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  • What would be the simplest tape loading routine?I'm searching for some small assembly snippet I can use to load a (headerless or not) block from tape into RAM I can embed in my C games to load furt…

    ... (headerless or not) block from tape into RAM I can embed ... from tape.

    I know I could use the ROM routine ... I'm asking for a routine :)

    No need for ...
    na_th_an na_th_an October 2013 Development
  • Fastest Baud Rate On A Loader ?Following on (sort of!) from the thread about the best loading.... Which game(s) had the fastest (highest baud rate) ? I seem to remember a couple …

    ... that when I wrote the tape loading routine for [url=http://matt ... found that I could just read the timing from the first ...
    gasman gasman October 2007 Games
  • Mistake in the 128K technical FAQ?[url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/faq/reference/128kreference.htm[/url] [quote]Memory banks 1,3,5 and 7 are contended.[/quote] Really? I thought i…

    ... You mean loading from tape? If a ROM routine runs, then (possibly ... accessed once for each byte read from tape. Read: no, or near- ... zero impact on timing of the ROM routine ... . And tape loading is very forgiving ...
    RetroTechie RetroTechie April 2010 Hardware
  • Worst default key configurations in a gameSomething I used to hate in a lot of early Spectrum games was the bizarre key configuration that was set for some games. What made matters worse is t…

    ... , generic or modifiable keyboard detection routine to run in the game ... you're writing a keyboard routine that's quicker than a ... tape loading routine in ROM uses [b]IN 0x7FFE[/b] to read the ... the same time as the tape input. It rotates right once ...
    ajmoss ajmoss August 2010 Games
  • New Game: 4k Tap-N-JoinJust finished my fourth and final entry into this years mini game competition. This one is in the 4k category and is called 4k Tap-N-Join. The game …

    [QUOTE=R-Tape;575287]Hi Tom,

    ... /> Hi

    The key read routine is very simple and one ... row making the code to read all the keys very small ... is used in the key read. Give me a day and ...
    TomD TomD November 2011 Brand new software
  • Low level microdrive programmingSo I'm on my lunch break trying to find out about low level microdrive programming (without using IF1 ROM). I see one can use port 0xe7 to read and w…

    ... is erased area of tape. I can read/detect it by checking ... as a sector separator. The read routine first looks for a non ... internal workings perspective). Without a tape on drive, the "expected" behavior ...
    zx81 zx81 July 2012 Development
  • Adding TAP loading to the +3e ROMHello my fellow WoSers I have decided that I want to make my project official so I can share its development with you all as well as get some help i…

    ... will remove the standard tape loader routine to put your TAP ... audio, and hence, loader routine at 0556h has to ... After, in your LOAD routine, you only have to ... file and put the read pointer at the beginning ... that is, sets the read pointer at the beginning of ...
    mcleod_ideafix mcleod_ideafix September 2012 Development
  • Converting games to disk: difficult loadersThis thread has an spanish version in foro speccy, but I haven't gathered enough information to overcome my problems. I've been converting some game…

    ... write 0x7ffd
    br port read 0xfe

    Once ... ]
    ... Also, does tape stop trigger when a block ... or the end of the tape?[/QUOTE]
    I really ... says: 
    [I]tape:play
    tape:stop
    The emulated ... the final part of tape loading routine.
    TK90XFan TK90XFan January 2013 Games
  • Timex TC2068 ROM dump help.Hi, can someone point me how can I dump a Timex TC2068 rom. I want to try it on my machine for replacing a rom on other broken TC2068. Thanks, Chapas

    ... can save the ROMs to tape and then use a utility ... onto your PC. The tape save routine is in the EXROM so ... , can be save directly to tape using SAVE "EXROM"CODE 0 ... weird, on the manual I read that I need to cut ...
    chapas chapas December 2013 Hardware
  • 128K programmingDoes anyone know any good resources on assembly programming for the 128? All I'm after is an "idiot's-getting-started-guide" on how to utilise the…

    ... 's part of the tape loading routine used in the 128k ... of Little Computer People loader routine
    ;
    ; Using 128K ... />
    ld a,(hl) ; ... then read it back in again.

    call 33024 ; Call the tape loader

    ld hl ...
    Mysterion Mysterion February 2016 Development
  • Help me find myself in a Speccy magI've been boasting to the kids about my programming prowess from years ago, problem is i don't have the spectrum magazine i was mentioned in anymore.…

    ... magazine article, it was a tape loader routine competion.

    Any ...
    quiffy2003 quiffy2003 March 2006 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Who can fix my Flash programmer code?I have a problem with some code, it doesn't work and I don't have any idea what it's trying to do, or failing to do! The code in question is the fla…

    ... seems to be where the tape loading routine returns to the main ...
    guesser guesser May 2010 Development
  • The Sinclair ZX Microdrive Resurrection Project (long)Dear Spectrum fans! [Management summary: Download [url]http://www.bartheld.net/temp/mdv2img.zip[/url] and tell me what you think. All help very much…

    ... 65535 etc. and read back. Excellent. So the tape itself and the ... /contamination issues, variations in tape speed (probably the rubber ... the Spectrum which spun the tape, read as much sectors as ... 0xA0 with correct header checksum read elsewhere).

    ...
    Volker Volker March 2012 Emulators
  • DIVIDE versus ZX128 ROMDivide interface use hardware mapping of extra memory on this fixed points in 48rom: #0000 - power-on/reset/rst0/software restart #0008 - syntax erro…

    ... - nmi routine
    #04C6 - tape save routine
    #0562 - tape load and verify routine
    velesoft velesoft February 2013 Development
  • Games/Programs making use of DivIDE featuresHello :) I have a question: I may be wrong, but it looks like the DivIDE and similar interfaces for the ZX Spectrum are almost exclusively used for …

    ... TAP files to the ROM tape LOADING routine. Also, would it be ...
    memrah memrah July 2013 Development
  • Killed Until Dead - Spectrum 128K versionI first got hold of this game about the same time as the film "Clue" started being shown on TV, and there was a "Miss Marple" series on TV, followed …

    ... code copies an appropriate input routine to $6000 and copies another ... mystery can be loaded from tape.

    The 128K ... was to rip out the tape loading routine and replace it with ... dig out a superb compression routine.

    Anyway, a dump ...
    Ritchie333 Ritchie333 August 2021 Assembler
  • Game RemakesWhat games do you think need a PC remake? i nominate The Great Escape and Where Time Stood Still

    ... smoothly than the old 'start tape now' routine. Perhaps a bit of ...
    Ed Ed July 2002 Games
  • ZX81 and ZX80 emulator on Spectrum 128KA couple of weeks ago we were talking about a new ZX81 emulator for the 128K. Someone beat me. More details at [url="http://www.fruitcake.plus.com/S…

    ... tape recorders -- variations in tape playback speed).

    Custom tape ... an opportunity for the tape load routine to synchronize with the ... edges recorded on tape) is ... and 1s directly to tape will be less reliable ...
    Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous September 2003 Emulators
  • More RZX fun and gamesHi guys, as you may or may not be aware, xmikex and myself have been submitting recordings to Daren's archive for quite some time now. We still have …

    ... pages, and therefore the keyboard read routine would be off, which would ...
    Dunny Dunny March 2005 Games
  • Detect if program was loaded from tape or microdriveHow (if at all) can a BASIC program detect if it was loaded from tape or microdrive? This can be helpful to then load the screen or more machine code…

    ... it's RETurned via the tape loading routine or the IF1?
    DEATH DEATH July 2006 Development
  • Proper emulation of the basic SAVE command?Most emulators respond to the SAVE command by saving the file to a virtual tape, but without sending the audio to the soundcard. Is there an emulator…

    ... QUOTE=Dunny]Piters, you should read the original post before replying. ... , you will get proper tape noises if you simply neglect ... that...
    Save to tape, read to tape... not much difference, I call ... it 'real tape mode'. Maybe diverse emulators call ...
    piters piters January 2007 Emulators
  • Proper emulation of the basic SAVE command?Most emulators respond to the SAVE command by saving the file to a virtual tape, but without sending the audio to the soundcard. Is there an emulator…

    ... that...
    Save to tape, read to tape... not much difference, I call ... it 'real tape mode'. Maybe diverse emulators call ... question was about saving to tape so why are babbling ... term. As Dunny said read the question carefully and consider ...
    rich_chandler rich_chandler January 2007 Emulators
  • Cannon BubbleHello! I would really like to transffer this game ( [url]http://cezgs.computeremuzone.com/eng/card.php?id=14[/url] ) to my REAL +3 disk drive. Becau…

    ... those. It calls the tape loading routine that's stored in that ...
    zxbruno zxbruno June 2007 Games
  • Your help needed![FONT=Arial]there are [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/neededscreens.html"]a number of titles[/URL] (146) that still lack an in-game scre…

    ... code which is obviously a tape loader routine. So it's clearly ...
    Digital Prawn Digital Prawn November 2007 Games
  • Memory paging in 128 KB - 64KB RAM possible?I have found a quote in Spectrum 3 manual (available at WOS) -------------------- In the +3, we have crammed in more than twice the amount of memory…

    ... 64K environment with just the tape load routine.
    - In the all ...
    John Elliott John Elliott March 2008 Development
  • Memory paging in 128 KB - 64KB RAM possible?I have found a quote in Spectrum 3 manual (available at WOS) -------------------- In the +3, we have crammed in more than twice the amount of memory…

    ... 64K environment with just the tape load routine.
    - In the all ...
    zxbruno zxbruno March 2008 Development
  • Start Tape, Press any key...Hi, I'd like be able to save (program or data or code) using the save "whatever" command, but I want it to start recording immediately, rather than …

    There is a POKE which does exactly what you want. Try POKE 23736,181 (see Sinclair User issue 36, letters page)

    It can be done via M/C as well - checkout $04C2 (tape SAVE routine). It is similar to $0556 (LOAD) in that you set IX and DE.
    Jimmy Jimmy May 2008 Sinclair Basic
  • Running TZX off an IDE drive? Or streaming from a NAS?Hello. I know about the DivIDE project, and about the ZX Ethernet project, but not how far they've come or what they can do. So: 1. If I have a squ…

    ... things work by trapping the tape load routine, and instead of loading ... from tape, pass the data contained in ... only use the standard load routine in ROM, which can be ...
    Winston Winston August 2008 Hardware
  • What game gobsmacked you the most?And where were you when you saw it for the first time? Mine has to be, an obvious choice, Knightlore & Underwurlde. We'd all seen the adverts at s…

    ... limited spare time in a tape load routine is automatically impressive, and ...
    SkoolKid SkoolKid November 2008 Games
  • What game gobsmacked you the most?And where were you when you saw it for the first time? Mine has to be, an obvious choice, Knightlore & Underwurlde. We'd all seen the adverts at s…

    ... limited spare time in a tape load routine is automatically impressive...
    routine for Cobra back in 1986 ...
    avoidz avoidz November 2008 Games
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