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IX register - using/problemsAre there any rules on using the IX register? Are there any restrictions on the memory locations that it can access? Yes, I know it's slower than us…
... as long as you disable ZX Basic interrupt and set it back ... correct value before returning to basic and reenabling interrupts.[/QUOTE]
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A new full-screen bicolor engine called NIRVANA[I]OK, there's something I need to clarify first: Nowadays if you write [B]"multicolor"[/B] everyone assumes it refers to "multicolor 8x1" (an attri…
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ZX7: an "optimal" LZ77 packerAbout 20 years ago, I started a M.Sc. in Computing, planning to work on data compression. Although I quickly changed to another subject for a number …
... Saukas;699608]Finally write a ZX BASIC program that will contain the ... -
Zx spectrum-er of the yearThere are some among us who deserve a special praise for their dedication and generosity In my opinion two such people are Jonathan Cauldwell for t…
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Something you seen the spectrum do that impressed you?It can be coding related, graphics etc.... From me... Turbo loaders, graphic masking, the last of the lerm tape copier coding that could do speedloc…
There are a couple of things...
1. The first time I used my ZX Microdrive - I was blown away, would have been mid 80s.
2. BASin as it allowed me to see how clever ZX BASIC is.
Happy new year.
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Writing faster BASICIn terms of structuring BASIC programs, what are the best ways allocate variables, functions, arrays? Any tips. I remember INPUT mag had some suggest…
... =slenkar;743559]Is AOwen's basic ROM faster?[/QUOTE]
BASIC, but if you want real ... 's ZX BASIC: [url]http://www.boriel.com/en/software/the-zx-basic-compiler ... -
Writing faster BASICIn terms of structuring BASIC programs, what are the best ways allocate variables, functions, arrays? Any tips. I remember INPUT mag had some suggest…
... . There are ways of optimizing BASIC, but if you want real ... 's ZX BASIC: [url]http://www.boriel.com/en/software/the-zx-basic-compiler ... tricks that speed up interpreted BASIC will have precisely the opposite ... -
Graphics questionHello. I was wondering, does anybody here know of a method to display a large (as in, the better part of the screen) bitmap/raster image using ZX Sp…
... screen) bitmap/raster image using ZX Spectrum BASIC?[/QUOTE]
Yes ... a Z80 LDIR using only ZX BASIC (which means you can copy ... -
Graphics questionHello. I was wondering, does anybody here know of a method to display a large (as in, the better part of the screen) bitmap/raster image using ZX Sp…
... and so very fast. Boriels ZX Basic Compiler is better for game ... -
Graphics questionHello. I was wondering, does anybody here know of a method to display a large (as in, the better part of the screen) bitmap/raster image using ZX Sp…
... and so very fast. Boriels ZX Basic Compiler is better for game ... -
DIM DATA and the likeSo...I'm trying to work out arrays in BASIC a bit more and have knocked up the following quick test bed to fiddle about with before trying anything m…
... earlier in this thread. If ZX BASIC were a better language (or ... if BASIC generally was), it would allow ... -
****ing Awesome Spectrum Engine (FASE)This is a new engine (sprites, tiles, map) for all ZX Spectrum machines. The engine set ups a runtime enviroment that leave between 24K and 30K byt…
I compiled the ZX Basic version and I'm very ... that it's compatible with ZX Basic!
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Un-PLOTting in the #0 areaHow do I go about un-PLOTting in the bottom 2 lines. I am aware the ROM PLOT routine only works in the top 22 rows, so how would I go about depletin…
Use Boriel's ZX basic, which not only compiles to machine code, but lets you just use all 24 lines of the screen as one block.... -
Programming again with the ZX SpectrumI am going to take a blast at programming for the Spectrum again. Its bee a long time since I have done this. I need to refresh my memory and maybe l…
... if you must start with BASIC, again, do it on your ... great choices for learning Sinclair BASIC.
After getting some ... experience with Sinclair BASIC this way, I suggest moving ... /index.php/ZXBasic"]Boriel's ZX BASIC[/URL]. There's a lot ... -
Seen any ebay madness?? post it here !!!What with some high prices fetched on speccy games over the past few days , thought it might be an idea to keep a WOS record of some of the higher fi…
Holy crap! I had 3 copies of this!!! PLUS the +3 Disk!!
[url]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/where-time-stood-still-ocean-128k-ZX-Spectrum-Game-/331130518465?pt=UK_PC_Video_Games_Video_Games_JS&hash=item4d18eabbc1[/url] -
Seen any ebay madness?? post it here !!!What with some high prices fetched on speccy games over the past few days , thought it might be an idea to keep a WOS record of some of the higher fi…
[QUOTE=ZX Beccy;753544]Holy crap! I ... /where-time-stood-still-ocean-128k-ZX-Spectrum-Game-/331130518465?pt=UK_PC_Video_Games_Video_Games_JS ... /where-time-stood-still-ocean-128k-ZX-Spectrum-Game-/331130831620?[/url]
New Game: "SPECTRA Blitz"Hi! No screenshots because there is still no Windows Emulator that supports SPECTRA advanced graphics modes (I was told, it is too hard to support al…
This was posted on the [URL="http://www.boriel.com/forum/zx-basic-compiler/"]ZX Basic Compiler[/URL] site by "cheveron"
[IMG]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/15659782/Screen%20Shot%202014-02-25%20at%2000.48.00.png[/IMG]New Game: "SPECTRA Blitz"Hi! No screenshots because there is still no Windows Emulator that supports SPECTRA advanced graphics modes (I was told, it is too hard to support al…
... ="http://www.boriel.com/forum/zx-basic-compiler/"]ZX Basic Compiler[/URL] site by ...quick RAM copy using LET in BASICI'm in the process of reviewing, revising and refining all the programming tips & utility routines which I've posted on this forum over the last eigh…
Hi!
I need a simplified routine for copy RAM to RAM block only...
(only standard zx basic)
How modify your code for this?
Thanks in advance.New games - should they be 48K or 128K?Here's a question for new games - which machine should they be developed on? If I write a game for the 48K Spectrum, is it appreciated that it will …
... br /> For me, the 48K ZX Spectrum with (later) IF1 and ... was their first and only ZX Spectrum.
... been playing with simultaneous ZX Spectrum and ZX81 hires ... options, could a 48K ZX Spectrum with TRDOS disk ... the same game as a 128K ZX Spectrum or a +3 ...From RAM to dim v$() "video buffer" SPEED UP!Hi! This question is related to "quick RAM copy using LET in Basic" ([url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=44296[/url]). Wel…
... "uncommon" (but not rare) in zx basic. I'm sure I've ... couple of them in commercial BASIC games.
Here's ... the current snippets in the BASIC part of the forum in ...IF1Bis problems. The Edge of the Spectrum...Advice is sought from the learned on WoS. I just bought an Interface 1Bis from sunny South Africa. It arrived fast, but unfortunately doesn't work.…
... system loader works on any 128k ZX spectrum model, in 48k mode ...Learning a programming language from scratchSome advice please... At work I use an Excel/Calc spreadsheet of my own making to get address information from various csv/txt files I download ever…
Python is right choice here, but for simple operations under Win, you may check autoIT tool, which is close to ZX Basic :wink:writing incrementally to tape without leadersI want to be able to write intermittently & incrementally to some sequential medium which is supported on any Spectrum (emulator, ie. tape); eg. [cod…
... . The problem is that emulated ZX BASIC & Z80 assembler are the ...writing incrementally to tape without leadersI want to be able to write intermittently & incrementally to some sequential medium which is supported on any Spectrum (emulator, ie. tape); eg. [cod…
... . The problem is that emulated ZX BASIC & Z80 assembler are the ...dumping protected BASIC loadersI wrote this a few weeks ago but forgot to post it. It will load & list from tape/TAP/TZX any BASIC program which has been saved with SAVE, including…
... was referring to is that ZX basic is incredibly forgiving over what ...48k AudioI'm at the point in my game where I could use a few beeps and bloops. Ive been looking at loads of different speccy books, but this whole business of…
... into Boriel's ZX Basic compiler. You can write in zx basic like language ... a tutorial on Boriel's Basic as I built Berksman - which ...FZX: a new standard format and driver for proportional fonts[B]FZX[/B] is a very compact and efficient (although extremely flexible and powerful) standard format to create new fonts for the ZX-Spectrum. It sup…
... to work in Boriel's Basic, which doesn't seem to ... . FZX support for Boriel's ZX BASIC was listed in my own ...
