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How do I [blah-de-blah] while using an emulated diskette in a +3?I'm using ZXSpin 0.7, emulating a +3 and I've been trying out random games that come on diskettes. I've had issues with saving/loading snapshots corr…
... 0.7, emulating a +3 and I've been trying out ... issue:
1) I load in a multipart game off of ... is fine.
4) I save a snapshot of my progress.
5) I progress in the ... it's a snapshot it just stalls.
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How can I fix a problematic Retroleum Smart Card. I did not do anything "WRONG " with it but I did but it on a flexible cable and this seems to have "upset" it .Since then It does not perform the …
... " with it but I did but it on a flexible cable and ... blocks etc when put on a working ZX Spectrum . It also ... power on just use with a flexible connector . So the broader ... -
Disassembly starting from a tape fileFollowing on from the Atic Atak redefining keys thread, I was wondering how you'd go about disassembling the code from scratch. The approach used in …
... a change from there, but that's not quite the same thing ... as I had in mind. ... a TAP file, I guess a starting point would be a tool which loads a ... from the TAP as a raw binary blob ( ... go into a disassembler which would produce a text (ASM ... -
Confused whether I have a +2A or +2B?I opened up my newly acquired black +2A and what I see is that it's an Amstrad Z0833 Issue 2 board from 1988 . I was changing the resistor to make th…
... acquired black +2A and what I see is that it's ... Issue 2 board from 1988 . I was changing the resistor to ... it says this should be a +2B , it says that the ... +2A and of course when I boot the machine. So do ... I need to do modify the ... -
I have a job lot of Spectrum goodies...Hi Guys, I have ben asked by a friend to assist him with the sale of his old Spectrum gear. We would like to sell it all in one job lot if possible. …
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How do I convert a .z80 snapshot to a tape file?I've been fiddling with this for a while but can't get it to work reliably. I use Marvin to write short BASIC and assembly programs that uses .z80 in…
I've been fiddling with this for a while but can't get ... it to work reliably. I ... uses .z80 in 48k mode. I want to convert to .tap ... done before using FUSE but I can't get it to ... work again. I need to save the BASIC ... -
I feel like such a moron having to post this but stillI started out to write a simple cursor move program to demonstrate how easy it is to program in Basic! Hah, serves me right. I started by setting…
... went up one - later I put in a CLS to get rid ... fine.
I tried putting in a PAUSE thinking that for ... on the others? So I added a line to print the values ... checked everything in case I'd made a silly mistake but no ... -
i need a sideways scrolling program written in basicso like ghosts and goblins it scrolls along with the player. i had help with this before in making a tunnel game but this time i need it to be a able…
... along with the player. i had help with this before ... this time i need it to be a able to ... to store colour information. i dont really know where to ... backwards and forwards, so i doesnt leave empty blocks. ... would be most appreciated. i am serious about this and ... -
Looking for a kind/brand of drinkI had a hankering for a cocoa drink, so I got myself a bottle of Malibu. Haven't touched the thing for a very long time, probably over 25 years by no…
I had a hankering for a cocoa drink, so I got myself a bottle of ... Malibu. Haven't touched the thing for a ... /> Anyways, I thought Malibu was a thick, white liquid but this thing is ... when? Or am I thinking of a different brand of the ... -
I have a intro,, need 20s music tonight before 9pm cetHi I am sitting at www.birdie.org and works on a speccy intro. Nothing fancy, just two rather lame effects :) But I don't have any music. If you …
... /> I am sitting at www.birdie.org and works on a speccy ... rather lame effects :)
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what components normally get taken out if you plug+unplug a joystick interface in with the power onwhat components normally get taken out if you plug+unplug a joystick interface in with the power on? i remember doing this a few times when i had …
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i remember doing this a few times when i had a speccy in ... the 80's and having to send the thing ... back once and get it repaired once. i remember ... -
I've bought a HIFI tape deck in 2018 - For the Love of Compact Cassettes.You may think it odd, but I've just brought a HIFI cassette recorder in 2018. I had a crappy one I picked up at a charity shop (goodwill), which sque…
... brought a HIFI cassette recorder in 2018. I had a crappy one I picked ... up at a charity shop ... /h156TCKE500SMT.jpeg
So, I will most probably only use ... record new stuff on it. I might though.
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I've bought a Sony Minidisc deck in 2018 - For the Love of MinidiscsI've got a little HIFI obsession going at the moment, not only tape decks, but mini disk and vinyl. I recently brought a second Technics SL1200 becau…
... mini disk and vinyl. I recently brought a second Technics SL1200 because ... to (despite a new belt). I built up quite a collection of discs ... at night a few days ago I spotted a listing for a high end ... -
I'm such a messPeople may notice i haven't been posting lately, the reason is i'm not very good at the moment. I'm an emotional mess. I've been best friends with …
... mess.
I've been best friends with a woman for ... , i was really happy. Now she says it was a mistake ... started doing coke. I'm a mess. I can't stop crying ... . I'm still going to ... in the office chats. I think i need to go to ... -
Why buy a Raspberry PI to learn programming when you can learn on a Spectrum?I had a raspberry PI for just over a year, never did anything on it except it was fun to get it hooked up to the Internet and be surfing it on a syst…
I had a raspberry PI for just over a year, never did ... . Anyway just me, I had learned a good bit back in ... Raspberry Pi is a good thing all the same - a generation who use ... technology but have not a clue how they work ... of its time. But I think it was good to ... -
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 …
so i would take the letter a and rotate it degree by ... would be most welcome. also i would like it to be ... -
Is There a AY-3-8912/YM2149F MIDI SoundFont?(I couldn't find a category dedicated to ZX Spectrum music, so Emulators is where this goes,) I've been looking on the web for a while now, looking …
(I couldn't find a category dedicated to ZX ... well as this interesting little thing...
http://www.midibox ... =midibox_ay_ym_v2
And I know something like this can ... a MIDI soundfont for Commodore Amiga, but I highly doubt that such a thing ... -
Will be away for at least a week.Just signing in for one hour, and typing this up in advance, hopefully i will be able to get it posted and do anything else I need, because one hour …
... not its seems - I thought I had a little longer could not ... .
I actually need a landline for being able ... coronavirus thing or not, because I have a bit of a wheezy ... cough sometimes.
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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…
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When I was much younger I had a strange behaviour: I liked wrecking ... inside a fairly small cassette shell such significant lengths of tape-thing ... , unwinding perfectly the tape leaving a trail behind.
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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.
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How to write a simple BASIC* horizontal scrolling game (Tutorial) [b]How to write a simple BASIC* horizontal scrolling game[/b] In this tutorial, we will be talking about how to write a simple BASIC* horizont…
... , keyboard handling and a score.
I assume you can enter ... the WoS Forums, I'll use this one I wrote.
[b]D) Adding a thing to end the game[/b ... /> The last thing we add for now is a score counter, and ... -
A Family Man's Lament of Wifes, Family, Mother In Laws and New Cars.So after working tirelessly in the USA since my wife asked me to emigrate in 2013 our family has grown and the car I brought when we came (a Subaru F…
... I get a bigger car, but that I deserved as treat, especially as I ... two years.
I brought a 2 year old semi-luxury ... on a road trip once for a week and the same thing happened ... I being mean? I feel I am being the typical British Dad. I did ... -
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 ... -
I never would have thought that...I would ever miss DOS! Lemme me tell you a story... At least 28 years ago I discovered a hypertext markup authoring program called Orpheus writte…
... least 28 years ago I discovered a hypertext markup authoring program ... about trying to create a game or really a story with multiple ... s still around - hoping theres a more modern version of Orpheus ... them.
The funny thing is that after my brief ... -
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 ... -
Building a ZX Spectrum and I have some voltage questionsI've posted about this before looking for parts, but now I've found all the hard-to-get stuff (thank you Retrolium!). So I figured new questions, new…
... with my Spectrum+ (yes I have a step-up transformer giving me ... either of these work for a +2? I have one coming in ... a few days.
Anyway, here's what I got ... a minimum load)? I should also note that I was offered (and installed) a ... -
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…
... not too ambitious (although I'd like to have [ ... be as efficient as I can manage at beer ... which are used a lot (although I am a fan of "get ... earlier than the VSync, I'll just draw everything after ... of a dirty buffer for repainting (they are basically same thing ... -
Most precious thing you own.Sentimental journey. What thing you own is most precious to you. It could be a faded brown memento mori from a long gone Victoriana maiden. A let…
Sentimental journey. What thing you own is most precious ... />
It could be a faded brown memento mori from ... a long gone Victoriana maiden. A letter from a lovely ... C64...I dunno! A stuffed parakeet. A witches promise. A lock of hair. A brick ... -
Is ESXDOS flexible enough to incorporate e.g. Spectranet commands?I was just discussing the idea with someone about the wish some people have to be able to combine interfaces such as DivIDE (Plus) / DivMMC EnJOY! wi…
... cp STDIO_MSG_WRIT
jr z, WRIT
cp ... br />
ld a,(hl) ; a = next char to consume ... data structures properly. I wrote a memstreams driver, eg, ... the same thing, only cleaner. Now I probably have ... -
Pls, I need a emulator which works with tzx. and slt. filesCould someone tell me about an emulator (simply to use, preferred) which could emulate tzx. and slt. roms, pls? Now, I got the ZX32 emulator, but it …
Could someone tell me about an emulator (simply to use, preferred) which could emulate tzx. and slt. roms, pls? Now, I got the ZX32 emulator, but it doesn't work with those files.
Tanks, people.
