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Dead issue 3b with black and white barsHi all, I've been donated an issue 3b which has some nice black and white bars with a few flashing blocks. I've done a few RAM tests and could spo…
... must be +/-10% (and if the +9V DC input is less ... than 11.5V, the +12V should be higher than ... the actual +9V input).
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Jetpac... what does its name mean?Following the other threads... :) Why is it Jetpac and not Jet Pack?
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how to load machine codeI'm reading Jon Caldwell's how to write Spectrum games but can't enter the code! Here's an example:_ LD BC, (score) Call 6683 I tried putting…
... the all the assembly commands into just numbers. Which is what the assembler does ... /forums/discussion/53389/where-does-the-basic-program-sit- ... br />
Finally the very all important RET statement ... only the routine in the thread.
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Not bored with the Boards.Going through some old tapes stored rather badly I came across an unlikely item that that I must have stored away quickly with other low grade items …
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I will take the "ordinary pics" first and then ... more information about the chips . So the idea is to ... of shots. One of the chips is socketed so it ... £1.50 each in the early 1990's . One ... br />
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Recreated Spectrum .What do we get for the "now" (Aug 2017) best retail price of around £35?Well best/ cheapest retail prices can vary a bit so I thought it best to be specific. At this £35 price ,is it a good deal and what do we get ? A…
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Yes the type of seller does change things a bit ... does it make it more of a small scale operation? And where does the ... seller get the stock from? But the main area of interest for the ... course I am guessing about where the QC is done . ... -
I've made it, the big five oh!I don't normally make a big thing about this sort of thing, but I've hit the big mile stone of my life and wanted to shout it out... I'M FIFTY. …
Congrats on the 50 not out luny! I turned 41 on the 16th, and I really don't know how or where all the time went! I could have sworn I was 30 just a couple of years ago FFS! -
Rod-land - struggling to get working on my real +2 (grey machine)Hi Everyone, I've had a week enjoying tinkering with my +2 and there are only a few games I have not managed to play on my +2 that I enjoyed back …
... -18 years ago... :) (eekkk - where has the time gone)
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Finding a good (UK) external switch mode power supply for the basic 48k and 128k ZX SpectrumsThis idea has probably "done the rounds" by now . I think I have heard about it a bit late . This thread with look at replacing the original "heavy l…
... is one that does not appear to mention the "switch mode" aspect ... piece emphasizes the higher efficiency , the smaller size and the lighter weight .. Where does the "laptop ... ? (it is the almost bit that is interesting!) Does this include laptop ... -
New loading screen for BRUCE LEEMy version: [img]https://www.dropbox.com/s/hiqwt874hcstpqa/bruceleex2.png?raw=1[/img] Original screen: [img]https://www.dropbox.com/s/z9rcbfewf9ao…
... by Mac - now, where's the time machine we can use to ... transport him back to the ... also the actual games? He'd be rich in no time, ... videos on PC monitors, where every pixel is sharp ... I'm not sure where I got the TV screenshot from, ... -
New loading screen for BRUCE LEEMy version: [img]https://www.dropbox.com/s/hiqwt874hcstpqa/bruceleex2.png?raw=1[/img] Original screen: [img]https://www.dropbox.com/s/z9rcbfewf9ao…
... by Mac - now, where's the time machine we can use to ... transport him back to the ... also the actual games? He'd be rich in no time, ... videos on PC monitors, where every pixel is sharp ... I'm not sure where I got the TV screenshot from, ... -
Xcel - how to win this gameHi. I have been exploiting lockdown to do ridiculous numbers of RZX longplays (mostly boring text adventures that you hate, because everyone did the …
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Computer Space and Beyond - 50 years of video gaming.A nice article by the BBC on 50 years of video gaming: https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-58281812
... defend Commodore like it was the very source of their ... breath, like the C64 was the be all and end ... terrible compared to the UK/European releases, but still where does the truth lie ... ? Online vs. real life the lines seem ... -
Youtube DumpI think there was a thread containing only Youtube vids before but I can't find it so here's a new one. To start, here's my current favourite Mighty …
... it spawned Rab C Nesbitt. The Shadwell clip from that. But ... watching it on the utube. I like the bit where does "The outer Hebrides broadcasting ... -
Do you have a favourite cassette cover or series of covers?I was always tickled by the Software Projects artwork such as [img]https://i.pinimg.com/originals/26/14/a6/2614a6a72b9b8a2e07bd642b9b8134aa.jpg[/…
... Shifter;996389"]But the moon can rise above the horizon and set ... of the window, so you'd have to ask yourself, where does the sky ... end and the horizon begin. It ... by Ralf where he had a yellow-INK moon in the background ... -
Quiz V - the revenge of D`n`C Ok, 50 quick fire questions.. some cryptic - you`ll have un unravel the clues to get the game name, while others are description of the game. Ther…
... of the game.
There are 63 points available this time. < ... up. A wonderful way to GO!
Name both games.
where`s the tax?) - Play your life to ... the undead along the walls to the tune of Ten Green Bottles. Where ... -
Recent Returnee to the spectrum fold needs hardware adviceHi all. Thanks for taking the time to read this. This is my first post to this forum after I stumbled on this site just a few weeks ago, i only reg…
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Thanks for taking the time to read this. This is ... but where do you buy spare tape heads?
2) Does the ... . There are two ways to go about doing this (I see ... i dump files into to go this disk route from PC ... -
A day in the life of a studentIt's quarter to two in the morning and I've just finished my essay. 560 words in German on the most important famous person if Britain. I was going …
... s quarter to two in the morning and I've just ... /> 560 words in German on the most important famous person if ... time. I can go out whenever I like without the parents going "oh, where ... are you going, who's rachel, where does ... -
Some more questions for the WOS geniuses to ponderSome questions whilst I'm waiting here: 1.Why do cars need ariels to receive radio stations? I mean, you're driving around in a lump of metal, so w…
... 's functions. And why does Windows slow down, or ... could go back to 1982, to the time just after the ZX ... artificial intelligence? On the 8-bits, the speed and memory ... adventures, and so on, where AI wasn't a big ... I've just seen the time and I have other ... -
The skiving off topicI'm trying to juggle several (work related) problems here, but I've been at it for so long now that I'm getting distracted, so I'm skiving off for a …
... I mean the original, not the crappy remake)). Still, just go with ... Mr Porter!, Ask a Policeman, Where's that Fire? (these last ... of many good ones - does the remake of The Thing count? That's ... load more, covering most of the time that the cinema has existed.
So you need to double (or triple, or quadruple) the clock speed...No particular reason for posting this, other than I was looking at an eZ80 evaluation board that does this, and that jogged my memory of a project I'…
... away you go. But you can't trigger where there ... sync. If the opposite happens, the phase comparator does the opposite and ... speeds the VCO slightly ... both flip flops go high at the same time, they just get ...Where Time Stood Still Budget/CompilationDoes anyone know why Where Time Stood Still was never re-released on budget or on a compilation? I noticed it was one of a few Ocean games not to see…
Does anyone know why Where Time Stood Still was never re- ... see a re-release on The Hit Squad.
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(PS: Other games from the time of Robocop 2 and Navy ...Simple explanation of interrupts (in the context of Z80/Speccy)I wondered if somebody on here could explain in simple terms how interrupts work on the Speccy and where interrupts are source from. Are they a natur…
... interrupts work on the Speccy and where interrupts are source ... from. Are they a natural feature of the ... own handler, or does each interrupt go through a list ( ... non-maskable-interrupts in the case of resetting a ... of anyone's time.The Doctor Who thread (2012 edition)Either I've missed the traditional Doctor Who thread this year, or no one's bothered to make any (and if not, why not?). Anyway, we're currently on s…
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the last few minutes, from the time Rory and Amy ... she does become a Dalek (and therefore breaking the known ... the (*immeasurably* superior) Sherlock and various canon/non-canon versions, where ...Does a bad sequel/episode in a book/game/film/etc series kill the series for you?I meant to post this yesterday, but didn't get the time, but someone I was talking to said they used to love the Resident Evil series almost obsessiv…
... yesterday, but didn't get the time, but someone I was talking ... have stopped it after the episode [spoiler]where the Grandmother dies[/spoiler]), Alan ... like M1. The second Mr Bean film (where he goes on ... to the rest of the series if I previously like them. Does ...Can a guy that traveled on the short bus learn machine code...Hmmm So after some soul searching I figured it was time to finaly nail spectrum machine code. Its so frustrating to sit infront of a basic listing w…
... and searching... what could possibly go wrong...
... time because of the pain of the LOW/HIGH order last time I avoided the ... 61442
hmmmm does it always return an pair ... pair. But again disturbing where is the INC value going excatly ...TV programs that jumped the shark (then fell off a cliff)[b]Can one of the mods move this to the chit-chat forum, please? Sorry, I posted it whilst fixing another PC and my tiny brain can't cope with two th…
... to either pay the TV license or else go to prison), it ... of the Simpsons where they have a go at themselves, it's the genuine ... Red Dwarf post season six does feel like Red Dwarf, even ... much more time passed between the last pre-season five special (where he ...The trials and tribulations of the external tape recorderAnd you may find this a strange topic, because having been a +2 owner for the last 31-and-a bit years, it's not something I've had to deal with in th…
... tapes, that hardly matters, does it? I just managed to ... one of my +2Bs where the tape was clearly dragging inside ... did, no matter where I put the volume dial, all ... that wasn't the height of technology at the time, but it ... all going to say - go on eBay and buy a ...Spectrum vs Vic 20 - cast your vote (please!)As I mentioned earlier this week, the Spectrum goes head to head with the Commodore Vic 20 in this week's round of the Micro Mart 'computer world cup…
... again we will go through to the semi-final, where we
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We hated it at the time, but now it looks just ...
twenty years as the Spectrum (or does it just look like ... 'm
sure - will disagree. Does it really matter? I believe ...MicroMart battle semi-final has started - go and vote for the Spectrum!We've been following this lately, and the first semi-final has begun between the Speccy and the Amstrad to find the greatest home computer of all tim…
... the Speccy and the Amstrad to find the greatest home computer of all time ... .
Go ... , then go to the forum page and find the Retro Computer section. The poll ...
