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automatic relocating of non-relocatable codeI was pondering upon the problem of changing absolute addresses used by CALL, JP, etc. when code is moved, without reassembling at the new location; …
... at a different address from that to which it was ... plus 4 bytes for each address to be changed.
address of location to change
ld ... example table of address+content word pairs to change;
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Is my laptop broke?Dear clever people. Over the last couple of days, my laptop (HP Pavilion tx2000) has crashed on me, giving me this screen... [img]http://img688.ima…
... on me, giving me this screen...
[img]http:// ... power button for 3 secs to force a power down. ... I have only been able to restart it twice (and am ... but I've been able to power up a couple of ... than that, what does that screen say to you?
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Scrimpy screensHere's a question - how small a window can you get away with as a playing area for an arcade/action game before anyone notices? From the very earlie…
... practice to lop off a third of the Spectrum's screen for ... www.worldofspectrum.org/showscreen.cgi?screen=screens/in-game/s/ ... fair-enough quarter of the screen to play in a 24x24 area ... cut of nearly half the screen area (to 18x23), at least [URL ... -
48k Speccy chucks a wobblerI've got a problem with my rubber keyed 48k speccy. When it is first switched on everything is fine but after a couple of minutes the picture on scr…
... of minutes the picture on screen starts to screw itself up and ... noises. Normally when the screen starts to go funny i get this ... -
Suggested corrections in Timex Reference pageThe [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/faq/reference/tmxreference.htm"]Timex Reference[/URL] defines the screen modes as follows: [I]"Bits 0-2: Sc…
... Bits 0-2: Screen mode. 000=screen 0, 001=screen 1, 010= ... ] screen uses the data area of screen 0 and screen 1 to create ... a 512x192 pixel screen."[/I ... ]
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emulators which support H/V scroll bars?You know, for years I've been using Fuse with a pokey little 4" window and moaning about it because the resize arrows didn't (appear to) work, then I…
... PC emulators provide an option to resize the application window ... off the top of the screen, which I can, but ... Enter to terminate the move it jumps back onto the screen (presumably to ... maintain access to the title bar). -
Two more M.I.A.sI wrote two simple educational games in 1988 called "Easy Time" and "Easy Maths" (may have been "Easy Math"). They were written in compiled BASIC, a…
... top-right of the screen displaying a time. The ... bottom of the screen left-to-right to ring a bell. ... was a selectable difficulty, to use whole hours or ... a sum was displayed on screen, and a series of ... parachutist. The player had to guide the parachutist left ... -
Tape problemsI have finally got round to resurrecting my 16K Spectrum, but cannot get any success in loading software. I am plugging it into the headphone port o…
I have finally got round to resurrecting my 16K Spectrum, but ... through the process, loads the screen, gets to the end, and the ... -
Spectranet: the TNFS directory threadNow that a few more people appear to have Spectranet, and Spectranet emulation is beginning to proliferate, I think it is time to list some places to…
... a few more people appear to have Spectranet, and Spectranet ... emulation is beginning to proliferate, I think it is ... time to list some places to visit.
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A couple of screen-grabs to explain zxnet:
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Cosmic wartoadSteve Cain is author of Cosmic Wartoad's loading screen according to Ocean's website info. [url]http://www.oceansoftwareltd.com/index.php?option=com_…
Steve Cain is author of Cosmic Wartoad's loading screen according to Ocean's website info.
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Another batch of faceplatesI have now received a quote from a new company for making replacement faceplates for the rubber key speccy. They have recommended a different approa…
... - instead of using silk screen printing to apply the keywords and rainbow ... -
My 48K Speccy has died.Hi fellow WoSer's! Wondering if you could help me with my rubber key 48k Spectrum, which died on me this afternoon. It is one I prevoiusly fixed up j…
... coloured blocks started to appear on the loading screen and thought as ... to loading error. But the game tried to start up, then the screen ... changed to a white ... plug to reset it. OH-OH! It's still showing the screen ... -
Wreck it RalphI can't wait to see this movie (8th Feb), I've seen some bits and bobs and a mate of mine over the pond loves it. The kids are always playing the […
... I came up with this screen as a test.
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But compared to the "arcade" screenshot and ... of windows for Felix to fix and one ... to patrol and drop bricks. To fit an the speccy screen everything needs to ... Ralph and a demo screen (need to do Felix).
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Adventure Game PicturesHey everyone, I'm trying to find out how to get pictures to appear during a text adventure game, similar to The Lord of the Rings tape. I'm not sure…
... 'm trying to find out how to get pictures to appear during a ... text adventure game, similar to The Lord of the Rings ... faster/more efficient to use screen$ or to get the spectrum to draw the ... /> Which one would be easier to code for?
Many ... -
Relocation with SDCCI desperately need auto- relocation with SDCC. Something that will compile all of my code using start address 0 and generate relocation table so that…
... of my code using start address 0 and generate relocation table ... through it and add load address to all entries inside.
16K/48K Lower RAM (4116) replacement.You may want to read [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=37957"]this thread[/URL] for background information on the quest t…
... also triggers the multiplexors to present the column address to the RAM and ... so there isn't much time to ... latch the row address. Extreme measures aren ... of problems due to the SRAM latching an address or data too ...Wanted - Music for Gem Chaser 2A follow-up to Gem Chaser is currently in development, and so I'm on the lookout for some menu-screen music to use in it. So, if anybody wants to wr…
A follow-up to Gem Chaser is currently ... lookout for some menu-screen music to use in it.
So, if anybody wants to write something original for it ... player). You're free to pick your player so long ...
The tune(s) need to be ready within the next ...IZX: a new standard format and driver for ZX-Spectrum icons[B]IZX[/B] is a very compact and efficient standard format to create icons for the ZX-Spectrum. You can download it from here: [LIST] [*][URL="http:…
... and efficient standard format to create icons for the ... 2x2 char attribute area on screen,
with an additional ... demo contains this loading screen, intended to help understand the explanation ... As indicated in a previous screen, Andrew Owen and I have ...New game: Knights & Demons DXHi everybody! Our last game is here! Einar Saukas and me were working hard last five months (Einar on the code and myself on the grahpics and music)…
... ; Demons". We are really proud to present you:
- New loading screen thanks to Craig Stevenson (Redballoon)
... (plus shipping cost). Write to [email]kabutillo@hotmail.com[/email ... PET. Check the link below to try these versions ;)
...Push 'n' ChaseIt is my great pleasure and honor to announce the release of PUSH 'n' CHASE a game made with CGD featuring a wonderful loading and intro screen …
... a wonderful loading and intro screen made by the creator of ... using the "skip the screen" option to show you all the screens ... the mines all over the screen and kill you.
... Amore
Loading and intro screen, advises, critical suggestions, game testing ...Help with File Compressor by Mladen PopovicHi, I'm trying to compress BombJack (MCM) and transfer it to a +3 disk (Yes I own the original game :) ). I'm unsure about the addresses to enter in…
... br />
I'm trying to compress BombJack (MCM) and transfer ... " which I think is the address where the decompression code will ... understand why I have to specify this separately to the "original file ... the start and have one address to enter?
I've ...Animated attribute revealA new challenge to solve next. I would like to create an animated attribute reveal in machine code by having my 768 byte attributes held in ram whic…
... /> I would like to create an animated attribute ... set to black while I setup my screen ram ... and so it's now ready to add the code to ... to bottom right which finally reveal the actual attribute of the screen ... I have a screen shot to illustrate that but ...PYROMANIA II: CHOPPER RESCUEJust in case you missed it... It is out! Get it at the Zx Sandbox [url]http://zxsandbox.blogspot.it/[/url] A very special thanks to R-Tape and Neil…
... ;pause, z->skip screen
Screen 1,2. Collect the ... citizens, then get them to the ... at once to
the red cross)
Screen 3. As ... rocky blocks)
Screen 8. To Destroy the big Fire-monster ...Jet From GladiatorsAnybody remember this hot foxy lady! Would be only around 12-13 and this sex goddess CAME (he he) onto my screen...used to watch it with family...ev…
... (he he) onto my screen...used to watch it with family...even ... waggle more than it did to Hyper Sports I can tell ...What's so good about Street Fighter 2 (& similar 2D fighters)?I played it quite a bit back in the day - mainly on the SNES, but also a couple of times in the arcade and on other systems. I quite liked it and und…
... a sinking, "do we have to" feeling. Even if I was ... and out of the screen seemed to add greatly to the feel of ... I preferred having the weapons to collect and interchange.
Name the game... (Non Speccy)Dear all, Once again I appeal to WoS members and their knowledge of gaming, history and how to search the internet when Google fails. I'm trying t…
... /> Once again I appeal to WoS members and their knowledge ... , history and how to search the internet when ... to a few million.
The game was a single-screen ... screen) had to jump and time his way through to get to ... PC magazine I used to get, regularly had ...Developing "Push n Chase" into a good gameI was wondering if anyone would like to help developing my CGD "Push n Chase" into a good game. [url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdZ5XYbterc[/u…
... if anyone would like to help developing my CGD ... crates scattered around the screen, if you go over ... you). object of each screen is to kill all the nemeies ... to dig to clear the path leading to the traps (or to ... you are supposed to push blocks to clear the way ...New Tool: HCDisk2Hi, I bring to your attention a new tool that I wrote: HCDisk2. HCDisk2 is a command line tool able to transfer files stored on several file system …
... file system types specific to the Sinclair Spectrum ...
- converts Spectrum SCREEN$ files to animated GIFs
- includes ... to MGT +D, Opus to Tape, etc)
- disk to tape and tape to ... conversion between formats (RAW to DSK, CQM to RAW, etc)
...Sinclair's Cancelled ProjectsDoes anybody have anymore info on any of these projects or are there any old Sinclair engineers on the Spectrum scene that could shed a little more l…
... to be a portable computer with an integral flat-screen ... CRT display. Initially to be ZX Spectrum ... mirrors were necessary to magnify the screen image to a usable size ... Martin Brennan, founded Flare Technology to continue their work.
...My Heart Skipped a Beat!!I cleared my internet history recently and when I typed in the address to my favourite website auto complete suggested this: [url]http://worldspectr…
I cleared my internet history recently and when I typed in the address to my favourite website auto complete suggested this:
[url]http://worldspectrum.org/[/url]
I almost had a fit thinking Martijn had packed it in for good. :o
