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Microhobby's Pixel A Pixel compoI've recently found out that there's been a graphics competition Pixel A Pixel held by Microhobby magazine, thx to Ivanzx for pointing this out in on…
... presume, there is no way these works can be found ... tapes, so the only way to see them again on a ... would like to ask somebody, who has a paper copy of ... one of Microhobby issues, to send me ... the scanned images back to ZX just to see if it' ... -
Byte-order backbufferThis is a tool for Z80 coders who wish the Spectrum screen had a serial layout. It runs as an interrupt mode 2 service routine and uses POP and PUSH …
... and uses POP and PUSH to copy the
contents of ... the Spectrum screen order and copy it as fast as< ... have been a smidgen faster but then the copy code would
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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the ForumPopped down to the BFI today to see Matt, Chris and Dylan. Had a beer with Chris and was surprised to meet JoeFish. What an unexpected pleasure that …
Popped down to the BFI today to see Matt, Chris and Dylan. ... with Chris and was surprised to meet JoeFish. What an unexpected ... called a RaspberyPi. Many thanks to Joe for taking time out ... for a chat. And thanks to Chris for the beer. That ... -
How can we help Martijn, making things easierWell, its more or less all in the title, Martijn, how can we help you out with all the load of work you usually have? Maybe there are some procedures…
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TZX/TAP to snapshotIs there a quicker way to make a snapshot of a TZX/TAP image than to load it up in an emulator and then save it off ?
Is there a quicker way to make a snapshot of a TZX/TAP image than to load it up in an emulator and then save it off ? -
Moving a line down the display in assembler?...It's not a "[I]how can I do it[/I]" question, it's more a "am I missing something in trying to do it a new way" kinda question. What I've been doing…
... something in trying to do it a new way" kinda question ... with doing it differently - to try and save a ... the optimal way to get from one line to the next ... t there another way of getting "[I]to the next ... me a more clever (and faster) way of doing it. ;)
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Way of the exploding fist - Kempston?The Way of the Exploding fist is listed where I find it online as having kempston support, but I am unable to select kempston, or find a way to selec…
The Way of the Exploding fist is listed where I find it online as having kempston support, but I am unable to select kempston, or find a way to select it. Does this game in fact support kempston interface or not? -
+3 software disk copyHello there my fellow WoS'ers I am curious to know of any disk utilities that I can run on my +3e to copy Disk data to the Harddisk - specifically t…
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I am curious to know of any disk utilities ... run on my +3e to copy Disk data to the Harddisk - specifically those ... to convert a TAP into a DAT file? where I could copy ... -
BIFROST* ENGINE 1.2 released!Another improved version of the BIFROST* ENGINE is now available! Download it here: [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0027405[/u…
... have a few routines available to "manually" draw/change/erase ... decided to postpone this feature until release 1.3. This way, programs ... that don't need to draw tiles at ... , which is smaller and faster due to optimizations that won't be ... -
Speccy Tape App QuestionJust download this for my iPhone to use with my +2. Thing is I'm actually unsure how to delete files from it :confused: Within the App I can drill …
... I'm actually unsure how to delete files from it ... messy so would love to be able to clean up the ... you can Add To and copy files related to the App. But ... there doesn't seem to ... be a way to delete stuff at ... -
Copying Files in +3e BASIC (not using COPY command)Hello there my fellow WoS'ers Yet again I find myself in need of guidance, I am sooo close to getting my prototype up. I am writing my own byte cop…
... my own byte copy routine, its premise is to copy a file ... byte for byte from one device to ... 1060 PRINT #5,c // WRITE TO SAVE STREAM
... witten file is just garbage to the system
Sending key presses to the spectrumfor a project I want to send automated keyboard presses to the ZX via a micro-controller. Is it possible to send these through the expansion slot? …
... I want to send automated keyboard presses to the ZX ... controller. Is it possible to send these through the ... but it is referring to the ribbon connectors on ... if there is a way to do it without modifying ... br /> any hints on where to find information will be very ...Quickest way to fill the attributes using LDIRI'm looking for a small routine to fill the entire attribute area of the memory with a single value, I've used LDIR in the past, but forgotten how to…
I'm looking for a small routine to fill the entire attribute area of the memory with a single value, I've used LDIR in the past, but forgotten how to do it... :confused:.chr to .binSo here goes another stupid question. What's the best way to convert .chr files created with ZX-Paintbrush to binary or asm format? I know ZX-Blocked…
... question. What's the best way to convert .chr files created with ... ZX-Paintbrush to binary or asm format? I ... ZX-Blockeditor has the capability to export .bin, but it seems ...BIFROST* Advanced Programming - part 5In my [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=40437"]previous post[/URL] I demonstrated how to move multicolor images smoothly i…
... the opportunity to make each copy slightly different ... br /> To demonstrate how to apply this idea to a practical ...
An obvious way to animate this hero is ... br /> // draw player facing to the left
BIFROST_drawTileH(linPlayer ...How to update titles in infoseek?I've been recently reported that the versions of Maritrini and Severin Sewers in the archive are not the final ones. Is there any way to update them…
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Is there any way to update them? Maritrini crashes on ...Some more PC questions1. Since we ended up discussing Linux in another thread, it made me wonder is Linux really, objectively faster than Windows? I mean, can you run, say…
... is Linux really, objectively faster than Windows? I mean, ... WINE on Linux is faster than the Windows ... heard Linux is faster, but in what way(s)?
... just redesign the chip to support faster speeds, and add ... says that a good way to achieve AA without using ...Revisiting Spectrum CPU clock regenerationWarning: This post will be a bit nerdy :-) Some time ago, I experimented with phase locked loop circuits as a possible way to regenerate the Spectru…
... circuits as a possible way to regenerate the Spectrum's ... as a method to make a way of recovering the ... controlled oscillator being used to produce the regenerated ... />
The way the digital PLL works is ... making the clock slightly faster for that one full ...Resurrecting the FAQ wikiprevious threads: [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=28168[/url] [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t…
... maintainer. WOS hosts a copy of it, but that ... There's enough structure to give the impression that ... too little content to encourage people to chip in with ... you disagree with the way I've organised those ... about-copyright reasons) not to copy and paste large chunks ...Elliptical ChallengeSubsequent to the recent "Graph Plot" thread, I wrote this general purpose ellipse drawing routine which will plot (although it doesn't actually use …
... although I might change it to crop on all four sides ... /> [/code]
makes it impossible to pass an invalid parameter (well ... br /> ldir ;copy 0.5,b,1,a2 to calculator stack
way to kill?"
"A man ...RCS (Reverse Computer Screen)[B]RCS[/B] ("Reverse Computer Screen", or simply SCR written backwards) is a small utility I'm about to release, that reorders bytes from the ZX-Spec…
... from the ZX-Spectrum screen to significantly improve compression.
... thread :)
The best way to understand the new format is ... is organized as follows (copy/paste this code into BASin ... data as follows (again copy/paste this code into BASin ...Questions about SEUDI recently purchased SEUD (Shoot-em-up Designer, for those who do not know it) from Cronosoft and tried to familiarize with it, also by peering into …
... enemy sprites not to move jerkily, you have to be quite ... there is another, faster and more efficient way to design an attack pattern ... that sine wave which defaults to wave 0.
[*]Inserting ... have been placed! The only way to be aware of their presence ...A few questions on what hardware to buy...Hello First post here. I never had a Spectrum as a kid, but a few of my friends had one. I used to love playing the games on them - I have very fo…
... had one. I used to love playing the games on ... playing Cronos, Booty and Penetrator, to name a few.
to get hold of a Spectrum ... a DivIDE is the best way to go these days, but I ... m unsure what Spectrum model to go for, for the ...Relocating a block of code as to work on a 16k spectrumI've written a game in from 50000 to 65535 and was wondering if there were any way to relocate the entire block of code to work on a 16k Spectrum. I…
... wondering if there were any way to relocate the entire block of ... code to work on a 16k Spectrum ...Fastest redraw of screen from UDGsHere's a question for everyone, to generate a bit of code to be used in games: On a standard 48K Spectrum, what's the fastest way to redraw the scre…
... Spectrum, what's the fastest way to redraw the screen from UDGs ... it would be wise to copy the attributes to the main screen at ... as the UDGs are drawn, to try to minimise screen tearing.
to enable scrolling in the ...MIA Game for Sale - E.T by MacronicsHappy Easter Everyone I guess something like this doesn't come up that often. If at all :) Anyway i have probably the only copy of UK Production r…
... have probably the only copy of UK Production run ... Australia) on April 3rd to the 7th staying near ...
If there was a way to contact the author Nigel Stuart ... would be happy to give it to him free of charge ... already have this tape due to the MIA status
...Raising to the powerA curiosity of ZX Basic I found yesterday is that you can't do this: [code] 10 LET x=-3 20 LET y=x^2 [/code] While you can for example do LET y=-3^…
... I saw an explanation as to why BASIC is like this ... sees what you're raising to as a floating point number ... no real solution to a negative number raised to a non integer ... no explanation on the best way to work around this limitation.
How to use +3 disks with other Spectrums?Or, in other words, was there ever an external +3DOS interface or complete drive kit, or is having actual Spectrum +3 the only way to run those disks?
Or, in other words, was there ever an external +3DOS interface or complete drive kit, or is having actual Spectrum +3 the only way to run those disks?Someone just gave a 1 to everything I madeIf you take a look at all the titles I am involved with that are hosted in the archive, you will find that someone gave a 1 at everything that I made…
... , I would like to say the following to this person:
to write the most comprehensive ... book about the Spectrum to date, and of the ... I know everyone is entitled to their opinions, but this ... of your right to vote is not the way to go.How to test Z80 Code?Hi All, Is there a way to test a block of z80 code (nothing speccy specific in it) with many different inputs? The reason I ask is that I'm writing…
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Is there a way to test a block of z80 ... a dice game and want to check my code's output ...
