This is a direct copy paste of the Read Me file;
DreamSpec V0.0005
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Please README!!!!
Thanks to DCemulation.com, Marcus Comstedt of Dreamcast Programming,
Utopia and Jules for his cool Nero burning guide.
Also thanks to World Of Spectrum for a more legal games list.
(
http://www.worldofspectrum.org - best Spectrum link in the Universe! )
Thanks also to Vaggelis Kapartzianis and his cool "zx32"
( Also for his nice "keyboard layout" pic, which I pinched...sorry
![Smiley](http://www.rfgeneration.com/forum/Smileys/RFG/smiley.gif)
History
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V0.00005 - SymbolShift fixed.
"Menu" keys now goes in and out of menu. (allows VMS saving )
Saving and Loading to/from VMS!
RGB and VGA output now work!!!!!!!
Keyboard saving to VMS
V0.00004 - Small fix for screen problem - (pooh)
V0.0003 - Emulation now full speed.
Keyboard support added.
IM2 interrupt now emulated better.
Basic support for delayed memory.
Sync'd to 50Hz ( I hope )
port $001F (kempston joystick) forced to static state (uridium)
Hires-colour added (Uridium - Anyone know any others?)
BIG THANKS to "Marcus Comstedt" and his programming page and samples
HUGE THANKS as well to
http://www.ast.cam.ac.uk/~pak/cssfaq/index.html for the spectrum tech faq.
Note: Uridium still can't be played yet *sigh*
V0.0002 - Disk access added. Can now load games from disk
Disk menu added. Joystick mapping added via .TXT file
HALT command emulated better
Port $00FF emulated (Cobra)
V0.0001 - First basic version. Manic Minor works.
Slow. Autoboots.
Only .SNA files loaded so far
Multiple directorys supported. Up to 28(ish) files per directory - not sure why...ISO?
/GAMES/ULTIMA/
/GAMES/OLDIES/
/GAMES/
To re-enter menu press left and right triggers together.
To exit menu press left and right triggers together.
Some games included don't work as well as I'd like.... yet.
Bigboy
Loading and Saving
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* :DANGER::DANGER::DANGER::DANGER::DANGER::DANGER::DANGER: *
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* DREAMSPEC WILL OVERWRITE THE CONTENTS OF THE VMS, PLEASE *
* USE A DEDICATED VMS!!!! THIS IS NOT AN OPTION!!!!!!!!!!! *
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* :DANGER::DANGER::DANGER::DANGER::DANGER::DANGER::DANGER: *
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Left trigger is the LOAD selector
Right trigger is the SAVE selector
Depress one only.
Then select the slot ( 1 or 2 ) using Y or B
Your game will now load or save from that slot.
do not remove the card while saving!!!!!!
Using a Dreamcast Keyboard
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F1 - Menu on/off
F2 - Display Spectrum 48K Keyboard layout
F3 - Refresh Disc directory (insert a new disc)
Left arrow - Move into selected directory
Right arrow - Move back to parent directory
Numeric Pad Enter - Load selected Game
Saving Using a Dreamcast Keyboard
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Put a VMS into a joypad and insert into port 2
Power on Dreamcast.
( You can't insert a memory card during gameplay! So make sure its in at the START! )
Shift+F5 will load from save slot 1
Shift+F6 will load from save slot 2
Shift+F7 will save to save slot 1
Shift+F8 will save to save slot 2
How to add more games
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Simple! Simply put the .SNA files a directory (or root) of the disk
then create a .TXT file to go with it. In here you add the key mappings
you would like to use. You should try and use the default keys if you
can, since having to select game options uses yet more keys.
The .TXT file has 9 characters in them, in THIS order
DPAD UP
DPAD DOWN
DPAD LEFT
DPAD RIGHT
A BUTTON
B BUTTON
X BUTTON
Y BUTTON
START Button
Use Uppercase letters, and "#" as enter, and "?" as shift.
"." should be used for any UNUSED keys/directions to avoid
dummy key presses.
Example
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MANIC.SNA
MANIC.TXT
MANIC.TXT="..QWM...#"