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SpecBAS 0.690 Now AvailableHi folks - 0.690 is now available at the usual location: [url]https://sites.google.com/site/pauldunn/SpecOS.zip[/url] You can also download the rece…
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New for this release is mostly filesystem things ... a "drive" to a folder on the host filesystem - "SYS:" ... - see the reference document on handling packages. Essentially they're ... the editor line would not display properly due to ... crash is the rate was -
Commodore 64 - First time trying - REVIEW & Pictures!Right, so the 2nd hand shop was selling this Commodore and accessories. So I decided to buy it, as I've never had a Commodore and this is my first ti…
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in ... the spectrum is "nasty" its not smooth and generally I dislike ... it was money for experimentation. I'd never use more money on this ... the spectrum, but its really not, the graphics looks more "blocky ... -
Published Reviews of Programming the Z80 (Rodnay Zaks)I have started an article on Wikipedia for the book Programming the Z80 and would like if possible to reference any published reviews. Had a quick se…
I have started an article on Wikipedia for the book ... past thread that might answer this, but not found anything yet. The archive ... the book was recommended in spectrum magazines, but not a review ... Its a general text on the Z80 and not computer specific. What ... -
So as not to miselad. This thread has a picture of a real spider in it.I was going to call the thread Visitor to My Lounge. Or Horace and the Spider etc .. But instead, I thought I'd just say it like it is. There is a s…
I was going to call the thread ... photo.
Also in this photo is a tape measure ... some wallpaper with white paint on it.
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Keys redefine routine and key check.I have written some asm code which allows me to redefine keys (for a game etc.), and also allows me to be able to check any keypresses for the redefi…
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; This will either run the redefine ... res 0,d ; indicate key not pressed
djnz gk_loop ; ... the port that the key was found on
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Spectrum Fever On FacebookI noticed on facebook there was nothing for the ZX Spectrum that would let you follow what was going on in the world of spectrum. I know this site ha…
... what was going on in the world of spectrum. I know this ... site has a page but not many people ... its not as full and rich with info like this site ... the spectrum promote it on this very page and get ... .
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2 blown PSUs in one dayI got a SAM Coupe today, and the PSU started to smoke as soon as I turned it on. Since the Spectrum +3 PSU looked up to powering the SAM, I wired to…
... to make sure it's not going to kill the SAM ... plugged it in. I was getting 5V on the Z80 and 12V ... surface which may explain this.
About this time, something seems ... smoke.
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Second Hand SpectrumHi just joined the Forum. I have picked up a Spectrum at a s/h shop and would like some advice please. I have had two ZX81's packed away for severa…
... I could not get the 81s to work on a modern auto ... have now got them working on this old b&w tv ... I opened the case I found one of the keyboard ribbons ... and powered up I could not get any output and after ... ) and also the power unit was running hot.
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Is it possible to access the +3 disk drive via m/c in USR0 mode?Is it possible to access the disk drive of the +3 via m/c +3DOS calls when running in USR0 mode? I ask because I'm having an awful lot of trouble ge…
... and searched and have found good indications that it ... file called FILENAME.BAS on the disk and the ... the carry flag is not set upon return and ... not found'
Here's the code which was taken ... /forums/showthread.php?t=29756"]this[/URL] thread.
The rescue of a coil.The problem at hand was a known defect transformer from the switching convertor inside a Spectrum. Both windings are not interrupted and not intercon…
The problem at hand was a known defect transformer from ... from the outside? I have not found a method other than measuring ... with a multimeter. One probe on the socket pin where the ... discipline, which is clearly visible. This imperfect situation must be ideal ...Repaired some 128K's todayI have lot's of ZX Spectrums laying aside with some more complex defects. Today I decided to try to fix some of them. I thought: why not share my ex…
... /> Another Z80 solved everything, so this beloved heatsink Speccy is alive ... problem: random fast changing lines on screen.
I ... (yeah, a lot), I found out.. it was not a ram chip: the ... with the HAL that was originally on the +2 board?
Pirates! by Microprose...possible on ZX?Going through the games that exist on C-64 but not on Spectrum, I came across Pirates!...it always gets excellent reviews and its considered a great …
... the games that exist on C-64 but not on Spectrum, I came ... considered a great game...it was planned for the Speccy but ... russian version, but its not strictly based on this game.
[url ...Faulty rubber speccy - advice neededHello all speccy hardware gurus :) Recently I moved to a new flat and after a long time have some space (and time) to dig out my old Speccy hardware…
... lower ram chips have faultered. This motherboard had upper ram chips ... also went thru repair procedure found in the repair manual:
on the pin 2 was different then on the others ... other upper ram chips), and not below 20k, which should ...+D Printing does not work.After 7 years I tried yesterday to print something on my Spectrum 128+ with +D, but it was not working. Tried with two different printers over Centro…
... print something on my Spectrum 128+ with +D, but it was not working ... I made earlier, where it was working without problems before, and ... Sub-D), none of them was working.
Symptoms:
... typed in LPRINT "Test", after this the border turned blue like ...Games Club WC 13/2/12Oh dear I?m really sorry about this guys, the random button has chosen some real stinkers here. I guess it had to happen, after all the great ?classi…
... , in my research I found out this game is actually a hoax ... you aids? affair, this game was number 1 on the liberals hit list ... . Did this game ever give ... course will not be playing it, just to be on the safe ...What interface is this ?What's this please ? :) [url]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300663516164[/url] Its ended (I just missed out as usual by a …
What's this please ? :) [url]http://www.ebay. ... pence) , although I was not really sure what it was, a kind of ... ?
I have seen this before I'm sure but ... it is, not without the description.
Anyone on here win ...The Sinclair ZX Microdrive Resurrection Project (long)Dear Spectrum fans! [Management summary: Download [url]http://www.bartheld.net/temp/mdv2img.zip[/url] and tell me what you think. All help very much…
... Womble's Retro Repair Shack this was an easy soldering job to ... big trouble." ;-)
On WinZ80 everything ran fine and ... are not implemented yet. But it *CAN* rewrite checksums based on ... the BASIC loader saying "File not found.". If we can restore that ...Interview with VERONIKA MEGLER ("The Hobbit" programmer)This interview with Veronika Megler (The Hobbit) has been published by elmundodelspectrum.com in Spanish, I copy it here for you all in its original …
... and I worked together on The Hobbit, and on another game, Penetrator ... version?[/I]
I was not involved in the game conversions ... . How do you carry out this adaptation of the book content ... 30 years before. I once found Gandalf dead in a location ...Model Railway Timetable Version 1.4.12.0313...Hi Folks, Since November 2010 I have been working on my [B]Model Railway Timetable [/B]software. Thanks to the considerable help and patience of yo…
... 2010 I have been working on my [B]Model Railway Timetable ... ]BASin [/B]I was not too optimistic but this amazing tool made the ... at an acceptable speed on a standard Spectrum was a great (but ... impressed was I with [B]ZXDS [/B]and my new found appreciation ...Issue 3B only sees 16k (and RAMTOP NO GOOD on loading)A ZX+ with issue 3B board that i got recently, does not see anything more than 32768 (sometimes 37267..) on "PRINT PEEK 23732 + PEEK 23733 * 256 (Ent…
... got recently, does not see anything more than ... 32768 (sometimes 37267..) on "PRINT PEEK 23732 + ... replace IC21 at this point, this controls the top ... did the composite mod on this spectrum, and the signal ... . A guide i found suggests to remove audio ...MIA german game from Robert Spahl - Fronturs FortressAccording to his email where he gave WoS permission to host his games, he wrote a game, which could be found in the internet (although I tried doing …
... a game, which could be found in the internet (although I ... a couple of searchs and was not succesful) called Fronturs Fortress:
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some other archive. If ... can also distribute it. For this
game I invented the ...128k to Scart RGB Leads on Ebay.I started this thread as my other one was not getting any attention. Recently, I brought a 128k and +2 (grey) to scart connector on Ebay from Cool N…
I started this thread as my other one was not getting any attention.
on Ebay from Cool Novelties. The ... />
However, I tried it on a 128k + and a 128k ... constructing the leads was wrong resulting it only working on some sets ...Funny coloured spectrum found in my attic.While rummaging through my attic I found this funny coloured spectrum. [IMG]http://i1142.photobucket.com/albums/n608/daveyboyhughes/white_speccy.jpg…
... rummaging through my attic I found this funny coloured spectrum.
I'm not keen on the colour though, does anybody ...28-character wide multicolour(ish) on 48k SpectrumLong-time lurker here... I've always been interested in rainbow effects on the 48k Spectrum, mainly from a perspective of "Just what [I]would [/I]ha…
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Some comments on this code:
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[*]This demo code is ... what this might be useful for. Anyway, I hope not everyone ... of the screen (not really needed for this demo)
PUSH ...Difficult to find upper RAM fault.I've recently repaired an issue 3B 48K Spectrum that had a tricky to diagnose upper RAM fault, so I thought I'd post a report of what I found here. …
... off and on lots of times I found that P-RAMT was usually ... usually found 0 or 2, but sometimes 32 or 34 (this was a ... DEC (HL) instruction of this test did not decrement a value to ... ).
On occasions when the Spectrum did not initialise at all ...Your 8-bit micro preferencesWell, I kinda love [U]all [/U]8-bit machines. Yup, I've not found one that I haven’t warmed to in one way of another, but obviously there are …
... bit machines. Yup, I've not found one that I haven’t ... how different the games appear on this format. Elite isn't half ... my 512k add-on and games on floppy, this sleek machine doesn ... emulation experience here. Not bad, just wish there was more, readily ...What if there was no memory or space limitation?What if there was no memory or space limitation? We've had topics about the limitations of the Speccy's hardware, topics where we discussed how good …
... bad it was for someone to do something on a computer ... Does this mean that if the available free memory was not a problem ... seen demos (that can run on a normal 128K) do ... why I'm asking this is not just to know what ... If it can't run on a normal Spectrum I don ...Repairing a Disciple disk interface - info for othersJust posted this [URL="www.benophetinternet.nl/hobby"]on my weblog[/URL], but I think it's also interesting to put here. This week I did some work o…
Just posted this [URL="www.benophetinternet.nl/hobby"]on my weblog[/URL], ... enabled security on the PAL chips so it was not possible to ... to translate them.
For this, Lattice, the creators and ... I measured the resistance: I found values of about 30 ohms ...Can anyone tell me what this game is? :/Hi all, I wonder if anyone can help me? I played this game when I was a kid on my cousin's spectrum but I don't know what it was called and he doesn…
... ? I played this game when I was a kid on my cousin's ... 've checked and that's not it. I also remember there ... from too but I'm not sure. Would be cool to ... find out what it was but I'm not trawling through thousands ...48K/128K classificationI'm sorry if I've looked in the wrong places and not found it, but what are the rules regarding a game being listed as either: ZX Spectrum 48K ZX Sp…
... in the wrong places and not found it, but what are ... version released and could not be run on a 48K model, ... or could not be played at all on a 128K machine ... a game go which was advertised as being for ... said on the box, but what is the official rules on this?
