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  • Wanted : ZX Spectrum on/off switchThere used to be available an on/off switch for the original rubber key spectrum. It was made by System 7 and sold for about a fiver. I am trying to …

    ... be available an on/off switch for the original rubber key ...
    dmsmith dmsmith August 2004 Wanted
  • IM2 Machine Code Sprites Example Code Using Char Based SystemFurther to my earlier post, here are sprites running using char method with IM2 driving it Note, for 48k spectrum using TASM [code] ; ***********…

    ...
    im 1 ;switch to IM 1 and enable ... ; On Entry:
    ; HL Contains Screen Address
    ; DE Contains Char ... On Exit
    ; HL Contains Screen Address
    ; BC preserved
    robpearmain robpearmain August 2004 Development
  • I have done a Spectrum Screen Design Template As PDFI use this for my games, to work out attribute and screen addresses. It is A4, to be printed landscape [url="http://www.peargames.co.uk/downloads/s…

    I use this for my games, to work out attribute and screen addresses. It is A4, to be printed landscape

    [url="http://www.peargames.co.uk/downloads/specform.pdf"]http://www.peargames.co.uk/downloads/specform.pdf[/url]
    robpearmain robpearmain September 2004 Development
  • On 48k, can I copy 4k before next screen updateFollowing on from my thread at [url="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/viewtopic.php?topic=6423&forum=11"]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/v…

    ... copy 4k from Backbuffer to Screen in under 1/50th, or ... to copy back to front screen with no tearing/flicker etc ... , with no flicker on the screen.

    HELP ...
    robpearmain robpearmain September 2004 Development
  • Smooth Screen Scrolling RoutineHi everyone, this is a follow up to the thread on smooth screen scrolling. As promised here is the code for the routine. It's pretty long and fairl…

    ... to the thread on smooth screen scrolling.

    As ... the first column
    ;HL=screen addr.
    ;DE=address of ...
    EX DE,HL ;DE = SCREEN ADDRESS AGAIN

    SKIPB ... A,E ;reset the horizontal screen
    AND 224 ;position ...
    dmsmith dmsmith September 2004 Development
  • Screen$I wasn't sure where to put this! Has anyone got or does anyone know where I can download a load of Speccy Screen$ in 1 file. Let me explain..... I …

    ... download a load of Speccy Screen$ in 1 file. Let me ... the way the Speccy loads Screen$ and I would love to ... file that has loads of Screen$ in it so that I ... /> Just type:
    10 Load"" Screen$
    20 Goto 10
    itsallgood itsallgood September 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Best/worst endingsPity this cheap'n'nasty UBB-clone doesn't have polls, one of the many features it lacks. :roll: :) What does anyone think are the best, and worst, g…

    ... stop to think of what effect having that many screens, most ... get past the Hitchcockian last screen (it should have been [I ...
    robert@fm robert@fm October 2004 Games
  • Screen$Is there a quick way to get pictures off a PC e.g. from MS Paint, onto the spectrum without having to type in each individual pixel before saving the…

    ... individual pixel before saving the screen$
    I have no digitizer ... the loader load run a screen$ and then start loading the ... stop the user closing the screen$ away. I guess there is ...
    guesser guesser October 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Compressing SCREEN$Guys I'm trying to find an MC type-in routine for the 48K which compressed the screen (including attributes) into an area of memory and also restored…

    ... the 48K which compressed the screen (including attributes) into an area ... restored said compression back to screen area. Any ideas? I want ...
    choccy48K choccy48K November 2004 Development
  • Help required to calculate screen addressesDoes anyone have some code that calculates the screen address one pixel below the given address ? Is it best to use a lookup table ? Any examples of …

    Does anyone have some code that calculates the screen address one pixel below the given address ? Is it best to use a lookup table ? Any examples of this.
    Mr Millside Mr Millside November 2004 Development
  • Wanted, Spectrum On/Off switchI'm after an on / off switch to save on wear and tear, similar to the one produced by Tec Publications. Anyone have a spare or know where I can find …

    ... 'm after an on / off switch to save on wear and ... /infoseek.cgi?regexp=^On%2fOff+Switch$&pub=^TEC+Publications$"]http ... /infoseek.cgi?regexp=^On%2fOff+Switch$&pub=^TEC+Publications$[/url ...
    Gilby Gilby December 2004 Wanted
  • Screen AttributesNot sure if this is a devolopment question but here goes... In my limited understanding, the 'attribute file' of a speccy is 5800h to 5AFFh and each…

    ... each character position on the screen. With bits 0 to 2 ...
    Saboteur Saboteur January 2005 Development
  • Spectrum loading screen on Ch4?Hi all, this evening I caught a glimpse of a Spectrum loading screen on Channel 4! Just a brief flash, with the borders and some big writing in the m…

    ... glimpse of a Spectrum loading screen on Channel 4! Just a ...
    MattLamb MattLamb January 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • EmuZWin - border in Full Screen modeWhenever I switch to Fullscreen mode I do not see the BORDER (and it is set to "thick"). Is it because my laptop is "widescreen"?

    Whenever I switch to Fullscreen mode I do not see the BORDER (and it is set to "thick").

    Is it because my laptop is "widescreen"?
    princm princm January 2005 Emulators
  • Just remembered - Spirograph Effect. - Please ExplainJust remembered that we used to mess about with the Draw command to get a spirograph effect in Sinclar Basic. Squares 10 plot 75,75 20 draw 80,48,…

    ... command to get a spirograph effect in Sinclar Basic.

    murtceps murtceps February 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • 128k Shadow Screen?When emulating the shadow screen in bank 7 should that bank be switched into address C000? If so, what happens if bank 7 is switched out without canc…

    When emulating the shadow screen in bank 7 should that bank be switched into address C000? If so, what happens if bank 7 is switched out without cancelling the shadow?
    Unique Unique February 2005 Development
  • More than 256 colours in full screen Spectaculator?When Spectaculator starts up in full screen and you go to load a game the windows menus are a terrible colour and look garish. I guess thats becaus…

    ... Spectaculator starts up in full screen and you go to load ...
    HonoredShadow HonoredShadow March 2005 Emulators
  • Invisible loading screenI can't remember how this is done (I did it years ago but can't remember how). When loading a screen$ from basic you can see the lines being display…

    ... ).

    When loading a screen$ from basic you can see ... />
    you can set the screen black so the lines are ...
    Unique Unique March 2005 Development
  • The Chuntey Effect.Ok, I know that the Chuntey Effect has been a topic before AND this website but I just bumped into it and found the error message to be hilarious :))…

    Ok, I know that the Chuntey Effect has been a topic before AND this website but I just bumped into it and found the error message to be hilarious :)))

    [url="http://www.chuntey.com/"]http://www.chuntey.com/[/url]

    Skarpo
    :)
    Skarpo Skarpo March 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Best loading screen.What's the best loading screen in your opinion? I really liked the one on Rescue from Atlantis (maybe minus the text) [url="http://www.worldofspec…

    What's the best loading screen in your opinion?

    ...
    Skarpo Skarpo March 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Name of a game?Can anybody name this one for me, I had a sudden flashback of playing it as I was dozing off last night? The game took place on a single screen with…

    ... place on a single screen with platforms. Your character ...
    And on each screen, there were 3 boxes - I ... be done on each screen - and the object ... went to the next screen.
    The only ... some slightly annoying constant sound effect playing all the time ...
    Neil^P Neil^P April 2005 Games
  • Map to screen address problemCan anyone help me out with what I guess is a screen address calculation problem. I need to calculate the screen address of a tile based on a number…

    ... what I guess is a screen address calculation problem.

    I need to calculate the screen address of a tile based ... to calculate for the other screen thirds.

    Could someone ...
    Mr Millside Mr Millside April 2005 Development
  • Fastest way to write something to screen$Hi, I just got pasmo.exe and start playing with attr scrolling, well, not scrolling, just write different values to a block and see if I can introdu…

    ... fastest way to update the screen. I know that ldir/lddr ...
    AE.Vasconcelos AE.Vasconcelos April 2005 Development
  • QL repairI have a QL with a memory expansion. It's keyboard membrane is knackered and when switched on screen corruption flickers all over the place and the b…

    ... knackered and when switched on screen corruption flickers all over the ... ? The spectrum does a similar effect with the ROM removed.
    absorbentgnome absorbentgnome May 2005 Wanted
  • Sinclair flat screen pocket TV problemCan anyone give me some advise regarding a picture problem on a Sinclair flat screen pocket TV The picture has a black curvy band at the top and bot…

    ... problem on a Sinclair flat screen pocket TV

    The ... top and bottom of the screen

    Here is a ... is not moving across the screen

    channel 4 is ...
    Bluegoat Bluegoat May 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Into the Eagles Nest, 128k musicRighty. Into the Eagles Nest. A Gauntlet clone, crossed with 'Where Eagles Dare'. Big sprites. Warlike 128k music, as I recall. I can still hum in. …

    ... different loading screen (with a countdown and a flashing 'gunfire' effect at ...
    Ashley Pomeroy Ashley Pomeroy May 2005 Games
  • Changing the colour of the screenCan anyone tell me the ROM command to change the paper colour of the main screen ?

    Can anyone tell me the ROM command to change the paper colour of the main screen ?
    Mr Millside Mr Millside June 2005 Development
  • Screen distortion problems, I can't fix it!I just managed to get myself a ZX Spectrum +2 from the local car boot sale but for some reason theres a distortion halfway down the screen when i pla…

    ... a distortion halfway down the screen when i play games.
    screen the screen goes out of wack ...
    Resident0 Resident0 July 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • screen$ and ramdisk 128kDoes anyone know how to load a screen$ from tape and then save it to ramdisk, without the screen$ showing during the load from tape?

    Does anyone know how to load a screen$ from tape and then save it to ramdisk, without the screen$ showing during the load from tape?
    mgmetro mgmetro July 2005 Sinclair Basic
  • Graphic issues with SpinOk, I've always meant to get this sorted out but never did for various reasons that I don't remember at the moment. I get choppy framerates with Spi…

    ... enable/disable (no diff) full screen and auto-skip. No diff ... use GDI or DirectDraw. The effect was most noticeable when I ...
    Arjun Arjun July 2005 Emulators
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