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Sprites flickeringI am trying to write a Spectrum game in machine code. I am still a beginner in programming, however I did much progress recently, i believe. Now I am…
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Spectrum 128 - digital or analog RGB?Does the Spectrum 128 output an analog (Amiga / Atari ST-style) 15kHz signal or a digital (IBM CGA-style) 15kHz signal? Tnx blakespot
Does the Spectrum 128 output an analog (Amiga / Atari ST-style) 15kHz signal or a digital (IBM CGA-style) 15kHz signal?
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Spectaculator Cassette RecorderOn the misc section, someone asked about options to play back tzx files apart from TAPER. I gave him the answer that there aren't many. The best I ha…
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Composite video on SPectrum 48KHi all I'm in Australia, and recently had a Speccy 48K sent over to add to my collection. I have had very little to do with Speccys (it was most defi…
... way (apart from taking the signal directly from the inside) of ... getting a composite video signal out of the Spectrum? I ... believe there is a composite signal on the expansion connector, but ... -
Can anyone help?Got a bit of a recurrent problem here when it comes to duplicating the Cronosoft tapes, i was wondering if anyone can help. I'm getting loads of ret…
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problems with 128k (2a) modelI'm trying to use my old 128k but having pulgged into TV, get test signal OK - however when I press 'reset', the test singla just comes back, not the…
I'm trying to use my old 128k but having pulgged into TV, get test signal OK - however when I press 'reset', the test singla just comes back, not the load menu. Any suggestions? -
TZX formatQuick question: What is the current pulse level at the start of a TZX file? Difficult question: Why does the format say that the final pulse shoul…
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JX-Speccy bugs.A few bugs i have noticed upon testing JX-Speccy out, Renegade runs too slow and Kwik Snax has corruption and lots of sprite flicker like Rainbow Isl…
I think my +2 is dead! HELP!Me and my brother spent about 40 mins trying to get our speccy +2 down from the loft. We plugged it in, and tuned it into my TV. However, we are havi…
... itself isn't recieving a signal from it! No bars, noises ...Who can fix my zx spectrums?Hi all, just wanting to know if anyone can help me out here, i have 2 48k Spectrums and none work, one just doesn't display anything on screen the ot…
... you can see the screen flicker slightly, not very helpfull i ...Problems gettingI have been experimenting with the audio-out options most Spectrum emulators feature, in the hopes to get some of my games running again from the ROM…
... on the real hardware. The signal goes from the PC audio ...Dense peopleI have tried to remain calm over this but time and time again, every week some dopey person at work sends out an email to EVERYONE in the company wit…
... so you always get a signal. - NOT TRUE, search on the ....WAV file volume levelHi all, I am trying to do something: 1. I have a program in TZX format 2. I use TZX2WAV to convert it to WAV 3. Play it via sound card to the spect…
... volume during the MP3 encoding - signal gets 'corrupt' - does not sound ...Help! +3 won't work anymore!I've just set up my old +3 and it just won't work - it used to a few months ago but now it won't :( I'm in need of some expert help so here's the pr…
... ] TV cannot lock onto the signal. There is some black screen ...convert tzx/tap back to wave file for playback by mp3 player to speccyOk, so here's the problem. I want to be able to use my mp3 player to play back mp3's of tzx/tap files, so i can load software directly into my trust…
... does not recognise the audio signal! (i have tried various sample ...An idea for a keyboardHi guys, I was just thinking there just now (first time for everything). I was thinking about an AT keyboard on the Speccy. I remember a few peopl…
... protocol that runs on RS232 signal levels. The scanning routines was ... line driver to convert the signal levels. There is a 12volt ...Draft specs for TZX v1.20Hi all! In the attempt to restart the development of the TZX format, I've put online the first version of the draft document [1]. At the moment ther…
... ), Generalized data block (0x19), Set signal level (0x2B). They all follow ...Sound mod for AY audio chipsHi again. This is a repost. I posted it in the misc forum a while back but it definitely should be in here. I was totally pissed off with the crap…
... chip. It amplifies the weak signal coming from AY chip upto ...Spectrum AV Lead?I own a Specci +2a and someone kindly made me a scart lead many moons ago. Now I want to use my specci with a Commodore 1084 monitor which only has A…
... someone kindly made me a scart lead many moons ago. Now ...I've said this before but... Torrent....ARRGH!How the hell do I get this bloody thing to work??! I've gone and downloaded uTorrent and I have sygate firewall installed. BUT: 1) uTorrent reports…
... download and give the green signal, uTorrent doesn't download the ...Information on SpecyBob or other new spectrum hardware?Hello all, I'm looking to make a new spectrum from scratch, and would like to find information online etc about how to go about doing so. I've heard …
... mouse and keyboard, connection through scart or normal arial lead to ...loading up my old tapeshey there people, perhaps you can help me out with a (not so) little problem i'm having.... I'm trying to transfer an old basic-coded text adventur…
... the sound to boost the signal?
is there another ...PC advice reqd.My monitor/graphic card seems to be acting up! I get strange sort of flicker (similar to the ones you get at slightly low voltage) on the monitor at …
... ! I get strange sort of flicker (similar to the ones you ...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…
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SP1 is a flicker-free software sprite engine based ... update algorithm. It achieves flicker-free status by never erasing ... with the means to draw flicker-free and smoothly animated ...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…
... speccys, i'd rather have scart output. the one on [url ...Graphics : CPC -> SpectrumOk my CPC game is nowhere near done (the actual coding for the CPC hasn't even begun yet as I'm still preparing enough graphics and animation and doi…
... lil ghost things will sorta flicker anyway and I guess things ...Weird display issue with spectaculator 6.25i was using the above emulator, when instead of clicking on the X to close thw window i maximised it (go on laugh, i mkae this mistake often, al thou…
... my monitor stopped reciving a signal it can understand (shown by ...another problem now with soundok i got my fully working speccy all working and nice but i got a small problem if i use my scart cable which plugs into the audio port the sound is …
... problem if i use my scart cable which plugs into the ...Plasma screen RGB thingyHello. So I've bought myself a little 48K rubberkey and I'm trying to use a 42" plasma as my output - apparently I need an RGB adapter/scart thing t…
... I need an RGB adapter/scart thing to make it work ...
