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Why emulators are not as good as the real thingI think I remember thx1138 saying before that emus didn't cut it for him. Well, I agree. They are good fun, and I got into the Speccy for a second ti…
... , you felt compelled to figure out how to play it, and ... 10 seconds, can't figure out how to redefine keys, get ... "intro" sequence, can't work out what i'm supposed to ... so on... i just switch it off and try a different game ... -
Cronosoft 'Cassette 50'I'm currently looking to start work on putting together a 'CASCADE CASSETTE 50' compilation. Admittedly, I might not get 50 games submitted, so if t…
... the Spectrum 128 to save out a 'clean' copy to tape ... of being able to save out multiple programs (like PGD) in ... minutes I expect, but missing off SCREEN$ will help.
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z88dk+splib2 sprites question.I'm creating a game and I have several "states" for my main sprite, such as jump, facing left, facing right, etcetera. All those states require a dif…
... 2nd still isn't fleshed out, but its aim is to ... and it is still far off. It would be great to ... that the BASIC trick of "switch to the graphics charset, draw ... the background; switch to the font charset, print ... -
z88dk+splib2 sprites question.I'm creating a game and I have several "states" for my main sprite, such as jump, facing left, facing right, etcetera. All those states require a dif…
... know your lib in & out. I'm saving this post ... you'll get 4 colours out of every character cell - I ... 2nd still isn't fleshed out, but its aim is to ... and it is still far off.[/quote]
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Emulating the SamRAM on the ZX Spectrum SEGerton Lunter gave me permission to reuse the code, but so far I have not been able to get the software to work in paged RAM banks.
... array, and a bunch of off the shelf components. Didn't ... . It runs ok on the 48/128+/+2/+2A/+3.
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100 envelopesWell, in the pursuit of a new job I have just finished writing 100 covers letters and posted them off with CVs to various offices around Belfast. Wh…
... now phone this number within 48 hours".
I phone ... , and answer some questions. Point out that I am already a ... me up on my day off to ask me where I ... rep, and get it sorted out so that I didn't ... I can use to sort out my eBaying headaches...
Amstrad CPC464I bought myself a CPC464 today, ?5 at a local car bootie thing. So, I went home, plug everything in, with that curious power-supply-modulator-adapte…
... changes when I switch the computer on or off, but it's ... so bad I can't make out ...divIDE issuesI discovered a few issues with the divIDE hardware and FATware software that may be of interest to some people. 1. ROM paging If your Spectrum is a…
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So, paging can be disabled by opening ... s sufficient for paging). Always use OUT 32765,48 before loading them ... 48k snapshots test 128k paging for additional runtime features ... 128k paging before running the game code (add OUT 32765,48 ...divIDE issuesI discovered a few issues with the divIDE hardware and FATware software that may be of interest to some people. 1. ROM paging If your Spectrum is a…
... Ultimate access the 128k's paging port (#07ffdh), or at ... 's sufficient for paging). Always use OUT 32765,48 before loading them ... 48k snapshots test 128k paging for additional runtime features ... 128k paging before running the game code (add OUT 32765,48 there ...Switch to 48mode without 'SPECTRUM' commandIs there a poke(s) to switch to 48 mode without SPECTRUM command. I want my tape loaders to switch automatically. I know how to switch ram banks ok…
... a poke(s) to switch to 48 mode without SPECTRUM command.
48 mode and returns to the ... is for 48 BASIC; use 10h for USR0 mode
OUT (C ...wanted spectrum + membraneI need a spectrum + membrane for a +128 im restoring. Anyone got one or an old plus they are willing to sell or swap for software - obviously i need…
... note, I had two Speccy 48+s and both membranes are ... , it may work out cheaper getting a working on off ebay ?
OT: Graphic Card problemAhem. It's me again with a computer problem! Last time I posted with a problem I was pleasantly suprised with some insightful answers that helped fix…
... thing you should notice at switch-on is the copyright of ... card bios should sort that out itself, using system RAM, so ... silicon soul a good send off.
Maybe some cleaning ...Transferring Spectrum Games onto tape or diskI've been told you can download Spectrum games in .TZX format and transfer them to a specci through the headphone jack. Can you only then save the ga…
... for example) save a game out using the Multiface, it will ... drive using the loader option off the main menu, and as ... always try an AB-BA switch that makes the +3 ... do is use a small switch to control the drive ... Details of the AB BA switch is in AlchNews 17 (I ...coloursJust wondering if any of you 'experts' could answer this question... When Clive invented the Speccy, and he selected the colours used... Instead of…
... and blue with brightness subtracted out.
Anyways, long story ... could have been used to switch between pallettes. With a minimum ... signals to turn on and off resistance branches in the UVY ... HL is hi and turned off the existing ones when HL ...BASin Release 13 is now availableI'm still at it. BASin is now in it's 13th incarnation (disregarding the inter-version updates) and is now available at [url="http://homepage.ntlw…
where did you keep your games?i kept mine in a biscuit tin. my father had a long running joke where he'd open it hoping to find some biscuits, and look confused at the games i ke…
... up with all the tapes out (I've got thousands!) and ... ! I remember my first micro switch joystick, it felt so much ... 'I often used to strip off and roll up in a ...another name that game i'm afraid...... hello! hopefully you can shed some light on this game that's bugged me for many months.all i can remember is you fly a helicopter and have a time li…
... /> On 2006-02-06 16:48, alchemist wrote:
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Diseased rantingBefore you flame me for this, I have searched and can't find a previous thread on this... Why can't people check their spelling in posts to WoS? It …
... /> On 2006-02-06 22:48, Where's that AY chip ... /> OT I know is Off-topic, LOL=Laugh-out-loud, but the ...128k Screen Flipping - Sample Code PleaseI know this has been covered before, but I cannot find out code to do the following: On a 128k Spectrum tell the speccy to display from address 4915…
... /> Bit 5 If set, memory paging will be disabled and further ... example of a typical bank switch on the 128 is:
LD (5B5Ch),A
OUT (C),A
EI
Assistance with IM2 routineI subsequently got a working IM2 routine.
... bit 7, which handles memory paging. Except that it's not ... port
AND $80 ; mask off bit 7
OR $3E ... on black
OUT ($FF),A ; write out the modified value
ZXCF InterfaceI'm just trying to get an idea for the ZXCF interface, and to me, it looks a much cleaner design compared to divIDE (Of course, that's just my opinio…
... been working a few ideas out, and here's how I ... b0 - Block 3 bank select (48-64k)
Port #12BF BLK2 ... of mashing Timex and 128k paging together to create a system ...ZXCF InterfaceI'm just trying to get an idea for the ZXCF interface, and to me, it looks a much cleaner design compared to divIDE (Of course, that's just my opinio…
... b0 - Block 3 bank select (48-64k)
Port #12BF BLK2 ... have to pay in context switch time. So I personally think ... accommodate both 128 and Timex paging -- if it's a 128 ...Share your best practical jokesWhat is the best practical joke you've ever pulled? Mine: I used to work in a bookies in Belfast, and occasionally we would come across small corne…
... then quietly switched it off and gave it back to ... I couldn't figure out how to switch it on.
... her helpfully. Phone goes off and comes back on and ... off my face.
Finally, I offer to help her out ... A few seconds later I switch on the phone, wait ...What should I get??I want to add a Spectrum to my collection but having come from the Atari/Commodore/TI/Apple world, I am a little unsure what to get? Something that …
I've owned a 48, +,128, +2 and +3, and ... one I can think of off hand), but I think the ... work fine if you turned off the +D's printer port ... , and if has a reset switch that's far easier on ...A very first computer, a very first gameMaybe i'm duplicating some other posts, but... what was your first computer and game??? For me it was a rubber zx-spectrum 48k and tape with only t…
... to 8 switches, which would switch in two directions - either the ... " or "out", and breadboard type contacts either side of the switch would ... tracing paper to be cut out and placed inside the smoked ... , with the promise of money off the companies products.WOS ChatlogsGood for a read this one, [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/chatlogs/technical.log.1.txt[/url]
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[10:48] support contracts alone are ... day - check this out.. i found out that he retired< ... the clients cannot get out without hitting the proxy ... /> [12:26] you frightened him off! :P
[12:27 ...rubber troublejus got 48K rubber speccy into my possesion, which was my first computer back then but only for few months before daddy decided to upgrade it for 48+…
... , but sound goes through ear out -> hearable only with headphones ... =Death] There's no reset switch on a rubber keyed 48K ... and place the obvious lamp switch inbetween)
hmm, but ... ´s equal to turning on/off, it´s not reseting...The Only Reason Sinclair Succeeded (Provoking Controversy)Although I love my Sinclairs dearly, I think that the only reason they succeeded was because at the time most people did not know any better (factori…
... should have had an on/off switch too), and the sound chip ... you had to spell everything out (I really liked the single ...TAP conversion project?I was wondering if there's any concerted effort to produce TAP versions of games only available in TZX or Z80/SNA/SLT format? Or are snapshots consid…
... bytes long, which obviously falls off the end of memory. I ... $7FFD. This controls the 128K paging so it's fairly safe ... a: POKE 23388,16+a: OUT 32765, 16+a: LOAD "" CODE ...
