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whats your second favourite retro computerOk i'm going to assume that for most of us here the speccy is our favourite number 1 retro computer,its the best home computer in the world etc etc :…
... s something we can't simulate on an 8bit in ... literally hammering the hardware to get those huge objects ... doesn't mean you [I]have[/I] to respond every frame ... it all out, isn't that much of a ... subject to personal taste. The released version of [B]R-Type[/B] on ... -
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... hey hey 16k" is available on b3ta.com, the full address ... threads to see what's been going on? Or a search on ... shouldn't be necessary to read every post to find out the subject. The Subject ... to spot the 3 other posts on this subject :(
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InterruptsA small piece intended for the FAQ. Comments, corrections, additions welcome. Notably: * How long does the 48K ULA hold /INT low? * What happens i…
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Maybe better to be more specific: the /INT ... clock in the last T state of the last machine ... on the data bus, it takes 12 cycles to get to ... write low byte and jump to 'n'.
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RZX for Sabre WulfI was just about to send an RZX for Sabre Wulf to the RZX Archive when I noticed they don't accept Ultimate's (and other companies' who haven't given…
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t given permission (most ... All RZX logs is every port read and when ... a snapshot to seed the Spectrum's state, this information ... edited by: Philip Kendall on 2004-10-04 17: ...RZX for Sabre WulfI was just about to send an RZX for Sabre Wulf to the RZX Archive when I noticed they don't accept Ultimate's (and other companies' who haven't given…
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[/ ... All RZX logs is every port read and when ... without a snapshot to seed the Spectrum's state, this information ... support this feature? Didn't find anything in Spectaculators ...Announce Pasmo 0.5.1Hello. New release 0.5.1 of Pasmo, multiplatform Z80 cross-assmbler. The main news are related to macros: the MACRO parameters now are expanded ins…
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On 2005-01-12 19 ... is absolutely zero t-state overhead as compared to inventing your ... work out more efficient to swap the cases and ... to it, if you're not interested in squeezing out every ... last byte and t-state then you really ...Announce Pasmo 0.5.1Hello. New release 0.5.1 of Pasmo, multiplatform Z80 cross-assmbler. The main news are related to macros: the MACRO parameters now are expanded ins…
... for you to use. I should have been clearer on that.
every last byte and t-state then you really ... extreme to another. Writing in C means frequently giving up on optimisation ...Announce Pasmo 0.5.1Hello. New release 0.5.1 of Pasmo, multiplatform Z80 cross-assmbler. The main news are related to macros: the MACRO parameters now are expanded ins…
... interested in squeezing out every last byte and t-state then you really ... extreme to another. Writing in C means frequently giving up on optimisation ... directly related to topic, someone needs to be a cheerleader every few months ...The average salaryHow much is the average salary in your country? The average salary in the Czech Republic is 18000 Czech crowns = 600 Euro. The salary of 2/3 of peop…
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Let me state before I ... give you my numbers that to lead a ... here people refers to your year income, which is subject to tax deduction ... Message was edited by: q_armando on 2005-02-28 08:37 ]Mac FUSE problemThe bug was fixed.
... anyway of keeping the memory state of this machine when ... don't have to select COMMIT every time I write a file to ... snapshot will always be loaded on startup.
There ... machine configurations for users to select on startup before starting emulation ...New Compo IdeaI've had this idea and would like to know what do you think about it. I think that most of us here know how to code in BASIC. The problem with Specc…
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every number in your program takes ...Activision has joined the DENIENCES sessionHello everyone! Activision has stated that their games are not allowed for free distribution, as well as Electric Dreams games! Go to [url="http://…
... If Cliff wasn't authorised to say yay or nay ... know that 'permits' are subject to change, and in fact ... up to us to chase every couple of month to check ... seriously if they don't have material to mull over ?
t (don't think) heard of you in my 10 years of on ...Elite, Greatest Speccy Game Ever?Go ahead, name me a better speccy game.
I seem to do this once every 3-4 years to get it ... published manual), I didn't see it at all once ... a good idea to release it in that state or not, ... !
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On 2005-04-26 16:53 ... skin-deep: there isn't actually any bigger difference between ...Weird loaders; 1) Why? 2) How? (Curiosity question)Hello again. Sorry to be asking/posting so much today, but I've just arrived here and am plumbing the depths of nearly 22 years of making cups of te…
... /> Also, doesn't the copied routine have to reside somewhere in ... the higher 32K to avoid the ULA contention issue,which would ...
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On that subject... we "know" that the ROM ... numbers take account of the contention on 'port #fe'? If not, ..."Sinclair Zx Spectrum: Absolutely Better Than Commodore 64"Did you ever read this? [url="http://www.alfonsomartone.itb.it/fztsmo.html"]http://www.alfonsomartone.itb.it/fztsmo.html[/url]
... CPC does have more memory contention though which slows it ... to software scroll the screen wasn't i...?
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On ... . Sadly as a latecomer to the market, few programmers ... rather like that one) work on every machine or are there exceptions ..."Sinclair Zx Spectrum: Absolutely Better Than Commodore 64"Did you ever read this? [url="http://www.alfonsomartone.itb.it/fztsmo.html"]http://www.alfonsomartone.itb.it/fztsmo.html[/url]
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My last post on this particular subject on this site is as ... notable exceptions (Short Circuit best on CPC, TMHT (coin-op) ... opinion isn't popular here, but not every speccy fan has to automatically ... fans have to blindy bash the C64 to get on with people ...Retro Gamer dead and buriedJust in case anyone is interested, Live Publishing (who publish Retro Gamer) have gone belly up and were put into administration on Monday. All their…
... a couple of Live sources state that the magazine sold around ... make them a little thin on the ground.
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to Thunder Bay every month without fail - I ... a better distributor I don't know, though...ZX Advance on the DS....It's fantastic!!! I new soon or later I was bound to get a DS, even though I have Zero time to play with it, and I am glad I did!! First thing I did …
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However, thinking about the state of the art of the ... due respect,I can't see a better candidate ... what makes sense to me(doesn't it make just ... I will be ready to jump on board...
I ...Beginner InfoI have trying to find some hardware information for use with assembly coding but havn't had much luck. For instance. How do I redirect the vertical …
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Don't forget to ... This word is jumped to.
On the spectrum, nothing works ...
Reads the instantaneous state of the keyboard and returns ... Anyways, just more code to chew on. Plenty more where that came ...Retro GamerI'm really quite sad, but I am cancelling my delivery of retro-gamer. I got as far as Issue 21, but it's just not doing anything for me now. Added …
... two different sources on the net doesn't always work either ... living up to.
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Especially in a subject like the retro gaming scene ...z88dkHello. I'm an spanish user of spectrum (and naturaly of this page). I have a question. I want to start to program games with z88dk, but I need a goo…
... is drawn in left to right, top to bottom on screen (this is ... goes.
- Sprites that don't move are not redrawn. In ... wanted it or not :razz: Every engine has limitations and strengths ... next state of the AY registers and leaves it to the program to ...C# emulatorHi, I wanted to branch out and get a little better with C# so I think I need something meaty to do to keep me going....so an emulator seemed a reaso…
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Initialise a T-State counter to 0.
Then ... incrementing your T-State counter accordingly, until your T-State counter runs ... over the frame size (69888 TStates on ... z80 core, work in your contention.
It' ...C# emulatorHi, I wanted to branch out and get a little better with C# so I think I need something meaty to do to keep me going....so an emulator seemed a reaso…
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Initialise a T-State counter to 0.
Then ... your T-State counter runs over the frame size (69888 TStates on a ... z80 core, work in your contention.
It's easy ... can feel attempt 4 coming on...Spectrum Game NewsSome snippets of Spectrum game news , via the RT forum and micro mart if you guys are interested.... [url]http://www.retro-trader.com/forum/index.p…
... word , and I have struggled on[/quote]Such amazing dedication![quote ... never actually materialised), state how you are going to do marvellous things ... has made every effort to contact copyright holders? Why won't you at ...ANN: SP1 for Z88DK (aka splib3, Sprite Pack v3.0)Well it's finally arrived, after a month of "a few days from now" release deadlines. SP1 is the lastest version of splib, a flicker-free software sp…
... don't work that way on the zx. This is also something to ... sp1_MoveSprAbs() call to move sprites to their initial position on screen after they ... sprite graphic in every move sprite call to get SP1 to use the ... and it will scan the state of five keys: one each ...Best game???Every platform has its best game. What would it be for the Speccy? Any type of game is ok. Thanks! cbmeeks
... i can't understand what others have seen on this ... dizzy[/B] can be candidate to it.
... mentioned that deserve to be included in every top games list ... the 5th, that can be subject for another thread)
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... a hostname but are then subject to one their "domain" names. ... you are obviously limited to the upload speed of ... an app that updates every few minutes with your ... that you don't expect many hits on (and what I ... is why many prefer to use the aforementioned PHP ...Playing Denied Ultimate GamesHmmm, maybe this belongs in Emulators but it is game specific. Just been leafing through Games(TM) in Smiths and there's an article about a (strong)…
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