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Random Numbers, USR Return Values & Timing BASICI've been trying out Jon Ritman's random number routine, published in Your Sinclair Aug'87. Apart from a timing comparison I also did a frequency ana…
... instances the required return to BASIC with a decimal fraction between ... calculator stack (apart from the change to the exponent, which is ... return that value to the BASIC program.
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SpecBAS 0.900 ReleasedAgainst my better judgement, here's 0.900. It's got lots and lots new, but mostly the new shiny is the editor. You can indent your code, you can e…
... will be forced to fit. Change the EDITORWRAP sysvar to enable ... they are, same as Sinclair BASIC
Changed Ctrl+Up/Down ... reverse the order of) m lower-order bits in n
Talk about time consuming!This is an aside, not a request or a grump, just an observation. Yesterday I cut and pasted all the messages from BASIC relating to my struggl…
... pasted all the messages from BASIC relating to my struggle ... possible whereas in Sinclair Basic on Fuse it would ... your finger about to change the notes but a ... move the cursor about to change the sound output. Or ... lies in programming, in case anyone wondered.Where's my green square? Basic & m/c question.I'm going mad here - can anyone tell me why my little basic program isn't displaying a green square at the top of the screen? I've checked the num…
... tell me why my little basic program isn't displaying a ... memory without change so I don't think the basic is overwriting ...48k Issue 6a Very sick indeed.Hi Guys. I have a 48k Issue 6a board that shows a white screen with grey border. The white screen has three black squares spaced equally on the le…
... lower and upper RAM, switched ram from another board, without any change in ... the coil.
My lower RAM voltages are -5V = -029 ...Custom Menus on the ZX Spectrum +3Today, my Friends, i have the pleasure of presenting a program i have written which gives a set of custom menus on the +3. The main features of my p…
... Calculator without leaving the +3 BASIC editor
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4: [b]Lower Screen[/b] - this one ... lower screen. Its companion in the Lower Screen switches to upper ... to return to +3 BASIC with [b]RANDOMIZE USR ...Help with a TIMEX TC2048 and memory problemBought a 2nd hand Timex TC2048 but unfortunately I detected a problem with the machine which is preventing it from working properly. I believe it …
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- keyboard works and basic programs can be entered and ... was a fault with the upper memory (chips U8, U9, U10 ... U10 and U11 doesn't change from 40959.
Is ..."Monty Hall" problem in Spectrum BasicFollowing a rather odd conversation with my wife regarding the probability puzzle "[url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monty_Hall_problem"]The Monty …
... that it is indeed the case that a contestant who chooses ... if they do not. Obviously, BASIC was the tool of choice ... flaw in my logic or BASIC?Random-Access to Microdrive FileI am working on a BASIC program to backup a microdrive text-file to standard tape array-file. To backup a text-file from one microdrive to a secon…
I am working on a BASIC program to backup a ... MOVE #a TO #b [/b] BASIC command, but my purpose is ... .
In my case, the text-file is named ... (even if it does no change) of the same sector. < ... than 254 sectors: in that case, the program will break ...divIDE interface not workingA while ago I bought a divIDE interface for my two spectrums (one is a 48k rubber keyboard one, the other is a 48k Spectrum plus). Sadly I never actu…
... fixed, I replaced both upper and lower RAM with a new replacement ... then it boots normally into BASIC. Pressing the NMI button basically ... (it just skips to the BASIC before it's done, and ...MIDI TO ZX SPECTRUM BASIC BEEPMIDI TO ZX SPECTRUM BASIC BEEP ------------------------------------------------------ HI :) I found here http://portmedia.sourceforge.ne…
... num sentences BEEP on every BASIC line)
... ) BeepPitch parameter is to change the pitch of the music ... large
number lines on BASIC.
If ...
to make a short BASIC program
e ...Breaking the Ice (another 1 line BASIC game)@Patters pushed me to do it... This is another 1-line BASIC game, with the same restrictions discussed. The mission: to save 10 penguins that a…
... /> This is another 1-line BASIC game, with the same restrictions ... /> Lives: only 3 (you can change it in the code, in ...Basic Broadband and LandlineJust want some thoughts on this I have been with my current UK provider now for ten years, and my flat fee went up £10 per month last year, and is…
... before calls, they seemed to change the message - oh you are ... .50 and would make my basic bill just over £60 before ... trying to persuade me to change.
My usage she ...Writing faster BASIC programsThere was an article in INPUT years ago, that I thought I'd share again some of the tips from it and link to the article, as it contains some good ad…
... on ways of writting your BASIC programs that they run faster ...How pass 128K to 48K BASIC whitout need to write by hand??¿?Hi all I have a 48K BASIC program that work only with 48K ROM If i do that in a 128K 1) load "prog.bas" 2) put the command SPECTRUM t…
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I have a 48K BASIC program that work only with ... ) put the command SPECTRUM to change to 128K
3) RUN ... or other stuff inside the BASIC program for do it automatically ...
10 command to change to 128K
20 REM ...New BASIC game ANILLOS DE SATURNO (SATURN RINGS)Hi All I made this game ONLY WITH BASIC, for the contest bytemaniacos 2020 that you can look here https://www.bytemaniacos.com/?page_id=3639 …
... made this game ONLY WITH BASIC, for the contest bytemaniacos 2020 ... ) Type the command SPECTRUM for change from 128K to 48K
New Utility ZXSTLC[b]New Utility ZX Spectrum Tape (& Disk) Loader Creator[/b] I made this utility to easily create tape and +3 disk loaders for my projects and have…
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| a basic command line will be:
| -n NAME change SPECTRUM tape filename (max 10chars ... be made uppercase if lower specified
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...How to write a simple BASIC* horizontal scrolling game (Tutorial) [b]How to write a simple BASIC* horizontal scrolling game[/b] In this tutorial, we will be talking about how to write a simple BASIC* horizont…
... write a simple BASIC* horizontal scrolling game[/b ... how to write a simple BASIC* horizontal scrolling* game.
BASIC easily, for example using ... it! Just in case you got the machine ... 3)... Remember the spectrum basic has its Y coordinate ...upper ram tacks / TR4 socket...[url="https://photos.app.goo.gl/MkqzRCuNCV3EPr9E7"]https://photos.app.goo.gl/MkqzRCuNCV3EPr9E7[/url] you can only replace that pesky TR4 so many t…
... it would just fry the lower ram again .. this is one ... looks like somebody attacked the upper ram with a black and ... .. any sugestions for replacing the upper ram tracks ?zx spectrum display corruption .. with lower ram module installed[img]https://photos.app.goo.gl/Gu6rjC5v21sZxwTX9[/img] [img]https://photos.app.goo.gl/FznVw8SkbbhWn5mh7[/img] another specie question : i have …
... with video corruption, it has lower ram module fitted.. can get ... and it shows lower ram as good and upper ram not detected ... i start digging at the upper ram, or the 4 logic ... chips that drive the upper ram.. i am presuming that ...Textured Scanline Flood Fill for ZX Spectrum 48KPity that it's quite hard to contribute code to WoS in a straightforward manner. Recently, I have created a textured/hatched fill M/C routine for the…
... the assembler listing and Sinclair BASIC wrapper must suffice. Have fun ... -256*INT(o/256): REM lower byte
350 POKE 63693 ... /> 380 POKE 63692,196: REM lower byte
390 POKE 63693 ...Paging for 64Kb of Video Ram??? What is the best way to page this?Hi all, I'm just putting together a concept card for a "Loki" style of video card, which supports shadow ( so it fits a normal Speccy ) and also t…
... occupy the lower 48K of memory and leave the upper 16K for ... a "Normal" video screen and variables/basic area ...Building a ZX Spectrum and I have some voltage questionsI've posted about this before looking for parts, but now I've found all the hard-to-get stuff (thank you Retrolium!). So I figured new questions, new…
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In any case, all the soldering is done ... RF Modulator)
+5V to Lower RAM: +4.98V
... +12V to Lower RAM: +12.56V
-5V ... to Lower RAM: -4.31V
+5V to Upper RAM: +4 ... to do with the lower voltages I'm seeing?Built a ZX Spectrum that works, but can't get the upper RAM to work?Like the title says I finished my Spectrum 3B board, and it boots, but it doesn't see the upper 32k of RAM. When it boots, the lower 16k works f…
... the upper 32k of RAM.
When it boots, the lower ... , tells me that lower RAM is good, all upper RAM bad. But ... all direct connections between the upper RAM and associated logic, and ...PSI ChessHi, Anybody out there remember the game "PSI Chess" by The Edge? Well, there seems to be no problem finding a snapshot ot tape image for this game …
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When "Change" is activated, the ... vice versa)
Change board orientation:
... viewing directions.
Change display style:
...Your favourite machine apart from The SpectrumI've asked this on a couple of other sites, so now it's time to ask it here: what is your favourite machine, forgetting about the Speccy? For me, it'…
... have been sold with a basic front end that was reliable ... 't say microsoft were gonna change windows cos i complain"
case Commodore have suceeded in extracting ...PAW questionThis may not be the right place but anyways there it goes: I've been trying to figure out how to import graphic files in .SCR format in the PAW parse…
... the image and possible change into that graphic protection ... at EXTVEC from the BASIC before you start the ... br /> This is a very basic rountine that is inflexable and ... ...
Anyway the basic idea is to take ... screens contained in the upper block of memory and ...
