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What causes "The disk has been changed" problem on a +3?I've seen this posted here on this forum and no explanation as to what causes it or any solution that doesn't involve writing a DSK image back to the…
... sort of disk protection. Other copy protected disks I've tried ... the drive RPM too slow/fast as I've read these ... -
Text file to BASICHi, Is there anything available for Windows or Linux which lets me enter BASIC in a text file and convert to a .TAP file. I seem to recall somethi…
Hi,
Is there anything available for Windows or Linux which lets me enter BASIC in a text file and convert to a .TAP file. I seem to recall something being mentioned in the past, but I can't find it via search.
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User defined function in Sinclair BASICI'm looking to create a user defined function in Sinclair BASIC to add up numbers being input. This is the program without a user defined function be…
... user defined function in Sinclair BASIC to add up numbers being ... the UDF right in Sinclair BASIC...strangely, I have been able ... to do it in BBC BASIC...
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REM ... as a string in BBC BASIC
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Best basic game to port to another machineI want to convert a specy basic game to [url="ep128.hu"]Enterprise 128[/url]. What are the best basic game for this? For example [url="http://www.e…
... want to convert a specy basic game to [url="ep128.hu ... ].
What are the best basic game for this?
For ... .htm"]this is an EP basic game[/url], that show EP ... -
Flicker free animation in BASIC, is it possible ?With all my various noodlings in BASIC and indeed with my so far limited assembly I keep coming up with the same issue. How do you do animations wit…
With all my various noodlings in BASIC and indeed with my so far limited assembly I keep coming up with the same issue. How do you do animations without flicker or trails ? Is this possible in BASIC ? -
Memory questionsQuestion 1: PRINT PEEK 23732+256*PEEK 23733 returns 65535 for a 48K Spectrum and 32767 for a 16K Spectrum. PRINT PEEK 16388+256*PEEK 16389 return…
... pack attached?
The offline copy of the ZX80 manual I ... to write a program in BASIC so huge that it required ... -
Opus Discovery - copy 170k disks to 800k disksHi guys, I'm new here, and a newbie in the spectrum world. My opus has two disk drive, a pc drive as 1, and the original one as 2. 6116 ram chip a…
... /> Now, I would like to copy the content of more 180k ... , at the end of the copy.
All files results copied ... .
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48K vs 128K BASIC, I prefer the keyword entry system how about you?Being brought up with the 48k rubber and 48k+ I find the keyword entry system really fast and enjoyable to use. When I've played around with the 128k…
... the keyword entry system really fast and enjoyable to use. When ... -
Screenshots from my old BASIC gamesI have written several dozens of games in 90's. They haven't remained, so I show only screenshots 'for history'. Some screenshots are real, but all…
... have been written on a BASIC; gameplay was very primitive.
The only survived BASIC game from this list.
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Basic versions of popular Spectrum games?A couple years ago I saw a game in Basic which was part of a Spanish competition, and it looked amazing. I forgot most details, but remember it resem…
... I saw a game in Basic which was part of a ... Silly clone completely written in Basic. Is there a list of ... Basic games which are similar to ... I see something written in Basic, but with good UDGs and ... -
Saving BASIC program from Spectrum to PCSo I did something stupid. I started writing a program on the Spectrum, and before I knew it I am on line # 1430 of my BASIC program. I now have had…
... on line # 1430 of my BASIC program.
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ZXSCLZF - Yet another Screen CompressorQuick disclaimer before I continue, this compressor does not shrink screens as small as some of the others posted here, in particular the very good z…
... things off
(*store_l++)=*buffer_ss; // copy first literal into literal store ... _ulzfa020 ; 12t
;;
;; literal copy
_ulzfa010:
ld a ... "
;;
;; code for pasmo basic
END $c000
;;
The Order of Mazes & Flynn's Adventure in Bombland Physical CopyHi I've always meant to create a physical copy of the games I created and have finally got round to it. I've only made 2 so far, one for me and on…
... meant to create a physical copy of the games I created ...How do I use colour control codes in 128 basic?Just started using a toast rack in 128 basic and I am struggling to understand how to easily create coloured characters and graphics in a print state…
Just started using a toast rack in 128 basic and I am struggling to understand how to easily create coloured characters and graphics in a print statement when the extend mode does not work in 128 basic. Can anyone enlighten me please?SkoolKit 6.0SkoolKit 6.0 has been released. SkoolKit is a set of command line utilities for disassembling Spectrum software, into assembler-friendly ASM forma…
... ]tapinfo.py --basic[/i] (which lists BASIC loaders and other BASIC programs in ... .0 and to get a copy, follow these links:
Can I name a subroutine and then call it by name?No thats not really exactly the problem. I wrote 4 lines of Basic that draws an 8x8 square and then told it to check x,y and subtract 4 from x or y t…
... . I wrote 4 lines of Basic that draws an 8x8 square ... ,draw,draw.draw would be fast enough and half a character ... but it doesnt. Its quite fast but theres a flicker so ...Help me remember a type-in listing?When I was a kid I got a book of Spectrum type-in listings from the library. I only typed in one of them as far as I can remember. I'm pretty s…
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It wa s mostly basic, but I belive there were ... I no longer have a copy of.
It was ...ZX Spectrum BASIC game jam over on itch.ioHello, everyone. Apologies for the prolonged absence. (It's been almost 4 years, yikes!) Just wanted to let everyone know there's a [url="https://itc…
... .io/jam/zx-spectrum-basic-jam"]Sinclair Basic game jam[/url] starting ...z88dk : FIle Handling in C on the +3e environment under Win 764bitHello my fellow WoSers! I am wondering if someone can help me solve this little pickle of z88dk / Windows using +3e Filesystem. So a little inf…
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here is the basic of basic C code
[ ... copied.
Unrecognised argument: \\
copy C:\PROGRA~2\z88dk\lib ... Local\Temp\s1c4_1.opt
copy C:\Users\Zetr0\AppData\Local ... read from this space in BASIC, by saving programs and ...Where's my green square? Basic & m/c question.I'm going mad here - can anyone tell me why my little basic program isn't displaying a green square at the top of the screen? I've checked the num…
... tell me why my little basic program isn't displaying a ... I don't think the basic is overwriting the M/C ...Input command in 128K BASICHi, Is the input command different between 48K BASIC and 128K BASIC? I'm typing in a missing listing from the TypeFantasic and using 128K BASIC…
... command different between 48K BASIC and 128K BASIC?
I'm ... the TypeFantasic and using 128K BASIC so I don't have ...WORMS on the speccyseems to have been a few genuine efforts to make Worms for the spec back in the late 90s... obviously it would never have been released as it was too…
... is the most basic effort and plays way too fast when you ... you select just looks like basic bazooka when you fire it ...Spectaculator - behaving as though z key is held downAnyone else seen this on Win 10? When I start spectaculator, it almost always refuses keyboard input, and if you flip to 48k basic, you get COPY COPY…
... you flip to 48k basic, you get COPY COPY COPY etc at the input ...Short Sinclair BASIC tutorialsHello, if anyone is new to Sinclair BASIC (the built-in ROM one) or feeling the need for a refresh there are (currently eleven) quick 'Under 5 m…
... anyone is new to Sinclair BASIC (the built-in ROM one ...are there any machine code to basic converters?i know it sounds stupid but for amature programmers like me it would be great. i could speed up the basic on an emulator and it would give me more of…
i know it sounds stupid but for amature programmers like me it would be great. i could speed up the basic on an emulator and it would give me more of an ability to play around with games, etc.Shaken But Not StirredDoes anyone have a working copy of this unlicensed James Bond adventure game? (The TZX at WOS doesn't load in any of my emulators - it seems to be co…
Does anyone have a working copy of this unlicensed James Bond ... during play and seeing the BASIC code, and always regretted not ...how do i get more udgs on the spectrum in basic?how do i get more udgs on the spectrum in basic? i know there r only supposed to be 21 but is there a way of getting more in basic? i know its doable…
... udgs on the spectrum in basic? i know there r only ... way of getting more in basic? i know its doable in ... do i do sprites in basic?Using BASIC from Machine CodeHi Folks, Came across a very interesting article by Toni Baker in Your Spectrum: http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~jg27paw4/yr11/yr11_66.htm …
... /> LD HL,TEXT
CALL BASIC
RST 8
DEFB ... 255
BASIC
PUSH HL
CALL ...Cronosoft TERRAPINS Competition*** COMPETITION TIME *** As you may well know, Cronosoft is releasing Allan Turvey's excellent new AGD arcade game TERRAPINS on cassette in the ne…
... will win a free cassette copy of the game, plus another ... purple bugs, and the very fast blue bugs. When you bomb ...
