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Sinclair Basic Vs PascalWith the rise of the structured programming movement (Jackson et al) was it wise to put the Basic programming language into the Spectrum. By this ti…
... language would have put into a library.[/quote]
Which is ... , and mothers day is always a week before. Finding Easter sunday ... is a nightmare - there is a PHP function that ... the original programmer. It's not exclusive to PHP, but it ... -
TZX filesI copied a spectrum tape program onto my PC as a .wav file and used a converter to convert it to a .tzx file. The DOS window appeared during conversi…
Perhaps the tzx-file is not a valid tzx-file?
MakeTZX-output should ... demogroup.
| Checking input file... ok!
| RIFF Wave PCM ... -
Your Speccy Games CollectionJust updated my Spectrum games list today after having a load of tapes lying around for months, managed to sort them out and I now have 1441 original…
... 300 at the moment (not including duplicates) and about ... what I purchase (quality not quantity). The last stuff ... heatsink sticking out of a Netto carrier bag which ... the Speccy (I have a + and a +2a as well) ... The ZX-File) but has not been updated for a while as ... -
New - BASin r13a is available for downloadHi all, Here's the latest BASin. Mostly just bugfixes, but also now has the upgraded UDG editor which can now edit multiple UDGs on one editing gri…
... now.
My english is not good enough, but I will ... files annoys sometimes:
Load a tap file first (eg. by selecting ... that resets everything and loads a new file?
(this behaviour sometimes ... explain.
That's not all, I will add others ... -
New - BASin r13a is available for downloadHi all, Here's the latest BASin. Mostly just bugfixes, but also now has the upgraded UDG editor which can now edit multiple UDGs on one editing gri…
... /> [quote=dunny]
"a line without a number that duplicates itself ... cursors, editor sometimes does not scrolls to cursor position. ... disappears totally. This is not a normal speccy behaviour, harmless ... .rar"]Get the buggy file here[/url]
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Total Worldwide Sales?Does anyone have an accurate source showing total Worldwide sales for the ZX Spectrum (all models, incl. Timex)? I notice the Wikipedia entry for th…
... to try to source a copy at a library and see what they ... provided as it clearly does not represent worldwide sales, though the ... . It sounds like a case of American author not knowing what goes ... -
How did you get games 20 years ago!!Did any of you trade games with penpales?? I had penpales in England, Israel, South-Africa, etc :)
... Dabba Doo vividly - its not like its a fantastic game or anything ... . Perhaps it was just a better game than most of ... about a library in a nearby village that used to rent speccy games, not ... sure if that was actually true. The conversation drifted to a ... -
Portable spectrum?Can anyone give me any advice - I've heard bits and pieces about people running a spectrum emulator on various portable devices/mobile phones etc - b…
... about the DS - with a spectrum emulator would you have ... ?[/QUOTE]
Nah, not a Play Yan.
You ... than that. I use a Super Card SD in the ... br />
There's a lot of different flash cards ... of how it is accessed file wise, and FAT filesystem ... -
2 Hot 2 Handle TZX'sRight, here's a question for you preservation guys. Downloaded and tried to play the 2 Hot To Handle compilation. Shadow Warriors won't load on Spe…
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[B]No, not at all - just made me ... I see makeTZX as a CODER, not a DEcoder. But of course ... /> [/B]
Obvisouly not wanting to point fingers, that ... s not too far out though as my TZX file DOES ... 3. The WoS one does not, but then again, which ... -
Games that are impossible to complete due to bugs!I'm trying to compile a list of Speccy games that cannot be completed because of a bug (or simply bad programming)! Here's a few... [B]Frankie Goes …
... WoS? I remember distributing the file which was corrupted by accident ... of somebody. But he's not a g00db0y. He's very bad ... -
Games that are impossible to complete due to bugs!I'm trying to compile a list of Speccy games that cannot be completed because of a bug (or simply bad programming)! Here's a few... [B]Frankie Goes …
I'm not a programmer so doing this is a bit too much... I'll see if I can find teh file instead...
Nevertheless, if I manage to insert this code, I'll make a z80 afterwards or something, so that a non-bug fix exists
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Games that are impossible to complete due to bugs!I'm trying to compile a list of Speccy games that cannot be completed because of a bug (or simply bad programming)! Here's a few... [B]Frankie Goes …
... lusitanae]I'm not a programmer so doing this is a bit too ... if I can find teh file instead...[/QUOTE]
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SpecEmu test release (particularly for W2K users!)Can anyone running Windows 2000 give this a try and see if it runs ok? [url]http://homepage.ntlworld.com/mark.woodmass/SpecEmu24.zip[/url]
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Probably not a lot of differences between those ... see if an updated masm32.lib fixed the Windows 2000 problems ... /> I suppose it could become a listbox nowadays. That was mainly ... started the emulator. I guess not too many people are on ... -
Graphics Mask FormatsHi. Just a quick question. I'm curently hacking a little program to aid my in my own ZX development (i'm hoping to build a little collection of tools…
... import a .bmp and then 'export data' for an ascii/source file ... ' linear?
It's not a problem to use binary output ... like having this stuff as a 'source' file.
EDIT - Just ... -
Q: MakeTZX problemsHello all, I am having problems with MakeTZX. I sent an e-mail to RamSoft, but have not had a reply. Can anyone help? The details follow. I am h…
... avoid it completely and record a WAV file separately.
Anyway MakeTZX ... in several input formats following a certain priority order, so if ... Anyway, I suppose it's not a worry, except for the signal ... 32258 Hz sampling frequency is a legacy value for the old ... -
Jet Set Willy Guru Nedded UrgentlyNow I know these questions have probably been asked over and over and over again but I just want to make sure my memory is correct and I've actually …
I'm not sure if there's any ... included on [B]They Sold A Million[/B] may have though ... -info/j/JetSetWilly_historical.txt"]file[/URL], there's a total of 87 ... -
Timex Sinclair 2068Hi guys. This is my first post here, the first of many, I hope.. :) I have a Timex Sinclair 2068 but don?t know much about it. It was given as a gif…
... 3
I´m not a real musician so can´t ... operate similarly. There are not many Western spectrum fans actively ... faster. Vortextracker has settings in FILE->OPTIONS->CHIP EMULATION ... that can be played into a spectrum (FILE->EXPORTS->SAVE ... -
Timex Sinclair 2068Hi guys. This is my first post here, the first of many, I hope.. :) I have a Timex Sinclair 2068 but don?t know much about it. It was given as a gif…
... on reference guide. I?m not pretty sure because despite it ... , since most people here owns a Spectrum not a TS, but this compatibility ... that can be played into a spectrum (FILE->EXPORTS->SAVE ... song data but it does not include the interrupt routine that ... -
Spectrum Game NewsSome snippets of Spectrum game news , via the RT forum and micro mart if you guys are interested.... [url]http://www.retro-trader.com/forum/index.p…
... to load the .TAP file into a real Speccy and play that ... light gun would work. So, not a complete loss then. -
The New SPIN releases ThreadOk, as I'm now working on SPIN again full-time, and as a very wise man once said, "Release Early, Release Often"[1]... I'm going to release new SPIN…
... you rewrite the entire math library.
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... absolute outside. The calculator will not be a problem. I'm projecting ... advantage of the machine have not been forthcoming.
[/quote]< ... . This doesn't, and is not a spectrum. It is an OS ... -
Spectrum Game NewsSome snippets of Spectrum game news , via the RT forum and micro mart if you guys are interested.... [url]http://www.retro-trader.com/forum/index.p…
... six classes of works will not be subject to the prohibition ... original media or hardware as a condition of access, when ... published digital works by a library or archive. A format shall be considered ... system necessary to render perceptible a work stored in that ... -
Election of the new maintainer of the TZX formatHi folks, the topic says all, let the discussion begin :) Luca
... [QUOTE=AndyC]To me, a TZX file should be able to represent ... a Spectrum Tape in it ... 's entirety. That is, not just the file ... than integrated in a TZX file (which would require a specialized tool). Therefore ... -
Election of the new maintainer of the TZX formatHi folks, the topic says all, let the discussion begin :) Luca
... integral part of the TZX file. I know stuff like ... data like pictures, etc. are not a good idea.
As ... has to be a part of the TZX file.
I ... understood Dunny's suggestion as this:
- Have a ... "bloat" but I am not exactly sure if this is ... -
Election of the new maintainer of the TZX formatHi folks, the topic says all, let the discussion begin :) Luca
... a "Junk Drawer" and not a good idea. To be replaced with zip file ... based container format.
* Put a POKE block ... .Next so we can spend a little more time deciding if ... -
jet set willy multi playercant believe what ive just seen posted on retro remakes. mersey remakes, smila, scottige and ovine are doing a multi player jet set willy. what a gen…
... "Race To" games, first to a given location.
"Timed Games ... The Flag".
Its not a direct conversion of JSW so ... br />
You'll need a DirectX 8 compatible machine as ... Hope you enjoy.
File mirror: [url=http://www.bagfullofwrong ... -
Small C on Sam help neededI'm trying to make good on some of my old developments that fell by the wayside and one of them uses Small C. The reason I stopped was down to not h…
... it already supports linking. If a library could be put together then ... course, does not have the special Sam C library (though maybe that ... quality code than z88dk but not hitech. Now I will let ... by all these compilers is not very good in the sense ... -
TZX revision 1.20 finalSince everybody seems to agree with the last propositions, the specification for the TZX file format revision 1.20 now becomes final and you can find…
... in the TZX file is stored in a flashload-ready format ... creator of the TZX file to make flashloadable TZXs ... screws it, it's not the TZX specification to blame ... 19 block are stored in a useful way? After all, ... can be stored in a readable and flashloadable form ... -
TZX revision 1.20 finalSince everybody seems to agree with the last propositions, the specification for the TZX file format revision 1.20 now becomes final and you can find…
... ? Crikey, we've not done that in a long time!
... in the TZX file is stored in a flashload-ready format ... be represented by a $11 block and a few pulse/tone ... ll drop $19 support like a hot brick, and remove ... myself here again: let's not use $19 unless we ... -
Video capture of Spectrum games?I wasn't sure where to post this, but what are the options if you want to capture a video of a Spectrum game running? Is it possible to do it from a…
[QUOTE=mel the bell]what compression, using what compressor?
tried a different type?[/QUOTE]
Umm... I'm not sure, I used Windows Moviemaker to make the compressed file. It's not exactly big on letting you know all the details. -
Video capture of Spectrum games?I wasn't sure where to post this, but what are the options if you want to capture a video of a Spectrum game running? Is it possible to do it from a…
... 'm not sure, I used Windows Moviemaker to make the compressed file ... . It's not exactly big on letting ... opinion Windows Movie maker is a steaming heap of you know ... wouldn't touch it with a barge pole, try mediacoder or ...
