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How to convert a .txt file (ASCII/PC) into a Tasword file?Short version: [B]How can I convert a .txt file (PC) into a Tasword file (ZX Spectrum)?[/B] Longer version: {Maybe I should first re-introduce mysel…
... error message: 'config file not found'. The file it ... .ini, which is indeed not in the folder. You ... p4.ini. Then UnrealSpeccy will start up.
4. Press F1 ... INS: it copies text from the clipboard to the keyboard ... values to speed up the typing, but not too low, ... -
Buzzer sounds tips'n'tricksSo I have an ARM Cortex M3 with a buzzer connected to its GPIO pin. And because I read this forum I know that there is no need to add a separate buzz…
... note is that the Spectrum is not simply an I/O ... you get a partial response from it, like it's on ...
So, you can build up the sound you want to ... better quality sounds than the Spectrum ever managed, thanks to ... minimum) and hooking them up to the beeper, so ... -
Getting a few errors in CPCDiskXPHello, I found some pretty cool compilations someone did (13 or so). They added about 14 games in one .DSK file per compilation. I gues I'll start o…
... bulk disks I got from eBay! Just worth trying ... cover the HD hole up and compare as well.[/ ... that as they're not suitable for DD use ... from a floppy by pressing the Loader option on the +3 menu ... ?[/quote]
I believe the Loader option looks for ... -
pathfindingworking on pathfinding in the game. here is Russian description of Lee's algorithm: [url]http://algolist.manual.ru/games/wavealg.php[/url] "if-then"…
... , I still believe it's not worth it.
[QUOTE ... code to remove an element from start of queue:
[CODE]LD ... different than this. In a Spectrum game, this should be fast ... -
pathfindingworking on pathfinding in the game. here is Russian description of Lee's algorithm: [url]http://algolist.manual.ru/games/wavealg.php[/url] "if-then"…
... =44"]#44[/URL]. For a Spectrum game, is it better to ... ]
Not really.
If you start search from multiple locations ... and multiple targets in a Spectrum game using A*... -
"Your Game" - a ZX Spectrum game making competitionHello! Here is an interesting information from Alone Coder: **************************************** "Your Game" ZX Spectrum game making competi…
... doesn't make it non-Spectrum.[/QUOTE]
'Personal Computer ... of computers. 'ZX Spectrum' is not a phrase or an ... name that someone came up with for a product. ... it back in 1982. From then, it was used ... 't use the 'Sinclair', 'Spectrum' or 'ZX' names anywhere ... -
ZX Spectrum case touchupWhat is the best solution to touch up the faded 'ZX Spectrum' text on the top casing? J
This subject keeps popping up here from time to time. Here' ... .
- The rubber Spectrum's logo is particularly difficult ... form-factor Spectrum.
- Remove the excess paint from the case ... be gentle so you'll not cause any marks. Cotton ... -
Issue 4A issuesHi all, I've been trying to get the Issue 4A board that came DOA with the case I purchased for my Frankenspectrum to work. I've recapped and socket…
... the cost, so Sinclair did not do this.
... / protecting areas where you are not working.
For ... resistance range.
At start-up, the border and centre screen ... the CPU testing the RAM from the top {address 65535} down ... -
The game I have just reviewed on Spectrum 2.0 is...Future Looter [url]http://www.spectrum20.org/reviews/3097[/url] After Alessandro's recent thread about cynical WoS scoring I came to realise that a…
... - often try something you flag up - so I think you'd ... and 5 which I consider not very accurate :S
Thanks ... to buy the Spectrum games bible, the one from 1993 to nowadays ... -
Converting PAL +2b to NTSC[B]Hello my fellow WoS'ers[/B] I have a strange request for your knowledge and advice. A chap in the US would like to use a Spectrum +2B, however w…
... would like to use a Spectrum +2B, however without a multi-sync ... /60Hz TV the only other option (as use of the light ... preferable) is to modify the spectrum video output.
Now ... 10 years ago when relocated from Russia to USA. Possible solutions ... -
Kiss Kill - a Spectrum music video from Candy Says and GasmanYou may remember [url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=43068]the preview[/url] of this from back in March - here's the final re…
... I'm not at liberty to put up a public ... of encouragement and support from them while I was ... it work in a normal Spectrum? :o[/QUOTE]
< ... Spectrum screens using a utility I wrote myself, and loaded live from ... reinvented, merrily using up most of the 128K :-) -
Kiss Kill - a Spectrum music video from Candy Says and GasmanYou may remember [url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=43068]the preview[/url] of this from back in March - here's the final re…
... guess I'm not at liberty to put up a public ... Spectrum screens using a utility I wrote myself, and loaded live from ... demo effects reinvented, merrily using up most of the 128K :-)[/ ... Discovery
- ZX Spectrum +
- ZX Spectrum 128K with numerical keypad ... -
The 'why did I buy that?' threadWhich games did you shell out your hard-earned cash on - despite crap or indifferent reviews? I remember spending ?7.95 on Ocean's [URL="http://www.…
... this is how most cults start..
[SIZE="1"]< ... Christmas cash, I bought this from the only shop in town ... time (1988 ) that sold Spectrum games. Not understanding the concept of budget ... at budget price. It's not ridiculously bad, but it's ... -
Do you like the Star Wars original/prequel trilogiesI typed a fair bit here, but I was called away and someone had reset it (my own fault for not locking the PC) the gist is, how do we all feel the Sta…
... loved it very much, from the start. (the movie)
... 1983
Artificially made up "Prequel trilogy";
... thx1138 & american grafitti, not counting student's works) - but ... shoot it from start in correct order due to not having proper ... -
Plus D Voltage Regulator OrientationHi, I?ve got a Plus D Disc Interface circuit board without case from a friend. Sadly he sends it to me without care for proper packaging. So it arr…
... which is considered as not needed, but maybe better ... spectrum, I also notice, the 128k only starts in 48k and not ... Mode the spectrum don?t even start up (it ... hangs in a random coloured mashed up ... life working with the 128k spectrum.
... -
Experimenting with turboloadersHello, My first post, having lurked here for a while. I'm a lifelong computer nerd, Spectrum fan since childhood in the eighties, and have recently…
... tape directly back to the Spectrum at about 60% tape volume ... signal is marginal, not sure as I grew up with a +2 ... not be much use given how long I've been away from ... -
Plus D Voltage Regulator OrientationHi, I?ve got a Plus D Disc Interface circuit board without case from a friend. Sadly he sends it to me without care for proper packaging. So it arr…
... on it,
and lift up all socketed chips and firmly ... them was bad, the Spectrum would not start at all and the mains ... voltages:
On 48k Spectrum: 7805 middle leg black multimeter ... ,4 V
On 48k Spectrum: 7805 middle leg black multimeter ... -
The Spectrum Resuscitation ThreadKicking off this thread as a place where people who are fixing/restoring Spectrums (or indeed any other piece of related hardware) can show off their…
... my own bits and pieces up to date. Yesterday evening ... bits of old belt from off various places in ... the hell. This suffered from the classic missing back ... 8&t=841&start=20"]ZX8-CCB[/URL] ... the modification's not noticeable (apart from the insulated wire I ... -
Anyone using an RGB SCART cable with a +2A/+3 and LCD TV?In [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=44697"]a recent thread[/URL], I mused: [quote]Can +2As be composite modded? If so, I…
... cable (suitable for the grey) from [URL="http://myworld.ebay.co ... /> I also have a Spectrum +2B (black) and a Spectrum +3, both of ... Atari ST computers.
Not had any problems with the ... wired RGB-SCART cable may not work. Either a differently wired ... -
Redundant WinXP Service/Startup EntriesI noticed that the Event Logs were recording some errors, and MSconfig shows that they are due to Service/Startup entries relating to programs which …
... the Control Panel Add/Remove option, except for CLIStart which is ... tools in case they mess up things, although I've occasionally ... System error logged from ati2mtag each time I start up "CRT invalid display ... -
Books that you just can't quit.Much as parts of the presentation,writing style infurates me, there is a book I just keep comming back to again and again. Its like the Yang to the …
... /> 1048 REM start a new worm, five segments long from row R ...
1089 REM set up screen with yellow strips on ... .
1120 IF NOT DEAD AND NOT WON THEN GO TO ... eaten \`10 give fanfare and start a new worm.
... is played when you go up a level.
2010 ... -
Border art viewerRecently, we were working with diver/4d on border art. The idea was to push the techniques of drawing on the border to the limit and to see, how much…
... the things that do not work. So, from my perspective, these are ... [B]Spectrum 128K heatsink (same ULA as +2 grey) NOT OK[/B ... />
[B]Spectrum +2A (same gate array as +2B/+3) NOT OK[/B ... />
[B]Spectrum 48K with ULAplus replacement module NOT OK[/B]
What's the best open source handheld machine?I have a PSP, and I find that I just play old games with it (PS1 games, Megadrive, the Capcom collection, etc). So I guess what I really need is one…
... a Spectrum gamer could wish for*, including allowing up to ... , and since it's not sold in shops, if ... placed buttons, run Windows (not that I like Windows, ... decent battery life, and not kick out to much ... an option to change the speed of the emulated Spectrum. Oh ...What's the best open source handheld machine?I have a PSP, and I find that I just play old games with it (PS1 games, Megadrive, the Capcom collection, etc). So I guess what I really need is one…
... everything a Spectrum gamer could wish for*, including allowing up to ... placed buttons, run Windows (not that I like Windows, it ... an option to change the speed of the emulated Spectrum.[/QUOTE ... ]
that's not very "hand ...The Pros and Cons of "alternative" assembler syntaxContinuing from [URL]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showpost.php?p=720754&postcount=72[/URL] [QUOTE=u6c87;720754]But that wouldn't change if…
... 721011]But even on the spectrum, this is what people ... The ability to ftp programs from wos, save them to their ... that on an actual Spectrum is not only technically difficult, it ... fairly ridiculous to use a Spectrum. Heck it's probably ... a suitably spec'd up Speccy.The Pros and Cons of "alternative" assembler syntaxContinuing from [URL]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showpost.php?p=720754&postcount=72[/URL] [QUOTE=u6c87;720754]But that wouldn't change if…
... that on an actual Spectrum is not only technically difficult, ... done it" project for the spectrum, admittedly.
... of see the point from a "I just want ... ridiculous to use a Spectrum. Heck it's probably ... than a suitably spec'd up Speccy.[/QUOTE]
Machine code/Assembly language back in the dayHello. Back in the 80s when I was a kid, I didn't learn Z-80 machine code, but I was always curious about it. Just recently I decided to explore Z-…
... wrong instruction and BAM, the Spectrum crashes. A single missing ... running it to watch the Spectrum crash, not only to witness the ... , I would probably have given up in despair.
... would prevent the whole system from crashing in case bad code ...Clashbasher a new interface to reduce colour clashI've been working on this for a while now. [IMG]http://markamy.uwclub.net/cauldron.JPG[/IMG] Basicly its an add on for a 48k spectrum, which reinte…
... fingers crossed smiley?) It's not surfaced yet.
from the spectrum or by a signal ... this will monitor the spectrum address bus too and ...
This will free up a little memory on the ... sprite could be built up off screen in the ...Interface 1bisHas anyone on here got a "Interface 1bis": [URL="https://sites.google.com/site/interface1bis/"]https://sites.google.com/site/interface1bis/[/URL] I …
... SRAM chips with battery back-up. This also affects other ... I-off? circuitry, (though not powered from the battery), for driving the ... Third, use a battery back-up power controller chip to supply ... controllers, but this is not an option for a price-competitive ...
