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.WAV to .TAPIs there any way I can convert a WAV file to a Spectrum TAP file? I'm asking this because I recently recorded sounds from a lot of spectrum games. I…
... can convert a WAV file to a Spectrum TAP file?
to play on emulator (ZXSpin), but ... -
Trying to make my first TZX, but it won't run..Hey :) I've finally got around to start imaging some tapes here, but unfortunately I ran into problems right away, bah. I'm trying to dump "Ace Low…
... /> I've finally got around to start imaging some tapes here ... .
I'm trying to dump "Ace Low" by CCS ... />
Any suggestions on how to proceed? I'm a noob ... .. Got tons of interesting tapes to preserve here. :)
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Took me almost 13 years to find out......that one of my demos actually made it onto a Sinclair User covertape. So there I was yesterday, looking through the no longer maintained demo arc…
... page scan - well, feel free to check out (shameless plug, and ... you may have to copy the link to make it work):
to ask the author for permission ... ?s quite a strange feeling to see your own old (and ... -
How to find games?Hello, I have a spectrum ZX 48 and i want to find some free games to play.Can you tell me some sites or places that i can find?
Hello,
I have a spectrum ZX 48 and i want to find some free games to play.Can you tell me some sites or places that i can find? -
Does Sintech send articles to other countries?I think I am going to buy a membrane from Sintech. But I am in Turkey. Will they send the membrane to me? If so, are deliveries from Germany to Turke…
I think I am going to buy a membrane from Sintech ... Will they send the membrane to me? If so, are ... deliveries from Germany to Turkey expensive? I don't ... want to multiply the money by 2 ... customs? I especially want to have the help of German ... -
OT: Do you know how to stop HP printer's revenge?I have a HP DeskJet 5652 printer. When i end a job by forcing the printer, it starts to take pages and write some weird things on it? Do you know how…
... forcing the printer, it starts to take pages and write some ... it? Do you know how to stop this bad thing? It ... -
Help needed to speed up functionCan anyone help me to re-factor this code snippet. The "MAP" section holds information about which tiles go where on the screen (handled by another f…
Can anyone help me to re-factor this code snippet. ... code uses the "MAP" section to work out what colour each ... -
The Wife Says "they've Got to Go" !!!!!!!!!!!!The Wife says they've Got to go - So here's the first batch. [url="http://search.ebay.co.uk/zx-spectrum_W0QQsofocusZbsQQsbrftogZ1QQfromZR10QQfrppZ5…
... Wife says they've Got to go - So here's the ... -
How to play Chaos?This has probably been asked countless times before, but is there a FAQ for Chaos? Ive never played the game, as I don't like strategy games, but I t…
... so many people seem to think it's exceptional, ... and I want to broaden my emulation horizons, ... might have written a FAQ to cover the basics.
... guide rather than a guide to completing the game. So, ... if anyone can point me to a site/FAQ/whatever, ... -
How do I convert score to 00000 formatWhat is the quickest and best way in machine code to display the score formatted in zeros. For example, My score is currently 320, so I want it to …
What is the quickest and best way in machine code to display the score formatted in zeros.
For example,
My score is currently 320, so I want it to appear:
00320
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I used to have a mouse...for my computer that is.Can anybody help me out here? I had a mouse for my speccy that was advertised in a mail order advert, but my dad aint' to keen on ordering stuff ove…
... advert, but my dad aint' to keen on ordering stuff over ... the phone so we went to the actual address which was ... -
Write to ROM=crash?I've read in quite a few places that writing to the ROM causes a crash but on the assembly listing the comments for poke say: "Happily no check is ma…
I've read in quite a few places that writing to the ROM causes a crash but on the assembly listing the comments for poke say:
"Happily no check is made as to whether ROM or RAM is addressed."
Does this mean that pushing a value when SP -
Suggestions for games to test emulators?I'm going to be doing a comparision of a few different emulators, and was wondering if anyone had good suggestions of games to use as a 'benchmark' t…
I'm going to be doing a comparision of ... suggestions of games to use as a 'benchmark' to compare them. Obviously ... -
All I Have To Do Is DreamLast night I had a silly dream involving going into a second hand shop and finding the first 40 issues of Crash in the corner for 50p each. As is tra…
... traditional for dreams, I go to where they are but seem ... to have difficulty finding them, and ... -
Help reqd to fix some damaged .tzx filesDue to an oversight setting up Taper a few years ago, numerous .tzx files had some of their pauses reset to 0. I've gradually been fixing these as an…
Due to an oversight setting up Taper ... some of their pauses reset to 0. I've gradually been ... .
I'd like to fix a few more, so ... /> Austerlitz 1805.tzx
Back To The Future - Part III.tzx ... -
How To Upload BASIC program To WOS archiveIn 1987 when i was 15 years old,i wrote a program in BASIC on my Speccy 128 called ART STUDIO..yeah i know Its the only basic program i have ever wr…
... i have ever written and..to my total surprise..i was ... able to rescue the program from the ... Spectaculator!!
I would like to stick it in the archive ... how do i send it to WOS in a format that ... -
Quickest Assembly to find if point in rectangleWhat is the fastest way to see if a point is in a rectangle. e.g rectangle is 10,10 100,10 100,40 10,40 how do i know if a point (e.g 20,20) is in…
What is the fastest way to see if a point is in a rectangle.
e.g rectangle is 10,10 100,10 100,40 10,40
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Search WoS archive for specifics?Im wondering if there is any way i can search the FTP for just .dsk games? I cant seem to search it and im no good with FTP's. Im only after .dsk g…
... for just .dsk games?
I cant seem to search it ... .
Im only after .dsk games.
Also im ... wondering if anyone knows where to get hold of some microdrive ... images to try (mdl).
Any ... -
RGB to Television for Spectrum+ 128So, after acquiring a Spectrum+ 128, I was looking forward to connecting it up to my telly via the RGB socket. Now, I did have oen that I bought aaaa…
... was looking forward to connecting it up to my telly via the ... 've had alook at how to make those bad boys, too ... -
Good way to use old Speccy games - Fighting Fantasy OnlineDon't know if anyone on here used to like Fighting Fantasy books, but i noticed recently that in the 80s it looks like they put the books as text adv…
... if anyone on here used to like Fighting Fantasy books, but ... website and they have linked to those games and a speccy ... emulator for you to play!
i ... that was a great thing to do really, it's not ... sure if you can get to the games if you don ... -
Map to screen address problemCan anyone help me out with what I guess is a screen address calculation problem. I need to calculate the screen address of a tile based on a number…
... problem.
I need to calculate the screen address of ... on a number from 0 to 143. Each tile is 2 ... getting tricky when I have to calculate for the other screen ... or provide a code snippet to do this. I?ve tried ... -
What happened to Keith Ainsworth retrogamer shop?I tried to open up his web page but it seems to have been broken for the last couple of days. Has he stopped selling games or is it just that he do…
I tried to open up his web page but it seems to have been broken for the last couple of days.
Has he stopped selling games or is it just that he doesn't know the website is broken?
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Converting a JPEG or BMP to speccy black and whiteI need to convert a few JPEGs or BMPs to Speccy black and white for my entry to the Speccy games compo. Anybody got any idea how I could go about th…
... a few JPEGs or BMPs to Speccy black and white for ... my entry to the Speccy games compo.
to the screen using sinclair BASIC ... -
Latin on Who Wants to Be a MillionaireDid anybody see the Latin question on Who Wants to be a Millionaire on Saturday night (16th April) ? Which of the following latin phrases means "Com…
... Latin question on Who Wants to be a Millionaire on Saturday ... , I still wasn't able to answer the later question about ... -
Favourite thing to eat with a cup of teaMy favourite thing to eat with a cup of tea is a Crunchie. All that honeycomb and chocolate melting when you take a warm drink of tea...hmmm! My se…
My favourite thing to eat with a cup of ... />
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Withdrawing Rights to DistributionWithdrawing Rights to Distribution Folks, its soap box time! As an author of a few titles who has given distro rights to WoS (and WoS alone), I'm g…
... from other sites trying to gain the rights too.< ... there is some way to mark or tag approved ... br />
I hate to sound anal about this, but ... want the hassle of replying to some "Billy Noname" site ... position of allowing sole rights to WoS.
Any ... -
How to make some money the easy wayI couldn't believe this when I saw it but.... [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=50224&item=8186755709&rd=1"]http://cgi.…
*** To all Romanian Spec-chums ***(sorry all, I couldn't be arsed to translate this into English, but rest assured, there's nothing naughty involved) 1. Are cineva, din intamplare, o…
... , I couldn't be arsed to translate this into English, but ...Fastest way to write something to screen$Hi, I just got pasmo.exe and start playing with attr scrolling, well, not scrolling, just write different values to a block and see if I can introdu…
... just write different values to a block and see if ... take a look, just to see if I can ... 's the fastast way to fill a block of ... it was the fastest way to update the screen. I ... _________________
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