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How do emulators make code appears as running at 3.5Mhz?Decent Z80 emulators on github return t-states after executing an instruction, giving you the ability to emulate Speccy relatively well. But there ar…
... resolution. This of course can slow down due to multitasking, but ... -
Pseudoanalogue joysticks for the ZX SpectrumI think that when I got my first joystick back in 1985, this particular type was no longer around or it was extremely difficult to find (if commercia…
... no self-centering action and motion is easy and effortless. Reaction ... because of the stick wide motion. Self centering is achieved with ... -
Spectaculator - questionHi guys, I bought Spectaculator awhile ago (about 3 years or so ago) and installed it onto the laptop that is now dying a slow death. So my quest…
... that is now dying a slow death.
So my question ... -
"Congraturation, you suC5ess"?(Maybe I've posted this before, or something like it, but I used the Advanced Search and didn't find what I was looking for, so here we go...) Jus…
... of the UK, had been slow. Scotland, Wales, Yorkshire, the Lake ... -
PC slow & unresponsiveI've noticed today and yesterday that my PC seems to be having issues accessing various sites and the internet in general. Some sites takes ages to …
I've noticed today and yesterday that my PC seems to be having issues accessing various sites and the internet in general. Some sites takes ages to open and some don't open at all, i've got Zonealarm installed and i can't even open it to a scan, did a ... -
Test card screenStarted off just messing about in order to test a machine. But ended up with this: [code]10 FOR a=0 TO 0 STEP 0: PAUSE 1: BORDER 1: BORDER 2: BORD…
... bar to move from the slow border cycle to the display ... -
Cooking...So in a thread not very far away from here.... This was posted: [quote="Vampyre;969680"]I made a conscious effort to learn how to cook just after…
... . However, treat yourself to a slow cooker and find some recipes ... -
Computer Haiku (converted from C64)[url=https://archive.org/details/Computer_Haiku_1983_CES]Here's the original C64/PET program - "Computer Haiku" by Commodore Educational Software, 19…
... memory-saving tricks don't slow the process down anywhere near ... -
Games way better on speccy than on C64I was thinking about creating a comparison video about games that are way better on spectrum than on c64. What good examples can you come up with and…
... (fast/detailed graphics vs blocky/slow)
- Wec Le Mans (very ... and detailed vs blocky and slow)
- Starion (superfast 3d ... vs super slow blocky 3d)
- Enduro Racer ... on C64 but not so slow to make a good comparison ... -
Strange Microdrive format.Hi all, I got a new (old?) cartridge today and it's called "ArchBak" and just ran forever in my Spectrum when I did a CAT. However when I looked d…
... the tape stretches, it should slow down. Also, Channel 1 was ... -
Pandemic boredom induced hobby revisitedA few weeks ago, possibly because of the promised Biden stimulus check for $1400, I decided I deserved a splurge and went to Walmart to get two new l…
... . The new film is very slow 160ASA and I wish it ... -
Were the full Sinclair Loki specs ever actually known?I was just curious. A lot was leaked to the media, but the exact specs seem different depending on source. Some say it could support up to 512x256 an…
... 300 Kb/sec seems so slow now. Loading times more than ... -
Hard Drive failureWas greeted by this message the other day. I have tried everything but it refuses to boot up, looks like i'll need to get a new HD. Had to drag out…
... old W7 system. Forgot how slow it was and there's ... -
Using a thermal camera to fix speccy's.Hi All, Thought I'd share another repair... Got a board that collapsed the bench supply straight away ( I run a bench supply and give it just enou…
... , it would have been a slow painful repair, but power generates ... -
Games that would make good moviesHey, guys. With the trend of adapting videogames into movies (thanks, Super Mario Brothers and Mortal Kombat), I've been thinking: which Spectrum …
... ) games would work as a motion picture? My $0,02 (or ... -
slomoIn Crash magazine issue 10 page 118 there is an advertisement for a hardware add on for zx spectrum that can slow it down by using calls to the bus.…
In Crash magazine issue 10 page 118
there is an advertisement for a hardware add on for zx spectrum that can slow it down by using calls to the bus.
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Text compression methodsI once typed in a Text compressor from INPUT magazine, it worked on a first and second most common following letters algorythm and reduced the binary…
... , but it would be pretty slow at compressing and decompressing anything ... -
Exact emulation of the Snow effectAs the original post on another forum is outdated, and for those who don't know about that forum, I duplicate this info here: At the beginning of …
... to an address in the slow memory. For Spectrum 16/48 ... addresses #C000… #FFFF, if a slow memory page is paged there ... I does not point to slow memory, and interrupt vector does ... not get into the slow memory. It is safer and ... -
Emulating on an OS/2 computer...Hi there. I've got an old portable 486dx2/80 running OS/2... which Speccy Emulator do you recommend for me? / Regards, Lars
Heh. After adjusting some variables I found out that X128 works fine! [img]/__forums/images/smiles/icon_smile.gif[/img]
(It was slow before, but I was my own fault)
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TAPER tests.I've managed to get TAPER to play .TZX files, but here's something I've noticed. When I import a file like "The Rocky Horror Show", it says that the …
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TAPER is really slow again! I can't believe ... it today and it's slow again.
I have a ... okay one day and too slow the next?
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Turn TZX files into wav. filesCan I make those TZX files into wav. files so I can just double-click them and they play the beeeeeep bip loading sound, enabling me to play it into …
... /> The loading sounds are pretty slow though. Definitely slower than they ... -
Getting the ball rolling againOkay things have been a bit stale in comparison to what this forum used to be like. Too many fallouts and it is getting harder to think of new threa…
... been made into a "major motion picture"!!! Have u missed all ... -
Arcade ConversionsWhat arcade conversions do people still play on their Speccys (real or emulated)? For me it has to be Commando, Frank Bruno (Punch Out arcade clone)…
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'Cause Pokey's too slow,
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3d Monster mazeWas 3d Monster Maze ever out on the Speccy? I LOVE this game on the ZX81 but have never found it for the Speccy. If so, is it on WoS anywhere? I can'…
... version, but it was poorly slow (3%). Then we discovered that ... -
EliteHave got some problems with Elite. I?m not able to dock, and that?s quite deadly. I remember that there was a cheat to get lots of cash (to buy a doc…
... are lined up go very slow and keep taping the rotate ... -
Spellbound Dizzyam i the only one who can't get the flippers to work? i looked at a solution and it said to hold down jump while carrying them but i just float up a …
Standard method when using such devices is to emulate how they'd be used in real life. That is to say you only get an upward motion when you provide an upward stroke with jump.
Do you really think the game would be at fault?
