... ]EDIT[/B]: Now the real screen! :)
[IMG]http ... www.worldofspectrum.org/showscreen.cgi?screen=screens/load/b/gif/ ... as the loading screen is actually the title screen, showing the ... 3d. The loading screen is a "drawn" screen looking quite different, ... -
Any BBC aware Specchums out there?After the UK101 and VIC20 emulators I've moved my sights onto emulating a BBC computer. This emulator will be different though in that it will be a Z…
... screen, saving to tape, scrolling the screen etc. will be in native, fast ... can't draw to the screen, save files, make sounds or ... -
Bresenham's line algorithmHelp - I really am struggling to get my head around this algorithm. I don't know why, I coped with Cordic (SIN/COS) and integer divide routines (/10 …
... can support the Timex 512 screen.
The code I ... />
I'm still not clear on the part where it ... -
Disabling scroll? at the bottom of the screen.Everyone must have written something similar to: 10 PRINT "HELLO" 20 GO TO 10 at some point in their lives. But when you get to the bottom of the s…
... to the bottom of the screen area in Sinclair BASIC, it ... -
Rare Spectrun GamesHOW LONG IS YOURS 1994 x2 2112 ad 3d combat zone 3d monster chase 3d tank duel 3d tunnel 3d vortex 4x4 off road racing 4 quattro racers(bmx 2 sim,ch…
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fantasy dizzy
fast food dizzy
finder keepers ... ,steel yard blues,panzadrome
Screen heroes,rambo first blood part ... -
Black ScreenHi, Anyone know what would cause a 48k Spectrum to boot to a black screen? you can hear the internals buzzing at power up, but you just get a black…
... to boot to a black screen?
you can hear ... you just get a black screen. When the power or aerial ... -
Bouncing BallsPfrrt, I am back from lunch, playing the first raw version of BOUNCING BALLS It is very addictive! As stated here [URL]http://www.worldofspectru…
... all 40 bouncing balls as fast as you can
(time ... move on the (probably smaller) screen.
Each 10 seconds a ... -
Timex 1000 - white screenHi, a friend of mine send me a Timex1000 from USA. I have never owned a zx81/times1000 before. I plugged it in and the only thing I get, is a totaly…
... get, is a totaly white screen with no cursor.
I ... -
Changing the way SCREEN$ is loadedThe way the speccy loads in a SCREEN$ is interesting - top two-thirds first, then middle and finally the bottom, which is due to the way the speccy d…
... the speccy loads in a SCREEN$ is interesting - top two-thirds ... -
Post your computer stupiditiesI used to check this site out quite a lot [url]http://www.rinkworks.com/stupid/[/url] but it doesnt get updated much. So i was wondering what stu…
... faulty and would print on screen the wrong character and the ... town and you could then fast travel there avoiding all the ... -
Your Views on: Cage MatchI'm sure I've talked about this before in the forum...but Cage Match is one of those games that I really want to like, but due to gameplay i simply c…
... disgusting...that and the loading screen...who on earth had the ... you want to quit very fast
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Screen access in assemblerI am again troubled by the unusal screen design of the Spectrum. :) If I want to do something with, say, a 16x16 bit block of the screen (in the sam…
... again troubled by the unusal screen design of the Spectrum. :)
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Any die hard PACMAN fans here?I've played pacman clones all of my life and I always have to complete at least one screen of any new pacman clone I discover (which to date is proba…
... to complete at least one screen of any new pacman clone ... /> I cannot complete the first screen though after quite a few ... />
. The game runs pretty fast (Is the emu running at ... /> Back in the emulator settings screen, click "load" and load the ...
