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  • Inkey problem||This is on a REAL speccy|| Hi everyone I have a function where the user presses a key and then it shows it on the screen. So this is what I do (no…

    It's happening because Spectrum Basic is slow enough that the keypress that ... is to perform both the 'wait for key' and 'read the ...
    gasman gasman October 2010 Sinclair Basic
  • Questions about possible pseudo-3D gamingSince the Spectrum is too slow for solid-3D gaming and 100&#37; wire-3D doesn't always look good, shouldn't there be a way to do something that at le…

    Since the Spectrum is too slow for solid-3D gaming and ...
    zxbruno zxbruno January 2009 Development
  • slomoIn Crash magazine issue 10 page 118 there is an advertisement for a hardware add on for zx spectrum that can slow it down by using calls to the bus.…

    In Crash magazine issue 10 page 118
    there is an advertisement for a hardware add on for zx spectrum that can slow it down by using calls to the bus.
    does any spectrum emulator has this add on emulated?
    hillelr hillelr September 2022 Emulators
  • Spectrum Web BrowserI recall a while back that someone was developing internet software for the Spectrum for use with one of those old Prism modems. Did this ever come …

    ... they would easily fill a Spectrum's memory.
    It would ... it would be slow ass as hell - Spectrum modems are slow, HTML pages ...
    cyborg cyborg November 2002 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Battle of the Isometric gamesYes, it is another poll. But I think this one will produce quite an interesting debate. I never really got into these games back in the day but sinc…

    ... rooms on the Spectrum that do slow to a crawl, ... noticeably slower than the spectrum; using the hw sprites ... line port of the Spectrum version, which would suggest ... the Z80 on the Spectrum definitely gave it ... been easier to port Spectrum stuff like Starstrike over ...
    Fizza Fizza November 2007 Games
  • Spiritualized and Mercury Rev in Kilkenny!They're playing here during the Kilkenny Arts Festival this August. I just bought tickets this evening and I really, really, really can't wait!!! WOO…

    ... and playing on my spectrum....

    ...wait a minute...

    sparkes sparkes June 2008 Chit chat
  • Your help needed![FONT=Arial]there are [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/neededscreens.html"]a number of titles[/URL] (146) that still lack an in-game scre…

    ...
    Sinclair ZX Spectrum Test ROM
    Slow Scan Television
    SM1 ...
    GreenCard GreenCard August 2008 Games
  • games that never lived up to the hypewas there ever any games u throught were good to play but when u played them u did not like them

    Outrun?
    Found the spectrum version very slow and rather dull. Didn't care much for the sequel 'Turbo Outrun'.
    zx1 zx1 February 2011 Games
  • games that never lived up to the hypewas there ever any games u throught were good to play but when u played them u did not like them

    ... ]Outrun?
    Found the spectrum version very slow and rather dull. Didn ... find it, like you say, slow and dull. The same to ...
    JuanF. Ramirez JuanF. Ramirez February 2011 Games
  • Amstrad CPC Discussion Thread (or superthread)The CPC was the first computer I ever owned, getting it back in Christmas 1984.. I had tons of games for it and subsequent CPC machines, but the one…

    ... game never ported to the Spectrum?

    The CPC was ... year longer than the last Spectrum magazine, I think I remember ... biggest complaint about the Spectrum was the slow speed of it's ...
    ewgf ewgf April 2011 Chit chat
  • Amstrad CPC Discussion Thread (or superthread)The CPC was the first computer I ever owned, getting it back in Christmas 1984.. I had tons of games for it and subsequent CPC machines, but the one…

    ... biggest complaint about the Spectrum was the slow speed of it's ...
    AndyC AndyC April 2011 Chit chat
  • Is there a limit to the numberof variables you can have in BASIC..... Reason I ask is I've got an idea....but using my "lowest common denominator" approach to code I fear that I'…

    ... yet?

    it's spectrum basic that runs on your ... program it just like a spectrum

    10 let a ... .

    as the real spectrum is sooooooo slow.
    ASH-II ASH-II January 2012 Sinclair Basic
  • Is there a limit to the numberof variables you can have in BASIC..... Reason I ask is I've got an idea....but using my "lowest common denominator" approach to code I fear that I'…

    ... yet?

    it's spectrum basic that runs on your ... program it just like a spectrum

    10 let a ... />
    as the real spectrum is sooooooo slow.[/QUOTE]

    yeah ...
    Wookiee Wookiee January 2012 Sinclair Basic
  • IF1bis StabilityI just thought I would start a different thread relating to the IF1bis, and leave the copyrighters to it elsewhere...:-P I've had mine for a few mon…

    ... loading games.

    The Spectrum is on a desk, not ... pull the plug on the Spectrum, wait a minute and then power ...
    rune rune January 2014 Hardware
  • Yellow issue 4A keyboard madnessNote sure if this is a similar problem to the one CornishManicMiner has, but one of my yellow issue 4A boards is driving me crazy. I had it in variou…

    ... to confirm that with the Spectrum powered up, with the black ... is to power down the Spectrum. Wait two minutes. Then using the ...
    1024MAK 1024MAK May 2014 Hardware
  • Baby, Toddler that level games? :)Hi My daughter is due to be born in a few days. I was wondering if there was any good games for very small children (not 5 day babies!), but what …

    ... car game, but in spectrum is always slow (I can get an ...
    alban lusitanae alban lusitanae April 2016 Games
  • Ebay find: Arduitape (virtual tape deck)Hi fellow Spec-Chums I just came across this interesting-looking thingy on ebay and thought i'd share with you guys: [img]http://i.ebayimg.com/imag…

    ... into a real physical ZX Spectrum ( via the Speccy's load ... up" a real ZX spectrum with a slow tape load?

    Spectrum .
    harriusherbartio harriusherbartio February 2021 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • How feasible is it to add a second CPU to the ZX Spectrum?Today with IDE, and USB, and TCP/IP and other wonderful technologies arriving on the ZX Spectrum, I'm beginning to wonder if we'll run out of CPU tim…

    ... technologies arriving on the ZX Spectrum, I'm beginning to wonder ... computational power of the ZX Spectrum. Let me detail the interface ... into the "control register", and wait for the CPU1 to clear ... again. Maybe this would be slow, but write a very short ...
    wilsonsamm wilsonsamm June 2009 Hardware
  • Spectrum vs Vic 20Straight copy for those that missed it on CSS: Hi everyone, If you read the editorial to ZXF issue 3 you'll know that the next issue won't be until…

    ... just can't manage to wait this
    long, however ... writing to defend the Spectrum in the Micro
    Spectrum went up against the ... in favour of the Spectrum apparently surprised the people ... as significant as the Spectrum would
    have ...
    woodcock88 woodcock88 January 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Klass of 99 Spectrum version - pre alphaAs some of you may know, James McKay, author of the excellent DOS Spectrum emulator X128, is converting Rich Jordan's PC remake of Skooldaze/Back to …

    ... , author of the excellent DOS Spectrum emulator X128, is converting Rich ... to Skool back to the Spectrum!
    See the WWW page ... Eric, but it is very slow and lacking in game logic ...
    yet (and it's slow).

    H - Punch. J ...
    ewgf ewgf February 2003 Games
  • Best handheld for Spectrum emulation?I want a portable Speccy! Can anyone recommend the best Handheld to get for emulating the Spectrum, at the moment I can't decide between a Gameboy A…

    ... to get for emulating the Spectrum, at the moment I can ... way???

    Can't wait to play Laser Squad on ...
    beebul beebul March 2003 Games
  • Artist / Artists Required For 3 Brand-New Spectrum Game ProjectsHi all, I am currently looking for high quality sprite and background tile artists for 3 forthcoming Spectrum games I have on the go at the moment. …

    ... tile artists for 3 forthcoming Spectrum games I have on the ... ; during weekends, so progress is slow at the moment.

    dansauk dansauk March 2004 Development
  • Are you a Spectrum Purist?I'm just wondering how many of you are Spectrum purists, and how many just regard the Spectrum as one of many in their collection. For example, do y…

    ... computer) just to surf Spectrum related web pages or ... in emulators in the "slow" way? Or do you ... machines? Do you *only* play Spectrum games?

    ... 0 meaning you hate the Spectrum with a vengeance, 100 ... meaning that the Spectrum is the centre of ...
    monty.mole monty.mole March 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • ZX Spectrum BogoMipsBogoMips value gives some indication of the processor speed, and is one of the most used way of comparing diferent systems. The definition of BogoMi…

    ... .jb.man.ac.uk/~djm/spectrum/bogo.zip"]http://www.jb ... .man.ac.uk/~djm/spectrum/bogo.zip[/url]

    slow is the code generated by ... /> The BogoMips for the ZX Spectrum = 0,291.
    Not bad ...
    rtunes rtunes September 2005 Development
  • So you think you know your Spectrum games, do you....I thought this might be a fun thing to test your knowledge of Spectrum games - below is a quote taken directly from Crash in their description of a p…

    ... to test your knowledge of Spectrum games - below is a quote ... -tech you?ve ever seen (wait for this) Photo-electric perimeter ...
    Amfoot Amfoot March 2007 Games
  • Psion Revo - Spectrum EmulationHello all. I've just bought a Psion Revo (8mb) for 20 quid and was hoping to use it for emulating the Spectrum. A few years back I had a Psion 3a bu…

    ... use it for emulating the Spectrum. A few years back I ... Psion 3a but it was slow and wasn't really up ... lots of Revo software that 'Spectrum Emulator' is a good choice ... . Has anyone here ever used Spectrum Emulator for the Revo, and ...
    MattLamb MattLamb June 2007 Emulators
  • 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…

    ... that the Spectrum's implementation was very good, albeit slow.


    2) What did Spectrum BASIC lack that might have ... only thing I think the Spectrum lacked was an ON BREAK ... fact, regarding a BBC vs. Spectrum BASIC comparison, I'd have ...
    ewgf ewgf September 2007 Sinclair Basic
  • k7zx and a real SpectrumI've recently got a real Spectrum (48k) and I am having problems converting TZX images to play on the Spectrum. Up to now I've always used emulators …

    ... 've recently got a real Spectrum (48k) and I am having ... images to play on the Spectrum. Up to now I've ... Slow - 4" which work great on the iPod to the Spectrum due ... to work on a real Spectrum? I don't really want ...
    citroen citroen January 2008 Games
  • Really startting to get annoyed with VISTAFirst the keyboardsettings, then the 25 starting issues from MSoffice. State when starting that it is a trialversion, don't just say you may start it…

    ... the computer.
    (Btw: My spectrum remains faster, full memory check ... in 5 sec ; switch power, wait message, RUN enter)

    slow in my opinion due to ...
    Dr BEEP Dr BEEP April 2008 Chit chat
  • Outlandish claims on Spectrum games adverts!I was flicking through The 'CRASH' Xmas special today (yes, I was on the loo at the time) from 1984/85 and it made me giggle some of the claims softw…

    ... specifically was made for the Spectrum:

    "Superb scrolling ... of the best pieces of Spectrum programming ever!"

    ... screen and you have to wait for the scrolling to catch ... graphics ever seen on the Spectrum."

    Ay? When ...
    Mark R. Jones Mark R. Jones February 2009 Games
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