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  • Program pitstopDo you remember the program pitstop parts in Your sinclar magazine. I would like to type them up as PD Roms. Send any type ins from the mags as txt o…

    Do you remember the program pitstop parts in Your sinclar magazine. I would like to type them up as PD Roms. Send any type ins from the mags as txt or scaned images.
    Dynoace Dynoace March 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Best multi-player?What do you reckon was the best multi-player game? Lets keep it to games two or more people could play at the same time and not include turn based …

    ... you reckon was the best multi-player game?

    Lets ...
    Mikal Mikal May 2003 Games
  • Bug on Cronosoft's Dead or AliveI can't believe this wasn't spotted before... I was recently puzzled to read a couple of reports of a bug on Cronosoft's Dead or Alive and as the pr…

    ... . It appears the BASIC loader program had an OVER 1 statement ... causes the score and lives counter to be displayed incorrectly during ... by altering the BASIC loader program and either placing an OVER ...
    jonathan jonathan July 2003 Games
  • First Y2K bug found in a spectrum program ?I've just been making some tzx files and I always test the file when its finished. So I loaded up Micro Fitness by VO2 software which is a fitness ut…

    ... which is a fitness utility program. First it asks you for ... and can't use the program !!! Trust me I wish I ...
    ADJB ADJB August 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • STP: Computer Cookery 1 & 2 - Bug ByteI'm 99% sure these two titles are actually The Computer Cook Book (Bug Byte) that is listed in Infoseek. However, The Computer Cook Book is in fact …

    ... The Computer Cook Book (Bug Byte) that is listed in Infoseek ...
    RichB RichB September 2003 MIA/STP/SDP
  • help in byte mirroring.I need some help. What is the best way to mirror the byte? (for ex. 10010011 -> 11001001) I mean, if there is a simple way to do it (may be with OR, …

    I need some help.
    What is the best way to mirror the byte?
    (for ex. 10010011 -> 11001001)
    I mean, if there is a simple way to do it (may be with OR, AND, XOR and so on), I'll be able not to store a mirrored copys of sprite in memory..
    moroz1999 moroz1999 October 2003 Development
  • Yet another TR-DOS questionI have yet another TR-DOS problem. I am using "LD C, command; CALL #3D13" to call the system functions. The problem is that TR-DOS automatically enab…

    ... after the CALL, occasionally an interrupt will get in exactly after ... is in IM1, the default interrupt code in the ROM will ... it will screw up the program.

    I can't ... to IM2 and vector the interrupt to something harmless like a ...
    GOC GOC November 2003 Development
  • AssemblageCan any of you marvellous programmers out there recommend a Speccy assembler that even a complete dunce could use? At the risk of sounding thick, as…

    ... self-assemble the tiny example program in chapter 26 of the ... /> 1,99,201... with one byte missing, as it wasn't ...
    The Mighty Dopethrone The Mighty Dopethrone November 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Multi loads and Mac Spectacle.I use Mac Spectacle but have never been able to get it to run multi-load games (such as Karnov) on it. Any ideas how I do this? [ This Message was e…

    I use Mac Spectacle but have never been able to get it to run multi-load games (such as Karnov) on it. Any ideas how I do this?

    [ This Message was edited by: Mikal on 2004-02-02 20:51 ]
    Mikal Mikal February 2004 Emulators
  • Wanted Software to Swap for Rom Carts ;)Wot I have for grabs is 4 Complete ROM Carts which I will swap for my wants below Horace [url="http://www.cornishdavey.dsl.pipex.com/4.jpg"]http://w…

    ...

    Bug Byte
    Fridge Frenzy Bug-Byte Software Ltd
    Cosmic Pirate Byte Back
    Death in Russia ...
    Super Glooper
    Test Program
    Thro' the Wall
    Cornishdavey:)) Cornishdavey:)) February 2004 Wanted
  • Program that looked like ceefaxOkay... Got a bit of a poser for you here as this is doing my head in bigtime. There was a program that looked and functioned like Ceefax, for the l…

    ... .

    There was a program that looked and functioned like ... break and there was the program.

    For my everlasting ... of the routines from this program for my GCSE computer studies ... .. does anyone know what this program is because I'd love ...
    ZX Beccy ZX Beccy February 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Getting basic program listings into a text fileHi - can anyone tell me if there is an easy way of getting basic program listings out of an (any) Spectrum emulator and into a text file on your PC? …

    ... easy way of getting basic program listings out of an (any ...
    jacobmph jacobmph March 2004 Sinclair Basic
  • memory is filled up under Win XP when opening many filesDear friends, I have the big and strange problem that ZX-Rainbow's game scanner is not working properly under Windows XP. I figured out (during a ti…

    ... .
    I wrote another testing program to ensure that the opening ... if I read only 1 byte of the file, XP stores ...
    Seejay Seejay April 2004 Development
  • My collection for sale. Full list here!Here's the list of what I am selling. Please contact me at cheggersplayspop*@boltblue.com (remove the *) and make me an offer! TITLE PUBLISHER YEAR …

    ... Belief 1991
    Core Bug Byte 1986
    Flyer Fox ... Bug Byte 1986
    Pool Bug Byte 1983
    Pool Bug Byte ... Bulldog 1987
    Kendo Warrior Byte Back 1989
    Bionic ... Power House 1987
    Xcel Program Techniques 1985
    Chequered Flag ...
    Steve B Steve B May 2004 Sales
  • Spectrum 48k benchmark program/resultsIs there any program (basic or assembler) to test performance of a Spectrum 48k? Want to compare results in my FPGA Spectrum 48k with real hardware …

    Is there any program (basic or assembler) to test performance of a Spectrum 48k?

    Want to compare results in my FPGA Spectrum 48k with real hardware results...
    klingler klingler July 2004 Emulators
  • Decimals, bcd etc in z80...Working bloody full-time on my Ragnar Revival game right now - just finished the basic sprite engine and before I go on coding the actual 3d engine (…

    ... 's etc) in a separate byte and then when adding and ... well as a time counter. The time counter, counting downwards, would perhaps ... best be implemented as one byte ...
    ekoman ekoman July 2004 Development
  • a new GREAT demo from HOOY-PROGRAM :-)Yes. At last. ;) The production is entitled: "NO, I DON'T NEED YOUR KIDNEY, MR SAUSAGE". :) There are 2 versions in the ZIP file - TAP and SCL. Where…

    ...
    *******************************************************************************

    A HOOY-PROGRAM CRAPMO, MADE IN 2004
    Yerz Yerz July 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • InterruptsA small piece intended for the FAQ. Comments, corrections, additions welcome. Notably: * How long does the 48K ULA hold /INT low? * What happens i…

    ... : 3 tstates: read low byte from the interrupt vector.
    * M5: 3 ... tstates: read high byte and jump to interrupt routine.

    interrupt.
    * M2: 3 tstates: read low byte of 'nnnn ...
    Philip Kendall Philip Kendall July 2004 Development
  • XK SystemIn Your Spectrum issue 8 it mentions a hardware paging system called the XK system, this paged the top 32KB of memory. It allowed 4MB to be used and…

    ... programs in different memory pages multi-task with each other, writing ... their own screen window. This program seems to be missing in ...
    speccyverse speccyverse July 2004 MIA/STP/SDP
  • Game loop design?Having some thoughts on how to design the game loop and could do with some hints and tips from folks who have done it before! It's all about how to …

    ... />
    halt ;Wait for interrupt
    call drawsproffscr ;Draw offscreen ... to let the interrupt function add a counter and then do ... be synchronized with the interrupt no matter if the ... the main game loop, interrupt synchronization and whether I should ...
    ekoman ekoman July 2004 Development
  • Program sizeI am typing a basic program into a ZX and I need to find out exactly how much memory it is using. Is there a way to calculate this? :confused:

    I am typing a basic program into a ZX and I need to find out exactly how much memory it is using. Is there a way to calculate this?

    :confused:
    pluvia pluvia August 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Interrupt driven code at overclocked pace....Is it possible for a MC coder to do a routine (i.e. interrupt music player, for within/during Basic)if he knows said machine is running at 400 percen…

    ... do a routine (i.e. interrupt music player, for within/during ...
    CKay CKay August 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Machine Code Sprites Example Code Using Char Based SystemBelow is my WIP code to do smooth screen wrapping sprites using char positions and offsets, as opposed to writing direct to a line (0-191) and shifti…

    ...
    ; ********************************************

    #define DEFB .BYTE
    #define DEFW .WORD

    up:
    ; Y Counter
    LD A,(IX+3 ... LD L,A ; Get Hi Byte back, so H now is ...
    robpearmain robpearmain August 2004 Development
  • Interrupts details questionSuppose I am writing a game and I want to use interrupts to measure time, draw the screen without flicker, maybe to poll keyboard etc. What kinds of …

    ... was only one kind of interrupt, the 50Hz screen refresh one ... , in the .SNA file format, byte 19 is designated to contain ... any other singnificance to that byte? Because in the snapshots of ... I'm using it) that byte contained a variety of values ...
    Erlstoned Erlstoned August 2004 Development
  • Smooth Color Masked Sprites using fast page flip on 48kHere is a quick demo of using char based sprites using the Page flip method: a) Background is copied to buffer b) Sprites drawn on buffer c) Buffer …

    ...
    #DEFINE DEFB .BYTE
    #DEFINE DEFW . ... RET

    ;PREPARES INTERRUPT HANDLING
    INITIM2:


    ; **** END INTERRUPT ROUTINE ***


    ... L,A ; GET HI BYTE BACK, SO H NOW ...
    robpearmain robpearmain September 2004 Development
  • Smooth Masked Sprites using fast page flip on 48k Part 2Ok, After all the suggestions in Part 1, which were all excellent (Thankyou), I opted on the following: I have 2 x 6k Offscreen areas (Yes, that's …

    ... assembler instructions
    #DEFINE DEFB .BYTE
    #DEFINE DEFW .WORD
    RETI


    ; **** END INTERRUPT ROUTINE ***


    WRITECHAR ... /> LD L,A ; GET HI BYTE BACK, SO H NOW IS ...
    robpearmain robpearmain September 2004 Development
  • Smooth Screen Scrolling RoutineHi everyone, this is a follow up to the thread on smooth screen scrolling. As promised here is the code for the routine. It's pretty long and fairl…

    ... br /> ;ORd with the last byte of the
    ;tile just ... /> LD A,(DE) ;The leftmost byte of each background
    OR ... rightmost
    LD (HL),A ;byte of the previous one.
    DEC IXH ;decrease row loop counter
    JP NZ, ROWLOOP ;jump ...
    dmsmith dmsmith September 2004 Development
  • Help with a type-in programI've been typing in all the programs from "Games for Your ZX Spectrum" by Peter Shaw, & I've hit a snag with the 'Draughts' program. Basically what …

    ... a snag with the 'Draughts' program.

    Basically what happens ...
    darkman darkman September 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • +2A "Ghost" programHi all - first time posting here, so I'll do a quick background - I was a (far too) dedicated 48k and +2A gamer in my younger days. Thanks to the mi…

    ... +2A, and there was a program published in one of the ... the time (probably YS's Program Pitstop, or a Crash feature ... where I could find the program again? I've had a ...
    jb jb October 2004 Games
  • BASin Release 11 out nowBASin has been updated once again, for your BASIC programming pleasure! Get it at: [url="http://homepage.ntlworld.com/paul.dunn4/BASin_r11.exe"]htt…

    ... E Collins)

    Added - Multi-Line code mergeing (using for ... />
    Added - Saving a program now adds the filename to ... - the facility to trace (follow) program execution at runtime (Run Menu ... tokenised and stored as a program line. Beware - a single ...
    Dunny Dunny November 2004 Emulators
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