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ROM paging questionAssuming the Spectrum 128 memory map and port addresses, but two custom ROMs in place of the normal Editor and BASIC, what is the most efficient way …
... of the normal Editor and BASIC, what is the most efficient ... ROM-1, which means the paging code needs to skip those ... /> The RAM part of the paging routine should live at 23296 ... -
Lesser used BASIC commandsAre there any interesting articles or books that explore some of the lesser used BASIC commands/functions e.g. DEF FN, IN, OUT etc? The Spectrum BAS…
Are there any interesting articles or books that explore some of the lesser used BASIC commands/functions e.g. DEF FN, IN, OUT etc?
The Spectrum BASIC manual only glosses over them without going into a lot of detail.
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Speccy 48K Sound EffectsHow did programmers of old get the more digitisy sounds out of the spectrum, specifically the 48K machine so no Yamaha sound chip to play with. They …
... get the more digitisy sounds out of the spectrum, specifically the ... with the OUT command, basically flicking the speaker on and off very ... sound. Is this possible with BASIC, I would love to know ... -
Sam Revival magazine issue 14 now out!Issue 14 of 'Sam Revival' magazine is now out! Issue 14 is the first issue of Sam Revival to feature spot colour throughout the magazine to add life…
... 'Sam Revival' magazine is now out!
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Switching basic to 48k modeHi there, we all know that the SPECTRUM command of the 128k BASIC turns the BASIC to 48k mode. However, when executed in a program, the SPECTRUM …
... command of the 128k BASIC turns the BASIC to 48k mode. However ... /> Is there any way to switch to 48k mode without interrupting ... -
creating UDGs in BASIC?I've been playing around with BASin, which is glorious, and my BASIC knowledge is flooding back but for the life of me I cant remember how to make UD…
... , which is glorious, and my BASIC knowledge is flooding back but ... /> I've tried to find out how to do it but ... -
PC problem - my new motherboard won't turn off when in WindowsMy PC died, so I've bought a new motherboard, CPU, RAM and case. It's now an AMD 3100+, 512MB DDR, with a Winfast 760GXK8MG motherboard ( [url]http:/…
... Windows) by pressing the ON/OFF switch on the case. I can ... turn the PC off with the switch when in pure DOS ... START > TURN OFF COMPUTER > TURN OFF, then the PC gives ... 's now safe to turn off your PC", the way Windows ... -
I Love Freecycle because .....I got a Boxed Amstrad CPC464 a green tube Amstrad Monitor a MP1 Modulator that allows you to use the 464 with a normal tv (bit naughty that you had t…
... and c64 allowed tv use out of the box). A JY2 ... books including teach yourself advanced basic and the 464 manual. It ... here got good free stuff off freecycle before. -
Sam Revival magazine issue 15 now out! [Sam CoupIssue 15 of 'Sam Revival' magazine is now out! Issue 15 starts off with the regular news section, which looks in detail at the completition of the …
... is now out!
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John Gibson InterviewThought some of you might be interested in this, just found it on some old zip disks: Please find below an incomplete John Gibson interview I conduc…
... years but simply ran out of time before all ... got bored programming it in Basic but when I eventually ... programmers. I duly went off to Imagine for an interview ... years later I found out from the guy who interviewed ... of tenners. I found out later that, in order ... -
Various Games to TradeHi Another list (this time with slightly rarer games =D), I am looking to trade for adventure games e.g. text adventures on 8-bit platforms (infocom…
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7 The Scout Steps Out Amsoft Amstrad CPC Tape Case ... Spectrum 48K Tape Case Yes Basic -> Machine Code Translator
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117 Southern Bell Hewson ... ) item is;
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4 pin TV out on a laptop questionI've got an old P3 866Mhz laptop that has a 4 pin TV out socket. I'd like to use this with my 14" TV running a Speccy emulator, but I remember being …
... has a 4 pin TV out socket. I'd like to ... me back from buying one off Ebay.
So for the ... one standard 4 pin TV out socket on laptops, or is ... -
Small C on Sam help neededI'm trying to make good on some of my old developments that fell by the wayside and one of them uses Small C. The reason I stopped was down to not h…
... /SDL on Linux to try out ideas using the function calls ... prefer not to dive into BASIC or revisit assembly.
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Any interest in new low-cost mass-storage interface with 512K RAM?I've recently added support to ResiDOS and the +3e ROMs for SD/MMC card interfaces; in particular, ZXMMC (which has no onboard RAM and so is only sup…
... 'd like to find out is if there is ... any interest out there for a low ... packages which can add BASIC commands, handle hook codes ... are instantly available when you switch back on
[*] ... trapping commands and functions for BASIC
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"The Last Question" by Isaac AsimovBelow is an amazing short SF story I first read a few years ago. I recently rediscovered it and if you've got a spare few minutes, have a read... […
... turned off its burning coal, its fissioning uranium, and flipped the switch ... "You're thinking we'll switch to another sun when ours ... lucky thing the computers worked out interstellar travel the way the ... suppose families will be going out to new planets forever, ... -
Spectrum +3 Problem & A Modification IdeaThis is a dual post. And it's also my first post, so I apologise if I get stuff wrong lol. My mate bought a Spectrum +3. I'm unsure about how many d…
... 've bought a Spectrum myself off ebay, a Spectrum + (still waiting ... on this one to rule out connectivity problems. if it is ... hardware, so that I can switch between the two. And as ... -
Help with Visual Basic 6.0 vs Visual Basic.netI have a program that auto generates VB.Net code..... I know VB.net syntax and am happy with the code generated. However, I have been asked to have …
... generate code compatible with visual basic 6.0.
I ... (x)[/b] to print x out to a console. Is there ... -
Games that looked absolutely fantastic, but turned out to be a pile of steaming......Following on from the games that shouldn't be good thread hows about the games we expected to be good, REALLY good, but actually turned out to be a s…
... , REALLY good, but actually turned out to be a smelly fat ... />
Let me start it off with my favourite disappointment
Competition Pro 5000 Joystic.As promised here is a short(ish) review of the joystick. (I have taken the afternoon off work in the hope that it would be here when I got in and it…
... /> (I have taken the afternoon off work in the hope that ... it was :) )
First off, the packaging. Once the Amazon ... I pulled the inner card out of the box and there ... fire buttons and a 'turbo switch' (?). It has the usual USB ...Windows Vista & ChessBought Windows Vista Ultimate a few days ago and noticed some things: 1-Finally a game that people can actually play! Chess! Who would have thought …
... account setting, UAC is turned off"
As an ... only one checkbox; on or off, not "off for now, but I ... a fair price.
Home basic, Home premium, business blah blah ... which should hopefully smooth things out.
Edit: I almost ...I'm going out now, and I may be some timeI'm about to switch ISP's so I'll be joining the 'Where are they now' group of members for a while. I'm going from one LLU(Orange) to another LLU(Sky…
I'm about to switch ISP's so I'll ... 's on this type of switch, I'm changing over solely ... going to begin switching me off until the 6th of MayHelp required using DivIDE / SE BASICHi, Like others of you, I have pre-ordered a [b]DivIDE Plus[/b] from rwap services but I am trying to get to grips with some of the firmware that ha…
... standard instruction manual on Extended BASIC commands and their function anywhere ... use ZXSpin to try things out by trial and error (e ... the "family tree" of SE BASIC, ResiDos, etc.. would be helpful ... I am sure that Extended BASIC commands have "evolved"
< ...WOS, Martijn and Google.Martijn, Ran across an interesting article the other day about Google's cache paging and how a surfer can access part of WOS that is redundant. Out…
... day about Google's cache paging and how a surfer can ... that is redundant.
Out of curiosity, how do you ... have any means to "turn off" Googles bots from caching?
out of curiosity.ANNOUNCE: Jet Set Willy: Party Willy [Special Edition 2007]Today (23rd April) is the third anniversary of the full release of [i]Party Willy[/i], Daniela Hantuchov?'s 24th birthday, Nicole Vaidi?ov?'s 18th bi…
... worked out how to edit the title-screen tune, the switch-behaviour ... to the left, to cut out a glaringly obvious shortcut that ... .
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Hence the BASIC loader no longer applies the ...Sam Revival issue 17 now out [Sam CoupIssue 17 of Sam Revival magazine is now out! Sam Revival is a must for every Sam owner to see what's happening in the Sam world! So if you are an ol…
... Sam Revival magazine is now out!
Sam Revival is ... he was able to get out of GamesMaster with this multi ... , and there's still 25% off back issues in the current ...This put me right off my pissI was standing in the toilet in the men's changing room of my local gym tonight, trying to have a piss, when the magazine lying on top of the toilet …
... Brother - she ended up going out with the guy who couldn ... titty scars really put me off having a slash.
Sam Revival issue 18 now out [Sam CoupIssue 18 of Sam Revival is now out, and it's a jam packed issue! Let's kick off with what's on the disk. First up are the three brand new emulators …
... of Sam Revival is now out, and it's a jam ... !
Let's kick off with what's on the ... for each system. To finish off his hat trick Simon has ...Name this Microcomputer Book!!!Hoping somebody can pull the name of this book out of the hat! I've tried google searches, wild-card searches, eBay searches and loads more, and no …
... the name of this book out of the hat!
basic (and presumably to serve as ... computer. I'm leaving you. Off to mothers. Stick this marriage ... "really meant", as they bragged off & discussed the relevance/importance ...
