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SpecEmu screen rollHi, Downloaded SpecEmu on the basis of your poll. The screen rolls (just like it did on my Mum's color portable circa 1985). I didn't want it to be T…
... color portable circa 1985). I didn't want it to be THAT realistic. Plus ... side of the telly. I don't think my LCD monitor is going ... the problem, please? Any ideas? I'm running XP.
BTW ... a trip down memory lane! (I've lost my touch, not ... -
Divide+ and Iomega Zip DriveHi everybody. I tried to connect an ATAPI Zip 100 Drive (powered externally) to my Spectrum 48k with Divide+ but there's some trouble. But I don't t…
... some trouble. But I don't think it's an hardware ... the INIT procedure ("I" key) and correctly ... I think it's able to work if I put an ISO image on it (I ... stilll didn't ... try).
But my wish is to use it ... -
E.T. ((un)official license)[URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0001656&loadpics=3"]E.T.[/URL] Is this an (un)official license? Or "based on" ... "inspired …
... =0001656&loadpics=3"]E.T.[/URL]
Is this ... />
Also, if I click the inlay I get a 550 error ... but if I copy the URL then it opens up fine ... inlay says "Indescomp" but I didn't see it connected in the Archive (indescomp ... -
Video problems in a +2BI was looking for the original thread, but I didn't found it... I've got a +2B with video problems through RF modulator (nothing special, all of my …
... original thread, but I didn't found it...
I've got a +2B ... RF output, in case I connect it to a old TV).
I tested it with three composite mods ( ... ... they didn't show the noise, but the image keep "jumping" (I think the ... -
Challenging the orthodoxy - Composite modWell, what's brought this on is two things: firstly I composite-modded an Issue 4S board this weekend in preparation for the Vintage Computing Festiv…
... on the modulator. I didn't consider putting in ... orthodoxy is this. I don't think that transistor + ... it's become the orthodoxy. (It doesn't actually *harm* anything, but I don't think it ... does anything useful either). Now follows the sums on why it ... -
Free Basic coding book for kids if you want itI bought it in a charity shop yonks ago out of nostalgia, a lack of ability to let some retro rot in a charity shop and it was super cheap. Anyway, …
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Anyway, I've never used it but I can't bring myself to ... just recycle it (and I don't think it ... 'd sell in a charity shop anyway).
It ... -
A cheat's way of viewing magazine scan archives as double-page scansI don't know why I didn't think of this sooner - previously I was viewing my locally-stored magazine page image scans a page at a time, sort of killi…
I don't know why I didn't think of this sooner - previously I was viewing my ... operating systems, but it's obvious what it does if you have ... see in the code that it only takes notice of directories ... a useful one.
It will create a directory off ... -
Have any games ever been sold with limited play time?Have any games, on any computer or console, every been sold with limited play time? What I mean is, has any game ever been sold where you could only …
... gaming machines are online it is possible to enforce such a ... a machine couldn't go online then I don't think it could work, at ... least not fully. I suppose ... (and films, and I think I've heard it proposed for demos), but ... -
Now even Sega have been hacked[COLOR="Blue"][B][SIZE="5"]"Sega says hackers stole data of 1.29 million users[/SIZE][/B] Sega has confirmed that the personal data of 1.29 million …
... ])
I didn't even know Sega had records ... getting really bad now, isn't it? A hacking group calling themselves ... hide their identities, but I don't think it's out of the question ... -
Spectrum +2A/+2B/+3 to Amstrad (CPC) CTM644 Cable SchematicI've recently constructed one of these cables for a flea market purchased CTM644 colour monitor (CRT from a CPC) and the picture is fantastic. I boug…
... R G B channels - I didn't need to but that may ... monitor internally - but I can't remember what. This page ... it was that I would have tuned (I think it was the colours as I don't think it ... was brightness) and if I ... -
Quicktime for Win7.I am working on a Win7 computer which needs Quicktime installed. This computer is NOT connected to the Internet, and will not be in the near future.…
... . The page says that it's for "[I]QuickTime 7.7.1 ... 7[/I]"
When I click DOWNLOAD NOW, it says that it's ... that it's "detecting" it automatically :mad: )
I didn't think about it (yesterday) when I ... -
2 new games - Brian Vs the Bullies & BlitzIn case you've missed it in this thread ([url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=38962[/url]) I've uploaded 2 games to celebrate …
... the designer, I don't think it's too bad. Just don't expect anything ... amazing from it. That ... -20 original. Originally, it ran very slowly, and didn't make any sound ... -
Demonoid "Busted As A Gift To The United States Government""[COLOR="Blue"]The nightmare week for Demonoid has just reached a huge crescendo, with news coming out of Ukraine that following a massive DDoS attac…
... . But as far as I know it didn't host any pirate/illegal material ... , which I didn't think was illegal. But even if it is (and it's certainly ... (a) the DOS attackes against it were certainly illegal (though if ... brought) and (b) you'd think that the World, and each ... -
Dixons Spectrum + BundleHi, I'm new here, but I've been a Spectrum fanatic for a long time! I am from the UK, but I live in the States now, so I am exclusively using emulato…
... (which had no header so it wouldn't load!)
Frog Hopper ... can imagine, I was pretty annoyed when I didn't get it in mine :(
As you can see, I can't ... remember most of them! I think there were 8 ... -
Second Chance SaloonState the game that got panned by the critics back in the day, but was actually much better than they rated it Mine is Journeys End [IMG]http://i14…
... much better than they rated it
Mine is Journeys ... 6? I think not! I really enjoyed this game, and although I didn't complete it, I whittle ... of the Southern Land. And it was a bargain on the ... -
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 …
... into the film, and I don't think it's really a spoiler anyway ... . Oh, and it's a *fantastic* film, in case I didn't mention that ... 't bother. I hated this when it came out, and I recently watched it again ... -
Poorly Issue One 16k spectrum diagnosis?Hello, everyone. :smile: I was lucky enough to buy an Issue One 16k rubber key the other week; I didn't know it was an Issue One till I opened it up…
... I didn't know it was an Issue One till I opened it up. I ... second opinion on what I think is wrong with this ... . The Spectrum as it stands now is completely ... I have come up with so far. What do you guys think ... ?
Assuming it is the RAM ... -
SNES versus Megadrive (yet again...)One of the most debated things on the Internet is which is best between the [B]Super Nintendo[/B] and the [B]Megadrive[/B] (we've even covered it on …
... though I lean towards the SNES for it's 2D platformers (I never ... had either machine, though I ... Megadrive's superiority, and it is impressive. It's a link to ... with trucks with big wheels (I didn't think much of that). Also, there ... -
Animated attribute revealA new challenge to solve next. I would like to create an animated attribute reveal in machine code by having my 768 byte attributes held in ram whic…
... next.
I would like to create an ... in an animated fashion. I have the attributes all set ... while I setup my screen ram and so it's ... randomly and another that I liked which has a ... illustrate that but I don't think it's possible to attach images ... -
Today I have mostly been using Linux.I reinstalled my linux. Was previously running with Mint Linux Debian. I didn't like it because the debian edition has some subtle problems running a…
I reinstalled my linux. Was previously running with Mint Linux Debian. I didn't ... like it because the debian edition ... my work PCs. I must say it runs like a dream ... Anyway, I love Ubuntu Linux, I may end up using it more than ... -
DivMMC with other components..Having transferred my loyalties from the IF1bis to the DivMMC, I have finally been able to spend some time trying to set mine up on my ZX Spectrum. I…
... issues, but I thought it useful to share what I have found out ... or ROM slot, primarily because I didn't think I would need either, and also ... original ZX supply).
I have found that the DivMMC ... does anyone know why it won't work with my lovely ... -
The Hobbit - Chaos EngineI had a bit of a slow day yesterday, so I ended up playing 'The Hobbit' (Version 1.0 from this site) for a few hours. I know how to complete the gam…
... it a bit here. (I would say spoilers, but I don't think it ... 's necessary..)
First things first - Gandalf - I think it ... 's best to get rid of him as soon as possible ... at Bejorn's house (I think it replenishes your energy if ... -
Ports of 16 bit gamesI was watching a video for the Speccy version of Turbo Outrun where the guy who posted the video said that whilst he didn't think it was as good the …
I was watching a video ... video said that whilst he didn't think it was as good the c64 ... the 16 bit versions, something I disagree with. There are a ... ported from the 16 bits I feel that the Speccy ... />
On the other hand I think the Speccy versions of games ... -
So tell me (in English) about πBacteriaI read a tantalizing snippet on another thread about something called 'πBacteria'. It seems that this tiny piece of software is a bare-metal Spe…
... something called 'πBacteria'.
It seems that this tiny piece ... Unfortunately, all of the information I can find appears to be ... in Spanish, and I can't read Spanish.
< ... br />
Edit: I don't know why I didn't think to use Google translate ... -
Were there other graphic modes for the ZX Spectrum?I've read that there was a "hi-color" mode that allowed the color clash to be 8x1 instead of 8x8. Maybe I have the name of that mode wrong. I'm…
... mode wrong.
I'm not sure how that ... table each scanline. But I didn't think that was possible.
Anyway, ... there any other graphic modes possible?
Or ... somehow?
Also, didn't the Timex versions have a ... -
Bizarre ZX Spectrum faults (also possibly relevant to Spectranet compatibility problems).I'm attempting to repair an issue 4A 48K ZX Spectrum and am encountering some very strange problems. For my own records I've given this computer the …
... Z80 and so I didn't worry about it too much. I did, though, ... -circuit: no faults apparent (I didn't expect there to be since ... fully working, Spectrum and so I don't think it's relevant.
I've also tried using ... -
"Jet Set Luis: Rumbo a la Costa Blanca""Jet Set Luis: Rumbo a la Costa Blanca" (Jet Set Luis: On the Way to Costa Blanca) is a 2014 or 2015 (see below) Spanish remake of "Manic Miner", mad…
... ". Judging by this description, they didn't use [url="http://seasip.info ... quote (translated into English), because I like it:
"You will ... is killed repeatedly on entrance. I don't think it's intentional, judging by ... -
Flight sims on the Speccy ?I'm a bit of a flight sim nut and it all started with Psion's Flight Simulation. My dad played it when we bought our 48K back, then I did too and lov…
... Flight Simulation. My dad played it when we bought our 48K ... back, then I did too and loved it. While I did play a ... few other ones that I enjoyed ... like Dambusters, Spitfire '40 I didn't think any of them were realistic ... -
BattlebornJust wondering what people think of this one.. I LOVE Borderlands, and I watched the interview with the devs on this one, where they said that they w…
... what people think of this one.. I LOVE Borderlands, and I watched the ... make something else as they didn't want to endlessly pump out ... Games today, but I didn't buy it.
I feel really conflicted as ... -
Good or Horrible: Beach HeadI got They Sold A Million with my Speccy. Also: Transformers. Eesh. Surprised I gutted it out long enough to like the machine. Anyway, Beach H…
... I didn't understand it. I was ten. And not so bright I guess. But eventually I ... /> Overall I think it might be trash. I assume it reviewed quite averagely. But I'm ... of the game. I think it might be good. I DON'T KNOW. What do ...
