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New Compo IdeaI've had this idea and would like to know what do you think about it. I think that most of us here know how to code in BASIC. The problem with Specc…
... ports which will give you a binary number depending on which keys ... 23610,3. This would not work as any program line; you ... to be sent to the TV screen.
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A Few QuestionsHi, can you help with a few questions. 1. On ebay you see a lot of rubber key spectrums. How can you tell the difference between a 16k and 48k machi…
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1. Price. The 16K Spectrum will go for a higher price ... it is presumably the most modern version of the game and ... original 48kb version did not work on the new 128kb machines, for ... of the 48Kb version to work on 128s. The loading screen was ... -
Spectrum Game NewsSome snippets of Spectrum game news , via the RT forum and micro mart if you guys are interested.... [url]http://www.retro-trader.com/forum/index.p…
... those "Plug n' Play TV game" things with a few ... do not work properly with this "legal" Spectrum emulator that ... which at this point will stay so on a matter of principle ... reinstate the previously "withdrawn" Spectrum games (on "principle" FFS!). As Martijn ... -
Which Speccy is the best to buy...I'd be using it for games really, and thats about it. I'd like a 128k but I seem to remember people saying 128k +2's had problems playing some games.…
... effects, but the games will still be playable. I ... of one game that will not play on a +2 modified ... in this way, and that's TV ... Game, which requires a 3.5Mhz Z80 and won't work ... with anything else. It does work on the Spectrum SE ... -
Problems with my +2A DatacorderHey folks, Bought a speccy from ebay, but i think its fucked. What do you think? Basically it turns on fine, but when i try load a game nothing wor…
... . With the volume up on the TV a little, you should ... able to hear the familiar Spectrum chuntey noise. If this ... recall, so finding it will not be hard). Have ... are then required to work miracles with their magic ... but I think I will only confuse you further. -
OpenGL - how to install it and whatever?How do you actually install OpenGL, if it needs installing at all? I seem to remember for Quake 3, when it came out in 1999, that I had to install a …
... would be nice it ran modern games too, but if ... game or program for the Spectrum, SNES, Megadrive, Amstard CPC, ... Half-Life 2 won't work on it, but I can play ... .A.R. won't work on the laptop, but I ... the laptop dies, I will buy another, more powerful replacement ... -
The Only Reason Sinclair Succeeded (Provoking Controversy)Although I love my Sinclairs dearly, I think that the only reason they succeeded was because at the time most people did not know any better (factori…
... more than a dozen vendors will survive the next five years ... that time (made so by TV and movies). That's when ... the modifications needed to make Spectrum games work on the 2068 are very ... to achieve flicker-free graphics on the Spectrum also worked despite the ... -
MP3 loading testsIn a previous thread, Spector says: "The loss of an mp3 file is nothing compared to the loss from an old audio cassette tape. " Dunny says: "Which i…
... QUOTE=Alcoholics Anonymous]Technically, there will be some high frequency spikes ... much like the lines on a TV affect the detail of a ... think 64kbps mp3's would work on the spectrum. I haven't tried ... it would work for the rapid pulses of a spectrum Speedlock ... -
Spectrum Work on a USA(NTSC) TelevisionWill the Sinclair Spectrum 48k or 128k work on a USA(NTSC) television? If not what would be needed to make it work? Also would the power supply work …
[QUOTE=KorruptIkonz]Will the Sinclair Spectrum 48k or 128k work on a USA(NTSC ... be needed to make it work? Also would the power ... supply work in the USA or ... I think use of a TV would be out but you ... -Sinclair 2068 and a Spectrum emulator cart if you ... -
Timex Sinclair 2068Hi guys. This is my first post here, the first of many, I hope.. :) I have a Timex Sinclair 2068 but don?t know much about it. It was given as a gif…
... it works as ntsc on my TV set, colors look a ... songs we would compose on TS2068 would work on Spectrum 128 AND vice versa ... features of TS2068 and still work on the Spectrum?
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Timex Sinclair 2068Hi guys. This is my first post here, the first of many, I hope.. :) I have a Timex Sinclair 2068 but don?t know much about it. It was given as a gif…
... it works as ntsc on my TV set, colors look a ... songs we would compose on TS2068 would work on Spectrum 128 AND vice versa ... features of TS2068 and still work on the Spectrum?
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Component Equivalents/substitutionsA while ago, I mentioned to somebody in a thread that we should have a list of component equivalents and substitutions so that it's easier to fix our…
... pin DIL package - modern static RAM and a modern flash ROM to ... LCD, a Z280, modern SRAM/Flash ROM a Spectrum any more even ... />
Many games wouldn't work on that processor - the illegal opcodes ... 't supported I think. I will stand to be corrected tho ... -
Question about digitized sound and videoI searched the forums and couldn't find the answer, so here it goes. Regarding digitized sound: I remember reading an article long ago about a vid…
... a few disks with various TV theme songs that I missed ... /> [/QUOTE]
The samples will usually be played at 8kHz ... wave player written for the spectrum written years ago. Again, 4 ... a compactflash system or work on some kind of tracker/mod ... -
RGB OutputWas there ever a device available for the 48 that had a RGB output ? As an alternative , what about using a pc monitor (iirc these have seperate syn…
... Interface quite recently on Ebay for my Ferguson MC01 TV/Monitor which ... outputs look standard so it will probably work with other monitors.
Just stick your Spectrum TV lead in one end and ... raid. I say, Bring it On chaps.
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I wonder if . . .An M68k could emulate a ULA. You know, like the ZX80 used the cpu for rastering the picture on the screen. This would mean that the people who clone…
... something that can be shown on a TV. Remember, although the ZX81 ... didn't work precisely the same as a pukka Spectrum, and that ... to be able to run Spectrum software but are not particularly ... can conceivably be put on a daugterboard that will fit the ULA ... -
New Spectrum HardwareHi all. Well its Friday so it seems as good a time as any (business is a bit slack at the moment) to start up a thread about creating new Spectrum ha…
... /> Tape interface
RF TV output
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Optional:-< ... a Spectrum and build the rest around it with modern components ... to create an emulator that will run on a Z80?
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Low Sound output + Sound distorting pictureHi, I am having a problem with my Grey +2 at the moment while trying to use RGB output. When I load a game the loader tones are fine but the actual…
... that goes into the scart on the TV?
It may ... is an idea that may work.
On my Plus2B I use ... scart perfect sound picture.
On my Plus2 gray case I ... what will happen.
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Project: M.u.l.e.Wokani came up with a great idea about trying an open-development approach for spectrum games, and I thought why not try with a game I have under dev…
... (for those familiar with C on modern machines, it's quite similar ... and was a lot of work too. Grrr.
[B ... layout in mind in the Spectrum's case whereas printf() for ... . Somewhere in your project you will actually have to define my_function ... -
Poorly Spectrum + Fault diagnosis help needed!Hi, I've got a Spectrum+. Sometime in the past I broke it and sent it off to be fixed. It came back working good as new, but with an issue 2 board i…
... often than people write about on here.
... of what you see on the screen, the system ... simply assume anything based on a TV display, go through ... TV itself is working and is tuned into the Spectrum ... games don't work. Sometimes, bad RAM will stop the ... -
Project: M.u.l.e.Wokani came up with a great idea about trying an open-development approach for spectrum games, and I thought why not try with a game I have under dev…
... (though none really affecting the spectrum). The multiple LIB thing is ... yeah if you want to work on going faster with this method ... look smoother on a real TV because of how the TV interlaces ... n chars" option and things will be more esthetically pleasing. ( ... -
I've got a divIDE. Now what?I've purchased a divIDE and after a month it's at home. What can I do now with that? I've got a 48k+, a +2B and a +3. The +2B has the original ROMs,…
... hear you cry? None on eBay? Well, why not ... ://www.rwapsoftware.co.uk/spectrum/spectrum_storage.html[/URL][/quote ... Good job I'm not on commission it's not ... often I'm beaten on this one!
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Project: M.u.l.e.Wokani came up with a great idea about trying an open-development approach for spectrum games, and I thought why not try with a game I have under dev…
... 14000 cycles before the TV raster begins drawing the ... will be registered with the im2 library for execution during the spectrum ... supply two functions that work together: u_malloc for providing ... 16 times it is completely on screen
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50Hz on PC?Hi, do you know of any emulator for PC that can switch monitor refresh rate to 50Hz or closest possible and sync ZX interrupt with monitor refresh?…
Saying that modern PCs are crap ... card can 50Hz on TV out. And you will have then much ... good reasons why monitors not work on 50Hz - ergonomie.
work in interlaced mode (as ... 'syncro mode'. Then demos will run 20% faster, but ... -
50Hz on PC?Hi, do you know of any emulator for PC that can switch monitor refresh rate to 50Hz or closest possible and sync ZX interrupt with monitor refresh?…
... QUOTE=piters;223852]Saying that modern PCs are crap because 50Hz ... graphic card can 50Hz on TV out. And you will have then much ... good reasons why monitors not work on 50Hz - ergonomie.
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ZX Spectrum and (real) B A S I CSometimes ago there was a thread "how spectrum changed your lives". Another thread dealt with "how to copy spectrum screens using basic not using co…
... than about 4 years old will just work out of the box ... computers based on the Z80.
And the Sinclair Spectrum is ... in how computers *really* work, there's still room for ... proposition, it requires a few modern conveniences such as ethernet and ... -
Games Programming Plagiarism - Did It Happen?I know there is at least one notable case were someone has passed off someone else's games as their own - usually by changing the graphics. (Can't re…
... Stallone even knows what a Spectrum is!
[ ... way, did you ever work on anything for the Atart ST ... all to do with the TV show. But the had ... of this then you will notice that there isn' ... return addresses or contact details on the inlay!
Amiga Spectrum emulationOK, I have the Spectrum emulator(s) to play Spectrum games on my Amiga A1200, but where on earth do I find the (legal) games I can download to work w…
... As for the games on this very site, I ... would therefore not work with a Spectrum emulator on an A1200. ... , please advise and I will commence downloading immediately.
... such as Speculator, ZXAM, Spectrum Emulator v.1.7 ... in front of the TV and is scarted to ...Why are we here? (At WoS)No, not a deep philosophical question about the nature of life, the universe and human existence. The thread “what does your partner think of …
... program you write for the Spectrum will work on [B]all[/B] Spectrums, ... sound had come through the TV though, instead of an in ... put the sound through the TV?
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Still, the Spectrum will never have Vista on it, which is reason ...The vduHi. I recently wrote off my trusty green screen vdu monitor. Using the speccy on the tv just isn't the same. Is there any way to connect the speccy t…
... Using the speccy on the tv just isn't the ... video cannot drive a modern VGA monitor. CV is ... some* really old monitors will sync low enough to accept ... most won't. Modern LCD monitors will simply say "signal ... why some things won't work :) (information provided for ...
