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The Mattel Aquarius not so great / rather mediocre threada friend had 1 back in the day .. ?59 or something in Asda.. rubber keyboard like speccy 2 great games though , dungeons and dragons + burgertime :)…
a friend had 1 back in the day .. ?59 or something in Asda.. rubber keyboard like speccy
2 great games though , dungeons and dragons + burgertime :)
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SE Basic questionsI've got a 128k heatsink machine which I'm working on modding to include a proper keyboard and built in DivIDE+.. Was I right in reading that the S…
I've got a 128k heatsink machine which I' ... on modding to include a proper keyboard and built in DivIDE+..
Was I right in reading that ... -
Is it a Name That Game? Yes it is!I remembered a game, that I'm sure it's from speccy, I must have played it betwen 87/89 but it might be older... all I can remember about it, was th…
I remembered a game, that I'm sure ... the grafics where somewhat 3D (in a way they reminded me Sentinel ... charecter used sort of a space suit with a back pack with ... -
Amperage drastic reduction in a rubber 48KWell, I am now with the approach of a drastic reduction ZXSpectrum amperage. As a first step would change the Z80 processor for other (Z80C). Unfortu…
... now with the approach of a drastic reduction ZXSpectrum amperage. As ... a first step would change the ... /> My goal is to reach a consumption 1800mAh or less with ... -
DivIDE questionsHi All, I'm the proud owner of two DivIDE interfaces, that I have just "inherited" from a friend. One of them is the original one and the other one …
... problems when plugged to a 48k rubber keyboard Spectrum:
1 ... ignored and nothing happens, also in a few cases the Spectrum freezes ... can check with another Spectrum in case of need, I have ... way to upgrade the FATware in my standard DivIDE? I have ... -
Three Weeks in Paradise V3.0 releasedTeam SpecNG has released V3.0 of our remake. It can be downloaded from the official site: [url]www.specng.org[/url] New in version 3.0 ============…
... code is a lot faster in slower machines because of a change in the ... /> 8. Fixes:
a) Changing the settings in the help screen would ... room.
c) Running TWIP in a desktop window now has borders ... for a few seconds.
f) If we had the in-game ... -
Upgrading the Humble Spectrum 128 +2 (Grey)Hello there my fellow WoS'ers I am at a subtle in-pass in my wants for one of my +2 motherboards. I received this mobo, DOA in a job lot from fleab…
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I am at a subtle in-pass in my wants for one ... this mobo, DOA in a job lot from fleabay a good year or ... some very few projects started in this area, instead of having ... allow me to connect a PS2 IBM keyboard and use it with ... -
Looking for a songstress (FOUND HER!)Saw her on TV earlier this year. She must be somewhat recently "famous" or known for her music as I saw her perform the same song on two different l…
... ).
Kinda looks look a young Janet Jackson. She had ... back, it was up in a pointy bun on top above ... say it was something like a sped-up techno? jazz (maybe ... high on caffeine ... or experiencing a sugar rush.
Anywho ... -
Please identify if possible (picture in first post)Hi guys, Anyone seen anything like this before? I have google'd it and came back with nothing so I expect it is a hack of some sort? Is that even …
... so I expect it is a hack of some sort? Is ... />
Would this be a ZX81 with a rubber keypad or more ... than likely to be a 48K in a ZX81 case?
Retro/Vintage store in St. Petersburg?Retro/Vintage store in St. Petersburg? In a couple of weeks im off on a trip to St.Petersburg, Russia. As i might have some serious amount of slackti…
Retro/Vintage store in St. Petersburg?
In a couple of weeks im off ... on a trip to ...mrs.t in hospital drama and I missed my breakfastI spent most the day in a&e with mrs.t, bored. After whinging on about her tummy aching all yesterday, she went to the doctor - despite me insisting …
I spent most the day in a&e with mrs.t, ... told her to go to a&e. So, I had ... and put her on a drip. Might operate in the morning if ... /> So, I just got in, and had a sandwich.
erm ...Am I the only one left in the world without locks?With reference to this post: [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=34293[/url] Which seems 'alien' to me to live in a place wh…
... alien' to me to live in a place where security and well ... Am I the only one in the world that has frequently ... night and is still there in the morning.
3-Not one break in.
4-No ... neighbor, anyone can just walk in.
8- ...48k IssuesJust got a 48k Spectrum (a replacement for a faulty +) from the helpful guys at Flashback, and had a tape deck delivered today. The keyboard seems t…
Just got a 48k Spectrum (a replacement for a faulty +) from the helpful ... had a tape deck delivered today.
The keyboard seems ... loaded (eventually... get to that in a sec) the keys fail. ... here for advice despite ordering a brand new 48k membrane ( ...traversing a multi-vertices graph structureWell, I'm on redesigning the route evaluation routine in my Fighting Fantasy utility, as the current method has some intractable bugs in it. The part…
... tracking incidences of passing through a location in a structure with up to ... it would need a quarter megabyte of memory. In any particular ... structure only a very small number ... I can build a list of those in advance of actually ...Trying to recall a children's bookHowdy folks. I'm trying to remember the name of a children's book I read around the mid-80s in the UK. It's something that really stuck with me but I…
... read around the mid-80s in the UK. It's ... /> It's about a girl who lives in a house (by herself ... I'm pretty sure) in the middle of a ... a really young kids book and was quite disturbing in ... my memory.
I'm pretty sure it's a ...Kiwi OS for z80 computerHi everyone, Nearly made my z80 computer with 2K ROM 32K RAM. It has an OS im still writing called Kiwi (apple, blackberry, you get the idea ;D) he…
...
KEYSCAN_FUN
IN A, (04) ;SCAN FUNCTION KEYBOARD
CP $00 ;IS ... /> _COMPARE
IN A,($04) ;LOAD A WITH FUNCTION KEYBOARD
CP 01h ...
IN A, (3) ;SCAN THE BINARY KEYBOARD
LD C, A ;LOAD C ...getting a windows header text ?thought someone here might know. how to grab the text from a windows program window.. the actual text NOT graphics (e.g. ctrl- print screen) or show…
... to grab the text from a windows program window.. the ... spectrum forums " as a header..
easy in a webpage to view ... source.. but is there a prog that ... shows "window" settings ?
thanks in ...Opus Discovery with 48K ZX SpectrumI often forget to list my eBay stuff on the UK site, like this set that I put on the Dutch eBay. So for those who are interested and missed it: [url…
... /> The ZX Spectrum has a new keyboard membrane, so it works perfectly ... !
It has a reset ... button on the right, built in by a previous owner.
Replacing the keyboard membrane is not very easy ...Commodore 64 - First time trying - REVIEW & Pictures!Right, so the 2nd hand shop was selling this Commodore and accessories. So I decided to buy it, as I've never had a Commodore and this is my first ti…
... as they seem a little smaller than a std. PC keyboard.
... imagine? A "professional" product and theres a blatant typo in the ... The keyboard is nice though (considering its made in the 80 ... Unfortunately.
And in case you're wondering........ its ...Spectrum +128K Toaster Rack & a skanky Spectrum +2A Bath - Incl. naked pictures!Ok, so today was another productive day to complete 2x Spectrums with their baths and assembly. One fat and grey +2A and one sleek sexy 128K The grey…
... ok, so she just needed a bath.
The 128K was ... whatever the hell it is in a spray can.
Both ... />
What a nice rack she has!
a CD player or MP3 player ... do I get to use a MP3 player to load MP3 ...checking bits in BASICThe question of manipulating bit patterns in BASIC was raised recently in this [thread=35728]Keys redefine routine and key check[/thread] thread. I s…
... manipulating bit patterns in BASIC was raised recently in this [thread= ... BASIC, with a little loop to build a binary number in a string, and ... also a method using ... br />
It's a work in progress ... :) So I got ...Paint it blackI opened this professional Speccy keyboard and to my amazement there was no classic ZX PCB "in the basement". Just this - [IMG]http://3.bp.blogspot.…
... was no classic ZX PCB "in the basement". Just this -
a mechanical keyboard with individual switches, no ... this keyboard is that it has two RESET buttons. One in the ... bottom left and one in the top right ...Did you have a favourite/hated game genre?Tried a quick forum search but couldn't see anything specific on this. Thinking of the YS top 100 thread, it struck me that growing up with the spec…
... . (Think I'm in a distinct minority here though).< ... ]Arcade adventures[/B] - anything in the WOS top 100 I ... ] - I enjoyed quite a few of these (although I ... br />
Not a definitive list, but I can ... I'm not particularly interested in now.
...The development of (possibly) the worst car in the world...which is of course the Morris Marina. For some reason, YouTube gave me this as a suggested video (I don't know why!). It was interesting at least.…
... across two lanes of a motorway with a crosswind gust) and the ... one you can see in the picture above, a K reg (1972 ... but he kept it in a garage and in mint condition. The saloon ... then they subsequently got mired in committes, and turned into really ...2 blown PSUs in one dayI got a SAM Coupe today, and the PSU started to smoke as soon as I turned it on. Since the Spectrum +3 PSU looked up to powering the SAM, I wired to…
... /> I put a disk drive in to try to load a disk blind ... - which worked for a ... no LED. I had a look in the PSU and sure enough ... so I got a new one and put it in. Still the ... 5V pins to 12V, resulting in a burning smell and smoke.
probably a stupid question about RST16I'm using the 'hello world' code borrowed from [url=http://equant-retrochallenge.blogspot.com/2008/07/zx-spectrum-assembly-programming-under.html]her…
... ; Spectrum: Print the character in 'A'
inc hl ; Move ... the machine solid. Looking in the debugger it seems ... pointer or anything like that in the meantime.
in the meantime.
Little experiment in ULA+Just tried Image 2 ULAPlus and this is the result: View it: [url]http://jbacteria.antoniovillena.es/48s?scarlett.tap[/url] Download it (you must ex…
... /> Download it (you must execute in a supported emulator like SpecEmu):
Atarisoft's Pacman in a lot of gamesI've found on eBay [URL="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sinclair-ZX-spectrum-programs-and-games-/270840719897?pt=UK_VintageComputing_RL&hash=item3f0f5d6a1…
... =UK_VintageComputing_RL&hash=item3f0f5d6a19#ht_500wt_1202"]a lot of games[/URL] that ... for someone as there is a medium size box of Atarisoft ...Is it possible to access the +3 disk drive via m/c in USR0 mode?Is it possible to access the disk drive of the +3 via m/c +3DOS calls when running in USR0 mode? I ask because I'm having an awful lot of trouble ge…
... crashes horribly in the DOS_OPEN call in USR0 mode ... basic. I've tried in a few different emulators (Fuse/ ... working fine in +3 basic, I have a file called ... modified from post 39 in [URL="http://www. ... a
pop bc
ei
; rest of code in ...Repairing a faulty 48K issue 2.I am investigating one of a pair of non-working issue 2 48K Spectrums that have been sitting in a cupboard untouched for quite a few years. I haven…
... /> have been sitting in a cupboard untouched for quite a few years.
in
neatly).
It produces a display ... more-or-less exactly like the one in ... by testing it in another
Spectrum and a working ULA ...
