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How much can you get into 48k?Todays experiment was to see how long, how much text, a PRINT statement will hold. I filled it up with * and counted them and got 689 chrs. Almost 22…
Todays experiment was to see how long, how much text, a PRINT statement ... . I want to find out how much text I can get ... I'll need some memory for other stuff, the mechanics of ... .
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What mods do you recommend for a +2aHello all, I have recently got a +2a, that is running nicely. I'm thinking of modding it. I have read that the +3e rom is a good option. what else…
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Interrupts, 16k Spectrums and snowI'm writing something for the 16k Spectrum and I want to use interrupts. The avilable documentation doesn't seem clear enough for me to figure out ho…
I'm writing something for the 16k Spectrum and ... clear enough for me to figure out how to do this, or ... on 16k machines - how can I do my own interrupts on ... s not quite good enough for me though. Occasionally I ... _can_ split up these long-running routines but that's ... -
Numeric arrays: floating point or integer?I've just started programming a game in Sinclair BASIC (see the thread 'UFO Defence Command' in game ideas, although I'm going to call it ZXCOM ;) ).…
... , which include two string arrays for the names of your troopers ... and pilots, and numeric arrays for all their data.
long since I programmed anything in ... that I can't remember how to do so short of putting ... -
Where to start? I want to learn assembly for the Spectrum (Total Novice)Hi, I want to learn to code assembly for the Spectrum but I'm a bit lost. I'm a programmer so I'm fluent with computers and several languages (or…
... learn to code assembly for the Spectrum but I' ... now is that I do not know from where ... use emulators that are available for it, currently I have ... is:
How can I code assembly for the Spectrum and ... it in an emulator available for Ubuntu?
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How to Record Retro Games to Blank DVD's (Scart & Composite)First of all my apologies if this should be in another section but it is about recording games :-D I've been meaning to do this video for some tim…
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Spectaculator 8.0 crashing on startup.Hi, I would really appreciate some help. For some months now my full paid for version of Spectaculator will not start up. Firstly, I have sent s…
... really appreciate some help.
For some months now my full ... paid for version of Spectaculator will not ... check for a solution etc
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(a long list ... /> I am hoping someone knows how to do some sort of "clean ... -
how do i change the text and colour of the boot message and error messages?i kind of know how to do this with the boot message but shortening or lengthening the text and adding chr$ control codes (if this works) overwrites o…
i kind of know how to do this with the boot message ... the code. not sure how to do this with error commands, but ... -
Mr.Do! conversion released for SpectrumAfter many many hard spent hours Mark R. Jones (former Ocean graphic artist ) and myself have finally completed our Spectrum version of the arcade cl…
... of the arcade classic Mr.Do!
It is available ... />
Note it's primarily for the 128K Spectrum but will ... has also created various graphics for printing inlays/cassette sticker
BluetoothThe only time I use this is for transfering files, from my mobile to my laptop, and I find it works quite well for this when I have them next to each…
... I use this is for transfering files, from my ... do in these Contact Tracing Apps? I wonder for instance how ... minute or so later, how long does it take to ... Bluetooth get the blame for contact tracing not working ... a prevalance of infections for a postcode zone, ie ...How do you publish your Z80 code online?I'm starting a blog about my pet project. One of the requirements is to publish explanatory Z80 code. What tools do you use for syntax highlighting? …
... Z80 code. What tools do you use for syntax highlighting? I'm ... hoping for something that I can feed ... with and it does formatting for me. With possibility of custom ... not afraid to write code for that). Perhaps even a markdown ...Wanted: Game testers for Spectrum to Microsoft Excel portSo there I was one day at work, filling in spreadsheets in Microsoft Excel as usual when I idly thought, "Hey, if I made the cells small enough, they…
... line (and God knows how many thoroughly enjoyable hours ... , 'fragile'. I'm looking for a small number of people ... Particularly people who know how to hide/unhide/make ... lot if you know how to do it anyway so you ... send out the game for testing sometime in the ...Your favourite machine apart from The SpectrumI've asked this on a couple of other sites, so now it's time to ask it here: what is your favourite machine, forgetting about the Speccy? For me, it'…
... have more important things to do with my life than ... properly (like it should do in the first place), ... use it to do the things we bought it for - and ... have to do things like buy a modem, pay for internet ... learn how it works - I paid ?800 for my PC (a long time ...A Question about something that has been bothering me for a while ..First off, I'm new to this forum, so please don't all flame me at once >:) I've had a Speccy since about '85 and started with the rubberkey Spec 48K…
... waited and waited with anticipation for the release and I was ... I do not work for newspapers anymore) and it was long before the ... talked about for years. We made up a story about how the ... the prank and loads fell for it judging by the phone ...My own Home Computer It's true. My company are planning to build a new Home Computer. It will use a Z80 CPU running at 6mhz, 128k Ram and will run all Spectrum and ZX81 …
... programming old systems (I can do Breakout really easily on a ... that good at computer chips. For one, I can't hold ... bit too far in thinking how long this project will take me ...My own Home Computer It's true. My company are planning to build a new Home Computer. It will use a Z80 CPU running at 6mhz, 128k Ram and will run all Spectrum and ZX81 …
... order to save space. I do think you could possibly replace ... -existant ports, a Knowledge of how long an instruction would take in ... case with no modifications except for a fully clocked z80 (which ... to my knowledge is the long-awaited ZX Spectrum SE (codenamed ...did anybody program games for their spectrum?did anybody make games for their spectrum and have you still got them in tap/z80 format. i once attempted to make a side scrolling game but it didn…
... . If you think about how long it takes a baby to ... have an idea of how long it takes an efficient ... mentioned. This is a system for selecting inputs, and then ... You see now why Nintendo do *not* have anything like ... has been in training now for about 15-20 years, ...Multiface pokes just for you...Hi :) Way back when I was a young 'un I used to be banging away at my Multiface with Genie non-stop. Oh joy :) Made a packet advertising in YS selli…
... how do u hack into spectrum games can u tell me how to do for ... to do it m8 as I work long hours...< ... br /> but don't worry...I WILL do ... I would recommend Spin (for Windows). Latest version is ... Then click POKE and repeat for all the others.
...Brand New Software House - Retro games wanted...Hi All, I'm looking to start a new software label for older 'retro' computer games, CRONOS software. I'm looking for people that have written games …
... AND IT WAS QUITE A LONG TIME AGO TOO! I' ... different types of utilities for +3 like for other spectrums, especially ... itd be easier for them to do that than for us to make ... have a fair knowledge of how that works. i believe ... would it be okay for you to do so? i mean ...Brand New Software House - Retro games wanted...Hi All, I'm looking to start a new software label for older 'retro' computer games, CRONOS software. I'm looking for people that have written games …
... .00 to have someone do the inlay art or ... before - Yellow for Spectrum, Red for C64, Orange for Amstrad etc.
how to do things by any ... confusion! I intend to do the duplication myself to ... 3000 games on it - how long to you give each game ...Fake screenshots? No - now it's REAL screenshotsOk then. A few weeks ago I said I will show You the new gfx-mode of Speccy and - here it is: [url="http://republika.pl/hooy_prg/hprg.zip"]http://rep…
... guess ill take his word for it, but i have ... four tstates and that's how long it takes to draw ...
[quote]im trying to do a type of gigscreen ( interlace ... circumvent having to use 128 for this technique. ive almost ... itll be another way to do it in 48k, which ...Fake screenshots? No - now it's REAL screenshotsOk then. A few weeks ago I said I will show You the new gfx-mode of Speccy and - here it is: [url="http://republika.pl/hooy_prg/hprg.zip"]http://rep…
... location, i dont see how it's impossible. theres ... Z80 and how spectrum functions as i barely do not. ... the program could for example, detect how many shades there ... get that maybe i cant for a long time :- Sprinter ( ... asm me to do a converter for Amiga, but this ...Who want to remake Double Dragon?Seeing as the Speccy version was crap (see my review: [url="http://www.gamestyle.net/retro.php?article=31"]http://www.gamestyle.net/retro.php?article…
... . Confirms your n00bness more. Just how long have you been using the ... , playable on a ZX 'Spectrum' for NO financial profit.[/quote]
do this remake and then charged for it would ... just because something is done for no finanical reward doesn't ...You live you learn - random ramblingsWell I've been around for some time now and I continue to be amazed at the new things I find on WoS. For example, today I came across Martijn's inte…
... could sit with them for a bit in some ... Oliver Twins were to ask for a joint production, Codemasters ... is really a demand for it outside the niche ... how long they have been Dizzy fans say 1 to 7 years. do ... aware, and believed in how much interest there still is ...Ported whole casettes of backuped utiltilitiesHi! A friend of mine gave me a few casettes he found in the attic - he used these to backup ORIGINAL casettes he had back in the spectrum games. The…
... running-the-show' ... 'showing-how-inferior-he-is' ... meanwhile ... to at least do something for them when they ... , emotional 10 mile long ramblings, because if ... wanted to do some nice things for WOS' ... another mistake. How many lashes do I get for that one ...Sync-buzzer, interrupts and general confusionBeen wittering on about this in the Misc group, but thought it was best discussed here. Basically been trying to recreate the Sid-Sound effect from A…
... the Z80 will notice them. How the Z80 responds to an ... vector table is 257 bytes long and occupies addresses 0xf000 to ... routines finish.
Now for some timing details. The ULA ... you will need to do careful timing for things happening faster than ...PokesIs it possible to still use the Pokes for games on an emulator? If so how is it done. The reason for this enquiry is that I had some games that I c…
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Shows how long ago I wrote the guide, ... , it reduced the number of "how do I use these POKE things ... to zero.
As for the guide missing out your ...Paranoid ramblings...Thus we near the end of October, and still not a whisper of news from the makers of RealX :( :( :( :( What could have happened to them ? Could th…
... some important things left to do before we can
release ... . Please be comprehensive,
we do not want to spoil the ... make any forecasts for my spare time,
or how long it will ... has been to do
something possibly useful for all. In particular ...3D Game makerLittle suggestion to all those wonderful people out there who hack games and write their own wonderful little programs like the jet-set willy editior…
... only to realise just how... friendly you are.
do it, it's HOW you do it. ... Do you always have to take things
literally ? "Forever" == "A long ... Have diplomacy and respect for the less skilled suddenly ... Like I said I do it for my own interest. ...TZX format updateHi folks. Following the private communication with Andy I would like to start a discussion on changing the TZX format to reflect new needs and improv…
... would like to see support for zx81 in the current TZX ... tapes and made TZX's for the preservation project, i still ... presume its a question of how accurate do we want the TZX ... , i'm not sure i do as long as there *is* a ...
