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Write Tape to MicroDrive... How to do?1st of all hi to everybody here on the forum. I am new here and I have some questions about the spectrum and a microdrive. I want to copy some games…
... of all hi to everybody here on the forum. I am new ... .
I want to copy some games from tape ... to the microdrive. Sounds easy ... game) and let it copy to the microdrive. After that the ... basic line wich I have to save on microdisk, this ... -
The Sinclair ZX Microdrive Resurrection Project (long)Dear Spectrum fans! [Management summary: Download [url]http://www.bartheld.net/temp/mdv2img.zip[/url] and tell me what you think. All help very much…
... : I'm not quite sure how to interpret the data that I ... RAW file logging (i. e. to image.bin) and chose the right ... mdv2img.exe -i image##.bin -r image##.mdr to repair and use with ... the process. This post has also been sent to comp.sys.sinclair ... -
Multicolour demo using z88dk + BIFROST* (+source)This is just a demo to show how to show multicolour using z88dk, using the BIFROST* engine (more info [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/sho…
This is just a demo to show how to show multicolour using z88dk, using ... ]).
[IMG]http://www.image-share.com/upload/1337/164 ... , and please don't forget to add an empty line at ... in_UDK joykeys;
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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 ... ).
Now I want to fill up the upper banks ... .
Ideally I'd want to create a .tap that load ... banks (including 2), then autostarts to my code at 0x8000 and ... and all is well...
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Microhobby's Pixel A Pixel compo: help requiredHi! The start of this story is described in this topic: [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=38955[/url] At the present mome…
... each ZX image requires 25-90 minutes to complete the ... :)
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The next post in this topic will be ... step-by-step instruction on how to make it possible.
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How to stop the +3 disk motorHi Folks. I was reading this thread [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=32069[/url] and in post #17, Macc mentioned that the…
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Just how geeky is this forum? Poll time!Considering we're all into retro I was wondering just how many of us are geeky enough to spend on new gadgets as well. Obviously, this isn't an exha…
Considering we're all into retro I was wondering just how many of us are geeky enough to spend on new gadgets as well.
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How to capture +3e Device Info in BASICHello there my fellow WoS'ers My hope is that you can help me. I am currently writing a +3e FDISK program - well prototyping this in Specky+3e basi…
... functions I would like to be able to display the device info ... that are not needed. So how would I go about getting ... -
How to change the colour of an input line?Hello my fellow WoS'ers I remember the way-back machine on the humble 48k where I could write a REM statement in basic, but I could also change the …
BIFROST* Advanced Programming - part 5In my [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=40437"]previous post[/URL] I demonstrated how to move multicolor images smoothly i…
... .php?t=40437"]previous post[/URL] I demonstrated how to move multicolor images ... for making small changes to an image in order to accommodate such differences ... .png[/IMG]
The image above shows an animation cycle ...Buffered I/O how-to?Hello. How do I implement a buffered I/O? Not all Speccy's I've got will work with more than one device connected to the rear.
Hello. How do I implement a buffered I/O? Not all Speccy's I've got will work with more than one device connected to the rear.Making my game a TAP file??!!Hi- Wasn't sure where in the Forum to post this question, but I kinda asked it in hardware a while back n I'm still needing help... I really really c…
... t sure where in the Forum to post this question, but I ... really can't work out how to save my tapes so ... ... n I really want to share some games I developed ... am not sure what settings to use anyway... and then ... read lots of answers as to how to do it... it just ...Name the PSX game, and tell me how to play it? please?!It?s a Japanese game and therefore the title is just a load of squiggles, but I like to refer to it as, ?[B]Paedophilic Cat[/B].? The cover shows a …
... of squiggles, but I like to refer to it as, ?[B]Paedophilic ... metaphor.) It just loops back to this no matter what squiggly ... earth is this game and how is it played?
How do you save in multi part games?With a game Like [i]The Bard's Tale[/i] or [i]The Lamberley Mystery[/i] saving is a bit more complicated than usual. Rather than just saving and relo…
... saving and reloading an image, the game came in ... I have no idea how to, say in [i]Bard ... , got prompted to save your party to tape, then ... to load your saved game/party.
Just saving an image ... doesn't sort that, as loading it just restores you to ...i dont know how to use a spectrum!uhhh sorry to elbow in to your lovely fan site, but i'm from usa (living in uk) and selling a spectrum on ebay on behalf of an english friend. I jus…
uhhh sorry to elbow in to your lovely fan site, but ... . i am like: errr uhh how do i do that? the ... and here, we never had to wire our own plugs!! but ...Hoping to build a zx spectrum laptop in futureHi, I'm new here, going to school learning to be a computer tech. I like computers, computer stuff and I'm sort of a laptop fan - have several laptop…
... new here, going to school learning to be a computer tech ... I was googling for how to's on how to build a zx ... I found some info on how to do it. (er I ... have to come back later and post the links to where ...
I'd like to know how many of America's population ...Spectrum +2A/+2B: How to tell?Hi all, Sorry if this has been asked before, but I've not found anything that can really help me tell. I've got a black +2, but would love to be ab…
... +2, but would love to be able to tell if it's ... a +2A or a +2B ... how ...Writing to virtual disks/tapes? (in ZX Spin, please)I have some emulators installed in Windows: Spectaculator 8, ZXSpin 0.7 and Fuse (1.0.0.1). I've been able to save to disks in Spectaculator and fuse…
... how to save to tape in ZXSpin.
When I try to save to ... . Also, I don't know how to create new floppies or tapes ... to the hard disk image... but it fails when I try to write to ... , but I have to use Spectaculator to save data to disk/tape.
Spectrum +3 to Joytech PS2 8" LcdHi, I?m making some cables so I can connect my old computers to a Joytech PS2 8" Lcd. Starting with my Spectrum +3 I made a RGB and a composite cab…
... can connect my old computers to a Joytech PS2 8" Lcd ... by composite signal and the image it?s clear.
Also ... know what could cause and how to clear the garbage lines in ...Recommend some good films (movies)One thing always surprises me about this forum is that there's no semi-permanent film recommendation topics, but since there are currently two films …
... always surprises me about this forum is that there's no ... , or if you do need to post them, then please use the ... so different time zones, and how the actions of previous generations ... don't know how authentic the film is to the comics (and ...Disabling the +3 disk buffer; yes, but how?I would like to disable the +3 disk buffer in order to retrieve those 4K from the machine's RAMdisk. By reading the computer manual and some posts on…
... +3 disk buffer in order to retrieve those 4K from the ... and some posts on this forum I understand I should call ... I did not yet understand how to call +3DOS routines from BASIC ... don't even know where to start from, except that simply ...How to benchmark a single routine?I've written a routine. It works. But it was never meant to be the final version. So I rewrote it. The new routine works too. Yay. :) However, I'd …
... . But it was never meant to be the final version.
However, I'd like to know how much better/worse/faster/etc ... is. Is there a way to do that using Spin or ... there that might be able to tell me the number of ... -states or milliseconds it takes to excetute it?Adding games to Spectaculator on un-jailbroken ipadI have just found that you can manually add games to Spectaculator on an un-jailbroken iPad, but, just wanted to check if this is classed as 'hacking…
I have just found that you can manually add games to Spectaculator on an un-jailbroken iPad, but, just wanted to check if this is classed as 'hacking' before I post on how to do it?Games with time travel in themOn another forum the topic came up about time travel related video games, and it is disappointing how few games involve something as interesting as t…
On another forum the topic came ... and it is disappointing how few games involve something ... more disappointing how few games allow you to move ... the freedom to decide when to jump to, or how to effect the ...
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...Divide: problems with SNA files and upgrading EEPROMHello everybody, I am new at the forum. My name is Fernando, first of all thank you to the admins to give me access and the opportunity to participat…
... /> Well, my first post is related to the most famous interface ... to Ben Versteeg (esxDOS 0.8.5), he advice me to post ... on this forum about the problem I have with it to try to ... to load it again, it load but the image ... the parts of the image that have some ...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…
... I should find a utility to achieve this.
There ... shows the name or link to such a utility.
... can type in to perform the necessary changes to the Opus ( ... that utility, how can I get it to the Opus?
to load the utility from tape ...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…
... on here I would like to start learning programming in machine ... does anyone have a routine to print a logo/graphic like ... game title/name to the screen at chosen coordinates ... how it works. I would like to start with something more simple to ...Looking for easy to use camera software - and can anyone download this program pleaseA mate of mine has a digital camera, and after I've reformatted his Windows 7 PC and installed everything he can't use his digital camera the way he …
... he doesn't even know how to copy manually from one folder ... software that is very easy to use.
Any ... camera seems to be [B]Vivitar Image Manager[/B] (according to my googling ... browser based install that claims to be working but does nothing ...How did you learn to code on the Spectrum?Got to be honest, as much as I wish I did, I don't know anything about programming. I had a Spectrum (+2 and then +2B) when I was a kid, and my prog…
... years and was called, "how did they make the games ... exchange assembly code and wondering how the &^%$ you know ... up on these guides on how to code, but I can't ... beeps! So when and how did you all start learning ... and how do you make it ...Image To ZX Spec 1.4.0 Released[IMG]http://mirror.viperfang.net/silentdevelopments/temp/imagetozxspec140.png[/IMG][IMG]http://mirror.viperfang.net/silentdevelopments/temp/imagetozx…
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[*] Huge improvements to GigaScreen (102 colour) image quality.
[*] Added ... improvements and toolbar added to UI.
[*] Image quality improvements for prefer ... [*] Accuracy and speed improvements for image pre-processing.
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