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Why nothing will ever beat a real SpeccyI believe that one of the reasons that Speccy games were so good was because you had to wait so long for them to load! I remember sitting in front o…
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This emulation shit goes way way over my head, I can still play all the old games right? real tape? issue 2? se?? the most technical I ever got was telling people that pulling the power lead out of the computer to reset would damage their spectrum -
Ideas for new tape storage formatSome called them decoders or encoders, but I think that it is just something like form of presentation. Goal is of course smaller size, support of e…
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Ideas for new tape storage formatSome called them decoders or encoders, but I think that it is just something like form of presentation. Goal is of course smaller size, support of e…
... In fact many of these tape samples already exist - well they ... unusual for example where a tape has been damaged that ... compromised by something simple like head alignment on the recorder. Or ... actually re-introduce the dreaded tape loading error using this ... -
Ideas for new tape storage formatSome called them decoders or encoders, but I think that it is just something like form of presentation. Goal is of course smaller size, support of e…
... compromised by something simple like head alignment on the recorder. ... actually re-introduce the dreaded tape loading error using this ...
No doubt that bad head alignment will significantly lower quality ... case always try to get tape and sample again, with ... -
Draft specs for TZX v1.20Hi all! In the attempt to restart the development of the TZX format, I've put online the first version of the draft document [1]. At the moment ther…
I was cleaning behind my desk on sunday and found an original ZX81 Ship of Doom tape. Which is quite handy because the .p version doesn't work.
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Draft specs for TZX v1.20Hi all! In the attempt to restart the development of the TZX format, I've put online the first version of the draft document [1]. At the moment ther…
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I was cleaning behind my desk on sunday ... original ZX81 Ship of Doom tape. Which is quite handy because ... -
Why did the Commodore 64 lose to the Spectrum in the UK?The Commodore 64 was released in the UK in 1983. As we all know, it was a great machine from a US company with a much larger financial backing than t…
... by that, price and a head start look to be the ... from Dixons. Not surprisingly, the tape player didn't work. Thanks ... -
"Unknown disk format"-error on Spectrum +3Hi, I have just gotten around to changing the drivebelt in my newly acquired +3. I tried to format one of the 3" disks I bought on eBay the other we…
... been formatted in a double head drive al la Amstrad PCW ... , and so put it on tape, load it up on your ... -
Colindars.....Hi guys, I like to wear a colindar on my head whilst I play on my speccy....A NICE YELLOW ONE.... [url="http://www.plugface.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/loo…
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Colindars.....Hi guys, I like to wear a colindar on my head whilst I play on my speccy....A NICE YELLOW ONE.... [url="http://www.plugface.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/loo…
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What software do I need so I can transfer tape games to disk?What utility would I need so I can save tape based games onto specci disks? Can I download something of the web or is there something available to bu…
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Spectune (MIA) WAV->TZX problemI've just got the tape for Spectune (Xorsoft, 1983), which loads direct on a Spectrum or emulator OK, and from which I created a WAV which also loads…
... 't bet the devil your head on my understanding the "pulse ... done a direct load from tape with mirror to TAP and ... blocks.
So the tape loads, a WAV from the ... ; but a TAP from the tape, or a TZX from the ...Which games are you obsessed with?Do any of you find yourself returning constantly to a particular game or games,even though you've played it to death?My current obsession is Kokotoni…
... same with a multi-load tape), I actually think it was ... and seeing the other blokes head fly off and bounce around ...Werewolves of LondonUsed to play this a bit years ago but never was any good at it and couldn't work out what any items did or how not to die before too long but waiting…
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... that were published on a tape mag no one has heard ... same chairs in The Bulls Head, Swinton. Thinking about moving back ...some questionshello all, I havent been here for a while, but Im back, older and wiser (I hope). No more stupid spectrum OS ideas. Well I have a speccy + 2a and I …
... with tape in it, but a cassette shell with a record head ... head in the cassette player will be). This goes in the tape ... try and attach a seperate tape deck to it, but when ...i dont know what iam doingHI ive just dug out the old speccy and she runs find after 10 years under my bed at me mums house! I was just reading the "some qustions" thread and …
... /> You Mat, being the metal head you are, have probably already ... that authentic feeling, record to tape and load using a small ... tape deck - but of course, for ... you get the dreaded R Tape loading error message. Oh, and ...XLR-8 mastering utilities - help wanted!!Hello. Ironic I know given I wrote them! I can't for the life of me get the XLR-8 mastering utilities to work under emulation. It goes through the m…
... c," has reared its ugly head with me not so long ... to resolve with regards to tape polarity", said Woody and indeed ...my dodgy speccys.hi people, i was wondering if i could engage some opinions / thoughts / ideas of anyone, regarding my current "fixing up" of my speccys, since you s…
... would happily replace the tape-flap and the tape control butons, but ... snce the keyboard is ok (just needs cleaning ... try it out without the tape-deck connected, as you suggested ...Memorable game demisesHi, No, not demises in games...demises OF games. I can remember three of my games meeting their fate in an unnecessary way Battle of the Planets -…
... demise whenever "R Tape Loading Error" reared its ugly head, or I ...Memorable game demisesHi, No, not demises in games...demises OF games. I can remember three of my games meeting their fate in an unnecessary way Battle of the Planets -…
... demise whenever "R Tape Loading Error" reared its ugly head, or I ...Bought a speccy from ebay but need helpJust bought a speccy now so i don`t have it here yet but i bought one that might be broke have a read on what it says and tell me if you think it`s f…
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Your Spectrum tape deck is almost certainly fine - ...
Get a tape that you know works, and ... headed screwdriver. Play the tape and start the loader ... bit to realign the head and eventually you'll ... Just don't stop the tape with the screwdriver still in ...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…
... the currently executing program to tape or disk. For backups, you ... - d4f6 SP1.LIB update list head - a dummy struct sp1_update acting ... at by the update list head
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which ...R: Tape Loading Error on an EMULATOR??I was just trying to load 'Stop The Express' (a TAP file on a WOS Cdrom) on to a Mac OS X 10.4.6. TAPs (in OS X, I don't have Classic installed) AF…
I've occasionally had tape loading problems on Spectaculator when ... it could be a duff tape image file. There are still ... with a kipper on your headcompilerI am currently developing a sudoku game for the old faithful speccy. My idea is to write the code in basic and then compile it to m/c because i suck …
... does have save/load for tape available as well if that ... direction you want to
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One thing ...Which Speccy is the best to buy...I'd be using it for games really, and thats about it. I'd like a 128k but I seem to remember people saying 128k +2's had problems playing some games.…
... +3 motherboard but with a tape deck instead of the disk ... could never quite get my head around a grey Spectrum...tapper on xpdoes tapper work on xp? planning to convert tzx to voc to wav
... adaptor work ?
play on tape and then i can load ... that pushes against the head in the tape deck. It works brilliantly ...How many Speccy games did you complete on the actual machine?I couldn't resist posting this question, it gives everyone a chance to flex their egos and gives an insight as to what people were playing when they …
... Crash Cover tape where you had to rearrange maggie thatchers head and ... ronald reagan's head, had about 8 ...The cleansing of joysticks.So I bought some joysticks for my +2, and they work, but seem a little stiff in the ol' button dept. A good bit of use on Rampage loosened them abit,…
... the stuff usually used for tape/disk cleaner fluid, or nail ... dead since most are self cleaning.
