DiagROM V1.40

I’ve updated my Spectrum Diagnostic ROM slightly: Various improvements both in aesthetics and function, optimizations and some ULA/Z80 analysis.

Restoring the white ZX Spectrum case logo

Crikey, a site update!

I’ve finally had a few spare minutes to type up an article on restoring the white logo on the ZX Spectrum. Hope others have success with this method!

Snapload V3.2

Added a little feature to the NMI menu of the SMART Card’s snapload ROM: When a .tap file has been loaded, the current position of the (virtual) tape can be stored and restored allowing “rewinding” for multi-load games (the tape now also automatically rewinds at the end). The latest ROMs are – as always – available at www.retroleum.co.uk/smart.zip

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I sometimes get questions about difficulties encountered when loading (Spectrum) games from cassette tape, and end up typing the same info over and over.  To save time in future I’ve pasted my thoughts here :)

Long filename support for SMART Card

I’ve just added long filename support to the SMART Card’s Snapload ROM. This pretty much necessitated a proportional font renderer so I did that and added icons too whilst I was at it :) As always, the latest version is in the project archive at www.retroleum.co.uk/smart.zip