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  • Speeding up BasicHi, Does anyone know whether it is faster to use variables than numbers in Sinclair basic? What I mean for example, is Poke A,D quicker than Poke 5…

    Hi,

    Does anyone know whether it is faster to use variables than numbers in Sinclair basic?

    What I mean for example, is Poke A,D quicker than Poke 50000,100?

    Thanks

    Derek
    dmsmith dmsmith July 2005 Sinclair Basic
  • Spectrum Programming TipsI've dug up a couple more items from my Spectrum 'pit' and added them at [url="http://www.mdfsnet.f9.co.uk/Info/Comp/Spectrum/ProgTips"]http://www.md…

    ... , OPENIN, OPENOUT, READ and WRITE.
    * A general BASIC line editor with ...
    Jonathan Harston Jonathan Harston July 2005 Development
  • The ultimate Emulation Keyboard?How cool would this keyboard be for ZX Speccy emulation?: [url="http://www.artlebedev.com/portfolio/optimus/"]http://www.artlebedev.com/portfolio/op…

    How cool would this keyboard be for ZX Speccy emulation?:< ...
    Dave_C Dave_C July 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Keyboard help !Wonder if anyone could help me or have an idea ! I'm dying from the flu and i dont wanna drive 110 miles just to get my laptop fixed at work (i work…

    ... .

    Taken off the keyboard given it a bit of ...
    psj3809 psj3809 August 2005 Chit chat
  • how do i read the keyboard in assembly? here is the code i tried writting to find out the value of a key call 28f (hex) loop: ld a,255 cp e jr z loop ld (50000),e ret notes from what i …

    here is the code i tried writting to find out the value of a key


    call 28f (hex)
    loop: ld a,255
    cp e
    jr z loop
    ld (50000),e
    ret

    notes from what i understand 255 is the value that is in e if a ...
    mestor mestor August 2005 Development
  • BBC BASIC for the SpectrumThe latest update of BBC BASIC for the Spectrum at [url="http://www.mdfsnet.f9.co.uk/Software/Spectrum/BBCBasic"]http://www.mdfsnet.f9.co.uk/Software…

    The latest update of BBC BASIC for the Spectrum at [url=" ...
    Jonathan Harston Jonathan Harston August 2005 Sinclair Basic
  • HELP -- anybody got WIndows 98?Or some halfway-decent CD-burner software which will work under Win95? I recently upgraded my CD-Rom drive to CD-RW, because they're so cheap nowada…

    ... to put up with a read speed of "only" 40x instead ... lacks even such [I][B]basic[/B][/I] CD-burning facilities ...
    robert@fm robert@fm August 2005 Chit chat
  • BASIC question (in both ways)hi, im fairly new to spectrum stuff.. I bought one a couple of days ago.. im trying to write a basic program that opens a window (drawn with DRAW com…

    ... .. im trying to write a basic program that opens a window ... text to my box but basic seems to position text in ... should be in the Spectrum Basic section.. I didnt see it ...
    javaguy javaguy August 2005 Sinclair Basic
  • Programming MC : first stepsIsn't nice to collect all kinds of short routines to help making the first steps into MC for everyone who never touched MC? What I mean is mostly th…

    ... programs you make are more BASIC-based (PRINT AT) and therefore ... routines could be:
    Reading keyboard (by IN-port or by ... print
    ret ; Back to BASIC

    random push hl ...
    Dr BEEP Dr BEEP August 2005 Development
  • Manic Miner Basic Source?Is there any sinclair basic source for Manic Miner going around on the net? also does anyone have any good guides which can get one started on making…

    Is there any sinclair basic source for Manic Miner going around on the net? also does anyone have any good guides which can get one started on making basic games for the speccy?
    Whitesnake Whitesnake September 2005 Sinclair Basic
  • SAVE the complete screen in BASICHow can I save the COMPLETE screen (with the last two lines) in BASIC? If I type SAVE "XXXX" SCREEN$, then comes the message "Start tape, ..." and th…

    How can I save the COMPLETE screen (with the last two lines) in BASIC?
    If I type SAVE "XXXX" SCREEN$, then comes the message "Start tape, ..." and the last two lines are destroyed!
    wilko0070 wilko0070 September 2005 Sinclair Basic
  • Football DirectorThis game had me hooked in my teenage years and after having a dabble again recently my addiciton to it has not waned one bit, although i have numero…

    ... is a classic in its basic format.

    Anyway, my ... of saving the game, i read bits in the tipshop but ...
    Valium Valium September 2005 Games
  • Hard drive and Multiface problemsI recently read about the Spectrum +3e, and thought to myself - "I'll give that a try, and I'll build the Hard drive Interface while I'm at it". So,…

    I recently read about the Spectrum +3e, and ... ? I tried saving a simple basic program to the hard drive ...
    jagman5994 jagman5994 October 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • DK'Tronics keyboardAnyone else ever owned this keyboard? [url="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/hardware/feat14.html"]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/hardware/feat14.html…

    Anyone else ever owned this keyboard?

    [url="http://www. ...
    Hedegaard Hedegaard October 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • ZXSoftware.co.uk UpdateHi folks, This weeks update should be worth a laugh. I've been playing a bit with the code recently so anything not working please tell me. The up…

    ... CP Software
    Beyond BASIC Sinclair Research Ltd
    ... Software
    Learn to Read 1 Sinclair Research Ltd< ... br /> Learn to Read 2 Sinclair Research Ltd< ... br /> Learn to Read 3 Sinclair Research Ltd< ... br /> Learn to Read 4 Sinclair Research Ltd< ...
    ADJB ADJB October 2005 Announcements
  • KEYBOARD PROJECTYes I know this should be in the hardware section (sorry), but just recently there was supposed to be some dude making a new keyboard interface. If y…

    Yes I know this should be in the hardware section (sorry), but just recently there was supposed to be some dude making a new keyboard interface. If your out there, how are you doing? And how much is it costing so far?
    ANDREW RYALS ANDREW RYALS November 2005 Hardware
  • Compiling BASIC programs using Hi-Soft CompilerThis might get me nowhere, but it's worth a try... I'm writing a game in Spectrum BASIC - hopefully, for Simon's CD compilation, if he'll have it - …

    ... writing a game in Spectrum BASIC - hopefully, for Simon's ... Spectaculator/SPIN running Hi-Soft BASIC compiler. I've been testing ... until the size of the BASIC program crept above 14K and ... test the compiled program whilst BASIC program and compiler were still ...
    woodcock88 woodcock88 November 2005 Sinclair Basic
  • Keyboard emulation accuracyWhen the IN function checks the keyboard how accurate is it in a real speccy? For example, say you had lightning fast hands and a keyboard that coul…

    ... the IN function checks the keyboard how accurate is it in ... lightning fast hands and a keyboard that could cope and you ... 'm currently checking the PC keyboard every 20ms in my emulator ... commands simply check the last keyboard scan.
    PrinceClumsy PrinceClumsy December 2005 Emulators
  • keyboard imagesHi! I would like to have a good, printable spectrum 48K/128K keyboard pictures. ( And I think it is a good idea to pack these with an any emulator …

    ... good, printable spectrum 48K/128K keyboard pictures. ( And I think it ... stuff, but not a simple keyboard image.

    I never ...
    ctrlz ctrlz December 2005 Emulators
  • How does a Speccy keyboard work?Hi again. I saw a post a while ago about the Speccy keyboard. I think it referenced an old magazine article. I have no idea how a keyboard membran…

    Hi again.

    I saw a post a while ago about the Speccy keyboard. I think it referenced an old magazine article.

    I have no idea how a keyboard membrane works. Could anyone give me a bit of insight on it?

    Cheers
    KeepGood KeepGood December 2005 Hardware
  • BASIC 2005 Competition - a lot of games for downloadA lot of BASIC games in Bytemaniacos competition, all in spanish for download now: [url="http://www.bytemaniacos.com/html/basic2005.html"]http://www…

    A lot of BASIC games in Bytemaniacos competition, all ...
    radastan radastan January 2006 Sinclair Basic
  • Sinclair Extended BASIC...Sinclair Extended BASIC is on hold, pending the completion of the Open82 project.

    Sinclair Extended BASIC is on hold, pending the completion of the Open82 project.
    chev chev January 2006 Sinclair Basic
  • speccy-basic compilerHi everybody! i'd like to compile spectrum basic programs to z80 asm to make them work faster. I've tryed a lot of compilers running on speccy but i …

    ... 'd like to compile spectrum basic programs to z80 asm to ... program that I type a basic program and it compile and ...
    paolo z paolo z January 2006 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • more than basic gamesHi, I was wondering if profession games were programmed by using software beyond basic, because in this forum people are saying you can only do …

    ... programmed by using software beyond basic, because in this forum people ... any way of saving your basic program, half half way through ...
    somewherecheap somewherecheap January 2006 Sinclair Basic
  • Detecting TR-DOS from BASICIs there a simple (or contrived :D ) way to detect the presence of a TR-DOS/Betadisk interface from BASIC? For fairly obvious reasons this can't rel…

    ... TR-DOS/Betadisk interface from BASIC?

    For fairly obvious ...
    pissedbob pissedbob January 2006 Development
  • Mess around with basicIf you have a game that was written in basic, e.g Football Manager, how do you look at the code that was used? thanks

    If you have a game that was written in basic, e.g Football Manager, how do you look at the code that was used?
    thanks
    somewherecheap somewherecheap January 2006 Sinclair Basic
  • GUI in sinclair basic.Can anyone point me to any existing subroutines or functions or library to be called whithin sinclair basic to create visual command like messageboxe…

    Can anyone point me to any existing subroutines or functions or library to be called whithin sinclair basic to create visual command like messageboxes, listboxes, editboxes, or something similar?
    Thanks in advance
    carmack carmack January 2006 Sinclair Basic
  • Lesser used BASIC commandsAre there any interesting articles or books that explore some of the lesser used BASIC commands/functions e.g. DEF FN, IN, OUT etc? The Spectrum BAS…

    Are there any interesting articles or books that explore some of the lesser used BASIC commands/functions e.g. DEF FN, IN, OUT etc?

    The Spectrum BASIC manual only glosses over them without going into a lot of detail.

    Necros.
    Ian Hamilton Ian Hamilton January 2006 Sinclair Basic
  • Beginner InfoI have trying to find some hardware information for use with assembly coding but havn't had much luck. For instance. How do I redirect the vertical …

    ... do a read the keys on the keyboard, can I read multiple key ...
    addictive1 addictive1 February 2006 Development
  • Machine Code QuestionHi All Not sure if this is the right place for this but it seems closest. Am starting to read the Toni Baker Intro to Machine Code book and its ver…

    ... .

    Am starting to read the Toni Baker Intro to ... nagging regret that I didnt read it 20 years ago tho ... "Assembly" language, I know what BASIC is, and the hex machine ...
    Womble Womble February 2006 Sinclair Basic
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