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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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AY file formatHi, Where can I get the AY file format specifications? I already have the ones included in Sergey Bulba's AY-Emul documentation, but I'd like somethi…
Hi,
Where can I get the AY file format specifications? I already have the ones included in Sergey Bulba's AY-Emul documentation, but I'd like something more. -
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.
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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 …
... command of the 128k BASIC turns the BASIC to 48k mode. However ... -
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…
... , which is glorious, and my BASIC knowledge is flooding back but ... -
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 ... -
Basic Programming Routine Needed . . . HELP!Hello there, I though i would try and redo an old classic (pacman) in basic . . . BUT . . . I can't remember how to write the code to see what chara…
... an old classic (pacman) in basic . . .
BUT . . .
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AY to mp3?is there any emu/utility to convert or create in a simple way an mp3 from AY tunes? AYE emulator only plays AY/mp3 (and maaaany other files) but does…
is there any emu/utility to convert or create in a simple way an mp3 from AY tunes?
AYE emulator only plays AY/mp3 (and maaaany other files) but doesn?t export them out.
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Restore Registers Returning to BASICI should really know this, but I've not written code that requires a return to BASIC for a loooong time. What registers need to be preserved / resto…
... that requires a return to BASIC for a loooong time.
BASIC after calling machine code? I ... -
ANN: Spectrum Host 0.40 for BBC BASICZXHost 0.40, the ZX Spectrum host for BBC BASIC now has working microdrive support. You can load, save and catalogue microdrives, and any other devic…
... ZX Spectrum host for BBC BASIC now has working microdrive support ... /> Recent updates also include BBC BASIC runnable in RAM and colour ... -
Making Music With My SpectrumAnyone know of a good program for my 128K Spectrum Program that will allow me to hook it up to one of my Midi Keyboards so that I may take advantage …
... may take advantage of the AY chip to compose music.
outs.
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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…
... 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 ... -
Graphics in Basic??What is the fastest way to draw high rez graphics in Basic. Andrew.
What is the fastest way to draw high rez graphics in Basic.
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How to get AY audio into my cellphone?Hi guys, so I really want to have some AY files from AY project collection to be in my cellphone to make my ringtone or alarmclock etc. Does anybody …
Hi guys, so I really want to have some AY files from AY project collection to be in my cellphone to make my ringtone or alarmclock etc. Does anybody know how on earth can I get this stuff into there? -
Print routine for BASIC (or BASin)For anyone interested there's a crappy binary here to print characters from BASIC at pixel positions. Import the binary at 60000, USR 60000 to initia…
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How to transfer a BASIC-Programm to PC and/or TZX?Hello there, I'm pretty new at WOS, but have already spent some time reading a small bit of the large amount of information here. I am trying to fin…
... way to transfer an old BASIC-program[I](a game actually ... -
The BASIC ISRFirst of all, excuse me if my blatant ignorance about this topic makes me write some nonsense :) The thing is that I'm finishing a game in mixed BAS…
... in mixed BASIC and Compiled BASIC (the pure BASIC part is ... and forth, the Compiled BASIC part is the game itself ... music file. Playing it from BASIC is easy:
... stuff) - I know that BASIC has a ISR which is ... to hook it to the BASIC ISR.
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Spectrum Basic InterpreterHello. I started this days a strange project: an interpreter of the Spectrum Basic that can run in a Spectrum. Here is a very preliminar version: […
... : an interpreter of the Spectrum Basic that can run in a ... -
Basic games Compo? Nathan ?Is there any chance of you running another competition for new games again? I remember there being quite a few good games, and the thread was interes…
... thread was interesting bringing up Basic games.
I meant ... to enter the Basic part but failed due to ... catogories available, like SAM Coupe Basic (obviously), QL SuperBasic etc etc ... -
Bytemaniacos.com 2006 BASIC Games compo - lot of games to play!All games for 2006 Bytemaniacos.com BASIC Games compo ready to play: [url]http://www.bytemaniacos.com/html/basic2006.html[/url] you can download al…
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Autorun BASIC programsIs it possible to write a basic program which will autorun after typing in LOAD ""? Thanks
Is it possible to write a basic program which will autorun after typing in LOAD ""?
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SE BASIC Compiler Help!I have downloaded and am using the 16k replacement ROM for SE BASIC (0.94B) and am trying to use the SE BASIC compiler from this site. I have found s…
... 16k replacement ROM for SE BASIC (0.94B) and am trying ... to use the SE BASIC compiler from this site. I ... some documentation for the Hisoft BASIC compiler, upon which this is ... -
Little BASIC gameTry to make all standard BASIC-errors and tell us how you did it. Not allowed i.e. : PRINT USR 1362 D - Break cont-repeats but ok 10 GO TO 10 RU…
Try to make all standard BASIC-errors and tell us how you did it.
Not allowed i.e. :
PRINT USR 1362
D - Break cont-repeats
but ok
10 GO TO 10
RUN and press BREAK
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Digitized videos and sounds projectAfter starting this thread [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=14420[/url] I decided to start converting parts of clips and…
... to experiment a lot with basic loaders until they can playback ... 1-bit, 4-bit (ay) or 7-bit (ay) spectrum audio. 1 ... -
(Basic) Sinclair BASIC mode for EmacsI saw this [URL=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=14622]post[/URL] regarding a Sinclair BASIC editing mode along with some Fuse …
... ]post[/URL] regarding a Sinclair BASIC editing mode along with some ... 's a mode for Sinclair Basic with syntax highlighting, which should ... some Lisp to send the BASIC listing across to Fuse, which ... -
Help with Visual Basic 6.0 vs Visual Basic.netI have a program that auto generates VB.Net code..... I know VB.net syntax and am happy with the code generated. However, I have been asked to have …
... generate code compatible with visual basic 6.0.
I ...
