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Has this been done before?Are there any emulators whose speed can be adjusted by the Spectrum program that the emulator itself is running? So that, say the Spectrum program ca…
... same 'tricks' in my ZX81 emulator for the ZX Spectrum, only ... to
run 'translated' pieces of code ... working on a new version of ZX81EMUL.
Improvements towards ... Keyboard Layout in memory
5) Not to the program, but ... -
+3 disc imaging (idea + SDP)Following a bit of research, which you can probably see in the "old code" thread, I had an idea for a bit of software that may be useful (for me, and…
... TRD realy close to DISCiPLE? in format i mean
... use a custom ROM in place of the standard ZX ROM -- so even ... I was thinking of writing it all in MC using direct ... you could even use it in 48k mode (where the ... something like a BASIC program to load the code ... -
SPOT*On Spectrum magazine index updateI've updated the database archive files and the various summaries and appendices at my SPOT*On site. All of the 437 issues of the eight core titles (…
... the executive director of the Free Software Foundation in Boston.
... htm[/url]
In an interview on ZDNet he ... 25 quid for a program in the last issue of 'Sinclair Programs'. ... available as a 'type-in'. A tremendous bit of history surrounding just ... -
#speccy - I can't log onIs there some problem with the astrolink chat server as I've been trying to connect to it for the last 30 minutes with no luck. :( Necros.
... to the "Servers" branch of the treeview...
To get into #speccy, type the following:
/ ... the address in decimal of the first byte of the spectrum' ... the member list in it. Most of them have a ... channels, #spin and #zx. you can get to ... -
ANN: SP1 for Z88DK (aka splib3, Sprite Pack v3.0)Well it's finally arrived, after a month of "a few days from now" release deadlines. SP1 is the lastest version of splib, a flicker-free software sp…
... through the steps of pre-processing your C program (invoking zcpp ... shebam! you've lost 8k of program space. Imagine what happens ... mouse in the zx's peripheral list, etc. The size of your program ... I supplied for the test program in the last post:
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#speccy - I can't log onIs there some problem with the astrolink chat server as I've been trying to connect to it for the last 30 minutes with no luck. :( Necros.
... to the "Servers" branch of the treeview...
To get into #speccy, type the following:
/ ... the address in decimal of the first byte of the spectrum' ... the member list in it. Most of them have a ... channels, #spin and #zx. you can get to ... -
ANN: SP1 for Z88DK (aka splib3, Sprite Pack v3.0)Well it's finally arrived, after a month of "a few days from now" release deadlines. SP1 is the lastest version of splib, a flicker-free software sp…
... closest to viewer
uchar type; // +5 bit 7 ... , bits 3:0 draw type
uchar attr_mask; ... properties of a specific sprite character. In this program we ... the sprite type of the interior of this large ... -
ANN: SP1 for Z88DK (aka splib3, Sprite Pack v3.0)Well it's finally arrived, after a month of "a few days from now" release deadlines. SP1 is the lastest version of splib, a flicker-free software sp…
... type of interrupt and / or the interrupt mode it is in ... indicates the main program has crashed). In the Spectrum it ... dump the currently executing program to tape or disk. ... C or asm program to make use of the im ... this is an SP1 program that was compiled using ... -
ANN: SP1 for Z88DK (aka splib3, Sprite Pack v3.0)Well it's finally arrived, after a month of "a few days from now" release deadlines. SP1 is the lastest version of splib, a flicker-free software sp…
... next test program will make use of the linked list data type, so ... write it in a modular fashion. The program is broken ... . Hash tables are composed of, in effect, associations between keys ... heap data type maintains a heap in an existing array of "void*" ... -
What is it exactly about that Spectrum that you like so much?I'm sure that most people here will agree that there's something very special about the Speccy, thats why we visit WOS afterall... But what why has i…
... program that i could do it after a couple of ... years.
I always loved the type- ... me out loud. Some of them we never got ... the Aliquid Simplex type-in. Anybody remember in which magazine that ... /> They stopped putting type-ins into computer magazines ... -
What is it exactly about that Spectrum that you like so much?I'm sure that most people here will agree that there's something very special about the Speccy, thats why we visit WOS afterall... But what why has i…
... program that i could do it after a couple of ... years.
I always loved the type- ... me out loud. Some of them we never got ... the Aliquid Simplex type-in. Anybody remember in which magazine that ... never be bothered with type in's, but my dad ... -
MAME on the Spectrum?Yes, I know it's currently AY's job to make ludicrous posts (a position he's filling in very well, until TKRAP returns), but just out of interest, if…
... the ROM is altered in some places to make ... screenupdate possible and faster emulation of the ROM.
of software software from another ... one tried to code this in the (late) 80's ... say: open new thread about ZX 81 emul.
I ... -
Disk image utility for USB disksI make simple utility programm for copy physical disk content to image files. It can work with USB disks, or memory cards attached via some card read…
... ). No problem for LBA drivers in ZX ROMs.[/QUOTE]
program miscalculates the number of cylinders as 491. ... has an odd number of sectors. In any case, you should ... "PLUSIDEDOS " signature in the first 16 bytes of the first sector ... -
What is the rarest sinclair item u have ?For me, its a Sinclair PC200 boxed working and complete, has anyone any idea what its worth ? I am going to be selling it along with the rest of my …
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- An issue 3 of original Sinclair ZX-81 16k RamPack which is ... Speccy. Never saw another one of those either. Lacking a " ... INES Keyboards - with Spectrums installed in them. These are professional keyboards ... /> You can see two of them here (one has IF1 ... -
ZXLFN - storing tape header in a long file nameHi lads ;) Couple of months ago, the group of guys interested in divIDE software development has came up with an interesting idea - store tape heade…
... than the name.type in the filename. Perhaps a zx-equivalent of a descript ... and is type 0 (code). Saving on a real ZX would actually ... really need size information? One of the examples is "Screen, ... one "collection" of data in a single file, in which case ZXLFN ... -
ZXLFN - storing tape header in a long file nameHi lads ;) Couple of months ago, the group of guys interested in divIDE software development has came up with an interesting idea - store tape heade…
... ? You type "make", it builds. Converting a bunch of data files ... etc.). It must work in an interchangeable manner, with ... emulated unfortunately all the drawbacks of ZX tape system too (no ... to overcome all the cons of traditional zx tape storage.
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ZXLFN - storing tape header in a long file nameHi lads ;) Couple of months ago, the group of guys interested in divIDE software development has came up with an interesting idea - store tape heade…
... only, but of course, *.gif viewer for ZX exists since 1992 ... be placed to suitable address in the zx memory to be decompressed ... and type in account and filling it properly. Only the rest of files ... extension. And of course, files produced by ZX will have this ... -
ZXLFN - storing tape header in a long file nameHi lads ;) Couple of months ago, the group of guys interested in divIDE software development has came up with an interesting idea - store tape heade…
... on a file name - no ZX tokens allowed).
[ ... in some defined way. Since LOAD "" can be a part of running program ... t be used in a program :(
All in all, this solution ... )
- we lose the simplicity in ZX->PC direction (for example ... -
ZX Game Book UpdateHi all... For various unrelated reasons the time I have for editing has been limited to weekends, but I'm still plugging away. I have created 'fi…
... realised that I missed something in my nit-pick part I ... /> [QUOTE=48K]In Ghouls and Ghosts, 1989:
"The ZX Spectrum fared ... /> [QUOTE=andrew_rollings]As for R-Type... I know, I know... I ... you think that R-type deserves more of a mention than Maze ... -
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…
... bought my first Sinclairs in 1983 - first one ZX 81 in kit, and after ... choice. I looked around in lot of shops in Germany, and situation ... extremely expensive. BBC was unknown in Germany, and I really ... argument. Other argument was size of machine (it was told ... -
Crazy Spectrum Experiments. Now there?s a thought!!As a Kid I wanted to be a budding inventor and tried all sorts of things with my speckie. I remember buying a second hand reel to reel tape recorde…
... br /> Used the tape tester of my 128k spekie to get ... by carefully balancing the volume of the tape recorder, and ... ). However this always resulted in R-Tape loading error. ... lower that the compression of the audio may have ... be possible with a ZX 81 as this has a ... -
Sinclair Basic Vs PascalWith the rise of the structured programming movement (Jackson et al) was it wise to put the Basic programming language into the Spectrum. By this ti…
... the student to think of algorithms in a series a steps ... language is that everything you type in should have an immediate meaning ... like block structure, different forms of flow control, objects, and ... Actually, you can do pointers in ZX BASIC. What else do you ... -
Which would be fasterSay you want to use a variable value of 0 to 255 in a BASIC program, which way would be fastest? Say for arguments sake you wanted to use two variabl…
... make a program cryptic.
Interestingly, during the evaluation of PEEK ... for from the beginning of a floating area each ... separate pointers for every letter of the alphabet so that ... important.
I often type in BASIC programs intended for Atari ... -
The 128 plus 2 wasn't very goodHaving looked at the review in issue 33 of Crash of the Spectrum Plus 2, it strikes me as a bit odd, as if Simon Goodwin had to like it. I remember r…
... RAM internally to put in place of the paged out ROM ... html[/URL].
Keep in mind the CoCo 1 & ... with the ability to program any memory page into ... where you can touch type the advantage of the old system ... to do this published in one of the mags) and, ... -
The 128 plus 2 wasn't very goodHaving looked at the review in issue 33 of Crash of the Spectrum Plus 2, it strikes me as a bit odd, as if Simon Goodwin had to like it. I remember r…
... can program it to interrupt whereever (start of scan line, middle of scan ... for another interrupt somewhere else in the same frame. I was ... . And paging out any place in RAM is more expensive and ... where you can touch type the advantage of the old system goes ... -
Byter and U.F.O. by Protek?Who says these are available for the Speccy? I've often wondered where this info comes from - any info I've seen shows these as available for the ZX-…
... need more than just word of mouth to add a MIA ... already that they are not in any magazines. Ads found show ... are only available on the ZX-81.
The only reason given ... how did it get there in the first place?
If you could choose one extra colour for the ZX Spectrum??The post "Im not trying to start a flame war......" by Ewgf got me thinking. The ZX spectrum had 8 colours. 15 if you count the bright as separate …
... can find that type in that gives you loads of colours by mixing ... . You could get brown as shown in ... the flag example.
I have the program on ... tape or something...
I might already by in Type ...Star Heritage::TranslationHi all! I am almost finished with a translation of a Russian adventure game Star Heritage (demo) to poor English. I need a volunteer(s) with a good …
... help you communicate with the program in a
comfortable way ... /> They're shown in the form of a histogram, every ... of phrases you can say. Just type the
number of ... work
with the program with maximum of comfort.\:
128 won't loadI been trying to load a 128k speccy programme ( the fantasy one that came with the speccy 128 ) into a 128k heatsink speccy but it gets so far and th…
... , go into 128k BASIC and type in USR0 -- it'll put you ... version and won't load in 48k mode.
Presuming ... is in the correct mode for the version of the program being used ... to try the other side of the tape or increase the ...PngConvRight. Thought I'd move this to a new thread, simply because I can. If you've not been reading the thread about [URL=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/…
... happen to use it for ZX development. Until I add colour ... something that looks like a ZX image, or does the converter ... /> Currently yes - I wrote the program to allow me to use ... a visual program without a lot of experimenting (the sliders in bmp2scr are ...
