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Modding My +2I have been really thinking about modding my +2 but before i go into doing it I need some tools. First off is a soldering iron, Would a 12w solderin…
... /> First off is a soldering iron, Would a 12w soldering iron be ... i would have to fill in the part where the tape ... be ok to either buy a black keyboard +2A or +3 and ... would it make more sense in just buying one and swaping ... -
The rescue of a coil.The problem at hand was a known defect transformer from the switching convertor inside a Spectrum. Both windings are not interrupted and not intercon…
... wire. During the unwinding process a few 'sticky' moments are noticeable ... is attached, the other probe in a small dot of steelwool to ... many places. Visual inspection later in good light confirms this.
in the right direction from the ... -
Invalid combination of operands and opcodesIt says the error in the title, why is this?? [CODE] ORG 0000 LD HL, 63000 ;LOAD HL WITH STACK LOCATION LD SP, HL ;SET STACK POINTER TO HL LD A, …
... (STARTING OPTION CHANGED BY KEYBOARD)
LD C,A
;###########################################
KEYBOARD_SCAN_MENU
IN A, (1) ;RETRIVE KEYBOARD
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SLIGHT GHOSTING EFFECTI've recently dusted down my old 128K Spectrum (toast rack version) from the attic, purchased and fitted a new keyboard membrane and purchased a scar…
... , purchased and fitted a new keyboard membrane and purchased a scart lead from ... fine apart from a faint ghosting of vertical lines in the "paper ... " area of the screen - not in the "border" area - if this ... -
A 30th Anniversary ProjectHappy new year (belatedly...) So with the 30th anniversary approaching, I've decided to do a hardware project to celebrate it. Something hands-on (o…
... needs to control. In my design, it controls a VCO (voltage controlled ... AY chip in a 128K machine or the beeper circuit in a 48K. (Or ... it could be used as a game ... , made up of 2 gates in a 40106. One has the antenna ... -
Would you play a game called...?As Partridge once said, "It's just an idea" so. . . Rooster Booster - In which you play a Rooster (starts out on a farm, ends up in Space). There's…
... - In which you play a Rooster (starts out on a farm, ends up in ... Hoose) - In which you play a Moose (and maybe a Mouse). In a Hoose.
Pleasant Pheasant Plucker - In ... -
Faulty rubber speccy - advice neededHello all speccy hardware gurus :) Recently I moved to a new flat and after a long time have some space (and time) to dig out my old Speccy hardware…
... . One of them still in a profi-style keyboard case "INES", an addon ... Spectrum in the eighties. I think that keyboard case might be a rarity ... with the keyboard cables and connectors and I had a fully functional ... -
storing machine code in BASICA couple of years ago I posted a routine for storing machine code between PROG & VARS, based on an idea in Toni Baker's "Mastering Machine Code". Thi…
... , based on an idea in Toni Baker's "Mastering Machine ... , as if it was in a REM; but it doesn' ... m/c is effectively in the PROG area, because ... statement assigns the variables in the required format as if ... /> DEF FN p(a)=PEEK a+256*PEEK (a+1):
DEF ... -
Latest Fuse built from SVN on Debian Squeeze, would anyone like a tutorial?I have just build the latest version of [url="http://fuse-emulator.sourceforge.net/"]Fuse[/url] from source on my Debian Squeeze desktop system. It …
... nicely and has a couple of features not available in the last ... wondering would anyone be interested in a tutorial on how to do ... -
Worst gaffes you've made in gamesWhat is the worst gaffe or gaffes you've made in a game? Can be a stupid own goal at football, walked straight off a cliff in some game or other, sho…
... you've made in a game? Can be a stupid own ... football, walked straight off a cliff in some game or other ... shooting a bush (believe it or not) in Rebelstar 2 ... torch ammo left is a classic when you haven ... Rygel's Revenge (?) is a classy text adventure, swear and ... -
ZX Spectrum TowerHi all, i am working on a ZX Spectrum 48K build in a PC tower case. Is there anyone who did it before? I have some questions duo the PSU. I have to g…
... am working on a ZX Spectrum 48K build in a PC tower case ... DC. I am thinking about a resistor.....
I wanna ... use an adapter, for the keyboard i think the solution will ... be the Keyboard interface.
Well let ... -
Strange behaviour in real hardware but not in emulatorsWell, at least not in any emulator I've tried. I've been reported by fellow forum member Macc that both our Maritrini Monster Slayer and Retroworks'…
... . I've used a Spectrum 128 setting in both Spectaculator and ZX ... warns that if a previous 128K model is set in a way that ... I contains a value between $C0 ... can happen if a contended RAM page is paged in, and this ... -
BUG in zxspin and SpecEmu - read Loading speed in WAV fileI'm created a new save, but it can run at 44.1 KHz, to test it, i make a new file from WAV 44.1 KHz to 88.2 KHz. Load this file in a emulator zx-spin…
I'm created a new save, but it ... to test it, i make a new file from WAV 44 ... 2 KHz. Load this file in a emulator zx-spin 0.7 ... 88.2 KHz to make a perfect wav file for this ... loading scheme.
In wav file of 44,1 ... KHz, in 256 bytes have up to ... -
cat in the gardenno it's not a euphemism for something else.. I put the washing out early in the day only to find loads of feathers about, then went to where the s…
no it's not a euphemism for something else..
... put the washing out early in the day only to ... the sheds are and found a dead wood pigeon.. no ... happen . it's obviously a ginger cat that comes into ... of the bird, in a public bin.. put in carrier bags etc.. ... -
How much space does a number take?Hi Folks, Could someone please remind me how much memory a number takes up in a BASIC listing. For example, if you had: [CODE]100 LET a=3000[/CODE…
... me how much memory a number takes up in a BASIC listing. For ... :
[CODE]100 LET a=3000[/CODE]
does the ... the number
so in total it requires 10 bytes ... -
The ZX Spectrum on your PC - Second editionHello folks. Long time no see and all that :) Having recently observed that the 30th anniversary of the Speccy is approaching, I decided I couldn't …
... something and am now about a quarter of the way ... be able to point me in the direction of any ... major new happenings in the Spectrum world over ... it would be just a wireless keyboard for use with emulators ... this? I did do a search on the forums but ... -
ZX80 -> ZX81 keyboard overlayI recently received a ZX80 with a ZX81 keyboard foil, so I thought. But it turns out being only an overlay (fortunately!): [IMG]http://benophetinte…
The impossible made possibleSome years ago Miguel Angel Rodriguez Jodar and I developed the PC Keyboard Interface (still available at SellMyRetro.com). The interface however wa…
... and I developed the PC Keyboard Interface (still available at ... Z80 in those models, which are needed to let the PC Keyboard ... 24"]put one in a PC case[/URL] with PC Keyboard Interface.
keyboard):
[IMG]http:// ...UK Postal RatesFollowing the announcement of the new UK postal rates from 30th April, I have done a quick calculation based on keyboard membranes, our most popular …
... , I have done a quick calculation based on keyboard membranes, our most ... />
For example, a packet (eg a large keyboard membrane) sent within the ... UK will see an increase in ...Another towerAfter reading about Abelientje working on his ZX Spectrum tower, I couldn't resist myself... Abelientjes 48K tower project: [url]http://www.worldofsp…
... url]
Modded a PC Keyboard interface to trigger NMI instead ... button because it was now in the way.
... IMG]
And that in one evening...
Todo ... some led ligting in the case
- Maybe a transparent sidepanel?
zx81: is there a 16kb ram limit for basic?first of all, sorry to all about posting a question about zx81 in a forum mostly about zx-spectrum - i didn't want to offtopic questions here anyway,…
... to all about posting a question about zx81 in a forum mostly about ... />
i tried to recode a zx-spectrum game (found here ...New game not listed in the archive found in a websiteHairy, as read in this thread: [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?p=615097#post615097[/url] has found this game, which is no…
Hairy, as read in this thread:
[url] ... this game, which is not in WoS yet.
The thing ...new Loading Scheme, test in real spectrum this weekendThis weekend i will test a loading Scheme real Spectrum, i make a demo, to test it, and record video in a given mobile. I did some calculations, and…
This weekend i will test a loading Scheme real Spectrum, i ... test it, and record video in a given mobile.
I ... work and it is not a fake?
I need call ... for Zx Spectrum[/URL]
In this video "decicoder" load at ...Overflow Detection while Scanning a Number from a StringI've got some strange behaviour from a subroutine that reads a number from a string and converts it to a 32-bit long. It's C's strtol if it helps to…
... I am using a 40-bit unsigned 32x8 multiply in the main ... what about a representation of a base X number in a binary register? Does ... ; 2^n (ie a*b is represented in n bits)
then ... is it true that
a ...Classic Games 4 also released in SpainAs per this seller that has the game in a spanish site: [url]http://www.todocoleccion.net/lote-juegos-spectrum-cid-the-eidolon-classic-games-4~x2729…
As per this seller that has the game in a spanish site:
[url]http://www.todocoleccion.net/lote-juegos-spectrum-cid-the-eidolon-classic-games-4~x27294107[/url]Does this exist?Yesterday's thread on whether we prefer emulators vs. the real thing got me thinking ( [I]Careful, hard-hat area! -Ed[/I] ) Has a Speccy (any model)…
... converted to basically work as a keyboard for a PC? Not for the ... the Speccy in use would basically work as a secondary keyboard to the ... one would still "need" a regular PC-keyboard for CTRL, ALT, SHIFT ...Newbie needs help!!I own a 48K Speccy bought at a Car boot sale and would love to get it working although I haven't the faintest Idea what I am doing! It had a dodgy k…
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It had a dodgy keyboard but I've since fitted ... a new membrane so it ... all.
When loading a game, it flashes and has ... I just tried to load a Chess Tape and it had ... loading bars and flashes but in the middle it said " ...Together in Electric DreamsTogether in Electric Dreams is a new play by Daniel Thackery that will be shown at the first Greater Manchester Fringe Festival starting in July 2012…
Together in Electric Dreams is a new play by Daniel Thackery ... Greater Manchester Fringe Festival starting in July 2012.
[url ... and the action takes place in a restaurant in 1986.
As ... been told bit by bit in a number of books over 26 ...Rick Dickinson Q&AHi all, As part of our mini-interview-series with notable Spectrum folks, we're shortly interviewing Rick Dickinson for Imperica magazine. [URL="ht…
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Feel free to send in a question and we'll pass ...
