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ZXLFN - storing tape header in a long file nameHi lads ;) Couple of months ago, the group of guys interested in divIDE software development has came up with an interesting idea - store tape heade…
... = "file" (these ambiguities exist in both ZXLFN and "header" proposals although ... we could define a new Basic syntax but...). Now, since ... all kinds of ambiguities in both proposals anyway, I eventually ... giving files ambiguous names. In theory, user may create ... -
The Only Reason Sinclair Succeeded (Provoking Controversy)Although I love my Sinclairs dearly, I think that the only reason they succeeded was because at the time most people did not know any better (factori…
[QUOTE=Scottie_uk]Although in some ways the C16 was technically superior ... , and a better version of BASIC, but as it had no ... -
The Only Reason Sinclair Succeeded (Provoking Controversy)Although I love my Sinclairs dearly, I think that the only reason they succeeded was because at the time most people did not know any better (factori…
... program be written by both camps for their respective ... 10,000th prime number. Both programs (the Z80 and ... to follow the same basic rules, so that there ... would store the result in a register or memory ... to be implemented in both CPU's programs (in fact, they'd ... -
The Only Reason Sinclair Succeeded (Provoking Controversy)Although I love my Sinclairs dearly, I think that the only reason they succeeded was because at the time most people did not know any better (factori…
... program be written by both camps for their respective ... 10,000th prime number. Both programs (the Z80 and ... to follow the same basic rules, so that there ... to be implemented in both CPU's programs (in fact, they' ... The best coders for both processors are far too ... -
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…
... in BASIC also.
I've programmed in heaps of different languages and basic ... />
Its bollocks that BASIC makes a bad learning language ... different anyhow so how can basic stuff you up?
in different ways.
BASIC is no better or ... -
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…
... /> I don't hold Sinclair BASIC in higher regard than any other ... danglies. Instant results, and built-in.
These days, ... learnt to be reasonably proficient in both z80 and x86 assembly to ... 've ever seen... for Sinclair BASIC.
It's been ... -
Which would be fasterSay you want to use a variable value of 0 to 255 in a BASIC program, which way would be fastest? Say for arguments sake you wanted to use two variabl…
... of 0 to 255 in a BASIC program, which way would ... trying to escape memory contention in BASIC. You can't. The ... ]Also, which is quickest for BASIC maths operations
... usually the quickest way. BASIC stores them in both display friendly format and ... -
Byter and U.F.O. by Protek?Who says these are available for the Speccy? I've often wondered where this info comes from - any info I've seen shows these as available for the ZX-…
... that there are things missing in the database, and you bite ... claims at all.
So in one paragraph he talks about ... fantomware, and in another he insists we accept ... , you can't have it both ways...
What he doesn ... -
Seventh Harry Potter book?What will this be called? My guess is [i]Harry Potter and the Da Vinci Codex[/i]. :D
... Rowling writes about fantastical situations in exactly the same way as ... /> Everyone uses simular ideas in fantastic ways. In my book, I have ...
Cloaks - they are both different. In LOTR, the cloak is used ... landscape ie a rock while in HP, it was pure ... -
External Speccy CommunicationHow does a speccy communicate with the outside world ?? Do you have to have the interface 1 for serial communications ( rs232 ) or are there other p…
... I could write a short Basic program that would take the ... much scope there would be in file transfer.
Maybe copying ... null-modem cable.
Questions (in addition to my theories above ... -
Question for the tzx dev guru'sI'm almost finished with a batch of adventure tapes which I've got on loan.. The final tape, is a development version of Birthday Surprise, which ha…
... was originally researching into alternative ways of dumping code blocks larger ... bytes from the dodgy block in the pre release version of ... last 50 or so bytes in both files were identical and that ... would help when critical blips in the middle of a sample ... -
VB Emulator UpgradeHas anyone upgraded the VB 6.0 open source of either VBspec or VB81 to the free VB Express 2005 Edition? [url]http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/expr…
... Basic. It is both a tool for learning to program in Visual Basic ... full version of Visual Basic. But Visual Basic Express Edition is ... features that make Visual Basic programming easier than ever ... step through the lessons in the Visual Basic Guided Tour. When ... -
TZX revision 1.20 finalSince everybody seems to agree with the last propositions, the specification for the TZX file format revision 1.20 now becomes final and you can find…
[QUOTE=Luca]Not in my interpretation. Block 0x11 specifies ... again this was never specified. Both you and Mikie have had ... creative styles to encode data in artistic ways, if you see what ... -
Another dozy day...I can find the TZX Format documents but I seem to be having a mental fizz. Where are the .MGT Format documents? Cheers
... other way round really, but both ways would be good.
basic, screen$ and code from tzx ... probably also want to manipulate basic autorun lines and code start ... -
Did u know :-BBC reported live that Building 7 has collapse when it was shown fully standing behind her left shoulder ! And it was another 30mins before it collap…
... it shoved down their throat in a rant that states "I ... another persons truth. It works both ways. But when someone strays to ... -
Currah MicroSource emulationIt appears to be impossible to emualte the MicroSource in software on the ZX Spectrum SE as hardware polling is required. The following patch is not …
... stack which basically 1) pages BASIC ROM in, 2) calls an address ... back in, 4) returns to calling routine. Such a solution is both ... to page BASIC ROM in and then calling the predetermined BASIC ROM address ... -
Help make Retro Gamer greatI'm more than happy with the articles that are now appearing in Retro Gamer, but I want it to become far more of a hub for the retro community than i…
... on the C64, all run in two channels but sound like ... s hardly going to work in the general case of ... are superior to the C64 in many ways, so it's more ... already have a Commodore part in them anyway: The CPU. ... the early 1990's when both the POKEY and AY were ... -
Games that were better/worse on C64/SpeccyOkay, games that were either: a) Better on the Spectrum or b) better on the C64 Simple heh? I can think of a couple: Bombjack is way better o…
... something that "happens" in the game than an ...
I'd count both as "missions", and indeed anything ... of it. And in many ways the better handling of ... Starstrike II was developed in roughly the same timeframe, ... few months and in many ways it's technically ... -
Total amount of memory on a Speccy ?I wonder............ The C64 (excuse me for saying that name in here. I'll hereby name it just "it") has 64k, while only 38k, or so, is available f…
... did not much care for Basic - in both is very primitive and limited ... Basic. Machines were intended mostly ... only some 5KB free for Basic programs ! It was because ... That, and too long Basic interpreter written in C eaten up almost ... -
TV Modulator. Can it be repaired?Is it possible, to repair tha TV modulator (after removing it) if it gives wavy picture? I replaced both transistors (tr1/2) and both electrolytic ca…
... if I run a small BASIC test program, which pokes 0 ... a 48K machine, yet BASIC can read and write the ... value (02 I think) in every location in upper RAM - so ... 've seen PCs die in odd ways that indicated bad disks ... it does not fail with BASIC, but the ROM cannot ... -
timeless speccy gameswhich speccy games do you hold tobe worth playing today regardless of nostlgia-reasons (if possible not to "regard" them...), regardless historical c…
... of moves cack you get in Tekken. Crisp controls, great action ... down to it's basic ingredients and in many ways better than everything ... -
mgt disk readeri started writing a program for the pc to read and disassemble the files in MGT image files, but i have not had the time to do much with it latley, s…
... with? It's not listed in infoseek.
D.[/QUOTE ... supports the +D at a BASIC level and does not use ... freeware programs that I have in the library. Now, my intention ... since I test every file in both an emulator and a real ... -
ULA chipHi. Where i can find a ULA 6C001E-6 chip for an 3B issue Speccy ? Also looking for one 7805 heatsink... Thank
... the ROM that i'm in need and can't find ... if he could shift them in sufficient quantities, they would be ... , providing they paid the postage both ways. To date, that'll be ... -
ULA chipHi. Where i can find a ULA 6C001E-6 chip for an 3B issue Speccy ? Also looking for one 7805 heatsink... Thank
... if he could shift them in sufficient quantities, they would be ... , providing they paid the postage both ways. To date, that'll be ... the auction, they'll go in good hands, I'll treat ... , so the truth must lie in between.
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New speccy part 2As a quick recap, I am looking to create a 'new speccy hardware' platform, which will retain the charm of the original 48k beast. The way intend to …
... Because hardware has gone down in price, software writers have ... studio to do it in ten years ago. Users ... want to have $OBSCURE_FEATURE in Word, and can't ... in any format, play video in any format, play music in ... You can't have it both ways: you either have easy ... -
New speccy part 2As a quick recap, I am looking to create a 'new speccy hardware' platform, which will retain the charm of the original 48k beast. The way intend to …
... Because hardware has gone down in price, software writers have ... studio to do it in ten years ago. Users ... want to have $OBSCURE_FEATURE in Word, and can't ... in any format, play video in any format, play music in ... You can't have it both ways: you either have easy ... -
Vote for the change of TZX formatThere is an ongoing discussion on the proposal of Patrik Rat to change the current TZX format specification to one that is simpler to implement for e…
... have an equal say in decisions about the format ... .
[QUOTE]In addition to these points Mikie ... . You can't have it both ways.
The ... /> [QUOTE]So with keeping in mind all of the points ... will not have GDB in them unless absolutely necessary ... -
You know you're starting to lose it...You know when you're starting to get a strange addiction when you start searching for *broken* Spectrums to buy ... There's something thrilling in a…
... good ones) but on both cases i knew these people ... 'm coming from then, both your answers seem to be ... we live so far apart, in other ways, it isn't. We ... some beers and talk about ways to mend a Spectrm, ... or better still, think up ways to make a fully compatible ... -
Better start mangling email addresses in postsBe aware that posts to these forums are now being mirrored to a private Usenet news server - there is a possibility that some of these posts will be …
... ;195405] My final thought is, in the words of Rodney King ... Matthew Wescott thread on CSS in question, I find it ironical ... between CSS and WoS somewhat. In fact, I hope there would ... between CSS and WoS Forums (both ways) so that there is no ... -
After Clive - why did computing go backwards?Just a thought on from another thread a couple days ago. 25+ years ago Clive made a tiny computer which fitted in your pocket (ok it had to be a lar…
... that CPU's will double in speed every 18 months. Is ... case? Can't have it both ways! (OK, so maybe you can ... PC, you can get built in sound, graphics, etc., and motherboards ... their hardware than was available in 48k, so bigger machines have ...
