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how do i read the keyboard in assembly? here is the code i tried writting to find out the value of a key call 28f (hex) loop: ld a,255 cp e jr z loop ld (50000),e ret notes from what i …
... tried writting to find out the value of a key
the value that is in ... call 28f. so the intention of the first bit of code is to make ... when i try this bit of code, it doesn't ... am i doing wrong with the code?
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The Firebird Silver ClubI recently scanned in some freebies from the Firebird Silver Club, and I've just had an email forwarded to me from Richard at the Telecomsoft website…
... a
ball-point pen. The barrel of the pen was white, with ... of their old range of Silver games (the
ones with the screenshots on the ... front of the inlays ... -
Two new Terry Gilliam films on the way ... I can't wait!As you may or may not know, I am a huge fan of Terry Gilliam's films. There are without equal. :) He has two new ones coming out over the next few m…
... ://uk.imdb.com/title/tt0355295/"]The Brothers Grimm[/url].
< ... stuck in development hell for the last three or more ... We should have it at the end of the year. It's looking ... Gilliam was waiting for the studio to release The Brothers Grimm. Unfortunately ... -
Come on I can`t be the only oneAs a spotty 13 year old computer game addict back in `87 my idea of a sexy laydee was the chick on the cover of Imagines "Game Over", even the loadin…
... my idea of a sexy laydee was the chick on the cover of Imagines ... "Game Over", even the loading ... serves me well. A couple of years later "Game Over II ... to this day my copy of Crash magazine still falls open ... -
The lesser of two evils - dieting (help!)Right, I've decided to trim my ever expanding wasteline,as I've just discovered that I weigh slightly over ten stone (and by slightly, I mean six sto…
... be bothered to walk to the library (it's miles ... .
Obviously, the way to lose weight is ... everything that tastes nice has the words:
" ...
(or higher) on the box/packet/carton, but what ... Bru make you slim? The world would be a much ... -
Need help remembering title of a certain game.I have no doubt that it's in the WoS games archive, if only I could remember what it was called :S It was a game similar to JSW, except that it was …
... doubt that it's in the WoS games archive, if only ... factory. Another notable feature was the background music, which was Johann ... =2270952"]Radezky March.[/url] (click the link for a sound clip ... /> Any help on revealing the title of this game will be greatly ... -
Free SAM Coup? and crapload of Speccy games to good home...Yes, it's time that I cleared my shelves of the dusty, dusty Speccy games and the grubby but functional (at last check) SAM Coup?. Now, when I descri…
... I cleared my shelves of the dusty, dusty Speccy games ... Now, when I describe the condition of this SAM as grotty ... , a I am not exaggerating. Okay, the ... if anyone is in the Stratford Upon Avon area ... for people who want the stuff for themselves, ... -
The Fall GuyI suppose mayube I should mention it in here. The copy of The Fall Guy by Elite that I have is a turboload version, however I notice that the TZX on…
... in here.
The copy of The Fall Guy by Elite that ... version, however I notice that the TZX on WoS database is ... anyone else have this version of The Fall Guy in order to ... -
Speed of variables vs. POKE/PEEKGreetings, I'm sure I could probably find this out after careful study of the 48K ROM disassembly, but I was wondering whether someone already knew …
... this out after careful study of the 48K ROM disassembly, but I ... data is.
Does the variable reference contain this address ... table/list of some sort so as to find the address ? If ... one see a change in the case of a tight loop ? -
Spot the stupid question.Do people really still ask? I won't give the game away, just read the list of questions on Samsungs FAQ page... [url="http://www.samsungpc.com/top_…
Do people really still ask? I won't give the game away, just read the list of questions on Samsungs FAQ page...
[url="http://www.samsungpc.com/top_faq/faqs.htm"]http://www.samsungpc.com/top_faq/faqs.htm[/url] -
Name of that spoof sci-fi showCan anyone tell me the name of a spoof sci-fi/horror type show that was on in 2004. It was titled "Gareth ............." something or other. Everyt…
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The C5's back on TV!...or at least it was today. On Brainiac, of all places. The idea: in 1985, the C5 was supposed the future of transport. Now, the Segway is getting …
... of all places.
The idea: in 1985, the C5 was supposed the ... future of transport. Now, the ... Segway is getting a similar treatment. How do the ... /> But the C5 beat the Segway for second ... -
Who was the most prolific programmer? I've been looking at the softographies of various Spectrum programmers recently and one or two of them produced an enormous amount of software over …
... 've been looking at the softographies of various Spectrum programmers recently and ... produced an enormous amount of software over the years. This led me ... t know of a way to search the archives for the most ... it's the Shaw brothers with a total of 43 titles ... -
the bookI remember reading in one of the forums a few months ago that someone was writing a book about the history of the spectrum but it's been quiet. Anyo…
I remember reading in one of the forums a few months ago that someone was writing a book about the history of the spectrum but it's been quiet. Anyone know whats happening? -
So has this made it to the UK yet?[url="http://www.snickersmarathon.com/"]Snickers Marathon.[/url] Bloody cheek if you ask me. Ten years ago it was "Oh no, everyone else in the world…
... in the world calls it Snickers so we're changing the name of ... Marathon in the UK." Now they ... bring out a version of Snickers ... -
The Simpson v FuturamaMe and my friends are always argueing as to which is the better of groenings work. I'm firmly in the Futurama camp. Shame it only did 4 seasons real…
Me and my friends are always argueing as to which is the better of groenings work.
I'm firmly in the Futurama camp. Shame it only did 4 seasons really.
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Lots of sinclair computers(Russian Clones)I found this on a swedish retro forum. "Hi there, first of all...if you already received this mail, sorry, right now I am sending a mail to all peo…
... mail to all people in the old-computers.com list.
the list of possible buyers.DO NOT MAIL ... bid on SEPARATE computers.The exact procedure of the sale will then also ... AGES!
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ANN: Tipshop updated Sunday, 30 October 2005Sunday 30 October 2005 Crivvens! What an indecently massive load of stuff this month - a veritable feast of tips, maps, POKEs and complete solutions.…
... Tale Of A Seeker Of Gold, An , Evil Realm Of Darkness ,
Excalibur: Sword of ... Kings , Fabled Black Rose, The ,
Fantasy, The , Father of ... -
Verification of data from MakeTZX (FAO Steve specifically)Hi all, I've TZX'd up a tape of files which just use the Spectrum ROM loader (Steve, FYI it's the XLR-8 mastering utilites we were talking about on …
... up a tape of files which just use the Spectrum ROM loader ... I go about verifying the ingetrity of the data in the TZX's? Would ... MakeTZX have come back with the ... XP equivilent of R Tape Loading Error ... -
Nick Mason (Pink Floyd) mentions the Spectrum in his book!I just finished reading Nick Mason's "Inside out: a personal history of Pink Floyd". Entertaining reading. The book ends with a chronology of events …
... a personal history of Pink Floyd". Entertaining reading. The book ends with ... a chronology of events either ... it begins in 1943 with the birth of Wright and Waters, and ... to say, no mention anywere of the hated C=64! (he ... -
name of a game?I remember playing a game in the mid 80s.It was based in a maze with two car like type objects that you controlled.one car chased the other car in a …
I remember playing a game in the mid 80s.It was based in a maze with two car like type objects that you controlled.one car chased the other car in a tag like affair.Does anyone know the name of this game please? -
Spectrum Gaming on the moveHello, new on here so hope this question is in the right place. I've just got a new job that involvesd lots of travelling on the trains. So instead …
... hope this question is in the right place.
of travelling on the trains. So instead of buying ... a PSP I owndered about emulating the ...
What would be the platform of choice? Most advanced emulators, ... -
What is the future for Dixons, Currys etcIt seems that people are turning to the internet to buy there elactricals what a suprise I bought a ?500 DVD recorder online for ?417. I can't see th…
... people are turning to the internet to buy there ... can't see the dixons and currys of this world ... like that. Maybe all the big electrical chains will ... how many of u reading have read the review of a product ... and bought it online rather than go to the ... -
One of my teachersOne of my teachers wrote a game for the ZX Spectrum. It was published by Firebird (I think) and was an adventure game with a graphics generator simil…
One of my teachers wrote a game for the ZX Spectrum. It was ... Lords Of Midnight. Don't think I ever played the game, and the ... gave us some kind of proof of the existence of God. Can't remember ... his name or the game's ... -
length of 48k .sna fileJust a quickie :) Is the length of a 48k .sna 49152 or 49153, i.e. does it go from 0 to 49152, or from 1 to 49152? (If that makes any sense?) Cheer…
Just a quickie :) Is the length of a 48k .sna 49152 or 49153, i.e. does it go from 0 to 49152, or from 1 to 49152? (If that makes any sense?)
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Loads of issues of Crash.I am in the process of organising my spare issues of Crash, at the moment I have about 80 issues that are duplicates (in some cases there are several…
... in the process of organising my spare issues of Crash, at the moment I ... are several copies of the same issue. I have the first 12 issues ... and most (if not all) of the others up to around issue ... upto 90.
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what does the instruction im do?me again with more questions sorry :D finally got myself a book on machine code from ebay. whilst reading it it listed the command im with the warn…
... it it listed the command im with the warning danger don ... 't use this command ever, which of ... course made me wonder what the command does.
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questions about the +2 and +3I can`t remember if the +2 and +3 had a port on the back of the computer that let you use your own tape recorder so i`m asking if there was or not ?
I can`t remember if the +2 and +3 had a port on the back of the computer that let you use your own tape recorder so i`m asking if there was or not ? -
Where are the famous guys and gals gone from the old speccy mags ?Just thinking where`s all the guys and gals gone after the years of YS,SU and Crash ? I know Jon North is on here but what do you do now for a job a…
Just thinking where`s all the guys and gals gone after the years of YS,SU and Crash ?
I know Jon North is on here but what do you do now for a job and what does the others do ?
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That must've been one hell of a huge explosion....I'm in Watford which is quite a few miles from Hemel Hempstead. [url="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4517962.stm"]Reports[/url] are now coming through…
... something VERY heavy crashed onto the floor next door or ... something. Anyway, the above gives some sort of indication of how big at ... least one of these ... can only imagine the size of this explosion, having felt the tremor so ...
