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Spectrum first "dead flesh" keyboard?Can anyone recall any other devices before the Spectrum that used the rubber mat + membrane solution for the keypad? I know similar styles have been …
... the rubber mat + membrane solution for the keypad? I know similar ... worked alright and was surprisingly good for gaming (as evidenced by a ... -
Hardware preservation categoryI’ve no idea what anyone will think of this, but I’ve often found it really tough to get the tech info that I’ve needed for emulation, and am wonderi…
... info that I’ve needed for emulation, and am wondering if ... from a dedicated section for hardware preservation. I know ... of instructions. Discussion of emulation would be allowed provided it ... to matters concerning the correct emulation of Spectrum hardware, or ... -
7mhz CPU?One of the things I like about Spectaculator, is that I can zap the clock speed of the emulated CPU up. Doing so makes me wonder about why the desig…
... the Z80H variant that was good for up to 8mhz but, I ... -
Radio shows/broadcastsThe old 'wireless' get discussed in threads here and there but I thought I'd start a thread up to discuss and recommend good radio shows (both past a…
... up to discuss and recommend good radio shows (both past and ... shows. iPlayer especially is really good for listening to stuff from the ... before I go to sleep for half an hour or so ... and Michael Williams are particularly good)
Red Dwarf books serialised ... -
Formula 1 - Verstappen/Kvyat swapAnyone following F1 here? Pretty exciting Max Verstappen getting the Red Bull seat. Good for Ricciardo as well methinks. Today, Max did a blin…
... getting the Red Bull seat. Good for Ricciardo as well methinks.
Anyway, my prediction for the race is, Max is ... pass Daniel and hold on for a podium.
Lewis ... -
Cheapo VR solutionsI just received a VRBOX I got on Ebay for $16 (with bluetooth controller)....one of these. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Google-Cardboard-VR-Glasses-VR-…
... VRBOX I got on Ebay for $16 (with bluetooth controller)....one ... as an intro for it. Was quite impressed for the $16 it ... perfect of course but pretty good for the price! Very dependent on ... and have some app recommendations for it? -
ANN: Tipshop updated Thursday, 29 December 2016Thursday 29 December 2016 Merry Xmas, everyone - I hope Santa had something good for you in his bulging sa(ENOUGH! Ed) * Andy Ford sent in hacks…
... hope Santa had something good for you in his bulging ... Andy Ford sent in hacks for Manic Miner,
... Golden Ship; additional POKEs for
Frank N ...
new POKEs for Happiest Days of Your Life ... * Added RZX Archive links for In the Walls of Eryx ... -
Making your own tapesTowards the end of last year [url=https://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/discussion/53607/recommend-modern-1994-2017-games]I dropped in here to ask a…
... noted for each game noted somewhere first). If they're no good ... +2, they weren't any good for recording anything on and even ... badly made it was no good for transferring good tape into. I suspect ... or too quiet.
Good idea, bad idea, or needing ... -
ZXSCLZF - Yet another Screen CompressorQuick disclaimer before I continue, this compressor does not shrink screens as small as some of the others posted here, in particular the very good z…
... good zx7/rcs, but was written for a specific reason for ... rest of the screen (good for cut scenes, pop ups ... #LZF)
// Specifically for use on ZX Spectrum Screen ... .rr=buffer_ds-buffer; // calc offset for maximum
}
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Donald TrumpThis is going to be a political decision, which rarely end well, so let's all try to stay calm (even me), and show the mods that these topics can sta…
... them are good people, who only voted for him as ... reason I can see for anyone voting for Trump.
good for the majority of American ... that that's a good thing (his being open ... that he was a good businessman, and he might ... -
ANN: Tipshop updated Monday, 25 December 2017Monday 25 December 2017 Happy Halloween.. Erm, no wait - I missed that. Happy Birthday, WoS... No, missed that, too ... Ah - Merry Xmas! Some elves …
... one of the type-ins for
Technician Ted. Specifically ...
* Added RZX Archive links for
Adventures of Jane Jelly ... /> Twinlight, Xelda 1: Quest for the Golden Apple and Zukinox ... /> year - which is quite good for me (Indeed. Ed). Do shout ... -
Music album made on the RASPBERRY PI :)Hi guys. The Raspberry Pi sounds good too. ;) [url]https://yerzmyey.bandcamp.com/album/rpi-zwei[/url] [img]http://yerzmyey.i-demo.pl/male/…
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The Raspberry Pi sounds good too. ;)
[url]https ... by the Broadcom BCM2835 chip (for the 1st model of RPi ... people claim RPi isn't good for music.
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New Game: Astrosmash! ZXHello Spectrum fans! It's been a while. After a few months of health issues and larger projects getting put on the back-burner, I decided to work …
... renamed [b]Astrosmash! ZX[/b] for the Spectrum. I grew up ... , but I hope it's good for a bit of fun when ... -
Looks like the ZX Next aint coming my wayI missed the Kickstarter but when the website went up I put my name down for a Next in the shop cart and signed up for the newsletter. Never got ackn…
... I put my name down for a Next in the shop ... cart and signed up for the newsletter. Never got acknowledgement ... a lemon so probably all for the best.
I ... well take off and thats good for everyone on the Spectrum community ... -
Please guide me with this decision!Hello, I have decided I would like to try and create some simple ZX Spectrum games of my own. The problem is that machine code is totally and utter…
... AGD is faster and very good for certain things, but I also ... -
Tape Recorder with "data mode" (+ 'monitor' and 'phase shift')Another one saved from the thrash bin. :) [img]https://i.ibb.co/BrBRbXy/Fotografia4158.jpg[/img] Not in as good condition as the previous one…
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Not in as good condition as the previous one ... or could it do any good when used with the spectrum ... a pleasently fixed low volume, good for using with clones like the ... -
Super Mario Bros 64An 1:1 conversion of Super Mario Bros is now released for the c64 (and it's fantastic!). Things are looking good for the old breadbin what with Knigh…
An 1:1 conversion of Super Mario Bros is now released for the c64 (and it's fantastic!). Things are looking good for the old breadbin what with Knightlore realeased a while ago too! :) -
RS232 - built-in vs. Interface 1Hello all. After some advice, and I figured someone here would probably be able to help. I'm the owner of a (grey case) Spectrum +2, and I'm keen …
... it's not much good for two-way comms with other ... , and it works fine for that, but I'm ... guessing it isn't great for anything else.
for connection to other machines? Like ... software for the Speccy? Am I ... -
Comparing the old and new site design - my feedbackHello folks, As a regular visitor to the WOS site, I would like to offer a little feedback on the new-look design. I hope you won't take offence t…
... , and more streamlined, that's good!
• The new ... , animated menus might be good for entertainment-based sites, but ... plain rectangles are not right for buttons IMHO.
... to scroll every page down… for nothing!
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The Effect of the Lockdown on Speccy Game Prices.Take a look at this , a Speccy board game for £102:- [url="https://worldofspectrum.org/forums/discussion/52522/not-bored-with-zx-spectrum-actual-p…
... this , a Speccy board game for £102:-
[url=" ... price increases and was asking for confirmation that others had noticed ... be some hopefully) but also good for sellers . I suppose another upside ... (so it should indirectly be good for WOS I think) -
I love WoS.There ... I said it. What do you mean, you're hard of hearing? I said I LOVE WoS! I mean, that's it, that's all. Like I said the othe…
... sauce. Best place in town for sauce. And always willing to ... /> The rest ... it's just good for nothing imitation sauce.
Jack the Nipper 2 EditorJack The Nipper 2 - Mapeditor v0.8 (c) Sokurah, May 2012 I made [url="https://tardis.dk/files/Jack_The_Nipper_2_Editor.zip"]this[/url] about 10 y…
... 't see what it's good for now. Perhaps I was in ...Best Type-In GamesWhat type in programs did you think the end result was worth the effort of typing them in? Even though most of them were not of the quality of com…
... in INPUT that was pretty good for all the length of it ... impressed with the end result for a BASIC program, it had ...Sort 2 byte words (x, y) on ypos, also question about swap (DE), (HL)Well that was a lot of debugging ;) But if you want a routine which takes an array of 16 byte words x, y and then sort them on y (ignoring x), I'm…
... makes it better). It's good for static objects as a preprocessing ... though, so enjoy the code for now!
If ... /> // Build heap (rearrange array)
for (int i = n / 2 - 1 ... element
// from heap
for (int i = n - 1; i ...Hello mates! Been away too long but...There is a link to my text based message base at the bottom of my posts. so you can always reach me there. Anyway for those interested, yours trul…
... me there.
Anyway for those interested, yours truly is ... couple of fangs but no good for chewing with and my left ...?any spectrum emulator with DIRECTX?yeah, any spectrum emulator with Directx support? (not the old spec256 colors emulator, a real opengl/directx graphics)
... windows will do just fine for emulation. At least ZX 32 doest ...The threat from the ISDAWhat does everyone here think about ISDA closing down abandonware & emulation sites? Personally to an extent I can understand their position, but if …
Emulation keeps the memory and spirit ... classics if it wasn't for emulation sites. And not only that ... the original games anyway and emulation is the only way you ...Movie ConversionsWho loves the classics "Batman the Movie", "Ghostbusters I and II", "Ninja Turtles", and "RoboCop 1 and 2"? Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh so many memories!!! I'd…
... varied.
Platoon - pretty good game apart from the ridiculously ... based upon. But it's good for a laugh nonetheless (especially when ... 128K it has a pretty good rendition of "The Time Warp ... coin-op conversions, but a good example of the superiority of ...Games for relaxHi fans ! I've not enough time for playing the old spectrum's games. I played a lot in the past, I read all topic and try many games what you write …
thx for all !
Every game was/is very good for me.
Andy: i found it in WOS, its name is raiders. that was a coin-game rewrite.what made u buy a spectrum?Yo spec-chums what really made you buy a spectrum?. Here is my story i was about 9 and had a oric1, poor me eh?, yes it had 48k but it was just about…
I pestered my dad for a computer after playing on ... said - OK, It'll be good for your education (ha!)
