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  • which programming language?........hi there, which programming language did people first learn to program the zx spectrum? a. basic b. machine code c. other what sort of programs did…

    hi there, which programming language did people first learn to program the zx spectrum?

    a. basic
    b. machine code
    c. other

    what sort of programs did you write?
    (games,utilities,business etc)
    Anonymous Anonymous June 2002 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Games that benefit from a change in speed.Has anybody tried playing games on an emulator at different speeds? I've found that certain games are more playable with a slight speed tweak. Obvio…

    ... tweak. Obviously programs written in basic and text adventure games are ...
    Martyh! Martyh! June 2002 Games
  • Machine CodeOk i had a spectrum when i was younger and only used it for playin games and typing simple BASIC programs - i mean really simple! Things like 10 Pri…

    ... playin games and typing simple BASIC programs - i mean really simple ... did they do that in basic?! lol im just curious now ...
    alexsut alexsut July 2002 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • 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 ...
    Alessandro Grussu Alessandro Grussu July 2002 Games
  • Credit due.Can you think of any games that were fore runners of todays games, but were never given the credit they deserve? For example Sky Ranger By Microsphe…

    ... the first GTA 3 type driving game.

    Todays game ...
    Sard Sard July 2002 Games
  • curious: how did 'they' make games?Now that ive found this forum i can ask all the questions I always thought about :) Im just curious, how did they (the software companies) make the …

    ... ? I dont mean the little Basic games, but the 'proper' ones ...
    alexsut alexsut July 2002 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Li'l help?I'm making a video-sketch-show thing, and I plan on putting some speccy code in somewhere, (as well as a comic strip on the inlay case) but I can onl…

    ... I can only program in basic. Anyone know of any demo ...
    The Lone Magpie The Lone Magpie July 2002 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • whats your second favourite retro computerOk i'm going to assume that for most of us here the speccy is our favourite number 1 retro computer,its the best home computer in the world etc etc :…

    ... on and using its extended basic its a gamers dream with ...
    Andy Gurr Andy Gurr August 2002 Games
  • 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…

    ... 's)

    9. What BASIC keyword allowed the programmer to ...
    Ed Ed August 2002 Games
  • Plotting - 128k only or was it a 48k game aswellI installed a Speccy emulator on my Psion Series 3c palmtop computer, mainly so I could play games on the move. Rather slow and only emulates a 48k…

    ... machines - please explain, it's driving me mad!
    zeropolis79 zeropolis79 August 2002 Games
  • ZX Spin 0.3 ReleasedStandard Cut'n'Paste from CSS post again! I can't get to my webpage, so I've uploaded SPIN0.3 to WOS, Alt.Binaries.Comp.Sinclair, and also Daren Pea…

    ... be useful when
    programming BASIC in 48k Mode, and has ... and functions, and a Quick BASIC helper
    which can alleviate ... recording support.
    Added a *Basic* TZX editor - you can rearrage ...
    Dunny Dunny September 2002 Emulators
  • a poke to change fonts??hi ppl, there wasnt some poke in basic to change the look alike of the fonts of speccy?? I guess I did things like that in eighties.. also, there…

    ... , there wasnt some poke in basic to change the look alike ... to quit "scroll? " message in basic??

    where can I ...
    Javier Alca?iz Javier Alca?iz September 2002 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • what was that game called?It was quite an old game which was very similar to atic attack in the way that it was designed but your character was a dog that could fire lasers fr…

    ... Dr Who & it is driving me bloody crazy trying to ...
    antuk antuk October 2002 Games
  • ANN: ZX DIGEST WEBSITEHello all, just a quick mention that ZX Digest now has a very basic website at :- [url="http://www.zxdigest.dsl.pipex.com"]www.zxdigest.dsl.pipex.c…

    Hello all,

    just a quick mention that ZX Digest now has a very basic website at :-

    [url="http://www.zxdigest.dsl.pipex.com"]www.zxdigest.dsl.pipex.com[/url]

    Here you can find some details on how to subscribe.
    ANDREW RYALS ANDREW RYALS October 2002 Games
  • ANN: ZXDIGEST WEBSITEHello all, just a quick mention that ZX Digest now has a very basic website at :- [url="http://www.zxdigest.dsl.pipex.com"]www.zxdigest.dsl.pipex.c…

    Hello all,

    just a quick mention that ZX Digest now has a very basic website at :-

    [url="http://www.zxdigest.dsl.pipex.com"]www.zxdigest.dsl.pipex.com[/url]

    Here you can find some details on how to subscribe.
    ANDREW RYALS ANDREW RYALS October 2002 Wanted
  • 'Vulcan' and 'Desert Rats'Hi people. My e-mail is [email="danielthorlby@hotmail.com"]danielthorlby@hotmail.com[/email] I was wondering if anyone here has ever been really into…

    ... into the program to change basic variables within these games?
    Anonymous Anonymous November 2002 Games
  • 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 ...
    Martijn van der Heide Martijn van der Heide November 2002 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • ANNOUNCE: vbSpec v1.60The latest, greatest, most wonderful and beautiful release of vbSpec, the free Spectrum emulator for Windows, is available now from:- [url="http:/…

    ... in-built support for SE Basic and ships with the very ... latest version of the SE Basic ROM, v0.93e
    It ...
    Chris Cowley Chris Cowley November 2002 Emulators
  • Advantages of SE?I'm not too aware of SE Basic. Primarily, I would like to know just wot kinda advantages SE Basic has to offer over other kind of BASICs? Wot can it …

    I'm not too aware of SE Basic. Primarily, I would like to know just wot kinda advantages SE Basic has to offer over other kind of BASICs? Wot can it be used for?
    Arjun Arjun November 2002 Sinclair Basic
  • New commands workingSE Basic is no longer being developed.

    SE Basic is no longer being developed.
    chev chev November 2002 Sinclair Basic
  • Just thought about it...Me and some others newbies aren't really sure what SE Basic is. Can you explain briefly to us?

    Me and some others newbies aren't really sure what SE Basic is. Can you explain briefly to us?
    Tkrap64 Tkrap64 December 2002 Sinclair Basic
  • Here's a christmas present for you!SE Basic is no longer being developed.

    SE Basic is no longer being developed.
    chev chev December 2002 Sinclair Basic
  • 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 ...
    Dunny Dunny January 2003 Sinclair Basic
  • Can someone help please?My brother and I used to play a ZX game in about 86 which had 5 sports on it. Running, Long Jump, Swimming, Shooting and we think Archery. Any ideas …

    My brother and I used to play a ZX game in about 86 which had 5 sports on it. Running, Long Jump, Swimming, Shooting and we think Archery. Any ideas on what it was called?
    Your help would be very much appreciated as this is driving us mad!
    Deb Deb January 2003 Games
  • 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…

    ... memory.
    - Saisie: Generate a BASIC program for typing data from ...
    andrewbroad andrewbroad January 2003 Emulators
  • 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…

    ... memory.
    - Saisie: Generate a BASIC program for typing data from ...
    andrewbroad andrewbroad January 2003 Games
  • Game Controllers I'm wondering if SE Basic will have abilities to recieve input from joysticks. It's just that i've thought of a crazy new idea...

    I'm wondering if SE Basic will have abilities to recieve input from joysticks. It's just that i've thought of a crazy new idea...
    Takashi64 Takashi64 January 2003 Sinclair Basic
  • Multiface problemsHi there, OK, I was troubling the guys in the chat forum with this yesterday, but I'll reiterate here. Here is the hardware I am testing: Spectrum…

    ... 't work, and it is driving me nuts!

    Any ...
    disassembler disassembler January 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • [NEW]: Spectaculator 4.0Hi everyone, Finally managed to finish it... enjoy! --- [NEW]: Spectaculator 4.0 Spectaculator is a Sinclair ZX Spectrum emulator for PCs runnin…

    ... from projects such as SE Basic and the Spectrum +3e.
    Jon Needle Jon Needle January 2003 Emulators
  • A New RPG?I'm trying to make my own RPG for Spectrum but I'm an awful coder so I can't get the Assembly program right :(. Will anyone be interested in translat…

    I'm trying to make my own RPG for Spectrum but I'm an awful coder so I can't get the Assembly program right :(. Will anyone be interested in translating the Blitz Basic coding to Z80 assembler?
    Sephiroth Sephiroth February 2003 Games
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