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How to Use a real Physical Old Style Retro ZX Spectrum INFREQUENTLY and EFFECTIVELY.These days a lot of WOSSERS use emulators most of the time but like to get out the old Speccy ,every once in a while ,for a quick nostalgic revisit .…
... a "rubber key" Spectrum and tried it out with the marked ... Plus yesterday) .But today with the "rubber key" Spectrum It sat lower ... So the lists of snags with an interface is starting to ... that in standard ( Spectrums with proper feet) circumstances my cased ... -
[NEW] Speccy for Android ReleasedHello, All! A while ago, I have released the Android version of [i]Speccy[/i], my ZX Spectrum emulator. It emulates Spectrum 16k, 48k, 128k, +2, +2A…
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* Fixed saving states with a hardware key.
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specie external keyboard - revision one -[img]https://photos.app.goo.gl/pqeYpXnLqTwYkLvKA[/img] revision one of my external keyboard ... wow it actually worked after a little bit of crash…
... lower 5 data lines, with tristate outside of keyboard ... can be masked with the entire key set you want ... or so address lines with the key you want to send ... you can translate any key down/ key up signals into live ... just like it's mapped with MREQ?
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Sir Clive Sinclair deadSad news. SIr Clive Sinclair has died today, at the age of 81. Thank you Sir for all. All the machines, all the memories, all the joy and fun we h…
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comp.sys.sinclair Crap Games Competition (C.S.S.C.G.C. 2022) is here!Welcome one and all! [img]https://i.postimg.cc/3yYpjjbH/cropped-CCG2022.png[/img] I am proud to announce the opening of 2022's [b]comp.sys.sinc…
... Jim Waterman kicks things off with an exploration of all things ...
Jim quickly follows up with his Boggle board simulator on ... Lee Prince gives us Wordle, with a Speccy theme. Much much ... copyright police breaking kneecaps with this one-key wonder. The best ... -
What is the best way to detect CAPS LOCK?Hi Folks, Not sure what the correct behaviour is here as I do not have access to a real Spectrum. Under BASin, when you press CAPS LOCK on the PC k…
... 6 when I pressed CAPS LOCK or SHIFT+2 on a ... time I pressed CAPS LOCK, then another key, then CAPS LOCK.
10 LET a = CODE INKEY$
20 IF a = ... sometimes I could not get "CAPS LOCK" to work.
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Strangely, I just can't STOPOK, I bought an RWAP keyboard matrix and put it in my Spectrum+ last night (ta), I did the Swedish composite mod with a capacitor, I fixed the missin…
... did the Swedish composite mod with a capacitor, I fixed the ... ' key works, caps-shifted or not, and both SYMBOL SHIFT keys work with all ... . But if I hold SYMBOL SHIFT and press 'A' on the ... IN values changing for each key separately, and for both together ... -
Keys redefine routine and key check.I have written some asm code which allows me to redefine keys (for a game etc.), and also allows me to be able to check any keypresses for the redefi…
... /> ; or poke (main+1) with 1 to 255 to redefine ... djnz gk_loop ; go check next key
jr gk_exit
... gk_key_is_pressed: set 0,d ; indicate key is pressed
djnz gk_loop ... A-G
defb $fe ; CAPS-V
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SUPER INPUTA couple days ago I searched for an "INPUT string" routine that I could use in Assembly programs and supported multiple lines, but I found none. Thus…
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SHIFT-1 to clear text
SHIFT-2 to switch CAPS on ... /off
SHIFT-3 to ... only exception is "copyright" accessed with Symbol-I, since Symbol-P ... have to wait for each key anyway), thus I optimized it ... -
Video issue with my 1st 48K SpeccyHi all I'm a long time retro fan and I just picked up my first Speccy. It's a rubber key 48K with a rev 4a mainboard. It's a nice clean unit and i…
... . It's a rubber key 48K with a rev 4a mainboard.
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Replacing Axial Caps with Radial CapsMany of the WOS members have complained of how difficult is it to get hold of Axial Capacitors when they want to replace the electrolytic capacitors …
... would be to replace the caps with radial caps without having long ?antenna ... high frequencies around. ALL the caps except C65 must be mounted ... connected to the original pads with either tracks on the ... same principle can be used with the other Issue boards.< ... -
Machine Code in 30 minutes - car gameWotcha folks, 30 years on and I'm still struggling with Machine Code. I'm going through the 30-minute tutorial on the Chuntey blog and it's all made…
... a certain part that deals with reading the keyboard.
caps to v
in ... peek'(ing) the Accumulator with the contents of the ... understand INC L to shift the car character to ... independent of the left key check! It doubly infuriates ... -
Help With AY Music Program in BASICHi, last year I started writing a BASIC program for making and recording AY Music. I thought it would be easier than learning how to use Soundtracker…
... is added to during recording with 'let m$=m$+a$'.< ... screen
2068 IF INKEY$="p" THEN GO TO 3800 ... key is pressed go to the playback routine.
2070 IF INKEY ... idea
2121 IF INKEY$="r" THEN PAUSE 5: ... graphic
2232 IF INKEY$="f" THEN LET f=f ... -
Xmas present from Hood:))Dear MB-02+ users, on my site[url="http://hood.speccy.cz"] http://hood.speccy.cz[/url] I have made quite significant update in download section. B…
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* added: "S" key displays also 6144 and 6912 ... need to press constantly CAPS+1/2. This is ... br />
Work with Config file. This confuguration file ... conditions. Busy's INKEY is the new keyboard ... . MBC numbered files with errors so reliable file ... -
"ZX80 Brain" RPN CalculatorIt is at times like [url=https://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/discussion/54176/depression]when threads such as this are posted[/url] that I get the…
... have used POKE 23606 to shift them vertically, but I ... read the keypress with LET i=CODE INKEY$, then z(i ... /> - there's no exponential key (in this version) but it ... 8, the decimal point key needs to be disabled ... about making an "inverse" key (so I can calculate ... -
Key repeat weirdness with EI & IYI finally (after 35 years!) decided to write something a) for 48k speccy b) in z80 assembler. It's been over 20 years since I've written anything in …
... a byte in memory with bits corresponding to QOAPSpace ... user by using the key/joy routine and this ... me whenever I'm mistaken with my assumptions):
key, I immediately get a ... again until I depress the key. So my totally uneducated ... -
Need help with keyboard scanning ?After getting frustrated with learning ASM for a while I'm back into it. The little listing below is using the ROM's PRINT AT routine to draw me a sp…
After getting frustrated with learning ASM for a while ... that if I press any key it should exit to BASIC ... /> CALL DRAW
LD A,(INKEY)
CP 13
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Hisoft C and Cassette - Problems with runtimeI've been playing with Hisoft C using the cassette version for research and a bit of fun, but I am stuck on some problems that I hope someone here ca…
I've been playing with Hisoft C using the cassette ... .
My problem starts with the #translate command where, as ... use the command and then Shift CAPS + I, I am able to ... /> Does anyone here have experience with the Hisoft C and can ... -
"La Abad?a del Crimen" - English versionOK, I've started a new thread for this, as the discussion about "La Abad?a" in the [url="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/viewtopic.php?mode=vie…
... William wanted to reunite with his church and his ... /> William can be moved with the follwing keys.
CAPS + 9 will replay. You ... be returned to by pressing SHIFT + the chosen number.
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New release of EmuZWinEmuZWin Version 2.6 Release 1.0 Beta? ? (30-Jan-2005): A lot of changes. Most important are: [+] Formats supported: RZX, SLT. [+] Sound devices sup…
... remap keys Left Shift for Caps, and Right Shift for Symbol shift, I cannot ... distinguish Left Shift from Right Shift ... folder there is a key map file with name
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New release of EmuZWinEmuZWin Version 2.6 Release 1.0 Beta? ? (30-Jan-2005): A lot of changes. Most important are: [+] Formats supported: RZX, SLT. [+] Sound devices sup…
... remap keys Left Shift for Caps, and Right Shift for Symbol shift, I cannot ... distinguish Left Shift from Right Shift ... folder there is a key map file with name
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Advice needed - Xbox EmulatorsDoes anybody have experiance of using a speccy emulator with an Xbox ? My intention is to install Linux and then try and run an emulator (most like…
... Spectrum keys, either one Spectrum key or a combination of two ... the same as pressing Symbol Shift on the Spectrum, and
[BACK]= CAPS
[Black]= CAPS
[White]= CAPS
[DPAD UP ... emulators ten default ones, along with one for Q, A, O ... -
ANNOUNCE: BASin r14 is up. New SCREEN$ paintbox included.Hi all, Well, I can't sit on this any longer - so I've released it. Let's all get a good testing session going, eh? You can get the new BASin [url=…
... do 'Caps 8' intead of the right-arrow key, ctrl+ ... CTRL as a symbol-shift would get in the ... similar in Basic and with some machine code routines ... who still prefer to work with udgs, me included. :)[/QUOTE ... to strings (which, combined with a 4x4 pixel-ise would ... -
New oneliners for 2008[INDENT][INDENT][INDENT]Here's my attempt at a first-person-perspective 3d game in one line of BASIC. It's called 'wormhole', and you've got to get t…
Here is CUBE, my first version.
[code]
1 DEF FN a(r,n)=r-INT (r/n)*n:
READ c$,m,n,v,p:
LET x=RND*36+10:
POKE n*(c$(x)>"O"),3:
LET c$(x)=CHR$ (CODE c$(x)-40):
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Questions about ZXDSFinally got my M3 DS Real Rumble Pack, installed ZX DS and started playing with it. It looks superb, but I'm still trying to find my way around it. S…
... . It makes more difference with loaders which use the standard ... ROM loader, less with custom loaders, but still noticeable ... implemented.
5) No key combos yet. One day I ... always on by default for caps and shift. BTW, the two styluses ... -
Received 128K, keyboard not working. Help.I just received ZX 128K, visually it looks brand new. I turned it on, the initial screen comes on, but none of the keys work. I can hear the audio cl…
... are key combinations, e.g. extended mode is shift+caps, break is caps+space ... to doing it the rubber key way.
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Spanner seeks helpHello, and HNY, all. I am presently writing a game in BASIC. It's a bit - a lot - crap, but I'm enjoying it! Anyway, a couple of questions, if you …
... INKEY$ rather than relying on the INPUT statement - essentially, you start with ... that waits for a key to be pressed; if ... the key is ENTER, exit the ... both STOP and caps lock) along with other nice benefits ... also block the BREAK key as a side effect ... -
Spanner seeks helpHello, and HNY, all. I am presently writing a game in BASIC. It's a bit - a lot - crap, but I'm enjoying it! Anyway, a couple of questions, if you …
... INKEY$ rather than relying on the INPUT statement - essentially, you start with ... that waits for a key to be pressed; if ... the key is ENTER, exit the ... both STOP and caps lock) along with other nice benefits ... also block the BREAK key as a side effect ... -
yeah - unix for zx spectrumI started a new hobby project. An operating system for ZX Spectrum. A unix clone. Talked to my friend about it and he asked me what if after I'm done…
... faster to step through them with "ld r,(hl) ; ... next key row in b can be replaced with a ... order to catch one shift with one key. If the user jams ... want to accept simultaneous caps+sym so that more ... This would suggest that caps+sym shift should be tested outside ...
