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Margaret Thatcher diesRIP Maggie, finest PM of the post-war era. She was one of the reasons why the 80's were so great, and she gave Clive a knighthood.
... of the death of anyone from that era - musicians, television ... during the time that the Spectrum ruled the bedrooms of children ... , teenagers - and even adults - up and down the land. She ... time, and maybe the Spectrum might not have been quite what it ... -
Rocky Gush Floppy Drive InterfaceI have a Rocky Gush Floppy Drive Interface which I would like to post the details under the Hardware section of the website. What is correct procedur…
... the use of pull-up and pull-down resistors with ... whatsoever to do with the Spectrum ULA) has A13 permanently ... A13 on the Spectrum bus (i.e. from the Z80) is ... affecting the paging would not cause different instructions to ... that, but I end up with a lot of " ... -
ReRun - Speccy OutRun done better[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v661/Swainy_boy/outrundelux_zpsb772e8cd.gif[/IMG] Any takers? Smaller sprites, faster game.
... will include already existing Spectrum art that (by an ... designer and a coder start working together first, take ... sense I'm getting from all this is that ... 't take me away from my own projects for ... useful to create a Spectrum game, not just graphics. The front ... -
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"…
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Sure, the Spectrum can certainly handle A*. But ... while queue is not empty
remove POSX from start of queue
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 ...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 ..."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 ...Horizontal Scrolling/Per Character gamesHello. Can anyone give me the titles of some Speccy games (preferably good ones, but I don't mind hearing about bad ones too) that scroll the playin…
... speed isn't different enough from the foreground, and it ... the scenery so as not to mess it up. [I]Zynaps[/I ... redrawing the screen every time from pre-shifted scrolled chunks of ... the ultimate arcade in the Spectrum, graphically, technically and playability ...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 '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.
...C.G.D - Classic Game Designer[b]UPDATE: August 07, 2013 AN UPDATED VERSION OF CGD IS NOW AVAILABLE, DETAILS HERE: [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showpost.php?p=7155…
... it. The game does not need to be completed during ... just at the test start an untainted copy of ... If you do not test the most up to date version ... the sprites to disappear from the map depending on how ... problems, or you're not sure about anything. Whatever ...A few Windows 8 questions...I'm thinking of picking up a new desktop pc for use on my big telly but pretty much every new machine I've seen is now pre-installed with Windows 8. …
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She is not in any way disabled, but ... the screen simply does not remain visible for long ... she slides too far away from whichever portion of the ... hit and the related pop-up menu disappears before she has ... , but she physically is not able to use it. ...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 ...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 ...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 ...Interface 1bisHas anyone on here got a "Interface 1bis": [URL="https://sites.google.com/site/interface1bis/"]https://sites.google.com/site/interface1bis/[/URL] I …
... different from any other, ever built for the ZX Spectrum.
It is the first, and up to ... /> - local storage, of up to 128 GB, subdivided in ... ?Interface 1bis? (which has NOT been in beta-stage since ... to the higher mark-up (being sold at a ...Best Demos please?Hi, I have just discovered how good the demos for the spectrum are, I have been a spectrum owner for years but apart from the work I used to look at …
[QUOTE]I need to catch up.
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What are the ... should be running on my spectrum?[/QUOTE]
Well, ... Russian machines. They used disks, not tapes but all the rest ... same as classic Spectrum.
Try some stuff from Triebkraft (Kkolor ...Grand Theft Auto V announced!Ok, time for another mega-game thread :smile: [url]http://www.rockstargames.com/[/url] Trailer next week!
[QUOTE=mile;726948]things start unlocking as you progress[/QUOTE]< ... I play, there are not many other players, up to 16?
from different games, but it's ...Completely free games?Hi, I would like to know if there are any open source or completely free games for ZX Spectrum. Or at least some other free programs without any lin…
... a copyright notice into the start up of Finders Keepers+ as there ... be charging money for the Spectrum version (except on a possible ... protected. Even if you do not put a big "Copyright 1995 ..."imagine attempting to connect a modern PC with a Sinclair Spectrum"[b][I]Can science fiction ever get the science right?[/I][/b] [b]"...imagine attempting to connect a modern PC with a Sinclair Spectrum..."[/b] :D …
Not wireless though, the spectrum has bad hearing from old age probably.
UP I CAN'T QUITE HEAR ...ANN: Atic Atac ... now on Windows 8....Ladies and Gentlemen and those of you undecided :) Atic Atac is now in the Windows 8 Store, (WinPho version was released a couple weeks ago). [URL=…
... mean it is not happening. Before opening up on me ... one man earning a crust from IOS apps.
from the legal dept of ... doesn't lose the revenue from those sales.
< ... something back to the Spectrum community and earn some ...Issue 3 board with strange piggy-back boardIn case you are interested. I?ve never seen something like this before. I have an Issue 3 board here. When I opened the case and found a strange pig…
... upgrade. Also after power up the Spectrum with disk interface attached shows ... time ago. I myself have not the capabilities to check the ... have a look at the start up sequence. Are you in the ...Significant machines by yearI'd roughly divide Spectrum's hardware history into four periods: Sinclair (1980 to 1985), Amstrad (1986 to 1988 ), Russian (1989 to 1996) and Homebr…
... of the ZX Spectrum SE (which is derived from the TC2048 ). ... ones. And you may not have heard of the V6Z80P ...
[*]1984—ZX Spectrum+
[*]1985—ZX Spectrum+ 128K
[*]1986 ... ZX Spectrum +2
[*]1987—ZX Spectrum +3
[*]1988—ZX Spectrum +2B
