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Experimenting with turboloadersHello, My first post, having lurked here for a while. I'm a lifelong computer nerd, Spectrum fan since childhood in the eighties, and have recently…
... I've had fun messing with the border colours; loading data ... and forwards; loading data XORed with a fixed value and decoding ... ), so Z80 is a complete shift in mindset. It's simultaneously ... and liberating.
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BIFROST* example: "Knights & Demons DX" source codeA package containing the source files of our multicolor game "Knights & Demons DX" is now available for download [URL="http://www.mediafire.com/?hbch…
... "minimal" version of the game, with the "core gameplay" only. Since ... movement
350 LET k$=INKEY$ ' read key
IF (k$="o ... ' print number of pikes, preceded with spaces if needed
IF ... -
Adding a pause key to ArkanoidHaving rediscovered the simple pleasure of playing 1980s games on genuine 1980s hardware, I've also remembered that emulation can provide a feature m…
... the ULA port (0xFE) with the high byte of ... key; the routine can finish up by loading BC with ... ), then load the game with a breakpoint on 0x8000, ... an early version of Speedlock with no countdown timer; the ... thing in the 1980s, armed with only a Multiface.
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soundfx with BEEP or assemblyhas anyone got any soundfx they have made with BEEP this one does a fart noise BEEP 0.003,5 BEEP 0.003,7 BEEP 0.003,9 BEEP 0.003,7 BEEP 0.003,5 BEE…
... any soundfx they have made with BEEP
this one ... beep you do CTRL and SHIFT to get the E cursor ... and then SHIFT and Z to get BEEP -
Replacing a play key on a grey+2Just had a grey in with a busted play key, haven't got one spare but I do have a few fast forwards that will do for the moment but bugger me is it a …
Just had a grey in with a busted play key, haven't got ... -
How to replace the 'Play' key on a +2?Just found another system I'd forgot about stashed in my attic - a black 128k +2 with the large black PSU. I've noticed that the Play key is missing…
... attic - a black 128k +2 with the large black PSU.
key is missing, so you need to poke the lever with ... -
Upper RAM replacement module issues with the DivideI got my new upper ram replacement module from Zorn yesterday and seem to be having some issues. When the machine is without the Divide it boots up …
... get black border and paper with vertical white lines on the ... the memory test i perform with the TESTPROG.
There also ... the replacement can't cope with.
Thank you.
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Defective +2 grey with only random coloured screen while powering onHi, so the story goes: After buying myself an divIDE and a grey +2, this runs well for a few days. But while playing a game the picture stucks and …
... its life since then. Even with no interface stuck in, while ... reactions when I press any key on the spectrum and even ... 128 and press the NMI key of this, the screen changes ... -
Getting aquainted with the IF1bisToday, fifteen days after dispatch, the IF1bis arrived at my door. In perfect order. No customs, no TVA and no handling fee involved. The arrival of …
... already feels like getting aquainted with the Opus Discovery in 1986 ... function. I found that synchronising with LED activity is the best ... -do list is practicing the key presses. -
SpecBAS 0.802 Released!Hi folks - It's that time again when I release the latest round of features and bugfixes to SpecBAS :) New for this version are ZONEs which act ver…
... regular expression parser in there, with the MATCH() function, and PRINT ... of 0 to 360
INKEY$ now picks up other keys ... may be pressed when a key goes up
WAIT (all ... ) cleared the keybuffer inappropriately, causing INKEY$ to lose keys
In ... -
Rubber key Spectrum mic outputHi, I have the composite modification done on my rubber key Spectrum, I'm thinking about using one of those scart plugs where I can connect the compo…
... modification done on my rubber key Spectrum, I'm thinking about ... jack cable. Will it work with a stereo jack into the ... -
Spec 48K case with a twist...Some people will have heard of the [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=37746"]Harlequin[/URL] project under way which is a r…
... I took an old rubber key case I had lying around ... />
The case was sprayed with while Plastikote (except for the ... masked off to avoid problems with refitting the mat).
with a scalpel.
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Under development: COUSIN HORACE - with playable demoHi fellow Spec-chums, for the first time ever, I am publicly disclosing some details about a game I am currently working on. It is an epic adventure…
... ; tested under emulation for compatibility with Timex 2068
[*]Comes ... %[/b]
Programmed with: Mojon Twins Churrera 3.99 ... it, get the key that opens the locker with the Great Power ... %[/b]
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ZX Alien Breed - WIPI'm sure a lot of you have seen the discussion in the New Game Ideas area about a Speccy version of the classic Amiga game Alien Breed. I've been dro…
... be quicker!
2 - Key routine. This is really straightforward ... it takes care of collisions with the player too. A nifty ... -copy routine means I can shift individual alien data into the ... -
Restoring a face plate on rubber key ZX SpectrumI'm in South Africa so not in a position to purchase a remanufactured face-plate. Is there a recommended solution to cleaning and restoring a face p…
... not really where the extended key bits are, so that's ... tho. Does anyone have experience with this?
Also, what ... should I clean the plate with so as not to take ... ... I imagine IPA might help with any dirt build up there ... -
Toastrack key sound but no imageGot a toaster that had a bad ULA, replaced that with one out of a grey +2 (Im sure ive done this in the past and it was ok), now i get the menu up bu…
... a bad ULA, replaced that with one out of a grey ... get the menu up but key presses have no effect, I ... -
New user with a dead 48k issue 2Hello all I've found my way here from watching some excellent youtube videos by Joulesper Coulomb in an attempt to fix a issue 2 rubber key 48k I bo…
... fix a issue 2 rubber key 48k I bought at a ... 4 black and white bars with a colourful boarder as seen ... -
Bad (new) 100uF caps causing video disturbanceJust to let you know about one of my small experiences: I had a couple of 48K boards I was refurbishing: new electrolytic caps, composite video, te…
... : new electrolytic caps, composite video, testing with several interfaces, ... etc.
I always replace all electrolytic caps ... in the video output with horizontal lines, look:
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XP POWER SR10S05 will not fit on Issue Two in a rubber key caseSo, FOR SCIENCE I decided to see if an XP POWER SR10S05 would fit on my Issue Two board in a rubber key case. Especially since it seems to be *juuuu…
... Two board in a rubber key case. Especially since it seems ... fit in this rubber key case just fine with the switching regulator ... Two into the 48k+ hard key case that the Issue 3 ... will fit in a rubber key case on an Issue Two ... -
Spectaculator broken with Windows 7 updatesSup Y'all ;) First off apologies for not coming forwards. I am a passionate Spectrum owner from childhood. Well I'm here now and got a bit of a pr…
... it to sort of work with "Safe Mode" where it manages ... that many DLLs to do with Sound, Joystick, AY-emulation do ... out the Spectaculator.com Registry Key, installing different versions but to ... -
ZX-Paintbrush 2.5 publishedDear readers, as there were many updates since the last version, I want to bring this to public, so that I hopefully can return back to ZX-Assembler…
... from kgmcneil:
2.1. With a new toggle function toggle ... Implemented a way for drawing with images. To perform this, ... position is now performed with the and key rather than and . ... Because the older keys interfered with the ... -
Tinkering with DMASo, some afternoon tinkering... [img]http://photo.alioth.net/tmp/dma_small.jpg[/img] The purpose of this all is to see what's possible using the Xi…
... per two bytes.
With DMA using the same ... etc - the whole thing with changing the upper 8 ... take up PCB space with a battery plus the ... will work with all the popular models (rubber key, 128K + ... for the ZX Breakout board with the XC95144XL, and currently ... -
48K No Sound?Repaired a 48K spectrum the other day that had the wrong PSU Plugged into it. Replaced 5v regulator, TR4, TR5 and all Electrolytic Caps. Spectrum th…
... , TR4, TR5 and all Electrolytic Caps.
Spectrum then powered ... - Sound now working. Can hear key clicks and beep commands.
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Spectrum +2 QuickyI've got Spectrum +2 (grey case) and I've just been reading online a vague article about a problem where Amstrad put components on the mainboard the …
... advisable to swap out the caps on a +2. Don't ... rubber key speccys, but I do have a slight issue with the ... wondered if freshening up the caps might resolve it.
Issue 3 ULA ProblemsI've been given an Issue 3 48k to fix. It was producing no video and no picture on the TV. The coil was buzzing so it was getting power and all the v…
... thought the problem might be with the ULA.
Shift+N for the comma ... and find that the N key doesn't work. After ... keyboard and the same issue with none functioning keys was ... the lost sound and key function other than scrapping ...A dangerous 6th key?Or even 7th for that matter. What's the general consensus on action games that require more keys than QAOP-Spc*? Which key do you choose for that d…
... QAOP-Spc*?
Which key do you choose for that ... extra key? In R-Type for example I am fine with using ...Fast Condition TestingHello my friends, I have been writing some input and string handling routines in BASIC lately - yeah I could write them super fast in C/ASM via z88d…
... called the array is updated with an expression of the limited ... *****[/B]
LET c$= INKEY$
FOR f = 1 ... the press of the enter key where "[B]CODE ( c$ ) = 13 ... [/B]". When the delete key is pressed "[B]CODE ( c ...Strange keyboard port reads on 48+Hi all, I don't know whether it was already discussed (I also searched forum, but there are too much of results searching "48k keyboard" so I didn't…
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When I press CAPS+9 on 48k+ keyboard and ... some addresses it reads only key 9 as it should.
with colored traces on zx+ membrane ... it returns with address of 'in' instruction which reads key 0 pressed ...Help for beginner with z80Hi chaps, I'm reasonably new with z80, but had a fair amount of experience with 68000, so decided to give a few things a go. One little thing I'm t…
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I'm reasonably new with z80, but had a fair ... amount of experience with 68000, so decided to give ... , and intend to lsa left shift those 8 bytes and test ...
