Spectrum Computing

Has anyone here ever been asked to do this at a job interview?

Me personally not. But I've heard that yes, it's actually asked quite often on interviews.

And here's some really weird interview story about it
http://thedailywtf.com/articles/The-Fiz ... uter-Space

Looks like this thread is not up to date.

So, what I quickly noticed:

The Amethyst Dagger:
viewtopic.php?f=3&t=1236

Mike, the Guitar - The Shooter:
viewtopic.php?f=3&t=1253

Resistance:
viewtopic.php?f=3&t=1240

Also new this year...

Eight Feet Under
by Stefan Vogt
published by Pond Software (2019)
Text adventure
Produced using DAAD https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... 6&id=30013
Spectrum 48K - two parts
language - English

(Only available as a bonus with the physical release of Hibernated 1 from PolyPlay
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... 6&id=34312 )

On the same subject... the current version of...
Hibernated 1: This Place is Death https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... 6&id=34312
was also produced with DAAD
and will be published as a physical edition by Polyplay in 2019
Hibernated 1: This Place is Death - Collector's Edition - CPC/Spectrum cassette @ 20 Euros
Hibernated 1: This Place is Death - Collector's Edition - Spectrum 3"-Diskette @ 25 Euros

I don't know if you'd make a separate entry for the DAAD version of Hibernated 1, compared to the PAW version. There are examples, I think, of both instances where Quilled & PAWed entries are combined and also listed as separate games.

Ralf wrote: ↑Sun Jan 20, 2019 9:19 pm The Amethyst Dagger:
viewtopic.php?f=3&t=1236

This one is 2018, and the same author also has two others that are missing: Mini Explorer and Elon M. with Jetpack. All very good AGD games that many wouldn't guess were AGD. They'll have entries in the next update, hopefully file permission too.

R-Tape wrote: ↑Sat Jan 19, 2019 4:58 pm

g0blinish wrote: ↑Sat Jan 12, 2019 4:43 pm FizzBuzz

Fizz Buzz is a very simple programming task, asked in software developer job interviews.
A typical round of Fizz Buzz can be:
Write a program that prints the numbers from 1 to 100 and for multiples of '3' print "Fizz" instead of the number and for the multiples of '5' print "Buzz".

I know FizzBuzz as a spoken word game, but didn't realise it was a common software developer question.

Has anyone here ever been asked to do this at a job interview?

We used to play this as a drinking game, but, it was called Sh1t B0110x. We’d sit round a table and we’d count up from one onwards going from person to person and anytime a multiple of 3 landed on you you said sh1t and multiples of 5 you’d say b0110x. If you got it wrong you had to neck your drink. You can imagine the states we used to get i after a few rounds !!!!

8BitAG wrote: ↑Sun Jan 20, 2019 9:33 pm Also new this year...

Eight Feet Under
by Stefan Vogt
published by Pond Software (2019)
Text adventure
Produced using DAAD https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... 6&id=30013
Spectrum 48K - two parts
language - English

(Only available as a bonus with the physical release of Hibernated 1 from PolyPlay
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... 6&id=34312 )

Here is the loading screen & running screen...


http://8bitag.com/temp/EFU1.scr


http://8bitag.com/temp/EFU2.scr

DerbyPro from Andrew Owen:

https://zx.itch.io/derbypro

The viewer
(an universal browser to browse images, including multicolor ones, listen to music, read texts etc)



https://kpacku.gitbook.io/the-viewer]

Ralf wrote: ↑Thu Jan 24, 2019 8:58 pm The viewer
(an universal browser to browse images, including multicolor ones, listen to music, read texts etc)

My first impression is that this is really cool. The multicolour viewer will be most up my street.

Who is the target audience? Mainly demo coders? It certainly seems to do more in one place than a PC based utility. I can't decide if it's a fancy multi-functioning (though unused) kitchen gadget, or a real utility with an edge over what is already available.

Either way—it's an impressive piece of zx-software.

Ralf wrote: ↑Thu Jan 24, 2019 8:58 pm The viewer
(an universal browser to browse images, including multicolor ones, listen to music, read texts etc)



https://kpacku.gitbook.io/the-viewer]

"The Viewer will only work properly on Pentagon-based machines. Minimum configuration: Pentagon 128k.
If you have ZX Evo with TS-Conf then The Viewer will use all 14 Mhz."

I will try this later on,so is it not compatible with zx next?

R-Tape wrote: ↑Thu Jan 24, 2019 10:03 pm [Who is the target audience?

It's target on russian speccy scene and mostly for zx evolution users. I think we have at least 2000 units of for zx evo but there is no official sales stats. Also our speccy scene slightly different and focused on demos, TR DOS, real 5'25 floppys and Pentagon timings. I have Zx Evo too and it's a great machine with proper scandoubler.

Who is the target audience?

Yes, it's mostly for people who own real clones compatible with Pentagon.
It's Tr-Dos based and even if you transfered it to tape and replaced all disk reading routines with
tape reading routines it would still need Pentagon timings to properly display multicolour pictures

Such viewers appeared before, for example this one
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... 6&id=21434
but this seems certainly most modern and advanced.

Adding...

"Bulbo's Intrepid Adventure" by John Wilson
Pension Productions 2019
Four part text adventure
Produced using the PAWs
Game 4 in the 'Every Day Tale of a Seeker of Gold' series.

and

"Return of the Roach" by John Wilson
Pension Productions 2019
Two part text adenture
Produced using the PAWs

...to this thread.

Download links...
TAPs - http://www.zenobi.co.uk/2019/01/here-we-go-again.html
+D and +3 versions - http://www.zenobi.co.uk/2019/01/told-you-i-would.html
Audio files - http://www.zenobi.co.uk/2019/01/zx-spec ... sions.html

TZX versions of the above: http://www.zenobi.co.uk/2019/02/tzx-versions.html

cell 3326

g0blinish wrote: ↑Sun Feb 10, 2019 6:41 am cell 3326

Cheers. Looks nifty. I'll add this to the 2018 thread (released 6/6/2018).

John WIlson has just done a conversion of his Twine adventure 'Behind Closed Doors 5' to ZX Spectrum (using the PAWS)

http://www.zenobi.co.uk/2019/02/continuing-saga.html

(with BCD6 on the way too soon).

8BitAG wrote: ↑Sat Feb 02, 2019 11:30 am Adding...

"Bulbo's Intrepid Adventure" by John Wilson
Pension Productions 2019
Four part text adventure
Produced using the PAWs
Game 4 in the 'Every Day Tale of a Seeker of Gold' series.

and

"Return of the Roach" by John Wilson
Pension Productions 2019
Two part text adenture
Produced using the PAWs

Just to mention that these were added to the site in last week's ZXDB update. Details are below. Thanks to John for his permission to allow us to host his titles.

https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... l_id=18920

I've not had chance to play it yet, but this Booty tribute looks fun:



https://playonretro.itch.io/booty-zx-spectrum

It almost looks too detailed ... but it does look good.

It almost looks too detailed ... but it does look good.

It is very nicely drawn and detailed as you say but for me it's too much monochrome. The original is more colourful
and maybe simpler but somehow nicer, at least for me.

I played it briefly but didn't know what I should do.

Are you supposed to open all doors and collect all stuff in one location and then move to another one through door? Or should you
work at many locations at the same time?

And how can you fight with enemies? What fire button does?

Ralf wrote: ↑Wed Feb 13, 2019 3:39 pm

It almost looks too detailed ... but it does look good.

It is very nicely drawn and detailed as you say but for me it's too much monochrome. The original is more colourful
and maybe simpler but somehow nicer, at least for me.

I played it briefly but didn't know what I should do.

Are you supposed to open all doors and collect all stuff in one location and then move to another one through door? Or should you
work at many locations at the same time?

And how can you fight with enemies? What fire button does?

Have you never played an origional version, Rafal?

You must open all doors in every screen and take all treasures (125 pieces total).

You can't fight with enemies, you can use FIRE button if you go from one screen to another via system of doors.

And I must say this version is much more playable than original title. Especially if you can stand on ladders safely, if some pirate is approaching.

John Wilson has now converted his other Twine adventure, Behind Closed Doors 6, to the Spectrum using PAWS...

http://www.zenobi.co.uk/2019/02/the-end-of-road.html

(Meaning all seven games can be now played on the Spectrum)

Just seen this on Twitter:

https://twitter.com/Retrotechy/status/1 ... 52832?s=19

I think this must have met the ZX-Dev deadline with minutes to spare.

For those casually into horticulture, and seriously into ninja-ing.

Ninja Gardening Simulator.


http://zx-dev-mia-remakes.proboards.com ... ous-vermin
https://blueowl0708.itch.io/ninja-gardening-simulator