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Spectacol 2.0 new featuresHello everyone, I'd like to know which ones from the opened features from https://github.com/bog-dan-ro/spectacol/issues you'd like to see in the …
... you'd like to see in the next major version of ... I'm working on it in my spare time, I need ... features which I can code in the next 1-2 months ... you help to decide what to put in the metadata, I created ... -
Detecting TR-DOS w/o relying on system variablesOK, I know it's much easier to do this simply by checking whether the BASIC program area has moved or some specific pattern in the sysvars etc (somet…
... moved or some specific pattern in the sysvars etc (sometimes even ... />
You can see what this does in the comments. Is there ... :
xor a ;- "NOP: RET" in TR-DOS ROM (any version ... )
.xor_lp ;- Sinclair font data in 48 ROM
xor (hl ... -
Astro Marine CorpsHi, this game isn't MIA but I noticed that for the English version there are only TAP files available. Is a TZX of this needed? If so I'll get it …
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User can't login nor reset passwordHi all, I'm writing on behalf of user Pegaz, who is unable to log on to the WoS forum with his account. This is what's happening in his own words: …
... his account. This is what's happening in his own words:
"Since yesterday I cant log in WOS and I wonder whether ... -
Screen address of PRINT position...Hi Folks, The following code uses DF CC system variable to extrac the screen address for a PRINT position. [code]100 CLS 110 PRINT AT 10,16;…
... not? Am I misunderstanding what is stored in the sysvar or is ... it a bug in BasinC?
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Spectrum 48k Power Supply?Guys - I've got a Spectrum 48k inbound from the UK. I want to scrounge a power supply to use when it arrives. What size jack did it use and what ar…
... to use when it arrives. What size jack did it use and ... what are the specs on the ... -
Nostalgica: Portugal's first Videogame Museum!!Hi to all, how are you today? It is my sincere pleasure to announce the first Videogame Museum of Portugal: [url="http://www.nostalgica.pt"]Nostal…
... first steps. Located in Oeiras near Lisbon, in [url="http://www ... been showcasing a lot in fairs and the last ... they placed an arcade in the middle of a busy ... mall in free play for people ... me know what you think, and what you have in your countries ... -
When games had very little or no sound ...We all know the Speccy often got ridiculed for its shortcomings like colour clash, and another factor was the lack of music in most 48k games. It jus…
... think of some rainy afternoons in the 80s, when you ... most of you know what I mean. In a way, this ... owners of the breadbin, in hindsight it could add to ... Speccy. Can you relate? In some modern games, I set ... or completely turn it off in first person shooters as I ... -
ZX Golden YearsMorning all. Don't know if any of you remember me, but I created the ZX Golden Years website many moons ago, and was active in the old comp.sys.sincl…
... moons ago, and was active in the old comp.sys.sinclair ... useful to know what's changed in the scene in the past decade ... there's still some interest in the Speccy scene and an ... -
Need help from people with a +2A/+3Started a topic [url="https://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/discussion/55141/need-help-from-people-with-a-2a-3"]here[/url] to get a broader reach, b…
... have) is of any help. In the program, I’m doing ... , I’m going with what @chernandezba said in [url="https://www.worldofspectrum ... -
Troubleshooting my +2To put this in context: a while back (i.e. late last year and earlier this year) I was looking to put together a compilation of modern Spectrum games…
... ] has it loaded properly in 128K mode, on either side ... that failed in 128K mode but were fine in 48K, I ... my head. Others with 128K extras (Magicland Dizzy, Auf ... problems with are all 128K only, given that they ... I know the old +/128K+/+2 power plug is nowhere ... -
Headerless tape loading blocksIs there any way to convert headerless machine code blocks to regular headed blocks? I imagine it involves Taper. I ask because now that I know I'…
... loaded on an emulated +3 in 128K mode, even though none of ... these games are 128K). Annoyingly, the ones that'd ... all got a headerless block in there somewhere.
These ... -
New nmi menu 1.6 for MB-02+Dear MB-02+ users, it's been 10 years since my last release of nmi menu. Now, after 10 years anniversary I am releasing brand new version, 1.6. [i…
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What's new in 1.6?
in 1.35
And ... /> 5) freed up some space in BSROM and BSDOS by reorganising ... /> 8) Profi Interface support- brings in lots of new features
C64 Intro Tape ?Just a quick question about the C64, a cursory Google did not really help but I'm not really the best at finding stuff. As with our Speccy's you g…
... you got the "Horizons" in the box and the Beeb ... to Amsoft/Amstrad" tape, what did the C64 have with ... must of had something in the actual box along ... supplied with the C64) in its own box, unless ... retail games etc, just what Commode provided in the box with the ...New TAPmaster 3.0 for MB-02+Hello all eager MB-02+ users, after this year's flood of rather dull programs from me, this one's real smash ;;) . Well, I have to thank to Busy f…
... TAPmaster.
What's new in TAPmaster 3.0?:
in one go
2) optional ...Seas of Blood - "not working solution"...Obviously (?) no one tried it, or something is wrong with all (3) of mine emulators :)) ehm, what's wrong: In solution, it says: "SAIL EAST (three …
... mine emulators :)) ehm, what's wrong:
In solution, it says: "SAIL ... start, or can see in code what to type at start of ...Limitations of emulationsYears ago at a trade fair, I got chatting to the guys who programmed [i]Gyron[/i]. They were demonstrating it and showed me an undocumented feature: …
... .
The rotating figure in the bottom right corner changes ... of the maze you're in, and they'd cleverly used ... took a bit of delight in saying that people with fancy ... it.
So - what other quirks in games are ultra-hardware ...King Valley ('WE' Group, 1994) unofficial tape versionKing Valley is one of the best games of the year 1994, unfortunately there is no official tape version. But I wanted to play King Valley with a +2, w…
... /off, P - password (only in menu), T - top ten ( ... is the right fire button in 128K, but I didn't ... back), P - password (only in menu), T - top ten ( ... -poka' (russian bye bye) in start screen. I tried to ... br /> Created by M/ZX in February 2019 in Szeged, Hungary.Toastrack memory replacementHi! Can the ram chips in 128k toastrack be replaced with tms4532-15nl3 chips from 48k speccy? I get white border with corrupted screen when boo…
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Can the ram chips in 128k toastrack be replaced with tms4532 ...another unpredictable update at TTFnYes, I've finally managed another much-delayed update to [url=http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~jg27paw4/type-ins/typehome.htm]The Type Fantastic[/ur…
... ]. This time I selected everything in my backlog which had come ... from listings in Sinclair Programs magazine, another 84 ... /type-ins/whatyped.htm]What's Typed In, Doc?[/url] for more ...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…
... bags and only boiling what I need in the kettle, using low ... re-using plastic bags. So what happened over the last couple ... steel that are carbon producing. What is this zero carbon emissions ... even possible?
So what are your thoughts on climate ...Combat School, A Damn Fine Conversion!Hi all, I forgot just how good Combat School was and still is on the ZX Spectrum especially in 128k mode, another great Ocean conversion, a software …
... on the ZX Spectrum especially in 128k mode, another great Ocean conversion ...What was the Best 128K ONLY ZX Spectrum Game?Was it Carrier Command (Rainbird)? .
Was it Carrier Command (Rainbird)? .FUNKY FUNGUS RELOADEDHello Spec-folks, seven years ago, I created a game meant to be a little homage to classic single-screen platform coin-ops of the 1980s. It was on…
... ... the game seemed a diamond in the rough to me.
what I had started six years ... make it closer to what I had in mind back then. A ... music...
In several interviews and in my [url=https://www ...Test card screenStarted off just messing about in order to test a machine. But ended up with this: [code]10 FOR a=0 TO 0 STEP 0: PAUSE 1: BORDER 1: BORDER 2: BORD…
... off just messing about in order to test a ... are four spaces in between the quotes in lines 50, ... br /> And two spaces in between the two middle “ ... running on a +2 grey in 128K mode:
[url=https ... display shown in the photos.
In the 128K mode the ...November (85) ChartsI thought it would be interesting to just take a quick look back 35 years ago to what was listed in Crash for this month (November) in 1985. Its …
... 35 years ago to what was listed in Crash for this month ... (November) in 1985.
Its quite ...The "Fun" of old equipment...Warning to others with the Alphacom 32.So I manage to slowly rebuild my spectrum, and a part of that is getting a new printer. The Brother printer I once had is no more, and I don't want t…
... current. Once you give it what it's supposed to have ... 'll pick up the parts in the morning, and try fixing ... problem, check to see what diodes are in your printer.
what are people's favourite........hi there, what are people's favourite games and why? [img]/__forums/images/smiles/icon_smile.gif[/img] octave
... huge fan of donkey kong in the arcades and no game ... to be platform.Nowadays what with 3d in 99% of games i ...How do i learn to programAll the years i had a computer the only one i could program was the Texas Instruments Ti99/4a and when using extended basic with its so simple sprite…
... need assembler.
From what you say however it simply ... /> Right, now a crash course in Z80 assembler.
... 23236.
So what's happening in these examples? Well the ... load A with, stored in the next location in memory) or writes ...
