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Preview on quoting/answeringWhen a new discussion is started, the poster is allowed to preview the result, but for answering or quoting to an already opened thread, the preview …
When a new discussion is started, the poster is allowed to preview the result, but for answering or quoting to an already opened thread, the preview option is not available. Is there any way to enable it? Thanks! -
Private message notification.Would we make it so that when a private message is there that a bubble, or dialog comes up the first time the client sees it. I've missed a couple of…
Would we make it so that when a private message is there that a bubble, or dialog comes up the first time the client sees it. I've missed a couple of messages because the icons for them are just to subtle for me. -
RompetechosHi, At last, I've finished my [b]"many-years-to-be-ready" Basic Game[/b], based on a spanish comic character, called [b]Rompetechos, created by Fr…
... to-be-ready" Basic Game[/b], based on a spanish comic character ... aim of the game is to avoid a fine from Treasury, sending ... [b]the goal in a basic game is a sensitive response of the keyboard ... [/b]. Sprites speed is also ... -
The House that WOS Built.Yes time for some analogies ( and some DAMP SQUIBS thrown "into the mix" of course! ) In Britain ( at least up to the time when bad construction…
... least up to the time when bad construction processes reared their ... to damp" ( but it is not a damp squib of course ! ) . ... be a bit hard to see when a software archive is fully built . When should ... cassette inlay scan going ? When can an ARCHIVE work ,like ... -
Laptop screensCan anyone suggest a DOS or Windows emulator that looks good on an LCD screen fixed at 800*600 res? I'd love to take a speccy with me on long journey…
... advice: ZX32 is the best so far by a long way, as ... as it's run in a window. Full-screen looks untidy ... to be expected when a 640x480 res is stretched to fit a fixed 800x600 ... -
+2A external tape loadingGot a +2A on the way and will want to load externally. Now I know that the +2A is basically a stripped down +3 with a tape deck instead of a floppy …
... great at reading a circuit diagram but C24 is connected to IC10 ... power goes through it when a mono jack is inserted.
... C200 positive side. That is the difference between a +2a and +3 ... .
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Adventure 200Any information or tips to help completion of this text adventure would be gratefully appreciated. I first met this game more than fifteen years ago …
... programme (despite extensive use of a thesaurus).
Those commands ... some vital/basic commands?
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did anybody program games for their spectrum?did anybody make games for their spectrum and have you still got them in tap/z80 format. i once attempted to make a side scrolling game but it didn…
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DARTS - Not surprising a darts program (part BASIC, part machine code).
FONTOGRAPGH - A utility program which features a ... mainly in machine code with a BASIC program used to tie the various ... -
University DissertationI'm in my second year of a Computer Software Development Degree, and have to produce over the next 13 weeks a mini-dissertation that leads in to my d…
... the machine where the emulator is written on.
Ad ... can do this (see the BASIC-Spectrum emulator)
Ad ... can emulate a 16K ;)
Ad 3) This is only needed ... The only reason there IS a BASIC-Emulator is that the really liked the ... -
AMX MouseDoes anybody knows how the AMX-mouse works? Is it like a mouse for the Atari ST/Amiga? And if so which IN-port uses the software Which programs can …
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I know the webpage is a mess, but ignore
that ... An interrupt is generated on one
IM2 vector when an X ... unit is made and another is generated
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Please, help me with Spectrum el-newspaperHi. Since some time we think about making a magazine, kinda el-newspaper for Speccy. But we would need any texts - in English - for it. Maybe anybod…
... 't send a message to e'mail when a private message is sent?
(there is different nick, but I remember ... -
Detecting +3 or +2AIs it possible to detect whether your BASIC program is running on a +2A/+3 or a proper 128?
... tested to see if a 128 machine is running in 48K mode (reset ... -
SevenuP and fontsIs it possible to use SevenuP to create replacement Spectrum fonts? If not, can anyone suggest a windows-based Speccy font editor? I've got plenty fo…
... from scratch, you may create a BASIC program that prints all chars and ... then save a .SCR file from an emulator ... three rows to a new 256x24 graphic. The BASIC program can be this ...
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Any professional programmers here ???I just received the news that the compagnie I work for accepted my programm to replace some old systems. I tried to give the programm a name related…
I'm not a programmer, but as a designer I try ... weeks ago I did a lecture in Vienna about ... this all started with a wonderful black machine from ...
I also wrote a chapter for an educational book ... to sneak in a screenshot of a basic program my brother wrote ... -
Emulation or the real thing?As some of you might know I have just got myself a groovy Spectrum+ from ebay. I have got it setup so that I can use my PC (with taper) to load games…
... thing whenever possible. The feel is much better and I can ... mainly for testing and when a real Spectrum is unavailable (Spectaculator with PC ... for gaming, when joystick is not an option or is otherwise a poor choice. -
loading techniques I never worked outFirstly, how do games that load with LOAD "" CODE autorun? Secondly, how do you save a basic program as a CODE file (but not as BASIC compiled into …
... you save a basic program as a CODE file (but not as BASIC compiled into ... code, I mean the actual BASIC program)?[/quote]
Well it ... 'd be from whereever BASIC tokens started - stored in the ... -
CronosoftI ordered a few Cronosoft games a short while ago and they arrived today. Although I've only played the games in question (Egghead III and Rough Just…
... tiles - a locked door feature that is removed when a certain object is picked up ... a.s.a.p.
The number of rooms available is ... to memory remaining, which is displayed in bytes on the ... screen. Of course, memory is used up in defining background ... -
Longest Loading TimeWhat game do you blokes think had the longest loading time My vote is for "Driller"
... 25 minutes, each section was a BASIC program that copied itself into the ... disk.
Having checked a TAP file of the (slightly ... , but I think there was a gap between each section in ... -
Should I StayI want to know if you guys want me here or not...well The Clash had a song about this... Should I stay or should I go now? Should I stay or should…
... /> I have to disagree. When a newer member is bent on treating the ... forum as a dumping yard for ... everyday) rather than contributing to a discussion. It would perhaps even ... by me that were squarely a dig at usspeccyfan - perhaps ... -
Challenge II: Warcraft: Orcs vs. Humans on the speccyThis should be challenging!
... done, i love seeing a Speccy version of a famous game.
a thing.
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Challenge II: Warcraft: Orcs vs. Humans on the speccyThis should be challenging!
... done, i love seeing a Speccy version of a famous game.
a thing.
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tough ... `d code in march 2005 is:
_Norton_Combat (crap-mini-game ... ]
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need help with (short) reviewsi'm trying to make web with complete archive of czech and slovak speccy games. at this point i have 100+ of them on my HDD and i add them slowly to …
Send me a basic html design of what you want & where everything ... -
How do I save?I've made a HUGE text adventure with lots of collectables and lots of locations, but how can I get the user to save their game to tape if they need t…
The best way to make a MC-program is with an (cross)assembler.
Some assemblers for the Spectrum
DEVPAC-GENS
Zeus
Tornado (my favorite)
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Freedom of Speechfoggy, I don't know why you locked the thread. a)insults: everyone on WoS has insulted someone - even you I'm sure. Anger breeds insults, it's a fac…
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fetishists of map making - dunnyummm, what?s that...?! is it 3D map of [url=http://homepage.ntlworld.com/paul.dunn4/DSC01084.JPG]Castle Master[/url]? :) (bored a little, browsing…
... =psj3809]Blimey ! Nice work but a bit OTT !? ;)
... of my house every night when i come back late ... br /> This is one of those moments when a 'confused' smilie is called for ... . Ooh look, there it is.
The New SPIN releases ThreadOk, as I'm now working on SPIN again full-time, and as a very wise man once said, "Release Early, Release Often"[1]... I'm going to release new SPIN…
Glad the A/V has gone... knowing my ... in the find-a-game when a denied game is listed - it lists the ... next game as a download ...Sinclair Basic Vs PascalWith the rise of the structured programming movement (Jackson et al) was it wise to put the Basic programming language into the Spectrum. By this ti…
BTW, I think most BASIC compilers still depend on the ROM routines so even if you compile it a slow ROM can result in slow code. Compiling a BASIC program does let it skip the parsing and searching for line numbers/variables which are very slow.zx game book: last call!!!If anyone has any more errors or typos to report in 1984 (or any other chapters) please add them to this thread by Wednesday... Other than that, it'…
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Also the postage is only for the UK too ... 's 40GBP times a rate of 2.5 is $100AU, better ... be a damn good book ... "sweat and tears" in a tightly sealed plastic zip lock ... get a copy that is)[/quote]
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