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How to create .TAP that loads into high memory banks?I want to create a program that uses the extended 128k memory, the banks that can be switched into the 0xc000-0xffff area. For the simple stuff I've…
I want to create a program that uses the ... />
Now I want to fill up the upper banks ... /> Ideally I'd want to create a .tap that load up all ... banks (including 2), then autostarts to ... and all is well...
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Time to write a gameHallo, just wanted to know how long are you coders working on a (released) game. Minimum, maximum and average. Mine are: Minimum: 3 Days ("Ultra refl…
Hallo, just wanted to know how long are you coders working on a (released ... ")-I tried it but cannot do anything faster yet. The mouse ... and had much other stuff to do).
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Enigma Tape MagazinesHi folks, A while ago Hamish Rust loaned me a number of ETM tapes: http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekpub.cgi?regexp=^Enigma+Software+Developme…
... 've not been able to TZX and load in a Sam Coupe emulator ... "TZX file contains an unsupported data block 11 Turbo data block converted to ... to do was transfer this to Disk, but I can't figure out how to ... make a blank Sam Coupe disk ... -
Adding IDE to your Spectrum +2 A/B (or +3)Hello my fellow [B]WoS'ers[/B] [B]This is a shared thread with [url]www.amibay.com[/url] which you can [URL="http://www.amibay.com/showthread.php?t=…
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[B]This is a shared thread with [url]www ... /> I don't often get to do a Show and Tell as I ... I start I would like to thank and greet the ... ]So would you like to know how to add IDE mass storage ... /> [I]Very carefully - dont be to sudden with them[/I]
What makes a 'perfect' TZX image?I'm curious as to how a perfect TZX imagine can be created - can anyone advise? By way of comparison, I rip all my audio CDs to FLAC and I follow gu…
I'm curious as to how a perfect TZX imagine can be created - can ... guidelines on how to create a "perfect" rip. I can see how it could ... cassette, I can't figure how a TZX can be 100% perfect - ... perfect TZX images. I'm basically wondering if there's a way to ...How to use RIP - Real Information PackerI am investigating the use of data compression utilities apart from Einar's excellent ZX7. I am particularly interested in those which can run on a S…
... compressed file, ? la FC/LC, but I don't understand how to ... activate it.
In the ZX7 thread there was a ... suggestion about renaming the compressed file to the .COD ... and have them working on a canonical Spectrum model? Apart from ...Best ways to manage a TO-DO list?Hello you all, I have entered a period where I'll have lots of 'errants' to do, mostly paperwork related: collect some papers, make some copies, che…
... entered a period where I'll have lots of 'errants' to do, mostly ... : what do you guys do (or [I]would[/I] do) to keep track ... of such jobs? :-?
For example a plain ... (= waste of time).
A to-do list in electronic form is ...Archimedes file to diskBanging my head against a wall here but i dont seem to be getting anywhere fast, all I want to do is put the Acorn Archimedes version of Elite on a f…
... head against a wall here but i dont seem to be getting ... anywhere fast, all I want to do is put the Acorn Archimedes ... a floppy and play it on an Archimedes, does anyone know how to do ...Importing binary data to paged memoryI really could use some hint :) Many emulator have a feature - open/ import binary. I select the file, give starting adress and voila ! But most of…
... emulator have a feature - open/ import binary. I select the file, give ... thing and I need to write my file to a page which is not ... it be a bug?
Any advice - how to do it in Spin ... or any other emulator capable to do it?Issue 3 board... How to resurrect?Dear Everyone, Now I have a working 48k Issue 3, a sort of working Speccy+ (still having problems with the keyboard, more of that in another post) a…
... key, but was upgraded to a 48k+ in 1984, and ... When the spectrum is connected to a TV, I get colour ... taken a picture, but haven't yet worked out how to upload ... should I do next, or is it a matter now ... but am reasonably happy to give most things a try...
...How to get 720KB on Opus Discovery floppy (using PC drive)I upgraded an Opus Discovery yesterday with a PC drive, but I'm looking for the way to get a floppy formatted as 720KB. If I understand other topics…
... looking for the way to get a floppy formatted as ... correctly, I should find a utility to achieve this.
... the name or link to such a utility.
Where ... that utility, how can I get it to the Opus?
do have USB drives.
...Favourite things to do in a power cut threadApparently we have yet another power cut at home, this is after 35 hours without any leccy over Christmas Eve/Christmas Day. Suggestions for favouri…
... /> Suggestions for favourite things to do in a power cut please. I'll ... them.
First person to say "sex" is disqualified. We ...How to print logo onto screen at chosen coordinates?Hi, I've just got back into zx spectrum games after all these years and after seeing some of the great games on here I would like to start learning p…
... /> Please does anyone have a routine to print a logo/graphic like game ... name to the screen at chosen coordinates and a brief explanation of how ... it works. I would like to start ... /> Oh and a print routine too that I can do the same ...How wide is a MAME cabinet?Am about to start cutting wood for an Ultimate Arcade 2 cabinet. The monitor I have is a flat screen CRT PC screen, apparently this isn't the best ch…
Am about to start cutting wood for ... The monitor I have is a flat screen CRT PC screen ... best choice but will have to do for now. This is ... will die and/or need to be replaced probably by ... going for a completely authentic arcade cabinet, but how wide should ...How do you use SGD in an emulator?Hi there I am trying to use SGD (Spectra Game Designer) and design so new Spectra game ... So I have downloaded X128 and SGD.. I am trying to unde…
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I am trying to understand how to load SGD into the X128 ... to load GCS files ...what are they? and anyway the SGD file ... /> Can somebody please tell me how to do that ?
(double ...Transferal of tzx files to tape or mp3 playerHi, is there a guide on how to do this as not being the most savvy with technical stuff (did maanage to change the membrane on my rubber key without …
Hi, is there a guide on how to do this as not being the ... with technical stuff (did maanage to change the membrane on my ... myself all weekend) im at a loss why the files i ...How to run games from mp3 player to a real 48K machine?Hi! I would like to test the homebrew games that was "released" in 2013. As far as I know there haven't been made any real tapes for these games so …
... mp3 files to load them from a mp3 to the real ... and have converted them in a programme called winTZX.
... can be run on a 128K Spectrum and not ... that are listed for a 48K machine but the ... in the winTZX converter programme. How to convert these?
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.
How rare are these Speccys, I know they came later on but anyone know how many were produced?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:
[code]What do you do for a living?In another thread ([url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=49352[/url]) Karingal said: [QUOTE=karingal;801168]Funnily enough wh…
... think "There'll be a pointlessly long post about something ... .T. skills, and how I'm a little sick of being ... but I don't know how to do anything else, and the ... 'll do it for him. He used to be a traffic warden ... the car a ticket. And to his credit (as a traffic ...Early thoughts about creating a text adventureSo I always wanted to create my own ZX Spectrum text adventure. I tried looking at PAWs and GAC, but frankly I'm probably too stupid to use them. I…
... it was possible to export the result to a ZX Spectrum-file.
< ... br /> -So: Is it possible to ... and export it to, say a .Z80 file?
-Do any of the ... export to ZX-fileformats, but I'm unsure if and how I ...How to get the current line position of a +3e's text window?Does anybody know how to get the current line position of a [url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/zxplus3e/]ZX Spectrum +3e[/url]'s text window? I've r…
Does anybody know how to get the current line position of a [url=http ... BASIC command can be used to get info from them, and ...Back to 1990! A new console is coming out to, er, compete with the SNES and Megadrive!<div>A new console, called the Retro VGS, is coming out, that isn't made by the big three (Sony, Microsoft, or Nintendo), that uses cartridges, …
... 05/08/this-is-how-you-make-a-new-cartridge-based-retro ... by time to be excellent. And if you do want a physical console ... who's going to bother writing/porting games to a commercial console that ... hardcore gaming nostalgia fans to want to buy a console that isn't ...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…
... after loading a file. I’m sure there is a way to prevent this ... SevenuP and click File -> Save give it a name (7up for ... example) and under File Format pick ... if you want instructions on how to do this.
[b]Install ...how to fix instructions on screenI have a problem with my sequencer. I want the top half of the screen to stay fixed but allow the note values to print without pushing the instructio…
... half of the screen to stay fixed but allow ... the note values to print without pushing the ... horizontally 2 digits space to separate them or 1 ... to save a sequence if it's a good one, not sure if a ... program can do that as a stand alone file but ...How would you do a negative image ?So I want to invert a Speccy bitmap. What would be the fastest and easiest way to this ? I've been using this a lot but I can't see how I could achi…
So I want to invert a Speccy bitmap. What would be ... easiest way to this ?
I've been using this a lot ... but I can't see how I could ... data from the addresses HL to DE.
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LD ...I've lost my FUSE to PC keyboard conversion filePlease someone help me. I have lost my laboriously drawn keyboard map showing how to get Spectrum keywords using a PC keyboard with FUSE. I just cop…
... keyboard map showing how to get Spectrum keywords using a PC keyboard with ... needed to get all the various modes. There must be a file or ...Burning a ROM for a 128k +2 (Grey)Hi Guys, I would like to change the 128k +2 menus I have actually in French with English. The OS is in a 27C256 eprom. I do have a programmer and …
... is in a 27C256 eprom. I do have a programmer and a bunch of ... 27C256 and 27C512 to use ... know where to get the correct rom file to load and how to do that? ( ... I think I may need to ...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…
... just wondering what should I do to ensure a long Speccy life ? I ... suspect the tape drive needs a service because while it loads ... running. It doesn't seem to save to tape properly either, once ... then nothing. What do you guys recommend ? Recap ? How do I clean the ...
