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  • Reading the Spectrum KeyboardI've been playing around with reading the Spectrum keyboard (in the guise of Spin 0.666) using Z80, and I believe I've discovered that the number of …

    ... around with reading the Spectrum keyboard (in the guise of Spin ... believe I've discovered that the number of simultaneous key- ... V' respectively) when pressed at the same time, but if I hold ... anyone know what the 'rules' are regarding the number of simultaneous ...
    RoseCotton RoseCotton December 2009 Development
  • Do you still go to the parties sometimes?Well, we come from different countries but I guess that is is the same all around the world. When you are a teenager or in early twienties you go qui…

    ... guess that is is the same all around the world. When you are ... girls, return home early in the morning and generally go wild ...
    Ralf Ralf December 2009 Chit chat
  • the sooner the post office doesn't have a monopoly THE BETTERrather early "post" from me... so I am asleep.. and hear the door getting the crap battered out of it at 7am.... it's a ****ing postie.. probably …

    ... am asleep.. and hear the door getting the crap battered out of ... ****ing postie..

    probably the same **** who left a packet of ... someone off here outside in the rain on sunday
    < ... .. now this prick slamming the heck out of the door

    fog fog December 2009 Chit chat
  • what is the purpose of "Group begin/end" entry in a .tzx file ?As far as I understand, for the same information purpose I can use either of the two methods (let's say some levels, each level comprising of several…

    ... as I understand, for the same information purpose I can use ... [color=blue]Text description for the following data[/color]
    some_data ... [color=blue](may be Stop the tape)
    Text description for ...
    (may be Stop the tape)
    Group description for ...
    secarica secarica December 2009 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • The Black Tower (missing something?)[URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0006015&loadpics=3"]The Black Tower[/URL] (C) M.Duroe lower left. And it's probably [URL="ht…

    ... ?id=0006015&loadpics=3"]The Black Tower[/URL]

    the same team on [URL="http://www ...
    ZnorXman ZnorXman January 2010 Infoseek database
  • Prince of persia: The two thronesHello all I had the titled game for a while,but now in Windows 7 it doesn't work.In fact i get the message when i try to launch the game:- "Protect…

    ... when i try to launch the game:-

    " ... installed successfully.Reboot the computer to complete the insatllation.Continue?."
    the Starforce Protection system(pain ...
    Has anybody else had the same problem,and is there a ...
    ladderman ladderman January 2010 Chit chat
  • Vector font in BASiCHi guys) Some fifteen years ago I saw a quite short BASIC prog that could simulate a vector font with size/ thickness/ italicization params. I remem…

    ... way to achieve the same functionality? I need [B]the simplest[/B] ... br /> 590 PRINT "FIRST, THE VALUES FOR THE 'x' "
    600 ... 1160 PRINT ""
    1170 PRINT "LENGTH 'l' (MAXIMUM 32) "
    ... ""
    1390 PRINT "THE EXAMPLES AT THE BEGINNING"
    1400 PRINT ...
    NRA NRA February 2010 Sinclair Basic
  • Can you remote-"fry" a PC?Here's the account of an occurence from a few years ago, something that has been nagging me a little ever since. Back then, I used to hang out in a …

    ... naturally it had its fair share of youngsters, some right ... me, something along the lines of "the storm is drawing closer ... and putting it into the slot, just the same voice sample bollocks. ... I could not even get to the BIOS, the ...
    XTM of TMG XTM of TMG February 2010 Chit chat
  • Replacement for the ear and mic jack?Which replacement for the ear and mic jack from the ZX 48K fits? Or gives it the same jacks in new? Micky

    Which replacement for the ear and mic jack from the ZX 48K fits? Or gives it the same jacks in new?


    Micky
    -Micky -Micky February 2010 Hardware
  • The Grim Reaper is coming for your consoles...According to: [URL]http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8556874.stm[/URL] [COLOR=Blue][B]"A gaming service that aims to kill off the traditional …

    ... (provisionally housed at the headquarters of the company who run OnLIve ... wireless) to the console, and the console sends the TV signal through ... broadband users will have the same lack of delays when ... available in the UK, Europe and the rest of the world" [/ ...
    ewgf ewgf March 2010 Chit chat
  • machine code player routineHi all, Collecting all my courage to ask more (rather stupid attitude from me, but so difficult to ask questions and bother other people, don't unde…

    ... question is about of same thing. I've experimented ... do the same thing, it reads data block of length XX ... the sound. So the player needs two arguments, data address and data length ... , after reading just playing.

    I will try dissassemble the ...
    jukka_k jukka_k March 2010 Sinclair Basic
  • The story of 'Blame it On The Boogie' - you couldn't make it up!not sure if this is true or an apocryphal (urban myth) ... it was mentioned in the guardian in feb.. so it's not an april fools I guess. what are t…

    ... the song 'Blame it On The Boogie' - in short, 2 men with the same ... name, both with the same song in charts in the same week ... ...and staying in the same hotel ...
    fog fog March 2010 Chit chat
  • The Spectrum Pocket Book by PhippsSeems we don't have the inlay to this. Should [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0013386"]machine code tools[/URL] be called The …

    Seems we don't have the inlay to this.
    Should [ ... . I know it's the same name as the book, but that's ... what the inlay and tape says.
    ... 'll make it the right size and upload the inlay in a ...
    Hairy Hairy April 2010 MIA/STP/SDP
  • Some TR-DOS technical questionsHi forum, I sincerelly hope this was the right section of yours to ask this kind of stuff in. (else return facepalm;) Anyway, here's a couple of que…

    ... read through this routine, the only exception being the #1f since it ...
    I guess that, IF the #3fe5 function returns properly, THEN ... CRC".[/b]

    From the same article:

    [quote][b ... (0 - 128)
    +3 - sector length (0-128b, 1-256b, 2 ...
    Hikaru Hikaru April 2010 Development
  • Kick Off 2 TournamentHi guys Hope you don't mind me posting this on the forum but I'd like to make you aware of a Retro Computer Gaming Tournament - in particular Kick O…

    ... 22nd May 2010.

    The games are played on Amiga ... suppose we'r all on the same wave length and that's prolonging ... the dreams and memories of the classic systems ... total up their points and the winning forum gets a trophy ...
    Steve1977 Steve1977 April 2010 Chit chat
  • Jonathan CreekI meant to post about the Jonathan Creek episode from a few weeks ago, but never got around to it, and since no one else did (as far as I know) then …

    ... he had more or less the same criticisms of that episode as ... way over length, which makes me think that maybe the editing was ... to the extreme length of making the girl look guilty of murdering the wife ...
    ewgf ewgf April 2010 Chit chat
  • Thoughts, opinions and memories of Firelord[url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0001775 ]Firelord[/url] Just wondered what others thought of this game. When we were younger,…

    ... . We'd spend hours exploring the map, mainly trying to find ... and getting unduly excited about the new roaming characters we'd ... really knew how to play the game, and to be honest ... all the same in my opinion.

    Anyone else care to share ...
    MattLamb MattLamb April 2010 Games
  • Countries of software release - what's the rule?WOS database says that there are many games from countries like Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, Macedonia. All these countries appeared after the breakup…

    ... All these countries appeared after the breakup of Yugoslavia.
    ... exist.

    In the same way, we have games created ... .

    And the games from the 80ties were created in ... or

    2) Use the original, historical countries

    Ralf Ralf May 2010 Infoseek database
  • Jumping the sharkBored again, so "inspired" by a post on a forum I read last week (can't find the link, I'm at work now), here's a list of programs that I think have …

    ... s all so contrived, the sets, the styles, the people, everything.
    ... tragedys, etc. Same with all of the different Star Treks, ... define "jumping the shark". The quality of the program was very ... from enjoying the earlier AtA epsiodes in the same light again ...
    ewgf ewgf May 2010 Chit chat
  • Re-inventing the wheel......TROOPER: POINT 5 First an apology, my level design sucks (well I'm not happy with it) so Trooper is taking an age to do. Anyway this game comes …

    ... and Paul Drury for saying the same thing at retro rewind ' ... (text editing can screw up the scripting sometimes).

    the graphics are there. Any critisisms ...
    thanx to Jonathan for the designer, CodenameV for pointing out ...
    BiNMaN BiNMaN May 2010 Development
  • An evening in with the Speccy emulatorAfter a day at work which didn't exactly go according to plan, and after three weeks of disruption at home due to redecorating, the old soul needed a…

    ...
    First up were the usual suspects: Xmas '88, starting ... pretty engrossing and relaxing at the same time. After playing that ... familiar with the map - for some reason the second part ... Prime Minister, noticing the parallels with the current political scene ...
    NickH NickH May 2010 Games
  • The Hisoft BASIC v1.2 Plus 3I am trying to compile a basic program with the [B]Hisoft BASIC v1.2 Plus 3[/B]. When i read the instructions to prepare the program to be compiled b…

    ... compile a basic program with the [B]Hisoft BASIC v1.2 ... /> When i read the instructions to prepare the program to be compiled ... tool we have to do the follow operations:

    ... - load our_basic_program
    3 - edit the program and insert
    xx ...
    arfgh arfgh June 2010 Sinclair Basic
  • So you need to double (or triple, or quadruple) the clock speed...No particular reason for posting this, other than I was looking at an eZ80 evaluation board that does this, and that jogged my memory of a project I'…

    ... flip flops go high at the same time, they just get immediately ... the output from the circuit, the top trace is the 8MHz output from the VCO, the ... bottom is the ...
    Winston Winston June 2010 Hardware
  • "Programming the Spectrum in Assembly" series in Micro MartI see that Shaun Bebbington is starting a series of articles in Micro Mart magazine on how to program in assembly for those who might know a little b…

    ... try and develop it. The first part is an ... 's overview was regarding the differences between each version ... mainly about memory and the AY chip, but I ... bit faster than the 48K (one of the Double Dragon games ... Yet they all have the same z80 processor at approx 3 ...
    Spector Spector June 2010 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • What's the law regarding writing sequels to old books?I've long been tempted to attempt to write a sequel to a series of childrens stories that were originally written back in the period 1939-early 1950s…

    ... were originally written back in the period 1939-early 1950s. They ... law, on the basis I will be using the same characters and locations ... would I need permission from the author's estate/family and ... /or the publishers?

    Any ...
    Amfoot Amfoot June 2010 Chit chat
  • Using the Spectrum - games or really the challenge?I came to realise these days I only used the Spectrum for the challenge, writing conversion software, occasionally teaching (showing) programming and…

    ... days I only used the Spectrum for the challenge, writing conversion software ... />
    Does anybody else have the same usage pattern?
    brownb2 brownb2 July 2010 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Problem with PRINT #stream on +128kWorking on a +128k, I want to choose whether all report output goes to screen or printer, so I use PRINT #stream where stream = 2 or 3 for screen or …

    ... was LPRINT. However, if the same form of command is encountered ... the error, I select the line which gave the error, remove the ... . If I run the program, load the data files, quit, ... s(i$(i)): LET length=FN l(i$(i)): ... FOR e=start TO start+length-2 STEP 2: LET ...
    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny July 2010 Sinclair Basic
  • Cheap Broadband (ADSL) and the PlusNet Rip off.Ok so I want to sign my parents up to a broadband connection. I looked at plus net and saw they were doing 8mbps with 10GB monthy usage limit for ?6.…

    ... a month, making it the UK's cheapest stand alone ... what my parents are in the 20% of UK people ... have to pay more for the same service, they said some ... more. Then they had the cheek to tell me a ... they are slowly pissing of the loyal following they gained ...
    Scottie_uk Scottie_uk July 2010 Chit chat
  • Your thoughts on The Covenant[url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseek.cgi?regexp=^Covenant%2c+The$&pub=^PSS$&loadpics=1]The Covenant[/url] My interest in this game was reaw…

    ... infoseek.cgi?regexp=^Covenant%2c+The$&pub=^PSS$&loadpics ... Monty thread, as The Covenant was on the same compilation tape I owned ... to consider in the gameplay - I especially like the use of ... energy levels, and the control system of the player both in ...
    MattLamb MattLamb August 2010 Games
  • DRAW x,y,a Algorithm - how does the ROM do it?Hi all, Getting on with SpecOS, and one of the things I would love to do is to preserve the original ROM's behaviour when drawing Arcs. This is don…

    ... /> I've been reading the Complete ROM disassembly, where ... but cannot get the hang of the explanation of the algorithm...
    the Arc drawing algorithm implemented ... more optimised versions that achieve the same result.

    Dunny Dunny August 2010 Sinclair Basic
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