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  • Start Tape, Press any key...Hi, I'd like be able to save (program or data or code) using the save "whatever" command, but I want it to start recording immediately, rather than …

    ... to start recording immediately, rather than waiting for the key press. Anyone ...
    gcallard gcallard May 2008 Sinclair Basic
  • start tapeI picked up an old spectrum zx in a junk shop. it seems to be working ok but as i remember there was some kind of start tape. can you help me to loca…

    I picked up an old spectrum zx in a junk shop. it seems to be working ok but as i remember there was some kind of start tape. can you help me to locate a new one.
    thank you
    lsdinc lsdinc October 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • What's the POKE that removes the Start Tape message when saving?I'm sure there is one... you could POKE one of the system variables and when you SAVEd it would do it without the pause and the Start Tape message. …

    ... without the pause and the Start Tape message.

    Yes I ...
    leespoons leespoons May 2013 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • SCREEN$ and Sinclair Basic: Help Required !Two simple questions: 1) When saving SCREEN$, how can I avoid the bottom of the loading screen from being chopped off by the 'Start Tape & Press Any…

    ... being chopped off by the 'Start Tape & Press Any Key' message?
    Hercules Hercules March 2010 Sinclair Basic
  • Screen$ disappearanceGreetings to all developers :D As you know, I have been playing around with Professional Adventure Writer and was making a few tests in the adventur…

    When a save-tape is inserted in ZXSpin, if ... and dump a block to tape. You don't have to ... you're not getting the "Start Tape & Press Any Key" message then ... ZXSpin has no problems with tape saving, at least in the ...
    Dunny Dunny March 2007 Development
  • Saving to TAP via an emulatorIs there an emulator that will allow me to perform SAVE operations to a TAP file? *edit* no matter, found that Spectaculator does this... Just need…

    ... the output directly to the tape file.

    ...
    Recording -> Tape Recording -> Insert Tape for Saving
    Specify ... SAVE "Myprog", and the "Start tape & press any key" message will appear ... t show your save tape in the tape window, so you ...
    Dunny Dunny April 2008 Emulators
  • Spectaculator & GENS4Im using Hisofts Gens 4 assemler with Spectaculator and getting an error: [B]Bad Name[/B] when I try to assemble and save the file to a TAP. Assemb…

    ... doesn't support assembling to tape (and therefore to .tap/.tzx ... memory as well). With a tape it would have to assemble ... routine to save it out (start tape, press any key etc.).

    tape, but it's not.
    Jon Needle Jon Needle April 2014 Emulators
  • Screen$ +3 disk to tape helpHi, I have several full screen pictures of my +3 disks (Screen$). How can I transfer these pictures onto tape without losing the last to lines beca…

    ... to lines because of the 'Start Tape ... etc' message?

    I ...
    Stephen Stephen February 2001 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • something for ZX Spectrum experts - File CompressorFor an unknown ISP problem you can't download a TAP file, only ZIP files. [url="http://www.sezampro.yu/~mstancevic"]http://www.sezampro.yu/~mstancev…

    For an unknown ISP problem you can't download a TAP file, only ZIP files.

    [url="http://www.sezampro.yu/~mstancevic"]http://www.sezampro.yu/~mstancevic[/url]

    Start tape, then press any key. (Miodrag)
    mstancevic mstancevic July 2004 Announcements
  • Emulator is better than a real thing?I transffered DigiSID TAPe from [url="http://www.speccy.cz/"]http://www.speccy.cz/[/url] to my really ZX Spectrum 128K +2 (in 128 mode) and the demo …

    I transffered DigiSID TAPe from [url="http://www.speccy. ... the demo continues!!??

    Start tape, then press any key. (Miodrag)
    mstancevic mstancevic July 2004 Emulators
  • sem033.exeCan anybody send sem033.exe emulator to my e-mail address [email="mstancevic@sezampro.yu"]mstancevic@sezampro.yu[/email] ? I can't find it on the Int…

    ... the Internet.

    Start tape, then press any key. (Miodrag)

    mstancevic mstancevic September 2004 Emulators
  • UnrealSpeccy e-mail address?Anybody know author's e-mail address? Start tape, then press any key. (Miodrag)

    Anybody know author's e-mail address?

    Start tape, then press any key. (Miodrag)
    mstancevic mstancevic November 2004 Emulators
  • New Emulation ForumI added my Emulation forum link to my 1st web page at [url="http://www.sezampro.yu/~mstancevic"]www.sezampro.yu/~mstancevic[/url] Start tape, then p…

    I added my Emulation forum link to my 1st web page at [url="http://www.sezampro.yu/~mstancevic"]www.sezampro.yu/~mstancevic[/url]

    Start tape, then press any key. (Miodrag)
    mstancevic mstancevic November 2004 Announcements
  • ZX Spectrum CHR$ sets (fonts)I'm satisfied enough with my _ZX Spectrum CHR$ sets (fonts)_ web page and I published it at [url="http://mstancevic.tripod.com/SpectrumCHRs/ZX_Spectr…

    ... />

    _________________
    Start tape, then press any key. (Miodrag)

    mstancevic mstancevic December 2004 Announcements
  • ZX Spectrum Screen Planer_low resolution[url="http://mstancevic.batcave.net/zx_screen_planer/ZX_SPECTRUM_SCREEN_PLANER.htm"]http://mstancevic.batcave.net/zx_screen_planer/ZX_SPECTRUM_SCREEN…

    [url="http://mstancevic.batcave.net/zx_screen_planer/ZX_SPECTRUM_SCREEN_PLANER.htm"]http://mstancevic.batcave.net/zx_screen_planer/ZX_SPECTRUM_SCREEN_PLANER.htm[/url]

    Start tape, then press any key. (Miodrag)
    mstancevic mstancevic May 2005 Announcements
  • Emulation In Emulator1. PC/AtariST/QL [url="http://www.geocities.com/msgptre/Emulation_In_Emulator/emulation_in_emulator.htm"]http://www.geocities.com/msgptre/Emulation_I…

    ... /PC_AtariST_Speccy.htm[/url]

    Start tape, then press any key. (Miodrag)
    mstancevic mstancevic January 2006 Announcements
  • How to save TZXGreetings to all. I am starting to move on from just games into some testing of home made programs. Although I could have done that in ancient tapes…

    ... any program that "saves to tape"). Let's just say I ... what? It would say "start tape and press any key" but surely it ...
    alban lusitanae alban lusitanae October 2006 Emulators
  • I forgot which system variable I need...... to prevent the message 'start tape, then press any key'. I saw the system variables list but it's not helping. I know I used one poke to bypass t…

    ... to prevent the message 'start tape, then press any key'. I saw the system variables list but it's not helping. I know I used one poke to bypass the messagem but I can't find it. :(
    zxbruno zxbruno August 2007 Sinclair Basic
  • Saving a complete SCREEN$ in BASICI'm trying to save a SCREEN$ to a tape file (basically the original data is in a .tzx file that I'm trying to save in a .tap format) but the problem …

    ... save a SCREEN$ to a tape file (basically the original data ... save from BASIC, the "Start tape and press any key" message wipes out ...
    Arjun Arjun April 2008 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • 48K specs boots, but THEN blinking blocks!Of all ZX problems I have seen, the 'blinking blocks' is the most common... Today I picked up a 48K, it boots and THEN it locks filling the screen wi…

    ... it can come up with "Start tape then press enter...". What can this ...
    georgedb georgedb May 2008 Hardware
  • SAVEing without waiting for keypresshello, here's question for y'all. is there a way in BASIC to bypass the "Start tape, then press any key" prompt when SAVEing an array? sorry if it'…

    ... in BASIC to bypass the "Start tape, then press any key" prompt when ...
    utz utz March 2011 Sinclair Basic
  • Problem with Pasmo Assembler/Speccy emulator?I'm at the start of trying to learn Z80 assembly for the ZX Spectrum. I'm using Speccy 1.7 as my emulator, Pasmo as my assembler, and am following t…

    I'm at the start of trying to learn Z80 ... to type, selected rewind and start tape in the emulator settings, after ... : 1 on the bottom, I press enter and it displays those ...
    bigbadbear9885 bigbadbear9885 December 2013 Development
  • Zaxon's Micro DivMMC problems<p>Hi all,</p><p>I received Zaxon's excellent micro divMMC in the post a few weeks ago for my 48K rubber-key (the micro version of divMMC fits nicely…

    ... game as I got the "Start tape and press any key prompt".  Without ... not saving/loading from a tape'.  So I waited until Chess ...
    namtip namtip June 2015 Hardware
  • Saving games on emulatorsi just downloaded elite and am really pleased with it how ever i don't seem to be able to save a game and reload it later wish is a bit dissappointin…

    ... , if you're using X128, press F6 and save a snapshot ... X128, by way of example, press F6, choose 'Open TAP for ... will get the "Start tape, then press any key." message. Press a key when ...
    Anonymous Anonymous May 2001 Emulators
  • SPIN v0.2c available now[Cut n Paste from the CSS post] Okay, I'm off to sunny(?) Scarborough for a week, so Woody and I thought it best that we give you something to d…

    ... soon as you press a key at the "Start Tape and Press Any Key ... 't save to your game tape - SPIN implements a kind of ... double cassette deck with one tape for saving and one for ...
    Dunny Dunny July 2002 Emulators
  • Spin 0.3 BugI have found a bug in Spin, some people on CSS seem to have the same problem. In the spin.ini file under the [System] heading and the Placements ent…

    Passive logging?

    Been doing that most of the night to TZX Direct Recording blocks :)

    In the new version, insert a tape, press F9 to start recording, Alt-F9 to activate the line-in, start tape... Bingo.

    D.
    Dunny Dunny September 2002 Emulators
  • "La Abad?a del Crimen" - English versionOK, I've started a new thread for this, as the discussion about "La Abad?a" in the [url="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/viewtopic.php?mode=vie…

    ... the simple messages, such as START TAPE and PRESS SPACE done. Next step ...
    Ed Ed February 2003 Games
  • Attic Attac - return of the Speccy!I had gone to my hometown over the weekend to my grandma's place. And while investigating the attic, I found a trunk full of Speccy goodies includin…

    ...
    -press play on your stereo to play your tape ( again, go ... without distortion )

    -press record on your sound editing ... enough to where they 'just start' to sometimes go into ... goto your stereo, rewind your tape. press record on the sound editing ...
    Amigo Amigo August 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • AssemblersProbably asked a question that's been asked a million times before... but... I've decided to do a bit of old Speccy machine coding again, after 20 y…

    ... /loading not having it say "Start tape then press any key" at the ...
    Amigo Amigo August 2003 Development
  • AssemblersProbably asked a question that's been asked a million times before... but... I've decided to do a bit of old Speccy machine coding again, after 20 y…

    ... /loading not having it say "Start tape then press any key" at the ... (#04C2=SAVE, #0556=LOAD; IX=start, DE=length, A=#00 for ...
    GOC GOC August 2003 Development
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