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Spectrum modficationsThere is a post about Outrun on the games forum, which makes the fair point that the game is playable when you double the speed on an emulator. Other…
... Scorpion 256+ Turbo (3.5-7 Mhz). A normal Spectrum with optionaly ... before ULA and split it to 14 Mhz for ULA and ... 7 Mhz for CPU, switchable to 3.5 Mhz, you can ... -
Fake screenshots? No - now it's REAL screenshotsOk then. A few weeks ago I said I will show You the new gfx-mode of Speccy and - here it is: [url="http://republika.pl/hooy_prg/hprg.zip"]http://rep…
... you will be able to use VbSpec to load them directly (because ... (I have a Scorpion 256+ Turbo, but without GMX. It is ... all the fixings ( have to talk to somebody about that as I ... in boosted brightness mode, in normal mode they look more like ... -
Spectrum v Amiga : The Final starts.The final has begun, just in case you didn't know. The old Speccy is getting a bit of a kicking at the moment, so get those votes in!
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even screen$ done in normal zx graphics that are beautiful ... a requirement, id like to tell them to stuff photoshop, but then ... are also allowed per character block. like the Spectrum [I]( and ... it would be unfair to compare it to higher end Amigas than ... -
TZX compatibility issuesI seem to have a problem with using TZX files on different emulators. Specifically, files Saved As TZX from emulator. I better explain: I have a fe…
... by them have a special block? I don't know much ... common enough to be worth having a block since the turbo block is sufficient ... -
Loading schemes18 years ago I hated loading schemes like Alcatraz and Speedlock because they were a b*tch to copy and became unreliable when the tape got older. Now…
... 's very similar to Glass, which also had alternating turbo/normal loading blocks ... looks like an opportune moment to ask (seeing as I'm ... it a few simple POKEs to change the loading colours (eg ... -
Anyone for a hacking challenge ?I have to get the DSK version of Tomahawk to work. It uses the well-known Digital Integration "SECURITY CODE" lock just like in Bobsled, ATF, etc. Th…
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The first thing to do is get your req ... past the
big block of NOP's until you ... the program counter PC to start executing at 24000 ... Return to the program and LOL the game starts as normal :D ... code so changing this to an unconditional jump will ... -
HELP ME FOR "VENTURE"Hello to all! I have a problem: I have unloaded various versions of "venture" but in some I find in the second one it leave the game "rings", other…
... , and play the game as normal, then "start the tape" on ... only when you are prompted to do so,[I]without[/I ... for a "Part 2" BASIC block which is actually located in ... -
TAP or TZXI have several emulators, but none seem to work with TAP files. The games I really want don't have TZX files anywhere onkline. How can I play the TAP…
... a turbo loader. It was a file saved at the normal ROM ... tape speed but had a special loader to load ... -
Adding to the WOS archiveI've just had my first foray into the world of MakeTZX. And apart from it recognising the initial "Program:" block as a Turbo Loading block (how, why…
... pilot tones, and alternating turbo/normal blocks. Jasper has a ... not nearly techy enough to know about all ... /> I'm now going to try Agent Orange or Xeno ... a custom loader similar to Softlock without actually being ... lengths between the games to be authentic? I can ... -
CSW 2Have you been using csw 2 yet? I find the total pulses is sometimes wrong by 256 too short. Also there is a small shift to the right by a few sampl…
... etc to be able to jump through a waveform to load a specific block ... or whatever or just to see ... For instance timings for the turbo blocks of Gremlin Loader, Mikro ... ...
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X-Out level loaderCan anyone confirm all the levels of this game (the original game tzx) will load? Does anyone want to find how the checksum works?
... Alkatraz 1 or 2 @ 151% turbo block (ID.11) ?
What ... in MakeTZX 2.32 (due to the bug in v2.33 ... ) have the command line syntax to do it... but it's ... -
Text compressionI'm sure I remember seeing a short machine code routine published in a (very random) multi-machine listings magazine way back in the mists of time, w…
... way to compress the 8x8 characters of the normal character ... and I'd have to shift down to 6x8, which would ... : POKE 23607,249 to convert to the new set.
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FOR OLD-SCHOOL MANIAX (tape ;) ).Hi there. My friend started to work on new way of loading games for ZX. It's dedicated to old-school fans, who wants only tape stuff. There is a …
... TAPs and *.z80 files (!!!) to normal ZX's loading signal. [/ ... not preferable but handy to play only those games ... snapshots and convert them to TAP. It creates chunks ... also has an option to add a loading screen. ... 't need to change any programs, because turbo is in ... -
Great fire of londonHad someone sucess loading this game into a emulator? I tried ZX32, RS and R80. Okay, the M1 version works, but does anyone really need a multifaced …
... either, including Spectaculator. it feels to me like the backwards loading ... on emulators, with fast/turbo loading and at normal speed.
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Spectrum Tape 2 PC (TZX)Can anybody give me a guide on how to convert my old Spectrum game tapes into a TZX file on my PC. I have alot of games to convert for keep sake and …
... /> here is his guide to Making TZX files:
... go at converting tapes to TZX files. The main ... t conform to any of these turbo loader standards. To TZX a ... need to know every last bit of data about block ... lengths, etc... which I don't, so when it came to ... -
[NEW]: Spectaculator 6.0Spectaculator is a Sinclair ZX Spectrum emulator for PCs running Windows 95, 98, ME, NT 4, 2000 and XP. Spectaculator emulates the 16K/48K/128K/+2/+…
... file is opened which contains turbo loading data, it's currently ... however, the block name is displayed with an asterisk to indicate that ... />
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TZX format updateHi folks. Following the private communication with Andy I would like to start a discussion on changing the TZX format to reflect new needs and improv…
... to redefine block 11 (and consequently abandon block 14).
ID : 11 - Turbo ... Loading Data Block
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Semi-Newbie QuestionsHi Peeps, OK, I'm starting to play with my old spectrum again I have been rather spoiled by my Atari 800xl and a tape to disk utility. To the poin…
... /> there are programs to transfer Tapes to Disks. if i find ... Basic and remove lines 9000 to 9030.
... br /> Save the Basic Loader to disk like this ... ( assuming ... and it's a normal one then that' ... br /> then for each block of code thereafter you would ... -
TZX format updateHi folks. Following the private communication with Andy I would like to start a discussion on changing the TZX format to reflect new needs and improv…
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3) New turbo block (e.g. ID 0x18):
could be 0 (to emulate block 14)
04 1 Number ...
could be 0 (to emulate block 14)
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TZX format updateHi folks. Following the private communication with Andy I would like to start a discussion on changing the TZX format to reflect new needs and improv…
... using our proposed extension for block $18.
From what ... application set it accordingly to the status of conversion ... application to validate a checksum, e.g. for an Alkatraz block, ... Alkatraz it has to surrender from the second turbo block onward because ... -
TZX format updateHi folks. Following the private communication with Andy I would like to start a discussion on changing the TZX format to reflect new needs and improv…
... ago for a switch to force detection of short ... pulses instead, but it seems to vary.
In ... the Sync values appear to be different though I ... detrmine the speed of a turbo block, and SYNC is the ... for you to mull over. It may support the block ID.18 ... -
42 column text, Sinclair Print Utilities, etcI'm currently developing the next of the ZXIF text adventures - "43 Minutes" and, as a side issue, I'm really interested in 42 column text for this g…
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This unzips to se42demo.tap.bin, which I ... se42demo.tap. Am I right to do this?
normal data block of 3070 bytes and ... pointer though. Looking forward to playing with it.
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TZX format updateHi folks. Following the private communication with Andy I would like to start a discussion on changing the TZX format to reflect new needs and improv…
... I would like to add one new block, which may the ... pulse data block'. This block would be similar to the turbo data block, but the ... be represented using the turbo data block. But, a special ... br /> The hardware info block already defines the computer which ... -
42 column text, Sinclair Print Utilities, etcI'm currently developing the next of the ZXIF text adventures - "43 Minutes" and, as a side issue, I'm really interested in 42 column text for this g…
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This unzips to se42demo.tap.bin, which I ... se42demo.tap. Am I right to do this?
< ... I get a normal data block of 3070 bytes and ... pointer though. Looking forward to playing with it.
Strange thing with SPIN emulatorI have found a strange thing using SPIN emulator. I have a TZX version of game (for example, "Blinky's scary school"). It loads and works OK. When I …
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I wanted to say that loading scheme is ... involved here. All blocks are normal speed blocks and loaded with ... emulator would possibly treat a block from a .tap file and ... a standard speed block from a .tzx file as ...Print 'n' Plotter SPRITE MACHINEJust got this from an ebay seller this afternoon. I just TZXd it and sent it to the Steve at the vault, yet it might be a while before it gets put up…
... back someone posted a message to a link with some ... be compiled, to then load the picture or block it's ... in Ram would have to be free to load these pictures ... small blocks of compiled pictures to. and i say compressed ... it would all fit in normal Ram there'd be ...BASin Release 10 releasedHi all, A quick note to let you know that BASin_r10 is out as of now. I've gone off on something of a tangent now with BASin, it's more like what …
... extra window with such features to facilitate the typing and ... /> One idea could be to automatically translate the basic code ... a ROM caompatible compiler, switchable to be a fast integer compiler ... into turbo mode, and "REM Slow" will drop back to normal speed ...Interesting Custom LoadersHi everyone, I was just thinking about custom loaders on the spectrum and I thought I'd ask you all what you thought was the best one. I'd have to …
... do know that the Turbo Tape program on the ... can be used to do a normal speed loader with different ... including standard. It is easy to use mind you - have a ... colours - I used this to do a basic loader ... By the way, in addition to the loaders already mentioned, I ...Interesting Custom LoadersHi everyone, I was just thinking about custom loaders on the spectrum and I thought I'd ask you all what you thought was the best one. I'd have to …
... standard data block. Eventually I tinkered and changed the routine to obtain ... / Yellow for the standard data block. I was quite chuffed.
normal ROM save routine to create a file ... data for a block in a TZX file to produce a double ...Interesting Custom LoadersHi everyone, I was just thinking about custom loaders on the spectrum and I thought I'd ask you all what you thought was the best one. I'd have to …
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So to re-iterate. The tape browser ... to give me the ability to alter the pulse lengths for a block ... at examples of other turbo-loading blocks, the ... only values I have to halve are "Length of ... pilot, etc) seem to be near-enough the ...
