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Xor-shift random number generator for Z80[QUOTE=Patrik Rak;320244]Come on, people, [URL="http://www.jstatsoft.org/v08/i14/paper"]xor-shift generators[/URL] devised by Marsaglia, that's the w…
[QUOTE=Paddy Coleman;585510]I believe all I have to do is use a different memory address to store the SEED and adjust the machine code accordingly. Is that correct?[/QUOTE]
Yes, it is indeed.
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Xor-shift random number generator for Z80[QUOTE=Patrik Rak;320244]Come on, people, [URL="http://www.jstatsoft.org/v08/i14/paper"]xor-shift generators[/URL] devised by Marsaglia, that's the w…
[QUOTE=Paddy Coleman;586257]Been doing some testing. ... -
Xor-shift random number generator for Z80[QUOTE=Patrik Rak;320244]Come on, people, [URL="http://www.jstatsoft.org/v08/i14/paper"]xor-shift generators[/URL] devised by Marsaglia, that's the w…
[QUOTE=Paddy Coleman;586942]BTW, any news on ZXDS or is that project dead?[/QUOTE]
I hope it's not. I just don't have time to work on it now, nor in near future, even if I definitely would like to.
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What was the best Designed Speccy???So what does the World Of Spectrum think the best Designed Spectrum was? [URL=http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/845/thespectrums.jpg/][IMG]http:…
[QUOTE=Paddy Coleman;587278]One thing to remember ... -
Xor-shift random number generator for Z80[QUOTE=Patrik Rak;320244]Come on, people, [URL="http://www.jstatsoft.org/v08/i14/paper"]xor-shift generators[/URL] devised by Marsaglia, that's the w…
[QUOTE=Paddy Coleman;587646]One final question to ... -
Xor-shift random number generator for Z80[QUOTE=Patrik Rak;320244]Come on, people, [URL="http://www.jstatsoft.org/v08/i14/paper"]xor-shift generators[/URL] devised by Marsaglia, that's the w…
[QUOTE=Paddy Coleman;587760]P.S. What about a "special" anniversary edition of ZXDS next year to cellebrate 30 years since the Spectrum was launched?[/QUOTE]
That's actually something I was thinking about, too.
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3DS and Speccy Emulators?Noticed that there seems to 3 or 4 emulators for the Nintendo DS. I've just picked up a 3DS. iS there any one that works best to go for? I'm assuming…
[QUOTE=Paddy Coleman;561019]Yes ZXDS does indeed ... /> Hope this helps.
Paddy[/QUOTE]
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2011 Best Spectrum gameOk, here we go now...all the games (I hope so) covered in the poll, maximum (or recommended) 3 votes for each person (I am sorry!, do not complain la…
[QUOTE=Paddy Coleman;591900]What about Genesis? I thought that was released in 2011?
Paddy[/QUOTE]
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Your favourite game musicSo what's everyones most favourite music from the vast library of Spectrum games? I' say my 3 favs are; Robocop, Dark Fusion & Thundercats Trantor …
[QUOTE=Paddy Coleman;592105]No doubt you will ... to be fair. ;-)
Paddy[/QUOTE]
Sweet lemons ... -
So easy to use.Back in the 90s I was off work for 3 months following an operation, anyway in my boredom I dusted off my old speccy+ and the manual, and got my head …
[QUOTE=Paddy Coleman;592224]How did you load ... .e. what format?
Paddy[/QUOTE]
Ok, I ... -
So easy to use.Back in the 90s I was off work for 3 months following an operation, anyway in my boredom I dusted off my old speccy+ and the manual, and got my head …
[QUOTE=Paddy Coleman;592323]You should save your ... /> Hope this helps.
Paddy[/QUOTE]
I've done ... -
Your favourite game musicSo what's everyones most favourite music from the vast library of Spectrum games? I' say my 3 favs are; Robocop, Dark Fusion & Thundercats Trantor …
[QUOTE=Paddy Coleman;592105]No doubt you will ... to be fair. ;-)
Paddy[/QUOTE]
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Interesting speed increase...Hi Folks, You may already know the following but I found it "interesting". I have been developing a model railway timetable program in BASin for th…
[QUOTE=Paddy Coleman;593877]Mmm, thinking about this - ... within 1 byte?
Paddy[/QUOTE]
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RND CommandsExactly how random are they? Reason I ask is I'm using 4 of them to generate a random number, the value of which then assigns movement commands to f…
[QUOTE=Paddy Coleman;594571]Personally I gave up ... /> Hope this helps.
Paddy[/QUOTE]
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Old software shops that have come and gone.One that i remember fondly was Software Plus in Great Yarmouth, i bought my copy of Streetfighter II C64 there, and also a little gamestore in the Ma…
[QUOTE=Paddy Coleman;575548]It always amazes me ... /> Ah happy days...
Paddy[/QUOTE]
Same here ... -
The curious case of the vanishing zerosRight, I'm back for more help guys This time I think I've figured out the code ok....but still it fails - well it works but only once... Basically …
[QUOTE=Paddy Coleman;595841]Just copied the above ... . no numbers disappear.
Paddy[/QUOTE]
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Faster CLS...Hi Folks, Looking at the CLS command in the Spectrum ROM disassembly it seems rather complex. Does anyone know of a simpler/quicker routine that wi…
[QUOTE=Paddy Coleman;596779]
[COLOR="Red"]?? ld (sp_save+1),sp[/COLOR]
I do not know what hex values to use for the line in red though. Can you please advise?
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Faster CLS...Hi Folks, Looking at the CLS command in the Spectrum ROM disassembly it seems rather complex. Does anyone know of a simpler/quicker routine that wi…
[QUOTE=Paddy Coleman;596784]Thanks both - I know, ... 40 bytes more?
Paddy[/QUOTE]
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Faster CLS...Hi Folks, Looking at the CLS command in the Spectrum ROM disassembly it seems rather complex. Does anyone know of a simpler/quicker routine that wi…
[QUOTE=Paddy Coleman;596847]Well it is a ... ) before a CLS.
Paddy[/QUOTE]
reverse the ... -
Faster CLS...Hi Folks, Looking at the CLS command in the Spectrum ROM disassembly it seems rather complex. Does anyone know of a simpler/quicker routine that wi…
[QUOTE=Paddy Coleman;598227]I think it is ... human under ZXDS.
Paddy[/QUOTE]
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Interesting speed increase...Hi Folks, You may already know the following but I found it "interesting". I have been developing a model railway timetable program in BASin for th…
[QUOTE=Paddy Coleman;593868]I have a program that removes all the REM statements and this reduces the program down to about 13.8K.[/QUOTE]
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Faster CLS...Hi Folks, Looking at the CLS command in the Spectrum ROM disassembly it seems rather complex. Does anyone know of a simpler/quicker routine that wi…
[QUOTE=Paddy Coleman;598271]I just wish the ... -
Interesting speed increase...Hi Folks, You may already know the following but I found it "interesting". I have been developing a model railway timetable program in BASin for th…
[QUOTE=Paddy Coleman;598312]Unfortunately the program would ...

