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Batch File HelpWell yesterday I lost all the My Documents files in Windows 7. However, I have now recovered them. The only problem is the recovery software (Recuva…
... /> Now I have a lot of folders and to delete the duplicates ... would like to make/have some kind of batch file that would ... delete all files in a given directory ... /> Could anyone help me put a .bat file together? Or suggest another tool ... -
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…
... asked it in hardware a while back n I' ... how to save my tapes so that I can use them on emulator ... text only BASIC games, with a limited knowledge, but I ... tapes I can't get a decent recording and am ... br /> I use ZXSPIN to Emulate as a rule.
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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 ... pretty lame as to handle its hardware despite a good mastery of ... ... any advice on how to do fast updates to the screen? Like drawing ... upper RAM and "blitting" it to the lower? -
Spectranet Module InstallerAnother thing which might be useful to people is my "module installer" creator. This packages up a spectranet rom module with a small installer prog…
... a spectranet filesystem (e.g. a tnfs share) or loaded as a tape into an emulator ... the spectranet development tools to create a temporary .tap file called module.tap ... is then joined to the installer-dist file which is the tap ... -
How 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…
... /> I am still struggling to make my +3 drive format ... disks. After a short email discussion with ... sure it is enough to execute re-alignment.
to start and how to do it.
... but maybe my google skills a feeble.
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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 ... on how to create a "perfect" rip. I can see how it ... an analogue media such as a tape cassette, I can't figure how a ... that I'm interested to learn about perfect TZX ... wondering if there's a way to rip my audio ... -
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…
Hi, I have a Divide installed on a +2a running 3e roms and ... 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 ... -
Lunix installation help with Grub.So I'm attempting to make a quintuple boot machine. So far I have installed: Disk 1: two XP partitions and a Win7 partition on a 1TB Sata , Disk 2…
So I'm attempting to make a quintuple boot machine.
... files,
Disk 4: Finally an old 256GB ide drive that ... in Windows 8 I managed to put a link to the Linux partition in ... a terminal window. However, I still can't get it to boot into ... -
how much for a decent spectrum set upRight, say I thought "oh, wish I'd kept my speccy stuff" and decided that I'd like to get a Spectrum 48k, printer, tape deck, interfaces, microdrive(…
... decided that I'd like to get a Spectrum 48k, printer, tape ... , interfaces, microdrive(s) etc and a decent selection of games that ... good nick (boxes not imortant) how much cash would it cost? -
Under development: CattivikHey there I started making a new game "Cattivik" based on the cartoon character invented by Italian cartoonist Bonvi [url]http://www.youtube.com/wa…
... boss of that level, into a mouse shooting with a cannon ..it looks ... nicer than the one in the video) into ... the street and then manage to get the tools to make ... screen (i don't know how to put these things togetehr and I ... -
ZX-Paintbrush 2.3 publishedDear readers, Today, I published version 2.3 of ZX-Paintbrush. Inspirated by kgmcneil, I decided to follow his ideas and implemented a switchable p…
... by either loading a PAL file containing 64 RGB ... Kgmcneil was so kindful to build a palette file with special brights ... .pal file to the installer. This file could be loaded into palette ... loaded. So don't put important palettes into palette 0.
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Speccy collection prepping for sale - Pics includedHi guys, I made a post a while back about having to shift my sizeable collection due to incoming sprog. I gave up typing up the names, so I'm going…
... /> I'm not sure how to break this down to sell, so advice ... br /> Crash Aug 91 - Starburst, Into Africa, Rockfall 2, Nexor
Super File
Super Stuntman
Super ... Na Nog, 10th Frame, How To Be A Complete Bastard,
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How to run Survivisection (trd) with DivIDE?Been a happy DivIde owner for about six months now. Runs perfectly with my +2 :) I found a really impressive home brew game called Survivisection, bu…
Been a happy DivIde owner for ... my +2 :) I found a really impressive home brew game ... a trd-format :( I know I can open the trd in an emulator ... and then save a snapshot (z80/sna ... (fully) work?!. Is this a known problem/how can I run the ... -
"imagine attempting to connect a modern PC with a Sinclair Spectrum"[b][I]Can science fiction ever get the science right?[/I][/b] [b]"...imagine attempting to connect a modern PC with a Sinclair Spectrum..."[/b] :D …
... ]"...imagine attempting to connect a modern PC with a Sinclair Spectrum..."[/b ... br /> [quote]Despite claims to the contrary, Red Planet was ... attempting to connect a modern PC with a Sinclair Spectrum), to the ... explanation as to how they had evolved to eat non- ... -
Reading from a Write FileI have been speaking with a customer who uses a small bit of machine code to do a screen dump. The machine code is 650 bytes long. The machine code…
... who uses a small bit of machine code to do a screen dump ... /> However, he has tried to copy this to microdrive with the command ...
When he tries to use:
LOAD * "m";1 ... reading from a write file !!
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Trying to remember the name of a book about computer virusesSome years back, I read a book about the origin and progression of computer viruses (the book was mainly or totally about the PC), and I'd like to tr…
... and I'd like to track it down again ... br /> The book went up to the mid 90s, or maybe ... trying to re-get this book to learn how to write a virus, ... in to any technical details or try to teach how to write ... malware, it was just a history ... -
SkoolKit 3.6SkoolKit 3.6 has been released. In case you are unaware, SkoolKit is a set of command line utilities (written in Python) for disassembling Spectrum …
... and data blocks that refer to each other (by use ... [*]move a cigar from one side of its mouth to the other ... without using its hands
[*]augment an ... loaded)
[*]convert a binary file into a TAP file containing a BASIC loader
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Screenshot queryDoes anyone know how to save a screenshot in either of the following file formats: bak, cfg, dmp, doc, docx, jpeg, jpg, log, pdf, png, pp2, replay, t…
Does anyone know how to save a screenshot in either of the following file formats ... to send a Paypal screenshot of a payment i made to World of Tanks to ... , (to prove who i am) i tried saving it as an HTML file ... -
sZX81 won't load .z81 files / how to convert .z81 to .p?When I try to load a .z81 in sZX81, the "open a program" dialog freezes completly, but I'm able to bring up the toolbar and reset the system. My idea…
When I try to load a .z81 in sZX81, the "open a program" dialog ... freezes completly, but I'm able to bring ... for ba workaround was to convert the .z81 into a .p, but google ... the .z81 I'm trying to run. -
Need help: pasmo z80 x-compiler macrosIs anyone here an expert on macros for the Pasmo Z80 cross assembler? I need to know how to write a macro to assemble "DW link", then redefine link t…
Is anyone here an expert on macros for the ... to know how to write a macro to assemble "DW link", then redefine link to point to ... /> [/CODE]
Should expand into this:
[CODE]
to first link field
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REX, how to start the game?Hello, I'm trying to play REX, a fantastic platform game I used to play a lot in my Spectrum 48K. After loading the game there is a request "INPUT Y…
... trying to play REX, a fantastic platform game I used to play a lot ... loading the game there is a request "INPUT YOUR CODE", and ... ...
I can't remember how to bypass this... Arghhh... :-x
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Creating actual floppy disks using .dsk files on the SpectrumHello ZX friends I have a +3 and diskette related question. I have a +3 with an external 3.5" floppy disk drive and a divIDE+. Is there a way I can …
... drive and a divIDE+. Is there a way I can put a .dsk file on ... the CF card and create an ... actual floppy disk from that disk image file using ... />
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Changing the baud rate of a wav fileTo put things quickly, I can't seem to get wav files to load on my +2, the system dosen't even seem to detect any sound. I think it might be to do wi…
To put things quickly, I can't seem to get wav files to load on ... system dosen't even seem to detect any sound. I think ... it might be to do with the baud rate ... 's, so I was wondering how to change them, and if that ... -
Plus board to 48kThis will sound daft to some no doubt, but is it ok to put a + mainboard into a 48k rubber keys one and expect the keys to work correctly? I have a …
... , but is it ok to put a + mainboard into a 48k rubber keys one and ... expect the keys to work correctly ... ?
I have a board with ... stripping down my working +'s to test it. :-D -
How to stop a block name appearing on load[FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3]I am putting together a tape loader for my game and so far it works apart from one problem. After loading the ?loading screen? …
... 3]I am putting together a tape loader for my game ... and ink colours and define a location so that it appears ... in a blank area of screen but ... is there a poke or some other cunning way to stop it ... showing the block it is about to ... -
How to Survive Vs Project ZomboidHow to Survive is only 3,49 at STEAM, I tried this game at the PS3 and enjoyed it (a bit over the top, but fun) I have a Mac & have no idea if my u…
... the PS3 and enjoyed it (a bit over the top, but ... fun)
I have a Mac & have no idea ... that price it seems like a nice buy. But as I ... 's 10? more expensive than How To Survive, but from what I ... of zombie scenario (i'm a huge fan of Romero movies ... -
Alkatraz Protection System - "How to" and compo?I'm thinking about writing a "how to" regarding the [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0020807"]Alkatraz Protection System[/URL].…
I'm thinking about writing a "how to" regarding the [URL="http://www ... might be a bit of fun to write the "how to" with the ... participation of the forum
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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- ... who's going to bother writing/porting games to a commercial console that ... VGS manufacturers have the cash to (a) advertise the console well, ... hardcore gaming nostalgia fans to want to buy a console that isn't ... -
I'm writing an Operating SystemOkay this might seem like a bait thread, but I am legitamately interested in figuring out how to write a multi-process system for the ZX Spectrum (no…
... legitamately interested in figuring out how to write a multi-process system for ... .
For the environment an incredibly basic editor, shell and ... see myself writing more than an assembler for its programs (not ... -
Execution map file support in different emulatorsAs I'm now seeking about execution map files, the different emulators support, I want to start a new discussion here. Today, I tried to create a mem…
... emulators support, I want to start a new discussion here.
Today ... me to
We have now:
*********************** Z80 emulator:
file extension ...
bit 2: =1 means word reading
bit 3: =1 ...
