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myspeccy.org - online gaming which auto-saves scoresIt's a blimmin' miracle - I'm most impressed.
... 128k, the score gets corrupted on the 128. I'll have ... /> Thats an impossible and suspicious (printer buffer) score value. -
Channels and streamsSo I've put some thought into channels and streams, and read the dead (and presumably rotting corpse) of the CSS FAQ which contains some information …
... -on-demand channels and streams were added for the ZX Printer ... also created the ZX Printer channel and buffer on demand - up to ... since there was no default printer buffer were 256 bytes further down ... return and flush the network buffer when a carriage return ... -
Channels and streamsSo I've put some thought into channels and streams, and read the dead (and presumably rotting corpse) of the CSS FAQ which contains some information …
... associated with the printer buffer and Sinclair's silence on the true nature ... Nine Tiles network etc. went on for three months was told ... has been little light shed on this pivotal time.
I ... -
alternate BASIC ROMI've come up with a few patches to the standard ROM to make it use the 128 shadow screen by default. The ROM is reorganised as follows: RAMTOP is se…
... 0xDxs. The PLOT routine on the other hand (which ... to 0x4000 and the printer buffer is moved up to ... 48K ROM only (but on 128K hardware) or does ... which replaces ROM 0 on the 128K hardware. It ... normal location, uses the printer buffer to store additional system ... -
The ZX printer buffer in +3 modeI have a few programs on .DSK images that were transferred from Timex disks, but some of them have code starting at 23296. Most of the time the code …
Disk access involves pagination and you simply cannot use the printer buffer on a +3 that easy. Best thing to do is disassemble the printer buffer code, put it somewhere else and patch the calls there as well. -
The ZX printer buffer in +3 modeI have a few programs on .DSK images that were transferred from Timex disks, but some of them have code starting at 23296. Most of the time the code …
... allow the use of the printer buffer AND full use of +3 ... - no doubt it's archived on WoS somewhere.
From ... />
and route48 etc is on the +3 games disks, at ... , I stored the master files on 3.5" floppies, and simply ... -
Machine code and Basic system variablesSpectrum system variables (I mean 48KB model) are essential for Basic. But what if I started my machine code program and it's never going to return t…
... this 256 bytes used for printer buffer? Is it safe area to ... on the Horizon tape.
Even if no printer is attached, the printer buffer ... is cleared when sending text to the printer ... which doesn't use the printer buffer. -
SNA convertHi Can a .sna be coverted to .tzx and would there be any point ?
... can be loaded super fast on a real Spectrum. K7ZX is ... restoring .sna is located at printer buffer (256 bytes). Antonio Villena already ... -
Tape and Disk breakpointsIs it possible to set a breakpoint on a .TAP, .TZX or .DSK file so that the debugger pops up when loading finishes? I'm talking about a breakpoint wi…
... it was meant to be, on a real Spectrum, without the ... to load additional blocks for Printer buffer, etc. I just create a ... one memory area to another (printer buffer, BASIC overwriting, etc.), after this ... -
Brand new River Raid remake?one of my friend is trying to make a riverraid remake on flash just to have fun, I checked zx spectrum port of river raid. it is bad, really bad, jer…
... by hard-coding every "LD SP,nn" and all the POP ... and update parameters for LD SP, xxxx
probably you wil ... memory with same MSB (depends on your buffer)
then use ... loooooong push/pop/ld sp code to ... -
Ultimate! Time WasterThis used to bug me big time 25 years ago.:mad: In the early 16k releases of Ultimate Play the Game , Games Jetpac Cookie Trans am there are three …
... into the middle of the Printer Buffer (commonly used as a place ... 128bytes into the 256 long buffer.
The 15 bytes ... />
Thats by 20 mins on it. -
Interface One - New FunctionalityAs you may (or may not) be aware the Interface One is a pretty powerful piece of kit. One of it's greatest features is being able to easily extended …
... cassettes (perhaps using the printer buffer as a file buffer, or just claiming ... program using a keyboard transmitting on the RS232 channel. I know ... -
So what about ethernet and ZX BASIC?Well, as of about 5 minutes ago, ZX BASIC for the first time properly wrote some packets to the network! OK, so it isn't perhaps 100% what Andrew Ow…
... ready made 256 byte ZX Printer buffer for that purpose[/QUOTE]
on the Spectranet is a module ... , etc.
The buffer could be bigger than 256 ... 256 bytes means that the buffer routines are much simpler ... -
The Goldfinch updates thread([url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=25034]original announcement thread here[/url] - I figured it was worth starting a new to…
... 16384-23295 or 49152-56063 on 128kB pages 5 or 7 ... set SP register also in high memory area and work only on ZX ... -#3E00). This adress space is on DivIDE reserved for trdos emulation ... -
just thinking about ...compo for zx 16k ? anyone ?
... , demos, experimental code MUST run on bare 16k ZX
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Where would you stand on the following?
Loading ... overwrite the system variables and printer buffer
Multi-loads
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just thinking about ...compo for zx 16k ? anyone ?
... ;402648]Where would you stand on the following?
[QUOTE ... overwrite the system variables and printer buffer
[/QUOTE] yes, if you ... by LOAD"" and should work on 16K model
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Print at 128,87? :)The advanced search function didn't help me find the answer to this, and I don't remember seeing anything similar in magazines or books... so please …
... Spectrum was the BIGPRINT routine on the HORIZONS tape (about 300 ... ). You can try this online on WOS using HORIZONS in the ... relocatable but it uses the printer buffer as workspace so making this ...Thunderbirds (by Firebird) on 128k SpecciesHi all. Anyone got Thunderbirds working on a 128k machine (+2) ? On WOS there is an original TZX and a Z80 snapshot in 48k mode, but you cannot run …
... it out, then load back on 128k machine :)
... is subtracting values from the printer buffer (23296 to 23552) then ... spectrum and extra system variables on a 128K model (zeros ... gets its hands on it, between loading the printer buffer and running the ...Horizons tapeHad no idea where to post this :???: Anyway, was the Horizons tape ever 'released' on Microdrive ? (obviously without the initial intro "Volume Set …
... Horizons tape was never released on microdrive.
The Intro ... practice - machine code in the printer buffer which made it incompatible with ...Resolution & Memory Question ...Hi, I'm hoping someone with some experience writing an emulator, or a vast knowledge of all things Spectrum can help me answer the following questio…
... the time, when displaying anything on the screen.
If ... its system variables, so called printer buffer and some little more. You ...Resolution & Memory Question ...Hi, I'm hoping someone with some experience writing an emulator, or a vast knowledge of all things Spectrum can help me answer the following questio…
... its system variables, so called printer buffer and some little more. You ... kind of items are placed on the screen. When two bits ...Whi different result with Spectrum +3 ?The followed code 10 FOR n=23296 TO 23299 20 READ a: POKE n,a 30 NEXT n 40 DATA 1,127,106,201 50 PRINT USR 23296 causes that the spectrum 48k show…
... spectrum +3 ?
Is this printer buffer the unique difference ?
on the z80 ASM.
Whi different result with Spectrum +3 ?The followed code 10 FOR n=23296 TO 23299 20 READ a: POKE n,a 30 NEXT n 40 DATA 1,127,106,201 50 PRINT USR 23296 causes that the spectrum 48k show…
... Basic as they overwrite the printer buffer. Sinclair Research even kept quiet ... go for something like Devpac on +3 Disk which is relocatable ... 128K mode, I program exclusively on 48K machines and for the ... last 20 years on emulated 48K machines.
< ...KING OF PONG: Pong revisitedHello everybody. I'm proud to announce you that my last personal project for the ZX Spectrum, "KING OF PONG" is available to download here at WOS si…
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Flickering is more evident on light backgrounds, like the beach ... 11 bytes of free memory, printer buffer is also filled for full ...Similar GamesI was just wondering with there being thousands of games if theres a lot of games that are similar to The Great escape and Where Time Stood Still sin…
[QUOTE=Necros;453395]He is, but this is WoS. Nothing ever stays on topic here and everything eventually develops into a discussion about crisps, sheds or Maria Whittaker... :p[/QUOTE]
or what the "r" register actually does :-oReturn to +3 BASIC from 48K mode.Hello Spec-Chums! I don't know if this trick has been posted before, if it has, i apologise, but i have not been able to find it. Anyway, here goes…
... system variables in the former printer buffer are left untouched, a RANDOMIZE ... way back to 128K BASIC on the earlier 128K machines.
Return to +3 BASIC from 48K mode.Hello Spec-Chums! I don't know if this trick has been posted before, if it has, i apologise, but i have not been able to find it. Anyway, here goes…
... system variables in the former printer buffer are left untouched, a RANDOMIZE ... way back to 128K BASIC on the earlier 128K machines.
Games in machine codeHi everyone, How do go about doing multiple shots like a machine gun, do you have to store every x and y position of each bullet? When you kill som…
... HDL.
My tack on it though is "KISS" (keep ... (ALU operations will be strictly register to register only, all ALU ops ... defined stack. The SP can be an arbitrary register and there will ... address pointed to by the SP register plus offset, and "pop" the ...
