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Beginners Basic Programming BookHi All, My son is interested in learing programming and I got him started on a spectrum emulator on my laptop. I've bought him a +2 (grey) 128 of Eb…
... of Ebay. Apart from the basic manual that you get can ... anyone recommend a good basic typing in book to get ... listing and explanation. I can print out the book if it ... -
Help With AY Music Program in BASICHi, last year I started writing a BASIC program for making and recording AY Music. I thought it would be easier than learning how to use Soundtracker…
... year I started writing a BASIC program for making and recording ... could help me fix the BASIC program, I'd be very ... br />
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910 PRINT AT 15,2;"\:: \:: \:: \:: \:: \:: \:: \:: \:: \::"
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SUC-Session magazine is back, get it here for freeHello friends of the Spectrum, based on the results of our voting, we have created our new magazine and we invite you to download this issue: G…
... the PDF and can print in whatever format they ... get the magazine for free. There is no duty ... are making this work for free, just for the Spectrum. ... SCENE+ as download totally free of charge. Who wants ... our offered packages totally for free.
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ZX Basic interpreter in the Forum Postings. It would be so nice to do this in our forums [basic line=1] 10: BORDER 1: PAPER 6 20 FOR N = 0 to 7 20 PRINT "Happy Birthday Dear Joe Bloggs…
... in our forums
[basic line=1]
10: BORDER ... = 0 to 7
20 PRINT "Happy Birthday Dear Joe Bloggs ... .5,7: BEEP1.5
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Leading Zeroes on a Score in BASICI'm trying to print the score with leading zeroes such that it's always 6 characters wide, i.e.: 000010, 000150, 006100 etc. I quickly knocked thi…
I'm trying to print the score with leading zeroes ... GO SUB 6600
30 PRINT AT 0,0;S$
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Basic Screen Shadow QuestionHello, I've been porting a game to the Spectrum from another platform. So far so good and I have per pixel screen scrolling working really nicely …
... ridiculously simple, as the following basic code doesn't work.
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help with my original issue 3b from when i was a teen. possible lower ram fault.hello, well ive tried to fix my old speccy, but haven't made much progress. could you help me out with some diagnosis. the fault occurred about…
... then tried to enter the PRINT PEEK 23732 + PEEK 23733 * 256 ... .
if I just PRINT PEEK 23732 I get 0 ... .
if I use PRINT USR "A" I get 32600 ... before I order a lower ram set. -
Random Numbers, USR Return Values & Timing BASICI've been trying out Jon Ritman's random number routine, published in Your Sinclair Aug'87. Apart from a timing comparison I also did a frequency ana…
... instances the required return to BASIC with a decimal fraction ... return that value to the BASIC program.
As ... 9999: LET st=t0: PRINT #0;AT 0,0;"Start ... 9999: LET ft=t0: PRINT #0;AT 1,0;"Finish ... -st)*100+0.5)/100: PRINT #0;" Time=";time;" secs ... -
User defined function in Sinclair BASICI'm looking to create a user defined function in Sinclair BASIC to add up numbers being input. This is the program without a user defined function be…
... user defined function in Sinclair BASIC to add up numbers ... the UDF right in Sinclair BASIC...strangely, I have been ... to do it in BBC BASIC...
[code]
... br /> total = FN_adds (num$)
PRINT "The total is " total
Best basic game to port to another machineI want to convert a specy basic game to [url="ep128.hu"]Enterprise 128[/url]. What are the best basic game for this? For example [url="http://www.e…
... want to convert a specy basic game to [url="ep128.hu ... ].
What are the best basic game for this?
For ... an EP basic game[/url], that show EP can print big characters ...Flicker free animation in BASIC, is it possible ?With all my various noodlings in BASIC and indeed with my so far limited assembly I keep coming up with the same issue. How do you do animations wit…
With all my various noodlings in BASIC and indeed with my so far limited assembly I keep coming up with the same issue. How do you do animations without flicker or trails ? Is this possible in BASIC ?Memory questionsQuestion 1: PRINT PEEK 23732+256*PEEK 23733 returns 65535 for a 48K Spectrum and 32767 for a 16K Spectrum. PRINT PEEK 16388+256*PEEK 16389 return…
... 1:
PRINT PEEK 23732+256*PEEK 23733 ... for a 16K Spectrum.
PRINT PEEK 16388+256*PEEK 16389 ... had a 3K (or more) RAM pack attached?
The ... to write a program in BASIC so huge that it required ... the use of the 128K RAM disc and being split ...New language for spectrumI made a halfway language between assembly and Basic here is some example code: [code] INFLOOPSTART ifram(scrolla=1) print(intera) endif…
... halfway language between assembly and Basic
here is ...
ifram(scrolls=1)
print(inters)
endifram
INFLOOPEND ... and stores the results in ram
then ... infiniteloop it prints if the ram is written to.
...How do I use colour control codes in 128 basic?Just started using a toast rack in 128 basic and I am struggling to understand how to easily create coloured characters and graphics in a print state…
Just started using a toast rack in 128 basic and I am struggling to understand how to easily create coloured characters and graphics in a print statement when the extend mode does not work in 128 basic. Can anyone enlighten me please?No Fate - new game from creators of CastlevaniaRewind Studio that was responsible for a great ZX Spectrum game from 2015, called Castlevania: Spectral Interlude, finally announced its next project…
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— Basic version for ZX Spectrum with 256K+ RAM and disk ... /> Unlike the basic variant, an extended version will not be free. But ... the basic version will be made available for a free download ... of screens from an early basic build of No Fate (with ...Replacing lower RAM 4116 ZX Spectrum 48k - desoldering advice please?A long post, but interesting pictures perhaps. :) I'd like some advice: (also apologies I think I picked the wrong 'Hardware' category for this, plea…
... seemed to indicate a lower RAM issue. It hadn't been ... got the system booting to BASIC, I believe?)
[url ...Print vs 23659To be honest I could not think of a better topic title, although its not ideal. Anyway, I do recall reading ages ago that the reason you cannot no…
... normally get away with a PRINT AT 22,(whatever) is because ... as a bit of simple Basic seems to be the easy ... POKE 23659,0
20 PRINT AT 22,0;"Yes we ... POKE 23659,0
20 PRINT AT 23,0;"Some text ...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 ... ' statement to implement this in print but am unfamiliar as to ..."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 ... /> 380 NEXT i
390 PRINT "Stick: ";r;" of ";t;" ... (";r/t*100;"%)"
400 PRINT "Swap: ";s;" of ";t;" ("; ... br /> 420 REM print the doors
430 PRINT d$(1);":";d ... in my logic or BASIC?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 ... area and forcing the re-PRINT# of the last byte ... think there is only one free sector left in the ... 1,0
330 CLS : PRINT "Block ";r+1
340 ...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 ... O$ = STR$ (A)
70 PRINT O$
80 NEXT A48K Issue 2 RAM issuesI have 48K issue 2 board (I've checked, the upper memory is present!). It's not very well. I've not attempted to diagnose one before, so please bear …
... it boots fine.
PRINT PEEK 23732 + PEEK 23733 * 256 ...
POKE 32768,85 : PRINT PEEK 32768 and this returns ... and
POKE 32768,170 : PRINT PEEK 32768 returns 174
RAM as it will actually boot ...Multi-Platform Arcade Game DesignerFirst of all, I should say Hello, having left the Spectrum scene around a year ago. I'm not planning to make a return but figured that I have some n…
... discuss the tool please feel free to use this thread. Just ... can have is the Spectrum RAM. MPAGD gives the user 40K ... just write AT 10 12 PRINT "HELLO". Comments are allowed too ...Speed comparison of BASIC CommandsHi everyone, I reactivated my account (thanks Lee!) due to starting to code some BASIC with my daughter. In the tips and tricks thread there is a …
... to starting to code some BASIC with my daughter.
BASIC.
However, after searching ... about how much time each BASIC command takes to run.
PRINT commands compare speed-wise?
New Utility ZXSTLC[b]New Utility ZX Spectrum Tape (& Disk) Loader Creator[/b] I made this utility to easily create tape and +3 disk loaders for my projects and have…
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| both -s & -c print size of the headerless block ... as above
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| a basic command line will be:
printing text on HP-GL plotters through RS232 on AY-3-8912Hello, i don't know, if anyone is even interested in these things. But i do. I like printers, plotters and other devices which we can connected to…
... interprett very simple and basic HPGL. It cannot do ... areas), but even most basic commands like PU,PD, ... draw anything. I can print complicated pictures from Inkscape ... of course available. Feel free modify it and make ... someone will be able print something and how ...How to write a simple BASIC* horizontal scrolling game (Tutorial) [b]How to write a simple BASIC* horizontal scrolling game[/b] In this tutorial, we will be talking about how to write a simple BASIC* horizont…
... how to write a simple BASIC* horizontal scrolling* game.
... Line 300, where we print a character to the right ... .
Then we print the score right after scrolling ... =USR 60000
200 PRINT AT 21,0;"score : ... ";s;
300 PRINT AT RND*20,30;"*"
CODE instruction in array$ PRINTSo I'm still plugging away at BASIC and have found a line of code (another!) that's really puzzling me. The line is as follows: PRINT A$(P+Q TO P…
... 'm still plugging away at BASIC and have found a line ... line is as follows:
PRINT A$(P+Q TO P ... code line, it reads:
Print the characters from index 481 ... is 8).
i.e. PRINT A$(481 TO 488). The ...
