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Does a bad sequel/episode in a book/game/film/etc series kill the series for you?I meant to post this yesterday, but didn't get the time, but someone I was talking to said they used to love the Resident Evil series almost obsessiv…
... was great aside from the main happening), the Royal Family is now ... at least in TV comedy terms, was the final episode of Blackadder ... me feel worse about the previous two. The final Hunger games book ... I would re-read the final books. The later Conan Doyle ... -
The Elite ZX Spectrum bluetooth keyboard and their implementation of key ghosting.They have plans to release it September 2014. [url]http://bluetoothzxspectrum.elite-systems.co.uk/index.php[/url] They have also a Kickstarter page,…
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[quote]a) Technical Challenges To The ... Development Of The Bluetooth? ZX Spectrum ... ZX Spectrum faced many technical challenges in the process of developing and ... -
Russian-speaking topic - Multiface 3Hi friends! The Administration will not mind if I create a topic in which you can communicate in Russian? No politics. No racism. Speccy only! :-) …
Hi friends! The Administration will not mind if ... very bad, and the translator of Google poorly translates technical terms. Surely there ... to help other people with the correct translation? :rolleyes: -
Removing solid borders around Jim in BootyI've seen a lot of impressive mods for more complicated games ([i]including recolouring mono titles etc[/i]), but something I'd love to see is the re…
... see is the removal of the borders around Jim ([i]the player ... I'm not sure of the technical terms, but instead of allowing colour ... clash and actually seeing the objects that Jim is ... colours depending on the background colour of the screen ([i]usually ... -
The history of ESXDOS, the DivMMC and the DivMMC EnJOY![img]http://benophetinternet.nl/hobby/divmmc_history/1%20esxdos.jpg[/img] These are the stories behind esxDOS, the most popular operating system e…
... he is preparing the release of the API to the public.
... more portable, etc), and the development of the "DivMMC" stalled.
... the DivMMC interface based on the (at the time) state of the ... you about some technical background of the DivMMC and DivMMC ... -
Emulator developmentHi, Could anyone explain or direct to a link that explains in not to technical terms how an emulator is developed. It has always blown my mind eve…
... that explains in not to technical terms how an emulator is developed ... about it! For instance does the coder have to write in ... z80 instruction, and how is the RAM handled.
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Flight sims on the Speccy ?I'm a bit of a flight sim nut and it all started with Psion's Flight Simulation. My dad played it when we bought our 48K back, then I did too and lov…
... were realistic enough and in terms of the controls having inertia etc ... . The sense of tension achievement in landing the ... plane in the original Psion game was ... -
The trouble with good code isLots of times I've come here to ask for help and always got it pretty promptly. Which is wonderful and one of the reasons why I don't think there's a…
... should use, for example the ATTRIBUTES function but according ... to the manual it simply means the information relevant ... explain what those terms mean.
The various Basic manuals ... second level explanation of the more arcane commands. I ... -
The unspoken question in 2001: A Space OddesseyFrom childhood I have watched this film probably more times than I can remember. As I got older it kind of appealed to me on a different level from…
... has regulatory functions in terms of the Discovery's operation. It ... certain details of the mission to the those of the crew, Poole ... hardware design which was the accurate processing of information ... this was revealed in the sequel: 2010 The year we make contact ... -
Preaching to the choir about the NextNevertheless I thought this video gives a very clear, non technical introduction to the SpectrumNext by an American who had no previous knowledge of …
... a very clear, non technical introduction to the SpectrumNext by an American ... had no previous knowledge of the Speccy but nevertheless seems to ... -
8 BIT WARSwhen 8bits ruled the home market Speccys, C64 and Amstrad were the big 3 fighting it out for supremecy.... but they didnt survive which as we know wa…
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Like the CPC, the Xbox may not sell in ... The way you describe the CPC has it in the same position as the ... call the Spectrum inferior - i only mean it in technical terms ... (graphics) not in its application and usefulness as a machine. The ... -
8 BIT WARSwhen 8bits ruled the home market Speccys, C64 and Amstrad were the big 3 fighting it out for supremecy.... but they didnt survive which as we know wa…
... . The way you describe the CPC has it in the same position as the ... i call the Spectrum inferior - i only mean it in technical terms (graphics ... ) not in its application and usefulness as a machine. The ... -
"Sinclair Zx Spectrum: Absolutely Better Than Commodore 64"Did you ever read this? [url="http://www.alfonsomartone.itb.it/fztsmo.html"]http://www.alfonsomartone.itb.it/fztsmo.html[/url]
... wasn't comparing the Speccy and the C64 in technical terms (but as ... I claim the Speccy to be superior in terms of a complete ... ". It had everything including the price in its favour and ... single handedly responsible for sparking the imagination of more people ... -
"Sinclair Zx Spectrum: Absolutely Better Than Commodore 64"Did you ever read this? [url="http://www.alfonsomartone.itb.it/fztsmo.html"]http://www.alfonsomartone.itb.it/fztsmo.html[/url]
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Now, comparing the machines in terms of 'games' is very ... is what counts and in terms of that, I think youd ... terms of gaming, this is all personal preference and the ability of the ... -
Spectrum Composite video connections?Is it possible to modify a standard 48K spectrum to give composite video output? In my experience i have found the quality of the picture out of the…
... from a speccy 48 (+) from the Crash article.
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Old vs NewApologies if this is a repeat of an old thread. Who thinks what is best? Old 8-bit games or today's PC titles? I would have to go for the old titles…
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Old vs NewApologies if this is a repeat of an old thread. Who thinks what is best? Old 8-bit games or today's PC titles? I would have to go for the old titles…
... years ahead of the 8/16 bit efforts in terms of playability ... those sort of games. Technical brillainace all the way.[/quote]
the games for me :(
Uridium on the Speccy: definitive version?Uridium is one of the staples of the C64 shoot-em-up canon. I first played it on the Speccy twenty years ago, but became much more familiar with it …
... looked at purely in Spectrum terms, sometimes Spectrum monochrome was better ... show the possibility existed for technical improvements to the Spectrum Uridium. Which the makes ... me beg the ...ANNOUNCE: BASin r14 is up. New SCREEN$ paintbox included.Hi all, Well, I can't sit on this any longer - so I've released it. Let's all get a good testing session going, eh? You can get the new BASin [url=…
... through. The main window flicks to the front, obscuring the paintbox. ... window, windows automatically restores the exact same Z-Order ... OK, I don't understand the technical terms you just used/said, ... implemented your design of the layout of the GUI.
Spectrum more loved than C64It just occurred to me that the Spectrum must be more loved than the C64 these days. After all, it has been more than a year since an update was made…
... -calling is usually the one who is losing the argument.
[/ ... you do the same thing (first) is known in technical terms as an ... your posts I concede, although the sudden influx of ZX lovers ... who had quoted me. Follow the thread quotes properly - both Plus5 ...Spectrum ULA Book AnnouncementFurther to getting inside the ULA, I've turned my ramblings and lab book into a more professional book that you can all own! I'm putting a lot of ef…
... that a lot of the Ferranti technical documentation had gone away ... as you describe - the Ferranti ... a dead end in terms of the eventual development of programmable ... . Your book may be the only coherent documentation on this ...Console wars - does the least powerful machine usually win?In the console and handheld wars, does the least powerful machine usually win? I mean, for example, in the [I]XBox vs. Playstation 2 vs. Gamecube[/I]…
... distribution costs, technical achievements, the relative sizes of the companies and ... and unchecked journalism for the IT and ITertainment ... say that in global terms what really motivates ... Buyers motivated by technical characteristics of the consoles are most ...A question for the older programmers of WOSWhen did the debugging tools that allow you to highlight the flow of execution within code and track the values or variables become available. Was t…
... 80s) invention. That's the domain of runtime interpreted languages ... technical terms VB broke no barriers or introduced anything new to the ... exposed programming to the masses. It was the first highly ... and mid-size companies. The true innovation was making ...A question for the older programmers of WOSWhen did the debugging tools that allow you to highlight the flow of execution within code and track the values or variables become available. Was t…
... Windows even does today - the core dump. You can load ... a crash - see the call stack, the value of the variables etc.[/QUOTE ... Windbg is capable of doing the same on Windows, even today ... on technical terms VB broke no barriers or introduced anything new to the ...Spectrum v Amstrad CPC rangeAmstrad seemed to be a rather late starter in the 8 bit micro computer race. I never really saw one outside a shop, only a few people at school had o…
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In terms of technical specifications, the CPC was better than the Spectrum. It ... was down to the ... know anything about the technical side of the CPC, how did the CPC compare ...Doctor in the house.Well almost.... [quote]I am pleased to inform you that Andrew Scott has successfully defended his thesis today and has been awarded a PhD with minor…
... and then asks you what the hell a PDF is, it ... than ability which could be the case. For these reasons I ... 'd blame the assessment styles of where ever ... get a bonus for all the technical terms you can squeeze into your ...Doctor in the house.Well almost.... [quote]I am pleased to inform you that Andrew Scott has successfully defended his thesis today and has been awarded a PhD with minor…
... really importantly, attitude, are the key factors. Developing at home ... get a bonus for all the technical terms you can squeeze into ... malarky. They basically gave the job to the highest scorer.
... some shape or form the contents of the names table with ...Help! Reverse engineering a Spectrum game[deleted]
... interesting thread! Some of the technical terms I'm not familiar with ... call possibility to calculate all the target addresses!
technical questions regarding your quest! ... with some of the terms used in the previous posts. Anything ...Recent talk of developing new SpectrumsHi all, I can see from a few threads on here that some Wossers like Vasil and Aien 8 are interested in developing more powerful Spectrums or improvi…
... and a keyboard that matches the + layout and sculputered keys etc ... of technical terms) that provides a Spectrum emulator and WiFi access to the ... NetBook but I do like the idea of a Spectrum+ keyboard ...Recent talk of developing new SpectrumsHi all, I can see from a few threads on here that some Wossers like Vasil and Aien 8 are interested in developing more powerful Spectrums or improvi…
... of technical terms) that provides a Spectrum emulator and WiFi access to the ... white paint to write on the keytops!
