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  • My own Home Computer It's true. My company are planning to build a new Home Computer. It will use a Z80 CPU running at 6mhz, 128k Ram and will run all Spectrum and ZX81 …

    ... work - it's not essential. 128k games should work no problem ... Assembly? Look at VectorC, a programming language for the GB Advance ... is shite as a serious programming langauge. It is designed to ... newbies to the concept of programming with a language that is ...
    cyborg cyborg October 2002 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Solution for overwritten stack in 48k SNA filesIt has been known for quite some time now that the 48k SNA file format has one serious fault, which is described in the file formats section on the W…

    ... is in use, support for 128k snapshots and like 1000 other ... usually synchronized with the Spectrum interrupt (it would be imposible for ...
    Anonymous Anonymous October 2002 Emulators
  • A game that took the Spectrum to its maximumWhat Spectrum games took it to the maximum of its capacity? I think R-Type is a good example. What are yours?

    ... /+3.[/quote]
    Like all 128K-only games, WTSS can work ... on any 128K Spectrum model. 5 & 7 ... two screen areas in all 128k spectrums. Only +2a/+3 can ... constantly switching screens at the interrupt a high resolution effect is ...
    Fraser Fraser December 2002 Games
  • Basic and AY musicis it possible to play an ay-music in background while a basic program is running?

    ... 't work like that - the 128k BASIC play routines are not ... fairly basic one. The actual interrupt routine is trivial.
    cyborg cyborg February 2003 Sinclair Basic
  • Basic and AY musicis it possible to play an ay-music in background while a basic program is running?

    ... t work like that - the 128k BASIC play routines are not ... is decremented.

    3. interrupt: counter reaches zero. Turn off ... might be doable in an interrupt driven manner: express tone ... period of time in each interrupt. It would an interesting ...
    Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous February 2003 Sinclair Basic
  • Brand New Software House - Retro games wanted...Hi All, I'm looking to start a new software label for older 'retro' computer games, CRONOS software. I'm looking for people that have written games …

    ... it for things other than programming something. ( games :) )

    plus ... puzzle game of 100 levels + 128k music and more ) :

    Amigo Amigo March 2003 Games
  • games written using game writng programsI was reading through some issues of crash not long back and one article was about some 16 year old that wrote Frank n stein for the speccy(never pla…

    ... good game creators where no programming is required, save a couple ... Coupe has an AMOS style programming environment which i found ... id like to find the 128k version. HiSoft Compiler seems pretty ... gamemakers that dont require any programming really are on the C64 ...
    Amigo Amigo April 2003 Games
  • FifthDon't know if this is the right forum, but anyway... Anyone remember a Basic extension called "Fifth"? It was supposed to enhance game programming. R…

    ... be a play on the programming language "Forth"? :lol:

    128k, but cant find it anywhere ...
    Amigo Amigo June 2003 Games
  • Advice about drawing sprites on spectrum I've coded sprite drawing before and know all the theory about masks from a long time ago (microhobby rules! ;), but since I did it on Amiga with ha…

    ... LDIR to real screen at interrupt time.
    [/quote]
    Much ... />
    [quote]
    3. Use 128k bank-switching.
    [/quote]
    128K machines. If you choose this ...
    Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous July 2003 Games
  • Which emulator and assembler?Hi, I am looking to learn z80 assembly language and I feel the best option is a spectrum emulator and an assembler. Can anybody recommend the best …

    ... the good old days of programming the Spectrum ON the Spectrum ... R register behaviour during the interrupt acknowledge cycle on emulators. Or ...
    Woody Woody August 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • What was your favourite Speccy magazine?What was your favourite Speccy magazine and why? [ This Message was edited by: Swainy on 2003-08-21 12:37 ]

    :)

    For programming tips and lessons, complete beginner' ... look like the 128k manual, and the gray 128k manual in English ...
    Amigo Amigo August 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • C, Z88DK and the Sprite Pack Library I wrote a short demo that shows a taste of what can be done from C on the Spectrum: [url="http://justme895.tripod.com/zqa/pacmen.zip"]http://justme…

    ... . I've also added a programming tutorial and a how-to ... /> + Complete support for the IM2 interrupt mode.

    + Rectangle, Interval ...
    Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous September 2003 Development
  • Sync-buzzer, interrupts and general confusionBeen wittering on about this in the Misc group, but thought it was best discussed here. Basically been trying to recreate the Sid-Sound effect from A…

    ... s a quote from "The Programming Guide to the Z80 Chip ... return the processor to the interrupt recognition status it had before ... re thinking that if an interrupt keeps occurring between the ' ... *next* instruction. That means no interrupt can happen until after the ...
    Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous September 2003 Development
  • Head Over Heels remake RELEASED !Hey all ! The Retrospec remake of Head Over Heels has JUST been released. The URL with everything important, including a 15Mb download is : [url="h…

    ... , probably because I remember the 128K version being pretty screechy and ... a huge amount of additional programming. It'd have pissed off ...
    Dr Derek Doctors Dr Derek Doctors October 2003 Games
  • About buying Spectrum system for gaming. What kind of package?Hi, I've always been a C64 fan. No do not get me wrong, Spectrum was so rare here compared to Commodore. Lately I've been looking for Spectrum to pl…

    Thanks once again!
    I think I'll primarily look out for 128k and then 48k Plus/48k.
    To play games are my only goal, after all, not programming, he.
    Lane Lane October 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • emuzwinyeah i ran my game and i can't get back to the programming screen bit! when i used to have a speccy i'd just bang the keyboard a few times and it'd …

    ... i get back to the programming bit, like 10 print, 20 ... day when i had a 128k +2 i'd just hit ...
    JohnDoyle JohnDoyle February 2004 Emulators
  • Artist / Artists Required For 3 Brand-New Spectrum Game ProjectsHi all, I am currently looking for high quality sprite and background tile artists for 3 forthcoming Spectrum games I have on the go at the moment. …

    the only advantage programming wise for 128k will be not having to ...
    dansauk dansauk March 2004 Development
  • Amiga MOD on ZX SpectrumWell, there were several question about music matters on WOS lats times, so I decided to describe some of my 'adventures', heheh, with MOD playing on…

    ... we are interested only in programming AY/YM chip).

    Timer A interrupt.

    The routine is ... .

    1 Vertical blank interrupt that displays and then resets ...
    Yerz Yerz March 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • new programmer needs information hi , i have been learning c++ for a while and am trying to make games using windows but being 28 and nostalgic , i thought it would be fun try and f…

    ... port 254.

    The 128K spectrum added some improvements, including ... as well. Written for C programming in mind but covers some ...
    Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous May 2004 Development
  • BASin Release 10 releasedHi all, A quick note to let you know that BASin_r10 is out as of now. I've gone off on something of a tangent now with BASin, it's more like what …

    ... to do some new basic programming, and if I had more ... 48K ?
    I know that 128K machine have a decent editor ...
    Arm73 Arm73 June 2004 Emulators
  • Expanded Profiles - Brief BiosExpanding on the post about Crimewatch style profiles, why not make a biography style profile. And I'll be the first... NAME: Patrick J.K. Furlong A…

    ...

    INTRESTS: Computers, gaming, programming, music, reading and writing books ... HARDWARE OWNED: 48k, 48k+, and 128k (all three non working)
    Arjun Arjun June 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Expanded Profiles - Brief BiosExpanding on the post about Crimewatch style profiles, why not make a biography style profile. And I'll be the first... NAME: Patrick J.K. Furlong A…

    ... Civilisations, Philosophy, Psychology, Alcohol, Weed, Programming, Weights, Snooker, Socialising


    SPECTRUM HARDWARE OWNED: 128K +2, Multface 128

    CKay CKay June 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • keyboard support on Spectaculator 6.XDear Johnathan, your emulator is fascinating, but, to be honest, a better keyboard support on non-english keyboards would be great. The major proble…

    ... keys. It's wonderful for programming (and for gaming as well ... originally saving the keypad for 128k keypad emulation. Having never got ...
    Jon Needle Jon Needle July 2004 Emulators
  • ZX in FPGA...Hmm..seems nobody is interested in a replacement PCB with FPGA...well..heading towards next FPGA projects then...C64 and others (o; [ This Messag…

    ... parallel cable for in-system programming. But I guess you already ... have to check if Spectrum 128K has same PCB size...
    klingler klingler July 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • InterruptsA small piece intended for the FAQ. Comments, corrections, additions welcome. Notably: * How long does the 48K ULA hold /INT low? * What happens i…

    ... 20ms. On the 128K machines, an interrupt is generated every ... br />
    * An interrupt cannot occur immediately after an ... interrupt routine. However, this doesn't work on the 128K ... /> * M1: 7 tstates: acknowledge interrupt and decrement SP.
    * M2 ...
    Fraser Fraser July 2004 Development
  • InterruptsA small piece intended for the FAQ. Comments, corrections, additions welcome. Notably: * How long does the 48K ULA hold /INT low? * What happens i…

    ... , Fraser wrote:
    According to Programming the Z80 RST instructions take ... opcode fetch performed in an interrupt acknowledge -- the instruction is obtained ... 7 cycles.

    These interrupt responses are documented in [url ...
    Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous July 2004 Development
  • Cylu doesn't work in 128KI've played hundreds of 48K games on my original Spectrum 128K+, and all of them load fine, which is more than can be said for the plus2 Spectrums. H…

    ... 128K-only games from scratch because the cost of programming ...
    And indeed, these standalone 128K "specials" didn't sell too ... trouble cramming it into 128K, hence the 128K-only release.
    ... an interview with the programming team or something that ...
    jil jil September 2004 Games
  • I would like to write emulatorHi guys, I'm new to this forum but I realise that you must get loads of posts from people asking "how do I write an emulator" so I'll try and be spe…

    ... writing an emulator, to programming in assembly to the structure ... some method of timing the interrupt frequency - and handily enough, ... reach 69888 then cause your interrupt and update your display. ... an excellent e-book ("Programming the Z80" by Rodnay ...
    MadDoc MadDoc September 2004 Development
  • games written using game writng programsI was reading through some issues of crash not long back and one article was about some 16 year old that wrote Frank n stein for the speccy(never pla…

    ... . Clever piece of work. A 128k version would be nice though ... can be done using conventional programming. And Basics now are so ... just about anybody can be programming in one language or another ...
    Sadako Sadako September 2004 Games
  • Recommend a 48k music program for me, or teach me how to search for them in infoseek. ThxThe only 48k music tracker I happen to know is Wham! Which ones do you like? Can anybody point me to some old threads on the subject? Thanks, E

    eh? Not really - the 128k has 3 channels of square- ... of the beeper using clever programming tricks - there's no standard ...
    b00mzi11a b00mzi11a November 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
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