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JON NORTHHi Jon, i just followed the last thread with some interest. I used to send you hacks years ago and got a few published in YS!! I can only say dont g…
... that bleepy bit, the flashy border colours while it's doing ... speedlock that loads perhaps the Loading screen+sync, code+sync ... and reverse loading).
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what was the thing that impressed you the most ?on a Spectrum game - you know, those things that you thought to be impossible, yet.. e.g the wide screen mode in Dark Star, Technician Teds loader..…
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Games ... Wham Music Machine.
Loading Systems:
Daley Thompson's ... Ted - ultra smooth animation during loading, plus a counter! Very ... bringing up the screen, masked border, disabled break, scrolly countdown! ... -
XLR-8 full demo now available as CSWWell he's gone and done it. Woody is officially the king :) We now have a copy of Manic Miner protected by XLR-8 as a CSW if anyone wants to pick at …
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Games that wouldnt loadI had a few of these, and even after taking them bck some still didnt load first time :( anybody else have/had games like this The pain in the asses…
... Year in particular gave me no end of hassle. Again, though ... and Brian Bloodaxe gave me no problems at all.
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Egghead IV on Zx Spectrum +3Egghead IV does not work on Zx Spectrum +3 in 128 mode. You have to switch to 48k mode or in "spectrum" mode. Do anyone know how to fix this (maybe …
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To stop loading after loaded "basic" part, ... (and keep pressing it until border stops flashing).
loading from tape.
loading with command LOAD "eggh4 ... -
Problems with my +2A DatacorderHey folks, Bought a speccy from ebay, but i think its fucked. What do you think? Basically it turns on fine, but when i try load a game nothing wor…
... typed LOAD "" etc) is the border flashing red then cyan. With ... by the normal yellow/blue loading lines, and be able to ... .......
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The New SPIN releases ThreadOk, as I'm now working on SPIN again full-time, and as a very wise man once said, "Release Early, Release Often"[1]... I'm going to release new SPIN…
Hey all,
Had no idea there was a new ... side of the screen when loading some games - almost like the ... pixels in the right-hand border are 'inverted'. Not a big ... -
Timex Sinclair 2068Hi guys. This is my first post here, the first of many, I hope.. :) I have a Timex Sinclair 2068 but don?t know much about it. It was given as a gif…
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No, you misunderstand me. Vortextracker is ... BEEPs composer, I found no dificulties into it. I ... be loaded first but loading it can be made ... to make use of the border area?[/QUOTE]
The border behaves the same in every ... -
Screen$ disappearanceGreetings to all developers :D As you know, I have been playing around with Professional Adventure Writer and was making a few tests in the adventur…
... , it's down to it loading and then crashing at the ... ....
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15 BORDER 0: PAPER 0: INK 0 ... also clears the screen, so no need for an additional CLS ... TZX next time. There is no advantage of having a TZX ... -
how is real spectrum used?I have just downloaded real spectrum for use on my win XP. I have read the info but still have got problems. 1) If I remove the 128k rom there is a…
... the graphics written to the border area, no doubt due to timing ... top border graphics are skewed towards the right hand side. No doubt ... also show the correct top border graphics in 48K mode. (centred ... 'd be getting a problem loading it in 48K mode, maybe ... -
I've got a divIDE. Now what?I've purchased a divIDE and after a month it's at home. What can I do now with that? I've got a 48k+, a +2B and a +3. The +2B has the original ROMs,…
... when loading a game. No tape loading errors, a bit flicker to the border ... -
Changing the colour of the loading 'stripes'I was wondering if it were possible to alter the default colours of the standard ROM loading 'stripes' via BASIC, mabye a POKE command of some descri…
... there is no way to change the colour of the loading stripes ... to write your own custom loading routine in machine code.[/quote ... modifying it to use different border colours (After fixing any non ... -
New Spectrum GameAs some of you may be aware I've been busy working on a Shoot-Em-Up Designer utility for the past few weeks. As the program is pretty much there now…
... blue screen red border. And nothing more, no other message or ... m supposed to input the loading screen next but for ... text. So I tried loading it in, and oddly ... I got a few loading bars but instead of ... was able to insert a loading screen also??[/strike] My ... -
What was the last commercially released game you bought?What was the last commercially released speccy game you bought? Mines was in 1994 when our WH Smith was selling off all of its 8 bit software really…
... which I was like oh no, I've already finished this ... all had the exact same loading problems as the later Players ... and green stripes on the border and that awful Screeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!! type ... -
The best portable machine for Spectrum emulation?Which is the best portable or handheld device for Spectrum and non-Spectrum emulation? I only have a PSP, and whilst it has some good emulators, the …
... , and also saving and loading of control profiles for each ... s instructions),[/QUOTE]
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How to load tzx files into REAL spectrumI have 2 zx spectrum computers, and have been trying to load tzx files into them. I have used several programs to convert them to wav files and them …
... load skooldaze. No matter what method I try, after loading the first ... turns red with a blue border. Somehow this doesn't add ... -
Tape loading issues - can anyone help?Hi, I have just bought a +2 which has a problem. Whenever I try to load a tape the spectrum refuses to acknowledge what I am doing. I have tried in …
... red/cyan border. Instead the tape just runs with no effect.
loading sounds are audible on the ... ) If you hear the tape loading sounds on the TV:
no resistance to pin 34 of ... -
New (adult oriented) game availableHello ! Kyv/3umpf has asked me to post a message on WOS that they released a new game (this is an English version of a Russian game): [url]http://p…
... loading, shows the title screen, and then sits forever with a border ... . That's using the accelerated loading as it comes by default ... configurations (including the Pentagon 128 ), loading using the LOADER, 48 BASIC ... even USR 0 mode to no avail. -
Which emulator do you use?Note it's not a poll about which emulator you think is best*. Simply which emulator you tend to use. You can vote for multiple emulators if you, like…
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1 Set the border and paper to black, the ... the screen. Draw the Windows loading screen.
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+2a datacorder problemsHelloooo, how's it going? Reason I'm posting is that 1) I'm a massive speccy fan, it was the first range of computers I ever owned 2) I'm having rea…
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There was absolutely NO signal that the computer would ... tv as though it was loading.....the border just stayed solid white ... -
Ultimate loading screensAs I'm replaying some of my youth favorites, a question arose today that -- funny enough -- I used to have also back in those times. Maybe someone kn…
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Those loading screens from Ultimate where almost ... a lot more other loading screens where drawn fully ... Ultimate, no. :) They made it blatantly obvious adding a border to ... use Machine Code in their loading screens.
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Fuse PSP has been updated!The brilliant FUSE PSP has just been updated to Fuse 0.10.0.1 (FUSE PSP released on January the 1st, 2009), and is available at: [url]http://psp.ako…
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No, I understand that FUSE PSP ... a screenshot), you can turn border display on and off (to ... can toggle auto and fast loading on and off.
Your help needed![FONT=Arial]there are [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/neededscreens.html"]a number of titles[/URL] (146) that still lack an in-game scre…
... I] - just resets when finished loading
[I]Proceeding Electronic ... a black screen with yellow border when loaded
[I ... (???)
[I]Poolsdata[/I] - no header, displays a "number array ... following titles do not use loading screens:
[I ...Your help needed![FONT=Arial]there are [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/neededscreens.html"]a number of titles[/URL] (146) that still lack an in-game scre…
... I] - just resets when finished loading
[I]Proceeding Electronic System ... a black screen with yellow border when loaded
[I] ... (???)
[I]Poolsdata[/I] - no header, displays a "number array ... ! -seems more like data. No emulator as of yet supports ...SCREEN$ 1.9e Released!And here's another update! [url]http://paul.dunn.googlepages.com/SCREEN_1.9e.rar[/url] There's a few new things in this release, but it's mostly bu…
... /> Any thoughts on supporting loading of Alkatraz screens? (I ... look like Spectrum screens when loading.)[/QUOTE]
... border patterns/colours, variations on the sound, and odd ways of loading ... can in DDraw mode, with no extra effects. 640x480x16 (or ...SCREEN$ 1.9e Released!And here's another update! [url]http://paul.dunn.googlepages.com/SCREEN_1.9e.rar[/url] There's a few new things in this release, but it's mostly bu…
... loading noise and the two triangles act as the Spectrum border ... , reacting to the loading noise, but there's no ... /> [CODE]Check Mutexes...
No instances found.
Creating Mutex ... : Aspect=1
Config: Border=3
Config: Corners=0 ...SCREEN$ 1.9e Released!And here's another update! [url]http://paul.dunn.googlepages.com/SCREEN_1.9e.rar[/url] There's a few new things in this release, but it's mostly bu…
... the loading noise and the two triangles act as the Spectrum border ... , reacting to the loading noise, but there's no screen ...Machine Code Routine of the weekHow about a thread that has a routine each week that is in [B]assembly language[/B] and is also described in great detail what the hell is going on …
... pressed[/code]
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; On entry ... C : Ok
; NC+NZ: loading error or verify error
border colour
POP AF ; ... interupts
RET C ; No error
LD A,& ...About divIDE firmwaresI was testing a original divIDE, and I've found that it seems that firmware development is non existant. - FATware doesn't support TZX, and doesn't …
... status and the code, so no wrong statements about that.
loading speed, but the load border is black) won ...Vote for your favourite loading border colourSo it is time for one more important voting! :razz: What is your favourite loading [B]border[/B] design? Since I guess most of us spent many many ho…
... keen on the plain black border as with a Speccy you ... call that would simulate the loading/saving borders with different pairs ... of colours and noise or no noise, but I can't ...
