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Biturbo 2 turbo loader now available for general useAfter tinkering with its code, extracted from a TZX of one of the infamous Italian S.I.P.E. "tape magazines" which published hacked games for the Spe…
... "GB Max" Zanetti's best turbo loader, Biturbo 2.
The ... 'normal data block' into a 'turbo speed block'.
[ ... their header, turn them into 'Turbo speed data' blocks and insert ... file.
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Turbo loadersDid turbo loaders actually make a 48k game load significantly faster? Taking into account the time taken to load the code for the turbo loader progra…
Did turbo loaders actually make a 48k ... load the code for the turbo loader program into memory before you ... -
test my loader?Hello. I was playing around trying to customise the ROM loading routine, but I quickly realised that although I'd found out how to change the border…
... just disassembled Graham Mason's 'Turbo Loader' from YS, and looked at ... , I've set up the loader and saver and saved a ... -
Dan Dare turbo version?I remember my original had a turbo loader, was this on side B? It loaded the screen in the same manner as the original tzx in the wos archive but ve…
... remember my original had a turbo loader, was this on side B ... see if there is a turbo version on side B?
Turbo LoadersI absolutely love the different loading schemes that were used on the Spectrum over the years. There are a couple of questions that I have been meani…
... first game to use a turbo loader? Was it something like ?Daley ... is the fastest type of turbo loader? I know ?Moon Cresta? loads ...Are turbo loaders worth it?I found turbo loaders fascinating and I've spent quite some time disassembling and trying different types, and they work great when I load the games …
... but looks like my turbo loader that works perfectly in ... commercial games that use turbo loaders and they load, ... something funny in my loader or perhaps I'm ... this made me think: are turbo loaders worth it?
... I decided to not go turbo for now.
New turbo loader: SetoLOADFor anyone interested in turbo loaders, here is my contribution: SetoLOAD, the fast loading scheme I developed for my [url="http://www.alessandrogrus…
For anyone interested in turbo loaders, here is my contribution: ...Tape Turbo loadersI wonder what was fastest turbo loader used back in 80. And what was fastest turbo loader reliable with common tapes? Btw. I remember a web page…
I wonder what was fastest turbo loader used back in 80.
And what was fastest turbo loader reliable with common tapes?
Btw. I remember a web page discussing timing of various turbo loaders but cannot find it anymore, maybe someone knows?Degsy search requiredI've recently acquired a Mikro-Gen tape which I'd like to find out some more information on. On the cassette inlay, the tape is called THE "GAME". It…
... "GAME". It uses the same turbo loader as Air Traffic Control, I ...Italian versions of ZX GamesHey everyone ! While transfering A LOT of ZX games to TZX files I stumbled across an original casette with about 10 games on each side. Side A is fo…
... all games feature a special (Turbo) Loader - but can be transferred without ...WANTED: tape noiseAs [url="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/viewtopic.php?topic=7709&forum=3"]previously noted[/url], I'm developing (on and off) a new TZX encode…
... "]The Hobbit[/url]: a ROM loader
* [url="ftp://ftp.worldofspectrum ... "]Split Personalities[/url]: a simple turbo loader.
* [url="ftp://ftp.worldofspectrum ... "]Kokotoni Wilf[/url]: 200% speed loader; back-to-back blocks with ...Switch to 48mode without 'SPECTRUM' commandIs there a poke(s) to switch to 48 mode without SPECTRUM command. I want my tape loaders to switch automatically. I know how to switch ram banks ok…
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CALL 23760 ;COPIES TURBO LOADER ROUTINE
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CALL 65000 ;CALL COPIED TURBO ROUTINE[/code]
ThanksFavourite Vortex Software GamesWhich were your favourite games from Vortex Software and why? My top 3 are: 1: Android 1 (Early multi-load technology) 2: Android 2 (Challenging sce…
Which were your favourite games from Vortex Software and why?
My top 3 are:
1: Android 1 (Early multi-load technology)
2: Android 2 (Challenging scenarios)
3: HATE (First Vortex game to use a turbo-loader)Strange Loaders.....I LOVE the way different games load on the Speccy. I will often load a game just to watch it load!! (I am VERY strange!) There have been many differ…
... been many different types of loader on the Speccy but which ... some type of turbo loader with a normal speed loader or whatever.
How to speed up TZX loading (emu development)With many newer emulators there are options to do faster loading schemes, even for turbo-loader or protected loader blocks in TZX files. For example,…
... loading schemes, even for turbo-loader or protected loader blocks in TZX files ... systems recognise each type of loader code and performs the ... it for all types of turbo loader.
However, I ... things like the mentioned "edge-loader" in SPIN is doing ...Zinetrix video player - reads video from tapeA gentleman from es.comp.sistemas.sinclair made a program to experiment loading of video (digitized video, for example), using a custom turbo loader …
... , for example), using a custom turbo loader and settings that can be ... wav files. One is the loader (in basic), and the second ...Games on a D80 based systemHi everybody..... I need to satiate my urge to play Knight Lore. Never did finish that game. To do so I need a good way of getting it onto at least…
... 's too slow. Or a turbo-loader off a PC, but that ...100% Working North & South TAP?Does anybody have a working N&S TAP? I'm testing the DivIDE and the version I have is broken. When it is about to load winning screen or return to th…
... I cannot use TZX with turbo loader in DivIDE and +3 disc ...Beatle Quest (BUGFIX)This is a bugfix for game [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0005994"]Beatle Quest[/URL], please replace the existing "known erro…
... was incorrectly recognized as a "Turbo Loader block inside a Softlock Group ... 't use any kind of turbo loader or anything ("Beatle Quest takes ... loading problems than with a turbo loader") and the initial program loads ...Speedlock Source CodeOooh - found some interesting Amstrad/Spectrum Speedlock source code over at [url]http://web.archive.org/web/20070126232648/http://andercheran.aiind.…
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Plus a neat turbo loader/saver that looks a bit ...Mercenary 1+2 CompendiumDear all users of +3 disks, I am an eager fan of Mercenary game, in which I made a good deal of progress years ago. I was looking for some standart …
... , but owing to the speedlock turbo loader, did not found any.
loader of the games. The save ... to rewrite to standrat ROM loader by myself.
danish piratesHi guys! In early days of spectrum games they were cracked by danish pirates. Does anyone know how the turbo loader save mode was made? -sandman & …
Hi guys!
In early days of spectrum games they were cracked by danish pirates. Does anyone know how the turbo loader save mode was made?
-sandman & multiface 2Alkatraz Protection System - "How to" and compo?I'm thinking about writing a "how to" regarding the [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0020807"]Alkatraz Protection System[/URL].…
... or 128K game as a turbo loader with a custom rendered loading ...Test your emulator with one damn tricky TZX file!Some time ago I got hold of this tricky TZX file with a custom [i]super[/i] turbo-loader. [i]The load time is 18 seconds (!)[/i]. Until recently, I w…
... a custom [i]super[/i] turbo-loader. [i]The load time is ...Troubleshooting my +2To put this in context: a while back (i.e. late last year and earlier this year) I was looking to put together a compilation of modern Spectrum games…
... Cray-5, which has a turbo loader similar to one of the ...Headerless tape loading blocksIs there any way to convert headerless machine code blocks to regular headed blocks? I imagine it involves Taper. I ask because now that I know I'…
... protection to speak of. A turbo loader is about the worst I ...Killed Until Dead - Spectrum 128K versionI first got hold of this game about the same time as the film "Clue" started being shown on TV, and there was a "Miss Marple" series on TV, followed …
... into screen into $8000, a turbo loader high in memory and some ... /> 3. The main game is turbo-loaded in RAM immediately above ...Moon Cresta tzxI still insist on playing Spectrum games on the original machine (when my 128 feels up to it), so I like playing tzx files through TAPER into the mac…
The original was a turbo-loader which could be copied with LERM. As I recall it it was on speed 5 in the LERM-menu to load and copy it.Turbo loadersDid turbo loaders actually make a 48k game load significantly faster? Taking into account the time taken to load the code for the turbo loader progra…
... significant faster depended on the Turbo loader used.
I think ... option.
If the loader should be 1K and the ... loader was twice as fast as ...Tau Ceti - funny loaderHere in India we used to get games in tapes with a generic "ZX Spectrum" tape-inlay (consisting of a picture of the Speccy on a black background, and…
My original Tau Ceti (in the funny shaped box) has this loader. Just a generic turbo loader I think.
