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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…
... understand how compression routines work. I find it useful so just thought ... in case it would be useful for somebody else and also ... code which I find more useful than creating a binary but ... -
Sounds & tunes bankIs there any web out there, or even a thread here at WoS, that includes useful BASIC routines that generate certain sounds or music to be included in…
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Non ZX Spectrum hardware that is useful is one or more Speccy related computer modes.I am not sure if I described it very well but there are now loads of ZX Spectrum modes or zones or categories of hardware where where Spectrum games…
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Routines listHi everyone I'm looking for a complete list of Z80 routines (8252, 8859, 5633...) Does it exist? Thanks
Hi everyone
I'm looking for a complete list of Z80 routines (8252, 8859, 5633...)
Does it exist?
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Random-Access to Microdrive FileI am working on a BASIC program to backup a microdrive text-file to standard tape array-file. To backup a text-file from one microdrive to a secon…
... that these ideas can be useful.
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Who Are The Best UK Based "Useful" Speccy Add-on Kit Providers. This is all about useful add-on kit or associated Speccy paraphernalia . Who are the Best and who are the Rest (Les Autres) I will kick it off w…
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Remainder (Mod) calculationsI've been figuring out how to calculate remainders after integer division by a constant divisor k (A mod k = A % k). I found that for most small di…
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Most of the routines only calculate the remainder.
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Robospec (new project, hopefully useful as a tutorial as well)Starting a new project after my graphics investigations. * It's gonna be a Robotron clone since that's not too ambitious (although I'd like to hav…
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line routineWondered if anyone can help me out. I have been programming a 3d graphics library for the spectrum, in Machine code. The line routine that I have i…
This may be useful for timing your routines:
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ScrollingBit of a daft topic but anyway... Which game had the best scrolling? I would have to volunteer Commando and its silky-smooth scrolling. A particula…
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; for quick use cut ... an optimisation in the ROM routines for drawing text. Rather than ...
scroll rl (hl) ; incredibly useful - we can 'scroll' memory directly ... -
My own Home Computer It's true. My company are planning to build a new Home Computer. It will use a Z80 CPU running at 6mhz, 128k Ram and will run all Spectrum and ZX81 …
... Video Memory this is particularally useful for writing stuff to ... paging (and epaging? Might be useful if 48k programmes cause problems ... 32k mode will be very useful for framebuffering, 32k is ... perhaps add some hardware AY routines for playing samples from RAM ... -
games written using game writng programsI was reading through some issues of crash not long back and one article was about some 16 year old that wrote Frank n stein for the speccy(never pla…
Basic Compilers and My Compressor CodeAs I mentioned in another thread I'm currently writing a set of compression routines for saving +3 disk space. I've done the first stage (write the …
A compressor would be most useful implemented on the PC anyway - ... 'm doing my own compression routines.
What's stopping ...Debut programmersDoes anybody know of any really big hit speccy games that were just programmed by some unknown amateur programmer and sent unsolicited to software ho…
... is an excellent book with useful AI routines / approaches (from a programming ...Paranoid ramblings...Thus we near the end of October, and still not a whisper of news from the makers of RealX :( :( :( :( What could have happened to them ? Could th…
... currently coding
the GUI routines, then we'll move onto ... to do
something possibly useful for all. In particular, RealSpectrum ... /> have genuinely tried to be useful to the community with some ...New project for 256 colours Games emulator!O.K. , I suggested Jonathan Needle ( Creator of the excellent Spectaculator at [url="http://www.Spectaculator.com"]www.Spectaculator.com[/url] ) to c…
... to rewrite the whole sprite routines !!Don?t forget that undernet ... rely on it?s sprite routines and other timed cycles as ... ? With each new release, patch routines for more games could be ... talking about?) this could be useful to somebody?.:lol:
i want to start writing my own gamesi want to start writing my own games but have no idea how. is there any downloadable dummys guides or some software that teaches u how. the only expe…
... simple opaque sprite, calling useful ROM routines or using the BASIC calculator ... routines*).
It's as ... : Z80 != Spectrum...
* = actually useful sometimes !!!!!i want to start writing my own gamesi want to start writing my own games but have no idea how. is there any downloadable dummys guides or some software that teaches u how. the only expe…
... simple opaque sprite, calling useful ROM routines or using the BASIC calculator ... routines*).[/quote]
You really ...ebook on graphicsi would like to learn coding about sinclair graphics in machine code. is there any scanned ebooks about it on a site?
... PDF scans could be very useful for the Type-Ins project ... , it uses the ROM's routines for FP maths and stuff ... maths and use replacement ROM routines, an option I hope to ...Game Editor questionI'm currently updating my image utility - TommyGun and my old Map editor, which I haven't released on WoS yet. My question is this. Would people li…
... , making a handy package of useful asm subroutines.
From ... the final binary and library routines not referred to are not ...whats your second favourite retro computerOk i'm going to assume that for most of us here the speccy is our favourite number 1 retro computer,its the best home computer in the world etc etc :…
... the help of some questionably useful code fragments such as the ... got a few unrolled loop routines that move about 2K (they ...help with sprites from SevenUpHas anybody got source for a short m/c rountine that can send sprites designed in SevenUp to the screen or to a dummy screen? A long time ago, I wor…
... the text, but the routines may be useful. Depending on the speed ...BASin Release 10 releasedHi all, A quick note to let you know that BASin_r10 is out as of now. I've gone off on something of a tangent now with BASin, it's more like what …
... be BASIC compatible? Use ROM routines (and save space) or hard ... to normal speed. It's useful for getting through long sections ...SDP Project ExpandingHi folks, The next Vault update isn't going to see that many +3 disks, due to poor interest. However, I've still managed to source some disks for t…
... want to develop their own routines to create and use images ... investigating if there is a useful application for them in the ...Best emulator to use for type-insHi Everyone, I have loads of spectrum basic / mc code I had written when I was at school - some cool stuff, I'd like to type it in (from 4" silver p…
... style) for writing simple asm routines for enhancing your BASIC code ... listing. This is could be useful for some type-ins that ...Zecut0r and ZAFA while ago (about 2 yrs)i took VbSpec and tried to port it to Delphi 6. Althought it was pretty weak, it. Meanwhile DelphiSpec 0.1 appeared and i wa…
... to call Spectrum ROM routines would be useful, would help folks if ...DelphiSpec problemMaybe someone knows that problem with the emulator DelphiSpec? After some seconds of emulation it begins to produce strange noise (similar to helicop…
... code is based on Waveout routines, and is badly written, so ... I found DelphiSpec to be useful for things like z80 snap ...New Compo IdeaI've had this idea and would like to know what do you think about it. I think that most of us here know how to code in BASIC. The problem with Specc…
... type programs, lacks certain very useful tools. There's no type ... BASIC. No hand-coded assembler routines. No Sprite pack. Nothing but ...New Compo IdeaI've had this idea and would like to know what do you think about it. I think that most of us here know how to code in BASIC. The problem with Specc…
... : I'll start compiling a "useful resources" doc today. I'll ... variables, pokes, addresses of ROM routines, input ports, reading the keyboard ...New Compo IdeaI've had this idea and would like to know what do you think about it. I think that most of us here know how to code in BASIC. The problem with Specc…
... : I'll start compiling a "useful
`resources" doc today. I ... , pokes, addresses of
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