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Video games can never be art[url]http://blogs.suntimes.com/ebert/2010/04/video_games_can_never_be_art.html[/url] Discuss. I'll start it out: his thesis is a bit shallow, while…
... that compelling art, the music, the sudden scares, the beautiful art-deco of ... . For me, the art of Eidolon is the inquisitive drive within the network of ... is unique to the Eidolon, as much as if Eidolon was a novel ... -
FMV on +3eOK, so about 6 months ago i posted here that i got full motion video on +3e, with a bunch of scr files called passion. I added the glider rider music…
... so following on from the last post, the test was pretty distorted ... values above and altered the first 128 bytes so that negative ... sample values would influence the AY ... a little distortion but eradicated the phasing effect - before i ... -
At the Carboot sale today.Today at the carboot sale I picked up An Acorn Electron -I see these all the time, An Official Branded BBC Micro Datacassete Recorder - I'v…
... connect a 3.5inch to the einstein. Not sure which way ... ]
I'd go the null modem cable route as ... 't need to open up the machine , presuming it's straight ... 'm guessing its the same person ?!?!
the bbc 128, I'll ... -
X128 - moved forward.I don't know if anybody noticed but author of the X128 emulator resumed works on the program: [url]http://www.indigobanquet.adsl24.co.uk/x128wip/x12…
... (though you can use the Multiface 128 + Genie dissassmebler in it ...
* Well, almost everything - the one thing it doesn't ... been ported to everything but the toaster!
I ... up regularly on the 'net, especially on the XBox forums when ... -
128 only gamesHi everyone, this is my first post here after recently acquiring a Sinclair 128k (not an Amstrad one!), already got a 48k and 48k+ but getting the 12…
... a bell, that it was the first original game to be ... ]
That's right. The first 128 games were Neverending Story and ... 128, as they were bundled with the machine, but Knight Tyme was the ... first original 128 game (not an update ... -
128 only gamesHi everyone, this is my first post here after recently acquiring a Sinclair 128k (not an Amstrad one!), already got a 48k and 48k+ but getting the 12…
... 454803]That's right. The first 128 games were Neverending Story and ... 128, as they were bundled with the machine, but Knight Tyme was the ... first original 128 game (not an update ... 't crashed. Finished the last bit of the loader and bump! ... -
Do you think they'll be pissed?I'm not sure if this is in the right forum. It just went up. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpfM0hNmukM"]Silkworm Intro Music Battle - Who Wi…
... of that video anyway? So the maker found a sid tune ... came in 1982 and the spectrum 128 with the ay-chip in 1986 ... -
Do you think they'll be pissed?I'm not sure if this is in the right forum. It just went up. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpfM0hNmukM"]Silkworm Intro Music Battle - Who Wi…
... MinerWilly;455960]I guess the maker of that video ... felt that the spectrum needed some extra ... =MinerWilly;456080]What's the point of that video anyway ... in 1982 and the spectrum 128 with the ay-chip in ... make tacky comments like "the C64 is better" on ... -
Cant DecideI have had a lot of spectrums in my time from the 16k to the +3 and as we all know they all have flaws. I am thinking about buying another and wanted…
... the sound issue. The grey +2 still has the hardware bugs of the original 128 ... improve the compatibility of any 128 machine by using the ROMs from the ZX ... in the 128 manual, 128 games are written for the contended RAM of the +2A ... -
PSU differences for the n00bHi all, im the [B]n00b[/B] in question lol Sorry folks in advance for this cos its prolly been asked a million gazillion times! Im currently in po…
The power supply for the original 128 (which is the one it sounds like ... you've got) has the ...
As guesser says, getting the polarity right is absolutely crucial ... your Spectrum. Most of the generic power supplies you get ... -
+3 assembler questionI was wondering if anyone could give any suggestions as to how to get this bit of code working on the +2A/+3 in 128k mode. It works on the +128k/+2 i…
... not the real 48K ROM on the 128 either. It also includes the ... test card and routines to read the ... was used on the original 128 to determine if the machine was ... running in 128 BASIC or not ... -
Spectrum +2 wantedLooking for a fully working Spectrum +2 Dont need any games but if you got them then they are always welcome addition. I Will need the psu and the o…
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Well, the original 128 is an unreliable piece of ... cannot be corrected, such as the wrong port contention, and ... stereo. With a few modifications the +2A will provide years ... of trouble free computing. The toastrack will require constant attention ... -
newbie: on/off and video outputHello, having a lot of 8bit computer I tried the scart cables I have one gave me a scrolling image the other one gave me a good picture but no sound …
More info about a scartcable for the sinclair 128, +2, +2a, and +3 can be found here:
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Spectrum +2a / +3 SCART LeadsEvening all, Over the past week or so I've tried two different Spectrum RGB SCART leads from two different Ebay sellers, on a Spectrum+2A and a Spec…
... /+3, so if the lead was intended for a 128 or +2 ...
However, i cant find the exact ... not suitable for use with the Spectrum 128 or +2. When Amstrad ... the cable is wired for a 128/+2, it will be expecting the ... -
Gay Commodore group??? WTF.[url]http://groups.google.com/group/gay-commodore-users?pli=1[/url] Err... is this genuine, or has someone set it up for a laugh? Regards, Shaun.
... .. where to the majority of some the best games come ... died out quicker in the US simply because of ... was GEOS, whereas the C64/128 probably died out as ... machine, also thanks to the many established user groups ... also don't recall the Amiga being popular outside ... -
DIVIDE games crashingMy DIVIDE arrived today complete with 512K CF Card, ready to go. First impressions, really good - simple file browser works fine & games load no prob…
... that lets you boot into the normal 128+ menu, from there select ... 48K basic, then loading the game also ... -
DIVIDE games crashingMy DIVIDE arrived today complete with 512K CF Card, ready to go. First impressions, really good - simple file browser works fine & games load no prob…
... that lets you boot into the normal 128+ menu, from there select ... 48K basic, then loading the game also ... -
DMA interface for ZX Spectrum[url]http://velesoft.speccy.cz/data-gear.htm[/url] This is internal DATA-GEAR interface for any 8-bit computer with Z80CPU. Use Direct Memory Access…
... putting one to connect thru the atom lite disc conenctor?< ... per byte trasnfer then the 4mhz dma woudl be ... br /> this is not the case it trasnfers 2mb with ... you your 800kb for the speccy 128 is about right given ... /> dunno where they get the 1?mips from for 6mhz ... -
Spectrum +3 and DivIDE+I have won a +3 on ebay. When it arrives, I know that I can use my DivIDE+ with it, but I have read about the +3E ROMs. I mostly use Spectrums to pla…
... 'm assuming then that the Zaxon unit can't ... ve had one working on the original 128 and +2 - and ... while the +3 did introduce its ... own incompatibilities on the edge connector, I'd ... expect that the AY interface is simple enough ... -
Spectrum +3 and DivIDE+I have won a +3 on ebay. When it arrives, I know that I can use my DivIDE+ with it, but I have read about the +3E ROMs. I mostly use Spectrums to pla…
... ve had one working on the original 128 and +2 - and ... while the +3 did introduce its ... own incompatibilities on the edge connector, I'd ... expect that the AY interface is simple ... . That should hopefully solve the stereo issue. If it ... -
Proof of time travel?A woman is seen at a premier of a Charlie Chaplin movie, in 1920, talking into a MOBILE PHONE!!! [url]http://uk.movies.yahoo.com/blog/article/57334/…
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The worst possible thing has happened ... excellent book, detailing many of the best Spectrum games ever), ... is), and more rubbish like the Commodore 128, plus four, etc. ... ?
And without the Sinclair Loki to cannibalise I ... -
Programming flash eprom on DIVIDE+Can you test it on DIVIDE PLUS ? [url]http://velesoft.speccy.cz/other/flasher-divide-plus.zip[/url] (This flash utility is WINSTON's flasher for dia…
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Apart from the fact that velesoft's work ... a great job I like the option for any user to ... not pure machine code and the classic 128 menu style. -
New tool: ZXBOOT.EXE[B]ASM[/B] is proud to present the first release of ZXBOOT.EXE: [url]http://www.4shared.com/file/NP-FVOSf/zxboot__beta_.html[/url] ZXBOOT is a comma…
... special 256 BYTE copy when the code 128 is encounted. I have ... part of the depack routine.
The threshold for the RLE ... is optimum. Here are the codes for the new RLE:
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What Spectrum to choose?Hi i'm new to the Spectrum. I read 'bout it in CDA (Polish game magazine) and watched LGR review of the 48k and it REALLY interested me. What model m…
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I think the build quality was a bit ... issue. They keyboards on the +2/+3 series are ... key I prefer to the original 128 or the 48+, I just ... Talking of +2 tape decks, the keys snapped off mine (brought ... some later tiny revision to the tape keys) but it ... -
The Ultimate Spectrum, made from old spectrumsGiven that all types of the Spectrum are less than ideal in one respect or another, I wondered what the ulimate refinement would be, but just using o…
... games that crash on the toastrack 128 and grey +2:
the toastrack 128 and grey +2. ... were written against the published specification of the 128, which Sinclair screwed ... you should replace the ROMs in your 128 with the Spectrum SE ROMs ... -
Spectrum grey +2?Talking to a friend yesterday we got round to talking about the ZX Spectrum. He recons he has a grey +2 that has Spectrum on the screen when powering…
... someone has swapped in the ROMs from the toastrack 128 or burned a ... set of EPROMs. The best ... use for normal purposes are the Spectrum SE ROMs which give ... you the best compatibility with commercial Spectrum ... -
Spectrum grey +2?Talking to a friend yesterday we got round to talking about the ZX Spectrum. He recons he has a grey +2 that has Spectrum on the screen when powering…
... someone has swapped in the ROMs from the toastrack 128 or burned a ... set of EPROMs. The best ... use for normal purposes are the Spectrum SE ROMs which give ... you the best compatibility with commercial Spectrum ... -
Have you played the Recovered game "Anaconda" yet?So, anyone played the recovered version of Anaconda yet? It's been published as a Special 15th birthday treat, but it looks as though near nobody not…
I had no problems with crashing. Loaded in Spectaculator 7.0, mode Spectrum 128 (the first 128 kb model and the last one made by Sinclair).
