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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 ... -
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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 . . .
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Do you use version control software?Hi, I wonder what, if any, version control people use in their development. I use PVCS 8 at work but get a little disgruntled at the cost, the RAM …
... disgruntled at the cost, the RAM footprint of the application and ... , does anyone know of a free alternative to PVCS (that could ... -
Good free animated GIF creator?Can anyone point me to a decent free animated GIF creator package for Windows? Ta.
Can anyone point me to a decent free animated GIF creator package for Windows? Ta. -
I Love Freecycle because .....I got a Boxed Amstrad CPC464 a green tube Amstrad Monitor a MP1 Modulator that allows you to use the 464 with a normal tv (bit naughty that you had t…
... books including teach yourself advanced basic and the 464 manual. It ... else on here got good free stuff off freecycle before. -
Well I've gone and done it - a PS2 it is!Yep, another successful ebay item in my kitty - a new PS2 with 2 controllers, 8 MB RAM, and 5 free games of my choice(modded PS2 - need I say more?).…
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R Register, Contended RAM and ClonesHi. I've had a quick look at the CSS FAQ but didn't spot quite what I'm looking for (also the CSS FAQ doesn't have much detail of the clones - there …
... is the effect of contended RAM on the R-register? I ... run any code in contended RAM, but I do make several ... , but then without the contended RAM the HALT would take place ... -
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.
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Free animated film Elephants DreamI haven't seen it yet i am downloading an iso of it now, but its a computer animated film and the makers have released it free to download, this is a…
... the makers have released it free to download, this is a ... today be released as a free and public download. "
Any Gamecube owners want this for freeI bought a Gamecube S-Video/Scart cable from dixons bargain bin a while ago and have put it up 3 times on ebay with no bidders i then put it on freec…
... /> I will post it for free to anyone in the U ...Old code uploadedI'm gradually ploughing through my microdrive catridges and I am uploading the recovered contents at [url]http://mdfs.net/Software/Spectrum/Microdri…
... /> * Emulated teletext display.
* 31K RAM disk.
* Code to create ... Willy screen.
All free for reuse by other people ...Free music!!!Keep an eye on [url]http://spiralfrog.com/[/url] They have the backing of Universal Music and they have allowed their entire back catalogue to be do…
... catalogue to be downloaded for free..
Am I right ... /> That's a lot of free music...CLEAR does not RESTORE the DATA pointer??According to the Spectrum manual, one of the things that a CLEAR command does RESTORE the DATA pointer. Either it doesn't actually do this, or some…
... of Data" appears!
BASIC bug, or error in manual ... 4,5,6
50 PRINT a;b;c
[/CODE ...RAM Test ROM?Found a link to this: [url]http://www.retroreview.com/iang/TestSpec4.zip[/url] in another thread, and fired it up in SPIN, but I have no clue how to…
... this to determine which physical RAM chip needs replacing, and/or ...Definitive and free 3D model archive?Anyone know of a massive, central, free archive of 3D objects to use in the various 3D rendering programs? The best I can come up with asks you to pa…
Anyone know of a massive, central, free archive of 3D objects to use in the various 3D rendering programs? The best I can come up with asks you to pay a lot of money for each object.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.128K memory testingDuring a mad half hour I decided to write a little memory tester program in BASIC using the information from the 48K service manual. Now I was wonder…
... little memory tester program in BASIC using the information from the ... similar way of testing the ram on a 128K speccy.
256K RAM chips in Spectrum 128KSince I have lot of 256K RAM chips, and my 128K has RAM error, I think about replacing all 16 RAM (64K ones) chips with 256K chips. Then it would be …
... have lot of 256K RAM chips, and my 128K ... has RAM error, I think about ... replacing all 16 RAM (64K ones) chips with ... be 'Spectrum 512K' - something like RAM in Pentagon.
... bank switching of that extra RAM - we need 2 bits ...Free for collection from West London: +3, Software, variousHi, Just discovered both a stack of old Spectrum stuff, and this site. I have a box containing the following which is free to a good home. You'll …
... containing the following which is free to a good home. You ...How to save TZXGreetings to all. I am starting to move on from just games into some testing of home made programs. Although I could have done that in ancient tapes…
... a TZX directly from the basic programming (or from any program ... as this:
10 print yay
20 go to ...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…
... a P2-450, 128MB or RAM and a DirectX 7 3D ... 's neglect of such a basic function), and I don't ...Ways to use double buffering in basicI was meddling with woody's print stream code where you can print characters at any pixel location on screen. I was playing with 12 sprites, very ann…
... was meddling with woody's print stream code where you can ... print characters at any pixel location ...Where to get Spectrum RAMSigh. Even obsolete nixie tubes seem to be easier to get hold of than Spectrum RAM. I've tried the usual suspects (eBay and google searches), but not…
... get hold of than Spectrum RAM. I've tried the usual ... dead Spectrums with suspected bad RAM. It'd be nice to ...Spectrum RAM Paks...This jogged my memory (excuse the pun!!) : [url]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CURRAH-32K-RAM-PACK-BOXED-SINCLAIR-ZX-SPECTRUM_W0QQitemZ150057889352QQihZ005QQ…
... ebay.co.uk/CURRAH-32K-RAM-PACK-BOXED-SINCLAIR-ZX- ... with one of these 32K RAM paks!
My poor ... 16K model with this 32K RAM pak.
It ... them!
16K RAM paks were very popular for ...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 ...Something I've been pondering on...... is why Spectrum BASIC includes both PRINT and LPRINT. Likewise, why include LIST and LLIST - When it appeared Sinclair were running out of space…
... is why Spectrum BASIC includes both PRINT and LPRINT. Likewise, why include ... LPRINT can be replaced by PRINT #3 (LLIST by LIST #3 ... do exactly the same as PRINT #x ?
Maybe they ...ZXF IssueJust been on the ZXF website and ... [quote]Welcome to the ZXF website ZXF magazine is a free PDF publication about the Sinclair ZX Spectrum microc…
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ZXF magazine is a free PDF publication about the Sinclair ... , there will also be a print version that you can buy ...Bug in CONTINUE?I've found this anomaly in Spectrum Basic, but I don't remember have seen it in lists of ROM bugs: 10 FOR i=1 to 3 20 PRINT i 30 IF i=2 then PRINT a…
... this anomaly in Spectrum Basic, but I don't ... 30 IF i=2 then PRINT a
40 NEXT ... CONTINUE
C Nonsense in BASIC, 30:1
CONTINUE
C Nonsense in BASIC, 30:1
CONTINUE
30 IF i=2 then PRINT ; : PRINT a
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