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Goldfinch - an open software stack for mass storageYep, another pet project of mine to compete with all the others I've started. But hey, if I didn't get distracted by things like this I'd just get di…
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... program written to use the stdio core from this rom could be run ... disk system was in actual use. This would be binary compatibility ... groups. The first group is basic i/o, another group direcory ... -
DIVIDE - NEW FATWARE for 128kB spectrums[url]http://velesoft.speccy.cz/zx/divide/divide-fatware.htm[/url] [img]http://velesoft.speccy.cz/zx/divide/systems/fatware/fatware+2sp.gif[/img] [im…
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This version of FATWARE work with ... FATWARE.
All this FATWARE versions can work also ... rom type ( ROM 0 / ROM 1 ) in low 16kB and use different code for ROM ...
- compatibility with 128 basic (rom 0)
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Speccy +2 (Grey) peripheralsHello all, I have just bought a grey +2 to use as a workhouse whilst I keep my 128 toastrack for Sunday best. It hasn't arrived yet, however I was wo…
[QUOTE=sabre128;360460]Can I use a +2 instead of a ... ROM set. The best one to use is the Spectrum SE ROM set (not SE Basic ... -
Speccy meetup, Oxford, 27th JuneOver on CSS the esteemed Paul E Collins has declared that there shall be a meetup at the Gloucester Arms, Oxford, on Saturday 27 June, from around 1-…
... /> 1: Fully bug-fixed 48 BASIC with numeric keypad support patches ... the original 48 BASIC ROM
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BASIC ROM and lock down the ports to prevent further page switching. This ... I'll release them. To use them you'll need a ... -
Getting a Nintendo DSiPretty soon I will be ordering a DSi. I am looking for some recommendations as far as games go. Also, what emulators are there (speccy, Megadrive e…
... one day and thought, why not?) so that I ... Battlezone, Tempest etc. I like this emulator :)
[ ... C64 emulator. I don't use this much, just like I don ...
[B]Dega[/B] - This is the Mastersystem emu. Works ... DS. Not even a basic one. At least the ... -
+3 Centronics port: How does it work?I've been trying to follow the code with Fuse's debugger and I can't see it writing anywhere except to port 0x1ffd. It also jumps through some fairly…
... the routine from the +3 ROM 1. I've got 64 ... me luck.[/QUOTE]
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ANN: ResiDOS v2.25 and +3e ROMS v1.38 releasedA major new release of ResiDOS, v2.25, is now available! The most important new features are commands and functions allowing new extended streams an…
... with a non-standard ROM setup on the +3 ... /> [LIST=1][*]The 48K ROM is "standalone" and doesn't ... (but works fine with SE BASIC, Gosh Wonderful and others, ... retain compatibility)[*]The 48K BASIC ROM must be active when ... if this is not the case in 128K BASIC mode, ... -
ANN: ResiDOS v2.25 and +3e ROMS v1.38 releasedA major new release of ResiDOS, v2.25, is now available! The most important new features are commands and functions allowing new extended streams an…
[QUOTE=velesoft;367559]Garry: Use RESIDOS memory paging often ? Is ... HDD/CF to DivIDE memory. This operation is very fast, but ... =1]
[*]Initially, copy of BASIC ROM (eg RAM bank 0 for ... br /> [/LIST]
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Interface One - New FunctionalityAs you may (or may not) be aware the Interface One is a pretty powerful piece of kit. One of it's greatest features is being able to easily extended …
OK, I've coded this to add a @DEEK ... within a LET statement, in this form:
LET ... /> stackbc equ 2D2Bh ;16K ROM, stacks BC onto calculator
let equ 2AFFh ;16K ROM, 'LET' statement handling routine< ... /> cheat equ 1731h ;16K ROM code that does C -
Divide+ and ResiDOS questionhaving a real blank moment, i got a +3e (obviously) with V1.38 roms how do i install TAPEIO? Do i need to convert it .TAP ? As i would like to save …
... It doesn't use the normal 128K/+3 BASIC editor, however, ... entry you can install [B]SE BASIC[/B] or [B]Gosh ... FAT16, which ResiDOS can use but the +3e can ... solution is now at hand: use "Strowsaw" and/or "3e ... ]
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DivIDE QuestionHi all, I've been trying to work out how the DivIDE works and after reading and re-reading the DivIDE programming model document by Zilog I think it…
... function can I use the Spectrum ROM functions to do ... You can use the ROM function. Read the Shadow ROM disassembly to ... in the BASIC ROM.
The Spectranet also uses this mechanism - ... print a string using the BASIC ROM:
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Test program for 128k machinesThere is a Test Program for 16/48k machines: [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0008884&loadpics=3[/url] Is there a similar progr…
... has a dire ROM test routine.
I posted this to css ... in 2006
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Sinclair Research included a ROM ... got to thinking why the program passes the 128K BASIC ROM which is ... Dr. Ian Logan really write this ?Stupid noobie POKEs questionHello all, I was born one year before the Speccy itself, and we always had one in our house - first the 48k rubber-keys, then a +3 - until I got an …
POKE is a BASIC command. It sets the contents ... cannot be written to (this contains the BASIC ROM). The syntax is POKE ... real hardware you had to use special loaders to POKE the ...The Goldfinch updates thread([url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=25034]original announcement thread here[/url] - I figured it was worth starting a new to…
... reset, or something...? Crazy. This is why I don't do hardware ... />
This is wait loop from original ZX128 rom, you can use same ... , etc....). If user load this video player and press NMI ... DEMFIR. My BIOS for DiviIDE use this code and work always correct.Games not compatible with real grey +2There are many threads about Spectrum+3/2A incompatibility issues but what about grey +2? I've found that games like Marauder and Skate Crazy don't w…
... games which require the original BASIC ROM (e.g. Travel With Trashman ... use the Spectrum SE ROMs (bundled with Fuse). These are the original BASIC ROM ... to work with the original BASIC ROM).Print at 128,87? :)The advanced search function didn't help me find the answer to this, and I don't remember seeing anything similar in magazines or books... so please …
... replies! :) I wonder why BASIC coders didn't use this type of printing routine ... pixels, just like when you use characters? :) I haven't tested ...ANN: SE Basic Beta 2Somewhat surprisingly, and 10 years after I started it, SE Basic is pretty much finished. [url]http://bit.ly/d64mo3[/url] The main selling point, a…
... though; firstly, can the user use the old keyword entry system ... POKE? And how well does SE BASIC run on a 128K machine ... />
"* SE Basic is not designed to be used as the BASIC ROM in ...ANN: SE Basic Beta 2Somewhat surprisingly, and 10 years after I started it, SE Basic is pretty much finished. [url]http://bit.ly/d64mo3[/url] The main selling point, a…
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"* SE Basic is not designed to be used as the BASIC ROM in ... shouldn't use it in place of the 48k basic rom in the ... (presumably)
you can use it in the 128k machines ... , but as a single rom on it's ownGraphics problemHi guys. Finally got a REAL zx spectrum, cost ?20 from a friend. When i draw plots and circles, it takes time to do it, but how do i do it instantly…
The BASIC rom is drawing a circle by ... multiplies and a cosine calculation. This is an extremenly slow way ... was a concern for the rom.
The best ... draw a circle is to use a suitable bresenham algorithm ... latter is done by the rom and the former can ...Emulators: Who uses what and why?I thought a thread on shared emulator experiences might be full of useful tips and save a lot of time for anyone seeking the same. [B]What computers…
... - Z26[/b] weird one this, only works with a keyboard ... so I got the ROM's for this emu instead!
... /> [B]Megadrive - Gens[/B] Why use anything else, but I can ... SNES - Zsnesw[/B] Easy to use etc
[B]Speccy - ... . there are ways around this, but it's still ...+3 how to detect if a file exist ?Need help. I am making a generic menu to my compilations over the spectrum +3. Exist some way programatically to detect if some file exists on the d…
... important.
;(Not required in this code because its in the ... (36864),SP ;Store the BASIC stack pointer. Note, this again
;is ... to BASIC, or a program that
;expects to use the ROM routines ...Beepola v1.01A new version of Beepoa, v1.01, is now available for download from:- [URL]http://freestuff.grok.co.uk/beepola/Beepola_v1.01.00.zip[/URL] (650KiB) …
... it, just trying to explain why it isn't done already ... and why I think there are so ... and sound of the drums, this makes the music hang if ... no Sinclair BASIC ROM, so the only way to fix this is to ... put needed parts of the ROM into ...Cant DecideI have had a lot of spectrums in my time from the 16k to the +3 and as we all know they all have flaws. I am thinking about buying another and wanted…
... required the original unmodified 48 BASIC ROM. You can improve the ... SE (included with Fuse and EightyOne). These consist of the original BASIC ROM ... of the 64K ROM machines you'll need to use two copies ... of the ZX Spectrum SE ROMs. Due ...Developing on Linux (Ubuntu 10.04)Ok, so I decided to install Ubuntu as my main OS, but keep XP as a bootable partition just in case I err mess up Ubuntu, :) I also have XP VM in Virt…
... * BMP2SCR definitely requires Windows. I use it on an XP VM ... hardware blending. You can use The Artist to do ... host OS). For example, SE Basic is a viable alternative to ... 're after a fast BASIC editor. It's not ... original ROM in terms of speed and ease of use. < ...+3 assembler questionI was wondering if anyone could give any suggestions as to how to get this bit of code working on the +2A/+3 in 128k mode. It works on the +128k/+2 i…
... find an explanation of its use in the +3 manual.[/QUOTE ... />
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ROM 3 is the '48 BASIC' ROM and is virtually ... identical to the ROM used in ... only be switched in (and this variable decremented) if bit 4 ...Common pitfalls and solutionsLet's discuss some of the common problems in Speccy programming, and the methods we use to avoid them. For an example, here is a piece of code that …
... , and the methods we use to avoid them.
... do something like this even to this day. Or maybe ... ;Since the 48 BASIC ROM is paged in, this is effectively the ... used to store bits of BASIC
;and other ... /> ;The next program addresses this so that USR0 is no ...BITWISE operators...Hi Folks, Another question - is there a way (fast) to do bitwise operations in Sinclair BASIC? Many thanks Paddy
... the hard 16K ROM limit (which would require ROM paging) SE Basic crams in ... more than any other BASIC.
use characters to reduce storage but ...Cool BASIC tricks and tips!Following on from Dunny's excellent suggestion of a compendium of BASIC tips + tricks, I believe it would be better to have a topic dedicated to it. …
... of research and studying the ROM disassembly I came up with ... /> This works really well and is quite quick even in BASIC. However ... , I wanted to use this formula in a ... machine code routine and this is ...Cool BASIC tricks and tips!Following on from Dunny's excellent suggestion of a compendium of BASIC tips + tricks, I believe it would be better to have a topic dedicated to it. …
... of research and studying the ROM disassembly I came up with ... /> This works really well and is quite quick even in BASIC. However ... , I wanted to use this formula in a ... machine code routine and this is ...Check out this 1973 "games console"The Magnavox Odyssey - love the full colour graphics :) [youtube]H2EIsnr_cv4[/youtube] Discovered it whilst researching for the next documentary ch…
... , but who created the Spectrum SE, the SE ROM, SE BASIC, helped so much with ... could come out of all this mess.
