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Get iplayeranybody know how to actually use the linux (windows) piece of ****? commandline ******** ive tried numerous times and done............naff all alle…
... /> Then just type "get_iplayer --get" followed by the programme number above, so ... /> The default file is .aac, if you want an mp3 just ... -
DK?Tronics keyboard troubleI have a DK?Tronics keyboard here, which is causing some trouble. Physically it?s in great shape, but some keys simply do not work. The non-working k…
... first, followed by blowing with compressed N2. Let?s see if one or ... />
I was just surprised by so many non-working keys ... -
What would be the simplest tape loading routine?I'm searching for some small assembly snippet I can use to load a (headerless or not) block from tape into RAM I can embed in my C games to load furt…
... ;726620]But what happens if it fails? A BASIC error would crash ... /> Break can be skipped by entering at #562 (by heart) and skip ... -
What would be the simplest tape loading routine?I'm searching for some small assembly snippet I can use to load a (headerless or not) block from tape into RAM I can embed in my C games to load furt…
... is first. This is followed by the data bytes and ... byte.
RET NZ Return if 'no match'. (Carry
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is an ... -
Type-in BASIC contest on Reddit.Not sure how WOS-legal it is to mention/link to other forums, but Reddit is having a contest on r/retrobattlestations, asking readers to type a speci…
... positive matches doing that. Spectrum BASIC files include a hidden 5 ... within a BASIC program.)
As PLAY must be followed by either ... -
FZX: a new standard format and driver for proportional fonts[B]FZX[/B] is a very compact and efficient (although extremely flexible and powerful) standard format to create new fonts for the ZX-Spectrum. It sup…
... enhance this as follows:
If the sequence "(", "c", ")" is entered ... improvement on that, maybe - use ?, followed by the (Speccy) character value, to ... -
A few questions about ZX Spectrum assemblyHi, I have a few questions about ZX Spectrum assembly language programming: - What's the best assembly tool for ZX Spectrum? I tried a bit the ZXSpi…
... set up to return to BASIC after the assembled code has ... it's allowed to do" followed by two "mem_var" directives; these are ... -
z88dk and im2I set up a minimal IM2 mode so I can draw sprites for a laff [code] #include <string.h> #include <stdio.h> #include <im2.h> #include <stdlib.h> #in…
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if I do this:
followed by some unknown bytes so on ... interrupt an EI is executed followed by a random instruction that leads ... -
New Game for Halloween! - Tenebra MacabreYeah, we almost missed the date! Not bad for a game we started yesterday afternoon! But we promised a game for Halloween and a game had to be done an…
... soul for a while if they impact on your ... worse you may hang yourself if you are possesed close ... procession of souls or reaper followed by doomed monks with lit ... use of them if you are really cornered by many evil ... run into an amulet by chance when there is ... -
A new full-screen bicolor engine called NIRVANA[I]OK, there's something I need to clarify first: Nowadays if you write [B]"multicolor"[/B] everyone assumes it refers to "multicolor 8x1" (an attri…
... the template followed by main.
'main.tap' contains a basic loader ... but that will be ignored by the loader in template.tap ... -
Documentation for SP1 for Z88DK?(I was going to post in [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=11729"]the other thread[/URL], so if a mod thinks this should go…
... | PAPER_WHITE, ' ', SP1_RFLAG_TILE | SP1_RFLAG_COLOUR);
else if (in_KeyPressed(keyI))
sp1_Invalidate(& ... />
The sp1_Initialize() call is followed by an invalidation to make sure ... -
Documentation for SP1 for Z88DK?(I was going to post in [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=11729"]the other thread[/URL], so if a mod thinks this should go…
... are defined in columns. If you move the sprite one ... of character squares.
If you're interested you can ... note both functions first check if no rotation is necessary and ... in sp1_UpdateNow is draw background followed by sprites in plane order, with ... -
Converting an integer arbitrary large binary number into a printable decimal formThis was asked a long ago at the comp.sys.sinclair newsgroup. At that time, I came up with a solution by extrapolating the classic algorithm of suces…
... half carry is used by the DAA instruction to ... you need to worry about if you use the BCD ... jut do an ADD/ADC followed by a DAA to get ... gubbins required to be written by the programmer. You probably ... do the DAA straight afterwards if anything else affects the ... -
SWIV digitised speech as easter egg?I read in the permission from one of the authors of the game that the game had a "easter egg" with a speech from Aliens. I have never tried it myself…
... noise. You can do better if you try to modulate the ... of the beeper's diaphragm by very rapidly firing 0s and ... time to move so by sending a 0 followed by a 1 in ... do four bit samples, simply by controlling a channel's output ... -
Downloading code to physical hardwareHi folks, Back in the day, my devkit was a TRS-80 and I had a simple connector device from the TRS-80 parallel (printer) port to the expansion bus o…
... to its 5MB hard drive if you really want one :).
if it's different) and there ... end it sent 256 0s followed by 256 255s (or the other ... way round) followed by each byte in sequence with ... -
Downloading code to physical hardwareHi folks, Back in the day, my devkit was a TRS-80 and I had a simple connector device from the TRS-80 parallel (printer) port to the expansion bus o…
... to its 5MB hard drive if you really want one :).
if it's different) and there ... end it sent 256 0s followed by 256 255s (or the other ... way round) followed by each byte in sequence with ... -
Toasted +3Oops.. I shorted one of my +3 (being clumsy with multimeter, doh) when measuring PSU connector pins :D Any immediate guesses what exactly died on thi…
... strange "zaaaap" followed by a sort of dull "thunk" sound, followed by a black ... quite well documented.
If this is the case, a ... -
Best Spectrum game from 2013 PollThe time has come. This year to avoid personal attacks towards me :P everybody can select a maximum of 3 games. Every person who votes for more than …
... most.
they're followed by [B]sgt. helmet - training day ... thie list: don't discouraged if you don't take many ... -
Pseudo-3D map renderingHave been mulling this over for a while, until that isometric thread prompted me to ask. I'm not sure if this is officially classed as 2D, 2.5D, or 3…
... as something distinct from the basic gameplay. Put simply, ... ' they do anyway, if just by the fact it's ... it's just as if either you essentially expose ... problem in itself; even if the gameplay is decent ... Etc etc. I wonder if resorting to compromises really all ... -
Alien 8 Instructions ScanCan anyone do an excessively hi-res scan of their Alien 8 instruction booklet, just the front and back pages please? I'm finally recreating the inst…
... should be the open type followed by the closed type for both ... job!) I don't know if the body text could be ... -
ULA snow effectIt's wintertime, you know. [quote="http://ramsoft.bbk.org.omegahg.com/floatingbus.html"]when the I register falls in the range 0x40-0x7F then the UL…
... perfect explanation of ULA snow if you have not the Chris ... and activates RAS. This is followed by a column address and the ... fours - two pairs in succession followed by a gap.
During a ... low and responds by forcing RAS low.
If an instruction fetch ... -
SAMPLE-TRACKER vast INSTRUCTION with screensHi, I wrote it mainly for CrashNicker and other 1-bit / Beeper users, but I suppose it could be also useful for every lo-fi musician (YM/AY chip, Co…
... of ST player, POKEd by the BASIC program as needed to use ... ports these other devices use. If beeper is selected, you could ... -
My new Spectrum +3 has no start menu.Hi all, I recently took delivery of my 'new' Spectrum +3 from a Fleebay auction. So I serviced the drive on Saturday as it had a snapped drive belt …
... somewhere around the floppy circuitry if it's not the drive ... />
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If it was a faulty FDD ... BEGINS with the string "PLUS3DOS", followed by a bunch of NOPs up ... -
My new Spectrum +3 has no start menu.Hi all, I recently took delivery of my 'new' Spectrum +3 from a Fleebay auction. So I serviced the drive on Saturday as it had a snapped drive belt …
[QUOTE=The_Bert;755796]If it was a faulty ... respect to the FDD circuit, if it's not there, ... a +2A.
If these ports return something though ... 's possible to hang if the ROM thinks that there ... . I'd desolder this first, followed by the FDC.
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What (Speccy) game are you currently playing ?(Quite a few threads on what youre listening to, watching etc) What Speccy game are you currently playing ? After playing a LOT of Invasion of the …
Just been playing advanced pinball simulator, not a bad game, probably the best pinball game for the speccy, closely followed by macadam bumper. Not sure if there are any more I haven't played.
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What (Speccy) game are you currently playing ?(Quite a few threads on what youre listening to, watching etc) What Speccy game are you currently playing ? After playing a LOT of Invasion of the …
... the speccy, closely followed by macadam bumper. Not sure if there are any ... .cgi?id=0003718"]Pinball[/URL] by Sagittarian Software? That's my ... -
Questions about SEUDI recently purchased SEUD (Shoot-em-up Designer, for those who do not know it) from Cronosoft and tried to familiarize with it, also by peering into …
... -level game.
Dave, if you are reading this: do ... that to a RET Z followed by two NOPs (200, 0, 0 ... -
Tile routinesHi all, Please does anyone have any examples of tile routines in pure asm to set up maptile screens. I would like to try and understand them and ti…
... attribute data.
1. If everytime you print a tile ... at
2. If each tile could have a ... tile number which is then followed by the colour attr.
From RAM to dim v$() "video buffer" SPEED UP!Hi! This question is related to "quick RAM copy using LET in Basic" ([url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=44296[/url]). Wel…
... indent each FOR...NEXT and IF level by two spaces, so it ... an example, refer to the BASIC listing in this recent post ...
