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Revisiting Spectrum CPU clock regenerationWarning: This post will be a bit nerdy :-) Some time ago, I experimented with phase locked loop circuits as a possible way to regenerate the Spectru…
... signal despite contention. However, if the Spectrum was put into ... forward slightly or backwards by one tick if needs be. The ... in the appropriate direction. If our regenerated clock is high ... T-states, followed by 2 T-states of clock, followed by another 6 full ... -
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…
... It also makes it hard if not impossible to install modules ... on a spectrum by performing %tapein "foo.pkg" followed by the LOAD""
if you wanted them both installed ... newer version for example).
If you opt to replace a ... -
A Miscellany of Dangerous TipsHere's a selection of ideas for using some of the more obscure system variables which I've found handy on occasion. They can be very convenient if us…
... be SAVEd along with the BASIC. If using the space for ... restored for reference when needed by moving down VARS.
... statement itself by the BASIC editor. They can be referenced by assigning ... within the sub-routine by assigning DEFADD appropriately at ... -
Biturbo 2 turbo loader now available for general useAfter tinkering with its code, extracted from a TZX of one of the infamous Italian S.I.P.E. "tape magazines" which published hacked games for the Spe…
... returns to the following BASIC command by calling the CHECK-END ... I wrote 'BTvalues', a simple BASIC utility, to help you in ... ;
[*]write a simple BASIC program to load, first of ... POKES followed by a RANDOMIZE USR 65338 command;
[*]save your BASIC ... -
OH LA LA (an open game project)Hey there I am making a new game called "OH LA LA! " Using Jonathan Cauldwell's AGD It is a simple arcade game which "pays a tribute" to the c…
... chance to blow some bubble: if you pop a bubble trapped ... will see a regular game followed by a run in wich I ... I implemented in the game, if you get pissed, you click ... -
TZX emulation and implementing pausesHello. I'm developing a small Spectrum emulator in my spare time and I'm currently in the process of hooking up tape emulation to my code. I have a r…
... the TZX specification and wondered if anyone could give me a ... after them, or may be followed by a Pause/Stop Tape block ... -
Using downloaded WOS filesI am the new owner of a 48K Spectrum, which loads games from tape without any problems. I am not having great success with games downloaded from the…
... get the red/blue bars followed by about half a second of ... error?!). I get similar results if I use the media player ... -
Manic Miner - Loader And Screen DifferencesThere are some changes between the various releases and re-releases of Manic Miner with both the loader and the loading screen itself. Here I'll deta…
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The basic is also slightly different between ... its picture shown with the basic text display of author / ... different loader with a cheat if you type VENTAMATIC (caps needed ... shown on the loader, added by the basic:
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Nasty 'Gotcha' for multicolour timingI thought I would be better developing my multicolour routine on the 48K first, being the slowest, so it would then be sure to work on the 128K varia…
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The nasty trick is, if you perform two of these ... can do LD (nn),IX followed by LD (nn),HL since the ... 13 cycles (extended to 16 by contention). But then I should ... -
Event: Play Blackpool 3/4 May [Including Gremlin Graphics Reunion!]Hello Everyone. I couldn't see anything on the forums about Play Blackpool ([url]www.playblackpool.com[/url]) and as we just made a big announcement…
... the years. This will be followed by a Q&A session ... Graphics items for signing, or if you are still hunting that ... /> - A full tournament zone run by RetroCollect with ace prizes.
- Megaplay powered by Projector Games - crazy 24 player ... -
Poking Divide multiload TAPs no multifaceHi everyone, Before I start I would like to say sorry if somebody has figured this out before me. I finally got a job for only a month :-/ but is …
... would like to say sorry if somebody has figured this out ... is better from nothing, so if there is a similar post ... pressing the key for selection followed by .
This mounted the tape ... -
Sorting BusinessThis is a little bit different from the usual game-related fare but I know there are a few people here who like this sort of thing. This is about so…
... with variations of this program by
// uncommenting / commenting portions ... a calculator to figure out if this number made any sense ... wanted to see what happened if an almost sorted list ... placed in order but then followed by 100 random interchanges so that ... -
RANDOMIZE - still not sure what it does...Whenever I wish a random number I use RND like: 10 LET a=RND*100 20 PRINT a 30 GO TO 0 and "a" will truly be random. But if is do the following: …
... " will truly be random. But if is do the following:
If RANDOMIZE is followed by a number, like
Scrolling in BASICI remember a few BASIC typeins for other machines that claimed to be scrolling the screen. Obviously vertically its not too difficult - once you dis…
I remember a few BASIC typeins for other machines that ... seen this (not sure if its written in BASIC) on the Apple ... this could be done in BASIC on the Spectrum using Arrays ...ZX-Assembler version 0.8 (beta) releasedDear readers, yesterday I've published ZX-Assembler in its first version 0.8. It offers you some interesting features, even if I know there are …
... care about the differencies, if you want to edit sources ... command line (commands separated by
colon here), and the inverse ... />
* Error log window. If an error is found, you ... of pre-defined functions, including IF and CASE. Also, using ...+2 Grey versionsThis thread is an attempt to pin down the various hardware revisions of the +2 Grey. If anybody can provide further images from their machines or fur…
... revisions of the +2 Grey. If anybody can provide further images ... /> A six digit number proceeded by a U
U-102726 ... ]
A six digit number followed by a T, e.g.:
A six digit number proceeded by a U
U205749: 8641A ...Chompston Mazes in SpecBASAfter the discussion in ASH-II's Pacman thread, I checked out the link there about generating 2D Pacman style mazes. This one was quite good fun, …
... though that I'd see if SpecBAS can do those mazes ... we dimension our maze m() followed by some "helper" arrays - dx and ... *((mh-4)/2))*2):
IF m(x,y)=1 THEN ... spawn point x and y. If there's already a spawn ... f)+dy(d(f)):
IF l(f)>0 AND ...Wheels of Fire: Chase HQ = duff masteringAndy Barker mentioned Chase HQ in the Wheels of Fire compilation as being WIP way back in April 2005... http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/discus…
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I don't know if it ever got officially resolved ... a good checksum. However, if you try and load the ... block (6896 bytes long) followed by 1296 bytes of nothing (i ... never got fixed whereas if it was a normal ... at the time. However, if YS and SU reviewed it ...Quick tip for Basinc help file...Hi Folks, Some of you may have noticed that the Courier New font used within Basinc's help file (.CHM) is rather small these days. I have been ge…
... . Click on [b]OK[/b] followed by [b]Apply[/b] and then ... />
All being well the BASIC coding examples should now be ...Automating creation of multi-part .tap filesI'm experimenting with Zeus (Windows cross-assembler not the native one) because it has source debugging. So far it looks very promising. Up unti…
... a .tap file with a BASIC loader for me. Zeus however ... 32768
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followed by the two .bin files Zeus ...Less MIA - Peker AssemblerMIA and also missing from the database! [img]http://oi66.tinypic.com/16hw67a.jpg[/img] Peker Assembler TZX https://app.box.com/s/vdniq5c6r30…
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REM defbs - followed by space separated bytes. Define bytes ...
REM defws - followed by space separated words (short). Define ...
REM defm - followed by ASCII message. Define message
If it looks like the tape ...Question about emulators under Linux Mint.[b](*delurks*)[/b] Hi. I've recently started using Linux Mint, and I'm having trouble with a Spectrum emulator for it. (I'm also having trouble …
... of 20 seconds of silence followed by half a second of white ... limited emulator, 48K only, but if it works properly, it might ... worth switching anyway.
If you need my Linuc technical ... -ID: 03:00.0
IF: enp3s0 state: down mac:
Replaying games from Crash Issue 1Only a small conceit in the general scheme of things, but since Issue 1 of Crash was the first Spectrum mag I bought, and I remember wondering at the…
... been the first Crash Smash (if only in retrospect) but it ... a fairly easy Beserk screen followed by a stupid fast Arcadia screen ...Donate to WoSAs we edge closer to the new site switching over, we are looking at additional features, storage and the future of WoS. At the moment, the site ta…
... similar to the magazines pages, followed by software, hardware, and the rest ... raised.
Please Note: If you wish to make monthly ...Getting stuff "out of the back end"Does anyone know how to do this ? What I mean is :There are lots of WOS library files with say two learning modules on one Tape side : lets ca…
... Lesson 2 (say normal header followed by code block) and resave it ... it must be a pretty basic question ?But is it? Can ...A couple of random questions......because, why not? (1) USR0 mode on the +3/+2A/B I know of its existence, I know how it's used, and I have some games that require it to work o…
... , or typing LOAD "" in 128 BASIC? And was there some extra ... ...
1 REM XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX...
...followed by all the required POKEs?
Selling most of my Spectrum games.I've decided to sell off most of my Spectrum games and some hardware, but for now here's the games I want to get rid off. Ideally I would like to se…
... to sell as a lot, if possible. Is anyone interrested, or ... list as text first, then followed by pictures.
3D Starstrike ...LifeforceHey, guys. I finally saw the 1985 sci-fi/zombie/vampire/horror flick "Lifeforce" for the first time a week or two ago, and I've got to be honest, …
... game would it be? If we follow the plot of ... without waking them up, followed by a level set at the ... must escape from the building by means of a puzzle ... find out who is possessed by the SG, with a ... , as in the film), followed by an escape to a quarantined ...
