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  • Your views on...Delta Wing[url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0001337]Delta Wing[/url] Never got round to playing this game even though it got a Crash Smash…

    ... you not like it? To me it was pretty good ... anywhere with. It seemed to have a bleak lonely atmosphere (no ... bonus of being able use a gun to waste some alien thingy ... 't figure out how to dispose of the warlord ... its ugly head was simply to run (or trudge as ...
    Zagreb Zagreb March 2009 Games
  • Detecting Spectrum modelsIs there any sure-fire way a program can detect the model of machine it's running on (48K, +, 128, +2, +2A, +3, clones) even when running in the 48K …

    ... /> The 48K Spectrum has a DAC (digital to analogue converter). Yes, really ... t instantly change from 0 to 1 and vice versa; the ... filter. This allows you to use a digital-to-analog technique such as pulse ... width modulation, which is just a special case of PDM). ...
    Winston Winston March 2009 Development
  • speccy 128 toastrack joysticksDoes the RS232 port (or the keypad port) work as a joystick port on the toast rack, and if so what 'system' is it...interface 2 or kempston? Secondl…

    ... the keypad port) work as a joystick port on the toast rack ... find some way of getting a joystick to send the keypad signals via ... , but its probably a lot easier to get a hold of (or ... edge connector and a piece of trackboard) a proper joystick interface.
    < ...
    Phu Phu April 2009 Hardware
  • speccy games at your school?this will probably only apply to those of us who were at school from say 82 to 92ish (guessing thats the majority of people here?). anyway did your…

    ... wasn't clever enough to use one of the school' ... Model Bs so had to do engineering instead (it ... would take the time to work it out for ... it was compulsery to actually use a computer to take computer studies, ... the course without actually using a computer.

    murtceps murtceps May 2009 Games
  • How to connect a computer monitor to a Spectrum ?Is it possible to connect a computer monitor to a Spectrum 48K ? An how to do it. What is needed ? Reason: I live in Denmark and here you MUST pay TV…

    The best way is to use a VGA to video adapter with TV ... and you should be careful to buy the version with the ... features inside (e.g. a TV PC card or the ... chance. If you want to modify your Spectrum and keep ... can also use a PC capture card or the VGA to video ...
    dg67 dg67 May 2009 Hardware
  • Help loading OPUS data block ?Hi folks, A while back I obtained a Daton Software Card Games compilation which will be in the next Vault update: http://www.worldofspectrum.org/inf…

    ... doesn't store enough information to hold these few disks ... time somone may want to implement some support (if ... br /> I can only dream to afford the current prices for ... Not sure what else to try.
    Daton doesn ... hung. Maybe if I use a VM to test it ?
    ...
    Andrew Barker Andrew Barker June 2009 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Composing MusicHi, What is the best tool/utility to compose music for programs and games? I am looking for 'point and click' interface that then saves the score as…

    Personally, I use a guitar to compose music. For entering it ... Tracker for AY. It's a Windows based utility but you ... 'll need to figure out how trackers work ... pretty user friendly. It saves a DATA ARRAY that you can ...
    chev chev July 2009 Sinclair Basic
  • Welcomes...and some technical stuffHello I`d like to welcome all ZX Fans. I`m rather ATARI 8bit geek - I got this grat machine when I was 14...20 yeras ago... There were few ZX in …

    ... />
    But you will have to use the "motherboard" connection, as -5V ... -5V rail.
    2. Use a 7905 to derive -5V from -12V, so ... (hence, allowing you to use a Molex connector and a much small and cheaper ... #3, you may be able to use a power supply as small as ...
    mcleod_ideafix mcleod_ideafix August 2009 Hardware
  • Top man! Father Ted/IT Crowd creator sparks off #welovethenhs in reaction to USA liesIt's a [url=http://www.thefirstpost.co.uk/52120,news,how-father-ted-creator-graham-linehan-sparked-nhs-backlash-on-twitter-against-fox-news-glenn-bec…

    ... i watched it i had to use a proxy to do so

    merseymal merseymal August 2009 Chit chat
  • The Goldfinch updates thread([url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=25034]original announcement thread here[/url] - I figured it was worth starting a new to…

    ... on that. It still seems a bit cryptic though - I ... have a gut feeling that using any ... +enter can bring up a menu with the writing ... Well you could just use a key to rotate through the options and ... the Extend mode key, as a substitute for TAB.
    ...
    chev chev September 2009 Development
  • Things wat they did have in my day!.I was talking at work today about things that were quite common when we were kids but arent realy around any more. My co worker mentioned how many ar…

    I wonder if you could use a Sodastream to turn white wine into a champagne effect drink.


    The Bright Blue one that Dave_C was thinking of was Intergalactic Space Juice, it tasted great but was known to turn your poo green.
    Scottie_uk Scottie_uk October 2009 Chit chat
  • Things wat they did have in my day!.I was talking at work today about things that were quite common when we were kids but arent realy around any more. My co worker mentioned how many ar…

    ... ]I wonder if you could use a Sodastream to turn white wine into ... a champagne effect drink.

    < ...
    dm_boozefreek dm_boozefreek October 2009 Chit chat
  • ResiDOS file launcher?Hi As much as I like ResiDOS, has any Divide+ user out there written a file launcher (in basic or m/code), that allows the user to scroll up and dow…

    I'd rather use a GUI to navigate through a few thousand files than any of the file managers I've seen thus far. Or are we still in the CP/M days of not being able to have nested folders?
    chev chev October 2009 Development
  • Can anyone recognise this platform game?You start off each level from a zeppelin and jump down to complete the level. Then at the end of the level you get back on to the zeppelin and it tak…

    ... to shoot anything), bombs (you need to drop the bomb somewhere, then use a ... plunger to detonate the bomb), beer (to ... give you energy!), a spade (to dig ...
    ewgf ewgf November 2009 Games
  • Dim commandI try o find a BASIC COMPILER for ZX SPECTRUM 128 that use DIM command with two or more letter as 10 DIM AB(10) instead of 10 DIM A(10) Any iforma…

    ... to have a fixed number of parameters in a function. However, you could use a ... separator to ... pass all your strings as a ...
    chev chev December 2009 Sinclair Basic
  • Power supply questionHi all, my 48k power supply has suddenly started getting very noisy, and I'm getting worried in case it blows up my favourite Speccy. I'm on the look…

    If you're going to use your +2 Grey PSU then ... />
    If you're getting a new one make sure the ... PSU but you can also use a multimeter to determine polarity.
    gtsamour gtsamour December 2009 Hardware
  • zx spectrum membaneHi does anybody know the best way to remove the face plate on a rubber keyed spectrum without bending it? Some of my keys have stopped working and ne…

    Use a hairdryer to melt the glue is about the best bet!!
    rwap rwap December 2009 Hardware
  • How do I know where my C compiler is putting my variable?Let me show you my code. I am writing a Z80 emulator (z80.c) which sets up a bit of shared memory for communication with another process. Well, I got…

    ... 12;

    Use what makes sense to you - they're equivalent ... br /> shmat() returns a void* pointing to a buffer which was sized ... you are using, so use sizeof(int) to determine this.
    ... another for ints. Or use a struct to group your different types ...
    JamesW JamesW December 2009 Chit chat
  • How do I know where my C compiler is putting my variable?Let me show you my code. I am writing a Z80 emulator (z80.c) which sets up a bit of shared memory for communication with another process. Well, I got…

    ... 've only got to have two bytes and a word, totalling 4 ... .
    So perhaps a struct is the way to go
    [CODE ... />
    obo explained how to use a pointer to shared memory instead of dealing ... variables. But is it posible to point to a struct? Or how else ...
    wilsonsamm wilsonsamm December 2009 Chit chat
  • Come along chaps......(From the Dr.Who Thread...) [QUOTE=guesser;412226]oh dear, I've been told off! sorry for losing my temper and taking everything out on you ewgf. Yo…

    ... forums are used to organise talk a give it a structure. You don ... 't throw everything to the ... at and called a lamer or told to use google by some ... computers just we use :)
    Maybe we could use a poll to determine what ...
    Ralf Ralf January 2010 Chit chat
  • Best joystick inferface for the ZX 48K?Which is the best joystick inferface for the ZX 48K? Micky

    ... heard somewhere you can use a Master System control pad as it has ... this - that I can use a MS pad as a kempston etc controller?
    WhizzBang WhizzBang February 2010 Hardware
  • Which ZX Spectrum setup?I'm building a semi-pro laser setup, with.. a ZX Spectrum as controller! [url]http://gathering.tweakers.net/forum/list_messages/1297705[/url] (I'm no…

    ... , so I had to use a BC337 to invert that signal to feed the trigger ... resistors drove the analog signal to a max of 0.4V, so ... 2.48V to feed the galvo, when I send a decimal value ... , and the security circuitry, to be able to use my current 30mW laser ...
    bverstee bverstee February 2010 Hardware
  • Questions you were afraid to ask.....This thread is devoted to those questions you never asked, or were afraid to ask but want answers to. Such as: [LIST] [*]Why can't you put metal in…

    ... metal in a microwave. You just shouldn't use metal ... suggested you leave a metal spoon in a cup of ... water or milk that you want to boil to ... liquid. There's always a danger the microwave will ... flow. You can use a microwave to make old crappy AOL ...
    joefish joefish February 2010 Chit chat
  • PS2 hard drive?I believe you can get a hard drive fitted to ps2. So, can you just put your disc games on to this if you fit one? How many games can you put on i…

    ... ]http://www.hdadvance.com/hd_advance_how-to-use.htm[/URL]

    use a normal IDE drive, though read the FAQs on the subject to ... find out which ones to use/avoid. Unfortunately ... the IDE connection) and use a utilitiy to transfer PS2 games (as ...
    ewgf ewgf February 2010 Chit chat
  • Please test my Manic Miner remake!Thanks to everyone who downloaded my sneak preview of Manic Miner Turbo. Thanks especially to na_th_an who is the only person so far to give feedback…

    I still use LDIR ;) Or rather I use REPT and LDI ENDR ... ;)

    I use IM 2 and do all ... every 4 frames). I use a dirtybuffer to only redraw cells which ... confident I can get it to run at 25fps. Central ... Cavern used to run at 50fps but ...
    Paradigm Shifter Paradigm Shifter February 2010 Games
  • Please test my Manic Miner remake!Thanks to everyone who downloaded my sneak preview of Manic Miner Turbo. Thanks especially to na_th_an who is the only person so far to give feedback…

    ... ]I still use LDIR ;) Or rather I use REPT and ... ENDR ;)

    I use IM 2 and do all ... every 4 frames). I use a dirtybuffer to only redraw cells which need ... confident I can get it to run at 25fps. Central ... (you must be close to lapping or even over-lapping ...
    frobush frobush February 2010 Games
  • Some help needed, pretty please! :-)Hi there WOSsers! Long time no see! :-) I'm going through a process to get all my tape games (some real, some downloaded from here) onto +3 disk. I'…

    ... to save to the same disk as the game (saves me having to use a ... tape deck and a C90). I do ... which I can use as a backup, but would like to have 128k ... have that you can begin to use a tool to find out the length ...
    Hercules Hercules March 2010 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Widnes!There are new shops opening today! Brass bands, whippet displays, flat cap tossing - the lot! [url=http://www.runcornandwidnesworld.co.uk/news/50392…

    ... )
    I can drive to Manchester and use a motorway to skip. (1.5 ... hours to join the queue ... Warrington and use a single lane bridge. (1 to 4 hours to join the ... br /> I can use the Thelwall viaduct. (random to join the queue ...
    frobush frobush March 2010 Chit chat
  • Crappy video in +2B/+3Maybe it's not a failure in my ZX Spectrum, but I need some advice... I've got some spectrums (a ZX Spectrum +, two spanish ZX Spectrum +2B and a mo…

    I was going to suggest the DVD is over ... .. always the dvd player tries to over ride anything else.. and ... />
    can't you use a composite to scart connector, you get them ...
    fog fog March 2010 Hardware
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