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VCF report and photosNot sure where to put this, exactly...but here it is, what went on at the Vintage Computing Festival at Bletchley Park last weekend. Finally I've fo…
... board designed to offer Sinclair ZX Spectrum 8-bit machines a chunk ... -
102 colours or 120 colours on ZX?OK then, we're talkin'bout GigaScreen. Two 15-colours pictures set together. Flickering. Interlace thingie. We were counting today and theoretical…
... where the pictures are in ZX format? I will convert the pic ... /> _______EDIT_________
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102 colours or 120 colours on ZX?OK then, we're talkin'bout GigaScreen. Two 15-colours pictures set together. Flickering. Interlace thingie. We were counting today and theoretical…
... where the pictures are in ZX format? I will convert the pic ... has drawen in [URL="http://zx.pk.ru/attachment.php?attachmentid ... images from BGE in .img format (2 images - 6912 * 2 bytes ... -
Is this (Lamergy) a series?I saw last two Wos-updates include something called Lamergy (ok, so one is called KACuk Show, and the other one isn't). Should this be a series? …
... no really famous russian ZX diskzines, like Spectrofon, ZX Format, etc? They are ... -
.POK collection?Greetings, everyone! I enjoy pokes for Spectrum games, but sometimes before playing a game I need to couple through the-tipshop.co.uk to find the pok…
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ZX-Art!!Look at this wonderful collection of spectrum pictures. :) [url]http://zx.maros.pri.ee/eng/top-100/[/url] I really enjoyed looking at this art galle…
One small tip - every image added into collection can be downloaded in original ZX format (usually SCR file, 6912) -
Tape preservation toolsIn the latest MakeTZX thread of doom several people said that it would be good to have active development of tape decoding tools. I needed tape file…
... was supposed to be "Pure" ZX format, and adding all sorts of ... released in v1.20 TZX format but aren't on WoS ... reference.
So whatever format is used, my interest is ... getting tapes into a tape format, and that is always a ... -
Tape preservation toolsIn the latest MakeTZX thread of doom several people said that it would be good to have active development of tape decoding tools. I needed tape file…
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Super Stick ManBeen thinking about doing a weird platformer for a while now, but since I have zero programming knowledge, and a modicum of drawing skills, I thought…
Can you copy each frame using Alt+PrintScrn, and then paste it into your favourite graphics editor?
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Dented SPectrum for over ?1000Is it rare to have a Spectrum with a dent? ;) [url]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ZX-Spectrum-48K-Original-1980s-Sinclair-Home-Computer-Boxed-Instructio…
... .uk/itm/Martianoids-Ultimate-1987-ZX-Spectrum-Game-/150695807780?pt=UK_VintageComputing_RL ... .uk/itm/ULTIMATE-PLAY-GAME-ZX-SPECTRUM-8-JOB-LOT-BUNDLE-GUNFRIGHT ... -SABRE-WULF-ALIEN-8-/260891433840?pt=UK_PC_Video_Games_Video_Games_JS&hash ... -
Pictures of your ZX Spectrum collectionsI love seeing other people's collections of stuff. Be great to see your shelves or boxes full of games so we can have a nose at it too. I find it he…
... photobucket.com/albums/ii315/jakeyw/ZX%20Collection/1.jpg[/IMG]< ... photobucket.com/albums/ii315/jakeyw/ZX%20Collection/2.jpg[/IMG]< ... photobucket.com/albums/ii315/jakeyw/ZX%20Collection/3.jpg[/IMG]< ... photobucket.com/albums/ii315/jakeyw/ZX%20Collection/8.jpg[/IMG] -
new game ......[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFaUth_DKoQ&feature=channel&list=UL[/url]
the only reason I make cheats is so other players (including myself) can enjoy these wonderful new ZX games. 8-) -
TIM Interlace SoftwareNot sure if this is the right forum but in my own time I plan to get some stuff up to the archive. I just came across something almost 10 years old. …
... it working on a real zx or is it dosbox emulator ... />
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Fast and easy read/write of attributes?What are the fastest or easiest ways to check the attributes of tiles on the screen, in BASIC? It seems to be a great way of storing object info. …
... a type-in listing from ZX Format!) I pre-printed the graphics ... -
Fast and easy read/write of attributes?What are the fastest or easiest ways to check the attributes of tiles on the screen, in BASIC? It seems to be a great way of storing object info. …
[QUOTE=ccowley;772405]In my BasTRIS proggy (which, annoyingly, I now only have as a type-in listing from ZX Format!)...[/QUOTE]
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Which games would you remake? Or like to see a mockup of?We all have a list of titles that we know or felt was not good enough or simply rushed to market without thought or effort. So which titles would you…
... 5 NES backgrounds converted to ZX format but retaining their original size ... -
In game screen shot pack?Hi, still setting up my speccy themed arcade machine; anyone got a link to a pack of screenshots? I'm using Mala as a frontend and it matches up scre…
... , but they are in .scr format, is that OK for you ... are all in DOS name format (8.3 characters maximum), because I ... -
In-game AY music and sound effectsI'm currently working on various aspects of a Spectrum game and thinking now about the sound side of things. I know you can use a utility like Vortex…
... piece in three parts for Zx Format on how to use soundtracker ... -
UDG BankIf you have any cool UDGs that you wouldn't mind appearing in a game (credited natch) could you share them here? It's not just for me but I am looki…
Feel free to use my ZX Spectrum 8 Bit Character Editor to create/edit your UDGs:
http://www.amelyn.com/speccy_character_builder/index.htm
Yep, blatant plug!
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ZX Spectrum spare parts : "endangered" and functional "extinctions" only It struck me how some Spectrum spare parts or parts that were used with Spectrums and that were commonly available are no longer available . The em…
Zx Spectrum 8 way female PCB keyboard connectors< ... order for 10 of the 8 way (Right Side) PCB keyboard ... connectors. (part no 5-520315-8 , as mentioned above earlier in ... -
Spectrum related pdf's/booksI read Bob Pape's entertaining look back at the making of R-Type ("It's Behind You") and also The Sinclair Story book which has long been out-of-prin…
I've noticed this morning that there are pdfs in the magazine archive, but I can't seem to download them. I tried ZX Format and ZX Spectrum Gamer, but nothing seems to be happening. Am I doing something wrong? -
TZX/Taper headachesI've been doing a stocktake of all my Spectrum stuff, most of which I bought in a job lot a few years back, and there's a whole load of covertapes in…
... as "another uncompressed file", VOC format, 8-bit, no change to the ... bit depth from 16 to 8, save as VOC, job done ... Hz WAV file to an 8-bit, mono, 44100 Hz VOC ... -
What was on your first pirate tapeOf course, we all started with Horizons and then bought our first couple of games (in my case, Bugaboo The Flea - which I still haven't managed to co…
... Mastermind
ZX GAMES 1 - Gangsters, Espionage island ... Frank brunos boxing
ZX GAMES 8 - Turmoil, Knightlore, Booty ... , Twin kingdom valley
ZX ... (guide / game)
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Clamping Speccy InterfacesThere are a huge number of broken Speccy interfaces available . I came across one on Ebay recently said to be "partly working" or similar .Why are th…
... " at the back of a ZX Spectrum (ie 3 devices in ... to electrically overload the host ZX Spectrum (Do we get some ... will not overload the Zx Spectrum?)
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If Sinclair computers had not been sold...I was just having a random thought. If Sinclair Computers (or the rights to them, not sure how it 'worked' back then) had not been sold to Amstrad…
... 2 released
[*]80k ZX Spectrum (rubber key with extra ... [*]Interface 1 released
[*]ZX Spectrum+ (better keyboard, 80k RAM ... keyboard than the earlier ZX Spectrum+ models, proper ... external HDD)
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Has anyone tried that OS called HAIKU?I've spent the last hour reading all the reviews/FAQs etc. that made any sense to me and although in general its lauded as being fast, compact and pe…
... and emulators screenshots:
ZX Format #3 tr-dos ezine in ...
