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MemoryI am writing a game for the Spectrum and need to store a lot of map data. What is the lowest address I can start to store the data at ?
... 23552 - 24063 System variabels and BASIC-program to load ZX81games even ...
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Earth ShakerIm stuck on a level. Can anyone help me if i tell you the level number/name?
... Earth Shaker editor is the basic loader program.
Load ... BASIC program but will not run it yet.
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New Compo IdeaI've had this idea and would like to know what do you think about it. I think that most of us here know how to code in BASIC. The problem with Specc…
... writing equivalent functions in BASIC which would compile under ... HiSoft BASIC or the Sinclair Extended BASIC compiler. There ... with relevant discussions about Basic and the various compilers ... entire screen when you switch screens in them... Unfortunately ... -
New Compo IdeaI've had this idea and would like to know what do you think about it. I think that most of us here know how to code in BASIC. The problem with Specc…
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Protection against MERGEI remember using a routine to protect against using MERGE to break into a BASIC listing. It was along the lines of :- 1. Enter a random line e.g. 1 …
... MERGE to break into a BASIC listing. It was along the ... the LowHigh format? If not switch 23755 and 23756 around. -
online speccyHi Is there a community where speccysts play games online (for example by EmuzWin's NetPlay)? Gal
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What is the best graphics to be seen on a speccyI'd like some opinions on that, out of interest. I except loading screens. Tir Nan Og was a landmark for sure, but what bettered it?
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128 ramdisk loaderanyone got a program which will save the contents of ramdisk to tape in one go, rather than saving each file seperately then loading them and save!in…
... every 16384 bytes switch to the next memory bank and reset the ... . Or more simply, save each bank as a separate headerless 16k ... the first 2C00h bytes of bank 7 should be saved/loaded ... -
Want a Speccy Repaired?Maybe it's time to put my 'skills' to use.... Now that I've sourced some of the nastier transistors, I've fixed about 6 rubber keyed Speccys in the …
... onto an 8K EPROM, and switch this EPROM with a Multiface ... as usually you can use BASIC to work out the upper ... -
Want a Speccy Repaired?Maybe it's time to put my 'skills' to use.... Now that I've sourced some of the nastier transistors, I've fixed about 6 rubber keyed Speccys in the …
... easy to write something in BASIC, to be honest... I think ... answers. +2 manual says that bank 2 starts from 32768. Should ... in same order IC17,IC18 = bank 0, etc..?
[quote ... 22 if they make the bank 2.
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Something scary happened todayMy mum went to get the weeks shopping from Morrisons and when she got to the till she gave them her card to pay for the ?70 worth of goods as shes al…
... been keeping details of the Switch cards, and then doing fake ... the money back from the bank, never got an aplology from ...z88dk+splib2 sprites question.I'm creating a game and I have several "states" for my main sprite, such as jump, facing left, facing right, etcetera. All those states require a dif…
... nothing with the 128's Basic RAMdisk. A RAMdisk is very ... to ldir stuff from one bank to another, but there might ...z88dk+splib2 sprites question.I'm creating a game and I have several "states" for my main sprite, such as jump, facing left, facing right, etcetera. All those states require a dif…
... to be callable from Sinclair BASIC by one of my pals ... discovered yesterday that the BASIC trick of "switch to the graphics charset ... , draw the background; switch to the font charset, print ...z88dk+splib2 sprites question.I'm creating a game and I have several "states" for my main sprite, such as jump, facing left, facing right, etcetera. All those states require a dif…
... discovered yesterday that the BASIC trick of "switch to the graphics charset ... , draw the background; switch to the font charset, print ...What the dickens is this PS1 accessory? Hacking device?I can't get a clear photo of it. It's mostly black plastic. It fits into the control slot of a PS1. It's black, a bit larger than a memory card. Has…
... figure out how to switch from one bank to the next though ... Silent Hill saved game on bank one but I can't ...Scart - S videoWhat is the difference, I know they are both RGB. I want to make a Scart cable for my speccy, and my tv card has s video input, however I don't know …
... , that forces you TV to switch to the AV channel.
That a basic description, do a quick search ...It's near halloween so here is a true ghost storyWhen I lived in Sweden(here I go again). I stayed for a in cabin deep in the woods with my gf for a bit. For 3 nights she was called to work and I wa…
... is pretty fallicious. People have basic social instincts because humans thrive ... $50 credit given by the bank in error, shooting a trespasser ... an effective tool for instilling basic tribal instincts. It is no ...World gone madThe views expressed in this forum may not represent my present views.
... to hide. Everyone has a basic right to privacy.
bank records, DL records, social security ...Switch to 48mode without 'SPECTRUM' commandIs there a poke(s) to switch to 48 mode without SPECTRUM command. I want my tape loaders to switch automatically. I know how to switch ram banks ok…
... a poke(s) to switch to 48 mode without SPECTRUM ... designed to be called from BASIC. It switches to 48 ... mode and returns to the BASIC program.
[ ... /> ;30h is for 48 BASIC; use 10h for USR0 mode ... 4,(IY+1) ; Reset "128 BASIC" flag
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...OT: Graphic Card problemAhem. It's me again with a computer problem! Last time I posted with a problem I was pleasantly suprised with some insightful answers that helped fix…
... own bios to handle the basic i/o required at boot ... card must be capable of basic functionality (CGA probably) without any ... thing you should notice at switch-on is the copyright of ...Ever find something on tape that should not be there?I remember this from my school days,its an absolute classic this!,i borrowed a game from a school friend at that time(i cannot remember which game)bu…
... a tape with a crap basic program on it that I ... had something like 'ACCESSING BARCLAYS BANK ACCOUNT 3763763 - BALANCE ?3022 - Would ... thinking we were hacking a bank. I think it worked for ...ZX-PC InterfaceRight - i'm 34 and I cant take the pain of waiting for tapes to load any more - somethings gotta give ( either the tape deck or me ). I've seen a 'Z…
... second switch on the interface uses a second ROM-bank to make ...ZX Advance on the DS....It's fantastic!!! I new soon or later I was bound to get a DS, even though I have Zero time to play with it, and I am glad I did!! First thing I did …
... during regular gameplay, when you switch to the sub-menus you ... plan to write some 48K basic program on it ?
Don ...ROM paging questionAssuming the Spectrum 128 memory map and port addresses, but two custom ROMs in place of the normal Editor and BASIC, what is the most efficient way …
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We then switch back to ROM0 and perform ...What happens during a reset?I always used to wonder about this, but only thought a bit more about it last night when noticing after all these years what actually happens. Obvio…
... range then being able to switch between them in software. The ... the same no matter which bank is switched in.
128k Screen Flipping - Sample Code PleaseI know this has been covered before, but I cannot find out code to do the following: On a 128k Spectrum tell the speccy to display from address 4915…
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2) which memory bank is mapped on 49152 (C000h ... pernamently sitting on 16384 (bank 5) and 32768 (bank 2)
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-you switch banks which everyone holds adresses ...Games that crash because of contended memory.I find these are really annoying. You load up a game like Astro Marine Corps, Fantasy World Dizzy, Dizzy: Prince Of The Yolkfolk and so on (the init…
... 25883,20 - Loads lemc1 into bank 20 and pokes 49152 with ... ! In the 48/128/+2 BASIC ROM, 0x03FF always contains 0x986C ...Codies help? Werewolves of LondonHi All, never one for shying away from the deep end, having only just dipped my toe in to the world of machine code I find myself trying to find out …
... in the context of a Basic operating system which means ... it is part of the Basic operating system. And, naturally, ... would make the memory page switch on spotting an instruction fetch ... for creating space within the basic workspace, something totally useless to ...
