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  • 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…

    ... a 48K, it boots and THEN it locks filling the screen ... sometimes DOES display run and then blocks, or when I tap ... it can come up with "Start tape then press enter...". What can this be ...
    georgedb georgedb May 2008 Hardware
  • 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…

    ... on 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
  • 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
  • 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 SAVEing ...
    utz utz March 2011 Sinclair Basic
  • 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…

    ... you're using X128, press F6 and save a ... whatever) and use that from then on.

    ... save your runnable adventure. Then you open a .TAP ... , by way of example, press F6, choose 'Open TAP ... get the "Start tape, then press any key." message. Press a key when ...
    Anonymous Anonymous May 2001 Emulators
  • 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 bottom ... ]- draw with point to point ( then create line to each point ... load, c load saved screens then compress/compile them, z zoom ... ( who knows, i may by then ) except maybe for my own ...
    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 bottom ... (#04C2=SAVE, #0556=LOAD; IX=start, DE=length, A=#00 for ...
    GOC GOC August 2003 Development
  • 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 …

    You are right, USR 0 works :)
    In this manner EmuZWin v2.5 Build 1.3 doesn't emulate correctly!??

    Start tape, then press any key. (Miodrag)
    mstancevic mstancevic July 2004 Emulators
  • 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…

    ... @yahoo.com[/email]

    Start tape, then press any key. (Miodrag)

    mstancevic mstancevic July 2004 Announcements
  • Is it possible... (in Spin or Spectaculator)For the emulator to save a tape image when a Spectrum program saves a data block to tape? and if it is possible how would you do it in SPin or Specta…

    ... a TAP file, when the "Start tape, then press any key" message appears, don ... 't press the SPACE key: it will ... version of Spin I have); press any other key instead.
    cascarria cascarria February 2005 Emulators
  • Worst loading screenAlmost every Spectrum game has a loading screen. Some of them are good, some are not. So, which one is the worst loading screen ever?

    ... the POKE to suppress the "Start tape, then press any key" prompt? Bah.
    lee_prince lee_prince March 2006 Games
  • 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…

    ... ;209902]... to prevent the message 'start tape, then press any key'. I saw the ...
    DEATH DEATH August 2007 Sinclair Basic
  • SCR to SCREENS$Hello, is there a way to convert a .scr file back to a screen$ to load it into an emulator? Thanks!

    This is similar to the question I did a few days ago. If you don't want to see the 'start tape, then press any key' message, use this:

    POKE 23735,23 : POKE 23736,27 : POKE 23737,17 : SAVE "filename" SCREEN$
    zxbruno zxbruno August 2007 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Wrong File Type, 0:1Ive gone thru an entire transform box full (20) of cartridges containing spectrum games that i wrestled off bay last year, yet not a single one will …

    ... /n)
    c53 Start tape, then press any key.
    c74 Press any key to ...
    jp jp April 2008 Hardware
  • Testing other ZX roms on DivIDE / DivIDE+This is package of different ZX rom images with DivIDE instalator. Each file contain ROM image at adress 49152 + assembler Prometheus with installati…

    ... , I modify text "Start tape, then press any key." to "Press any key" and next ...
    velesoft velesoft August 2008 Sinclair Basic
  • Screenshot as screen$What's the best way (I'm using Spin) of saving the a screenshot and then turning it into a code file. Sorry if its a basic (no pun intended) :oops: …

    ... saved it as a .scr then it appears but any attempt ... " SCREEN$
    2) While the "Start tape, then press any key" message is showing ... file into SPIN
    3) Press a key

    Alternatively ...
    gasman gasman March 2011 Emulators
  • Saving and Loading from tape in MC?I'm actually having problems with saving and loading from the ROM routines for the interpreter... I'm currently using the following codes for saving…

    ... to the header info and then call 0x04c2. You don't ... need HL. But then I haven't tried it ... . 0x0970 does that thing with "Start tape, then press any key."

    [QUOTE ... 're using the ROM routines then pressing BREAK/SPACE will interrupt ...
    Timmy Timmy July 2011 Development
  • Saving and Loading from tape in MC?I'm actually having problems with saving and loading from the ROM routines for the interpreter... I'm currently using the following codes for saving…

    ... . 0x0970 does that thing with "Start tape, then press any key."[/QUOTE]
    ah ...
    Arda Arda July 2011 Development
  • saving arraysHi. So i'm working on a small program. I'm almost finished, but i just hit a problem by the end. I would like to save (and load back later) four arra…

    tbh, I'd just SAVE them as 4 code blocks. There is a poke to suppress the "Start tape, then press any key", so the user doesn't have to do anymore work than normal.. and obviously LOADing them back is simple.
    polomint polomint September 2011 Sinclair Basic
  • Lord Of The Rings; Files skipped ?Hi folks, Does anyone know what blocks 8~13 are for in the Lord of The Rings: [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0006601[/url] I…

    ... />
    Using Side3, at game start, a ending from part1 can ... /> (and the message just says START TAPE THEN PRESS ANY KEY, no word about ...
    lfaria lfaria October 2011 MIA/STP/SDP
  • Skooldaze TooDear WoSsers, Thanks to Skoolkid's disassembly I'm attempting to write a new "improved" version called [B]Skooldaze Too[/B]. As part of the improvem…

    ... size)

    "Play tape" means start your tape recorder so a file ... like the standard Spectrum message "Start tape, then press any key"

    Give ...
    Jimmy Jimmy July 2012 Development
  • How were game loading screens composed back in the day?I've often wondered while waiting for loading screen to materialise line by line how these were actually made prior to saving them as code or screen$…

    ... were never obliterated by the "Start tape, then press any key" message.

    then jumped into the game at the relevant start address.
    jonathan jonathan January 2014 Development
  • Spectrum + 48k Not loading tapes?I just got the membrane fixed on this damned thing, and then I bought a new tape player. And to no avail will it load tapes. Here's the process: 1- I…

    ... /> You should get a message "Start tape, then press any key" with Red/Cyan ...
    rune rune April 2014 Hardware
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