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  • Spectaculator and MicrodrivesBeing unable to program machine code I've been looking at ways of improving the speed of my basic and I've hit on the idea of loading data from micro…

    ... ways of improving the speed of my basic and I've hit ... does it employ somekind of speed loading like it does with ...
    chop983 chop983 February 2006 Emulators
  • 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
  • Spectrum Wargaming bookAt the weekend my brother gave me a present that he found - a copy of [url="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseek.cgi?regexp=^Spectrum+Wargaming$"]…

    ... it, contains a bunch of BASIC listings for four wargames (I ... , especially when running at 400% speed in an emulator for a ...
    icabod icabod March 2006 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • 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
  • 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…

    ... from non-functional constraints like speed and available memory. This [URL ... if your only background is Basic, and for that reason I ... ) is a great bridge between basic and asm, and even when ... LOAD but offering some relative speed advantages. This will be made ...
    Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous April 2006 Development
  • creating UDGs in BASIC?I've been playing around with BASin, which is glorious, and my BASIC knowledge is flooding back but for the life of me I cant remember how to make UD…

    ... , which is glorious, and my BASIC knowledge is flooding back but ...
    Bluce_Ree Bluce_Ree April 2006 Sinclair Basic
  • 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
  • ANN - ZXSoftware.co.uk Update V1.5 21/05/06ZXSoftware has now been updated to V1.5. Changes :- 299 new titles have been added - Listed below. A few thousend new ingame screenshots and loadin…

    ... 0 Aackosoft
    Spectrum Basic Programming Course - Revised Edition ... Pack Paxman Promotions
    Speed Read Hi-Yin Music
    Video Basic Issue 02 Gruppo Editoriale ... Jackson
    Video Basic Issue 03 Gruppo Editoriale ...
    ADJB ADJB May 2006 Announcements
  • 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
  • compilerI am currently developing a sudoku game for the old faithful speccy. My idea is to write the code in basic and then compile it to m/c because i suck …

    ... to write the code in basic and then compile it to ... am not satisfied with the speed increase Hisoft BASIC gives me
    kofol kofol June 2006 Development
  • Rebelstar Tactical CommandDo the people here read CH4 text's Gamecentral Today they announced that Rebelstar Tactical Command for the GBA finally get's released next month, re…

    ... they announced that Rebelstar Tactical Command for the GBA finally get ...
    chop983 chop983 July 2006 Games
  • 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
  • SimCoupe 1.0 released[size=-2](for those of you that don't read CSS)[/size] SimCoupe, the SAM Coup? emulator, has been updated to version 1.0. This major release adds ma…

    ... turbo-load support, for accelerated speed during disk accesses
    - Added ... cursor up/down
    - Added basic Vista beta 2 support by ... to be based on disk speed rather than status reads
    obo obo July 2006 Emulators
  • What was yor first spectrumgame ever played?What was your first spectrum game ever played, and where? I remember mine very well, it was Horace and the spiders at an electronics shop that had a …

    ... unknowing that the run command was meant for basic and that Horace ...
    MinerWilly MinerWilly July 2006 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Additional functions in keysHey, I got my hands on a ZX Spectrum after a very long time (used to have one borrowed when I was a kid). I think I remember the general coding of t…

    ... general coding of the Sinclair BASIC, but I can't remember ... a letter function, then a command function (white), then a symbol ...
    DustWolf DustWolf 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…

    ... Yes Star Raiders, Asteroids, Missile Command, Centipede, Airstrike 2
    16 ... 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…

    ... the things that a CLEAR command does RESTORE the DATA pointer ... , on line 10, the first command it sees is CLEAR 32767 ... of Data" appears!

    BASIC bug, or error in manual ... 't restored by the CLEAR command.
    trellis trellis 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
  • 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
  • Deus ExSince we sometimes mention classic non-Spectrum games (and even the rubbish on the Commodore 64 ;) ) on this forum, how come we've never discussed De…

    ... , such as super strength, super speed, the ability to see through ... 's neglect of such a basic function), and I don't ...
    ewgf ewgf November 2006 Chit chat
  • The BASIC ISRFirst of all, excuse me if my blatant ignorance about this topic makes me write some nonsense :) The thing is that I'm finishing a game in mixed BAS…

    ... in mixed BASIC and Compiled BASIC (the pure BASIC part is ... and forth, the Compiled BASIC part is the game itself ... music file. Playing it from BASIC is easy:

    ... stuff) - I know that BASIC has a ISR which is ... to hook it to the BASIC ISR.

    ...
    na_th_an na_th_an November 2006 Sinclair Basic
  • Basic games Compo? Nathan ?Is there any chance of you running another competition for new games again? I remember there being quite a few good games, and the thread was interes…

    ... thread was interesting bringing up Basic games.

    I meant ... to enter the Basic part but failed due to ... catogories available, like SAM Coupe Basic (obviously), QL SuperBasic etc etc ...
    CKay CKay December 2006 Development
  • Wanted: z80 asm routines...for the Sam. This call goes out to Colin and others who know how it should be done. If you look on the Sam C disk you can see the implementation…

    ... the equivalent of the Open command in BASIC ( which the manual sayes ... of the format of this command.
    N.B. For fprintf ... these commands are the standard BASIC
    streams -5 to 16 ...
    #2,"P" command is executed from BASIC prior to running your ...
    DonkeyPong DonkeyPong January 2007 Development
  • Bytemaniacos.com 2006 BASIC Games compo - lot of games to play!All games for 2006 Bytemaniacos.com BASIC Games compo ready to play: [url]http://www.bytemaniacos.com/html/basic2006.html[/url] you can download al…

    ... games for 2006 Bytemaniacos.com BASIC Games compo ready to play ...
    radastan radastan January 2007 Games
  • Autorun BASIC programsIs it possible to write a basic program which will autorun after typing in LOAD ""? Thanks

    Is it possible to write a basic program which will autorun after typing in LOAD ""?

    Thanks
    zeropolis79 zeropolis79 January 2007 Sinclair Basic
  • SE BASIC Compiler Help!I have downloaded and am using the 16k replacement ROM for SE BASIC (0.94B) and am trying to use the SE BASIC compiler from this site. I have found s…

    ... 16k replacement ROM for SE BASIC (0.94B) and am trying ... to use the SE BASIC compiler from this site. I ... some documentation for the Hisoft BASIC compiler, upon which this is ...
    RebornUser RebornUser January 2007 Sinclair Basic
  • Little BASIC gameTry to make all standard BASIC-errors and tell us how you did it. Not allowed i.e. : PRINT USR 1362 D - Break cont-repeats but ok 10 GO TO 10 RU…

    Try to make all standard BASIC-errors and tell us how you did it.
    Not allowed i.e. :

    PRINT USR 1362
    D - Break cont-repeats

    but ok
    10 GO TO 10
    RUN and press BREAK
    D - Break cont-repeats
    Dr BEEP Dr BEEP January 2007 Sinclair Basic
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