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Can Anyone Suggest a Good Emulator for a Slow Laptop?I have an old Pentium 2 Thinkpad. I have already tried Spin on it and although it does run. It is slow. The only way I could get decent speed out …
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Assistance with IM2 routineI subsequently got a working IM2 routine.
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Assistance with IM2 routineI subsequently got a working IM2 routine.
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Determining 50hz/60hz in softwareHow can you determine in software if you are running at 50hz or 60hz?
How can I tell if 128k in codeIs there an easy way in code to check if the Spectrum has 128k, rather than 48k so I can display a message "Must have 128k" etc
... 's an issue with timing, use a timing test. For this, set ...Run Length DecodingRun length encoding/decoding is far less efficient than using a modern compression program.
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or ...Jupiter AceCan anyone point me in the direction of a utility that can convert Jupiter ACE .tap files back into .wav? Cheers, MikeW
... the Spectrum with slightly different timing. However, as the Spectrum uses ...Determining 50hz/60hz in softwareHow can you determine in software if you are running at 50hz or 60hz?
... screen modes within a frame. Timing isn't guaranteed to anywhere ...Information on SpecyBob or other new spectrum hardware?Hello all, I'm looking to make a new spectrum from scratch, and would like to find information online etc about how to go about doing so. I've heard …
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Display circuit with programmable timing and capable of 4 memory ...Best Speccy game written in BASICHopefully this has not been done before, but anyhoo. My vote is the sublime VIKING RAIDERS.
Mined Out is a neatly written game - the timing is really well thought out.. and the sound effects ain't bad, either!Best Speccy game written in BASICHopefully this has not been done before, but anyhoo. My vote is the sublime VIKING RAIDERS.
... do all sorts of non-timing critical stuff like working out ...Has this been done before?Are there any emulators whose speed can be adjusted by the Spectrum program that the emulator itself is running? So that, say the Spectrum program ca…
... everything , even sound and keyboard timing.
I don't remember ...Has this been done before?Are there any emulators whose speed can be adjusted by the Spectrum program that the emulator itself is running? So that, say the Spectrum program ca…
... power, without affecting musig and timing, like somebody mentioned Out Run ...ZXCF InterfaceI'm just trying to get an idea for the ZXCF interface, and to me, it looks a much cleaner design compared to divIDE (Of course, that's just my opinio…
... generator is completely programmable wrt timing/memory access etc. The boot ...Spectrum Game CompatibilityHi, At the moment I have a spectrum 48k. I am planning to get a 128k +2, but I have a problem. Will my 48k games work on 128k +2? Because some of the…
... relied on it (usually for timing purposes - you could synch to ...Spectrum Game CompatibilityHi, At the moment I have a spectrum 48k. I am planning to get a 128k +2, but I have a problem. Will my 48k games work on 128k +2? Because some of the…
... relied on it (usually for timing purposes - you could synch to ...Spectrum Game CompatibilityHi, At the moment I have a spectrum 48k. I am planning to get a 128k +2, but I have a problem. Will my 48k games work on 128k +2? Because some of the…
... relied on it (usually for timing purposes - you could synch to ...What is the best Freescape game?I wanted to try Castle Master, i have the original game on tape, but is it any good, or is it like Hard Drivin' with it's slideshow speed and unrespo…
Nah dont really enjoy playing Spec games on emulators, for some reason Spectaculator feels like it's already running slower than a real spectrum, the timing of certain things seems off.
Is there a 100% accurate emulator out there?What is the best Freescape game?I wanted to try Castle Master, i have the original game on tape, but is it any good, or is it like Hard Drivin' with it's slideshow speed and unrespo…
... than a real spectrum, the timing of certain things seems off ...C# emulatorHi, I wanted to branch out and get a little better with C# so I think I need something meaty to do to keep me going....so an emulator seemed a reaso…
... . never reach the exact timing, so on timing I only optimized the ...MakeTzx questionHi! I've been recently making tzx of some Polish Spectrum tapes. I don't have any experience with MakeTzx program, so I just used GUI and followed tu…
... it should be almost perfect timing, well as it can be ...MakeTzx questionHi! I've been recently making tzx of some Polish Spectrum tapes. I don't have any experience with MakeTzx program, so I just used GUI and followed tu…
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And, the timing is 100% precise, but instead ...When do you optimise?I was just wondering when people here optimise their code. Do they wait till it is all done or do they code a routine and then optimise that?
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Graphics routines which are timing critical need to be located ...Linux WAV to TZX convertorsI looked through the posts and seen a few threads about converting WAVs to tzx but none of them are working for me. I have a few old tapes that don't…
... work on block identification and timing, etc, but it's a ...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…
... the last column. Using the timing details in post #24, we ...Sprite adviceHello. So, I'm slowly getting to grips with Z80 assembly - currently equal parts frustration and enjoyment. Now looking for some advice to help shift…
... to get around, due to timing & screen-freshing - you can ...Great Giana Sisters on CPCHmm, I just noticed how similar the CPC version of Great Giana Sisters looks to the ZX Spectrum screenshots. The status table with its fonts and styl…
... of the [i]worst[/i] timing ever seen in the games ...The CupOk lads, I'm off to the Millennium stadium to watch the footy - it's only 5 mins from my house. Anyone got any predictions ? I don't support either …
Yes, but it was a great game that could have gone either way. Shame it had to be resolved through penalties.
And Gerrard was outstanding! The third goal was absolutely exquisite in timing and power. Fantastic stuff from both teams, really.Emulator 'primer'Hi, I see there is an emulator primer from the perspective of [i]using[/i] one but does anyone have a primer for [i]writing[/i] one? I've already s…
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In terms of timing, where I'd start is ...