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contended memory...so memory contention on the toastrack and the grey +2 is in the wrong place compared to the documentation, yet the +2a/b and +3 it is in the correct …
... get a close approximation of the 128ke spec ...
Don't forget that as well as Velesoft's ... the Spectrum SE ROMs. That gets you almost all ... be missing out on support for software that requires all ... there isn't much of that ... mostly tape versions of IF2 ROMs. -
Osama Bin Laden is Dead!!.Hi all Just got up and heard this on the news,still can't beleive this.After all these years he got his come-uppance.Wonder what will this mean for …
... , I'm of the opinion that the correct course of action was taken. Bin Laden ... /> you just missed sixty years of history in which us caused ... millions of death.
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Laptop problemI've got an Acer laptop that i've had for a few years now but there appears to be something wrong. Everytime i boot it up i get his error message: E…
[QUOTE=karingal;533658]I do everything possible before I reformat.[/QUOTE]
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The Duke Nukem Forever demo is due out, BUT...The playable demo of Duke Nukem Forever is (finally!) going to be released, on the 3rd of June, one week before the full game is released (on the 10t…
... QUOTE=VanTammen;541005]that sounds allot like playing call of duty-black ... everything done to the formula that will bring in maximum ... , I'm thinking of copyrighting my posts. That way, when anyone ... ll make a fortune, given how much of this thread is made up ... -
The Duke Nukem Forever demo is due out, BUT...The playable demo of Duke Nukem Forever is (finally!) going to be released, on the 3rd of June, one week before the full game is released (on the 10t…
... even just new ways of doing minor things are frowned ... done to the formula that will bring in maximum ... I'm thinking of copyrighting my posts. That way, when anyone ... make a fortune, given how much of this thread is made up ... of my own posts re- ... -
Video gaming coincidencesThere are some strange video gaming coincidences, when you think about it. For example: 1. [B]Half-Life 2/Breakdown[/B] In 2004 Half-Life 2 came o…
... idea how much of it I'd actually completed. I assumed I was getting ... . It was turning into a game with all the interactivity of [I ... -
The Great Lego Thread.Lego, wasn't it just the best toy ever invented? (or at least one of the very best). As a kid I loved it, and secretly loved to play with it when vi…
... kit that was brought out in 1978[/url] and it quickly became on of ... [b]very[/b] intricate set of gears and clutch mechanisms to ... . I could never have dreamed that such a thing would exist ... -
The Great Lego Thread.Lego, wasn't it just the best toy ever invented? (or at least one of the very best). As a kid I loved it, and secretly loved to play with it when vi…
... kit that was brought out in 1978[/URL] and it quickly became on of ... [B]very[/B] intricate set of gears and clutch mechanisms to ... . I could never have dreamed that such a thing would exist ... years ago.[/QUOTE]
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Modern gaming conventions that were in Spectrum games?Out of interest, were any of these things that we take for granted in games nowadays, ever in any Spectrum games? 1. Multiple weapons that you can f…
... so I don't know how much of a problem this is but ... /> If this is the future of gaming then I don't ... want any part of it.[/QUOTE]
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Mame64I'm sure I read somewhere that if you use the 64bit version of MAME, then it makes use of modern PC's dual core set up and will run 3D games pretty w…
... all[/B] how much of the game is emulated and how much is simulated*, ... I think that MAME mission statement is as much a legal disclaimer ... given that emulation is ... devs. So it could be that the 'emulation not simulation' ... -
Why do people move to the UK?I know that if I replaced "to" with "from" it would also be a valid question. People usually say that they move to another country in search of a be…
... to the negativity on here, much of Britain is an excellent place ... note that the recent rioting was nothing to do with "immigration", much of it was ... charitable way of describing the process. I undestand perfectly that immigration *must ... -
Better or Worst! Speccy vs C64Just wanted to see what games you all thought looked better or played better on the Speccy or the C64? I always thought that Renegade & Target Ren…
... 'everything speccy' is a waste of time because there were better ... machines. It's a shame that so many CPC games were ... the speccy rather than conversions.. that machine had so much potential that was lost. -
Better or Worst! Speccy vs C64Just wanted to see what games you all thought looked better or played better on the Speccy or the C64? I always thought that Renegade & Target Ren…
... It's a shame that so many CPC ... than conversions.. that machine had so much potential that was lost.[/QUOTE ... work-in-progress remake of R-Type for the ... the original, which was probably a time-constrained ... The remake, taking advantage of the CPC, looks stunning ... -
What (Speccy) game are you currently playing ?(Quite a few threads on what youre listening to, watching etc) What Speccy game are you currently playing ? After playing a LOT of Invasion of the …
... being toughened up a bit! That Giant should be able to ... just been playing too much of that [i]Soldier Of Fortune[/i] game I ... [/i] too easy, but that's part of it's charm...it ... Of Bagdhad again, I remember completing that fairly easily back when it was ... -
BETA-DISC (TR-DOS) support in ZX emulatorsBETADISC 128 is original device designed for external use with ZX Spectrum 128/+2(grey). Russians ZX clones (Pentagon, Scorpion, ZX profi, Quorum, ZX…
... mainly used by Russian software. How much of it works on standard zx ... in Beta due to lack of SW released in this format ... /> BTW. In Poland there was also clone of Beta called AC-DOS. -
BETA-DISC (TR-DOS) support in ZX emulatorsBETADISC 128 is original device designed for external use with ZX Spectrum 128/+2(grey). Russians ZX clones (Pentagon, Scorpion, ZX profi, Quorum, ZX…
... used by Russian software. How much of it works on standard zx ... BTW. In Poland there was also clone of Beta called AC-DOS ... (i think?) where full documentation was published in 1989.
< ... Ferranti ULA), but this combination was little unstable.
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I am currently playing......Don't know if there's been a thread like this, but I can't find one.... Having seen all the different threads asking people if they've played such a…
... only gripe so far is that it doesn't really follow ... there's a chunk of story missing (unless that was covered in some ... DLC that I never brought!), but ... the Road to Ruin level that was left out of the main game. The ... -
cyclist / driver /pedestriandunno which you lot are, there is a bloke in london who posts video of peoples driving on youtube , moaning about drivers. yet he himself didn't foll…
... man was showing basically because I got in the way of her ... got knocked of my bike by a taxi that was turning out of somewhere, and ... lycra with the tuffnut helmets that lean up against peoples cars ... in traffic that get on my nerves though ... -
Fastest way to mirror a byte?I.E. turning 01100000 into 00000110, in assembly. I'm trying but I suck at stuff with rotation and the carry bit. Any pointers?
... long ago. That's Vaggelis of ZX32 fame who ... typed it up. So much of that info came originally from ... contains an alphabetical listing of instructions with descriptions, opcode ... picture of a TS1000 on page 325. It was ... given to me when I was 11 years ... -
Fastest way to mirror a byte?I.E. turning 01100000 into 00000110, in assembly. I'm trying but I suck at stuff with rotation and the carry bit. Any pointers?
... in so long ago. That's Vaggelis of ZX32 fame who tidied ... think typed it up. So much of that info came originally from the ... .[/quote]
Nice! IIRC it was the document used to add ... a newer copy from eBay that's easier to thumb through ... -
Better or Worst! Speccy vs C64Just wanted to see what games you all thought looked better or played better on the Speccy or the C64? I always thought that Renegade & Target Ren…
... 'everything speccy' is a waste of time because there were better ... machines. It's a shame that so many CPC games were ... rather than conversions.. that machine had so much potential that was lost.[/QUOTE]
Won a +3 on eBay - which games to buy?After a couple of missed opportunities to get my hands on a +3, I finally won one in an eBay auction this afternoon (put in some sneaky bids in my lu…
... i have an external drive that takes double density disks. I ... but again i can change that with the pc i have ... have an Amiga 500 - part of the reason I wanted a ... ago, but you know how much of a chore it is waiting ...Dead 128K heatsinkUnfortunately my 128K heatsink died suddenly and with no apparent reason. I had the Kempston Pro interface connected and when i powered it on the ztx…
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Thank you so much.[/QUOTE]
I'm really ... by the way? If that was shorted out then I think TR4 would ...Distinguishing between models?I'm running the risk of being pointed to the faq here, so sorry in advance. Something I'm trying out requires that the program can distinguish betwe…
... , that asm looks a very comprehensive bit of code. Will see how much of it ... results but I'm concerned that I'm storing problems as ... .
I've observed that I need to use different ... timings for each group of speccys, otherwise the colours are ...Distinguishing between models?I'm running the risk of being pointed to the faq here, so sorry in advance. Something I'm trying out requires that the program can distinguish betwe…
... , that asm looks a very comprehensive bit of code. Will see how much of it ... so).[/quote]
Note that code is definitely covered by ...How will we view today's technology tomorowMost of you here are fans of vintage computing technology, and many of you are fans of old technology full stop. I was thinking the other day about …
... rarity, much like some of the early 80's computers that never ... times you're amazed that nobody seems to be ... on how unique certain designs really were, how game-changing, how elegant, how much of ... once technology moves on. That game consoles in general aren ...BBC Micro 30 Years OldFor Beeb fans see here: [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?p=583615#post583615[/url]
yeah i laughed at how one sided that was. No mention of any of the other computers that kicked its ass in the home and even David Darling was ****ting on that brought him and his brother the money both on ZX Spectrum and the C64.Real 60Hz NTSC 48K ZX SpectrumNot a 3rd party mod. The joystick mod was added by the user, but the board and the computer is exactly what was sold in Chile, South America. We migh…
... looking at the NTSC model that was sold in the U.S ... long ago, or the one that was imported by "English Micro Connection ... , there should be some ads out there. However, I never saw ... Computing and they reviewed pretty much anything that was even shown in the ...Game Over Player 1Thank you to all the people who have been contributing to the points raised in the 'A z88dk + sp1 demo (with source)' Thread in the Development secti…
... sound sycophantic now but how much of an arse do I ... a while back; more of a reason for him ... should have mentioned who he was though tbh. As has ... come here and spout of about programming without having ... they actually knew who he was...
Anyway, ...Game Over Player 1Thank you to all the people who have been contributing to the points raised in the 'A z88dk + sp1 demo (with source)' Thread in the Development secti…
... probably sound sycophantic now but how much of an arse do I feel ... thread a while back; more of a reason for him to ... departure and leave it at that. :P
