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  • Testing ram memory of DivIDE / DivMMCHere is new utility for testing DivXXX ram memory: [url="http://velesoft.speccy.cz/zx/divide/software/divramka.zip"]velesoft.speccy.cz/zx/divide/sof…

    Here is new utility for testing DivXXX ram memory:
    [url="http://velesoft.speccy.cz/zx/divide/software/divramka.zip"]velesoft.speccy.cz/zx/divide/software/divramka.zip[/url]
    velesoft velesoft December 2017 Hardware
  • 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?
    caver99 caver99 December 2017 Sinclair Basic
  • i need a sideways scrolling program written in basicso like ghosts and goblins it scrolls along with the player. i had help with this before in making a tunnel game but this time i need it to be a able…

    ... that i can view in basic to make each screen easier ...
    digital digital December 2017 Development
  • 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 ...
    mik3d3nch mik3d3nch January 2018 Updates
  • The I register pointing to $40–$7f causes ULA snow and a crash. Or does it?I have heard it from numerous sources, including a few members of this forum, that 128K/+2 machines crash if the I register points to a range of $40–…

    ... the code to the contended memory (as was suggested by someone ... (active while we’re in BASIC)
    ld bc,$7ffd
    Ast_A_Moore Ast_A_Moore February 2018 Development
  • Various Sinclar ZX81/Spectrum/QL and Sam Coupè stuff on eBayhttps://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SINCLAIR-ZX-SPECTRUM-CORSO-VIDEOBASIC-BASIC-JACKSON-20-NUMERI/173154396983 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Extra-Memory-Inte…

    ... /SINCLAIR-ZX-SPECTRUM-CORSO-VIDEOBASIC-BASIC-JACKSON-20-NUMERI/173154396983
    Memory-Interface-for-Sam-Coupe-Vintage ...
    ranma_simon ranma_simon February 2018 Software
  • Various Sinclar ZX81/Spectrum/QL and Sam Coupè stuff on eBayhttps://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SINCLAIR-ZX-SPECTRUM-CORSO-VIDEOBASIC-BASIC-JACKSON-20-NUMERI/173154396983 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Extra-Memory-Inte…

    ... /SINCLAIR-ZX-SPECTRUM-CORSO-VIDEOBASIC-BASIC-JACKSON-20-NUMERI/173154396983
    Memory-Interface-for-Sam-Coupe-Vintage ...
    ranma_simon ranma_simon February 2018 Sales
  • Alternative to Poke 23659,0 to prevent a 'break in' to a Basic Program.Good morning everyone, My memory fails me these days but in the early days of programming I used to use Poke 23659,0 as a crude way of offering so…

    ... morning everyone,

    My memory fails me these days but ...
    Mark Tough Mark Tough March 2018 Sinclair Basic
  • A snapshot to transfer converterI'm programming a tool that takes an snapshot file and convert it to a tape file that mimics those created with transfers. This is a long term projec…

    ... mimics a transtape saved game (BASIC, CODE 16384,75 and a ... any previous file.
    - The BASIC program is named 1942.
    memory zones).
    - Add some features ... some games loading using only BASIC commands (so they can be ...
    Zup Zup March 2018 Development
  • "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?
    mroshaw mroshaw April 2018 Sinclair Basic
  • Are there any games/apps developed in Pascal or others?After talking to a friend of mine about a Hi-Soft Pascal I now wonder whether there are Speccy software pieces made [i]NOT [/i]in Basic, C, nor edito…

    After talking to a friend of mine about a Hi-Soft Pascal I now wonder whether there are Speccy software pieces made [i]NOT [/i]in Basic, C, nor editors? If so, was the lack of memory the root problem or there were more?

    TY
    NRA NRA May 2018 Development
  • is there a way of reading characters off the screen and turning that into a string? this has to be done in basic. i know it would have something to do with peeking memory (maybe screen memory) but would this change due to programs r…

    ... basic. i know it would have something to do with peeking memory ... (maybe screen memory) but would this change ... to programs running in the memory? i also need it to ... to program a commander in basic for the +3e.
    digital digital May 2018 Development
  • divIDE interface not workingA while ago I bought a divIDE interface for my two spectrums (one is a 48k rubber keyboard one, the other is a 48k Spectrum plus). Sadly I never actu…

    ... then it boots normally into BASIC. Pressing the NMI button basically ... (it just skips to the BASIC before it's done, and ... that were already on the memory card). Not to mention some ...
    r00li r00li June 2018 Hardware
  • Where's Mr Clowder when I need him?What happened to F-Clowder? I hope he's alright and hasn't had some setback keeping him away from here? He got me wound up to do graphics for a game…

    ... it was UDG's and Basic!

    So anyway I ... DOS version is the 640k memory limit and the 320x200 resolution ...
    mik3d3nch mik3d3nch June 2018 Chit chat
  • 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?

    Steve
    grioghair grioghair August 2018 Sinclair Basic
  • ZEsarUX-7.1Hi! There’s a new stable version of ZEsarUX, version 7.1! The next 24th of September it will be 5 years old :) So this is a special anniversary…

    ... with tokens), .baszx80 (Basic ZX80 with tokens), .baszx81 (Basic ZX81 with tokens ... ), Z88 basic files with tokens ... /> *Added new kind of breakpoints, "memory breakpoints", which behave like MRA ...
    chernandezba chernandezba September 2018 Emulators
  • Passing 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 ...
    mr.spiv mr.spiv November 2018 Development
  • [Asm] Is this nested loop faster than LDIR or a bunch of unrolled LDI's?Hi all. I'm learning Z80 asm on Speccy 48K, and to start with I decided to write my own "CLS" routine (without relying on ROM calls or LDIR) as a lea…

    ... if no ROM calls or BASIC required, saving 466 bytes. ... br />
    ; Clear attributes memory.
    ld a,FLASH_OFF | BRIGHT_ON ... br />
    ; Clear screen memory.
    ld a,%00000000 ; Select ... ; Avoid going back to basic. Screen is cleared now, ...
    ST1 ST1 November 2018 Development
  • Saving and restoring data in 128kHi all I'm trying to program a game using compiled ZX Basic for the +2A/+2B/+3. Thanks to a lot of info I found on the forums, I manage to access …

    ... a game using compiled ZX Basic for the +2A/+2B/+3 ... , I manage to access all memory banks with this:

    oblo oblo December 2018 Development
  • 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 ... it at any place in memory and run it from here ...
    cygnus cygnus January 2019 Assembler
  • 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 ...
    mik3d3nch mik3d3nch January 2019 BASIC
  • 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.
    Klepto Klepto February 2019 Sinclair Basic
  • can any 128k features be accessed from 48k mode on a +2, +2a, +3, etc spectrum?like memory paging, ay sound, etc. i have seen that you can jump back into 128k basic from 48k basic on the +2a and +3 machines, using a simple ra…

    like memory paging, ay sound, etc.

    i have seen that you can jump back into 128k basic from 48k basic on the +2a and +3 machines, using a simple randomize usr command.
    digital digital February 2019 Hardware
  • 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 ... : BUG chips (reducing energy, memory, or damaging the controls), and ... POW chips (increasing memory, energy, or switching on ... CPU engine
    4-Memory chip
    5-Hourglass ...
    IvanBasic IvanBasic April 2019 Brand new software
  • converting sna to tapsince i'm struggling to find a simple sna to tap converter that works fine on gnu/linux, i'm about starting to code one on my own (using a scripting …

    ... -basic loader would be like: ('rem' stuff might be removed for memory ...
    nitrofurano nitrofurano April 2019 Development
  • MIDI TO ZX SPECTRUM BASIC BEEPMIDI TO ZX SPECTRUM BASIC BEEP ------------------------------------------------------ HI :) I found here http://portmedia.sourceforge.ne…

    ... num sentences BEEP on every BASIC line)

    a ... large
    number lines on BASIC.

    If ... beeps will join in a BASIC ZX spectrum line if ...
    to make a short BASIC program

    e) ...
    maeloterkim maeloterkim May 2019 Sinclair Basic
  • Z80onDSK now compatible with +3e with ZXMMC or similarJust updated my utility to work on Spectrums equipped with +3e ROMs and IDE storage. I've tested this with ZXMMC at the moment but don't think there …

    ... -b: do not add autorun basic routine to disk, useful if ... make the loader code, autorun basic & 128k 2nd file ... ║ 4 : @16384-32751 user specified memory location
    ║ -fN: force machine ... in upper
    ║ memory for 16k games. Helps reduce ...
    TomD TomD May 2019 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • 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.
    digital digital June 2019 Development
  • 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 ...
    digital digital July 2019 Sinclair Basic
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