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  • What is the (hypothetically) largest 9999 lines BASIC program possible?If the Speccy had infinite amounts of memory, what is the largest 9999 line BASIC program that could be made? (in K and amount of instructions) (Yet…

    ... is the largest 9999 line BASIC program that could be made ...
    ZnorXman ZnorXman February 2012 Sinclair Basic
  • Image to ZX Spec 1.1 Now Freely Available!Image to ZX Spec 1.1 Now Freely Available! [IMG]http://mirror.viperfang.net/silentdevelopments/images/ent-preview1.1.zx.png[/IMG][IMG]http://mirror.…

    ... to get more out of basic than 10 FPS but I ... Athon XP 2600 isn't slow... a ZX Spectrum is slow, you've ...
    brownb2 brownb2 March 2010 Announcements
  • Image to ZX Spec 1.1 Now Freely Available!Image to ZX Spec 1.1 Now Freely Available! [IMG]http://mirror.viperfang.net/silentdevelopments/images/ent-preview1.1.zx.png[/IMG][IMG]http://mirror.…

    ... to get more out of basic than 10 FPS but I ... ]
    An Athon XP 2600 isn't slow... a ZX Spectrum is ... slow, you've been blessed with ... ]

    Athlon XP is slow in comparsion to modern computers ...
    LCD LCD March 2010 Announcements
  • A Sunday grumbleGIVE IN & DROP OUT OR WHAT? The following is not a sensible message meaning that I'm not necessarily going to act upon what the title suggests, I'…

    ... but I'm a very slow reader and by the time ... write-a-simple-basic-horizontal-scrolling-game-tutorial"]BASIC game tutorial[/ ... had problems with a 15 lines BASIC game. Fortunately he writes ... -a-simple-basic-horizontal-scrolling-game-tutorial"]BASIC game tutorial[/ ...
    Timmy Timmy September 2020 Chit chat
  • Is there a simple way to type a Spectrum BASIC Program into notepad, save, then open in emulator?Hello. I have two emulators 1 under linux:- Fuse. 1 under windows 7 :- spin, also downloaded and run zx-editor. I just want to be able to type in …

    ... many lines.
    Because of that, Spud's function "Load BASIC text ... file" does not work properly after 2600 lines.
    zarsoft zarsoft December 2021 Sinclair Basic
  • Is there a simple way to type a Spectrum BASIC Program into notepad, save, then open in emulator?Hello. I have two emulators 1 under linux:- Fuse. 1 under windows 7 :- spin, also downloaded and run zx-editor. I just want to be able to type in …

    ... many lines.
    Because of that, Spud's function "Load BASIC text ... file" does not work properly after 2600 lines.
    Timmy Timmy December 2021 Sinclair Basic
  • Buddy 0.1 demo[url="http://wischner.co.uk/downloads/app.tap"]The tape is here[/url]. Load it, then enable kempston mouse emulation, then reload it. [url="https://g…

    ... pattern filled rects, 8x1 pattern lines),
    - basic mouse handling, and
    - basic non-optimized window messaging (create ...
    tstih tstih August 2015 Development
  • E.T. 2600I downloaded this off of [url="http://www.atariage.com"]www.atariage.com[/url] (great website!) it is awful. VERY awful. Ten Trillion Fake Points for…

    ... /> As for the Atari 2600 very basic games but some very good ... first console we ever saw. Basic graphics and sounds but some ...
    psj3809 psj3809 June 2005 Chit chat
  • E.T. 2600I downloaded this off of [url="http://www.atariage.com"]www.atariage.com[/url] (great website!) it is awful. VERY awful. Ten Trillion Fake Points for…

    The MSX is an excellent machine, love the huge Konami range on that machine.

    The Atari 2600 is basic as anything but to anyone who had one back in the day they were brilliant. Combat is still one of the best 2 player games
    psj3809 psj3809 July 2005 Chit chat
  • Image to ZXSpec 1.0Hi, I've written a piece of software (still not finished) that outputs any kind of image onto a Spectrum having being converted on a PC. It takes a…

    ... I'm still writing the BASIC outputter, code commenting and then ... are png and BAS (just basic). If creating a TAP file ... really fast. Due to Dark Basic slow POINT() function (synced to screen ... on the XIDE to compile BASIC programs too...
    LCD LCD May 2009 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Image to ZXSpec 1.0Hi, I've written a piece of software (still not finished) that outputs any kind of image onto a Spectrum having being converted on a PC. It takes a…

    ... really fast. Due to Dark Basic slow POINT() function (synced to screen ... on the XIDE to compile BASIC programs too...[/QUOTE]

    BASIC or a .bas file to ...
    brownb2 brownb2 May 2009 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Cleaning out the Mrs folks loft......Look what I found - [url]http://www.atariage.com/2600/systems/sys_Atari2600JrB.jpg[/url] [url]http://www.geocities.com/s_h_3/pong/p-grandstand-2000…

    ... a sealed version of BASIC for the 2600, yes basic?!!?

    I ...
    Scottie_uk Scottie_uk October 2009 Chit chat
  • BoredWell, i'm at work again and i'm totally bored. There isn't enough work to last me till 430, and no one has anyhing else for me to do. I'm not even …

    ... nothing to do, when the lines are slow. Work out a solution ...
    grey key grey key November 2010 Chit chat
  • BoredWell, i'm at work again and i'm totally bored. There isn't enough work to last me till 430, and no one has anyhing else for me to do. I'm not even …

    ... nothing to do, when the lines are slow. Work out a solution ...
    zx1 zx1 November 2010 Chit chat
  • 3 lines of funHello! I'm looking for a tattoo to remember forever our fabulous 8 bit era. A part the pictures I posted here [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/for…

    ... a little more than 3 lines (BASIC lines), but.... what if we code ...
    mcleod_ideafix mcleod_ideafix October 2011 Sinclair Basic
  • 3 lines of funHello! I'm looking for a tattoo to remember forever our fabulous 8 bit era. A part the pictures I posted here [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/for…

    ... a little more than 3 lines (BASIC lines), but.... what if we code ...
    Geoff Geoff October 2011 Sinclair Basic
  • Manic Miner ZX81Hi Guys, Can anyone explain why [url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0017539]Manic Miner ZX81[/url] is not able to reproduce the ex…

    ... to access graphical commands within BASIC.

    Either way, it ... little thing a complete night (BASIC, slow mode)
    mcleod_ideafix mcleod_ideafix March 2012 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • j symbol-shift p pA phrase I will never forget... and apart from the word code, i don't think I learnt ANY of the other keywords off by heart.... Without looking, whic…

    ... I didnt really use 48K Basic as i had a +2 ...

    I used 48 BASIC 'cause I used attributes quite ... a lot in my BASIC coding and afterwards I ... it. I found 128 BASIC slow and having to type everything ... letter in such a slow environment was a bummer.
    na_th_an na_th_an August 2012 Games
  • Screenshots from my old BASIC gamesI have written several dozens of games in 90's. They haven't remained, so I show only screenshots 'for history'. Some screenshots are real, but all…

    I love Sinclair BASIC, slow speed and all. Don't ... competition for best games in BASIC. Not sure if they're ... it also showed how good BASIC games can be.
    This ...
    zxbruno zxbruno March 2017 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • saving part of a BASIC programHere's a short routine to save part of a BASIC program. The idea is that it can be merged into a program and then used to save sub-routines, etc. to …

    ... to save part of a BASIC program. The idea is that ... . It's sort of a slow version of copy & paste ... >a2):
    INPUT "SAVE lines ";(la);" to ";(lz);" as:"'h ...
    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny September 2011 Sinclair Basic
  • Find-Fill-Copy functions for BASICThere's not much going on here, so here's three m/code routines to provide some data manipulation functions which are otherwise slow to do from BASIC…

    ... functions which are otherwise slow to do from BASIC.

    * find ... set the top four screen lines to green on black.
    BASIC program; see lines 15 & 20.
    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny October 2011 Sinclair Basic
  • joining lines of BASICDue to overwhelming demand - well, one demand - well, more of a suggestion, really - here's a routine to join together lines of BASIC. The vertical c…

    ... a routine to join together lines of BASIC. The vertical cursor motion ... intending to include a "dividing lines of BASIC" option as well - edit ... , divides the line into two lines. (If the next incremental line ...
    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny February 2012 Sinclair Basic
  • OpenSE BASIC 3.1.1The eagle-eyed will have noticed that [url="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0027510"]SE BASIC[/url] got an update last week. As a te…

    ... (this requires replacing the BASIC ROM and patching the ... m/c), DELETE (remove BASIC lines), DIR (toggle 8-bit character ... , which resulted in BASIC being quite slow. For most operations ... SE BASIC is generally faster.
    ...
    chev chev May 2012 Sinclair Basic
  • Laser BasicDid anyone else out there buy Laser Basic and Laser Compiler? I just noticed Laser Basic while I was looking thru a website, and it reminded me about…

    ... else out there buy Laser Basic and Laser Compiler?
    I ... just noticed Laser Basic while I was looking thru ... could write programs in Laser Basic, but if you wanted to ... few minutes, then began to slow down, and eventually crashed.
    Neil^P Neil^P July 2002 Games
  • Basic Compilers and My Compressor CodeAs I mentioned in another thread I'm currently writing a set of compression routines for saving +3 disk space. I've done the first stage (write the …

    ... stage (write the things in basic to check the logic) and ... quick, the compressor is incredibly slow so testing on large data ... I've written it in basic first rather than jumping straight ... the direction of a good basic compiler and give me some ...
    BuzzinRich BuzzinRich September 2003 Sinclair Basic
  • Need some help making a BASIC gameI'm creating a text adventure in 128 BASIC (I don't like using the 'keywords' in 48 BASIC - It's slow and annoying!) called "The Legend of The Red Dr…

    ... a text adventure in 128 BASIC (I don't like using ... the 'keywords' in 48 BASIC - It's slow and annoying!) called "The ... have multiple action descriptions, but BASIC will only let me use ...
    pottyboy pottyboy November 2004 Sinclair Basic
  • New Functions for Sinclair BasicA total of 52 new functions can be added to Sinclair BASIC; 26 numeric functions (A-Z) and 26 string functions (A$-Z$). Owing to the internal structu…

    ... internal structure of Sinclair BASIC, the best place to ... compatible with their Beta BASIC equivalents. Some of the ... bit numbers in BASIC would be tortuously slow. Recursive functions are ... to permit compilation with HiSoft BASIC.

    [code]
    chev chev November 2004 Sinclair Basic
  • BASIC performance tips?Been fiddling around with an old project a little after rescuing it from tape, and I'm toying with the idea of completing it (hey, better late than n…

    ... slow side, mainly due to it being written entirely in Spectrum BASIC ... 'd like to tweak the BASIC to optimum performance first in ... on performance tuning for Speccy BASIC? Which commands to avoid, viable ...
    Lee Tonks Lee Tonks February 2005 Development
  • ANNOUNCE: BASin Release 12 ready for downloadWell, after a rather large break, BASin's latest incarnation is ready for public use. Probably. BASin is a Sinclair Spectrum development environme…

    ... line numbering - just start your lines with "."
    Full multilevel ... runs.
    FAST and SLOW directives for speeding up code ... br /> Profiling of your BASIC code to identify speed ... expressions in speccy BASIC. Can use any BASIC construct and variable. ...
    Dunny Dunny June 2005 Emulators
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