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Contention and floating bus timingHello, I was recently playing a bit with memory contention and floating bus stuff in ZXDS and there is one thing which puzzles me a bit. It is the d…
... a bit with memory contention and floating bus stuff in ZXDS ... screen data are supposedly sampled and the time when they seem ... (which lasts for 32 cycles and the Z80 can generate interrupt ... , though, to fetch screen AND attribute data and still display them in ... -
Hexen and Heretic?How are the (old, DOS) games Hexen and Heretic? I ask as they've been ported to the XBox (modded XBoxes only, sorry) and I'm thinking of giving them …
... (old, DOS) games Hexen and Heretic? I ask as they ... (modded XBoxes only, sorry) and I'm thinking of giving ... remember much about it, and I might have tried Heretic ... OK in Windows XP, and maybe even a 3D upgrade ... , like Duke Nukem and Doom have, but of ... -
Stronghold (Cronosoft and Red Triangle)I bought this game some weeks ago and I am close to complete it, but I have a question, I reached the final screen with about 300 bombs, and it said …
... this game some weeks ago and I am close to complete ... screen with about 300 bombs, and it said that I needed ... ? The instructions are quite "small" and maybe somebody here knows...
Got my mac mini and I'm in loveI have had it for about 2 days now and it is the 2nd best piece of computer equipment i have had, it is quieter then my dvd HD recorder i have been s…
... sleep using the remote and wake it up with ... u get a bluetooth keyboard and mouse they will work ... i can plug my printer and cable modem into the ... airport express and have wireless internet and printing it'll ... much easier to attach and turn the screws to ...New versions of ZX-Editor and ZX-Preview publishedDear ZX-Spectrum Emulator fans, I want to announce that I published new versions of ZX-Editor Second Edition and ZX-Preview today. Refer to [url]www…
... of ZX-Editor Second Edition and ZX-Preview today. Refer to ... you will enjoy my programs and I'm always happy about ... tokenizer, full (!) BASin basic program and variables support, many bug-fixes ...PC TFT and Spectrum TVCan anybody recommend one of these? So I want it for dual purposes, plug a normal VGA PC into it and also have an aerial in for the spectrum? Portab…
Can anybody recommend one of these? So I want it for dual purposes, plug a normal VGA PC into it and also have an aerial in for the spectrum?
Portable TV is taking too much room on my office desk!
CarlWhat did Spectrum BASIC lack (and was BBC BASIC so good?)Over the years, I've read in various multi-format magazines, that BBC BASIC was probably the best BASIC available on an 8-bit machine. I've never use…
... it really that good, and what did it do that ... windows/sprite/3D drawing functions and the ability to add ... for that.
And in fact, regarding a BBC ... much prefered the Spectrums editing and you-can't-enter- ... I used a BBC, and then it was only to ...Your Sinclair: A Celebration - new and wicked!Your Sinclair: A Celebration has been relaunched for the Web 2.0 (whatever that means) generation. It still contains 270-odd pages of irrelevant dri…
... irrelevant drivel, made-up lies and half-remembered facts. However, you ... now add your own untruths and nonsense, or several hundred pages ...New-fangled calculators and other marvellous educational devicesI started an a-level maths class at night in the local tech last week and was amazed by two items of wonderful gadgetry that must be new since I left…
... local tech last week and was amazed by two ... attached to a PC and an large electronic pen ... scientific calculator last week and was amazed to see ... actually punch in expressions and see them on the ... to factorise quadratic equations and end up with something ...Kempston on real machines and on emulatorsRecently I've tested several 48K games on my Spectrum +2A with Kempston interface. The computer resets when I start the game. I've tried with two dif…
... 31 is checked in 128K and 48K models, causing any incompatibility ... Cobra, a game by Joffa), and this one works flawlessly with ...+3 and 3.5 Floppy Disk DriveCan anyone please help ?. I have a +3 with a faulty Floppy Drive and have a couple of spare 1.44 IDE 3.5 HD Floppy Drives. Does anybody know of a…
Can anyone please help ?.
I have a +3 with a faulty Floppy Drive and have a couple of spare 1.44 IDE 3.5 HD Floppy Drives. Does anybody know of a modification to enable a modern 1.44 3.5 HD Floppy Drive to be used in the +3divide+ and multifaceI have a divide+ and was wondering if it works with a multiface. I am thinking about getting one. Ideally I would like to use the multiface to save t…
I have a divide+ and was wondering if it works ...Another newbie and a questionHi guys Just thought id say hi Got myself the spectaculator the other day and have been playing all my old games. At first i thought they would see…
... the spectaculator the other day and have been playing all ... would seem so simple and easy but i was ... im an addict again and ive lost a good 20 ... whole thing was so smooth and fast i loved it ...
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Steve ...Fuck Off And Die Radio 5you utter maggots, I've been sat here waiting to watch the Grand Prix on ITV at 11.30, and you wankers go and blurt iout the results on the news head…
you utter maggots, I've been sat here waiting to watch the Grand Prix on ITV at 11.30, and you wankers go and blurt iout the results on the news headlines.
Utter tossers.
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graPC power source and Spectrums.I'm planning to use a basic PC ATX power source (300W) for all my sinclair equipment, but I have two questions: - I've read about some nasty things …
... +12v, +5v and -12v in a +2A and a +3?
and relying on the 7805 (I ... overheat FAST), using +5v and bypass the 7805 or use ... other regulator?
- And (not related) where can I ... a strange sized one, and I would not like to ...Old Yamaha Keytar and other wonders.Does any one remember the Yamaha SH-10 Keytar? They are pretty lame and from what I remembr of 1986 when they came out they were designed for Kids an…
... They are pretty lame and from what I remembr ... were designed for Kids and young teenagers. They sound ... pretty lame and to my mind cannot ... Yahama Keytars were quite collectable and featching quite a bit. ... keytar but with strings and not piano keys. It ...Anyone got in painters and decorators before?I'm just wonderig how long it would take professionals to strip the wallpaper and then paint four rooms - any thoughts?
I'm just wonderig how long it would take professionals to strip the wallpaper and then paint four rooms - any thoughts?Anyone program on the speccy and still program?I messed around with Spectrum basic in the 80's mainly doing drawings that I created using basic commands. I then learnt Z80 Assembler for a collage …
... systems engineering of broadcast systems and component level electronics I spend ...The FCC and their warnings.When look at the underneath of many electronic appliances I often see an FCC warning that goes somthing like. [indent]"This device must accept inte…
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What does this mean?? and what type of interference are ...About the edge connector (reset and comp video)Recently aquired a Kempston type interface for my rubber keyed 48K. Ive been wanting to add a composite video out and it just occured to me i might …
... add a composite video out and it just occured to me ... edge connector inside the interface and put a socket on it ...Nintendo DS and R4 help!I now have a Nintendo DS but have yet to buy a R4. I'm a bit confused you see. Here's what I don't get: 1) Is the R4 the cartridge that plugs int…
... put GBA games on it and play them?
... the game in the cart and then plug into the DS ... looked at a few websites and all I saw was shed ... loads of different stuff and had no idea which one ... some (older?) carts are slow and can cause slowdown in-game ...info somewhere about russian Scorpion and Pentagon ports usage ?Is there a place, preferable written in Latin script (but not really mandatory), which describes the complete port assignement of the russian clones …
... of the russian clones Scorpion and Pentagon ? Specially the RAM bank ...Reading +D and Microdrive cartsHi chaps, Not sure this is the right forum, but hey ;-) I've got a few +D discs and Microdrive carts I need to get data off. I can take the discs in…
... got a few +D discs and Microdrive carts I need to ... take the discs into work and use the PC there to ... to read into the Speccy and SAVE straight into the PC ... /> Again I'm using Linux and FUSE, so any utility pointers ...FRGT/10 and his getting old day!It's his turn to have a getting older and still here day! Happy birthday and may you have all your presents in bottles and handed to you by serving …
It's his turn to have a getting older and still here day!
Happy birthday and may you have all your presents in bottles and handed to you by serving wenches with large... tracks of land!
;)Video rental shops and Speccy games.Just had a thought... How many of us hired out Speccy games from our local Video shops? Most of the games said, 'not for rental or re-sale' on the …
... , 'We rent Spectrum games!' and amongst the usual, Mad Max ... , Dark Crystal, Beastmaster and Starcrash boxes, the guy hid ... 'Spellbound, (Beyond)' 'Space station Zebra,' and, 'The Crypt.'
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And no, of course I didn ...Woo hoo it is Xmas (and New Year)!It is Christmas, yeh...! Let me explain.... Our friends wife works in the RAF and she is being posted abroad from November to March and I am working…
... works in the RAF and she is being posted ... from November to March and I am working nights ... 'Let's combine Christmas and New Year into one day ... having Christmas dinner at 2pm and seeing the 'New Year' ... marquee with seating for 12 and a Christmas tree.
...Hello there, ive got hardware/G&W`s and Tapesup for grabs [url]www.hometown.aol.com/corvadavesue[/url] [url]www.hometown.aol.com/corvaspare[/url] send pics or point me to your swap pile and se…
... me to your swap pile and see if we can do ... , send me your wanted list, and ill see what i can ...Good advice for your wives and girlfriendsGood advice for your wives and girlfriends as published in the May 13, 1955 issue of Housekeeping Monthly. [b]Pay attention ladies!![/b] [FONT="Tim…
... haven of rest and order, and it will give ... world of strain and pressure and his very real ... />
[*]Arrange his pillow and offer to take off his ... . Speak in a low, soothing and pleasant voice.
and truthfulness. [b]You ...Arkanoid and +2A, problems??Is there any kind of incompatibility with Arkanoid in a +2A? I load the game but when it's time to play, the stick doesn't move and nothing happens, …
... stick doesn't move and nothing happens, and I have tried to ...
