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  • Restoring AY registersAfter doing (not still finished) the sna to tap converter, I'm going to try to do the same for 128k snapshots. I've got threee ideas about what to do…

    ... be:

    1.- BASIC loader, that loads (or have embedded ... at 16384 loads a headerless block starting at 16484, so it ... easily modified to load our block.

    Some other thoughts ...
    Zup Zup April 2018 Development
  • Random-Access to Microdrive FileI am working on a BASIC program to backup a microdrive text-file to standard tape array-file. To backup a text-file from one microdrive to a secon…

    ... in this post) is very fast: it glues together three tricks ... ,0
    330 CLS : PRINT "Block ";r+1
    340 PRINT ...
    mattsteel mattsteel May 2018 Sinclair Basic
  • FANTASY THEMED block falling game.I have no idea why, but I was trying to get to sleep last night and this game appeared in my head... kept me awake a while! Anyway, it has the usual…

    ... field.
    You have single block troops falling down also....
    retromad retromad November 2018 New game ideas
  • Z80onDSK now compatible with +3e with ZXMMC or similarJust updated my utility to work on Spectrums equipped with +3e ROMs and IDE storage. I've tested this with ZXMMC at the moment but don't think there …

    ... add
    ║ your own loader routine later
    ║ -h ... : make the loader code, autorun basic & 128k ... ║ -e: use +3e compatible loader. Note incompatible with snapshots created ... program will scan for continuous block of zeros
    ║ ...
    TomD TomD May 2019 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Manic Miner - The Big Bonus Edition[b]Manic Miner - The Big Bonus Edition[/b] [img]https://i.imgur.com/obFhogp.png[/img] This is a very simple modification of Manic Miner to prov…

    ... file which features a Speedlock loader, the latter must be loaded ... its default of 100 per block the Kong Beast falls.
    spider spider July 2019 Brand new software
  • Beta-Loader (boot Loader for Betadisk) updated to v3Hi, I´ve updated original Version from unknown author of "Beta-Loader". This is a program written in BASIC as boot menu for BetaDisk / TR-DOS Disk…

    ... from unknown author of "Beta-Loader". This is a program written ... here als .TAP-File "Beta-Loader-v3.tap": [url="http://forum ...
    Luzie Luzie January 2020 Software
  • New Utility ZXSTLC[b]New Utility ZX Spectrum Tape (& Disk) Loader Creator[/b] I made this utility to easily create tape and +3 disk loaders for my projects and have…

    ... ZX Spectrum Tape (& Disk) Loader Creator[/b]

    ... The only restriction is the loader sits below 0x6000 so you ... block to STDOUT
    |
    | -t create a full tape including loader ... to the
    | loader & code block it will add in ...
    TomD TomD August 2020 Brand new software
  • Fighting Warrior's protection systemThis is one of those bizarre cases where cracking the loading system is orders of magnitude more fun than playing the game. (Indeed, discovering I wa…

    ... />
    1) The code block after the BASIC overwrites all ... a standard CALL 0556 headerless loader, then executes : "10 STOP: ... code for loading the next block, and some startup code ...
    4) The loader for the main block modifies itself partway through ...
    Ritchie333 Ritchie333 October 2021 Games
  • Speedlock 5 & 6Is it really possible to convert a working VOC of a speedlock 5 or 6 game into a TZX ? The reason I ask this is because I have a couple of games tha…

    ... next to every block after the normal speed loader even tho' the ...
    Tim Hingley Tim Hingley April 2001 Emulators
  • Games cracking...A question for the crackers out here.... What was your very first game you cracked and for how long were you 'in clouds' of it? My very first progr…

    ... ) and to write the basic loader.

    But cracking turboloaders ... make a program load really fast). I converted Skate or Die ...
    paul paul August 2001 Games
  • 48K protectionWhich games were 'protected' by loading a full 48K block of code so that no copy program could fit in to memory? I know of 2 by heard. Pole Positio…

    ... . Then I compress the largest block, with decompressor placed to overwrite ... copies, sometimes with different Basic loader, I repaired some of them ... "cracked by..." message into the loader (Greetings to Studio komputerowe L ...
    LCD LCD August 2001 Games
  • Cross compilersAre there any z80 cross compilers out there which will produce spectrum files ready for use? That is to say something which I could copy a load of te…

    ... />
    If you get your block of code from the compiler ... it with following program (Headerless loader). The controlbyte for LOAD-ERROR ...
    Dr BEEP Dr BEEP December 2001 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Spectaculator 2.0 availableHi, I've just released a new version of Spectaculator. It should be on WOS in a few days. Here's a cut 'n' paste from comp.sys.sinclair: Spectacula…

    ... and various other TZXs quite fast and compatible too. It might ... /> p.s. An Archive Info Block editor would be good though :)
    specfreak specfreak April 2002 Emulators
  • help with running programcan someone assist please? it is years since I last used a Spectrum! I have downloaded and installed an Emulator also a couple of games - how do you…

    ... "" (under 48K) or select Tape Loader (under 128K) - just the same ... , ie if you have a fast machine you can enter a ...
    Alessandro Grussu Alessandro Grussu April 2002 Emulators
  • ScrollingBit of a daft topic but anyway... Which game had the best scrolling? I would have to volunteer Commando and its silky-smooth scrolling. A particula…

    ... it's harder to produce FAST one-pixel horizontal scrolling compared ... maths right when performing the block moves.

    To reiterate ... done in a bunch of 'block moving' instructions rather than having ...
    Ed Ed June 2002 Games
  • 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.

    ... stored in a Pure Tone Block - they have to be ... , and a data block are probably a loader - we can then ... we can output a TAP block (if doesn't matter ... and how the various TZX block types work. There are quite ... they don't know what loader is being used.
    ...
    Dunny Dunny July 2002 MIA/STP/SDP
  • 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.

    ... method a particular type of loader is using to analyse that ... an emulator without acelerating loading (fast loading) ?

    I know ...
    Andrew Barker Andrew Barker July 2002 MIA/STP/SDP
  • 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.

    ... we know nothing about the loader :)

    the noise could ... *better*. The sheer amount of block types are a pain in ... in a timescale rather than block by block. A simple change to ... add in a CSW block (such as SPIN uses internally ...
    Dunny Dunny July 2002 MIA/STP/SDP
  • 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.

    ... we know nothing about the loader :)
    [/quote]
    isn't ... in a timescale rather than block by block. A
    [/quote]
    block information, or inserted by the ... /> isn't the direct recording block good enough?
    Why embed ...
    Anonymous Anonymous July 2002 MIA/STP/SDP
  • 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.

    ... up of a pure data block consisting the whole tape - ... the decoding, the ROM loader and the Myla Di'Kaich ... loader are doing the hard part ... have any knowledge of the loader (well, SPIN does, it ... to trap each and every loader out there.

    Dunny Dunny July 2002 MIA/STP/SDP
  • 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.

    ... does accept the standard Amstrad block loader :( )

    Are there any ...
    Anonymous Anonymous August 2002 MIA/STP/SDP
  • Speedlock & Spin (again)Following on from the Vixen thread, I've come across another game which crashes during the decryption beeps - Imagine's "Ping Pong". With Vixen, a ne…

    ... everything seems to work/load fast in that ;) ).

    I ... between the second longer data block and the decrytion tones. I ... and then plays the first block (after any Achive Info/non ...
    Andrew Barker Andrew Barker September 2002 Emulators
  • Speedlock & Spin (again)Following on from the Vixen thread, I've come across another game which crashes during the decryption beeps - Imagine's "Ping Pong". With Vixen, a ne…

    ... the beeps replaced with a block of silence, and that ... and then plays the first block (after any Achive Info ... the tape, as the loader is obviously asking for ... tape data. Whilst the loader is *not* running (for ... auto start, and the loader is still wanting tape ...
    Dunny Dunny September 2002 Emulators
  • Games that aren't workingI cannot get Hostages loaded on Spectaculator. On Spin I can't get past the first menu with the 48k version. With the +2 version the controls don't…

    Looks like it's got a bit of a weird loader.

    Turning off Fast loading and Auto play/stop gets it to work.

    Cheers,

    Jon.
    Jon Needle Jon Needle October 2002 Emulators
  • Solution for overwritten stack in 48k SNA filesIt has been known for quite some time now that the 48k SNA file format has one serious fault, which is described in the file formats section on the W…

    ... a non-standard timing TZX block can be converted to .TAP ... which actually use the ROM loader, but have timings out by ...
    Philip Kendall Philip Kendall November 2002 Emulators
  • New SPIN 0.3a releaseHi all, here's the next version - mainly a maintenance release, with new bugs :) Here's what's new: V0.3a - Bugs and more tapes -------------------…

    ... />
    Nope. Just goes very fast. It's well amusing seeing ... than that. It lets the loader do all it's usual ...
    Jon Needle Jon Needle November 2002 Emulators
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