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  • 128 spectrum zx +2 is stuck on test screenhey this is my first spectrum i bought it from a boot-sale for 2 pound and it came with loads of games but when i turn it on i get the test screen an…

    ... it on i get the test screen and it makes the beep ... keeps going bk to the test screen can any one help?
    omighty_one omighty_one June 2007 Hardware
  • +2A shows test screen and beepsNew day, new problem. A +2A, which seems to be in good condition, shows the colored test screen when powered-up and beeps about once every second. Am…

    ... good condition, shows the colored test screen when powered-up and beeps ...
    schombi schombi October 2013 Hardware
  • test screencan someone help? iv got a spectrum 128k +2 B i found in the attic form whenn i was a kid. it powers up only it starts on the test screen with out me…

    ... only it starts on the test screen with out me starting it ...
    bartiddu bartiddu May 2014 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • ZX Spectrum 2+ Stuck on Test ScreenHello, I hope you can point me in the right direction. I recently purchased a ZX Spectrum 2+ which I've never owned before or used. After booting,…

    ... , it gets stuck on the "test screen". After doing some reading I ... understand you can boot this screen by holding break when pressing ... is the screenshot of the test page I am seeing: http ...
    eDrinker eDrinker September 2015 Hardware
  • Textured Scanline Flood Fill for ZX Spectrum 48KPity that it's quite hard to contribute code to WoS in a straightforward manner. Recently, I have created a textured/hatched fill M/C routine for the…

    ... Leave some space for shadow screen buffer
    20 GO ... Character fill
    340 POKE 63692,o-256*INT( ... lower byte
    350 POKE 63693,o/256: REM higher ... Hatched fill
    380 POKE 63692,196: REM lower ... byte
    390 POKE 63693,248: REM higher byte ...
    Volker Volker February 2021 Software
  • BASIC error messagesDoes anyone know what all the numbers mean after the various error messages in Sinclair BASIC? Does anyone know how to instigate each error type?

    ... mode", and the "1987 colour test screen".

    I didn't ... really do that with a POKE? Mr DP, more info please ... enough times you get a screen full of question marks. Mmmm ...
    gcallard gcallard June 2008 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Changing the way SCREEN$ is loadedThe way the speccy loads in a SCREEN$ is interesting - top two-thirds first, then middle and finally the bottom, which is due to the way the speccy d…

    ... my version of a colour test card.

    ... /> ld (drawline+1), a ; poke screen poke byte

    ld a ... ; a = screen poke byte
    ld (hl), a ; poke to screen
    inc ... hl ; next screen address
    ...
    FrankT FrankT October 2008 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Switching 48/128 modes within a BASIC programI'm not sure what use this would be; ie. being able to switch between 48k and 128k modes and back again from within a continuously running BASIC prog…

    ... made some tests:
    -test with CLS -> nothing strange ... gt; error 5 Out of screen, 70:1 -> type ... gt; error 5 Out of screen, 70:1 -> press ... :1.

    -test with POKE -> USR 23354 not working ... #0;"Press a key to POKE test": PAUSE 0
    60 ...
    Encarnado Encarnado July 2012 Sinclair Basic
  • Thought this would be simple... Z80Hi Folks, Started to read "Beyond simple BASIC, Delving Deeper into your ZX Spectrum" by Dilwyn Jones. This is a great book and I came across the…

    ...
    [code]100 REM Setup Test Screen
    110 GO SUB 310 ... br /> 150 POKE 63000,X
    160 POKE 63001,Y
    170 POKE 63002,W< ... br /> 180 POKE 63003,H< ... br /> 190 POKE 63004,A< ...
    Paddy Coleman Paddy Coleman September 2017 Development
  • What's the RAND USR code for the test screen?And what versions of hardware does it work on? Ta!

    And what versions of hardware does it work on?

    Ta!
    Vertigo Vertigo December 2005 Sinclair Basic
  • Breakpoints and other questionsSome games have LDIRs, LDDRs, ANDs and XORs before they jump to the real start address (and some other stuff that I don't understand yet). If I want …

    ... games containing a Basic loader, screen$ with header and code blocks ... />
    10 clear 24999 : load "" screen$ : poke 23739,111 : load "" code: ink ...
    zxbruno zxbruno June 2008 Emulators
  • Saving space using procedural graphicsAfter spending several hours playing around with various packers to squash the Alien8 test screen$ it occured to me that maybe bigger space savings c…

    ... packers to squash the Alien8 test screen$ it occured to me that ... procedural method to draw the screen. Various key areas of the ... the depacker). Looking at the screen, it consists of what looks ...
    jamorski jamorski July 2012 Development
  • Metropolis - The Arcade GameFRITZ LANG&#8217;S METROPOLIS &#8211; The Arcade Game I&#8217;ve been wanting to do this for over 25 years, and thanks to Jonathan Cauldwell&#8217;s…

    ... />
    I knocked out this test screen today that won’t be ...
    ZX Beccy ZX Beccy March 2013 New game ideas
  • Two more faulty onesCould I get your opinion on these two faults, please? Understanding these two cases would be very beneficial for my ZX education. Thanks! - A Spectr…

    ... a sudden. However, the "Beep-test" (test screen) works, so the Spectrum is ...
    schombi schombi November 2013 Hardware
  • Help with 128k greyHello friends, need some help here on try fixing a +2 grey spectrum128. To keep it short, opened the case and the voltage regulator was missing, the …

    ... and other with Paul farrow test program.) going down the line ... eprom fitted and... "lower" ram test passed. Then an error on ... 5 showed up on the test screen. That should suggest an ic ...
    Pluto63 Pluto63 October 2014 Hardware
  • Hacker QuestionHello hackers, as some of you might know, I am supervising the work on converting games from TR-Dos or TAP to the +D or Opus disk format for our SC…

    ... CLS
    10 CLEAR .: LOAD "" SCREEN$: POKE .,. : LOAD ""CODE: RANDOMIZE USR .
    Speccyman Speccyman August 2016 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Please, convert your game to EP128The Enterprise is a Zilog Z80-based home computer first produced in 1985. It can simulate the specy screen, so most of the EP128 game is specy conver…

    ... . It can simulate the specy screen, so most of the EP128 ... /Sgt_Helmet_Zero.htm

    A test screen of Wizards Lair:
    https ... ;attach=20101;image

    Test screen of Popeye (right):
    https ...
    endi endi January 2018 Brand new software
  • Who's NEXT?How about having a category just for Spectrum NEXT owners? I got mine on Monday, its the original issue, plain jane and quite enough for me to ge…

    ... because I never see that test screen thats supposed to come up ...
    mik3d3nch mik3d3nch September 2021 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Who want to remake Double Dragon?Seeing as the Speccy version was crap (see my review: [url="http://www.gamestyle.net/retro.php?article=31"]http://www.gamestyle.net/retro.php?article…

    ... 't mind doing a loading screen for it though "if" ... members.easyspace.com/Abadia_color_ZX_SCR.gif"]Test Screen of what it may be ... would be great though ), loading screen, dedication screen, my Dizzy TTFont ( it ... the time to do one screen of a Double Dragon ...
    Amigo Amigo June 2003 Games
  • Sinclair ZX Spectrum 128My loving mum has brought me back one of these beauties from a carboot sale but I'm haven a slight problem with it I CAN'T FIND THE ON SWITCH!!!!!…

    ... , +2A and +3) you can test the beeper. Swith the machine ... hand side. This invokes a test screen.
    If you hear nothing ...
    Paul van der Laan Paul van der Laan July 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • THE DOUBLEThe best management game has to be the Double. I downloaded it, but it asks for the sode from the Cassette inlay. Where can i find this?

    ... code screen

    Poke 42217,0 : Poke 56680,X : Poke 56682, ... enter Poke 42217,0 : Poke
    56680,34 : Poke 56682,34: Poke 25936 ... enter Poke 42217,0 : Poke
    56680,46 : Poke 56682,46: Poke 28204 ... then just repeat the poke ie. Poke Y,200
    ...
    BadBeard BadBeard December 2003 Games
  • In need of a Poke (ooer!)Back in my very basic Basic days, machine code was a scary thing. I think I advanced as far as 'LD HA' (or something!) before giving up. However, so…

    looking through some old tapes, I found a program with the following line:
    5 LOAD "" SCREEN$ : POKE 23759,234
    try it & see what happens!
    darkman darkman August 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Where Time Stood Still bugWhen you go up the slope past the temple, near where the armadillo roams, the game freezes as you get to about half way up the slope. Has anyone else…

    ...
    RAM #3 Poke 54945,0: Poke 51167,0: Poke 51053,0

    Poke 61718,201 RAM #3 Invincible ... menu* screen
    (or some won't work!):-

    Poke 34829 ... *menu* keyboard select screen)

    Poke 44007,201 No messages ...
    BadBeard BadBeard September 2004 Games
  • Spindizzy: good or horrible?Spindizzy is definately a much-loved old speccy game but is it actually any good? I played it a load back in the day, but i played every game i had …

    ... you around the current screen...

    Poke #CA40,X where X ... /> Poke #9992,X : Poke #9993,Y

    Current Screen Warp
    Poke #9995 ... ,0-7 Row
    Poke #9997,0 ...
    BadBeard BadBeard September 2004 Games
  • Q on JTN2:ICCDoes anyone know if it is possible to get to the 2 screens on the top left (not all the way left) in Jack the Nipper 2??? If no one has a clue I am …

    ... screen you can...

    Poke 34597,24
    Poke 34614,0
    Poke ... the menu screen...

    Poke 34597,24: Poke 34614,0: Poke 34616,0 ...

    Poke 34646,195: Poke ...
    Mr. Anonymous Mr. Anonymous January 2005 Games
  • +2A ProblemHi ! I just got a +2A and it has a powerup problem. When I turn it on it just displays 1987 1987 over the first few lines and a random attributes p…

    ... it always went into the test screen (Those 1987 1987... and different ... attributes are the test pattern ;) ) . It seems that one ...
    Tom-Cat Tom-Cat May 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • What's the RAND USR code for the test screen?And what versions of hardware does it work on? Ta!

    ... but I thought that the test screen was in the other ROM ...
    Geoff Geoff January 2006 Sinclair Basic
  • Scrolling Loader CounterPlease can someone help me with writing a scrolling counter for a loading system. I like the Hewson counter so i`ve taken the font from zynaps loade…

    ... ,x postition. If I do POKE 23659,0, when the udg ... . You won't need the screen poke either.

    :)
    DEATH DEATH November 2006 Development
  • +3 Disc Drive ProblemsI was loading a game (gauntlet) on my +3 tonight and the drive made an unusual noise (not the silent ticking, like 2 seconds of noise). Then the driv…

    WRT to the spin speed test, I mean one of the ... when you bring up the test screen and then press QAZ and ...
    links links December 2006 Hardware
  • Cybernoid editorSo, my long tern goal is to make my own Cybernoid or Rex like game (see an ancient thread about Sprite advice)...but my skills are somewhat lacking..…

    ... just a snapshot of a test screen showing off my new explodable ...
    FrankT FrankT March 2007 Development
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