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  • ZX-mas DemoWell, I said I'd announce my seekrit project here for Christmas. however since Alarm jumped the gun in another thread[1], and It's ready early anywa…

    ... emulate the functionality? Send data, receive data, etc. I know ... used Basic or machine code and sent data both ... aside the emulator could read that data and you would ... and doing it from basic should be more or ... (n't) by using the basic streams module.

    guesser guesser December 2010 Development
  • Z88DK/SP1 library u_malloc() questionHi All, It may possibly be more appropriate for me to post this on the Z88DK forum, but I know quite a few WoSSers have used Z88DK, so here goes:- …

    ... data (far below 32k as far as you can go -- the basic ... program).

    2. Suitable data compression for sprites and level ... unpack sprites, backgrounds, music, level data (and maybe code) for the ... ramdisk and C's usual read()/write()), and all of us ...
    Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous December 2010 Development
  • Z88DK/SP1 library u_malloc() questionHi All, It may possibly be more appropriate for me to post this on the Z88DK forum, but I know quite a few WoSSers have used Z88DK, so here goes:- …

    ... br />
    [QUOTE]2. Suitable data compression for sprites and level ... that you can randomly seek data structures and selectively unpack even ... ramdisk and C's usual read()/write()), and all of us ... confusing us to their compiled basic community. I can tell you ...
    Timmy Timmy December 2010 Development
  • 128+ and Divide+ not working togetheri think theres something wrong with my 128 (toastrack), divide+ just wont work on it, corrupted screen on bootup and with big thick black bars rollin…

    ... work once you're in BASIC (because it can't trap ... the Z80 fetch, if the data was fetched from lower memory ... won't see the instruction read. I had to make quite ...
    Winston Winston December 2010 Hardware
  • Supertest 128 - Loader QuestionI wonder if someone could explain (in simple terms please) :) , the purpose of the switch code. I see what is doing (going to 48k mode via spectrum)…

    ... for it.

    The data file I created contains, in ... ,7,5.

    The BASIC loader just runs the machine ...
    DOSREAD EQU 0112h ;DOS READ
    DOS1346 EQU 013Fh ;DOS ... /> ld bc,01h ;File 0, read mode
    ld de,1 ...
    John Elliott John Elliott January 2011 Games
  • What if the Government backed Sir CliveHere is a question I have always wondered about... What if the Government had backed Sir Clive back in the Eighties... That is, placed his computers …

    ... mile the best 8 bit BASIC interpreter, it has a ... I've been doing some data preservation on the Beeb (I ... just how good BBC BASIC is; not only does ... like memory buffers. BBC BASIC even has the concept of ... study in economical design (read Chris's ULA book, ...
    Winston Winston January 2011 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • XP (repair) install corrupts files (argh!HELP!)So ... there I was with a slightly busted PC running XP Pro and it eventually starts slowing down. After running all the regular anti-malware softwa…

    ... be confused and overwrite legitimate data instead of blank or unneeded ... (the PC that couldn't read the files) motherboard disc controller ... , add the drivers, plus the basic stuff you can't live ... Windows causing some sort of data error, etc.

    ...
    ewgf ewgf January 2011 Chit chat
  • Platformer BAS file?Does anyone have an example of a platformer in BASIC? Specifically one that uses drawn sprites, etc.

    ... what I read it might not be usable unless Basic is compiled ... enough to page all the data for characters, maps and all ...
    zxbruno zxbruno January 2011 Sinclair Basic
  • SpecBAS: Request for comment - SpritesHi all - Having been slaving away at the new SpecBAS release, I've decided to finally bite the bullet and implement a sprite engine. I've got a nice…

    ... what would be your ideal BASIC sprite implementation? Bear in mind ... different to any beginning aspiring BASIC game programmer. I guess they ... a mask from sprite graphics data, and some other simple xyz ... more about SpecBAS? I've read multiple threads about it and ...
    Timmy Timmy January 2011 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • SpecBAS: Request for comment - SpritesHi all - Having been slaving away at the new SpecBAS release, I've decided to finally bite the bullet and implement a sprite engine. I've got a nice…

    ... to change any sprite's data records (x, y, gfx ... about SpecBAS? I've read multiple threads about it and ... a "remake" of sinclair BASIC. It's available here:
    BASIC programmer to create an ... PCs.

    The BASIC editor needs some work, as ...
    Dunny Dunny January 2011 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Calculating the address of a pixel?Hi Folks, Is there an easy/quick way of calculating the memory address of a pixel? So for example, if I wanted to "plot" pixel at screen coordinate…

    ... data because it's the only way to achieve a fast read ... operation using a relatively slow (read: cheap) memory ... to account why is Sinclair BASIC rather slow?

    Please ...
    Paddy Coleman Paddy Coleman February 2011 Sinclair Basic
  • Converting TRD-Dos into TapHello, there are still many programs appearing on TRD-Dos or SCL format and users of normal Spectrum cannot run them. Of course I know about emulator…

    Trying to analyze basic loader from TRD version of " ... up data.
    Does somebody can tell me how to read the ... contents of this and similar TRD basic loaders ...
    Pegaz Pegaz February 2011 Development
  • Saving space...Hi Folks, Looking for ways to save some memory in a program I am writing. In a number of places I have the following code: [CODE]xxxx PAUSE 1: …

    ... save space in BASIC is getting rid of any DATA structures, store ... store your stuff in DATA and then read it to an array ... information twice: in your program DATA statement, and where your array ...
    na_th_an na_th_an February 2011 Sinclair Basic
  • Compiling Basic to MCHello, I have a lot of long Basic programs. These are mostly strategy programs, good but slow. I was thinking about how to speed them up without com…

    ... had to use HiSoft BASIC (with the requiered modifications ... talking about compiling, such as READ/DATA structures, or, for example ... ugly code, but that Sinclair BASIC executes correctly):

    BASIC while being relatively fast ...
    na_th_an na_th_an February 2011 Development
  • Speccy+3 fixed*fixed

    ... drive turns but doesn't read game,i suspect game itself ... cat into basic and came back as no data on the disk ... way to check for any data?,loading does nothing either.
    JACK98 JACK98 February 2011 Hardware
  • Compiling Basic to MCHello, I have a lot of long Basic programs. These are mostly strategy programs, good but slow. I was thinking about how to speed them up without com…

    ... stored the way Sinclair's BASIC does. Variables are static ... to compile the f*cking READ, DATA, RESTORE (and probably GOTO/ ... = 5: RESTORE a
    40 READ v1, v2, a$
    50 ... /> Unlike other BASICs, Sinclair BASIC treated DATA as [b]anonymous functions[/b ...
    boriel boriel February 2011 Development
  • Zetr0's Catchup Time (hardware / software)Hello there my fellow ZX'ers I have been soaking myself into the "world of spectrum" and more I do, the more I realize I have to play catchup.... a …

    ... good friend, its great to read you on here also... another ... in hex on a DATA line in basic, I then PRINT USR ...
    Zetr0 Zetr0 March 2011 Development
  • RFC: 64 column font codeIn BASIC, type CLEAR 49999 then import the code at 50000. Then type RANDOMIZE USR 50000. This will create a new channel and attach stream #4 to it. A…

    ... channel must be created below basic
    ; so look at ... br /> ; two bytes of offset data
    ; the total number ... lr_lp:
    ld a, (hl) ; read byte at destination
    rrca ... rl_lp:
    ld a, (hl) ; read byte at destination
    rlca ...
    chev chev March 2011 Development
  • Assembly help: EQUCan anyone explain in duffers language the purpose of the EQU term in assembly? I found this info in another thread: EQU: Equate a name to a specif…

    ... /> ENDM

    MACRO fread ; read in
    defb 0x1a

    MACRO fstk ; stack data
    defb 0x34
    ENDM ... />
    This enables the OpenSE BASIC source code to use floating ... the code much easier to read.

    More on the ...
    chev chev April 2011 Development
  • Maketzx...Whats the state of play?Been out of the whole emulation bit for...a while :) But, back in the saddle, ready to transfer some more tapes.....except...maketzx doesnt seem to w…

    ... , and
    2) The data tones (in the ROM loader ... 1s and 0s that are read on the EAR port ... schemes in just those two basic blocks. This makes it very ... implement the correct pilot and data tones in order to ... an aim of the general data block).

    [QUOTE ...
    Fred Fred April 2011 Emulators
  • Copying a SCREEN$ in ZX BASIC in 1 second?!Following on from the revived "[thread=20207]Saving a complete SCREEN$ in BASIC[/thread]" thread (although Arjun really only needed a suitable POKE i…

    ... 's still all done with BASIC.

    [code]
    2 ...
    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny April 2011 Sinclair Basic
  • Help with custom loader neededAs people here became active recently about MakeTzx and tzx format in general, I have thought that I would post it here. I have some .wav recordings…

    ... pulses ? I need to read more about the PZX ... />
    Yes. You can read about them in the format ... it logically belongs to the data block itself, and having ... header, 9ms for the basic block, and around 20ms ... encode this pilot with DATA block rather than PULSE ...
    Patrik Rak Patrik Rak April 2011 Emulators
  • Help with custom loader neededAs people here became active recently about MakeTzx and tzx format in general, I have thought that I would post it here. I have some .wav recordings…

    ... is about 3 kB of data loaded but tzx file is ... works as an extension to Basic. You type for example *s ... it if he wishes to read it :) And if anybody is ...
    Ralf Ralf April 2011 Emulators
  • writing an emulator-newbie needs helpHi, this is my first post here. I decided to write a minimalistic emulator of ZX Spectrum-no emulation of advanced peripherals, no emulation of sound…

    ... particular file containing the game data (.tzx, .z80, whatever). How should ... I work directly on "roms", read them byte by byte and ... CCowley has pointed out the basic steps. In order for anything ... tests by typing out some BASIC test programs. Like this:
    Arjun Arjun May 2011 Emulators
  • Serial protocol, help!Hi, simply trying to find best way to transfer programs from PC to real ZX Spectrum for testing purposes. Under Windows I tried using Spxfr and it w…

    ... 533841]
    Consider the following BASIC program
    [/QUOTE]
    read(fd,&type,1);

    /* Get data len ... */
    unsigned short datalen;
    read(fd,& ... br />
    /* and data block... */
    unsigned char ...
    tstih tstih May 2011 Development
  • Serial protocol, help!Hi, simply trying to find best way to transfer programs from PC to real ZX Spectrum for testing purposes. Under Windows I tried using Spxfr and it w…

    ... as from real tape, but data are transfered trought RS232.

    Just read documentation from SIF author. SIF ... /> [URL="http://sif.itherm.cz/basic-design"]http://sif.itherm.cz ... /basic-design[/URL]

    Here ...
    cygnus cygnus May 2011 Development
  • Question about divide +Hi A friend has sent my a faultly divide + to see if I can repair it. If I use this divide+ with a spectrum 48K (That works perfectly with my stand…

    ... /Z80 files, although it's read-only - and ESXDOS, which allows ... read/write access but is still ... Plus allows access to 128K Basic, although I've heard there ... on through edge connector. As data protection (for possibility connect old ...
    velesoft velesoft May 2011 Hardware
  • GUI/OS for the Spectrum?Hi, Is anybody working on a WIMP/GUI system for the Spec? Is there anything current out there? [url]http://snakeoillabs.com/wordpress/2005/10/30/8…

    ... channel must be created below basic
    ; so look at ... br /> ; two bytes of offset data
    ; the total number ... l_on_r:
    ld a, (hl) ; read byte at destination
    rrca ... r_on_l:
    ld a, (hl) ; read byte at destination
    rlca ...
    chev chev June 2011 Development
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