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"Programming the Spectrum in Assembly" series in Micro MartI see that Shaun Bebbington is starting a series of articles in Micro Mart magazine on how to program in assembly for those who might know a little b…
... of articles in Micro Mart magazine on how to program in assembly for ... bit about programming but want to try and develop it. The first ... part is an overview, and it follows on next week ... point made in this week's overview was regarding the differences between ... -
Anyone in Manchester able to do me a favour?Hi all I've been offered a +2 and the usual stuff, FOC. Only thing is, its in Manchester and I'm in London, anyone willing and able to pick it up f…
Hi all
I've been offered a +2 and the usual stuff, FOC. Only thing is, its in Manchester and I'm in London, anyone willing and able to pick it up for me?
We can fine tune other details later.
TIA
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Common pitfalls and solutionsLet's discuss some of the common problems in Speccy programming, and the methods we use to avoid them. For an example, here is a piece of code that …
... common problems in Speccy programming, and the methods we use to avoid them ... like a relatively simple thing to do, and yet quite a lot ... not available in 128 mode is that bank 7 is used to store ... BASIC
;and other banks are subject to random corruption.
About BMP2SCR and IFLI filesOne of my doubts with LCD's image tool program is what I can do with IFLI files (ZX 128 mode), once I've converted any image in this format. How can …
... do with IFLI files (ZX 128 mode), once I've ... converted any image in this format. How can ... this image in TZX and IFLI files and I'd like to see ... I'm completely unaware how to do it.
... more questions about BMP2SCR and real utility of several ...save from 48k to PC in wav?I have looked around - in all the wrong places no doubt. I am trying to save a program from my Spectrum 48k to my PC. I am using a standard 3.5mm jac…
... program from my Spectrum 48k to my PC. I am using ... back of the spectrum to the mic - line in on my PC ... sound card. When I try and record ... back.
Anyone succeded in saving files this way?
Finally ordered DivIde but Which joystick ?I finally took the plunge & bought a DivIde from an Ebay guy in the netherlands, so since its the Divide and NOT the plus with the pass through, I gu…
... Ebay guy in the netherlands, so since its the Divide and NOT ... ?
On my +2b there are two built in joystick ports that ... you guys have one spare to sell me ? :smile:
Could ... my competition pro`s to work in the 128+2b`s joystick
port ...128+ and Divide+ not working togetheri think theres something wrong with my 128 (toastrack), divide+ just wont work on it, corrupted screen on bootup and with big thick black bars rollin…
... theres something wrong with my 128 (toastrack), divide+ just wont work ... it, corrupted screen on bootup and with big thick black bars ... the 128 works fine without it and the divide+ works well in my ...The Speccy Tour - How to improve it and encourage participation?[This will be posted on the HARP board as well, to encourage debate.] The Speccy Tour is, as many of you know, [U]the[/U] worldwide championship for…
... to improve scores, and b) do not like to be forced to ... improvements can be made to promote participation in the Tour:
... [*][u]Give more space to less known and/or recent (i.e ... and on and on and squeezing them to the last drop, whilst being interested in ...Snapshot issue between BASin and ZX SpinHi Folks, I have created a 128K snapshot file from BASin (both .sna and .z80) to load in to ZX Spin. Spin is running in ZX Spectrum 128K mode and I…
... from BASin (both .sna and .z80) to load in to ZX Spin. Spin is ... running in ZX Spectrum 128K mode and I have the 128 menu ... /> [LIST]
[*]Tape Loader
[*]128 BASIC
[*]Calculator
[*]48 ... shown. If I select [B]128 BASIC [/B]the source code ...Converting a decimal number to binary...Hi Folks, Been thinking about ways to convert a decimal number to 8 bit binary and came up with the following: [CODE]100 REM ----------------------…
... a decimal number to 8 bit binary and came up with the ... (8):
LET b(1)=128:
LET b(2)= 64 ...The Hobbit:A guide and how i play it.Yes i know there are walkthroughs and guides on the net but what i want to do here is give chance for those people to complete the hobbit who have no…
... the long way as in the guides and walkthroughs to have another go ... [b],[/b] is shift+N and to speach marks for chat using ... what you type in is in [b]BOLD[/b] and i may use ... there can be slight differences each play and really give the Hobbit ...Help needed in order to load spectrum games from ipod or mobile phoneHello,i have a spectrum +2a,a spectrum 128+,and a spectrum +3.I am trying to load games with the ipod 6g nano,i managed to create some mp3 out of the…
... spectrum 128+,and a spectrum +3.I am trying to load ... tap2wav version 1.8 and through the ipod worked ... mp3 files created need minutes to work and load.
and ipod loads mp3 fines,i want to fix ... that load under seconds and not waste minutes.
RAND USR that doesn't work in emulators and clonesEons ago, I "discovered" a strange RANDOMIZE USR. This is it: [b]RANDOMIZE USR 46578[/b] Using it on a genuine ZX Spectrum rubber key or Plus model,…
... border changing from cyan to red and viceversa). If I ... try to use this RAND USR in an emulator in 48K ... emulation mode, or if I try to ... The same goes for emulators in 48K emultion mode.
... there's more: if, in the genuine Spectrum, I use ...IN command and keyboard scanning - Is this a bug in BASin?Hi Folks, Still reading Dilwyn Jones book on the Spectrum and I have got to the section on IN and keyboard scanning. I wrote the following wee prog…
... the Spectrum and I have got to the section on IN and keyboard scanning ... . I wrote the following wee program to test ... 7,0;"IN 32766 (B-SPACE)=";IN 32766;" "
200 GO TO 110 ... they are mapped to. When I run the above in BASin I ...IDE Hard Drive on your Spectrum!Hello there my fellow WoS'ers Today, I am going to share with you something that has truly captivated me over the last couple of months, some of you…
... me an ailing non-functioning +2B (black) .... after programming some ... I followed in the footsteps of many and signed up to here ... Beaker71 decided to help out and we shared buid and construction costs ... with the 128k Toast Rack and 128 +2 (Grey), again equipped ...IN or INKEY ?just curious which is better to use.. I have a menu done.. and use 6/7 to go up down it + space to cycle thru the options (using inkey).. obv. if I w…
... to add joystick support I have to use "IN" for kempston ? .. but how to ... deal with ENTER and the ... arrow keys on the + and 128's ...how can we convert .z80 to .tap ?is there some way to convert a .z80 file (specially 48k) to .tap, in a similar result as saved from Multiface1? (i'm asking this because i imagine th…
... .z80 file (specially 48k) to .tap, in a similar result as saved ... differences, since i imagine binary information and z80 registers are both stored in ...Big differences between cover and loaderscreen$Which games had big (and funny) differences between the cover-art and the loader screen$. I found a nice difference in the strong punk in the cover …
... had big (and funny) differences between the cover-art and the loader screen ... $.
I found a nice difference in ... the strong punk in the cover art and the nastyfat ...How to use Spectaculator 7.01 for BASIC ?It does not work for me. Problems with the keyboard - in 48 and 128 Mode. Nor can I move downwards with the "Down-Arrow" from: 128 TAPE LOADER 128 BA…
... . Problems with the keyboard - in 48 and 128 Mode.
Nor can I ...
My prime idea was to use my registered Spectaculator for ... in several in different format.
Whitch format will be the best to ...UN Squadron on real +2BHi there, I have been using 8bit computers for a long time (almost 25 years) and always was fond of ZX Spectrum. Last year I managed to buy a ZX S…
... ZX Spectrum +2B, which I updated to stereo output and direct tape input ... for an already bought divIDE and started to build my own ZX ... incompatibility between UN Squadron and +2B?
Thanks in advance!
storing machine code in BASICA couple of years ago I posted a routine for storing machine code between PROG & VARS, based on an idea in Toni Baker's "Mastering Machine Code". Thi…
... based on an idea in Toni Baker's "Mastering ... m/c is effectively in the PROG area, because ... for VARS, and any subsequent references to prior variables, ... statement assigns the variables in the required format as ... ",ov)+FN d$("E",128):
GO SUB 9165 ...Did you ever cheat to win in a competition?I just remembered this because of a post over at [URL="http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/games/best-cpc-games/45/"]CPCWiki[/URL]. I never personally cheat…
... walls of the maze, and when he got through ... was invited to the play-off in London, to compete against ... ago after all) and stood next to him as he played ... game (and obviously didn't have the experience to get ... I spoke to him while he was playing - and telling ...When did we move to books in PDF format? Not acceptable.I have noticed that the books I scanned and uploaded have been converted from individual images to PDF files, and I don't seem to be able to find the…
... images to PDF files, and I don't seem to be able to find ... to view one the books I uploaded and it's been sitting in ... the PDF reader for more than 10 mins now - and ... I'm not going to be able to extract a ...BUG in zxspin and SpecEmu - read Loading speed in WAV fileI'm created a new save, but it can run at 44.1 KHz, to test it, i make a new file from WAV 44.1 KHz to 88.2 KHz. Load this file in a emulator zx-spin…
... run at 44.1 KHz, to test it, i make ... 1 KHz to 88.2 KHz. Load this file in a ... emulator zx-spin 0.7 and 0.666 ... max speed is 32 KHz to 64 KHz. Someone can fix ... I need 88.2 KHz to make a perfect wav file ... 44,1 KHz, in 256 bytes have up to 1.500 INs ...BIFROST* ENGINE with Spectrum 128K support is out!The BIFROST* ENGINE release 1.1 is finally available, now providing also support for all Spectrum 128 models. You can download it from here: [url]ht…
... delays to compensate timing differences. But in practice, it was much harder to achieve ... 128K/+2, and +2A/+3) and their variations (regular and late timings), even ... new section specifically about Spectrum 128 machines in the documentation that provides ...Nomen Rosae type-in author and remarks[url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0017824[/url] The real name of the author of this adventure game (a type-in program published …
... this adventure game (a type-in program published at Microhobby magazine ... de Oca Gonzalez
And a remark about this program ... his author has come to translate Mike Oldfield in Latin language. Inside ... there is only one person in charge of the making of ...Japan to send downloaders of pirate software and music to prison!Following on from the news that Korea is going to criminalise in-game item sales, it looks like Japan is going to make illegally downloading a copyri…
... /> [COLOR="blue"]Unauthorized uploading and downloading of copyrighted material such ... subject to criminal penalties: up to 10 years in prison ... governments want to appease the software houses, and don't ... EVER, be allowed to use the crap, and often generic, ' ...Spectaculator in Wine and Virtual Box.Okay... [URL]http://www.spectaculator.com/downloads/[/URL] ... Why does Spectaculator not run through Wine in Linux Mint 13 ??? With no success ru…
... Spectaculator not run through Wine in Linux Mint 13 ???
< ... mint, created a VDI image, and installed Win XP with service ... pack 3 inside Virtual Box, and then installed Spectaculator within my ... transition to Linux, and am now annoyed it won't run in Virtual ...Doom Church type-inAs well as having it published in Your Computer Jan'84, Mark Bristow also sent in Doom Church to Home Computing Weekly, who published it again in the…
... , Mark Bristow also sent in Doom Church to Home Computing Weekly, who ... program and not somebody else's! Once I've typed in the ... quite a lot of small differences in the graphics, plus the YC ... version has the UDGs in a separate listing whereas the ...For Sale: Incomplete Plus 2 and 128+ machinesI've got the following for sale or swap: Plus 2 motherboard and keyboard (grey model) 128+ motherboard, lower casing and heatsink 48+ keyboard with …
... /> Plus 2 motherboard and keyboard (grey model)
128+ motherboard, lower casing ... and heatsink
48+ ... /> I'm never going to get the 128+ going so I'd ... rather it goes to someone ...
