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I had a WTF moment today!?! Top Gear challenge, maybe?Or is there another explanation for these ? Had a WTF!? moment at end of a mornings green laning..... [url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wk732gm…
Or is there another explanation for these ?
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What is the best Final Fantasy?I've recently found a new love for RPG's (mostly with Phantasy Star), so I guess the next step is to try Final Fantasy. They are all available at th…
I've recently found a new love for RPG's (mostly with Phantasy ... I guess the next step is to try Final Fantasy.
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who is the John Peel of demos?One for the kids I know, and quite UK centric, but is there a person or site that does what John peel did for music, but with demos, I would need to …
One for the kids I know, and quite UK centric, but is there a person or site that does what John peel did for music, but with demos, I would need to follow them.
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Optimal shifting for set pixel?Hi, I'm optimizing my set pixel code. For speed. But without using partitioned memory (i.e. a table on 256 byte boundary) I have optimal memory addr…
... optimizing my set pixel code. For speed. But without using partitioned ... />
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What is this disk interface (and how to use it)?Anybody seen this floppy disk drive interface before? It uses an MB8877A and the rest is 74XX-logic, no GALs/PALs. And an EPROM. [IMG]http://i1373.p…
... (assuming that it is for a ZX Spectrum, it's for a Sinclair computer anyway ... like 10.8V. That is the input for the PCB, but it ... , I don't see a reason for something else than 5V. ... ? Is this more or less a common interface and is there any documentation for it ... -
"real good" keyboard membranes for Spectrum+Hi, is there a possibility that someone will produce a real good substitue for defective membranes of Spectrum+ or 128k heatasink. I bought several …
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is there a possibility that someone will produce a real good substitue for defective ... keys, Break, Delete).
Therefore for me the damage of an ... more money to get a satisfying membrane for my Spectrum+ computers, if ... -
Feature comparison chart for Spectrum emulators? (And general EMU suggestion)Is there a chart or table which summarizes the main features of known Spectrum emulators? I think this would be very useful to have. In my case I am…
Is there a chart or table which summarizes ... my case I am looking for an emulator that has ... /> I've been using EightyOne for a long time, because it has ... support. Now that I have a USB joystick however, I ... seemed to have everything but for some reason it runs too ... -
I think my stack is in the wrong placeHi Im using SDCC and my game crashes for no apparent reason in the compilation arguments I put --stack-loc 60000 but im printing SP to the screen and…
... SDCC and my game crashes for no apparent reason
in ... it says:24969
SP is the location of the stack ... screen correctly though
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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…
... decided to give a few things a go. One little ... I'm trying is to write a scrolling message using ... off depending if that bit is on/off.
... attribute.
Is there a better way of doing this ... for the rest of the MSB of the character set. Is there a ... -
RSS feed for multiple categoriesHi,<br><br>Nice to see the forums back up and the old posts still accessible through the new interface. Is there any way to get a single RSS feed for…
... interface. Is there any way to get a single RSS feed for multiple categories ... ? It looks like each category now has a ... used to let you use a comma-delimited list appended ... wanted in the feed. Is there a plan to add this capability ... -
Dropbox.. is it me?Just come back from holiday with some great photos taken by the Mrs on her not very expensive but good for the money Aldi underwater camera. Ph…
... not very expensive but good for the money Aldi underwater camera ... . I'm running Vista and there are no issues with normal ... other than putting them online for her to download I don ... on her iPad (real slow). Is there a better way?
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Public domain and Creative Commons games for Wikipedia illustrationsThe asterisk links on http://www.worldofspectrum.org/permits/individuals.html appear to be down. I'm trying to find the ZX Spectrum games that have b…
... CC-by-sa (or freer) for use on Wikipedia. WP prefers ... releases (preferably ones with graphics) for screenshot examples of attribute clash ... one of the above licenses? Is there a list of just the GPL ... /PD permits somewhere? Or is checking the broken asterisk the ... -
Advices for double buffering ?Hi, I'm currently coding graphics routines for a forthcoming game, I use a double buffer (the dummy screen is at $e000, the code at $8000) to pro…
... for a forthcoming game,
I use a double buffer (the dummy screen is ... than 1 frame.
Then there is still flickerings... How can I ... of the screen ?
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Is there a ZX Spectrum Hardware manual?I'm quite new to the ZX Spectrum world, looking for a definitive guide to the ZX Spectrum hardware so I can really start to understand what's going o…
I'm quite new to the ZX Spectrum world, looking for a definitive guide to the ZX Spectrum hardware so I can really start to understand what's going on and repair 2 of my Spectrums that aren't working ;) -
A few hardware questions regarding Z80 and eZ80Hi Guys, Maybe some of you could help me with these questions: I would like to know what is the actual file size limit that can be used by z80 …
... would like to know what is the actual file size ... there is any. And the same question for eZ80.
Another question is ... pixel, what is the limit and is there any limit, for the video output ... what would be a refresh rate of that machine for Z80 and ... -
Have a missed a C5 opportunity?!?!?!I've just been out on my bike and rode past a farm. It looked like somebody was emptying a shed and outside was a battered old C5 with a missing tyr…
... my bike and rode past a farm. It looked like somebody ... was emptying a shed and outside was a battered old C5 ... with a missing tyre. I ... down the tip? Is there much demand for C5 even for 'Spares or Repairs ... -
Saving all of a SCREEN$I have some .scr files that I have created in img2spec and I can open them in spectaculator and save them by using the EDIT button and selecting scre…
... of the image except for the bottom 2 lines ... my +3.
Is there a way to get these SCREEN ... SCREEN$ - but the problem is that they are .scr ... above.
Is there any way to get the ... above?
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ZX Heroes game a no goer?I still love the idea of the mascot game or Horace, willy, Jetman, Sabreman, Monty all on the same screen. A WoSer was going to give this a shot, …
... the same screen.
A WoSer was going to give ... this a shot, but I think copyright ... />
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Howto disable Multiface on SpecEmu for taking native Beta48 Snapshot ?Is there a way to disable MF on SpecEmu for taking native Beta48 Snapshot in CBI-95 Disk Emulation (=Betadisk 48) ? Each time I send NMI Button o…
Is there a way to disable MF on SpecEmu for taking native Beta48 Snapshot
in CBI-95 Disk Emulation (=Betadisk 48) ?
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POKE for Manic Mining Robot's Day OutHi chaps, can anyone produce an "invincibility" poke for the game Manic Mining Robot's Day Out please (game can be downloaded from the archives on WO…
... , can anyone produce an "invincibility" poke for the game Manic Mining Robot ... possible (for whatever reason) then an infinite lives poke would be a nice ... -
Is there a mod of Pentagram without the awful control scheme?Does anyone know? Always fancied giving this a proper go but the shite rotate-and-move controls put me off, and the joystick option is ruined by the …
Does anyone know? Always fancied giving this a proper go but the shite rotate-and-move controls put me off, and the joystick option is ruined by the horrible "pull back to jump" nonsense. -
Is there a PSN thread?Just wondering if there's a thread anywhere to share PSN IDs. (Mine's Grunaki17 by the way. :) )
Just wondering if there's a thread anywhere to share PSN IDs.
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Is that Postie still on here ? if so can you answer this.Sorry forgot the guys name but ... I noticed on first class printed parcel labels they always have a code that follows this example pattern, HQ…
... parcel labels they always have a code that follows this example ...
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ComCon interface with an auto-fire joystick is possible?I need a little advice on this one, please! I have a konix speedking, with two fire buttons and auto-fire switch. I can use it with the comcon int…
... +5V, instead it is connected to pin 5 ... making it another possible pin for 2nd fire button.
... they are all available pins for 2nd fire button.)
... , right?
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Best Linux setup for spectrum emulationFound an old laptop with ubuntu on. As the machine is not being used, thinking about creating a specy llaptop. What setup would you go with. I.e. Is …
... ubuntu on. As the machine is not being used, thinking about ... with. I.e. Is there a better Linux distro for this sort of thing ... -
Is there a definitive list of +3 Disk Protections and how to identify them?Looking to find a list of all the disk protections employed on +3 disks and ways to recognize them. Currently I use a PC program called DIM (Disk …
Looking to find a list of all the disk ... .
Currently I use a PC program called DIM (Disk ... DSK images that has recognition for some, but not all, +3 ... as Virus), X-Out and a few others!
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is there a file explorer/loader for the +3e? or one that is compatible?ive had a google and cant find any.
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How to stop a flickering character erasure?I'm trying to figure out how to build a moving sprite. Eventually it will be made up of several UDG's. However its early days yet so I'm experimentin…
... figure out how to build a moving sprite. Eventually it will ... so I'm experimenting with a character that moves by itself ... . Using CLS is causing the character to flicker, is there a way to avoid ... this?
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is there a way of reading characters off the screen and turning that into a string? this has to be done in basic. i know it would have something to do with peeking memory (maybe screen memory) but would this change due to programs r…
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is there a list of colorized zx spectrum games?like pacman that was colorized? ghouls and ghosts would be a good one to do for example.
like pacman that was colorized? ghouls and ghosts would be a good one to do for example.
