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Creating a loading screen in 80'sToday painting a picture using a computer is easy with mouse, scanner etc. But in the 80's it was harder. So, how did "game artists" create their loa…
Today painting a picture using a computer is easy with mouse, scanner etc. But in the 80's it was harder. So, how did "game artists" create their loading screens twenty years ago? Did they use lightpens or some kind of scanner? -
3" drive in w2k+Hi. I've been sorting out my house (it's an ongoing project that so far has lasted just over 3 years). I found a whole bunch of my old 3" discs, so …
... " drive with RealSpectrum's "RealDisk" in win2k/XP?
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Free Speccy (&C64) games to collector in BristolCopied & pasted from elsewhere so ignore references to C64 if necessary! In other news, i am moving house on saturday and tragically this means i am…
... C64 if necessary!
In other news, i am moving ... with leads etc UNLESS someone in the Bristol or South West ... etc but been looked after in dry cnditions. Sme Ultimate games ... -
PC Joystick for kempston/sinclair in ZX emulator?Never played the games on PC with joystick, but I presume there?s something like that (have seen the steering wheels and pedals for playing FNS, or t…
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Barbarian II competition in Speccy magBack in the late 80s I entered a Barbarian II competition in one of the Speccy mags (I think it was either SU or YS, but I might be wrong). The idea…
... entered a Barbarian II competition in one of the Speccy mags ... creature that would be used in Barbarian III. I entered and ... know what mag it was in? Over to you guys ... -
Type-in from PCW?It's been a long time (20 years or so!) BUT.. anyone remeber a type-in for the spectrum called "Tardis"? It got listed in Popular Computing Weekly,…
... /> BUT.. anyone remeber a type-in for the spectrum called "Tardis ... "? It got listed in Popular Computing Weekly, but when ... usual places, TTFn, WoS Type-in etc...
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W: Spectrum package in FinlandI'd like to buy a working, full Spectrum package in Finland. I don't know about models, so a full ready-to-play package is wanted! 128k sounds nice.…
... a working, full Spectrum package in Finland.
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Basic or Machine code?Hopefully the correct area of the site to post this question. Anyways, I have got hold of several books on programming my spectrum, and I was wonderi…
... I should learn to program in Basic, or machine code? Any ... efforts. Learn Basic first? Then MC, or just go straight to ... -
Q on Black Magic in Spectaculator & Spin.Yo there! I was trying to load [url="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseek.cgi?regexp=^Black+Magic$&pub=^US+Gold+Ltd$&model=spectrum"]Black Magic[…
... ;model=spectrum"]Black Magic[/url] in ZXSPIN V0.6 build 050713 ... etc. Then I tried it in Spectaculator and it loads just ... loading picture (but don't in Spin).
So ... two ... None??? Those settings not available in Options ... tsk, tsk! ;) )
Videos of RZX recorded games in portableunits?Hello! I'm woundering if someone have done this, just for fun. What I want is to have RZX-recordings in my iPod. Is it possible to convert RZX-rec…
Hello!
I'm woundering if someone have done this, just for fun.
What I want is to have RZX-recordings in my iPod.
Is it possible to convert RZX-recordings to Video?Determining 50hz/60hz in softwareHow can you determine in software if you are running at 50hz or 60hz?
How can you determine in software if you are running at 50hz or 60hz?How can I tell if 128k in codeIs there an easy way in code to check if the Spectrum has 128k, rather than 48k so I can display a message "Must have 128k" etc
Is there an easy way in code to check if the Spectrum has 128k, rather than 48k so I can display a message "Must have 128k" etcHelp me find myself in a Speccy magI've been boasting to the kids about my programming prowess from years ago, problem is i don't have the spectrum magazine i was mentioned in anymore.…
... spectrum magazine i was mentioned in anymore.
I've ... sure which mag it was in now after all these years ...Incorrect language links in WOSOver the past few months I'v enoticed quite a few fames which according to WOS have an English language version available. But the download link does…
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Am I mistaken in what the Message Language means ...A new Category in W.o.S?? Let me know what you think guysHi, I have been thinking that there might be another category in W.o.S : A category called Projects or Preview (or something like that), where you ca…
... there might be another category in W.o.S : A category ...Development advice I was an user of the Spectrum 48K in the old days. I arribed to learn a lot of BASIC, and a bit of assembler. The time have passed, and now I am …
... I am able to code in most common languages.
< ... aproach: Cross developing in the PC, and deploying in a Windows emulator ... and samples for the Spectrum in z88dk, and also how to ... Basic loader, Screen$, and compiled MC.
Anyone here developing ...How do I put 1k game in a REM statement in TAP formatBasically, If I am assembling my machine code game, say using PASMO or TASM. 1. What address do I assemble it at to fit in a REM statement 2. What …
Basically,
If I am assembling my machine code game, say using PASMO or TASM.
1. What address do I assemble it at to fit in a REM statement
2. What do i need to do to get this into a .TAP format
CheersWitch in the WoodYou can see a preview of a new musical "Skeletation the Musical" here [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zyh0SiGXbg0"]http://www.youtube.com/watch…
... I'd like a go in one of the cars too ...Meeting in HollandApril 22 and 23 in Urmond, the international SAM and Spectrum days (ISSD) Free entry, Free drinks, Free tables for computing Bring yourself and you…
April 22 and 23 in Urmond, the international SAM and ...The Amazing, Disappearing, Blinking Cursor in the New Forum!After the forum changed I sometimes lose the blinking cursor ... I can type just fine but sometimes I lose my place in a line because the stinking cu…
... sometimes I lose my place in a line because the stinking ... , Ff and only experiencing this in the new forum. I looked ...128 BASIC running in softwareIt is possible to run 128 BASIC in two paged RAM banks, but it's not very stable.
It is possible to run 128 BASIC in two paged RAM banks, but it's not very stable.Cauldwell In Micro MartThere's an article by his eminence J Cauldwell in micro mart this week, Describes how he goes about creating a game. Seems to involve mostly drinking…
There's an article by his eminence J Cauldwell in micro mart this week, Describes how he goes about creating a game. Seems to involve mostly drinking beer.
:)Spectrums in faraway times & places ...I was watching the trailer for the Kiddy Grade SF anime (on the Ikki Tousen vol.2 DVD), and after some explosions it starts into a computer command s…
... NOT/SAVE, and so on, in a short, apparently random, ... similar sequence occurs several times in the trailer, with a series ... title may have lost something in the translation, though, as ... there any more Spectrum references in them? Anyone know the background ...Computer journalist predicts the demise of the mouse? in 1984!!In the December 1983 issue of 'Your Computer' that I scanned for the archive, there is an article titled 'The Spirit of Christmas to Come'. In the ar…
In the December 1983 issue of ' ... Spirit of Christmas to Come'. In the article Martin Soble gives ... the mouse will become extinct in 1984, but what new gimmick ... is a wonderful thing. Computers in 1983 really weren't powerful ...Emulation in EmulatorZX Spectrum 48K in Amiga in PC [url]http://www.geocities.com/msgptre/Emulation_In_Emulator/PC_Amiga_Spectrum.htm[/url]
ZX Spectrum 48K in Amiga in PC
[url]http://www.geocities.com/msgptre/Emulation_In_Emulator/PC_Amiga_Spectrum.htm[/url]Dr. Who Premieres In The US9:00PM Eastern Time on Sci-Fi. It's the Ninth Doctor (not my favorite), and from what I heard he only did on series (season). Is the Tenth Doctor any…
9:00PM Eastern Time on Sci-Fi. It's the Ninth Doctor (not my favorite), and from what I heard he only did on series (season). Is the Tenth Doctor any good? In the US we only had the Fourth DoctorMayhem Accelerator in action! [Sam CoupHi, I've just put on some videos of the Mayhem Accelerator in action on my site at [url]www.samcoupe.com[/url]. The Mayhem Accelerator speeds the S…
... videos of the Mayhem Accelerator in action on my site at ...Why did the wizard in Bruce Lee bother with traps?Why did the wizard in Bruce Lee bother setting traps up, more often then not I find they catch his own men, whilst I just happily stroll through the …
Why did the wizard in Bruce Lee bother setting traps up, more often then not I find they catch his own men, whilst I just happily stroll through the traps.
