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Steve Davis Snooker 128k?I'm in the middle of an, erm, interesting discussion with a bloke on AtariAge. The long and the short of it is he's claiming to have written a 128k …
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For those who have an emulator ... BSG. Its a good game but not that good. For your information I ... have had some published for both the Sinclair Spectrum and Atari ST ... -
Decent Assembler...I'm quite in the mood to learn a bit of Z80... Can anyone recommend an easy to use assembler (that will run on a real Speccy) that's not too complic…
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TommyGun 0.9.x updates** Should be available via the utilities page soon! Please be patient :-) ** I'll be posting all future updates in this thread, instead of creating …
... Added ZigZag support to ZX Spectrum image parser
o ... or AFTER for mask pixel pairs to ZX Spectrum image parser ... to remove Attributes from ZX Spectrum image parser
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The 128 plus 2 wasn't very goodHaving looked at the review in issue 33 of Crash of the Spectrum Plus 2, it strikes me as a bit odd, as if Simon Goodwin had to like it. I remember r…
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2. A double ... port but again driven by hardware with a small buffer. ... would have looked at hardware scrolling for sure, maybe hardware sprites (since the ... -
The 128 plus 2 wasn't very goodHaving looked at the review in issue 33 of Crash of the Spectrum Plus 2, it strikes me as a bit odd, as if Simon Goodwin had to like it. I remember r…
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1. The usual 6k spectrum display
2. A double ... spell it out.
Hardware drivers were a lot more ... port but again driven by hardware with a small buffer. ... would have looked at hardware scrolling for sure, maybe hardware sprites (since the ... -
The 128 plus 2 wasn't very goodHaving looked at the review in issue 33 of Crash of the Spectrum Plus 2, it strikes me as a bit odd, as if Simon Goodwin had to like it. I remember r…
... and ink colours independently. For example, the normal bright ... brightness.
As for incorporating the microdrive connector interface ... like these would have been good for the initial 128, as ... have quietly dropped the Spectrum altogether like the QL ... -
The 128 plus 2 wasn't very goodHaving looked at the review in issue 33 of Crash of the Spectrum Plus 2, it strikes me as a bit odd, as if Simon Goodwin had to like it. I remember r…
... what would have been acceptable for an "entry level" computer. [/quote ... back to the standard speed for memory accesses. But that's ... like these would have been good for the initial 128, as we ... they have quietly dropped the Spectrum altogether like the QL (and ... -
joystick queryIn my spectrum playing heyday I never liked using a joystick, for me and my speccy loving pals it was always the keyboard for pixel perfect movement.…
... the spectrum, until the +2, had no native support for joysticks ... tended to be written primarily for keyboard support since that ... much point in shelling-out for an interface & joystick ... rubber-keyboard was actually pretty good for playing games on.
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Questions from the new owner of a grey Spectrum +2I managed to pick up a grey Spectrum +2 off of ebay with cheap shipping (I'm in the US... it was $13 total and it has a Donkey Kong tape inside) and …
... .speccy.org/sromero/spectrum/hardware/terminal"]www.speccy.org/sromero/spectrum/hardware/terminal[/URL ... 's a null modem connection for either a +2a or +3 ... .ntnu.no/pub/sinclair/utils/spectrum/zfst01.zip[/url] and that ... -
Spectrum 128 manual?It is not on WOS ftp, although is listed in doc. section. Where else can I get it? Need manual of simple 128, not 2 or 3.
... possible that it's only for printers (or keypad?) I have ... terminal software, but it's for +2A/B or +3 only ... %3Fq%3Dwww.speccy.org/sromero/spectrum/hardware/%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26sa ... %3Fq%3Dwww.speccy.org/sromero/spectrum/hardware/%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26sa ... -
TZX specs v1.20 RC1Hello folks, after months of waiting finally you have the latest update proposal (RC1) for the TZX format! This update includes revisions to the 0x…
... hell can "secret development" be good for the Spectrum community?
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Help where do i startIm thinking of writing a game or two for the speccy. At the moment Im not sure what type. But Im after some general info. I know laguages like Basi…
... books/CompleteSpectrumROMDisassemblyThe.pdf"]The Complete Spectrum ROM Disassembly[/URL]
For Arcade Games And Other Fast Spectrum Programs[/ ... Charge Your Spectrum[/URL]
As for what game ... Man or Snake are good places to start - and ... -
Large spritesQuick question. Most of the documentation refers to creating sprites of a limited size. How would I create a sprite of for instance 32x32 or even la…
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In the book Spectrum Machine Language For The Absolute Beginner it ... way?
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Those plastic tabs stuck on end of keyboard membranesI am going to be buying some membranes for some speccies of mine, the thing is, u know the small oblong opaque pieces of plastic that are stuck on th…
... a replacement stiffener is good old fashioned roach ... in making the packets for ciggy papers. ;) FFS ... on it, making it only good for scrap.
... membranes are good quality, I can vouch for that since ... Spectrum I mended with it has been sent to my good ... -
Speccy graphics on CBM64The recent "Starquake" thread had me browsing through Steve Crow's portfolio of games and I was quite surprised when following the links to the CBM64…
... s using the C64's hardware sprites in highres mode ( ... more difficult than what the Spectrum does? Many examples of ... because the C64 has hardware scrolling for doing the pixel scrolling ... _could_ have adopted the Spectrum style for Cybernoid and added extra ... -
Speccy graphics on CBM64The recent "Starquake" thread had me browsing through Steve Crow's portfolio of games and I was quite surprised when following the links to the CBM64…
... easier because the C64 has hardware scrolling for doing the pixel scrolling ... 64 can do hi-res hardware pixel scrolling? Are there any ... just searched for afew obvious ones, based on Spectrum games I know ... colour density helps make up for the lack of pixels. It ... -
The New SPIN releases ThreadOk, as I'm now working on SPIN again full-time, and as a very wise man once said, "Release Early, Release Often"[1]... I'm going to release new SPIN…
... really want is a new Spectrum (for free) and someone else to ... closely and excitedly reading Spectrum SE news for years, I would be ... way. Knowing there are *many* good emulators around, He provided an ... . No body wants a free spectrum. But no body wants to ... -
ZXSpin 0.61 Available nowHi all! Well, after a lengthy few testing cycles, I'm taking the plunge and uploading the latest version of ZXSpin, to replace the rather aged old 0…
... using V1.11 of the Spectrum +3e ROMs.
... glad to see a facility for formatting floppy disks, but ... .
Thank you for a cool emulator that, in ... new life into the Spectrum once again for me.
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Problem with SPIN assemblerCan anybody tell me why the following machine code program doesn't assemble in the SPIN assembler? ; my first machine code program ld bc, 5 ret Any…
... love about the World of Spectrum website. I mean, I've ... really good book on machine code from WOS (Spectrum Machine Language for the ... I've wanted to do for years - learning machine code!
Boxes and Boxes of Books!!![URL="http://zxgoldenyears.com/images/books.jpg"]Yaaaay!!! I got books. I got books. I got books.[/URL] Do you got books? Andrew (Sorry... a …
... , a series of books, one for each computer or console would ... isn't a World of Spectrum equivalent for every machine too (though ... the Little Green Desktop was good for the Atari ST, but many ...Any interest in new low-cost mass-storage interface with 512K RAM?I've recently added support to ResiDOS and the +3e ROMs for SD/MMC card interfaces; in particular, ZXMMC (which has no onboard RAM and so is only sup…
... understand also emulates Residos hardware. Thanks for my exciting experiences to ... won't be any good to emulate the current ... (on Windows) emulate the necessary hardware very well.
... Change ROM and Interface 1 hardware under Residos. [/QUOTE]
...SU Hardware Buyers GuideHi, I've been sorting out some stuff and I've found the Sinclair Users Hardware Buyer's Guide. It has 32 pages and lists keyboards, joysticks, prin…
... replicate any desired sinclair hardware or spectrum add-ons for a price and ... />
One day the original hardware will stop working, and not ...A grave threat to speccydom...Ladies and Gentlemen, It is with great regret that I announce that my evil twin has commenced to allow pre-orders on the C64 book... I would sugges…
I'm not really interested in a c64 book for I don't have one, and never had an interest on a c64. But it's a bigger community for sure, and c64 book can sell much better than the "fantastic" spectrum one.
good luck.i'm not a peado, but.....how come when i do some work on my PC, it gets deleted, the IT helpdesk are no help what-so-ever in finding it.
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[b]SPECTRUM NOT GOOD ENOUGH FOR YOU IS IT EH ... /> [b]ASHSHSHAAYYMEEED OF YOU OL SPECTRUM??.... AYE....??[/b]
[ ... NOT WORTHY OF THE ZX SPECTRUM UNTILL YOUR PROUD ENOUTH TO ... PROOOUUUD TO BE A ZX SPECTRUM OWNER AND I LIKE..... no ...A grave threat to speccydom...Ladies and Gentlemen, It is with great regret that I announce that my evil twin has commenced to allow pre-orders on the C64 book... I would sugges…
... interested in a c64 book for I don't have one ... it's a bigger community for sure, and c64 book can ... than the "fantastic" spectrum one.
good luck.[/QUOTE]
Fair enough, and thanks for the good luck message. Do tell any ...The 150 pound home computerWe missing out on this still ... I think. I know the PC market has wrecked all chance for any alternatives to ever have a hope but ... what if. :lol:…
For a new Spectrum to generate interest (IMHO) it ... :
1) A classic Spectrum under the hood, just with ... and ease of use. Spectrum to Spectrum comms, USB for games storage / instant ... screen... basically to achieve in hardware all the ease of use ...Fixing Attribute Clash via emulationI'm sorry if this has been posted already, but is there a possibility to fix attribute clash via emulation? I'm not talking about RealSpec or any of …
... my ignorance on how the Spectrum display is rendered :) I ... have there been a hardware fix for the attribute clash that ... could have been incorporated into the Spectrum ... have required additional graphics hardware which would have had ...Fixing Attribute Clash via emulationI'm sorry if this has been posted already, but is there a possibility to fix attribute clash via emulation? I'm not talking about RealSpec or any of …
[QUOTE=Fizza;172137]Thanks for the replies everyone, just ... have there been a hardware fix for the attribute clash...
hardware for sprites, and there every sprite ... minute video, captured from real Spectrum:
[url]http ...Ultimate's greatest speccy gameOk, time to vote for UPTG's best title on the speccy. My vote goes to Knight Lore.
i've voted for gunfright. although i discovered it ... like being in a dream, for me. the "horse" alone would ... , it wouldn't be as good for me by far, wouldn't ... things you can experiance on spectrum. for me, it's surpassed by ...Spritual successor to the Speccy1988-1995 - Atari ST/STe/Falcon 1995-2000 - ? hmmm ? 2000-2006 - Playstation 2 with a keyboard 2007- ?
... idea that the Spectrum was dropped to make way for the CPC ... major retailers had stopped stocking Spectrum hardware and games long before then ...
