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how do i make a character rotate in very small degrees?so i would take the letter a and rotate it degree by degree until it has gone round 360 degrees. only 8x8 pixels is necessary. machine code or basic …
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Modifying a speccy to +5v only operation.Just a thought experiment so far. Let's say i wanted to make a more resilient spectrum by getting rid of the DC-DC converter circuit. This would remo…
... far. Let's say i wanted to make a more resilient spectrum by ... /> I would fit a Traco 5v 7805 switch mode replacement, i guess i could ... fit a 12v version as well ... , and power the speccy from a laptop power supply.
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read +3 (720k 3.5") disks on a PCHi all I had a 3.5" external drive for my zx spectrum +3 in the 90s. I also have an old PC with an internal 3.5" drive. I'd like to archive my …
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I had a 3.5" external drive for ... 3.5" drive.
I'd like to archive my old ... it Windows 10 being a pain? Have I selected the wrong ... double sided.
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Silly things I used to do(and in this case, somewhat spectrum related) When I was much younger I had a strange behaviour: I liked wrecking toys and throw them out of the…
... br /> When I was much younger I had a strange behaviour: I liked wrecking ... chew tapes, I became fascinated when I discovered it was ... from one building to another!!" :D
... unwinding perfectly the tape leaving a trail behind.
Getting Android emulators for rhe ZX Spectrum to work with "Ye Olde" 9 pin "D" joysticks circa 1984!I suppose people could say "Why Bother" ? Well at least I have an answer (I have a lot of these old joysticks!) . So if I am minded to try and get…
... Well at least I have an answer (I have a lot of these ... how far will I get? Well I have found out ... have to connect a 9 Pin D type joystick to ... an Android tablet in a in a compatible way and do ... it was really necessary . I suppose I am thinking this :- If ...how do i store a disk directory listing in +3 basic as a string?i cant seem to find anything in the manuals about this. the +3e system has a way of storing a stream as a variable for instance.
i cant seem to find anything in the manuals about this. the +3e system has a way of storing a stream as a variable for instance.Anyone got a ZXOmni 128 laptop?If you bought an Omni laptop from RetroRadionics how is it, are you pleased with it, do you have any doubts or complaints? Reading a few messages…
... messages left at the site I note a couple of moans, one ... and battery option???'
I particularly want the battery and ... keys and faceplate so that I can start to learn Sinclair ... this time properly!
I'd appreciate your opinions - if any ...Pinball Game Simulations on the ZX Spectrum.I must admit when I looked at "Fruit Machine" sims on the ZX Spectrum I was disappointed .But I don't know exactly what I was hoping for either ( bu…
... the disappointment I got probably) . Maybe I wanted clearer instructions so I could play ... looking at a copy of "3-D Pinball" by Mastertronic" which I have ... Spectrum Pinball games ? I think this will be a fairly simple theme ...What causes microdrive capacity reduction ... when the microdrive is a vDrive-ZX?I've just had my Spectrum 48K and Interface 1 refurbished and have bought a vDrive-ZX. I'm finding that I cannot copy my Microdrives to the vDrive…
... and have bought a vDrive-ZX.
I'm finding ... connectors or a bad ribbon connector, so I bought a new ribbon ... writes to real microdrive cartridges I'd have just assumed they just ... cartridges, and don't have a sacrificial microdrive cartridge to test ...Can I attach a tzx file to a post on here so others can download it?After the question came up on the World Of Spectrum facebook page, I want to attach a hack of Penetrator that is similar to the original complete wit…
... Spectrum facebook page, I want to attach a hack of Penetrator that ... much more playable. How do I attach it here? Am ...5Ghz Video Transmitter - no more video cables.Just thought I'd mention... While waiting for my new LCD panels to arrive, I wanted to test the new Speccy that arrived, that wanting to test it, I r…
... I'd mention... While waiting for my new LCD panels to arrive, I wanted ... was nice to have a spectrum keyboard without all ... the power lead, but a lot better than having ... other people who want a screen for their computer, ... you get a power ground and a signal ground ...I designed a cassette cover for the 6 game Magnum Light Gun cassette [download link in comments]When I recieved my ZX Spectrum for Christmas in 1989, the 6-light-gun-game-cassette came with no case or inlay. I was bored last week, so I decided t…
... no case or inlay. I was bored last week, ... like...
[img]https://i.imgur.com/XmcvvYK.jpeg[/img ... ]
[img]https://i.imgur.com/bT7YeOp.jpeg[/img ... need cropped as it has a bit of bleed graphics ... surrounding it. It's also a U-card inlay, meaning ...Xpeccy just shows a blank screenI wanted to try the [url="https://github.com/samstyle/Xpeccy"]Xpeccy[/url] emulator for Windows, but it won't work on my system. At the start, it jus…
I wanted to try the [url="https ... the start, it just shows a blank white window, which becomes ... black when I right-click on it to ... changing the windows size. I also downloaded the ROM pack ... Windows 10, 64-bit, with a Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 video ...Using a thermal camera to fix speccy's.Hi All, Thought I'd share another repair... Got a board that collapsed the bench supply straight away ( I run a bench supply and give it just enou…
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Thought I'd share another repair... Got a board that collapsed ... bench supply straight away ( I run a bench supply and give ... circuit... Needs a replacement for a ZTX650... So I bend a slightly bigger ... the second time I've used a thermal camera to ...Built a ZX Spectrum that works, but can't get the upper RAM to work?Like the title says I finished my Spectrum 3B board, and it boots, but it doesn't see the upper 32k of RAM. When it boots, the lower 16k works f…
... chips, with no effect. I've verified all direct connections ... means anything.
I also tried a simple memory test:
8 PRINT “error at “;a;” “;d
9 RETURN
Anyway this is where I stand now. I'm guessing that whatever ...NMI Routine and Restarts in a new 128K ROMI'm presently engaged in creating AGD 5 with the intention of making it a pair of 16K ROMs for the 128K/+2. I'm fairly sure that the vast majority o…
... , especially RST 8. I know there has been a fair bit of ... I can do something special with a couple of INs and OUTs I ... going to go wild as I have a lot of code to ... but if I can do something useful in a few bytes I'd like ...Robospec (new project, hopefully useful as a tutorial as well)Starting a new project after my graphics investigations. * It's gonna be a Robotron clone since that's not too ambitious (although I'd like to hav…
... be a Robotron clone since that's not too ambitious (although I'd ... routines which are used a lot (although I am a fan of "get ... VSync.
* probably will have a MOBY (movable objects) list so ... graphics aligned to a character column (but not a row) and preshift ...Games cracking...A question for the crackers out here.... What was your very first game you cracked and for how long were you 'in clouds' of it? My very first progr…
... with a really protected loader was "Ethnipod" from Your Sinclair, beacuse I wanted ... to put it on my +D disc. This ... crack. Few days later I made a lot of other YS craks ... : Did anyone of you a Disciple/+D version of Times of Lore ...Kempston InterfacesWhat Kempston Interfaces featured an additional expansion port on the back, so that you could fit other devices on, such as the Currah microspeech et…
... ] A splitter would be more versatile, as I could plug in whatever I wanted ... (provided it would work...). I was annoyed to ... out I had to remove my IF1 to get the +D to ... work. But you know, while you're building a splitter ...Which expansions can I attach to a +2A?I have several peripherals that I would like to connect to a +2A: an Interface 1 with Microdrive, a +D disk interface and kempston joystick interface…
... means that if you wanted to attach a multiface to the ... 3.
I've had a look in the +2A ... might be.
I would strongly advise you NOT ... when you ordered a +D interface from them - So I'm guessing ... info on the IF1 - I was a late comer to the ...Quiz V - the revenge of D`n`C Ok, 50 quick fire questions.. some cryptic - you`ll have un unravel the clues to get the game name, while others are description of the game. Ther…
... on one cassette. Fly a magic carpet across Bagdad ... other is a space shoot `em up. A wonderful way ... and Quicksilva. Based on a prehistoric Hanna-Barbara cartoon. ... br />
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7: ... , Mr Fawkes. There`s a clue on Speccy Q. ...Quiz V - the revenge of D`n`C Ok, 50 quick fire questions.. some cryptic - you`ll have un unravel the clues to get the game name, while others are description of the game. Ther…
... TheComputerGame - I think that this was a demo disk on a magazine called ... and Quicksilva. Based on a prehistoric Hanna-Barbara cartoon.
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Trashman is a different game - so gets no ... is not accepted as I think it was a PC game - so ...Whats it like to be a young speccy gamer now?From some topics on here it seems that alot of us(me included) have left behind our younger years in age along long time ago,so when we play speccy g…
... responsive' controls and speed. However, I've found that Batty, Deathchase ... another interesting two-player game, a much simpler Tekken perhaps. ... of it after a few goes, I know that he'd have played ... look forward to. We just wanted a game that played well and ...What's you happiest speccy related memory?Mine would have to be coming home from school at lunchtime with a couple of friends, loading up manic miner or commando for a quick 30 minute game-pl…
... dont settle arguments with a game of chaos or ... speccy moment was when i finally got one for ... is it when i get home i can play jet ... a copied
version),i rushed home,even ignored my girlfriend cos i wanted ... but hey still a good speccy memory :D and hey if ...The funniest thing we made with the spectrumHello. The funniest thing i made with the spectrum were championships with my buddy francisco on a game called 3d stunt car racer, i think that was t…
... to have a copy. My rival wanted this game badly, and I wanted those ... old Speccy games.
It was arranged that I'd ... go to his house with a copy of Sabre Wulf. We'd ... "Do you think I'd come here with a load of crap?".
My own Home Computer It's true. My company are planning to build a new Home Computer. It will use a Z80 CPU running at 6mhz, 128k Ram and will run all Spectrum and ZX81 …
... , Takashi64 wrote:
I programmed a Bios in basic which will ... t interested I'd just say nothing.
[quote]I wanted to redo ... quote]
I KNOW what a compiler is. I've seen other ... As a last note... If i'm confusing you, i'll make a ...
