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Average age of a Spectrum fanHi! I'm wondering what's the average age of us, readers of this forum. I'm 29 and started playing and programming on the Spectrum when I was 13 (infl…
... it, putting it together and loading up Horace Goes Skiing which ... day I got the mag from the newsagent and was overjoyed ... while using Atari ST (68000 code) I wrote a few games ... dont have to suffer Rwind tape loading error .. after 5 minutes :P ... -
BRAND NEW VTX 5000 MODEMSI have for disposal a number of BRAND NEW BOXED PRISM VTX 5000 Modems If tou would like to add one or more VTX 5000 modems to your Sinclair ZX Colle…
... text which Brian has scanned from the Tape Inlay Card.
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or machine code, the latter being a specified ... able to load the software from the cassette supplied. This ... their telephone
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Tape loading from PCSo, I found that I had been using the wrong audio jack socket on my 48k for tape loading (my spectrum is in a third party case, so there are not labe…
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So what's the building sequence?Hi to all Since ages I wanted to create my own program on the speccy and then offer it to people so they could enjoy (or laugh about it xD ) Now as…
... BASIC, then save it to tape within an emulator which will ... want to write it in machine code, you start off with Assembly ... BASIC loader and your main machine code program that you wrote.
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Help! Experts in BASIC/ASM, Hardware, in-game screenshots needed!There are several games which are too complicated for me to get the in-game screenshot. If you guys could help me, the Spectrum community would appre…
... Adrian Mole but, apart from 195, the numbers only ... has to be pre-loaded from tape. If the Save Program ... program has been saved from the program menu with ... an option is selected from the menu; this might ... might be because there's machine code in that REM.
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Machine code RST10 problemHello! After 27 years of playing with Spectrums I'm starting to look into doing assembly language properly. All went swimmingly well until I wrote …
So from your description and the figures ... returning to BASIC then loading the main code over line 2 doesn ... the initial location of the machine stack pointer. You can put ... as then the machine stack will extend down from there and overwrite ... -
Machine code RST10 problemHello! After 27 years of playing with Spectrums I'm starting to look into doing assembly language properly. All went swimmingly well until I wrote …
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Checking for '+2e/+3e' ROMs via Sinclair BASICHi guys, I have a Spectrum +2A containing the '+e' ROMs (and a nice internal IDE interface with a CF card adaptor on it :) ) - If you are unsure wha…
... from basic because you have to be careful where you put code ... to just load a small machine code program as part of the ... it can be run from any device (tape, disk, CF card) so ... the Spectrum was play games from a cassette tape LOL! -
ZX7: an "optimal" LZ77 packerAbout 20 years ago, I started a M.Sc. in Computing, planning to work on data compression. Although I quickly changed to another subject for a number …
... a waste of load time loading multiple tape blocks if you don ... blocks, one for the main code and one for each level ... are in 48K or 128K machine.
-show all stuff ... first_level, and call next_level. The tape loading/ram banking and decompression is ... -
ZX7: an "optimal" LZ77 packerAbout 20 years ago, I started a M.Sc. in Computing, planning to work on data compression. Although I quickly changed to another subject for a number …
... are in 48K or 128K machine.
-show all stuff ... , and call next_level. The tape loading/ram banking and decompression is ... routine which can be managed from within BASIC would also ... programmers will take more advantage from a combination that allows ... -
ZX7: an "optimal" LZ77 packerAbout 20 years ago, I started a M.Sc. in Computing, planning to work on data compression. Although I quickly changed to another subject for a number …
... /> 4. Turboloader code, 209 bytes
5. Loading screen turbodata (6912 ... suggested.
The machine code of AGD and the levels ... recommendation is not using LOAD""CODE for each separate level, ... introduce 16 blocks in the tape file, that will be ... -
Zero 0.5 ReleasedAfter a bit of a hiatus, the next update of Zero is now available [URL="www.ramtop.wordpress.com"]here[/URL]. Feedback and bug-reports appreciated! …
... the most fitting for current machine) and then needing to manually ... /> The original reason for downloading from Details window is that you ... ...
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ZX7: an "optimal" LZ77 packerAbout 20 years ago, I started a M.Sc. in Computing, planning to work on data compression. Although I quickly changed to another subject for a number …
... regarding the size, location and loading speed of the following block ... have done it, and go from 2:58 to 2:45 ... />
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Adding TAP file contents to a Spectrum +3e DOS PartitionHello my fellow WoS'ers, This thread is a companion to a great little guide from a fellow AmiBayer [B]mnjnurney[/B] you can view his thread by [URL…
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I converted Op.Wolf from the +3/+3e bootstrap loader ... disk is only being read from and not written to, compared ... only makes a difference when loading into pages 0,1,3 ... no problems with paging or machine code. When I'd got all ... -
gold digger b-side[url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0002077[/url] the b side of it , has a joystick version.. I will upload it eventually.. or so…
... had just been an amateur "machine code" programmer who had taught himself ... . I never received a penny from him. The colour printer which ... , I received lots of complaints from disgruntled C64 owners who had ... game. I copied it onto tape and sent them copies.
Adding TAP file contents to a Spectrum +3e DOS PartitionHello my fellow WoS'ers, This thread is a companion to a great little guide from a fellow AmiBayer [B]mnjnurney[/B] you can view his thread by [URL…
... there's a problem when loading from disk if files are to ... $0834 in ROM1, when loading CODE from tape it just leaves the top ... remain in effect; but when loading from disk it always loads into ... after loading - whichever can be done with the least amount of code ...+3e filebrowserHello everyone, Im writing a game/program loader for the +3e (with an IDE interface, but it can work with floppies too). The program lets you choose…
... loading. I couldnt get what you suggested working. I used the code ... you posted but the machine either goes into tape loading or ...Beta testing FuseHello everyone, We are preparing Fuse for a new release soon and would appreciate help in testing that all the new features and all the old features …
... . unlimited emulation speed during tape loading). What you do need ... not brilliantly familiar with the tape code![/QUOTE]
Just to ... the pilot tone from the first block the tape sort of tags ... of the first block finishes loading, the emulated Spectrum resets ...Microdrive TitlesJust a quick query. Is there a definitive list of titles which made it to microdrive?
... from various sources (well, three, anyway) gives these 187 titles:
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Assembler and Machine Code Debugger ROYB PA
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SD3 Advanced Tape-Microdrive Utility KOBR UC< ... /> Trans-Express 85 - Tape to Microdrive + Microdrive to ...What is this???? :OLooking in ebay, I found this!: [url]http://www.ebay.it/itm/Simulatore-di-Spectrum-per-Commodore-64-128-Retrocomputer-cassetta-/290861910864?pt=Retr…
... isnt easy, even in machine language.
Spectrum Basic ... much byte for byte from Z80 to 6502. This ... find enough machine registers to make the code, since again ... through the C64's tape hardware. I think we ... we couldn't run Z80 machine code games on the 6502 ...Unspecified Custom Loaders IdentifiedThis thread specialises in loaders which are considered to be "Unspecified custom loaders" according to the Infoseek engine. These loaders (after som…
... you have? Do you understand machine code? Have you converted any tapes ... simple job of sampling a tape and converting it into a ... refer to Andy's excellent loading scheme pages when something appears ...The Official Crap Games Competition 2013 Thread!Just to announce that the 2013 CGC is OPEN! [IMG]http://i1142.photobucket.com/albums/n608/daveyboyhughes/cgctitle2_zps77591934.jpg[/IMG] And for th…
... from a different address, you must load it with either CODE ... if it's machine code, just the main CODE block) to a ... CODE data for the screen block, so if it was saved from ... extra crap points for loading the game first as ... There's a fast-loading trick to the screen ...The Official Crap Games Competition 2013 Thread!Just to announce that the 2013 CGC is OPEN! [IMG]http://i1142.photobucket.com/albums/n608/daveyboyhughes/cgctitle2_zps77591934.jpg[/IMG] And for th…
... from BASIn:
Create loader.bas with the same code as R-Tape ... (without the RUN):
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Create the loading screen with the BASIn screen ...first turboloaderAnyone know for sure what the 1st turboloader was? I remember quite clearly the first I saw was Decathlon Speedlock 1 but Splat was apparently near …
... Tools menu, and selecting the Tape Browser. Right-click a " ... heavily encrypted - the decryption code is extremely long, which takes ... a long pause on the tape for this.
... bleepload fails, you can resume loading from the previous block, rather than ...The Disciple clone... doable?Hi. As a spectrum user in the 80's this was the dream interface all-in-one for me. I have a 48k+ and planning on get a 128K toast-rack later. Anyway…
... I downloaded gdos 3d system tape and It gave some errors ... system, later I loaded a tape and used the nmi button ... 10 to change the drive from ds1 to ds0. I still ... .. I used to work on machine code but with the 68000 family ...Adventure Game PicturesHey everyone, I'm trying to find out how to get pictures to appear during a text adventure game, similar to The Lord of the Rings tape. I'm not sure…
... can still use your own code with a little work - so ... in a bit of custom machine code, basic or whatever (at least ... sized images from tape/disk/whatever
Writing your own code is ...So who's re-set up their Spectrum recently?I put my Spectrum away around 1992. I had it out still when I was using my Amiga but by the time I'd progressed on to a PC and a SNES the Spectrum wa…
... the machine to 60Hz.
I also like the loading from tape, certainly ...128k Basic used much ?Hi - I was wondering if there were many,if any, games programmed in 128k basic? I was also thinking of doing one myself as I wish to make a text heav…
... people are expected to use machine code or assembler stuff to make ... to load the different parts from tape at least once too.
Who has Divide Vs who is from old school (cassettes and +3 disks)This time is easy, who uses to play the Divide, or at least owns one and plans to use it for gaming, and who, on the other hand, still load games by …
Using real zx spectrum 48k and android phone as tape player for loading games.
Also I use my old pc as spectrum dedicated machine and loading from real tapes and disks (+3, plus D) with realspectrum emulator.Keyboard scanning routines / techniques?What keyboard scanning routines or techniques do people use? I'm looking to write something which doesn't rely on the ROM-based keyboard scanner, an…
... decoupling the system call interface from the kernel implementation (to allow ... but these should be passed from the parent really)
... a real disk, either via tape loading or DivIDE+ interface. Problem ... better so that the code shrinks without me having ...
