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  • ZX Spin start/stop tape detectionHi, Does anyone know what logic ZX Spin uses to detect when to automatically start/stop the tape? I have a custom loader that causes ZX Spin to aut…

    ... detect when to automatically start/stop the tape?

    I have a ... causes ZX Spin to automatically stop the tape when it shouldn't (there ... if you turn off the auto start/stop.

    I'd ... like to fix the loader to ...
    Kayamon Kayamon July 2014 Emulators
  • stop the expressYo! I recently tried loading the Stop the Express converted .tap/.wav files to my speccy but it just won't work. Both of them from the archive don…

    ... />
    I recently tried loading the Stop the Express converted .tap/.wav files ... work. Both of them from the archive don't seem to ... at the moment but they want £7.99 for an untested tape ...
    Riggz Riggz June 2015 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • ZX Spectrum +2 "one with directional keys next to the tape deck"Hi! My dad claims when he had a speccy +2, the directional keys were next to the tape deck. I have a second hand +2 from GameStation (go there for g…

    ... +2, the directional keys were next to the tape deck. I ... dosnt have them next to the tape deck.

    ... put his hand where the tape deck is and his ... hand crashed into the tape deck cos he was ... Its a miracle that the key positions have stayed ...
    m1rkd1rk m1rkd1rk November 2005 MIA/STP/SDP
  • How do you work the tape recorder in SPIN?Recently downloaded the SPIN Spectrum emulator, and have got back into ELITE again after 20 years - GREAT! Can anybody explain how I can save and re…

    Recently downloaded the SPIN Spectrum emulator, and have ... my position in ELITE using the tape functions in this emulator?
    ChrisHR ChrisHR August 2006 Emulators
  • Your views on...Stop The Express[url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseek.cgi?regexp=^Stop+the+Express$&pub=^Sinclair+Research+Ltd$&loadpics=on]Stop The Express[/url] I never re…

    ... worldofspectrum.org/infoseek.cgi?regexp=^Stop+the+Express$&pub=^Sinclair+Research ... +Ltd$&loadpics=on]Stop The Express[/url]

    ... game very much, but the times thatn I did I ... get addicted to. Looking in the database, I never realised ...
    CUCHULAINN CUCHULAINN January 2007 Games
  • games with music track on side B of the tape (skate or die?)i saw someone mention that the skate or die tape had a music track on the B side, but it's not mentioned on the WOS listing and i can't find a mentio…

    ... that the skate or die tape had a music track on the B ... it's not mentioned on the WOS listing and i can ... perhaps 720 because some of the other US Gold games came ... game on side B of the tape, but i can't find ... (nb, star ray on the amiga came with a music tape too)
    Lee_dC Lee_dC November 2008 Games
  • Bleepload - different either side of the tapeHiya. I'm not sure if this is the right section or whether this should have gone under the tape preservation section. Anyway, I don't go on the foru…

    ... this should have gone under the tape preservation section.

    ... checksums on either side of the tape.

    Basically, ... theoretically be the same both sides of the tape seem to ... exhibit the same thing.
    ...
    richl richl November 2008 Games
  • what is the purpose of "Group begin/end" entry in a .tzx file ?As far as I understand, for the same information purpose I can use either of the two methods (let's say some levels, each level comprising of several…

    ... color=blue]Text description for the following data[/color]
    ... may be Stop the tape)
    Text description for the following data ... (may be Stop the tape)
    Group description for the following data[/color ...
    What is the benefit of using II instead ...
    secarica secarica December 2009 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Problem playing Bart Vs. The Space Mutants...I have tried playing Bart Vs. The Space Mutants a few times without any results... No matter if I use perfect tzx tap image, non tzx tap image, or +…

    ... have tried playing Bart Vs. The Space Mutants a few times ... disk image, it just says "stop the tape and press space", but nothing ...
    Danae's Fan #1 Danae's Fan #1 April 2010 Games
  • Stop The Express (missing info?)[URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0004916&loadpics=3"]Stop The Express[/URL] Softlake and Caveman are listed on the loading scr…

    ... ?id=0004916&loadpics=3"]Stop The Express[/URL]

    Softlake ... and Caveman are listed on the loading screen. I see Softlake ... does say (C)PSION in the upper left corner.

    ZnorXman ZnorXman December 2011 Infoseek database
  • Static noise from the tape driveI?m a bit stuck with a +2B, which I repaired. All works grand and also software gets loaded from the bulit-in tape drive, but when I press on the dri…

    ... software gets loaded from the bulit-in tape drive, but when I ... press on the drive (or anywhere ... can hear static noise from the TV speaker (using an RGB ... it clear, it?s not the tape drive itself (meachanics), that creates ...
    schombi schombi January 2014 Hardware
  • How do I look at code on the Spectrum 48k Elite game?Can someone tell me how to stop the tape loading page of Elite on original Spectrum 48k so I can look at the Lenslok code and play the game? I own t…

    ... someone tell me how to stop the tape loading page of Elite on ... at the Lenslok code and play the game?
    I own the original ... seem to get the list command to display the program and see ... the answer.

    Help ...
    Lenslok Lenslok May 2018 Games
  • Stop The Express Poke PleaseHi Chaps, need a little help, can anyone produce a multiface poke for "Stop The Express" where I can start on stage 2 rather than stage 1?! I need t…

    ... produce a multiface poke for "Stop The Express" where I can start ... practice the enemies pattern on the 2nd train without going through the 1st ...
    ZEUS ZEUS February 2020 Games
  • Moritz The Striker for the 48k SpectrumDownload: https://www.dropbox.com/s/bbb7n2ipv7ed4k1/Moritz%20The%20Striker%20-%2048k%20Release.zip?fbclid=IwAR2ZdaHdIFQEKGt5raugVaxeudTcQDJT-nQgSk…

    ... he must retrieve the ball, dodge the card hungry marauding ... the back of the net.
    On some of the levels the ... the game loaded.
    After the menu has loaded please STOP the tape or halt the tape ... to load the game itself, START the tape/image again. ...
    chico_71 chico_71 April 2020 Brand new software
  • loading multipart games with zx32 emuAnyone know how I can load multipart games with the ZX32 emulator? By which I mean the games where several levels were on a tape and they had to be l…

    Anyone know how I can load multipart games with the ZX32 emulator? By which I mean the games where several levels were on a tape and they had to be loaded after the main code had loaded (e.g. "stop the tape, rewind side 2 and press play")
    Anonymous Anonymous August 2001 Games
  • Time Gate and GryzorHi there, long time reader, first time poster! Was it possible to complete Timegate? I remember warping through galaxies (at random it seemed) wiped…

    ... anyone else aware of the bug in the 48k version of Gryzor ... , you start to load the 2nd level, stop the tape ,then go back and ... load the first level, and you ... />
    Did anyone else buy the emulator and games where it ...
    Rockster77 Rockster77 May 2003 Games
  • TRDOS ReCracksHi All ! Lately I have been doing some TRDOS re-cracks. What is that ? Well, the good people from Russia (and other east-european countries) have do…

    ... . What is that ? Well, the good people from Russia (and ... since you would have to stop the tape, etc. but with currently ... (instant loading, automatic "pause" of the "tape", etc.).

    Here ... screen and GREAT music in the intros)

    - Star ...
    Tom-Cat Tom-Cat August 2005 Games
  • Difficult loading gamesHi, Just joined World Of Spectrum and am having trouble loading games whereby you need to "STOP THE TAPE" before making various options and restarti…

    ... need to "STOP THE TAPE" before making various options and restarting the tape after. It ... still making the choices and the "tape" is already playing for the second loading ... any idea how to load the files that I have downloaded ...
    Mark Swaby Mark Swaby October 2006 Games
  • Fuse for Mac OS X 0.8.0-pre1A new public preview of the next version of Fuse for Mac OS X has been released at the dedicated sourceforge project: [url]http://sourceforge.net/pr…

    ... X has been released at the dedicated sourceforge project:
    < ... br />
    This will become the release version after a period ... .0.1 (more details in the help pages):
    * Fuse ... in progress and automatically start/stop the tape when the start/end of a ...
    Fred Fred February 2007 Emulators
  • Fuse for Mac OS X 0.8.0-pre2A new public preview of the next version of Fuse for Mac OS X has been released at the dedicated sourceforge project: [url]http://sourceforge.net/pr…

    ... X has been released at the dedicated sourceforge project:
    < ... br />
    This will become the release version after a period ... .0.1 (more details in the help pages):
    [list]< ... in progress and automatically start/stop the tape when the start/end of a ...
    Fred Fred March 2007 Emulators
  • Announce: Fuse 0.8.0Version 0.8.0 of [url=http://fuse-emulator.sourceforge.net/]Fuse[/url], the Free Unix (and OS X) Spectrum Emulator has been released. The major chang…

    ... Spectrum Emulator has been released. The major changes are:
    < ... progress and automatically start/stop the tape when the start/end of a ... (Darren Salt).

    The full [url=http://fuse-emulator ... , as are releases of the Fuse utilities and [url= ...
    Philip Kendall Philip Kendall April 2007 Emulators
  • Fuse for Mac OS X 0.8.0A new version of Fuse for Mac OS X has been released soon or already here at WoS and at the dedicated sourceforge project: [url]http://sourceforge.n…

    ... here at WoS and at the dedicated sourceforge project:
    < ... in progress and automatically start/stop the tape when the start/end of a ... EXROM banks as writable in the SE
    [*] When stopping ... due to overrun, ensure the change is picked up in ...
    Fred Fred April 2007 Emulators
  • Fuse for Mac OS X 0.8.0.1A bug fix version of Fuse for Mac OS X has been released soon or already here at WoS and at the dedicated sourceforge project: [url]http://sourcefor…

    ... here at WoS and at the dedicated sourceforge project:
    ... .0.1 (more details in the help pages):
    [list ... in progress and automatically start/stop the tape when the start/end of a ... attempted a resolution higher than the native graphics mode could handle ...
    Fred Fred May 2007 Emulators
  • Trouble loading BTTF3HI just wondering if you can help me out as am new to the spectrum :) I am tring to load BTTF3 on mt 48k. I put the tape in type load etc then it…

    ... out as am new to the spectrum :)

    ... it tells me to stop the tape turn it over, rewind ... after a few moments the theme tune starts and reapets ... pressed a key though the subtitles and title started ... doing this untill the big title of the game apeared ...
    Benzine Benzine May 2009 Games
  • Wacky RacesThe tzx file appears to need some stop the tape blocks.

    The tzx file appears to need some stop the tape blocks.
    Fraser Fraser May 2009 MIA/STP/SDP
  • Help with mystery game programmer...Hi, I wanted to try to revive an old C.S.S post from 2004, where I was trying to track down the name of a very exploited Spectrum games programmer. …

    ... /> by hand, tape to tape, and photocopy the instructions down the library.
    Suddenly ... .- Look, I'm going to stop the tape.
    JOE -What for? I ... />
    **************

    Here?s the original link:
    [url]http ...
    tolls tolls December 2010 Games
  • O.T.L.A. - any tips?I've just started using the fascinating OTLA program and can get as far as a program appearing to load (borders, sound) but when it's finished... not…

    ... 'turn the treble all the way up' by using the equaliser on the phone ... a basic understanding of the difference - would the more complex format of ... accidentally pull out the tape leads or stop the tape part way through - the computer just ...
    Jim M Jim M December 2015 Hardware
  • Star Trader by Bug ByteSo I played this a fair bit back in the day and I've got a soft spot for it. I'm trying to load the .tap file in Spectaculator - I get the STOP TH…

    ... a fair bit back in the day and I've ... get the STOP THE TAPE bit, skip instructions, Press any key on START THE TAPE and the ... loading screen appears. After that the game doesn ... 't start. The TZX file simply ...
    Retrobrothers Retrobrothers April 2017 Games
  • Difference between REW/REV and FFWD/CUE?Apologies for such a noob question but what is exactly the difference regarding those buttons of a tape player (with and without the two combined)? …

    ... buttons of a tape player (with and without the two combined)?
    stop the tape and only then push Rewind ... Reverse or Cue up the tape while maintaining the Play button pressed?
    Renegade Renegade May 2018 Hardware
  • Manic Miner (light modification)Hi, This project was a small try to make something different. I would like to present in old-fashion magazine style. I hope you will like :) Pg…

    ... "" CODE and start the tape. If the screen has loaded, stop the tape.

    ... Type LOAD "" CODE and start the tape. If the game ... has loaded, stop the tape.

    ...
    Pgyuri Pgyuri June 2020 Games
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