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Was the +3 a missed opportunity?I just wanted to gauge WOS opinion on this. Do people think that the +3 was a bit of disappointment that didn't really advance the hardware as much a…
[QUOTE=joefish;508892]What the Speccy brought ... Spectrum was enjoying at the time, and that's what they ... software was getting at the time. -
+3 disks and IPF formatIn order to avoid derailing the Spectaculator 7.5 release thread, I've created this thread for further discussion of the IPF format for +3 disks that…
... the verification until such a time as SPS get around to ... can convert this to ESK compare and okay for release. I ... -
+3 disks and IPF formatIn order to avoid derailing the Spectaculator 7.5 release thread, I've created this thread for further discussion of the IPF format for +3 disks that…
... can convert this to ESK compare and okay for release. I ... appreciated when you get the time. It is also reassuring that ... approach you mention sounds more time-consuming than a batch job ... -
Gigascreen - programming guideDoes anyone know of a programming guide for the 128K gigascreen screen mode, specifically a persistence colours table, some code (pref. C level or BA…
just note to joefish's code:
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What's on your saucer?Thanks go out to frobush and zx1 for inspiring* this WoSser to create a yet another excellent WoS thread. Lunch 10 minutes ago. [IMG]http://i300.ph…
[QUOTE=joefish;509693]They do some nice ... pavement outside, save me some time".. :p
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Gigascreen - programming guideDoes anyone know of a programming guide for the 128K gigascreen screen mode, specifically a persistence colours table, some code (pref. C level or BA…
... =Fikee;509673]just note to joefish's code:
some people ... . but it involves more cpu time.[/QUOTE]This can ruin dithering ... -
Calculating the address of a pixel?Hi Folks, Is there an easy/quick way of calculating the memory address of a pixel? So for example, if I wanted to "plot" pixel at screen coordinate…
... of ?stand-alone? integer arithmetic (compare, for instance, BBC Basic).
Even at the time, I recall the Spectrum?s ... -
ZX kempston joystick (through edge) interfaceHello, I am desperatelly loking for purchase of either: 1) ZX Spectrum Kempston joystick (through edge) interface (if there are two joystick ports o…
Thanks Macc but as Joefish said I think RAM Turbo ... expander).
Answering to Joefish: my joystick interface was homemade ... say it worked fine some time ago with the games too ... -
Need in beta-taster`s helpHello to all. I have developed hard-soft emulator of ZX Spectrum 48, but there are problems in work. My topics is: [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.or…
... ZX emulator myself a long time ago (nearly 20 years now ... as Fuse or Spin) and compare the Z80 registers on both ... -
Similar to Scotties thread......I too am suffering with severe bouts of depression (not diagnosed, I just feel really down sometimes). I haven't finished a big project or anythi…
... crappy now, in a years time say you might move onto ... theres too many people who compare themselves to friends and think ... -
Similar to Scotties thread......I too am suffering with severe bouts of depression (not diagnosed, I just feel really down sometimes). I haven't finished a big project or anythi…
... crappy now, in a years time say you might move onto ... theres too many people who compare themselves to friends and think ... -
A thousand core CPU?Maybe this is old news to most people on here, but according to: [url]http://www.zdnet.co.uk/news/emerging-tech/2010/12/25/intel-why-a-1000-core-chi…
... much of the core's time that it makes a P ... , Unreal Championship 2, etc, and compare them to a similar spec ... XBox caches something in real time), no crashes, no BSOD, just ... -
Smooth (vertical) scrolling on ZX SpectrumI was just thinking about this. You know, you have systems like Atari 2600 or Sega SG-1000 that have no hardware scroll, but they have games that sti…
... the tricks within ULA display time.[/QUOTE]
Yep...you ... any fancy timing or measuring (joefish can confirm that) they just ... the screen in their own time and involve the player in ... -
Smooth (vertical) scrolling on ZX SpectrumI was just thinking about this. You know, you have systems like Atari 2600 or Sega SG-1000 that have no hardware scroll, but they have games that sti…
... any fancy timing or measuring (joefish can confirm that) they just ... the screen in their own time and involve the player in ... spend the majority of his time. -
A thousand core CPU?Maybe this is old news to most people on here, but according to: [url]http://www.zdnet.co.uk/news/emerging-tech/2010/12/25/intel-why-a-1000-core-chi…
... ever increasing, depending on the time that the game is released ... 64MB PC and I'll compare it with the way the ... -
the league of greeda term a few of my mates used to use when gaming.. that basically ended up with the other player getting stiched up some of the time with all this t…
[QUOTE=joefish;514396] racing the wrong way ... the one racking up the time bonuses to keep everyone playing ... on the pc.. as it time-shared between you and other ... -
Corny Joke Thread No1 (had enough of sick jokes)[SIZE="4"][B]Q:[/B] How did Bob Marley like his doughnuts?[/SIZE] [SIZE="4"][B]A:[/B]Wi Jam in!![/SIZE]
[QUOTE=joefish;515356]Chuck Norris can load [I]Where Time Stood Still[/I] into 16K.[/QUOTE]
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Flip Screen vs ScrollingWhich do you prefer? I've always liked flip screen games but I had a C64(spit) owning friend who hated them with a passion.
[QUOTE=joefish;516056]It uses a very ... to refresh the scenery each time. If you wanted to do ... -
please allow 28 days for deliveryi remember ordering stuff mail order, and it was always 28 days delivery. these days a company offering that service wouldn't last long. how come …
[QUOTE=joefish;516132]In Clive Sinclair's ... built the product at the time!
It was often ... -
Recognise this cable?Does anyone recognise the cable pictured at [url]http://www.rwapsoftware.co.uk/images/100_0138.JPG[/url] It appears to be a cable to allow two inter…
[QUOTE=joefish;516054]That second one's ... a currah u-slot some time ago, which enabled you to ... -
Nintendo 3DS and remotely disabling them![url]http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread.php?t=340230[/url]
[QUOTE=joefish;518141]1. Yes. Technically in ... 's you, and by that time I'll be buying a ... -
Help - I cannot access some web pagesI'm on broadband with Talk Talk in the UK, and everything was fine with Windows XP. A few days back I reformated and put Windows 7 on, and now I can'…
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[QUOTE=joefish;518475]Do Talk Talk have ... and everything ran, but this time round I found out that ... -
Fuse: what do you want to see?An open brainstorm. If you had a team of programmers working on [url=http://fuse-emulator.sf.net/]Fuse[/url], what would you tell them to work on? …
... emulation at around the same time) but I never tried emulating ... sure how this approach would compare with using recordings, but it ... -
simple things that get you..after rebelstar's thread here's another confessional type one... simple things, that well. get you.. here is my example... where I am currently has…
Go Compare adverts. Every time i switch on a tv, he's there...........
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Can anyone explain why my wife's driving instructor says...My wife is learning to drive (with the Storm driving school here in the UK) and the instructor is teaching her a few things that seem really odd to m…
[QUOTE=joefish;521222]Or the simple fact ... you wait for really long time, you let go and use ... -
I am currently playing......Don't know if there's been a thread like this, but I can't find one.... Having seen all the different threads asking people if they've played such a…
... game itself most of the time, I have got quite ... usually do it the first time), or by finding the right ... br />
- Most of the time I died because I have ... but that's about it. Compare it to the entire Island ... the Fates, the Horses of Time, The Atlas or The ... -
Push/Pop data copyingWe all know that stack pointer cheese and push/pop is faster to move data than LDIR - which in turn is slower than unrolled LDI's anyway. I rewrote …
[QUOTE=joefish;522030]LD BC,nnnn is ... , so as not to waste time.[/quote]
The big ... now have 100T of uncontended time
ld bc,0x0607
[/code]
Time for Buzzsaw HD? ;-)
50Hurts - Full-screen 50Hz 1-pixel scrolling on a 128K Speccy50Hurts - Full-screen 50Hz 1-pixel horizontal scrolling on a 128K Speccy. Graphics are an obvious nod to Joffa, whose games and banter were a big ins…
... game ai and attribute scrolling (joefish does not scroll attribute map ... .
Btw, joefish, nice work as usual. As ... stared an emulator project some time ago, but obviously, it will ...50Hurts - Full-screen 50Hz 1-pixel scrolling on a 128K Speccy50Hurts - Full-screen 50Hz 1-pixel horizontal scrolling on a 128K Speccy. Graphics are an obvious nod to Joffa, whose games and banter were a big ins…
... types on-screen at a time (plus the bottom one as ... game ai and attribute scrolling (joefish does not scroll attribute map ...
