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ZX48k terminal...Hello everybody, I thought someone might help me. I connect my good old ZX48k to my PC via serial (IF1) link, and I was trying to write a little term…
... a little terminal program in BASIC.
Can anyone tell ... need to consider how slow BASIC is)
open a ... to loop: trying to read a char from the keyboard ... to stream #4.
read a char (INKEY$) from # ... print it out.
in BASIC:
10 format ... -
ZX PC InterfaceA couple of weeks ago ( or is it months already? ) I told you to built an interface between Speccie and PC through the parallel port. After making so…
... PC can read and write 8 bits of data simultaneously. The ... 8 in/out-lines for data.
It ... than Speccie I can read 8 bits from the ... Speccie wil always read the correct data after asking the PC ... a check for receiving correct data.
Now ... -
SPIN Public Beta 0.1b Available for downloadHi all, back again, and as just recently announced on CSS, SPIN has been updated. Here's the post to CSS (or the relevant parts): It's been a bu…
... +3 Floopy drive emulation - full read/write support for dsk's ... , read
only for e-dsk. ... protected disks yet.
Added *Basic* +3e emulation - it loads and ... -
Quiz V - the revenge of D`n`C Ok, 50 quick fire questions.. some cryptic - you`ll have un unravel the clues to get the game name, while others are description of the game. Ther…
... 50 spindles, slither down the data bus, watch the countdown, Sparkies ... -
BASIC-code challengeFor the BASIC-coders among us. There is a number that has following aspects. divided by 16 remains 15 divided by 15 remains 14 divided by 14 remain…
For the BASIC-coders among us.
... program below.
The fastest BASIC-program wins.
Timing will ... -
Laser BasicDid anyone else out there buy Laser Basic and Laser Compiler? I just noticed Laser Basic while I was looking thru a website, and it reminded me about…
... else out there buy Laser Basic and Laser Compiler?
I ... just noticed Laser Basic while I was looking thru ... could write programs in Laser Basic, but if you wanted to ... -
Quiz - my first attempt!And so it is! My first attempt at a quiz... 1. All answers give 1 point unless otherwise stated, for a total of 33 points. 2. Give your answers excl…
... which was completely written in BASIC.
3. In Raid ... />
21. Conversion from a Data East coin-op where you ... the arch-baddie of a Data East coin-op converted to ... -
Yet Another Speccy Quiz (not too hard)OK! I thought I'd chance my arm at one of these things. I must say I've found the recent quizzes WAY too difficult, so I've pitched this one at simpl…
... /> 9. What BASIC keyword allowed the programmer to read one input keystroke ... -
BASIC code challengeWrite a program in BASIC as short as possible that will continue after KEY-RELEASED. The program must be fully relocatable (so it must be programmed …
Write a program in BASIC as short as possible that ... -
Basic listings memory occupationI remember readong someplace that due to basic's representation of number, in a program, in order to save space, it was better to represent integers …
... readong someplace that due to basic's representation of number, in ... -
Solution for overwritten stack in 48k SNA filesIt has been known for quite some time now that the 48k SNA file format has one serious fault, which is described in the file formats section on the W…
... register overwrites 2 bytes of data (or program code) in RAM ... " SNA file format should just read first 49179 bytes (the size ... , so it would fail to read longer SNA files correctly - I ... -
ANN: SE Basic 0.71SE Basic is no longer being developed.
SE Basic is no longer being developed. -
Connecting a data recorder to a +2A?I have a +2A Spectrum, and getting increasingly frustrated by the unreliable built-in data recorder, I decided to start using an external one. I got…
... by the unreliable built-in data recorder, I decided to start ... /> I got a WH Smith data recorder, and the standard Spectrum ... won't acknowledge the incoming data and load it (no flashing ... actually possible to connect a data recorder to a +2A, or ... -
SE BasicSE Basic is no longer being developed.
SE Basic is no longer being developed. -
CSS FAQ Maintenance & RFC[Posted on behalf of the CSS FAQ Maintenance Team] As many of you will be aware, the comp.sys.sinclair FAQ is currently under review. In order to de…
... maintained for current developments (SE Basic, Spectrum SE, Sprinter, etc.) including ... do you usually visit to read the FAQ?
Along ... -
Sinclair Basic forumThe Sinclair BASIC forum is a general forum for discussing all things Sinclair BASIC related, including magazine type-ins, listings from books, Basic…
... for discussing all things Sinclair BASIC related, including magazine type-ins ... , listings from books, Basic programming tools, and other versions ... of Sinclair BASIC . And if you haven' ... .org/sinclairbasic/"]WoS Sinclair BASIC page[/url]. -
There's a Christmas present for you in the SE Basic forum.SE Basic is no longer being developed.
SE Basic is no longer being developed. -
Spin 0.4 as Basic Editor / tape recording interfaceI'm programming in 128BASIC in Spin *wonderful emulator*, and I use tape recording emulation when I save my humble projects(because neither .sna nor …
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Random Smiley FacesAs promised, here's the Syntax: ;Startup 5 CLS 7 PAPER 0: BORDER 0 ;Graphics 10 FOR n=0 to 7 20 READ row: POKE USR "P"+n,row 30 NEXT n 31 DATA BI…
... =0 to 7
20 READ row: POKE USR "P"+n ... 00000000
32 DATA BIN 01100110
33 DATA BIN 01100110
34 DATA BIN 00000000
35 DATA BIN 01000010
SPIN-Lite (Working Title) test availableHi all, I've been having a break from SPIN, pursuing my original goal of a BASIC interpreter. Well, I took SPIN's main core and hacked it around…
... my original goal of a BASIC
interpreter. Well, I took ... /> have the basis of a BASIC development environment.
People ... 's a README in there - read it, it tells you important ...Compiling BasicI'm not good in compiling sinclair basic because i was 15 when i got my first spectrum, and it was the first computer i saw. I wasn't aware of compil…
... not good in compiling sinclair basic because i was 15 when ...ANNOUNCE: SPECSAISIE 1.2 released!SPECSAISIE is a Java system which enables one to perform surgery on SNA and TAP files, and various other gubbins (some functions relate to Spectrum e…
... /> - Saisie: Generate a BASIC program for typing data from emulator files into ... Spectrum. The program includes a DATA line for each eight bytes ...ANNOUNCE: SPECSAISIE 1.2 released!SPECSAISIE is a Java system which enables one to perform surgery on SNA and TAP files, and various other gubbins (some functions relate to Spectrum e…
... /> - Saisie: Generate a BASIC program for typing data from emulator files into ... Spectrum. The program includes a DATA line for each eight bytes ...Basic and AY musicis it possible to play an ay-music in background while a basic program is running?
is it possible to play an ay-music in background while a basic program is running?ANNOUNCE: Mouse Driver for Speccy BASICI've written a small machine code utility that allows you to easily add support for the Kempston Mouse Interface to any Spectrum BASIC program. It c…
... Mouse Interface to any Spectrum BASIC program.
It comes ...WTD: Orange BASIC Prog'ing bookI'm after the standard BASIC programming book that came with all the speccy 48K's - y'know, the thick orange one. Anyone got a spare one knocking aro…
I'm after the standard BASIC programming book that came with all the speccy 48K's - y'know, the thick orange one. Anyone got a spare one knocking around?
Cheers,
Jim.Connecting up a +3 3" drive to an AmigaI'm wondering if anyone has done this? I'm hoping that as all Amiga disk operations are done at the track (rather than sector) level, it'll be possi…
... 'll be possible to read all the MFM data directly off some ...Run BASIC program by R. USR xxxxxGuys, please help. Suppose I have BASIC program in my Spectrum 48K starting with line 10. I'd like to start it by RANDOMIZE USR xxxxx. Which paramete…
... , please help. Suppose I have BASIC program in my Spectrum 48K ... xxxxx address that would start BASIC interpreter to process my program ...BASin Release 4a available for Download[Cut'n'Paste from CSS] Ok, after a reasonably successful test in #speccy, I've released BASin's latest version to an unforgiving world. New in this…
... ,
Syntax Helper bar,
BASIC runtime window - kind of like ... for BASIC. Allows single
stepping, breakpoints etc.
Read the ...ANNOUNCE: Fuse 0.6.0 and friendsThe Fuse team announce the release of version 0.6.0 of Fuse, along with version 0.6.0 of the Fuse utilities and version 0.1.1 of libspectrum, the Spe…
... /> * Add functionality to `tzxconv' to read and write both .tzx and ... `listbasic' utility to extract the BASIC listing from a snapshot or ...
