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NTSC Compatibility?Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't the Timex 2068 the only NTSC clone built of the ZX Spectrum? And I use clone lightly... From what I underst…
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Resurrection of long established Spectrum magHello, for those who don´t know me: I took over the Spectrum-User-Club in Germany back in 1994 and released since that time a regular Spectrum magaz…
Just an update: The english issue of the magazine is already sent out to the subscribers. Will write in a new thread about the magazine and its content. However, anybody who is interested can now contact me. -
Variable sized tiles /tile routineHow would you do a variable sized tile routine where the tiles have position variables too? Thanks would be interested to learn :)
... page is best) and write down on paper the ... each of your tables. Write out an example of ... the first few entries in the table. Give each ... writing comments, not code. Write down what each bit of ... call.
Then write in the code that achieves those ... -
Emulator developmentHi, Could anyone explain or direct to a link that explains in not to technical terms how an emulator is developed. It has always blown my mind eve…
... "] does the coder have to write in C or whatever language every ... -
Emulator developmentHi, Could anyone explain or direct to a link that explains in not to technical terms how an emulator is developed. It has always blown my mind eve…
... to a link that explains in not to technical terms how ... does the coder have to write in C or whatever language every ... -
TommyGun updatehttps://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwXFKYO5i1IlN2U4MUtrRVZZWUE/view?usp=sharing Hi, I have updated my TommyGun application and since we can't uplo…
... to make your own language in .Net : http://irony.codeplex.com ... sort of tools one could write in sinclair basic and target boriel ... be appealing web designers to write speccy games when we all ... -
ZX7: an "optimal" LZ77 packerAbout 20 years ago, I started a M.Sc. in Computing, planning to work on data compression. Although I quickly changed to another subject for a number …
... number with the value stored in the accumulator
... of 6144 bytes in order not to write in the attribute area ( ...
LD DE,55296 ; in bank 0
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Function with push and popIm trying to see if I understand push and pop when it comes to using to pass parameters to functions: [code] LD HL,16384 LD A,5 Push AF Ld A…
... We have several examples in the z88dk library. ... it is typically known in advance, more or less ... /> I use registers instead in those cases. Basically the very ... /> It you only code in assembly you gain much less ... method, but if you write in C this can -- but ... -
Words i REALLY hateWords that have crept into mostly internet speak in the last few years that I really hate: chilliax, delish and selfie. I totally disregard these as…
... we'll all be dead in 100 years or (a lot ... fecking loathe people who still write in text speak like it's ... -
So were the 80's really that great?I should imagine that most of us on WoS were kids during the 80's. I was 6 at the start of the 80's and obviously 16 at the and. Now that is one he…
... was learning to read and write in the very early 80s. We ... had to write a daily diary entry at ... about whatever I wanted to write about. I've still got ... car jumping across it. The in 1982 it changes to warships ... -
The Disciple clone... doable?Hi. As a spectrum user in the 80's this was the dream interface all-in-one for me. I have a 48k+ and planning on get a 128K toast-rack later. Anyway…
... 've never seen a red border pn power up or reset ... 've seen is a change in border when nmi is used to ... it's a random color border or if it's the ... -
Activity & messagesI think I've missed the thread on this, had a quick look but couldn't find anything. When I'm logged in and click "activity" at the top, as well a…
Yes you click on message, then it opens a chat window, if you write in the first window, it is put on the board for anyone to read ! -
Activity & messagesI think I've missed the thread on this, had a quick look but couldn't find anything. When I'm logged in and click "activity" at the top, as well a…
... a chat window, if you write in the first window, it is ... -
Must be missing the point - machine code... Hi Folks, Trying my hand at machine code again but falling at the first hurdle. I hand crafted the following to run at address 62000 and the co…
ZX Spin with its built in assembler FTW..! (Don't listen ... , it's quite easy to write in a combo of BASIC and ... -
Don't panic!When people say to ignore NickH/Paul Andrews, stunts like this is the reason why... We have received a complaint regarding the active content on t…
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ZX GameDev tools consolidatedHello WoS! It's been a while, yet with a plenty of decent gamedev tools (including new ones!), is there a [i]single/pivot table[/i] or some datash…
... is you can write something in C in a half hour ... a couple of hours to write in asm. This allows quick ... The type of scripting seen in ADG or Churerra is ... is more plumbing involved. In a full game for ... do actually have to write the state machines yourself but ... -
Testing your codeOk, guys, again I here with question. How do you test your works? I understand how to test functions and procedures mathematically (for example, g…
... test passed.
In the z80 world, the only ... programs and run each in an emulator individually to ... will allow you to write tests that can extract only ... if you can write the tests in a high level ... quickly. Yes you can write in asm but it will take ... -
BBC BASIC for the SpectrumThe latest update of BBC BASIC for the Spectrum at [url="http://www.mdfsnet.f9.co.uk/Software/Spectrum/BBCBasic"]http://www.mdfsnet.f9.co.uk/Software…
... Tube, you only need to write in Z80 assembly. Of course, with ... next step would be to write a custom 6502 program to ... -
The trouble with good code isLots of times I've come here to ask for help and always got it pretty promptly. Which is wonderful and one of the reasons why I don't think there's a…
... managed to learn enough to write a couple of games. ... , but the more you write stuff, the more you ... , mainly because I didn't write it.. :))
- you ... like to try to write arcade games, and although ... it's definitely easier to write in 2017 than 1982...! But ... -
In the Nick of Time?I've got an idea for a game titled 'In the Nick of Time' You're nicked chum, it's the 23rd century and your punishment is to be put into a prison …
... I find it difficult to write in a terse manner (as my ... ! Never mind, I'll persist in seeing if I can figure ... be assimilated and then put in the right order. Oh what ... -
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…
... games I should happen to write in the future; I can't ... -
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…
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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…
... , I've decided not to write in long style :)
[quote ... nor racism that you see in all those comments, perhaps it ... to make include ethnic minorities in their movies and create this ... -
Witchcraft: Nirvana, Bifröst and such[url="http://www.rgcd.co.uk/2011/10/buzzsaw-zx-spectrum.html"]"When considering this next to nearly every other ZX Spectrum game though, Buzzsaw is l…
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Can't get Java applets to work in any browser ? Not even IE 11 with Windows 8.1?My wife needs to fill out a questionnaire on a website and it's in Java! I have all the latest updates of JRE and JDK. From my IE settings it should…
... am planning a total re-write in JavaScript, Node.JS and Angular ... the same functionality I had in the 00s. -
Has anyone checked out AMOS2I just watched this:- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hs-QOu8EAWY It looks promising but when I went to the guys site http://amos2.net …
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What is the best book to start AssemblyI want to start to learn Assembly
... game changer for me in learning to write in Assembly. Its not ... on the INPUT Assembler type-in written in BASIC!!
... the excellent MEGAMON typein published in YOUR COMPUTER.
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Currah uSpeech ROM Paging and BootyHi, When I emulated the Currah uSpeech for [url="http://www.inkland.org.uk/inkspector"]InkSpector2[/url], I made it page in its own ROM on memory …
... to figure out whether a *write* to port/address 56 also ... toggle the ROM on a write in addition to reads.
BasinC can accept Intel 8086 assembler inside REM-linesIn the year 1983m the firmware "ACS SOFTWARE" develope basic-spectrum with REM+assembler Finally, here are two sample routines you might like to try…
... other. That means, if you write in 8087 code, it won't ...
