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Common pitfalls and solutionsLet's discuss some of the common problems in Speccy programming, and the methods we use to avoid them. For an example, here is a piece of code that …
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Memory mapping: Pentagon compatibility?I'm writing something that will rely heavily on the Spectrum's ability to switch screen buffers in hardware (port 0x7FFD). The original Spectrum 128K…
... map (with only one 16K bank pageable) and the contention timings ... -
I've just won the lottery!Amazing I know...but I got it confirmed via email. Here is a copy of the mail to prove it: - [Quote] Euro-PW Lottery v7.0 [url]www.europw.com[/url]…
... of Prize Money via Online Bank Transfer (.....)
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Haha! I've just got my first ever 419!After all these years of reading how much fun people have had wioth these but never having one myself here is my first 419. tbh It's a bit lame comp…
... of auditing and accounting department Bank of African (BOA), ... the fund enter into your bank account
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Multi Dimension String Arrays.Ok so I've been playing with Sinclair Basic though BASIN and I'm wanting to use multi dimension string arrays, if it is possible. I know what when a…
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48K Speccy Repair Log.Some people may know my love for writing up my repairs of arcade PCBs on various forums so thought I would do the same for this little fella. Had th…
... the address bus is a bank of 8 4164 DRAM chips ... something in the 1st 16KB bank but its not clear cut ... was chip 4 in the bank and pulled it, re-running ... -
Boxed ZX Spectrum + with 2 x ZX microdrives, Alphacom32 printer with 3 x thermal rollHi people. I found a bargain at a carboot on Sunday from somebody who didn't know what he was selling. (Im no expert by a long shot) Shamefully, I …
ZX Spectrum + 2 x microdrives and Alphacom32 printer + extrasHi people. I found a bargain at a carboot on Sunday from somebody who didn't know what he was selling. (Im no expert by a long shot) Shamefully, I …
bast, the Basic tapemaker for LinuxAnnouncing a new utility, [b]bast[/b], the BASIC Tapemaker. Now available: version 0.2.3 (alpha) for Linux. At: [url]http://github.com/ec429/bast/do…
... listings. Essentially, bast is like BASin, except a) it's for ...Phising letter of the weekRecieved yesterday and I just found it while checking my junk mail. [QUOTE] Dear Customer Upon intensive reviews on your profile…
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HSBC? Bank Online 2010 All rights reserved ...On a phishing mission from god...Received this in my inbox this week and thought I'd share it with you. [QUOTE][FONT=verdana][COLOR=#000000][COLOR=#000000]My Dearest In Christ, M…
... money is still with the bank. Recently my Doctor told me ... the contact of the Finance/bank. I will also issue you ... that I will instruct the Bank to transfer this fund into ...Spectrum games that *should* existRight, I'm bored (or "working hard" if any of my bosses walk past) so to kill the time, I've decided to become a games designer. Or post crap about s…
... he looked through his latest bank statement. He was loaded! It ...Spectrum games that *should* existRight, I'm bored (or "working hard" if any of my bosses walk past) so to kill the time, I've decided to become a games designer. Or post crap about s…
... he looked through his latest bank statement. He was loaded! It ...Contactless Credit Cards,I got sent a contactless bank card recently. I dont f***ing want it. :mad: You can make payments upto ?15 by waving your card at some RF device with…
I got sent a contactless bank card recently. I dont f*** ... 'm tempted to phone my bank and see if they will ...Help with mystery game programmer...Hi, I wanted to try to revive an old C.S.S post from 2004, where I was trying to track down the name of a very exploited Spectrum games programmer. …
... 't even have a bleeding bank account. If . . . she
ever ...'Tis the season, so what would you wish for?!The missus is complaining that I'm a nightmare to buy presents for! (I reckon she's a nightmare too, but she just says to go round Selfridges for a c…
... right and so does the bank manager)
Anyway, I ...Interesting AuctionCheck out the speccy with a 'bank' of LEDs and the Atic Atac Poster. [url]http://cgi.ebay.com/SInclair-ZX-Spectrum-lot-parts-books-ula-feet-etc-/270…
Check out the speccy with a 'bank' of LEDs and the Atic Atac Poster.
[url]http://cgi.ebay.com/SInclair-ZX-Spectrum-lot-parts-books-ula-feet-etc-/270675478234?pt=UK_VintageComputing_RL&hash=item3f058406da[/url]Supertest 128 - Loader QuestionI wonder if someone could explain (in simple terms please) :) , the purpose of the switch code. I see what is doing (going to 48k mode via spectrum)…
... ? :-? , is it something like the bank switching or more available workspace ...FRAMES counter...Hi Folks, I wrote a test program that uses FRAMES to generate a clock. When I tested this within BASin it worked well and kept near perfect time. …
... . When I tested this within BASin it worked well and kept ...Spectranet updateOK, so I've not written an update here for a while...so here's a quick summary, the gory details are on the Spectranet news page on my wiki. * Hardw…
... Spectranet for me without charging bank-breaking amounts of money (or ...SpecBAS: Request for comment - SpritesHi all - Having been slaving away at the new SpecBAS release, I've decided to finally bite the bullet and implement a sprite engine. I've got a nice…
... SpecBAS, all graphics (except for UDGs) are stored in strings of ...Wanted: Excellent to mint condition ZX Spectrum 48kHowdy folks I'm after a new ZX Spectrum 48k - and this is the best place to ask! Must be in excellent to mint condition, boxed, with all original b…
... /> Can pay via Paypal or Bank Transfer.
Thanks for ...New To Group....Hi All, A quick introduction as this is my first post. I am a Scarborough, UK based chap who is quite heavily into retro computing, more specificall…
... memory, the spectrum has a bank of memory for "Pixels", which ...Hi everybody! Need help trying to rescue a ZX 48K...Hi, since this is my first post, a bit of info about me: I'm an Italian guy, now living in Poland (Warsaw), informatics and electronic geek since…
... life priorities always empty my bank account).
Thanks for ...Here's An Idea...Re: The Definitive Top 10 Without looking back at the original thread, why don't we re-list our top 10 Definitive titles - then copy and paste the o…
Utility or routine to save/display imagesLet's assume I have an image or sprite at coordinates x,y with w witdh and h height. If I were to store this image, which storage method would allow …
... are of the screen into UDGs (courtesy of Bloodbaz), but I ...T/S 2068 & SpectrumBorrowing what you see below from the Timex Sinclair 2068 Beginner/Intermediate Guide, by Fred Blechman. It appears the T/s 2068 was intended to be …
... such leaps.
- [B]Bank switching[/B]: The Z-80 ... 2068 got around that with "bank switching" which allowed the machine ... , the Spectrum did not have bank switching.
- [B]Spectrum ...