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various Spectrum MIAs not listed on WoS* PAUL (Personal Accounting Utilities Ledger) by Jaysoft was reviewed in Home Computing Weekly #9 (3-9 May 1983, page 39) for the 48K Spectrum, price…
... games on one tape) by Block-Byte Computing were reviewed in ... .95.
* An unidentified fast loader utility by JRS Software was ... products. They also used a fast loader on some of their ZX81 ... -
Travel with Trashmanits appears there were 2 versions released of "travel with trashman" although the physical cassettes look pretty much idenetical, 1 was a fast load (…
... Quicksilva also used the same loader. If you look at the ... blocks before the main turbo block (195% in Travel with Trashman ... 'm sure there was a FAST loader for Sir Lancelot. Also I ... . FW also has a bad block so I'll make a ... -
Hidden routine in loading screenAs discussed in another thread, the loading screen for [B]Back To Skool[/B] seems to have a hidden routine (in blue INK and PAPER). It would be inter…
... ]Possibly it is the actual loader / relocation code as (from memory ... end[/QUOTE]
Actually, the fast BTS code chunk (like the ... fast Skool Daze code chunk) is ... an utter waste of a fast code block.
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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 …
... loading speed of the following block. If you are interested in ... />
I have a very fast loader hacked from z802tzx. Here is ... -
Moon Cresta tzxI still insist on playing Spectrum games on the original machine (when my 128 feels up to it), so I like playing tzx files through TAPER into the mac…
... Moon Cresta is an ultra fast loader - too fast in fact. The loading ... -
Queries about loading schemesAccording to the review of Wizard's Lair in Crash issue 14: [quote]Wizard's Lair has an unusual fast loader, which makes the border flash in wide ban…
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Beatle Quest (BUGFIX)This is a bugfix for game [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0005994"]Beatle Quest[/URL], please replace the existing "known erro…
... noise during digitalization, the block just before the loading screen ... recognized as a "Turbo Loader block inside a Softlock Group", ... use any kind of turbo loader or anything ("Beatle Quest ... problems than with a turbo loader") and the initial program ... -
10 Computer Hits 3 - Forbidden Planet - Huh?Hi people, Can anyone help with this bizarreness? I'm testing a copy of 10 Computer Hits 3. The first game on tape A? Forbidden Planet. I try and …
... during loading the first custom loader block. D'oh.
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Under development: COUSIN HORACE - with playable demoHi fellow Spec-chums, for the first time ever, I am publicly disclosing some details about a game I am currently working on. It is an epic adventure…
... /> [*]Comes in TZX (Biturbo-II fast loader), TAP and TRD/SCL format ... -
New game: COUSIN HORACE[CENTER] [IMG]http://www.alessandrogrussu.it/zx/CH0.png[/IMG] [/CENTER] Hello everyone! After many months of work, finally [B]COUSIN HORACE[/B] is …
... /> - Comes in TZX (Biturbo-II fast loader) and TAP format.
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DivMMC Enjoy! and ZX Spectrum 128k +2 GreyHi guys,<br><br>First time poster but a long time Speccy enthusiast, from Canada. :)<br><br>I just obtained a DivMMC Enjoy! expansion, and I am using…
... , and I am loving the fast loading feature.
Most ... to not quite 100% compatible fast loader that the cartridge utilizes and ... -
TZX to TAPIs there an application for the mac which will convert TZX files to TAP? I've searched around but can't find any.
... doesn't contain *any* loader info? It's just ... hit tape loader in 128k mode, and play this block, the ... need not know about the loader - why should we?
Loader is not in a ... could build a ROM loader block from a Sequence of Pulses ... -
Speccy loading schemesI was wondering. How did programmers get those spectrum games to load using the different loading schemes like the faster loaders?(speedlock) Did the…
... of using the standard ROM-loader
they programmed their own ... be to copy the ROM-loader and change the coloring from ... and you would have a loader which loads with different colours ... then you would make a fast loader.
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Having problems with Falcon Patrol 2Ive recently discovered the wonder of TZX.files, giving my old 48k spectrum a new lease of life.. But im having problems getting a copy of Falcon P…
... .. It always was a very fast loader. I havn't played it ... -
Having problems with Falcon Patrol 2Ive recently discovered the wonder of TZX.files, giving my old 48k spectrum a new lease of life.. But im having problems getting a copy of Falcon P…
... it always was a extremely fast loader. The tape version never really ... -
Solar JetmanOkay, this leads maybe to some flame wars, but Solar Jetman was finaly found, at least for the Bread box: [url="http://homepage.ntlworld.com/frank.ga…
... ;) Altough it uses a strange fast loader which doesn't work with ... -
Emulation or the real thing?As some of you might know I have just got myself a groovy Spectrum+ from ebay. I have got it setup so that I can use my PC (with taper) to load games…
... reasons.
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Why nothing will ever beat a real SpeccyI believe that one of the reasons that Speccy games were so good was because you had to wait so long for them to load! I remember sitting in front o…
... just mean it's a fast loader?
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Loading schemes18 years ago I hated loading schemes like Alcatraz and Speedlock because they were a b*tch to copy and became unreliable when the tape got older. Now…
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TZX format questionProbably a daft one, but I like to be sure of these things! For a block type 10 (a standard speed data block), the text states that all values in s…
... field in a type 10 block for the pause time, the ... must add an additional Pause block to make up the extra ... -
Using a multiface to exit to BasicBack in the days I was always fascinated with the idea of getting access to BASIC listings inside a program or game. I was able to work a way around …
... leader tone of the BASIC loader block somewhat extended, even with correct ... -
Skool Daze or Bak 2 Skool?I've noticed that many people on this board tend to talk about Skool Daze rather than it's sequel. Does this mean many of you PREFER Skool Daze? Per…
SpeedloadersWhen was the first time they came out and who invented them. What was the general speccy user's and media reaction to them? Would be nice to have a …
... "). After the BASIC loader it always had the modified loader block called "load ...Fastest loaderWhat was the fastest speed loader developed and could you name a game using it?
Probably the Codemasters CD - the higher fidelity and dynamic range allowed for a very fast loader, as I recall.
Meteor Storm was pretty fast as I recall... given that it was only about 3k...Spectrum more loved than C64It just occurred to me that the Spectrum must be more loved than the C64 these days. After all, it has been more than a year since an update was made…
... too. Everything from the Video Fast Loader (save games to VHS cassette ...Spectrum more loved than C64It just occurred to me that the Spectrum must be more loved than the C64 these days. After all, it has been more than a year since an update was made…
... too. Everything from the Video Fast Loader (save games to VHS cassette ...Spectrum more loved than C64It just occurred to me that the Spectrum must be more loved than the C64 these days. After all, it has been more than a year since an update was made…
... too. Everything from the Video Fast Loader (save games to VHS cassette ...TAP filesI'm trying to figure out how to make TAP files and am none the wiser. Tried downloading Taper, got it working but it was one of the unfathomables. I …
... save is standard speed, no fast loader, but when I've tried ...How do I load .ASM text files into an assembler ?I notice that the old Sinclair magazines contain assembler routines that someone has put into .ASM files. These files are text files. I have a copy …
... tape , you should record a loader block before it in .tap file ... . Your block would look like:
