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When time stood still for 42 par secsWhat I mean by that is that around 4 years ago (maybe more, memory fails me) I innocently entered "ZX Spectrum" in google, and a moment later the wor…
... , "Use an emulator". I said, "A what? [I]EMULATOR[/I]" ( Duh ... a program called an emulator and I could build a cable that connects from ... the printer port to a tape ... he gets a copy of a Spanish or Portuguese emulator. An early ... -
Some new files from the TZX Vault don't work!I am having severe problems with a couple of files I downloaded from the Vault after the last update. The 128K version of [I]Three Weeks in Paradise[…
... the FDC emulation for most copy protected disk images to ... instructions in their emulator. It's a common complaint from ZX32 users....
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+D/Disciple games archive?Hi all, Having finally got my disciple to work, I'm starting to have a look at hacking multiload games. Is there any archive on the web with games t…
... to load the next level from tape. The first bit of code ... " part of the name comes from the name of the snapshot ... snapshot in an emulator. Then, without resetting the emulator, select a copy of the ... (i didn't subtract #30 from A as Russel did so it ... -
Street Fighter 2 .TAPHelp! I'm useless, I know! I am trying to get Street fighter 2 converted from my original to .TAP format but am getting absolutly nowhere fast. This…
... easy! Please can someone help. a Dummies for total dimwits guide ... has a copy of SF2 already in .TAP or any other emulator format ... , could you please let me have a copy - I ... WAV file made from your original tape in an emulator if you're ... -
maketzx problemsDoes anyone else have problems running maketzx v2.33 (with or without the GUI) on Windows 2000 Sp4? I've just changed my OS from Win Me where i've m…
... sampling from my +2a to the PC compared with a normal tape recorded ... to load data into a real spectrum, into a tape copier and then ... . Usually with Duplitape or Mr Copy. This was before the TZX ... in real mode on an emulator, of course it may be ... -
Spectrums games vs. modern games; very interesting... I've read a number of replies (on Matt's tears thread) regarding spectrum and modern console games. I found it very interesting. I think the games …
... later fanzines - that was missing from earlier days of the atari ... piracy (like I never copied a tape for my friends, honest :) ) the ... games were easy to copy, did lead to a community-spirit of ... a group of us buying a single full-price between us then making ... -
How to make it working? (ZX 48)Hello participants, I have a ZX 48 Spectrum which was given by my uncle. But he said that he doesn't have the roms or he lost them.And he said that t…
... this the original ZX Spectrum from Sinclair, tayanc_molla? Many compatible computer ... best bet is to get a copy of SE BASIC. You'll ... , I'd get an emulator to play a *.tap or *.tzx file ... through a jack cable to the speccy or a tape deck. -
Ideas for new tape storage formatSome called them decoders or encoders, but I think that it is just something like form of presentation. Goal is of course smaller size, support of e…
... Most important to me from a preservation point of view ... create *significant* problems from a preservation point of view.< ... a successful dump of a zx81 tape (as a CSW or a voc/wav). Partly emulator ... had trouble making a working csw/voc of a zx81 tape.
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Ideas for new tape storage formatSome called them decoders or encoders, but I think that it is just something like form of presentation. Goal is of course smaller size, support of e…
... ). Then you must ensure couple copy of all titles, just for ... reading this thread will realise making a tzx is not always straight ... for example where a tape has been damaged that a tzx is made ... then feeding them into an emulator.
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Cronosoft customers - opinions wanted.This might look like a marketting survey, but actually it isn't! Obviously, there is some commercial value to what you have to say, but the research …
... the least important factor about making your purchase?
[/quote ... appeared and I could buy a mint copy of game X then ... Q7: Do you prefer buying emulator images or real media?
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Emulator File types...SNA/TAP/TZX/Z80/ZXS All I knew about the Spectrum was how to play games on it, but since being introduced to pc emulations back in '97 I've always w…
... /> Both memorydumps where Z80 holds a compression making the files smaller. Also ... of tapecode. Every data on a tape is translated to an equivalent ... routine is used for loading from TAP-files
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Emulator File types...SNA/TAP/TZX/Z80/ZXS All I knew about the Spectrum was how to play games on it, but since being introduced to pc emulations back in '97 I've always w…
... died. Jon Needle (with help from others) designed the [url=" ... Both memorydumps where Z80 holds a compression making the files smaller. Also ... tapecode. Every data on a tape is translated to an equivalent ... can be loaded in an emulator too.
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Running Man TZX incompleteThe Running Man TZX does not contain level data (side 2). This data is available on the Heroes compilation if it helps.
... TZXs, when downloading a title I download every copy on WoS, including ... compilations.
I have written a tape block manager program which analyzes ... .
From there I ensure I have the best copy.
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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…
... tap file ready for an emulator.
If ... A naive way to do it is just to copy ... job to do without making mistakes for any reasonably ... you wanted to use a single subroutine from sp1, you would ... br />
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Graphics : CPC -> SpectrumOk my CPC game is nowhere near done (the actual coding for the CPC hasn't even begun yet as I'm still preparing enough graphics and animation and doi…
... . I'd like to own a tape version myself and I'll ... time together away from their friends and family for a while. They ... it just looks a mess I'll stick with making the sprites ... play the CPC version on emulator and actually want the Spec ... -
Protection - why?Just musing on my huge box of copied Spectrum games, and wondering why the publishers bothered using all those elaborate copy protection mechanisms. …
... with a side effect of making it hard to copy with tape copiers ... course it would stop a regular user from hacking/cracking the ... , there's always a way to circumvent copy protected disks. Indeed ... I'm sure someone from the a commercial company could give their ... -
Trying to experience nostalgia!! Mp3s needed!!!I've been trying to get audio files (mp3 or wav) to work on my real old sinclair 48k. I've tried making them from my old tapes of which I have many, …
... to load stuff onto a real ZX from an emulator file-format then ... ) [I]I think[/I] has a "Real Tape" functionality - that's to ... play a .TZX file (it's a format used to store tape images ... including things like copy protection ... -
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…
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In practice this makes a tape backup of the "Supadrive" program ... file into the screen ($4000) from drive 1 and then copies ... drive 1 of your favourite emulator and
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TZX format questionProbably a daft one, but I like to be sure of these things! For a block type 10 (a standard speed data block), the text states that all values in s…
... writing a TZX out from an emulator rather than
decoding to TZX from a ... info.
From a preservation point of view, a tape that has all ... 's marked as 'Unidentified backup *copy*' meaning it goes on the ... -
Timex Sinclair 2068Hi guys. This is my first post here, the first of many, I hope.. :) I have a Timex Sinclair 2068 but don?t know much about it. It was given as a gif…
... that probably will include a spectrum emulator cartridge. If you ask ... not. Jarek Adamski is also making new cartridges -- he will ... basic program from the comfort of a PC and export a tape image ... . I?ll help testing and making it.
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Election of the new maintainer of the TZX formatHi folks, the topic says all, let the discussion begin :) Luca
... block? Is it because emulator coders are too lazy to ... being in a TZX file. A TZX file is a tape, nothing more ... the $FE port is a transition from low to high, or ... from high to low, isn' ... a copy of Basil The Great Mouse Detective, then. If your tape ... -
Saving from actual cassetteIve dug out my old cassette player which I used to load games to my speccy. Ive hooked it up to the line-in port and loaded the game into Spectaculat…
no its a very old and bad quality boots c15 tape :o
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Anyone still use their Spectrum?I mean, with the quality of emulation available, does anyone still hook up the spectrum and load from tapes? I still have my Spectrum + and it's in p…
... working things, I load games from tape ! :D
I'm hunting ... , put them on a dvd, and copy the dvd on a tape ! Simple, no ... ? :rolleyes:
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Anyone still use their Spectrum?I mean, with the quality of emulation available, does anyone still hook up the spectrum and load from tapes? I still have my Spectrum + and it's in p…
... working things, I load games from tape ! :D
I'm hunting ... , put them on a dvd, and copy the dvd on a tape ! Simple, no ... ? :rolleyes:
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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…
... extending anything, it is effectively making a NEW format. None of the ... earlier, there is a possible divide between emulator and tape utility authors. What ... without fuss. If a user downloads a TZX from WoS and finds it ... -
PZX file format draft[QUOTE=Andrew Barker;186084]To this date, there is no rival format for TZX, despite people saying they can do better. Well the challenge is on, prov…
... history shows that Spectrum emulator writers are often unable ... signal lines of the emulator. a job that has to ... outcast already) is far from simple. what i've ... release format, instead of making discoveries half way through ... not file format or tape experts nor do ... -
PZX file format draft[QUOTE=Andrew Barker;186084]To this date, there is no rival format for TZX, despite people saying they can do better. Well the challenge is on, prov…
... can read only binary data from tape. The PZX file stores all ... the binary data we read from the tape, modulo sampling problems, but ... are simply very dedicated people making the very best of the ... of getting a dodgy sample of a tape to a form usable on an emulator. -
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 …
... be creating a hardware 'copy', the hardware proposed is effectivly a pc ... hardware inside. The included speccy emulator bit, was aimed purely at ... to copy the rom onto a usb stick someone has bought from you ... long as you're not making money off Amstrad it would ... -
dsk images problemHi all I am having a bit of a problem. I use WinTZX0.8A to get programs from my PC to my Spectrum+2B (not using the +3 as I am waiting for a new dri…
... do i get a .dsk image back to tape or disc?
emulator to read them into memory ... them back out to tape (using an emulator that supports loading and ... , you can copy the files from the disk image to a 3.5 ... -
dsk images problemHi all I am having a bit of a problem. I use WinTZX0.8A to get programs from my PC to my Spectrum+2B (not using the +3 as I am waiting for a new dri…
... to tape - because it's a disk image and not a tape image ... to be able to copy those files from a B: drive to ... an A: drive - because they ... A: drive, or you could load the disk image on an emulator ... won't work properly from a 3.5" 40 track ...
