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For Sale: Random CrapHey Yo! Items here for sale. Open to any offers, and can be split or put into bundles. Just looking to get rid of this lot, or it'll be ebay'd or sk…
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Printing UDGs in BASICAfter looking a little through Winer Milly's code, it struck me that I might be able to speed up my Cybernoid editor by replacing: FOR a=0 TO 31: PR…
... font which renders up characters for these ranges but it will ... you have the font (no good for publishing the file etc..). If ... (is this really what the Spectrum outputs?) In an ASCII text ... write-up. The spectrum outputs standard ASCII for all of the following ... -
Regarding the interface with USB port[url]http://www.octocom.es/reuniones/art_madridsx07_11.html[/url] [url]http://velesoft.speccy.cz/kmouse/km-doc/kempston_mouse_turbo_interface/km-t_2…
... designed a host USB interface for the spectrum. It was based on ... /> [url]http://8bitorbust.info/sinclair/spectrum/hardware/zxUSB/RELEASE1.0/[/url]
for anything else.
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Where to start?Hi all, I wanna start coding something for the speccy. I have good experience at C/C++ and some other languages. I have coded asm on pc too, and ma…
... /sinclair/books/SpectrumMachineLanguageForTheAbsoluteBeginner.pdf"]Spectrum Machine Language For The Absolute Beginner[/URL ... />
For decent tools, the assembler in Spin is a good place ... to start, but for more serious work ... -
5v Transformer.I've got a 5v 3A transformer, would this be ok to use with two 3.5 inch floppy drives?
... drop will be too much for CMOS inputs :-)
The ... datasheet for the 7805 says the minimum ... (from memory, the 7805 is good for an input voltage up to ... I won't curse my Spectrum when I try out this ... -
ResiDOS v2.00 releasedI've just posted a major new release of ResiDOS, at: [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/residos/"]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/residos/[/URL] T…
... ). They are supposed to be good for 10,000 erase/write cycles ... 1]
[*]Save some main Spectrum memory into a RAM bank ... the flashing routine into main Spectrum memory
[*]Save 16K ... bank
[*]Restore the saved Spectrum memory
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New version of k7zxHere it is version 3 of k7zx [url]http://personal.auna.com/casariche/k7zx/k7zx3.htm[/url] It supports 128k snapshots. It adds new loading methods …
... wav. And depending on the Spectrum model (48k vs. +2) ... (shawings delta, shawings slow and Spectrum original)
There ... 1/2 frequency works). Spectrum original are slower but very ... good for Shavings Slow and Spectrum original. I think it is good too for ... -
SpeedloadersWhen was the first time they came out and who invented them. What was the general speccy user's and media reaction to them? Would be nice to have a …
... is very good for copy programs (especially on 48k zx spectrum) look at ... -
PZX file format draft[QUOTE=Andrew Barker;186084]To this date, there is no rival format for TZX, despite people saying they can do better. Well the challenge is on, prov…
Good stuff Patrik. Even if this ... -picking...
[quote]The sequence for direct recording at 44100kHz would ... specifying them in the blocks? For example, PULS block of zero ... sequences, say 0 for standard ZX Spectrum and 1 for ZX81. Do we ... -
Best Speccy footy games?What are you guys favourite Speccy footy games in order of best to worst? Mine are: 1. Italia 1990 2. Match Day II 3. Kick Off 4. Manchester Utd…
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I'm using different spectrum hardware these days, it was either ... copy.
Anyway Emlyn's good name is cleared. :) I've ... -
Linux/ubuntuEvery couple of years I try linux on for size. This time - ubuntu 7.04 Downloded the iso, burned it to disk, slipped it into the PC I'd lined up - …
... later it fires up ready for use with the grub loader ... , especially the weird and wonderful hardware laptops have in them, and ... of use for "everyday" tasks is very good.
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You're gonna bloody well read this...I took the time to write this rubbish, so you can damn well read it! In the thread about Dan Brown (a third class writer who has achieved major fin…
... but luckily missed. The four Spectrum heros ran away quickly and ... one wants anymore, which is good for the environment. Plus they can ... , revealing the plans the legendary Spectrum SE, and Andrew, Mel, ... the awesome beauty of the Spectrum SE, which was to ... -
Saving 'Snapshots' in SpectacularHow do you do this? I go to the menu option and it states that it only works in 128k mode (even if I am already in this). I can save games under th…
... only for the 48k system, being based on a real hardware device for ... the 48k spectrum. A modified 128k ... must be emulating a 48k spectrum to make them), except in ... you need 128k SNA snapshots for some reason, I would suggest ... -
Saving 'Snapshots' in SpectacularHow do you do this? I go to the menu option and it states that it only works in 128k mode (even if I am already in this). I can save games under th…
... only for the 48k system, being based on a real hardware device for ... the 48k spectrum. A modified 128k ... support them, and I know for a fact that the main ... -
Best beginners guideHi folks One of the girls in work is looking towards learning the very basics(1) of programming. She has never written any type of program or even a…
... over 40!) from E-Bay for less than ?10. This takes ... basics.
Other very good books:
- Me and ... Programming the ZX Spectrum (Ian Graham)
For good examples of ... , try:
- Games for your ZX Spectrum (Virgin Games Series)
External Speccy CommunicationHow does a speccy communicate with the outside world ?? Do you have to have the interface 1 for serial communications ( rs232 ) or are there other p…
... the way of free time for a while, but I'm ... on here got experience of Spectrum to Spectrum comms using a pair ... pretty sure it was only good for dialling into Prestel.
External Speccy CommunicationHow does a speccy communicate with the outside world ?? Do you have to have the interface 1 for serial communications ( rs232 ) or are there other p…
... on here got experience of Spectrum to Spectrum comms using a pair ... pretty sure it was only good for dialling into Prestel.[/QUOTE]
for dialling another VTX-5000, but ... even remember the phone number for one - (01) 888 8894! The ...Emulators on the PS2.Zophars domain has a nice list of emulators for various hardware. I was wondering if anyone has tried any of the emulators for the PS2: [url]http://w…
... The SNES emu is pretty good, but the sound is a ... and it is not as good as the Gamecube SNES ... is also very good for PS2, and the Spectrum one is full ... not been done very well. For example, on Bomb Jack ... way to create your own Spectrum emulator CD pack and ...GP2X or DS: which is best for the speccyHi - just joined but have been reading posts for years and I know ye are as passionate about the Speccy as I am! :-) I've waited so long to buy eit…
... everyone knows ARM assembly good enough to write decent ... , but it's not good for a limited machine such as ... was flying a little high for you) is that the ... good on the GP2x, and supports a lot of hardware ... When AY sound comes along for my current emulator (or ...I'm Free!!We've all had a ride round in Turbo Esprit, stopping at lights running over pedestrians, etc, and in Skooldaze/Back to Skool we've done everything bu…
Grand Theft Auto San Andreas is good for a wander but that isn't a spectrum game so i won't mention it (oh shit!).Skool Daze or Bak 2 Skool?I've noticed that many people on this board tend to talk about Skool Daze rather than it's sequel. Does this mean many of you PREFER Skool Daze? Per…
... good for a laugh). There was mention in the history of the spectrum ...YSRnRY: Introducing the "Virtual YS", plus a HUGE update[A few minutes early, but what the hey...] The Your Sinclair Rock'n'Roll Years is ten years old today! Time to celebrate... The problem with a…
... have located the box of spectrum hardware that Mr Owen sent me ... owe him Cherry ripes etc for - contact me AO if you ...Anyone knows how ULAs were designed?Hi I just finished reading a very interesting article about [URL="http://arstechnica.com/articles/culture/a-history-of-the-amiga-part-3.ars"]history…
... development history of the ZX Spectrum, you see that each ... and developed into a ULA for the ZX81 (to reduce costs ... provide customer-side design tools for ULAs:
[url] ... or documentation related to the Spectrum hardware development. My Holy Grail.Multi-Sports gamesI like games like D.T. Decathlon and Hypersports: many sports challenges in one game. Very playable, funny and good for 2 players. Can you write any…
... game. Very playable, funny and good for 2 players.
Can ... at their best on the Spectrum.Spectrum Hardware Emu!Well, not really but it may be of some interest to you speccyphiles over here! It was certainly inspired by the good old rubber keyed one! [URL="ht…
It's games remade for the Propeller Microcontroller from Parallax. ... doing.
Not a Spectrum Hardware emulator as the title suggests ... about tinkering with the Propeller for something to do, but never ...What did Spectrum BASIC lack (and was BBC BASIC so good?)Over the years, I've read in various multi-format magazines, that BBC BASIC was probably the best BASIC available on an 8-bit machine. I've never use…
... ever so humble opinion - Spectrum BASIC was definitely one of ... write a program in BASIC for simplicity and maintainability, but ... the Speccy was good for the rubber key and Spectrum Plus machines ... easier for the Speccy with the Amstrad ones which had good ...New TV recommendations?Right, I think retrocomputing on the lounge floor is starting to get a bit impractical. I have to do it here because that's where my circa 1994 Sony …
... . There's still a market for them, even if it's ... have media and hardware for, and is perfectly good quality for something dubbed off ... "
VHS is perfectly good for recording an episode of something ...
