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Difference in emulator screen sizes and coloursSeeing as Greencard's gone out drinking... I've done a comparison between Spectaculator and ZXSpin. ZXSpin's full screen with border is taller than S…
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Taken from 48k Spectrum Technical Information FAQ (found on ... Hz' interrupt is actually a 3.5MHz/69888=50.08 Hz interrupt ... . However, on a real Spectrum, the frequency of the interrupt ... varies slightly as the Spectrum gets hot; the reason ... -
Detecting Spectrum modelsIs there any sure-fire way a program can detect the model of machine it's running on (48K, +, 128, +2, +2A, +3, clones) even when running in the 48K …
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You move 2 or 3 256byte blocks to highmem FA00h ... 's no more interested in Spectrum (well, in active way) so ... , I've just found that +3/+2A is a slower machine ... 't know that Scorpion in 3,5Mhz mode is slower even from ... -
New to developmentHello there my fellow forum chummies, I have recently been bitten once again to go into software development, its been a while. I have a lot of ski…
... try my hand at developing Spectrum software using ANSI C ... /[/url]
The spectrum is a very well supported ... /z88dk/libsrc/sprites/software/sp1/spectrum/examples/[/url]
... efficiency *does* matter on a 3.5MHz machine.
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Interface One - New FunctionalityAs you may (or may not) be aware the Interface One is a pretty powerful piece of kit. One of it's greatest features is being able to easily extended …
... and 'open ends' in the Spectrum's system as an important ... are many features of the Spectrum that, due to some inevitable ... what a 3.5MHz Z80 could do. The 'incompleteness' of the Spectrum is ... -
Should I buy a Sam Coupe?Hi folks I been interested with the Sam Coupe since Miles Gordon Technology released the SAM as the successor to the Spectrum. Are their any SAM us…
... my prototype Mayhem Accelerator the fastest I have now pushed the ... /> Colin.[/QUOTE]
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Spectrum +2 datacorderHi, my Spectrum +2 datacorder isn't working. Does anyone know if I can still load software through the tape/sound socket at the back of the machine i…
... make a circuit to obtain 3,5MHz. If you are lucky, only ... .
I have a spectrum +3 that ULA dodn't give ... a British shop that have spectrum+2A ULA but it cost ... -
Spectrum +2 datacorderHi, my Spectrum +2 datacorder isn't working. Does anyone know if I can still load software through the tape/sound socket at the back of the machine i…
... make a circuit to obtain 3,5MHz. If you are lucky, only ... a British shop that have spectrum+2A ULA but it cost ... -
Spectrum dead: 8 vertical bars in alternating colorsI have been soldering on this basterd for a long time now. All IC's now have sockets (except the LM1889). I swapped all 4116's by types that are 100%…
... switches from 0V to 5V 3.5MHz and the intervals should be ... 3.67V???
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AY programming and notes frequencyHello everybody, I'm Targhan from the french CPC group Arkos, perhaps you've heard of us. I'm currently working on a music tool and I'd like to k…
... match those in the standard Spectrum ROM (I think I have ... pulses is on average 1697 3.5MHz tstates (my program works ... expected for a 3.5MHz machine, multiplied by the 3.5Mhz base gives a ... set pulse of 1695.707607309817255 3.5MHz tstates, though I acknowledge ... -
AY programming and notes frequencyHello everybody, I'm Targhan from the french CPC group Arkos, perhaps you've heard of us. I'm currently working on a music tool and I'd like to k…
... VG-8020 which has a 3.5MHz cpu and 64k RAM. I ... always intended to supply a spectrum port but I guess never ... -
Loopz collectionJust found both tapes from the Loopz compilation by Audiogenic. They contain the Speccy version on 1 side & the Amstrad version on the other. If I we…
... is Amstrad CPC with the Spectrum clock, because it sounds slower ... . same loading routine running at 3,5MHz instead of 4,0MHz).
48K -128K upgradeHas anybody ever made, or is it possible to make an upgrade module for a 48K spectrum that will let you operate it like a 128K Spectrum, and back aga…
... . Both machines have the same 3,5Mhz CPU but ZX128K has more ... ). But actually it's regular Spectrum 128 (+2, if I recall ...Platform Game Designer 2Right, with Telly Heroes out of the way, I've decided to have a second attempt at this. I've ditched the old PGD2 source, and started again with the…
... load those games into the spectrum AGD.
Though really if ... and not being restricted to 3.5Mhz. :) (yes you can overclock your ...Platform Game Designer 2Right, with Telly Heroes out of the way, I've decided to have a second attempt at this. I've ditched the old PGD2 source, and started again with the…
... load those games into the spectrum AGD.
Though really if ... to 3.5Mhz.[/QUOTE]
Okay, I'll strip out the Spectrum ...Why was/is the ZX Spectrum so popular?Why? How? Even after all this time you have a website like this etc.... It's just amazing!
... fit in one 16K ROM. Spectrum BASIC is quite remarkable because ... instead a reasonably fast processor (3.5MHz Z80 is about twice as ... bits per pixel around). The Spectrum was clever in its simplicity.Why was/is the ZX Spectrum so popular?Why? How? Even after all this time you have a website like this etc.... It's just amazing!
... /> Not quite - I said a 3.5MHz Z80 is faster than a ... little bit faster than the Spectrum. You can see in isometric ...More colours II (Was: Most popular new features?)The suggested 4xCLUT multi-colour solution never took off.
... VIC II from C64 to Spectrum (with own Video/S-Video ... chip was already connected to Spectrum.[/QUOTE]
That could ... of waggle room and the Spectrum at 3.5MHz.More colours II (Was: Most popular new features?)The suggested 4xCLUT multi-colour solution never took off.
... of waggle room and the Spectrum at 3.5MHz.[/QUOTE]
If ... mixed modes... Connected to the Spectrum via Ports for Command and ...How compatibel is the Sprinter 2000?How compatibel is the Sprinter 2000? I have one but only trd software runs. Joystick did not work and tape in and tape out too. I have schematics bu…
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Spectrum 128
Pentagon 128
Spectrum 128,Pentagon 128,Pentagon 512 ... /> And CPU run at full 3.5MHz in adress space 64kBThe Programmers Development System (PDS)Hi everybody, I recall this system has been mentioned several times on WoS forums. Last time was, I think, when those sources from Maz Spork (Buggy …
... CPU but was the fastest way to access RAM ... re-design of the Spectrum. Although Amstrad lost ... Mattel Intellivision
Sinclair Spectrum vs Commodore 64 (C64) ... a time. The Spectrum AY-3-8912 sound chip works ... one year after the Spectrum +3... most of the parts ...Games in machine codeHi everyone, How do go about doing multiple shots like a machine gun, do you have to store every x and y position of each bullet? When you kill som…
... performance of the 3.5mhz Z80 in my ZX Spectrum +3... That means my ... laptop is 10971 times faster than my Spectrum ...Z80 Based Laptop[url]http://www.retroleum.co.uk/electronics-articles/previous/the-v4z80p-a-z80-based-laptop/[/url]
... , nice features, but only partial Spectrum compatibility. It uses DMA cycles ... with no possibility to get 3.5Mhz.
Anyway great work from ...Recent talk of developing new SpectrumsHi all, I can see from a few threads on here that some Wossers like Vasil and Aien 8 are interested in developing more powerful Spectrums or improvi…
... the clock to run at 3.5Mhz for compatibility. As has been ... the scheme used by the Spectrum SE is required. Adding more ... of us want a "New Spectrum", so in some way we ...Recent talk of developing new SpectrumsHi all, I can see from a few threads on here that some Wossers like Vasil and Aien 8 are interested in developing more powerful Spectrums or improvi…
... able to revert to a 3.5Mhz clock. For the sake of ... chip that is divisible by 3.5. It's perfectly safe ... dedicated chip, but since all Spectrum software is written for the ... since Arcade Game Designer 2.3. On the other hand, ULAplus ...Recent talk of developing new SpectrumsHi all, I can see from a few threads on here that some Wossers like Vasil and Aien 8 are interested in developing more powerful Spectrums or improvi…
... able to revert to a 3.5Mhz clock. For the sake ... chip that is divisible by 3.5. It's perfectly ... chip, but since all Spectrum software is written for the ... since Arcade Game Designer 2.3. On the other hand, ... 8-bit machine with 48K Spectrum compatibility.
Or ...Recent talk of developing new SpectrumsHi all, I can see from a few threads on here that some Wossers like Vasil and Aien 8 are interested in developing more powerful Spectrums or improvi…
... was a machine with a Spectrum compatibility mode. There are lots ... on the original 48K Speccy. 3.5Mhz is enough for most tasks ...Recent talk of developing new SpectrumsHi all, I can see from a few threads on here that some Wossers like Vasil and Aien 8 are interested in developing more powerful Spectrums or improvi…
... on the original 48K Speccy. 3.5Mhz is enough for most tasks ... ran on a Z80 based Spectrum style design will have a ...New game coming soon: PhaetonI have thought that I'll announce it now to build some anticipation ;) I'm almost ready with my new Spectrum game called [B]Phaeton[/B]. It is a g…
... ;501215]I could do a Spectrum model detection at the start ... /> 224x320=71680T for Pentagon at 3.5MHz
IF TZXDS 0.9.1 beta 1Hi! After way too much time, new [URL="http://zxds.raxoft.cz/"]ZXDS[/URL] version is available. Doesn't add much stunning features (although the dis…
Hi Folks,
Does ZXDS allow the speed of the Spectrum to be altered i.e. speeded up? Or does it take all the muscle a DS has to emulate the Spectrum at 3.5MHz?
Many thanks
PaddyZXDS 0.9.1 beta 1Hi! After way too much time, new [URL="http://zxds.raxoft.cz/"]ZXDS[/URL] version is available. Doesn't add much stunning features (although the dis…
... allow the speed of the Spectrum to be altered i.e ... DS has to emulate the Spectrum at 3.5MHz?
Many thanks ... DS muscle to emulate the Spectrum.
