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  • Idiots guide needed for idiotI thought I would try and give a basic compiler a go. The trouble is that I have tried both hisoft and mcoderIII and it just doesnt seem to be worki…

    ... would try and give a basic compiler a go.

    load it over the compilers it ...
    Toxitalk Toxitalk June 2007 Sinclair Basic
  • The Non Randomness of Sam BasicHows about this for weird. Hardly ever bothered with such simple stuff before but this is what I just did on the Sam ( as in a real one now I've got …

    ... this a factor of how BASIC generates random numbers?

    DonkeyPong DonkeyPong June 2007 Sinclair Basic
  • Silly little question written at the stroke of midnight.The run-of-the-mill Sinclair Spectrum is controlled by a 16K ROM program which can be divided into three major parts: 1. I/O routines 2. BASIC interp…

    ... three major parts:
    1. I/O routines
    2. BASIC interpreter ... 've only heard it as "Basic Input/Output System" and not ... 't necessarily be called a BASIC interpreter when it comes to ...
    Skarpo Skarpo June 2007 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Something completely different (new game tech-demo)Since finishing Stranded 2.5 (available soon from Cronosoft - plug!) I've been playing with the idea of doing an attribute-based, rather than pixel-b…

    ... right-hand side, and a basic "radar" along the top & ... a maze (either full, or choice like Pyramid).

    The ...
    bobs bobs June 2007 Games
  • Retro Fighter shoot-em-up development updateHi all, Some of you might recall I was developing a little shoot-em-up with the working title of Retro-Fighter. Well after a long hiatus I managed …

    ... speed due to the processor load not being balanced but this ... P M , Space - returns to basic

    [URL]http://www ...
    dmsmith dmsmith July 2007 Development
  • +3 sound cureHi all, As most of us know the Spectrum+3A has this sound problem, distortion. The +3B had this problem fixed. I done some looking at the circuitry l…

    ... save to tape, no problems, load from tape no problems.
    I tried in basic the beep and Play commands ...
    swift240 swift240 July 2007 Hardware
  • +3dos BASIC Headers - Char and Number ArraysHi. I'm almost ready to release the first beta of "3eExplorer" my utility for extracting files from a +3e HDD/CF image. It's actually going quite w…

    ... +3DOS file header the "+3 BASIC header data" is the same ... a .TAP file...[CODE]+3 BASIC header:
    0x0f : Type
    icabod icabod July 2007 Development
  • ZX Adventure Club reborn - Game for AugustThe above are the choice of games I've shortlisted for August. I've kept it simple with a ye olde world theme and "single load" games that shouldn't…

    The above are the choice of games I've shortlisted ... olde world theme and "single load" games that shouldn't be ...
    Zagreb Zagreb August 2007 Games
  • Using a multiface to exit to BasicBack in the days I was always fascinated with the idea of getting access to BASIC listings inside a program or game. I was able to work a way around …

    ... idea of getting access to BASIC listings inside a program or ... are some games with a BASIC listing inside the code, especially ... remembers any game that has BASIC listings (inside the game of ...
    zxbruno zxbruno August 2007 Sinclair Basic
  • super-quick games in BASIC?do you think, games written in BASIC could run flawlessly at high speed when run in a speccy emulator at, say, 1000% speed? (i wonder, speccy is rare…

    do you think, games written in BASIC could run flawlessly at high speed when run in a speccy emulator at, say, 1000% speed?
    (i wonder, speccy is rarely used in this way - it's even more platform independent then JAVA! :-))) )
    cichlasoma cichlasoma August 2007 Games
  • Amaurote & Zub -- missing TZXs?With reference to [url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showpost.php?p=209176&postcount=11]this post[/url], the TZX of Amaurote at WoS is of the…

    ... dedicated 128K version, as the BASIC loader doesn't check to ... " message and uses SAVE ! and LOAD ! to hide the loading screen ... the BASIC loader which it executes before going on to load the ...
    StuBruise StuBruise August 2007 MIA/STP/SDP
  • A few questions about machine codeOh no... another noob. I'm giving my first steps in assembler (finally, after 20 years stuck in BASIC). I read a SU article explaining that if I wan…

    ... , after 20 years stuck in BASIC). I read a SU article ... , if I'm going to load several headerless files, do I ... . I still see registers as BASIC variables, and I want to ...
    zxbruno zxbruno August 2007 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • How can I view code from a game?Hi All, I had a Spectrum years ago and it is what started my love for playing games. I have recently been playing some of the old games I used to pl…

    ... any utility that you can load the game into and lists ... have to extract as a basic programme as I don't ... that Striker was written in basic.

    Any help would ...
    euronymous euronymous August 2007 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • How to make TAP files of multi-load 48k games?I have a website, [URL="http://www.zxspectrum.net"]ZXSpectrum.net[/URL], with the ZX Spectrum 48K emulator Qaop, that accepts TAP, Z80 and SNA game f…

    ... /> Unfortunately, some good 48K multi-load games, like Nigel Mansell and ...
    80sRock 80sRock August 2007 Support files
  • Sam Revival issue 19 out now! [Sam CoupIssue 19 of Sam Revival is now out! Let's start off with what's on the coverdisk: Conquest. Written by Peter King in 1997 this originally had a lim…

    ... you've only stuck with BASIC or the likes of GamesMaster ... programming talents with this - rewriting parts of the core and all ...
    Quazar Quazar September 2007 Announcements
  • Microdrive wont LOAD - Help PleaseI have many Microdrive cartridges containing Original Programs and Backups. I have tried to read and load from any number of the cartridges all seem…

    ... have tried to read and load from any number of the ... should.
    All attempts at LOAD*.... or RUN start the microdrive ... better results (will SAVE and LOAD (sometimes)), but not perfect.
    Rampack Rampack September 2007 Hardware
  • Best 128k model to add CF IDE disk etcHi, i'm hoping to turn one of my speccys into more of a 'console' the plan is i'd like loads of speect games installed say on a compact flash card …

    ... do i need to store/load games?
    is 128k enough ... upgrade?

    given the choice i'd like to use ...
    Interceptor Interceptor September 2007 Hardware
  • What did Spectrum BASIC lack (and was BBC BASIC so good?)Over the years, I've read in various multi-format magazines, that BBC BASIC was probably the best BASIC available on an 8-bit machine. I've never use…

    ... magazines, that BBC BASIC was probably the best BASIC available on an ... />
    2) What did Spectrum BASIC lack that might have been ... regarding a BBC vs. Spectrum BASIC comparison, I'd have to ... to write a few very basic BASIC programs for Computer Studies.
    ewgf ewgf September 2007 Sinclair Basic
  • I want to build a new, super spectrum ;-)only kidding Andrew :-) my brain's going at a mile a minute at the moment, so I thought I should put some of the ideas down in case one of them is w…

    ... to get away from obsolete parts, the ULA is the obvious ... , is it simply changing the load on the power supply, making ... lines go barmy when the load on them changes.
    if ...
    guesser guesser September 2007 Hardware
  • spectrum basic documentationhi. once, i programmed in spectrum basic, yet, i forgot almost everything already. is there a downloadable text which would help me to refresh my the…

    hi.
    once, i programmed in spectrum basic, yet, i forgot almost everything already. is there a downloadable text which would help me to refresh my the syntax in my memory?
    TIA
    cichlasoma cichlasoma September 2007 Sinclair Basic
  • I've got a divIDE. Now what?I've purchased a divIDE and after a month it's at home. What can I do now with that? I've got a 48k+, a +2B and a +3. The +2B has the original ROMs,…

    ... the choice, but I would like a firmware which could load AND ... save data in disk. +divIDE seems a good choice ...
    Zup Zup September 2007 Hardware
  • Speech In BASICIs it possible to produce any speech in just Spectrum BASIC?

    Is it possible to produce any speech in just Spectrum BASIC?
    CU_AMiGA CU_AMiGA October 2007 Sinclair Basic
  • Recent Returnee to the spectrum fold needs hardware adviceHi all. Thanks for taking the time to read this. This is my first post to this forum after I stumbled on this site just a few weeks ago, i only reg…

    ... and preferably use disks to load.

    So with the ... want it preassembled or a load of heartache and messing around ... not? Seems the most logical choice as it stands! So what ...
    Modern Games are rubbish! Modern Games are rubbish! October 2007 Hardware
  • Blok*Load on Multiface 128Spinning this off into a new thread to avoid cluttering up the original: [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=17999&page=7[/u…

    ... url]

    Blok*Load is a Multiface-resident utilitiy ... at any time and load it back (without a ... The particular version of Blok*Load in question is the ... to itself as "128K Load" and doesn't save ... SCF
    CALL 0556h ;load code headerlessly
    JR NC ...
    StuBruise StuBruise October 2007 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • +3 startup modesWill it make any difference which mode I select (+3 Basic / 48 Basic) if I'm gonna load a 48k game ? Is one mode more compatible with 48k games than…

    Will it make any difference which mode I select (+3 Basic / 48 Basic) if I'm gonna load a 48k game ? Is one mode more compatible with 48k games than the other ?
    Pilsener Pilsener October 2007 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Halloween Special!Like all the best zombies, the ZXSpin project rises again on the last day of October. Here's release 0.666 for your enjoyment - get it at [url]http…

    ... TZX files! You have a choice of schemes, which will grow ... in 0.622 should now load

    - ZXSpin is now ...
    Dunny Dunny October 2007 Emulators
  • One Liner - Machine CodeHi Dr. BEEP, Digital Prawn, et. al., I think that what you guys have achieved with the one liner contest is absolutely amazing. It brought about wh…

    ... whole new concepts in ZX BASIC that no one could have ... , the program will
    1) Load in a machine code program ... ) keys. You can return to BASIC by pressing "a" (quit).
    BloodBaz BloodBaz November 2007 Development
  • Changing the colour of the loading 'stripes'I was wondering if it were possible to alter the default colours of the standard ROM loading 'stripes' via BASIC, mabye a POKE command of some descri…

    ... standard ROM loading 'stripes' via BASIC, mabye a POKE command of ... SAM COUPE had a useful basic command called 'DEVICE' whereby 'DEVICE ... 've no doubt missed a load of relevant utilities on this ...
    alaggan alaggan November 2007 Sinclair Basic
  • Starting on machine code - BASIC first?Howdy. If I wanted to start learning machine code for the speccy, from scratch, would you recommend I learn BASIC first or is it entirely possible to…

    ... , would you recommend I learn BASIC first or is it entirely ... start machine code with minimal BASIC knowledge?
    Also (and the ... the first place without the BASIC keywords getting in the way ...
    Vertigo Vertigo November 2007 Development
  • 1st. parts vs 2nd. partsThere are many games with 2 parts (even more): Beach Head 1 and 2, Saboteur 1 and 2, Gauntlet 1 and 2, Highway Encounter and Alien Highway, ... In g…

    ... are many games with 2 parts (even more): Beach Head 1 ... a bit worse than first parts, maybe because there's a ...
    JuanF. Ramirez JuanF. Ramirez November 2007 Games
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