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So what about ethernet and ZX BASIC?Well, as of about 5 minutes ago, ZX BASIC for the first time properly wrote some packets to the network! OK, so it isn't perhaps 100% what Andrew Ow…
... about 5 minutes ago, ZX BASIC for the first time properly ... ,"example.com",2000
20 PRINT #4;"Hello example.com!"
Then the standard Spectrum BASIC keywords can be used for ... $# (to poll a socket stream), PRINT #, LIST # - they all will work ... -
Writing internet servers in ZX BASICNew Spectranet news! I have just finished adding the code to allow listening sockets to be used from BASIC. A simple example: [code] 10 %listen #4,…
... sockets to be used from BASIC. A simple example:
30 PRINT #5;RND
40 GO ... =5 TO m
50 PRINT #i;RND
60 NEXT ... write a web server in BASIC now :-) -
Tutorial - learn machine code in 30mins[B][I]Message from the moderators[/I] - bigjon has requested that readers' attention be drawn to a better version of this tutorial, one which is easi…
... a BASIC program to run the machine code and print the ... go to GAMEOVER.
;print car
;scroll road
;random road ... before returning to BASIC
;return score to BASIC
Copy ... machine code function called from basic will return the value ... -
Print at 128,87? :)The advanced search function didn't help me find the answer to this, and I don't remember seeing anything similar in magazines or books... so please …
... routine that can print a character or UDG from BASIC but using ... would allow me to use PRINT AT x, y (not y ... -
Vector font in BASiCHi guys) Some fifteen years ago I saw a quite short BASIC prog that could simulate a vector font with size/ thickness/ italicization params. I remem…
... ."
1430 PRINT ""
1440 PRINT "THEN, WRITE YOUR BASIC LINES TO"
1450 PRINT ""
1460 PRINT "PRODUCE YOUR ... -
An update on ZX BASIC support for the SpectranetOne for zxbruno, I hope :-) So just an example of what now can be done with the network filesystem and BASIC. The following listing is of a program …
... the network filesystem and BASIC. The following listing is ...
20 PRINT PAPER 2;" Spectrum Games ": PRINT
50 ... this on the Spectrum, using BASIC and streams:
BASIC. You can PRINT # to that ... -
ZX BASIC (Boriel's Compiler) - LibrariesWell, we have a nascent option on a sprite library coming together, thanks to na_th_an's fourspriter being retooled for the job. It's not general pur…
... 's also a 42 char print library option.
Sadly ... is simultaneously almost completely sinclair basic compatible (It even allows line ... easy fix to a Sinclair Basic Program) and a very powerful ... add-in functions for the basic compiler to make it more ... -
storing machine code in BASICApart from putting m/c above RAMTOP, which means that it has to be POKEd or LOADed separately after the BASIC program; or putting it in a REM, which …
... LOADed separately after the BASIC program; or putting it ... between the end of BASIC and the beginning of ... 23627)+machine_code_length+1:
PRINT "Enter as direct commands ... CODE mcpos,machine_code_length:
PRINT "machine code starts at ";mcpos ... -
Copying a SCREEN$ in ZX BASIC in 1 second?!Following on from the revived "[thread=20207]Saving a complete SCREEN$ in BASIC[/thread]" thread (although Arjun really only needed a suitable POKE i…
... Saving a complete SCREEN$ in BASIC[/thread]" thread (although Arjun ... of memory) in ZX BASIC without resorting to a ... using only standard ZX Spectrum BASIC - and it's ... (dl),41
35 PRINT #0;"load a SCREEN$ ... 0
50 CLS : PRINT #0;"press ""j"" again"
Which BASIC commands/functions affect FRAMES?Hi Folks, Does someone have a definitive list of BASIC commands/functions that affect the FRAMES counter? The list I have so far: BEEP CAT (thanks…
... have a definitive list of BASIC commands/functions that affect the ...
PLAY (thanks BB)
PRINT #3 (Geoff)
SAVE - to ...checking bits in BASICThe question of manipulating bit patterns in BASIC was raised recently in this [thread=35728]Keys redefine routine and key check[/thread] thread. I s…
... manipulating bit patterns in BASIC was raised recently in ... ease of handling from BASIC, with a little loop ... 5 LET bc=0: PRINT bc;"=";: PRINT ,FN b$(bc,10 ... :
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PRINT FN b$(FN h(12345 ... digit character strings in BASIC for bit manipulation, but ...saving part of a BASIC programHere's a short routine to save part of a BASIC program. The idea is that it can be merged into a program and then used to save sub-routines, etc. to …
... to save part of a BASIC program. The idea is that ... $(2 TO 11)=" " THEN
PRINT #0;"F Invalid file name ... +CHR$ 128+l$
9994 PRINT #0; FLASH 1;"m/c ...AND,XOR,OR,BIT,RES,SET,CPL,NEG,RLC,RRC,SLA,SRL,RL, RR,SRA for BASICAs this was drifting away from the original INKEY$ thread I thought that I'd create a new one. So here's a routine to provide all of the above mentio…
... the above mentioned operations from BASIC. Syntax is explained in the ... 7
19 PRINT "OpCd A"
20 PRINT "CPL ";a,"= ";USR ... 40021+VAL "(,a"
23 PRINT "RRC ";a,"= ";USR 40021+VAL ... "),a"
24 PRINT "SLA ";a,"= ";USR 40021+VAL ...Find-Fill-Copy functions for BASICThere's not much going on here, so here's three m/code routines to provide some data manipulation functions which are otherwise slow to do from BASIC…
... otherwise slow to do from BASIC.
* find array 'a ... each routine, using either:
"PRINT USR r0,p1[,p2...,pn ... can be calculated by the BASIC program; see lines 15 & ...Can someone shorten this line of BASIC for me?I think if Sinclair Basic had a modulo operation this line could be a lot shorter:[CODE]PRINT AT cy,cx; PAPER 7-((cx/2=INT (cx/2))*(cy/2=INT (cy/2)))…
I think if Sinclair Basic had a modulo operation this ... be a lot shorter:[CODE]PRINT AT cy,cx; PAPER 7 ...storing machine code in BASICA couple of years ago I posted a routine for storing machine code between PROG & VARS, based on an idea in Toni Baker's "Mastering Machine Code". Thi…
... saved & loaded with the BASIC, as if it was in ... after the last line of BASIC, even though the m/c ... and doesn't need any BASIC to be typed other than ... /c"CODE mc,ml:
PRINT "m/c starts: ";mc'"NOT ...joining lines of BASICDue to overwhelming demand - well, one demand - well, more of a suggestion, really - here's a routine to join together lines of BASIC. The vertical c…
... to join together lines of BASIC. The vertical cursor motion code ... out of editing mode to scroll up/down through the full ... />
Not being able to scroll through the listing while editing ... include a "dividing lines of BASIC" option as well - edit a ...Minimal BASICAndrew Owen has just uploaded [B]Standard ECMA-55: Minimal BASIC [/B]to the Full Books archive on WOS. Thanks! [url]ftp://ftp.worldofspectrum.org/pu…
... Standard ECMA-55: Minimal BASIC [/B]to the Full ... the ANSI Minimal standard for BASIC.
The two ... standard online or in print. I have come across ... the origins of Sinclair BASIC which adhered closely to ... no ON GOTO in Sinclair BASIC (a good substitute exists ...BASIC compilerI'm looking for a basic compiler that actually works, tried all the ones on the WOS archive and none of them seem to work... I'm only wanting to co…
I'm looking for a basic compiler that actually works, tried ... convert 10 lines of a PRINT rountine that uses a lot ...Basic BASIC help needed RNDHi all, I have recently re-discovered an old program I wrote in the early 90s which would do generate random lottery numbers. I know little now, an…
... then, when it comes to BASIC programming and I'm after ... b= 1+ INT (RND*49): PRINT b
any ideas ...Star BASIC or *BASIC??? Anyone heard of this?Does anyone remember a thing called Star Basic or *basic? It was a tape that extended the BASIC instruction set and from memory you put a * in front…
... remember a thing called Star Basic or *basic?
It was ... a tape that extended the BASIC instruction set and from memory ... a * in front such as *PRINT or *SAVE to do extra ...Need to scroll one column using m.c.I've used many of the available routines to scroll the entire screen in any direction, but I'm not being able to find one that would allow me to scro…
... of the available routines to scroll the entire screen in any ... that would allow me to scroll a specified column (1 x ... column and call it from BASIC.Lame BASIC BEEPer editor - alphaI like music, like BASIC and find all current music utilities complicated. Since I enjoy Sinclair BASIC so much, I came up with a simple BEEPer edito…
I like music, like BASIC and find all current music ... complicated. Since I enjoy Sinclair BASIC so much, I came up ... wrong and it will occasionally print a very long number
OpenSE BASIC 3.1.1The eagle-eyed will have noticed that [url="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0027510"]SE BASIC[/url] got an update last week. As a te…
... with routines borrowed from SAM BASIC (thanks to Andrew Wright) ... machines (this requires replacing the BASIC ROM and patching the editor ... (e.g. PR. instead of PRINT). The EDIT key is gone ... (set the permanent attribute), MOVE (BASIC wrapper for the LDIR block ...Copying Files in +3e BASIC (not using COPY command)Hello there my fellow WoS'ers Yet again I find myself in need of guidance, I am sooo close to getting my prototype up. I am writing my own byte cop…
... Copied" : STOP
1060 PRINT #5,c // WRITE TO SAVE ... STREAM
1070 PRINT AT 10, 5; c // DISPLAY ... something like this under +3e basic?
thanks ...More RAM for BASIC (ZXSE required)Ok, here it is: [url]https://dl.dropbox.com/u/15659782/48KBASICSE.zip[/url] Use it as an IF2 ROM with a ZX Spectrum SE. It's a version of the 80x2…
... of the 80x24 mode ROM. PRINT 65536-USR 7962 returns 48641 ... 47.5K available for your BASIC programs. However, anything that expects ...WibbleBibble's Basic threadHi in an attempt to keep my questions from spamming the forum. I think its better to put them all in one place. Thanks everyone so far, I feel I am …
... LET I=2
40 PRINT AT L,C;"*"
50 ... GO TO 50
60 PRINT AT L,C;" "
70 ...Get a listing to .txtI am messing with an old Spectrum game which was written in Basic for the 48k Speccy (not compatible with 128s). I get an error in the begining of th…
... game which was written in Basic for the 48k Speccy ... of the game and tha basic code is visible.
... !).
In the Scroll? message I press BREAK and ... When I try to print it in a Generic Text ... error that the printer cannot print bitmaps.
...Ideas for speeding up this BASIC routine?This loop can take up to 2 minutes to run, depending upon the content of the screen being scanned, about 70% of that time being taken up by lines 105…
... time; it's just the BASIC that I'm asking about ...
