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by ZXDunny
Wed Sep 07, 2022 12:13 am
Forum: Other Retro Stuff
Topic: The Amiga games libary vs The ZX Spectrum's
Replies: 25
Views: 956

Re: The Amiga games libary vs The ZX Spectrum's

Cybernoid and Cybernoid 2.

They had the same maps, same layout (more maps on the Amiga) and the same gameplay. Graphics were amazing on the Amiga, loads of particles as you'd expect.

But the Amiga version absolutely stunk.
by ZXDunny
Sun Sep 04, 2022 2:25 pm
Forum: Hardware
Topic: Zx Omni what is it? Is it any good?
Replies: 53
Views: 4932

Re: Zx Omni what is it? Is it any good?

Awesome. I take it batteries are not included? Djordge is not clear on his website on this. Nope, you will have to source your own. I used these: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Battery-Plastic-Cigarettes-Starter-Nicotine/dp/B09P198PWB/ (but 3500mah) and here they are in my Omni: https://i.ibb.co/f4TFf44/...
by ZXDunny
Sun Sep 04, 2022 12:51 pm
Forum: Hardware
Topic: Zx Omni what is it? Is it any good?
Replies: 53
Views: 4932

Re: Zx Omni what is it? Is it any good?

Good to hear. The HDMI is still not working? Anybody knows the battery life of the ‘laptop’? HDMI not working no. Battery life between 2 and 3 hours on 3.5mhz speed, charges when plugged in. Batteries are cheap enough to source on ebay - get some decent 3500mah. What is the best location to purchas...
by ZXDunny
Sun Sep 04, 2022 11:06 am
Forum: Hardware
Topic: Zx Omni what is it? Is it any good?
Replies: 53
Views: 4932

Re: Zx Omni what is it? Is it any good?

Thanks - so worth the wait :D Well, it's a rubberkey form factor with a (admittedly a little shonky) laptop screen running hardware that allows you to access the best of the Spectrum - 128k, DivMMC/EsxDOS, Kempston/Sinclair joysticks, 7Mhz turbo mode, a freakin' RESET button... And you can hook up ...
by ZXDunny
Sun Sep 04, 2022 10:44 am
Forum: Hardware
Topic: Zx Omni what is it? Is it any good?
Replies: 53
Views: 4932

Re: Zx Omni what is it? Is it any good?

Is Retro Radionics that unreliable or slow? It's one guy in China who makes these (including the PCBs and cases), so he takes a while to work through his backlog - and then you have shipping from China to content with also. There was a parts (screens iirc) shortage last year or two that didn't help...
by ZXDunny
Sun Aug 14, 2022 9:47 am
Forum: Other Retro Stuff
Topic: BBC Microcomputer System User Guide.
Replies: 2
Views: 121

Re: BBC Microcomputer System User Guide.

I really, really need to make a manual for SpecBAS :D
by ZXDunny
Wed Jul 27, 2022 3:44 pm
Forum: Sinclair Miscellaneous
Topic: What does your alias mean?
Replies: 73
Views: 2413

Re: What does your alias mean?

Mine is my nick name from school (Dunny), which also means "toilet" in aussie slang. The ZX part comes from a small obscure 80s computer.
by ZXDunny
Tue Jul 19, 2022 6:58 pm
Forum: Sinclair Miscellaneous
Topic: Sinclair 128K, by Sinclair???
Replies: 22
Views: 840

Re: Sinclair 128K, by Sinclair???

If you specify which spectrum you're developing for, people will switch their emulators accordingly. I like developing for real machines, better than emulators, but I don't own any toastrack, so I have to test my games with emulators, but don't know what test should I do, as I don't know where is t...
by ZXDunny
Tue Jul 19, 2022 6:19 pm
Forum: Sinclair Miscellaneous
Topic: Sinclair 128K, by Sinclair???
Replies: 22
Views: 840

Re: Sinclair 128K, by Sinclair???

If you specify which spectrum you're developing for, people will switch their emulators accordingly.
by ZXDunny
Tue Jul 19, 2022 4:07 pm
Forum: Programming
Topic: SpecBAS can now make standalone executables
Replies: 6
Views: 734

Re: SpecBAS can now make standalone executables

It's fine here - but Chrome thinks it has a virus inside. As does Defender. But there are not, I can assure you of that :) You can add it as an exception in Windows Defender (or your AV of choice) and it should download/run without problems. Edit: Sent a copy of beast.exe to Microsoft for analysis a...
by ZXDunny
Tue Jul 19, 2022 3:32 pm
Forum: Sinclair Miscellaneous
Topic: Sinclair 128K, by Sinclair???
Replies: 22
Views: 840

Re: Sinclair 128K, by Sinclair???

Then the toastrack (Zx Spectrum+ 128K) was made by Sir Clive Sinclair, in England. OK, that's the thing, as I wanted to test every Sinclar computer, but not interested in Amstrad. I won some Zx81, Zx Spectrum 16K, Zx Spectrum 48K, Zx Spectrum+, and a QL. But I still haven't tested the Zx80 and the ...
by ZXDunny
Mon Jul 18, 2022 10:56 pm
Forum: Programming
Topic: SpecBAS can now make standalone executables
Replies: 6
Views: 734

Re: SpecBAS can now make standalone executables

In the github page I see only, SpecBAS v0.980,Dec 14, 2019. It's it? You need to read the instructions, under "Installing SpecBAS". Once you have installed the release, you can update with the binaries on the front page. SpecBAS is WIP (and probably will remain so for the rest of time) so...
by ZXDunny
Mon Jul 18, 2022 10:18 am
Forum: Programming
Topic: SpecBAS can now make standalone executables
Replies: 6
Views: 734

SpecBAS can now make standalone executables

Hey folks - Something that has been requested for a while now and at the bottom of my list was realised yesterday - SpecBAS can now make 32 or 64bit windows executables of your code. It's just a very simple "interpreter with your code baked in" solution for now, but it works and it works w...
by ZXDunny
Sat Jul 02, 2022 10:44 pm
Forum: Programming
Topic: BASIN and UDG graphics
Replies: 7
Views: 384

Re: BASIN and UDG graphics

Hi @ZXDunny. After one week of creating my new game with using your tool, I would have some suggestions, how to improve it a little bit. 1) Auto focus cursor if you write very long line/text. https://maps.speccy.cz/temp/basin2.png Yeah I'll fix auto-scrolling. 2) Possibility to switch off automatic...
by ZXDunny
Fri Jul 01, 2022 4:44 pm
Forum: Games/Software
Topic: The first games you emulated...
Replies: 33
Views: 766

Re: The first games you emulated...

A1200, ZXAm, Sabre Wulf.
by ZXDunny
Wed Jun 29, 2022 11:05 pm
Forum: Emulators
Topic: MMC file browser (read/write)
Replies: 15
Views: 597

Re: MMC file browser (read/write)

Fire up WinUAE with a directory HDD mounted and an HDF. Then just copy files across with Opus or similar :)
by ZXDunny
Sun Jun 26, 2022 5:09 pm
Forum: Programming
Topic: BASIN and UDG graphics
Replies: 7
Views: 384

Re: BASIN and UDG graphics

Oh, perfect. Thanks! Is there a way how to save (and then open) the whole project at once? Not only BASIC, but also memory blocks with exported UGD, chars, assembler routines, etc.? Think I used a sna or Z80 file to save data, UDGs and Basic, but source would not be included because it doesn't resi...
by ZXDunny
Tue Jun 21, 2022 4:55 pm
Forum: Programming
Topic: Emulator trap API (discussion)
Replies: 23
Views: 815

Re: Emulator trap API (discussion)

BASin uses $ED00 to trap its various functions so kinda already does this, just not in any user-configurable manner.
by ZXDunny
Fri Jun 17, 2022 1:10 pm
Forum: Sinclair Miscellaneous
Topic: Spectrum memes
Replies: 1216
Views: 197638

Re: Spectrum memes

Daveysloan wrote: Wed May 04, 2022 7:14 pm Image
Have at thee.

Image
by ZXDunny
Wed Jun 15, 2022 8:01 pm
Forum: Graphics
Topic: .scr file to Animated GIF converter
Replies: 13
Views: 529

Re: .scr file to Animated GIF converter

A new update to SCRToAnimGIF is up - v1.3 with better audio. Less background hum with mp4 files.

Next up will be custom loading schemes such as Speedlock, alcatraz etc.

https://github.com/ZXDunny/scr2AnimGIF
by ZXDunny
Wed Jun 15, 2022 1:12 am
Forum: Graphics
Topic: .scr file to Animated GIF converter
Replies: 13
Views: 529

Re: .scr file to Animated GIF converter

UPDATED! Now outputs a sound file (if you specify -sound on the command line you'll get an 8bit mono WAV file) and if you specify the -mp4 switch (and have ffmpeg available in the same bit-ness as the scr2animgif executable) you will get a spanky mp4 with SOUND if you have sound enabled! same URL as...
by ZXDunny
Mon Jun 13, 2022 7:47 pm
Forum: Graphics
Topic: .scr file to Animated GIF converter
Replies: 13
Views: 529

Re: .scr file to Animated GIF converter

For some time, the term "toxic person" has become popular on the Internet. It is best to avoid such persons. It's Ok, I said I forgive you. You said you'd already made a program that does what my tool does, and you said that you had made it 6 years ago. I pointed out that mine made animat...
by ZXDunny
Mon Jun 13, 2022 4:10 pm
Forum: Graphics
Topic: .scr file to Animated GIF converter
Replies: 13
Views: 529

Re: .scr file to Animated GIF converter

g0blinish wrote: Mon Jun 13, 2022 3:18 pm Image
Your image is broken here but... apology accepted!