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How to load Dies irae (an exodus demo)?it sits in my harddisk over a year, it always hangs at RED loading screen. I tried it with more than 10 emulators but no avail. According to the poue…
I have got it to work, first you need to be on a 128k, but in usr 0 mode.
go to 128k basic, and type usr 0 *enter* the speccy should reset and start up back in tokenised basic, then just load"" and it should run :-) -
Sinclair Basic Vs PascalWith the rise of the structured programming movement (Jackson et al) was it wise to put the Basic programming language into the Spectrum. By this ti…
... excellent features. And the BASIC is far superior to ... machine with a built in Basic compiler but it would ... best 8 bit BASIC *I've* seen in the US was ... got one). Extended Color Basic was almost exactly like ... br /> You'd probably need 128K of RAM to make it ... -
You know how the 128K was faster than the 48K Spectrum?Regarding how the Spectrum 128K ran at 3.54 MHz rather than the 48K's 3.5MHz, was this difference enough to be an advantage? If not, then surely Sinc…
... 128K Spectrum was 30% slower in 128K mode than 48K mode when running BASIC ... would be faster than a 128K Spectrum in 48K mode as the ... RAM.
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You know how the 128K was faster than the 48K Spectrum?Regarding how the Spectrum 128K ran at 3.54 MHz rather than the 48K's 3.5MHz, was this difference enough to be an advantage? If not, then surely Sinc…
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Open another thread for Basic discussions :D[/quote]
128K BASIC had to be taken into ... 48K machine to the 128K machine via timings in BASIC, a valid point ... -
Looking for one particular music demoHi. Sorry if this is in the wrong forum, I couldn't think of anywhere else to put it. There is a music demo I'm looking for. Unfortunately I don't k…
... does it feature 128K music if I loaded it in 48K mode ... still control the AY chip in machine code with out ... what mode you're in. Being in 48k mode simply means ... access to the PLAY command in BASIC. You're hardly going to ... a demo like this in BASIC, anyway. -
128 won't loadI been trying to load a 128k speccy programme ( the fantasy one that came with the speccy 128 ) into a 128k heatsink speccy but it gets so far and th…
... to it, go into 128k BASIC and type in USR0 -- it'll put ... you into the 48k BASIC editor ... ), is a 128k-only version and won't load in 48k mode ... /> Presuming that the Spectrum+ 128k is in the correct mode for the ... -
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…
... fun and for free). So, in current state of things I ... limitations.
As for 128k compatibility - I can't really ... though, even with divIDE paging in 128k ROM enabled, maybe it would ... ROM has caused a page-in (by examining register patterns etc ... -
basizx newsHello. I've uploaded a new version of basizx. Now there is also an Amstrad CPC incarnation, able to LOAD and SAVE +3 basic files in disc. And the I…
... extend the Spectrum ROM using paging. But there's not ... breaks compatibility completely. The BASIC was never designed to be ... and write a new BASIC (as was done on ... speed. It would run BASIC the fastest but not ... speed and new features in BASIC to get those last ... -
Atic Atac, the +3 and Multiface.Hello :smile: I have a Spectrum +3 with Multiface 3 attached and working well. I have discovered that at least JetPac and Atic Atac (all Ultimate …
... only be run from 48 Basic.
The trick is loading ... to a different address and paging in 48 basic mode, then moving the ... -
Speccy vs C64 vs Amstrad - Make your vote count![url]http://www.retrofusiononline.com/fusion/[/url] You know it makes sense. We're winning at the moment, too... D.
... has a non-standard BASIC which didn't go ... early benchmarks were done in BASIC and with Apple IIs ... Atari responded to changes in the market slower than ... shelf parts. Adding Extended BASIC made it very attractive ... expensive but you got 128K and a "professional" ... -
External Speccy CommunicationHow does a speccy communicate with the outside world ?? Do you have to have the interface 1 for serial communications ( rs232 ) or are there other p…
... concluded that no Basic commands for serial communication in 128K speccies. Port is ... used only for printers (in those ... possible to access the 128K machines serial port in BASIC? I can assure ... -
External Speccy CommunicationHow does a speccy communicate with the outside world ?? Do you have to have the interface 1 for serial communications ( rs232 ) or are there other p…
[QUOTE=DEATH;177050][B]Are you saying it's not possible to access the 128K machines serial port in BASIC? I can assure you that it is - I used to have my +3 talk to my Amiga, PC and 48K Spectrum/IF1.[/QUOTE]
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Anybody fancy coding this?blah de blah de blah Please ignore, poting error.
... /> Also could it recognise 128K, page in each RAM block and test ... ) being set at 32768 in the sysvars. BASIC can peek and poke ... 65535 with no errors (the basic version of the above listing ... -
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…
... ;Multiface 128
in a,(191); page multiface RAM ... yellow temporarily, then return to BASIC
ld ... /> ;RET to BASIC
in a,(63); page ... well (DI before paging in and EI after paging out).
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Amstrad +2 Diagnostic BoardCan anybody help I wish to buy the Diagnostic Board that connects to the I/O strip at the back of the Amstrad ZX Spectrum +2. Many thanks Martin
... Spectrums). Consisting of:
* 128K flash ROM (Am29F010, since I ... it so it can take 128K - 512K 32 pin DIP flash ... assemble it and put programs in ROM even if you don ... on power up/reset, in either case paging in the flash vs Spectrum ... -
Beautifully programmed gamesJust watching the bobby bearing tzx and admiring the beautiful programming involved. Which other games would you say had asthetic programming opposed…
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I am in agreement. I think Manic Miner ... sprite updates you describe in Starquake but I am ... software. Lots of masking in characters (behind and infront ... very easy to load in separately and play back ... making use of the 128K paging to ensure it doesn ... -
trdhas anybody any idea which emulator could one use for russion trd files like this one, please? (i cannot run it in spectaculator, spin, emuzwin)
... run in RealSpectrum (change Spectrum model to Pentagon 128K, select 48 BASIC from ... that helps any.
In fact, it's even easier ... will automatically boot the disk in 48K mode.
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Interface 1 with 3.5" floppyHas this been done or can it be done? Using an interface 1 and a powered 3.5" floppy disk drive (with a modified cable) instead of a microdrive?
... system file loads, if a BASIC program called "something" ( ... 204
5 MANICMINER BASIC LINE 10
6 ... Pn might only be for BASIC programs, not code).
128K Spectrum in 48K mode) using the ... used the Microdrive's BASIC command system, so that ... -
Help hacking Split PersonalitiesI`ve been hacking away at Split Personalities for the purpose of putting new screens and graphics (items). The current screen is at 41187 and is 160…
... ! Would you consider doing a 128K version, and using all of ... .:)
I think a 128k version would be a bit ... reordering. I've only dabbled in paging once before on the +3 ... knew of a way of paging in only a certain number of ... -
What did Spectrum BASIC lack (and was BBC BASIC so good?)Over the years, I've read in various multi-format magazines, that BBC BASIC was probably the best BASIC available on an 8-bit machine. I've never use…
... The nice thing about BBC BASIC (this may have been ... underlying MOS rather than the BASIC itself) was that every ... to the MOS and BASIC, so a much higher ... about the Model B+ ? paging in a 12 KB window can ... with the built-in assembler... but OTOH, BASIC on the Beeb ... -
What did Spectrum BASIC lack (and was BBC BASIC so good?)Over the years, I've read in various multi-format magazines, that BBC BASIC was probably the best BASIC available on an 8-bit machine. I've never use…
... quote=ghbearman;215060]BBC Basic had a built in assembler.[/quote]
... away with single key entry (in 128K mode). The BBC's ... 't enter an invalid line in Sinclair BASIC).[/quote]
... BBC games written in BASIC? The speed of Spectrum BASIC is the ... -
What did Spectrum BASIC lack (and was BBC BASIC so good?)Over the years, I've read in various multi-format magazines, that BBC BASIC was probably the best BASIC available on an 8-bit machine. I've never use…
... something that's too slow in basic but simple at an assembly ... away with single key entry (in 128K mode). The BBC's single ... the assembler are mixed together in the BASIC listing? I've never ... if it's in the basic program.
BBC basic itself is pretty ... -
A vexatious questionThis is kind of a follow-up to a question about RST #8 and hardware that I wrote in the development forum a while ago. To summarize that: certain ha…
... and hardware that I wrote in the development forum a while ... nailing the signal high and paging in their own ROM to avoid ... use the interface 1's BASIC extension vectors instead of trapping ... handling of commands that neither BASIC nor Interface 1 understands. But ... -
Rom dumping a Mirage MicrodriverI need to dump the rom of my Mirage Microdriver for Zub and don't know what to do...any help?
... , where execution at $0038 toggles paging and I/O to port ... method of paging in the ROM. You've got two basic ways of ... instruction that will page it in.
To decode ... pages the interface in, though. The fact that BASIC fails to initialise ... -
Rom dumping a Mirage MicrodriverI need to dump the rom of my Mirage Microdriver for Zub and don't know what to do...any help?
... of paging in the ROM. You've got two basic ways ... instruction that will page it in.[/QUOTE]
... initialisation code around $0000 in the Mirage ROM — and ... there's anything happening in the START/NEW routine ... needs to be initialised in the first place, ... -
+3 startup modesWill it make any difference which mode I select (+3 Basic / 48 Basic) if I'm gonna load a 48k game ? Is one mode more compatible with 48k games than…
... quirk when run on a 128K machine in either mode.
128K this UDG appears as a whole basic keyword. I ... Randomize.
On a 128K If you stand close to ... this keyword can make holes in it. This allows you to ... -
Multi-tasking OS on the Spectrum?Do you think it is possible to build a multi-tasking operating system on the Spectrum? That is, most important the ability to have several task run…
... on separate pages of the 128K system - in the top 16K of ... RAM. This could then leave 48K BASIC ... to run in the default 48K ram ... time critical things like "loading" in such an environment. Interrupts will ... -
The direct bus or indirect one... that is the questionThe Ethernet project continues...and I'm in a quandry. So I've managed to implement enough socket library for the W5100 that socket, bind, listen, a…
... at address 0x0000.
BASIC entry points that can be ... filesystem that is accessable from BASIC (I'm currently thinking of ... internet or off your LAN). BASIC traps (i.e. lower ... high to stop other ROMs paging in), paging latches on downstream devices may ...
