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Where: ZX Printer ULA's and ZX interface I ULA'sIs there any source left for these ULA's? Alot of tings can be replaced, like the ZTX transistors and occasionally you can come accross a normal ZX S…
... , it's just it's a huge pain in the ass ... than to print to a USB printer from an 8 bit machine.[/QUOTE ... agree, as most will print from an emulator nowadays...
[QUOTE=cheveron ... to buy an expensive chunky laser just to print from my Speccy ... -
Dungeon Builder second versionAccording to [url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/showmag.cgi?mag=BigK/Issue07/Pages/BigK0700041.jpg]Big K issue 7 pag 41[/url] there was a second ver…
... to get it to make a valid TZX.
I ... the loading screen is different from the basic one in the ... been removed from MakeTZX. The only reason you'd make a Tape Copy would ... 'd measure the pauses in a WAV editor and put them ... -
DivIDE+what do you rekon should I chance it? [URL="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/zx-spectrum-divide-plus_W0QQitemZ130336971382QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_VintageComputin…
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ZX Spectrum +2b and +3b modelsI've been wondering for quite a while what the +2b and +3b were all about, as neither appear in the FAQ, but we have a service manual in the archive …
Just a hardware revision with no behavioural changes as far as I know. Documented in old versions of the FAQ and the Wikipedia article.
No more interesting than the post-issue 3 48K revisions from an emulator point of view. -
Fastest loading cassette game?What was the fastest loading cassette game? Obviously size vs speed has to be compared, but I seem to recall a car racing game which seemed to load …
... the trick. I remember a "ski" game published in ...
Also, Microhobby published a "turbo" saving/loading routine. They ... bauds, using a new tape deck. Using an emulator sound output and ... then recording it in a ... -
Microdrive Games CartridgeI've just noticed that Ant Attack on the microdrive [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0014815"]Games Cartridge[/URL] (also bundl…
... this is to build a proper sector copy from an original cartridge.
We ... legs.
My sector copy program did checksum the sectors ... one-in-256 chance that a bad read passed the sum ... -
Why did Ultimate games load like this?What I remember about the early Ultimate games was the unusual way they loaded. You'd get the BASIC bootstrap loader, then a SCREEN$, then a main bl…
... this wouldn't stop a tape to tape copy from working it would stop copiers ... gaps between blocks.
From Underwurlde/Knight Lore onwards, they ... -
Why did Ultimate games load like this?What I remember about the early Ultimate games was the unusual way they loaded. You'd get the BASIC bootstrap loader, then a SCREEN$, then a main bl…
... this wouldn't stop a tape to tape copy from working it would stop copiers ... /> The clock stops ticking during tape loading, so why would the ... -
Tape loading question...I'm getting back into BASIC after some 20 odd years away from it and i've started saving stuff to tape. How do I go about making a loaded program aut…
... ;421635]I know this is a very basic (no pun intended ... stop a program saved with the above auto run option from executing ... to do it on a real Spectrum or an emulator?
There ... -
Data from spectrum to compilerWhat's the easiest way of getting data from a virtual spectrum to assembler? I've designed some nice shiny graphics using BASIN but I'm not sure how…
... /Windows), by Rob Pearmain.
A command line utility I have ... that converts a "bin" file (e.g. raw binary exported from an emulator, or ... -
converting an OPD file to run on a real opus discovery.Hi I'm new to the forum so hello to all and can anyone help with the following? Is it possible to convert an OPD file back on to a 3.5" disk so as it…
... URL] did.
This emulator did [URL="http://web.archive ... being able to write a physical disk from an OPD image but, alas ... tried...
Apart from that, I can only suggest ... individual file [under emulation] from the image, and playing back ... -
Im making my first spectrum gameHi everyone, I am making my first game on the speccy :-P I started yesterday and I had designed it on paper first (more like a book of ideas). Its a…
... have coded it on a real spectrum or an emulator?
real ... it in via tape (audcity is free) as a wav..
emulator.. well you can just make it a wav and record to tape ... .. or burn to a cd and playback etc ... -
Machine Code for BeginnersHi folks. [sort of] newbie alert. Not new to Spectrum - been there since getting first rubber key 48k in 84 and a regular visitor to WoS for many y…
... start to have a play with on an Emulator in an attempt to make ... a (very belated) start ... in a similar position to you a few months back, and, from an emulator point ... good choice as it has a built-in assembler. (The ... -
Which reset method on ZX 48K?What reset method is correct on issue 3b ZX 48K: One wire to R68 and one to C27 (Manual from ZX Spectrum +) or One wire to Pin 26 from CPU and one …
... you could also power it from the spectrum's PSU if ... ), and you could salvage a small speaker from an old PC speaker or ... /> Sorry to sound like a bit of a doubting Thomas, but would ... speccy outputs sound to the tape deck? -
Ziggy - An emulator for WindowsAfter nearly a year of plugging away on the keyboard it's a proud moment for me to announce the release of Ziggy - an emulator for the Windows (what?…
... of code & data from external sources into the emulated ... the lot out as a tap/tzx from the emulator.
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from emulator didn't you? :P Load ... br /> Congratulations, Arjun! Writing an emulator isn't a piece of cake and ... -
Things That REALLY BUG YOU!My Mum's birthday is on "Valentine's Day", so when I pay out loads of money for a card and gift - it looks like I'm all "GIRLY" and a poof!
... in insurance and talk to a lot of people on the ... day. Also, following on from "where are you from?", is "so how ... up here?". I feel like making a tape recording and just playing them ... the tape every time the question is ... -
Tape-Disk Copy +3I seek convertor tape to disk +3. I have DTCONV by Pentacle, but this program has bugs.
... can copying of [B]protected tape[/B] software to +3 disk ... be achieved without using an interface of some kind? I ... /> why not make a virtual disk, use an emulator to grab / port .. just ... a thought, might be ... -
Seeking alternatives to DATA statementsAnyone know of any memory saving alternatives to storing a list of numbers, other than using DATA statements or poking data into addresses?... Im ti…
... stray notes that get converted a little above that range, ... like if you run it from an emulator where hidden precompiled material already ... see the whole listing of a single unmodular program, clearly ... represented on paper, in a magazine or elsewhere. Thats kind ... -
You have got to be kidding me.'Commando' is distribution denied? Someone PM me with ideas please.
... 467466]Not sure how buying a legit copy from Ebay for 50p so ... download or make the TZX from it helps the copyright holder ... [b]beanz[/b]: This is a(nother) discussion about copyright, and ... is therefore not a suitable arena for making rational arguments. You ... -
Issue 65 of Scene+As I understand that some programmers wants to be informed if their programs were distributed on our disk magazine, here is a list what will be on ne…
... use there are none. Making a backup copy, removing copy-protection, re-formatting (such ... 't be able to copy something from CD to hard disk ... , but disallow usage in a non-profit-disk-magazine.[/QUOTE ... I am just putting together a collection of free downloadable ... -
Connecting a CD/MP3 player to a +2/+2A/+3How do I connect a CD or MP3 player to a Spectrum +2, +2A or +3? I know it can be done, but how? Is it via the TAPE/SOUND socket at the back?
... the "cassette adaptor" in the tape deck and connect the included ... the cassette adaptor in the tape deck and press play, ensure ... get a TZX of this to work on a real Spectrum or an emulator -
Help! Reverse engineering a Spectrum game[deleted]
... figure out a way to get a disassembly of the game from an emulator that ... you can reassemble plus a raw binary ... broken anything.
After a (long) while you should have ... -
Help! Reverse engineering a Spectrum game[deleted]
... that took a RAW memory dump of the game (yes from an emulator) and ... turn it into a full assembly dump ... . You can also learn a lot from the program if you can ... would have been a nightmare and distract me from the overall goal ... -
i am currently listening to........as i couldnt seem to find the old one, i didnt look that hard :P ive started a new one right after somebody asked me for some slayer ive rediscovere…
... his beer buddies making a racket!
Bang goes an early night.............[/QUOTE ... like this at least once a month now, I think you ... out, then you should genie a box of swans and shove ... saying you smell smoke coming from the vicinity of your ceiling ... -
30 day song challengeThis thing has been doing the rounds on Facebook for a week or so now and I thought it may be fun to try it on here and see what happens. Look at the…
... to a teacher, playing on a tape, instead of an essay ... [B]day 11 - a song from your favorite band [/B]
a song from a band you hate[/B]
a song from your favorite album[/B]
day 29 - a song from your childhood[/B]
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Recommend a dev environmentIt's been a while since I last wrote any Z80 assembler - must be over 20 years, and since I wrote any spectrum Z80 assembler more like 25 years. I n…
... we've all got a bit carried away from the original question ... to run on a genuine machine - not an emulator however I figure ... to develop on an emulator initially.[/QUOTE]
A full-blown linker ... /pasmo/]Pasmo[/url] (with a Makefile and various odds and ... -
Maketzx...Whats the state of play?Been out of the whole emulation bit for...a while :) But, back in the saddle, ready to transfer some more tapes.....except...maketzx doesnt seem to w…
... the action of saving an almost exact copy of the software... Snapshots ... special loaders. So TZX was an almost ideal method of storing ... You're right, Dunny is a lazy bastard. It's not ... tried to write a BASIC interpreter, or an emulator -even a crappy one-... oh ... -
Spectaculator Load/Save?Hi Any Spectaculator users here who can tell me if or how it is possible to save/merge/load programmes/code/data to HD rather than having to do a ful…
... custom loaders to tzx from an emulator with correct tzx descriptions ... be added to the emulator, so it knows what ... should cut down the pain a bit to add them. ... But still a lot of work.
... An option for the user to select a loader on a custom ... -
Random numbers...Hi Folks, I am not an expert when it comes to random numbers. If I have the RANDOMIZE statement the beginning of a program and then proceed to gene…
... computes the next random number from a SEED value and then stores ... This happens if you store a snapshot because you also store ... happens when loading a tap file in an emulator because it always ... FRAMES doesn't really create a random enough looking starting ... -
Random numbers...Hi Folks, I am not an expert when it comes to random numbers. If I have the RANDOMIZE statement the beginning of a program and then proceed to gene…
... the same value on loading from an emulator and you will always ... before RANDOMIZE otherwise FRAMES has a predictable value. Set the ... program, on loading a tap from the emulator, you will always ... fixed amount of time an emulator takes to start a tap program.
