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Keyboard oddnessI was recently given a Speccy (the 48k '+' model to be more precise) by a chap I work with who was clearing out his loft, & earlier tonight I thought…
... see I keep getting mentioned for keyboard membranes !!
If I ... retype all of the instructions for replacing membranes I guess - alas ... .
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The 150 pound home computerWe missing out on this still ... I think. I know the PC market has wrecked all chance for any alternatives to ever have a hope but ... what if. :lol:…
... stretch. PS2 ports are easier for keyboard. You could expect some enhanced ... /> There are hundreds of games for the system and a lot ... -
Worst. Controls. Ever.Right... time to have a vote on the worst keyboard controls ever! Here's some suggestions to start you all off: (1) The standard cursor keys. Need …
... what they were actually good for (i.e. nothing) was ridiculous ... with the worst of them for keyboard layout, -
Dead Spectrum +Hi all, I've recently dug out my old Spectrum + with the idea of repairing it. When I last looked at it, when I was much younger, I was soldering a …
... plastic.
As for testing the keyboard, a short length of ... one end in the small keyboard socket, making sure it' ... other end in the longer keyboard contact strip, making sure ... seen the ULA being responsible for keyboard failure. Buy a new membrane ... -
GP2X or DS: which is best for the speccyHi - just joined but have been reading posts for years and I know ye are as passionate about the Speccy as I am! :-) I've waited so long to buy eit…
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This is the trend for all development on the GP2x ... , very good homebrew out there for the 2x. On the DS ... you said.
Using MAME for Neogeo isn`t a good ... down when you press [start] for keyboard overlay!
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Something completely different (new game tech-demo)Since finishing Stranded 2.5 (available soon from Cronosoft - plug!) I've been playing with the idea of doing an attribute-based, rather than pixel-b…
It's looking pretty aces. Now for the full version with a aces tune and sfx and a cracking loading screen and artwork for the inlay. -
Something completely different (new game tech-demo)Since finishing Stranded 2.5 (available soon from Cronosoft - plug!) I've been playing with the idea of doing an attribute-based, rather than pixel-b…
... cracking loading screen and artwork for the inlay.[/QUOTE]
... SFX again (he did them for Farmer Jack... & Stranded ... always worth waiting for. 8-)
As for the loading ... that's done the inlay artwork for the Cronosoft cassette will ... -
Copying games I created on Spectrum to PCI should look up for the tape somewhere, but I'm sure I had couple of semi-cool games I've created back in 80-ies. What should I do in order to conv…
... forget to give your permission for the games to be hosted ... , what do I put for:
- Cassette inlay
- Origin (Original release ... -
Your claim to fameBeen meaning to make this thread for a while. Basically what have you done either spectrum related or non related thats made you well known. IE progr…
... 80s, early 90s for writing reviews for Sinclair QL World and ... QL Adventurers Forum, and for taking apart everyone else's ... century. Now I'm known for keyboard membranes and DivIDE Plus - how ... well known in certain circles for conservation work with British ... -
Inlay images in TZX files for WoS/TZX Vault?I've just added support to Fuse for Mac OS X for Apple's Quick Look file thumbnailing and previewing system. This allows the OS to see loading scree…
... the TZX if the inlay was later updated being ... br /> I also prefer the inlay to just be what was ... the front of the inlay rather than including the ... bunging in the full inlay wouldn't suit everyone ... least give the foundation for a "Inlay Art/Archive Info" grabber ... -
Inlay images in TZX files for WoS/TZX Vault?I've just added support to Fuse for Mac OS X for Apple's Quick Look file thumbnailing and previewing system. This allows the OS to see loading scree…
... modify the TZX if the inlay was later updated being more ... /> My part would just be for the TZX files coming straight ... at least give the foundation for a "Inlay Art/Archive Info" grabber ... to TZX files he processes (for the TZX Vault); so while ... -
CronosoftIt's a bit of bad news, but I'm sorry to say that I'm probably closing up the Cronosoft label. I'm struggling financially at the moment, and Cronoso…
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Currently we lack screens for [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org ... number of other Cronosoft titles for which inlay scans can be done ... />
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Inlay Preservation Project leader neededOne of the many projects we run on WoS is collecting cassette (and disk) inlay scans, for all versions of all titles, re-releases included. This is q…
... the role of project leader for the Inlay Preservation Project and I ... shortly be putting out requests for scans of inlays we don ... have yet and for inlays we new scans for.
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Dragon Slayer - Pocket Money SoftwareHello all, I seem to have found amongst my collection, a version of dragon slayer by S. Pilgrim. Info : [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseek…
Ah, splendid, I see the inlay scans. They need some cropping ... can be used by Matt for the Inlay project as he sees ... it on the Fruit 2000 inlay, pastel colours are always tricky ... -
How feasible is it to add a second CPU to the ZX Spectrum?Today with IDE, and USB, and TCP/IP and other wonderful technologies arriving on the ZX Spectrum, I'm beginning to wonder if we'll run out of CPU tim…
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How feasible is it to add a second CPU to the ZX Spectrum?Today with IDE, and USB, and TCP/IP and other wonderful technologies arriving on the ZX Spectrum, I'm beginning to wonder if we'll run out of CPU tim…
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Has any programmers recently pushed the spectrum to the limits?Hi there. Ive just discovered this great forum and I was brought up with the speccy 16,48 and then 128k. Im just wanting to know if there are any re…
... has enough free time for keyboard scanning and for playing an animated synth ... keyboard "a-la-Firefly".
Florence Vintage Bits 2009Here a link to a short set of images related to Florence Vintage Bits - May 2009 meetup , this edition massively devoted to Sinclair computers; it w…
Yes, the T-shirt is good. (As for keyboard T-shirts, I do have the "25 Years" Spectrum T-shirt that was made by RetroAcci?n in 2007 which is a nice take on the Speccy keyboard).Supervivencia - AKA Firfurcio - Cassette InlayMartijn, the game Supervivencia, or El Firfurcio, as it was also known, was only published via Microhobby, so the only cassette inlay which exists fo…
Publisher and year have been updated accordingly.
As for the inlay, help is requested to get it. ;)Ali Bebe (missing credit)[URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0000142&loadpics=3"]Ali Bebe[/URL] Azpiri middle right. (This is probably a (licence) from …
... he created the original art for the inlay card [strike]and we ... 's because he made the inlay cards, right?Ali Bebe (missing credit)[URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0000142&loadpics=3"]Ali Bebe[/URL] Azpiri middle right. (This is probably a (licence) from …
... he created the original art for the inlay card [strike]and we ... 's because he made the inlay cards, right?[/QUOTE]
Ali Bebe (missing credit)[URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0000142&loadpics=3"]Ali Bebe[/URL] Azpiri middle right. (This is probably a (licence) from …
... he made the original art for the inlay (or rather I am ... /> EDIT
[B]AAAAND! The inlay card DOES have the Azpiri ...Help fix this keyboard read program?This code runs in an interrupt routine with DI. What would be the simplest way of making it so it doesn't auto repeat a keypress? [code]keys: ld a…
... /> ld bc, $dffe ; IO Address for keyboard Half Row: YUIOP
in ... ), a ; Save keystate this time for reading next time around
bit 0, a ; Test for 'p' key
jr z ... />
bit 1, a ; Test for 'o' key
jr z ...Help fix this keyboard read program?This code runs in an interrupt routine with DI. What would be the simplest way of making it so it doesn't auto repeat a keypress? [code]keys: ld a…
BloodBaz - you corrupt 'b' instantly!
[QUOTE=BloodBaz;424884]
[code]
keys:
ld hl, keyYUIOP
ld b, (hl) ; Get last keypress for YUIOPIntentional use of wrong screenshots...I noticed (or remembered) that some Zx Spectrum games featured on their back cover or inlay screenshots of the game belonging to other versions of th…
... the advantage to be chosen for the inlay because of being more ...zxs v0.2 releasedI have released v0.2 of zxs if anyone is interested, judging by the response to the first release, I'd say not, but I'm gonna do it anyway!. It has h…
- For keyboard use: In emulator, press TAB ... can use mouse click only (for now)
-LOAD/SAVE ...unusable KEMPSTON JOYSTICK in gamesSome ZX games use bad routine for read kempston joystick port. For example game BLOOD VALLEY read kempston joy from port #DF ( BIN 11011111 ). This s…
... for joystick controll. It's designed for keyboard controll only. Use IM1 interrupt for keyboard ...unusable KEMPSTON JOYSTICK in gamesSome ZX games use bad routine for read kempston joystick port. For example game BLOOD VALLEY read kempston joy from port #DF ( BIN 11011111 ). This s…
[QUOTE=velesoft;456265]This game use very bad code for joystick controll. It's designed for keyboard controll only. Use IM1 interrupt for keyboard testing.[/QUOTE]
So could you only change uncomfortable controls I,P,W,Z for O,P,Q,A?Infoseek as a web serviceFollowing up from [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=30438"]this thread[/URL], what sort of abilities would emulator and ot…
... again. I second the call for including inlay and screenshot links.
for JSON, purely on the basis ...
