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The Sinclair Myth - New Scentist June 12 1986I thought you'd all find this particularly interesting, so I scanned it especially for the holidays! Merry Christmas! [url]http://www.zxdesign.info…
... really need refuting? They pop up everywhere pathetic pieces of **** like ... what to say, so you start with the deliberate insults, eh ... ? Trolls always end up like that, and I'm ... designed machine as the ZX Spectrum as not a proper computer is ... -
FPGA ZX SpectrumJust wonder: how many of you would buy "new hardware based" and "in case" ZX Spectrum based on FPGA? ;) [url]http://www.fpgaarcade.com/[/url]
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I grew up around the TRS-80 I ... ]Doing an accurate FPGA spectrum is not as trivial as people ... +2 I picked up for $20 shipped from the UK years ... of using MAME to play spectrum games on your PC. ... still to expensive, and not totally accurate, if memory ... -
2011 Best Spectrum gameOk, here we go now...all the games (I hope so) covered in the poll, maximum (or recommended) 3 votes for each person (I am sorry!, do not complain la…
... or not he accepts one or not, is of course completely up ... it was actually an insult not a compliment.[/QUOTE]
... some of them I've not even played yet! But ... to them [I]30 years from now![/I] I thought ... this poll for the best Spectrum game for the year ... -
How to start a new game?I know this might sound really stupid... but I've always wanted to make a spectrum game, but no zero of programing... is there any "making speccy gam…
... new game design before you start programming something, though. You ...
A good place to start looking for inspiration, for either ... IMG]
Not too dissimilar from Dingo actually - tilebased, only ... would fit nicely onto a Spectrum screen - all you'd ... -
Sam CoupeI know it's an extremely long shot but is anyone looking to part with their beloved Sam Coupe as I've got a loving home waiting for one.... Would pr…
... the Comet assembler/Spectrum emulator/Protracker/etc. Auto boot from the Atom ... is working fine. Would it not be ... & noisy if accessing a not-slim-line disc drive" do ... ordered a SCART cable from Quazar as, from reading up about the Sam ... -
Countdown to MeltdownIm sure I had a game called "Countdown to Meltdown" back in the 80s but I can't see any reference to it in the archive. Was this a false memory??
... ;605515]Was this not a crap C64 game from MAD?[/QUOTE]
Spectrum.
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Ultimate gamesHi! A couple of days ago I sent an e-mail to WoS. Can't someone start some kind of fund raising action in order to negotiate and buy ULTIMATE from …
... =marcoagpinto;608183]Can't someone start some kind of fund raising ... />
Going back to the start of the thread, I agree ... to make their Spectrum games available for download from here. Not ownership, just ... -
Spectrum LaptopHas anyone here made or tried to make a laptop version of the Spectrum, like [URL="http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/20/zx-spectrum-laptop-mashes-in-a-…
... Spectrum.
On the DSi XL the screen is great - not ... an option to speed up the emulation on ZXDS but it does not ... ZXDS and see that 128K menu appear. :-)
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Chevy Chase and Miami Cobra GT MusicThe music for both was composed by Pete Frith who kindly contacted me regarding the incorrect credit for the latter which was Nigel Speight who is ac…
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Well it was the Spectrum music he specifically mentioned, I ... clearly says "Spectrum Title Music" so to mix it up would be ... like I said if verification from him alone is what's ... get back to me or not is another issue. -
I am currently watching.....This stems from a rant Mel did months ago on the currently listening to thread, and he suggested starting a thread like this to somebody (sorry can't…
... and grim and unrelenting, its not gory or owt really just ... real henry lee lucas on from in prison.
now i ... , I must admit I creased up laughing when him and Otis ... managed to ever watch it from start to finish because it's ... -
3D Deathchase on the Commodore 643D Deathchase has been ported to the C64, at least according to Micro-Mart. According to this week's MM, the port is called Hell Racer, and here's a …
... understand it correctly, came about from not using an external colour RAM ... 20, which shipped with 5K - from a technical perspective, the Plus ... screen and colour RAM at start up (these can be relocated to ... as the C16 of shunting up to 2MHz mode in the ... -
The Real Thing v EmulationFellow Specchums I'd like to canvas yourselves and get your thoughts on this subject. Using real Spectrum hardware to play games or using an emulator…
... my interest was in programming, not games really.
The ... who program the Spectrum and I could learn from.
2 ... 128 menu appear on that little screen still sends shivers up my ... /> So for me the Spectrum scene does not feel retro now. The ... -
Chavtastic! I'm moving to Essex!Yes, It's goodbye smelly London and hello Essex! I'm only moving 20 miles away but the area I'm in now has gone rapidly downhill. So it's good to be …
... responsibilities.
I'm not tarring every youngster with the ... that's a moral option, not so far from the abhorrent mutilation of ... a worryingly slippery slope to start down for society but sometimes ... -
Chavtastic! I'm moving to Essex!Yes, It's goodbye smelly London and hello Essex! I'm only moving 20 miles away but the area I'm in now has gone rapidly downhill. So it's good to be …
... that's a moral option, not so far from the abhorrent mutilation of ... a worryingly slippery slope to start down for society but sometimes ... -
What if there was no memory or space limitation?What if there was no memory or space limitation? We've had topics about the limitations of the Speccy's hardware, topics where we discussed how good …
... as required. Works well apart from the fact each load/save ... . One thing I wish the Spectrum had is a real time ... file headers. On a real Spectrum the quick and dirty solution ... via the ear socket. Probably not an option on the DS though. -
I am currently playing......Don't know if there's been a thread like this, but I can't find one.... Having seen all the different threads asking people if they've played such a…
... so far.
Really not used to the controls anymore ... I'm not happy with how it's set up for ... little rusty, and I may start to like it a bit ... rack thing and stop him from burning up by pushig him backwards ... first time, I just gave up. Even last night, it ... -
48K/128K classificationI'm sorry if I've looked in the wrong places and not found it, but what are the rules regarding a game being listed as either: ZX Spectrum 48K ZX Sp…
... title was released for, not what it will run ... * requires a +3/+2A/+2B (things that don't work ... * requires a +3/+2A/+2B (border effects timed for the ... +3/+2A/+2B)
This ... up with the 128Ke model (a modified +2B). It will run all Spectrum ... -
Got a date on thursday!I've been off the site for a while, decided to have a break but now i'm back. I've recently been chatting a girl online via a dating website, someone…
... 632598]Well, i've not heard anything from her since the date ... i can offer is decide up front what YOU want ... some nice female company to start with....try and keep it ... , you'll soon pick up the vibes and then once ... best to find your missus from your own circle of ... -
Simple explanation of interrupts (in the context of Z80/Speccy)I wondered if somebody on here could explain in simple terms how interrupts work on the Speccy and where interrupts are source from. Are they a natur…
... 16-bit number read from that address is the address ... maskable interrupts, the bare Spectrum does not include any hardware that ... Thanks....
Two follow up questions.
Does the ... /> Does disabling interrupts speed up programs as there is no ... -
ESXDOS v0.8.0 released (with NMI Browser)Hello, To celebrate the speccy's 30th birthday, here's the latest version of ESXDOS for DivIDE users. The full changelog is too long to post here, s…
... /> Well, when a ZX Spectrum does not boot up with the DivIDE as ... or a black +2A or +2B?
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VTX 5000 Anything I can dial into?Is there anything currently available that I can dial into with a VTX 5000 modem? Any BBS, etc. With or without one of the tapes available to make …
... Couldn't get a sausage from the 48k issue 3, ... but hit a fuzzy picture from the 16k issue 2 - ... resets the spectrum on every keypress, so obviously something up there. ... work - or at least not without hours of connector ... buy a new Spectrum! I will dial up Rob's BBS ... -
Spectaculator in Wine and Virtual Box.Okay... [URL]http://www.spectaculator.com/downloads/[/URL] ... Why does Spectaculator not run through Wine in Linux Mint 13 ??? With no success ru…
... I must comfess I'm not a fan of Wine, ... some limitations.
-- Start the guest system [B]in ... AFAIK, you only needed to start in fail safe mode prior ... does't need you to start up in fail safe mode ... the best way to get spectrum games working in Linux is ... -
Spectaculator in Wine and Virtual Box.Okay... [URL]http://www.spectaculator.com/downloads/[/URL] ... Why does Spectaculator not run through Wine in Linux Mint 13 ??? With no success ru…
... ]I must comfess I'm not a fan of Wine, since ... later) guests. That prevents you from running Final Fantasy VII and ... ]AFAIK, you only needed to start in fail safe mode prior ... does't need you to start up in fail safe mode to ... -
Sending key presses to the spectrumfor a project I want to send automated keyboard presses to the ZX via a micro-controller. Is it possible to send these through the expansion slot? …
... they are single press keys, not caps+key or symbol+key ... outputs without pullups (because the Spectrum has already pullups for these ... cycles
;Max 33 cycles from start of interrupt to the end ... your device only with the Spectrum running the ROM keyboard ... -
Messenger interfaceHave anyone photos, schematic, rom images, documentation, or software for Messenger interface ? [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?i…
... with the NMI button has not been used in this ... Coup? to transfer RAM contents from Spectrum to Coup?. Coup? appends the ... adquired snapshot into disk ("J" option)
[img]http://www. ... :) (The Spectrum and the Messenger device are not needed for this ... -
DooM on Spectrum 128kHello my fellow WoS'ers My hope is that you can help me, recently I discovered a DooM clone -esque on the Humble spectrum, - here is a [URL="https:/…
... "View Controls" screen is messed up, and the most innocuous places ... with any option which left the game looking differently from the original ... . I quite like option 6 actually ... extra code, so that's not an option.) -
Has any one tried ZX Spectrum 4.net?In this week's Micromart, the Specccy emulator [I]ZX Spectrum 4.net[/I] is given a rave review, and it does sound really good. Has anyone tried it ye…
... our dearly beloved Sinclair Spectrum, it should be up to the user ... which version they want at start-up.
Which should either ... a setting within the options menu, or just default to "last ... to make the choice, and not be forced to accept a ... -
TRD, TZX, TAP - does it really matter for you, if it is interesting game?Just wondering, if there is really a massive amount of die-hard fans of tape, as it is rumored...
[QUOTE=AndyC;651231]Not a fan of TRD, ... can autorun it by selecting from TRDOS menu or simply typing RUN ... /> Here, I saved you from re-learning everything from start!
But ... pentagon system, and it's not timing compatible with standard spectrums ... -
New Spectrum +2 owner, got problems!Hi everyone, I'm new to the Spectrum scene having grown up a C64 user, I was offered a Spectrum +2a for ?20 with no software. I decided since the div…
Start with the easy stuff first.< ... the CF card are actually not corrupted themselves.
If ... , if the Speccy comes up to the menu (with no DivIDE connected ... that will allow the Spectrum to start up OK, but not function right. It ... -
Spectrum in black TS1500 case with grey "Sinclair ZX Spectrum" labelAt the Spectrum30 event yesterday, someone had brought a Spectrum like object with an unusual case and I never did find out whose it was or where it …
... there is code during power up to automatically detect the ... his hands on a ts2000 spectrum for most of that ... on the UK spectrum -- I got a chuckle from that as ... only means Timex was setting up a sales network as ... Timex. This issue is not online but I do have ...
