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Still having problems getting games to work - help!!!I'll start by saying "I'm probably being a bit thick, and am not that good with computers". I have downloaded various emulators and games, but still…
... wall when it comes to actually getting them to work.I think ... properly,because whenever I go to drag a game onto the ... -
MSX to speccy ports?World is full of speccy conversions for MSX, many of them worse than speccy original. (argh) There are MSX games which have converted to other syste…
... MSX games which have converted to other systems..
Thought ... there ANY MSX games converted to Spectrum? I don?t know ... -
Getting the java emulator to workI can't seem to get the java emulator used on WoS to work, just get an error message saying my browser doesn't support Java or has it switched off. …
I can't seem to get the java emulator used ... on WoS to work, just get an error ... assume I can get it to work again if I fiddle ... -
please help to find certain speccy art page........that I found sum time ago. (and can?t find now, of course..) On that site one guy has put his own remakes of Dizzy loading screens, there was o…
... and were showed fast enuff to make screen look .. err... non ... -speccy-like?? (I mean to look more like c64) There ... -
Anyone know about computers? #2[B]NOTE:[/B] I've now found a specific forum that might be able to help - i would delete this thread if I could. Wotcha, folks. Nothing to do with …
... forum that might be able to help - i would ... />
Nothing to do with the spec, but I know there ... probs. However, I want to write a Visual Basic application ... that can save data to a [B]specific networked ... as a '[I]peer to peer[/I]' network, and ... -
Any way to do TZX (or TAP) to WAV?Hello there again. I'd like to hear these noises once again :) I haven't got any Spectrum tapes left, but I think that converting TZX/TAP to WAV may …
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I'd like to hear these noises once again ... think that converting TZX/TAP to WAV may be possible. It ... , but it doesn't want to work with Spectrum TAPs.
.WAV to .TAPIs there any way I can convert a WAV file to a Spectrum TAP file? I'm asking this because I recently recorded sounds from a lot of spectrum games. I…
... can convert a WAV file to a Spectrum TAP file?
to play on emulator (ZXSpin), but ...Trying to make my first TZX, but it won't run..Hey :) I've finally got around to start imaging some tapes here, but unfortunately I ran into problems right away, bah. I'm trying to dump "Ace Low…
... /> I've finally got around to start imaging some tapes here ... .
I'm trying to dump "Ace Low" by CCS ... />
Any suggestions on how to proceed? I'm a noob ... .. Got tons of interesting tapes to preserve here. :)
[ This ...Took me almost 13 years to find out......that one of my demos actually made it onto a Sinclair User covertape. So there I was yesterday, looking through the no longer maintained demo arc…
... page scan - well, feel free to check out (shameless plug, and ... you may have to copy the link to make it work):
to ask the author for permission ... ?s quite a strange feeling to see your own old (and ...How to find games?Hello, I have a spectrum ZX 48 and i want to find some free games to play.Can you tell me some sites or places that i can find?
Hello,
I have a spectrum ZX 48 and i want to find some free games to play.Can you tell me some sites or places that i can find?Is this possible - Has it Been Done - Is there a Spec!!I was just wondering has anyone took an old speccy - ripped it to bits - done a bit of soldering - added a plug- connected it to a pc- So it wo…
... old speccy -
ripped it to bits -
done a bit ... a plug-
connected it to a pc-
So ... would be ultimate to use with an emulator; to give the authentic ...Does Sintech send articles to other countries?I think I am going to buy a membrane from Sintech. But I am in Turkey. Will they send the membrane to me? If so, are deliveries from Germany to Turke…
I think I am going to buy a membrane from Sintech ... Will they send the membrane to me? If so, are ... deliveries from Germany to Turkey expensive? I don't ... want to multiply the money by 2 ... customs? I especially want to have the help of German ...OT: Do you know how to stop HP printer's revenge?I have a HP DeskJet 5652 printer. When i end a job by forcing the printer, it starts to take pages and write some weird things on it? Do you know how…
... forcing the printer, it starts to take pages and write some ... it? Do you know how to stop this bad thing? It ...Did a ZX printer murder my poor Spec 48k+?????Hello, I'm a new member. My question... today I received a 2nd hand ZX printer. It was clean in good condition. I saw no reason why I would not work…
... /> I dont have the balls to try it on another spectrum ...Help needed to speed up functionCan anyone help me to re-factor this code snippet. The "MAP" section holds information about which tiles go where on the screen (handled by another f…
Can anyone help me to re-factor this code snippet. ... code uses the "MAP" section to work out what colour each ...The Wife Says "they've Got to Go" !!!!!!!!!!!!The Wife says they've Got to go - So here's the first batch. [url="http://search.ebay.co.uk/zx-spectrum_W0QQsofocusZbsQQsbrftogZ1QQfromZR10QQfrppZ5…
... Wife says they've Got to go - So here's the ...How to play Chaos?This has probably been asked countless times before, but is there a FAQ for Chaos? Ive never played the game, as I don't like strategy games, but I t…
... so many people seem to think it's exceptional, ... and I want to broaden my emulation horizons, ... might have written a FAQ to cover the basics.
... guide rather than a guide to completing the game. So, ... if anyone can point me to a site/FAQ/whatever, ...How do I convert score to 00000 formatWhat is the quickest and best way in machine code to display the score formatted in zeros. For example, My score is currently 320, so I want it to …
What is the quickest and best way in machine code to display the score formatted in zeros.
For example,
My score is currently 320, so I want it to appear:
00320
Any help would be greatly appreciatedI used to have a mouse...for my computer that is.Can anybody help me out here? I had a mouse for my speccy that was advertised in a mail order advert, but my dad aint' to keen on ordering stuff ove…
... advert, but my dad aint' to keen on ordering stuff over ... the phone so we went to the actual address which was ...A very Slovakian adventure........Forever Hex DemopartyHey guys........I will be traveling from London Luton to Bratislava, and then onto Trencin for Forever Hex (the 8-bit Demo party - March 18-20)......…
... be traveling from London Luton to Bratislava, and then onto Trencin ... there any
other UK Spec-fans going for this party ...Write to ROM=crash?I've read in quite a few places that writing to the ROM causes a crash but on the assembly listing the comments for poke say: "Happily no check is ma…
I've read in quite a few places that writing to the ROM causes a crash but on the assembly listing the comments for poke say:
"Happily no check is made as to whether ROM or RAM is addressed."
Does this mean that pushing a value when SPSuggestions for games to test emulators?I'm going to be doing a comparision of a few different emulators, and was wondering if anyone had good suggestions of games to use as a 'benchmark' t…
I'm going to be doing a comparision of ... suggestions of games to use as a 'benchmark' to compare them. Obviously ...All I Have To Do Is DreamLast night I had a silly dream involving going into a second hand shop and finding the first 40 issues of Crash in the corner for 50p each. As is tra…
... traditional for dreams, I go to where they are but seem ... to have difficulty finding them, and ...Help reqd to fix some damaged .tzx filesDue to an oversight setting up Taper a few years ago, numerous .tzx files had some of their pauses reset to 0. I've gradually been fixing these as an…
Due to an oversight setting up Taper ... some of their pauses reset to 0. I've gradually been ... .
I'd like to fix a few more, so ... /> Austerlitz 1805.tzx
Back To The Future - Part III.tzx ...How To Upload BASIC program To WOS archiveIn 1987 when i was 15 years old,i wrote a program in BASIC on my Speccy 128 called ART STUDIO..yeah i know Its the only basic program i have ever wr…
... i have ever written and..to my total surprise..i was ... able to rescue the program from the ... Spectaculator!!
I would like to stick it in the archive ... how do i send it to WOS in a format that ...Quickest Assembly to find if point in rectangleWhat is the fastest way to see if a point is in a rectangle. e.g rectangle is 10,10 100,10 100,40 10,40 how do i know if a point (e.g 20,20) is in…
What is the fastest way to see if a point is in a rectangle.
e.g rectangle is 10,10 100,10 100,40 10,40
how do i know if a point (e.g 20,20) is in the rectangle, as fast as possible in assemblySpin to save where last loaded game was from?Is their and any way to get spin to remember the last place it loaded a .tzx .dsk etc from? Every time i load up spin 505 again it has reset and i h…
Is their and any way to get spin to remember the last place ... has reset and i have to go find the games all ...RGB to Television for Spectrum+ 128So, after acquiring a Spectrum+ 128, I was looking forward to connecting it up to my telly via the RGB socket. Now, I did have oen that I bought aaaa…
... was looking forward to connecting it up to my telly via the ... 've had alook at how to make those bad boys, too ...Good way to use old Speccy games - Fighting Fantasy OnlineDon't know if anyone on here used to like Fighting Fantasy books, but i noticed recently that in the 80s it looks like they put the books as text adv…
... if anyone on here used to like Fighting Fantasy books, but ... website and they have linked to those games and a speccy ... emulator for you to play!
i ... that was a great thing to do really, it's not ... sure if you can get to the games if you don ...Map to screen address problemCan anyone help me out with what I guess is a screen address calculation problem. I need to calculate the screen address of a tile based on a number…
... problem.
I need to calculate the screen address of ... on a number from 0 to 143. Each tile is 2 ... getting tricky when I have to calculate for the other screen ... or provide a code snippet to do this. I?ve tried ...
