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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…
... wouldn't be basic by Spectrum standards but it ... Possibly the insertion of basic graphics? Something that would ... com/user/retrogod_photos/media/Spectrum%20Artwork/High_Marcel_05.jpg. ... com/albums/ad170/retrogod_photos/Spectrum%20Artwork/High_Marcel_05.jpg[/IMG ... -
I feel they could have done this.After reading the ZX Spectrum ULA, I learned about how the ULA detects if the Z80 if going to access memory in the next cycle and stops it if the ULA…
... banks of RAM for a basic 16K Spectrum, most logical way to ... 8K each, and since the Spectrum's takes 6.75K for ... day.
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IN and OUT in hardware terms... what are 'ports'?Hi all, I understand PEEK and POKE, but have never managed to get my head around IN and OUT. The books all go on about how they read from and wri…
On the ZX81, some input/output hardware expansions ... output ports. Why? Because the ZX81 basic does not have a IN ... machine code instructions from (a ZX81 and ZX80 only "feature").
Does anyone know the part number for the ZX Spectrum edge connector?I'm looking for a female edge connector to connect to my ZX Spectrum (and, ZX81). Does anyone know if a compatible connector is still made? Tha…
... amusing thought about a ZX81 or ZX Spectrum being the primary controller ...Does anyone know the part number for the ZX Spectrum edge connector?I'm looking for a female edge connector to connect to my ZX Spectrum (and, ZX81). Does anyone know if a compatible connector is still made? Tha…
... amusing thought about a ZX81 or ZX Spectrum being the primary controller ...Does anyone know the part number for the ZX Spectrum edge connector?I'm looking for a female edge connector to connect to my ZX Spectrum (and, ZX81). Does anyone know if a compatible connector is still made? Tha…
... amusing thought about a ZX81 or ZX Spectrum being the primary controller ...Spectrum 48K Case - I've not seen this type before have you?Picked this empty case up as part of a large ebay bundle this week. Not seen this type of case moulding before or the logo like this either. Anyone…
Definitely a spectrum from Portugal. It has been put together by Timex (as in Timex/Sinclair). The same case was used on the TS1500, which is a 16k ZX81 with a spectrum-like keyboard.
[img]http://www.oldcomputers.net/pics/ts1500.jpg[/img]ZX81 Character SetHello, hope I don't offend anyone with my request. I've put together a program on my Amstrad that redefines a condensed text and displays it appropri…
... don't know what the ZX81 can or cannot do, though ... other day I downloaded the ZX81 BASIC Programming Guide and in that ... it, so can only presume ZX81 had one too?
[/quote ... were a few but the zx81's display is generated by ...ZX81 Character SetHello, hope I don't offend anyone with my request. I've put together a program on my Amstrad that redefines a condensed text and displays it appropri…
The ZX81 PLOT & UNPLOT commands just ... block. This in the standard ZX81 "text" "mode".
As ... larger as well). But the ZX81 BASIC is completely unaware of this ... , so you cannot use BASIC to print to the hi ...ZX81 Character SetHello, hope I don't offend anyone with my request. I've put together a program on my Amstrad that redefines a condensed text and displays it appropri…
... ZX81. There are no pixel addressable graphics available from BASIC, ... READ or RESTORE statements in ZX81 BASIC, so you'd need ... memory.
ZX81 BASIC doesn't support integer variables ... printing on the stock ZX81; even with additional hardware ...ZX81 Character SetHello, hope I don't offend anyone with my request. I've put together a program on my Amstrad that redefines a condensed text and displays it appropri…
... , I'd presume a BASIC program has a fixed address ... to do it entirely from BASIC:
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1 ... (76h) in the data, the BASIC interpreter will recognise it as ... http://www.worldofspectrum.org/ZX81BasicProgramming/"]ZX81 BASIC Programming Manual[/url].Selling my Spectrum collection - advice pleaseHi there, I hope someone can give me a bit of advice please. I have stored my old spectrum and games in a cupboard for the past few decades. The…
... that will display a ZX81 or ZX Spectrum picture via the UHF ... use a 16k or 48k Spectrum, I do have to fine ... in the modulator in the spectrum drifts as it warms up ...Introduce yourself[SIZE=3][FONT=Comic Sans MS]This is the thread to stop by & introduce yourself.[/FONT][/SIZE]
... a ZX81 around 1981/2, then my mum bought a ZX Spectrum ... was host to a ZX81, a ZX Spectrum, an Oric 1, a ... lid is opened, a ZX Spectrum 48K+, Alphacom printer and a ...Opus Discovery "the big switch on" (after 20 years)I have a few of these Opus Discovery's with different Eproms in that have not been swiched for 15-20 years or so . I am in no rush to switch any on …
... "very old chestnut" for Spectrum owners and one which was ... completely anticipated in the original Spectrum design . Even later add ... using the "pinchlock" on basic 48k Spectrum so that the Speccy ... does not "mess" with the Spectrum . I suspect the answer ...The best emulator for the ZX81?Hi everyone, could you please recommend me an emulator for the ZX81 which is good and easy? Thanks!
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Excellent ZX81 emulation, along with many other ... load option, supports hires ZX81 software, memory expansions up ... />
Along with another ZX81 forum member I tried this ... correct pitch for ZX81 Zonx not spectrum pitched as in some ...Had enoughAfter approaching another weekend full of enthusiasm towards WoS and how it's heading, and spending most of it fighting spam and online abuse, I have…
... just source code for ZX Spectrum's and computers that are ... the ZX range (ZX80, ZX81 and ZX Spectrum computers and computers that ...Forum SoftwareI'm writing a forum package for a client, and it seems that the people here are quite experienced! So, what do you like/dislike about forums you v…
It's not like you can program a power search in zx81 basic. It doesn't do bad on the wholeUsing a modern music player to send programs to Spectrum/ZX81.Dear All, this is my first post! I have read many related posts but in none (that I have read) I have found an answer to my problem. I have bo…
... to feed to the ZX81 or ZX Spectrum. You may have to ...Unseen Gargoyle images etcI have some stuff which is not archived including a few advertising posters including for games never made, some images, test play copies of some gam…
... good with maths, even in BASIC.[/quote]
I couldn ... it because ** was exponentiation in ZX81 BASIC and (I know this is ...Unseen Gargoyle images etcI have some stuff which is not archived including a few advertising posters including for games never made, some images, test play copies of some gam…
... it because ** was exponentiation in ZX81 BASIC and (I know this is ...Bob Smith's zx81 games (and others like UWOL 81) should be ported to the zx spectrumThere's a bunch of great zx81 games made recently. I think that by maintaining the same blocky grafix and by adding color and sound, games like one…
... ;877900"]Erm, the Spectrum isn't the ZX81, but if you ... can be easily compiled into Spectrum version. [url="http://www. ... /> From ZX81 to ZX Spectrum is easier than from ZX Spectrum to ZX81, which ... .
Alter display to ZX Spectrum.
Compile code to ...ZX Spectrum Next Kickstarter Launchedhttps://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1835143999/zx-spectrum-next
... interested in new software (regular spectrum included) and I'm ... you played all the hundreds Spectrum games worth playing. As ... [/i] software made for [i]basic[/i] Spectrum :P
[ ... The Next is inheriting the spectrum community because it's perceived ...ZX Spectrum Next Kickstarter Launchedhttps://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1835143999/zx-spectrum-next
... ] software made for [i]basic[/i] Spectrum :P
[/quote]< ... Next is inheriting the spectrum community because it's ... computer reminiscent of the spectrum. The internals make it ... deal with different display resolutions (spectrum, timex hi colour, timex ...ZX Spectrum Next Kickstarter Launchedhttps://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1835143999/zx-spectrum-next
... in software made for [i]basic[/i] Spectrum!
[quote ... a platform independent from the spectrum.[/quote]
Yes, ... software for the native spectrum but the big improvements ... be calling ported software "Spectrum software". The possibility of ...ZX Spectrum Next Kickstarter Launchedhttps://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1835143999/zx-spectrum-next
... in software made for [i]basic[/i] Spectrum!
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< ... writing software just for the spectrum, they can. The Next ... this time to write other Spectrum software or polish the proper ... and has hw sprites. The spectrum game will be labouring under ...endless runner project..So I'm thinking of writing a small tutorial series on writing games for the speccy in C, and figured that an endless runner would be an easy example …
... around 1991 I put my Spectrum in a closet and became ... a big step back from Basic on Spectrum ;) You made a mistake ... never happened to me with Basic ;)
And manuals were ... moslty absent for example in Basic. Okay, you have the same ...endless runner project..So I'm thinking of writing a small tutorial series on writing games for the speccy in C, and figured that an endless runner would be an easy example …
... than there are in Sinclair Basic, for example.
> ... a big step back from Basic on Spectrum You made a mistake ... never happened to me with Basic... And you have buffer overflows ... the same size as the spectrum basic manual, and packed tight with ...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 …
... .co.uk/2015/02/zx81-and-zx-spectrum-keyboard-membrane-repair.html ... "]blog.tynemouthsoftware.co.uk/2015/02/zx81 ... -and-zx-spectrum-keyboard-membrane-repair.html ...ZX Spectrum keyboards : all and everything about them and how can the Speccy keyboard be improved? This discussion can include of all the main types of Spectrum keyboard from the past (inc addon / aftermarket) , their strengths and weaknesses , …
... some good pictures of the Spectrum ones:-
[ ... .uk/2015/02/zx81-and-zx-spectrum-keyboard-membrane-repair. ... html"]blog.tynemouthsoftware.co.uk/2015/02/zx81 ... -and-zx-spectrum-keyboard-membrane-repair. ...Troubleshooting my +2To put this in context: a while back (i.e. late last year and earlier this year) I was looking to put together a compilation of modern Spectrum games…
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