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  • The official Doctor Who threadOH MY GOD! I did [b]NOT[/b] see that coming at the end of the episode!

    ... " would have been a better word than "predictable".
    [quote]As for the design, whilst I like the overall ... the wobbly time rotor the better.[/quote]

    is better in the new series ... the new series vs. the old.

    ...
    ewgf ewgf May 2008 Chit chat
  • Olympics - blimey...Computer-generated fireworks, pre-recorded fireworks, little girls miming to songs because the original singer wasn't pretty enough, and now pre-trai…

    ... got an archetect who could design properly?

    Still, no ... in the UK. What is needed is better funding for those you have ... ones are built so that old inefficient ones can be closed ... . The savings from closing the old ones should go towwards funding ...
    WhizzBang WhizzBang August 2008 Chit chat
  • New Game: Heart StealerMy first platformer is finally released! Having a Speccy since a long time ago, I've really wanted to make a game for it. Since february, I've final…

    ... me totally of some old school Taito arcade games ... of the spectrum, game design is an art form. It ... itself is not so common, especially for old 8- ... nothing common between very old and modern ones.[/QUOTE ... problem here is that I can't draw better graphics ...
    Timmy Timmy May 2010 Games
  • The Programmers Development System (PDS)Hi everybody, I recall this system has been mentioned several times on WoS forums. Last time was, I think, when those sources from Maz Spork (Buggy …

    ... I can find an old PC I might try and ... that you still have the old dev kits. The decision ... reason that the graphics hardware is better, simpler and you have ... could have done better with their re-design of the Spectrum. ... floor with the poor old Zilog Z80 found in ...
    ASM ASM October 2010 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Recent talk of developing new SpectrumsHi all, I can see from a few threads on here that some Wossers like Vasil and Aien 8 are interested in developing more powerful Spectrums or improvi…

    ... and conciseness. Because BASIC is an interpreted language, ... sake of simplicity it is better to have a chip ... emulators even before the hardware is available.

    design of the Sam, its ... new software only and old software could just ...
    Rebelstar Rebelstar December 2010 Hardware
  • Hacking a Joystick InterfaceI have a DK'Tronics twin-port joystick interface that does Kempston and Sinclair 0-6 keys. I know it has only 14 lines connecting it to the edge con…

    ... is with all old interfaces for ZX :)
    + Minimum of components = easy design ... devices.

    Old "low price" kempston interfaces ... it's ****.
    Better versions detect A0=0, IORQ ... MOUSE interface). This is better way, but old software using port # ...
    velesoft velesoft April 2011 Hardware
  • Official release of new K-MOUSE 2008 interface[url]http://velesoft.speccy.cz/kmturbo2008-cz.htm[/url] This is official release of new K-MOUSE 2008 interface. New layout, design, new schematic. …

    ... the same PIC as old K-Mouse.[/QUOTE]
    old version 2008. Version 2008 is never released ... some patches.. My new version is better than 2008.

    better joystick connection, better software suppport, possibility read port #7FFD, new PCB design ...
    velesoft velesoft May 2011 Hardware
  • Official release of new K-MOUSE 2008 interface[url]http://velesoft.speccy.cz/kmturbo2008-cz.htm[/url] This is official release of new K-MOUSE 2008 interface. New layout, design, new schematic. …

    ... modified PCB of old version 2008. Version 2008 is never released. All ... + some patches.. My new version is better than 2008.
    [/QUOTE]
    better joystick connection, better software suppport, possibility read port #7FFD, new PCB design ...
    LCD LCD June 2011 Hardware
  • Recommend me an easy to use assembler![deleted]

    ... promising but unfortunately so much is left broken in it that ... supported reliably and nearly everything is undocumented.

    The ... interface is pretty grotty. I would love to help make it better ... of The Things on the old Design Design site too!
    kphair kphair June 2011 Development
  • Commodore 64 - First time trying - REVIEW & Pictures!Right, so the 2nd hand shop was selling this Commodore and accessories. So I decided to buy it, as I've never had a Commodore and this is my first ti…

    ... to let go of old habits, of old feelings but have tried ... suppose the Commodore was built better, but the programming wasn't ... screen anywhere.
    The keyboard is nice though (considering its made ... from 2011!
    So its design is really very appeasing to the ...
    Alien 8 Alien 8 August 2011 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • IPhone annoyances...IPhone annoyances.... Why does everyone have these damn IPhones? I call them a womans phone, because mostly women seem to think they are some kind o…

    ... despite being inferior etc) is because one company has ... regards to stability,and design is that staff are employed ... with Android almost any old crap can get in ... />
    The trouble is with the Android platform, because ... don't know any better (yet). Its also ...
    Scottie_uk Scottie_uk October 2011 Chit chat
  • You have one hour...You have one hour in which to convince a modern teenager that spending some time with a Spectrum rather than their XBox 360/PS3 might just be worth w…

    ... time to develop (I mean design & program) than MANY other ... people should understand that this is possible.

    Children ... game.For an underaged it is better to see a crappy miner ... />
    The only category where old games can't compete with ...
    firelord firelord December 2011 Games
  • MB02+IDE aliveLast weekend I finished soldering and testing my MB02+IDE. All items work perfectly on +2 grey, on +2A, on 128k heatsink and on 48k Issue2 and 3b tes…

    ... modern 512kB flash eprom instead old 2kB eprom.

    ... rom memory size is 2kB, but using flash eprom is better (possibility reflash ... wires ide cable, but old IDE cables use all contacts ... cable ).

    And please design PCB size for any standard ...
    velesoft velesoft December 2011 Hardware
  • MB02+IDE aliveLast weekend I finished soldering and testing my MB02+IDE. All items work perfectly on +2 grey, on +2A, on 128k heatsink and on 48k Issue2 and 3b tes…

    ... modern 512kB flash eprom instead old 2kB eprom.

    ... rom memory size is 2kB, but using flash eprom is better (possibility reflash ... wires ide cable, but old IDE cables use all contacts ... cable ).

    And please design PCB size for any standard ...
    Hood Hood December 2011 Hardware
  • Which kempston joystick schematic is the best?I'm looking for the best Kempston Joystick interface schematic. It has to be as cheap as possible. But it must be as compatible as possible. I've c…

    ... QUOTE]

    D5 is log.1 ?

    ... firexx, all other bits is better set to log.0).< ...
    Pull-up resistors is ideal use 4K7 for possibility ... If you need low price design, then use your schematic, ... And M1 line is often dead on old ZX Spectrum models ...
    velesoft velesoft February 2012 Hardware
  • What's best for backing up home data?What's best for backing up home data? I'm not talking about anything too important (if I even had anything like that I'd use multiple DVDs, with some…

    ... them too troublesome. Writing is very much hit-or- ... that these were an old design and that modern discs ... anyone know if this is true, (..)?[/QUOTE]Well you ... good enough, sometimes even better than some A brands. ... />
    Btw. RAID is not a backup method: if ...
    RetroTechie RetroTechie May 2012 Chit chat
  • Contiki, non-existant web servers and zx spectrumafter visiting this site today, (a web server running on a c64 - [url]http://c64web.com/[/url] ) I realized contiki already available on most 6502 ba…

    ... question is, how far can you take a 30-year-old design into ... clearly a better platform. But for electronics enthusiasts there is something to ...
    chev chev June 2012 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Level design and homebrew(g0blinish's thread on random maze generation prompted me to post this thread.) In your opinion WOSSers, what proportion of level design is [B]scien…

    ... start to learn about game design. Some of my early ... ll go back to an old game and say to ... when I made that awful design decision?"

    ... the way I approach game design is to look at the mechanics ... games. It's always better to learn from other people ...
    jonathan jonathan December 2012 Development
  • What do you think of the Mobygames site redesign?I dunno if anyone uses Mobygames regularly but last week Gamefly unveiled a complete redesign of the site. It hasn't gone down well at all with prett…

    ... as the same functionality is retained and key functions ... Jobs:
    [QUOTE]Design is not just what it looks ... like and feels like. Design is how it works.[/QUOTE ... I always thought the old site looked like something ... works better as I wasn't used to the old one ...
    Timmy Timmy September 2013 Chit chat
  • New bicolour game: El Stompo.Phew! Finally finished my first game using Einar's fantastic Nirvana engine. [B]El Stompo.[/B] [IMG]http://i1142.photobucket.com/albums/n608/davey…

    ... A good example of game design is the yellow platforms, that lead ... turn out to be better than that; I just ... re programming for an old machine is a reason or ... mistakes of past game design. We could also have ... flaws in game design to help make better games in ...
    joefish joefish April 2014 Brand new software
  • Plea for new hardwareI'm posting this as a poll as I want to judge if I'm a solo loon going on about this, or if people really are interested in either of the following S…

    ... HDMI would be miles better in both these respects.< ... thing that confused me is the configuration memory device ... been practicing on an old chip I took off ... an old AGP graphics card.
    ... of my design is in schematic capture design files with some ...
    Basher Basher May 2014 Hardware
  • Better schematic for DIVIDE 57cHere is nice schematic of DIVIDE 57c (visible all values): [URL="http://velesoft.speccy.cz/zx/divide/divide57c_nice_schematic.png"]http://velesoft.sp…

    [QUOTE=Julio;770613]C8 is absent in all boards ... pcb. This schematic is 100% identical with old original, only ... .zip[/URL] - better schematic design and better printing on PCB
    better schematic design,better printing on PCB,removed ...
    velesoft velesoft May 2014 Hardware
  • Why do you love the Spectrum?I saw a similar question posed on a Spectrum FB group and it got me thinking. At first, I struggled to answer what should be a simple question. So af…

    ... I?m curious, name a better looking computer than the rubber ... jim-agine.deviantart.com/art/Old-computer-Oric-Atmos-48k- ... url] with is red/black design. But rubber key sinclair design is pretty good ... spectrum collection because of their design. All thanks to Rick ...
    Arda Arda October 2014 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Betadisk 128 in production.Pcb is in factory, i expect ready device in next 2 weeks. [URL=http://www.fotosik.pl/showFullSize.php?id=7b4cc1b97c1c4703][IMG]http://images52.fotos…

    ... USR 15616). On +2A/+3 is unusable.
    -----------------
    Betadisk ... -on/reset is beta128 enable :-) This design in schematic is good for ... contain too much bugs. Better is most popular TR-DOS 5 ... fixed, but compatibility with old versions is not so high.
    velesoft velesoft November 2014 Hardware
  • What is the Sinclair ZX Spectrum Vega and what does it mean?Just stumbled upon this Indiegogo page following a tweet from SpeccyNews [url]https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/sinclair-zx-spectrum-vega[/url] it…

    ... 's design looks far better.[/QUOTE]
    That design is from my old pal, Uncle ... Clive. It's years old!
    is eye watering regardless of the ...
    redballoon redballoon December 2014 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Speccy Vs Amstrad CPC Vs C64I hope no one minds me posting this here as well as in the announcements section. I'll delete it if there is a problem. It's childish fun but can I …

    ... 809752]
    We are old now, we couldnt care less ... face of which computer is better is going to change my ... a lie! The was better!" Especially these days when ... the Spectrum in my graphic design (as a priority, though ... for 1 to be better than the other expect ...
    redballoon redballoon December 2014 Games
  • Speccy Vs Amstrad CPC Vs C64I hope no one minds me posting this here as well as in the announcements section. I'll delete it if there is a problem. It's childish fun but can I …

    ... my face of which computer is better is going to change my ... for 1 to be better than the other expect ... things out of the Spectrum design to reduce price or ... applies to any 30 year old bit of hardware), the ... no. 1 suggestion is to superglue heatsinks to the ...
    Jimmo Jimmo December 2014 Games
  • Clamping Speccy InterfacesThere are a huge number of broken Speccy interfaces available . I came across one on Ebay recently said to be "partly working" or similar .Why are th…

    ... supply of metal from old PC cases has not ... metal for flanging it is better to to put it ... have got a better result . Well there is always something to ... top clamp plate. My design for the top plate has ... flexible "drop on" design that is limited only by the ...
    harriusherbartio harriusherbartio February 2017 Hardware
  • SD Card Interfaces for the ZX Spectrum : the complete list OK I admit it : this thread will start life as the incomplete list of SD card interfaces but the aim is to list the lot

    ... is powered on (well I think so) I think a better ... designs (where is the originality in reworking an old design?) I my ... opinion more stuff like the Smart card is ... an intresting "double decker design" (or is it a horizontal squidge?).:-< ...
    harriusherbartio harriusherbartio June 2017 Hardware
  • Additional Information , Notes , and Details , re.the Main Windows Edition of Spectaculator There is no lenghy instruction to go with Spectaculator . Mark did a great job adding extra info. with this thread:- [url="https://worldofspectr…

    ... mind)

    Surely it is better to live with the inherent ... avoidance" plan - in other words design around the inherent weakness of ... economise a bit with the design then why not adopt a ... the new plan is actually going back to the old idea :- the ...
    harriusherbartio harriusherbartio October 2020 Emulators
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