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To catch a predatorAnyone see this show on FX last night ? I remember seeing one of them on the net a while back. Basically Dateline NBC do a series of 'stings' as in…
... and act as a 'decoy' to talk to blokes who then ... to meet up with them.
They then use ... obviously thinks hes going to have sex with this ... out jumps the presenter to have a good go at the ... the presenter reads a chat log to them and its shocking ... -
PC emulator with USB joystick support?Hello there, Does anyone know of a PC Spectrum emulator that will allow me to use a USB joystick? I have a Competition Pro joystick which uses USB,…
... a PC Spectrum emulator that will allow me to use a USB joystick? I have a ... Competition Pro joystick which uses ... USB, but I can't seem to ... get the thing to work in any ... -
"This is a screensaver that do not save the screen"Which was a quote from the first release of SCREEN$ back in April 2001. Little did he know that, against the best judgement of myself and my peers, I…
... board GFX will likely grind to a halt with this one. ... use the screensaver properties page of your favourite control panel app to ... configure it.
A few ... 't handle that, then use a 640x480 resolution and turn effects ... -
A PC console?Are there any console style PCs available? What I mean is, you can pretty much use a PC as a console, if you add a joypad(s), a TV card, and if you l…
... would perhaps be better to use a small keyboard (say a notbook size keyboard ... mouse control. You could keep this small and convenient keyboard handy, to use ... , etc, and use the joypad for game control. Add in a silent cooling ... -
The So What's This Buzzsaw All About Then? Thread.Erm. This: [URL="http://www.joefish.co.uk/speccy/Joefish_Buzzsaw_Demo_1.tap"]http://www.joefish.co.uk/speccy/Joefish_Buzzsaw_Demo_1.tap[/URL] Keys…
... 'J' it will switch over to Kempston joystick control.
If you press ... 'K' it will switch over to Q/A ... keyboard control (handy if you're emulating a 48K Speccy but need to use a ... -
Someone knows a tool to convert mappy files?Hi, I'm new in the scene. I've been doing some stuff with z88dk (great tool). Now the question, I use mappy to create a map, and how can I get this m…
Hi, I'm new in the scene. I've been doing some stuff with z88dk (great tool).
Now the question, I use mappy to create a map, and how can I get this map to work with z88dk librarys?
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Where's the border line between a Spectrum and something else?I mean: there are purists out there that consider that anything that is not a true Sinclair Spectrum, with a true Z80 and a true ULA, and at most, 48…
... a "true" Spectrum. Those purists even avoid to code graphic routines that use ... capabilities of the Spectrum, but a joystick interface.
... 48K / 128K Spectrums, a "Spectrum compatible machine". Hardware ... like a Z80-DMA inboard, or a DivIDE to light- ... -
rebuilding a speccy - original hardware, emulation or cloneI have some spare speccy parts and cases etc and I've been thinking of bastardising a spectrum. I'm undecided as to using original hardware, clone or…
... /> My plan was to use a +2 (grey) board with a rom whipped out ... . I want to use a +2 board so I can have joystick ports (which ... I use a 48k board, add an ay and extend the memory to ... emulator or to a desktop so I could use it as a pc (haven ... -
Rtype controlsdoes anyone know if its possible to use a kempston joystick playing rtype? The reason i ask is because i have a sega control pad and i'd like to use…
does anyone know if its possible to use a kempston joystick playing rtype? The reason i ask is because i have a sega control pad and i'd like to use it playing the game. -
More questions to ponder/argue/ignore as you wish...Just copying some stuff to a memory stick, and I found some old questions I'd intended to post on these forums to provoke debate, that I'd never got …
... on steering wheels, aviation style control sticks, etc, were available ... the console manufacturer can control the manufacture of all ... a console manufacturer can then control what games are allowed to run ... the 360's inability to use cheap and ever available ... -
Control a Model Railway with ZX Spectrum?When I got my Spectrum from Ebay, it came with the previous owner's collection of books, magazines, tapes etc. One of the books was : First Steps wi…
... it suggests that a Spectrum could be made to control a model railway. I ... can't begin to imagine that ... be done, or was it a piece of early 1980s over ... -
My Totall Recall demo hackwell, I'll never be a hacker, but I'm learning a few tricks. Many people here know the story behing Total Reall game. The first version was delayed,…
... if first version on a cassette attached to a Spanish magazine Microhobby:< ... experimented a bit with its code and was able to return the control ... [/url]
Use Kempston joystick. As for now the controls ... I may later try to hack a bit more and make the ... -
So you need to double (or triple, or quadruple) the clock speed...No particular reason for posting this, other than I was looking at an eZ80 evaluation board that does this, and that jogged my memory of a project I'…
... project here that's needed to use a faster clock than the ... phase comparator changes the control voltage to slow the VCO slightly ... breadboard - the voltage changes to control the oscillator are tiny and ... The green wire is the control input (voltage from the ... -
unusable KEMPSTON JOYSTICK in gamesSome ZX games use bad routine for read kempston joystick port. For example game BLOOD VALLEY read kempston joy from port #DF ( BIN 11011111 ). This s…
Some ZX games use bad routine for read kempston joystick port. For example ... code must be replaced all joystick ports to value #1F. In this ... routine can be erased instruction IN A ... and rewrite instruction IN A,(DF) to IN A,(1F)
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Joystick Adapter for Spectrum +2I would like to build a joystick adapter for the +2. Does anyone have an idea which PINs I have to cross out so that I can use other sticks (Competit…
I would like to build a joystick adapter for the +2. Does anyone have an idea which PINs I have to cross out so that I can use other sticks (Competition etc.)? -
How can I modify a modern floppy disk drive to work with +D, Disciple, etc.So I've got a +D, a Disciple, and this MicroPeripherals QL Disk interface. For all these I use a single cumana 3.5'' disk unit with its own power sup…
So I've got a +D, a Disciple, and this MicroPeripherals QL ... interface. For all these I use a single cumana 3.5'' disk ... /> I'd like to know if I can use a standard floppy disk ... drive, and what modifications should be necessary to ... -
Wanted: 2 / Dual Joystick Spectrum InterfaceYo! I am after a joystick interface that ll allow me to use 2 joysticks on my spectrum. if you have one then please let me know. cheers :)
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I am after a joystick interface that ll allow me to use 2 joysticks on my spectrum. if you have one then please let me know. cheers :) -
Worst gaming decisions ever?In a different thread, I mention what, to me, is probably the single greatest mistake in the history of computer/console games design ever. Here are …
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- Ultimate using the control keys Q, W, E, R ... almost unplayable for many without a joystick.
- Return of the ... ? Everyone was expecting it to be a first person wire fram shooter ... if it's wise to save now and use an ink ribbon ... -
Emulator Front-EndsJust writing to ask if anyone in these forums uses an emulator front-end for Windows. That is, if you use a single user-interface for all the various…
... use a single user-interface for all the various emulators and control via a ... joypad/joystick?
I have a HTPC (1 ... .
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I'm writing a library for "running" co-processorsCrossposted at [URL=http://amibay.com/showthread.php?p=117391#post117391]amibay[/URL] and [URL=http://forum.classicamiga.com/forum/showthread.php/436…
... library is that a user can take control over a co-processor (that ... This has a use when you want to launch a binary on a specific architecture ... imagination and a knowledge of C. And a willingness to learn my ... if you have to have a log in to download it). This ... -
Splitter & fixer & Kempston joystick interfaceI'm thinking of developing a small interface that combines these three elements: 1. A splitter like the [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infosee…
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3. A Kempston joystick interface
... is that the Kempston joystick with a through port may ... that it's hard to place a 9-pin d- ... 3 that I use from time to time, but only ... of a DivIDE with the parts for a Kempston joystick interface. ... -
A little program to set the time...Hi Folks, OK, I have amended the program so you now have four routines/functions you can use in your own programs: TIME: GET - Reads the current va…
... four routines/functions you can use in your own programs:
TIME: SET - Sets FRAMES to the current value of HH ...
TIME: INPUT - Allows a user to enter the value of HH ... -
Singularity (a great first person shooter)I thought I'd post this as I've just played a very good modern game that for some reason most people seem not to have heard of, so maybe some of you …
... discovered that could be used to control time. Trouble is, it's ... of a room, a suitcase, a locker, a dumpster, etc) and you can use this to ... purchase upgrades to ... -
Need help with a DOS commandI've searched for hours in a row and I've been searching for a couple days now, but I can't find a way to log on to a local machine using DOS. This i…
... I can't find a way to log on to a local machine using ... logged on as a user in order to have full control. Regedit and ... I just need to be able to logon as a user, using DOS ... /> SHARE | START | STATISTICS | STOP | TIME | USE | USER | VIEW ][/CODE]
Hacking a Joystick InterfaceI have a DK'Tronics twin-port joystick interface that does Kempston and Sinclair 0-6 keys. I know it has only 14 lines connecting it to the edge con…
I have a DK'Tronics twin-port joystick interface that does Kempston and ... only 14 lines connecting it to the edge connector, because I ... hand and grafted it onto a DivIDE board. I presume 5 ... data lines, there'll be a +5V and Gnd and the ...ZXDS questions...Hi Folks, I am hoping someone on here knows something about [B]ZXDS[/B]. I have downloaded the program to my daughters [B]DSi[/B] (for testing purp…
... I have downloaded the program to my daughters [B]DSi[/ ... />
1) The "[B]joystick[/B]" on the [B]DSi ... I have tried all the Control options in [B]ZXDS [/ ... is there a way to turn this off and use an instance ... 1 [/B]- is there a more up to date version?
...Drawing a "window"...Hi Folks, I want to display a blank window over an existing screen. It then draws a border around it but that is not the point of my question. Ini…
... /> FOR a=3 TO 19:
PRINT AT a,7;" ":
NEXT a[/CODE ... contains the PAPER and AT control codes plus the spaces. When ... /> P.S. I use a similar trick to draw a striped screen of alternating ...How to shut down your pc on a specific date?If I wanted my pc to stop working or at least to be blocked on a specific date, what sort of program would I use? Would it have to be some sort of a…
If I wanted my pc to stop working or at least to be blocked on a specific date, what sort of program would I use?
Would it have to be some sort of a virus program, or is there a way to program windows to do it?A 30th Anniversary ProjectHappy new year (belatedly...) So with the 30th anniversary approaching, I've decided to do a hardware project to celebrate it. Something hands-on (o…
... filter to create a voltage, which is then used to control whatever it needs to control ... the Spectrum. I'm going to use a CPLD for the interface logic ... the programmer). The prototype will use a dead Spectranet as an interface ...Use a +2/+3 case as a replacement keyboard for 48KI was just wondering if a 48K Spectrum motherboard could be housed in a +3 case, and somehow the keyboard be connected so that it could have a proper…
I was just wondering if a 48K Spectrum motherboard could be ... housed in a +3 case, and somehow the ... so that it could have a proper keyboard but have the ... , Joystick interfaces etc. It could be a good use of a dead +3 and a ...
