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  • I live and learnThanks to Einar's ZXDB link I found under the Books folder and English sub directory a PDF file named 'The Century Computer Programming Course for Z…

    ... link I found under the Books folder and English sub directory ... must have half a dozen Basic lesson books but it always helps ...
    mik3d3nch mik3d3nch June 2017 BASIC
  • Book listingsI used to spend hours typing in programs from books. I had a whole box of them books and typed in hundreds of programs. Some good, some bad and some …

    Whilst we are on the subject of books, I have lots of BASIC books from the early to mid 70's.........
    thx1138 thx1138 December 2002 Games
  • Old Spectrum Books Im not sure of the name, but once upon a time you could by hard-back books containing basic programming language that allowed you to create your own…

    ... />
    I have hundreds of BASIC books in my lounge.

    thx1138 thx1138 August 2003 Games
  • i want to start writing my own gamesi want to start writing my own games but have no idea how. is there any downloadable dummys guides or some software that teaches u how. the only expe…

    ... one of those Speccy 'learn BASIC' books if u want to learn ... BASIC. or pick up a good 'machine code' tutor books if ... be read to sell some books to u).

    If ...
    Arjun Arjun January 2004 Development
  • Book wantedHi, I'm looking for one particular book about ZX Spectrum with introduction to Basic 48 - once I had this book, but after a time I lent this book to …

    Tough one! What you could try is going to Infoseek, enable the Show Pictures option and search for BASIC books. Maybe you'll recongnise one of them by the cover scans?
    Arjun Arjun May 2009 Wanted
  • Machine Code for BeginnersHi folks. [sort of] newbie alert. Not new to Spectrum - been there since getting first rubber key 48k in 84 and a regular visitor to WoS for many y…

    ... pick one of the basic books to learn what's ... 's the stack,... well, the basic.

    Then, ... forum/[/URL] or Zx Basic Compiler by Boriel: [URL ... />
    In the basic compiler you can easily include ... and calling them from basic (with a simple gosub ...
    apenao apenao March 2010 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • WibbleBibble's Basic threadHi in an attempt to keep my questions from spamming the forum. I think its better to put them all in one place. Thanks everyone so far, I feel I am …

    ... basic i can study.

    Been working through the Vickers books ...
    WibbleBibble WibbleBibble August 2012 Sinclair Basic
  • Retro Event 26 October - photo's etcYesterday the first Retro Event was held in Elst, The Netherlands. It was a succes, which counts for both console sales floors and homebrew area. Ge…

    ... shown some ultrarare Basic books for the Videopac C7420 basic module (of which ...
    bverstee bverstee October 2013 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Any noob friendly speccy dev tutorials?I mean, for a person who never used ANY kind of assembly, let alone Z80 one. Would be good if focused on making a game. Additionally, I want your …

    ... both wrote some very good BASIC books as well. Its not available ...
    jonesypeter jonesypeter April 2016 Development
  • The trouble with good code isLots of times I've come here to ask for help and always got it pretty promptly. Which is wonderful and one of the reasons why I don't think there's a…

    ... thing.). The whole point of BASIC was for non-computer-scientist ... a more 'second level' way. BASIC was never really meant to ... the code, keep re-reading BASIC books and you'll get there ...
    Luny Luny May 2017 Chit chat
  • The trouble with good code isLots of times I've come here to ask for help and always got it pretty promptly. Which is wonderful and one of the reasons why I don't think there's a…

    ... The whole point of BASIC was for non-computer-scientist ... more 'second level' way. BASIC was never really meant to ... code, keep re-reading BASIC books and you'll get there ... aspect of the Nine Tiles Basic. I'll be 70 ... 8 to the Speccy Basic plus a rather cynical ...
    mik3d3nch mik3d3nch May 2017 Chit chat
  • I live and learnThanks to Einar's ZXDB link I found under the Books folder and English sub directory a PDF file named 'The Century Computer Programming Course for Z…

    One of the reasons BASIC books often didn't mention things ... quirk of certain dialects. Spectrum BASIC allows you to do GOTO ... calculated value) but many other BASIC dialects expressly forbid it. So ... only really think of BBC Basic from back in the day ...
    AndyC AndyC June 2017 BASIC
  • How to stop a flickering character erasure?I'm trying to figure out how to build a moving sprite. Eventually it will be made up of several UDG's. However its early days yet so I'm experimentin…

    I would definitely explore SoecBAS more, it’s great. I think the original Sinclair BASIC manual, and maybe a couple of used 80s BASIC books off eBay or Amazon, would get you a long way without needing a SpecBAS Manual.
    colonel32 colonel32 May 2018 BASIC
  • +3 - beeper sounds but no AY musicHi guys I am repairing a plus 3 revision 2 board that had no sound at all. Using schematics from https://zxnet.co.uk/spectrum/schematics/ I manage…

    ... />
    Just do a simple BASIC program then:

    [code ... having to delve into my basic books for a program to run ...
    colourclash colourclash May 2019 Hardware
  • The "Kiddification" Continuum : "serious" 48k software versus "kiddified"128k software?Of course this is a gross simplification . The idea of a straight line continuum with "serious" 48k software on one side and "kiddified" 128k softwa…

    ... 128K books , magasines and other "how to do it" 128K BASIC ... wise so not many new BASIC books were published . Do I ... com/YkwGAIUW/sinclair-zx-spectrum-basic-programming-pdf-available"]https:// ... determine whether this includes the BASIC:-

    [url=" ...
    harriusherbartio harriusherbartio February 2022 Games
  • The "Kiddification" Continuum : "serious" 48k software versus "kiddified"128k software?Of course this is a gross simplification . The idea of a straight line continuum with "serious" 48k software on one side and "kiddified" 128k softwa…

    ... amazing :-

    Tons of BASIC books on the ZX Spectrum 48K ... . But zero third party books on 128K BASIC (apart from the manuals ... the idea of an introductory BASIC book . But the machine being ... to write a book for BASIC users which would also focus ...
    harriusherbartio harriusherbartio February 2022 Games
  • The "Kiddification" Continuum : "serious" 48k software versus "kiddified"128k software?Of course this is a gross simplification . The idea of a straight line continuum with "serious" 48k software on one side and "kiddified" 128k softwa…

    As far as BASIC goes, "bank switching" is ... since it is how BASIC presents all the extra memory ... aren't any specific 128 BASIC books? It's because the ... could cover the RAMdisk from BASIC, except half the 128K ... a universal option within a BASIC program. So usage of ...
    AndyC AndyC February 2022 Games
  • HiSoft Basic +3 version and booksI have been summer cleaning and found a couple of old things that might interest some one: HiSoft Basic +3 version in original case with +3 disc and…

    ... some one:

    HiSoft Basic +3 version in original case ... the disc.

    Two books:

    "Super charge your ...
    JohnFante JohnFante July 2011 Sales
  • Books for BASICIs there any godo books out there to learn BASIC ? I want to go from begininer to advanced really even though back in the day I used to write games …

    Is there any godo books out there to learn BASIC ?

    I ... and i have 2 good books for machine code which I ... would still like to use BASIC as well.

    thanks
    morcar morcar October 2011 Sinclair Basic
  • Sinclair Basic forumThe Sinclair BASIC forum is a general forum for discussing all things Sinclair BASIC related, including magazine type-ins, listings from books, Basic…

    ... magazine type-ins, listings from books, Basic programming tools, and other versions ... of Sinclair BASIC . And if you haven't ... .worldofspectrum.org/sinclairbasic/"]WoS Sinclair BASIC page[/url].
    chev chev December 2002 Games
  • Tons of Books!Loads of books, all in good condition. Anything you want email [email="hitlife@btinternet.com"]hitlife@btinternet.com[/email] with an offer. Trade wi…

    ... Books

    Sinclair ZX80 Operating Manual: A Course In
    BASIC ... br /> Sinclair ZX Spectrum BASIC programming (Official/Sinclair)

    Practical Basic Programming (P.E. Gosling ... br />
    ZX81 Basic Programming (Official/Sinclair)
    ...
    Hitlife Hitlife August 2003 Sales
  • Old Spectrum Books Im not sure of the name, but once upon a time you could by hard-back books containing basic programming language that allowed you to create your own…

    ... you could by hard-back books containing basic programming language that allowed ...
    Castor_ Castor_ August 2003 Games
  • Spectrum booksOK, this is a question posed not out of curiosity, but because I have to construct the 'bibliography' section of some paper I'm making. Unfortunately…

    ... : Does anyone know of any books (NO sites !!) on the subject ...
    GOC GOC February 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • 2 Spectrum books for saleTwo classic Spectrum books for sale... ZX Spectrum Users Handbook by RJ Simpson and TJ Terrell. Newnes Microcomputer Books On the back it mentions…

    Two classic Spectrum books for sale...

    ZX ... and TJ Terrell. Newnes Microcomputer Books

    On the back ... machine and explains programming in Basic and machine code (199 pages ...
    psj3809 psj3809 March 2004 Sales
  • Spectrum books for saleSpare room clearance: Job lot, any sensible offers considered. The quality of the pics ain't great but they're the best I can do with such a lousy we…

    ... ="http://homepage.ntlworld.com/jimmy13/Books/Picture%208.jpg"]Artificial Intelligence ... ="http://homepage.ntlworld.com/jimmy13/Books/Picture%207.jpg"]Further Programming ... the standard 48K Introduction and BASIC Programming manuals

    Additionally ...
    jbs13 jbs13 May 2004 Sales
  • 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.

    Necros.
    Ian Hamilton Ian Hamilton January 2006 Sinclair Basic
  • 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…

    ... have got hold of several books on programming my spectrum, and ... should learn to program in Basic, or machine code? Any help ... should concentrate my efforts. Learn Basic first? Then MC, or just ...
    Spadge Spadge March 2006 Development
  • Spectrum (and other) Programming BooksHi All I have the following books for sale. I can post to anywhere in the world and take PayPal. All in excellent condition unless stated: Microcom…

    ...
    I have the following books for sale. I can post ...
    Microcomputing by RG Anderson (BASIC)
    Usborne Guide to Computer ...
    Sinclair ZX Spectrum Basic Programming
    Sinclair ZX ... Computer : An Introduction to Basic Part 1 (large book and ...
    wadsterboy wadsterboy July 2006 Sales
  • Spectrum (and other) books for saleI have the following books for sale. I can post to anywhere in the world and take PayPal. All in excellent condition unless stated. All 5 quid each p…

    I have the following books for sale. I can post ... />
    Microcomputing by RG Anderson (BASIC)
    Usborne Guide to Computer ... Series
    Sinclair ZX Spectrum Basic Programming
    Sinclair ZX ... Computer : An Introduction to Basic Part 1 (large book and ...
    wadsterboy wadsterboy January 2007 Sales
  • Spectrum, ZX81 and Amstrad programming booksHere are the last of my programming books on eBay. They are: The Spectrum Operating System. [url]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/The-Spectrum-Operating-System…

    ... last of my programming books on eBay. They ... br /> An original ZX81 BASIC Programming Manual. [url]http ... ebay.co.uk/ZX81-BASIC-Programming-Manual_W0QQitemZ290094059581QQcategoryZ4193QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem[/url]
    books.

    ...
    Mr Millside Mr Millside March 2007 Sales
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