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"ZX80 Brain" RPN CalculatorIt is at times like [url=https://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/discussion/54176/depression]when threads such as this are posted[/url] that I get the…
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c compiler benchmarkingI am going to have access to a number of commercial z80 compilers for a time for benchmarking, namely Hitech C v750 MSDOS (abandoned when Hitech was …
... going to have access to a number of commercial z80 compilers for ... a time for benchmarking, namely Hitech ... Microchip), IAR Z80 v4.06A (not advertised on their website anymore ... they make sure you do not share code publicly so I ... -
Stuck on Runes of Zendos!Anyone remember this game? If not it is worth a few minutes of your time. Very basic adventure/D&D style game with a graphical interface, but somehow…
... this game? If not it is worth a few minutes of ... amp;D style game with a graphical interface, but somehow ... stuck. I've solved a number of puzzles, am now ... think I am missing a trick regarding runes that ... remembers or fancies wasting a little time on this ... -
SpecBAS 0.900 ReleasedAgainst my better judgement, here's 0.900. It's got lots and lots new, but mostly the new shiny is the editor. You can indent your code, you can e…
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Fixed GFX$ should not be marked as an optimisable ... issue with INC and a range not including the maximum limit ... selecting
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Used games are killing the games industry and should be banned (wibble wibblI was on a forum for flash cartridges ('backup' devices that allow you to play digital images on a real console, so you can download a game and play …
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A non-gamers grump!Theres a reason why I'm not a gamer and its this - I find most games boring, there's no incentive to work through them because there's not much of a …
... why I'm not a gamer and its this - ... them because there's not much of a challenge when the ... comic brought to life properly not a platform game but more ... love I'm not impressed with them, not at all. I ... over a river or direct a balls progress with a series ... -
An appeal to preserve InfoseekID compatibility!Instead of worrying about competition from other Spectrum sites, Martijn always supported them. He actively worked together with other sites to help …
... from WoS, which is a number assigned to each Spectrum program ... 000 items, assigning an InfoseekID number to each one. The ... years, recently discovered old titles not previously catalogued in WoS, ... list of new InfoseekIDs in a different, more friendly format ... -
TV programs that jumped the shark (then fell off a cliff)[b]Can one of the mods move this to the chit-chat forum, please? Sorry, I posted it whilst fixing another PC and my tiny brain can't cope with two th…
... b]. This was once a fantastic program, well written, ... air, or a valuable statue disappears from a heavily guarded ... physics), and he's not a typical hero as he' ... s not keen on investigating things ... such as the mysteries were not too interesting (and the ... -
How can I make a UDG rotate?I designed a set of UDG's that can be used for making shapes or letters. Trouble is that my circle - for example - consists of 4 pieces and it would…
I designed a set of UDG's that ... 2 I'm using Fuse not a real machine (wish I had ... it to read and utilize a mouse to select the pieces ... -
TZX/Taper headachesI've been doing a stocktake of all my Spectrum stuff, most of which I bought in a job lot a few years back, and there's a whole load of covertapes in…
... WOS, I find that a number of YS covertapes are distribution ... year-old Spectrum tapes - not so much because they ... the sound file or not. The YS issue 42 ... loading blocks so it's not interfering with anything.
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Games you would like to see released on a tapeWhich existing Spectrum games would you like to see as real tape releases? As for me: Prayer of the Warrior Robotron 2084 Survivisection King's…
... Master Blaster - previously only on a covertape
Earth Shaker - ... previously only on a covertape
Block Dizzy - ... previously only on a covertape
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Doing the DNA thing DNA was never done on a Spectrum . Nowadays there are loads of companies now offering DNA testing for about £60 to £100 per test . Some offer it fo…
... historians . I recently tried a "family tree" DNA service ... thirds English , a quarter Scandinavian with a couple of other ... " . But I did not get the Irish or Welsh ... kit with a number . It takes them about a day or ... " tree names but did not get any positives . So ... -
ZEsarUX 6.1 BETAHi I have uploaded a new ZEsarUX BETA version 6.1. You can download it from the usual beta url: https://sourceforge.net/projects/zesarux/files/…
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I have uploaded a new ZEsarUX BETA version 6 ... setting to exit emulator after a number of seconds (--exit-after ... paste contents to a file
Improved menus, a new "tabbed" ... Improved sound: Silence detector does not activate on pthreads versions
1st steps in animation Having finally resurrected my familiar old graphics programs, chief amongst which is DPaint Animation, I was a little taken aback to reali…
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These limitations are not necessarily a bad thing because they compel ... - its not a snake really, its the stem of a flower - ... to arbitrarily decide upon a certain number of frames for your ... motion then its not a good idea to use a set frame ...ZEsarUX-7.0Hi! I have uploaded a new ZEsarUX stable version :) This is ZEsarUX 7.0 There are a lot of new features added, more than ever! You can downl…
... setting to exit emulator after a number of seconds (--exit-after)
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Improved rendering ... Linux library dependencies: libssl is not enabled by default on compilation ... cpu core, iff2 was not being reset to 0 when ...Can an emulator send and receive via a PC's USB port?Interesting little question arises out of a conversation today with my son who is taking a Rockwell automation course. His latest test was to write …
... question arises out of a conversation today with my son ... who is taking a Rockwell automation course. His ... still would like to have a computer controlled model railway, probably ... with switched sidings and signals not a continuous loop.
...New MIAs found: Paddy! & Lets Compute! Club + repost of previous finds.Not sure if it's worth posting here, but for the sake of completeness... Most of these I've posted in this forum before, but 'Paddy' is a new recent …
Not sure if it's worth ... online until they appear in a pending Spectrum Computing update.
a number of differences between this and ... damage so I've included a 'restored' version.
... of two games that are not indivudually MIA :)ZY10, a tool to store and display some small bitmapped imagesZY10 Builder ============ Download at: https://www.sendspace.com/file/rncgbo ZY10 is a file format/tool to store some small images on the Spec…
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It is not a drawing tool, so make your ... * or in assembly:
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...The trials and tribulations of the external tape recorderAnd you may find this a strange topic, because having been a +2 owner for the last 31-and-a bit years, it's not something I've had to deal with in th…
... last 31-and-a bit years, it's not something I've ... Tascam machine that Techmoan reviewed a while back. But for ... deafening.
This is not a problem I ever remember having ... from TZX2WAV via Audacity using a number of different volume settings from ...Why buy a Raspberry PI to learn programming when you can learn on a Spectrum?I had a raspberry PI for just over a year, never did anything on it except it was fun to get it hooked up to the Internet and be surfing it on a syst…
... be surfing it on a system that cost less ... 50, had a couple of books too. Just not the same ... a good bit back in the day, Computers were not ... new to me. Raspberry Pi is a good thing ... computers and technology but have not a clue how they work ...Writing faster BASIC programsThere was an article in INPUT years ago, that I thought I'd share again some of the tips from it and link to the article, as it contains some good ad…
... . Nothing earth shattering but would not have known them for myself ... add any of your own not already mentioned, if you care ... : IF X 360 THEN LET number=number-360: GOTO 10
Multi-Platform Arcade Game DesignerFirst of all, I should say Hello, having left the Spectrum scene around a year ago. I'm not planning to make a return but figured that I have some n…
... Spectrum scene around a year ago. I'm not planning to ... make a return but figured ... allows you to display a number as a right-justified 2 or ... . If you're stuck not knowing how to use an ... Oss has done a lot of work not only converting to ...How about a colorful decathlon?I was thinking it could be possible to make a coloful versione of the decathlon... here is the bit of work on the sprites i did so far But i am no…
... could be possible to make a coloful versione of the decathlon ... far
But i am not a coder and i sure someone ... can do a better job using real coding ..."Online now"Not a bug or anything like that, but what has bugged me a bit over the last couple of years is the "ghost town" feeling you get for this forum thanks…
Not a bug or anything like that, but what has bugged me a ... thanks to the low number of member icons shown ... />
Certainly not something with a high priority but it ... ll see that quite a few former prolific members ... forum, still a bit sad to not see any more ...So video games don't actually cause aggresive behaviour...Just for fun, I've finally come across an article where scientists are verifying all those researches and it turned out that all those researches wer…
... that all those researches were not very good.
Quote ... , which involves examining data from a number of existing independent studies to ...A Sunday grumbleGIVE IN & DROP OUT OR WHAT? The following is not a sensible message meaning that I'm not necessarily going to act upon what the title suggests, I'…
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The following is not a sensible message meaning that I ... it after a very short frustrating experience and was not at all ... their assumptions that cause them not to consider that helpful ... drop of a hat!
Although I'm not stupid, at ...Joy (not) Stick Only gamesIt seems relatively common to find say C64, Amiga and in some cases Amstrad CPC games that are 'joystick control only' To be fair the port or two …
... it seemed odd to not have keyboard controls (moreso ... +2 appeared there was not a built in Joystick port, ... Sinclair IF2 as it was not 'standard' as in ... were completely reliant on a joystick for their operation ... 99% sure it does not have any keyboard controls. ...Need a new keyboard for Issue 2I've dug out my old Spectrum's today. My +3A and +2 grey are both working perfectly. However, my old early Issue 2 keyboard was replaced with a SA…
... 2 keyboard was replaced with a SAGA Emperor keyboard way ... SAGA, so am looking for a good original replacement. Something like ... Tronics keyboard. Or a replacement rubber key case. Not a 48k+ case.
a 16k machine, bought in ...
