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Site improvements
Posted: Sat Oct 27, 2018 7:39 am
by PeterJ
We have made a few changes to website. Many of these improvements have been asked for in recent posts to the forum.
Thanks to [mention]Einar Saukas[/mention] for his assistance with these changes.
* We now display disk, microdrive and cartridge prices whenever available:
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.php?cat=96&id=836
* Now we show when games in a compilation were available as demo, full version, or soundtrack only:
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... 96&id=4562
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... 6&id=13519
* Now we show whenever SPOT/SPEX credits are different from the archive:
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... 96&id=1920
Re: Site improvements
Posted: Sun Oct 28, 2018 4:20 pm
by StooB
Good work! Got another little one for you:
"License Information" doesn't indicate whether there is an official licence, or just "inspired by". For example,
Galaxians by Artic wasn't licensed from Namco, and
Nightmare on Robinson Street didn't have the approval of Grundy TV!
You need to check for a "1" in zxdb.entry.was_inspired.
Re: Site improvements
Posted: Fri Jun 14, 2019 5:54 am
by g0blinish
there are lack of Didaktik software. Anybody know where to obtain D80 ?
Re: Site improvements
Posted: Fri Jun 14, 2019 6:42 am
by R-Tape
g0blinish wrote: ↑Fri Jun 14, 2019 5:54 am
there are lack of Didaktik software. Anybody know where to obtain D80 ?
We have d80 (see main file downloads for
X-Magazine for example). What are you looking for specifically?
Re: Site improvements
Posted: Fri Jun 14, 2019 7:04 am
by g0blinish
R-Tape wrote: ↑Fri Jun 14, 2019 6:42 am
g0blinish wrote: ↑Fri Jun 14, 2019 5:54 am
there are lack of Didaktik software. Anybody know where to obtain D80 ?
We have d80 (see main file downloads for
X-Magazine for example). What are you looking for specifically?
any software. I found assembler, nothing else.
in good case is obtain old demos (:
Re: Site improvements
Posted: Fri Jun 14, 2019 7:42 am
by PeterJ
g0blinish wrote: ↑Fri Jun 14, 2019 7:04 am
R-Tape wrote: ↑Fri Jun 14, 2019 6:42 am
any software. I found assembler, nothing else.
in good case is obtain old demos (:
I can write a SQL query over the weekend to search ZXDB for D80 file extensions if that helps? That will give you a list of all our titles.
Re: Site improvements
Posted: Fri Jun 14, 2019 8:22 am
by g0blinish
Yes, would be great. I found only "DTP Machine Utility", because one labelled for Didaktik.
Re: Site improvements
Posted: Fri Jun 14, 2019 8:48 am
by pavero
Here you can download some software from Proxima in D80 format.
https://www.zx-spectrum.cz/index.php?ca ... pubdom.php
Re: Site improvements
Posted: Fri Jun 14, 2019 9:15 am
by g0blinish
cooll 8)
thank you a lot!
btw, I'll grab all related about Didaktik - software, tools, manuals. Maybe zxdb not related to all zx clones?
Re: Site improvements
Posted: Fri Jun 14, 2019 11:58 am
by Einar Saukas
g0blinish wrote: ↑Fri Jun 14, 2019 9:15 am
cooll 8)
thank you a lot!
btw, I'll grab all related about Didaktik - software, tools, manuals. Maybe zxdb not related to all zx clones?
ZXDB supports all Sinclair related information including clones! We will gladly add information about these files to ZXDB.
Re: Site improvements
Posted: Fri Jun 14, 2019 8:01 pm
by pavero
g0blinish wrote: ↑Fri Jun 14, 2019 9:15 am
cooll 8)
thank you a lot!
btw, I'll grab all related about Didaktik - software, tools, manuals. Maybe zxdb not related to all zx clones?
D80 version is available for programs/games which were distributed on diskettes only (e.g. DTP Machine Utility).
The most programs/games from Ultrasoft/Proxima were published on cassettes too. That's why we have their TAP/TZX versions.
So all TAP/TZXs are also releated about Didaktik of course.
Re: Site improvements
Posted: Sat Jun 15, 2019 5:30 am
by g0blinish
Anybode know description MDOS snapshot format? there are many interesting programs.
Re: Site improvements
Posted: Sat Jun 15, 2019 8:32 am
by serbalgi
g0blinish wrote: ↑Sat Jun 15, 2019 5:30 am
Anybode know description MDOS snapshot format? there are many interesting programs.
I tried to guess that. The SNAPR routine is disassembled at these documents:
- "Rutiny ROM D40" by George K.
- "Komentovaný výps MDOSu" by KVAKSOFT
Re: Site improvements
Posted: Sat Jun 15, 2019 10:18 am
by g0blinish
that moment what translator doesn't help (
Re: Site improvements
Posted: Sat Jun 15, 2019 1:49 pm
by Einar Saukas
pavero wrote: ↑Fri Jun 14, 2019 8:01 pm
g0blinish wrote: ↑Fri Jun 14, 2019 9:15 am
cooll 8)
thank you a lot!
btw, I'll grab all related about Didaktik - software, tools, manuals. Maybe zxdb not related to all zx clones?
D80 version is available for programs/games which were distributed on diskettes only (e.g. DTP Machine Utility).
The most programs/games from Ultrasoft/Proxima were published on cassettes too. That's why we have their TAP/TZX versions.
So all TAP/TZXs are also releated about Didaktik of course.
If a program was originally released both as tape and diskette, ideally we should have both in ZXDB. If someone can provide a mssing D80 file please go ahead!
Re: Site improvements
Posted: Sat Jun 15, 2019 4:11 pm
by pavero
Einar Saukas wrote: ↑Sat Jun 15, 2019 1:49 pm
pavero wrote: ↑Fri Jun 14, 2019 8:01 pm
D80 version is available for programs/games which were distributed on diskettes only (e.g. DTP Machine Utility).
The most programs/games from Ultrasoft/Proxima were published on cassettes too. That's why we have their TAP/TZX versions.
So all TAP/TZXs are also releated about Didaktik of course.
If a program was originally released both as tape and diskette, ideally we should have both in ZXDB. If someone can provide a mssing D80 file please go ahead!
I will try to contact one collector of Ultrasoft/Proxima diskettes versions.
Re: Site improvements
Posted: Sat Jun 15, 2019 4:16 pm
by pavero
g0blinish wrote: ↑Sat Jun 15, 2019 10:18 am
that moment what translator doesn't help (
You can try this page:
https://cygnus.speccy.cz/popis_mdos-format.php
Google Translator should help ...
Re: Site improvements
Posted: Sat Jun 15, 2019 4:32 pm
by PeterJ
g0blinish wrote: ↑Fri Jun 14, 2019 8:22 am
Yes, would be great. I found only "DTP Machine Utility", because one labelled for Didaktik.
These are the only files currently available:
"26830","Text Machine"
"26831","Screen Machine"
"26832","DTP Machine Utility"
"32492","X-Magazine 00"
"32493","X-Magazine 01"
"32494","X-Magazine 02"
"32495","X-Magazine 03"
"32496","X-Magazine 04"
"32497","X-Magazine 05"
"32498","X-Magazine 06"
"32499","X-Magazine 07"
"32500","X-Magazine 08"
"32501","X-Magazine 09"
"32502","X-Magazine 10"
"32503","X-Magazine 11"
"32504","X-Magazine 12"
"32505","X-Magazine 13"
"32506","X-Magazine 14"
"32507","X-Magazine 15"
"32508","X-Magazine 16"
"32509","X-Magazine 17"
"32510","X-Magazine 18"
"32511","X-Magazine 19"
"32512","X-Magazine 20"
Re: Site improvements
Posted: Sun Jun 16, 2019 4:33 am
by g0blinish
PeterJ wrote: ↑Sat Jun 15, 2019 4:32 pm
g0blinish wrote: ↑Fri Jun 14, 2019 8:22 am
Yes, would be great. I found only "DTP Machine Utility", because one labelled for Didaktik.
These are the only files currently available:
"26830","Text Machine"
"26831","Screen Machine"
"26832","DTP Machine Utility"
"32492","X-Magazine 00"
"32493","X-Magazine 01"
"32494","X-Magazine 02"
"32495","X-Magazine 03"
"32496","X-Magazine 04"
"32497","X-Magazine 05"
"32498","X-Magazine 06"
"32499","X-Magazine 07"
"32500","X-Magazine 08"
"32501","X-Magazine 09"
"32502","X-Magazine 10"
"32503","X-Magazine 11"
"32504","X-Magazine 12"
"32505","X-Magazine 13"
"32506","X-Magazine 14"
"32507","X-Magazine 15"
"32508","X-Magazine 16"
"32509","X-Magazine 17"
"32510","X-Magazine 18"
"32511","X-Magazine 19"
"32512","X-Magazine 20"
Thank you for search. Maybe tag theese programs for Didaktik?
Re: Site improvements
Posted: Sun Jun 16, 2019 4:39 am
by g0blinish
nope(
I found at aminet d802tap.cpp, it helps to understand how FAT works. I made a simple tool for browse d80 and exttract files:
About snapshot: filesize is 49280, 49280-49152(quick preview show screen data at 18384,so 49152 is memory size)=128.
128 ain't simple. I found mdos10 commented disassemble, SNAPR is reading routine.
So, I put breakpoint on $034d at Real spectrum debugger. +$0068 is registers data for pop ones, and +$007E is stack pointer, where are easy to find return address