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  • Spectrum +3 External 3.5 driveHi All, I made a 3.5 external hard drive for my Amstrad CPC & it works a treat. I would like to use the same drive on my +3 but I dont know what co…

    ... what command to use in basic?

    Any ideas?[/QUOTE ... are in the manual, to catalogue the drive you would add ...
    guesser guesser June 2012 Hardware
  • ESXDOS v0.8.0 released (with NMI Browser)Hello, To celebrate the speccy's 30th birthday, here's the latest version of ESXDOS for DivIDE users. The full changelog is too long to post here, s…

    ... /> 1) Virtual RAMdisc support using the original 128 BASIC syntax. That is ... enable programs that need the RAMdisc to run.

    2 ... same syntax as the 128 BASIC PLAY command.

    With ... good reason to use 128 BASIC.
    chev chev July 2012 Announcements
  • ESXDOS v0.8.0 released (with NMI Browser)Hello, To celebrate the speccy's 30th birthday, here's the latest version of ESXDOS for DivIDE users. The full changelog is too long to post here, s…

    ... 637776]1) Virtual RAMdisc support using the original 128 BASIC syntax. That ... enable programs that need the RAMdisc to run.[/QUOTE]
    ... hidden folder on CF called "RAMdisc, anything used 128basic or + ... same syntax as the 128 BASIC PLAY command.[/QUOTE]
    ...
    Encarnado Encarnado July 2012 Announcements
  • 80x24 mode (Timex required)Hopefully Martijn will be adding this to the archive soon, but until then grab it here: [url]https://dl.dropbox.com/u/15659782/BASIC80.zip[/url] Th…

    ... that most people "discard" 128 basic ROM... and prefer to use ... aren't really interested in BASIC. There are a few people ... who use 128 BASIC, but the UK version is ... give up. PLAY and the RAMdisc not really being a sufficiently ...
    chev chev August 2012 Sinclair Basic
  • Average age of a Spectrum fanHi! I'm wondering what's the average age of us, readers of this forum. I'm 29 and started playing and programming on the Spectrum when I was 13 (infl…

    ... ZX81 + ram pack (from a catalogue, broke within a week)
    BASIC but no M/C access ... without spending ????????? and the BASIC was SLOOOOOW, but I loved ... Spectrum 48k (Yeah From a catalogue) ... later upgraded it with + keyboard ...
    SKR SKR August 2012 Games
  • Summary care recordsWhat on earth is this rubbish through our door? Opt out schemes are awful. I think I'll send them one of my own. [I]Dear NHS, You will buy x1 Sp…

    ... . Like the international declaration of basic human rights for example.
    catalogue' people's properties. Like when ...
    FrankT FrankT December 2012 Chit chat
  • Microdrive TitlesJust a quick query. Is there a definitive list of titles which made it to microdrive?

    ... de Datos para Microdrive
    BASIC+ PRO PB
    Birds of ... Programs TOFT CO
    Microdrive Catalogue
    Microdrive Cloner I
    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny February 2013 Games
  • 128k Basic used much ?Hi - I was wondering if there were many,if any, games programmed in 128k basic? I was also thinking of doing one myself as I wish to make a text heav…

    Football Director II 128 was written in BASIC and used RAMDisk a lot, but 128/+2 has a different syntax than +2A/+3 for RAMDisc.
    LCD LCD April 2013 Sinclair Basic
  • 128k Basic used much ?Hi - I was wondering if there were many,if any, games programmed in 128k basic? I was also thinking of doing one myself as I wish to make a text heav…

    ... II 128 was written in BASIC and used RAMDisk a lot ... syntax than +2A/+3 for RAMDisc.[/QUOTE]

    Is there ...
    morcar morcar May 2013 Sinclair Basic
  • esxDOS v0.8.5 released (with TR-DOS emulator)Yup, you read right! Now with TR-DOS emulation! More info and download here: [url]http://www.esxdos.org/[/url] Enjoy :)

    ... features that would ... enable 128K BASIC support ...[/QUOTE]

    I ... to add 128 BASIC support. Anything that uses the RAMdisc won't ... replicate the 128 BASIC command?

    SE Basic IV uses two ...
    chev chev July 2013 Announcements
  • Completely free games?Hi, I would like to know if there are any open source or completely free games for ZX Spectrum. Or at least some other free programs without any lin…

    ... the BASIC loader or in a screen message. There is a catalogue ...
    DEATH DEATH October 2013 Games
  • Type-in BASIC contest on Reddit.Not sure how WOS-legal it is to mention/link to other forums, but Reddit is having a contest on r/retrobattlestations, asking readers to type a speci…

    ... : Jukebox, Star Tip 8, Disk Catalogue, Album, Tunes, Tunemaker (some corrections ... it's still all in BASIC, but I basically rewrote most ...
    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny October 2013 Sinclair Basic
  • Type-in BASIC contest on Reddit.Not sure how WOS-legal it is to mention/link to other forums, but Reddit is having a contest on r/retrobattlestations, asking readers to type a speci…

    ... : Jukebox, Star Tip 8, Disk Catalogue, Album, Tunes, Tunemaker (some corrections ... it's still all in BASIC, but I basically rewrote most ...
    na_th_an na_th_an October 2013 Sinclair Basic
  • SoftPLAY: Use the PLAY command from 48 BASICNow you don't need 128 BASIC to use the [B]PLAY[/B] command. Just use [B]PRINT #8;[/B] instead. [url]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/15659782/So…

    ... you don't need 128 BASIC to use the [B]PLAY ... as UDG char "U" in basic line. CPU see this char ... can be used for 128k ramdisc emulation.
    velesoft velesoft October 2013 Brand new software
  • SoftPLAY: Use the PLAY command from 48 BASICNow you don't need 128 BASIC to use the [B]PLAY[/B] command. Just use [B]PRINT #8;[/B] instead. [url]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/15659782/So…

    ... as UDG char "U" in basic line. CPU see this char ... can be used for 128k ramdisc emulation.[/QUOTE]
    Yes, but ...
    chev chev October 2013 Brand new software
  • Graphics questionHello. I was wondering, does anybody here know of a method to display a large (as in, the better part of the screen) bitmap/raster image using ZX Sp…

    ... run this on +3 Basic rather than 128 Basic.

    How ... code running under original Spectrum Basic?
    [/QUOTE]
    The best ... 128+/+2 ROM.
    The RAMDisc Syntax on +2A/+3 is ...
    LCD LCD January 2014 Sinclair Basic
  • Graphics questionHello. I was wondering, does anybody here know of a method to display a large (as in, the better part of the screen) bitmap/raster image using ZX Sp…

    ... 128+/+2 ROM.
    The RAMDisc Syntax on +2A/+3 is ... possible to write a similar basic program that will run on ...
    Speccy_James Speccy_James January 2014 Sinclair Basic
  • Mercenary 1+2 CompendiumDear all users of +3 disks, I am an eager fan of Mercenary game, in which I made a good deal of progress years ago. I was looking for some standart …

    ... Mercenary 1 disk loader (using BASIC), so it may be easily ... has tree blocks:
    - A BASIC loader.
    - Screen$.
    - CODE ... ,41036

    In the BASIC loader, I put CLEAR 24400 ... have names in the disk catalogue (unlike Driller, where you can ...
    Hood Hood February 2014 Games
  • Mercenary 1+2 CompendiumDear all users of +3 disks, I am an eager fan of Mercenary game, in which I made a good deal of progress years ago. I was looking for some standart …

    ... a tape release) with a BASIC loader. Sadly, it can't ... - load another one in a catalogue
    jr nz,SKOC
    Hood Hood February 2014 Games
  • I wonder what this is?Just having a browse on ebay and came across [URL="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/191216974918"]this[/URL], I wonder what its for?

    ... have the 40th Anniversary Maplin catalogue in front of me and ... , LOADed or COPYed [sic] from BASIC.

    Requires ZX81 and ...
    balford balford June 2014 Hardware
  • Frontend for the +3e projectHi, I have recently finished building the 8-bit simple interface and installed the +3e ROMs into my spectrum +2A (Back model) and it is working fine …

    ... who :() I wrote a BASIC program to catalogue the disc and list ...
    RobeeeJay RobeeeJay June 2014 Development
  • Chloe 280SEHi all, Could somebody tell me how far this project is to being complete? [url]https://github.com/cheveron/sebasic4/wiki/Chloe-280SE[/url] Im ver…

    ... to offer a reliable back catalogue of software.
    The IBM ... as improved ULA, sound, Super BASIC.
    Both models would have ...
    retrogod retrogod July 2014 Development
  • Cassette 50 vs Rise Of The RobotsHaving been a Spectrum owner since 1984 I have played some of the best and worse games the machine has to offer, so my question is: Is the Spectrum …

    ... ]Cassette 50 was almost entirely BASIC games. I seem to remember ... it was too smooth for BASIC. I may be wrong of ... game is mostly written in BASIC, but it uses a machine ... of the Spectrum's launch catalogue, and a conversion of a ...
    Matt_B Matt_B August 2014 Games
  • Your Spectrum RegretsSpeccy things that you have done (or haven't done) and have regretted them since. Here's mine... (in no particular order). 1) Sold my Spectrum 128K…

    ... developed sh**tty games in BASIC and a sh**ty music ...
    4. Failed to label/catalogue duplicate/triplicate copies of games ...
    Swevicus Swevicus August 2014 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Alkatraz Protection System - "How to" and compo?I'm thinking about writing a "how to" regarding the [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0020807"]Alkatraz Protection System[/URL].…

    ... the tape?[/B]
    ...a BASIC loader, a compressed loading screen ... />
    [CODE]"LOMM " LINE 10 (BASIC)
    "LOMMSP " CODE 27200,2502 ... :"[/CODE] on a +3 will catalogue the tape for you.

    [B]The BASIC loader[/B]
    Let's ...
    jp jp October 2014 Announcements
  • Alkatraz Protection System - "How to" and compo?I'm thinking about writing a "how to" regarding the [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0020807"]Alkatraz Protection System[/URL].…

    ... then use the menu to catalogue the drive, then load the ... test[/B]

    The basic functionality of the designer is ...
    jp jp November 2014 Announcements
  • Spectrum +3 loading problem.Hi all Recently bought a game off ebay that I've been waiting for, for ages but the A side doesn't work , but the B side does. Now normally I'd j…

    Games disks often don't have a CATalogue that BASIC can read.

    Mark
    1024MAK 1024MAK July 2015 Hardware
  • Retro Game Comparison Blog.So, here's a shameless plug for my blog, which should interest some of you. Then again, it's not biased towards any particular system, so it might no…

    ... burnout here with all the basic life stuff mixed with music ... only game from Hewson's catalogue I could think of that ...
    Skaepoy Skaepoy June 2016 Announcements
  • Your favourite, second best 8 bit machine.So besides the ZX81 and the ZX Spectrum (in its different guises), which is your second most favourite 8 bit machine for looks and design? In order …

    ... these days. I think its BASIC is the same as the ... probably my favourite 8-bit BASIC (save for Boriel on the ... they got it from a catalogue and paid for it in ...
    andrewvanbeck andrewvanbeck January 2017 Hardware
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