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Help with adding graphicsHi, After like 20 years or so I started playing again with Spectrum stuff, especially programming. I tried to dig into machine code, but apart f…
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Best basic games 2017Hello! I suggest everyone to evaluate recently passed in Russia competition for the best game in basic 2017! http://events.retroscene.org/bbg2017/mai…
Hello! I suggest everyone to evaluate recently passed in Russia competition for the best game in basic 2017! http://events.retroscene.org/bbg2017/main_compo -
New BasinC v1.7 I was away from sinclair scene for a long time, I cannot find any time to log on to wos forums. I hope everybody is doing well here. As many of…
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Saving in BASIC in ESXDOS, the date is interesting :)I just got my hands on a divMMC Enjoy Mini. What a fantastic device!!! So I tried saving/loading basic programs to the disk. A curious thing happens.…
... !!! So I tried saving/loading basic programs to the disk. A ...multiface basic loaderdoes anyone know how I can see whats in the basic loader of the multiface 1 and 128 basic loaders and how I could convert a tape save from the 1 and…
does anyone know how I can see whats in the basic loader of the multiface 1 and 128 basic loaders
and how I could convert a tape save from the 1 and 128 to work with a floppy system like opus discovery?Why can't you make a BASIC program as big as you want?Let me rephrase that. Is it possible using BASIC to write a program that can be multi part? In other words one that can LOAD lets say a story, in se…
... that. Is it possible using BASIC to write a program that ...Need Some Basic HelpHi all, I’ve decided to give programming in Spectrum Basic a go again (bit of nostalgia trip!) and I’m trying to develop a CYOA style game. How…
... to give programming in Spectrum Basic a go again (bit of ... game just not achievable in Basic?
Thanks for any ..."Monty Hall" problem in Spectrum BasicFollowing a rather odd conversation with my wife regarding the probability puzzle "[url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monty_Hall_problem"]The Monty …
... if they do not. Obviously, BASIC was the tool of choice ... flaw in my logic or BASIC?Sir Fred - How many endings?[url="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0004518&loadpics=3"]Sir Fred[/url]. I freely admit that I am awful at this game. I always w…
... anyone has figured out how many unique ways there are to ...Tutorial: Using UDGs in SpecBASSpecBAS is capable of using graphics mode, in a similar manner to the original Spectrum. Like most things though, the extended nature of SPecBAS's ab…
... to use 128 graphics (or UDGs). Each of these can be ... works the same way that UDGs do on the real ... away, anyone who has used UDGs on a Speccy will recognise ... BASin UDG editor to create UDGs.[/b]
Now ... have created a set of UDGs in BASin's UDG ...Random-Access to Microdrive FileI am working on a BASIC program to backup a microdrive text-file to standard tape array-file. To backup a text-file from one microdrive to a secon…
I am working on a BASIC program to backup a microdrive ... ] MOVE #a TO #b [/b] BASIC command, but my purpose is ... to a normal string S$. Many thanks to Battle Bunny's ... /copying-a-screen-in-zx-basic-in-1-second/p1
Todays silly question about emulators.Why are there so many emulators? Here's the list I've found so far:- SpecEmu Retro Virtual Machine Fuse ZXSpin Spud ZERO ZEsarUX Unreal Spe…
Why are there so many emulators? Here's the list ... do with it is write Basic programs mostly in 48k mode ... explain why there are so many emulators, surely only one or ...LOADING screen ?Ok, so - I accidentally decided to make some improvements on my 25year old BASIC text game 'Graveyard Nights' ...I used SPIN to muck about with the …
... improvements on my 25year old BASIC text game 'Graveyard Nights' ...I ... sort that out as well??? Many thanks.Saving Basic games from code...I don't know if I am posting this to the right section, but I need to know how I can type out a Basic program from code and save and run it through L…
I don't know if I am posting this to the right section, but I need to know how I can type out a Basic program from code and save and run it through Linux. I am currently using the FUSE emulator.
How is this done?
StevePassing parameter from BASIC to assembler routineWas there a "clean" way of passing parameter(s) from a BASIC program to an assembler routine? Something like parameterising RANDOMIZE USR call? I fac…
... passing parameter(s) from a BASIC program to an assembler routine ...Import small JPGs into UDGsHi all I'm trying to import some small sprites from JPG format to UDGs (16x16, 8x16 and 16x8 pixels) While I can achieve this with ZX Paintbrush …
... sprites from JPG format to UDGs (16x16, 8x16 and 16x8 pixels ...21UDGS Graphics PlotterHello everyone, Enclosed is a dropbox link to the latest version of my 21UDGS program 1.03 which allows you to plot 21 User Defined Graphics on sc…
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I've included the BASIC 21udgs103bas.szx and 21udgsbas.tzx ...problem with symbol shift and caps shift key combinations on multilayer keyboard membranesHello, I know, it is generally know that some ZX Spectrums with multilayer keyboard membranes have problems with some key combinations. Typically …
... it was good enough for BASIC, why not for me, right ... on real Spectrums at as many address as you can?[/b ...Need the title of the Sinclair Basic manual to look for itI had a copy but I've lost the USB chip it was on! I need it to look up commands because some Basic programs I looked at all used the command MOD and…
... look up commands because some Basic programs I looked at all ... only exception was an Applesoft Basic program that used DEF FN ...Good Beginners Basic BookMy 10 year old son would like to learn basic programming. Can anyone suggest a good book or books that would help? There are a lot in the archive a…
My 10 year old son would like to learn basic programming. Can anyone suggest a good book or books that would help? There are a lot in the archive already but I would not know where to start.While we're on the subject of BASIC Although my memory of the past still seems to be fairly reliable, memories relating to learning computer programming seem to have disappeared…
... for acquiring languages and assuming Basic is a language, its giving ... certain ways the computer language Basic is rather similar in ... is a rudimentary grasp of Basic commands and of course ... emphasizes exactly the reason why Basic works for beginners.
< ...Random GRASSHello guys, Many yrs ago I used predefined UDG as grass to fill some area, adding to it via PLOT or POKE. It seems that PRINTing a string$ combin…
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As far as Basic lacks bitwise, what is the ...Brain 8I am glad to present my new "experiment" in Sinclair Spectrum 48K BASIC. https://drive.google.com/file/d/17_wCFWaAl5diIVt3rPLTbKhxDmPmYmOs/view?us…
... "experiment" in Sinclair Spectrum 48K BASIC.
https://drive.google ... /> -The use of LPRINT, for many effects, the main use is ... improvements, I tested it so many times that I have lost ...MIDI TO ZX SPECTRUM BASIC BEEPMIDI TO ZX SPECTRUM BASIC BEEP ------------------------------------------------------ HI :) I found here http://portmedia.sourceforge.ne…
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e) ...random number generator without using rnd in basicwhat is the simplest way to generate random numbers in basic (0-255), without using the rnd statement? i also want it to always generate the same…
what is the simplest way to generate random numbers in basic (0-255), without using the rnd statement?
i also want it to always generate the same numbers over and over again.is there a way of adding a define procedure command to zx basic?i know you can add things like renumber, using randomize usr to call it, but this would have to be keywords. this would be so helpful in basic as you…
... would be so helpful in basic as you would no longer ... didnt add this feature to basic. this would have to be ...Tin Cans, a two-way chat example in BASIC for the SpectranetThis is an example of writing code to utilize the Spectranet Ethernet interface in BASIC. It will be going into the Getting Started guide for the mos…
... the Spectranet Ethernet interface in BASIC. It will be going into ...Tool that allows step thru BASIC prog/save in .txt formatHi folks, I'm looking for a tool that allows you to step through a BASIC program line-by-line. BASin won't work for me, I'm not sure why. It shows t…
... you to step through a BASIC program line-by-line. BASin ... too that will save a BASIC listing in .txt format (or ...Breaking the Ice (another 1 line BASIC game)@Patters pushed me to do it... This is another 1-line BASIC game, with the same restrictions discussed. The mission: to save 10 penguins that a…
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