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MISSING M1 LINE ON +48????I was posting questions about my DIVMMC enjoy not working on one of my +48`s and have now got round to testing if its cpu related.Trouble is the one …
... its cpu related.Trouble is the one that it doesnt work ... speak but it will with the other
but that ... an nmi then thats were the problem lies.
i ... dont want to use which the divmmc works with is a 48 ... + ver 6b and the one it doesn ... -
BASin + INKEY$ + SymbolShiftHow can I get BASin to recognise SymbolShifted keys with INKEY$ while running a program? The Help tells me that Control = SymbolShift, but I've tried…
... ); I've tried pressing the keys separately or together, ... copying and pasting the key code from the Windows Character Map ... amp; 16 with the same result, whereas the program works fine in other ... emulators.
Here's the ... -
Machine Code in 30 minutes - car gameWotcha folks, 30 years on and I'm still struggling with Machine Code. I'm going through the 30-minute tutorial on the Chuntey blog and it's all made…
... going through the 30-minute tutorial on the Chuntey blog ... deals with reading the keyboard.
The example Assembly is ... 'peek'(ing) the Accumulator with the contents of the C register ...which ... infuriates me as I know the code works!
... ... -
ZX81 ULA questionRecently, I got a nice bundle of kit comprising of a ZX81, Memotech keyboard, PSU and brand new 16K Sinclair Memory pack. The ZX81 has a ULA with no…
... Sinclair Memory pack.
The ZX81 has a ULA with ... must have been one of the first ZX81s released.
The computer works insofar that the TV locks onto a ... />
Unfortunately all chips except the ULA are socketed. -
SPMP8000 zx spectrum emulator: who tried it?All information is here: [url]http://dingoowip.blogspot.ru/2012/12/ewww-mips-spectrum-emulator.html[/url] So, who tried it and how it works? I want t…
... tried it and how it works? I want to buy a ... on it. Who knows how the emulator works? What file formats of ... support? Where you should put the games? -
Could use some help improving some controls.Back when Dingo was released many people said they had problems controlling it, so I've decided to improve the controls on it, so you no longer need …
... /> All this works and is the reason for why the controls works the way they ... a specific way if the xoordinate matches the exact "hole" between two ... in a corridor and the CP and the two jumps are meant ... [/img]
...and it works fine if you don't ... -
Returning zx spectrum +3 owner - a few questionsHi everyone I'm a returning +3 owner, my spectrum has been dug out of the loft, not used since 1998. My setup was a +3 with a multiface 3 and a e…
... drive.
The computer works fine, but I've ... could set the drive to "ready" and the spectrum would ... short two of the pins on the cable to set ... another pin? Will this damage the spectrum?
3. ... adding a resistor to the transistor. TR5 I'm ... -
video quality issue on 48k machine after composite modHello! I just bought an 48k spectrum and did the composite mod. Unfortunately it did not end up as good as i hoped for. The screen after reset looks …
... the capacitor to the mod. the result is very much the same.
the ... machine works ... perfect on the other hand ... -
Spectrum +2 (Grey) troubleshooting helpHi guys, first time poster here, tell me if I'm doing something wrong. I bought a ZX Spectrum 128k +2 a week ago, it was sold in working condition a…
... a week. The unit powers on and the tapedeck works (if you ... plug headphones into the 3. ... jack you can hear the tape load) but nothing ... appears on the display. I have tried ... in to the back. I have taken the unit apart ... -
Pengo QuestThis is a little Pengo Game 90% complete: it misses music and a decent ending screen ...problem is I am using a AGD TEST version which goes crazy (a…
... be any good ending screen...the game is playable tough from ... can get from the link below along with the AGD script (TAP ... an excel file explaining all the variables I used (in case ... />
you can see how the game works here
https ... -
Harlequin Rev. G - Composite video problem.What I'm about to describe I'm not experiencing it by myself, so the probable answer to any "have you tested this or that" question is no, I don't, b…
... can pass sugestions to the people experiencing the problem.
the computer works perfect via RGB and ... several C= 1084S) just the composite video appears in B ... much better knowledge of the harlequin electronics has formed ... -
Brutal Doom single player campaign released - Mars needs you!*** Warning: Not for the squeamish, or anyone too young to see lots of pixelated blood and over the top video-game violence! *** If you still play…
... yourself.
The mod works with the standard Doom levels, and ... has been released for the mod. The download contains everything you ... built using the (modified) source code for the Doom engine ... , very rare complaint in the game world) which might ... -
Reading PC text files from BASIC!I was playing around with my DivMMC Enjoy! and managed to work out that it's dead easy to load PC .TXT files into the Speccy - I've got them viewable…
... step to do more with the data - ideas welcome!
the text on the screen, you just need ... to go through the memory addresses and PRINT ... ).
4) Get the program to stop when it ... that marks the end of the data.
Works like ... -
Issue 3B turning offI'm trying to save a Spectrum Issue 3B. I restored the power supply section, changing the 7805, TR4, and TR5, besides all electrolytic capacitors. No…
... 3B. I restored the power supply section, changing the 7805, TR4, ... all electrolytic capacitors. Now the spectrum works for about one or ... emitting high pitched tone from the buzzer. Sometimes it turns ... some more failures on the power supply section but ... -
SD card reader for Spectrum +3Hi Guys, I want to buy an SD card reader for my +3. I have seen that the DivMMC works on the +3, but I have heard of other ones, like the SMART c…
... . I have seen that the DivMMC works on the +3, but I have ... heard of other ones, like the ... usually quite successful at loading the games you want in .tap ... -
Is Karl Pilkington real?For years, people have debated if Karl Pilkington is 'real'. If you don't know, he used to be Ricky Gervais' (The Office, Extras) radio producer, who…
... used to be Ricky Gervais' (The Office, Extras) radio producer, ... who made the occasional comments on the radio show, then ... knows little of how the world works, understand little of what ... they are OK, but the podcasts are the best Pilkington, if you ... -
Head over Heels on 128KI noticed an interesting behavior of Head over Heels on 128K Spectrums, especcially with +2A/+3 machines. The game works, but after loading game, lo…
... +2A/+3 machines.
The game works, but after loading game, ... loading screen disappears immediately, without the ... nice animated effect.
This effect works as it ... bring this fade effect on the +2A/+3 models at ... -
ZX Speccy +2A - B&W & snowy RF output + other issuesHi All, I am new to this forum and I am back to the Spectrum world after 25 years. Recently I've bought a second hand +2A (+2B board - Z70833 Issu…
... improvements:
1. Cleaned the whole machine including keyboard, data ... from my phone and it works very well.
4. ... electrolytic capacitors replaced within the PSU and on the datacoder PCB. - ... a while.
3. The datacoder works, but only play and ... -
Choplifter Mini arcade to trade for ZX Vega or Spectrum+ and DivIDEfor sale or trade this mini arcade CHOPLIFTER as you can see from the pictures there is light in the front marquee powered with Raspberry Pi (so …
... /> as you can see from the pictures
there is light ... in the front marquee
powered with ... add more Mame roms)
works with a PSU (european will ...
volume control on the right
works perfectly
trade for ... -
Emulator ExperiencesMy workflow is to compile on command line and then launch an emulator to load the .TAP file. In this experiment I'll try to use memory map viewer to …
... runs) works.
- When I closed debugger from the 'X' ... find the tap file. Giving the full path to the file works.< ... - Debugger freezes emulation, closes the whole debugger window when emulation ... find the tap file. Giving the full path to the file works.< ... -
HILOW Interfaces informationHi recently i came across the HiLow tape interfaces, this units where build and sold on Uruguay by the same team that developed games like NarcoPoli…
... the last working example and where able to document how works ... audio cassettes its amazing that the drive works much better than when ... run in a original Adam, also the ... and parts here, after the failure off the Adam.
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Issue with loading on a +2 (Grey)Hello together, I have a problem with my newly aquired (and first ZX Spectrum + 2 Grey). It isn't possible to load any game at all, because the…
... Loader from the main menu.
2. Starting the tape, the loading begins ... Circuit.
- Everything else on the system works flawless.
- I did ... a memory test with the TAP File ... -
spectrum chess IIHi, I'm looking for background information on spectrum chess II written by a.c. thornton. Does anyone have contact information for mister Thornto…
... /> Or maybe details on how the program works underneath (algorithm used, opening ... -
Gunfright for C64 and more!After Knight Lore and Pentagram, Gunfright also arrived for the C64/128, Plus 4 and Atari 8 bit. The stunning speed, especially in the C64 version, …
... , especially in the C64 version, of course on the C128 works even better ... .
Here's what the author ... and the C128 version is around the speed of the Spectrum version. The Plus4 ... -
Fastest way of reading from EAR portI'm trying to work out the fastest way of reading data from the EAR port and assembling the bits into a byte. I came up with this code: IN A, (C) ; …
... 'm trying to work out the fastest way of reading data ... from the EAR port and assembling the bits into a ... are always 1, so that the compare works; is that a fair ... even further? (I'm ignoring the setup, counter update and branching ... -
ZXSCLZF - Yet another Screen CompressorQuick disclaimer before I continue, this compressor does not shrink screens as small as some of the others posted here, in particular the very good z…
... of 256 (to make the decompressor simpler). The compressor uses a greedy ... them into the same place without effecting the rest of the screen (good ... rows etc... The decompression works using same principal so the picture is drawn ... -
No video output from Spectrum +2 (light grey)Got a strange issue with my Spectrum +2 light grey edition. It was working fine then all of sudden it outputs a black screen while I was using it wit…
... I was using it with the inbuilt modulator. Initially I ... you can make out the outlines of the menu) and you can ... picture (obviously via the ZX-HD) but the system works perfectly, can load ... fine.
So guess the video circuitry has blown/broken ... -
ZX power supply with white stickerHi all - 1st post here so greetings to one and all. A friend offered to sell me a ZX power supply, the standard black 9v one for the Spectrum, but…
... white sticker in place of the usual shiny black label ... with red writing - the one that normally ends with ... 'UK1400' and the little red kite mark. I ... />
Does the white sticker mean anything? The PSU works - but I wondered ... -
Comedian SimulatorHello. I am a comedian. Like, a proper one in real life and all that. Anyway, here and there I reference the ZX Spectrum and other retro-gaming th…
... , here and there I reference the ZX Spectrum and other retro ... . And yet, knowing how the scene works (well, up to a semi ... -
XP and Chrome issues Oct 2017I use various XP PC machines with the last update of Chrome (then they stopped for XP) For the last few days the forum has displayed "This site can'…
... tried to access the forum from the local library computers ... stored on the computer. The library computers give the same error.< ... version of Chrome and the forum works, with new postings from ... members during the last few days. ...
