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JHCon 2014Hello, not sure if this is the right category but JHCon 2014 will take place[B] from 28. to 30.11.[/B] at usual place - gymnasium in Jindrichuv Hrad…
... 2048[/B] and completation of [B]ZX Basic megademo named Cowina[/B ... br /> --- the last command of the BASIC program must be LOAD ""
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Modern PSUHello everyone, I'm looking for a modern PSU for my Spectrums and my dual set of 3.5'' floppy drive+HxC floppy emulator. The one for Spectrum should …
... Spectrums and my dual set of 3.5'' floppy drive+HxC floppy ... you give me an explanation of isolated vs regulated? Is ... me a link (ebay?) of quality PSUs with the above ... like is that the are of the EU main connector ... if you think those are of very low quality (I ... -
Ensure my interrupt handler begins at the same T-stateHi! Is there a way to ensure that an IM 2 interrupt handler starts always at the same T-state (related to the moment the ULA triggers the INT line, w…
... last a number of T-states which is a multiple of 4, and ... the main loop is full of HALT ... close the loop. The portion of instructions that aren't HALT ... last a number of cycles which is multiple of 4 too.
A New Desktop For Me... Suggestions and Recommendations.<font face="Arial, Verdana"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal;">So Folks, I last built my PC in April 2010. I got the best I could af…
... me very well. It being 3.2Ghz Quad Core AMD Phenom ... 2 with 4GB of ram. I was not until ... interns). I know that most of my problems are caused by ... I-7 brand sporing processors of 3.x Ghz.
So what ...Success at recording WAVs to tape and them loading!Hi I thought i'd share my recent great experience of making reliably loadable cassette copies of games from TAP / TZX -> WAV -> audio cassette. …
... share my recent great experience of making reliably loadable cassette ... decided on the order of my compilation of games and imported them ... compilation at an input level of '3' on my technics tape machine ... factory produced tapes of the 80s in terms of volume and ...Double the horror !!! Perry Pumpkin / Stake Out[b][i]EXPECT NOTHING ![/i][/b] [img][URL=http://s1163.photobucket.com/user/Rygarman/media/perry%20n%20stake_zpssyjvwcaf.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1163…
... 90's by way of Rich and his TZX ... Westwood, famous 90s programmer of the BASIC game '[i]Graveyard Nights ... that are a bit basic... and of which he is not ... himself to the other monsters of the graveyard (before he ... while collecting the bags of candy dropped by the ..."Jet Set Luis: Rumbo a la Costa Blanca""Jet Set Luis: Rumbo a la Costa Blanca" (Jet Set Luis: On the Way to Costa Blanca) is a 2014 or 2015 (see below) Spanish remake of "Manic Miner", mad…
... was made using a number of "techniques performed with emulators ... they are not aware of the existence of this basic tool for JSW ... , trying to emulate the drawings of [Alfonso] Azpiri or [Raul] ... potential and spirit of that child which each of us was. ...DivIDEMy experience with DivIDE over a period of 3 years has been far from happy. DivIDE successfully runs about 20% of files on my +2a and many files e…
... with DivIDE over a period of 3 years has been far ... DivIDE successfully runs about 20% of files on my +2a and ... I use a lot of flash devices from Harmony on ... DivIDE unit in and of itself is also very crash ... typical because a lot of people still seem to ...New Game: Rediscovered RealmsA compilation of my BASIC text adventures from the 80's, re-visioned using Boriel's basic compiler and released as a set, complete with companion gui…
A compilation of my BASIC text adventures from the 80' ... , re-visioned using Boriel's basic compiler and released as a ...Live and learn and be thankful for the opportunityOver at the SpecNext Facebook page there's a video from Kim - forget the last name - about the covertape wars which is yet another facet of Speccy lo…
... yet another facet of Speccy lore of which I am ... obviously (with the benefit of hindsight) a big ... well as a demonstration of the Spectrums capabilities. It ... a few examples of simple Basic to get them ... be reckoned with because of the opportunities it gives ...Dk'tronics and other similar "add on" Speccy keyboards . What can be done with them and when?. The underlying assumption I am making here is that people who have them will want to "hang on" to them and may also want to get them working . But …
... properly so that is progress of sorts!
But ... to fit into this world of the rapidly changing Spectrum variations ... /> Then there is the question of basic repairs . How can they be ... myself with some of their basic features and facets of the DK and ...Q*BERT - PS1 LONGPLAY AT LAST!Been requested of me for a while and now I've finally recorded the full game "Adventure Mode" of Q*Bert on the Playstation, it is also the first long…
Been requested of me for a while and ... the full game "Adventure Mode" of Q*Bert on the Playstation ... also the first longplay recorded of it on Youtube and any ... it a total running time of 3.5hrs,...phew (I took breaks ...In-game AY music and sound effectsI'm currently working on various aspects of a Spectrum game and thinking now about the sound side of things. I know you can use a utility like Vortex…
... currently working on various aspects of a Spectrum game and thinking ... now about the sound side of things. I know you can ... II to output a piece of 3-channel music that can be ... tried to do this kind of thing?The trouble with good code isLots of times I've come here to ask for help and always got it pretty promptly. Which is wonderful and one of the reasons why I don't think there's a…
... of the reasons why I fell in love with Speccy Basic ... The various Basic manuals I've ... of in depth explanations of how to get the most out of the Basic ... of why a simple line like Dunny sent me in the BASIC ... thread produces the same result as my five lines of ...What mods do you recommend for a +2aHello all, I have recently got a +2a, that is running nicely. I'm thinking of modding it. I have read that the +3e rom is a good option. what else…
... running nicely. I'm thinking of modding it. I have read ... be using it for gaming (of course) and AGD.
of 3.5Mhz from the original cpu ... internal clock to lock to 3.5Mhz?The Crystal MazeDear WOS, I thought about conceptualising a Speccy game based on the classic 1990s game show "The Crystal Maze", which has recently returned to TV…
... who engage in four types of challenges: Physical, Mental, Mystery ... the cost of a crystal. Each Zone typically consists of 3 games. ... The climax of the game takes ... is 25 points). Regardless of performance (and team quality), ...Print vs 23659To be honest I could not think of a better topic title, although its not ideal. Anyway, I do recall reading ages ago that the reason you cannot no…
... honest I could not think of a better topic title, although ... at this as a bit of simple Basic seems to be the ...Lost planet earthDidn't there used to be a video on youtube, which showed a spinning globe of earth rendered by an enhanced rewrite of Spectrum Basic running on a PC?…
... rendered by an enhanced rewrite of Spectrum Basic running on a PC ... was a few seconds of viewing part of the BASIC source code. A ... 2d green and blue map of ... me for a few months. Of course, I might have just ...Baba is You, a simple but highly original new puzle gameBaba is You is a highly original new puzle game. You can get the original prototype game here: [url="https://hempuli.itch.io/baba-is-you"]Baba Is You…
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Basically, the rules of the game are represented by ... level. A row or column of 3 rule-blocks can make up ...Should I get a NEXT?Despite my having wanted one almost since I heard about it, I'm beginning to wonder whether it would be an extravagance, 'cos its sure to cost a fair…
... were just another form of emulation riding on top, ... hand the fabulous improved Basic would in theory give ... back to the days of when Basic was used to run ... that would mean the Basic would also be less ... moving backgrounds and sound in Basic if - as it would ...Pinball Game Simulations on the ZX Spectrum.I must admit when I looked at "Fruit Machine" sims on the ZX Spectrum I was disappointed .But I don't know exactly what I was hoping for either ( bu…
... games more easily or sense of "gambling participation " or something ... there will be so many of these compared to Fruit Machine ... now looking at a copy of "3-D Pinball" by Mastertronic" which ... this category . Does anyone know of any other good ZX Spectrum ...CSSCGC 2021: 25th edition extravaganza![img]https://csscgc2021.files.wordpress.com/2020/12/yellow_programmer_960x600.png[/img] [url=https://www.rickdangerous.co.uk/csscgc2021/][b][size=…
... I want some Next BASIC Crap Games to test ... and under-appreciated features of Spectrum BASIC (or any other ... Sinclair BASIC, for that matter ... win the approval of St. Greta of Stockholm by ... versions, and complete reproductions of the original manual - ...Al's Spectrum Annual 2021Hi everyone, after last year’s positive reception, I published my new Spectrum Annual. 52 pages of game reviews, a report on the Next, an article o…
... Spectrum Annual.
52 pages of game reviews, a report on ... with Jose Rodriguez (the author of ZX Basic), development notes on my ... Lunam Plus, [/i]and previews of my upcoming projects.
The ...Standard Development LibrariesSo after some time away I decided to re-register after a Twitter thread (https://twitter.com/SpectrumNez/status/1578158361236963328) led me to a Visu…
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During the process of doing the development I had ... that would use some sort of assembler definition format.
... formats that raises the issue of how to achieve maximum ... talking about singular particular aspects of say BASIC ROM or using the ...games that only you seemed to playi was....and still am , a big fan of the automata games...groucho, pimania , new wheels john etc. also the game called 'the biz' i remember playing …
Yeah I still really like the spooky atmosphere of Trans. Tower, it's something to do with the out-of-perspective BASIC graphics... the 'transporter' gets on your tits though!Average age of a Spectrum fanHi! I'm wondering what's the average age of us, readers of this forum. I'm 29 and started playing and programming on the Spectrum when I was 13 (infl…
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agreed I use VB and am still getting the benefit out of some basic functions.
like : random = int(rnd(4)*100)Did anyone actually own a spectrum modem?I never met a speccy owner who owned a modem in those pre-internet days. What could you do with a speccy modem? I know you could access BBS things, …
... the award for most number of repeated accidental posts including one ... urself a gift hamper pack of 3 used Calvin Klien undies plus ...which do you prefer?...............hi there, which do you prefer? a real spectrum or an emulator and why?
A bit of everything really:
Emulators; ... , 128k, 128k +2a, 128k +3.
All of mine get used, especially ... the +3 as I'm dumping ... a lot of +3 images for the upcomming SDP ...Machine CodeOk i had a spectrum when i was younger and only used it for playin games and typing simple BASIC programs - i mean really simple! Things like 10 Pri…
If the BASIC couldn't be read you ... on screen with an equivalent of this BASIC-code
10 ...ANN: Spectaculator 2.5 available for downloadHi. I've just released a new version of Spectaculator, available from [url="http://www.spectaculator.com/"]http://www.spectaculator.com/[/url]. Hopef…
... -installed win98 here, and so of course I have to download ... the full 3-and-a-half meg version ... will take the best part of 3/4 of an hour - NTL permitting ... might not be my reinstallation of windows - I think the .exe ...
