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SE Basic 2The next version of Sinclair Extended BASIC will be based on Open82 which incorporates the math library from the ZX81 ROM and is distributed under th…
The next version of Sinclair Extended BASIC will be based on Open82 which incorporates the math library from the ZX81 ROM and is distributed under the GNU GPL. -
+3 3.5" drive B problemsGreetings, I have a chinon357 3.5" floppy with jumpers to work with the +3. Been using it for a while now. Works ok except every time I want to acc…
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I want to learn basic.My apologies if this sort of thread has been posted. Anyhoot I would like to start programming in sinclair basic. But I have no idea where to start.…
My apologies if this sort of thread has been posted.
Anyhoot I would like to start programming in sinclair basic. But I have no idea where to start. I lost my original manuals many many moons ago :S -
Looking for an extended BASIC graphics routine from mid- to late-80sHello all, This is my first post here so please go easy. This is basically a cut-and-paste job from comp.sys.sinclair where I've had no luck with an…
... I've discovered a small BASIC program that makes use of ... ' commands from a typed-in BASIC extender program. Alas the machine ... one I'm after. Most BASIC command additions used * or . before ... -
Worst graphics ever?There's (yet another) thread about the best Spectrum graphics, so here's one about the worst. Of course, if you want to be fair then a "worst" graphi…
... which I mean, a 1983 type-in listing can perhaps be ... , but considering it's in BASIC, then it's perhaps excusable ... -
Nectaris/Battle Isle-type games for the speccy?Nectaris aka Military Madness (PC-Engine, PC) or Battle Isle (Amiga, PC) were round-based strategy games. When I first played them in the early 90s, …
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Help with searching directories please!I just made a boo boo! For the last few hours I have been adding music to my collection but after sorting them all I have suddenly realised there is…
... one thing I did not check. If any of the music ... click search, what do I type in to show all other ... ?
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Play abc files in 128K mode?I was reading a tutorial on the abc music file format, and it seems the txt file has information that might allow a simple conversion from .abc to st…
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Same scale in 128K Basic:
cdefgAB
... may be more attractive to Basic programmers, would be a ... having to type everything
-Export Spectrum music from 128k Basic to ... tools... Import .ABC to 128K Basic. :)
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Look what I found at the dumpI frequently check the back yards of the local electric stores. There are many things been placed there for later dumping. And these places are open…
I frequently check the back yards of the ... , but it uses about same type of RF-modulator as we ... -
New and updated software for ResiDOSI've posted an update to the TapeIO package for ResiDOS. This includes a couple of bugfixes and an enhanced listing in the %TAPELIST command, showing…
... %TAPELIST command, showing array variable names, BASIC autorun line numbers and CODE ... -
How to claim back the border space in basic?Hey, I'm wondering if there is a way to reclaim the space the border usually occupies in BASIC? I am sure I have hit BREAK on some games and ended up…
... the border usually occupies in BASIC? I am sure I have ... ended up back in +2 basic and noticing they had got ... -
Science Explained (Finally)!We believe that all the main physics principles can be explained away by the existence of tiny gnomes. Electricity: Inside cables there are hundreds…
... and this is where the basic theory for gravity comes from ... into several groups. The first type look kindly and loving ( ... particularly succeptable to this type. The next type are Beer (subdivided ... who are NOT supernatural). These type of gnomes are really sneaky ... -
mea culpa!I have just sent Digital Prawn another entry for CCG 2008 which might shock a few people! It is a program which emulates a Commodore Vic 20 - yes, yo…
... BASIC 2.0 :-o
Be amazed at it's type ... try and exploit the known BASIC bugs thanks to the full ... -
Just saw something id rather forgetIm quite a keen facebook user (sad i know) and regularly check the news feed. I noticed the usual "person you know has commented on somones photo" wi…
... (sad i know) and regularly check the news feed. I noticed ... still feel odd as i type this. Imagine if someone who ... -
Trying to remember a gameHi All, Firstly, there was more than one game on this tape, but I'm not sure if that's because it was a compilation, or just that the person I'd acq…
... TV (but a really, really basic kind of version). [I vaguely ... (if I recall correctly) Viking type ships, and sail them around ... -
Any BBC aware Specchums out there?After the UK101 and VIC20 emulators I've moved my sights onto emulating a BBC computer. This emulator will be different though in that it will be a Z…
... core to run the real BASIC 4 ROM, but the operating ... allows you to type and run a BBC BASIC program. You currently ... odd typing in a BBC Basic program on a Spectrum. It ... -
Suggestion: A new (and simple but good) feature for emulatorsOne slight but real problem with emulators is that when you load a tape file (.tzx/.tap) then the randomise seed system variables are always set to z…
... a differing time before you type LOAD "" (enter), since the Speccy ... it's fortunately written in BASIC I simply added (something like ... -
Finding all RPG adventuresAs often requested, today I added a new "main" genre to Infoseek: RPG (Role Playing Game). All games in that genre that I know of are now listed as …
... you please check [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekadv.cgi?type=RPG ... -
BASin r14c - maintenance releaseAfter the recent discussions, BASin has been released as version 14c. It's only a maintenance release, and some of the really big new features are un…
... thread[/url] in the Sinclair BASIC forum.
Here' ... /> Added - Double clicking a System Variable in the list will launch ... the binary number. (Nonsense in BASIC)
Fixed - A small ... user, which are parsed for BASIC functions, now accept the $ABCD ... -
alternate BASIC ROMI've come up with a few patches to the standard ROM to make it use the 128 shadow screen by default. The ROM is reorganised as follows: RAMTOP is se…
... under 32K is available for BASIC
the shadow screen is ... almost a full 48K for BASIC programs. On the other hand ... -
Games in basicIs there a definitive list of published games written in Basic, I'm particularly interested in Text adventures.
Is there a definitive list of published games written in Basic, I'm particularly interested in Text adventures. -
A new Basic manualWith all the basic functions, tips and tricks, etc. What's the chance of someone (i.e. not me) writing a new Basic manual?
With all the basic functions, tips and tricks, etc.
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Just wrote my first useful working Speccy BASIC program in years...A nice UK National Lottery number generator. And not just any lotto number generator either. This one generates 8 lines of 6 numbers without replace…
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About Chess games & BASICIs it possible to write a chess program in BASIC? Does it exist in the archive?
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Random access, file sizes and more.A few days ago Aowen mentioned that random access to saved data is not a problem. Here are my thoughts, doubts and suggestions regarding this subject…
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the load command from basic for video playback would be ... his birthday party, we would type:
!load GasmanBurf.day ... POKEs (or even a small BASIC program) and use Randomize USR ... -
Small BasicFor all those people who ask "where's the equivalent of Sinclair BASIC for today's generation", I give you (a link to) [url=http://msdn.microsoft.com…
For all those people who ask "where's the equivalent of Sinclair BASIC for today's generation", I give you (a link to) [url=http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/devlabs/cc950524.aspx]Small Basic[/url]. -
Wanted: Chaos and othersHi there. I'm a turncoat ex-64 user just starting to get into all this wonderful stuff, so I'm trying to find a few real classics. The preservation s…
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Any die hard PACMAN fans here?I've played pacman clones all of my life and I always have to complete at least one screen of any new pacman clone I discover (which to date is proba…
... sure you get the "OK" BASIC prompt of the COMX-35 ... /> Back in the emulated machine, type RUN to run the game ... -
World Champions - E & J Software & Challenge SoftwareHi folks, The current infoseek price for this title is wrong. According to this mag advert: [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/showmag.cgi?mag=Sin…
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* First on early basic inlay from E & J ... an EJ in a diamond type shape, the J perhaps
Soon to come: Mine AlertOne of my projects for 2009 is already completed, i typed one of the missing games from Microhobby, Mine Alert. This is a long time favorite of mine …
... decided a while back to type it for the community.
BASIC game with excellent technique. Good ...
