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  • The direct bus or indirect one... that is the questionThe Ethernet project continues...and I'm in a quandry. So I've managed to implement enough socket library for the W5100 that socket, bind, listen, a…

    ... - once the load of the W5100 was added, the higher resistance of the not ... 32K of RAM, with the registers in the lower 16K and buffers ... required in the CPLD to arrange the lower 16K of the Speccy's ... bytes) since OTIR/INIR take the same number of T-states as ...
    Winston Winston November 2007 Hardware
  • End of level - bosses and brawls - Other SystemsSpinning off from Jumping Stacks post about this in the Speccy games forum I figured why not post one for other systems in the chit chat and share a …

    ... in the chit chat and share a bit about some of the big ... just sitting rusting in the middle of the forest.

    ... Decapattack, they both play exactly the same as each other.

    the way it moves, the background, the music, it's ...
    dm_boozefreek dm_boozefreek November 2007 Chit chat
  • Youtube users in the UKFor a little while now, every time I watch a video on Youtube, the download time is too slow, meaning I have to wait for a while before playing the v…

    ... watch a video on Youtube, the download time is too slow ... while before playing the video. Is anyone else having the same problem?
    the same network doesn't need to ...
    The Starglider The Starglider December 2007 Chit chat
  • The more things change...... the more they stay the same. Or at least, become reversed. Given that the Spectrum thinks INT -65536 is -1, I found it vaguely amusing that I've…

    ... the more they stay the same. Or at least, become reversed.

    Given that the Spectrum thinks INT -65536 is -1, I found it vaguely amusing that I've just fixed a bug in some software where ( x = -1; x++ ) would give -65536.
    Philip Kendall Philip Kendall December 2007 Sinclair Basic
  • The Golden CompassI saw this film last night[*] at the Streatham Odeon, about five minutes' walk from where I'm living at present. Quite good (and the ending is wide-…

    ... this film last night[*] at the Streatham Odeon, about five ... Still, not only are they the same forename and age (only about ... look[/i] much the same. ;)

    As with the Narnia film, what ... have the male animals got ...
    robert@fm robert@fm January 2008 Chit chat
  • Did the 128 really need that oversized heatsink?Quick question: Did the 128 generate extra heat (compared to the Plus) to warrant the new heatsink? Obviously the machine carried extra RAM and addit…

    ... to the Plus) to warrant the new heatsink? Obviously the machine carried ... components, but the processor was essentially the same. Did the additions leads to ... was a funcational need for the 128's heatsink, or ... better way of disappaiting the same amount of heat?
    MartynC MartynC January 2008 Hardware
  • Some more questions on various subjectsSome more questions that occur to me (mainly when I can't sleep). 1. Do DVD discs have PAL/NTSC formats? If so, how come I could play DVD regio…

    ... used as phones at the same time. Obviously the broadband data signal exists ... Half-Life 2 (PC) cost the same when bought in a shop ... hair on the human body only grow to a certain length, whereas ... true that both the male and female have the same number of muscles ...
    ewgf ewgf January 2008 Chit chat
  • Specdrum2 For The PcHi guys n gals just wanted to let you know that i have written a remake of specdrum (you know the one from 1985(c) CheetahSoft Ltd. if you head ov…

    ... either put the cd in or run the cd from the virtual drive ... if you remember the specdrum its basically the same but this is ... .
    I used Blitzmax (The game and util Ide software ...

    screen saver inside the software etc.....

    more ...
    wadfm wadfm February 2008 Announcements
  • The book that never was.Having read Ultimate Video Game History many months ago and having just ordered another book on the same topic (video game history that is), I was st…

    ... just ordered another book on the same topic (video game history that ... proper "history" book. Why even the commode camp have their own ... book about the rise and fall of commodore ... (On the edge: The Spectacular Rise and Fall of ...
    Arjun Arjun February 2008 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Giving up the internet for a whileInspired by a friend doing the same recently, I've decided to take a break from recreational internet usage for a while. I'm allowing myself to use e…

    Inspired by a friend doing the same recently, I've decided to ... will start from 10pm on the 25th Feb.

    I ...
    Zagreb Zagreb February 2008 Chit chat
  • Understanding extensions to the BASIC parserFor a while, I've had a rather 'rinkety dink' extension to BASIC via an RST 8 trap in hardware, just so that I can send stuff to a Spectrum over ethe…

    ... proper' and capable of executing the double byte poke example in ... Spectrum ROM routines to get the two arguments.

    ... just not seeing the wood for the trees. Using the Spectrum ROM disassembly ... traps again, and I get the same command to parse a second ...
    Winston Winston March 2008 Development
  • Is there anything like Star Port on the Spectrum?That game is great, and I'd like to see more of the same. It's one of my favorites, and I'd love to have something like it for the Spectrum. If any…

    That game is great, and I'd like to see more of the same. It's one of my favorites, and I'd love to have something like it for the Spectrum. If anybody knows of anything similar, could they please post it?
    Lockett Lockett March 2008 Games
  • SPOT+SPEX magazine index - the Crash updateThe SPOT+SPEX Spectrum magazine index at [url=http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~jg27paw4/spot-on/default.htm]SPOT*On[/url] has been updated. Since th…

    ... the last announcement the main change is the addition of SPEX entries for the ... , formatted as per the existing SPOT listing, ... an extension to the database using the same file structures ... and covering promotional features in the ...
    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny March 2008 Announcements
  • boil on the face of the internetI really, really, really hate this website [url]http://c64vsspectrum.com/[/url] I have done for ages and I can't stop thinking about it :-) it keeps …

    ... 's even slightly accurate, the complete rubbish the guy comes out with ... Heels is the same game and runs at the same speed on the Commodore (which ... and Robocop are better on the C64! the general choices of games ...
    jesus 666 jesus 666 March 2008 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • The best Chess, Tetris, Poker, Monopoly etc games?I was going to create two topics, one asking which was the best Chess game for the Spectrum, and one asking which was the best Tetris game, but then …

    ... games with multiple versions of the same basic gameplay.

    ... Hawking to remember the key combinations) - relying on the great graphics ... I didn't like the look of the 128K version by ... and have larger dictionaries, the Psion version is so well ...
    ewgf ewgf March 2008 Games
  • JSW... how does the game "finish" in assembly?It seems the ZX and C64 versions of Jet Set Willy suffer from the same "unfinishable" problem. Thankfully the ZX version has been patched with pokes …

    ... Willy suffer from the same "unfinishable" problem. Thankfully the ZX version has ... /> But nothing happens at the bedroom. Maria has disappeared ... rather than touching the bed and then the game checking my ... aware of the direness of the C64 port. The stairs and ...
    DanSolo DanSolo April 2008 Games
  • Did you publish any hoax back in the day?I did tons of those. I need to explain the "setting" though: Around 1990, we had this computer classifieds magazine printed on thin crappy recycled p…

    ... cable to the Gameboy and stick the cable up the "usual" ... "inventions" I reported (using the handle "Kunta Kinte") about ... all together at the same time on the D-Pad, tips ... the same advert looking to buy the exact same stuff with the same phone number in the ...
    XTM of TMG XTM of TMG April 2008 Chit chat
  • Help with the MSX pleaseI've been waiting for several Ice Ages to play Abbey of Crime in English on the Spectrum, but I've finally accepted that the English conversion is ne…

    ... I've finally accepted that the English conversion is never going ... " error. I've altered the MSX model, the memory (128, 256 and ... no joy. The same goes for the Spanish version of the game that I ... games from other sites, in the same (.dsk) format, and they all ...
    ewgf ewgf April 2008 Chit chat
  • The vduHi. I recently wrote off my trusty green screen vdu monitor. Using the speccy on the tv just isn't the same. Is there any way to connect the speccy t…

    ... monitor. Using the speccy on the tv just isn't the same. Is there ... any way to connect the ... such a bad signal as the rf jack. I read somewhere ... that the signal the vdu monitor jack outputs is ...
    kofol kofol May 2008 Hardware
  • ZX-Pander ideaAfter seeing Velesoft's setup and many other pictures of people's setups showing more than one interface connected to a Spectrum, after reading the t…

    ... to a Spectrum, after reading the thread about how many peripherals ... so many things connected at the same time, I came up with ... expansion boards for sale since the ZX80 came out, but they ... />
    Please check the pdf file and share your ideas.
    Thanks ...
    zxbruno zxbruno May 2008 Hardware
  • The ZX Spectrum Book - 1982 to 199x Special Edition?Hi all, I'm toying with an idea and wanted to get some more general feedback... The ZX Spectrum book is all sold out, but I still get a lot of peop…

    ... feedback...

    The ZX Spectrum book is all ... disappoint those who bought the original 'limited 1000 copy ... certificate... Kind of like the "special reserve collectors item" ... errors, the hardback version would ostensibly be the same as the paperback ...
    andrew_rollings andrew_rollings June 2008 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Manic Miner - the 1000th postoh, here it is... two years (2005-06) were easy to make 750 - 800 posts, but then the rest about 200 post toooook the same time (2007 - 08 ), uff. an…

    ... /> but then the rest about 200 post toooook the same time (2007 - 08 ... ),
    uff.
    anyway, switching the team ...
    de Vandemar Croup de Vandemar Croup June 2008 Chit chat
  • RZX - The possibilitiesI understand why an RZX can't be searched with a slide bar the same way we do with a regular video file. But I think it could be done. I'm thinking …

    ... with a slide bar the same way we do with ... br />
    The size of the file would increase, but ... /> -Quickly find the part of the game that we really ... instead of messing with the speed controls (and maybe ... RZX, but giving the user the option to determine where ...
    zxbruno zxbruno June 2008 Emulators
  • Head over Heels on the C64Dunno if this' a good place to bring this up :D I've been comparing Head over Heels versions and the C64 version is way inferior, everytime there's…

    ... I know very little about the technology involved, but i have ... help in this situation) and the other the sprite stuff.

    So here's the question, if the C64 hardware sprites had ... stuff missing but not everthing the same as the original, but as I ...
    jesus 666 jesus 666 June 2008 Games
  • oh my the old days :)programming on the speccy again here is a routine i remember of the top of my head to load screens or code without a header wow 5 Clear 27999 : Re…

    ... routine i remember of the top of my head ...
    structured break down of the data

    221 ... ,33 = start of the code

    0 = ... 256 = 6912 (This is the basic length of screen$)
    < ... br /> 86,5 is calling the ...
    wadfm wadfm June 2008 Sinclair Basic
  • Suckered by screen shots on the packaging?Who got tricked into buying some junk like Yi Ar Kung Fu on the basis of the graphics on the back of the box, which, quelle surprise, turned out to b…

    ... Fu on the basis of the graphics on the back of the box, which ... surprise, turned out to be the arcade version? God damn you ... :

    PS: They pulled the same trick with Hypersport as well.
    Paperboy Paperboy July 2008 Games
  • Connecting a second PC to the 'net?My desktop PC (which is upstairs) is currently online, and I'm thinking about putting my laptop (which is downstairs) online too, preferably sharing …

    ... 'net access at the same time?

    The current situation is:
    the upstairs).

    * The extension lead splits (via ... filter) into a phone, and the desktop PC.

    Both ...
    ewgf ewgf July 2008 Chit chat
  • Games that are way too hard ... on the EASIEST settingToday I dug up my MAME emulator and played a few oldies. Amongst those was "Side Arms" (Japanese Version; dunno if and how it differs from the wester…

    ... how it differs from the western release regarding difficulty). ... />
    Afterwards I checked the dip switches and was flabbergasted ... from Capcom) released in the same era are much, much easier ... especially all the wacky 2D shooters where the boss enemies ...
    XTM of TMG XTM of TMG July 2008 Games
  • Some of the better games of Robotron 2084 typesI recently purchased Robotron 2084 on Xbox Live arcade (to those of you who don't know, its a service from Xbox that allows you to buy various games …

    ... be one to one like the original with only a few ... that game where you do the same thing but with ninjas? any ...
    Vortexrider Vortexrider July 2008 Games
  • The Speccy got a small noticeFor you Norwegian/Swedish/Danish readers, here's an article about the "Most important computer in history": [URL]http://www.nettavisen.no/it/article2…

    ... here's an article about the "Most important computer in ... .ece[/URL]

    The C64 is of course rated ... numbers.

    However, the Spectrum is mentioned in a ... article, reading this: "In the same year the, litterally speaking, small computer ...
    Pilsener Pilsener August 2008 Sinclair Miscellaneous
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