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How to determine the revision ?Is there any way to check the revision of a Spectrum without disassembling it ?
Is there any way to check the revision of a Spectrum without disassembling it ? -
I need to email the site administratorI need to email the site administrator. How do I do this?
I need to email the site administrator. How do I do this? -
Trying to emulate the DivIDE on SpinI have this .iso image that's supposed to be used on a cf card: [url]ftp://ftp.untergrund.net/users/gasman/zx/divip_let_forever_be.zip[/url] Since …
... would use Spin to test it. I chose the +2 model, checked ... the box for DivIDE emulation, chose Demfir to be used ... 't know how to use the .iso. I see the option to mount hdf ... to see this. :(
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help to find the name of gamehello. help to find the name of game. played in 1990 on some of Spectrum. 2D arcade, kind from above (like a Dyna Blaster). it is needed to hurry a m…
hello. help to find the name of game. played ... Blaster). it is needed to hurry a manikin on ... levels, something to collect, escape from monsters. ... there were teleports between the floors of building and yet ... is possible it was to walk in basement. all ... -
Death to all the lawyers (if only!)I read a quote once along the lines of "To get true justice you must first kill all of the lawyers", but I can't remember where I read it. I seem to …
... quote once along the lines of "To get true justice ... you must first kill all of the ... read it. I seem to recall it was from Shakespheare ... /> Any ideas (on where to find the, quote, I mean, but ... any ideas on how to rid the world of lawyers then ... -
First game that allowed you to redefine the keys?The first multiload thread makes me wonder what was the first Spectrum game that allowed to redefine the keys to play the game? The Don Priestly Tan…
The first multiload thread makes me wonder what was the first Spectrum game that allowed to redefine the keys to play the game?
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ARRRGH! Forgotten how to use the Z88!The shame of it! I've decided to have a mess around with the Z88, was going to install the latest 4.2 OS and I've forgotten how it works! Ok, maybe …
The shame of it! I've decided to have a mess ... around with the Z88, was going to install the latest 4. ... all that gubbins, but the RS232 transfer. I've ... in TERMINAL on the Z88 and HYPERTRM on the PC, where ... keyboard and see it on the remote.
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TommyGun map editor - Help!Currently using the map-editor to build levels for the next Farmer Jack game... but when I try to add them to code it produces a map with all zeros, …
Currently using the map-editor to build levels for the next Farmer Jack game... but ... :
[I]Failed to parse the Map data correctly.
* Check you ... when I was building the map I used the option to "overwrite overlapping tiles ... -
Fastest way to decide which pixel to paint in order to draw a straight line(after I saw "Bresenhams circle algorithm" in development forum, I decided to ask this in here) in fact, I want to accelerate a car towards a direct…
... in development forum, I decided to ask this in here)
in fact, I want to accelerate a car towards a ... trigonometric calculation to find the course, and decide to move the car to next pixel ... iteration. But what is the fastest method to do this in basic? -
Blimey! Buy a used console games and you might have to pay the s/w house to play it!From: [URL]http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/11/10/capps-we-really-need-to-make-strides-against-the-secondhand-market/[/URL] [COLOR=blue]"Epic…
... saying ?If you want to fight the final boss you go online ... reality, then you might have to activate the games on-line, and ... for ?30, but then the user has to pay ?10 activation fee ... ?10 too, or the console will refuse to run the unregistered (on that ... -
Some questions to pass the time1. What is the best 8 bit machine? I don't mean software range wise, as we all know that the Spectrum has the best games software (well, the people …
... Spectrum had another 16KB to control the sound chip, midi-out ... why does the +3 need another 32KB, just to control the disc ... drive?
5. Regarding the massive ... haven't had the time to download and try the ones I don ... -
Need a pointer to using the spectrum calculator from MCHi all, Can anyone point me to a good resource on using the spectrum calculator stack from machine code? I need to work out the number of seconds f…
... I need to work out the number of seconds from the current time ... set the frames vars to the current time. I would like to use the ... ROM code because, as in the BASIC ... explain how to use the calculator (to me anyway!)
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DATA BIN - How to read the contentOkay I hit a snag with my Image to ZX Spec program that the plot/draw command eats too much memory. So I want to use DATA BIN to insert converted jp…
... with my Image to ZX Spec program that the plot/draw command ... BIN to insert converted jpeg graphics into memory, however after reading the ... have no idea how to print the memory to screen (Graph mode will ... allow me to see it ... -
Best way to read the keyboard in Tommy Gun?Remember, I'm a bit of a novice here (a bit?!) and I tried to use the Out command as I usually do with my basic or machine code, but Tommy just wont …
... bit?!) and I tried to use the Out command as I usually ... here (all using the op: 'Out' for the usual Q A O ... -
Off to visit the Oliver TwinsOff to see the masterminds behind Dizzy tomorrow, so feel free to give me some questions that you'd like answered.
Off to see the masterminds behind Dizzy tomorrow, so feel free to give me some questions that you'd like answered. -
Guard swindled cash to be the devil[IMG]http://www.telegraph.co.uk/telegraph/multimedia/archive/01443/paslow_1443954c.jpg[/IMG] [QUOTE] Gavin Paslow used the money to fund an operatio…
... Paslow used the money to fund an operation to give himself a ... guilty to seven offences of failing to promptly notify the Department ... was back in court to receive the curfew as a substitute ... cash-for-operations-to-turn-himself-into-the-devil.html[/URL ... -
Yes Prime Minister - how to handle the drunk minister?Anyone know how to handle the issue surrounding the minister caught drunk-driving on the first day? Everything I've tried so far loses between 1 and …
Anyone know how to handle the issue surrounding the minister caught drunk-driving on the first day? Everything I've tried so far loses between 1 and 10 percentage points. -
how to replace the drive belt on a +3hello all i'm so annoyed with myself, I found an excellent web page which led you through step by step on how to replace the drive belt on a +3. I …
... step by step on how to replace the drive belt on a ... /> I thought i had bookmarked the page but annoyingly it seems ... 't
anyone know the web page or know an ... />
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Help needed with simple MCode routineI'm trying to code a routine to clear the screen and I can't figure out why it's not working: ld hl,16384 ld bc, 6144 loop:ld (hl),0 inc hl dec bc l…
I'm trying to code a routine to clear the screen and I can't ... clears about a third of the screen.
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A little program to set the time...Hi Folks, OK, I have amended the program so you now have four routines/functions you can use in your own programs: TIME: GET - Reads the current va…
... /> OK, I have amended the program so you now have ... br /> TIME: GET - Reads the current value from FRAMES and ... : SET - Sets FRAMES to the current value of HH,MM ... - Allows a user to enter the value of HH,MM ... DISPLAY - Prints the current time on the screen as HH: ... -
The Hobbit:A guide and how i play it.Yes i know there are walkthroughs and guides on the net but what i want to do here is give chance for those people to complete the hobbit who have no…
... [i](we need Elrond to read the map as some random selected location ... precaution give him the map and tell him to read it.If ... to wait for the butler in the next room (cellar) to unlock the door from the ... way back to the waterfall just to get back to where you ... -
Bride of Frankenstein mapAs part of the debugging for Bride of Frankenstein I was intending to compile a screen-shot map, as the painted map in SU has some incorrect connecti…
... was intending to compile a screen-shot map, as the painted map in SU ... re-drawn to simplify the connections as they were in the SU map. Here ... a good way to organise the map in this case. Referring to the [url=ftp ... -
Weird 'semi-crash' I used to be able to make the 48k speccy do.I've always wondered about this (but I seem unable to recreate it at the moment). I used to be able to get the Speccy to display some weird screen o…
... to recreate it at the moment).
I used to be able to ... get the Speccy to display some weird ... . It went something like (from the 'K' Cursor) go into ' ... think) on the screen but with the 'G' cursor next to it. If ... -
Requesting a little help to identify the purpose of this 'add-on' to my Issue 2Hi everyone First of all it's my first post here so please go easy on me! I'm grateful to be accepted into your fine little club :smile: I probabl…
... strange contraption soldered to various parts of the innards. The pics are quite ... above and to the left of IC21. Following the trace on the underside it ... on the topside the trace seems to go from under the ULA to under the CPU ... -
Is it possible to access the +3 disk drive via m/c in USR0 mode?Is it possible to access the disk drive of the +3 via m/c +3DOS calls when running in USR0 mode? I ask because I'm having an awful lot of trouble ge…
... it always seems to be crashing in the call. The crashes always ... the disk and the carry flag gets set after the call to DOS_OPEN to ... indicate that the file has ... If I rename the file to FILENAME.BAK the carry flag is ... -
How to record the olympics online.I want to record the opening ceremony of the Olympics. But I only have a VHS VCR. I am thinking that there may be lots of torrents kicking about eve…
I want to record the opening ceremony of the Olympics. But I only have a VHS VCR.
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How to lengthen the life of a laptop battery that I rarely use?I keep my laptop mostly plugged in, so the battery doesn't get used. So to keep the battery viable (not charged as such, just working so that I can c…
... t get used. So to keep the battery viable (not charged ... if I'm going to take the laptop away with me ... ) am I better taking the battery out (I imagine ... or leaving it in the laptop all the time? I've ... as somehow that does the most to keep the battery viable, but I ... -
How to check the whole memory on a +2 greyHi everybody!!! I suspect that i have a bad memory chip on my +2 Grey. Does anybody know if exist any utility to check the whole memory? Thanks a …
Hi everybody!!!
I suspect that i have a bad memory chip on my +2 Grey.
Does anybody know if exist any utility to check the whole memory?
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Trying to remember the name of a TV showI've been trying to remember the name of a tv show that was on briefly in the mid or late 90's. It featured 2 Scots guys (i think) in a video rental …
I've been trying to remember the name of a tv show ... that was on briefly in the mid or late 90's ... .
I think the video shop was close to me (Hamilton, i ... .
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How to replace the 'Play' key on a +2?Just found another system I'd forgot about stashed in my attic - a black 128k +2 with the large black PSU. I've noticed that the Play key is missing…
... - a black 128k +2 with the large black PSU.
to poke the lever with a pen to get it to click in to the ...
