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Trying to repair a Speccy 48k - No PulsingI've had this machine for ages. I'd I've been putting off fixing it for some time now. So a couple of days ago I pulled it apart and started prob…
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ZXBaremulator v2.0Hi all, I've released the new version of my ZX Spectrum bare-metal for Raspberry PI. The new features and the images can be found on my project si…
... helpful though... If I wanted to replace the ROM's how ... ?... The 48k rom is usually easy to find and replace with a ... ?... If you could say, or better still, tell us at what ... it easier for us to be able to replace the roms manually ... -
Wildly OT: Computing Today's slagging-off of PascalIn the late '70s or early '80s (at the beginning of the home-computer era anyway, just before the dawn of the Speccy), there was a mag called [I]Comp…
... (i.e.: QBASIC) are better for learning, but recent dialects ... language, more powerful than people usually realizes. I learned Turbo ... and the structures are clear. Usually people doesn't forgets that ... picture. It's better to first learn how to do an entire ... -
Dual joystick interface schematic?Hi! Would anyone have a schematic for a dual joystick interface? Cursor or sinclair would either work. If not, I might try my hand at designing one.…
... /> It's also awkward to combine Kempston and a keypress ... more ports to a +2 (to add to the two ... but you could do better to make a more compatible ... on different bits compared to a Kempston interface ... official Kempston interface and simply moving the test line ... -
Tory Leadership ContestCould not help it had to mention it, I know it won't interest everyone. Don't want to open a can of worms. But its chit chat, so be nice to each othe…
... lack of integrity, lack desire to accept responsibility and being quick ... to blame others etc.... However, at ... from to simply hope that the next person in charge does things better? -
Tory Leadership ContestCould not help it had to mention it, I know it won't interest everyone. Don't want to open a can of worms. But its chit chat, so be nice to each othe…
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Climate ChangeThis has been on the News for a couple of days now, including coverage of worldwide rallies calling for more efforts to tackle climate change. I have…
... ) for new cars constantly. Far better to keep what you have really ... flying around to excess in private jets usually telling us to not do ... sea levels are going to rise due to melting ice. How much ... means this is unlikely to change due to consumer demand for SUV ... -
Gaaaahhhghh! Christmas (Lights)Tis the season to be a grumpy old git. Its now December and as is customary in the USA, after thanks giving the decorations 'must' come out. I've …
... house yet :))
Usually she's on that half ... s annoying, and I usually have to go worming my way through ... the attic to get all the tat ... about the place, and usually have to do the whole thing ... she holds off the better in my opinion. -
Corona Virus,Is is me or is the BBC sensationalizing this corona virus too much and creating hysteria?
... articulated making it liable to misunderstanding or misinterpretation? ... it's just not usually visible or with such ... is medical staff usually try to go an extra mile ... may not be any better to be in a hospital ... It just needs to be explained better I think. Some ... -
50+ FPS GAMESHi guys) Which was the first Speccy game with 50/60 frames per second? And what was the main reason? Thank you
... blank out the screen—it simply displays the previous frame. We ... all cases, it's possible to accurately measure a "frame ... software.
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50+ FPS GAMESHi guys) Which was the first Speccy game with 50/60 frames per second? And what was the main reason? Thank you
... could smooth drawbacks much better than recent LEDs/LCDs ... me right, it’s better to use powers of two, ... The problem with LCDs usually stems from the video ... modern computers. They are usually locked at 60 Hz, ... multiples of two is usually no faster than shifting ... -
Forum vs Home vs new tab/pageThis might be intentional, but I thought I'd mention it. On here the forum the 'WOS' logo is linked to the main front end page, and opens in the s…
... ) a link to the front end. I guess this simply stems from ... other forum software in general (going back to ... say Y2K if not before etc) where the logo was usually ... linked to the index.
Forum vs Home vs new tab/pageThis might be intentional, but I thought I'd mention it. On here the forum the 'WOS' logo is linked to the main front end page, and opens in the s…
... ) a link to the front end. I guess this simply stems from ... other forum software in general (going back to ... say Y2K if not before etc) where the logo was usually ... linked to the index.
Forum vs Home vs new tab/pageThis might be intentional, but I thought I'd mention it. On here the forum the 'WOS' logo is linked to the main front end page, and opens in the s…
... ) a link to the front end. I guess this simply stems from ... other forum software in general (going back to ... say Y2K if not before etc) where the logo was usually ... linked to the index.[/quote]
But ...Games With Separate 48K and 128K Versions There are some ZX Spectrum facets that throw up a strong sense of "deja vu" in me when I come across them again (and this particular subject …
... differences that should be enough to identify the versions as distinct ... and different ( so no need to be pedantic about it and ... a mistake.
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That is what usually comes to mind when discussing 48k / 128k ...Program directly on an speccyHi guys! I just bought a couple of spectrums and want to code assembly directly on the Spectrum. Don't want to use an emulator. On my C64 I use…
... modification in this case was simply having a monitor called " ... monitor, and saved them to simply be loaded in when required ... , to avoid having to juggle too many different ...
There are going to be better options these days which I ...Windows 11 - It's commingJust when you thought that there was going to be no more new versions of Windows, a recent leak reveals Microsoft are due to announce Windows 11 soon…
... in one place then I usually have to go hunt for it ... if this is actually connected to the mentioned above nag) ... ... Store??? Why do I have to hunt for things in at ... I should also be able to uninstall from within the Store ... STORE!!!) *whew* there, I feel better.I am currently watching.....This stems from a rant Mel did months ago on the currently listening to thread, and he suggested starting a thread like this to somebody (sorry can't…
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It's much better than the remake but i ... danger/horror.
Hove to agree about the old black ... Thing from another world" but usually shortened to just "The Thing" and ... least,
The important point to remember is that the story ...I am currently watching.....This stems from a rant Mel did months ago on the currently listening to thread, and he suggested starting a thread like this to somebody (sorry can't…
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It's much better than the remake but i ... .
Hove to agree about the old black ... from another world" but usually shortened to just "The Thing" and ...
The important point to remember is that the story ... 's one of the better b&w movies ...What (Speccy) game are you currently playing ?(Quite a few threads on what youre listening to, watching etc) What Speccy game are you currently playing ? After playing a LOT of Invasion of the …
... You either want to add a letter to an existing word ... word list and play parallel to an existing word.
... like JO can be extended to JOE, which can be ... extended to JOEY/JOES/SJOE etc. ... best letter to have on your rack (usually better than a ...Re PSI Chess and others...After reading about Ed's 36 hour decoding mission on PSI Chess, I feel that the one thing we need is a totally comprehensive instructions section. I …
... . Perhaps it would be better to have an index with nothing ...That Nostalgia ThangI was bored sitting waiting on a bus the other day and it was bucketing down with rain. As it does in gloomy situations like that, my mind started t…
... that, my mind started to wander and I was overcame ... . I was taken back to the 80's when it ... raining and there was nothing better to do than hit play on ... and games i had to cheat on to win. Oh what an ... (music, films etc) compares to the fond memories of the ...Basic listings memory occupationI remember readong someplace that due to basic's representation of number, in a program, in order to save space, it was better to represent integers …
... remember readong someplace that due to basic's representation of number ... program, in order to save space, it was better to represent integers by ...Directory listingI know this isn't stricly Spectrum related,but I can't think of anyone better to entrust my technical problems with than the Spectrum brotherhood. Do…
... can't think of anyone better to entrust my technical problems with ... .
Does anyone know how to list the contents of a ... a text file? I want to list the contents of my ... so I can give them to a friend, but I've ...CSS FAQ Maintenance & RFC[Posted on behalf of the CSS FAQ Maintenance Team] As many of you will be aware, the comp.sys.sinclair FAQ is currently under review. In order to de…
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Please reply directly to [email="cssfaq@worldofspectrum.org ... be contacted directly and asked to provide additional information.
Celebrity Deathmatch- Manic Miner vs Jet Set WillySince the two games have come up in this forum recently, it has made me think back to how imaginative they were, and how much fun they were to simply…
... how much fun they were to simply play. But which one is ... best, though if I had to choose, I'd just sneak ... it to the original. What do you ...World Of Spectrum CD - Craig RothwellDo they still sell these? Perhaps it would be better to have an updated archive on CD. You never know what might happen...
Do they still sell these? Perhaps it would be better to have an updated archive on CD. You never know what might happen...The Artist II and Art Studio in "Games" top 100?!What are two utilities - good ones, indeed, but always utilities - doing in the visitor voted top 100 best [I]games[/I] list?! I think that it would…
... think that it would be better to:
a) create a separate ...Wanted damaged books for OCR - PDF project?Wanted Damaged copies of any ZX spectrum books ?which will be cut up scanned and OCRed and then produced in a PDF format. Damaged means ? not mint…
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