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How can I tell if 128k in codeIs there an easy way in code to check if the Spectrum has 128k, rather than 48k so I can display a message "Must have 128k" etc
... best way to test what machine you're on is to ... tells you which machine it is (48k, 128k, +2, +3). I think ... the paging. Page in a RAM page, write a byte to ... 49152, page in another RAM page, write a different byte ... to not write to a RAM page which may (on a ... -
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... and associated microcontrollers. Can program machine code in Z80, 6502, ARM ... in C#, for the past 3 years. C# is my favourite ... it being Microsoft!
Favourite music is psy-trance.
Favourite ... /> Most scary game is Doom 3.
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+3 disc imaging (idea + SDP)Following a bit of research, which you can probably see in the "old code" thread, I had an idea for a bit of software that may be useful (for me, and…
... of protection was given to +3 floppies? Strange formats on certain ... Kobrasoft themselves used for their +3 utility disks (Megadisk WILL copy ... 's garbage from a foreign machine or format (amstrad PCW for ... (after setting up the ROM/RAM stuff) is call some +3DOS ... -
Egghead 4 available to downloadFollowing his adventure in space, Egghead is today Entertaining a guest. Yes, Shelley is coming to tea and it's up to Egghead to get the food on the…
... food on the table by 3 o'clock. His sentient cooker ... the game on a real machine or just like the look ... thank Yerzmyey for supplying the music and Graz for the loading ... -
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... into programming in BASIC and machine code although the latter was ... 't be bothered to spend 3 minutes saving it each time ... devices like the CPU, ULA, RAM etc just to see what ... games that I play for 3 mins, decide that they weren ... -
my dodgy speccys.hi people, i was wondering if i could engage some opinions / thoughts / ideas of anyone, regarding my current "fixing up" of my speccys, since you s…
... . The other one, (from my music hardware *yes* polarity checked!) gives ... the parts, and the whole machine is only in need of ... .
finally.... the dreaded +3.
i had tried ... to have the token-crap-+3-AY3-fitting... although the whole ... -
Is there any Sinclair world cup anthem?I've just been listening to a few World cup anthems past and present, but what I really need is a World Cup anthem that mentions any of the sinclair …
... /> Amstrad gonna build some ZX +3 Spectrums
Then Sinclair'll ... drive in your Spectrum
3 inches not the ind'stry ... spawned a
Whole music genre - techno music
Colour clash ... on the ULA
Z80 machine code, better than the Commode ... -
ZX Advance on the DS....It's fantastic!!! I new soon or later I was bound to get a DS, even though I have Zero time to play with it, and I am glad I did!! First thing I did …
... (again each level is about 3-5 mins long)
music, watch some vids and then ... to 40GB's worth of music without filling up the memory ... the PSP is a wonderful machine I just don't think ... -
Development SurveyI was just wondering how many people are actually developing games or programs for the Speccy. I'm not talking about people who "plan" to write somet…
... Christmas 2002.
[B] 3. How long until its finished ... ] 3. What tools do you use? (asm, z88sdk, graphics tool, music tools ... the POVRAY ray tracer.
3) Lots of miscellaneous scripts that ... need (e.g. non-Sinclair machine adverts). I also ask a ... -
Development SurveyI was just wondering how many people are actually developing games or programs for the Speccy. I'm not talking about people who "plan" to write somet…
... etc)
a) the Gem Machine
b) A Zelda style ... /> b) < 1 month
3. How long until its finished ... /> 3. What tools do you use? (asm, z88sdk, graphics tool, music tools ... :-) Finding the time to do 3 projects
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ANN: SP1 for Z88DK (aka splib3, Sprite Pack v3.0)Well it's finally arrived, after a month of "a few days from now" release deadlines. SP1 is the lastest version of splib, a flicker-free software sp…
... (I*256+2), (I*256+3). Had peripheral id 1 been ... the interrupt vector table in RAM and arrange for our own ... at regular intervals to play music.
[*] A regular interrupt can ... our own interrupt subroutine in RAM running, we need to put ... -
Spin GFX ripper helpwell, I?m not skilled in these things but IMHO I?m not stupid and can learn by trying or after my mistakes.. but this is something I?m not able to di…
... already done :) ), just waiting for music and maybe adding some additional ... display" and started wandering through RAM.
Test if it ... address 15616 on a 48k machine - you'll see the default ... -
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Got my first machine about '84 - rubber key 48k ... do!!! Arrrgh!!!
Worst moment - Machine dying after 36hrs on Dragontorc ... !
Modern Speccy Use - Midi music.
So , hello ... tunes! Have a 'chorus' of 3 Currah speach units to play ... -
AY to mp3?is there any emu/utility to convert or create in a simple way an mp3 from AY tunes? AYE emulator only plays AY/mp3 (and maaaany other files) but does…
... that I have on my machine here) you can open the ... ://ftp.worldofspectrum.org/pub/sinclair/music/players-pc/AYEmul2.8.zip ... "]AY-3-8910/12 Emulator[/URL][/B ... -
did 128k machines dominate ZX market?I have a question about 128k Spectrums. Did they dominate the ZX market in late 80's / early 90's? I mean where there more 128k users than 48k users …
... so it doesn't include +3 only) gives this list
Music Box, The Melbourne House
Popeye 3 - Wrestle Crazy Alternative Software ... GT Rally GBH
War Machine Players Premier Software
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What would you pay for a brand new Spectrum?I wanted to know if there was a market for new hardware, like the DTV-64.
... $ ([I]Z80-ish @ 3.5/21MHz 4MB RAM in an AT form ...
[*][B]128KB RAM[/B], yes, all 128K RAM, shadowing 16KB or ... -protect switchable)
[*][B]Z80 @ 3.5/21MHz[/B] (for those ... ]would be[/B] my dream machine)...
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Spectrum 128+2Greetings to all My Speccy Tape Drive has died. Fully blown :( Is there any way to hook up a external cassete player to the +2? I can't see any "lin…
... and ROMs away from you, RAM IC's nearest you, top ... 're talking about an Issue 3 board here?
Looking ... away from me, and the RAM chips nearest to me, starting ... in which I received this machine - I have not tampered with ... -
Playing Denied Ultimate GamesHmmm, maybe this belongs in Emulators but it is game specific. Just been leafing through Games(TM) in Smiths and there's an article about a (strong)…
... got crappy software support their machine wouldnt freak out anywhere near ... , and occassionally a cheque for ?3.19 turns up cos someone ... use half my room stroing music and video!
And ... , having an ace game playing machine in the Speccy... but having ... -
The New SPIN releases ThreadOk, as I'm now working on SPIN again full-time, and as a very wise man once said, "Release Early, Release Often"[1]... I'm going to release new SPIN…
... DirectX .exe program), but Quake 3 and Half-Life 2 both ... select it, the Spectrum sounds (music from the loaded game, etc ... (T20 laptop, P3-700, 384MB RAM, 8MB S3 graphics card - hardly ... -
OpenGL - how to install it and whatever?How do you actually install OpenGL, if it needs installing at all? I seem to remember for Quake 3, when it came out in 1999, that I had to install a …
... computer (Celeron 1.3ghz, 384mb ram, Win 98) can be set ... settings - it grabs from system ram.
Even at 8mb ... prefer Unreal Tournament over Quake 3 anyway).
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machine/Atari ST etc, why not ... -
The Only Reason Sinclair Succeeded (Provoking Controversy)Although I love my Sinclairs dearly, I think that the only reason they succeeded was because at the time most people did not know any better (factori…
... actually a very capable machine... esp when you consider ... 4 does have 2 channel music + 1 channel noise and ... a considerably more powerfull machine and target the high ... market. A +2 or +3 might have been accepted well ... so I think the +3 would have been what was ... -
The Only Reason Sinclair Succeeded (Provoking Controversy)Although I love my Sinclairs dearly, I think that the only reason they succeeded was because at the time most people did not know any better (factori…
... left the company. The original machine was the C116, which was ... a real keyboard and more RAM.
Like I said ... it as a $300 business machine it flopped... but when they ... still selling at that price 3 years later.
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The Only Reason Sinclair Succeeded (Provoking Controversy)Although I love my Sinclairs dearly, I think that the only reason they succeeded was because at the time most people did not know any better (factori…
... left the company. The original machine was the C116, which was ... a real keyboard and more RAM.[/QUOTE]
Maybe it ... quite conceived as a business machine, but it was definitely pitched ... still selling at that price 3 years later.
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The Only Reason Sinclair Succeeded (Provoking Controversy)Although I love my Sinclairs dearly, I think that the only reason they succeeded was because at the time most people did not know any better (factori…
... price. However, given that the machine was built almost entirely off ... ULA), and used recycled reject RAM into the bargain, it wouldn ... what I'm aware of 3-400% was more common for ... -
PS3 Launch Delayed Till March 2007 in Europe and AusAnyone whos been waiting for november will have to wait even longer now unless they live in the U.S of Japan
... about a fiver were about 3 times that for the ... , Quake 1, 2 and 3 and others, and play back ... Project Snowblind, Timesplitters 2 and 3 etc) are on my XBox ... XBox is not my favourite machine (I much prefer the ... centre, playing any film or music file that I choose, ... -
The Only Reason Sinclair Succeeded (Provoking Controversy)Although I love my Sinclairs dearly, I think that the only reason they succeeded was because at the time most people did not know any better (factori…
... most runs the ratio is ~3. (you want to use the ... the Wiki the Speccy is 3.5 MHz and the ... />
That's assuming 3:1 which I don't ... resolutions and the amount of RAM it takes takes up. These ... for what its worth. The machine only suffers by comparison because ... -
What are people using TommyGun to do?So I was just wondering what people are using TommyGun to do?
... to store the music in a machine independent manner and ... it plays correctly on each machine.
The main ... for me is its machine independence, so I don ... volume) on up to 3 channels. Each channel would ... deal with.
3) Support .mid or some other ... -
How are people developing?Are most coding on actual HW or under emulation, or cross developing?
... to disk, which took about 3-4 seconds, ran the program ... on disk on the native machine just like modern computers do ... mention the comfortable graphics editors, music editors, etc. -
Did all Spectrum 128Ks have that large heatsink?Question as per title. I can't seem to find the answer to this. I'm sure I've seen a picture of one without it. Would this be because someone has car…
... standard, and the extra 32K RAM comes on a daughter board ... 48K versions. If the 32K RAM block and some logic chips ... , it's un upgraded 16K machine. If they're all soldered ... may be a few issue 3's out there originally 16K ... -
Best emulator settings?If I want the best Speccy experience available out of an emulator, what's the best settings to have on? Which model should I set it to emulate, and i…
So do I want the AY sound chip or the YM one?
Spectrum 128k generally, or the +2/+3?
Any particular advantages of either machine, like a better ability to handle music hence the games not being so jerky when it's playing?
