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A new emulator is in townHello, I'd like to announce a new ZX Emulator, it's Spectacol (https://github.com/bog-dan-ro/spectacol) a free (GPLv3+) emulator which currently t…
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My recreated is in "layer B" mode, and flawlessly ... is no reaction in Spectacol both 128 or 48 basic.
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A new emulator is in townHello, I'd like to announce a new ZX Emulator, it's Spectacol (https://github.com/bog-dan-ro/spectacol) a free (GPLv3+) emulator which currently t…
... luck.
My recreated is in "layer B" mode, and flawlessly ... is no reaction in Spectacol both 128 or 48 basic.
Can ... -
DivMMC Enjoy - I'm not enjoying it!My DivMMC Enjoy arrived today. Excitedly I rushed home to plug it into my +2a. I have quite a few SD card/CF solutions for my computers so I know wha…
... all. The switch present in DivIDE/DivMMC labeled "+3 ... ROM but with full 128K paging enabled.
paging system, some games designed ... addresses C000-FFFF, unexpectly paging in ROM 0 (or ROM ... to page in a bank from 128K BASIC, these loaders ... -
Line DemoI was looking in the source code of another game (that Akalabeth game), with lots of line drawings. The difference was that they don't use the PL…
... often hangs if it is in BASIC, as the editor can't ... | $01F0 | $05C1 |
| 128-Eng | $02C3 | $1821 |
| 128-Spa | $02C3 | $180F ... -
ZX Spectrum CartridgesI have been thinking of "cloning" ZX Cartridges for a while (case, board and silicon skirt), to be able to make new releases or replace damaged cartr…
... to ROM contents (allow paging in 16KByte blocks), the bank ... needs (ideally) to be running in RAM.
Obviously ... to explore small areas that BASIC keeps like printer buffer, ... some applications that completely overwrite BASIC/ROM system variables, to ... -
A BEEP program I want to make in Basic. Helpful remarks gratefully receivedI want to explore the possibilities of the BEEP command. So I need to be able to try different combos of pitch/duration and sequences of same. I'm tr…
... I was trying to learn BASIC back in the day I'd ... effect that I could incorporate in my program, without actually ... ,33,0,4,205,13,128,201
1010 DATA ... 37,205,22,128,120,177,32,248,201 ... than trying to do it in BASIC.
Anyway I ... -
"ZX80 Brain" RPN CalculatorIt is at times like [url=https://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/discussion/54176/depression]when threads such as this are posted[/url] that I get the…
... doesn't fill with junk in 128/+3 BASIC. (It's annoying, because ... for the "ZX80 Brain" calculator in the authentic ZX80 font!)
in bright red to look like ... use the Spectrum's functions in BASIC, I've just made them ... -
48K vs 128K BASIC, I prefer the keyword entry system how about you?Being brought up with the 48k rubber and 48k+ I find the keyword entry system really fast and enjoyable to use. When I've played around with the 128k…
... not only that, the entire basic language was on display on ... kids. I became an expert in basic as a kid because of ... miles more usable than the 128 editor :P But still I ... like basin) to write any basic. The fast key response just ... -
Loading on a 128k speccyOffhand I'll confess I didn't do a lot of research on this beforehand, but here's my question; How do you load a large program off tape on a 128k…
... even do it in BASIC like I did in Hobbit 128. If you need ... -
Input command in 128K BASICHi, Is the input command different between 48K BASIC and 128K BASIC? I'm typing in a missing listing from the TypeFantasic and using 128K BASIC…
... (emulated) Spectrum. Loading a 128 program would still not allow ... the program in question was not written for the 128 model ... your reason for using the 128 editor is rendered redundant ( ... when it finishes (either "Nonsense in BASIC" or "Statement lost") but the ... -
Reading Disks via ASMI'm hoping to port my Amstrad game to the spectrum (See the link in my sig for info) I will be targeting the 128 and +3 - the game will not work on …
... system by altering the BASIC
variable CHADD to ... are unusable except through basic. This is one example ... large chunk of the 128's extended memory pages. ... all their disk access in basic. When you call a ... you can goto in a short basic program that will ... -
Floppy drive fixI know this might be a long shot but does anyone know or does anyone fix floppy drives I ha e an nous discovery and the controller on the floppy driv…
... routine which is loaded in RAM together with 20 ... The system provides instructions in BASIC for working on these tables ... Line 20 resets the table in RAM, line 22 then ... skips a few positions in the table which hold ... b0=b0+(0AND sgr=128)+(64AND sgr=256)+(128AND ... -
Multiface ResidentI'm thinking about adapting some existing code to be Multiface "resident"... but being perfectly honest I'm not quite sure where to start. Any top t…
... /> org 40000
;Multiface 128
in a,(191); page multiface ... ,(159)'
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in a,(63); page Multiface RAM ... as well (DI before paging in and EI after paging out).
Any reason to prefer the 48k version of a game over 128k?Title says all... are there any games for which it makes sense to play the 48k version if there is also a 128k version? To my understanding, the 128k…
... a program/game written in basic runs slower on a ... 's compatible with 48k basic) will run faster on ... % slower running a BASIC program in 128K mode on a ... s purely a BASIC interpreter thing. Sinclair BASIC was always ... so much slower in 128K mode. ROM paging isn't ...TV for ZX SpectrumPlease select your TV type
... not the correct way of paging in RAM banks (you’re not ... system variable at 23388). Third, BASIC is probably too slow for ... this. Fourth, in principle, you won’t be ...TV for ZX SpectrumPlease select your TV type
... not the correct way of paging in RAM banks (you’re ... variable at 23388). Third, BASIC is probably too slow for ... , program must be loaded in USR0 mode (or from ... (= 50x per second) then in basic is all ok, same as ... play AY music routines from basic.
4) no, ...is there a file explorer/loader for the +3e? or one that is compatible?ive had a google and cant find any.
*like the divide 128 basic loader or fatware patch (disk browser) but one that loads .sna's and .z80's. even if the program is not compatible, i could alter it, if it was written in basic.im looking for a fill routine written in basici know this would be slow but i want to tinker with it to produce something else.
... simple shape filling routine written in Sinclair BASIC using recursion and backtracking ... ROUTINE - an example of recursion in BASIC.
5 CLS : PRINT TAB ... 5;"BASIC RECURSIVE FILL"
10 CIRCLE 128,88,40: CIRCLE 128,88 ...IN instruction on emulatorsHi everyone I wrote: 10 PAUSE 0 20 PRINT IN 63486 If i press 1, result is 190 instead of 254 (i used FUSE and Spin) If i press 2, 189 (253) i…
... reset the unwanted bits in BASIC (it’s trivial in assembly),[/quote]
128
AND 63:
playing ay music using interruptsi seem to remember there is a way to play ay music using interrupts. (i.e. play music while you are typing, editing listings, running another program…
... a vague recollection of something in one of the YS issues ... a routine to help with 128 paging and wot-nots.
http ...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 …
[quote="Nonsense in BASIC;56648"]
Switched on the 128 and to my surprise ... . The keyboard membrane was covered in dust.
Popped it all ...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 ...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 ...If you had four roms...Just wondering if you were designing a Spectrum from scratch, and you used a 27512 EPROM, which would hold about 4 spectrum roms, what you would inst…
... trying to be crammed in, BASIC is SLOW. In fact, for a ... bytes. Do we provide paging of the top 16k ... allow paging of this RAM in the first 16k in the ROM ... memory map (all RAM) paging out the screen RAM ... more flexible you make the paging system, the more complex ...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 ...Multiface 3 hacked rom?Hi, I need to transfer some games on the +3 disk drive using my MF3. I know you need to have the MF3 pluged in in order to load the games afterwa…
... MF3 and a MF128 right in behind it, and load with ... to, especially if they are paging in their own ROM, but you ... the bus... eg, Plug in the 128 first, then the 3. then ... line to the 3 before paging in the 128, and you'd need ...More "What could have been"... The Z280.So in chasing up the Loki specs, I happened upon some parallel developments... And had Sinclair gotten to make the Loki, there could have been some i…
... , the time for signals in the membrane to settle decreases ... which later conflicted with the 128's port 0x7ffd. So if ... you're incompatible with something. In the Spectrum Next, the hardware ... problem if you allow ram paging in the bottom 16K because these ...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 ...
