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  • Command line compiler?How do people compile their BASICs these days? I'm thinking of something along the lines of an ASM compiler. E.g. you have a file on your hdd named …

    ... named basic.txt with this content

    [code]
    10 PRINT ... /> Then you do 'compiler.exe basic.txt' at the command line ... gives you let's say basic.tap with this program.
    Hikaru Hikaru July 2017 Sinclair Basic
  • are there any machine code to basic converters?i know it sounds stupid but for amature programmers like me it would be great. i could speed up the basic on an emulator and it would give me more of…

    i know it sounds stupid but for amature programmers like me it would be great. i could speed up the basic on an emulator and it would give me more of an ability to play around with games, etc.
    digital digital July 2017 Sinclair Basic
  • Coding WorkflowHello All, I'm trying to work out an easy coding workflow. I'd like to be able to code in an modern text editor, compile the code to a .tap file and…

    ... Code with the ZX Basic Extension (for Basic) and Z80 Pasmo Extension ... Basic as follows:
    Text File (SimpleTest.bas) -
    [code]10 PRINT ... tap file using Boriel ZX Basic (zxbasic-1.5.3-win32 ...
    lozzabox lozzabox July 2017 Development
  • Speeding up PRINT code in ROMHi Folks, I seem to recall that someone stated the PRINT command is rather slow because it has to handle screen and printer printing - is this cor…

    ... recall that someone stated the PRINT command is rather slow because ...
    Paddy Coleman Paddy Coleman July 2017 Sinclair Basic
  • how do i get more udgs on the spectrum in basic?how do i get more udgs on the spectrum in basic? i know there r only supposed to be 21 but is there a way of getting more in basic? i know its doable…

    ... udgs on the spectrum in basic? i know there r only ... way of getting more in basic? i know its doable in ... do i do sprites in basic?
    digital digital August 2017 Development
  • Emulator with print function?Is there an emulator that can LLIST to a standard printer? Speccy does have a function to dump a graphical version to a text file, but it's a pain th…

    Is there an emulator that can LLIST to a standard printer? Speccy does have a function to dump a graphical version to a text file, but it's a pain then getting that to print properly.
    Bad Horsey Bad Horsey August 2017 Emulators
  • Flood Fill IssueHi Folks, Came across the following Flood Fill routine by John Metcalf: [code]; scanline fill by John Metcalf ; call with d=x-coord, e=y-coo…

    ... entered it via the following BASIC program:


    [code ... GO TO 250
    160 PRINT "Hex ";H$;" ";
    170 LET ... -(48 AND H64)
    210 PRINT TAB 8;(" " AND D
    Paddy Coleman Paddy Coleman August 2017 Development
  • Cut down re-released games?There are at least 2 Amiga games which were cut down when re-released on budget category. Project X Special Edition has the final level and outro rem…

    ... 2 Amiga games which were cut down when re-released on ... any Spectrum games which were cut down in their budget form ...
    PopoCop PopoCop August 2017 Games
  • Using BASIC from Machine CodeHi Folks, Came across a very interesting article by Toni Baker in Your Spectrum: http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~jg27paw4/yr11/yr11_66.htm …

    ... /> LD HL,TEXT
    CALL BASIC
    RST 8
    DEFB ... 255

    BASIC
    PUSH HL
    CALL ...
    Paddy Coleman Paddy Coleman August 2017 Development
  • Adblocker no longer seems to be workingI haven't disabled it, but one of the main reasons I installed it was to cut out all those dumb ads on YouTube -- not just the "You can skip to the c…

    ... I installed it was to cut out all those dumb ads ... all such requests is two words of which the second is ...
    robert@fm robert@fm September 2017 Chit chat
  • Anyone remember mouse mats?A mate of mine phoned up to ask where to buy a new mouse mat, nothing special, just a basic mouse mat, and I ran off a few obvious places (the comput…

    ... mat, nothing special, just a basic mouse mat, and I ran ... do them, but only the print-your-own-photo-on-the ... local computer shop had some basic ones for a fiver, but ...
    ewgf ewgf September 2017 Chit chat
  • Is there a way to suppress error R Tape Loading Error in Basic when trying to load only part of fileHi, is there a way to suppress error R Tape Loading Error in Basic when trying to load only part of file. E.g.: I have a Tape-Code-File Start f…

    ... R Tape Loading Error in Basic when trying to load only ... there a way in Spectrum BASIC (even with a POKE) to ...
    Luzie Luzie September 2017 Sinclair Basic
  • Can't Get My Simple Code To RunHello again, I'm trying to run the following simple code: [code] org 32768 main ld b, 21 ; x coordinate is …

    ... ; open channel
    call 8252 ; print our string
    ret
    rst 16 ; print it.
    ret

    When i run it the basic code appears and i am ...
    Scorpion_Realities Scorpion_Realities October 2017 Development
  • Mega basic long listingsHi, this might be a silly question, but does anyone know how to list a program in mega basic and have it pause the scrolling when the listing has fil…

    Hi, this might be a silly question, but does anyone know how to list a program in mega basic and have it pause the scrolling when the listing has filled one screen? Thanks Rick
    Rickper1974 Rickper1974 October 2017 Sinclair Basic
  • Working with streams in BASICHi I've been screwing around with streams and Spectranet, there's something I can't figure out. If you want to send data to a stream how can you tel…

    ... it's finished? In other words instead of reading some data ...
    ivanb303 ivanb303 October 2017 Sinclair Basic
  • Spectrum PLAY demo's in BasicWas not really sure on which category to post it in nor a better title. Summary is simply is there a list of various tunes/music listings ? By this …

    ... 'demo's rather something in Basic using the PLAY command if ...
    spider spider October 2017 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Strange behaviour in very simple ASM program.Someone sent me this and it shows something strange. Here's the BASIC listing [code] 10 CLEAR 32999 20 FOR n=33000 TO 33009 30 READ a: POKE n,a …

    ... something strange. Here's the BASIC listing
    [code]
    10 ... this in 48k mode with PRINT USR 3300 no problem the ...
    ivanb303 ivanb303 October 2017 Development
  • Illogical operatorsI know it has always been this way but... 10 LET A = 10 20 LET B = 20 30 IF A = 10 OR B = 20 THEN PRINT " YES " That evals to true and prints…

    ... = 10 OR B = 20 THEN PRINT " YES "

    That evals ... should be false and not print anything as its "OR" , as ... = 10 AND B = 20 THE PRINT " YES "

    That should ... ?

    BBC and AMS Basic behave the same, I realise ...
    spider spider October 2017 Sinclair Basic
  • Bugaboo - speed run checker hackHi there, Here is a special mode of Bugaboo what helps you to press the jump key to perfect time. It is written in old-fashion magazine style for …

    ... /> 3; Now you are in BASIC.

    4; Redirect 2 ... +A:
    NEXT F:
    PRINT C

    and type ...
    Pgyuri Pgyuri November 2017 Games
  • Need help with keyboard scanning ?After getting frustrated with learning ASM for a while I'm back into it. The little listing below is using the ROM's PRINT AT routine to draw me a sp…

    ... is using the ROM's PRINT AT routine to draw me ... key it should exit to BASIC but it just stays there ... work because in BASIC if you do
    10 PRINT PEEK 23560 ...
    ivanb303 ivanb303 November 2017 Development
  • 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
    borislav borislav November 2017 Sinclair Basic
  • are there any basic conversions of machine code games out there?i need as many as possible as i would like to play around with them in basic.

    i need as many as possible as i would like to play around with them in basic.
    digital digital November 2017 Software
  • I feel like such a moron having to post this but stillI started out to write a simple cursor move program to demonstrate how easy it is to program in Basic! Hah, serves me right. I started by setting…

    ... it is to program in Basic! Hah, serves me right.< ... at 10.15 followed by print * at x,y and ran ... a GOTO back to the PRINT AT line.

    It ... I added a line to print the values of X,Y ... wouldnt work and the Sinclair Basic manual wasnt much help either ...
    mik3d3nch mik3d3nch December 2017 BASIC
  • 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 ...
    ivanb303 ivanb303 December 2017 Hardware
  • Help with a TIMEX TC2048 and memory problemBought a 2nd hand Timex TC2048 but unfortunately I detected a problem with the machine which is preventing it from working properly. I believe it …

    ... :

    - keyboard works and basic programs can be entered and ... , I have typed the command PRINT PEEK 23732+256*PEEK 23733 ...
    Renegade Renegade 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
  • 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 ...
    TidusRenegade TidusRenegade March 2018 Sinclair Basic
  • 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…

    ... tokens), .baszx80 (Basic ZX80 with tokens), .baszx81 (Basic ZX81 with tokens ... ), Z88 basic files with tokens ... Keyboard, useful for having typical words on Adventure Text Games ( ... to a list of words in the OSD Adventure ...
    chernandezba chernandezba September 2018 Emulators
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