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automatic relocating of non-relocatable codeI was pondering upon the problem of changing absolute addresses used by CALL, JP, etc. when code is moved, without reassembling at the new location; …
... is held within the BASIC program area and moves ... to retrieve the value in the PC register. I ... adjustments and return the displacement in 'bc'. The value ... removed within MAINCD; entries in the CHANGE list can ... than using a POKE list in BASIC (which is what I ... -
New game: Dex[b]DEX - A painty-maze game for the 48K/128K Spectrum.[/b] [IMG]http://i52.tinypic.com/ip5zeu.png[/IMG] [IMG]http://i56.tinypic.com/euqyv6.png[/IMG]…
... 1982-style arcade game purely in BASIC. It turns out I could ... variety of different Spectrum-based BASIC compilers. This met with ... read in the WOS forums about boriel's ZX BASIC compiler ... modern-computer-based, fully Speccy BASIC compatible *and* offered a ... -
Unlisted game - The Battle of MaidaI've just moved back the the UK and unearthed a game called "The Battle of Maida". I really loved this game back in the 80s and I believe a friend of…
... really loved this game back in the 80s and I believe ... /FF one) wrote it (possibly in BASIC).
It is a ... -
Casstte 50 compilation emulator game questionHi - Hope this is the right place to put this question? Wasn't sure? But I have just downloaded the 'Cassette 50' compilation from wos but can't w…
... they were BAD ! and written in BASIC.... but just for nostalgic reasons ... -
New Tool: CheqEdit[b]CheqEdit[/b] it's a simple and small program that helps you to draw 64x48 graphics on screen in GRAPHICS MODE. Program can output as text in CHR$ …
... draw 64x48 graphics on screen in GRAPHICS MODE. Program can output ... as text in CHR$ format, control codes ... or special Basin format, all in Basic.
Program can ... convert plain text into zx basic format. I recommend using basin ... -
Books for learningI used to program on the spectrum in basic way back and love it but i want to go further with it so i wanted to know are there any good books i shoul…
... to program on the spectrum in basic way back and love it ... be using to do this in.
With any luck ... -
Requesting a little help to identify the purpose of this 'add-on' to my Issue 2Hi everyone First of all it's my first post here so please go easy on me! I'm grateful to be accepted into your fine little club :smile: I probabl…
... probably should have introduced myself in the chit-chat section before ... against me.
Ok, in an attempt to relive my ... stable when just playing around in basic but if I try to ... -
ZX-Preview 2.0 out nowDear forum readers, I've had published a new version of ZX-Preview today, we have version 2.0 now. :-) You find it on my homepage at [url]http://www…
... any byte-related data block in Z80 mnemonic. It's also ... /> [*]Bugfix: There was a bug in the text column of the ... wrong display of INVERSE attributes in Basic listings: Instead of setting permanent ... -
Done the unthinkableI bought Spectaculator today because I am sick of how unstable ZX Spin has become. I have to admit it looks great on my laptop plugged through to my …
... playing games and writting stuff in basic.
I wasnt going ... -
Thank you, WOSThanks, WoS, for putting all these great games online, which I started accessing back in the heady days of ftp.nvg.ntnu.no/pub/sinclair or whatever i…
... , which I started accessing back in the heady days of ftp ... body for the first time in my life and, thanks to ... my dad wrote for me in BASIC in 1983, running both on an ... -
Calculadora por interrupcionesThe in-game screenshot for this type-in is a wrong one (just a statement in basic saying OK)
The in-game screenshot for this type-in is a wrong one (just a statement in basic saying OK) -
Indirect Variable AssignmentHere's another wacky routine. This allows assignment of values to variables where the source & destination variables can themselves be defined in var…
... can themselves be defined in variables (or expressions which ... from being evaluated in advance by the BASIC interpreter; choosing ... or "Parameter error" or "Nonsense in BASIC".
It works ... for assigning values to BASIC variables from machine code. ... -
Help with a game errorIm trying to load this game called "O Sole Mio" from this website: [url]http://www.oocities.org/superballena/homemade.htm[/url] but as soon as the …
... finishes loading, it gives "nonsense in basic..."
Can anyone tell ... -
Is there a limit to the numberof variables you can have in BASIC..... Reason I ask is I've got an idea....but using my "lowest common denominator" approach to code I fear that I'…
of variables you can have in BASIC.....
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Some MIAshi Guys I've procured a box of spectrum stuff from someone who was moving house. In this box I found an "Unidentifiable backup tape" with software …
... someone who was moving house. In this box I found an ... is in Basic and is credited to J.T. Wilson in the basic listing ... -
more on storing mazesPrompted by Wookiee's escapades, I've been pondering on how to use DATA statements directly for displaying background graphics, thus avoiding the dup…
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* each background is defined in a single DATA statement;
in situ (done in BASIC here, but in practice it needs ... preceding place markers are read in order to locate each ... can be referenced & modified in situ with PEEK & ... -
Trying to remember name of an old animated movie making utilityMy nostalgic mind suddenly remembered hours of making terrible animated movies using a utility I believe I sent away for from an advert in a magazine…
... away for from an advert in a magazine... so probably an ... - I think it was written in basic and allowed you to choose ... around and have them speak in text to make a 'movie ... it's name had 'movie' in the title, but I really ... -
stuck on recursive functionI want this function to PEEK 'l' bytes from memory starting at 's' and return them as a string, but however much I fiddle about with quoting and pare…
... "Out of memory" or "Nonsense in BASIC". How can I get it ... -
AZIMUT / Frecuency spectrum[code]start DI LD HL,#7F40 LD D,#58 loop LD B,#00 bucle1 LD A,H IN A,[#FE] XOR A,C AND A,L J…
... br /> LD A,H
IN A,[#FE]
RRA
RET[/code]
optimize in speed and size, to show ... audio input in spectrum, inspired in "EL AJUSTE DEL AZIMUT ... .
This can run in basic RANDOMIZE USR start -
LZ77 en/decodingI've written an LZ77 en/decoding routine as I couldn't find one around for the Spectrum. Initially I'm just doing it in BASIC to get the logic right.…
... I'm just doing it in BASIC to get the logic right ... . It works, in that it encodes the file ... -
Interview with VERONIKA MEGLER ("The Hobbit" programmer)This interview with Veronika Megler (The Hobbit) has been published by elmundodelspectrum.com in Spanish, I copy it here for you all in its original …
... wrote many of the games in Basic for the books that ... were the pioneering company in computer games in Australia; I certainly ... The Hobbit caused great impact in Spain, something unusual considering ... ]?Which other games were in process in Melbourne at the same ... -
University ChallengeNearly two weeks ago Manchester University won the first University Challenge semi-final to get into the upcoming final against Pembroke College, Cam…
... I have spent more time in Spectrum BASIC than with algebra. I ... />
and having used binary in BASIC and machine code, the answer ... three.
Manchester are back in two days and if they ... -Chat then they may be in trouble. -
those darned recursive functions againI've been stuck on this one all evening. I want to dump out some memory in binary to debug a program. I've got a simple mod 2 division loop to do tha…
... to dump out some memory in binary to debug a program ... recursive DEF FN version, but in between I thought I'd ... of those results (or "Nonsense in BASIC", of course).
Now ... the digits will come out in reverse order, but if the ... -
countdown timer ?just curious if there was a pre-made one about that I could use to count down from 999 to 0. in MC / under interrupt, that returns to basic? but how…
... to 0. in MC / under interrupt, that returns to basic?
but how to approach it in basic *AND* wait for a keypress ... routine running ?
.. use IN instead of INKEY etc ?
in basic, except that element. -
Experiments mixing ULA+ and Timex Hicolour featuresI'm trying to improve my Verilog skills, so I've written a description of a complete ZX Spectrum 128K (+2 grey ROMs), with AY-3-8912. I wanted to add…
... to add ULA+ support, and in the way, I discovered that ... slow because I do it in BASIC) and while it's being ... -
2 new games - Brian Vs the Bullies & BlitzIn case you've missed it in this thread ([url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=38962[/url]) I've uploaded 2 games to celebrate …
... 've missed it in this thread ([url]http://www. ... game that my dad wrote in BASIC back in the late 80s/early ... generating the buildings (just like in the VIC-20 original), plays ... into machine code using HiSoft BASIC I also compressed the game ... -
Dimming the screen...Hi Folks, I was hoping someone on here could help me with a wee machine code routine. I have written the following example in BASIC: [CODE]100 REM…
... have written the following example in BASIC:
[CODE]100 REM ... . "dimming" them.
Obviously in BASIC this is rather sloooooow! :smile ... -
Question about 2-channel beeper musicI confess I haven't tried all the available beeper utilities and software. I always found music software confusing and trackers are not for me. I kno…
... the good old beeper from BASIC and want to play ... music without having to leave BASIC. Let's say I ... may want to do from BASIC like for example key ... to BASIC after one note in one channel if a note in ... be able to compose music in BASIC as I always did, but ... -
Drug Wars[url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drugwars[/url] anyone of you ever thought of doing a version of this classic on the spec? could be done in basic I…
[url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drugwars[/url]
anyone of you ever thought of doing a version of this classic on the spec? could be done in basic I'd guess. no graphics needed really -
number padding functionI wrote a number padding function in BASIC a while ago, but when I came to want it again I couldn't find it, so I've done this enhanced [url=http://w…
... wrote a number padding function in BASIC a while ago, but when ... /padnum.asm]PadNum[/url] function in assembler. As per usual it ... , rather than using MAKE_ROOM, slotted in the STR$ aligned on the ... the pad parameters print in full, as shown in some of the ...
