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Found a great ZX BASIC textbookProgramming Arcade Games for your Spectrum, by Adrian Jones. Found this in a second-hand bookstore over the weekend and if you're anything like me,…
... typed in various bits of BASIC, know your way round the ... you through the subset of BASIC you need to make arcade ... it after you venture beyond BASIC. There's also a couple ... -
Start Fuse with 2x size windowHi, There is some way to start Fuse with a double size window? Either in the Linux or Windows version Fuse always starts with a 1x size window, very…
Hi,
There is some way to start Fuse with a double size window? Either in the Linux or Windows version Fuse always starts with a 1x size window, very small even for my 8.9" netbook...
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"We don't understand computers but we've got ?3.58 million to spend on them....... so lets find a problem to solve with the money" is a good translation of the article at: [URL]http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7886754.s…
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+3 BASIC and RST 8I've been working on adding commands to the BASIC interpreter, in a similar style to how Interface 1 does it (catch the RST 8 error trap). This works…
... on adding commands to the BASIC interpreter, in a similar style ... on my +3 under 48K BASIC or in RST 0 mode ... at all with the +3 BASIC editor. Whenever a new command ... track? What does the +3 BASIC editor do that the 128K ... -
ZXDS & Sinclair basicIs it posible to save basic code with ZXDS emulator 10 print 87 save "abc.bas" and the load it?
Is it posible to save basic code with ZXDS emulator
10 print 87
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ML routines from BASICCan anyone tell me which registers should be saved and restored when calling a ML routine from BASIC? How can one know which registers are modified …
Can anyone tell me which registers should be saved and restored when calling a ML routine from BASIC?
How can one know which registers are modified inside a system routine?
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Turbo BasicHi everyone, I should like to know if is available some version Turbo-Basic for ZX Spectrum? (Such as for Atari XE/XL.) Thank you! ;) P.S. I am sorr…
Hi everyone, I should like to know if is available some version Turbo-Basic for ZX Spectrum? (Such as for Atari XE/XL.) Thank you! ;)
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Sinclair BASIC compiler for PC?Boriel's compiler is very powerful but it isn't meant for Sinclair BASIC, and the old compilers in the archive have their limitations: BASIC listing …
... isn't meant for Sinclair BASIC, and the old compilers in ... the archive have their limitations: BASIC listing can't be too ... compile [U]any[/U] Sinclair BASIC listing as long as it ... -
Best way to store vector images in Sinclair BASIC?Let's forget for a moment that Sinclair BASIC is slow. If I have a picture made entirely of vector images, what would be the best way to store that d…
... for a moment that Sinclair BASIC is slow. If I have ... ways to do this in BASIC.
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1st Edition Spectrum BASIC ManualWasn't there someone here who was after a 1st Edition of the Spectrum BASIC Programming manual? I seem to recall someone offering me money for mine …
... 1st Edition of the Spectrum BASIC Programming manual?
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Extreme Close-Up TetrisWhile reading through the brand new issue of Retro Gamer that's just arrived today, there is a feature on the 10 best versions of Tetris you've never…
... with the blocks that large size where you can't see ... scrollable and yet the same basic rules of tetris apply. It ... -
Jumping to BASIC after importing 23296,1703Sorry for the confusing title. :-D Now that I've learned how to stop a game from starting after loading (in Fuse and Specemu), I have a few more que…
... to safely "jump" to my BASIC program. :)
I ... same as returning to BASIC after an USR command ... I'm using the old BASIC editor.
"Why ... 1703 bytes just to make BASIC work again? Doesn't ... the subject of jumping to BASIC, I find it curious ... -
Goldfinch - an open software stack for mass storageYep, another pet project of mine to compete with all the others I've started. But hey, if I didn't get distracted by things like this I'd just get di…
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[b]Goldfinch[/b] [size=-2](not a particularly meaningful ... happened to name the project)[/size] is an attempt at ... too tightly coupled to a Basic extension, or an emulation ... / (your interface here) firmware with Basic extensions to read and write ... -
Help with broken BASIC blocksHi, Could anyone help me in recovering two broken BASIC blocks?: [url]http://webmail.unizar.es/upload/download.php?file=1247602759.invitado.php5kQ4…
... me in recovering two broken BASIC blocks?:
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So what about ethernet and ZX BASIC?Well, as of about 5 minutes ago, ZX BASIC for the first time properly wrote some packets to the network! OK, so it isn't perhaps 100% what Andrew Ow…
... about 5 minutes ago, ZX BASIC for the first time properly ... know how to use ZX BASIC.
At the moment ... />
Then the standard Spectrum BASIC keywords can be used for ... /> The twitter client for ZX BASIC moves ever closer . . . -
INPUT Magazine BASICHi All, I was wondering if I was allowed to upload some BASIC program codes which I have for ZX Spectrum (That work!) onto the Forum. Cheers, Specc…
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Utility to read/write to memory cards formatted for +3EThis post comes from [url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=25658]this thread[/url]. I've released a small command-line utility…
... partition. It does not modify BASIC loaders in any way, so ... is responsible for customizing the BASIC loader to properly load the ... :
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Writing internet servers in ZX BASICNew Spectranet news! I have just finished adding the code to allow listening sockets to be used from BASIC. A simple example: [code] 10 %listen #4,…
... sockets to be used from BASIC. A simple example:
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CellularBasicPro - enhanced BASIC interpreter for mobile phones and devicesDownload location : [url]http://code.google.com/p/cellularbasicpro/downloads/list[/url] Features of cellularBasicPro include : - Extensive mathem…
... and Functions support.
- Large BASIC programs support.
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Is there a maximum size for readable RZX files?I'm currently recording The Sentinel for the RZX archive playing it on SpecEmu. So far I got to level 2572 and the cleaned-up RZX file is already 8,4…
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Very basicI found the wos site a few months ago when searching for solutions to my broken spectrum, that i had dug out of storage and was learning basic on. Si…
... of storage and was learning basic on. Since receiving advice on ... download zx spin and learn basic using an emulator instead. Unfortunatley ... on the task of learning basic.I plan to post updates ... goal is to program a basic game from scratch to as ... -
How do the swingy ropes in Jet Set Willy work?Not sure if this should go in the programming forum but here goes. I remember back in '84 being totally blown away by the realistically swinging rope…
... . Not even the [SIZE="6"]ridiculously large font size[/SIZE] helped.
basic 'physics engine', or they are ... -
looking for best oldstyle type-in zx-basic games, udg basedhi all! I'm looking for the best oldstyle type-in zx-basic games, those udg based - like those from zx-spectrum mags, made at mid 80's I'm looking fo…
... best oldstyle type-in zx-basic games, those udg based - like ... -
Question about operations and target numbers[size=1]Title should say *operators. It's been a long day.[/size] :p One of the homework problems my kids are working on consists on using a set of …
[size=1]Title should say *operators. ... 's been a long day.[/size] :p
One of ... bad at Math! :razz: ). Could BASIC be used to help me ... -
48K BASIC to ZX81 BASIC conversion possible?Looking for an automated way of converting a BASIC program done on a 48K Spectrum to one for the ZX81. It's obvious that some things cannot be done o…
Looking for contact!Hi all, Back in 1998 I sold most of my Spectrum gear........I traced the add in comp.sys.sinclair and it's quoted below. I think I sold it to JAMES …
... used to have a full size centronics (parallel) printer, so the ... />
Books:-
ZX Spectrum BASIC Programming manual First edition (1982 ...Framerate of arcade gamesThe Golden Age of video games coincided with the birth of 8-bit home computing; this is why every computer of that era has a slew of really bad Pacma…
... a clunky conversion written in BASIC and using UDGs. The pixel ... Pacman hardware has a screen size of 224x288 pixels, or 28x36 ... Galaxians hardware has a screen size of 224x768 pixels; this might ... probably implies an effective screen size of 244x256. It also has ...[Book] Elementary Basic (Missing UK version details)Hello. The book 'Elementary Basic': [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=2001188"]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id…
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The book 'Elementary Basic': [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org ... :
Full title Elementary BASIC
Year of release 1983 ...help in making a tzx file from standard speedIn short, I want to create a tzx file from the original Navy Moves & Army Moves compilation, giving that the one in WOS archive has an error on Army …
... (it gives C Nonsense in BASIC, 50:3) and I have ... utility report the very first basic header as a turbo loading ... version of the very first basic header & program).
Actual RAW size of file in memory: 406688 ...
