UTILITIES

 

SCROLL

Four machine code screen scrollers (one for each direction)

HEADREAD

Tape file header reader, useful for manual tape to disk transfers

BREAK

48k Machine code BREAK key disabler

64 PRINT

Print in 64 columns from basic via printer channel 3

BUFFER

48k keyboard buffer, stores all keypresses regardless of speed

128k UTILS

Screen, ram, colour, 128 colour palette suite of utilities

128k CAT

Catalogues all files and lengths on 128k and +2 ramdisk (!drive)

SAMPLER

Audio sampler program.

DATA TYPE

Convert Machine code into basic DATA statements

TURBO

Speed up your files from 25% to 100% by making them turboloaders

DISSASSEMBLER

Full machine code disassembler utility & instructions

CLOCK

48k Interrupt driven digital clock, as seen in AlchNews 2

FILL

Machine code fill routine, will colour in blocks or segments of the screen

COPYTAPE 3

Reliable tape copier, handles up to 40k in 48k mode

MENU

Machine code program to replicate the 128k menus, very easy to use

SPECTAGRAF

Graphic sound to light display

FONT GRABBER

Examine and remove fonts from programs with the Multiface

128-48 FLIP

Swaps between 128 & 48 mode at any time

REMSTORE

Store machine code, fonts or screens in a Basic REM statement

HEADLESS

Program to load and save headerless tape files

MFRAMDISK

Needs Multiface & Interface 1. New commands give a 8k Ramdisk

RELOCATOR

Move code around RAM with automatic address relocating

SPECSOUND

Useful, extractable sound FX routines in one program

TASUTILS

Change colours and add a multiple copies routine to Tasword 2

MAP

Microdrive cartridge memory map

STREAMS

Gives all details on stream and channel usage

UTILS1

Simple UDG & Font editor program

UTILS2

128k ZX print, block line delete and renumber utility

DELETE

Block line delete stored in printer buffer (48k mode)

KEYTYPE

Type all keywords in full like in 128k editor mode

KFYDEF

48k. Reprogram ANY key like the BBC - even NEW

DLS

NOT PD! Menu program for any disk system, just adapt the syntax to suit

CODER

Encode & decode short programs to an encrypted code format

KEMPSTON

Interrupt driven Kempston joystick interface reader

CSD+D

Danial Cannon's Character Set Designer

MINSTREL

48k Interrupt driven music program & accompanying files

TASVIEW

View Tasword 2 files without the need of Tasword

UNLOCK

Unlock and list mergeproofed programs

SYSVARS

Various demos to show different uses of the system variables

ZOOM

Magnify any part of the screen to various degrees

+D POKE

Adds a new command to the +D DOS, letting you enter Multiface pokes

GAUNTLET

Allows Gauntlet 2 to work with the +D connected

ARROW

Interrupt driven moveable arrow pointer around the screen

POURER

'Pours' a screen picture onto the screen

MERGEPROOF

Make your basic programs mergeproof

MEMCHECK

Various programs to give bytes used / free and program length

MONITOR

Hexadecimal machine code monitor / checksum reader

WRAPPER

Neatly Tabulates and wordwraps all text written in DATA statements

BASICODE

Information file to save basic programs as machine code

+D RECOVER

Recover accidentally lost +D files, or alter their file types

+D CLOCK

Continuously running interrupt clock, stored in +D DOS

+D SNAPLOADER

Allows better snaploading via a WIMP system

WINDOW

Romanian program to place a window around the screen

DIRECTORY

Romanian file header reader

EDITPLUS

Allows cursor keys to move UP & DOWN in a edited line

GUN UTILS

NOT PD Details & simple guide programs on using the 128k lightgun in Basic

SUPERPRINT

Display text on the screen in any size required, with wordwrap

DlGlTSOUND

Romanian sound sampler

COMPRESS

Compress your screen pictures to around 4k and add an M/C displayer

SCROLLER

Create your own triple height text scrollys

SWITCH

Switch between three 16k programs in the 48k at once.

REFORM

Change 64 column files into reformatted 32 column

HISCORES

Hi-score subroutine system for inclusion in your own games

OVALTEEM

Fast outline & filled oval display routine

SHADCOPY

Shaded printer dump program

SEARCH2

Allows you to inspect ASCII & alter any part of RAM

BASIC>WM

Converts basic programs to Wordmaster format

BASIC>TAS

Converts basic programs to Tasword 2

DATA>TAS

Converts data statements to Tasword 2

PHONEDEC

Convert old London 01 to 071/081 numbers

STARTER

Creates a colourful front end for inclusion of your own games

MENUMASTA

Menu designer / editor

FORTH

Slow but reliable Forth Interpreter

SUPERCOPY 48

The best tape copier around (handles turbo)

SUPERCOPY 128

The best (and only?) 128k tape copier. Can handle 125k files!

TURBOTOOLS

Good basic programming toolkit

SHOW ME

ASCII / HEX file lister

NP3

48k Interrupt driven notepad, accessed by pressing two keys

SK1

As above but with sysvars & hex lister

ANSIGRAPHS

ANSI graphics program.

BILL

Menu driven bill calculator. Weekly, quarterly or annual options.

BITPOKER

Set or reset a single bit of any byte in memory.

RENLMBER

A +D renumber program. An EXECUTE file type.

MEMFIL

Use to fill an area of memory with any value instantly

DUBPIN

Utility to turn a 9 pin dot matrix printer into a 16 pin machine

NEWCLEAR

Clears streams on any Spectrum

COUNTER

A short basic utility for a neat counter display

POSLIST

Prints a list, screen or printer of positions of the 16 * 16 DUBPTN fonts

LEAVER

Merge into your programs to copy and move lines to use elsewhere

DOSCOP +D

Will load PC files and convert them to Spectrum format (+D only)

MULTICOPY

+D two drive disk copier

QUIKCOP2

+D file copier. Requires a 2 drive system.

TRANSIT

THE +D Tape to disk to disk to tape copier, even handles PC & PCW disks

FILETEST

Excellent and fast disk and file +D tester

DIGIDUMP

Dump to a printer.

DUBTEX

Double height text routine.

VECTOR

3D wireframe vector graphics.

CIRC

High speed circles.

SCROLLY

Upward pixel scroll routine. Includes a demo!

CASSCAT

A tape cataloguer in the same format as the +D CAT 1, to screen or printer.

LABELMAK

Simple database program that prints out lists or labels.

CLEARCUT

Clears RAMTOP without a CLS.

PAINTOUT

Paintout a SCREENS

DEVAL

Removes VAL statements from programs.

BANNEROL

INPUT a text message which then scrolls across screen in giant letters.

BASCAN

Search a BASIC listing for a keyword or variable name etc

HOMESEC

Program to help you find how secure your home is.

SEMTEST

Teach yourself semaphore

VLIST

Record filer for video tape collections. Lists to screen or printer

CARSEC

How secure is your car? Find out with this program

FASTDRAW

Machine code draw routine

BORDTEXT

Scrolls text in large letters across the top inside the BORDER!

RELINO

A one line basic routine to runumber the next basic line

TIME

A Picture clock

SIDECOPY

Use to load a SCREEN$ and COPY to a ZX printer sideways

CODESHIFTR

Relocates many machine code programs

WORDSUM-T2

Word count for Tasword 2

LINESPLIT

Splits and long BASIC line into 2 smaller ones.

CHARMASTER

Font/graphics designer

HOLD-IT

A simple screen store utility

LFLIPI

A fast routine for flipping bytes

SPECMAP

A full memory map display of the Spectrum's RAM

DISC-FILER

Program database of your disk. Disciple or +D only

MIX-PIX

Add screens together

CONVERTALL

Gen. purpose unit convertor. Eg, gallons to litres etc

REM-MAKER

Create a REM of any size, then fill it with full stops automatically

MYLINEAR

Uses LINEAR INTERPLOATION to perform a calculation

MYGRAPH

As above, but in graph form

TOPCAL

Calender program, full printout option

NEWANGLE

Section of a screen windowed, rotated an it's axis through any angle etc

RELINER

Renumbers a single INPUT basic line. Handy for code in REMS

NUMALYSE

Analyse a number or give all prime numbers lying between 2 chosen values

BIBLEDAT

A database prog. The demo is full of quotes from the Bible

FRACTREE

Uses fractals to draw trees etc

TEXSORT

Sorts Tasword 2 files into alphabetical order

ICLOCK

Interrupt driven clock

POWER

Calculate the cost of fuel bills in the home

FRACTALS

Fractal triangles in machine code

PATGEN

Simple but effective pattern generator

SOLVEX

Variable equations

PURSEMPT

House keeping analysis program. Adaptable for other uses

ONERROR

Error trapping routine for your own basic programs

ROLLY

Cylindrical scroller utility

STRAIGHT

Test of skill to find the right parameters

MEGADEM

Demo of what can be done with graphics using DEF FN and machine code

FLEXIDEMO

Demo of FLEXIPAGE graphics display system by David Wornham

VARISAVE

Extension of the saving of arrays

SNAPOKER

Allows you to alter a +D disk snapshot

SCOPY

Machine code utility to dump a SCREEN$ in a range of widths and densities

HARD 24.2

Variable hi-res screen dump in four formats for 24 pin printers.

TAPESNP

128 & 48k Versions of a Plus D snapsnot to tape utility

MEGACOPY

+D Disc copy utility

WIPESCREEN

Screen wiping utility with 2 demo screens

BITSCAN

A relocatable utility to display an area in memory

ADBASIC

Advanced BASIC - new commands added

JACKSOFT

The JACKSOFT Assembler and tutor

BYTESHIFT

Move bytes around RAM easily

DISKCOMP

Compresses excess space on +D disks

EDITASEM

Editor & assembler

HARDCOPY

Modified hardcopy printer system for the +D

KATALOG

Create your own disk directories with this program

RUN

Microdrive utility package

SPECTRACE

BASIC Trace program

TASDFUE

Converts virtually ANY textfile to Tasword or PCG types

TURBOTAPE

Simple turboload creator - excellent and easy to use - one RAND USR!

BASICII

BASIC program structure modifier

CATPRINTER

Prints +D catalogue, but gives track & sector locations

KALENDAR

Extensive calendar system

CIRCDESIGN

Electronics circuit design program

TRAFO

Transformer/PSU constr. information program

ROEMISCH

Converts roman numerals and decimal numbers / dates etc

ZX81

Allows loading of ZX81 tapes

OSCILLO

Emulates an oscilloscope taking input via the tape socket

COMLIN

Fast plotter demo

WORLDCLOCK

Displays a world clock of most major cities

COPYIT

Very concise pair of tape copiers

DCT

The Dynamic Cracking Tool, with help documents

HEADCHNG

Changes filename headers on tape programs

MDINFSYS

Gives memory details on UDGS, Ramtop, freespace, vars, Basic & MD

MEMSCAN

Quickly scans the memory's contents and displays the results

MULTICOLOR

Have more than the standard Speccy colours by a simple mixing technique

PLATINE

Very comprehensive Circuit Designer program, in German but easy to use

TK50

Toolkit with 50 excellent useful routines

TOBOS

Floating point BASIC COMPILER, turn your programs into code -3 times faster!

USCHI

Another compiler, rather like TOBOS but smaller

VARIBLIST

Lists all the variables currently used

VARSPRINT

Lists all system variables and gives comprehensive info on them

DATEX

German datafiler program

SECURIFILE

Another filing program

WORD

Wonderful German wordprocessor with large helpfile

DISCOP

+D>OP Disciple to Opus copier

DISASS

Comprehensive disassembler program

DISKMON

+D Disk monitor / manager

FILEMOVE-O

Opus file copier

FORMATCH-O

Checks physical parameters of the Opus drive

GENSTORN

Convert GENS files to the PD TORNADO assembler

SHELLSORT

Quick shellsort program

TEXTSEARCH

Resides in Multiface, can find and alter ANY ASCII text

DOSCOP OP

Opus disk version of above. Package recommended for text files

QUADRATIC

Quadratic equation solver

SEALRESCUE

Seals bad sectors on microdrives & Opus disks

CATACART

Extended Microdrive Catalogue

TRILOAD

M.Drive & Opus menu loader & quick drive syntax

ZAP

M.Drive / Opus Block file Delete

ZAPMODS

New modifications for ZAP

EXOCAT

Extra microdrive cat info. Uses Andy Pennel's channel 14

CATKIT

Microdrive toolkit with a great title screen

SMARTCART

Faster version of EXOCAT, but does not display basic Lengths

CAT&LOAD

Select Microdrive / Opus files to load with a highlighted bar

DATALOAD

As UT127, but filenames are stored in DATA statements

INCREMAT

Format microdrive carts to 90-100k

CARTOD

Disciple, +D, Opus, M.drive Tape to disc program

+D TOOL

+D File copier and multi toolkit. Also tracks and fixes bad sectors

+D BOOT

Autoboot menu program. Very useful and fast

PEEK@

Peek the +D's DOS system variables

THINGI

Turns the +D SNAP button into a Multiface style menu system

DREAD

Reveals extra directory info on the +D

CLIPVTEW

Handles viewing +D disks full of clip art

TAPE-DISC

128k tape to +D disk copier

SNAPSWAP

Lets you alter the +D SNAPSHOT filename

UNITRANS

Copies tape to any microdrive syntax disk system (eg. Opus, MD, +D, Dspl.)

RAMDISK

Create up to a 40k Ramdisk on ANY Spectrum

TORNADO

Tornado Assembler

GEN

Excellent font and UDG editor program

SAVINGS

Savings program

ELECALC

Calculate ohms, power, resistance, capacitance and aerial length

CALCULAR

Convert all imperial and metric measurements

DISS

The excellent GARY STIMPSON "STIMPO" Disassembler

MASTERCOPY 128k

tape copier with several options

PRINT 7

Creates a new printing channel

OPUS EMUL

Read Opus Discovery disks on a +D

UNI DEMO

Some simple graphics techniques for demo writers

WINDOW X

Emulate the Apple Mac's windows system

SPECWORD

Efficient, well presented 48 / 128k word processor

SECTCOPY

Beta DOS re-write of the +D copier program, now more reliable

SECTSEARCH

Searches through sectors for text on +D disks

CUSTOM

For 128 & +D. Customise the 128K's editor startup colours

SLOWMO

Use the +D to slow down the Spectrum

CATPRINT

Epson Catalogue printer for +D

SIDEKICK

Special program allows you to split the 128k into two separate 128's

SYNTAX

Alters programs with tape filing syntax to microdrive commands automatically

FILEX

A data filing system which uses NO arrays to store it's data

QUICKLTST2

Improves the Basic LIST command

LINESCAN

Gives a full analysis when EDITing program lines in Basic

SUPERMAG

A full colour screen magnifier by Malcolm Goodman

BASICTRACE

A machine code program to trace basic programs with full details

VARSGARD

Protects variables from RUN or CLEAR commands

VARSITGON2

Allows you to delete selected variables (useful to save space)

CSIZE

Emulate the SAM & BetaBasic character magnification command + extra functions

FILEKOMPRESS

Compress data and program files

T3-T2

Converts Tasword 3 files to Tasword 2. (Microdrive version)

T3-T2

Converts Tas 3 files to Tasword 2. (+D Version)

FILESERV

Lets the ZX Interface 1 send and receive files via the RS232 port

EXBASIC

Extended basic for the Interface 1

SUPERPOKER

Poke strings of text into RAM

SUPERMOVER

A versatile code mover routine

SUPAGRAFIX

Routine which allows you to draw on a 256*192 pixel screen

BLOCKNOVER

Grab sections from screen pics and manipulate to your own wishes

ASCII

Converts ASCII text files into Basic. All details are in German

DISCDOCTOR

A comprehensive German +D disk utility

FODESI

Font designer

M-DRIVER

German microdrive utility package

OPUSSEC

Opus Discovery disk sector editor

SPRITES

Sprite creator / editor / animator

TAPECHECK

German header reader which caters for different loading speeds

TAPELIST

Prints out tape file details to printer

TURDIS

Real-time machine code disassembler

TAS>DTP

Converts Tasword files to DTP - information is in German

MANAGER

128k Toolkit and utility package by demo coders BUSYSOFT

SUPERMON

Monitor / disassembler by BUSYSOFT

HALLEY

Very graphical Halley's comet program, displays all Solar system

+D CALL

Malcolm Goodman's program to call code stored in +D RAM

SPECPANEL

Font panel type MC monitor system

COLORSTAR

Colour printer driver for most Star colour printers

DUMPY

NOT PD The Bradway Software printer dump program for interfaces

FUSSLOAD

Multiface resident variable speed program save (inc. Turbo). From SU cover

SPRITER

Multiface resident font/screen/sprite - grabber/displayer/ inserter

TASCAT

Copy a +D disk catalogue to a Tasword 128 textfile

ORDCHANGE

NOT PD Re-order the files on a +D disk

TASFIX V2

NOT PD Convert Tasword 128 to +D version and fix bugs

SNAP-OUT

NOT PD Adds a foolproof "exit to basic" key on the +D snapshot - like on M.face

OPUSCOPIER

Catalogue & copy files from Opus disks to +D automatically

DATASHIELD

Protects +D disks from standard SAVE command

BETAPUZZLE

NOT PD Slide puzzle for BetaBasic

BETAJUSTIFY

NOT PD Multi-sized justified text routing for BB

BETADISTORT

NOT PD Screen distorter program for BB

BETADRAW

NOT PD Draws patterned boxes and lines in BetaBasic

JUMPER

Jump to any Basic line and statement from a RANDOMIZE USR command

TOGGLER

Malcolm Goodman's ROUTE48 system updated, more +3 comparable

SCROLL

Smooth, well presented upward scroll like ones used in TV credits

SCREEN VIEW

Screen$ processor program (copy/view etc.)

PRESSOR          

Screen editor and compressor

MR PACK          

File packer, as used by most demo coders

INOF

Re-formats a +D disk directory so you can add a file at position one

KOVACS

Tape copier with clock timer

SUPERBAUD

Variable speed file loader, can handle many turbos

HEADLESSLOAD

Like other headerless loaders but allows you to alter accumulator

IFF-SPEC

Converts from Amiga IFF picture format to Spectrum

TURBO COMPILER

Another Basic compiler. Comes with comprehensive tutor

MMMOS

Simple microdrive operating system menu program

AMPLIFI

NOT PD Transistor amplifier designer

CABLAGE

NOT PD Wire scheduler

EPROM

NOT PD Software for an Eprom programmer

TRANSISTOR

NOT PD Transistor calculator

ZENER

NOT PD Gives advice on selecting zener and Light Emitting diodes

OHMCALC

NOT PD An Ohms law calculator

CIRCDRAW

NOT PD Circuit designer and drawer program

CIRCUTTK

NOT PD Allows you to draw circuits five times the screen size

TOROIDS

NOT PD Toroidal cores calculator (inductance)

PARA/SERIE

NOT PD Advice on resistors in parallel and serial, plus capacitor inductance

RESTORE2

Restore an erased file from a +D disk

LOOK IN D

Gives further details of the +D disk Directory

CATTER

Save the catalogue as a file, handy for recovery after a sector error

OPEN-T-CON

Convert standard +D OPENTYPE files to Tasword 128 +D files

BUGTEST

Nice display of the bugs in Betados and how M. Kinloch fixed them

DISKEDITOR

Revised. The best +D sector editor utility on or off the market

MULTIBASIC

NOT PD New +D commands to access the Multiface RAM in Basic

MULTIDEMOS

NOT PD Demos showing how versatile the above program is. With help textfile

MULTISTORE2

NOT PD Special Disciple version of Multiface 128

MAXIRAM

NOT PD Get the full use of the Disciple MF128 memory

SOFTCOPY

Will copy any on screen text / UDGs to a PRINT statement

SNAPFIX

Fix the bug in the +D's Snapshot button. With helpfile

MFRAMDISK

Revised version for IF1 or +D. New commands to treat MF as a "ramdisk"

RETURN

A +D EXECUTE file to help you sort out lost RETURN commands

GRAPHS

Lets you draw very good various types of graphs with demos

DISKDOC

A +D disk doctor. Unerase, bitmap files plus lots of info

TASREADER

NOT PD Will display OPENTYPE +D Tasword textfiles without needing Tasword

INDEX +D

indexing database allowing up to 9 fields. With helpfile

MICROREAD

Read or convert a +D MICRODRIVE file. Comes with example

MINI VIEW

ASCII file viewer

INSIDE

Shows the technical inner workings of the Spectrum and Spectrum+

BLOCKMAKER

Make animations from parts of screen$ files. With helpfile and demo pix

BIGSHOT

Various size text printer, for letterheads, posters etc. Buttercraft Soft.