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sZX81 won't load .z81 files / how to convert .z81 to .p?When I try to load a .z81 in sZX81, the "open a program" dialog freezes completly, but I'm able to bring up the toolbar and reset the system. My idea…
When I try to load a .z81 in sZX81, the "open a program" dialog ... freezes completly, but I'm able to bring up the ... ba workaround was to convert the .z81 into a .p, but google ... the .z81 I'm trying to run. -
Anyone managed to get a Spectrum emulator working on an Ouya?After messing around with a Raspberry Pi for a while, I gave up and bought an Ouya specifically as an emulation machine. It works great for almost a…
... with a Raspberry Pi for a while, I gave up and ... I haven't managed to get a Spectrum one working.< ... working on two tablets, a Sony Xperia Play, and ... settings I can think of to no avail.
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How to stop a block name appearing on load[FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3]I am putting together a tape loader for my game and so far it works apart from one problem. After loading the ?loading screen? …
... 3]I am putting together a tape loader for my game ... and ink colours and define a location so that it appears ... in a blank area of screen but ... is there a poke or some other cunning way to stop it ... showing the block it is about to ... -
What is this disk interface (and how to use it)?Anybody seen this floppy disk drive interface before? It uses an MB8877A and the rest is 74XX-logic, no GALs/PALs. And an EPROM. [IMG]http://i1373.p…
... anyway). It was attached to a 5.25" 360Kb diskdrive. ... It seems a connector is missing, but ... maybe with a schematic I can fix ... And then of course, how to talk to the disk drive interface? ... this more or less a common interface and is ... -
Mods to build a Spectrum Games console?The iccle boy asked to keep the Spectrum hooked up to the TV permanently to be used as a games console. I thought yeah I could do that, have it sat n…
... to keep the Spectrum hooked up to the TV permanently to be used as a ... have it sat next to the PS3 slim!
to be able to have a huge collection ... Has anyone ever built a spectrum joystick interface board that ... in hardware a Kempston or a pair of ... -
How to move the location counter backward with GNU binutils?I've converted a 8000-line assembler source from Pasmo to GNU binutils. It was not difficult. It's the first time I use GNU binutils. In my code t…
... something I don't know how to do with binutils:
a memory address, ready to be fetched at run ... anybody know how to do it?
In a worst case scenario ... , I could write a program to extract the value of the ... -
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…
... etc can be played on a Spectrum +3 using ZXZVM.
to run them via ZXZVM but ... somebody has managed to upload a few conversions,
e ... having to run ZXZVM or see any
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128k Paging a tile routine to a double bufferHi happy new year all :) Does anyone have an example of how to page a routine to the screen ie a tile routine? Thanks :)
Hi happy new year all :)
Does anyone have an example of how to page a routine to the screen ie a tile routine?
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Stupid things you've done to get a specy game?Here's mine. It's must have been the winter of 1984, I remember it was the release of Ghostbusters the game and a good friend of mine was bragging h…
... of Ghostbusters the game and a good friend of mine ... So we made the decision to go into Reading, the biggest ... a snowy winters day the busses didn't seem to ... not too much thinking like a typical 15 year olds. ... We get back to my fiends house and load up the game ... -
How to turn OFF the "ULA Plus"??Hi. We've made a platform-game for 128k. While testing it on 2 machines with ULA+ we have noticed the colours are crap. Can You suggest h…
Hi.
We've made a platform-game for 128k.
While testing it on 2 machines with ULA+ we have noticed the colours are crap.
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A BEEP program I want to make in Basic. Helpful remarks gratefully receivedI want to explore the possibilities of the BEEP command. So I need to be able to try different combos of pitch/duration and sequences of same. I'm tr…
... switching rapidly between tones to sort of create a waveform.
... could invent a microphone input to output waveform display to better ... some idea of how to start trying to synthesize the desired ... no practical ideas on how to make a start on the program ... -
How to draw a picture on ZX Spectrum Basic?How can i draw a picture on ZX Spectrum like this?? http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0026662
How can i draw a picture on ZX Spectrum like this?? http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0026662 -
Z88 how to check OZ version?I forgot how to do this as it's been over a decade. :\">
I forgot how to do this as it's been over a decade. :\"> -
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 write a .trd to a floppyHi i need to write some .trd and .scl images to floppys on my windows pc. Theres any software to do this ?, i found some old russian software but do…
Hi i need to write some .trd and .scl images to floppys on my windows pc.
Theres any software to do this ?, i found some old russian software but don´t seem to work or look very hard to use.
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How to improve my program using oversized numbersI'd like my dice program to print out the number four times bigger than normal if possible. Anyone know how to do this? Or I could write a sub rou…
... my dice program to print out the number ... how to do this?
Or I could write a ... uses block graphics to make a square and put ... a dice and use the output to select which face to ... draw. This I know how to do but not how to ... -
Reviving a Microdrive (and its notoriously fragile media)eBay has been getting a [i]lot[/i] of business out of me lately, which brings me to this... Context: some years ago I bought a job lot of Spectrum…
... also Dataserve Retro's guide to how to get a +3 disc drive working ... tricks. DSR also had a guide on how to service a microdrive, so I ... all along - I'll open up the microdrive again and clean ... am I going to have to open it up and risk an endlessly ... -
How to avoid flicking? IM2 help.Hi, I have started on a quest to make a demo for ZX Spectrum. However the display is flickering and I guess it is something about updating at…
... I have started on a quest to make a demo for ZX Spectrum ... /ideas how to make the code better.
A running ... start:
di ; no need to spend time reading keyboard etc ... bc,three_lines
ld (hl),a
ldir
call ... -
Devils of the Deep - what to do?game is (very) slow, but it has its "charm"... manual is on WoS... 1st thing is to find a KNIFE, then you can chop seaweed and eat it to restore …
... /> My question is: [b]How to get a clue (to the treasures, I guess ... every time. I've pick up a COMPASS, it doesn't help ... , you have to pick up SPADE. Is there a particular crab to approach, or ... -
Need some help building a cable for Spectrum 128k +2 to US Commodore 1084S-PHello WoS users! Does anyone have a diagram detailing how to build a cable to go from the Spectrum 128k +2 (grey) to a Commodore 1084S-P (US version…
... ! Does anyone have a diagram detailing how to build a cable to go from the ... limited. I will be presenting a table showcasing some vintage British micros ... am trying to get ready. I only have a 6 foot table and ... -
How to download games to micro sd card to play on Sinclair zx spectrum vegaHello Could anyone tell me how to download games from a website to a micro sd card to play on a Sinclair zx spectrum vega , I mean do I use a emulat…
... me how to download games from a website to a micro sd card to play on a ... do I use a emulator or a zip file ,how exactly is the ... process done. Can I do it on a ... iPad or a small 7inch android ????? -
Key Materials ,Concepts , and Ideas for DIY Cases For ZX Spectrum Interfaces.In the 1980's ZX Spectrum Interfaces were largely supplied "cased up" or encased . Nowadays often they are not as they are usually sold as bare PCBs.…
... this thread is to take a look at ideas for making up DIY interface ... ://worldofspectrum.org/forums/discussion/58198/how-to-use-a-real-physical-old-style ... ://worldofspectrum.org/forums/discussion/58198/how-to-use-a-real-physical-old-style ... -
PSI ChessHi, Anybody out there remember the game "PSI Chess" by The Edge? Well, there seems to be no problem finding a snapshot ot tape image for this game …
Well Arjun, look out for a file called PsiChess.txt on ... for use as start points to set up endgame positions.)
To tell the computer how to move a piece, you just ... have to tell it 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…
... , press "Auto size" to scale it up to 256x192 pixel (x*4 ... attributes, only 128 of 256 pixel x maximum of 192 ... somewhere a description in czech how to modify a Spectrum 48 to allow it to ... That was the reason to help to include a colour ordered dither mode ... -
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…
... mode, press "Auto size" to scale it up to 256x192 pixel (x*4 ... 8x1 attributes, only 128 of 256 pixel x maximum of 192 ... any idea how to start from a fresh screen and how i can ... somewhere a description in czech how to modify a Spectrum 48 to allow it to display ... -
Advice about drawing sprites on spectrum I've coded sprite drawing before and know all the theory about masks from a long time ago (microhobby rules! ;), but since I did it on Amiga with ha…
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2. Having a shifting table, along these lines:
table is pointed at by h*256 and not ... table must start on a 256-byte boundary.
This looks close to ... n),a' to speed it up every so slightly (10 cycles per byte ... -
Translating games from RussianThe recent arrival of biotoxin and his obvious enthusiasm for Russian games has set me thinking: Will any Russian games ever be translated into Engl…
... 's quite a few words I've tried to look up in the ... you don't know how to conjugate a verb, you're screwed ... " would be available in a dictionary, as the other two ... there's any Russians with a good grip of English, ... 't be that hard to translate all the individual ... -
New project for 256 colours Games emulator!O.K. , I suggested Jonathan Needle ( Creator of the excellent Spectaculator at [url="http://www.Spectaculator.com"]www.Spectaculator.com[/url] ) to c…
... would be pretty cool to see a 256 colour emulator that allows toggling ... he wonders how many people would actually bother to convert games to 256 colours ... existing Speccy game and up the graphics to 256 colours, OR, are you ... -
i want to start writing my own gamesi want to start writing my own games but have no idea how. is there any downloadable dummys guides or some software that teaches u how. the only expe…
... programs, such a problem can be chalked up to poor planning, ... but with a dozen people ...
If they want to know how to program a Spectrum, then learning Basic ... as they tend to look quite pale next to an engineering grad ... -
New project for 256 colours Games emulator!O.K. , I suggested Jonathan Needle ( Creator of the excellent Spectaculator at [url="http://www.Spectaculator.com"]www.Spectaculator.com[/url] ) to c…
... would be pretty cool to see a 256 colour emulator that allows toggling ... he wonders how many people would actually bother to convert games to 256 colours ... existing Speccy game and up the graphics to 256 colours, OR, are you ...
