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Decent Keyboard?Does anyone know if any manufacturer ever produced a decent, typewriter-style keyboard compatible with the original Speccy 128k (with '+' keyboard), …
... a decent, typewriter-style keyboard compatible with the original Speccy ... 128k (with '+' keyboard), preferably not the type where ... , and have proper keys which simply plugged into the slot ... board where the original membrane would plug in. -
Which game?HELP! I just recently discovered the retro heaven that is known as Speccy games. Hallelujah! There's just on thing that bothers me: On the start page…
... of game characters depicted around the image of the keyboard. I recognize ... the life of me remember which game a certain character appeared ... above the "o" in "of". Which game does he appear in ... -
ANNOUNCE: BASin Release 12 ready for downloadWell, after a rather large break, BASin's latest incarnation is ready for public use. Probably. BASin is a Sinclair Spectrum development environme…
... - full manual text to each error
Runtime tracing, ... -[/B]
Expression evaluator which evaluates... expressions in speccy BASIC ... graphical ascii list of characters and UDGs for double ... onto...
Full keyboard support via the IN instruction ... -
ANNOUNCE: BASin Release 12 ready for downloadWell, after a rather large break, BASin's latest incarnation is ready for public use. Probably. BASin is a Sinclair Spectrum development environme…
... - full manual text to each error
Runtime tracing, ... -[/B]
Expression evaluator which evaluates... expressions in speccy BASIC ... graphical ascii list of characters and UDGs for double ... onto...
Full keyboard support via the IN instruction ... -
Computer journalist predicts the demise of the mouse? in 1984!!In the December 1983 issue of 'Your Computer' that I scanned for the archive, there is an article titled 'The Spirit of Christmas to Come'. In the ar…
... threat to the Qwerty keyboard. There have been bid ... characters written on it, the Microwriter; a one handed keyboard which ... uses combinations of five keys strategically located under each ... must resort to the keyboard -for word processing anyway ... -
ANN: SP1 for Z88DK (aka splib3, Sprite Pack v3.0)Well it's finally arrived, after a month of "a few days from now" release deadlines. SP1 is the lastest version of splib, a flicker-free software sp…
... cross-platform sprite engine, which means games written with it ... /> - functions to read the keyboard, joysticks and mice have been ... tiles to ensure that each sprite is drawn completely ... by iterating over the sprite characters with sp1_IterateSprChar() or the ... -
Spectrum +2 power supply - voltages on each pin..?My +2 suddenly stopped working yesterday. It was working fine earlier in the day and now the power light will not go on, nor will the tape drive and …
... connector to the tape deck/keyboard/LED seem extremely low. Yet ... to indicate there should be... which might explain the lack of ... voltages should be coming from each pin on the +2 psu ... -
Specdrum 3.4 is out :)Yayyyyy Done loads more since the last version. in 3.4 The latest version is 3.4 11th October 2008 54mb (Stable 100%) Coming soon : The new upd…
... drums and bass editors. Each note is played as ... br />
Added a keyboard follower , in a "Wham the ...
Also added on each editor a full follow song ... />
Also added mouse characters so when you move the ... you can now select which port you want with ... -
Midnight/MU (multi-player Lords of Midnight) - updateMidnight/MU has been mentioned on this forum before, but since we've had a fresh update recently and with Lords of Midnight continuing to be rated as…
... characters come from several races (Free, Foul, Fey, Targ etc.) with each ... list]
[*]Recruitable characters of different races and ... characters have courage, energy and experience levels, all of which ... original game which was totally keyboard driven.
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…
... know it needs a new membrane, but before I get ... second column of pixels in each character is "Missing", thus ... . It appears only to be characters.
From memory ... of memory for "Pixels", which can be on or off ... be able to work out which chip it could be. ...The Hobbit:A guide and how i play it.Yes i know there are walkthroughs and guides on the net but what i want to do here is give chance for those people to complete the hobbit who have no…
... ]random[/i] element ie. the characters movements.I am hoping this ... anywhere but `the forest road` which may well result in instant ... not sure if the speccy keyboard layout is any different on ... as some random selected location each play only appears after he ...writing an emulator-newbie needs helpHi, this is my first post here. I decided to write a minimalistic emulator of ZX Spectrum-no emulation of advanced peripherals, no emulation of sound…
... files have some meaningless ASCII characters in them. No big surprise ... byte by byte and interpret each value as an opcode or ... with any of them. Which of them would you say ... emulation of input (keyboard/joystick) and output (screen)? Which asm instructions and ...Taking the Spectrum for a bath - Lots of SEXY photos!Decided to take a Spectrum +2 for a bath this weekend. It was non-working, so it needed fixing. It booted to a fuzzy dark picture and I thought "Ah, …
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Moving on to the membrane, this was *surprisingly* still working ... also do that - and give each key the love it deserves ... .)
Then afterwards, each part is blown dry by ... , but under the keyboard are the springs, which will rust.
...Which is the best Deus Ex game?Damn, mean to ask as a poll: Which Deus Ex game do you prefer: (in order of release) 1. Deus Ex, 2. Deus Ex: Invisible War, 3. Deus Ex: Human Revo…
... game, better dialogue, more interesting characters, it has the best skill ... t nearly so interesting, the characters are often bland, the ... function (unlike in DE, where each aug is limited to it ... items in the game world (which really hurts the immersion), the ...Cheetah stuff (a keyboard)I never knew that Cheetah (aside from selling the SpecDrum) also sold other music related stuff for the Speccy. They also sold a MIDI interface and a…
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A velocity sensitive keyboard too. It's very well ... to the main PCB (each bar covers a group ... is a thin spring which simply acts as a ... "key down" bar. The keyboard measures the transit time between ... />
This particular keyboard still needs a bit of ...Faulty dk'tronics keyboardSome time ago I bought a Spectrum 48K in a dk'tronics keyboard, along with a built-in Interface 1 and a pair of Microdrives. It's quite the Frankenm…
... in a dk'tronics keyboard, along with a built ... a few keys on the keyboard which don't work, and ... ribbon connectors for the keyboard into the Spectrum main ... it.
Each key seems to be discrete ... on the PCB, each with four solder connectors. ...Keyboard ProblemsHi, I need a bit more help... I tested the Spectrum + I got from ebay today and there seems to be a problem with the keyboard. It looks like the mi…
... keyboard.
It looks like the middle 4 keys on each ... indicate a problem with the membrane or hardware?
Are ... .
If its the membrane, where is the best place ... to be a Spectrum + specific membrane.The Elite ZX Spectrum bluetooth keyboard and their implementation of key ghosting.They have plans to release it September 2014. [url]http://bluetoothzxspectrum.elite-systems.co.uk/index.php[/url] They have also a Kickstarter page,…
... a Kickstarter page, in which the project roadmap is detailed ... but not limited to ‘keyboard ghosting’. ‘Keyboard ghosting’ is an ... .[B] “In essence, ‘keyboard ghosting’ is the problem that ... ‘keyboard ghosting’ exhibits itself as either a pause in the characters’ ...Land of Mire Mare[Quote]This game has to be considered as a tribute. It's inspired by the unreleased Mire Mare game & characters created by Ultimate Play The Game in …
... unreleased Mire Mare game & characters created by Ultimate Play The ... by a water bar, which will decrease when a collision ... , keys open wooden doors (each key works only once, opened ... !
CONTROLS (KEYBOARD)
Q - Move left ...Under development: COUSIN HORACE - with playable demoHi fellow Spec-chums, for the first time ever, I am publicly disclosing some details about a game I am currently working on. It is an epic adventure…
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By successfully ending each chapter (except the last one ... ancient enemies, the Guardians - which I assume here to be ... ; you may only use the keyboard or Sinclair joystick)
... to interact with several other characters and use different objects ...Timex/Sinclair T/S 1500 FaceplatesI just wondered if there would be enough interest in getting replacement faceplates made for the T/S 1500 ?? These are the faceplates which go over …
... faceplates which go over the top of the rubber keyboard (and ... quite often are dented when replacing the membrane).
each using stock colours, if an ... for more than 25 faceplates, which would reduce the individual costs ...New Rubber Keyboard MatsI have received a quote for new rubber keyboard mats. The main stumbling block is the initial cost of the engineering (to create the mould) - ?2250 …
... a quote for new rubber keyboard mats.
The main ... would then cost ?9.60 each (based on a run of ... an investment of nearly ?5000 - which would mean the mats would ... all be sold at ?20 each just to break even (!)
Strange keyboard port reads on 48+Hi all, I don't know whether it was already discussed (I also searched forum, but there are too much of results searching "48k keyboard" so I didn't…
... some problem of two layered keyboard membranes.
Can ... it and found only "gummy" membrane here: [URL="http://www.kameli ... I created simple test program, which repeatedly reads port EFFE (on ... address of 'in' instruction which reads key 0 pressed and ...140 characters Basic game contestHey there, I've announced a new micro contest on my blog (in Czech language only). However, it might be interesting also for the non-Czech/Slovak …
... will fit into 140 characters, which is the limitation of ... network. The characters count one by one, which means for example ... code]
- are 21 characters (not 15 (bytes) as it ... program which meets these rules:
- maximum of 140 characters, including ...Spectrum 48+ 4S - Upper RAM issue, and now a self-created problem!I recently picked up a known-flaky spectrum off eBay, to have a bit of fun fixing it and reliving youth. It was labelled as 'keyboard duff, shows…
... /> It was labelled as 'keyboard duff, shows ramtop errors sometimes ... the back. A new membrane fixed the keyboard.
each reboot.
which I reconnected with enamelled wire ...Can you tell me Games which benefit from Recreated Keyboard Game Mode (Mode B) setting?Can someone tell me Games which benefit from Recreated Keyboard Game Mode (Mode B) setting? I yet only successfully tried games with QWERTY-Mode s…
Can someone tell me Games which benefit from Recreated Keyboard Game Mode (Mode B) setting?
I yet only successfully tried games with QWERTY-Mode setting (Mode A) e.g. Penetrator works well under Windows 10 with some different emulators.Tutorial: Using UDGs in SpecBASSpecBAS is capable of using graphics mode, in a similar manner to the original Spectrum. Like most things though, the extended nature of SPecBAS's ab…
... not running on a Speccy keyboard means that you need to ... keys "q" to "z" which should not be redefined as ...
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Which displays the currently held memory ... Speccy, although the characters were the same size each character comprised 8 ...ZXDS Custom Keyboard Config HelpI'm trying to set up a custom key configuration for Atic Atac on my New 2DS XL. In the custom/readme.txt file it says you can create a custom config …
... create a custom config for each game and put it in ... contents:
# ZXDS custom keyboard and button config for Atic ...
# EOF #
Which means the control stick and ...problem with symbol shift and caps shift key combinations on multilayer keyboard membranesHello, I know, it is generally know that some ZX Spectrums with multilayer keyboard membranes have problems with some key combinations. Typically …
... some ZX Spectrums with multilayer keyboard membranes have problems with some ... depends on quality of that membrane, on devices connected to address ... able wrote some symbols (? which is SS+C, and some ... returns pressed key C (which is connected in same column ...ROBOT - The Impossible MissionHi all. I've been away for a few days but before I went I published my first completed game designed in AGD. It is an arcade adventure, and here's …
... you to select your controls (Keyboard, Kempston or Sinclair), then ... game was written using AGDx which includes tweaks and extra ... though the screens are 16x16 characters in size, the screen editor ... an 8x8 'window' in which you edit each screen. The patch then ...
