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Overflow Detection while Scanning a Number from a StringI've got some strange behaviour from a subroutine that reads a number from a string and converts it to a 32-bit long. It's C's strtol if it helps to…
... a subroutine that reads a number from a string and converts ... rightmost zeroes. So adding a number from 0 to 2^n ... representation of a base X number in a binary register? Does ... running total, b = base, n = number of bits required
number padding functionI wrote a number padding function in BASIC a while ago, but when I came to want it again I couldn't find it, so I've done this enhanced [url=http://w…
I wrote a number padding function in BASIC a ... a string rather than a number. The examples below should make ... pondered returning with a "6 Number too big" error but decided ... )=STR$ USR address: REM n=number,l=leftpad,r=rightpad
Adventure Game Corrections & Additions (from Adventure Probe)From adverts in some of the Adventure Probes that Gerard scanned... [B]Cosmos[/B] (Futuresoft) [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id…
... the compilation listed in the database is referring to.
RRP ... /10, p25
[B]Number 6 in the Village[/B ... same on as in the database
Released (rereleased?) at some ... text adventure Virus in the database,
Dark Storm's individual ...CMWC random number generator for Z80Seeing the interest regarding the [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=23070"]Xor-Shift random number generator for Z80[/URL]…
... ?t=23070"]Xor-Shift random number generator for Z80[/URL], I ...ANN: Tipshop updated Thursday, 02 August 2012Thursday 02 August 2012 Oops - I changed broadband recently, and got locked out of updating Tipshop. That's my story, anyway.. Lots of good stuff thi…
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Morris Meets The Bikers, Number Painter, Olympiad '86,
Padenie ... Tripe and Zolyx.
DATABASE SIZE: 17304 ENTRIES FOR 4549 ...Your favourite Spectrum [whatever] beginning with a numberI thought I'd resurrect the fairly popular 'Best Spectrum game beginning with [whatever letter], so here goes. You know the drill, each of your answe…
... case of this thread, a number). We'll go by WOS ... from, beginning only with a number, is there? I'll say ... 've seen beginning with a number).
Best sound or ...Steve Wilcox quote in latest 'Retro Gamer' magOn page 7, in a feature on his IOS Spectrum emulator, he is quoted as saying: "The Android market has been 'poisoned' by a number of very shoddy Spec…
... has been 'poisoned' by a number of very shoddy Spectrum implementations ... that links up to any database that I know of.
database'??
Tut ...Random number from a rangeHow can I generate in assembly a random number from a range, let's say 0-21 or 0-57? There are generators which make it 0-255. By using bit masks I…
How can I generate in assembly a random number from a range, let's say 0-21 or 0-57?
There are generators which make it 0-255.
By using bit masks I can make it 0-127,0-63,0-31 and so on. But what if my range isn't that "equal"?The Hobbit, Empire, and an interviewHi all, I've got a little article on the making of The Hobbit in the latest issue of Empire magazine (we've run a huge feature on the film). I inte…
... could not dump the message database to solve the game, unlike ... I've noticed is the number of people contacting me has ...Das Boersenspiel number of playersNumber of players in this game goes from 2 (minimum) to 6 (maximum) [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0011063[/url] Cheers!
Number of players in this game goes from 2 (minimum) to 6 (maximum)
[url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0011063[/url]
Cheers!Unravelling the Spectrum Floating Point Number formatHi Guys, In my head I pretty much understand how the Spectrum's 5 byte FP number format works. The first byte is the signed exponent and the follow…
... Spectrum's 5 byte FP number format works. The first byte ... the the +/- sign of the number which is replaced with a ... [/url], "[i]This represents the number m*2e-128.[/i]".
Mojon Twins' Covertape #2Ready for TWELVE new games? [b]Sir Ababol 2 Demo[/b] [img]http://www.mojontwins.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/01-sir-ababol-demo-2.png[/img] We ar…
... he could gather such a number of crystals, so he decides ... item.
On this serial, she travels to the planet ...Microdrive Serial ProtocolGentlemen, I've been dreaming for a long time to develop a Microdrive emulator, where an SD card loaded with .MDR cartridge images can be accessed t…
... to study and decode the serial protocol that allows bidirectional communications ... might recognize what kind of serial protocol is this. I didn ...Converting an integer arbitrary large binary number into a printable decimal formThis was asked a long ago at the comp.sys.sinclair newsgroup. At that time, I came up with a solution by extrapolating the classic algorithm of suces…
... to easily convert a binary number into BCD, from which it ... the binary representation of the number, plus one byte for each ... digits of the resulting number.
The number of BCD digits ... that gives us the integer number closer to the argument, greater ...Database of game video preview clipsHello, is there any online database of video previews or snaps of Speccy games? I can see that the archive on worldofspectrum has screenshots but …
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is there any online database of video previews or snaps ...Wanted: Number PainterI'm after this title to fill a gap in my collection. [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0009149"]Number Painter[/URL] Anyone have…
I'm after this title to fill a gap in my collection.
[URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0009149"]Number Painter[/URL]
Anyone have it for sale?Various games and softwareHere we have a whole box of software which I have tried to list for you, there may be errors as regards publishers etc because as you probably realis…
Modifying port number on M128.Got an MF128 and want to change the page port number from 9F to 5F... I know i would have to change A7 to A6, but to which chip? A bit esoteric I k…
Got an MF128 and want to change the page port number from 9F to 5F... I know i would have to change A7 to A6, but to which chip?
A bit esoteric I know, but any ideas gratefully received.
-StaceyDeterministic random number generatorI'm looking for a random number generator in assembly which, given a seed, the generated sequence is always the same. You change the seed, you get a …
I'm looking for a random number generator in assembly which, given a seed, the generated sequence is always the same. You change the seed, you get a different sequence, but same seed = same sequence.
Any pointers?FUSE serial communication sample anyone?Hi, in [URL="http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/precise/man1/fuse.1.html"]FUSE man pages[/URL] one finds switches for serial comms. By using --inte…
... finds switches for serial comms. By using --interface1 serial comms are enabled ... by writing to serial ports and reading from serial ports data is ...AFX Sound Effects DatabaseGentlemen, I'm converting some games from ColecoVision to MSX (sorry, not 100% ZX Spectrum related, but...) and in some cases, I'll need to completel…
... , can someone point me a database (if any) and/or a ...Number WonderlandThis MIA: [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0020158[/url] seems to be currently present on Ebay (not cheap though): [url]http://…
... ://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Number-Wonderland-Reflex-Software-Sinclair-ZX ...Buyers bewareRecently over on facebook I made a deal with a guy to buy a Commodore 1541 II Disk Drive, it was out of alignment apparently, plus there could have b…
... I have a psu and serial cable with it. Looking for ... need my email and phone number for this service, its *****************< ... /> Thursday 11:53
Tracking number??
Thursday 13:17
Just send me the tracking number ***, its a simple enough request ...A tally on the number of successful builds of the Harlequin[SIZE=4][COLOR=Green][U][B]A tally on the number of successful builds of the Harlequin.[/B][/U][/COLOR][/SIZE] Please post your successes below :-) …
... ][B]A tally on the number of successful builds of the ... other separate entries[/B], the number of replies to the thread ... will give the number built ;-)
[I][B ...Database optionsHello, I was wondering, what database do you guys use in your jobs, if any? Is there any which you would really recommend? Do you have any problems …
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I was wondering, what database do you guys use in ... , I am looking for a database for one project and I ...Let's get Rik Mayall football song to number 1[url]http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/rik-mayall-campaign-launched-to-get-late-comics-lost-world-cup-song-to-number-one-951…
[url]http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/rik-mayall-campaign-launched-to-get-late-comics-lost-world-cup-song-to-number-one-9518705.html[/url]Microdrive-Microdrive incompatibility?Hi All! Finally I could get enough Microdrives and connecting blocks (or cable replacement) to make the largest storage configuration of the classic…
... . I tried different positions, different number of Microdrives, different connectors... without ... or the board revision. The serial numbers were very different even ...Database ErrorIt was working fine earlier but now when I try to look at [url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=48372]this thread[/url] I keep …
It was working fine earlier but now when I try to look at [url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=48372]this thread[/url] I keep getting a database error message. Is anyone else getting this?WOS Forum database broken?I keep getting database errors if I search the forum and try to follow through to a post. Is that just me?
I keep getting database errors if I search the forum and try to follow through to a post.
Is that just me?Yes it looks like it's busted. The World of Spectrum Forums database has encountereThe World of Spectrum Forums database has encountered a problem.
The World of Spectrum Forums database has encountered a problem.
