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Spectrum screen layoutSeeing the thread on displacement I was wondering why the spectrum had the stupid screen split into three sections and the addresses for each section…
... displacement I was wondering why the spectrum had the stupid screen split into ... three sections and the addresses for each section ... having the attribute clash and the table at the end but why ... did this...?
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Near new condition 48k Spectrum for sale.I'm starting my spring cleaning with this. I have a Sinclair Spectrum 48k, bought many years ago but has had only about a week's use (at my then gir…
... work; they did when last tested). The lead to connect the Spectrum to a ... printer; it supplies the correct voltage for the Spectrum and doesn't ... ; this was dedicated for the Spectrum and other computers that used ... too long. So that's why I joined up here, to ... -
Which did you own - Atari ST or Amiga?[I meant to make this a poll, but I clicked the wrong button (my own fault, I'm supposed to be writing a report for work, and it's so boring, so I ma…
... even if no one else did), Shufflepuck Cafe, and later ... good) financial reasons. The STe saw nothing like the Spectrum 128's range ... enhanced for the new hardware, and since the Spectrum 128 didn' ... difficult to understand why I didn't take the obviously great ... -
Looking for the New Spectrum Games website/blog pageI've just had a hard drive pack in, and fortunately most of the stuff on it was backed up anyway, but it had some emulators/roms on there, including …
... in, and fortunately most of the stuff on it was backed ... on there, including the Spectrum, and the last full Spectrum backup I can find ... posted news/links about new Spectrum games since 2013, I'll ... new Spectrum game, but I can't find that thread (why is the ... -
Games that look *exactly* like a Spectrum game, but was never released on the Speccy.As the title says - what games are there (on other platforms) that look just like Spectrum games, but was never released on the Spectrum? This subje…
... , but was never released on the Spectrum?
This subject ... or discuss why those games look so much like Spectrum games ( ... same developers?) or why they were never released on the Spectrum.
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The grass is always greener...I have been a ZX Spectrum User since I owned one in my teens when they first came out in the early 80s. Not that I use it every day, but I get a fit …
... (I am aware of the reasons why) and the desire to try something ... it complements the Spectrum. Because of the C64 display, I always think the ZX Spectrum is ... sites like The Type Fantastic, The Tip Shop, The Spectrum Show, ZX Spectrum Reviews and ... -
The Paranoia ComplexI've been searching for a copy of The Paranoia Complex to add to the collection. However there's no trace of it online (I can only find the Erbe rere…
... /> Also why was there only two magazines that reviewed the game? ... information that the game was pulled from the shelves and the title ... to "Cyber World" on the c64 and Amiga. Probably to avoid ... Games (Paranoia RPG). So was the Spectrum game pulled as well but ... -
Interesting modem for the Spectrum. Connect to what/where?Hello :)<br><br>While browsing for ZX Spectrum items on Ebay, I came across a modem someone listed as a "Sinclair ZX Spectrum Modem" It is a "Kirk's …
... 128K Spectrum using the built in RS-232 socket? What software did you ... from the UK, I am not sure if Spectrum-only or Spectrum compatible ... BBSes (other than Micronet) even exsited in the ... -
25 Years Later......that was [u]ALL[/u] that it took. So today, I am messing with my Spectrum that I have created using a Raspberry PI. It's housed in a Microdriv…
... about 29,657 files for the Spectrum.
... /> ...yes, the glorious Spectrum Microdrive unit is powering the C64. Now I ... me. I felt the Spectrum although suffering from ... the Specturm, but this seems a fair better machine...
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The history of ESXDOS, the DivMMC and the DivMMC EnJOY![img]http://benophetinternet.nl/hobby/divmmc_history/1%20esxdos.jpg[/img] These are the stories behind esxDOS, the most popular operating system e…
... RA) to release the stuff that we did alone.
K ... /> There's the first OS I did for the speccy, it used ... who wrote the vhdl code for the spectrum clone inside the v6z80 board ... changes.
[u]Why the EnJOY!?[/u]
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Original on ZX Spectrum - better port on other platformAlong similar lines as [url="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/discussion/51238/clones-that-you-like-more-than-the-original"]this recent thread[/…
... you know that originate on the ZX Spectrum (or had their first ... of course: which port, and why?
I can think ... ports of Spectrum games where the other platform's programmers actually did their ... 'd have XYZ v1 on the Spectrum, and XYZ v2 on other ... -
Why were there no SN76489-based sound interfaces for the Speccy?I’ve been wondering for a while now why there were no SN76489-based sound interfaces for the Spectrum. Does anyone here have an explanation? There…
... now why there were no SN76489-based sound interfaces for the Spectrum. Does ... of sound interfaces, such as the Fuller Box, Dk'Tronics ... some particular reason relating to the hardware that [i]not one ... strong argument given that until the 128K came along, there ... -
Who was the best music composer for the spectrum 128?Rob Hubbard dominated the C64. Most of the stuff we composed on it was usually top drawer. He also dabbled with the AY chip but I always feel the com…
Rob Hubbard dominated the C64. Most of the stuff we composed on it ... Monty which he arguably did better than the the c64 counterparts and still remains ... one of the best composed speccy ... -
The day you unboxed your brand new SpectrumI was at junior school for much of the Spectrum's heyday, yet never owned a computer in that time. I was fascinated by computers back then, they were…
... at school was a Spectrum owner and I did pop over to ... menu. Only later did I properly look at the official instructions, and ... I think somewhere along the line I did get the [i]LOAD[/i ... frequently borrowed these, fascinated at the Spectrum's history and quite a ... -
bizarre error on a grey ZX Spectrum+2 - the long search for a small problemHi, I got a ZX Spectrum+2 that worked a bit but crashed while loading or running 128k games. I installed a 128k-test-ROM that told me about RAM fa…
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I got a ZX Spectrum+2 that worked a bit ... after showing the start screen. I was confused and did the following:< ... br /> * observing the 5V voltage -> ... board of a grey ZX Spectrum +2.
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Samurai Warrior - The Battles of Usagi Yojimbo. BUGFIX.While playing around I managed to put the game in a bugged state. When the game is in this state any enemy that's facing right while executing an att…
... the collision check altogether and executes a hit. This is also why ... br />
Another thing, in the c64 version you can deflect or ... but that's not the case in the Spectrum version and this seems ... to be by design. The ... -
The BUSH cassette player CRS-132 Not for the Spectrum???So - I needed a new tape player for loading my spectrum games - and I thought - 'why not buy a brand new one - rather than an old machine which may h…
... for loading my spectrum games - and I thought - 'why not buy a ... load them from) BUT despite the machine being fully functional - and ... coming through the headphones if I connect those - my Spectrum (toastrack) cannot ... -
Used games are killing the games industry and should be banned (wibble wibblI was on a forum for flash cartridges ('backup' devices that allow you to play digital images on a real console, so you can download a game and play …
... used books, etc, nor did (s)he give any ... etc. And if not, then why not.
And ... the Wally Week games for the Spectrum, but were born after the Spectrum ... I did want), so I am biased against the idea. ... (and none of them did oppose used car sales, ... -
Boots compilation "10 Titles for the Spectrum Plus" protected by speedlock 2http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0013156 it appears that the first tape uses speedlock 2 protection scheme for the following ultim…
... loader is located at the top of the 48K ram which ... makes Jetpac, Cookie, Pssst incompatible with 16K spectrum ... .
This is not the case with first ... I suppose one of the reason why they used speedlock 2 was ... -
It's the big seven oh for me today!Fortunately I never did agree with that famous line of The Who's 'My Generation'! Nevertheless after spending fifty plus years tearing up the tarmac …
Fortunately I never did agree with that famous line of The Who's ... that was when I encountered the Spectrum which really changed my life ... glimpse into why I am such a fan of the wonderful Speccy ... where to find them. The unity that the Speccys ease of programming ... -
Spectrum/8 bit games cover artists in the UK?Hi there everybody, besides Wakelin and Steve Weston, were there other common or usual artists who did covers for the Spectrum games or 8 bit games? …
Hi there everybody, besides Wakelin and Steve Weston, were there other common or usual artists who did covers for the Spectrum games or 8 bit games?
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SQIJ - the worst Spectrum game gets a new version.Well, I wasn't going to say anything until it was finished, but a remake of SQIJ was suggested (for fun) today over at the Next forums, so I had to m…
... on a remake for the Spectrum, based on the C64 version, so I might ... that my priority is finishing the 128K version of Vallation.
The whole map is there, the shields barriers are ... screen will also show the bits of the tree that has been ... -
Custom Menus on the ZX Spectrum +3Today, my Friends, i have the pleasure of presenting a program i have written which gives a set of custom menus on the +3. The main features of my p…
... related-stuff/custom-menus-on-the-spectrum-3/BertoMenus_V0.1.dsk?attredirects ... names for already existing options. Why have i done that? Well ... have noticed the absence of the item [b]Exit[/b]. Why have i ... removed that? Because i think that with the ... -
Something my dad did for me...Today, what's left of it, is what would have been my dad's 75th birthday, but he never made it past 50. Here's something he did for me, other than…
... the write-protect hole and folded back again at will. So why ... was [i]this[/i] the tape that never ... try these back in the day, did you get the same results - or ... - for the tapes, for the ZX81 for Christmas 1983, and the Spectrum +2 four ... -
One of the reasons I still hang onto the Spectrum...Why is it these days you just can't play a game? Take Don't Starve for instance, its Saturday morning and I just fancy a quick game. So I hit the ico…
Why is it these ... ).
Finally the login bit loads. Oh yeah ... password... But I own the bloody game, I paid ... I wanna go back to the days where I hand ... some money, get given the game of my choice ... than waiting for an old Spectrum game to load, gosh ... -
New Game: SQIJ 2018 - the worst Spectrum game remade.I think we all know that the Spectrum version of SQIJ from 1987 is one of - if not THE - worst game for the ZX Spectrum, but lately I've been working…
... we all know that the Spectrum version of SQIJ from ... - if not THE - worst game for the ZX Spectrum, but lately ... 's actually playable, unlike the official Spectrum version.
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Games on other platforms with a spectrum feeling?Having started my gaming life with the spectrum and later moved on to other machines (mainly Amiga and MD) I always had this impression that some gam…
... be behind most of the cases...)
Why did this happen? Has ... just a fortunate coincidence between the spectrum graphics resolution and other machines ... 'easily' downgraded for the spectrum, still retaining some of the detail?
Keypanels for the spectrum 48k and 48k+I have already found one of these "keypanels set" for the rubber 48k but I am curious to know if there were any more types or models of these keypane…
... of these "keypanels set" for the rubber 48k but I am ... -Spectrum-Custom-Keypanel-Kit
And what about the 48k+ model? The ... "template" would have to be different but did ...Spectrum 48K / composite mod / LCD TV: voltages out of the ULAHello Spectrum World I have juste bought again my first computer on ebay... a Speccy 48k issue 2 with a 5C112E-2 ULA. Just had to replace TR4 and …
Hello Spectrum World
I have ... and it worked. Did the composite modification (with the capacitor and then with ... interval or
c) the level of the signals is not correct ... 't match the voltages given in the great book "The ZX Spectrum ULA: How ...Subject Areas That the Spectrum did not "get into" Yup, the Speccy covered a lot of ground but regrettably it did not "get into" these areas :- Psycholinguistics , Philology , and Sociometry . Any…
Yup, the Speccy covered a lot of ground but regrettably it did not "get into" these areas :- Psycholinguistics , Philology , and Sociometry . Any other "massive gaps"? Maybe Aerodynamics?
