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How to connect a ZX Spectrum to a QL (RGB) monitorI recently acquired a pretty nice (old) original QL Vision color monitor. It works GREAT with the QL and the ZX 128K. The normal ZX Spectrum however,…
... VHF output and I know how to do this composite out mod ... .
Is it possible to somehow translate the normal video ... signals to the RGB-signal needed for ... -
Where to get drive compatible with the plus dhi all have been offered a plus d system and was wondering if anyone knew a place to get a cheap compatible floppy drive for it to? cheers
hi all
have been offered a plus d system and was wondering if anyone knew a place to get a cheap compatible floppy drive for it to?
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Does VLC make use of graphics cards?Since buying two HD tv's (a Samsung and an LG) around christmas i've been scratching my head bleeding how to get to watch movies in full HD. The xbox…
... an LG) around christmas i've been scratching my head bleeding how to get to ... pc side to stream movies to the inbuilt mediaplayer ... after much thinking to just use an USB-hdd ... br />
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How to TZX "difficult" programsFirst of all hello, this is my first post after being recently introduced to the world of spectrum by a freind. Secondly - if this is in breach of t…
... after being recently introduced to the world of spectrum ... and in particular I want to get alien 8 and knight ... that. I simply want to get them in a format I ... option I choose I get a tzx file anywhere ... ultimate games that are proving to be trouble.
Great Spectrum Mysteries #1 - the Stormbringer 128 PoltergeistI never could figure out how to get past the poltergeist in [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0004919"]Stormbringer 128k[/URL]. …
I never could figure out how to get past the poltergeist in [URL=" ... the author himself alluded to this in an old Newsnet post.
New WIP underway - 'Dingo'.Hi, Prepare for a long post. Perhaps I can even challenge ewgf here. :razz: Anyway, I've been meaning to get into Z80 programming and making a game…
... , I've been meaning to get into Z80 programming and making ... don't know, is an arcadegame made in 1983 ... as I don't know how to get in contact with them, ... />
Being originally an arcadegame - and not for the ... I'm now ready to get into programming that too.< ...Conversion of TAP/TZX/Z80 to Real Speccy TapesHey there. Not sure if this is the right place for this thread but hey ho. I've been playing about with converting Speccy tape images to WAV files …
... Speccy tape images to WAV files to record to a real audio ... TZX2WAV - occasionally first using Z802TZX to convert Z80's, then, ... converted i've transferred them to cassette using VLC media ... problem, or any ideas on how to get around this issue?
< ...Unreal Championship PC alpha version foundFans of the Unreal games might not have heard of Unreal Championship, or at least not played it, as it never came out on the PC. Well, not really. Th…
... no need to worry about trying to get it to work on an XBox.< ... br />
Needless to say ... beta!
*There's an unused vehicle you can spawn ... [/url]
How to get bots working: "to "enable" bots you have ...How to use Spectaculator 7.01 for BASIC ?It does not work for me. Problems with the keyboard - in 48 and 128 Mode. Nor can I move downwards with the "Down-Arrow" from: 128 TAPE LOADER 128 BA…
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My prime idea was to use my registered Spectaculator for ... BASIC programming, but it seems to be some fault with the ... have the same problem to find the right key :-(
With adventures ... format will be the best to convert to ?Easy self made RS232 interface for 48KDear all, unfortunately my IF 1 suddenly died yesterday for no special reason. Only thing I used it before was the RS232 Interface. So to get an oth…
... was the RS232 Interface. So to get an other IF 1 seems not ... to be that difficult but then ... (article, PCB, circuit drawing, whatever..) how to build a RS232 interface? Any ...Beta/Sam/Master basic as spectrum ROMWith emulators being trivial to use to insert new ROMs into - and even in the physical world, RAM in place of ROM by use of a modified multiface or s…
With emulators being trivial to use to insert new ROMs into - and ... ...
How big a task would it be to get an improved basic ... 's always been minor tweaks to sinclair basic.
What ...Multiface 3 trouble saving to diskHey all, I have just got a Multiface 3 with the intention of using it to transfer some of my tapes onto +3 disk. I am totally new to this so pleas…
... intention of using it to transfer some of my ...
I am totally new to this so please forgive me ... a filename, then select copy to Disk.
At ... . The screen goes back to normal. Then I keep ... know what this is and how to get around it?
...cat in the gardenno it's not a euphemism for something else.. I put the washing out early in the day only to find loads of feathers about, then went to where the s…
... in the day only to find loads of feathers ... about, then went to where the sheds are and ... idea's besides soaking the ***** how to get rid..
seen ... on the net about , get lion / tiger droppings from ... might have had such an issue before.Making maximum use of your Speccy?Hi guys, I've got five 128k Speccies (Four working, one for spares) and about 4,000 original cassettes. I often enjoy an evening blatting away on th…
... original cassettes. I often enjoy an evening blatting away on the ... a trick or two as to how to get the most of out the ... the standard AV cable into an old CRT, never tried sticking ...Pixel Nation & Writers wanted!Before I get to my main question I just wanted to talk about a project I've been involved with. I recently worked on a printed magazine for NES-Bit.c…
Before I get to my main question I just wanted to talk about a ... ]- An in-depth look at the classic 2D Platform genre, how it ... the 1980?s Zelda cartoon, to get an insiders perspective on the show ... behind the system and how it came to be.
[b]Shadow ...How to load games to ZX from a PC with LinuxThis worked for me and this howto can probably be improved upon. In [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=39151"]this thread[…
... ZX. The next challenge was to get a suitable file and transfer ... seems to cover the bases:
[CODE]sudo apt-get install ... build-essential
sudo apt-get install automake
sudo apt ... -get update && apt-get upgrade[/CODE]Isometric games - How to ?I understand how to render isometric scene by most naive way - starting distant tiles and continuing by drawing tiles closer to camera. But that is s…
I understand how to render isometric scene by most ... that is slow way how to draw screen. How games like Head over ...Spectrum 128k +2 (Grey) EAR modI have mounted a mono stereo jack in my +2 and am trying to connect it to get an external EAR port to load programs from my PC/MP3 player etc. I ha…
... and am trying to connect it to get an external EAR port to load programs ... /> I have this description on how to connect it;
[IMG ... the mono jack to LOAD pin and then to GND, does nothing ... I know it is working to load a game this way ...Game artworkDoes anyone know how to get hold of really high resolution versions of game artwork? I'd like to have some framed prints in the house. Scanning the c…
Does anyone know how to get hold of really high ... . Scanning the covers is an option, though it will ... adjustment would be best, to preserve the whites and ... I would be looking to get hold of 2400dpi or more ... screen capture could be an alternative for wall art.< ...Assembly game programming on ZX how-to?Hi. I'm planning to build and release new software for the Speccy but I'm pretty lame as to handle its hardware despite a good mastery of Z80 assembl…
Hi. I'm planning to build and release new software ... I'm pretty lame as to handle its hardware despite a ... ... any advice on how to do fast updates to the screen? Like drawing ... upper RAM and "blitting" it to the lower?FA: Assembly Language Programming Books + Software (Rare I believe)The following books/software are up for auction on ebay: [LIST] [*][B]Spectrum Machine Language For The Absolute Beginner[/B]; by William Tang; publi…
... /> [*][B]Introducing Spectrum Machine Code - How to get more speed and power[/B ... is a rarity. It includes an assembler and also 35 lessons ... ago. I hope they go to a good home where they ...How to get consistent speeds from BT Broadband?I was wondering if anyone's had a similar situation to mine with BT Broadband and found a solution. The service is reliable but usually slow. With th…
... 's had a similar situation to mine with BT Broadband and ...How to PAUSE in JAVA emulator...As title says I wanna know how to pause a game in built-in emulator here on WofS web page ?
...As title says I wanna know how to pause a game in built-in emulator here on WofS web page ?help needed :) how to rotate a 3 x 3 array 90 degreesI just cant seem to get this sorted in my head ( or on paper ) , I've found multiple examples in C , python , etc but cant find any z80 examples any …
I just cant seem to get this sorted in my head ( or on paper ) , I've found multiple examples in C , python , etc but cant find any z80 examples any one have any thing to offer or best practices etc
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CodenameVHow to align head in +3 drive?Hello! I am still struggling to make my +3 drive format disks. After a short email discussion with Steve from DataServe Retro i am ready to admit th…
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I am still struggling to make my +3 drive format ... DataServe Retro i am ready to admit that it is quite ... am sure it is enough to execute re-alignment.
But ... don't know where to start and how to do it.
Amazon voucher - how to spend it?My sister got me a ?25 Amazon voucher for Christmas and I've been wondering what to spend it on. I could put it towards a new digital camera, phone o…
... I've been wondering what to spend it on. I could ... if there was anything cool to get for around that amount. I ...How to transfer tape to +3EHi, I have a Divide installed on a +2a running 3e roms and have set up my compact flash using the +3e commands, I have been loading tapes in but dont…
... tapes in but dont know how to freeze them and transfer them ... to snapshots so I can load ... compact flash. Does anybody know how to do this? My divide has ...Saving to Tape File (Android)I've figured out how to get near-perfect digital files loaded from my Android phone as if they were real tapes (Emulator/Cassette Adapter), thanks to…
I've figured out how to get near-perfect digital files loaded ... tapes (Emulator/Cassette Adapter), thanks to the FLAC format. Now comes ... FROM the Spectrum or PC TO the Android phone as a ... 've tried connecting my phone to the microphone and headphone sockets ...Keyboard TrickI know how to use the multi key in BASIC with IN you can get the keys [QUOTE]IN 254+256*(255-2^K)[/QUOTE] K is the keyboard's half row, comes from …
I know how to use the multi key in BASIC
with ... IN you can get the ... half row, comes from 0 to 7
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When you press any key, it will be reduced by ... = 0
for c = 0 to 7
let a = 254 ...You know you're getting old when..........I was walking home from work last week when i saw a trio of young girls heading for a night out on the town, they were dressed up to the nines with s…
... they were dressed up to the nines with short ... I stopped and thought, 'get a grip!'. I'm ... minute i actually forgot how to get back to work, i knew ... calculate the route to get from A to B::???: That ... was worrying.......maybe i'm turning into an ...
