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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?
Thanks
Derek -
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? -
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…
... it wise to put the Basic programming language into the Spectrum ... parameters began to replace the Basic style sub-routine that relied ... language for learning as was basic. Would it have better suited ... -
New Discussion Group? Sinclair Machine Code/AssemblyHello, What do people think about whether we should have a new discussion group relating to machine code for Z80? We have a Sinclair Basic discussi…
... for Z80? We have a Sinclair Basic discussion forum but not one ... , but could help other (traditionally BASIC programmers) with bits of advice ... -
BASIC Keyword ReferenceRealised that the Sinclair Basic section would be a better place for discussion of BASIC keywords, so for reference the old thread is in [thread=2005…
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SINCLAIR BASIC Keyword Reference
The ... the keywords available in Sinclair BASIC
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I want to learn basic.My apologies if this sort of thread has been posted. Anyhoot I would like to start programming in sinclair basic. But I have no idea where to start.…
My apologies if this sort of thread has been posted.
Anyhoot I would like to start programming in sinclair basic. But I have no idea where to start. I lost my original manuals many many moons ago :S -
BASIC error messagesDoes anyone know what all the numbers mean after the various error messages in Sinclair BASIC? Does anyone know how to instigate each error type?
Does anyone know what all the numbers mean after the various error messages in Sinclair BASIC? Does anyone know how to instigate each error type? -
Dump Sinclair character set to file?Hi guys, I'm working on a version of Manic Miner for the TI-99/4A. It's not a port, as I'm not looking at the original Z80 code, just re-creating th…
... 'd like to use the Sinclair character set in the game ... have done this myself in Sinclair BASIC, but now, I can't ... -
BASin r14c - maintenance releaseAfter the recent discussions, BASin has been released as version 14c. It's only a maintenance release, and some of the really big new features are un…
... ]BASin thread[/url] in the Sinclair BASIC forum.
Here' ... You can now show the attribute grid as well as your ... now be snapped to the attribute grid, which makes moving coloured ... br /> Fixed - Certain issues with attribute alignment when painting in a ... -
Small BasicFor all those people who ask "where's the equivalent of Sinclair BASIC for today's generation", I give you (a link to) [url=http://msdn.microsoft.com…
For all those people who ask "where's the equivalent of Sinclair BASIC for today's generation", I give you (a link to) [url=http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/devlabs/cc950524.aspx]Small Basic[/url]. -
ZXDS & Sinclair basicIs it posible to save basic code with ZXDS emulator 10 print 87 save "abc.bas" and the load it?
Is it posible to save basic code with ZXDS emulator
10 print 87
save "abc.bas"
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Printing in 64 columns, from Basic?Not strictly a Sinclair Basic question but... Is there any known machine code utility that allows something similar to PRINT AT that can be called fr…
Not strictly a Sinclair Basic question but... Is there any ... that can be called from Basic but uses 64 or maybe ... />
I'm creating small Basic programs that allow me to ... 's easy to call from Basic? Thanks! -
A.I. in a Pacman game made in BasicA few years ago I tried to make my own Pacman game in Sinclair Basic. The map, UDGs and the whole game was completed and was working with just one gh…
... my own Pacman game in Sinclair Basic. The map, UDGs and the ... this simple A.I. in Basic, or give me a general ... -
SCREEN$ and Sinclair Basic: Help Required !Two simple questions: 1) When saving SCREEN$, how can I avoid the bottom of the loading screen from being chopped off by the 'Start Tape & Press Any…
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ZX BASIC (Boriel's Compiler) - LibrariesWell, we have a nascent option on a sprite library coming together, thanks to na_th_an's fourspriter being retooled for the job. It's not general pur…
... now is simultaneously almost completely sinclair basic compatible (It even allows line ... an easy fix to a Sinclair Basic Program) and a very powerful ... you're still using Hisoft Basic, it's time to look ... add-in functions for the basic compiler to make it more ... -
bast, the Basic tapemaker for LinuxAnnouncing a new utility, [b]bast[/b], the BASIC Tapemaker. Now available: version 0.2.3 (alpha) for Linux. At: [url]http://github.com/ec429/bast/do…
... utility, [b]bast[/b], the BASIC Tapemaker.
Now available: ... input plain text files containing Sinclair BASIC source code, and produces ... not only line-numbers of BASIC statements but also their ... will read not only BASIC files but also assembly language ... -
The zxodus engineI've been playing around with this for a couple of days now. Its one of the best things I've seen for sinclair basic, and I've seen nothing about it …
... things I've seen for sinclair basic, and I've seen nothing ... interrupts, that allows control from basic, and also gives the user ... tile display is in 8x1 attribute 'rainbow' mode. Just seeing ... in glorious ( for 1982 ) 8x1 attribute colour. :smile:
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Can someone shorten this line of BASIC for me?I think if Sinclair Basic had a modulo operation this line could be a lot shorter:[CODE]PRINT AT cy,cx; PAPER 7-((cx/2=INT (cx/2))*(cy/2=INT (cy/2)))…
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Beta/Sam/Master basic as spectrum ROMWith emulators being trivial to use to insert new ROMs into - and even in the physical world, RAM in place of ROM by use of a modified multiface or s…
... be to get an improved basic into that first 16k? Obviosuly ... always been minor tweaks to sinclair basic.
What if one ... went for beta basic (or its progeny) instead? Reckon ... -
Minimal BASICAndrew Owen has just uploaded [B]Standard ECMA-55: Minimal BASIC [/B]to the Full Books archive on WOS. Thanks! [url]ftp://ftp.worldofspectrum.org/pu…
... ]ftp://ftp.worldofspectrum.org/pub/sinclair/books/[/url]
... the ANSI Minimal standard for BASIC.
The two standards ... work in the origins of Sinclair BASIC which adhered closely to the ... is no ON GOTO in Sinclair BASIC (a good substitute exists) ... -
Lame BASIC BEEPer editor - alphaI like music, like BASIC and find all current music utilities complicated. Since I enjoy Sinclair BASIC so much, I came up with a simple BEEPer edito…
... utilities complicated. Since I enjoy Sinclair BASIC so much, I came up ... -
smooth movement in basicWas trying to figure this out myself but i would like to be pointed in right direction now :-). How do I make something move in Basic without gettin…
... I make something move in Basic without getting flicker. 1st i ... a split second.
My sinclair basic knowledge is VERY limited but ... try make some games in basic 1st. -
Checking for '+2e/+3e' ROMs via Sinclair BASICHi guys, I have a Spectrum +2A containing the '+e' ROMs (and a nice internal IDE interface with a CF card adaptor on it :) ) - If you are unsure wha…
... a tool (written in +3 BASIC) to manage the memory card ... -
Childhood moments with my SpeccyHey everyone. The other day I randomly came across a tumblr page called "Me and My ZX Spectrum" ([url]http://meandmyzxspectrum.tumblr.com[/url]) …
... smooth out some of the attribute clash in other games. I remember ... were trying to program in BASIC. They showed me how the ... , the computer responded: Nonsense in BASIC. WOW! It talked to me ... -
Boriel's ZX BASIC (FAO: Karingal)It occurs to me that this "room" (which started out as the SE Basic "room"), could do with an update to its description. Currently reads: "Anything …
... br /> "Anything Sinclair Basic related; history, development, tips, Sinclair Extended Basic and BASin."
"Anything Sinclair BASIC related; history, development, tips, ... www.boriel.com/forum/zx-basic-compiler/"]compiler[/url] is ... -
2048[img]http://i.imgur.com/VNxkyUc.png[/img] a quick Sinclair Basic port of [url=http://gabrielecirulli.github.io/2048/]2048[/url]. [url]http://arda.k…
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a quick Sinclair Basic port of [url=http://gabrielecirulli ... : Colored blocks without using bright attribute
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DEFFNder: a small library of BASIC functions written in Z80I've published a small library of 15 Sinclair BASIC functions written in Z80. I wrote it last year for a project of mine. Some of them are generic, s…
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140 characters Basic game contestHey there, I've announced a new micro contest on my blog (in Czech language only). However, it might be interesting also for the non-Czech/Slovak …
... program in the standard 48K Sinclair BASIC that will fit into 140 ... spaces of the standard 48K Sinclair BASIC syntax
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ZX Spectrum BASIC game jam over on itch.ioHello, everyone. Apologies for the prolonged absence. (It's been almost 4 years, yikes!) Just wanted to let everyone know there's a [url="https://itc…
... ://itch.io/jam/zx-spectrum-basic-jam"]Sinclair Basic game jam[/url] starting ... -
Need the title of the Sinclair Basic manual to look for itI had a copy but I've lost the USB chip it was on! I need it to look up commands because some Basic programs I looked at all used the command MOD and…
... look up commands because some Basic programs I looked at all ... only exception was an Applesoft Basic program that used DEF FN ...
