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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 !
... embedded in BASIC as explained in "saving time populating large arrays" a ... -
Machine code RST10 problemHello! After 27 years of playing with Spectrums I'm starting to look into doing assembly language properly. All went swimmingly well until I wrote …
... be a lot of BASIC and/or some large strings or arrays ... must be embedded in the BASIC somewhere, unless you have no ... BASIC at all.
As ... -
+2 Grey - low 128k sound volumeI'm trying to revive my old grey +2.... First problem was a faulty RF signal, so I bought a SCART cable from Retro Computer Shack on e-bay (it's the…
... the 48k sound with a large resistor, 10k or something. I ... BEEPs and PLAYs alternately in BASIC, allowing me to tune the ... -
SpeedLockI'm aware that there are seven (7) - yes, SEVEN!! - different iterations of the SpeedLock loader. I've loaded games from all 7 types, one by one, and…
... colour, or has a small BASIC block in standard colours before ... smaller blocks as opposed to large single ones
Example ... notice followed by a short BASIC block with a header (especially ... smaller blocks as opposed to large single ones
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BIFROST* ENGINE 1.2 released!Another improved version of the BIFROST* ENGINE is now available! Download it here: [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0027405[/u…
... possible to fit lots of large sprites in memory. Of course ... Assembly, standard Sinclair BASIC, compiled Boriel's ZX BASIC, and z88dk (although ... -
Time for all games to become (legally) available?It just came to me that none of us are getting any younger. Not much of an earth-shattering statement I know, but more came of this original thought.…
... /> On top of that the basic argument of "it's mine ... around the Earth, etc. A *large* percentage of people throughout history ... -
Margaret Thatcher diesRIP Maggie, finest PM of the post-war era. She was one of the reasons why the 80's were so great, and she gave Clive a knighthood.
... many pay an accountant a large sum of money for the ... . Taxation is one of the basic needs for civilization to 'work ... -
SPECTRA - RGB SCART Interface for 48K SpectrumSince the launch of the SPECTRA interface back in June 2012, some discussion of it has appeared in the forums in the past (mainly [URL="http://www.wo…
... for SPECTRA due to its large number of sockets. However, ... a bug-free version of BASIC would be instantly available. Another ... ://sourceforge.net/projects/sebasic/"]SE BASIC[/URL] ROM.
< ... to supplement the Spectrum's BASIC ROM.
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BIN2BAS (load BASIC text into emulator) utilityI've nearly finished testing this. It allows a BASIC program to be loaded from a text file in any emulator which has a "load binary" option. I was wo…
... to trap the "Nonsense in BASIC" error that's produced by ... Wednesday, which will include the BASIC loader with the restart option ... RAMpage 0; and might include large file handling if I can ... -
Timex undocumented video modesHi people. Please check my assumption about the functioning of the Timex in undocumented video modes: D2D1D0 wr #FF 0 0 0 - ZX color mode, the base …
... this mode the BASIC displays condensed characters with large gaps between, 64 ... with only 32 used in BASIC unless you use different PRINT ... -
Timex undocumented video modesHi people. Please check my assumption about the functioning of the Timex in undocumented video modes: D2D1D0 wr #FF 0 0 0 - ZX color mode, the base …
... this mode the BASIC displays condensed characters with large gaps between, 64 ... with only 32 used in BASIC unless you use different PRINT ... -
BIN2BAS (load BASIC text into emulator) utilityI've nearly finished testing this. It allows a BASIC program to be loaded from a text file in any emulator which has a "load binary" option. I was wo…
... syntax error & resume & large file handling. I've updated ... it with both small & large files, with & without syntax ... /> Note the new & different BASIC loader for both versions, and ... -
ZXDev - powerful environment for development in four languages is ready for testingXDev/ZXDev is open and free set of compilers, additional tools, libraries and design patterns for target platform ZX Spectrum 48K in different progra…
... ]A simple script, where moves large (100x100) sprite by control of ... better than any version of BASIC, including FreeBasic, PureBasic and VisualBasic ... -
esxDOS v0.8.5 released (with TR-DOS emulator)Yup, you read right! Now with TR-DOS emulation! More info and download here: [url]http://www.esxdos.org/[/url] Enjoy :)
... TR-DOS emulation, enable 128K BASIC support and also improve esxDOS ... is... There is such a large group of DivIDE 57c users ... -
esxDOS v0.8.5 released (with TR-DOS emulator)Yup, you read right! Now with TR-DOS emulation! More info and download here: [url]http://www.esxdos.org/[/url] Enjoy :)
... is... There is such a large group of DivIDE 57c users ... the possibility to enable 128K BASIC support (which I personally don ... -
Last of my +3 disks and....a Wafadrive! Anyone actually ever use a Wafadrive back in the day? [url]http://shop.ebay.co.uk/millys-pigdog/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=&_t…
... /> If the programs are in Basic, you've got no problems ... , especially if they're very large and don't leave around ... Epson printer, print graphics from Basic, a printer channel driver,
The Official Crap Games Competition 2013 Thread!Just to announce that the 2013 CGC is OPEN! [IMG]http://i1142.photobucket.com/albums/n608/daveyboyhughes/cgctitle2_zps77591934.jpg[/IMG] And for th…
... ]aghh, using 2 arrays in basic will slow down the hole ... (but then, is it 100% BASIC??? UDGs don't count!), I ... (1) algorithm (independent of how large my snake is). EDIT2: And ... ??? Does the JIT compiler for BASIC do any peephole optimisations and ...Fast Z80Todays Spectrums are fast as hell and few software utilises this. Z80 in ReVerSE runs at 42 MHz, in Speccy2010 at 28 MHz, in Pentagon 2.666 and in N…
... abilities =)[/QUOTE]
SE Basic IV has FAST and SLOW ... place of the LLIST and LPRINT commands so if you're ...Childhood moments with my SpeccyHey everyone. The other day I randomly came across a tumblr page called "Me and My ZX Spectrum" ([url]http://meandmyzxspectrum.tumblr.com[/url]) …
... it was responsible for the large text routines and that it ... around with a combination of Basic and machine code that resulted ...SE BasicAfter 13 years of development I thought I'd run out of things to optimize, but it turns out I was wrong. However, I'm now running out of time to work…
... that made it into SE Basic IV from that thread:
FLASH
LLIST
LPRINT
VERIFY
COPY
MC LPRINT 23681Having problems with this routine to print large on the screen using LPRINT, it works ok in BASIC, but cant seem to get it to loop for some reason in…
BASIC version:
FOR N=72 TO 79
POKE 23681,N
LPRINT TAB 10,"GAME OVER"
NEXT NSerious SpectrumHas anyone here used their Spectrum for anything other than gaming and programming back in the eighties? I see all these business and productivity ap…
... Sinke, who had offered a large Sinclair collection on a national ... me what he used a large part of the hardware for ... on a laptop with Q-basic 6.0, what took a ... Windows 98 because otherwise Q-basic does not work.
I ...AGD and CGD....can we have a compromise?Well I have been using Jonathan Cauldwell's Arcade Game Designer and I started to look at Dave Hughes' Classic Game Designer. I must say that they ar…
... Trap Door[/I] for very large sprites.
Have the ... stuff with token counting and basic key/door logic and block ...Modern printer with the ZX SpectrumJust curious: If for some reason I wanted to use a printer with my Spectrum, are there any modern printers that would work with it?
... a Centronics interface (such as LPRINT III ... if you can find ... that lets you connect a basic stream over the network and ...The complete Knight Tyme (48k) RAM disassemblyHello! Just a quick note to let everyone know that the initial version of my [URL="http://www.dur.ac.uk/philip.anderson/disassemblies/knight-tyme-48…
... there's a bit of basic scenery graphics compression for Knight ... the scenery graphics are either large and chunky or spacious. It ...The complete Knight Tyme (48k) RAM disassemblyHello! Just a quick note to let everyone know that the initial version of my [URL="http://www.dur.ac.uk/philip.anderson/disassemblies/knight-tyme-48…
... there's a bit of basic scenery graphics compression for Knight ... the scenery graphics are either large and chunky or spacious. It ...Internet on holidayHello all Mrs S is taking me to Lanzarote, anyone ever been? Got any tips or things of interest to do? I know I am going to take a laptop to help …
... you like the fairer sex large and with tattoos, you will ... the phone which is a basic Blackberry, not done much surfing ...
