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Doubling the Spectrum's resolution?Before the advent of digital, PAL TV sets had a resolution of about 702x576 pixels. It was overscanned (i.e. the edges of the broadcast picture would…
... is known as "interlace" screen mode. Check out this:
[ ... noticed that plasma and LCD TV's usually convert an ... frame picture combining two fields, not blending them together. In fact ... the EightOne emulator has advanced TV emulation options that allows one ... -
Micro Men - BBC4 Thursday 8th Octobereh... thats it... There was a new add for Micro Men on BBC 4 last night after 'The Cell' ( nice speccy goodness in there, including Jet Set Willy ) …
... the BBC micro on the TV show in the film, ... buffer "text" modes, MODE 3 and MODE 6 (the former being ... a regular graphics mode, but the mode isn't really ... couple of scanlines on the TV between each row of ... was about Sinclair and Acorn, not about Commodore. I'd ... -
Speccy vs C64: Enduro RacerJust seen a video of the commode version of Enduro Racer, what a pile of cack: [youtube]kZVNLX6OxwU[/youtube] Speccy version: [youtube]ouKg6LeXkD…
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So, I'm not trying to make one computer ... hi-res mode was usable and looked good (the TV could be ... more chunky sprites (although thankfully not expanded - now expanded sprites were ... similarly multicolour? I'm guessing not, but note how the programmer ... -
So what exactly IS an emulator anyway?Totally silly, but... I've always been quite happy with describing the multitude of programs that allow us to re-live our Speccy days as "emulators"…
... I'm glad I'm not the only one to see ... accuracy of modelling. I'm not sure I can agree with ... host hardware included a display mode remarkably similar to a Speccy ... about these plug-into-the-TV retro arcade machine joystick things ... -
Another set of USA newbie ZX Spectrum questions.So yeah, I'm considering getting a ZX Spectrum 48k pretty soon, but since I'm not in the country of origin, I have a few questions about it. First, …
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[QUOTE=Gods;398065]If not you can use one of ... or big LCD tv as display, either in windowed mode or full ... -
Real 3D (using 3D glasses) on existing PC games?You know those "3D glasses" they have in cinemas sometimes, and for watching some TV programs, or some magazine articles? Where each "lense" is a dif…
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Trackmania United has a mode to use them (red/green ... ). It's quite effective but not really suitable for a long ... -
Graphical Amusementsstefano (another z88dk bod) has been working on something interesting: run them with the usual LOAD "" [url]http://stefanob.webs.com/rabbit.tap[/ur…
... be drawn on any target supported by z88dk's graphics libraries ... the zx81 in hi-res mode :-)
svg is by ... is done by the converter, not by the draw routines though ... of the svg standard is supported of course and the dithering ... -
Adjusting your code for screen refreshingOk, I'm aware that I should know it already after writing 5 Spectrum games in machine code but interrupts and screen refreshes were always my weaker …
... the same time, in IM1 mode?
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For testing this ... top border equals some 70 TV scanlines, and each scanline take ... /> Please note that I am not trying to compete with the ... -
Alternative power supply for a +2B?Hi friends, On impulse, I recently bought a ZX Spectrum +2 (unit only, untested) on eBay, thinking that the cables (specifically the power supply) o…
... the RGB picture... unless your TV needs 12V from the RGB ... to switch itself to RGB mode. If he is going to ... , the "RGB switch" voltage is not needed. -
ULA Plus and Interlace.May be a bit late to suggest this, but here goes. Did the original Speccy ULA actually output a proper PAL interlaced image, with timing pulses on a…
... , but done in hardware not software as is done with ... reason why it's not generally done with TV displays - it could ... thing. I realise that's not the intention. (As an ... into the Timex 8x1 ATTR mode..? Or maybe I'm ... gained, so it's not worth persuing as it'll ... -
Plasma TV which make to buy ?I have decided to get a 42" plasma TV but am unsure which make to go for, does anyone have any tips about specs etc. I saw a fantastic Hitachi 42" 10…
... a new 42 inch LCD, Samsung, about 430 pounds from Comet ... tv ![/QUOTE]
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Plasma TV which make to buy ?I have decided to get a 42" plasma TV but am unsure which make to go for, does anyone have any tips about specs etc. I saw a fantastic Hitachi 42" 10…
I am not too fussed about the credability ... mostly be used as a TV, with games a very low ... a technophobe............
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Plasma TV which make to buy ?I have decided to get a 42" plasma TV but am unsure which make to go for, does anyone have any tips about specs etc. I saw a fantastic Hitachi 42" 10…
If youre not fussed about keeping up with ... you like.
The Samsung i had was dirt cheap ... 42 inch tv i could find. I'm not tight or that ... had a Goodmans 28 inch tv (As it was the cheapest ...Skooldaze TooDear WoSsers, Thanks to Skoolkid's disassembly I'm attempting to write a new "improved" version called [B]Skooldaze Too[/B]. As part of the improvem…
... UDGs. I'm still not sure about the staff ... the map. Press EXT mode to switch between map ... keys are supported, but :
In map mode :
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In UDG mode:
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The program ...Skooldaze TooDear WoSsers, Thanks to Skoolkid's disassembly I'm attempting to write a new "improved" version called [B]Skooldaze Too[/B]. As part of the improvem…
... UDGs. I'm still not sure about the staff ... the map. Press EXT mode to switch between map ... keys are supported, but :
In map mode :
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In UDG mode:
Space sets/resets pixel ... /> ENTER = back to map mode
The program ...More questions to ponder/argue/ignore as you wish...Just copying some stuff to a memory stick, and I found some old questions I'd intended to post on these forums to provoke debate, that I'd never got …
... "worth" to me is not a lot. I feel sorry ... on tv a LOT , you'd know the music but not the ... some people are in "watch" mode in fps etc.. it would ... have a free web browser (not the home brew)
< ... is "under the hood" and not obvious like gfx / sound... even ...Sinclairean A3[B]Sinclairean[/B], a new ZX Spectrum emulator written in machine code for x86-compatible, OpenGL-capable computers. Features: [LIST] [*]Fast machin…
... effect. Is that like "interlace mode"? If so, it seems to ... ! Much prefer the non-aperture mode.[/QUOTE]
The aperture ... scaling, renders a more pleasant, TV-like result instead of the ... be viewed in flat panels (not CRTs) fed with pure digital ...Sinclairean A3[B]Sinclairean[/B], a new ZX Spectrum emulator written in machine code for x86-compatible, OpenGL-capable computers. Features: [LIST] [*]Fast machin…
... and other format support, not only drag&drop ... formats is delayed until (logic mode on :p):
< ... so anything that does not match this purity will ... br /> [QUOTE]- some screen mode with aspect ratio closest to ... Speccy attached to a standard TV.
...Sinclairean A3[B]Sinclairean[/B], a new ZX Spectrum emulator written in machine code for x86-compatible, OpenGL-capable computers. Features: [LIST] [*]Fast machin…
... the emulator, the default screen mode is "FIT", which is a ... the original, and this has not been changed in the latest ... times bigger ( 1024x768 ) than pal tv resolution ( 352x288 ) and if you ...Sinclairean A3[B]Sinclairean[/B], a new ZX Spectrum emulator written in machine code for x86-compatible, OpenGL-capable computers. Features: [LIST] [*]Fast machin…
... First off, this new mode does not intend to match the Speccy ... *CRT* TV set (not too old, not too new; not too cheap, not too expensive ... Sony Trinitron CRT and FIT mode matches almost perfectly.
... you're using FILL mode. This mode is a compromise between ...Sinclairean A3[B]Sinclairean[/B], a new ZX Spectrum emulator written in machine code for x86-compatible, OpenGL-capable computers. Features: [LIST] [*]Fast machin…
... /10% reduction of the FILL mode falls near the TEXT safe ... yours may not be calibrated to a standard PAL TV set.
not adjusting well on your setup ... screen capture/photo in FIT mode, and knowing your actual desktop ...Sinclairean A3[B]Sinclairean[/B], a new ZX Spectrum emulator written in machine code for x86-compatible, OpenGL-capable computers. Features: [LIST] [*]Fast machin…
... assume you're using FILL mode...
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You were saying: " ... /> In all those resolutions, FIT mode shows 258 scan lines, which ... *CRT* TV set (not too old, not too new; not too cheap, not too expensive ...Questions about Velesoft boot BIOS for divIDEI've been playing with that new BIOS, and I've got some questions not answered in readme. When powering the computer, it shows a menu with some firm…
... I've got some questions not answered in readme.
mode only !!! New demfir is ... also BOOT menu code (does not currently support dynamic addition of ... to mapram mode manually.
Save snapshots/tasks is supported in ...Some help needed, pretty please! :-)Hi there WOSsers! Long time no see! :-) I'm going through a process to get all my tape games (some real, some downloaded from here) onto +3 disk. I'…
... the mute button on the TV remote comes in handy!). ... programs that do not run in 128k mode when transfered to ... refuse to run in 128k mode, you can still transfer ... switch the game to 48k mode alas...
... auto switch to 48k mode before the randomize usr ...JSpeccy: New emulatorHi there, Jos? Luis S?nchez (zx81 at ono dot com) has developed a new ZX Spectrum emulator in Java, with a very accurate Z80 emulation. The message …
... like a charm.
Still, "TV game" has some artefacts (runs ... see what "artifacts" affects to TV-game. If you runs JSpeccy ... can say is what is not possible to me what Windows ... Windows scheduler runs in "crazy mode" and varies depending of Win ...Spectrum v Amstrad CPC rangeAmstrad seemed to be a rather late starter in the 8 bit micro computer race. I never really saw one outside a shop, only a few people at school had o…
... Bob Winner", very impressive Mode 1 graphics (shite game ... share software companies often could not be arsed.
mode, but they overcame it ... the Amstrad 16-colour 160x200 mode 0.
TV speaker and was ...Sinclairean A3[B]Sinclairean[/B], a new ZX Spectrum emulator written in machine code for x86-compatible, OpenGL-capable computers. Features: [LIST] [*]Fast machin…
... if you own a modern TV set, you should be ... more stuff than the average TV, up to the far ... (i.e. 1024x768), FIT mode will frame the display as ... (using FULL mode), the resulting image is not 4:3 anymore ... ; the real hardware does not behave like that at all ...Sinclairean A3[B]Sinclairean[/B], a new ZX Spectrum emulator written in machine code for x86-compatible, OpenGL-capable computers. Features: [LIST] [*]Fast machin…
... really smooth! Nice! The TV aperture grill effect is also ... effect no doubt emulates the TV pretty well, would you ... exiting. If the bug is not fixed soon, I'll ... keys are in full screen mode. Since F1 is universally ... was used on many 80s TV sets, but it still ...Sinclairean A3[B]Sinclairean[/B], a new ZX Spectrum emulator written in machine code for x86-compatible, OpenGL-capable computers. Features: [LIST] [*]Fast machin…
... try to emulate this 50Hz Tv refresh.[/QUOTE]
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[QUOTE]But many (if not most) of them were done ... and peripherals will be (hopefully) supported in the future by 3rd ...Xpectroid Android ZX Spectrum emulator is out.You can download Xpectroid 1.0 free from Android Market Place. [url]http://www.androlib.com/android.application.com-seleuco-xpectrum-BtDq.aspx[/url]…
... You can turn of contention mode to speed up emulator also ... ... put sound mono mode, lower sound rate... etc < ... good emulator. Also reported that Samsung Spica handle the emulator very ... and keyboard controller if you not use...
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