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bored in hospitalPicture the scene... You have occiasional stays in hospital for a medical condition and you're on your own in Triage or in a ward with NO telly and t…
Picture the scene...
You have occiasional stays in hospital for a medical condition and you're on your own in Triage or in a ward with NO telly and the conversation's
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My New Spectrum a TV star??Yesterday I stumbled across a wonderful shop in Cardiff called the 80's toy shop. Guess what they sell??..... hee hee. Anyway I got talking to the ow…
Yesterday I stumbled across a wonderful shop in Cardiff called the 80's ... last year used in a TV show. He mentioned a Ruth somebody or ... [/img]
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Formula for creating a fixture listI'm writing a football management game with 20 teams in each division stored in a string array T$(1) to T$(20). However i can't figure out how to cr…
... game with 20 teams in each division stored in a string array T ... figure out how to create a fixture list where each team ... -
Protecting intellectual property (Software) in the UK.Lets say that hypothetically I was to write a killer app and begin selling it online, and I did not want competitors and or the open source community…
... I was to write a killer app and begin ... />
How does one in the UK protect their software ... if I designed a application that did something in a way no other ... was designed for. How in the UK once I began ... selling said idea from a website could I stop ... -
zx spectrum ULAis the ULA in the 16K the same as in the 48K could you take the 16K ULA and place it in a 48K I ask this because i have a speccy thats dogy with th…
is the ULA in the 16K the same as in the 48K
could you take the 16K ULA and place it in a 48K
I ask this because i have a speccy thats dogy with the graphics and my 16K has keyboard issues
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FA: ZX Spectrum 128k - Boxed with accessories and gameJust found this awesome little treasure trove of a website! I'm selling my ZX Spectrum 128k (heatsink version) and thought I'd put a notice up in he…
... awesome little treasure trove of a website!
... I'd put a notice up in here so the ... and it really is a superb example of that ... has also had a new keyboard membrane fitted, at a cost of ... jpg[/IMG]
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48k Rubber Keys + Bits and BobsNow my pristine 128k has gone, I'm selling all the other bits and bobs left over. As this is a dedicated Speccy site, you lot get first dibs, anyth…
... a job lot EBay auction. Note items are located in ... working, but needs a new keyboard membrane (?5 on ... being one of them. In pretty good nick otherwise ... ear connector, both internal keyboard connectors, the membrane ... are interested in an we can arrange a price. ... -
Spectrum games that *should* existRight, I'm bored (or "working hard" if any of my bosses walk past) so to kill the time, I've decided to become a games designer. Or post crap about s…
... make controls easier for the keyboard).
< ... long as the enemy is in a Spectrum game, I mean, but ... them. Unless there's a weapon suppressor in place that stops you ... little aeroplane that Monty files in Auf Weidersehen Money, and flies ... -
PoC for a ULA video generator described using Handel-C and a Basys FPGA board.Recently, I've taken a course about hardware design for video processing using FPGA's. The HDL used in the course was Handel-C, a C look alike langua…
... FPGA's. The HDL used in the course was Handel-C ... /> The FPGA runs several FSM in parallel: one of them is ... ULA video generation FSM, which in turn uses the VGA sync ... /> For comparison purposes, a BASIC program running in a emulated Spectrum using Spectaculator ... -
Spectrum 48k - Rubber Keys + PSU + Books[B][COLOR="Red"]SOLD[/COLOR][/B] Starting a new thread specifically for this mini-bundle. Unfortunately the previous sale fell through as the postal …
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Starting a new thread specifically for ... postal order payment got lost in the post!
a new keyboard membrane (?8 on ... being one of them. In pretty good nick otherwise:< ...
Comes with a jury rigged PSU, Fully working ... -
Somebody just threw a pipe through the window..?!? WTFWas just browsing the web as often late @night, and suddenly heard a big bang, the noise of glass breaking, ... WTF :-? 1st thought was that perhaps…
... live on the 2nd floor in a big building with multiple occupants ... floor so it wasn't in my room. 2 girls ... were sleeping in the room that was hit ... it was an attempted break-in. But that makes no ... sense since light in my room (directly above it ... -
Picked up a hardware haul todayToday i picked up locally 6 rubber key speccys 1 Interface one 2 Vic 20's The speccys are all in a bit of a tired state and need some tlc, most with …
... /> The speccys are all in a bit of a tired state and need ... tv just will not tune in properly to 36, but from ... work, bunged the multiface 1 in the back but that wont ... on the other hand are a different kettle of fish, very ... right now as it has a weird 2 pin power ... -
A fast DRAW routineI was investigating how to speed up the line drawing for the [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=20225"]BASIC compiler[/URL]…
... everything using only registers in memory with a Bresenham's algorithm. ... gets pixel mask in A register
ld b, a
inc ... /> ld e, a ; Saves it in free E register
;; Puts the A register MASK in (HL)
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PC in a spectrum 48k bodyHow hard do you think this would be, here i found some one who managed to make one into a linux running pc but im think windows. He used some quite n…
... managed to make one into a linux running pc but im ...Spectrum+ power pack for a rubber-keyed machine?Quick question: Is anything bad going to happen if I use a Spectrum+ power brick for a regular 48k Speccy? I'm dimly aware there are some differenc…
... if I use a Spectrum+ power brick for a regular 48k Speccy ... last time it was tried in a 48k+ (though it did buzz ... I hit ebay looking for a new brick.A clever method of using a single 8-bit register to be used for two things at a timeI don't know if this is the way the SAVE routine in the Spectrum works. Anyway, this is what I've learned today. I've been commented the disassembly…
... the way the SAVE routine in the Spectrum works. Anyway, ... that supposely shifts each bit in a byte so it can be ... to be repeated 8 times. In short: I didn't ... found a register that holds 8, and in each turn ... instruction loads whatever it is in the carry to the ...+2b faulty keyboardhi. a friend has recently acquired a +2b that was sold as working. when switched on the menu is is displayed fine but none of the keys can be persua…
hi.
a friend has recently acquired a +2b that was sold ... chips, disassembled and cleaned the keyboard, and inspected it for physical ... the next step would be a new keyboard membrane. is there anything ...Best way for programming in BASIC?New to the ZX Spectrum, and fixing up ccowley's vbSpec emulator. Aside from that, I would also like to try programming a game or two in BASIC. What's…
New to the ZX Spectrum, and fixing up ccowley's vbSpec emulator. Aside from that, I would also like to try programming a game or two in BASIC. What's the fastest way to program in BASIC in a Windows environment?Singularity (a great first person shooter)I thought I'd post this as I've just played a very good modern game that for some reason most people seem not to have heard of, so maybe some of you …
... of it is that in the 1940s a new element, exclusive to ... island (be it in a corner of a room, a suitcase, a locker, a dumpster, etc ... MENSA worthy either. Alright, so in a FPS they never are, and ... the game.
Maybe in a sequel (which I certainly hope ...What constitutes a rare spectrum game?Ive just finished re-typing in a games list after my hard drive had a fault. I have a number of titles, but what is a rare title? Pre 84? Is ther…
Ive just finished re-typing in a games list after my hard drive had a fault. I have a number of titles, but what is a rare title? Pre 84? Is there a list anywhere?
Thanks in advanceA thousand core CPU?Maybe this is old news to most people on here, but according to: [url]http://www.zdnet.co.uk/news/emerging-tech/2010/12/25/intel-why-a-1000-core-chi…
... 2010/12/25/intel-why-a-1000-core-chip-is- ... =453[/url]
a 1,000 core CPU is ... thought 1GB video RAM was a waste, especially if only used ... but imagine having a 1,000 core CPU in your PC. All ... couldn't fully utilise that in a home PC?
...Erasing DVDs in Windows 7Windows 7 is giving problems again and preventing me from performing simple operations. I want to erase a DVD RW disk. When its put in Windows sees …
... to erase a DVD RW disk. When its put in Windows ... sees it was a DVD-RW and ... panel acts as if its a standard 789mb cd. When ... I right click the disk in my computer I see ... but offer no actual solution in a rather vain and obvious attempt ...Movie Critique (posh way of saying this is a film recommendation thread!)We haven't had a film recommendation thread for ages (so it seems), so I thought we should get a new one started, and hopefully everyone will post wh…
... it started, I'll bung in a few titles. No real spoilers ... are here, unless they are in a spoiler box of course.
a comedy set in an modern American city ... and similar) who is in a high pressure finance job and ...118 118 what a rip off.i called them for a number and they said would i like to be put through. (they didn't give me the number) so im speaking to the people i got put thr…
i called them for a number and they said would ... of cred. 5 quid gone in a matter of minutes.
a mate to look the number ...Do you believe in alien life?Do you believe in alien life? That is, life anywhere but on Earth? So do you believe that there is life on other planets, or do you instead believ…
... is the only planet in the universe that has ... that there are a literally billions of galaxies in the universe, ... if only one star in a million sees life on it ... week, week in and week out, for a thousand years ... very unlikely that anything in this star system (our ...Working with DOS and Plus D disks on a +2A/+3Don't know if this will be of interest to anyone, but once in a while someone asks how to do it. Dominic Morris has given permission for WOS to distr…
... to anyone, but once in a while someone asks how to ... is to use discdos while in +3 mode. Any advice ... with a disciple connected to a +3 - I wrote a nice ... easy to disassemble and add in the necessary extra poke ( ... WOS and can be found in /pub/sinclair/tools/unix ...Trouble with Spectrum +2 keyboardHey everyone, I'm having trouble with the 1,2,3,4,5 keys on my ZX Spectrum +2. It's been like that since I bought it from eBay. The PT No. is 40060/…
... to fix it without buying a replacement keyboard?
Many thanks ...A major revamp of a computerI'm thinking about buying this motherboard here: [url]http://www.asrock.com/MB/overview.asp?Model=A330GC[/url] AFAICT the DIMM slots for RAM are the…
... be problematic to use those in a slower system?
Here ... is unclear if the PSU in my case is 20 pin ...Need help with a DOS commandI've searched for hours in a row and I've been searching for a couple days now, but I can't find a way to log on to a local machine using DOS. This i…
I've searched for hours in a row and I've been ... machine using DOS. This is a specific situation where the welcome ... to be logged on as a user in order to have full ... t (even though it's a fresh/clean copy of explorer ... be able to logon as a user, using DOS. Tried " ...True 3D in PC gaming?What ever happened to Nvidia's (I think it was them) claims that they would be making true 3D possible using their drivers and suitable glasses? I'm …
... much reason to see this in action, but it's ... from calculations that show where in 3D space everything is, ... , and then display the results in a '3D' montage (albeit one ... less detail on screen in exchange for true 3D.< ... believing that the image in front of me is ...
