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Experimenting with turboloadersHello, My first post, having lurked here for a while. I'm a lifelong computer nerd, Spectrum fan since childhood in the eighties, and have recently…
... LIMS too please? That's a very fast turbo you ... work reliably from cassette tape, or is it just ... digital source?[/QUOTE]
Of course you can. The loading ... infoseekid.cgi?id=0017148"]Kobrahsoft's SL3[/URL], and it ... safely used for home tape recording as well. -
Experimenting with turboloadersHello, My first post, having lurked here for a while. I'm a lifelong computer nerd, Spectrum fan since childhood in the eighties, and have recently…
... actively participate in real tape testing with flakey equipment ... attic storage as there's no decent room for ... - it uses a stereo recording head to start with - ... less than 50! That's pennies for gear such ... tape recording setup is only the way it is because of ... -
Experimenting with turboloadersHello, My first post, having lurked here for a while. I'm a lifelong computer nerd, Spectrum fan since childhood in the eighties, and have recently…
... ]Great job! However, a couple of questions:
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[*] ... and spits out a 47loader tape. Converting a program to use ... with a programmer's hat on rather than a user's. However, it ... that's what gives the "rippling" effect of a block of red stripes ... -
IF1bis StabilityI just thought I would start a different thread relating to the IF1bis, and leave the copyrighters to it elsewhere...:-P I've had mine for a few mon…
... to be literally hundreds of ZX microdrives... I have ... of the power supply.
If nevertheless, depending on each user's ... the operating system from 'tape', unless the battery was ... cost) repair or replacement of their units, after contacting ... -
Different versions of Project Future?I've been meaning to buy Project Future for a while now - I'm thinking it could be funny to own the Spectrum version because I remade it years ago, b…
... packaging, or without a book which was included with ... , etc. My version of Project Future is like ... the first of your pictures, and it ... so it's a genuine tape. Later batches of a game ... might include bug fixes, so it's ... -
ULA pinsHi I am trying to figure out where on the ULA , among other things, the VYU pins are. I have been reading schematics , but I am really lost when I …
... /> Is there a good description of how the ULA reads from ... /> I heartily recommend Chris Smith's book [URL="http://www.zxdesign.info ... /book/"]The ZX Spectrum ULA [I]How To Design A Microcomputer ... -
ULA pinsHi I am trying to figure out where on the ULA , among other things, the VYU pins are. I have been reading schematics , but I am really lost when I …
... /> I heartily recommend Chris Smith's book [URL="http://www.zxdesign.info ... /book/"]The ZX Spectrum ULA [I]How To Design A Microcomputer ... pin 16 gives +/-V instead of V. That means the R ... needed that inverts the signal of pin 16 for every second ... -
New bicolour game: El Stompo.Phew! Finally finished my first game using Einar's fantastic Nirvana engine. [B]El Stompo.[/B] [IMG]http://i1142.photobucket.com/albums/n608/davey…
... the game from someone else's point of view.[/QUOTE]
I'm not sure how R-Tape ... the time of day matters if you've read the book.[/QUOTE ... it without reading the book first. There's a very good reason ... -
Spectrum screen layoutSeeing the thread on displacement I was wondering why the spectrum had the stupid screen split into three sections and the addresses for each section…
... Smith's book, 'The ZX Spectrum ULA: How to Design a Microcomputer' upon ... which much of my reply is ... s DRAM refresh of the lower 16K is actually broken (see Chris's book ...
Chris's book covers the ins and outs of it all, but ... -
Spectrum screen layoutSeeing the thread on displacement I was wondering why the spectrum had the stupid screen split into three sections and the addresses for each section…
... you're already aware of, but I'll ... complete so that it's accessible to all! ... of us.
I'd highly recommend reading Chris Smith's book ... , 'The ZX Spectrum ULA: How to Design a Microcomputer' ... upon which much of my reply ... -
Android memory questionErm, I was sure there was already a thread about this before but I couldn't find it, perhaps it's deleted or something. So I'm asking this again. I …
... "what's the point of having lots of RAM unless it's storing something ... run on it, it's because some of those apps are badly ... storage (i.e. the equivalent of tape on a Speccy) not RAM ... memory should be making your user experience *faster* than it would ... -
Sinclair UserWas leafing through the Spectrum book my Andrew Rollings earlier and i was puzzled as to why Sinclair User gave so many games 100%, they even awarded…
... Was leafing through the Spectrum book my Andrew Rollings earlier ... Sinclair, in 1986, of course), Sinclair User was always by far ... , in the form of [B]Unclear User[/B], which at ... were making accusations about Sinclair User's business practices.
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Please explain Spectrum FPGA-clones to meI've been using the great ZXDS-emulator on the DS XL so far, which is great. But I kinda missed toying around with hardware. I've tried bidding on a …
... relation to the interests of a retro-machine user, rather than a ... PC onto it with duck-tape)... The ZX then, is ... Spectrums "way" of doing things consists of, encompassing all sorts of ideas covering ... used to the ZX spectrum's way of doing things... They are ... -
Alkatraz Protection System - "How to" and compo?I'm thinking about writing a "how to" regarding the [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0020807"]Alkatraz Protection System[/URL].…
... this far (!) then here's a brief follow up for ... the menu options Recording -> Tape Recording -> Start Recording, Stop Recording, and Eject ... post[/URL] and there's full details on creating TZXs ... to automatically detect the type of loader, and give the ... -
Website ideaHi, In an effort to expand my PHP & MySQL skills with a real world project, and solve an issue I have with always struggling to find articles in my …
... br /> EDUCATION
END OF THE LINE
EUROPEAN NEWS ... SCORES:CR: LLOYD MANGRAM'S HALL OF
HIGH SCORES:CR ... : ROBIN CANDY'S SCORES
... USER CLUB
SOFTWARE DIRECTORY
SOFTWARE PUBLISHING & DISTRIBUTION
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Website ideaHi, In an effort to expand my PHP & MySQL skills with a real world project, and solve an issue I have with always struggling to find articles in my …
... br /> EDUCATION
END OF THE LINE
EUROPEAN NEWS ... SCORES:CR: LLOYD MANGRAM'S HALL OF
HIGH SCORES:CR ... : ROBIN CANDY'S SCORES
... USER CLUB
SOFTWARE DIRECTORY
SOFTWARE PUBLISHING & DISTRIBUTION
TAPE ... -
UK Copyright change.Source http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tech/news/a659052/its-illegal-to-rip-your-cds-again-just-nine-months-after-law-allowing-it-was-introduced.html#~p…
... You get paid - what's the big difference if it ... fixed amount of money on every book or musical recording or photograph ... to buy a copy of every book or record ever ... live under? As there's still a few countries you ... of people I judge are over-paid, but while it's ... -
Missing in ActionThe more I go in my loft the more I find "Missing in Action" files . Trouble is I am new to this. I have done the tzx's for them but cannot upload th…
... ie preservating a TZX of a whole side of tape . These "whole side ... " TZXs , like the TZX of History ... be examined and playable "TZX"s of the mini progs could then ... usable. The problem for the user of WOS is to identify the ... -
Missing in ActionThe more I go in my loft the more I find "Missing in Action" files . Trouble is I am new to this. I have done the tzx's for them but cannot upload th…
... Spectaculator to load "whole side of tape TZXs" ; At first with ... basically "obvious" (to am experienced user) technique again with the 100 ... that went with Robert Carters book "Maths Tutor for the Spectrum ... only of use to people like me who have the book .But ... -
Opus Discovery "the big switch on" (after 20 years)I have a few of these Opus Discovery's with different Eproms in that have not been swiched for 15-20 years or so . I am in no rush to switch any on …
... , deserves much of the credit for Fuse’s Opus emulation ( ... DISCiPLE is emulated by Lunter’s Z80 (which required registration), ...
Spikes of high frequency noise in a tape recording can be manually ... Once you have obtained a recording that you can play back ... -
Preservation prioritiesHi all! Firstly, thanks to the WoS staff for setting this category up. Secondly, thanks to you for all for backing the idea, and in anticipation o…
... for President Xi Jin Ping's visit to England : he ... complaints about the lack of instructions and boxes on ... the same "PC Analyser User's Guide" booklet(so no ... good" on the top of a Christmas tree with their ... all my EPROMS have lots of tape on the top I ... -
Introduce yourself[SIZE=3][FONT=Comic Sans MS]This is the thread to stop by & introduce yourself.[/FONT][/SIZE]
... -type notebooks) page upon page of data statements to enhance a ... saving the game back to tape until next time.
s anything of interest there. I also have a book of The Best of ... post in the relevant section of the forum.
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Tape grade - does it matter?Never really gave this much thinking, but now that I am planning getting some real tapes, just to experience again the look and feel of real old hard…
Tape grade does make an improvement for music cassette's on good ... as the recording bias needs more power to erase the tape of the ... the cheaper one's use a basic DC bias recording circuitry, which ... with chrome/metal tapes. There's sometimes a warning in the ... -
New game: SETO TAISHO VS YOKAIHello Spec-chums! At last, my new game is available for download: [img]http://www.alessandrogrussu.it/zx/Seto-art.jpg[/img] [b]Features:[/b]…
... effort of mine :D
[quote="R-Tape;852042"] ... but I think it's fair to say the ... /> =)) Well, actually that's one of the many things I find ... Addiss or [i]The Book of Yokai[/i] by Michael ... program, which takes care of recalling each level from ... -
Games written by women?Just noticed Mrs Mopp was written by a Tina! I was surprised, despite being a radical feminist! Have any other games been written entirely by l…
... on the book cover.
I think it's fair to ... stays the same forever,here's to the changes" followed ... />
All three revisions of the book contain the same errors all ... this site is known for recording things accurately IE correct game ... -
+2 grey tape 'pre echo'Previously posted this in the hardware updates section by mistake. Wondering if anyone can shed some light on this. Just picked up a grey +2 and…
... present on the original tape recording? When a cassette tape is recorded over ... always do a great job of completely removing the original audio ... the same tape on my +2b.
It's been a ... be completely sure it's not this particular tape I could try ... -
What (Speccy) game are you currently playing ?(Quite a few threads on what youre listening to, watching etc) What Speccy game are you currently playing ? After playing a LOT of Invasion of the …
... 2 I bought a couple of years ago, but no ... too, and even the comic book intro, but not the ... bad little game. It's one of the tape that still load very ... [b]Cookie[/b], stiff tape at one end, but somehow ... the final block a couple of times, it succeeded.
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The RZX Request ThreadI have no idea if anything like this has ever been tried - but given that I am only a very occasional visitor these days I'd hope you all don't mind …
... bed for slowed-down RZX recording, but I found that ... /> Yes, but it's one of those things I think is ... lives poke, in my book, is an implicit admission ... , then watch the speedrun of Kaizo Mario World - which ... youth, which was something of an advantage. Con-Quest ... -
Sharpshooter by KobrahsoftI've uploaded a WAV of Sharpshooter to the WoS Facebook group at [url="https://www.facebook.com/groups/WorldOfSpectrum.org/1796577180616946"]https://…
... you load the wrongly converted tape it will nevertheless run. It ... to make another recording, with different tape recording volume, different side of cassette etc ... . ?
Or let's ... -
WoS hits 500 permission statementsIt's been a while since I asked, but since we reached our 500th permission statement from individuals today, I thought I'd remind you all again: If …
... used had an external tape socket added, so I ... a green background (green's my favourite colour), used ... on the state of the Spectrum's interrupts at the ... pressed for a user defined period of time) with many ... your pseudenym though, what's your real name?
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