CODING COMPO: make a ZX81 1K demo!! :)

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Re: CODING COMPO: make a ZX81 1K demo!! :)

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We have 4 works at the moment.
IN NIHILUM REVERTERIS - a big text-adventure game for ZX81: http://tiny.pl/g2m6m
"MONOCHROME" issue 5 - (Spring 2014) free paper/PDF magazine about ZX81: http://tiny.pl/q2m44
ZX81 COMPETITIONS 2007/2009: http://zx81.republika.pl/
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Well, first I wanted to make such a compo for JHCon Speccy party being held in December, but, why not this. I can make some more than JetSet Willy 1K of course :)
I got a 16K RAMPACK yesterday - well I disconnect it :) Is Yerz's and Johny's work in the compo? Anyway, I think ZX81 is cool. It's so simple and primitive and I like it very much. Pity it doesn't have a beeper :| I miss it.
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Btw. I've made some promo, so I hope someone else from CZ/SK could attend...

http://f6.bloguje.cz/821466-zx81-1kb-ba ... -compo.php

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OK then, let's make it for JH-Con.
Actually it's a good idea.
You should also add Gasman's demo.

Later we can make additional on-line voting too.
You could ask Czech/Slovak coders to join. ;)

Btw, the funny thing is - ZX81 HAS beeper. :)
http://zx81.republika.pl/beatles.p
http://zx81.republika.pl/classik.p

The problem is - its audio output seems to be weaker than on Spectrum, so for now I listenned to the tunes only on emulator.
But try to connect it to some amplifier (to Micophone port) from the MIC. And write us the result. ;)
IN NIHILUM REVERTERIS - a big text-adventure game for ZX81: http://tiny.pl/g2m6m
"MONOCHROME" issue 5 - (Spring 2014) free paper/PDF magazine about ZX81: http://tiny.pl/q2m44
ZX81 COMPETITIONS 2007/2009: http://zx81.republika.pl/
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yerzmyey wrote:You could ask Czech/Slovak coders to join. ;)

Btw, the funny thing is - ZX81 HAS beeper. :)
http://zx81.republika.pl/beatles.p
http://zx81.republika.pl/classik.p

The problem is - its audio output seems to be weaker than on Spectrum, so for now I listenned to the tunes only on emulator.
But try to connect it to some amplifier (to Micophone port) from the MIC. And write us the result. ;)
Wow! It's cool! The sound is VERY quiet, but "when I press the special key it plays a little melody" :mrgreen:

I think the volume could be forced somehow and there could be soldered a miniature speaker (just like the one in the Speccy) inside the Zeddy.
But, I must discuss it first on the czech Speccy mailing list. There are some elecronics experts.

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Factor6:

>Wow! It's cool! The sound is VERY quiet, but "when I press the special key it plays a little melody" :mrgreen:
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Ah. So it's the same like in my case.
I really don't know how they were able to save any progam on tape with such a volume output.



>I think the volume could be forced somehow and there could be soldered a miniature speaker (just like the one in the Speccy) inside the Zeddy.
But, I must discuss it first on the czech Speccy mailing list. There are some elecronics experts.
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Well, speaker isn't very required (destroying the box/case isn't a good idea in such a beautiful computer) but boosting sound volume should be more/less as simple as correcting the video output. ;)
IN NIHILUM REVERTERIS - a big text-adventure game for ZX81: http://tiny.pl/g2m6m
"MONOCHROME" issue 5 - (Spring 2014) free paper/PDF magazine about ZX81: http://tiny.pl/q2m44
ZX81 COMPETITIONS 2007/2009: http://zx81.republika.pl/
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BEWARE. ;)

The deadline is NEAR.
Pls send the progs until 09.12.2009.

And don't be SO lazy to not to make a small piece of code.
IN NIHILUM REVERTERIS - a big text-adventure game for ZX81: http://tiny.pl/g2m6m
"MONOCHROME" issue 5 - (Spring 2014) free paper/PDF magazine about ZX81: http://tiny.pl/q2m44
ZX81 COMPETITIONS 2007/2009: http://zx81.republika.pl/
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OK. We've got 10, so 10 demos it is.
In Saturday there will be the compo, on JH-Con party.
IN NIHILUM REVERTERIS - a big text-adventure game for ZX81: http://tiny.pl/g2m6m
"MONOCHROME" issue 5 - (Spring 2014) free paper/PDF magazine about ZX81: http://tiny.pl/q2m44
ZX81 COMPETITIONS 2007/2009: http://zx81.republika.pl/
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The party is over.
Results and demos are here http://zx81.republika.pl/ as usual.
I wish You all were there.
PS: We're sorry that Bodo's progs were too late. This misunderstanding was partly our fault (shame on us!!!!).

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IN NIHILUM REVERTERIS - a big text-adventure game for ZX81: http://tiny.pl/g2m6m
"MONOCHROME" issue 5 - (Spring 2014) free paper/PDF magazine about ZX81: http://tiny.pl/q2m44
ZX81 COMPETITIONS 2007/2009: http://zx81.republika.pl/
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Re: CODING COMPO: make a ZX81 1K demo!! :)

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Congratulations to every one who entered, and condolences to Andre*** who's wonderful festive coding was beaten by everyone, even Johny Noone's creative masterpiece, PISS1K.
Classic!

Phil

P.S. What's that game being played in the pictures above?
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