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  • Screen corruption with devices on edge connector (grey +2)Hi, I've recently done a full capacitor replacement and replaced all 16x DRAM chips on my grey +2. Prior to this I would get a corrupted screen…

    ... I would get a corrupted screen after a few minutes of ... sitting at the +2 menu screen for several hours and it ... .pl) it starts up with screen corruption. Power it off, remove ...
    Megatron-UK Megatron-UK August 2020 Hardware
  • 48k Spec with composite video mod, screen adjustment possible?I've had a 48k Speccy with a composite video mod for a few years now, and although it works perfectly otherwise, the screen isn't centered correctly …

    ... it works perfectly otherwise, the screen isn't centered correctly - it ...
    Skaepoy Skaepoy August 2020 Hardware
  • New Utility ZXSTLC[b]New Utility ZX Spectrum Tape (& Disk) Loader Creator[/b] I made this utility to easily create tape and +3 disk loaders for my projects and have…

    ... options for adding a loading screen and it compresses the data ... add in a standard loading screen (which you can
    | change ... 5chars)
    | -a change backwards compressor delta from the default 3 ...
    TomD TomD August 2020 Brand new software
  • Direct drive LCD screen - looking for information on previous projects people may have attempted.Hi All, My first post, so please forgive and guide if I've posted in the incorrect section. I'm a speccy user from way back in the 80's, but m…

    ... start again with designing the screen, so was working on building ... and captures writes to the screen location so as to build ... a coloured border around the screen.

    So kind ... also solve the problem around screen compatibility, and leave me with ...
    cj7hawk cj7hawk December 2020 Hardware
  • Screen RatioAn interesting thing happened with my photos on facebook of my Spectrum setup with my new OSSC (open source scan converter). Some made a fuss (in jes…

    ... big black borders on the screen, and it makes the text ...
    Scottie_uk Scottie_uk January 2021 Games
  • Extra screen in Jet Set Willy?I was online looking at screens from JSW when i came across a reference to an extra screen in JSW called April Showers that could be accessed by typi…

    I was online looking at screens from JSW when i came across a reference to an extra screen in JSW called April Showers that could be accessed by typing some code printed in Your Spectrum. Is this true? Has anyone came across this?
    zx1 zx1 March 2022 Games
  • New loading screen for VIXENIt had been a while since I had worked on a screen, so I got with this game whose cover art was its best part. Vixen [img]https://www.dropbox.c…

    It had been a while since I had worked on a screen, so I got with this game whose cover art was its best part.

    Vixen

    [img]https://www.dropbox.com/s/jbmxvnrnn5mp7vr/vixenx6.png?raw=1[/img]
    MAC_BG MAC_BG August 2022 Games
  • PAW questionThis may not be the right place but anyways there it goes: I've been trying to figure out how to import graphic files in .SCR format in the PAW parse…

    ... the graphic information into the screen, the bitmap first, then ... because the way the spectrum screen memory is organised using these ... chunks will make loading the screen data very simple rather ... process the data through a compressor to create the 16k chunks ...
    cyborg cyborg November 2001 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Fire Ruby - More HelpI cant pass the spikes in the fire ruby by lawrence creighton, can someone please help? [ This Message was edited by: welsh_brawler on 2003-08-08 21…

    ... 16}{5}The display screen is flashing:{6}{6 ... high-speed oxygen cylinder compressor, an on-board computer ... auxiliary{6}outlet of the compressor.

    Message ... under the{6}display screen.{6}{6}The street ... br /> {16}{5}An air compressor

    Object ...
    BadBeard BadBeard August 2003 Games
  • Print 'n' Plotter SPRITE MACHINEJust got this from an ebay seller this afternoon. I just TZXd it and sent it to the Steve at the vault, yet it might be a while before it gets put up…

    ... : I don't think the compressor works that way.

    screen. and some space in Ram ...
    Sadako Sadako May 2004 Games
  • Compressed Loading ScreensHi everybody From my speccy memories I could swear I could remember games with loading screens that took less than normal time to load. But up until…

    ... compressed screen.
    Long time ago I built a compressor for myself ... games on my +3 (normal screen loading has no advantage on ...
    secarica secarica November 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • BombjackThis has to be one of my favourite games ever. I've seen many Jet Set Willy remakes and some other remakes of great games. How easy / hard would it…

    ... />

    and a 1 screen demo...

    3) [url ... shows a bug in the compressor that needs sortin' (odd byte ...
    Mr. Anonymous Mr. Anonymous August 2005 Games
  • z88dk+splib2 sprites question.I'm creating a game and I have several "states" for my main sprite, such as jump, facing left, facing right, etcetera. All those states require a dif…

    ... of my pals (iforeve). The compressor is like magical with the ... , what's already printed on screen also changes.

    ... I draw something to the screen [I]externally[/I] - I ... located somewhere which decompresses a screen into video memory @ 4000h, will ...
    na_th_an na_th_an September 2005 Development
  • z88dk+splib2 sprites question.I'm creating a game and I have several "states" for my main sprite, such as jump, facing left, facing right, etcetera. All those states require a dif…

    ... /> pucrunch compression alongside. The compressor is like magical with the ... what's already printed on screen also changes.
    [/quote ... is inside sp_UpdateNow when the screen is drawn. Whatever the ... store an entire Spectrum-size screen in memory (6912 bytes) ...
    Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous October 2005 Development
  • Cybernoid editorSo, my long tern goal is to make my own Cybernoid or Rex like game (see an ancient thread about Sprite advice)...but my skills are somewhat lacking..…

    ... format, but only in a screen by screen basis for now. I ... area where the uncompressed cybernoid screen data is stored - just a ... byte counter through the uncompressed screen bytes.
    ct is the ... />
    Edit 2: Well the compressor just failed to STOP. So ...
    48K 48K February 2007 Development
  • Cybernoid editorSo, my long tern goal is to make my own Cybernoid or Rex like game (see an ancient thread about Sprite advice)...but my skills are somewhat lacking..…

    ... , but only in a screen by screen basis for now. I ... it soon.[/QUOTE]
    Screen by screen is ok, as I ... need to add each screen individually, so that I ... [QUOTE=48K;173512]Well the compressor just failed to STOP. So ... to the end of the screen, causing it to skip ...
    FrankT FrankT February 2007 Development
  • Cybernoid editorSo, my long tern goal is to make my own Cybernoid or Rex like game (see an ancient thread about Sprite advice)...but my skills are somewhat lacking..…

    ... codes get inserted into the screen data areas during editing, ... graphics tiles get drawn during screen display.

    After ... that redisplaying a previously edited screen is now 160 PEEKs ... to finish up the compressor, implement a screen moving tool in ...
    48K 48K March 2007 Development
  • Cybernoid editorSo, my long tern goal is to make my own Cybernoid or Rex like game (see an ancient thread about Sprite advice)...but my skills are somewhat lacking..…

    ... that redisplaying a previously edited screen is now 160 PEEKs slower ... my very slow basic mapdata compressor program a bit quicker, which ...
    FrankT FrankT March 2007 Development
  • Cybernoid editorSo, my long tern goal is to make my own Cybernoid or Rex like game (see an ancient thread about Sprite advice)...but my skills are somewhat lacking..…

    ... my very slow basic mapdata compressor program a bit quicker, which ... of ways of optimising the screen display routine - but which ... first tile of the relevant screen graphic.

    e ... set.

    Most other screen tiles get destroyed - including gun ...
    48K 48K March 2007 Development
  • Cybernoid editorSo, my long tern goal is to make my own Cybernoid or Rex like game (see an ancient thread about Sprite advice)...but my skills are somewhat lacking..…

    ... , collisions, etc.

    The screen editor and crude map editor ... some bugs out in the compressor routine, and add editing for ...
    48K 48K March 2007 Development
  • Cybernoid editorSo, my long tern goal is to make my own Cybernoid or Rex like game (see an ancient thread about Sprite advice)...but my skills are somewhat lacking..…

    ... a map compressor routine that also builds the map screen table at ... get the addresses of each screen and uncompresses to 49152. I ... with input needed for start screen number, ship position and map ... could expand it with a screen builder/editor with multiple tiled ...
    FrankT FrankT March 2007 Development
  • Cybernoid editorSo, my long tern goal is to make my own Cybernoid or Rex like game (see an ancient thread about Sprite advice)...but my skills are somewhat lacking..…

    ... a mammoth slog, the editor+compressor are working in concert - so ... after importing some quickly modded screen/map data.

    I ...
    48K 48K March 2007 Development
  • How did people write large assembler programs on real Spectrums?I have been wondering how people did their development back on real Spectrums. If you should write a large program, there would first be an assembler…

    ... tape. Finally, you would run screen based monitor (most people here ... was just running it through compressor, then running the result through ...
    Patrik Rak Patrik Rak April 2007 Development
  • Sceen$ helpMost people have used screen$ at some time or another and for me what I want to do is use it or something like it as a start screen before the game p…

    ... of loading a file into screen$ then coping that into a ... find that a full screen$ occupying the entire screen takes up 6912 ... command and then copy the screen$ to that address. Copying 6912 ... a compressor/decompressor which may be able to take your screen$ down ...
    Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous May 2007 Sinclair Basic
  • Sceen$ helpMost people have used screen$ at some time or another and for me what I want to do is use it or something like it as a start screen before the game p…

    ... memory locations to back to screen?

    [QUOTE=Alcoholics ... that a full screen$ occupying the entire screen takes up 6912 ... command and then copy the screen$ to that address. Copying ... a compressor/decompressor which may be able to take your screen$ ...
    Toxitalk Toxitalk May 2007 Sinclair Basic
  • Compressors are available for Speccys ?Hi folks, although I was an wasn't strictly a speccy coder in the glory days (amstrad & amiga for the most part), I have secides to arse about with …

    ... would also recommend the File Compressor... it is VERY good - especially ... on the "Spellbound Dizzy" loading screen, PuChrunch gives 4937 bytes, while ...
    Arda Arda July 2007 Development
  • Compressors are available for Speccys ?Hi folks, although I was an wasn't strictly a speccy coder in the glory days (amstrad & amiga for the most part), I have secides to arse about with …

    ... depacked byte, calculate the SCREEN$ line/column by dividing ... incremental method of calculating the SCREEN$ address ordered by columns, ... data) to decompress the SCREEN$ and after depacking, reorder ... to write a cross-compressor of SCREEN$ and data, to ...
    0sAND1s 0sAND1s October 2007 Development
  • IDE-media only Spectrum games?A similar discussion is taking place at Speccy.org's forums, but I thought it was worth to start the topic here. Now that we have several IDE interfa…

    ... . There was also a delta compressor in my Bmp2Scr. This kind ... playback because only changes in screen are updated (Sequence: Changed Bytes ...
    LCD LCD December 2007 Development
  • Airbus A380 Cockpit 360deg. panoramaFor anyone that might take an interest: [url]http://www.gillesvidal.com/blogpano/cockpit1.htm[/url]

    ... the controls were on green screen computer displays.[/QUOTE]

    compressor. Bleed air exits this system ...
    Winston Winston March 2008 Chit chat
  • Microdrive Help...Hi All, I need a little help.. I would like to transfer one of my all time favorites to microdrive "Atic Atac" (for which I have an original tap co…

    ... ?id=0013142"]Lerm's Code Compressor[/URL] in the past. The ... [/URL]

    Lerm CODE COMPRESSOR 1 (CC1) is a utility ... circumstances. Using this
    utility, screen displays can be reduced by ...
    jp jp April 2008 Hardware
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