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+3 disc imaging (idea + SDP)Following a bit of research, which you can probably see in the "old code" thread, I had an idea for a bit of software that may be useful (for me, and…
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you can keep switch if you like even with ... idea was something like a BASIC program to load the code ... MC would drop back to BASIC, where the "save" routines could ... -
ZXCF InterfaceI'm just trying to get an idea for the ZXCF interface, and to me, it looks a much cleaner design compared to divIDE (Of course, that's just my opinio…
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ZXCF InterfaceI'm just trying to get an idea for the ZXCF interface, and to me, it looks a much cleaner design compared to divIDE (Of course, that's just my opinio…
... affects certain bits in the bank registers. This means that you ... 128k programs in memory and switch between them by simply changing ... -
ZXCF InterfaceI'm just trying to get an idea for the ZXCF interface, and to me, it looks a much cleaner design compared to divIDE (Of course, that's just my opinio…
... b2 b1 b0 - Block 3 bank select (48-64k)
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... reside in any odd numbered bank (hence, all odd banks ... have to pay in context switch time. So I personally ... rather than using R0 in bank 0) that would map ... -
How to put up a SCREEN$ - VB6 only.I'm making a little [B]Opus Discovery[/B] floppy image creator/viewer (thanks, [B]Obo[/B]!). It is made in... VB6 (sorry, don't know any "real" langu…
... [B][I]very[/I][/B] basic and crude, but I think ... screens), and a timer to switch between the two "color" DIBs ... -
XLR-8 mastering utilities - help wanted!!Hello. Ironic I know given I wrote them! I can't for the life of me get the XLR-8 mastering utilities to work under emulation. It goes through the m…
... in the day) - testing the basic loader overwrites the whole ROM ... used to just flick the switch on the Softrom. Also I ... -
What should I get??I want to add a Spectrum to my collection but having come from the Atari/Commodore/TI/Apple world, I am a little unsure what to get? Something that …
... , and if has a reset switch that's far easier on ... you what keys produce what BASIC key words in 48K mode ... -
Extracting the Multiface ROM?Is there an easy way to save the contents of a real Multiface 128 ROM to tape, on a real spectrum, for the purposes of transferring it to PC for emul…
... and then exited first to switch it on?[/QUOTE]
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The New SPIN releases ThreadOk, as I'm now working on SPIN again full-time, and as a very wise man once said, "Release Early, Release Often"[1]... I'm going to release new SPIN…
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compilerI am currently developing a sudoku game for the old faithful speccy. My idea is to write the code in basic and then compile it to m/c because i suck …
... the problem by returning to basic, LOADING/SAVEING an array with ... ?
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compilerI am currently developing a sudoku game for the old faithful speccy. My idea is to write the code in basic and then compile it to m/c because i suck …
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[QUOTE]Can I maybe switch languages to C or Pascal ... be much faster than compiled BASIC if at all, and it ... -
Large collection going under the hammer!!This is really painful! [url]http://search.ebay.co.uk/_W0QQsassZcountvonschmellQQhtZ-1[/url] Having moved house, I'm now in somewhere far smaller,…
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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…
... ), as was the reset switch (though it should have ... had an on/off switch too), and the sound ... And I hated the new BASIC interface. Typing was terrible, ... speed up the notoriously slow BASIC. In fact, it was ... and the system variables in BASIC, but they could have ... -
The New SPIN releases ThreadOk, as I'm now working on SPIN again full-time, and as a very wise man once said, "Release Early, Release Often"[1]... I'm going to release new SPIN…
... this, but I'd not bank on it.
[quote ... very helpful when messing with basic games/programs.
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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…
I loved Speccy BASIC.
It taught me alot ... matter how bad you think BASIC is there is always a ... would of made a great bank programmer, but I would of ... years ago also. ;)
BASIC is a great language to ... drive it.
GO BASIC!!!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…
... some excellent features. And the BASIC is far superior to pretty ... machine with a built in Basic compiler but it would definately ... something like this. 1 ROM bank for editor and related utilities ... I got one). Extended Color Basic was almost exactly like GWBasic ...You know how the 128K was faster than the 48K Spectrum?Regarding how the Spectrum 128K ran at 3.54 MHz rather than the 48K's 3.5MHz, was this difference enough to be an advantage? If not, then surely Sinc…
... than 48K mode when running BASIC. [/QUOTE]
Don't ... and SPECTRUM) commands had to switch to the 48k ROM before ...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…
... introductory material on hw and basic programming concepts like looping, functions ... it" it was like a switch being flipped: the previous day ...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…
... really upgraded it's BASIC themselves and eventually built ... party did enhance Atari BASIC though. BASIC XL from Optimized Systems ... commands. They later introduced BASIC XE that added even more ... but you were still stuck bank switching, single digit clock ...Looking for one particular music demoHi. Sorry if this is in the wrong forum, I couldn't think of anywhere else to put it. There is a music demo I'm looking for. Unfortunately I don't k…
... switch to 48K from 128K to run it... go into 128 Basic ...Ideas for possible entries for CSSCGC 2006Has anybody got any good ideas for possible entries to the comp.sys.sinclair Crap Game Competition 2006? (CSSCGC 2006?) Here's a few of the ideas I'…
... could come up with a basic dance mat, by pulling a ... turned it clicked the sensor/switch. needless to say, it was ...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…
... RAM machine where you could switch out the ROMs to an ... each line entry that Sinclair Basic does. I absolutely hate the ...Graphics in Basic??What is the fastest way to draw high rez graphics in Basic. Andrew.
... system variable to select another bank of 26 definitions.
bank" and you can take advantage ... the more common way in Basic to detect collisions and this ...Graphics in Basic??What is the fastest way to draw high rez graphics in Basic. Andrew.
... system variable to select another bank of 26 definitions.
bank" and you can take advantage ... the more common way in Basic to detect collisions and this ...Graphics in Basic??What is the fastest way to draw high rez graphics in Basic. Andrew.
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9000 REM switch to extended UDG (65024)
9002 REM switch to the original (65368)
After creating your basic program you can compile it ... , which compiles almost every basic program including floats.Floating point representationI'm planning on picking up the [url=http://matt.west.co.tt/category/spectrum/openzxrom/]OpenZXRom[/url] project from where I left off a few months ba…
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3. An aftermarket Atari BASIC added a FAST command that ... the slowest parts of most BASIC interpreters. The other big ... replacement version of BASIC for the Atari used a bank switched ROM ... some programs over the original BASIC ROMs. Just reducing or ...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…
... memory banks and honour the bank selected.[/QUOTE]
Nice, but ... the double buffering using only basic instructions and not so slow ...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…
... in ram disk file, select bank of shadow screen, load ram ... do double buffering using only Basic instructions, and maybe at speed ...Spectrum +2a Keyboard bug?If anyone has a Working +2a... I bought a +2a for Christmas 1986 with an 80 Column thermal printer from Dixons. It was bundled with a tape supposed…
[QUOTE=Phil2] sold my soul to the devil and bought a C64 instead[/QUOTE]
Poor poor phil. You wasted your youth for nothing.
(What's to do with STOP token anyway? why didn't you switch to 128k basic?)
