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How do i learn to programAll the years i had a computer the only one i could program was the Texas Instruments Ti99/4a and when using extended basic with its so simple sprite…
... love to be able to program my own frogger game still on the speccy ... so what is the best way for me to learn to program,i ... will be using realspectrum to ... -
What should be the base address to set for my codeHi, I am new here and I have a simple question but one which I have not found an answer to. When I am developming my programs what should I set th…
... it will be the only program I start it ... at the lowest fixed location that I can to ... give me ... as much room as possible or do I assume that the ... could possible be (Giving me the least ammount of room ... -
The most expensive Spectrum program?What Spectrum game or utility cost the most money to buy? I seem to remember seeing a review for a horse race prediction program for ?80 or so, in Si…
What Spectrum game or utility cost the most money to buy? I seem to remember seeing a review for a horse race prediction program for ?80 or so, in Sinclair User I think, though I could be wrong. -
What is the best way to detect CAPS LOCK?Hi Folks, Not sure what the correct behaviour is here as I do not have access to a real Spectrum. Under BASin, when you press CAPS LOCK on the PC k…
... a BASIC program reflects this.
However, under ZXDS the CAPS ... difference and I would like to know which is correct.
the best way to detect CAPS LOCK from ... ,,
120 GO TO 100[/CODE]
the first time I ... -
Totally random idea for the hardware nuts to exploreWhen it comes to multi-player games, how hard would it be to generate a second display from a single Speccy, instead of trying to link up machines, s…
... shadow screen whilst the new board displays a copy of its normal ... writes from maybe the top 8K of memory to the external screen RAM ... force it through a reset to then copy that data into its ... off a copy of screen data from one machine to the other, but ... -
How big is the program?I've got the following one line program (running in a 48K Spectrum emulator) [CODE]1 input n:let n=n-int(n/4)*4:print "1 i -1-i"(n*2+1 to n*2+2)[/CO…
... line program (running in a 48K Spectrum emulator)
[CODE]1 ... /4)*4:print "1 i -1-i"(n*2+1 to n*2+2 ... meant to show file size in bytes, which I run after the program ... -(peek 23635+256*peek 23636)+1[/CODE]
this returns ... -
What would have been the hardest game to write?<div>I was recently think about Code Masters' Fruit Machine Simulator and what a piece of **** that would have been to code. I bet it brought in some…
... **** that would have been to code. I bet it brought ... done in BASIC (albeit without the rapidly smooth spins) during ... Anyway, this turned my mind to the opposite of that...
I ... the mighty Spectrum's games archive - would have been the hardest to program? -
Paging for 64Kb of Video Ram??? What is the best way to page this?Hi all, I'm just putting together a concept card for a "Loki" style of video card, which supports shadow ( so it fits a normal Speccy ) and also t…
... with RAM relocated to the ROM space? Use the existing 16K as ... you can get the internal MMU to handle the pages however you ... is the allow the 48K screen ( 256x192 or 512x192 ) to occupy the lower ... a second copy of the primary screen.... Kind of like the PC ... -
What would be the best game to play ...... while playing Stonkers? Definitely not ... err ... The Great Space Race, unless you have a new model of the spectrum that can perform multitaski…
... ?
Definitely not ... err ... The Great Space Race, unless you ... more than one spectrum (like me!!! (this is a 3rd nested ... these 'what would be the best game to play ...' threads. I only ... -
The Teenbeat: Caravan To Obscurity album hi, Shaw Brother Ade's band have a new release on cd-r: The Teenbeat: Caravan To Obscurity Triple CD Box-set (Parts One, Two and Three) Featurin…
... :
The Teenbeat: Caravan To Obscurity
Triple ... I Never Got To Tell Her, Royston, Remember The Love, Paraphernalia ... On The Edge, Teenage Girl, Scarborough, Take Me Back To Silverdale, ... People, Stop Me If You Can, Counting The Campers, Wallasey ... -
The best spectrum to buy?I bought a +2 on ebay recently(my spectrum+'s RF unit went fizz) and i'm having some problems with it.... Sabre wulf, Aticatac, Jetpac all lock up a…
... anyone else experienced problems with the +2?
I would like ... a Spectrum that will load the older games, has a decent ... anyone advise me on which would be the best model to buy ??
Speccy Film/TV License that bears the least similarity to its sourceI was thinking earlier today about the computer game version of [i]Jaws[/i] that was published in 1989 or thereabouts and has pretty much nothing to …
... thinking earlier today about the computer game version of [ ... pretty much nothing to do with the film at all ... 's set in the sea and the shark is in ... struck me as probably having little to do with the 1986 ... action film. I've not seen the ...The Best time to List an Ebay AuctionI was wondering what is the best time to list an Ebay auction. I used to think it was the weekend as most people are at time and have the time to br…
I was wondering what is the best time to list an Ebay auction ... />
I used to think it was the weekend as most people ... are at time and have the time to browse for goodies, now ... sure as office users in the week may be a better ....avi to DVDI used to use Nero 7 to write a few .avi files to DVD format on a DVD to use in a DVD player. But after upgrading to Nero 8 I cannot do this any mor…
... . But after upgrading to Nero 8 I cannot ... a top notch program (free or to pay for) ... that can do this little lot?
1 ... ) Enable me to write .avi to DVD format
... 3) Enable me to be able to add fancy menu to the DVD with ...Which is the best spectrum to have ?Just wanted to know which is the best Spectrum to have as i know some have more bugs than others. All i wanted it for was to play games on both 48k …
Just wanted to know which is the best Spectrum to have as i know some have more bugs than others.
All i wanted it for was to play games on both 48k and 128k
cheersthe Plot - how to play?anyone tried to play this thingy? even with kempston chosen can't find the proper way to use the controls and to do anything :confused: just able …
... find the proper way to use the controls and to do ... anything :confused:
just able to ... move L/R and jump in the first ... .... is this all of the plot down there?
... (no passing through the doors and so on...)How to know the year linked to a serial number?Hello are there available online registers for finding out the year linked to a serial number? For example: could you tell me the year of this one?…
Hello
are there available online registers for finding out the year linked to a serial number?
For example: could you tell me the year of this one? 009-779380 thanksSinclair ZXC3 FLASH ROM CartridgeI recently received mail about the new ZXC3 PCB which provides the unique ability to program it directly from the Spectrum without the need for an EP…
... the cartridge and allows the user to select the program to run.
To revise the programs in the ... the emulated cartridge. The ROM cartridge contains its own version of the Interface 1 ... ROM and so the emulator can be ...The Ultimate Guide to Games For The ZX Spectrum (Version 2)A chap called A.J.Green who I play in the Retroleague with has recently released version 2 of his E-Book, [b]The Ultimate Guide To Games For The ZX S…
... E-Book, [b]The Ultimate Guide To Games For The ZX Spectrum[/b ... on CD. Running to over 2,000 pages, the guide features nearly ... .[/i]
Here's the link to Ebay...
[url ... /> And here's a link to the E-book's site, where ...Learning to program in AssemblyI hope Im posting in the right place. My question is what is the best way to start learning assembly on a ZX Spectrum. I've done some simple assemb…
... question is what is the best way to start learning assembly on ... on a DSP chip and the Microchip PIC microcontroller.
< ... the book "Spectrum Machine Lanhuage For The Absolute Beginner" and Im hoping to ... and to save it?
Hope you can help me get ...Connecting the Toast rack to VGAHi, I've been trying to get my 128k toast rack to connect to my VGA screen for a while now with not much luck. I couldn't find a cable or adaptor to…
... , then connected my PS2 to the RCA jacks and it worked ... connected the RGB -SCART to a coupler, then connected the SCART to RCA ... then the RCA into the RCA Jacks.
Its driving me ... tried going from the RF to the aerial socket on the TV card, with ...At long last i got the speed loader to work.Been trying for almost 3 weeks on getting this speedloader Otla (or whatever it is) to work on my spectrum and tonight I found out how to get it goin…
... being used as the main PC to spew the info out. ... just before it started to load the game in. Well ... as per normal Windows mesed up on me ... converted now load into the spectrum with no problem ... loads in the games i converted into the speedloader too ...What's the best way to clean a Spectrum case and keyboardI want to clean a spectrum and wondered what would be the best thing to use for cleaning the case, keyboard mat and faceplate. I was thinking just …
... what would be the best thing to use for cleaning the case, keyboard ... liquid in warm water for the rubber keys.
Toothbrush ... and soapy water for the case. Isopropyl solution and cotton ... wool for the face plate.
...The Ultimate Guide to Games for the ZX SpectrumHi all, This is to announce the publication of the third edition of The Ultimate Guide to Games for the ZX Spectrum, which aspires to cover all the …
... to announce the publication of the third edition of The Ultimate Guide to Games for the ...
** the standard version features approx 1,000 screenshots, the deluxe version ...Interesting modem for the Spectrum. Connect to what/where?Hello :)<br><br>While browsing for ZX Spectrum items on Ebay, I came across a modem someone listed as a "Sinclair ZX Spectrum Modem" It is a "Kirk's …
... use of the Speccy back in the day was to connect to Prestel/ ... BBS'es to connect to. (unless a special version of the Prestel ... you use the modem to connect to? Not being from the UK, I ... exsited in the eighties.
This is the link to the item on ...SeBASIC Updated to version 3.2 by aowen...SeBASIC has just received an update!... Version 3.2 is now available, but it'll cost ya!... Its only $5 USD, and can be downloaded from here:…
... disassembly.
3.1.2 - 28 MAY 2012
the IY register.
* Changed the COPY command to CALL.
* ZXC3 version excludes the ... br />
NB:
1) Last time I checked, SpecEMU ... version 3.1.2
2) Apparently, the version that ...The Ultimate Guide to Games for the ZX Spectrum (2017 edition)Volume one of my new book, The Ultimate Guide to Games for the ZX Spectrum (2017 edition) is now available from Amazon. Volume two will be on there w…
... my new book, The Ultimate Guide to Games for the ZX Spectrum (2017 ... on there within the next 24 hours. The guide aims to cover all ... a five star rating. Running to over 1500 pages over two ... at £18 in the UK, $22.50 in the USA, and approx ...is there a way of reading characters off the screen and turning that into a string? this has to be done in basic. i know it would have something to do with peeking memory (maybe screen memory) but would this change due to programs r…
... the memory? i also need it to carry on reading the screen through the ... scroll? message (maybe this would have to be ... to read the contents of the cat command to program a commander in basic for the ...using the out command to make sound on a spectrumi remember reading somewhere on how to use the out command to make sound. i cant find a reference to this anywhere online. i think it may have caused…
i remember reading somewhere on how to use the out command to make sound. i cant find a reference to this anywhere online. i think it may have caused the border to flash? i need the out codes.Very new indeedHi, At [url="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/viewtopic.php?topic=5835&forum=4&1"]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/viewtopic.php?topic=583…
... instance:
1. Start Spectaculator
2. Choose in the Windows menu ... click the picture of the tape recorder. (A dialog will appear to select a ... /> 7. Followed by the ENTER key
The program in the tap file will ...
