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Basic or Machine code?Hopefully the correct area of the site to post this question. Anyways, I have got hold of several books on programming my spectrum, and I was wonderi…
... should learn to program in Basic, or machine code? Any help ... should concentrate my efforts. Learn Basic first? Then MC, or just ... -
how many games were available on speccy?Has anyone an estimate to how many games were released on the speccy?
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128 BASIC running in softwareIt is possible to run 128 BASIC in two paged RAM banks, but it's not very stable.
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New - BASin r13a is available for downloadHi all, Here's the latest BASin. Mostly just bugfixes, but also now has the upgraded UDG editor which can now edit multiple UDGs on one editing gri…
... which can now edit multiple UDGs on one editing grid, edit ... tiled UDGs, and also now includes a ... any binary file to the BASIC as DATA statements.
New - BASin r13a is available for downloadHi all, Here's the latest BASin. Mostly just bugfixes, but also now has the upgraded UDG editor which can now edit multiple UDGs on one editing gri…
... which can now edit multiple UDGs on one editing grid, edit ... tiled UDGs, and also now includes a ... any binary file to the BASIC as DATA statements.
how to pass arguments from Basic to MC ?can someone explain me (or give some link) how to pass arguments from basic to machine code? i mean something like this: PRINT USR xxxxx, arg1, arg2:…
can someone explain me (or give some link) how to pass arguments from basic to machine code? i mean something like this:
PRINT USR xxxxx, arg1, arg2: ...
or so...XLR-8 mastering utilities - help wanted!!Hello. Ironic I know given I wrote them! I can't for the life of me get the XLR-8 mastering utilities to work under emulation. It goes through the m…
... far as saving out a Basic loader - but it won't ... get in touch!
Many thanks in advance!
Switching basic to 48k modeHi there, we all know that the SPECTRUM command of the 128k BASIC turns the BASIC to 48k mode. However, when executed in a program, the SPECTRUM …
... command of the 128k BASIC turns the BASIC to 48k mode. However ...ANN: SP1 for Z88DK (aka splib3, Sprite Pack v3.0)Well it's finally arrived, after a month of "a few days from now" release deadlines. SP1 is the lastest version of splib, a flicker-free software sp…
... if your only background is Basic, and for that reason I ... ) is a great bridge between basic and asm, and even when ... , and hopefully there will be many such choices in z88dk's ... sp1_ss will now reveal how many sprite characters are active on ...ESA games and shop softwareThere are two Czech games by ESA on [URL="http://esa.webz.cz/projectsen.htm"]this page[/URL] that are not in WoS: "Black Man" and "Letris 2". I think…
... syntax (LOAD d*) and the BASIC loaders are protected against modification ... stock control programs written in BASIC specifically for use in two ... , of course, but neither were many utilities on WoS. I wonder ...Switch from 128k BASIC to 48k BasicHello, Is there a way to start off running a program in 128k basic (so that you can use the ramdisk facilities) but then switch back down to 48k bas…
... running a program in 128k basic (so that you can ... switch back down to 48k basic before you run the ... like to do this within BASIC.
I ... I switch down to 48k basic the program stops executing. ... I would like my basic program to continue its operation ...Why so many disk systems?Why did the Speccy have so many floppy disk systems like wafadrive, tr-dos, +3disk, and many more? As far as I can see, this did nothing but create …
Why did the Speccy have so many floppy disk systems like wafadrive, tr-dos, +3disk, and many more?
As far as I can see, this did nothing but create the need to get a new copy of something for the new format when you upgraded.Basic Programming Routine Needed . . . HELP!Hello there, I though i would try and redo an old classic (pacman) in basic . . . BUT . . . I can't remember how to write the code to see what chara…
... an old classic (pacman) in basic . . .
BUT . . .
I can ...How to grab an entire website?(Hey, that's almost the name of a Speccy game! ;) ) Rather than bump that 3D thread again, I'll post a new one to remind peeps that, try as I may, I…
... the default types exclude such basic, commonly-used ones as JPG ... 'm demoralised from trying so many that don't...Restore Registers Returning to BASICI should really know this, but I've not written code that requires a return to BASIC for a loooong time. What registers need to be preserved / resto…
... that requires a return to BASIC for a loooong time.
BASIC after calling machine code? I ...SimCoupe 1.0 released[size=-2](for those of you that don't read CSS)[/size] SimCoupe, the SAM Coup? emulator, has been updated to version 1.0. This major release adds ma…
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This major release adds many new build targets, oodles of ... cursor up/down
- Added basic Vista beta 2 support by ...ANN: Spectrum Host 0.40 for BBC BASICZXHost 0.40, the ZX Spectrum host for BBC BASIC now has working microdrive support. You can load, save and catalogue microdrives, and any other devic…
... ZX Spectrum host for BBC BASIC now has working microdrive support ... /> Recent updates also include BBC BASIC runnable in RAM and colour ...John Gibson InterviewThought some of you might be interested in this, just found it on some old zip disks: Please find below an incomplete John Gibson interview I conduc…
... got bored programming it in Basic but when I eventually bought ... . You've got the job". Many years later I found out ... , millionaire founder of Psygnosis. And many years later, he did give ...A "Too many polls" poll. For a poll. I mean...Looking at the ever increasing number of polls being conducted on the WOS forums, I've started wondering if there are too many of them. With this in …
... wondering if there are too many of them. With this in ... feel that there are too many polls. However, I was concerned ... that not many people would want such a ... want a poll entitled "Too many polls"?Sinclair Basic Vs PascalWith the rise of the structured programming movement (Jackson et al) was it wise to put the Basic programming language into the Spectrum. By this ti…
... it wise to put the Basic programming language into the Spectrum ... parameters began to replace the Basic style sub-routine that relied ... language for learning as was basic. Would it have better suited ...Graphics in Basic??What is the fastest way to draw high rez graphics in Basic. Andrew.
What is the fastest way to draw high rez graphics in Basic.
Andrew.Print routine for BASIC (or BASin)For anyone interested there's a crappy binary here to print characters from BASIC at pixel positions. Import the binary at 60000, USR 60000 to initia…
... here to print characters from BASIC at pixel positions. Import the ...Deus ExSince we sometimes mention classic non-Spectrum games (and even the rubbish on the Commodore 64 ;) ) on this forum, how come we've never discussed De…
... , you are given so many skill points, and allowed ... .
To many people, it's one of ... true of many PC owners. And whilst many console owners ... complex features, there were many more console owners who ... s neglect of such a basic function), and I don ...Wich key of a rubber Key Spectrum get used least??I'm wondering of all the Keys on a rubber key ZX Spectrum on average wich one do you reccon gets used the least?? I have played with the idea whilst…
... decide as there are so many reasons that each key would ... used quite a bit by basic programmers.
The thoughts ...Timex Sinclair 2068Hi guys. This is my first post here, the first of many, I hope.. :) I have a Timex Sinclair 2068 but don?t know much about it. It was given as a gif…
... post here, the first of many, I hope.. :)
I ... it. Even wrote some simple basic programs and that was very ...How to transfer a BASIC-Programm to PC and/or TZX?Hello there, I'm pretty new at WOS, but have already spent some time reading a small bit of the large amount of information here. I am trying to fin…
... way to transfer an old BASIC-program[I](a game actually ...The BASIC ISRFirst of all, excuse me if my blatant ignorance about this topic makes me write some nonsense :) The thing is that I'm finishing a game in mixed BAS…
... in mixed BASIC and Compiled BASIC (the pure BASIC part is ... and forth, the Compiled BASIC part is the game itself ... music file. Playing it from BASIC is easy:
... stuff) - I know that BASIC has a ISR which is ... to hook it to the BASIC ISR.
...Spectrum Basic InterpreterHello. I started this days a strange project: an interpreter of the Spectrum Basic that can run in a Spectrum. Here is a very preliminar version: […
... : an interpreter of the Spectrum Basic that can run in a ...Basic games Compo? Nathan ?Is there any chance of you running another competition for new games again? I remember there being quite a few good games, and the thread was interes…
... thread was interesting bringing up Basic games.
I meant ... to enter the Basic part but failed due to ... catogories available, like SAM Coupe Basic (obviously), QL SuperBasic etc etc ...Bytemaniacos.com 2006 BASIC Games compo - lot of games to play!All games for 2006 Bytemaniacos.com BASIC Games compo ready to play: [url]http://www.bytemaniacos.com/html/basic2006.html[/url] you can download al…
... games for 2006 Bytemaniacos.com BASIC Games compo ready to play ...
