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ZXLFN - storing tape header in a long file nameHi lads ;) Couple of months ago, the group of guys interested in divIDE software development has came up with an interesting idea - store tape heade…
... given the same program (reducible to a Turing machine) and the same ... time between listings (hence the stochastic view) but even ... rename the file (well, we could define a new Basic syntax ... responsibility for managing ambiguities onto the user and I agree. ... -
A Public Service AnnouncementThis thread is here for anyone to plug brand-new websites. I'll read it, so you'll get at least some marketing/exposure out of it... I'll start the …
... is that the COMMAND function in the BASIC compiler I am using is ... - it only returns the part of the command line after the program name. It ... -
SupadriveHere's an MDR image of Supadrive. Works with Spectaculator, but I haven't tested it with any other emulators. [url="http://www.superfudge.demon.co.u…
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[INDENT]This is a BASIC program which appears ... makes a tape backup of the "Supadrive" program worthless.[/INDENT]
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z88dkHello. I'm an spanish user of spectrum (and naturaly of this page). I have a question. I want to start to program games with z88dk, but I need a goo…
... 2k to your program's size. puts_cons, on the other hand, is ... this up because in your program you make use of getk ... it relies on the Basic interrupt routine to scan the keyboard and write ... This is because Basic's interrupt routine scanned the keyboard and stored ... -
TAP conversion project?I was wondering if there's any concerted effort to produce TAP versions of games only available in TZX or Z80/SNA/SLT format? Or are snapshots consid…
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MERGE "" the BASIC loader and you'll see ... to the correct addresses (using Taper or similar program). Enter the following basic BASIC loader ... (adapted from the one in the TAP ... -
The Only Reason Sinclair Succeeded (Provoking Controversy)Although I love my Sinclairs dearly, I think that the only reason they succeeded was because at the time most people did not know any better (factori…
... timed. Say, a program to work out the 1,000th, or ... 6502) would have to follow the same basic rules, so that there ... number was discovered, then the program would store the result in a register ... have to be the same program, just written for the two different CPUs ... -
The Only Reason Sinclair Succeeded (Provoking Controversy)Although I love my Sinclairs dearly, I think that the only reason they succeeded was because at the time most people did not know any better (factori…
... timed. Say, a program to work out the 1,000th, or ... 6502) would have to follow the same basic rules, so that there ... number was discovered, then the program would store the result in a register ... have to be the same program, just written for the two different CPUs ... -
Emulator for viewing variables dataI am looking for a windows emulator, this emulator can view variables data used in game (tap,sna,z80...). It knew edit variables data. I dont remembe…
... /> Which I use it in the past, I really liked that ... windows exe files from your basic program. Maybe not really compilation, but ... it packs your program and a small emulator into ... this feature from basin in the future, maybe with a optional ... -
Emulator for viewing variables dataI am looking for a windows emulator, this emulator can view variables data used in game (tap,sna,z80...). It knew edit variables data. I dont remembe…
... windows exe files from your basic program. Maybe not really compilation, but ... this feature from basin in the future, maybe with a optional ... doing that, I cannot see the point.
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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…
... never wrote a BASIC program that was too large for the Speccy's ... program, but it is possible to write them in Sinclair BASIC ... , albeit a *lot* slower than the equivalent Z80 ... bit manipulation, but surely no BASIC in the early/mid eighties did? -
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…
I think that Basic was a right choice for ... easy to start programming in Basic (especially for 10 years old ... how a Hello Word program looks like in Basic and other languages ... />
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Which would be fasterSay you want to use a variable value of 0 to 255 in a BASIC program, which way would be fastest? Say for arguments sake you wanted to use two variabl…
... 0 to 255 in a BASIC program, which way would be ... Normal numbers are usually the quickest way. BASIC stores them in both ... but, like the name suggests, means that the program has to evalulate ... the string before it can use the ... -
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…
BTW, I think most BASIC compilers still depend on the ROM routines so even if you compile it a slow ROM can result in slow code. Compiling a BASIC program does let it skip the parsing and searching for line numbers/variables which are very slow. -
Which would be fasterSay you want to use a variable value of 0 to 255 in a BASIC program, which way would be fastest? Say for arguments sake you wanted to use two variabl…
... as a substitute, your program will be no more readable ... 'Eliza' in the WOS archive is a 1978 Atari BASIC program that works ... just as well in Sinclair BASIC. ( ... There are hundreds of versions on the Internet ... -
Which would be fasterSay you want to use a variable value of 0 to 255 in a BASIC program, which way would be fastest? Say for arguments sake you wanted to use two variabl…
... could poke the address into the machine language program once at the start and ... steps in BASIC.
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The 128 plus 2 wasn't very goodHaving looked at the review in issue 33 of Crash of the Spectrum Plus 2, it strikes me as a bit odd, as if Simon Goodwin had to like it. I remember r…
... a counter since you can program it to interrupt whereever ( ... 'd definitely keep the basic keywords printed on the keys :-D That ... that including the interface with the 128 would have established the drive ... $20 to the cost of the unit. Since the drive wouldn't ... -
Graphics in Basic??What is the fastest way to draw high rez graphics in Basic. Andrew.
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Graphics in Basic??What is the fastest way to draw high rez graphics in Basic. Andrew.
... couple of REM directives (see the help file, under "Using BASin ... won't speed up a BASIC program on a real speccy.
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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…
... could write a short Basic program that would take the input of one ... a remote microdrive unit across the
RS232 link, using ... with Terminal software on the Spectrum ? I suppose the spectrum
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How to write an IDE drive (8 bit)?Hi there. I want to build the 8-bit interface by Pera Putnik, and substitute the original ROM by an EPROM with the appropriate program in order to c…
... /> Yes, I think I got the idea. But I won't ... trying to initialize the hard drive(s) with your BASIc program until that ... version of "Driver Image" with the new feature published, I'll ... in order to work from the PC, not my Speccy, which ... -
How to write an IDE drive (8 bit)?Hi there. I want to build the 8-bit interface by Pera Putnik, and substitute the original ROM by an EPROM with the appropriate program in order to c…
... /> Yes, I think I got the idea. But I won't ... trying to initialize the hard drive(s) with your BASIc program until that ... ...
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Questions from the new owner of a grey Spectrum +2I managed to pick up a grey Spectrum +2 off of ebay with cheap shipping (I'm in the US... it was $13 total and it has a Donkey Kong tape inside) and …
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the install program? If you've only got the install program ... realy simple termial program in basic, (see the +3 manual for ... how to do this), to test the ... come up with in the morning, I'm ... -
How to save TZXGreetings to all. I am starting to move on from just games into some testing of home made programs. Although I could have done that in ancient tapes…
... really. I'm taking the BASIC manual from WoS and some ... managed to get a simple basic program into tape, with realspectrum. ... I have to make the first header ("Program: whatever") to make it ... load the screen$ and the rest, ... -
How to save TZXGreetings to all. I am starting to move on from just games into some testing of home made programs. Although I could have done that in ancient tapes…
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This program will load a screen into ... its drawn. The poke is to stop the Program: or Bytes: ... a code block after the screen is displayed. Make ... mode, if in 128 BASIC type SPECTRUM before RUN ... LINE 1 will make the basic header autorun from line ... -
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…
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Basic will always draw to the main display at ... technique you can use with the Basic ROM is this:
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Timex Sinclair 2068Hi guys. This is my first post here, the first of many, I hope.. :) I have a Timex Sinclair 2068 but don?t know much about it. It was given as a gif…
... give you the second ts2068 program ever written using the hi-colour ... was just a test program for the hi-colour sprite engine ... Basic, Basin is the ideal tool. Using Basin you can write your basic program ... from the comfort of a PC ... -
Help where do i startIm thinking of writing a game or two for the speccy. At the moment Im not sure what type. But Im after some general info. I know laguages like Basi…
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The frame buffer layout is a ... little bit strange on the Speccy. Watch a SCREEN ... you can write a short BASIC program to poke values at ... language routine for locating the first byte of a ... -
a spectrum + that runs 40 x faster with blast ?What is this guy on about ..... [url]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Sinclair-ZX-Spectrum-Plus-Personal-Computer-Boxed_W0QQitemZ260051893370QQihZ016QQcatego…
... think he's referring to the Blast BASIC Compiler which is supposed ... to increase the speed of BASIC programs by a ... factor of 40, according to the ... to compile ANY Basic program, but of course that compromised the speed and ... -
Timex Sinclair 2068Hi guys. This is my first post here, the first of many, I hope.. :) I have a Timex Sinclair 2068 but don?t know much about it. It was given as a gif…
... that compiled BASIC program still make extensive use of the Speccy ROM ... are running interpreted code, the different subroutine locations are not ... In theory, most of the functionality is provided by a ... z88dk and SP1. Interpreted BASIC can be suitable for some ... -
TS 2068 and Emulator CartI picked up a TS2068 off Ebay last week and already had a ZX Spectrum Emulator cartridge for it. When I put in the emu cart and switch on, the mess…
... than expected to insert the cart the first few times ... all. Oooer? If the contacts on the cartridge have oxidized ... an AROS (basically a basic program on cartridge) or an LROS ... an AROS, the basic interpretter starts reading basic lines from the cartridge.
