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Interesting Custom LoadersHi everyone, I was just thinking about custom loaders on the spectrum and I thought I'd ask you all what you thought was the best one. I'd have to …
... copy of Manic Miner that I had was a "pirated" one copied from a ... friend. That DID have the flashing loading screen. That tape ... eventually wore out through overuse. So I bought a genuine copy from ... that it must be a dodgy tape). So I modified the ... -
Weird loaders; 1) Why? 2) How? (Curiosity question)Hello again. Sorry to be asking/posting so much today, but I've just arrived here and am plumbing the depths of nearly 22 years of making cups of te…
... load errors during an Ocean multi-load or a cover tape is unreal ... this by loading the tape file in an emulator that has real-time ... -
Why do people around here favour Spin/Spectacular?I use Klive. I've never used either of the above two. Can someone tell me why they appear to be superior, is the author hanging around here somewhere…
... it does everything I require from an emulator, the debugger is probably the ... . Knowing the author is also a great benefit as any problems ... -
Spectrum emulator tests on WEB?I searched little with google, but didn't find it. Can I get some URL?
... the same from an emulator. Whilst we all want an accurate emulation of a Spectrum ... .
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Starglider 128k TZXNow I would if I could, but I simply don't have a copy of the game on tape handy, but is there any possibility that someone could upload a working ve…
... having to get a multifaced snap of this game from a friend at ... school with a +3.
a tape file from the snap without any luck though. Z802TZX creates a bugged copy ... from the +3 disk image? So I can make my own tape ... -
Had To Reboot WIndowsall my stuff is gone now. My sister gave me a virus by going behind my back to download some disney screensaver. Thank goodness I back up about half …
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Happened to my copy of "Never Mind The Bullocks ... " i bought a while back.....
... downloading theme songs, or making a university take down an "Usher MP3" that ... is really a barbershop singing ... -
Had To Reboot WIndowsall my stuff is gone now. My sister gave me a virus by going behind my back to download some disney screensaver. Thank goodness I back up about half …
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Happened to my copy of "Never Mind The Bullocks ... " i bought a while back.....
... downloading theme songs, or making a university take down an "Usher MP3" that ... is really a barbershop singing ... -
Had To Reboot WIndowsall my stuff is gone now. My sister gave me a virus by going behind my back to download some disney screensaver. Thank goodness I back up about half …
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Happened to my copy of "Never Mind The Bullocks ... " i bought a while back.....
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The best emulator?OK so let's hear it: what is the best Spectrum (48K) emulator out there at the moment? I'm currently running Spectacular but wondering if there's a b…
... seems so huge and take a time to load.. now im ... a load game "preview" image ..
don?t need nothing more from an emulator ... forum section to see if a new spin version is going ... be relesead cus running on a win98 system spin has some ... -
Emulation Feedback** Extended RTM sessions could over-tax the CPU.
... say that Real Tape mode is not just a realtime WAV loader ... WAV loader but does have a real tape mode.
Despite ... you want to get tape input into an emulator, you have to do ... said that Real Tape mode is similar to a WAV loader, and ... -
SoftRom emulation possible?Hello. Quick question to all emulator developers: How easy would it be to emulate a SoftRom? The mastering utilites for my protection system XLR-8 a…
... is simple from an emulator's point of view. It's just a case ... . I'm not familiar with a SoftRom's operation but I ... 's just simple writes to a port address or two?
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SoftRom emulation possible?Hello. Quick question to all emulator developers: How easy would it be to emulate a SoftRom? The mastering utilites for my protection system XLR-8 a…
... is simple from an emulator's point of view. It's just a case ... . I'm not familiar with a SoftRom's operation but I ... 's just simple writes to a port address or two?
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Apologies X post - Not sure if it should be in Hardware or EmusA couple of nights ago I cracked and decided I had got to do something else except the seemingly endless scanning of my speccy games for a couple of …
... is nothing more than a PC with XP and ... /> Hardware details, OS build, emulator versions (including versions that *last ... , wot features are missing from an emulator for the said platform, ... platform, year of release of emulator (version builds), etc.
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Help support the preservation teamIt's been two and a half weeks since the biggest single update in WOS history! Over 8 months of work, 1,363 new or updated tape/disk files added plus…
... for free, as they have from day one, with copyright holders ... .. 2005 in itself was an amazing year for preservation for ... resolved.
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mp3/wav download spectrum gamesI'm new to this board and would like to say hi!.. Just recieved a zx spectrum from ebay today. I used to have tons of tapes many eons ago but they ha…
... refined and improved the utilities a little bit after the tests ... via these pgms worked fine from a CD (using discman) to ... /> I also did a second copy from CD to tape for different manipulation and ... it worked the same as from CD (including the good conversions ... -
Who is Andrew Pennell?According to the [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/whatsnew.html"]What's New[/URL] page, Andrew Pennell has granted distribution of his software. …
... add him to the authors. A variation of 'Clive Copier' appeared ... 've even used it to copy between an emulator and real microdrive.
ZXLFN - storing tape header in a long file nameHi lads ;) Couple of months ago, the group of guys interested in divIDE software development has came up with an interesting idea - store tape heade…
... TAP/SNA everytime I change a single byte of Z80 code ... , this is a ridiculous analogy. Burning to DVD implies an expenditure of ... stuff around. Making a raw data file into a tape image is an expenditure of ...ZXLFN - storing tape header in a long file nameHi lads ;) Couple of months ago, the group of guys interested in divIDE software development has came up with an interesting idea - store tape heade…
... access foreign (or own) files from outside word without precooking and ... at all. It's not a person. It doesn't have ... have feelings. It's a tool, just as an emulator is. Stop trying ...SupadriveHere's an MDR image of Supadrive. Works with Spectaculator, but I haven't tested it with any other emulators. [url="http://www.superfudge.demon.co.u…
... . I'll try and make an image, but I think I ... might be able to loan a second copy from someone.
Hehe ...Crazy Spectrum Experiments. Now there?s a thought!!As a Kid I wanted to be a budding inventor and tried all sorts of things with my speckie. I remember buying a second hand reel to reel tape recorde…
... this would work... Here's a video I made of Jungle ... Trouble loading, by recording an AVI in RealSpectrum:
from your PC into a real speccy or an emulator, you could ... /> I'm sure Guesser had a quick try at this without ...TZX specs v1.20 RC1Hello folks, after months of waiting finally you have the latest update proposal (RC1) for the TZX format! This update includes revisions to the 0x…
... implemented the format in an emulator while I was ... working closely with X128 emulator author James McKay ... did have A LOT input from other emulator authors as well ... these tapes in an emulator or a real zx spectrum< ... there was no input from you (Phil) at ...Video capture of Spectrum games?I wasn't sure where to post this, but what are the options if you want to capture a video of a Spectrum game running? Is it possible to do it from a…
... code or graphics or anything from the actual games.[/QUOTE]
a RZX file in an emulator, you can stop ... the playback, to leave you with a ...Introduce yourself[SIZE=3][FONT=Comic Sans MS]This is the thread to stop by & introduce yourself.[/FONT][/SIZE]
... the proud owner of a grey ZX Spectrum 128 ... my spectrum adding it a tape counter (from a dead Sony Walkman).
a arcade cabinet (dead ATARI Missile Command) since 1990, and is making ... But even if I have a lot of emus, my ... home, and I have a lot of projects for ...Keyboard Problem?Hey all. I'm Dave I'm in my last year of college before I go to University. I'm in the UK. I got a +2 a while back when I first told my mum and dad…
... BUT, I still have a keyboard with all the keywords ... Just need a base shell that's half an inch deeper ... I'll be making a base case from some sheet plastic ... br /> Droy Nunez is a genius, take a look at some of ... adaptor, and a +D interface, and an interface 2 etc ...I'm evil baby... so don't you mess around with me.I'm deciding whether or not Spectrum owners are primarily good or evil. Which of these evil things have you ever done? (multiple selections allowed)…
well i voted for "making a pirate copy of softaid" but i actually went one worse... i stole my copy from woolies!
*shame*Anything good on the Sam Coupe?I've just tried a Sam Coupe and seen two of its headline games/conversions in action - Lemmings and Prince of Persia. Both are excellent. This comput…
... the net is either a dodgy copy or an undefined 2 level demo ... of the game being passed from Matthew Holt the programmer to ... Revival issue 9 (with permission from David Ledbury) and is still ... levels, with anecdotes and memories from the games development.
< ...Codemasters CD compilationIs it downloadable? Where? How? I remember seeing it in a magazine with some envy (I had not a CD player, and ultra-short loads are always welcome), …
... a real Speccy or an emulator? You can't use the compilation within an emulator ... . This is because the games loaded from to ... to have an emulator that used sound (via a line-in ... soundcard) as a joystick input. Since no emulator does this at ...Some more off-topic questions...Just some more things I wonder about, especially when I can't sleep (I hate insomnia)... 1) Do jet packs actually exist? You never see them, even…
... OD and die on a plane recently from an overdose when their condom ... split? What a way to ... go!
[QUOTE=ewgf;186433]4) Since copy ... protecion costs the industry a fortune, and ...New speccy part 2As a quick recap, I am looking to create a 'new speccy hardware' platform, which will retain the charm of the original 48k beast. The way intend to …
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3) have your emulator portable enough to carry round ... , just how does it differ from a standard Speccy? Extended Basic? Extended ...Vote for the change of TZX formatThere is an ongoing discussion on the proposal of Patrik Rat to change the current TZX format specification to one that is simpler to implement for e…
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[QUOTE]Mikie is definitely tape expert. He has provided technical ... assistance to the "tape monkeys" for many years ... getting a dodgy sample of a tape to a form usable on an emulator.[/QUOTE ... br />
There is a benefit to looking at the ...
