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My 128k +2 Clean upI decided to pull my old 128k +2 and 48k rubber key out of the attic this weekend. Not been switched on in 30 years or so. The rubber key is dead …
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Switched on the 128 and to my surprise ... . The keyboard membrane was covered in dust.
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TR-DOS (Fuse) HelpDoes anyone know how to get TRDOS to work with Fuse emulator? I have the TR-DOS.rom, but is that all I need?
... 128 interface in the Peripherals preference pane. Then run RANDOMIZE USR 15616 in BASIC ... (or simply usr15616, if you’re in 128K BASIC), and you’re in ... -
While we're on the subject of BASIC Although my memory of the past still seems to be fairly reliable, memories relating to learning computer programming seem to have disappeared…
... all the instant games,Youtube,music,Netflix etc. to distract us ... , Knight Lore or Hobbit ...done in BASIC.
Try to find ... you have wanted to do in BASIC and have fun....I asked ... /> There is a section for BASIC and everybody checks out this ... -
While we're on the subject of BASIC Although my memory of the past still seems to be fairly reliable, memories relating to learning computer programming seem to have disappeared…
... all the instant games,Youtube,music,Netflix etc. to distract us ... , Knight Lore or Hobbit ...done in BASIC.
Try to find ... you have wanted to do in BASIC and have fun....I asked ... /> There is a section for BASIC and everybody checks out this ... -
old 128K music and nowaday 128k musicthe old "official" specy 128 games has very good music, I love them. but these music are not uses the capatibilites of the AY chip, why? for exampl…
... old "official" specy 128 games has very good music, I love them ... ?
for example, a modern 128 music collection, very good: https://youtu ... kind of AY music that's been established in recent years by ... the demo scene in former USSR countries. I find ... -
How pass 128K to 48K BASIC whitout need to write by hand??¿?Hi all I have a 48K BASIC program that work only with 48K ROM If i do that in a 128K 1) load "prog.bas" 2) put the command SPECTRUM t…
... [i]Daley Thompson's Supertest 128[/i] did: install an interrupt ... /> This is the game ONLY IN BASIC :)
https://www.worldofspectrum. ... org/forums/discussion/57443/new-basic-game-anillos-de-saturno- ... and must made only with BASIC whitout any machine code ... -
Has anyone ever heard Spectrum MIDI?Simple question: has anyone ever heard MIDI controlled by a Spectrum? This seemed to be one of the major features added by the Speccy 128, which eve…
... of the "Y" and "Z" in the PLAY command? And I ... a fair load of 128K BASIC music in my time (if I'd ... the covertapes in the later years) but external MIDI music was well ... I inherited off my grandad in 1991 had any kind of ... -
What tooling to use to start zx spectrum game programming?Hi, I owned a zx spectrum when I was young and would like to get back into game programming on the zx spectrum. As time has passed I have ran away…
... export ASM or C files in any format you like.
BASIC but if you don't ... the user to incorporate AY music in the form of PT3 files ... -
endless runner project..So I'm thinking of writing a small tutorial series on writing games for the speccy in C, and figured that an endless runner would be an easy example …
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thanks Timmy, in that case , since i got ... /> POKE 23692 is a BASIC system var, so the ... or -1) time limit, correct? in basic done per 8 bit high ... off with a short BASIC program first then... It ... of today.
Music and other stuff will be ... -
A Sunday grumbleGIVE IN & DROP OUT OR WHAT? The following is not a sensible message meaning that I'm not necessarily going to act upon what the title suggests, I'…
... me on developing my Basic skills in the hope of ... -game-tutorial"]BASIC game tutorial[/url] in the Development board ... % of the code is in BASIC, and it really is ... use ASN or ERASE in Sinclair Basic anyway? And that' ... , how the beeper or music is being made, how ... -
One question...Is it all worth it?
... Quill put a real crimp in my creativity by reason of ... requirements of making a game in Basic or any other language. The ... work to my satisfaction, probably in a linear fashion like:-
128 mode Basic as its easier to ... -
RIP Uncle CliveAs reported by Mel: https://worldofspectrum.org/forums/discussion/comment/981098/#Comment_981098 :( This is one of those news you know you …
... routine to play some classical music.and
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After typing in the program that Latin verb ... Speccy's really good built-in BASIC.
This was the ... starting point for my career in IT and software development.
ZX Spectrum keyboards : all and everything about them and how can the Speccy keyboard be improved? This discussion can include of all the main types of Spectrum keyboard from the past (inc addon / aftermarket) , their strengths and weaknesses , …
... spent countless hours writing programs in 128k basic on the +2 ( ... to go for writing code in BASIC... I still prefer that ... was a pain to program (in basic)... I never comprehended and sort ... decent on the 48k models... 128 basic was much more accessible...
Strongest aspect of Spectrum BASICWhat would you say is the strongest aspect of Spectrum BASIC compared to other BASICs on other micros at the time. I think it might have been the Fun…
... passed my mandatory college course in Basic without the aid of the ... whereas everyone else in my college course dropped Basic like a ... , that Basic instills confidence because of its built in error checking ... started again by running FUSE in 128 mode so as to make ...How to disable the "scroll?" message?Hello. I'm a beginner Z80 assembly programmer and I decided to make a ZX Spectrum game to practice my skills and gain some more experience. I curr…
... -> offset of row in screentable (= tbl_scraddr + row* ... 768
ld b, 128 ; clear attribs in 128 * 3 pushes
... player start position. This is in collision map coordinates, not ... marked improvement in performance over doing this in Basic though I ...Console frameworkStill working on Specotron, but at the point where working out the diagonal lines collision is not good at beer o'clock. In the meantime I've knoc…
... Symbol shift + space: return to basic. Originally had this as caps ... they only produce printable chars in basic in extended mode (they only have ...
ld a, 128 ; set bit 7 in A
; forget ... /> ld a, c
cp 128
jr c, .notpressingcaps
Text compression methodsI once typed in a Text compressor from INPUT magazine, it worked on a first and second most common following letters algorythm and reduced the binary…
... mad enough to do it in BASIC on a Spectrum though!< ... in the unused ASCII range of 128-255, so the 128 ... }
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foreach (KeyValuePair kvp in _letterfrequency)
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Console.WriteLine ...Text compression methodsI once typed in a Text compressor from INPUT magazine, it worked on a first and second most common following letters algorythm and reduced the binary…
... them tokens >= 128 which will be indexed in a table. That ... (especially in BASIC) on an 8 bit machine. Use the 128 tokens which ...Text compression methodsI once typed in a Text compressor from INPUT magazine, it worked on a first and second most common following letters algorythm and reduced the binary…
... them tokens >= 128 which will be indexed in a table. That ... (especially in BASIC) on an 8 bit machine. Use the 128 tokens which ... . I'll check in again if I can get something together in BASIC.Text compression methodsI once typed in a Text compressor from INPUT magazine, it worked on a first and second most common following letters algorythm and reduced the binary…
... , pack them 1 symbol (>=128) at a time until you ... want. Those will be slow in BASIC but the token method you ... fast enough, this is Sinclair BASIC we are talking about).I just bought a second hand BBC MasterI have had the notion for a while to get myself a old Beeb - maybe a scrappy one and fix it up - recap its PSU or whatever. Well I gave in yesterday …
... sound chip having uninitiated values in its registers. The sound ... sounds different to the Master 128, and the Master Compact sounds ... /> If the Master 128 is starting up in BASIC, if you type VDU ... ‘beep’.
The Master 128 has two 6522 (or 65C22 ...I just bought a second hand BBC MasterI have had the notion for a while to get myself a old Beeb - maybe a scrappy one and fix it up - recap its PSU or whatever. Well I gave in yesterday …
... sound chip having uninitiated values in its registers. The sound ... sounds different to the Master 128, and the Master Compact sounds ... /> If the Master 128 is starting up in BASIC, if you type VDU ... ‘beep’.
The Master 128 has two 6522 (or 65C22 ...Standard Development LibrariesSo after some time away I decided to re-register after a Twitter thread (https://twitter.com/SpectrumNez/status/1578158361236963328) led me to a Visu…
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[quote="deusexmachina;999596"]My basic outline for the project consists ... why I wrote those basic game tutorials in BASIC and in C.
< ... at all, or AY based music! (The only thing you might ... learn a whole bunch of basic aspects of how to write ...Idea about improving EmulatorHi, I got a bright idea today how to improve such excellent emulators a bit more. Okay, disassemblers are available in nearly every one new released …
... but how about a build in Basic compiler (much like HiSoft Colt ... bit-test, or HiSoft Basic 1.1)?
In fact, a PC ... compiler. The extended basic could base on Beta Basic, Laser Basic (Laser Compiler ... was lame) or Mega Basic and can include extra commands ...moneyWhen i was younger and writing speccy games in basic with the occasionaly machine code subroutine, i used to dream of writing a hit game and making a…
... younger and writing speccy games in basic with the occasionaly machine code ... -selling game (I did read in a magazine that the writers ...ZX48k terminal...Hello everybody, I thought someone might help me. I connect my good old ZX48k to my PC via serial (IF1) link, and I was trying to write a little term…
... write a little terminal program in BASIC.
Can anyone tell me ... /> need to consider how slow BASIC is)
open a stream ... , and print it out.
in BASIC:
10 format "t ... missing?
Thank you in advance.Machine code loaderI was wondering how people wrote games. On the trail to this knowledge I discovered a machine code loader in basic, and also z80 assemblers. Which i…
... discovered a machine code loader in basic, and also z80 assemblers.
I am sadly interested in this stuff, wonder if anyone ...looking for gamesPicked up a boxesd ZX Spectrum 128 +2 in great condition with all leads and manuals + joystick have 30 games, all for ?5, If any one as any games for…
Picked up a boxesd ZX Spectrum 128 +2 in great condition with all leads and manuals + joystick have 30 games, all for ?5, If any one as any games for sale email me thanks
