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space optimisation algorithm neededScenario: * An adventure game consists of a series of locations, each of which may or may not have some text and/or graphics associated with it. * A…
... a good way of doing large drawings with little data ([I ... might be to define some basic UDGs (such as diagonal triangles ... -
What is the (hypothetically) largest 9999 lines BASIC program possible?If the Speccy had infinite amounts of memory, what is the largest 9999 line BASIC program that could be made? (in K and amount of instructions) (Yet…
... favourite tool for exploring Spectrum BASIC is BASin.
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Using VAL to evaluate large string expressions you can really ... -
raspberry pion the bbc news at the moment..
... choices, use the built in basic or hard code in assembly ... and the countless versions of BASIC. ( i know i've missed ... advantage gets rapidly eroded for large scale development, but it's ... -
Willy's Guide to the GalaxyJust starting out, trying something a little different. [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v627/DaRkSiDe74/WGttG-BabelFish.jpg[/IMG] The idea i…
... -speakers aren't animated; the large speaker - duplicated, obviously - animates so ... Guide (Animated - draws a very basic 'Babel Fish' on screen while ... Screen 6:
Krikkit Warrior (Basic animation)
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A new multicolor engine called BIFROST*I'm glad to announce the release of a new multicolor engine implemented by yours truly, including high quality 16x16 tiles designed by R-Tape: [IMG]…
... always have 32K, since ZX BASIC programs compile to 32768 by ... code version especially for ZX BASIC (using LOCAL declarations) and made ... the compiled code was too large so it "invaded" the memory ... -
A new multicolor engine called BIFROST*I'm glad to announce the release of a new multicolor engine implemented by yours truly, including high quality 16x16 tiles designed by R-Tape: [IMG]…
... integration between BIFROST* and ZX BASIC. The mail goal here is ... that using BIFROST* from ZX BASIC should be as easy and ... instance if the program is large enough so BIFROST* will get ... integration even better. The ZX BASIC Compiler can have an additional ... -
A new multicolor engine called BIFROST*I'm glad to announce the release of a new multicolor engine implemented by yours truly, including high quality 16x16 tiles designed by R-Tape: [IMG]…
... integration between BIFROST* and ZX BASIC. The mail goal here is ... that using BIFROST* from ZX BASIC should be as easy and ... instance if the program is large enough so BIFROST* will get ... assembler which comes with ZX Basic), either changing the .asm or ... -
Time WreckHey all. I rediscovered [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0005284"]Time Wreck[/URL] again recently. I played a mate's "back up" …
... under the PCs cloak, enabling large objects to be stored in ... press ENTER.
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BUG in zxspin and SpecEmu - read Loading speed in WAV fileI'm created a new save, but it can run at 44.1 KHz, to test it, i make a new file from WAV 44.1 KHz to 88.2 KHz. Load this file in a emulator zx-spin…
... and 600 Hz (at basic speed), it is not ... bytes)
All basic loading scheme encode 4 bits ... rate. Needing such a large sample rate to represent your ... that :) [/quote]The basic load code from audio is ... rate. Needing such a large sample rate to represent ... -
Stuff the Speccy can do but we all thought it couldn'tHey all, Does anyone have any good examples of stuff the speccy can do - graphically, sonically, etc that we thought it wouldn't be able to do? Che…
... BASIC. I still find it hard to believe you can move large ... chunks of memory around from BASIC using just ... -
ESXDOS v0.8.0 released (with NMI Browser)Hello, To celebrate the speccy's 30th birthday, here's the latest version of ESXDOS for DivIDE users. The full changelog is too long to post here, s…
... like me have just a basic understanding of how things work ... sample playback when reading a large fragmented WAV file. WavIDE is ... streaming. One demo with a BASIC loader, a CODE block and ... -
What if there was no memory or space limitation?What if there was no memory or space limitation? We've had topics about the limitations of the Speccy's hardware, topics where we discussed how good …
... .5MHz z80 but again large dictionaries require large memory and supporting quick ... . All of the above require large data structures.[/quote]
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If The Spectrum Never Existed...Out of curiosity... Just say the Spectrum was never made, what computer would you have opted for as an alternative back in the early-mid 80s? BBC M…
... had a display with ridiculously large characters, and the latter the ... powerful programs on it. Commodore BASIC was not easy to learn ... -
Multi-sized character screen driverFollowing on from the thread on [url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=24618&page=14]character output routines[/url], I've dug o…
... /software/the-zx-basic-compiler/?lang=en]ZX Basic[/url] program...[/quote ... ] directly usable from a ZX Basic program. Calling the startup point ... "P". Then PRINT#3 (or LPRINT or PRINT if redirected with ... -
What?s on your C90?Hellloooo! Here I am, having a good old sort out of over 200 “non-original” or, "blank" cassettes from various sources. Yes, it’s…
... won't work, but has "basic" written beside it on the ... tape stopping, and a rather large human sigh.....End of side ... -
128K+ Keypad Swapsies.I've been offered a swap, a Spanish 128k keypad, for one of my UK microdrives. Is this a good swap?
... a gaming device (hence the large ZERO and ENTER and the ... the original version of 128 BASIC which is somewhat faster than ... -
128K+ Keypad Swapsies.I've been offered a swap, a Spanish 128k keypad, for one of my UK microdrives. Is this a good swap?
... a gaming device (hence the large ZERO and ENTER and the ... the original version of 128 BASIC which is somewhat faster than ... ]
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Trivial Pursuit Question Packs RevisitedHi folks, As we're getting stuck into loaders and getting some nice TZXs out of them, I stumbled across an old thread in addition to an infoseek sea…
... of TP, in a square large boxed clam case, not the ... "]#8[/URL]) has a shorter BASIC code than the code other ... don't include a last BASIC line numbered 30, for saving ... the BASIC itself. Again, I think this ... -
Printing a ListingHello my fellow WoS'ers Todays trouble starts with the need to print-out a listing - personally I would prefer a text file, but beggars cannot be c…
... printers" in peripheral options, LLIST/LPRINT output will be sent to ... prints each numbered line of BASIC as one unbroken line.
BASIC listings from Z80, SNA, SP ... -
WibbleBibble's Basic threadHi in an attempt to keep my questions from spamming the forum. I think its better to put them all in one place. Thanks everyone so far, I feel I am …
... understand what's happening in BASIC then you'll find it ... , some windows etc - that's BASIC. If you build it with ... .
BASIC on the Spectrum consists of a large number of ... because of the translation from BASIC into assembly. Assembler is great ... -
A new ZX spectrum cloneOver the past 12 months i have been developing a new spectrum clone as a hobby project to waste my spare time on. It is still not fully complete yet …
... the extended functionality plus a large FPGA (underneath the PCB) that ... would be to add new BASIC commands that run the math ... -
A new ZX spectrum cloneOver the past 12 months i have been developing a new spectrum clone as a hobby project to waste my spare time on. It is still not fully complete yet …
... the extended functionality plus a large FPGA (underneath the PCB) that ... would be to add new BASIC commands that run the math ... />
Adding new BASIC commands to Sinclair BASIC is never simple. The ... would make drawing circles in BASIC a lot faster. The X80 ... -
Tutorial - learn machine code in 30mins[B][I]Message from the moderators[/I] - bigjon has requested that readers' attention be drawn to a better version of this tutorial, one which is easi…
... basic, and the ZX Spin emulator.
Make yourself a large ... that returns the score to BASIC
Machine code programs ... before returning to BASIC
;return score to BASIC
Copy ... machine code function called from basic will return the value ... -
LLIST to .txtBit of an odd one this, but is there any way I can copy a basic program to text file? I'm using ZX spin at the moment...
... redirect LPRINT and LLIST to a file, and even created BASIC programs ... -
Converting UDG to 2x2I've got a udg that I want to display in different sizes. Obviously I just print it for normal size, I can use the udg in bin format to display it ea…
... reinvented the wheel for ZX Basic a bit ago...[/QUOTE]
BASIC dialect, although as I see ... of code, whereas the various BASIC routines were just a couple ... changing, but this was because large chunks of the code are ... -
Creating new hardwareThis is slightly off topic, but I hope some of you might be able to help. There is some amazing work on the Sinclair scene, creating new devices and…
... had a huge staff and large funds.
At the ... need on top of the basic ability to design working hardware ... -
Creating new hardwareThis is slightly off topic, but I hope some of you might be able to help. There is some amazing work on the Sinclair scene, creating new devices and…
... had a huge staff and large funds.
At ... for that. Putting together a BASIC one-liner is easy. ... parts in small quantities. In large enough numbers, things are easy ... tutorials to acquire individual skills: basic electronics, digital logic, pcb design ... -
Converting UDG to 2x2I've got a udg that I want to display in different sizes. Obviously I just print it for normal size, I can use the udg in bin format to display it ea…
... have an interpreter for that BASIC dialect, although as I see ... of code, whereas the various BASIC routines were just a couple ... changing, but this was because large chunks of the code are ... 's is on the ZX Basic wiki. I just noticed :D ... -
More memoryHi all... can anyone help, Is it possible to get more memory for basic pref' in Basin.... 40 odd k is just not enough !
... giving you 7kb more for BASIC. That's the only spare ... reduce the size of the BASIC is to define literals as ... several hundred bytes in any large program. Use string arrays to ... -
Great budget releases (not re-releases)Guys I want your opinions on budget games that were not re-released full price titles. I've recently started collecting SNES games and I'm amazed at …
... the escalating prices (and goofy large packaging) of the full price ... full price. Election was in BASIC and had nothing flash about ...
