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Fast screen writesI wondered what the faster than LDIR methods of writing to the screen were.
[QUOTE=Matt_B;308669]LDIR is bad for ... -
Fast screen writesI wondered what the faster than LDIR methods of writing to the screen were.
... the border...
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A video interface for the Spectrum, MSX compatibleSo you can use the same code for displaying sprites, tiles, characteres, and so no, on both the Spectrum and the MSX. That is, the Spectrum now has a…
... by software.
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Fast screen writesI wondered what the faster than LDIR methods of writing to the screen were.
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A video interface for the Spectrum, MSX compatibleSo you can use the same code for displaying sprites, tiles, characteres, and so no, on both the Spectrum and the MSX. That is, the Spectrum now has a…
[QUOTE=Matt_B;309179]there are still some ... low framerate.
[QUOTE=Matt_B;309179]but then again can ... -
Games in basicIs there a definitive list of published games written in Basic, I'm particularly interested in Text adventures.
[quote=Matt_B;309248]I don't think ... -
april fool joke game in the archiveI was looking at this yesterday and have already forgotten the name. It's got a CRASH! review and they give it 98% but it's a joke. anyone remember w…
[QUOTE=Matt_B;310537]Sinclair User published a "[ ... -
april fool joke game in the archiveI was looking at this yesterday and have already forgotten the name. It's got a CRASH! review and they give it 98% but it's a joke. anyone remember w…
[QUOTE=Matt_B;310537]Sinclair User published a "[ ... -
april fool joke game in the archiveI was looking at this yesterday and have already forgotten the name. It's got a CRASH! review and they give it 98% but it's a joke. anyone remember w…
[QUOTE=Matt_B;310537]Sinclair User published a "[ ... -
In-game music takes CPU time?If a 128k wants to have music played in-game using the AY sound chip, does that consume a lot of CPU time? What I am after is if the reason why man…
In-game music takes CPU time?If a 128k wants to have music played in-game using the AY sound chip, does that consume a lot of CPU time? What I am after is if the reason why man…
[QUOTE=Matt_B;311253]It's not that hard to do; it just sounds crap.[/QUOTE]
Well Savage uses interrupt as well and I wouldn't dare to say it sounds crap. :pJonathan Ross and Russell BrandJust saw this headlining the BBC news at lunchtime. It seems to be a matter of national importance. Is it?
[QUOTE=Matt_B;311992]I think you're ...Spectrum has the best cover games everIs it just me or does the Speccy have some of the most quality cover games ever? I can't think of many machines where you could get free games with a…
[quote=Matt_B;312738]a demo of Ivan "Ironman" Stewart as way above average filler.[/quote]
I learnt a lot of coding from those demos...Which Speccy sounds 'best'? ie, differences in AY outputDoes anyone know if there's any noticeable difference in the quality of the sound output on the Speccy models with an AY chip?i'm wondering if there'…
[QUOTE=Matt_B;312760]The Spectrum SE has stereo output, but getting your hands on a working one might be a bit difficult.[/QUOTE]
cool, thanks for the tip :)Windows 3.** put out to grass[url]http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7707016.stm[/url] I'm supprised it was still going. BBC says windows 3.* was and is used in some Jet Air…
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Yeah, but most people just tend to ignore Opera. ;)[/QUOTE]
im on opera right now, have been over a year, wouldnt go back to IE OR even firefox nowInterest rates slashedA 1.5% cut, like wowzers [url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7713006.stm]BBC News[/url]
[QUOTE=Matt_B;313553]That's pretty big, ...Interest rates slashedA 1.5% cut, like wowzers [url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7713006.stm]BBC News[/url]
[QUOTE=Matt_B;313564]Yeah, if you've ...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…
[quote=Matt_B;313755]It's about 1 in 57 (6C3 X 43C3 / 49C6 for the mathematicians) so Andy is correct.[/quote]
Knew the maths must have far more involved, probability was never one of my strong areas in maths.