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  • Are turbo loaders worth it?I found turbo loaders fascinating and I've spent quite some time disassembling and trying different types, and they work great when I load the games …

    ... ones first load a bit BASIC block and then had a ... the unpack routine in the BASIC block. That will spare the ... allow you to edit the leading tone length and the pause ... loader, don't shorten the leading tone.
    Zup Zup March 2016 Development
  • 2016 Games ListHi, this is the thread I use for the 2016 Games List. Note: Due to forum update policies, the latest version of the list will always be found some…

    ... [/b]
    [i](Maze, Bubble, Leading)[/i]
    by Miguetelo
    [i](Puzzle, "Match 3", Boriel Basic, inspired by Tumblestone)[/i]
    Timmy Timmy September 2016 Games
  • 48K (in 48) vs 48K in 128K / +2 / +3I'm sorry I've probably overlooked this but despite a search I did not see it. :( and looking at some of the tech pages did not really answer my ques…

    ... are in ROM 1 (the BASIC ROM) and are called during ... ) as an interrupt vector table, leading to much crashiness when run ...
    balford balford September 2016 Hardware
  • Cool BASIC tricks and tips!Following on from Dunny's excellent suggestion of a compendium of BASIC tips + tricks, I believe it would be better to have a topic dedicated to it. …

    ... came up with this short BASIC routine:
    [code]
    9991 ...
    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny October 2016 Sinclair Basic
  • Shimmering displayHi all, I've got a 48K issue 4S and it appears to be working apart from it's displaying weird vertical shimmering patterns. It passes a RAM test t…

    ... and noticed a broken track leading from the rail to the ... . It's always the most basic obvious stuff isn't it ...
    Jet5y Jet5y November 2016 Hardware
  • looking for a bin2tap-like tool in python/lua/perl/ruby/bash/etc.i was about coding a tool for converting binary files to .tap in a language like python, lua, perl, bash, ruby, etc. (i think i actually coded someth…

    ... are forced to have always basic-loaders in the resuting .tap ... . However you will need a leading byte and a checksum at ...
    Dr BEEP Dr BEEP May 2019 Software
  • Understanding tape edgesI've never done any tape reading code. But I've read about these "edges" on multiple occasions. Trouble is I don't understand what they heck they are…

    ... ’s auto-synchronizing, too. The basic algorithm is as follows. You ... (for ones) or reset (for zeroes). So you then simply RL ...
    Ast_A_Moore Ast_A_Moore March 2020 Development
  • type in to learn about IM2I'm trying to mess around with learning about IM2 and I found a nice little article in Sinclair User September 1988, issue 78, Page 70-71 [url="https…

    ... the problem lies in the BASIC loader generated by Pasmo.
    This BASIC program will only reserve memory ... consequently destroys the CPU stack, leading to a crash.
    < ... can't directly customise the BASIC generated by Pasmo, but ...
    PROSM PROSM July 2020 Development
  • Dynamite Dan II - Island 6 - HELP!Hi all, can someone possibly create a snapshot of Island 6 (car park island) on Dynamite Dan II for me please? I'm trying to work out why half the…

    ... doing USR 0 in 128 basic (this will keep AY and ... features), or go to 48 Basic (no AY). Or from 128 ... 128 paging and write 256 zeroes to 23296 to clear the ... 't set to BLACK from basic.
    [code]
    ld hl ...
    FrankT FrankT December 2020 Games
  • CSSCGC 2020The return of the famous, the one and only... https://www.connosoft.com/csscgc2020/ More details and an official announcement to follow soon...

    ... was implemented very badly in BASIC, but as it isn't ... entries, and this is me leading by example. This one is ...
    The Mighty Dopethrone The Mighty Dopethrone December 2020 Announcements
  • CSSCGC 2021: 25th edition extravaganza![img]https://csscgc2021.files.wordpress.com/2020/12/yellow_programmer_960x600.png[/img] [url=https://www.rickdangerous.co.uk/csscgc2021/][b][size=…

    ... , you want weird and unloved BASIC commands made useful, and - on ... here is this year's leading contender for Least Crap Game ...
    The Mighty Dopethrone The Mighty Dopethrone July 2021 Games
  • Sir Clive Sinclair deadSad news. SIr Clive Sinclair has died today, at the age of 81. Thank you Sir for all. All the machines, all the memories, all the joy and fun we h…

    ... my first taste of z80, leading me to a technical career ... be composed entirely in ZX-Basic beeps.

    David
    cj7hawk cj7hawk September 2021 Updates
  • Who's NEXT?How about having a category just for Spectrum NEXT owners? I got mine on Monday, its the original issue, plain jane and quite enough for me to ge…

    ... my purposes and considering my Basic illiteracy, (like not knowing the ... declaring subroutines up front before leading into the logic flow. Because ...
    mik3d3nch mik3d3nch September 2021 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Currah MicroSourceThis is an interesting one for the experts to mull over. I've got (and love) a MicroSource interface from Currah which consisted of an 8K ROM provid…

    ... providing assembly (excellent), forth (v. basic) and debug facility.

    Chris Chris August 2001 Emulators
  • zx32: cursor keysAre the cursor keys emulated on zx32? I ask because i want to select the 128k Basic option from the opening menu in Spectrum 128 mode, but when I pre…

    ... want to select the 128k Basic option from the opening menu ... how do I select 128K basic in zx32?
    Spector Spector July 2001 Emulators
  • Idea about improving EmulatorHi, I got a bright idea today how to improve such excellent emulators a bit more. Okay, disassemblers are available in nearly every one new released …

    ... how about a build in Basic compiler (much like HiSoft Colt ... and bit-test, or HiSoft Basic 1.1)?
    In fact ... compiler. The extended basic could base on Beta Basic, Laser Basic (Laser Compiler ... was lame) or Mega Basic and can include extra commands ...
    LCD LCD April 2001 Emulators
  • How do i learn to programAll the years i had a computer the only one i could program was the Texas Instruments Ti99/4a and when using extended basic with its so simple sprite…

    ... /4a and when using extended basic with its so simple sprite ... wasnt very good with speccy basic as well all this peek ...
    Andy Gurr Andy Gurr January 2002 Games
  • Head Coach - where can i find it to download?Does anyone remember a game for the spectrum , called Head Coach? It was a very simple coaching american football game, and was very basic, and very…

    ... football game, and was very basic, and very addictable! I need ...
    Matt Matt December 2001 Games
  • inRetroSpectIf any1 is interested I have made my Speccy Database program (inRetroSpect) available to any1 who's interested!! It's available at: [url]http://www…

    ... /> It's at its most basic point for a release at ...
    Chris Chris December 2001 Games
  • Interface for PC ZXSee last entry of former TOPIC. I'm working on the interface. Info about it on MISCELLANEOUS Author: Arjun (---.bng.vsnl.net.in) Date: 08-13-01 …

    ... ever program was TI extended Basic on the TI99 4A...i ... that on pc,,,TI extended Basic language...any chance you could ...
    Dr BEEP Dr BEEP November 2001 Games
  • moneyWhen i was younger and writing speccy games in basic with the occasionaly machine code subroutine, i used to dream of writing a hit game and making a…

    ... and writing speccy games in basic with the occasionaly machine code ...
    neil neil September 2001 Games
  • What's this racing game?Hi 2 everyone who likes Spectrum. Does anyone know what was the name of this RACING game. It was 2 words i'm pretty sure. It used the ZX Spectrum ba…

    ... . It used the ZX Spectrum basic font (you know what i ...
    Martin Martin September 2001 Games
  • OmegaAnybody know where I can get a version of this game once played on Spectrum? White lines on blue background. Build your own Robots and send on task t…

    Anybody know where I can get a version of this game once played on Spectrum?
    White lines on blue background. Build your own Robots and send on task to disarm reactors on a ship. Basic but fun.
    Thanks
    Steve Newport Steve Newport September 2001 Games
  • How did people program GamesI have been wondering how people wrote games. Did they use basic and just type in to the spectrum interface and save it. Or did they use assembler, a…

    ... wrote games. Did they use basic and just type in to ...
    Duxbuz Duxbuz August 2001 Games
  • Spectrum +3 tape to discHi I have ZX Spectrum +3 and about 20 blank disks, I need to know if there is a way to copy games from tape to disk i.e a basic program I could write.

    Hi I have ZX Spectrum +3 and about 20 blank disks, I need to know if there is a way to copy games from tape to disk i.e a basic program I could write.
    Steven Banner Steven Banner February 2002 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Thanks for the memories... is it 16k or 48k? Hi. At three different flea markets in Gothenburg, Sweden I found just as many Spectrums... (and a ZX81! [img]/__forums/images/smiles/icon_smile.gif…

    ... RAM-memory?

    Most basic-dialects has commands for that ...
    Lars Lindblad Lars Lindblad January 2002 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Anyone Recognizes This Loader?Hi there! I live in Argentina. I have a -dead by now- CZ Spectrum (a ZX clone made by an argentinian company, Czerweny, which used to make... Excell…

    ... headers):

    A single BASIC loader (no assembly), which LOADs ... . The last sentence in the BASIC loader was invariably RANDOMIZE USR ...
    Marcelo Marcelo November 2001 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • AY musicThis is a format I'm proposing for an AY music player. If anyone can see any problems or anywhere it can be improved please say so. An AY music form…

    ... music is intended. As the basic structure doesn't change it ...
    cyborg cyborg October 2001 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • 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 me ... /> need to consider how slow BASIC is)
    open a stream ... print it out.
    in BASIC:

    10 format "t ...
    Alessandro Tommasi Alessandro Tommasi October 2001 Sinclair Miscellaneous
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