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Project: M.u.l.e.Wokani came up with a great idea about trying an open-development approach for spectrum games, and I thought why not try with a game I have under dev…
... print double width text and scroll double width text messages.< ... game works. Almost everything is in his document (minus some ... player rounds, individual stages in each run, and putting ... center or right justify text in a particular line. These requirements ... -
My iTunes wants to be shut down in an unusual wayAny suggestions on what to say to Apple to get it to shut iTunes down in an unusual way? Screenshot: [url]http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y92/murra…
Any suggestions on what to say to Apple to get it to shut iTunes down in an unusual way?
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Only in America ...[url]http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/6238364.stm[/url] Short of it - A US Judge had a pair of trousers (worth $1000) lost by a dry cleaner…
... ) lost by a dry cleaners in 2005, and so attempted to ... -
Free booklets with magazines... in archive?A recent trawl through my storage boxes has turned up some booklets that SU used to tuck into their mags back in the day. Specifically: Top 50 Spect…
... tuck into their mags back in the day. Specifically:
in some likely-looking folders and ... if there is a place in the archive for this kind ... -
IN for KempstonHi all A few years ago I wrote a Spectrum program that used graphics on screen to indicate what position a Joystick was in. I need the read IN instru…
... a Joystick was in. I need the read IN instruction for Sinclair ... to know what is the IN for Kempston, and the Sinclair ... -
I'll name that game in ...I was about to recommend Astro Blaster to someone, when I realised it's not the game I thought it was. Astro Blaster appears to be a space invaders …
... scramble variant. You could land in little floating cyan pods, scattered ... -
Emulating the Plus3e in SpinHi. At the weekend I finally got my ass in gear and started to go through my many +3 discs, with the aim of transferring a lot of the content to a CF…
... I finally got my ass in gear and started to go ... ] with DivIDE card.
In order to transfer these files ... CF card and initialised it in a real Plus3e, and proceeded ... 't. Looking at the image in a hex editor, it all ... -
The ropes in JSWJust watching the latest JSW mod rzxs from the archive and I remembered how good the ropes were in JSW - nobody came close in achieving that level of…
... the ropes were in JSW - nobody came close in achieving that level ... of realism in rope simulation :smile ... -
First steps in Z80 machine codeI never got into machine code much back when I had a speccy, as I didn't have any development tools at the time. The only machine code I'd previousl…
... code I'd previously done in the past was 6502 on ... something that's actually interesting in the long term future, but ... -
Best type-in gameApart from the excellent shorties in program pitstop, what was the best type-in game? Pixy the micrdot stands out for me after all this time.
Apart from the excellent shorties in program pitstop, what was the best type-in game?
Pixy the micrdot stands out for me after all this time. -
Preferred way of determining Y co-ord in assembly?I know of 2 ways of calculating the y-cord of a pixel row for the speccy in assembly. One is to calculate the address by ways of shifting and masking…
... pixel row for the speccy in assembly. One is to calculate ... -ords into the appropriate bits in H & L registers. The ... (s) people prefer to use in their own routines. -
How do I clear only a specific area of a screen (quickly) in machine code ?I'm looking for a machine code routine which will clear the first 20 rows of the Spectrum's display (or any number of rows or columns) . I have found…
... routines which do the job in thirds (as is
how ... the display is mapped in memory), which can
clear ... screen
pixels are stored in memory) then that would be ... -
Anybody in the printing trade?I'm after the name of the object created on plastic film containing an extremely contrasty image, used to photo etch the printing rollers. It's like…
... negative of (say) a page in a magazine. This negative is ... photographic material, does it come in differing grades. It's important ... -
Electronics interfaces used in schools in the 80'sCan anyone remember the names of those interfaces that plugged into the parrallel ports of computers at school in the 80's. They had 6 LEDs in red, …
... ports of computers at school in the 80's.
They had 6 LEDs in red, amber and green, 2 ... -
Poorly Spectrum + Fault diagnosis help needed!Hi, I've got a Spectrum+. Sometime in the past I broke it and sent it off to be fixed. It came back working good as new, but with an issue 2 board i…
... 've got a Spectrum+. Sometime in the past I broke it ... with an issue 2 board in it.
Anyhow, after ... works. I get a white border, black paper, and changing vertical ... . Pressing reset causes a change in the pattern.
All ... -
Spectrum 128K - Needs Your HelpI have a Spectrum 128K (with the external heatsink on the RHS) it is a 1985 Version 6K mainboard, I got it out of the loft the other day and it wont …
... I plug in the power I get a solid border (colour can ... vary) and loads of coloured squares in the ... , the 128K was my companion in the mid 1980's and ... -
I'm so annoyed.In translation... FOR FUCK SAKE. I got a call this morning from Marbles (my mastercard). Being the suspicious chap I am, I refuse to confirm any d…
In translation...
FOR FUCK ... get to the security department in India.
An aside ... been compromised.
Couched in such terms we interpret: Mastercard ... and declare independence. Patrol my border for 10 years (I think ... -
In a 100 years time..When we're all dead and buried (or cremated depending on your preference) and there's no more people around who actually HAD a ZX Spectrum do you thi…
... frustrated by the 'attic bug' in 'Jet Set Willy' or trying ... the pieces of the Amulet in 'Sabre Wulf' etc.
Advice on car rental in the USA.Would it be cheaper for me to pre book my hire car over here via the web or wait till I'm over in the USA?? Andrew.
Would it be cheaper for me to pre book my hire car over here via the web or wait till I'm over in the USA??
Andrew.ways of killing dogs in saboteurwow! did you know, a dog can be killed by the automatic firing devices trying to kill YOU in saboteur?! (incredible game...) (recent discovery... :…
wow!
did you know, a dog can be killed by the automatic firing devices trying to kill YOU in saboteur?! (incredible game...)
(recent discovery... :-) )Worm In Paradise/playing text adventuresHi folks I've seen this game highly lauded in many sections of this website and I've been dabbling with getting back into text adventures recently. …
... seen this game highly lauded in many sections of this website ...How do you run PCW games in Joyce?Seeing as Amstrad is back in the news, I may as well give it a go... My mum had a PCW and I was able to convert the disks over to the PC (before the…
Seeing as Amstrad is back in the news, I may as ...Flat for rent in SloughHi, i'm applying for a temporary occupation in Slough and i need some info. Since i am currently living in Portugal, i have no idea about the month…
... applying for a temporary occupation in Slough and i need some ... /> Since i am currently living in Portugal, i have no idea ... costs to make a living in the UK.
So ... rent, food and public transportation in the area.
How ...super-quick games in BASIC?do you think, games written in BASIC could run flawlessly at high speed when run in a speccy emulator at, say, 1000% speed? (i wonder, speccy is rare…
do you think, games written in BASIC could run flawlessly at high speed when run in a speccy emulator at, say, 1000% speed?
(i wonder, speccy is rarely used in this way - it's even more platform independent then JAVA! :-))) )What I hate about computers and/or video gamingYesterday I spent approximately four months (subjecively that is, objectively it was around two to three hours) fixing my mate's PC. I won't bore you…
... have (good, definable) bots in multiplayer games. Many multiplayer first ... of user definable options (in first person shooters). You ... you were partway through the scroll bar whilst copy some ... really is) who persist in defending Windows against all criticism ...Need help finding Spectrums in London - visiting in NovemberHi there, I need some help from all of the english members of this forum, or more specifically anyone located in the London area. Late last year, e…
... or more specifically anyone located in the London area.
... the money I had invested in the collection.
in London? This is the ... people doing great finds in Gamestation stores, so I ... near where I am staying in London?
Best player controlled character in a gameAs the title suggests , which is the best character you've played in a Speccy game A tough guy like Rambo or Cobra ? Maybe a Champagne Charlie lik…
... best character you've played in a Speccy game
in a Spectrum game , but also ...Found a few things out in the last couple of weeks :)Q. Who funded Hitler ? Now you bound to say, he did it all on his own ! Alas wrong. Q2. Who prints out money ? (now this i would love to know, i kn…
... bearer` mean on every note in your pocket ? (ill give you ... ).
Also while im in the typing mode @ `mr death ...
