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Arrays in Spectrum basicHi everyone, I've recently begun learning to programme in Spectrum and want to write a text adventure. Could someone give me an example or help me o…
... recently begun learning to programme in Spectrum and want to write a text ... I'm not sure how to use them for my needs ... Basic on Spectaculator and intend to write the program for the ... -
Where to buy HardwareHi All Can anybody recommend a good reliable site to buy Spectrum hardware, I only know of Retrogames but they never seem to have to much in at any…
Hi All
Can anybody recommend a good reliable site to buy Spectrum hardware, I only know
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Android EmulatorsCan anyone recommend an emulator to work on a very low spec Android 2.1 pad? I've tried the two listed in the WOS Emulator area - and perhaps it was…
Can anyone recommend an emulator to work on a very low ... 've tried the two listed in the WOS Emulator area - and ... both crashed during trying to load Thundercats 128 :(
Any help ... -
Getting ones own site on to the search engines?So ... long thread-title but it basically says it all. What's the best free way to get ones site to the search engines? I've googled around and got…
... to "attract" search-engine crawlers/spiders, without having to type in ... all the words in the dictionary as ... the best way to get crawlers/spiders to index specific ... service of propagating ones site to search engines ... but what ... -
The Speccy Tour - How to improve it and encourage participation?[This will be posted on the HARP board as well, to encourage debate.] The Speccy Tour is, as many of you know, [U]the[/U] worldwide championship for…
... is true, but also to show in another way that the Spectrum ... improvements can be made to promote participation in the Tour:
< ... of 8 scores[/u] in order to leave the least liked games ... squeezing them to the last drop, whilst being interested in the ... -
Supertest 128 - Loader QuestionI wonder if someone could explain (in simple terms please) :) , the purpose of the switch code. I see what is doing (going to 48k mode via spectrum)…
... wonder if someone could explain (in simple terms please) :) , the purpose ... switching or more available workspace in 48 mode ? , I'd ... few banks. It seems to 'need' to be in 48k mode. I remember ... finding this curious back in the ... -
Adult Titles in InfoseekI can't view any adult game in Infoseek. The adult opt in feature does not appear to work in the config panel. It does not appear to save this settin…
I can't view any adult game in Infoseek. The adult opt in feature does not appear to work in the config panel. It does not appear to save this setting.
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Best way for programming in BASIC?New to the ZX Spectrum, and fixing up ccowley's vbSpec emulator. Aside from that, I would also like to try programming a game or two in BASIC. What's…
New to the ZX Spectrum, and fixing up ccowley's vbSpec emulator. Aside from that, I would also like to try programming a game or two in BASIC. What's the fastest way to program in BASIC in a Windows environment? -
Was the +3 a missed opportunity?I just wanted to gauge WOS opinion on this. Do people think that the +3 was a bit of disappointment that didn't really advance the hardware as much a…
... 1986 and wanted to bring an updated machine to market in time for ... Christmas that year, hence making minor changes to the 128 ... . But for the +3, they had over a year to ... -
Creating bootable menu +3 disksCan anyone tell me how to create a bootable menu? (ie, select loader and up comes the menu or disk inserted at power off, power on, straight to menu …
Can anyone tell me how to create a bootable menu? (ie, select loader and up comes the menu or disk inserted at power off, power on, straight to menu etc) -
Similar to Scotties thread......I too am suffering with severe bouts of depression (not diagnosed, I just feel really down sometimes). I haven't finished a big project or anythi…
... left noddy bugs in there, ranging from spelling mistakes to logical errors ... for haven't come back to me...in fact questions I could ... br />
I keep wanting to work for myself, doing anything ... convincing myself everything will turn to shit.
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New To Group....Hi All, A quick introduction as this is my first post. I am a Scarborough, UK based chap who is quite heavily into retro computing, more specificall…
... decided that sitting in its box in the attic is ... not where it should be, so want to ... the second column of pixels in each character is "Missing", ... of the spectrum to be able to work out which ... ok, as I managed to load in "Skool Daze", and let ... -
Hi everybody! Need help trying to rescue a ZX 48K...Hi, since this is my first post, a bit of info about me: I'm an Italian guy, now living in Poland (Warsaw), informatics and electronic geek since…
... Italian guy, now living in Poland (Warsaw), informatics ... in '88. I moved then to Amiga 500, 1200 and to ... m interested mainly in connecting them to VGA or DVI ... have it connected to Video-IN of my VGA ... maybe expanding my Spectrum collection in future.
I refused to fill in the census formI threw it in the bin. my missus retrieved it and I presume filled it out correctly I'm a failure as an anarchist. :(
I threw it in the bin.
my missus retrieved it and I presume filled it out correctly
I'm a failure as an anarchist.
:(Welcome watchers of illusion to the castle of confusion!I know the old Knightmare TV series gets mentioned around these parts a lot, so I thought I'd share this feature about it: [url]http://www.thezebrap…
... Whitehead and was originally due to appear in Retro Gamer issue 19 ... later, Dan managed to get it published in Cult Times instead, and ...+2: 128k enhanced games no longer loading (but OK in 48k mode) :-/Having a spot of bother with my +2, a couple of my favourite games are now refusing to work in standard "Tape Loader" based 128k mode - Marauder (Hew…
... favourite games are now refusing to work in standard "Tape Loader" based ... ).
Oddly, both seem to load OK before crashing as ... soon as I try to start the game. In fact, they don ... pretty clueless when it comes to anything beyond fiddling with tape ...Strange thing in advertWhat's this creature supposed to be in this advert?: [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/showmag.cgi?mag=SinclairUser/Issue012/Pages/SinclairUser012…
What's this creature supposed to be in this advert?:
[url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/showmag.cgi?mag=SinclairUser/Issue012/Pages/SinclairUser01200040.jpg[/url]
A woman? A humanoid cat? A freak??New music program in developmentAs I suppose it was mentioned from yesterday when I actualised my blog, I'm actually in the making of another music arrangement for Zx Spectrum 128k,…
... my blog, I'm actually in the making of another music ... /> Work seems so hard due to its great complexity, but I ... 'm quite sure to do a good job as ... keep you informed from time to time, in my blog and here ...50Hurts - Full-screen 50Hz 1-pixel scrolling on a 128K Speccy50Hurts - Full-screen 50Hz 1-pixel horizontal scrolling on a 128K Speccy. Graphics are an obvious nod to Joffa, whose games and banter were a big ins…
... /> Graphics are an obvious nod to Joffa, whose games and banter ... ]
It needs the 128 to do the screen buffering with ... graphics have to sit in 16K so they can stay in uncontended RAM ... 't much time left in the frame to do game sprites or ...Worst thing you've ever done in a speccy text adventureWhat's the worst thing you've ever had to do in a speccy text adventure? Are there any stand-out moments of unnecessary violence/cruelty/destruction …
What's the worst thing you've ever had to do in a speccy text adventure? Are there any stand-out moments of unnecessary violence/cruelty/destruction in any speccy text adventures that stick in your mind?Was the Sinclair 128k the same as the 128k +2?I only ever played on a 48k Speccy a few times and I owned a +2 and that's it. Was the Sinclair 128 the same as the 128+2? I mean you could play a 1…
... /> Was the Sinclair 128 the same as the 128+2? I mean ... the design was the Sinclair 128 then same as the +2 ... the tricks on a Sinclair 128?
If so I ... of attaching another without resorting to holes in the case etc.
Great Spectrum Mysteries #1 - the Stormbringer 128 PoltergeistI never could figure out how to get past the poltergeist in [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0004919"]Stormbringer 128k[/URL]. …
... figure out how to get past the poltergeist in [URL="http://www ... even the author himself alluded to this in an old Newsnet post ...What would you like to see.......in a new 8 Bit computer fanzine? Later this year will see the launch of the first issue of a new fanzine dedicated to reporting on the latest a…
... everything else in between, the fanzine aims to cover newly ... like or even expect to see in such a publication. All ... who might be interested in contributing to the project, well there ... If anyone would like to show interest in contributing, then please get ...Back to BASIC[U][B]Archaeology guide to programs compiled used MCODERII.d[/B][/U] After various people have been talking about "Frank'n'stein" I decided to finis…
... de-compilation notes to see if the bugs in that game can ... (will shorten to M2d) is more similar to HiSoft COLT than ... made which cause any compilation to start in the exact same place ... /> [LIST]
[*]base+0 = pointer to string
[*]base+2 = length ...Shadow ROM partial decoding not implemented in emulatorsOr at least, not implemented in Spectaculator, and it seems that not in Fuse too. [URL="http://www.speccy.org/foro/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=408&start=53"…
... at least, not implemented in Spectaculator, and it seems ... in the emulator, so I took a different approach to ... 32h allows me to call anywhere in the Z80 address ... and above, I jump to 0700h in the shadow ROM. ... [/img]
In fact, this shows that the ...Am I the only one left in the world without locks?With reference to this post: [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=34293[/url] Which seems 'alien' to me to live in a place wh…
... /> Which seems 'alien' to me to live in a place where security ... in the world that has frequently had THIS occur to ... there in the morning.
2-Forgot to ... 7-Not even fences to the main street or neighbor ... walk in.
8-Had thought to install ...Anyone interested in a ZS Scorpion 256 Turbo+?[url]http://zx.pk.ru/showthread.php?t=16169[/url] This guy is producing PCBs and I'd arrange a mass order for europe if there's enough interest. I'd…
... KR1818VG93) and quite hard to get in the western world, but ... earning _nothing_ there) + shipping to your place from Germany ~20 ... . Easy to understand documents for building are available in russian ( ... of non-contended RAM in this configuration (runs virtually ...Student looks for material stuff to do with 80s gameplayHi everyone, Thanks to everyone for their help in advance by the way! I'll be posting this message or something like it on other retro gaming forums …
... everyone,
Thanks to everyone for their help in advance by the ... interested in:
(Of course you don't need to reply to ... notes to me in Brighton. If you're interested in posting something to ... ll be going to the "In da 80s" convention in Manchester on ...Homebrew Coding Weekend @ In Da 80s, July 16-17, ManchesterHi, This is a bit late notice, but we're trying to reach out to 8-bit homebrew developers who might be at a loose end this weekend! We're trying to…
... with those in attendance.
The idea is to get together ... who's attending and how to join in is available from the ... website. Mark Jones is going to pop in on the Sunday, too ... />
This is all in addition to all the other regular cool ...
