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42 column text, Sinclair Print Utilities, etcI'm currently developing the next of the ZXIF text adventures - "43 Minutes" and, as a side issue, I'm really interested in 42 column text for this g…
... 'm really interested in 42 column text for this game. I ... different text sizes, including 42 column text. I've studied the ... -
Timex 80 column display driverI subsequently wrote an 80 column font driver for 512x192 mode.
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RFC: 64 column font codeIn BASIC, type CLEAR 49999 then import the code at 50000. Then type RANDOMIZE USR 50000. This will create a new channel and attach stream #4 to it. A…
... channel wrapper for the 64-column display driver.
... zend ;
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; 64 COLUMN DISPLAY DRIVER
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; Used by the 64 column driver
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Looking for YS column - anyone able to search?Way back in, erm, well, maybe 1986 or 87, or maybe 88, there was an occasional column in Your Sinclair magazine, the name of which I don't remember, …
... 88, there was an occasional column in Your Sinclair magazine, the ... I gave him in his column in the magazine. I think ... bit more detail about the column I'm referring to? And ... -
The future of the Micro Mart 'retro' column... any suggestions?Hi folks, For the first time in a long time it seems that I've had some spontaneous feedback (from issue 1111) on the Micro Mart forums and elsewher…
... at the end of my column in each issue? Another is ... -
Need to scroll one column using m.c.I've used many of the available routines to scroll the entire screen in any direction, but I'm not being able to find one that would allow me to scro…
... me to scroll a specified column (1 x 22 characters) one ... be able to specify the column and call it from BASIC ... -
40 Column Printing RoutineI've written a 40 column printing routine, which I'd like to share... It's my first piece of 'public' code so go easy on me! I don't think it is a…
I've written a 40 column printing routine, which I'd ... /> defb 13," Uglifruit's 40 Column Font & Routine."
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20-column multicolour: a half-baked ideaI was writing an email reply to one Mr Jowett about multicolour routines, and in that way that explaining something to someone else makes you think "…
... possible to beat the 18-column limit for 8x1-attribute multicolour ... we possibly squeeze in another column or two?
I ... naive attempt at a 20-column routine last night - churning through ... -
Column and row numbers to attr address?[FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3]Can anyone provide me with a code snippet the will convert the column and row numbers into the screen attribute address. For ex…
... snippet the will convert the column and row numbers into the ... be 22528. If de = 256 (column = 1 and row = 0) then ... -
Homebrew column in Retro GamerAs many of you will know, the late Jason Kelk was responsible for the homebrew coverage in Retro Gamer magazine. From issue 228 I will be writing …
... writing the new-look homebrew column for the magazine, and am ... honoured to be carrying the column on.
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ANN: SP1 for Z88DK (aka splib3, Sprite Pack v3.0)Well it's finally arrived, after a month of "a few days from now" release deadlines. SP1 is the lastest version of splib, a flicker-free software sp…
... () will make the first column of the sprite and each ... definition of the column relative to the first column. Since we ... graphic relative to the first column, and the fourth parameter ... rel_hrot);
extern void __LIB__ sp1_MoveSprPix(struct sp1_ss *s, struct ... -
Timex Sinclair 2068Hi guys. This is my first post here, the first of many, I hope.. :) I have a Timex Sinclair 2068 but don?t know much about it. It was given as a gif…
... attention to them :-)
sp1_MoveSprPix() accepts pixel coordinates so you ... it's the extra BLANK column that causes the problem. ... so that the extra blank column will not cause neighbouring ... spills into that last blank column. You can do something ... -
SP1 library questionsI'm working on my first game. I've not written a game since the late 1980s and that was a text based multiuser dungeon for BBC Micros with econet... …
... currently. An absolute move to column 32 is enough to get ... . The one Timmy missed is sp1_MoveSprPix which moves to an absolute ... are placed off screen at column 32 and row 0.
WOS archive - I liked the old File type columnWell, just an opinion ... it is somewhat unclear what kind of files the actual WOS archive keeps. All the Z80s are gone ? Some are still there ? Or p…
Well, just an opinion ... it is somewhat unclear what kind of files the actual WOS archive keeps. All the Z80s are gone ? Some are still there ? Or perhaps I am missing something.
CristiMASSIVE Tipshop updateHello chums.. (Apologies if anyone feels this should be in a different forum. I felt it was fairly relevant to games. Actually, this one is probably…
... issues of the YS Adventures column, I was able to do ...Game from an ancient old calculatorOne for the mathematicians, this (possibly). Bear with me on this one... Many, many years ago, when I was a nipper, I had a Casio calculator which …
... numbers in the row and column of that key would advance ...Machine Code Sprites Example Code Using Char Based SystemBelow is my WIP code to do smooth screen wrapping sprites using char positions and offsets, as opposed to writing direct to a line (0-191) and shifti…
... ) ; X Pos
; Print Column 1
CALL AChar
; Move to next column, and wrap horizontally if need ... ,A
; Print 3rd Column
CALL AChar
CALL ...IM2 Machine Code Sprites Example Code Using Char Based SystemFurther to my earlier post, here are sprites running using char method with IM2 driving it Note, for 48k spectrum using TASM [code] ; ***********…
... ) ; X Pos
; Print Column 1
CALL AChar
; Move to next column, and wrap horizontally if need ... ,A
; Print 3rd Column
CALL AChar
CALL ...Smooth Screen Scrolling RoutineHi everyone, this is a follow up to the thread on smooth screen scrolling. As promised here is the code for the routine. It's pretty long and fairl…
... , so OR the first column
;HL=screen ... FOURCOLS ;Having ORd the first column
;of the ... OR
;the first column of this one.
... so
;OR first column of this one.
... t want to OR first column
COLMODB ...Spectrum Columnist WantedHi, I organise and edit a retro fanzine, and am currently looking for a Spectrum writer who can provide not only game reviews, but also technical kn…
... to run your own Spectrum column then this is the opportunity ...High Noon by workforce , Fletchers Castle etcI have the above titles and I know of a few more I own. Getting a little more organised, I'm currently trying to compile a list of MIA's, inlays etc …
... under the new To Do column. From here I will compile ...Micro Mart / Cronosoft competition.Greetings folks, Take a look here: [url="http://forum.micromart.co.uk/shwmessage.aspx?ForumID=24&MessageID=55471"]http://forum.micromart.co.uk/shwm…
... 'm running through my Retro_Mart column in Micro Mart.
UK Daily Mail There is a 3-column technical article on how the ZX Spectrum loads computer games in today's UK Daily Mail (Answers to Correspondents Page 55). I am…
There is a 3-column technical article on how the ...Problems trying to convert my tapesHello: Last weekend I have recovered my old tapes and I am trying to convert them to tzx. After several hours I got some of the programs converted,…
... errors (indicated by the status column consisting entirely of hyphen '-' characters ...ANNOUNCE: BASin Release 12 ready for downloadWell, after a rather large break, BASin's latest incarnation is ready for public use. Probably. BASin is a Sinclair Spectrum development environme…
ANNOUNCE: BASin Release 12 ready for downloadWell, after a rather large break, BASin's latest incarnation is ready for public use. Probably. BASin is a Sinclair Spectrum development environme…
Name that screen shotJust picked up a half price copy of Gamestm's Retro compilation magazine and was wondering is someone could indentify the spectrum screen shot on pag…
Just picked up a half price copy of Gamestm's Retro compilation magazine and was wondering is someone could indentify the spectrum screen shot on page 18 column 2 row 1Retro GamerI'm really quite sad, but I am cancelling my delivery of retro-gamer. I got as far as Issue 21, but it's just not doing anything for me now. Added …
... that span one very small column whilst the rest of the ...The Countdown Has Ended...Look at this. I've reached 2000 posts at last, and in a fraction of the time it took me to get to 1000. Let me review what has happened in that time.…
... gaming. In fact, my regular column 'Lost Treasures' has impressed a ...ANN: SP1 for Z88DK (aka splib3, Sprite Pack v3.0)Well it's finally arrived, after a month of "a few days from now" release deadlines. SP1 is the lastest version of splib, a flicker-free software sp…
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4. The final blank column required in splib2 for horizontal ... must still create the final column (the struct sp1_cs must ... blank pixel rows above each column must still be present.< ... directions, respectively before the last column / row of the sprite will ...
