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by PeterJ
Fri Mar 15, 2024 9:23 am
Forum: Preservation
Topic: Ultimate Play The Game Digital Restorations & Recreations
Replies: 26
Views: 2485

Re: Ultimate Play The Game Digital Restorations & Recreations

pavero wrote: Fri Mar 15, 2024 12:20 am @PeterJ did you find anything?
Apologies. No. I normally only delete local stuff after I confirm it's been uploaded, but I must have made a mistake on this occasion.
by PeterJ
Wed Mar 13, 2024 9:54 pm
Forum: ZX80 & ZX81
Topic: WRX True High Resolution Graphics
Replies: 4
Views: 425

WRX True High Resolution Graphics

Please could anyone give me a simple overview of this system including programming? I found a link on the Fruitcake site (scroll to the bottom of the page), but it's dead and not saved on the Wayback machine. Thanks http://www.fruitcake.plus.com/Sinclair/ZX81/Chroma/ChromaInterface_GraphicsSupport.h...
by PeterJ
Wed Mar 13, 2024 9:46 pm
Forum: ZXDB Fixes
Topic: Little bugs in the database 6
Replies: 126
Views: 5014

Re: Little bugs in the database 6

There seems to be a lot of 1K ZX81 programs which have machine type '16K ZX81'.

For example:

https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/3 ... _Defenders

I'm happy to create a list of IDs if it would help.
by PeterJ
Wed Mar 13, 2024 9:41 pm
Forum: ZXDB Fixes
Topic: Little bugs in the database 6
Replies: 126
Views: 5014

Re: Little bugs in the database 6

The remarks against the modified version of Voyage of Peril indicate that it's based on a type in Spectrum game. https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/32068/ZX81/Voyage_of_Peril However, the only other title with the same name is a ZX81 type in from ZX Computing. https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entr...
by PeterJ
Wed Mar 13, 2024 4:11 pm
Forum: Sinclair Miscellaneous
Topic: Amstrad.co.uk...
Replies: 26
Views: 633

Re: Amstrad.co.uk...

I read today that Sir Alan has purchased the name from Sky.

https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/lord- ... 00561.html
by PeterJ
Sun Mar 10, 2024 5:21 pm
Forum: Sinclair Miscellaneous
Topic: Basque Tournament of ZX Spectrum 2024
Replies: 0
Views: 81

Basque Tournament of ZX Spectrum 2024

Sent by Egoitz Campo On the 10th of February, Euskal-Retro association organized the IX. Basque Tournament of Spectrum in Santutxu (Bilbao), at Cafe Berria bar. ZX Spectrum is one of our favorite retro computers and we love play it. ZX Spectrum is one of our favorite retro computers and we love pla...
by PeterJ
Fri Mar 08, 2024 10:30 am
Forum: Website
Topic: RZX link not downloading properly
Replies: 11
Views: 511

Re: RZX link not downloading properly

Thanks @Ottersoft,

That's most kind.
by PeterJ
Wed Mar 06, 2024 10:54 am
Forum: Hardware
Topic: Harlequin - different versions?
Replies: 5
Views: 606

Re: Harlequin - different versions?

@hellraiseruk,

Not sure if this will help?

https://github.com/DonSuperfo/Superfo-Harlequin-128

As for kits, have you checked out https://www.sellmyretro.com/

I agree with you - Not much information online.
by PeterJ
Wed Mar 06, 2024 10:31 am
Forum: Preservation
Topic: HOW TO PREPARE NEW/MISSING SCANS OF INLAYS/COVERS/TAPES FOR THIS SITE
Replies: 61
Views: 10506

Re: HOW TO PREPARE NEW/MISSING SCANS OF INLAYS/COVERS/TAPES FOR THIS SITE

@pavero

Please could the ability to select the programming language be added to 'Add a new (MIA) title/entry'.

Thanks.

Peter
by PeterJ
Wed Mar 06, 2024 9:41 am
Forum: Website
Topic: QAOP Emulator Issues
Replies: 0
Views: 111

QAOP Emulator Issues

We are aware that the QAOP emulator, which is one of the two emulators we use for playing games online, is coming up with the error 'Failed to Load'.

I will take a look as soon as I'm able.
by PeterJ
Tue Mar 05, 2024 1:04 pm
Forum: Announcements
Topic: ZXDB Update 01 March 2024
Replies: 7
Views: 454

Re: ZXDB Update 01 March 2024

Also in this release we have another book scanned by @WhatHoSnorkers. This time it's The Spectrum 128 Companion. James also typed in Lights Out! from Sinclair Programs
by PeterJ
Mon Mar 04, 2024 4:53 pm
Forum: Announcements
Topic: ZXDB Update 01 March 2024
Replies: 7
Views: 454

ZXDB Update 01 March 2024

The latest ZXDB update has been applied. I've also taken the opportunity to run a package update on our Ubuntu Server.
by PeterJ
Fri Mar 01, 2024 10:20 pm
Forum: Preservation
Topic: Ultimate Play The Game Digital Restorations & Recreations
Replies: 26
Views: 2485

Re: Ultimate Play The Game Digital Restorations & Recreations

I will have a check @pavero, but I may have removed them.
by PeterJ
Fri Mar 01, 2024 4:30 pm
Forum: ZXDB Discussion
Topic: New Database Model ZXDB
Replies: 517
Views: 106255

Re: New Database Model ZXDB

Thanks @Einar Saukas,

I will update the site on Monday.
by PeterJ
Thu Feb 29, 2024 7:12 pm
Forum: Website
Topic: RZX link not downloading properly
Replies: 11
Views: 511

Re: RZX link not downloading properly

how it is denied when it's free on the official page Whilst we sometimes forget, we generally don't host game files of any type when the title is hosted on itch.io unless we have the authors permission. Often the author just wants one central place for files so they can keep track of stuff. We incl...
by PeterJ
Thu Feb 29, 2024 1:30 pm
Forum: Website
Topic: RZX link not downloading properly
Replies: 11
Views: 511

Re: RZX link not downloading properly

Hi @saucysarah,

Looking at the server, the file has been renamed which is why you can't download it. @pavero looks after rzx files so I'm not going to touch it, but he should be able to look at it when he is next logged in.

Peter
by PeterJ
Mon Feb 26, 2024 9:58 am
Forum: Website
Topic: List of all votes of a logged in user is broken.
Replies: 2
Views: 137

Re: List of all votes of a logged in user is broken.

Hi @ZXSpectrum128,

Thanks for the report. I see you are referring to the show all votes link on the individual entries page.

There have been some field changes in ZXDB. When I have a chance I will take a look.

Thanks
Peter
by PeterJ
Sat Feb 24, 2024 9:40 pm
Forum: Brand new software!
Topic: Horace Goes Night Skiing e Mutant Mushrooms
Replies: 12
Views: 547

Re: Horace Goes Night Skiing e Mutant Mushrooms

Welcome @sludge,

Really enjoy your games.

Thanks for joining.
by PeterJ
Sat Feb 24, 2024 8:05 pm
Forum: Emulators
Topic: Ubuntu Fuse: Full Screen Issues
Replies: 15
Views: 412

Re: Ubuntu Fuse: Full Screen Issues

Evening @GreenCard,

Nice to have another Linux User!

From memory there are two versions in the Ubuntu repositories. Gtk and SDL. The SDL version is full screen only and I believe it shows the correct perspective.

https://packages.ubuntu.com/search?keyw ... ulator-sdl
by PeterJ
Fri Feb 23, 2024 10:39 am
Forum: Brand new software!
Topic: Horace Goes Night Skiing e Mutant Mushrooms
Replies: 12
Views: 547

Re: Horace Goes Night Skiing e Mutant Mushrooms

Very nice to see the Death Squad back @Andre Leao
by PeterJ
Thu Feb 22, 2024 9:41 pm
Forum: Other Retro Stuff
Topic: Retro Magazine Issue 22
Replies: 0
Views: 115

Retro Magazine Issue 22

English version of this free magazine released. Little or no Spectrum content, but still a great read.

https://www.retromagazine.net/getrm.php?id=22_eng
by PeterJ
Thu Feb 22, 2024 11:42 am
Forum: Website
Topic: Forum search results
Replies: 0
Views: 102

Forum search results

I've changed the search results per page from 10 to 25. This is following feedback from @C.Born.

Just a reminder to make sure you log in before searching. If you don't, then a search frequency interval is imposed.
by PeterJ
Wed Feb 21, 2024 6:56 pm
Forum: Website
Topic: "Sorry but you cannot use search at this time..."
Replies: 16
Views: 515

Re: "Sorry but you cannot use search at this time..."

As 1024MAK says we use shared hosting which is a cheaper option for smaller sites who don't have a lot of traffic. ZXDB is a relatively big database for this sort of hosting so we need to put restrictions in place. I don't see this changing in the future. I can fix the too many connections error qui...
by PeterJ
Tue Feb 20, 2024 9:58 pm
Forum: Sinclair Miscellaneous
Topic: New Zealand Speccy (not the New Zealand Story)
Replies: 8
Views: 263

Re: New Zealand Speccy (not the New Zealand Story)

I'm not changing it, but will find the notes for anyone interested.