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  • speccy-basic compilerHi everybody! i'd like to compile spectrum basic programs to z80 asm to make them work faster. I've tryed a lot of compilers running on speccy but i …

    ... 'd like to compile spectrum basic programs to z80 asm to ... program that I type a basic program and it compile and ...
    paolo z paolo z January 2006 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • more than basic gamesHi, I was wondering if profession games were programmed by using software beyond basic, because in this forum people are saying you can only do …

    ... programmed by using software beyond basic, because in this forum people ... any way of saving your basic program, half half way through ...
    somewherecheap somewherecheap January 2006 Sinclair Basic
  • Detecting TR-DOS from BASICIs there a simple (or contrived :D ) way to detect the presence of a TR-DOS/Betadisk interface from BASIC? For fairly obvious reasons this can't rel…

    ... TR-DOS/Betadisk interface from BASIC?

    For fairly obvious ...
    pissedbob pissedbob January 2006 Development
  • Mess around with basicIf you have a game that was written in basic, e.g Football Manager, how do you look at the code that was used? thanks

    If you have a game that was written in basic, e.g Football Manager, how do you look at the code that was used?
    thanks
    somewherecheap somewherecheap January 2006 Sinclair Basic
  • GUI in sinclair basic.Can anyone point me to any existing subroutines or functions or library to be called whithin sinclair basic to create visual command like messageboxe…

    Can anyone point me to any existing subroutines or functions or library to be called whithin sinclair basic to create visual command like messageboxes, listboxes, editboxes, or something similar?
    Thanks in advance
    carmack carmack January 2006 Sinclair Basic
  • 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…

    ... 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
  • 128 BASIC running in softwareIt is possible to run 128 BASIC in two paged RAM banks, but it's not very stable.

    It is possible to run 128 BASIC in two paged RAM banks, but it's not very stable.
    chev chev April 2006 Sinclair Basic
  • how to pass arguments from Basic to MC ?can someone explain me (or give some link) how to pass arguments from basic to machine code? i mean something like this: PRINT USR xxxxx, arg1, arg2:…

    can someone explain me (or give some link) how to pass arguments from basic to machine code? i mean something like this:
    PRINT USR xxxxx, arg1, arg2: ...
    or so...
    Fikee Fikee April 2006 Development
  • Switching basic to 48k modeHi there, we all know that the SPECTRUM command of the 128k BASIC turns the BASIC to 48k mode. However, when executed in a program, the SPECTRUM …

    ... command of the 128k BASIC turns the BASIC to 48k mode. However ...
    Paolo Ferraris Paolo Ferraris April 2006 Development
  • ANN: SP1 for Z88DK (aka splib3, Sprite Pack v3.0)Well it's finally arrived, after a month of "a few days from now" release deadlines. SP1 is the lastest version of splib, a flicker-free software sp…

    ... if your only background is Basic, and for that reason I ... ) is a great bridge between basic and asm, and even when ... with 3d isometrics.

    10. Individual character cells can now ...
    Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous April 2006 Development
  • Spectrum BASIC Programs listings MagazinesHi to all, I'm an Italian newbie of this forum, but i know this site since long time ago. I am an old BASIC Programming Magazines collector (and of …

    ... .
    I am an old BASIC Programming Magazines collector (and of ... course an old BASIC programmer :wink: ) and i ... have so many scans on BASIC programming magazine in the archive ... Magazine which has published many BASIC programs for Spectrum and others ...
    Bimbo72 Bimbo72 May 2006 Sinclair Basic
  • Switch from 128k BASIC to 48k BasicHello, Is there a way to start off running a program in 128k basic (so that you can use the ramdisk facilities) but then switch back down to 48k bas…

    ... running a program in 128k basic (so that you can ... switch back down to 48k basic before you run the ... like to do this within BASIC.

    I ... I switch down to 48k basic the program stops executing. ... I would like my basic program to continue its operation ...
    saiwong saiwong May 2006 Sinclair Basic
  • Basic Programming Routine Needed . . . HELP!Hello there, I though i would try and redo an old classic (pacman) in basic . . . BUT . . . I can't remember how to write the code to see what chara…

    ... an old classic (pacman) in basic . . .
    BUT . . .
    I can ...
    DrewPee70 DrewPee70 June 2006 Sinclair Basic
  • Games club WC 10/06/06Heres the games for WC 10/06/06

    Heres the games for WC 10/06/06
    Lee Fogarty Lee Fogarty June 2006 Games
  • Problems with my +2A DatacorderHey folks, Bought a speccy from ebay, but i think its fucked. What do you think? Basically it turns on fine, but when i try load a game nothing wor…

    ... 128k loader of the 48k basic, either way the screen just ... playing. I've tried over 10 games, including a test tape ...
    InsertFaveGameNameHere InsertFaveGameNameHere July 2006 Hardware
  • Restore Registers Returning to BASICI should really know this, but I've not written code that requires a return to BASIC for a loooong time. What registers need to be preserved / resto…

    ... that requires a return to BASIC for a loooong time.
    BASIC after calling machine code? I ...
    icabod icabod July 2006 Development
  • Problem with rotating procedureHi folks! I wrote a proc in z80 asm, based on: x' = x * cos (z) - y * sin (z) y' = x * sin (z) + y * cos (z) I used a precalculated table of sin a…

    ... ,9,9,9
    db 10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10
    db 11,11,11 ... cross-assembler and TAP with basic loader output.
    xor xor July 2006 Development
  • ANN: Spectrum Host 0.40 for BBC BASICZXHost 0.40, the ZX Spectrum host for BBC BASIC now has working microdrive support. You can load, save and catalogue microdrives, and any other devic…

    ... ZX Spectrum host for BBC BASIC now has working microdrive support ... /> Recent updates also include BBC BASIC runnable in RAM and colour ...
    Jonathan Harston Jonathan Harston July 2006 Development
  • Speccy stuff for free - you collect from SW18Hi chaps, Righto, all my Speccy stuff has to go but I can't post it (sorry Craig!), it's far too much hassle. If you want all of the below, feel fre…

    ... dented) (boxed/PSU/Introduction and BASIC programming manual)
    Upright Kempston ... Box
    SU - Fab Four 10
    SU - Twelve Pack 8 ...
    Vertigo Vertigo July 2006 Sales
  • John Gibson InterviewThought some of you might be interested in this, just found it on some old zip disks: Please find below an incomplete John Gibson interview I conduc…

    ... got bored programming it in Basic but when I eventually bought ... and sour grapes.

    (10) After the Imagine crash you ...
    zxspecticle zxspecticle August 2006 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Plug in the TV Joystick Games Thingys (Spectrum one??)I brought a from a car boot one of those plug in the TV joystick games thingys for a pound. This one happened to be full with 20 or so Commodore 64…

    ... took you back to the basic cyan and blue screen.
    10 games on it what games ...
    Scottie_uk Scottie_uk August 2006 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Various Games to TradeHi Another list (this time with slightly rarer games =D), I am looking to trade for adventure games e.g. text adventures on 8-bit platforms (infocom…

    ... disk and mucho manual!
    10 Music Construction Set Electronic Arts ... Spectrum 48K Tape Case Yes Basic -> Machine Code Translator

    "Learn BASIC programming on the Sinclair ZX ...
    Dopey Jack Dopey Jack August 2006 Sales
  • CLEAR does not RESTORE the DATA pointer??According to the Spectrum manual, one of the things that a CLEAR command does RESTORE the DATA pointer. Either it doesn't actually do this, or some…

    ... this program:
    [CODE]
    10 CLEAR 32767
    20 READ ... finished, type GOTO 10.
    Now, on line 10, the first command ... of Data" appears!

    BASIC bug, or error in manual ... (123 appears), followed by GOTO 10 (456 appears) - you can clearly ...
    trellis trellis September 2006 Sinclair Basic
  • Pretty CrashesTo make a 48K spectrum crash spectacularly and beautifully enter the following into basic. Also works on a 128k in 48k mode though not quite as prett…

    ... beautifully enter the following into basic. Also works on a 128k ... as pretty.


    10 Poke 23627,253
    20 ... happen immediately you must wait 10-20 seconds after the initial ...
    Scottie_uk Scottie_uk September 2006 Sinclair 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…

    ... it wise to put the Basic programming language into the Spectrum ... parameters began to replace the Basic style sub-routine that relied ... language for learning as was basic. Would it have better suited ...
    Scottie_uk Scottie_uk September 2006 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Graphics in Basic??What is the fastest way to draw high rez graphics in Basic. Andrew.

    What is the fastest way to draw high rez graphics in Basic.




    Andrew.
    Scottie_uk Scottie_uk October 2006 Development
  • How to save TZXGreetings to all. I am starting to move on from just games into some testing of home made programs. Although I could have done that in ancient tapes…

    ... a TZX directly from the basic programming (or from any program ... stupid as this:

    10 print yay
    20 go ... to 10

    and wanted to ...
    alban lusitanae alban lusitanae October 2006 Emulators
  • Print routine for BASIC (or BASin)For anyone interested there's a crappy binary here to print characters from BASIC at pixel positions. Import the binary at 60000, USR 60000 to initia…

    ... here to print characters from BASIC at pixel positions. Import the ...
    Woody Woody October 2006 Sinclair Basic
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