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Sinclair basic creation/editing programHi guys I'm just starting to write a game in +3 Sinclair basic and was wondering if there was a program out there that would alow me to write the pro…
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Saving BASIC code as CODE... can't start programHi guys! I'm trying to create an adventure game for the Speccy in BASIC, called The Legend Of The Red Dragon. I'm using the excellent BASin to code…
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Disable BREAK 128 basicDoes anyone know how to prevent BREAK in 128k basic?
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Speeding up BasicHi, Does anyone know whether it is faster to use variables than numbers in Sinclair basic? What I mean for example, is Poke A,D quicker than Poke 5…
Hi,
Does anyone know whether it is faster to use variables than numbers in Sinclair basic?
What I mean for example, is Poke A,D quicker than Poke 50000,100?
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BBC BASIC for the SpectrumThe latest update of BBC BASIC for the Spectrum at [url="http://www.mdfsnet.f9.co.uk/Software/Spectrum/BBCBasic"]http://www.mdfsnet.f9.co.uk/Software…
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BASIC question (in both ways)hi, im fairly new to spectrum stuff.. I bought one a couple of days ago.. im trying to write a basic program that opens a window (drawn with DRAW com…
... .. im trying to write a basic program that opens a window ... text to my box but basic seems to position text in ... should be in the Spectrum Basic section.. I didnt see it ... -
Manic Miner Basic Source?Is there any sinclair basic source for Manic Miner going around on the net? also does anyone have any good guides which can get one started on making…
Is there any sinclair basic source for Manic Miner going around on the net? also does anyone have any good guides which can get one started on making basic games for the speccy? -
IN command in BASIC to read keyboardThis weekend on a Sinclair meeting we had some BASIC-games using IN to control the character. The maker of the game assumed that the result of an IN …
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SAVE the complete screen in BASICHow can I save the COMPLETE screen (with the last two lines) in BASIC? If I type SAVE "XXXX" SCREEN$, then comes the message "Start tape, ..." and th…
How can I save the COMPLETE screen (with the last two lines) in BASIC?
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Spin / Emuzwin and reading keys with IN in BasicIt's just a bit of a quirk I've found really, but here goes... Some of the Basic programes and games I've encountered lately , use IN to read the ke…
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ZXSoftware.co.uk UpdateHi folks, This weeks update should be worth a laugh. I've been playing a bit with the code recently so anything not working please tell me. The up…
... II CP Software
Beyond BASIC Sinclair Research Ltd
Bridge ...
Paddington and the Disappearing Ink Collins Educational Ltd
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Compiling BASIC programs using Hi-Soft CompilerThis might get me nowhere, but it's worth a try... I'm writing a game in Spectrum BASIC - hopefully, for Simon's CD compilation, if he'll have it - …
... writing a game in Spectrum BASIC - hopefully, for Simon's ... Spectaculator/SPIN running Hi-Soft BASIC compiler. I've been testing ... until the size of the BASIC program crept above 14K and ... test the compiled program whilst BASIC program and compiler were still ... -
XLR-8 Mastering utils: quick heads-upFirstly, only do this using an emulated 48K rubberkey at this stage because that's all it was ever tested on. "LOADER MAKER" - "First decrypter" - p…
... machine code part of the basic only (option 2) or test ... machine code part of the basic into the screen area which ... and P to change the ink colour to what you want ... -
BASIC 2005 Competition - a lot of games for downloadA lot of BASIC games in Bytemaniacos competition, all in spanish for download now: [url="http://www.bytemaniacos.com/html/basic2005.html"]http://www…
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Sinclair Extended BASIC...Sinclair Extended BASIC is on hold, pending the completion of the Open82 project.
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speccy-basic compilerHi everybody! i'd like to compile spectrum basic programs to z80 asm to make them work faster. I've tryed a lot of compilers running on speccy but i …
... 'd like to compile spectrum basic programs to z80 asm to ... program that I type a basic program and it compile and ... -
more than basic gamesHi, I was wondering if profession games were programmed by using software beyond basic, because in this forum people are saying you can only do …
... programmed by using software beyond basic, because in this forum people ... any way of saving your basic program, half half way through ... -
Detecting TR-DOS from BASICIs there a simple (or contrived :D ) way to detect the presence of a TR-DOS/Betadisk interface from BASIC? For fairly obvious reasons this can't rel…
... TR-DOS/Betadisk interface from BASIC?
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Mess around with basicIf you have a game that was written in basic, e.g Football Manager, how do you look at the code that was used? thanks
If you have a game that was written in basic, e.g Football Manager, how do you look at the code that was used?
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Converting AVIs to flashIs there an easy (and free) way to convert movie files to SWF files, as used by Macromedia Flash? I ask because it seems SWF files can contain sever…
... files, as used by Macromedia Flash?
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GUI in sinclair basic.Can anyone point me to any existing subroutines or functions or library to be called whithin sinclair basic to create visual command like messageboxe…
Can anyone point me to any existing subroutines or functions or library to be called whithin sinclair basic to create visual command like messageboxes, listboxes, editboxes, or something similar?
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Lesser used BASIC commandsAre there any interesting articles or books that explore some of the lesser used BASIC commands/functions e.g. DEF FN, IN, OUT etc? The Spectrum BAS…
Are there any interesting articles or books that explore some of the lesser used BASIC commands/functions e.g. DEF FN, IN, OUT etc?
The Spectrum BASIC manual only glosses over them without going into a lot of detail.
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Basic or Machine code?Hopefully the correct area of the site to post this question. Anyways, I have got hold of several books on programming my spectrum, and I was wonderi…
... should learn to program in Basic, or machine code? Any help ... should concentrate my efforts. Learn Basic first? Then MC, or just ... -
128 BASIC running in softwareIt is possible to run 128 BASIC in two paged RAM banks, but it's not very stable.
It is possible to run 128 BASIC in two paged RAM banks, but it's not very stable. -
how to pass arguments from Basic to MC ?can someone explain me (or give some link) how to pass arguments from basic to machine code? i mean something like this: PRINT USR xxxxx, arg1, arg2:…
can someone explain me (or give some link) how to pass arguments from basic to machine code? i mean something like this:
PRINT USR xxxxx, arg1, arg2: ...
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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 …
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ANN: SP1 for Z88DK (aka splib3, Sprite Pack v3.0)Well it's finally arrived, after a month of "a few days from now" release deadlines. SP1 is the lastest version of splib, a flicker-free software sp…
... if your only background is Basic, and for that reason I ... ) is a great bridge between basic and asm, and even when ... . This allows for things like ink-only or paper-only sprites ... -
creating UDGs in BASIC?I've been playing around with BASin, which is glorious, and my BASIC knowledge is flooding back but for the life of me I cant remember how to make UD…
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Spectrum BASIC Programs listings MagazinesHi to all, I'm an Italian newbie of this forum, but i know this site since long time ago. I am an old BASIC Programming Magazines collector (and of …
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I am an old BASIC Programming Magazines collector (and of ... course an old BASIC programmer :wink: ) and i ... have so many scans on BASIC programming magazine in the archive ... Magazine which has published many BASIC programs for Spectrum and others ... -
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…
... running a program in 128k basic (so that you can ... switch 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 ...
