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- Mon Nov 14, 2022 9:23 am
- Forum: Sinclair Miscellaneous
- Topic: Are the YS writers still "around"?
- Replies: 34
- Views: 1618
Re: Are the YS writers still "around"?
Bear a Grudge did not deserve to have such a bangin' AY tune.
Re: Swan
I accuracy is your bag then you probably should join the discord: https://discord.gg/45W4bUB
Our emulation chat has probably the biggest set of tests for all models of Speccies on the net by now, and it's very active with emulator development chat.
Our emulation chat has probably the biggest set of tests for all models of Speccies on the net by now, and it's very active with emulator development chat.
- Fri Nov 04, 2022 2:05 pm
- Forum: Website
- Topic: NEW THEME! for the Spectrum Computing Forums
- Replies: 153
- Views: 5227
Re: NEW THEME! for the Spectrum Computing Forums
Thanks guys, it's working. Feel a bit of a tit with the wrong theme selected though.
FWIW, I did a load of icons for WOS years ago (new post, active thread/forum etc) and if anyone can find them they're welcome to use them for the topic/forum lists.
FWIW, I did a load of icons for WOS years ago (new post, active thread/forum etc) and if anyone can find them they're welcome to use them for the topic/forum lists.
- Thu Nov 03, 2022 7:26 pm
- Forum: Website
- Topic: NEW THEME! for the Spectrum Computing Forums
- Replies: 153
- Views: 5227
Re: NEW THEME! for the Spectrum Computing Forums
Not here, logged in and everything.
- Wed Oct 26, 2022 11:41 pm
- Forum: Website
- Topic: NEW THEME! for the Spectrum Computing Forums
- Replies: 153
- Views: 5227
Re: NEW THEME! for the Spectrum Computing Forums
No link here in Chrome?
- Wed Oct 26, 2022 6:31 pm
- Forum: Website
- Topic: Dark Reader no longer works on the forums
- Replies: 9
- Views: 294
Re: Dark Reader no longer works on the forums
This seems to work fine for me too @ZXDunny. I have tested on W10 and W11 on Chrome. Could you give more details of the issue you are having, and what OS you are using? https://i.ibb.co/WKDHjZ3/Dark-Reader.png Working again now - the next day I log in and it's fine. I'd not want to point fingers at...
- Mon Oct 17, 2022 11:30 pm
- Forum: Website
- Topic: Dark Reader no longer works on the forums
- Replies: 9
- Views: 294
Re: Dark Reader no longer works on the forums
Hi, I also use Dark Reader on my phone, and I noticed that from time to time it stop working and start working again the next day. Not sure why. Anyway, a dark theme is on my roadmap, and is going to be based on ZX-prosilver. I just want to be sure the light theme is OK before moving to the dark on...
- Mon Oct 17, 2022 8:37 pm
- Forum: Website
- Topic: Dark Reader no longer works on the forums
- Replies: 9
- Views: 294
Dark Reader no longer works on the forums
As subject - I've been using it for a while now (chrome extension) due to the lack of a dark theme. It worked well.
Not anymore. Do we really have to use this awful theme? It's so bright I need sunglasses. It's 2022 guys, what's going on?
Not anymore. Do we really have to use this awful theme? It's so bright I need sunglasses. It's 2022 guys, what's going on?
- Fri Oct 14, 2022 11:45 pm
- Forum: Programming
- Topic: Sinclair Basic Cheat Sheet?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 279
Re: Sinclair Basic Cheat Sheet?
BASin comes with both the 48k, 128k, +2 and 48k+ manuals all distilled into one. The blue pages above are in the appendices iirc. It's in .chm format but worth keeping around.
- Sun Sep 18, 2022 2:16 pm
- Forum: Programming
- Topic: Optimal BASIC to generate the test pattern graphics
- Replies: 34
- Views: 1226
Re: Optimal BASIC to generate the test pattern graphics
Yeah I considered the usual number replacements (but didn't twig on to the embedded control chars, shame on me - I blame long use of specbas for that) but opted instead for speed.
122 bytes is damned impressive though.
122 bytes is damned impressive though.
- Sun Sep 18, 2022 12:43 pm
- Forum: Programming
- Topic: Optimal BASIC to generate the test pattern graphics
- Replies: 34
- Views: 1226
- Thu Sep 08, 2022 3:55 pm
- Forum: Programming
- Topic: Optimal BASIC to generate the test pattern graphics
- Replies: 34
- Views: 1226
- 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.
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.
- Sun Sep 04, 2022 2:25 pm
- Forum: Hardware
- Topic: Zx Omni what is it? Is it any good?
- Replies: 53
- Views: 4930
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/...
- Sun Sep 04, 2022 12:51 pm
- Forum: Hardware
- Topic: Zx Omni what is it? Is it any good?
- Replies: 53
- Views: 4930
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...
- Sun Sep 04, 2022 11:06 am
- Forum: Hardware
- Topic: Zx Omni what is it? Is it any good?
- Replies: 53
- Views: 4930
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 ...
- Sun Sep 04, 2022 10:44 am
- Forum: Hardware
- Topic: Zx Omni what is it? Is it any good?
- Replies: 53
- Views: 4930
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...
- 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
- 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.
- 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...
- 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.
- 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...
- 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 ...
- 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...
- 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...