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How to stop a flickering character erasure?I'm trying to figure out how to build a moving sprite. Eventually it will be made up of several UDG's. However its early days yet so I'm experimentin…
I'm trying to figure out how to build a moving sprite. ... I'm experimenting with a character that moves by ... the character to flicker, is there a way to avoid this ... ?
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Where's Mr Clowder when I need him?What happened to F-Clowder? I hope he's alright and hasn't had some setback keeping him away from here? He got me wound up to do graphics for a game…
... that dissimilar to trying to get the most out of a Spectrum. In ... him a C? Do you have any idea how much work went into ... in theory should be able to fit into a Spectrum given that the file ... surface finishes to be applied to the real model I started to build from ... -
Tracking down a favourite Spectrum Adventure gameHello everyone - a new joiner here - looking to pick the collective Hive mind. I was an avid Spectrum gamer, and owned one of the very first 48K e…
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I was an avid Spectrum gamer, and owned one of ... i'd really like to track down to play again on an ... reached someway into the game, and featured a discovery in a room of ... of adventure games to see if a title jogged a memory, but no ... -
using the out command to make sound on a spectrumi remember reading somewhere on how to use the out command to make sound. i cant find a reference to this anywhere online. i think it may have caused…
i remember reading somewhere on how to use the out command to make sound. i cant find a reference to this anywhere online. i think it may have caused the border to flash? i need the out codes. -
ZX Spectrum +2B 128K sound distorted and vertical jailbars. How to fix it?Hello, I have a ZX Spectrum +2B 128K (Issue 4 Motherboard) which suffers from sound distortion (the AY music is loud and distorted) and also very fa…
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I have a ZX Spectrum +2B 128K (Issue 4 ... I can do is to replace R203 and R206 ... there anything I can do to eliminate this problem? It ... (which I would like to eliminate) but I also ... issues?
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Building a ZX Spectrum 3B, Looking for PartsAs the title says, I'm attempting to build a new ZX Spectrum, but I'm having some trouble locating all of the parts. Thus far, I've got all of t…
... says, I'm attempting to build a new ZX Spectrum, but I'm ... that informative. It just says "SPECTRUM". I mean... Yeah. But, could ... , as I have another original Spectrum that isn't booting (Black ... soon as I figure out how to. Thanks! -
Built a ZX Spectrum that works, but can't get the upper RAM to work?Like the title says I finished my Spectrum 3B board, and it boots, but it doesn't see the upper 32k of RAM. When it boots, the lower 16k works f…
... logic, and I seem to get activity on A15 ... only getting .01 to .02 volts with a multimeter. By ... .6 volts on my Spectrum+ with a 6A board.
< ... addresses above 23733 (from 23734 to 23740) and got 244, ... 24999
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How to disable the "scroll?" message?Hello. I'm a beginner Z80 assembly programmer and I decided to make a ZX Spectrum game to practice my skills and gain some more experience. I curr…
... and I decided to make a ZX Spectrum game to practice my skills ... have a problem that I have no idea how to solve.< ... where they are supposed to, but also messes the ... /> I found a few posts on how to get rid of ... still don't know how to do it in Assembly. -
Can I convert a sna to a real tape ?Hi I just want to know if there is a way to convert a spectrum files for emulator to a real tape that I can load to my real spectrum. Or convert a r…
... into a real Z80 it at least...
"Or convert a real zx files to ... exactly the content of any Spectrum tape (screen$, loading schemes, pauses ... ' expensive sampling software.
How I go about it:
Confounded modern thingsIt appears the server instability has left a gap in the forums listing so I'll post this again. Given a complete lack of anything on the projects pa…
How about Resident Evil or Alone ... for a real spectrum with a disk drive. I doubt it is possible to squeeze ... all of the background graphics into a mere 128 ... it would be possible to make such a game.
/LarsConnect a Discman o soundcard into a ZX to play games without TapesDavid Madrid / Spain Hi: I like to use more my ZX machines but the load times drives my crazy and I dont like to damage the zx cassete player and t…
... ) straight into your spectrum+2a straight from your soundcard. This is how I ... did it with mine ...
[1] Connect a lead to ... it were a normal cassette, and it should load into your real spectrum - winamp ...Spectaculator 2.0 availableHi, I've just released a new version of Spectaculator. It should be on WOS in a few days. Here's a cut 'n' paste from comp.sys.sinclair: Spectacula…
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In Real Spectrum there is a proper function called Cheat ... enter the pokes just the same way as you would do with a real ... allow you to enter pokes from menu options. There are probably a few more ...Audio format archiveHi, just got my hands on a Spectrum+ having not had one since my original 48k (upgraded 16k that I waited for when it was originally launched - a pai…
... a real spectrum (well, the tap filetype anyway).
Here's how ... Connect your spectrum's loading lead to your soundcard output ... br /> [4] Open a spectrum game file in Winamp and ... a normal tape and should load the game straight into your normal spectrum ...Need_Help...*.SCR TO *.TAPPLEASE...NEED HELP... HOW MADE STANDART 6912 BYTES ZX-SPECTRUM SCREENBLOCK (.TAP OR .TZX),FROM .Z80 OR .SCR(.GIF) FILE??? In 'Taper' convert .z80…
... TAPER 2.06 documentation explains how to do it:
... , compressed tapes, to be
uploaded to a real Spectrum just like any ... into a Spectrum! You probably need a
soundcard rather than a parallel port interface to ...Using cheats with ZX32How do you use cheats such as the one below? Infinite Energy - 28518,0:32348,0:39385,43:61022,43 I never understood them. Please help!
... as I remember here is how to enter the POKES:
1 ... 's and stuff and into the action.
3 ... a little hazy...
4) There should be an option to Enter Pokes ... bar.
5) Enter the pokes by filling in the ... 0. If you have to enter more than 1 poke ...COVOX works?My Sprinter "simulates" a COVOX soundcard at port 4Fh, but I don't know how to use it! Can anyone explain to me the process of programming it? (To be…
... i suppose this the thing how works the sound routine from ... technique to turn the 1-bit beeper into what sounds like a 5 ... of Zanthrax's music. On a real Spectrum, I expect that squeal would ... DAC resolution depends only on how finely you can set the ...Announce: Crap Game Competition 2004The comp.sys.sinclair Crap Game Competition 2004 is now officially open! :roll: [url="http://www.speccyspoilers.co.uk/cgc2004"]www.speccyspoilers.co…
... s not my misunderstanding of how to vote and not my fault ... judged on how it plays on a real Spectrum (i.e. at a Spectrum's speed ... ON A REAL SPECTRUM!
and if it is irrelevant how it ... way or another by tapping into emotions. the greatest leaders knew ...I would like to write emulatorHi guys, I'm new to this forum but I realise that you must get loads of posts from people asking "how do I write an emulator" so I'll try and be spe…
... - I don't know how to translate this into the numbers stored in ... what a spectrum is, you need to go look up programming for a PC ... the ROM chips in a real speccy, out into a file.
Here ... 's a snippet of Delphi ...Want a Speccy Repaired?Maybe it's time to put my 'skills' to use.... Now that I've sourced some of the nastier transistors, I've fixed about 6 rubber keyed Speccys in the …
... just as easy to write something in BASIC, to be honest... I ... wrong, though... I may look into it.
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How are the physical ICs (IC17 ... actually will usually have a white stripe on a real Spectrum. Looks like Spin ...Lerm MicroMate - SDPHi All, I'm having a go at preserving a microdrive version of Lerm MicroMate. I?ve got a few problems, though, as the software has been unbelievably…
... approach I took was to hack a TZX version of TransExpress ... a MultiFace tape snapshot, and played that back into my real spectrum.< ... br /> I then just output the files on the cartridge to ... then you'll need to consider how the cartridge header was ...Ideas for new tape storage formatSome called them decoders or encoders, but I think that it is just something like form of presentation. Goal is of course smaller size, support of e…
... would say that 99% of spectrum tapes that I have had ... yet to make a successful dump of a zx81 tape (as a CSW or a ... tapes load into a real zx81. It shouldn't be underestimated how useful the ... done, i'm a spectrum collector but try to accumulate zx81 tapes because ...+3 disksok i got a question here. Can i put the +3 disk images that i use on the emulator back on to a proper +3 disk ? If so how would i do it and what wo…
copy "T:" to "A:" does not work, not on a real spectrum +3 anyway. At least ... :
LOAD"T:":SAVE"A:" {enter}
This tells the ... indeed, Jon North's excellent "how To HAck" seriesSupadriveHere's an MDR image of Supadrive. Works with Spectaculator, but I haven't tested it with any other emulators. [url="http://www.superfudge.demon.co.u…
... or so on a proper Spectrum ? why not have a cup of tea ... if you are going to use this on a REAL cartridge make sure ... know how you get on? If you manage to dump some real microdrive ... at putting them back together into a virtual MDR.
Jim ..."Real Tape" mode?I'm trying to use RealSpec32 and Klive's "Real Tape" mode feature, but I can't get my tape player to play correctly. Am I doing something wrong? Fo…
... entirely different things on a soundcard. The real Spectrum was designed for ... the Ear socket, no matter how much you turned the volume ... In would be the closest to a real spectrum's Mic socket, so use ... I just have never tried to load into an emulator this way ...ZXLFN - storing tape header in a long file nameHi lads ;) Couple of months ago, the group of guys interested in divIDE software development has came up with an interesting idea - store tape heade…
... a code or basic) to the device, without having to put anything else into ... of data to specific address inside the emulator (or a real spectrum) takes quite ... , enter the address. One could just drag/drop this file into the ...ZXLFN - storing tape header in a long file nameHi lads ;) Couple of months ago, the group of guys interested in divIDE software development has came up with an interesting idea - store tape heade…
... of data to specific address inside the emulator (or a real spectrum) takes quite ... then just blit the data into memory as appropriate.
a Z80) to parse or to write.
One thought: how should ...Timex Sinclair 2068Hi guys. This is my first post here, the first of many, I hope.. :) I have a Timex Sinclair 2068 but don?t know much about it. It was given as a gif…
... to sell a load of ts2068 gear and that probably will include a spectrum ... if you want to know it all, including how things work :-) ... afterward that can be loaded into a real computer. Basin will not support ... or spectrum, z80 is the way to go. And C's a not ...Interface 1 with 3.5" floppyHas this been done or can it be done? Using an interface 1 and a powered 3.5" floppy disk drive (with a modified cable) instead of a microdrive?
... are able to load a full 48k snapshot into it in ... type:
RUN [ENTER]
and the ... (and of course the Spectrum behaves normally, the + ... used the +D and a real Spectrum, plus LOAD Pn might ... 128K Spectrum's memory (or of course a 128K Spectrum ...ANN: SP1 for Z88DK (aka splib3, Sprite Pack v3.0)Well it's finally arrived, after a month of "a few days from now" release deadlines. SP1 is the lastest version of splib, a flicker-free software sp…
... z88dk/libsrc/sprites/software/sp1/spectrum-customize.asm) has been ... when figuring out how to call functions in a library. If you ... , eg) and they are real functions and not just numerical ... are being given the offset into a sprite's graphical definition where ...Emulation vs SpecApologies if this is an old thread, what does anyone think is the best - playing spectrum games through emulation or on a real speccy? I feel it's b…
... than a real Spectrum, but to really get into the spirit of the machine and how ... it felt to ... play on one, you have to use the real ...
