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ZX Spectrum 48k issuesHi all! A couple of days ago I bought my first 48k Speccy off ebay (I already own a beautiful QL expanded with QubIDE interface and 640k ram). It was…
... from the timing and "waveform shape" point of view). But ... Maybe I can try to borrow from someone at work ... and address lines... it starts to be a little though but ... In parallel I could try to get some nos 4116 (I ... don't want to desolder them from the pristine ... -
Retro Gamer's star letter (issue 164)The star letter in this month's Retro Gamer (issue 164) "[i]Dear RG, What on earth has happened to the Spectrum community? Sites such as World …
... much better ways to spend your time than to indulge in endless ... /> The WOS Forum is rather quieter than it used to be in ... wisest attitude to take, which probably makes Alessandro the wisest man on WoS... -
Retro Gamer's star letter (issue 164)The star letter in this month's Retro Gamer (issue 164) "[i]Dear RG, What on earth has happened to the Spectrum community? Sites such as World …
[quote="rich_chandler;895463"]Knowing what I know this probably the wisest attitude to take, which probably makes Alessandro the wisest man on WoS...[/quote]
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Making your own tapesTowards the end of last year [url=https://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/discussion/53607/recommend-modern-1994-2017-games]I dropped in here to ask a…
... - but I'd have to take the main board off at ... , and if I tried to take it apart further, that ... that compilation. It seems to have been duplicated by ... there's a game that starts with immediate sound (Defcom ... everything I'm going to record to tape will be the ... -
Getting a +3 working again (keyboard & tape socket issues)So, as part of my Spectrum restoration project I will also try to tackle the problem child among my fleet, the +3. PROBLEM ONE: Ever since I firs…
... I ever opened one up to take a look inside... until yesterday ... fathom a way to get the solder to stick to the copper wire ... 're connected in a "TT" shape. It's just a matter ... a chance I might have to take out the circuit board and ... -
Running a Spectrum from a battery...?Here's a bizarre idea that crossed my mind the other day: is it possible to run a Spectrum from a 12V battery? You see, I've got this strange idea…
... that I wouldn't want to risk my "original" +2 ... I'd be more willing to take the risk with, hence ... .
However, what starts as an "it [i]is ... a "no" when applied to those of us who don ... a separate battery straight to the Spectrum without having ... -
CSW2CDT, new tool suite for tape encodingGood evening. I'm much more active on the CPC than on the Spectrum, but today I released the first version of CSW2CDT, a set of three tools whose pur…
... convert. I have to use DOSBox to convert my WAV ... since it's happy to take my original 16-bit stereo ... V1) are useful both to archive (they compress quite ... few, and using the WoS archive wasn't always ... the sequel to "Xavior", needed "-p 600" to encode because ... -
Requesting permissions from authors!!![url="http://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/"]Spectrum Computing[/url] is currently hosting ZXDB, however it has chosen to only distribute files after obtai…
... There's also an option to refuse to take part in any sort ... default authors keep all rights to themselves, therefore it becomes illegal ... for other users to download and run their ... assumption that Martijn applied in WoS archive and I have been ... -
Comp.Sys.Sinclair Crap Games Competition 2017As the creator of the second-least crap game in last year's competition (and the only mug stupid enough to agree to host it this year) I am proud/ash…
... to be loaded and saved to the RAM disc individually to get it to ... challenge to do so, I nominate the programmer for whatever WOS's ... .com"]CSSCGC[/url], looking forward to receiving your entry :)[/quote]
to do it. It's going to take a fair bit of code (to ... -
Log-in for download of books not possible anymoreSomething very strange is going on here. Log-in for Discussions is possible - but for download of a singe book not :- ( I get the responce "Incorrec…
... no one else was prepared to take it on then we ... as the present state of WOS is better than having no ... WOS at all, but it's dishonest to pretend ... And how many months was WOS totally down, without even a ... forum? Even if a WOS forum had existed but with ... -
Log-in for download of books not possible anymoreSomething very strange is going on here. Log-in for Discussions is possible - but for download of a singe book not :- ( I get the responce "Incorrec…
... no one else was prepared to take it on then we ... as the present state of WOS is better than having no ... WOS at all, but it's dishonest to pretend ... And how many months was WOS totally down, without even a ... forum? Even if a WOS forum had existed but with ... -
MIA Archive??Is there a such thing as an archive of MIA titles that have been archived after WOS has stopped adding them to the website? Is there another place…
If anyone's willing to organize this information, I will gladly add everything to ZXDB.
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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 …
... or mould was needed to press the cap into ... place . I did it to avoid pressing the metal against ... .
Although the shape is not perfect it is ... for the bolt to draw it down fully to its final ... enough for the cling film to take the strain of pulling ... -
1987-2017Here we are, with our tradional thread about games released thirty years ago, where we can contemplate how bad they have aged, how bad they [i]alread…
... in 1986, despite what the WOS entry says. :-S
Trying to claim Earth back from the ... there robots must be assembled to grab more resources, protect key ... your second base the tide starts to swing noticeably on your side ... -
Import new WoS data from ZXDB?This thread is intended to discuss [url="https://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/discussion/comment/883669/#Comment_883669"]my[/url] [url="https://www…
... ]already[/b] started to import data from old WoS archive, as demonstrated ... launch a new WoS site, it's still going to take you a ... very long time afterwards to reach the ... . The intention was helping to build a new WoS. Since it started ... -
Import new WoS data from ZXDB?This thread is intended to discuss [url="https://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/discussion/comment/883669/#Comment_883669"]my[/url] [url="https://www…
... identify, it would take you a long time to fix them yourself ... adapt ZXDB queries to run them on new WoS, or copy corrected ... ZXDB content directly into new WoS afterwards.
Anyway this ... stands: I want new WoS site to be as good as possible ... -
Import new WoS data from ZXDB?This thread is intended to discuss [url="https://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/discussion/comment/883669/#Comment_883669"]my[/url] [url="https://www…
... used anyway because of how WoS is constructed.[/quote]
WoS structure, after you identify ... ridiculous! It's going to take me a lot more ... is a better choice to import into new WoS.
to validate it, thus new WoS could ... -
Wos is back!Hurray! I was having withdrawal symptoms!
... ?[/quote]
Trouble makers reported WoS to it's hosting company about ... 1024MAK said, it seems to me that WoS can be taken offline ... best course of action was to take WoS offline. By being proactive and ... -
Wos is back!Hurray! I was having withdrawal symptoms!
... ?[/quote]
Trouble makers reported WoS to it's hosting company about ... 1024MAK said, it seems to me that WoS can be taken offline ... best course of action was to take WoS offline. By being proactive and ... -
Wos is back!Hurray! I was having withdrawal symptoms!
... best course of action was to take WoS offline. By being proactive and ... the future, Lee can refer to the actions he took this ... round, to demonstrate that he properly deals with complaints. As WoS has ... -
Import new WoS data from ZXDB?This thread is intended to discuss [url="https://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/discussion/comment/883669/#Comment_883669"]my[/url] [url="https://www…
... to the internal WoS files and even gave me suggestions to take over new WoS ... ZXDB thread[/url], WoS admins continued to support ZXDB development for ... " after getting access to the internal WoS files, since I ... before, my offer to help new WoS will always remain ... -
Database model ZXDBRecently, I have been trying to figure out how to provide my contribution to whoever takes over WoS archive rework next... So I came up with this: …
... their MD5s and links to WOS entries.
There ... MD5 == wos file MD5 --> attach wos id to tosec file ... .
4. If tosec file starts ... with name of the game which is in WOS ... against FTP dump from WoS DVDs, while downloading ... -
Database model ZXDBRecently, I have been trying to figure out how to provide my contribution to whoever takes over WoS archive rework next... So I came up with this: …
... and even tested the poke to make Outrun Europa colored. ... is: it is possible to make gazillions of games' ... files are in TOSEC or WOS, I believe not. Do ... on Pokemaster I'm inclined to take another job: create GIF/ ... concerning adding a screenshot to a game I don' ... -
Database model ZXDBRecently, I have been trying to figure out how to provide my contribution to whoever takes over WoS archive rework next... So I came up with this: …
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The old WoS archive (thus ZXDB also) already ... files are in TOSEC or WOS, I believe not. Do ... they not stored in either WoS or ZXDB.
... on Pokemaster I'm inclined to take another job: create GIF ... game.scr". You can take a few in-game ... -
Requesting permissions from authors!!![url="http://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/"]Spectrum Computing[/url] is currently hosting ZXDB, however it has chosen to only distribute files after obtai…
... So let me take this opportunity to clarify this issue:< ... or force other users to watch commercial videos before ... t "use" your programs to take money from final users. ... owner's company (like WoS), or one of the ... have the right to choose what to do with their ... -
Laser Squad - original release TZXJust noticed that the ZIP corresponding to the TZX from the original release (82.364 bytes long) includes some TZX files with seven missions. Acco…
... seen the adverts in WOS? One of them comes ... game, so I'm prepared to take his word ;-).
to match the relevant data ... it'd be nice to know for certain.[/quote ... to represent or to preserve any of the releases involved. Of course, take ... -
Laser Squad - original release TZXJust noticed that the ZIP corresponding to the TZX from the original release (82.364 bytes long) includes some TZX files with seven missions. Acco…
... convinced the WOS archive is going to get updated ... Lee could say if WOS will be updating ... /> Under these circumstances, just to say that I am taking ... with regard to WOS. It will take me months to get things ... up-to-date ... -
ZXBaremulator v1.2Hi!, I've released ZXBaremulator v1.2. The new release add a few features and removes a limit. :) The new version can be downloaded from projec…
... splash screen to trick the user before he starts typing unless he ... as the current boot seems to take four secs. Emulators use lots ... fake tricks so who cares to have one more? -
Trying to repair a Speccy 48k - No PulsingI've had this machine for ages. I'd I've been putting off fixing it for some time now. So a couple of days ago I pulled it apart and started prob…
... can tell the signal starts low, then rises to 5V. Doesn't ... . On the scope it seems to take 1/4 second as it ... the logic probe, it looks to be low, then jumps high ... can repeat this reset (low to high) when shorting C27.
Does anyone actually support the "A white man mustn't play a non-white role" drivel?Regarding the recent political correctness hypocrisy (the one where a bunch of morons started complaining about a white actor, Ed Skrein, being wrong…
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I often like to take stock of my store of ... . It starts with perhaps fire, then shaping materials to make simple ... was interrupted. It wouldnt take much to cripple that industry, its ... would rather rely upon others to take care of things for them ...
