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InterruptsCan someone help with providing some info or a link about IM 2. I know I need to create a vector table and want to store this as high in memory as po…
... , as aforementioned, the low byte on the Spectrum, whilst predictable, can ... addresses. Hence the idea is that devices should only put ... br /> Can you guess the problem? Yep, the Spectrum happily places odd numbers ... over come this? Make every byte the same: AB AB ... -
New Compo IdeaI've had this idea and would like to know what do you think about it. I think that most of us here know how to code in BASIC. The problem with Specc…
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Activision has joined the DENIENCES sessionHello everyone! Activision has stated that their games are not allowed for free distribution, as well as Electric Dreams games! Go to [url="http://…
... by most to be the number 1 spectrum site.
Anyway ... WoS confirm our standing, which should be VERY soon. Either way ... offering that is unique to the spectrum scene ? I see a nice ... /> B: YOU didn't make a lot of the material.
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CronosoftI ordered a few Cronosoft games a short while ago and they arrived today. Although I've only played the games in question (Egghead III and Rough Just…
... retro gaming all round (forget the spectrum for a while) I am ... them to do - they should still have the masters for everything.
make some good money for next ... format would be enough to make me interested.
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Withdrawing Rights to DistributionWithdrawing Rights to Distribution Folks, its soap box time! As an author of a few titles who has given distro rights to WoS (and WoS alone), I'm g…
... , what are you plans for the Spectrum scene if Martijn were run ... to think of it, I should make a will too... -
Activision has joined the DENIENCES sessionHello everyone! Activision has stated that their games are not allowed for free distribution, as well as Electric Dreams games! Go to [url="http://…
... * to make your copyrights section more amenable to the public, but ... work" includes all the maps, the inlays and the games. Further on ... the work can also give that authority.
It should ... a collection of work by the Spectrum Community, who you are ... -
soundtracker songsI finished the DR who theme on soundtracker fro ZXF, and made a couple of improvements, and I was wondering if there are any collections of soundtrac…
... /> Not soundtracker songs specifically - you should wrap it up into a ... on the SPECTRUM is. I shall assume he is referring to the Spectrum Soundtracker ... such as noise, amplitude and pitch. Playing mods on the AY is ... -
GamestageI've just been over to the gamestae site now i don't want to get into THAT debate but I have this to say, the gamestage site looks very nice, use of …
... consider me a danger for the spectrum scene... many others consider me ... , see?
I do not make a "rate" of myself. I ... is welcome.
You should already know that everyone has ... has stopped new entries on the Guestbook just because people started ... -
GamestageI've just been over to the gamestae site now i don't want to get into THAT debate but I have this to say, the gamestage site looks very nice, use of …
... consider me a danger for the spectrum scene... many others consider me ... of you all seem to make exactly the same spelling mistakes as ... ?
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GamestageI've just been over to the gamestae site now i don't want to get into THAT debate but I have this to say, the gamestage site looks very nice, use of …
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Should I StayI want to know if you guys want me here or not...well The Clash had a song about this... Should I stay or should I go now? Should I stay or should…
... a topic should be about, is no reason to make usspeccyfan feel ... this forum no favours. We should encourage new members, not ... force you out usspeccyfan, you should remain here.
... Half Life II for the Spectrum' etc are just the same. Then quoting ... -
Should I StayI want to know if you guys want me here or not...well The Clash had a song about this... Should I stay or should I go now? Should I stay or should…
... (saying about cliquey members ?) i should just say 'yes you are ... someone remake Doom 3 for the Spectrum' type shite is equally stupid ... all and not saying who should/shouldnt post whatever shite ... in some ways USSpeccyfan just make the whole forum a joke again ... -
Congratulations to Martijnfor a top Games TM interview! Colin
... of their own pocket, I should add!), and many of our ... in the Missing In Action list and the Spectrum Tape Preservation and Spectrum Disk ... is completely and accurately preserve the Spectrum's legacy and its ... know, but the choice is Activision's to make and I am ... -
AZIMUTH HEAD ALIGNMENT KITSHow do they work ????
... the tape, to make best use of the magnetic properties of the tape. (likewise the ... re-reading the signal.)
Now althouth the tracks should be in ... well alone.
The spectrum needs the high frequencies, because writing data ... -
"Sinclair Zx Spectrum: Absolutely Better Than Commodore 64"Did you ever read this? [url="http://www.alfonsomartone.itb.it/fztsmo.html"]http://www.alfonsomartone.itb.it/fztsmo.html[/url]
... that heavily leverage the sprite capabilities of the c64. No co ... the Spectrum has about twice the power.
[quote]Nonsense. The ... they use BOTH modes at the same time, hires (320x200) ... it should be hires or multicolor and the better games make use ... -
"Sinclair Zx Spectrum: Absolutely Better Than Commodore 64"Did you ever read this? [url="http://www.alfonsomartone.itb.it/fztsmo.html"]http://www.alfonsomartone.itb.it/fztsmo.html[/url]
... doubt that the CPC has the best stillimage graphics, but the Spectrum and C64 ... . That means that the games on the CPC should be designed in a ... resolution, the Spectrum used 15 colours fullstop so how does that make the CPC ... -
"Sinclair Zx Spectrum: Absolutely Better Than Commodore 64"Did you ever read this? [url="http://www.alfonsomartone.itb.it/fztsmo.html"]http://www.alfonsomartone.itb.it/fztsmo.html[/url]
... the Spectrum. Considering the C64 had hardware sprites and hardware scrolling (which really should ... so dated, whilst the Spectrum display is fresh looking ... add on devices for the Spectrum. Sinclair may have ... make it so. I would say the C128 has the spirit of the ... -
"Sinclair Zx Spectrum: Absolutely Better Than Commodore 64"Did you ever read this? [url="http://www.alfonsomartone.itb.it/fztsmo.html"]http://www.alfonsomartone.itb.it/fztsmo.html[/url]
... that the C64 is technically inferior to the Spectrum. Others may judge the ... of us are qualified to make anything other than a ... like trolls. I believe the Spectrum is better technically, but ... of them. Instead, we should be uniting around a common ... -
"Sinclair Zx Spectrum: Absolutely Better Than Commodore 64"Did you ever read this? [url="http://www.alfonsomartone.itb.it/fztsmo.html"]http://www.alfonsomartone.itb.it/fztsmo.html[/url]
... with title "Sinclair Zx Spectrum: Absolutely Better Than Commodore ... intelligence - the title of the thread, which, you should notice, is ... statement itself".
Dont make me laugh, thats cheap ... you not think the bias would be towards the Spectrum? He is ... -
Abu Simbel Profanation &emulatorsI recently tried game from subject in Spin, EmuZWin and some other newer emulators and noticed sad fact that it works not, better said controls work …
... put many, many hours into the Spectrum scene, and it's certainly ... tempers. Let's all stop the name calling and go back ... suggestion for how they should be improved to make it easier to ... -
Wot no Galvin???Was looking through the archives today because I was compiling all the games I had back in the day. To my amazement, there was no sign of the game Ga…
... quick Google shows that the game SHOULD be called GALIVAN but obviously ... /Imagine staffers this, as the Spectrum version is certainly referred to ... it being an error, the game should be listed as GALVAN, with ... ain't my decision to make... ;) -
Longest Game Loading Time................Hi peeps.... What game do you all reckon was the longest loading time?...I know alot of 128k games took ages cause of levels being loaded all at onc…
... should *improve* things and not make them worse. The standard loading speed of the Spectrum ... absurd amount of space on the loading screen. A pain for ... -
How much power can I pull from a +3?Hi guys (and gals), Does anyone know how much of a load I can draw from the 5 volt line (lower pin 3of the expansion port)? I'm needing between 500…
... supply. Noise on the 5V supply could crash the spectrum when you draw the load ... of load. Providing you make efforts to prevent noise, it may be ... from any other spectrum would kill it or at the very least ... -
BASIC question (in both ways)hi, im fairly new to spectrum stuff.. I bought one a couple of days ago.. im trying to write a basic program that opens a window (drawn with DRAW com…
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an OS for the spectrum should not be concerned with window ... should with lower level features. For instance, a way to make the ... 128k fully accessible from the programs without program ... , BASIC is certainly not the way to go to achieve ... -
+3 upgrades advice neededI`ve just bought a +3 after years of wanting one here, [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ZX-SPECTRUM-3-128K-c-w-BUILT-IN-3-FLOPPY-DISK-DRIVE_W0QQitemZ5234…
... . Didn't really like noise coming from the spectrum so I went out ... removal. I decided not to make the CF accessible externally, felt that ... ) was heaps, and only the spectrum could read the CF anyway.
Post #1000 - Be afraid, be very afraid!!!Yep, that's right. I've finally joined the four-digit club. And now, as promised, here are some random thoughts. You've all had ample warning so you …
... had ample warning so you should get out now if this ... />
I've been using the Spectrum ever since 1986, and I ... and museums would try to make more. Some desperate owners (no ... domination? Sounds good. I could make enough money to buy a ...DocumentationI'm sure someone has already answered this, but I'm new to these forums. Could someone provide me with documentation about how data is stored in ZX …
... still designing digital noise reduction filters to use in the program but ... will then try to read the Spectrum tapes I already sampled using ... the info you provided.
If I can really make ... a decent program I'll post it here with the ...z88dk+splib2 sprites question.I'm creating a game and I have several "states" for my main sprite, such as jump, facing left, facing right, etcetera. All those states require a dif…
... disk or make use of compressed data without decompressing the whole ... /> First of all, you should add some "drawtile" function which ... memory requirement 1/3 of the Spectrum screen, and can be ... used. The alternative was to store an entire Spectrum-size screen ...Samsung Syncmaster monitor with ScanDoublerI have a black Spectrum +2A and have tried to connect the RGB from my Speccy to a Samsung SyncMaster 753DFX and an Apple Monitor too, using an Amiga …
... adapter.
You should check what the voltage levels are that ... what comes out of a Spectrum +2A.
You ... a bit of rewiring to the Spectrum side.
Check [url ... sync sygnal to make up a stable image. The Spectrum doesn't output ...Ideas for new tape storage formatSome called them decoders or encoders, but I think that it is just something like form of presentation. Goal is of course smaller size, support of e…
... as to how many TStates make up a sync pulse, a ... incarnations to get data into the spectrum at higher speeds and with ... we could get the hiss out, then we could make a "clean ... to be added to the TZXing utility should be stored as CSW ...
