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I/O on the Speccy - ideas/help wanted!I'd like an interface for the Spectrum that can control and monitor other items. I have a task in mind that would require: A: 4xbinary inputs (as in…
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en Espanol, s'il vous plait!So we've had Scottie's thread in Mexico. Which brings up a point. I'm actually learning Spanish right now. I've got as far as being able to understa…
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ANN: Uncommented Spectrum ROM AssemblyThe errors, including the ones mentioned by Geoff have been corrected.
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ANN:Spud v.02Well here we are, post number 10,000 and it's a momentus if not slightly nerve racking one because today I unleash upon the world Spud, my ZX Spectru…
Spectrum Ethernet updateWell for those of you who don't follow the news section on the project page, here's a quick update...and a request. Development has slowed a bit, si…
... library both for C and assembly language programmers, along with utility ...Attention Arjun (and people interested in BASIC games programming).I've been looking at the games created by [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekpub.cgi?regexp=^EP+Software$&model=spectrum"]Angel Ortega/EP S…
... just say you might be learning a wrong way of doing ...Spectrum 128 ROM disassembly - updatedPaul Farrow has done a brilliant job in updating the disassembly of the Spectrum 128 ROM. Updates here: [url]http://www.mjwilson.demon.co.uk/rom/[/u…
... is auto-generated from the assembly version with various hacks, so ...Spectranet now supports UTF-8!Or at least, a subset of it - all of the 0xC3 characters, and a few 0xC2 characters (?, ?, ? and ?) in its putchar42 routine (the 6x8 character cell …
... but I've only been learning the language for 6 months ...Trailler from my short film!I'm guessing most of you guys wont understand Portuguese, but here is the trailler from the short film I made in May. I'm dubbing it in english so I…
... am promoting it myself...(still learning on how to do it ...Just wrote my first useful working Speccy BASIC program in years...A nice UK National Lottery number generator. And not just any lotto number generator either. This one generates 8 lines of 6 numbers without replace…
... in C++. Plus I'm learning Z80 assembler too. Another project ...ZX Certified... Not.Poop. I is crap. We are sorry, but you did not pass. Your score was 45.00%, while the required score is 70% Your subcategory scores are as follows:…
... programming: 20.00%
* Z80 Assembly language and system routines: 40 ...data waiting (if indeed that is the name)I've been taking a look at the Spectrum ROM Disassembly by Drs. Logan and O'Hara but admittedly I still need do my bit of assembly study before I can…
... need do my bit of assembly study before I can fully ...(not quite as) Nice PhoneMy dad brought me a phone home from his latest work trip to the Caribbean, so I am now the proud owner of one of these: [URL]http://alistairsserver.n…
... /> the casting that the governor assembly is bolted to behind the ...New for 2009 - mc onelinersI found the limit of one line and one screen's worth of program really useful in (re-)learning BASIC, so I've decided to carry the format over into m…
... program really useful in (re-)learning BASIC, so I've decided ...Analogue BeeperThere's been a discussion on foro.speccy.org about multichannel beeper stuff, and since I had the camera out and the scope set up, I set about demons…
... from a small (rather nasty) assembly routine I wrote that builds ...PC based games editorsSo, how many people use these utils? Utils like JSWED, Bombjack editor, F1 editor, Commando editor and my own Bubble Bobble editor v3. The reason I…
... on my hands to continue learning Delphi at the moment (I ...Understanding the StackSorry folks. I guess I'm going to be a pain for a little while. Hope it's ok with everyone. I'm currently studying the stack and wrote the little pr…
... bug exists on the above assembly. From BASIC it is being ...Thinking in Assembly (first efforts)The following is one small routine to educate myself on a few concepts (jumps, flow control, routines, CPI): [code]searchmem xor a …
The following is one small routine to educate myself on a few concepts (jumps, flow control, routines, CPI):
[code]searchmem
xor a ; a = 0
ld bc, 0ffffh ; search the entire memory
ld hl, 0 ...Assembler snippetsI was just thinking that a thread for small but useful assembler snippets to do useful things would be cool for people learning z80 coding. Not to me…
... would be cool for people learning z80 coding. Not to mention ...Are there PC utilities which can create text adventures (with illustration)?Now, don't laugh but I'm no techie. Even when I got my speccy back in '84, I never made the effort to learn how to program. And the chances of me l…
... . And the chances of me learning how to write a game ...Keyboard Input$/scan problemHi, I'm finally fulfilling my promise to get a reasonable understanding of the Speccy and embarking upon attempting a few simple routines in Assembl…
... a few simple routines in Assembly. My current study aids are ...First attempt at coding a game in assemblyRight.... I've knocked up something with basic graphics using TommyGun/Spin and Pasmo... It's not strictly a game, mainly cos I don't have any baddi…
Right.... I've knocked up something with basic graphics using TommyGun/Spin and Pasmo...
It's not strictly a game, mainly cos I don't have any baddies in it yet... :)
But, any comments on it would be welcome.
Here is the file ...Assembly Using a Windows PC Development BlogI am going to try and document my progress in developing a new game for the Spectrum by means of a blog. [URL]http://zxspectrumdev.blogspot.com/[/U…
I am going to try and document my progress in developing a new game for the Spectrum by means of a blog.
[URL]http://zxspectrumdev.blogspot.com/[/URL]
CheersHow does the Speccy deal with the Character Set?Hi All, Can anyone spare a little time to explain to me the basic Assembly method of how the Speccy interprets and retrieves Characters to print on …
... explain to me the basic Assembly method of how the Speccy ...Computer or console: Which do you prefer for games?Yep, the old argument again. I was talking about this yesterday to a mate (a World of Warcraft addict) who doesn't like consoles, and neither I (who …
... look at it another way, learning to fix and maintain your ...FUSE fails to save "Bytes:" files that can be converted to .tapI have been running FUSE with the OCP Assembler loaded. When I save the Assembly listing from OCP, I see border colour and noise of a proper save. So…
... loaded. When I save the Assembly listing from OCP, I see ... listasm_ocp (on Linux) to extract Assembly Listings out of OCP saved ...Dynamite Dan/Rod BowkettI'm surprised no-one's mentioned this before, but in this month's Retro Gamer, there is the interview with Rod Bowkett. I was looking forward to this…
... Spectrum, and beginning to learn assembly, to him finishing Dynamite Dan ... , as well as teaching himself assembly from scratch, in just six ...Problem Wrapping SpritesHi, I am having an issue wrapping my sprites around the screen, Basically, I have a back buffer which is 24 chars (192 Pixels) by 28 chars (224 P…
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Basically I want assembly code to do the following ...Recommended book (in WOS archive) for learning Z80 instructions?I have a very vague knowledge of a few Z80 instructions, but would like a comprehensive reference book. Can anyone recommend a decent book in the WO…
I have a very vague knowledge of a few Z80 instructions, but would like a comprehensive reference book.
Can anyone recommend a decent book in the WOS archive, to save me downloading GB's worth of potentially unsuitable titles?INPUT magazineDid anyone else have this magazine back in day, I did. Spent hours typing in the examples and it did helped me develop me a few techniques in basic a…
... few techniques in basic and assembly. Did anyone else find it ...