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  • Reason for strange display layout?I have always wondered if there is any technical reason behind the strange layout of the display file or why did Sinclair choose to do it this way?

    ... , and LLL gives the offset of SSS) which does make sense). All ... this is in the FAQ? If not, it definately should be.[/QUOTE ... .

    I use the above all the time -- if you understand ... as it all applies to the spectrum as well. I'm sure ...
    Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous April 2007 Development
  • IN bug detected todayAnyone familiar with this IN bug on the real machine. In FUSE I didn't get the same effect. Due to this bug my new ONELINER doesn't work. :( [code] …

    ... , have you tried looking at the key matrix circuit and seeing ... like the spectrum uses it is possible to create circuit paths that make ... detected it.
    Between the keys there should be diodes to prevent ... connects W to 1, giving the idea that Q is pressed ...
    Dr BEEP Dr BEEP April 2007 Hardware
  • PZX file format draft[QUOTE=Andrew Barker;186084]To this date, there is no rival format for TZX, despite people saying they can do better. Well the challenge is on, prov…

    ... useful to non-Spectrum users than a Spectrum-specific format, but ... less useful to Spectrum users than a Spectrum-specific format, which ... matched to how the Spectrum stores data. Does that make any sense? ... another spec? Perhaps i should really spend some time on ...
    Kio Kio May 2007 Emulators
  • How to install fuse in Ubuntu? Warning: Newbie trying to escape from MicrosoftThe title says everything. I have downloaded and decompressed fuse-0.8.0.tar.gz and I don't know what to do. Synaptic doesn't have fuse, and I haven'…

    ... gawk... gawk
    checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... yes
    checking for ... ... yes
    checking whether -lc should be explicitly linked in... no ...
    checking where to find the Spectrum ROM images... we supply them ...
    thingley thingley May 2007 Emulators
  • New speccy part 2As a quick recap, I am looking to create a 'new speccy hardware' platform, which will retain the charm of the original 48k beast. The way intend to …

    ... in mind no software on the mac should ever fall over as ... (BTW how does the gp2x emulate the spectrum keyboard?) and the straight plug 'n ... that is the main function of the machine, providing you make it clear ... that you are not charging for the ...
    Toxitalk Toxitalk May 2007 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • ULA chipHi. Where i can find a ULA 6C001E-6 chip for an 3B issue Speccy ? Also looking for one 7805 heatsink... Thank

    ... have to stop stocking the items that make a loss or simply ... its way and make a profit, for that is the whole point ... gone anywhere.

    Assuming the Spectrum does not work, (If it ... everybody seems to think he should do it for free, or ...
    DEATH DEATH May 2007 Wanted
  • ebay postageWhy do people try to rip punters off on the postage charges? [url]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=290120548369&ssPageName=ADME:…

    ... .e Daley thompson, survival, make a chip, the hobbit, mexico 86, attic ... condition Spectrum packages that sell for far more than they should do ... . I have ten copies of the MIA make a chip going for ... £10.000 at the moment, if interested ...
    grey key grey key May 2007 Chit chat
  • You're gonna bloody well read this...I took the time to write this rubbish, so you can damn well read it! In the thread about Dan Brown (a third class writer who has achieved major fin…

    ... hole, old chum". And to make it perfect, Andrew turned on ... towards Chicago, into the sunset. This'd make a great film, ... old boy. Complicated stuff, I should bally well cocoa".

    the awesome beauty of the Spectrum SE, which was ...
    ewgf ewgf May 2007 Chit chat
  • Unconventional way of diagnosing a faultHi everyone Some time ago I got a 48k Spectrum (issue 3B board) in a pretty bad condition. I believe the power supply transistor TR4 failed, causing…

    ... stripes like you describe - you should at least get a completely ... ROM code should be able to run to clear the memory down ... of BS, check the Spectrum ROM disassembly to make sure it'll get ... other Z80 computer board to the Spectrum and have it work too ...
    Winston Winston May 2007 Hardware
  • Pics from my uncle's 48K SpeccyThis was built back in 1987 and it looks old now, but it brings back lots of good memories. [url]http://zxspectrum.zidev.com/zx/1987enclosure/HPIM16…

    ... small flat screen monitor to make that into a fuilly portable ... should do :) )

    It may not be difficult to use the Spectrum ... 's own PSU to both run the machine and ... that depends on the capacity of the cells, and the amount of ...
    DEATH DEATH June 2007 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Making your own joystick interfaceJust spied the diagram for the kempston joystick interface in the docs section. For someone who has only made up cables, what is involved in constru…

    ... drill sizes (most PCB software should allow vendor drill mappings to ... on the back of the PCB, directly in line with the Spectrum's ... board soldered onto the vertical PCB, like some Spectrum add-ons). ... I'm confident you'd be able to make the ...
    Winston Winston June 2007 Hardware
  • PiracyAlthough I'm sure no-one here ever copied tapes :rolleyes: , does anyone actually know of someone being prosecuted "back in the day" (to quote a Kizz…

    ... than selling as second hand Spectrum. The copy of Manic Miner has ... they didn't make pension plans - tough. Why should the public domain suffer ... because the artist was too ...
    Winston Winston June 2007 Games
  • ZX 81 games (and an emulation issue or two)Hi Not really sure this is the right forum, but maybe someone can help. As a Speccy fan, I was always intrigued by the old ZX81, and thanks to the w…

    ... generates gibberish on the screen (it asks me to make sure SRAM ... games that were ported to the Spectrum, 128. Someone called Mark Russel ... /unsorted/[/url], you should definitely check out the 4 hi-res games ...
    Moose99 Moose99 June 2007 Games
  • Ram Turbo InterfaceHi all, Can any one tell me if the Ram Turbo Joystick Interface is compatible with Kempston Joysticks? Or are both the Joystick ports Sinclair 1 and…

    ... it is not possible to make this mode totally automatic. To ... your computer. As soon as the Spectrum screen clears, you can release ... protocols work simultaneously.

    Should you have any query or ...
    beanz beanz June 2007 Hardware
  • Has anyone ever tried this (audio cd's)Last night I was having trouble using tape with my spectrum (see hardware thread) But it got me to thinking, about tape issues. I was wondering if …

    ... loved the signal, but the loading sound coming out of the spectrum seemed quieter ... to make the cds from the tape games I buy. Im thinking this should ... 1 plug the right channel into the spectrum and tape 2 the left chaneel ...
    Toxitalk Toxitalk June 2007 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Project: M.u.l.e.Wokani came up with a great idea about trying an open-development approach for spectrum games, and I thought why not try with a game I have under dev…

    ... just make the entire code of the project available in multiple stages. The first ... to this. I think the main goal should be getting people able ... compiled and run on both the Spectrum and the C64 with no changes ...
    Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous June 2007 Development
  • Project: M.u.l.e.Wokani came up with a great idea about trying an open-development approach for spectrum games, and I thought why not try with a game I have under dev…

    ... a good way to make sure the program generates different ... are retrieving the address of the spectrum's character set. The type ... the bottom of the screen. The approach I took was to make ... a function pointer declaration should include the return value and ...
    Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous June 2007 Development
  • Project: M.u.l.e.Wokani came up with a great idea about trying an open-development approach for spectrum games, and I thought why not try with a game I have under dev…

    ... In switch statements, should none of the cases match the integer or byte ... then make use of a display address routine in the spectrum library ... x), wrapper);

    should be

    d_PrintDoubleW( ... works as it should now.

    The first batch ...
    Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous July 2007 Development
  • New Spectrum HardwareHi all. Well its Friday so it seems as good a time as any (business is a bit slack at the moment) to start up a thread about creating new Spectrum ha…

    ... adding new graphics modes to the Spectrum, since no software exists ... SAM Coupe with better Spectrum compatibility might be worth ... my head in the clouds. Everyone with the noggin should make new Spec- ... express a desire to see the Spectrum do these things, ie ...
    Graz Graz July 2007 Hardware
  • GUIDE: How to convert TZXs to LOSSLESS low bitrate MP3s (56, 64 and 80 kbps)I posted this to comp.sys.sinclair last year, but it didn't get a single reply. Which annoyed me a bit. Since some people here seem to be intereste…

    ... clipping off the very frequencies required for the spectrum loaders? Particularly the Sync Bits ... high in size but it should be quite easy to write ... file at which point it should by highly compressible as a ... cheap now, it doesn't make sense to use tape anymore ...
    DEATH DEATH July 2007 Hardware
  • Poorly Spectrum + Fault diagnosis help needed!Hi, I've got a Spectrum+. Sometime in the past I broke it and sent it off to be fixed. It came back working good as new, but with an issue 2 board i…

    ... should be within around 10% of the voltages listed above) you know the Spectrum ... working (this is the coil that makes the slight hissing noise, and its ... RAM. You'll probably find the Spectrum springs back to life once ...
    Winston Winston July 2007 Hardware
  • So long and thanks for all the fishIm off now. Alot of the chat here reminded me too much of of the chat in the school yard etc.... Not bitter, as my sig says just bored. Its been f…

    ... ;202043]The Spectrum is 25 years old, so all forum members should be ... at least 30 (or 20s at the VERY ... . :)[/quote]

    Do I make the 0,1%? :D

    the mistypes though:P)
    FRGT/10 FRGT/10 July 2007 Chit chat
  • B: drive dont workHi all, I went to Maplin today got myself a DIY lead the one with the proper 34 way edge connector for the Spectrum+3 other end 34 way to floppy driv…

    ... /> Ok I put the lead at the back of the Spectrum edge connector, with ... are looking at the back of the Spectrum
    Then hooked the other end ... should make no difference.

    Put a floppy in the drive, reset the ...
    DEATH DEATH July 2007 Hardware
  • Don't shoot me...Definitely off-topic, and most possibly dangerous... There's a preview of the first chapter of the c64 book available online at: [URL]http://www.c6…

    ... ]Like the Spectrum book, the pdfs appear brighter than the printed version so it should ... . I enjoyed the selections and the info.
    That said, the Spectrum book's ... and however good you make it look, the subject matter is just ...
    Jumping Stack Jumping Stack August 2007 Chit chat
  • Don't shoot me...Definitely off-topic, and most possibly dangerous... There's a preview of the first chapter of the c64 book available online at: [URL]http://www.c6…

    ... enjoyed the selections and the info.
    That said, the Spectrum book' ... to further reduce the percentage of the backgrounds and to ... edit - which should benefit the reader - and making the screen shots ... however good you make it look, the subject matter is ...
    andrew_rollings andrew_rollings August 2007 Chit chat
  • Spectrum modsHi all, Looking at my Spectrum stuff and the mod`s I have done. How many of you out there have done Spectrum modifications? And what are they? 1. …

    ... and all should be well.

    Points to make: Some people ... not interfere with the edge connector slot etc. Make one of these ... lead goes from the Spectrum to the MIC socket on the tape deck. When ...
    DEATH DEATH August 2007 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • ZX81 power supplyFriend gives me ZX81 without power supply and i want to test whether he work or not. Can i use Spectrum p.supply for that purposes? I dont want to d…

    ... the potential to insert it into the EAR/MIC sockets) where as the Spectrum ... uses a standard barrel plug.

    The actual supply itself should ... bring the input down to +5V, but you will need to make ...
    Phu Phu August 2007 Hardware
  • ZX81 power supplyFriend gives me ZX81 without power supply and i want to test whether he work or not. Can i use Spectrum p.supply for that purposes? I dont want to d…

    ... - if you screw up and make the tip negative, I'm not ... will happen then.

    The Spectrum PSU generally speaking has an ... has pointed out here. Since the Spectrum PSU has a higher load ... volts above what it should be, and the small switch mode regulator ...
    DEATH DEATH August 2007 Hardware
  • Project: M.u.l.e.Wokani came up with a great idea about trying an open-development approach for spectrum games, and I thought why not try with a game I have under dev…

    ... player (if any) owns it. The Spectrum has unique colour clash issues ... /> [/code]

    then we make the executive decision now that graphics ... 0 is set, indicating that the background should be drawn, and if ...
    Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous September 2007 Development
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