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Loading Screen Help Needed!I'm not sure if the miscellaneous thread is the right place to post this, but hopefully it will do the job! :) I am looking to create a still image,…
... still image, in the style of a spectrum loading screen, and ... it must be a case of using one of the various ZX emulators ... -
Which speccy do you use & why ?I`m lucky enough to have the choice of using a 48K original, a 48K+ and a 128+2B Sometimes I prefer the 128 because of it`s nice keyboard, crisp pic…
... enough to have the choice of using a 48K original, a 48K ... I prefer the 128 because of it`s nice keyboard, crisp ... model do you guys prefer using & why ? -
Going to be a dad...Last week we had our second scan, and our baby girl is due on November 2nd. I can hardly wait! Didn't want to post anything on here before the second…
Last week we had our second scan, and our baby girl is due on November 2nd. I can hardly wait! Didn't want to post anything on here before the second scan, but want you all to know she will be well versed in the ways of the Spectrum. -
Question about ZX Spectrum AY interfacesI got this information from Mike, author of EigthyOne: [QUOTE]128k spectrum 1.7734 MHz Timex 1.764 MHz ZON-X 1.625 MHz Fuller 1.625 MHz QuickSilva 0…
... this information from Mike, author of EigthyOne:
[QUOTE] ... - probably as a result of the spectrum using a 7MHz crystal and ... ? Is it just a matter of using different frequencies? I believe the ... the music would sound "out of tune".
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rollback/snaphost protectionis there any way how to protect game in emulator against rollback and snapshots ? (i have unclear idea of using disk system to write down game state…
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Free webhosting RMDHas anyone here got any experience of using a free webhosting service? Do you have one that you would recommend? At the moment, I'm using 000webhost…
... anyone here got any experience of using a free webhosting service? Do ... /> At the moment, I'm using 000webhost, who are... let's ... frequently timeout - in the case of FTP your connection is broken ... now but if anyone knows of a host with these facilities ... -
Repair options for my own dear old Spectrum 48k?Hello all, This is my first post to this wonderful forum, which is part of a truly great website! My name is Arnold, and I live in Utrecht, The Nethe…
... for children about the introduction of the computer in our ... like to renovate a couple of ZX Spectrums, so that kids can ... />
Still, the idea of leaving my Spectrum as original ... on behalf of my educational computer project, involving ZX Spectrums. I hope ... -
recommendations for adventure mapping software?I want to be able to take a bunch of screen-shot GIFs, place them on a page, draw various connections between them, then re-arrange them for best eff…
... able to take a bunch of screen-shot GIFs, place them ... that also has the problem of using its own proprietary file format ... .
The sort of map I want to be ... -
Printing in 64 columns, from Basic?Not strictly a Sinclair Basic question but... Is there any known machine code utility that allows something similar to PRINT AT that can be called fr…
... or maybe 40 columns instead of the usual 32?
... kids homework and many of these involve time tables ... having to print lists of numbers and having to ... scroll to see the rest of the results.
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Spectrum 128k +2a questionOn that model what is the purpose of IC 15 ? it is a hex inverter but I cant understant its purpouse I suspect it is malfunctioning in one of my spec…
On that model what is the purpose of IC 15 ?
it is a hex inverter but I cant understant its purpouse
I suspect it is malfunctioning in one of my spectrums
thank you for the help :)
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winston's diagnostics boardHi there Mr Winston I don't know if you remember I posted about your diagnostics board earlier and how i used a 7404 instead of the 2 mosfets, well I…
... sockets, a new bit of project board and rebuilt based ... the 7404 again but instead of using a mosfet on the ... days (oh the joy of hand-soldering CF sockets).. ...
Being a little bit of a newb, I'd like ... +3 just a job of using a couple of diodes on the ROMCS ... -
Getting DivIDE Plus to always start with ResiDOSI am hoping someone on here will have experience of using ResiDOS - I emailed Garry Lancaster, but have not received a response as yet. A customer h…
... on here will have experience of using ResiDOS - I emailed Garry Lancaster ... asked me the best way of always starting the Spectrum +3 ... -
zxspin's breakpoints questionIs there a way of using a breakpoint to inform you when a address is written to ?? Thanks CodenameV
Is there a way of using a breakpoint to inform you when a address is written to ??
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Video problems in a +2BI was looking for the original thread, but I didn't found it... I've got a +2B with video problems through RF modulator (nothing special, all of my …
... (nothing special, all of my spectrums have that kind of problem... modern TVs ... -
Playing AY sounds with BASIC.Is it possible? If so how? I've seen in one forum a while back mention of using interrupts to play but AFAIK this is machine code only. The goal of …
... forum a while back mention of using interrupts to play but AFAIK ... only.
The goal of this question to update the ... ]slideshow [/I] (not video) functionality of Image to ZX Spec to ... 'd probably have some sort of basic sequencer display to arrange ... -
DIVIDE+ and +3 Disk DriveProbably been asked before (and I'll search the forums again) but is there any possibility of using the +3 disk drive with the DIVIDE+ without a +3E …
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Assembler Shortcuts Reference?Can someone please refer me to a page of assembler shortcuts; ie. concise ways of doing things in a few bytes which might not be immediately obvious?…
... to a page of assembler shortcuts; ie. concise ways of doing things in ... page or two of these tips in one of the books I ... -
Japanese computers and consolesThere some really nice ones out there if you can find them on yahoo auctions japan or ebay,now i think parts and the annoyance of using the stepdown …
... think parts and the annoyance of using the stepdown converter can be ... -
Speccy games that let you save your progress?beanz mentioned in another thread that he thinks he "[I]used to save after each 'game' day[/I]" in Lords of Midnight, which got me wondering. Aside …
... 'game' day[/I]" in Lords of Midnight, which got me wondering ... never did, in several years of using a real spectrum (even with ... kick off - aside from Lords of Midnight! -
Room escape games on the speccy?Hi all. Being a bit of a fan of room escape games such as the ones at [url]http://www.takagism.net/[/url] I was wondering if there were any room esca…
... Being a bit of a fan of room escape games such ...
Obviously this type of game could be quite frustrating ... I guess there are ways of getting around it through ... />
Anybody know of any and, if so, how ... Castle Master have elements of room escape in them ... -
ula bookula book is here: [url]http://www.zxdesign.info/book/[/url] can i post sam coupe stuff here - she kind of is a speccy if you stuff the speccy rom i…
... /> due to persistence of vision and the relatively ... slow emission decay of phosphorous, interlacing has ... to display proportional font using push xh xl ... slow emission decay of phosphorous which is ... /> what are the benfits of using docbook XML? -
Anyone use Veetle for streaming TV?The main question I have is whether it's bundled with malware/spyware or whatever. I'm thinking of using it, but I'd like to make sure I'm not downlo…
... or whatever. I'm thinking of using it, but I'd like ... PC. So, in the words of Larry Olivier in Marathon Man ... -
ZX80 Games on your +2A/+3Hi all. Was just having a talk on irc about Paul Farrow's ZX80 games and his emulator for 128k Spectrums and IF2 and since I remembered I got them r…
... and his emulator for 128k Spectrums and IF2 and since I ... together these snapshots... they are of all three ZX80 flicker-free ... is in the first 16k of the spectrums memory. Great stuff there ... -
Whole upper memory lostHi! I own a rubber key Spectrum with 48K RAM. Suddenly it lost it's whole upper memory. All diagnostic programs says that it's 16K model with workin…
... . But I own couple of 48K Spectrums which also have had upper ... few other chips. Maybe one of these other chips is broken ... -
Boosting wifi power from BT Homehub router?Howdi diddley do Any one have a BT Hombhub router? I've been wondering of ways of enabling me to boost the power of the router so I can get my wifi …
... router? I've been wondering of ways of enabling me to boost the ... power of the router so I can ... when he's playing call of duty black ops.
Petrol Station FoolsWhy is it that when queueing for petrol pumps at the petrol station that some people will stubbornly not go to the pump if the nozzle is not on the s…
... , despite them having no intention of using the pump I drove to ...Rendering techniques in emulatorsI've been giving thought to the possibility of speeding up the rendering in Zero considering I've been putting it off long enough. My approach is c…
... thought to the possibility of speeding up the rendering ... br /> However, if there are ways of speeding things up a bit ... it requires keeping track of not only dirty pixel ... speed in all kinds of devices! If someone can ... backbuffer at the end of 1 frame). vbSpec seems ...Power usage on PCsIn this week's Micro Mart there's a review of a four gigabyte (:-o) PC graphics card, which is apparently the fastest PC GFX card in existence. Until…
... a little unsure of the advisability of such power demands ... PC manufacturers be looking at ways of reducing power consumption, or ... negatively (albeit just as part of the larger picture)?
... usage then surely manufacturers of electrical equipment should lead ...Sinclair Serial Numbers - What have we learnt so far.So JakeyW has been collecting our serial numbers for a while now. What are we learning from this that we did not know before hand? Also, would it n…
... upload details about the functionality of the Spectrums. For example, membrane faled ...Grey +2 Red "Spectrum +2" writingIve had a fair amount of grey spectrums pass through my hands the last few months and i still havnt seen one thats the same as my old battered grey, …
Ive had a fair amount of grey spectrums pass through my hands the ... this was at the end of the production run? (and im ... the sharpest picture out of all the spectrums ive had) just wondered ...
