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  • Converting a JPEG or BMP to speccy black and whiteI need to convert a few JPEGs or BMPs to Speccy black and white for my entry to the Speccy games compo. Anybody got any idea how I could go about th…

    ... JPEGs or BMPs to Speccy black and white for my entry to ... a speccy pic to the screen using sinclair BASIC would be ...
    BigBadMick BigBadMick April 2005 Development
  • Issue 6a black and white problemGot a 6a board, no colour, black and white striped border (when it should be blue or red), and the display visibly judders left and right slightly ev…

    ... , black and white striped border (when it should be blue or red), and the ... display visibly judders left and right ...
    Macc Macc January 2011 Hardware
  • Sinclair QL-Black and white lines displayCould be obtaining an QL soon,problem is according to seller it display black and white lines on screen,looking at service manual here- [url]http://w…

    ... to seller it display black and white lines on screen,looking at service ...
    JACK98 JACK98 May 2011 Hardware
  • Black and White?I bought a ZX Spectrum +2 a while ago, and finally acquired a TV that could run it. But... It's coming up in black and white. It has worked in col…

    ... Spectrum +2 a while ago, and finally acquired a TV that ... /> It's coming up in black and white. It has worked in ... the TV and the sound went away, but the screen is still ...
    Ohowson Ohowson November 2014 Hardware
  • Tau Ceti - funny loaderHere in India we used to get games in tapes with a generic "ZX Spectrum" tape-inlay (consisting of a picture of the Speccy on a black background, and…

    ... Speccy on a black background, and a bar of blue at the ... right!). After which, the screen turns black and the next block of code ... loads the SCREEN$+data. The ... loading border is white and black when ...
    Arjun Arjun August 2003 MIA/STP/SDP
  • Fire and IceI'm having some trouble with fire and ice after I select which world I want to start on the screen goes black and says read only trk 58 sec 12 retr…

    ... having some trouble with fire and ice

    after I ... want to start on the screen goes black and says

    read ...
    chop983 chop983 May 2005 Games
  • Black and white composite displayJust pulled out an old CRT display and tried my trusty rubber key on it (comp modded), im using one of those scart adapters for an xbox to accept the…

    ... out an old CRT display and tried my trusty rubber key ... is the image comes out black and white, wiggled the adapter about ... a bit and managed, very briefly, to get ...
    Macc Macc April 2013 Hardware
  • spectrum issue 6a oddityMorning everyone Bought a speccy (rubber key) from ebay in near mint condition - couldn't tune in on analogue particularly well so did the comp mod …

    ... is a clear but shimmery screen which i can almost live ... display black or blue border or paper. Inks are ok. On black and blue the screen ... goes grey and rolls.

    actualreality actualreality August 2013 Hardware
  • Troublesome routine, help needed!Having problems with this routine, it basically fires a rocket up the screen, but refuses to detect collisions. I'm using attribute blocks for detect…

    ... fires a rocket up the screen, but refuses to detect collisions ... />
    It runs on a black and blue un-bright background i.e ...
    daveysludge daveysludge November 2013 Development
  • DivMMC EnJOY! Black and White editionsThe DivMMC EnJOY! SD card interface has been available for some months now, and is 'doing' very well! Since about a month the cases for this interfa…

    ... available for some months now, and is 'doing' very well!
    black and white.
    Hence the complete ... are named: [B]DivMMC EnJOY! Black and White editions[/B].

    and rising costs, I must announce ...
    bverstee bverstee August 2014 Sales
  • Dead issue 3b with black and white barsHi all, I've been donated an issue 3b which has some nice black and white bars with a few flashing blocks. I've done a few RAM tests and could spo…

    ... 3b which has some nice black and white bars with a few ... done a few RAM tests and could spot anything, although that ... but neither are in sockets and I don't have an ...
    Jet5y Jet5y December 2015 Hardware
  • Black And WhiteA new game (128K only) created for the Play On Retro project by the Pat Morita Team, authors of the great [i]Ninjakul 2.[/i] Last year a demo was …

    ... /> [url="https://greenwebsevilla.itch.io/black-and-white"]Download[/url]

    Alessandro Grussu Alessandro Grussu March 2020 Brand new software
  • What's the best text email you've received lately?This one's a cracker: A little guy is sitting at the bar just staring at his drink for half an hour when this big trouble-making biker s…

    ... the difference between a blonde and a mosquito?
    < ... Q. What does a screen door and a blonde have in ... difference between a blonde and the Titanic?
    ... is white out on the screen.

    Q ... Q. What's black and blue and brown and laying in a ditch?< ...
    zxbruno zxbruno October 2007 Chit chat
  • Changing the way SCREEN$ is loadedThe way the speccy loads in a SCREEN$ is interesting - top two-thirds first, then middle and finally the bottom, which is due to the way the speccy d…

    ... matter of taking the above and changing it to your needs ... usual blue and yellow to something more cool like black and blue, or perhaps black-black, which ... most often looks best with a nice loading screen ...
    Rickard Rickard October 2008 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Test ROM Cartridge For SaleI'm selling another load of gear including a Sinclair Research Test ROM Cartridge. [url]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4000772…

    ... Spectrums to crash.
    Failure will result in the computer ...
    Flashes the whole screen between black and white, except the border. ... 7. The Soak Test.
    Failure here may indicate that the ... on a screen full of text.
    Failure will be ...
    murtceps murtceps October 2009 Sales
  • Commodore 64 - First time trying - REVIEW & Pictures!Right, so the 2nd hand shop was selling this Commodore and accessories. So I decided to buy it, as I've never had a Commodore and this is my first ti…

    ... that.
    Then the screen blanks and loads in some kind of ... /> Nothing.
    Black screen.
    ?!?!?!?
    I switched off and on the Commodore ... 36879,8 turns the screen completelly black with blue writing, and POKE 36879,27 ...
    Alien 8 Alien 8 August 2011 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Plus D Voltage Regulator OrientationHi, I?ve got a Plus D Disc Interface circuit board without case from a friend. Sadly he sends it to me without care for proper packaging. So it arr…

    ... and get the following result now:

    7805 middle leg black ... /> 7805 middle leg black multimeter wire to other ... Spectrums "not working": Normal black Boot-Picture shows on powering ... D lights up) and then a Black and Blue Screen is displayed (while ...
    Luzie Luzie August 2013 Hardware
  • Plus D Voltage Regulator OrientationHi, I?ve got a Plus D Disc Interface circuit board without case from a friend. Sadly he sends it to me without care for proper packaging. So it arr…

    ... on, it directly shows an black and blue striped screen.
    The PlusDs LED ... (in wrong or right orientation) and if I remove the other ...
    Luzie Luzie August 2013 Hardware
  • spectrum issue 6a oddityMorning everyone Bought a speccy (rubber key) from ebay in near mint condition - couldn't tune in on analogue particularly well so did the comp mod …

    ... />
    back from holiday now and changing the 2 C65 / C25 ... . displays black and blue borders for about a second before the screen scrolls horizontally ...
    actualreality actualreality September 2013 Hardware
  • Troublesome routine, help needed!Having problems with this routine, it basically fires a rocket up the screen, but refuses to detect collisions. I'm using attribute blocks for detect…

    ... fires a rocket up the screen, but refuses to detect collisions ... />
    It runs on a black and blue un-bright background i.e ...
    Jerri Jerri November 2013 Development
  • saboteur2 new loading screen[img]http://savepic.su/6477378.gif[/img] from Oleg Origin

    ... Saboteur II for both 48K and 128K, by employing my own ... one (3000 vs. 2800 baud), black-and-blue variant.

    They have ... for 128K) technology and feature Oleg's superb loading screen.

    Alessandro Grussu Alessandro Grussu March 2016 Games
  • Brightness level of non-bright attributes on classic ZX 48Does anybody know what was a brightness level of non-bright attributes on classic ZX 48? Was it the same on 128, +2 and +3? I can see on wikipedia a…

    ... grayscale (when viewed in black and white).[/quote]
    Sorry ... added to the existing black and white composite video signal ... fire electrons at the screen. They are aligned so ... but instead of black and white, red/black, green/black and blue/black. Note that ...
    1024MAK 1024MAK September 2016 Hardware
  • 1986-2016.I'm early, but I'm tired of 1985. So here's the annual thirty-years after topic about Speccy games.

    ... at the side of the screen will lower: once it ... b]. The black and white graphics turn into black and blue in the night ... , and you'll discover ... slight sense of claustrophobia and loss and and a sense of ...
    WhenIWasCruel WhenIWasCruel October 2016 Games
  • Is there anyway of fixing my spectrum?Hi people, i have just got my pride and joy back out of the closet (48k +) and turned it on and to my horror the arial socket is not working properly…

    ... have just got my pride and joy back out of the ... closet (48k +) and turned it on and to my horror the ... not working properly, the screen is black and white and very fuzzy no matter ...
    Razor_rs Razor_rs May 2003 Games
  • Can anyone help me with a game please?? Sorry to bring up such an annoying topic, but figuring out the name of this one is really doing my nut. You controlled a robot dog that could fire…

    ... its eyes, and moved from screen to screen dodging enemies and shooting things, until ... you discovered a tape, and ... very colourful game, the screen was black and the exits in the rooms ...
    Castor_ Castor_ August 2003 Games
  • Problem with RealSpectrumWhy am I having difficulty getting certain games to laod in RealSpectrum? The game seems to be loading ok then the screen goes black and nothing hap…

    Why am I having difficulty getting certain games to laod in RealSpectrum?

    The game seems to be loading ok then the screen goes black and nothing happens - i have to reset the emulator.

    Any advice greatly appreciated.
    highlandstew highlandstew May 2004 Emulators
  • Spin 505 error - SOLVEDI am having giant problems with v. 505 on my XP. I run it and all seems fine, then load up a game and it pops up with "Can't find 48.rom, but you ca…

    ...
    I run it and all seems fine, then load ... up a game and it pops up with ... play blah,blah" ... and I can in fact play ... and try running it again it just stays frozen, like the screen ... has black and slight red, etc ...
    Skarpo Skarpo February 2005 Emulators
  • Replacing +2/+3 rom with eeprom?Hi I want to change my +2a to +3e (or +2e). Garry mentions that 27C256 eprom can be used. I would like to use 28C256 instead. Pins are not all the s…

    ... all the same (pin 1 and pin 27). I have tried ... 's pin 27 and eeprom pin 27 unconnected (and also some other ... was always the same: screen with black and white rows. With original roms ...
    Timppa Timppa August 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • 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…

    ... i clicked maximise, my screen went black and my monitor stopped reciving a ...
    PureGamerJim PureGamerJim May 2006 Emulators
  • Bah, Spectrum+ has diedBah. My Spectrum+ appears to have died. On power up, the 'paper' part of the screen goes black (and you see the faint red lines that you normally se…

    ... 'paper' part of the screen goes black (and you see the faint red ... normally see), but it stays black - never get the (C) 1982 ...
    Winston Winston July 2006 Hardware
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