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Blowtorch method of Speccy repairsI just did my first Spectrum repair (and successful at that). It was the Issue 2 spectrum I wrote about a while ago, I just hadn't got around to doin…
... . I suspected either ROM or lower RAM to be bad, since ... suggest that all the signal lines on the Z80 were doing ... in all the now empty lower RAM positions, and a socket ... -
RFC: 64 column font codeIn BASIC, type CLEAR 49999 then import the code at 50000. Then type RANDOMIZE USR 50000. This will create a new channel and attach stream #4 to it. A…
... seven default streams has
; two bytes of offset data
call pr_64 ; print it
ld hl ... />
pr_64: rra ; divide by two with remainder in carry flag ... column
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Issue two picture qualityDoes anyone know if issue two and earlier spectrums have worse picture quality (in general, beside colours) compared to issue 3 and later? I mean on…
Does anyone know if issue two and earlier spectrums have worse ... /> I mean on both issue two speccys that i have, i ... -
Groundbreaking gamesWhich games really broke new ground? I mean the ones that actually got around the hardware limitations of the Spectrum. For example: Aquaplane - f…
... horizon)
Zombie Zombie - first two-channel sound
Vectron - first ... to change attributes on individual lines
Any more ... -
Editor Assembler by Picturesque on ebaySo I'm auctioning this assembler software - works on a 16k Spectrum! It's in the main WoS database if you want to take a peek. I am also selling som…
So I'm auctioning this assembler software - works on a 16k ... -
Total Recall demo - turn into game?As you probably know the game Total Recall was created in two attempts. The first version was half completed, then abandoned and the second, final ve…
... Total Recall was created in two attempts.
The first version ... me. Maybe somebody skilled in assembler could break into the code ... -
Sam Revival Back Issue Bonanza!As a special offer throughout March, i'm giving 25% off back issues of Sam Revival magazine. So if you are looking to fill in gaps in your collection…
... to try an issue or two then now is the right ... a look at how Comet Assembler stores files
* Total Immersion ... the world Atom Friendly - Comet Assembler
* Adrian's Machine Code ... -
Fun accountancy question of the week!!!Just for the fun of it, I thought I'd share my latest tax problem with all my spec-chums on World of Sinclair. Read this and be thankful you aren't …
... rate: 1 - 2150 10%
Lower rate: 2151 - 33300 20%
two and a half percent)
lower rate band. This forms the ... -
Printing UDGs in BASICAfter looking a little through Winer Milly's code, it struck me that I might be able to speed up my Cybernoid editor by replacing: FOR a=0 TO 31: PR…
...
with:
PRINT "[THIS TEXT SHOULD CONTAIN A ... , but in a way that lines up where the pointer is ... around, I can replace PRINT CHR$ 32 with PRINT " " correct? In fact ... , CHR$33
or
PRINT " !" ?
Now, another problem ... -
Hippo Birdy Two Ewes Sard!Hippo Birdie two ewes squashed tomatoes and stew got a face like a pickled onion and legs like matchsticks :D Hippo birdy dude!
Hippo Birdie two ewes
squashed tomatoes and stew
got a face like a pickled onion
and legs like matchsticks :D
Hippo birdy dude! -
Spectrum Hardware OdditiesI have a few small interfaces which have passed across my desk today without any manuals that I can find alas - is anyone interested? - Camel Produc…
... /> - Camel Products PROMER SP (uncased - two long leads run from the ... changes some of the lines over between the two sides and the ... ideas on what the latter two are? -
(dis)assemblerIs there a good z80 (dis)assembler for PC/DOS/Windows that I could use to try to write/modify programs for +3?
Is there a good z80 (dis)assembler for PC/DOS/Windows that I could use to try to write/modify programs for +3? -
Faulty M1 linesI'm sure this has been discussed before, but using the forum search for the word 'M1' pulled back no hits, which surprised the hell out of me. Anywa…
... Z80s had the faulty M1 lines, and what was the nature ... all the address and data lines are all working OK out ... -
Help needed - UK lottery number generator in c++I'm trying to write a c++ program to generate 9 lines of 6 numbers for the uk national lottery. Anybody got any idea where I'm going wrong? I'm com…
... c++ program to generate 9 lines of 6 numbers for the ... of the line loop and print out the bloody numbers.
Those RANDOMIZE USR lines that look like tape loading...I often see on here people mentioning those RANDOMIZE USR lines which when entered, seem to simulate a tape loading, with the colours and lines in th…
... people mentioning those RANDOMIZE USR lines which when entered, seem to ... loading, with the colours and lines in the borders. This is ... which shows blue and black lines and from then on I ...Beachhead One vs. TwoWhich was better in your opinion, Beach Head one or Beach Head Two? I like one better, I loved the sinking ships part. In BH2 do you think it was m…
... Head one or Beach Head Two?
I like one ...How did people write large assembler programs on real Spectrums?I have been wondering how people did their development back on real Spectrums. If you should write a large program, there would first be an assembler…
... , there would first be an assembler program in memory, then the ...Joining two directories? Help!Is there a program for Windows 98 SE that will allow the contents of two different directories to be accessed when in one directory? What I mean is, …
... will allow the contents of two different directories to be accessed ... mean is, say you have two directories,
f:\more ...Converting m$ to dataI created a maze using a matrix of 704 characters. In order to save memory, and since the maze it's just walls and spaces which could be interpreted …
... maze in 88 bytes, and print the maze by reading the ... the maze. But there are two things that I don't ... from the m array and print the maze by reading the ...ZXF11 now available in printThe print version of ZXF issue 11 is now available for £5 per copy (not including postage and packing). Received my copy today and it looks supe…
The print version of ZXF issue 11 ... . If you do purchase a print version from lulu, don't ...Reconditioned Sam Coup?, two drives + more...I've popped up a reconditioned Sam Coupé on eBay as a Buy-It-Now listing. [url]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=11012902618…
... , and it's fitted with two brand new internal disk drive ...Spin Assembler helpOK guys, here's a really stoopid question, and I expect you all to laugh. I can't find a manual to read either.... In SPIN's assembler, how do I de…
... ....
In SPIN's assembler, how do I define a ...Comments for small "sprite" routine wantedI have just written my first machine code program and I am quite happy (and proud) to get it working! :smile: As a child I never learned anything e…
... great fun to try some assembler now.
It is ... /> dec e ;decrease counter for lines
jr nz,loop1 ;repeat ...The Fool's Workplace SurveyI thought I'd try and find out more about what my fellow WOS'ers are up to during their work hours, so I've compiled a simple survey. Overwrite my an…
... work for ?
A magazine / print / design company.
How ... . One is thick as pigshit, two are fussy women and one ...Ocean's Laser Genius Assembler manualJust when you thought I'd run out of books, I've found the manual for Ocean's Laser Genius Assembler. Unfortunately I no longer have the software but…
... for Ocean's Laser Genius Assembler. Unfortunately I no longer have ... .ebay.co.uk/Laser-Genius-Assembler-manual_W0QQitemZ290128885611QQihZ019QQcategoryZ4193QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem[/url]
The ...INES Printerface driversHello all. I have in my possesion a Centronics Printer interface called "INES Printerface". I got it from a friend of a friend together with a nice …
... ) which should be able to print to this interface, but alas ... [/url]
There are two INES equiped Spectrums there. One ...A Tale Of Two TV ShowsTwo allegedly big US TV shows started on British TV this week, both trailed to be unmissable. BBC2 had "Heroes", More4 had "Studio 60 on the Sunset S…
Two allegedly big US TV shows ... evenings.
The first two episodes of "Heroes" were shown ...EMUZWIN assembler questionNot sure if Vladimir still frequents the forums but maybe someone else knows the answer to this. Using EMUZWIN's assembler it should be possible to …
... .
Using EMUZWIN's assembler it should be possible to ...PC Power supply for SpeccyHi all, after 13 years with out playing spectrum games I am eager to play the old games. Thus I got up to the garret checking my old stuff. Two of m…
... garret checking my old stuff. Two of my old Speccy broke ... and +12V at the 4116 (lower?) RAMs. Reason is as usual ...Mnemonics UppercaseMy question is more PC oriented than Spectrum, but maybe somebody knows a simple solution. I have some Spectrum machine code in .asm files. I wrote …
... . Ld a,b) as that assembler accepted it. Now I want ... compile this code under another assembler which requires mnemonics to be ... (LD A,B). I see two solutions now but they are ...
