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Why do people around here favour Spin/Spectacular?I use Klive. I've never used either of the above two. Can someone tell me why they appear to be superior, is the author hanging around here somewhere…
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Reading the keyboard using DirectInput gives DIK_Q if ... press A on a AZERTY keyboard.
This is fine ... cases as the physical layout of the Spectrum keyboard is still the ... -
Help with loadingI made a simple input game, and saved to tape/verified it (I bought the spectrum for ?1 at my church fete on saturday) and when I go to 'loader' on t…
... 's closer in layout to the Spectrum's keyboard.
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Spectrum PCB reworkHaving repaired a fair few spectrums over the years I have always found replacing the memory chips a right pain in the arse. When replacing componen…
So, is this a good place to ask if anybody has any PCB artwork for a 48K keyboard replacement then? A 128 (original 128K Spectrum) keyboard PCB layout artwork would be very welcome too!
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Lunter's Z80 RegistrationHow can I register or crack Z80 v4.0 Please someone answer me.
... tends to depend on your keyboard. Spectaculator uses DirectInput so you ... are mapped to a PC keyboard, so you can use the ... 'd recommend SPIN here - our layout is more logical, but Spectaculator ... more true to the 48k layout (with symbolshift being mapped to ... -
ZX Spectrum +2 "one with directional keys next to the tape deck"Hi! My dad claims when he had a speccy +2, the directional keys were next to the tape deck. I have a second hand +2 from GameStation (go there for g…
... of the keyboard, either side of the space bar. The layout is ... have seperate cursor keys). The layout you describe is consistent with ... -
Hardware pics wantedWe're looking for real life photographs of all hardware items and their packaging (if nice). There are many items I've never seen and I assume that w…
... of those clones, including PCB layout and artwork so I could ... ), I have made a new keyboard for my 48K to replace ... nice "clicky" feel to the keyboard and would cost about the ... -
How does a Speccy keyboard work?Hi again. I saw a post a while ago about the Speccy keyboard. I think it referenced an old magazine article. I have no idea how a keyboard membran…
A PCB layout of a keyboard matrix?
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Is Sabre Wulf a good game?Because i've never played it but i have the original cassette so is it worth booting up, or is it one of those games that's almost impossible to fini…
... Don't bother using the keyboard controls. Ultimate very wisely selected ... do with keyboard controls, they come up with the worst layout known ... on one side of a keyboard row). What lazy programming.< ... having been given the usual keyboard option of "cursors" used ... -
Whats the slowest game?By this, I mean, what game has the slowest response time. The Hobbit takes a fair while to draw some of its picures, and you have to wait quite a bi…
... to it's illogical screen layout. [/QUOTE]
Bu then ... was unplayably slow just in keyboard input. Mystery of Arkham Manor ... -
The Only Reason Sinclair Succeeded (Provoking Controversy)Although I love my Sinclairs dearly, I think that the only reason they succeeded was because at the time most people did not know any better (factori…
... clean and well documented memory layout, a fast CPU, a decent ... joystick port, and a strange keyboard, it still managed to host ... -
The Only Reason Sinclair Succeeded (Provoking Controversy)Although I love my Sinclairs dearly, I think that the only reason they succeeded was because at the time most people did not know any better (factori…
... didn't like the keyboard (the Spectrum+ keyboard), I still think that ... the 48K's rubber keyboard was far better for playing ... text files) than any other keyboard on any computer (C64, Acorn ... the 48K Spectrum's screen layout. I know that the screen ... -
manic miner version?in the archive I?ve found this screen from MicroHobby: [url]ftp://ftp.worldofspectrum.org/pub/sinclair/magazines/MicroHobby/Issue061/Pages/MicroHobb…
... gives me better sound and keyboard response under DOSBox 0.65 ... /> First three levels so far, layout and sprite timings pretty much ... -
3D CAD symbolsNot sure if this is the right place for this but...... Does anybody know of a good site to get hold of 3D CAD symbols (Cells, blocks ect, I will con…
... and give me a basic layout (which is basically clipart) but ... 2 port USB or PS2 Keyboard / Mouse. I can draw them ... -
ZX spectrum as a PC usb keyboard?One of my commodore brained friend showed me an interface which converts the keyboard of c64 to a standard usb keyboard. I quickly searched this for…
... zx to a perfect emulation keyboard. Thus you won'T have ... started to forget key-keyword layout) -
ZX spectrum as a PC usb keyboard?One of my commodore brained friend showed me an interface which converts the keyboard of c64 to a standard usb keyboard. I quickly searched this for…
... zx to a perfect emulation keyboard. Thus you won'T have ... started to forget key-keyword layout)[/QUOTE]
You ... worth investigating if a USB keyboard can be modified in such ... + probably some interfacing + a Spectrum keyboard.
When you do ... -
What was the best speccy model?What was your favourite speccy model (non-clone)? A close one for me between the 48k rubber keys and the Sinclair 128k machines. Rubber face just w…
... the fact that the rubber keyboard was no way near as ... respect for a simple, clean layout that I think lasts the ... -
What was the best speccy model?What was your favourite speccy model (non-clone)? A close one for me between the 48k rubber keys and the Sinclair 128k machines. Rubber face just w…
... the fact that the rubber keyboard was no way near as ... respect for a simple, clean layout that I think lasts the ... -
Zx Spectrum Laptop (again)I've been reading all the old treads about a possible portable speccy. I even found the one about the Speccy Laptop. But it seems there's a lot of ne…
... gates is the very odd layout of the Spectrum's frame ... and multiples of 8 lines layout in RAM to what the ... the Speccy's frame buffer layout into something that makes sense ... .
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... real difference is in the layout of the components. This PCB ... protective plastic film over the keyboard template - that machine on Ebay ... -
How to compile a BASin program with Hisoft Basic Compiler?If I write a Basic program with the BASin application and then wants to use Hisoft Basic Compiler to compile to machine code, what are the steps to a…
... have an ordinary (swedish) PC-keyboard with the $ at the 4 ... . First, add an english language keyboard to windows (if not already ... the same time to switch layout to ENGLISH one, type your ... get back to your native layout.
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How to compile a BASin program with Hisoft Basic Compiler?If I write a Basic program with the BASin application and then wants to use Hisoft Basic Compiler to compile to machine code, what are the steps to a…
... . First, add an english language keyboard to windows (if not already ... the same time to switch layout to ENGLISH one, type your ... get back to your native layout.
Then I copy ... the native keys from my keyboard, and then just copy the ... -
New zx spectrum user (yes yawn)Sorry about this folks, bit of an uninteresting thread here, anyway firstly apologies if tis is in the wrong place, bu misc seemed about right. Anywa…
... easy to wear the keyboard out on them. The ... + has a hard plastic keyboard, it is however larger ... more indepth things like Speccy keyboard layouts, and the meanings ... using a PC keyboards layout, which means you don ... learn the classic Speccy layout if you don't ... -
Project: M.u.l.e.Wokani came up with a great idea about trying an open-development approach for spectrum games, and I thought why not try with a game I have under dev…
... machine with a crazy display layout in mind in the ... for a different crazy display layout. Nevertheless C programs using ... functions for reading input (eg keyboard) and writing output (eg ... commands, commands for reading the keyboard/joystick/mouse, etc. Since ... -
key boredsome fool at work has asked me to order them a keyboard without the key panel at the side, so it would just be the letter section on its own. can you…
... /> Give me a standard layout laptop keyboard (but a full length one ... -
Oneliner contestHello to you all, I dare you to make a program on 1 BASIC line. Here is the place to sent your ONELINERS [url]http://www.zxspectrum.00freehost.co…
... think we should change the layout of the maze for the ... two games with the same layout, so that's enough. ... become familiar with the sinclair layout!
[QUOTE=Digital ... :-
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48K vs 128KWhat does everyne think is the best machine - the 48k or the 128k? Personally i prefer the 128K+2. It has more memory, built in tape deck (so no fid…
... from me. The original Speccy keyboard is just too small, ... layout is wrong (spacebar). The only think worse was a membrane keyboard ... .
The 2068 keyboard was better than the rubber ...
My Speccy +2 keyboard feels pretty good and from ... -
Which controller do you use with your emulator(s)?Pleasantly surprised that my Xbox 360 wired gamepad works in quite a few games via Spectaculator, where Kempston is an option. Never was a fan of pur…
I always use keyboard in Sinclair joystick configuration for ... has EXACTLY the same button layout at the old SNES controllers ... -
New ZXDS releaseHello, new ZXDS version is ready and will appear on [URL="http://zxds.raxoft.cz"]the site[/URL] in few hours time, so make sure you check back befor…
... Islands) faster/smoother with the + keyboard on-screen instead of the ... over to the new directory layout and moved my saves from ... -
Crash! - a pirate's best friend?Possibly a little controversial , but doesn't it seem odd that Crash! was the only mag to include an index of which keys did what in each game - very…
Having the correct key layout was essential back then, and ... get their head around the layout, or if there were too ... had never even used a keyboard. When picking a game in ... -
Crash! - a pirate's best friend?Possibly a little controversial , but doesn't it seem odd that Crash! was the only mag to include an index of which keys did what in each game - very…
... ;241190]Having the correct key layout was essential back then, and ... get their head around the layout, or if there were too ... had never even used a keyboard. When picking a game in ...
