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Quickest Assembly to find if point in rectangleWhat is the fastest way to see if a point is in a rectangle. e.g rectangle is 10,10 100,10 100,40 10,40 how do i know if a point (e.g 20,20) is in…
What is the fastest way to see if a point is in a rectangle.
e.g rectangle is 10,10 100,10 100,40 10,40
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TZX Loop 0The original Road Blasters TZX has a decryption tone loop with a counter of zero. I'm coding TZX handling in my emulator and I'm wondering the best w…
... handling in my emulator and I'm wondering the best way to handle ... ?
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Quick Save/Load feature in emulatorsZX-32 emulator is very old, we know it, but it contains very good feature of quick saving (F7). Can you tell me anybody, why this great function hasn…
... 't been implemented up to this day in modern emulators (Spin*, Spectaculator**, EmuZWin ... -
Emulators in XP ProHi Guys I have recently upgraded to XP Pro. Which Spectrum emulators will work in XP? Thanks in advance for any help.
Hi Guys
I have recently upgraded to XP Pro.
Which Spectrum emulators will work in XP?
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PS emulators (Final Fantasy 8)Hello. I want to play Final Fantasy 8 on a playstation emulator on a PC. The problem is that it seems the game is not 100% (or less) compatible with…
Hello.
I want to play Final Fantasy 8 ... less) compatible with most PSone emulators.
I tried Connectix VGS ... re pretty weak in the game), bottom line in menu always showed ... emulators which could be able to handle the game right?
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.AY - how to create themI wonder - how would I go about creating an .AY file (music) from a game? I understand that once I have all the necessary pieces (the player, the mus…
I wonder - how would I go about ... with AY Maker. But how would I get the parts ... The obvious way would be to decode the game, then go ... music should be reasonably easy to find - all the sounds ... register and present it in an easy to understand form (something like ... -
how do I tune the speccy to tv?hello folks :) I am come here for help rather than because I am still a speccy person. I did start with the ZX, many moons ago,had a couple of thos…
... basic on it before graduating to Amigas, and then PC ... but first we have to access them and see what ... prolific writer, well-known in Christian circles, and she ... . How my memory fails me! I have plugged it in to the ... but I can't remember how to tune the ZX and tv ... -
How to speed up TZX loading (emu development)With many newer emulators there are options to do faster loading schemes, even for turbo-loader or protected loader blocks in TZX files. For example,…
With many newer emulators there are options to do faster loading schemes, ... -loader or protected loader blocks in TZX files. For example, ... ".
I know in some cases these systems recognise ... the mentioned "edge-loader" in SPIN is doing something more ... -
Speccy and LinuxI try to run Spectrum emulators under Linux (PCLinOS Mandriva based distribution, kernel 2.6.12), with Wine 0.9, but without much succes. Spectacula…
I try to run Spectrum emulators under Linux (PCLinOS Mandriva ... 2 works, but dont recognize keyboard.
Strange thing is, ... idea how to solve this, before i go and buy usb keyboard. ... know how to fix it. Trying to change various settings in configuration ... -
OpenGL - how to install it and whatever?How do you actually install OpenGL, if it needs installing at all? I seem to remember for Quake 3, when it came out in 1999, that I had to install a …
How do you actually install OpenGL, ... it came out in 1999, that I had to install a 50MB ... so beta OpenGL .exe to get Q3 to run. Plus I ... slowly, yet Direct3D runs fine in every other game or program ... there something I have to install first to get some OpenGL games ... -
Additional functions in keysHey, I got my hands on a ZX Spectrum after a very long time (used to have one borrowed when I was a kid). I think I remember the general coding of t…
... very long time (used to have one borrowed when ... can't remember how does one type in the instructions ...
My manual is in German and my German really ... a quick describtion of how those keys function? Cause ... the keyboard so I can't figure out how to get to ... -
How do I run games/programs from TR-DOS?Hi, the World of Spectrum is a nice and great site. I already looked a bit through it but despite of its hugeness I couldn't find any information reg…
... for the ZX Spectrum are in TR-DOS format (.TRD). ... to choose a different emulator. The problem is that the other emulators ... problem. I do not know how to start anything. When I ... but I do not know how to use the LOAD or ... that someone here knows how to do that :) -
Q. on WinXP logon screen (how to disable?)Aaaargh! I am sitting in front of an annoying computer. It's driving me crazy! How the f-in A does one disable the stinking logon screen (the "cla…
... in front of an annoying computer. It's driving me crazy! How ... the f-in A does one disable ... looked through User Accounts (in the CP) to no avail. I remember ... it was a simple thing to accomplish. Then again, my computer ... -
How to get AY audio into my cellphone?Hi guys, so I really want to have some AY files from AY project collection to be in my cellphone to make my ringtone or alarmclock etc. Does anybody …
Hi guys, so I really want to have some AY files from AY project collection to be in my cellphone to make my ringtone or alarmclock etc. Does anybody know how on earth can I get this stuff into there? -
How to save TZXGreetings to all. I am starting to move on from just games into some testing of home made programs. Although I could have done that in ancient tapes…
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I am starting to move on from just games ... done that in ancient tapes, I don't know how I ... from any program that "saves to tape"). Let's just ... print yay
20 go to 10
and ... I would give the instruction to save the program and... then ... -
How to transfer a BASIC-Programm to PC and/or TZX?Hello there, I'm pretty new at WOS, but have already spent some time reading a small bit of the large amount of information here. I am trying to fin…
... that I had programmed back in 1983 or so.
... do some soldering to connect my Speccy to my Hifi- ... microdrive and then save it to cassette ..
... I, to connect to my PC and try to save it ... Are there any other hints how I could solve this problem ... -
Any interest in new low-cost mass-storage interface with 512K RAM?I've recently added support to ResiDOS and the +3e ROMs for SD/MMC card interfaces; in particular, ZXMMC (which has no onboard RAM and so is only sup…
... /> [*]Optional ZX81 and ZX80 emulators can be installed, allowing easy ... which can add BASIC commands, handle hook codes, add new ... channels, add extra filesystems, handle the NMI button etc
to the ZX80 and ZX81 emulators
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Keyboard Problem?Hey all. I'm Dave I'm in my last year of college before I go to University. I'm in the UK. I got a +2 a while back when I first told my mum and dad…
... before I go to University. I'm in the UK.< ... test signal and tuned it in, everything was fine.
No matter how I pressed on them it ... top right(ish) of the keyboard works fine?
in the right direction of how to fix this?< ... -
How much money should there be in Brian Clough's Football Fortunes?Hello all. I was trying to sell the disk version of Brian Clough's Football Fortunes on eBay, which I believed to be "complete", but a check reveale…
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I was trying to sell the disk version of ... on eBay, which I believed to be "complete", but a check ... that there was no money in the box at all!
how much money should be in there and the ... or even use real money to play it! :rolleyes: -
Chavsum .... What a Joke!! charging users to use forum!!What a Joke the Chavscum web site thinks it can now charge its members ?3 to ?5 a month to use its forum. :eek: I never used the forum that much an…
... master. Any how I had no time to reply...before they ... various other Internet keyboard warriors, took it on themselves to abuse every ... politics, sex and popular culture in a pleasant adult atmosphere.
to ?keep the crap in the valley? so to speak but ... -
How to install fuse in Ubuntu? Warning: Newbie trying to escape from MicrosoftThe title says everything. I have downloaded and decompressed fuse-0.8.0.tar.gz and I don't know what to do. Synaptic doesn't have fuse, and I haven'…
... t found a .deb packet to install (a .deb packet ... Ubuntu, not for Debian). In these situations I look for ... the instructions to install it with the ... />
I'm trying to move to linux and ubuntu, but I ... have to learn a lot of things ... -
How to compile a BASin program with Hisoft Basic Compiler?If I write a Basic program with the BASin application and then wants to use Hisoft Basic Compiler to compile to machine code, what are the steps to a…
... and then wants to use Hisoft Basic Compiler to compile to machine code ... first load the Hisoft compiler in a emulator and then load ... program be in some kind of tape format to be able to load ... compiler?
How will I arrive to this format from BASin? -
How do I clear only a specific area of a screen (quickly) in machine code ?I'm looking for a machine code routine which will clear the first 20 rows of the Spectrum's display (or any number of rows or columns) . I have found…
... (as is
how the display is mapped in memory), which can ... /> a box, allowing you to specify box height, width and ... /> PRINT AT coordinates of where to start (30 bytes).
... extremely quickly, the clear appears to
happen instantaneoulsy. If ... -
How do you run PCW games in Joyce?Seeing as Amstrad is back in the news, I may as well give it a go... My mum had a PCW and I was able to convert the disks over to the PC (before the…
Seeing as Amstrad is back in the news, I may as ... I was able to convert the disks over to the PC ( ... a clue how to get them to work. I'd like to see Head ... I've no idea how I'm supposed to bring up a ... command line (or something) to actually start the game.
how to rip from compilation?Hello, I have several disk game compilations in trd and scl formats, and I want to rip particular game(s) and use them as any other games in tzx (or …
... have several disk game compilations in trd and scl formats, and ... I want to rip particular game(s) and ... any other games in tzx (or tap) format.
How can it ... I need?
Thanks in advance!Need help finding Spectrums in London - visiting in NovemberHi there, I need some help from all of the english members of this forum, or more specifically anyone located in the London area. Late last year, e…
... prices I have to pay on eBay (having to include astronomical ... postage costs for shipping to Denmark) are preventing me from ... real retro feeling that the emulators can't give me.
But how to find old ZX Spectrums in London? This is ...Best faithful-to-the-original AY tunes?When I used to play the piano, I was told by my fellow mates that I didn't had to try to play the music as close to the original as possible. In thei…
... to try to play the music as close to the original as possible. In ... url]
In my opinion, sounds perfect.
in Zoom's version. Unfortunatelly ... a perfect example of how to do it the right ... better (on a digital keyboard, perhaps, but not on ...ARGH! need to display new XP style in XP with classic view.Not quite what I mean but what I want is when I go START -> Control Panel I want to be able to view it like the way it was Default XP. I don't mean …
... Panel I want to be able to view it like the ... the way it was displayed in the CP window. Instead ... .
So how do I make XP show ... am right now trying to follow their official Ad ... a person might completely forget how to switch back!) ;-)
...Decoding of speccy keyboardHello everyone. I face following problem with spectrum keys decoding and need some explanation. I know how to decode a single key press by reading po…
... explanation.
I know how to decode a single key press ... (eventually ports from 0xfefe to 0x7ffe). Im too aware ... br /> Idea is that in a game will be more ... how to design controls to avoid interference between players ?
Deeper explanation of keyboard ...Next step in MIDI to AY conversionI e-mailed the author of MID2AY with a few questions. While I wait for a reply, I would like to expose my ideas. There should be a better way to conv…
... converted (doesn't have to be limited to three. The export feature ... for Turbo Sound use, or in parts (TZX #1 for Spectrum ... used?
Ideas on how to surpass the limitations (possible for ... means it could be opened in Vortex Tracker, Pro Tracker, etc ...
