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ZX Spectrum, ZX81, SAM Coupé, TSConf, QL, Next • Issue with zx next boot.vhd

MISTerFPGA about 22 hours ago

Hey guysI have issue with teh zxnext.I have downloaded the boot.vhd fileit asks me to select the proper boot.vhd fileI do. When it boots it asks me to select the proper screen mode. I do. When it says you are happy I press Ythen instantly it goes error un …

ZX Spectrum, ZX81, SAM Coupé, TSConf, QL, Next • Joystick not working on Spectrum core

MISTerFPGA about 1 month ago

I have an 8BitDo NeoGeo gamepad that is working fine on other cores but only the buttons work on the gamepad with the Spectrum core. The joystick is not working at all. Any ideas why this might be? …

ZX Spectrum, ZX81, SAM Coupé, TSConf, QL, Next • The Neverending Story Keyboard Issue

MISTerFPGA about 2 months ago

I wanted to look at some games I used to play on my Spectrum 128k. I remember the one I got came bundled with 128k versions of Daley Thompson's Decathlon and The Neverending Story so I thought I would start with them.I've just tried The Neverending Story …

ZX Spectrum, ZX81, SAM Coupé, TSConf, QL, Next • Sam Coupe - update Floppy Drive Controller IC? Should be 1772-02

MISTerFPGA about 2 months ago

@Sorgelig as you created the Sam Coupe Core for MiST and MiSTer:I've been lucky to obtain one of these computers, and the Floppy Drive Controller is the VL1772-02 or WD1772-02.Some websites incorrectly state the 1770-02 (this has slower step rates).The Co …

ZX Spectrum, ZX81, SAM Coupé, TSConf, QL, Next • Z80 Coprocessor Interface

MISTerFPGA about 2 months ago

hi, can anyone define an interface for a Z80 coprocessor, implementing at least integer multiply and divide, and better also the IEEE 754 standard for floating point operations?Add those instructions to the Z80 base set should enhance the performance enou …
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Interview: "A True Original" - Digital Eclipse On 'Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story'

Time Extension about 3 months ago

We speak with Digital Eclipse editorial director Chris Kohler.Digital Eclipse has made a name for itself over the last decade for delivering quality game collections like Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection and 'interactive documentaries …

ZX Spectrum, ZX81, SAM Coupé, TSConf, QL, Next • zx spectrum boot.rom

MISTerFPGA about 3 months ago

could anyone explain how to build a new boot.rom for the spectrum core, as i would like to make the multiface rom default over the multiface+genie rom, for me the stock multiface is more useful than the genie.and swap it with the plus d so pressing F11 st …

ZX Spectrum, ZX81, SAM Coupé, TSConf, QL, Next • Spectrum Next Games?

MISTerFPGA about 3 months ago

Is there any archive with Spectrum Next games online available somewhere? I’ve noticed that there are so many good games for the new machine. There are a lot of archives with games for MiSTer but I didn’t find any for the Next specifically… …
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ZX Spectrum, ZX81, SAM Coupé, TSConf, QL, Next • SymbOS ported to Spectrum Next

MISTerFPGA about 4 months ago

Just a heads up for those that like new shiny things to play with Over on the Spectrum Computing Forums, a user by the name of "Prodatron" has produced a port of SymbOS to the ZX Next. See this thread for details and a very impressive video showing it mul …
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ZX81 Speak & Spell "Talk can be Cheap" Software (ZX-Speak)

VCFed about 4 months ago

I'm done the hardware interface to connect a Speak & Spell to a ZX81 as per the Computers and Electronics "Talk can be cheap" article and now I'm working on the software. The article lists the code both in machine language and BASIC. It was a …

32-bit acorn software: other • Risc OS SZ81 emulator

Stardot about 4 months ago

Does anyone have experience with this port of SZ81 emulator for RiscOS ?https://riscosports.co.uk/... works very well, but I have a problem using tape images in .p format.When I try to load a ZX81 .p image file and type Load"", it always giving me …
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Questions abou my new apple II

Apple Fritter about 5 months ago

Hi everybody, in my youth the Apple II was the unreachable dream. I had to settle with a ZX 81. Now i bought all the machines of my youth again (ZX81, Dragon 32, Amiga 500) and finally also got myself an Apple II europlus. It has a lot of expansion cards. …

introduce yourself • Hello from London

Stardot about 5 months ago

Hello,I'm Mark from London.I owned a BBC Model B back in the 80's, after suffering through a ZX81 and wobbly RAM pack.I mainly used the BBC for playing games and loved hacking the games to get them from tape onto disk and working out how to make them easi …

introduce yourself • Hello from Lincolnshire, UK

Stardot about 5 months ago

Hello all,Just joined the forum and thought I'd say hello and give a quick intro! Had the computer bug since first getting my hands on a Commodore PET at school, they later got a RM 380Z - like a lot of school's pre Beeb days I guess. The school also had …

ZX Spectrum, ZX81, SAM Coupé, TSConf, QL, Next • Latest ZXNext OS Core Not Working with MiSTer Core

MISTerFPGA about 5 months ago

It looks like there is a bit of an issue with the MiSTer ZXNext Core not working with the latest ZXNextOS Firmware.Details here - https://github.com/MiSTer-d... have any information about the issue or potential resolution? …

ZX Spectrum, ZX81, SAM Coupé, TSConf, QL, Next • ZX Spectrum Top 100 games collection (feat. 274 titles)

MISTerFPGA about 5 months ago

This is a little something I made to have a fun break from my more long-term archival projects. From the description: This collection contains games from 5 different Top 100 ZX Spectrum games lists. Overall it features 274 games altogether (full list belo …
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Jeff Minter's udderly amazing The Llamasoft Story coming 2024

Portable Gaming Roundup about 6 months ago

Jeff Minter is one of gaming's forces of nature and his trippy experiences, let's not be rude and call them mere games, have sound-tracked and lit-up many of our digital lives. That story will be told in full on "modern systems" soon with a release in …

ZX81 RS232 interface

VCFed about 6 months ago

I know a few options existed back in the day, I'm looking for something that will let me hook up and use a wimodem device to a ZX-81 (Timex Sinclair 1000) either in kit form or fully assembled. …

ZX Spectrum, ZX81, SAM Coupé, TSConf, QL, Next • Weird behaviour from the ZX81 core

MISTerFPGA about 7 months ago

I'm a new/inexperienced MiSTer user, so I suppose I may be overlooking something obvious, but I've run into a brick wall with this, so I'm asking on here…I'm keen to use the ZX81 core, and I've got a pretty large library of ZX81 software – but I can' …
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Retro Rewind: October 1983 in Computer & Video Games

Retro Arcadia about 7 months ago

After a bit of an experiment with the pilot episode of this feature back in August 2023, it seems like I’m not the only one who likes having a look back at old copies of magazines from forty years ago, and while I’m still not quite ready to go monthly …

ZX Spectrum, ZX81, SAM Coupé, TSConf, QL, Next • Saving games in ZX Spectrum core

MISTerFPGA about 8 months ago

Hi folks, hoping someone can help me. This seems like a silly problem and I'm sure there is a way to so this, only I can't figure out how.Last night I was playing a game and wanted to save my progress to continue at a later timeas it's one of these old ma …

C64 or Atari ST out?

VCFed about 8 months ago

Yes, I know it is my own decision, but still, insights would be appreciated: My collection is based on one criterium: it must be a system, or part of a system, or at least closely related to a system, I used to own or work with when younger. This way my c …
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Retro Arcadia Gaming Pickups – Summer 2023 Edition

Retro Arcadia about 8 months ago

I’ve got a few new regular features up my sleeve to complement the usual various forms of weekly deep-dives at Retro Arcadia, partly to keep things fresh but also partly to take a bit of the pressure off me trying to juggle writing them alongside juggli …
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Why was Sinclair BASIC so slow?

Retro Computing Forum about 8 months ago

I am reading the 1986 Adamson book on Sinclair, and they talk about the development of Sinclair BASIC. In it they mention that the version for the Spectrum was “depressingly slow” and “snail like”. I’m aware of the issues on the ZX81 …

ZX Spectrum, ZX81, SAM Coupé, TSConf, QL, Next • Knight Lore on Spectrum

MISTerFPGA about 9 months ago

Hi,does anyone of you got Knight Lore working on the Spectrum core? I have the start screen, select joystick press 0 to start the game, the start tune plays and then I get a black screen with border...Do I have to select certain graphic settings or spectr …