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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 ... /C block you want to speed up. I modified it so ... 'normal data block' into a 'turbo speed block'.

    [url]http ... their header, turn them into 'Turbo speed data' blocks and insert the ...
    Alessandro Grussu Alessandro Grussu February 2013 Development
  • 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 any ... some commercial games that use turbo loaders and they load, ... something funny in my loader or perhaps I'm ... , the only benefit is speed (assuming we don't ... not that important to speed up things if it ...
    reidrac reidrac March 2016 Development
  • 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 ...
    Neil^P Neil^P July 2003 Games
  • 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 ... .zip"]Kokotoni Wilf[/url]: 200% speed loader; back-to-back blocks with ...
    Philip Kendall Philip Kendall May 2005 Emulators
  • 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 ...
    mulder mulder September 2005 Development
  • 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 ... mixed some type of turbo loader with a normal speed loader or whatever.
    itsallgood itsallgood January 2006 Games
  • 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 ...
    Laser Laser May 2006 Emulators
  • 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?
    FrankT FrankT January 2010 MIA/STP/SDP
  • 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 ...
    itsallgood itsallgood January 2010 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • 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: ...
    Alessandro Grussu Alessandro Grussu January 2017 Brand new software
  • 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 ... set at the original loading speed.

    This is not ...
    The Mighty Dopethrone The Mighty Dopethrone October 2017 Hardware
  • 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?
    catmeows catmeows December 2017 Development
  • 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.
    Dr BEEP Dr BEEP March 2003 Games
  • 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 the ROM then speed was ...
    Dr BEEP Dr BEEP July 2003 Games
  • TAP or TZXI have several emulators, but none seem to work with TAP files. The games I really want don't have TZX files anywhere onkline. How can I play the TAP…

    ... turbo loader. It was a file saved at the normal ROM tape speed ... but had a special loader to load it ...
    Woody Woody August 2003 Games
  • Adding to the WOS archiveI've just had my first foray into the world of MakeTZX. And apart from it recognising the initial "Program:" block as a Turbo Loading block (how, why…

    ... raw data - it recognises the turbo loader, but the checksums are wrong ... will TZX at normal ROM speed.

    Still, I'll ...
    The Mighty Dopethrone The Mighty Dopethrone September 2003 Games
  • FOR OLD-SCHOOL MANIAX (tape ;) ).Hi there. My friend started to work on new way of loading games for ZX. It's dedicated to old-school fans, who wants only tape stuff. There is a …

    ... converter. The loader is based on TAPER-s turbo loader which can load ... reliably at 430% speed - 6000 Baud ...
    Tom-Cat Tom-Cat December 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Interesting Custom LoadersHi everyone, I was just thinking about custom loaders on the spectrum and I thought I'd ask you all what you thought was the best one. I'd have to …

    ... 'd need is a BASIC loader somewhere along these lines:
    turbo loader builder' program which made a ... , speed etc. based on your input, then 'generated' a custom loader which ...
    Lee Tonks Lee Tonks October 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • New Turbo-Load version of Tales From A Parallel UniverseNot very interesting to most, but I know some of you still use 'real' Spectrums. While fiddling around with a program I created ages ago to build c…

    ... ' version of Sweevo using my turbo loader. It weighs in at about ... as much speed by compressing as you can by turbo-loading. It ...
    Lee Tonks Lee Tonks October 2004 Games
  • Cronosoft 'Cassette 50'I'm currently looking to start work on putting together a 'CASCADE CASSETTE 50' compilation. Admittedly, I might not get 50 games submitted, so if t…

    ... use a simple headerless turbo loader that loads the screen and ... once to save a loader in a rem statement, ... then saved a Basic loader to tape, the entire ... taper to change the speed to 3000 baud for ... capability to save with a turbo loader, although I still have ...
    FrankT FrankT September 2005 Games
  • 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 ... example, SPIN has an "edge-loader".[/QUOTE]


    ... I like this "edge loader" system, but every now and ... a game load in normal speed. Dunny, I know this ...
    CUCHULAINN CUCHULAINN June 2006 Emulators
  • Scrolling Loader CounterPlease can someone help me with writing a scrolling counter for a loading system. I like the Hewson counter so i`ve taken the font from zynaps loade…

    ... just hack the Hewson loader, made a loader with 4 colour counter ... can make the loading routine turbo x2 speed.
    FrankT FrankT November 2006 Development
  • Tau CetiThe zip of the [url=ftp://ftp.worldofspectrum.org/pub/sinclair/games/t/TauCeti.tzx.zip]original release[/url] of [url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/…

    ... 's just a modified ROM loader but with long pilots (flag ... is a turbo loader but by ear it's normal loading speed. Hehe ...
    Andrew Barker Andrew Barker October 2007 Infoseek database
  • cassette adapters for ZXMP3 cassette adapter: [url]http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.10203[/url] BLUETOOTH cassette adapter: [url]http://www.dealextreme.com/details…

    ... depends on what type of turbo loader you use.

    For ... only load at normal ROM speed using that method (forget any ...
    thingley thingley April 2008 Hardware
  • Thieves School - Demo availableHi there! The demo of Thieves School is available in [url]http://ws.vtrbandaancha.net/En/TS/TS.htm[/url], Downloads section. It allows to choose one…

    ... a different approach for my turbo loader... do it from a PC ... dilemma of reliability vs loading speed... Maybe you could offer a ...
    utopian utopian February 2009 Games
  • Twister mother of CharlotteI have tried to load the game "Twister Mother of Charlotte" but the emulator crashes, and I don't know why...would this game load in a +2A?? I am thi…

    ... time I've seen that turbo loader as well.

    SpecEmu ... the tape deck is correct speed.
    FrankT FrankT June 2009 Games
  • Have a real 48k Speccy? yes ? I need your help.Im looking to run this quick test on as many [COLOR="Red"](only)[/COLOR] 48k Spectrums as possible [B][COLOR="Red"]files moved[/COLOR][/B] [URL="ht…

    ... machine resets right after the turbo loader has finished...[/QUOTE]

    speed, try this see how you ...
    Richard_Butler Richard_Butler March 2010 Development
  • LeaderBoard-FamousCoursesOfTheWorldVolume1Every time i play this on emulator, either spectaculator or spin, it crashes at the 2nd or 3rd hole, usually just locks up while drawing the course. …

    ... is normal speed loading whereas the (6) version is turbo loader version, but ...
    nuggetreggae nuggetreggae July 2010 Games
  • Which support do you use for loading software?Hi all, It's been a while since i came here... Nevertheless, a question came into my mind... Which support (hardware) do you use for loading into s…

    ... only become apparent on high-speed protocols such as used by ... file like a normal speed or commercial turbo loader should work if you ...
    kphair kphair August 2011 Hardware
  • Pac-Land on the +3Is it just me, or do none of the cassette versions load on a +3, even in USR0 mode? Did Grandslam do this on purpose to force those with +3's to buy …

    ... indeed right. Switch off Fast Speed Loading in Fuse (I use ... it's a stupid loader though. It's not even a turbo loader!
    pottyboy pottyboy October 2011 Games
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