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Sony WalkmanHas anyone tried (and succeeded) in loading games using a Sony Walkman, or other small/portable tape unit? Does it have the umph to do it? Just wonde…
... more often than not it wouldn't.
Back in the ... can still rely on to load 30 year old tapes (even ... -
What would be the simplest tape loading routine?I'm searching for some small assembly snippet I can use to load a (headerless or not) block from tape into RAM I can embed in my C games to load furt…
... the original ROM routine but... ?wouldn't that render my game unplayable ... still expect your game to load without problems. -
First time capacitor replacementHi, I have an Issue 2 board, that i wish to start with recapping as advised on here, as they look to be all original. (Same with V3 board, but going…
[QUOTE=1024MAK;726795]Don't forget the large electrolytic capacitor ... ]Thanks, some good advice there, wouldn't happen to know the size ... better anyway, as an off load (powered on but not connected ... -
Presenting the Steamxbox!Valve have announced the prototype specifications for their new console, the Steambox. Actually, ignore the 'prototype' bit, as if you know anything …
... A lot of them wouldn't be happy at being forced ... how do you know Valve wouldn't do it? Businesses do make ... is so noisy under load that it really puts ... it looks like they aren't providing fixed hardware machines ... (though admittedly we can't be 100% sure of ... -
Play Expo 2013 - Manchester 12-13 OctoberAre any WOSsers going this year? I have a ticket for both days.
... a great time. I probably wouldn't have gone but earlier in ... expected.
I hadn't played on real 8-bit ... enjoyed the tables where a load of ten to fifteen year ... , which is why I haven't been around on the forums ... -
Did C64 sell more units in UK than the Spectrum?Interesting [URL="http://www.computing.co.uk/ctg/analysis/2297680/the-home-computing-era-from-conception-to-consumerisation?utm_source=taboola&utm_me…
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Okay, it didn't owned USA as the Yanks ... and most of them wouldn't know how to load a game from ... worldwide better.
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SoftPLAY: Use the PLAY command from 48 BASICNow you don't need 128 BASIC to use the [B]PLAY[/B] command. Just use [B]PRINT #8;[/B] instead. [url]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/15659782/So…
... snapshot on Fuse and load it in ESXDOS to ... But recently I retried to load such a snapshot on a ... this SoftPLAY solution.[/QUOTE]Don't do it again. :) Snapshots ... taken on a toastrack it wouldn't work on a +2B ... , and I certainly don't, there are alternative ROMs ... -
ZX Interface 1 ULAs FOUND !!Thanks to Ian Gledhill (of Mutant Caterpillar) we have now acquired a stock of replacement ZX Interface 1 ULAs. These are new old stock and have a d…
... pin if you don't put a load on it so a ... IF1 tick?
I actually wouldn't mind having a go at ... -
Documentation for SP1 for Z88DK?(I was going to post in [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=11729"]the other thread[/URL], so if a mod thinks this should go…
... can be MASK, OR, XOR, LOAD or ATTR, and these determine ... MASK sprites are slowest and LOAD sprites are fastest. You can ... sprite, the engine won't waste time drawing those 10 ... - and the first example there wouldn't compile, presumably because "things have ... -
i am currently listening to........as i couldnt seem to find the old one, i didnt look that hard :P ive started a new one right after somebody asked me for some slayer ive rediscovere…
... couple of the mixes I wouldn't've chosen (for example the ... hardcore stuff and stuck a load of Suburban Base stuff on ... -
Say a naughty word and Microsoft ban you!I thought this was a joke, but there's lots of people apparently going through it, some even posting about it on the official Xbox forums; [COLOR="b…
... /> I'd swear more, and wouldn't be playing a game with ... wouldn't be online with an *XBOX anyway they're a right load ... the wifes not mine, I wouldn't piss on it if it ... -
using the raspberry pi for the zx spectrumI just saw where they are now using a Pi to emulate a floppy disk drive for the Amiga. So it got me wondering if this could be done for the ZX Spectr…
wouldn't it be possible though to just link it to the spectrum without a spectranet and just use it as a device to load from the sd card ? -
using the raspberry pi for the zx spectrumI just saw where they are now using a Pi to emulate a floppy disk drive for the Amiga. So it got me wondering if this could be done for the ZX Spectr…
[QUOTE=morcar;737467]wouldn't it be possible though to ... it as a device to load from the sd card ?[/QUOTE ... -
using the raspberry pi for the zx spectrumI just saw where they are now using a Pi to emulate a floppy disk drive for the Amiga. So it got me wondering if this could be done for the ZX Spectr…
[QUOTE=morcar;737467]wouldn't it be possible though ... it as a device to load from the sd card ?[/ ...
The Raspberry Pi doesn't have enough GPIO pins to ... interface to machines that aren't a Raspberry Pi, including ... of miles away. Don't forget if all you want ... -
using the raspberry pi for the zx spectrumI just saw where they are now using a Pi to emulate a floppy disk drive for the Amiga. So it got me wondering if this could be done for the ZX Spectr…
... know BT vision replaced a load of powerline networking installations with ... along with the plug. I wouldn't be surprised if a few ... -
I'm rich! (not really)In the post today, as well as the odd Christmas card, was a letter purporting to be from a Mr Zhang at China CITIC Bank (a real person working at a r…
... sites, which should dump a load of spam on them (errrm ... the letter (if it wasn't ashes - see below) they ... for a fraudulent racket. They wouldn't be happy about it but ... I don't think that they'd be ... I wish that I hadn't burned the letter. If another ... -
Get rid of 'Bytes:' when loading codeHow do you hide the 'Bytes:' when loading code? I've tried saving as CHR$ 22 + CHR$ 6+ CHR$ 0 (a blank part of the loading screen) but it still appe…
... ]PRINT #1; AT 1,0;: LOAD ""CODE[/code]I used to ... did anything like that, it wouldn't have worked, because the loading ... -
Writing faster BASICIn terms of structuring BASIC programs, what are the best ways allocate variables, functions, arrays? Any tips. I remember INPUT mag had some suggest…
... that part of the load time taken up with ... BASIC, so the program load time wouldn't increase, and there's ... listing, then they don't impact on PROG search ... 4kb for associated tables (t$(),r(),z$(),z()), so ... laboriously copied into the t$() array byte by byte ... -
Writing faster BASICIn terms of structuring BASIC programs, what are the best ways allocate variables, functions, arrays? Any tips. I remember INPUT mag had some suggest…
... that part of the load time taken up with ... BASIC, so the program load time wouldn't increase, and there's ... listing, then they don't impact on PROG search ... 4kb for associated tables (t$(),r(),z$(),z()), so ... laboriously copied into the t$() array byte by byte ... -
i am currently listening to........as i couldnt seem to find the old one, i didnt look that hard :P ive started a new one right after somebody asked me for some slayer ive rediscovere…
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There's also a load more including Nile Rodgers, 10cc ... ]
any links for these?wouldn't mind hearing the brian Wilson ... -
Turbo save?I'm doing some experiments with turbo loaders, and I don't know how to save turbo blocks on virtual tapes. Spectaculator and fuse don't seem to save…
... Editor... but I don't know how to do ... you were originally using LOAD "" CODE to load, converted to the ... higher speed. However I can't ... block of machine code it wouldn't be a problem.
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Metal SlugWonder what that could/would look like? Still play it now on emulators, great game.
... [/I].
Though it wouldn't be an ideal Speccy conversion ... . You'd have to multi-load the entire 128K for every ... -
How can I physically order files (under windows), please?I need to order some files on a USB stick, so that each file is physically located after the one that precedes it by filename and file extenstion. Wh…
[QUOTE=jenzie;755015]but wouldn't the loader look for a ... all of the games still load fine. But my mate doesn ... 't have a hard drive on ... -
Changing from esxdos to fatwareAfternoon. After realising from a nother thread that fatware handles long file names i am considering using it instead of esxdos. As someone mention…
I wouldn't recommend changing from fatware to ... ...
To install fatware, load your fatware tap and follow ... (usually remove E jumper AFTER load and BEFORE flashing) on screen ... your card (but they won't do any harm nor take ... -
Depressions back!I know I keep saddling you all with my depression stories, but seen as so many of use here have been or are being touched by it, I thought it accepta…
... that me and the wife wouldn't last, all the type of ... occasionally, my ma doesn't mind me being here even ... things, and I couldn't find a middle ground to ... I didn't deserve it, and I've had a load of ... few managerial duties, but don't have the stress of harassing ... -
New games - should they be 48K or 128K?Here's a question for new games - which machine should they be developed on? If I write a game for the 48K Spectrum, is it appreciated that it will …
... love them, and I also wouldn't like to see lower k ... , and I don't even know how to load data in all ... -
A hello and a questionFirst of all I'd like to introduce myself (it would be rude not to :D !). My name is Ben and I am the proud owner of a rubber keyed 48K and a 128k+2…
... sound card. If that doesn't work then either the cassette ... . Some tapes were difficult to load even when they were new ... that, given that you can load a lot of them, where ... you can't the problem is most likely ... . Being up in the loft wouldn't help. -
IF1Bis problems. The Edge of the Spectrum...Advice is sought from the learned on WoS. I just bought an Interface 1Bis from sunny South Africa. It arrived fast, but unfortunately doesn't work.…
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It didn't work. It still crashed the ... [/QUOTE]
I couldn't get the audio files to ... level so it didn't load the ROM's I ... came up with errors and wouldn't run. Also no lights ... edge connector. It wasn't a faulty 128k or + ... -
Grand Theft Auto V announced!Ok, time for another mega-game thread :smile: [url]http://www.rockstargames.com/[/url] Trailer next week!
... I was in my garage, wouldn't have noticed really but I ... my safehouse. This isn't the first time this has ... jobs sometimes take ages to load, and sometimes I have to ... one, because it won't put me back into the ... out.
Haven't lost any money or items ... -
ZX Alien Breed - WIPI'm sure a lot of you have seen the discussion in the New Game Ideas area about a Speccy version of the classic Amiga game Alien Breed. I've been dro…
My 2 cents: if a larger playing area for each level would improve gameplay for this game, I wouldn't think twice about using multi-load (although spending a little extra time to ensure Spectrum 128K models wouldn't need to reload levels).
