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WibbleBibble's Basic threadHi in an attempt to keep my questions from spamming the forum. I think its better to put them all in one place. Thanks everyone so far, I feel I am …
... game is not truely complete without equaly stock and uninspired sound ... /> [CODE]
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WIP: ULAPlus hardware implementationThis aims to be an "almost" plug-in replacement for the Sinclair ULA chip fitted in Spectrum 16K/48K/Plus machines. It comes in a form of a small PC…
... output a VGA compatible signal without changing the contention pattern.[/QUOTE ... IC that takes digital RGB input) is about two orders of ... -
Get a listing to .txtI am messing with an old Spectrum game which was written in Basic for the 48k Speccy (not compatible with 128s). I get an error in the begining of th…
... select tape input, and then, MERGE "" to load it without executing it ... -
WibbleBibble's Basic threadHi in an attempt to keep my questions from spamming the forum. I think its better to put them all in one place. Thanks everyone so far, I feel I am …
... AT GMB,GMA;"BI-DIN = WITHOUT ANY RELIGION": GO SUB 8998 ... /> 9050 PRINT AT 21,7;: INPUT "PLAY AGAIN Y/N?";A ... -
Your TV / screen / monitor requests, please!Hi all, So I just moved house and I'm looking for a new home for my retro tech collection. Previously I've run the trusty Spectrum through a tiny 4"…
... 4:3 "HD" (HD in quotes because it demands 16:9 ... ) so it'll upscale nicely without having unevenly sized pixels and ... -
best EmulatorHi, what is the best emulator for the speccy, I'm sure someone on here knows and could i get a link please
... -critical stuff over two frames without waiting on the interrupt in ... something simple like adding joystick input you have to go hunting ... -
Revisiting Spectrum CPU clock regenerationWarning: This post will be a bit nerdy :-) Some time ago, I experimented with phase locked loop circuits as a possible way to regenerate the Spectru…
... PLL can take as an input (19MHz), so D can be ... a lot less noisy too, without the overshoots, but the scope ... -
Converting UDG to 2x2I've got a udg that I want to display in different sizes. Obviously I just print it for normal size, I can use the udg in bin format to display it ea…
... to do it in BASIC without using any extra UDGs. An ... *PEEK (a+1)
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Dedicated Spectrum Emulation Machine Based on Raspberry PiI've mentioned this in another thread, so I thought I'd give it a thread of its own. I've wanted to build a dedicated Spectrum emulator for a long t…
... a figure-of-eight mains input instead.
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Tape loading for realHi, Having failed to load anything from my laptop or phone into my 48k, I have sourced a data recorder. An acorn ALF03. When I received the item I …
... op-amp in the cassette input circuit, so the datacorders were ... have put loud speaker in quotes because the early Spectrum's ... -
More memoryHi all... can anyone help, Is it possible to get more memory for basic pref' in Basin.... 40 odd k is just not enough !
... to write a conditional loop without using IF, GOTO or FOR ... ) or without an explicit repeat or exit point (the outer input loop ... POKEs.
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Cool BASIC tricks and tips!Following on from Dunny's excellent suggestion of a compendium of BASIC tips + tricks, I believe it would be better to have a topic dedicated to it. …
... different Key input while checking IN xxxxx value's. Without any key ... -
Spectrum 128K & Philips CM8833Hello to everybody, My Philips CM8833 is one of my favourite monitors of all time, as it accepts connections from anything I can think of with the e…
... with bright on and half without.
In the RGB ... both SCART and RGBI TTL without modifications, while the 128K can ... 1K. Obviously this halves the input impedance and is the reason ... -
Amiga (and other) flickerfixer/scandoublerPosting this in case other Amiga/st/Jamma boards etc users are looking for a cheap solution scandoubler/flickerfixer to let you use your Amiga etc on…
... my SNES from back home without having to fiddle with the ... /> It's rgb, component etc input to vga output...click on ... -
Is the 128K heatsink's TV out modulator kit repairable?I have a 128K+ Spectrum that is working absolutely fine and is giving out the perfect picture from its RGB out socket (with the right cable ofcourse)…
... adjustment that you cannot correct without special measurment equipment and knowledge ... synchon signal level of the input signal of the modulator. Therefore ... DC offset at the modulators input. I would await the problems ... -
Dizzy Returns on Kickstarter[url]http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/theolivertwins/dizzy-returns[/url]
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Ay Real Time Synthetizer SoftwareSpectlemen and Spectladies!It's been a long time that I'd like to ask this.... I ask thee to create a new musical software for our ZX Spectrum machi…
... technically possible.
MIDI input however (as well as other ... MIDI code for an interface without the interface and readable documentation ... -
Hoping to build a zx spectrum laptop in futureHi, I'm new here, going to school learning to be a computer tech. I like computers, computer stuff and I'm sort of a laptop fan - have several laptop…
... tablets on eBay - they come without keyboards, they cost way more ... $50+ on there, the power input was a bit loose but ... -
Ay Real Time Synthetizer SoftwareSpectlemen and Spectladies!It's been a long time that I'd like to ask this.... I ask thee to create a new musical software for our ZX Spectrum machi…
... SIF - and not multiply standards without a need.[/QUOTE]I'm ... ), there isn't any for input, right? -
Ay Real Time Synthetizer SoftwareSpectlemen and Spectladies!It's been a long time that I'd like to ask this.... I ask thee to create a new musical software for our ZX Spectrum machi…
... MIDI code for an interface without the interface and readable documentation ... ), there isn't any for input, right?[/QUOTE]
... BASIC routine for accepting MIDI input and in fact there are ... is used on any MIDI input... [URL="http://www.compuphase.com ... -
ZX Eprom replacing Rom problemsI got a programmer today so I could finally flash the Xicor X28C256 eproms I have with ZX128 rom, to be used in my upgraded 48K machine. But for some…
... the other rom options works without problems.
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Preamp Solution for Speccys?Hi, I was wondering what people were using to amplify their sound card or line level datacorder signal to a loud signal for a speccy. Is anyone usin…
C5 should be large enough for the impedance of Spectrum's EAR input. But a speaker is a far too heavy load for this pre-amplifier anyway, and will make the output voltage drop close to zero. Did you try without speaker? -
Another cause for DivIDE problems on 48K'sThe last months some topics were opened to discuss problems with 48K ZX Spectrums and DivIDE. Sofar we found: - Bad Z80's because of poor fanout (si…
... the ROM via the /OE input and tie the /CE or ... wrote this on a smartphone without access to a schematic diagram ... -
BASIC games on GameBoy Advance emulators? Possible ???Does anyone know is there any way to make ZXAdvance or FOON play BASIC games ? The game I want to convert is my own game which I quickly reprogramme…
It does use INPUT...
The inputting line is ... (when it should be black) without my game.... perhaps it crashes ... -
Optimisations in Exomizer Z80 decrunch codeThis is the 163 bytes old code (simple and optimized): [CODE] ld iy, exo_mapbasebits ld a, 128 ld b, 52 push de exo…
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exomizer raw input.bin -b -r -c -o ... /> [CODE]
exomizer raw input.bin -c -o intermediate.bin ... forward (without exoopt):
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exomizer raw input.bin - ... backward (without exoopt):
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Optimisations in Exomizer Z80 decrunch codeThis is the 163 bytes old code (simple and optimized): [CODE] ld iy, exo_mapbasebits ld a, 128 ld b, 52 push de exo…
... /> Official decruncher (without exoopt):
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Running out of tape recorders; walkmans are the solutionMany (potential) ZX Spectrum owners still like to load games from tape. That's why I try to include a taperecorder with every ZX Spectrum I sell. Bu…
... " Ace2088 or Football Manager 2 without saving. Also, some games (La ... power to drive the ear input of ZX Spectrum. Some games ...