Site improvements
Site improvements
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
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
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.
"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.
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there are lack of Didaktik software. Anybody know where to obtain D80 ?
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We have d80 (see main file downloads for X-Magazine for example). What are you looking for specifically?
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any software. I found assembler, nothing else.R-Tape wrote: ↑Fri Jun 14, 2019 6:42 amWe have d80 (see main file downloads for X-Magazine for example). What are you looking for specifically?
in good case is obtain old demos (:
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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.
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Yes, would be great. I found only "DTP Machine Utility", because one labelled for Didaktik.
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Here you can download some software from Proxima in D80 format.
https://www.zx-spectrum.cz/index.php?ca ... pubdom.php
https://www.zx-spectrum.cz/index.php?ca ... pubdom.php
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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?
thank you a lot!
btw, I'll grab all related about Didaktik - software, tools, manuals. Maybe zxdb not related to all zx clones?
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Re: Site improvements
ZXDB supports all Sinclair related information including clones! We will gladly add information about these files to ZXDB.
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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.
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Anybode know description MDOS snapshot format? there are many interesting programs.
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that moment what translator doesn't help (
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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!pavero wrote: ↑Fri Jun 14, 2019 8:01 pmD80 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.
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I will try to contact one collector of Ultrasoft/Proxima diskettes versions.Einar Saukas wrote: ↑Sat Jun 15, 2019 1:49 pmIf 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!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.
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You can try this page:
https://cygnus.speccy.cz/popis_mdos-format.php
Google Translator should help ...
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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"
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Thank you for search. Maybe tag theese programs for Didaktik?PeterJ wrote: ↑Sat Jun 15, 2019 4:32 pmThese 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"
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nope(pavero wrote: ↑Sat Jun 15, 2019 4:16 pmYou can try this page:
https://cygnus.speccy.cz/popis_mdos-format.php
Google Translator should help ...
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