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Which speccy do you use & why ?I`m lucky enough to have the choice of using a 48K original, a 48K+ and a 128+2B Sometimes I prefer the 128 because of it`s nice keyboard, crisp pic…
... choice of using a 48K original, a 48K+ and a 128+2B
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Sometimes I prefer the 128 ... I just love playing on my little rubber 48K, ... it may have a slightly fuzzy picture and ... weak sound but has a certain charm about it ... -
Something that was on a Speccy magThis is a long shot, but I know some people here have really good memory, so here it goes: In some Speccy mags there were sections with questions by…
This is a long shot, but I know ... of those mags there was a reader who asked "What happened ... the editor replied something like "A bunch of girls walked around ... -
Czech compilations not listed on Infoseek"Krtek a auticko": [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0002774[/url] and "bad dream": [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseeki…
"Krtek a auticko":
[url]http://www. ... ]
was released on a compilation tape "Krtek a auticko" from proxima too ... btw.)
The other games on this tape which I have ... ]
There is also a tape called "Club uziwatelu desktopu ... -
Silly QuestionHi all, ... Is it possible to run any sort of Commodore tapes on a ZX Spectrum +2 (a or b)? It would be interesting to know why you can or cannot i.…
... sort of Commodore tapes on a ZX Spectrum +2 (a or b)? It ... or cannot i.e. info on the building of programs and ... I resently aquired some C64/128 tapes -
Q. on a recently submitted JSW map.The [URL="ftp://ftp.worldofspectrum.org/pub/sinclair/games-maps/j/JetSetWilly_8.png"]JSW map[/URL] recently submitted to WoS pops up weird over here …
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Does this serve a purpose (f.ex. such as ... a way to show off how ... are BRIGHT) or is this a mistake?
I noticed ... -
QL "monitor mode" on TVI remember of a small Superbasic program allowing to emulate dual screen (monitor mode) on a TV too, without losing columns at the margins. I'm not s…
... emulate dual screen (monitor mode) on a TV too, without losing columns ... -
What was the name of a poor driving game, with product placement?I'm trying to remember the name of a driving game. It was a vertical scroller, top down view. It got a very sarcastic review in a magazine, the titl…
... game.
It was a vertical scroller, top down view ... . It got a very sarcastic review in a magazine, the title ... Sinclair or Speccy mag, not a multi format publication, where they ... tyres, I saw a great scrolling game on a Zx81with trees and stuff ... -
Skate Crazy on grey +2I've downloaded "Skate Crazy" from WoS, recorded it on a real tape and tried to load to my grey Spectrum+2. Game (both parts) works only in 48k mode.…
... Crazy" from WoS, recorded it on a real tape and tried to ... crashes after loading is completed. On emulated +2 game works fine ... try to run this game on a REAL Spectrum+2 in 128k ... -
Commando with MusicYears back I downloaded the hacked version of commando that had a rendition of the 64 sid tune in it. It's a .z80 snapshot but has anyone actually go…
... version of commando that had a rendition of the 64 sid ... actually got it to work on a real machine?
I ... know it's a denied title but thankfully i ... +3, gonna try it with a 128+ or +2 to see what ... -
Renumbering routinesI sometimes modify programs that either I or others have written and sensibly renumber them - usually 10/10, to make future alterations easier and ma…
... arisen:
(a) Some of the programs use ... resume later. When working on a 48K, I use SuperCode ... I tend to use 128 BASIC, which has renumbering ... 128 BASIC, so something stand-alone that would work on a ... 48 is useful.
Any advice on ... -
A rundown of SundownI figured it was worth highlighting a few compo entries at this weekend's [url=http://www.sundowndemoparty.org/]Sundown[/url] demo party, as it seeme…
... gigascreen multicolour pic 'Animeeshon' on [url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org ... become compulsory viewing for everyone on WOS (when the final ... .co.tt/music/spectrumori-on/]Spectrumori-on[/url] (which also ... third demo ever that runs on a 16K Speccy - we think ... -
Questions on PC distribution of ZX software...Im looking at ways to distribute ZX software (TAP,SNA,Z80,etc) to friends who don't have an emulator, or who aren't technically savay enough to downl…
... the emulator as a small wrapper, to produce a single .EXE file ... wondering therefore,
A) Does a Win32 version of this tool ... that can output a ZX file with a wrapper for execution ... require DOSBox to run it on a modern Windows machine... Anyone ever ... -
Implementing goto on error condition...OK, so when I'm reading a file or directory on a network filesystem, when I reach EOF, it's not actually useful at all for ZX BASIC to stop the progr…
... when I'm reading a file or directory on a network filesystem, when ... happened, the program exits with a low farting noise (RASP, of ... in BASIC itself to interpret a new command (which works fine ... -
HTML Transcription of Mastering Machine Code on Your ZX81Hi :) I've spent the last couple of months transcribing Toni Baker's "Mastering Machine Code on Your ZX81 or ZX80" from a PDF to HTML. The freely do…
... 's "Mastering Machine Code on Your ZX81 or ZX80" ... freely downloadable PDF I found on [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum ... able read it on a portable device where a 21MB PDF of ... images isn't such a good idea. Therefore I ... to publish her book on my website but I ... -
I start a new voluntary job in the morning.It's not a paid job though, never mind. The training has been pretty intense, two classroom sessions a week since the summer. I'm starting at the Ci…
... pretty intense, two classroom sessions a week since the summer.
a new position they are rolling ... right dept. such as a General adviser, a Money adviser, legal aid ... to type up the casenotes on a computer.
The idea ... -
the jack plug on my speakers is brokeIt makes a connection if I hold it in a certain position, but then the sound goes terrible again when I let it go. Can it be fixed on a budget? Will …
It makes a connection if I hold it in a certain position, but then the sound goes terrible again when I let it go.
Can it be fixed on a budget? Will I need a soldering iron etc? -
Samsung 8mm Camcorder - Need to get it to a PCWifey has discovered our old 8mm Samsung Camcorder (about 8 years old) it still blinking works. I would like to drop the films of our kids years bac…
... computer, then edit and put on a dvd.
I have ... been told you can by a USB adaptor for old Camcorders ... about this and can provide a UK link please.
recording sound onto a computeri need to record a meeting onto a laptop, i have a mic, but no idea where to start looking for a program. also if it does save it as a wav/mp3 etc f…
i need to record a meeting onto a laptop, i have a mic, but ... where to start looking for a program.
also if ... it does save it as a wav/mp3 etc file, is ... easy to listen to it on a PC, i know windows media ...'Aural Quest': game only available on a Stranglers albumbit of a weird one....check the last track [img]http://i38.tinypic.com/6fzioo.jpg[/img] [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=00059…
bit of a weird one....check the last track
[img]http://i38.tinypic.com/6fzioo.jpg[/img]
[url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0005973[/url]Vague Memory of a GameI am trying to remember the name of this game. I think it is a Spectrum game as I think I actually remember the color clash! I think it played on a…
... game. I think it is a Spectrum game as I think ... clash! I think it played on a single screen. There were lots ... the various planes were all a different single colour (hence the ... colour clash). It's not a lot to go on I know... :???:Playing saved games on a spectrum?Hi, I have many saved spectrum games on my pc hard drive, I was wondering if there was an easy way to play them on my spectrum +2. and to be able to …
Hi, I have many saved spectrum games on my pc hard drive, I was wondering if there was an easy way to play them on my spectrum +2. and to be able to save my progress back to the hard drive.
thanksI need help to remeber a gameHello I’m tring to find a old game I used to play. However I don’t remember the name of it. I do remebmer it was a word game where you …
... /> I’m tring to find a old game I used to ... where you
Start of on a destert island and you have ...
Does this ring a bell?Converting songs on a DVD to mp3Hopefully somebody here can help me. I have loads of DVD-A discs and I want to extract the songs from them and convert them to mp3 (or FLAC). How exa…
Hopefully somebody here can help me. I have loads of DVD-A discs and I want to extract the songs from them and convert them to mp3 (or FLAC). How exactly do I go about doing that?Notes on HeroquestWell, had a strange urge to play this game recently and had a pretty fun time with it. Here are some of my thoughts: - To begin with, the biggest t…
... literally that, or a section of passageway displayed on the screen at ... 'room' before launching your attack on the occupants.
- ... Because the game is based on a children's boardgame, you move ... there's a lot of slowdown when everyone is on the same ...RetroMa??a 09Last week the association [url=http://www.retroaccion.org/]Retroaccion[/url] celebrated "[url=http://www.retroaccion.org/retromania-2009]RetroMa??a[/…
... retroaccion.org/retromania-2009]RetroMa??a[/url]" at the University of ... for children and the "juegodromo", a place where people could play ... some photos of the event on our web:
[url] ... celebrated in Bilbao. It's on a program about retrocomputing made by ...Delta Wing TT racerCreative Sparks anyone get this running using interface1disciple networking on an emulator think it has fuller AY8912 sound too - for 48K only maybe?…
... this running using interface1disciple networking on an emulator
think it ... 48K only maybe? as on a different port to 128 no?
Divide + joysticIs it possible to connect a joystick on spectrum 128 (heatsink) with classic divide ?
Is it possible to connect a joystick on spectrum 128 (heatsink) with classic divide ?Can anyone knock me up a little RS232 circuit in a couple of days?I urgently need a circuit board that will read contact closures on a D-type and send out an ASCII character via RS232 as follows: On the input to th…
... will read contact closures on a D-type and send ... follows:
On the input to the circuit ... contact closures inputs on a DB9F. GPI1 on pins 1& ... /> When a contact closure/short is detected on pins 1& ... if a contact closure/short is detected on pins ...AmigaOS 4 on Mac MiniAfter some googling, I find some PPC based Mac's users are running AmigaOS 4 on their machines. Has anybody here tried this, and what are the benefit…
After some googling, I find some PPC based Mac's users are running AmigaOS 4 on their machines. Has anybody here tried this, and what are the benefits of running AmigaOS 4 on a Mac?
...I would love to join the AmigaOS 4 crowd !
