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  • is there a way of reading characters off the screen and turning that into a string? this has to be done in basic. i know it would have something to do with peeking memory (maybe screen memory) but would this change due to programs r…

    ... due to programs running in the memory? i also need it ... to carry on reading the screen through the scroll? message (maybe this ... as i want to read the contents of the cat command to program ... a commander in basic for the +3e ...
    digital digital May 2018 Development
  • Request: +3 Disk images of Ultimate The Collected Works or stream filesI have a copy of Ultimate The collected Work on +3 disk but 3 sides have errors, have sent Kryoflux dumps to Gilby to prove I own them! I know the…

    I have a copy of Ultimate The collected Work on +3 disk ... supply either full disk images of Disk 1 Side A, Disk ... or, if possible, stream files of the following tracks:

    Disk ... by loading each DSK into the HxC emulator software and exporting ...
    BarryB BarryB May 2018 Games
  • The Cycles Disk, stuck on picture of bike and bottom of screen is blue?Have a Loose Disk of The Cycles by Accolade, made a DSK from it and loaded it in Spectaculator but it sticks on a screen that just shows a bike at th…

    Have a Loose Disk of The Cycles by Accolade, made a ... blue, pressed every key on the virtual keyboard but nothing happens ... mention of this screen and there is nothing to select? The same ... happens with the DSK image from WOS ...
    BarryB BarryB June 2018 Games
  • Lots of French stations booming in on the FM broadcast band.Don't know if any of you fellow wosser's are interested in receiving/listening to long distance radio but currently here in the Lincolnshire area of …

    ... but currently here in the Lincolnshire area of UK, I have be ... of French stations literally wiping out the UK stations. This is on the ... due to co-channel interference of the a French station. Tropics are ... very good on the FM band this evening. If ...
    Your Spec-chum Your Spec-chum June 2018 Chit chat
  • I've bought a Sony Minidisc deck in 2018 - For the Love of MinidiscsI've got a little HIFI obsession going at the moment, not only tape decks, but mini disk and vinyl. I recently brought a second Technics SL1200 becau…

    ... HIFI obsession going at the moment, not only tape ... cult following here. Consequently, the few high end models that ... up given the simplicity of the fix. I got the deck, fitted the belt ... of reinforcement inside with many panels being double thickness too. So the ...
    Scottie_uk Scottie_uk November 2018 Chit chat
  • im trying to get the name of a simple puzzle gameit has a really small game area, about a quarter of the screen and it is on a white background. you play a smiley face that moves around and collect …

    ... game area, about a quarter of the screen and it is on ...
    digital digital January 2019 Games
  • Question about the Lords of Midnight map.I seem to remember that the game was advertised as having a massive map with 32768 views. Well, that corresponds with a map of (about) 64x64 cells, …

    I seem to remember that the game was advertised as having ... , that corresponds with a map of (about) 64x64 cells, and being ... /> ... but what happens at the edges of the map? Is there a big ...
    Sokurah Sokurah February 2019 Games
  • While we're on the subject of BASIC Although my memory of the past still seems to be fairly reliable, memories relating to learning computer programming seem to have disappeared…

    Although my memory of the past still seems to ... rudimentary grasp of Basic commands and of course the essential GO ... mention that heresy of heresies to the acolytes of structured programming, because ... have to think about the subject of computer programming ever ...
    mik3d3nch mik3d3nch February 2019 BASIC
  • Devils of the Deep - what to do?game is (very) slow, but it has its "charm"... manual is on WoS... 1st thing is to find a KNIFE, then you can chop seaweed and eat it to restore …

    ... it to restore STRENGTH..., location of items are "random", so it ... eel and earn 20 points (of 100), after you manage it ... you approach A CRAB from the right direction, you will get ... to get a clue (to the treasures, I guess)? [/b]< ... /> my score so far. 23 of 100.
    Alex_Lux Alex_Lux April 2019 Games
  • The Return of the Great North Meet(?)It's been rather a long time since the last meet. A few folks have expressed interest in another one. What to expect: Lots of booze. Possible wand…

    ... rather a long time since the last meet. A few folks ... />
    What to expect: Lots of booze. Possible wandering from pub ... often been on the date the clocks go back in the UK (this ...
    Marko Marko June 2019 Announcements
  • how do i change the text and colour of the boot message and error messages?i kind of know how to do this with the boot message but shortening or lengthening the text and adding chr$ control codes (if this works) overwrites o…

    i kind of know how to do this with the boot message but ... shortening or lengthening the text and adding chr$ control ... this works) overwrites or underwrites the code. not sure how to ... error commands, but i guess the principle would be ...
    digital digital June 2019 Assembler
  • Someone knows the size limit of TAP files , TZX on emulators and real spectrum for saving blocks ?Hi Someone knows the size limit of TAP files , TZX on emulators and real spectrum for saving blocks ? The limit is the number of blocks or si…

    ... />
    Someone knows the size limit of TAP files , TZX on ... />
    The limit is the number of blocks or size of the blocks??¿?
    the emulator?

    for ... /> What is the emulator that can have the bigger TAP or ...
    maeloterkim maeloterkim June 2019 Emulators
  • Getting stuff "out of the back end"Does anyone know how to do this ? What I mean is :There are lots of WOS library files with say two learning modules on one Tape side : lets ca…

    ... is :There are lots of WOS library files with ... a single TZX file . The question I am asking ... can be accessed independently .The problem is that Lesson ... Spectaculator .I have checked the options avaialable but might ... no point in saving the whole tape side as ...
    harriusherbartio harriusherbartio August 2019 Emulators
  • Special mono tape recorders for Micro owners of the early 1980s So what were the KEY FEATURES of these machines that separated them out from the normal mono tape recorders ? I cannot really remember- but I have …

    So what were the KEY FEATURES of these machines that separated them ... out from the normal ... ?

    2) Were the heads very accessible and easy ... half of its most astounding features . And how did the "most ...
    harriusherbartio harriusherbartio August 2019 Hardware
  • Is it possible to run a single BASIC line via a ROM CALL of the Standard ZX 48k ROM?On: https://cygnus.speccy.cz/popis_trdos-assembler.php I found the following code: [code] CHADD equ 23645 ; Location of SOS variable CHADD ld…

    ... /> CHADD equ 23645 ; Location of SOS variable CHADD
    ld ... ld (TEMP),HL ; Temporary store of true CHADD
    ld HL ... ,SAVE ; Address of SAVE routine
    ld (CHADD ... /> ld HL,49500 ; the above with just the address
    ld (CHADD ...
    Luzie Luzie October 2019 Development
  • The sacred armour of antiriad... Wait, anti-what?Never understsood this one. :-?? If the armour protects the wearer from [b]radi[/b]ation shouldn't it be 'the sacred armour of anti[b]radi[/b]' …

    ... 't it be 'the sacred armour of anti[b]radi[/b ... it ended as 'the sacred armour of ant[b]riad[/b ... it to be a corruption of the word but where did this ... swear I had a copy of the game that started like this ... me, it was always 'The sacred armour of antiradi'. :|
    Renegade Renegade October 2019 Games
  • The Generality of how to Preserve Software "in the round" . Software sellers are now citing their use of "air tight " boxes etc - so we know that an effort is now being made to preserve . But these (often "R…

    ... that preservation of the back up media is the most important ... a matter of opinion .The state of this type of software can ... the limited space available in the airtight box . Today " the tune of the ... can end up on the skip ! The question of how one "restores ...
    harriusherbartio harriusherbartio October 2019 MIA/STP/SDP
  • The cheating AI in old Street Fighter gamesHaving acquired a couple of decent controllers for my PC recently, I played a bunch of old fighting games on MAME today. Didn't get too far on any of…

    ... of the games against the CPU in the last decade or so. Amongst them was the ... huge amounts of damage. Not having played this in the arcades ... regardless of the dip switch setting the cab is set to. Also the ... few of us played some of those games back in the 90s.
    XTM of TMG XTM of TMG November 2019 Chit chat
  • The best games of 2019 for the ZX Spectrum2019 is not far from ending so lets check out some of the best games that this year had to offer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0eZ90UeGxQ&t=17…

    2019 is not far from ending so lets check out some of the best games that this year had to offer.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0eZ90UeGxQ&t=1750s
    morcar morcar December 2019 Games
  • Another tick to the Bucket ListI'm another year older today, and these things seem to get more important by the year, but I ticked off a huge life-goal over the weekend so thought …

    ... />
    Well mine is the accumulation of nearly six years hard work ... black belt in Karate over the weekend. Was amazingly tough and ... lip) are a constant reminder of the weekend! Still, could have been ... some inspirational stuff going for the new decade.
    Vampyre Vampyre December 2019 Chit chat
  • [VIDEO] The Best Games Of 1983 For The ZX SpectrumIts time to go back to 1983 when the golden era of the ZX Spectrum was just on the Horizon. (See what I did that with the using the word "Horizon"…

    ... back to 1983 when the golden era of the ZX Spectrum was just ... on the Horizon.

    (See ... what I did that with the using the word "Horizon"?)

    morcar morcar December 2019 Games
  • Dispair at the pace of life > 40 years.Its been a funny kind of winter this year. The fall from August to December went so fast for me that it seemed like a blink. Christmas comes and ever…

    ... down. Now I'm the other side of it, I did not ... I'm past 40 all of the striving I've done seems ... maximizing the amount of pleasure I get out of it rather than the continual ... striving which while the results ...
    Scottie_uk Scottie_uk January 2020 Chit chat
  • The diary of a retro studyMany years ago I always had a spare room to act as a study. Then I had a family and that idea withered and died. Eventually everything went into the …

    ... />
    The upshot of all this is that the smallest room in the house ... / recycle / landfill. A large portion of the boxes are books, tapes and ... ), shifting out a good amount of the crates to make space, build ...
    Luny Luny March 2020 Chit chat
  • The Perils of WillyMiner Willy comes back in a sequel to Manic Miner called The Perils of Willy. Check out the review and download links in the description of the video…

    Miner Willy comes back in a sequel to Manic Miner called The Perils of Willy. Check out the review and download links in the description of the video.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlvwcDs7wDc&feature=youtu.be
    morcar morcar March 2020 Brand new software
  • The Complete List Of The Causes Of Lower Ram Failure?Well the aim is to get a comprehensive list.I ask this because I know very little about it . I know that failure of "power supply" related capacitors…

    Well the aim is to get a comprehensive list.I ask this because I know very little about it . I know that failure of "power supply" related capacitors can do this . But I suspect there are loads of other ways to damage lower RAM ICs? Any ideas?
    harriusherbartio harriusherbartio March 2020 Hardware
  • im having problems stripping the database out of this code for quill adventure writerim trying to get the database out of rouge midget. ive managed to do this with another game written using quill but this one is too big. theres no…

    im trying to get the database out of rouge midget. ive managed to ... had to remove some of the code in the last game to make ... im only trying to load the "rmidget" code file.
    digital digital April 2020 Assembler
  • Dizzy VI - Prince Of The Yolkfolk - Loading SoundHi. I remembered that when I got a 48K tape with Dizzy 6 back in the 90's, it was some sort of a cracked version from the post-USSR area with a very…

    ... back in the 90's, it was some sort of a cracked ... version from the post-USSR area ... 20 seconds or even longer. The interesting thing was that while ... through the files that there are out there and all of them ...
    tridy tridy June 2020 Games
  • The Effect of the Lockdown on Speccy Game Prices.Take a look at this , a Speccy board game for £102:- [url="https://worldofspectrum.org/forums/discussion/52522/not-bored-with-zx-spectrum-actual-p…

    ... applies right across the board to a broad range of leisure related ... goods will do well out of it . And so it applies ... to all kinds of Speccy stuff . I think I ... a more expensive hobby in the future for new entrant buyers ...
    harriusherbartio harriusherbartio July 2020 Chit chat
  • I'm after a copy of Spectrum+2: Machine Language for the Absolute Beginner by Joe PritchardAs the title says really. I collect programming books and this one is proving elusive. I'm planning a new project which [u]may[/u] be better o…

    As the title says really.

    ... ]may[/u] be better on the 128 but my Speccy programming ... a PDF to go with the hard-copy. That way it ... book or even a copy of the Logan's Rom disassembly
    KrazyKattapilla KrazyKattapilla September 2020 Wanted
  • The Dilemma Of ModernityHere's one to ponder, gang. My current jam is Bear Bovver played at 2x speed in Spectaculator (music off, obv). What was always a decent but slugg…

    ... for 2021 to mark the 30th anniversary of the original (which I've ... ? The recoloured/redrawn Donkey Kong, or the astonishing reskins of the Renegade games, or the ... colorisation of Rodland and ...
    Rev_Stuart_Campbell Rev_Stuart_Campbell October 2020 Sinclair Miscellaneous
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