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  • Switch from 128k BASIC to 48k BasicHello, Is there a way to start off running a program in 128k basic (so that you can use the ramdisk facilities) but then switch back down to 48k bas…

    ... off running a program in 128k basic (so that you can ... back down to 48k basic before you run the ... like to do this within BASIC.

    I ... I switch down to 48k basic the program stops executing. ... I would like my basic program to continue its operation ...
    saiwong saiwong May 2006 Sinclair Basic
  • 128k Basic used much ?Hi - I was wondering if there were many,if any, games programmed in 128k basic? I was also thinking of doing one myself as I wish to make a text heav…

    ... ,if any, games programmed in 128k basic?
    I was also thinking ...
    retromad retromad April 2013 Sinclair Basic
  • Convert 128k Basic into MCHello guys, we are currently searching for a converter to put 128k Basic into Machine Code. I remember once I found a programm that converted the B…

    ... for a converter to put 128k Basic into Machine Code. I remember ... a programm that converted the Basic into DATA-Lines. It converted ...
    Speccyman Speccyman September 2013 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • 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…

    ... input command different between 48K BASIC and 128K BASIC?

    I'm ... from the TypeFantasic and using 128K BASIC so I don't have ... 48K mode, but not in 128K Mode. In the later it ...
    jonesypeter jonesypeter June 2017 Sinclair Basic
  • What Good Serious Successful Software Was Written Exclusively in 128K BASIC?I realize now that 128K BASIC has its serious enthusiasts . But I know very little about this type of BASIC . What good titles were written exclusi…

    I realize now that 128K BASIC has its serious enthusiasts . ... titles were written exclusively in 128K BASIC without any machine Code ? ... assuming that as the 128K BASIC was pretty good that ... pretty decent software written using 128K BASIC .I wonder if this ...
    harriusherbartio harriusherbartio February 2022 Games
  • Return to +3 BASIC from 48K mode.Hello Spec-Chums! I don't know if this trick has been posted before, if it has, i apologise, but i have not been able to find it. Anyway, here goes…

    ... SPECTRUM command to enter 48K BASIC mode, there is no way ... variables in the former printer buffer are left untouched, a RANDOMIZE ... colour control codes in the basic program, or if you need ... any way back to 128K BASIC on the earlier 128K machines.

    The_Bert The_Bert September 2010 Sinclair Basic
  • BASin's BASIC Editor! Suggestions?Hi all! I'm just starting BASin's BASIC editor now - and it's finalised as a resizeable window that uses the spectrum font. Kind of like Notepad mee…

    ... 'm just starting BASin's BASIC editor now - and it's ... of like Notepad meets the 128k BASIC editor.

    Any suggestions ...
    Dunny Dunny September 2003 Development
  • Disable BREAK 128 basicDoes anyone know how to prevent BREAK in 128k basic?

    Does anyone know how to prevent BREAK in 128k basic?
    mgmetro mgmetro July 2005 Sinclair Basic
  • Switching basic to 48k modeHi there, we all know that the SPECTRUM command of the 128k BASIC turns the BASIC to 48k mode. However, when executed in a program, the SPECTRUM …

    ... SPECTRUM command of the 128k BASIC turns the BASIC to 48k mode. However ... ? I'm referring to the 128k/+2 versions of the spectrum ...
    Paolo Ferraris Paolo Ferraris April 2006 Development
  • Ways to use double buffering in basicI was meddling with woody's print stream code where you can print characters at any pixel location on screen. I was playing with 12 sprites, very ann…

    ... way to draw anyting on 128k screen buffer, and flip it after ...
    Arda Arda November 2006 Sinclair Basic
  • Probing the variables in 128K modeHello again! Briefly, I'm writing an m/c routine to read some BASIC variables. So, before I start, I try to get an idea for the structure of how var…

    ... c routine to read some BASIC variables. So, before ... fine in 48K BASIC, but screws up in 128K mode.
    ... fail to work properly in 128K BASIC? (Again I'm ... tape magazine, which runs in 128K mode).

    128K mode.

    ...
    Digital Prawn Digital Prawn March 2008 Development
  • BASIC Keyword ReferenceRealised that the Sinclair Basic section would be a better place for discussion of BASIC keywords, so for reference the old thread is in [thread=2005…

    ... />
    [CODE]
    SINCLAIR BASIC Keyword Reference

    The ... the keys - commands in 128k BASIC were entered letter-by-
    128k models often do not suffice when trying to edit BASIC ... colours within strings in a BASIC listing.

    Break ...
    icabod icabod March 2008 Sinclair Basic
  • Play abc files in 128K mode?I was reading a tutorial on the abc music file format, and it seems the txt file has information that might allow a simple conversion from .abc to st…

    ...

    Same scale in 128K Basic:

    cdefgAB
    < ... converted to be played in 128K Basic, we would have a ... br /> -Export Spectrum music from 128k Basic to abc format

    128K Basic. :)

    [SIZE="1"][ ...
    zxbruno zxbruno May 2008 Development
  • +3 BASIC and RST 8I've been working on adding commands to the BASIC interpreter, in a similar style to how Interface 1 does it (catch the RST 8 error trap). This works…

    ... on adding commands to the BASIC interpreter, in a similar style ... perfectly on a 48k, a 128k (in either RST 0 ... my +3 under 48K BASIC or in RST 0 mode ... at all with the +3 BASIC editor. Whenever a new ... does the +3 BASIC editor do that the 128K BASIC editor doesn't ...
    Winston Winston February 2009 Development
  • TKMEM - the 128K interface for 16K SpectrumsHello all! Here in Brazil, we have made a small production of an interface, totally based on Velesoft?s memory expansion ([url]http://velesoft.speccy…

    ... (the TK90X and TK95) play 128K games. It was called TKMEM ... . From the original project, a 128K ROM was added for best ... /> And we can use the 128K menu, 128K basic, etc. :)

    In ...
    Turrican Turrican December 2012 Hardware
  • Music in 128K BASICI have a pdf of the Spectrum 128K manual with its commands and I'm finding the music section to be a little hard to follow (I accept stupidity on my …

    I have a pdf of the Spectrum 128K manual with its commands and I'm finding the music section to be a little hard to follow (I accept stupidity on my part).

    Has anyone written a clearer version of how musical notes can be programmed with 128?
    RonnieASA RonnieASA September 2014 Sinclair Basic
  • DivMMC and +3 BASIC questionHi everyone, sorry if I'm about to tread a well-worn path here but I looked and looked, and I found something in the DivMMC manual but I'm not sure i…

    ... in the late 80s, some BASIC, some machine code, and I ... ', and I saw something about '128K BASIC support watch this space' - so ...
    Robsoft Robsoft July 2016 Hardware
  • Harlequin 128K minor problems.....Hi All, I've just assembled my Harlequin 128K kit, I had initial problems with it that I traced to not having soldered all of the pins on a couple…

    ... 've just assembled my Harlequin 128K kit, I had initial problems ... random characters being typed (in 128K basic) and the keyboard appearing to ...
    prime prime March 2017 Hardware
  • 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…

    ... 've played around with the 128k in the emulator I keep ...
    ivanb303 ivanb303 March 2017 Sinclair Basic
  • can any 128k features be accessed from 48k mode on a +2, +2a, +3, etc spectrum?like memory paging, ay sound, etc. i have seen that you can jump back into 128k basic from 48k basic on the +2a and +3 machines, using a simple ra…

    like memory paging, ay sound, etc.

    i have seen that you can jump back into 128k basic from 48k basic on the +2a and +3 machines, using a simple randomize usr command.
    digital digital February 2019 Hardware
  • Assemblers / Compilersfor the +2a .. where can i find one? .. and where can i find documents on the registers and so on? .. thanks Stefan

    ... be altered to run in 128K Basic.
    Load the assembler in ... as a result the printer buffer is not set to white ... now load and run in 128K BASIC.
    There are some instructions ... of Devpac tailored to the 128K machine.
    Cheers, Geoff ...
    Geoff Geoff March 2004 Development
  • Basic corruptionDoes anyone have any tips or solutions for when a Basic listing becomes over a certain size and starts to get corrupted due to paging... I remember …

    ...
    > for when a Basic listing becomes over a

    In 128K BASIC the operating system sometimes
    buffer at 60689 and, although only a very large BASIC program ... corrupted.

    The 48 BASIC system is very robust but ...
    Geoff Geoff August 2004 Development
  • DivIDE and RWAP's DiwIDE*Opps, sorry, wrong forum, this thread must be in hardware topic.* I was planning to get a divide from Rwap, but I'm too afraid of long way the devi…

    [QUOTE=glancaster;167176]128K BASIC doesn't allow you to ... write larger programs than 48K BASIC (it just seems so, because ... to type in using the 128K editor ;) ). The extra RAM is ... K editor uses his own buffer instead of workspace, so you ...
    NotFound NotFound January 2007 Development
  • Whi different result with Spectrum +3 ?The followed code 10 FOR n=23296 TO 23299 20 READ a: POKE n,a 30 NEXT n 40 DATA 1,127,106,201 50 PRINT USR 23296 causes that the spectrum 48k show…

    ... not work with 128K Basic as they overwrite the printer buffer. Sinclair Research ... use of the printer buffer as did the 128K machine reviewers.
    128K Basic but then you have the ... problem of the 128K NEW command corrupting three ...
    Geoff Geoff May 2010 Sinclair Basic
  • Return to +3 BASIC from 48K mode.Hello Spec-Chums! I don't know if this trick has been posted before, if it has, i apologise, but i have not been able to find it. Anyway, here goes…

    ... SPECTRUM command to enter 48K BASIC mode, there is no way ... variables in the former printer buffer are left untouched, a RANDOMIZE ... colour control codes in the basic program, or if you need ... any way back to 128K BASIC on the earlier 128K machines.

    Hercules Hercules September 2010 Sinclair Basic
  • Return to +3 BASIC from 48K mode.Hello Spec-Chums! I don't know if this trick has been posted before, if it has, i apologise, but i have not been able to find it. Anyway, here goes…

    ... SPECTRUM command to enter 48K BASIC mode, there is no way ... variables in the former printer buffer are left untouched, a RANDOMIZE ... colour control codes in the basic program, or if you need ... any way back to 128K BASIC on the earlier 128K machines.

    equinox equinox September 2010 Sinclair Basic
  • SE Basic Type-ins^Pete suggested creating a sticky thread for SE Basic discussion. I thought a Type-ins thread might also be useful. Up to the mods if they want to ma…

    ... away with a 32 byte buffer. However, this was a quick ... the screen without using any buffer at all.
    One of ... you remove the 256-byte buffer, copy_buff, copy_3 and the preceding ... affecting the buffer and therefore works with the ZX Printer in 128K BASIC.
    Geoff Geoff April 2011 Sinclair Basic
  • SE Basic Type-ins^Pete suggested creating a sticky thread for SE Basic discussion. I thought a Type-ins thread might also be useful. Up to the mods if they want to ma…

    ... the screen without using any buffer at all.
    One of ... that it then clears the buffer at the end and also ... you remove the 256-byte buffer, copy_buff, copy_3 and the preceding ... the buffer and therefore works with the ZX Printer in 128K BASIC.[/QUOTE ...
    chev chev April 2011 Sinclair Basic
  • Keyboard issuesI'm getting back into programming in BASIC, but I'm finding using a PC keyboard to emulate 48k or 128k BASIC tiresome due to the mapping of keys, esp…

    ... the 'buffer' system, I have been using SPIN in 128k mode, which ... can type a line of basic in using the normal PC ... copies it directly into the 128k basic editor. This works fine when ... am just getting back into BASIC and I'm finding a ...
    MattLamb MattLamb May 2012 Sinclair Basic
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