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So, who's entering the csscgc 2007?Anybody entering the comp.sys.sinclair Crap Games Copmo 2007? I'm thinking of entering this year. I put two games in in 2005, Kilroy's Caravan Caper…
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Hardware GuideI was thinking this might make a good sticky... [b]Service Manuals[/b] [URL="ftp://ftp.worldofspectrum.org/pub/sinclair/technical-docs/ZXSpectrum48K…
... .org/floatingbus.html"]The Floating Bus Explained[/URL] -Info about the ... Floating Bus and the 'snow effect' by ... -
Fuse 0.8.0.1 releasedI have just uploaded version 0.8.0.1 of the [url=http://fuse-emulator.sourceforge.net/]Free Unix Spectrum Emulator[/url] to SourceForge and WoS, wher…
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Fuse for Mac OS X 0.8.0.1A bug fix version of Fuse for Mac OS X has been released soon or already here at WoS and at the dedicated sourceforge project: [url]http://sourcefor…
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The I/O interface Simon's selling[url]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120122353332&fromMakeTrack=true&ssPageName=VIP:watchlink:middle:uk[/url] Is this the kind …
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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…
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How does interrupts work?I am a little confused regarding the interrupts on the Spectrum. If I have some hundred bytes of machine code started with, say, [B]RANDOMIZE USR 300…
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Unconventional way of diagnosing a faultHi everyone Some time ago I got a 48k Spectrum (issue 3B board) in a pretty bad condition. I believe the power supply transistor TR4 failed, causing…
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128 spectrum zx +2 is stuck on test screenhey this is my first spectrum i bought it from a boot-sale for 2 pound and it came with loads of games but when i turn it on i get the test screen an…
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+2B ram chips?Hi all, I have got 2 Plus2B`s and 1 Plus2 gray case. Ok the one Plus2B don`t work, so I tried to see if I could pin down the problem. I changed the …
... get coloured blocks, if I reset it I may then get ... matter how many times I reset it.
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Fuse for Mac OS X beta releasesA beta version of Fuse for Mac OS X has been released at the dedicated sourceforge project: [url]http://sourceforge.net/projects/fuse-for-macosx/[/u…
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+3 broken driveHi, I bought a +3 from E-bay, but the drive doesn't work :( I am not so familiar with Speccys, I know how to program them, but this is the first I'…
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Poorly Spectrum + Fault diagnosis help needed!Hi, I've got a Spectrum+. Sometime in the past I broke it and sent it off to be fixed. It came back working good as new, but with an issue 2 board i…
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Spectrum 128K - Needs Your HelpI have a Spectrum 128K (with the external heatsink on the RHS) it is a 1985 Version 6K mainboard, I got it out of the loft the other day and it wont …
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B: drive dont workHi all, I went to Maplin today got myself a DIY lead the one with the proper 34 way edge connector for the Spectrum+3 other end 34 way to floppy driv…
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Spectrum Diagnosis: Purple is not my colour!Hi, I thought the self-fault-finding amongst you might appreciate my learning experience this afternoon in fixing my home-made speccy 48K. Yesterda…
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Harlequin ZX Spectrum Clone now 100% compatible!Hi all! The Harlequin ZX Spectrum clone now shows full timing compatibility with the ZX Spectrum! 8-) Both the ULA IO and memory contentions are fa…
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+2B problem stillHi all, I have a spare +2B that still dont work. Richard kindly sent me 4 x 4464 ram chips but the +2B still dont work I have swapped over both ROM`s…
Using a multiface to exit to BasicBack in the days I was always fascinated with the idea of getting access to BASIC listings inside a program or game. I was able to work a way around …
... the system variables, causing a reset if a multiface is used ... a multiface without causing a reset. Sometimes those listings have REM ...Question on Z80 R/W cycles.Snipped from the complete spectrum ROM disassembly: [CODE] Now the memory is checked. 11DA RAM-CHECK LD H,D Transfer the value…
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ADD HL,DE reset when the top is reached ...Is there an old computer u nearly bought ?I remember seriousley thinking about getting an Enterprise, the one with the built in joystick [url]http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp…
... /> I remember being on a bus going to work reading the ...Emulator that will run on Blackberry?Hey folks, This is my first post... I was just wondering if anyone knew of a Spectrum Emulator that would run on my Blackberry 8300? I'd love to pl…
Hey folks,
This is my first post... I was just wondering if anyone knew of a Spectrum Emulator that would run on my Blackberry 8300? I'd love to play Jet Set Willy on the bus!
ThanksMultiple ROMsI'm mulling over the idea of a bit of hardware with a ROM in it, which has some commands that can be called by BASIC (like the old wafadrive star com…
... that the hardware traps the RST 0x08 instruction, pages in its ...Paging Gary LancasterI just noticed that you'd posted and it jogged my memory, I sent you an e-mail while the forums were down, about the +3e. Did it ever get through? […
... the drive on. If I reset the speccy it doesn't ... unless I power down HD, reset speccy, power up hd. :s ...I want to build a new, super spectrum ;-)only kidding Andrew :-) my brain's going at a mile a minute at the moment, so I thought I should put some of the ideas down in case one of them is w…
... question is regarding the expansion bus, as this along with dodgy ... problem, and could the expansion bus be successfully opto isolated without ... , how else could the expansion bus be buffered to prevent edge ...help me pleaseI'm trying to find a spectrum game from years ago but dont know the name, it involved chasing a spy across europe and having to travel from country t…
... country to country by rail, bus or plane, you also got ...can you help?I'm trying to find a spectrum game from years ago but dont know the name, it involved chasing a spy across europe and having to travel from country t…
... country to country by rail, bus or plane, you also got ...Multiface 128Hi Would it be possible to convert a Multiface 128 to use with a Spectrum +3. With a piggyback ROM and switch to enable and dissable the different …
... different contacts on the IO BUS socket.
I have ...Multiface +3The other Multiface topic has reminded me about this... I may still have this lying about somewhere (although +3 i had at the time is long dead and …
... the speccy instead (either a reset or a nice random blocks ...Adventures in Programmable Logic, Part 1So I have a couple of Xilinx CPLDs, and I've downloaded the Xilinx programmable logic IDE (WebKit ISE, they call it). All 1.2 gigabytes of it. Plus S…
... outputs feeding into a single bus, it complains that there are ... many outputs on the same bus (only a warning - simulation shows ...