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damaged spectrum+ (blinking squares)Hi, Sorry for my poor english, but I couldn't find on family forums any remedy for my hardware problem with my first speccy in my life :) I've bought…
... , but I couldn't find on family forums any remedy for ... it's not work properly. On the screen black and white vertical belts ... squares.
I verified voltages on back edge:
B20= -7 ... -
Text Adventure - Trying to RememberHi all, I'm trying to remember the name of a text adventure I played when younger. All I can remember is that the loadscreen had a face looking over…
... I can remember is that the loadscreen had a face ... a wall with the words "Wot no xxxx" on the screen. I also remember ... that one of the puzzles involved ... and impossible to identify from the above !
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clarification needed of assembler graphics routineI was wondering if someone used to coding animated graphics in assembler can take a look at [url=http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~jg27paw4/pourri/as…
... [/url] and explain what the effect on the displayed byte will be. I ... )" in the comments refer to the current direction of movement on the screen.) There's ... a summary of the workspace usage at the end of the ... -
New Game : BinaryThis is just something I put together in AGD last year. No great graphics or sound, but I'm not very good at drawing (hence the trace of a Star Wars…
... on the screen$). I guess I was spurred on by Binman working on ... which have malfunctioned and caused the evacuation, they can kill ... Some of the security systems employed in the space station can ... To control the main character in the game, use the keys OPQA ... -
commodore amiga 1200 helpHi i have just been given a commodore amiga 1200 computer in good condition it has not had any add ons, and i would like to know how to use it as whe…
... it on the power light glows green and a picture comes on the screen with ... some data about the rom and copy ... i want to use ,by the way i was not given ... -
ZX Spectrum +2A glitchesHi again! I'm very happy to realize that there are so many people ready to help and even argue for how to help better. Hope there is no limit for amo…
... behave strange: first some lags on the screen appear, then it becomes more ... E on the divIDE while powered on and working. from that moment on IDE ... identification problems on divIDE persist. Could it possibly the reason of the ... -
About BMP2SCR and IFLI filesOne of my doubts with LCD's image tool program is what I can do with IFLI files (ZX 128 mode), once I've converted any image in this format. How can …
... . How can I see them on any emulator?
I ... like to see it appearing on the screen with Spectaculator or another emul ... -
Machine code issue...Hi Folks, My trials with MCODE continue and I am stuck. I wrote the following program in BASIC to simply POKE an attribute byte in to a "box" on th…
... am stuck. I wrote the following program in BASIC to ... byte in to a "box" on the screen.
[CODE]1005 ... quite quick for BASIC if the box is not too ... keep things simple I used the following to run it.< ... . I have been through the code a number of times ... -
New feature: distinction between simultaneous and turn based multiplayerAs requested earlier, a new flag has been added to the database to distinguish between simultaneous and turn based multiplayer games. The words I us…
... flag has been added to the database to distinguish between ... multiplayer games.
The words I use are 'together ... engine.
Perhaps the definition needs to be defined ... (or more) are on the screen and controls at the same time as well ... -
ccompletly baffeled machine codeHi everyone, BEFORE you ask i have not asked help for loads of problems i have recently now encountered and i figured the problems out myself, hones…
... encountered and i figured the problems out myself, honest ... position, where 31 is the largest x and 21 ... code. But thats where the problem starts. its done ... just plug in the x co because the screen has a ... to be a point on the screen grid in machine code. ... -
Multiface 1 cant load tapesIve just acquired a Multiface 1 for my 48k, seems to work alright, brings up the menu etc but when i go to load a tape,(and this is in the off or on …
... to work alright, brings up the menu etc but when i ... ,(and this is in the off or on position) i can hear ... very little is happening on the screen, like the volume has been turned way ... that doesn't help. Take the multiface out and try, no ... -
Alien Demo by KVL[url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0023087[/url] There is a signature LUK on the screen of Alien Demo by KVL. This has to be Lukas…
[url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0023087[/url]
There is a signature LUK on the screen of Alien Demo by KVL.
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128+ rgbI have two 128k speccys which I connect to a rgb scart lead. The one when I power it up shows the first screen ok. The second one rolls on the screen…
... the first screen ok. The second one rolls on the screen and needs to be put on ... channel 1. The ... black lines going across the screen but there is sound ... never had this happen on the other speccy. It has ... -
Print text in assemblyHello, a perhaps simple question: I would like to print a text string on the screen and I wonder how to do that in the most easy way? I seem to re…
... to print a text string on the screen and I wonder how to ... do that in the most easy way?
the equalient of PRINT AT 5 ... -
Microdrive problem?I recently aquired a micro-drive, Interface 1 and some brand new cartridges + the original manual, so i thought i'd rig it all up and see what it …
... new
cartridges + the original manual, so i thought ... br /> When i entered the command in the manual - FORMAT "m";1 ... - FORMAT "m"?;1;"name" on the screen. Am
i doing ... the light initially blinked on
the drive when i swithced on the power ... -
Inkey problem||This is on a REAL speccy|| Hi everyone I have a function where the user presses a key and then it shows it on the screen. So this is what I do (no…
||This is on a REAL speccy||
Hi ... and then it shows it on the screen. So this is what I ... do (not the real basic code)
Now here is the thing, if you quickly press ... is this?
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Spectrum +3 doesn't workMy recently ebay purchased +3 arrived today, so I was quite excited to have one again. I plugged it in and all was well, except for a slightly worry…
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Except, even with the jumpers closed I couldn't ... load of garbled rubbish on the screen. Eventually I got the DivIDE logo up ... else. Shortly after that the floppy started whirring constantly and ... />
I opened the case of the +3 and the PSU up and ... -
SherlockThe files in WoS for "Sherlock" by Melbourne House all appear to be version 2.0. I was reading a review of this game which talked about the bugs the…
... this game which talked about the bugs the reviewer had found. They ... with bugs!!
The bugs are quite silly. Try ... ]GET ZA[/CODE]Prints garbage on the screen
[CODE]FOLLOW ... commands to lock the game up...
The article (16/ ... -
What is this game?Hi I am searching for a certain game but only have the absolute vaguest memories of it. If anyone gets this you are a genius. It was a platform g…
... game but only have the absolute vaguest memories of ... - note - it is not 'the happiest days of our lives ... />
One of the few things i remember is ... it had reset to the main screen...but then it ... hadnt and a message came on the screen saying 'i bet that ... -
Spectrum grey +2?Talking to a friend yesterday we got round to talking about the ZX Spectrum. He recons he has a grey +2 that has Spectrum on the screen when powering…
Talking to a friend yesterday we got round to talking about the ZX Spectrum. He recons he has a grey +2 that has Spectrum on the screen when powering it up, not Amstrad is this possible? -
Question about ZX81 componentAfter I cleaned and replaced some components (7805, two electrolytic caps) with fresh ones, and replaced the RF board with a composite one, on an iss…
... I noticed that while on power on the screen and letters were crystal clear ... of colouring.
Still the screen was clear and perfectly visible ... is right next to the ULA the screen was coming back to ...
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Animals and fpsStrange thoughts always appear after bedtime: We have all seen videos where cats and dogs apparently are watching TV and even trying to catch whatev…
... catch whatever they (maybe) see on the screen.
But is a ... a TV ?
Or does the cat's eyes require more ... fps to see the picture like we do ?
Are they really just chasing the flickering lines ?
Anyone ... -
Snapshot issue between BASin and ZX SpinHi Folks, I have created a 128K snapshot file from BASin (both .sna and .z80) to load in to ZX Spin. Spin is running in ZX Spectrum 128K mode and I…
... mode and I have the 128 menu on the screen showing:
[LIST ... I do this Spin remains on the 128 menu i.e. what ... select [B]128 BASIC [/B]the source code from BASin is ... snapshot, Spin continued executing the program from the point it was at ... -
Sprites masterclassHi All, You guys are probably tired of explaining sprites but I'd like to clarify a few things if possible. I've sorted the vertical aspect of scro…
... but am struggling with the concept of horizontal movement.< ... preshifted sprite? (struggling to understand the literature).
If ... fit in with other graphics on the screen? I can only think ... need to be ORd continually on the screen, so when a sprite ... -
Hop'N'Chop???Hello. Non-intuitive games are a wide phenomenon lately, which is especially annoying that they look beautiful. I was wondering, what is a point…
... 't use any "stairs" visible on the screen.
Anybody can suggest ... anything resonable in the subject-matter?
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Currah MicrospeachBoxed, although the box is missing the front stick label. Has original manual, unit itself, and tape - which I dont think will load on side A I hav…
Boxed, although the box is missing the front stick label. Has original ... load on side A
I have plugged in the unit ... , and get the 1983 Currah addition on the screen. However whilst ... -
Multiface 1 (Romantic Robot) RepairHello there my fellow ZX'ers! recently I got an Interface 1 + MicroDrive from a friend and since then I have been having awesome geeky moments in fr…
... was opened yesterday, the adapter is in unbelievable ... screen... so I flick the switch re-power up and still garbage on the screen ... ..
I remove the Interface 1 ... with the Multiface... but still the same garbage on the 128k ... -
New To Group....Hi All, A quick introduction as this is my first post. I am a Scarborough, UK based chap who is quite heavily into retro computing, more specificall…
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The screen has some sort of ... This effect carries on into graphics on the screen (I will attach ... image later if possible). The ... the Skool Daze loading screen - you can see the problem in the white stripes on the ... -
Hi everybody! Need help trying to rescue a ZX 48K...Hi, since this is my first post, a bit of info about me: I'm an Italian guy, now living in Poland (Warsaw), informatics and electronic geek since…
... it hard to read characters on screen (pretty much same issue of ... some random character-blocks on the screen, blinking, probably at the same speed of ... time I try to turn on the color might change a bit ... Trying to push some keys on the keyboard there is no "click ... -
ZX80 FaultyI have a boxed ZX80 that when I connect to the telly it doesnt tune in right. I can use the K/Board and see that its working on the screen. Iv tried …
I have a boxed ZX80 that when I connect to the telly it doesnt tune in right. I can use the K/Board and see that its working on the screen. Iv tried adjusting the modulator but it looses the signal completely or the screen is all fuzzy. Any ideas?
