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how can we create .trd imagedisks with zmakebas and mctrd?hi again! from a long time i were using zmakebas for converting zxspectrum-basic code from .txt files into .tap files. now i were trying to work on…
... were trying to work on .trd files via mctrd (command line on ... linux), and i don't know how to put these ... -
Double-Buffer ScreenFor my Alien Breed Speccy re-write I decided to use a Double Buffer (DB) or 'Back Screen' to draw all the game action onto, before shuffling the whol…
... , or were not sure about how to write their own version, or ...
ld (cline),a ;Set LINE Counter
loop1:
ld ... /> inc d ;Inc d to add 256 to de
ld a,(cslice ... :
.db 8 ;Counter for LINE
cfield:
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how to force a browser page to close?You know those annoying pages that pop up sometimes when you've clicked on a browser window's Close box, asking if you really want to close the windo…
... asking if you really want to close the window? Is ... any way to force that single page to close without ... what they are purporting to do, so I always ... force them to close by opening Task ... something available in the Firefox add-ons library, for example, ... -
Points on +2 Cassette to add Mono plugHi All, I am looking for the points on the ZX +2 cassette board where I can add the wires to a mono jack to load from WAV Anyone help?
Hi All,
I am looking for the points on the ZX +2 cassette board where I can add the wires to a mono jack to load from WAV
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Hooky - hook ZX ROM and rewire RST and NMI to RAM - rantThis is a rather long rant. Not for short tempered. :) The objective is to hook into RST "vectors" and NMI on a Spectrum without affecting the normal…
... /> - IM1 routines. :)
--- HOW TO INTERCEPT?
The only ... a table?
--- HOW TO SETUP?
The ... >HL)
0x11E5 ADD HL,DE ; restore HL
QUESTION: how to rewire RST 0x08 (since IF1 ... -
USB devices are going to rebel against mankind and kill us all!Well, maybe not. But according to: [url]http://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonkelly/2014/08/01/usb-security/[/url] USB sticks are potentially vulnerabl…
... USB sticks are potentially vulnerable to malware infections that will be ... And how hard would it be for malware-killer makers to add the ... ability for their product to scan USB ... ? Windows connects easily enough to these USB devices, which ... -
How to tell a Spectrum +3BAnyone know if there's a way to tell externally (from the case) if a +3 is a +3B? I know about the typing 'Spectrum' once in basic. How rare are th…
Anyone know if there's a way to tell externally (from the case) if a +3 is a +3B?
I know about the typing 'Spectrum' once in basic.
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Double Buffer UtilityHi Folks, I've been experimenting with double buffering on a 48k Speccy for a small project I'm working on. After reading lots of good advice here…
... at the top to explain how to use it and ... #improvements then feel free to add to what I have done.1 ... /> self.doPrint('\n;Copy line')
self.doPrint(';Copy ... self.doPrint('\n;Copy right line segment')
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... 1970's the film shows how the creativity and vision of ... ]EGX[/b] have asked us to add a second night so we ... co.uk/e/from-bedrooms-to-billions-screening-tickets-12999827835[/url ... www.frombedroomstobillions.com/backers[/url] to visit the ?Backers Zone? clicking ... -
How to close an HTML Input elementAs I've been off ill for a couple of days, I thought that I'd do some work to catch up not I'm feeling a bit better. Some of the stuff I've been work…
As I've been off ill for a couple of days, I thought that I'd do some work to catch up not I'm feeling a bit better. Some of the stuff I've been working with hasn't, to put it politely, been the cleanest code base I've seen. But this:
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Issue 3 /3b power rail improvements<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:OfficeDocumentSettings> <o:AllowPNG/> </o:OfficeDocumentSettings> </xml><![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal">Hi F…
... added components
to the power circuit on ... /> The changes must improve to power rails around the pcb ... really looking for is a “how to” improvement doc or
guide to show where to make the connection ... to get to work, and may be I should add ... -
How to scan books without ruining them? And also how to upload torrents?After hating the idea of e-book readers (to be fair, the first couple I tried were slow and not good picture quality), I've spent the last few years …
... idea of e-book readers (to be fair, the first couple ... , and so I'm trying to get all of my old ... find online, so I want to scan them in, and convert ... I'd like to upload them as a torrent. How do I ... -
How to sign in .<p>Lately I have changed the way the World of Spectrum pages are displayed in Internet Explorer 9 to "Compatible view" (or something like that , I am…
... to "Compatible view" (or something like that , I am not sure how ... this gadget is called in English , but its aim is to ... the older pages to be displayed properly) to avoid some nasty issues ... have discovered this , I had to use some tricks , like signing ... -
Creating a ZX Spectrum Development Environment on Mac OS XI’ve been using a Macbook for a while now and am so impressed with it I decided shift my ZX Spectrum development from PC. It took me a little while t…
... amp; Set-up Xcode command line tools[/b] - [url]https ... store just the command line tools but I’ve ... add to the app. Let me know if you want instructions on how to ... may want to compile using the command line, or not ... USER xxxxx to run the code. Saved with LINE 10 ... -
ZXZVM - Inform / Z-Machine.z5 game Spectrum +3 conversions - how to auto-loadGames which were created with Inform - .z5, .z8 etc can be played on a Spectrum +3 using ZXZVM. Now when I play them I have to run them via ZXZVM bu…
... I play them I have to run them via ZXZVM but ... somebody has managed to upload a few conversions,
to run ZXZVM or see any
menu screens - how on ... -
MESS command-lineHi all, Does anyone here know how to run a ZX Spectrum .SNA file in MESS from the command-line? I can of course do it from the UI, but since I'…
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Does anyone here know how to run a ZX Spectrum .SNA ... in MESS from the command-line?
I can of ... a script (from the command-line).
TIA
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Problem with BC corrupting after DJNZJust for fun, I'm messing around trying to get the level maps from Lemmings to display on the screen with machine code. It's been ages since I did an…
... ; ADD 256 TO SCREEN ADDRESS TO GET TO NEXT LINE
LD BC,32 ; 32 TO ADD TO ... 8 lines to start with, I need to work out how to get the ... address of the next character line ... -
Newby - How do I go from tape to .tap fileHi all Don't laugh we all start somewhere - just getting into the process of making my Specky a bit more modern so want to know how to go from an …
... so want to know how to go from an original tape to a tap ... have a tape player able to output to the PC and have ... the ability to record in wav or MP3 ... -
Line DemoI was looking in the source code of another game (that Akalabeth game), with lots of line drawings. The difference was that they don't use the PL…
... Akalabeth game), with lots of line drawings.
The ... lazy, I'm looking at how to save some work, so I ... machine code to create a LINE command.
This LINE command works ... 20 instead.
Also LINE has it's own keyword ... -
how to load machine codeFollowing the links given in various replies to my last discussion resulted in my downloading Mastering machine code on your zxspectrum and typing in…
... links given in various replies to my last discussion resulted in ... 'integer out of range' on line 80
I thought ... let a$=a$ (3 to )
To...what? I checked that ... -
How to get more than 21 UDG's in BASIC?So with graphics mode under the G cursor how many UDG's can you do from BASIC is it 21? It's all POKE 65368 and above and it's sequential ABCD.... an…
... mode under the G cursor how many UDG's can you ... understand but it only goes to U. How do I get more ... than 21? How do I call them from ... -
Trying to enter a line from a book fails for some reasonI am reading through the book "[i]Spectrum Machine Language for the Absolute Beginner edited William Tang[/i]". I have got to the section where I nee…
... [/i]". I have got to the section where I need ... to enter a program from ...
When I try to enter line 130 into my emulator it ... I have entered line 130 as one whole line into the emulator ... you for taking the time to read this. If you ... -
Sinclair QL Preservation: how to dump a MicrodriveHi Guys. Just want to let you know that I'm making some videos on my YouTube channel that explain how the Sinclair Microdrive process works. If…
... Guys.
Just want to let you know that I ... my YouTube channel that explain how the Sinclair Microdrive process works ... />
If someone would like to know more about it please ... -
How to automatically find the character set in a gameThis is all completely new to me, so please be patient. I've done some reading up on how character sets are handled by the Spectrum. I understand tha…
This is all completely new to me, so please be ... done some reading up on how character sets are handled ... and 23607 that points to an area of the ... the address can be altered to point to the ram.
< ... empty, Exolon has a pointer to 65536, and Commando still ... -
How do I clean my desktop?Back in January I asked about problems with Vista and most of these got fixed when it crashed and I pressed Reinstall and to my surprise it seemed to…
... pressed Reinstall and to my surprise it seemed to have all the ... know its a good idea to keep the desktop clean as ... know how to take something from the download folder and add it to the ... and I dont know how to safely move them to the right place ... -
How to run trd filesI am a noob. Can anyone help me? How do I run this demo : http://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=68730 I use Spectaculator and ZXDS, but the demo does…
I am a noob. Can anyone help me? How do I run this demo : http://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=68730
I use Spectaculator and ZXDS, but the demo doesn't run. Should I type some kind of text command to run it? Thanks. -
1k Chess (was the 924 bytes thing!)Hi, I've decided to do a major rewrite of large parts of the code for the isometric Chess thing that I've been messing with. It got to the point, …
... a few new ideas for how to solve certain issues, I've ... structure.
1. to give scope to add in extra functionality later ... />
The routine needs to 'backup' the line of 4 bytes from ... -
Goldfinger 64 has been released!!!!Goldfinger 64, the long awaited mod of the N64 classic Goldeneye, has finally been released! It's a really ambitious mod, eight years in the making, …
... If you don't know how to use the patch, there's ... cartridge or the emulator to use this save format ... Everdrive's SD card, and add the line:
[b ... ]GF=1 [/b]
to ... then go to the original release thread to get the ... -
How to refurbish my black +2?So I'm pretty chuffed with my black +2A/B just wondering what should I do to ensure a long Speccy life ? I suspect the tape drive needs a service bec…
... wondering what should I do to ensure a long Speccy life ... running. It doesn't seem to save to tape properly either, once ... do you guys recommend ? Recap ? How do I clean the pcb ... -
Other than using attributes what other ways to detect collisions, when using char based movement?So I'm slowly working out the bits and pieces to write a game completely in assembly. I've been using attributes when writing in BASIC to detect whet…
... when writing in BASIC to detect whether and object ... bat has the correct attribute to do something. Any other ... ,32
LOOP:
add hl,bc
dec a ...
pop bc
add hl,bc
ld a ... But I'm not hold how to return from subroutines in assembly ...
