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87 minutes to go87 minutes to go until the anniversary, but who's counting...
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Optimisation Needed! Is this the Fastest way to copy bytes from screen and back again?I have the screen address (say 0,0 i.e 16384) I want to copy 4 bytes wide by 32 bytes high from the screen to an area of memory. I then want to cop…
... one to copy 4x32 bytes to "store", Then one to bring ... it back to ...
; Copy 4x32 (128) to store
ld hl ...
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Why did the Commodore 64 lose to the Spectrum in the UK?The Commodore 64 was released in the UK in 1983. As we all know, it was a great machine from a US company with a much larger financial backing than t…
... . Software houses expected the C64 to take over that Christmas, and ... were getting ready to shift priorities. After all, in ... that Sinclair had the money to properly market the machine? Was ... both, but I'd like to hear other Speccy lovers' (and ... -
putting images back on to tapeI`m hoping i can put the .tap images back on to tape if possable if so how can i do it and what programs do i need thanks
I`m hoping i can put the .tap images back on to tape if possable if so how can i do it and what programs do i need
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Convert Screen to TAPHow do I take the screen display and save it as a tap (I am basically trying to create 3 taps, one for the basic loader, one for the screen, and one …
How do I take the screen display and save it as a tap (I am basically trying to create 3 taps, one for the basic loader, one for the screen, and one for memory and then copy them all together into one tap file)
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Retro Fusion now available to purhcaseI have put this mag to together in collaboration with a publisher. If the feedback is good then there is every chance we could go commercial with thi…
I have put this mag to together in collaboration with a ... ://www.retrofusion.co.uk[/url] to order Issue 0 of this ... -
What software do I need so I can transfer tape games to disk?What utility would I need so I can save tape based games onto specci disks? Can I download something of the web or is there something available to bu…
What utility would I need so I can save tape based games onto specci disks? Can I download something of the web or is there something available to buy already? -
Some drunk tried to 'mug' me this morning4:35am, riding my motorbike to work, got my royal mail coat on, and all my kit in a delivery pouch over my shoulder. See in the distance someone sta…
... road, before coming to stop on the pavement ...
So, I accelerated to 30mph, even though I was ... me, causing me to swerve to the pavement on the ... drunken idiot was tyring to chase me. Typically there ... motorbike, rather than cycle, to avoid the loonies - who ... -
Convert x,y to Attribute Address in AssemblyWhat is the fastest way, given x,y (in hl) to return the attribute address?
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How to recover data from old Microdrive cartridges?I have 17 Microdrive cartridges that I filled with games (some listed in the "Missing in Action" section of this website) about 20 years ago. My or…
... found" - but I have managed to load a few SCREEN$ files ... one of the fixed resistors to turn up the gain on ... -
From MIA upload to archive download ...On average, how long does it take for a MIA title uploaded to WOS to make it into the archive?
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How to make stuffing?Right...time for me to say something thats not about Spectrum hardware. I'm cooking xmas dinner this year. Does anyone have any idea how to make st…
Right...time for me to say something thats not about Spectrum hardware.
I'm cooking xmas dinner this year. Does anyone have any idea how to make stuffing?
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oh man just about to build Athlon 64 and need some questions answered heeelpI've bought a AMD ( venice )Athlon 64 3200 it came with the AMD heatsink fan on the bottom of the fan is a bluey grey square patch. am i right in thi…
... but smaller I just want to make sure that i am ... if using a different fan to the one supplied ? and i ... was by someone i know to put some paste on it ... supply ????
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Another reason to hate the DutchDutch company Gatsometer BV, founded by the 1950s rally driver Maurice Gatsonides, invented the first road-rule enforcement cameras. Gatsonides wishe…
... rule enforcement cameras. Gatsonides wished to better monitor his speed around ... with the device in order to improve his time around ... speed cameras are sometimes referred to as "Gatsos". They are ... also sometimes referred to as "photo radar", even ... -
Reasons to LOVE the Dutch.You are trying to blame some things on us. Now it's time to turn the table: Reasons: 1) WoS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 2) Beer ( I have seen Heineken…
You are trying to blame some things on us.< ... />
Now it's time to turn the table:
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Challenge fellow WOS members to Mario Kart DSI fancy celebrating getting my DS online by thrashing (I mean challenge) my WOS friends to games on Mario Kart DS. My friend code is: 378019367333 …
... mean challenge) my WOS friends to games on Mario Kart DS ...
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How do you get an external tape recorder to work on a +2a?Just for the hell of it, just say the internal cassette player stopped working. What command would you use when hooking up an external player, so the…
... , so the specci would know to play/save from that player ... +3 tape lead, but want to see if it works and ... 've only got a +2a to try it on. I'm ... -
What new game to write...Now that Dominetris is out I'm wondering what to set about coding-up next... ...So I'm asking what kind of new games are people wanting to play? A …
... out I'm wondering what to set about coding-up next ... new games are people wanting to play? A puzzle game? A ... />
I'd also like to know if you'd be ... willing to pay for such a game ... -
How many pulled a sicky to stay home and play speccy?I used to pull sickies almost every time i got a new game, i used to act really lethargic and ill, and my mum usually fell for it, then i would spend…
I used to pull sickies almost every time i got a new game, i used to act really lethargic and ill, and my mum usually fell for it, then i would spend the whole day playing ZX Spectrum. It was great! -
Anybody been to Berlin?Going to Berlin next month for a few days. Anybody been there already? Know any good bars/clubs/places to go/things to do? Cheers! BigBadMick
Going to Berlin next month for a few days.
Anybody been there already?
Know any good bars/clubs/places to go/things to do?
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Chess Game with a slant to 2 player versionsHi y'all. I'm actually going through the spectrum collection for chess games with a slant towards 2 player games. The older the better. Before I ch…
... I check, I would like to hear from some of you ... .
MasterChess:
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Which games that never materialised would you most like to see?Over the years there has been many games that never made it to the shelves. Which ones would you most like to magically appear now? I would like to s…
... games that never made it to the shelves. Which ones would ... you most like to magically appear now? I would ... like to see :-
Mire Mare ... -
Where do I begin to build an emulatorHi I would like to build a Spectrum emulator from scratch, the reason? well I'm curious, to see if I can =) I've successfully ported Pocketclive to X…
... br /> I would like to build a Spectrum emulator ... I've successfully ported Pocketclive to Xbox (but other emulators came ... I would like to do is to wtite one from ... is some tip on where to begin.
Any ... good sites, good source code to learn from?
Linking .CHM help files to DelphiI'm doing a remake in Delphi 6, as recently announced on [url="http://retrospec.sgn.net"]RetroSpec[/url]; the only problem (apart from technical diff…
... fucking.at"]sodding[/url] difficult to use -- way too much ... RTF isn't supposed to be edited at source-code ... actually [I]designed[/I] to be edited at source-code ... Help Viewer can be linked to [I]any[/I] ... ", but I'd like to implement proper, full contextual ...Games to TradeHi I have a few games to trade, I am looking for text adventures (on any format), here's the games if anyone is interested (duplication indicates mo…
... /> I have a few games to trade, I am looking for ... poster)
Give my Regards to Broad Street, Mind Games, Large ... , Double cassette case
Licence to Kill, Domark, Double cassette case ...Converting AVIs to flashIs there an easy (and free) way to convert movie files to SWF files, as used by Macromedia Flash? I ask because it seems SWF files can contain sever…
... (and free) way to convert movie files to SWF files, as used ... , and still be pretty small to download.
I'm ... as flash files for people to view in a browser. I ...Need Help To Find This Game!!Im looking for a spectrum game I had years ago. I cant remember the name, but the game involved a viking (I think he was) walking around a castle (?…
... its driving me mad trying to find it.
ThanksAY to YM?I was reading a thread on the Atari forums where somebody had swapped the YM2149 chip for an AY-3-8910 and it worked ok although sound was a bit muff…
... a YM2149 make an improvement to the Speccy sound? I've ... 'm considering swapping the chips to see what happens...I'm going to have a shed!It just struck me... this next place I'm moving to has a backyard, complete with shed! What delights do I have to look forward to? Besides: * Bein…
It just struck me... this next place I'm moving to has a backyard, complete with shed!
What delights do I have to look forward to?
Besides:
* Being a TOG, and
* Being a Grumpy Old Man
