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Some questions about the Timex TC2048/TC2068I have been doing some research about the specs of these 2 machines but I suppose it would be better to ask for advice in the forum since I have neve…
... with the Spectrum software? I read it is fairly high but ... work ok?
The keyboard suffers from membrane problems or ... -
Replacing lower RAM 4116 ZX Spectrum 48k - desoldering advice please?A long post, but interesting pictures perhaps. :) I'd like some advice: (also apologies I think I picked the wrong 'Hardware' category for this, plea…
... squares, which from what I read online seemed to indicate a ... opened in decades and the keyboard membrane tore with no effort ... the board alone without the keyboard connected. (That'll be an ... , nine 16-dip sockets, replacement keyboard membrane. My plan is to ... -
ZX Spectrum keyboards : all and everything about them and how can the Speccy keyboard be improved? This discussion can include of all the main types of Spectrum keyboard from the past (inc addon / aftermarket) , their strengths and weaknesses , …
This discussion can include of all the main types of Spectrum keyboard from the past (inc addon / aftermarket) , their strengths and weaknesses , and possibilities for improvements with today's new technology. -
No Keyboard after recap - ZX Spectrum 48kGuys I am desperate. I did a recap of the ZX 48k board and now the keyboard is not responding to any keypress :-(. I paid attention to the capacitors…
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Need help with keyboard scanning ?After getting frustrated with learning ASM for a while I'm back into it. The little listing below is using the ROM's PRINT AT routine to draw me a sp…
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What clone for the USA?Living in America, so fellow ex-pats might be able to answer this. Yes, I know I can do a search but why not ask first as knowledge beats enquiries. …
... because of the keyboard. I have the Speccy keyboard drawn out on ... of the other stuff I read about. This is probably a ... -
A SAVE routine to reduce Microdrive loading timesHello! Please i'd like to know if there is a SAVE routine written to reduce the zx microdrives loading times.
Hello!
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No-tearing (“vsync”) Full Screen FadeSeeing as most screen fades exhibit visible tearing, I wrote my own routine which does away with that problem. Simple, effective, short, and fully re…
... tearing, I wrote my own routine which does away with that ... minimum for a custom IM2 routine
1$ dec de ;until ... />
fade1 ld a,(hl) ;read attr into A
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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. -
New version: LOST IN MY SPECTRUM v2.0Hi everybody! Here is my New Year's gift to you: the new version of my first Spectrum game ever, [b]Lost In My Spectrum[/b]. The objective is simp…
... as soon as possible :-) Controls: Keyboard (redefinable), Kempston, Sinclair. Default keys ... table.
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ECHOSOFT ORGAN MASTER ( currys) Keyboard etcHi - is anyone after the old Echosoft organ / keyboard with interface software etc ? Came with my toast rack when I bought it as a bundle from Curry…
... after the old Echosoft organ / keyboard with interface software etc ? Came ... -
Machine code routine neededHello! Please i'm looking for a short routine that can write the same value in a range of continous memory locations. For example, to write 255 val…
Hello!
Please i'm looking for a short routine that can write the same value in a range of continous memory locations.
For example, to write 255 value from location 40000 to 41000.
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looking for a vertical scrolling routinein basic or like the standard scroll? routine but the other way round with the scroll? removed (this would have to be in code). ive tried a couple of…
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New nmi menu 1.6 for MB-02+Dear MB-02+ users, it's been 10 years since my last release of nmi menu. Now, after 10 years anniversary I am releasing brand new version, 1.6. [i…
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14) new keyboard routine by Busy
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How to avoid flicking? IM2 help.Hi, I have started on a quest to make a demo for ZX Spectrum. However the display is flickering and I guess it is something about updating at…
... time.
I have read something about IM2 without understanding ... need to spend time reading keyboard etc.
call clearscreen
Random-Access to Microdrive FileI am working on a BASIC program to backup a microdrive text-file to standard tape array-file. To backup a text-file from one microdrive to a secon…
... is the ability to "random read access" an OPEN# microdrive stream ... simply the SAVE to tape routine.
The following ... effectively does a [b]random read[/b] of 512 characters ... sector.
Each sector read is precisely placed inside B ...Todays silly question about emulators.Why are there so many emulators? Here's the list I've found so far:- SpecEmu Retro Virtual Machine Fuse ZXSpin Spud ZERO ZEsarUX Unreal Spe…
... fact I haven't even read the manual, just unpacked it ... mode when I lost my keyboard conversion map.
I ...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 …
... contents:
# ZXDS custom keyboard and button config for Atic ...im looking for a machine code star-field routineim looking for a machine code star-field routine. preferably with mnemonics.
im looking for a machine code star-field routine. preferably with mnemonics.Better keyboard = better sales ?Just a random thought. I want to start this by saying although I did not have a + model new, I was never really a fan of this keyboard as it was n…
... a fan of this keyboard as it was not ... has quite a decent keyboard, to be honest its ... /48K speccy had a keyboard similar to the Oric ... said something like "dead flesh" keyboard iirc. :) I guess what ... *** The Atmos has a proper keyboard, the Oric1 has rather more ...That keyboard looks familiar.Did you know that the Nintendo Famicom (AKA Nintendo Entertainment System or NES) was originally destined to become an actual computer. Here is one o…
... in around 1984. Does that keyboard look familiar or what?
Passing parameter from BASIC to assembler routineWas there a "clean" way of passing parameter(s) from a BASIC program to an assembler routine? Something like parameterising RANDOMIZE USR call? I fac…
... BASIC program to an assembler routine? Something like parameterising RANDOMIZE USR ...PS/2 Keyboard for +2A/+2B/+3?Hi everyone. I know there are several options (both DIY and off-the-shelf) to add PS/2 keyboard support to original models (and right up to the +2), …
... shelf) to add PS/2 keyboard support to original models ( ... either PS/2 or USB keyboard support to the +2A ... I've found PS/2 keyboard extending solutions and can ... a PS/2 or USB keyboard option.
... the sake of adding a keyboard port :(
...How are LAST-K and FLAGS set on a Real Spectrum?Hi, I'm writing a Spectrum emulator and I've got Horace and the Spiders working (with the wrong colours and no sound) but when I boot into ROM non…
... into ROM none of the keyboard presses are recognised.
read the keyboard (which I've implemented ...Emulators that can read from real +3 disk?Are there any emulators that can read/write and run games from a real +3 disk drive plugged into a FDD header? (like samdisk and cpcdiskxp can)
Are there any emulators that can read/write and run games from a real +3 disk drive plugged into a FDD header? (like samdisk and cpcdiskxp can)ZX Spectrum +2A - problems loading from tapeI recently acquired a ZX Spectrum +2A, now the only item in my collection to be found is a [b]+2B[/b], and I got all from the MK14 to the PC200 ;-) …
... ?[/b]) and back in, the keyboard worked fine as well. No ... improvement?[/b]
I read about dry solder joints for ... +2B: I think I once read that you could only see ...Converting Issue 2 keyboard games to Issue 3Dipping back into the World of Spectrum (and no, not just this site) I was wondering if I could do a machine code job myself without having any under…
... ) - which required an Issue 2 keyboard to gain any control over ... that require an Issue 2 keyboard to work, that could be ...Slightly different rubber keyboardWhile doing a search I came across this picture of a rubber spectrum. [url=https://ibb.co/KqsSD6B][img]https://i.ibb.co/KqsSD6B/image-s-1000x700-8…
... my attention is that the keyboard seems to be made of ... board came with this rubber keyboard?
