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basizx newsHello. I've uploaded a new version of basizx. Now there is also an Amstrad CPC incarnation, able to LOAD and SAVE +3 basic files in disc. And the I…
... breaks compatibility completely. The BASIC was never designed to be ... scratch and write a new BASIC (as was done on ... speed. It would run BASIC the fastest but not be ... friendly and will be too large for the ROM space. ... and new features in BASIC to get those last ... -
Question about Type-ins and OCR.Hi guys. I've never used OCR software before (yep, I've been living in a cave). What software do you guys use when you want to send something to Arj…
... /> Best results are obtained with large text and high contrast; simplify ... pages to large black & white pictures if ... token system makes typing a BASIC listing a lot quicker than ... -
If a C64 can do it...Forgive me if this isn't the right section. We've seen coders surprising us over and over again with excellent demos and things that a few years ago…
... feels like freedom compared to Basic and Pascal to me. I ... -- but that would take a large investment of time, likely won ... GUIs, well they are necessarily large and complicated these days. But ... -
Cybernoid editorSo, my long tern goal is to make my own Cybernoid or Rex like game (see an ancient thread about Sprite advice)...but my skills are somewhat lacking..…
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Speed of variables vs. POKE/PEEKGreetings, I'm sure I could probably find this out after careful study of the 48K ROM disassembly, but I was wondering whether someone already knew …
... currently trying to optimise some BASIC routines, so thought I'd ... that are used intensively in large loops, I should define these ... links to simple steps for BASIC optimisation is much appreciated. -
Speed of variables vs. POKE/PEEKGreetings, I'm sure I could probably find this out after careful study of the 48K ROM disassembly, but I was wondering whether someone already knew …
... currently trying to optimise some BASIC routines, so thought I' ... that are used intensively in large loops, I should define these ... links to simple steps for BASIC optimisation is much appreciated.[/QUOTE ... full explanation on how the BASIC variables are stored in ... -
Screen$ disappearanceGreetings to all developers :D As you know, I have been playing around with Professional Adventure Writer and was making a few tests in the adventur…
... ]Your file is very large indeed. That's because ... realized that it was large, but then I tried ... that the bit of basic immediately after the screen ... steps:
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Total amount of memory on a Speccy ?I wonder............ The C64 (excuse me for saying that name in here. I'll hereby name it just "it") has 64k, while only 38k, or so, is available f…
... has 41473 bytes available to BASIC, but you wouldn't call ... that a large chunk of it isn't accessible to BASIC. Machine ... -
SpecEmu 2.4 releaseSince SpecEmu has been at 2.4 beta for as long as I can remember I think it's about time I made a proper 2.4 release for its users :) Major new feat…
... Options', is in larger bold font, so half the dialogues are ... About box are also with large bold fonts. Everything else displays ... -
Printers for Spectrum +2 and +3It seems that the only printers availables for ZX Spectrum were ZX printers and compatibles (connected through the expansion bus), but Spectrum +2 an…
... the driver supplied with +3 BASIC, they are unsupported to the ... to RS232.[/QUOTE]
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ZXSpin 0.62 Available nowAs promised (and only a [i]little[/i] past the deadline) here is the latest version of ZXSpin. Many bugs have been fixed, and a few new features add…
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My retro collection on ebayHi, I'm clearing out my spare room and I'm having to list my retro collection on ebay. There are a few Ultimate titles for sale, and times of lore …
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Back in the 80'sIn the late 80's I had all these friends who also had a Spectrum and we would gather at someone's house to play games in turns or 2-player games, rea…
... spectrum magazines, try to unprotect basic loaders, type apps and ... my first Pacman written in Basic, for eg. Did any ... All those tapes with simple basic+m.c. routines games and ... days.[/QUOTE]
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Steve Vickers / Alan Partridge, are they the same?Steve Vickers main contributor of the Spectrum Basic ROM and local radio DJ Alan Partridge, are they the same person? Steve Vickers on the left: [ur…
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Questions about the Emulator Cartridge...First of all, which models of the Timex Spectrum does it work on? Secondly, does it contain game files, or does it just enable you to play PAL Spect…
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Questions about the Emulator Cartridge...First of all, which models of the Timex Spectrum does it work on? Secondly, does it contain game files, or does it just enable you to play PAL Spect…
... then a few were very large loads and expected RAMTOP to ... lower address than 2068 basic can allow (2068 basic has a ram ... -
Some more off-topic questions...Just some more things I wonder about, especially when I can't sleep (I hate insomnia)... 1) Do jet packs actually exist? You never see them, even…
... a woman with a Suspiciously Large Bottom, and on further investigation ... as I only have the basic package :x ).
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How did people write large assembler programs on real Spectrums?I have been wondering how people did their development back on real Spectrums. If you should write a large program, there would first be an assembler…
... , untokenised source can be quite large, tho' the resulting code is ... " of my software was a BASIC program that loaded all of ...How did people write large assembler programs on real Spectrums?I have been wondering how people did their development back on real Spectrums. If you should write a large program, there would first be an assembler…
... . If you should write a large program, there would first be ... the programs was not that large, after all, the data took ... on a piece of paper - font goes here, sprites here, background ...How did people write large assembler programs on real Spectrums?I have been wondering how people did their development back on real Spectrums. If you should write a large program, there would first be an assembler…
... was split into a large number of small basic programs as my ... if one section grew too large and started overrunning the next ...Thinking aloudLooks like Im finally going to get some free time soon, so I started thinking about doing some speccy stuff again. Its been about 23 years since I h…
... the final part of a large-ishweb dev project at the ... the Z80 version of BBC Basic with it (which can be ...Time travel...Time travel is a very, very interesting concept. Surely everyone has dreamt of going back in time, to see how things used to be, or of going into the…
... Hawking).
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Basic physics states that matter cannot ... indicate that time travel for large complex objects, like people, is ... the Spectrum SE, and ZX BASIC SE :smile:
[quote ...Happy birthday FontsHelvetica which is the secondary font for WOS is fifty years old this year whereas Arial, the primary font at WOS is 25 years old. That's the same a…
... successful) example of plagiarism then? (font-wise that is)[/QUOTE]
large company (Microsoft) that didn't ...WoS hits 500 permission statementsIt's been a while since I asked, but since we reached our 500th permission statement from individuals today, I thought I'd remind you all again: If …
... no loading screen (just a BASIC loader and the code), awful ... favourite colour), used the standard font, and had "(C) Carl Murray ...Game OptimisationBelow is a section of code Im using for movement enermy display and collision detect. What happens is that you move the sight with ,.qa and space do…
... 't worry about that in basic -- you'll definitely want it ... as fast as possible. Since basic is fairly slow, other non ... noticeable unless the incosistency is large.Miss WOS competition.I think we should have an anual Miss WOS competition. The competition could consist of the Ladies of WOS, and the wives or girlfriends of WOS membe…
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*[FONT=Garamond][SIZE=1]Erm ... didn ... couch? oh, ok, then.[/SIZE][/FONT]Disable onboard memoryWould this work...? Access to onboard I/O can be disabled by holding IORQGE high. Would it be possible to create a MEMRQGE in a similar way to disa…
... on later issues. Stuffing a large value resistor in there will ... go away. This might cause BASIC a few issues unless they ...New Spectrum HardwareHi all. Well its Friday so it seems as good a time as any (business is a bit slack at the moment) to start up a thread about creating new Spectrum ha…
... der Laan's lovely Clairsys font.
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The ... need to write a new BASIC from scratch that is syntactically ... plans to replicate is the Basic editor. As for being a ... copyrightable material (e.g. the font). However, it's not a ...Gemini Office Master - FOUNDGreat thanks go to "jp" who was looking at my IF1 and Microdrives for sale and noticed Gemini Marketing's Office Master amongst them! [url]http://ww…
... two main programs are large chunks of basic saved as single copies ...
