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What was the +2 and +3 keyboard like compared to the 128 and + one?I had a Spectrum 128, which had the infamous plastic-but-spongy keys. It was fine for games where you only had to press a handful of keys repeatedly,…
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Print routine for BASIC (or BASin)For anyone interested there's a crappy binary here to print characters from BASIC at pixel positions. Import the binary at 60000, USR 60000 to initia…
... here to print characters from BASIC at pixel positions. Import the ... -
Timex Sinclair 2068Hi guys. This is my first post here, the first of many, I hope.. :) I have a Timex Sinclair 2068 but don?t know much about it. It was given as a gif…
... it. Even wrote some simple basic programs and that was very ... TS2068 didnt work!! Later I read something about an major incompatibility ... -
The BASIC ISRFirst of all, excuse me if my blatant ignorance about this topic makes me write some nonsense :) The thing is that I'm finishing a game in mixed BAS…
... in mixed BASIC and Compiled BASIC (the pure BASIC part is ... and forth, the Compiled BASIC part is the game itself ... music file. Playing it from BASIC is easy:
... stuff) - I know that BASIC has a ISR which is ... to hook it to the BASIC ISR.
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Wanted - Dragon 32 keyboard informationDoes anybody know where I can find info for how the Dragon 32 keyboard is mapped. I have had a good google but can't find these details anywhere so …
... for how the Dragon 32 keyboard is mapped.
I ... -
Spectrum Basic InterpreterHello. I started this days a strange project: an interpreter of the Spectrum Basic that can run in a Spectrum. Here is a very preliminar version: […
... : an interpreter of the Spectrum Basic that can run in a ... -
Some things I bet you didn't know about Microdrives...Quote: This can be attached to any 16k, 48k, & 128k Spectrum Computer, it always for increased performance, and more detailed BASIC code. The Micro …
... more detailed BASIC code. The Micro drive can be read or written ... -
A Pint of Tea on my Keyboard!!I droped a 1 pint (big I know) mug of tea on my keyboard :eek: I have taken the keys out and cleaned behind them however I cannot remember the order…
... ) mug of tea on my keyboard :eek:
I have ... a standard cheapo PC line keyboard can anyone help as I ... -
Keyboard Recognition problemHey Yo! After accidently breaking the old keyboard membrane in my ZX Spectrum 128k last week i have now replaced it with a new one. I have installed…
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Printing out pdfs to readWhat's the best way to print out a large pdf file so that it can be read as if reading a booklet, putting two on each page? Is there a way of arrangi…
What's the best way to print out a large pdf file so that it can be read as if reading a booklet, putting two on each page? Is there a way of arranging the pages to they fit together nicely? -
3D CAD symbolsNot sure if this is the right place for this but...... Does anybody know of a good site to get hold of 3D CAD symbols (Cells, blocks ect, I will con…
... detailed (I have already done basic block diagrams) componants like slimline ... most important a well detailed keyboard.
I don't ... -
48k one dead, one dodgyhello everyone. I have 2 48k spectrum +'s (the one with the QL case). Both boards have issue 3B on them near the speaker. The first will power up …
... (its not).
I read in another thread and I ... a state.
The keyboard membrane has a cracked track ... its solder and the small keyboard membrane connector has snapped off ... -
Basic games Compo? Nathan ?Is there any chance of you running another competition for new games again? I remember there being quite a few good games, and the thread was interes…
... thread was interesting bringing up Basic games.
I meant ... to enter the Basic part but failed due to ... catogories available, like SAM Coupe Basic (obviously), QL SuperBasic etc etc ... -
ZX spectrum as a PC usb keyboard?One of my commodore brained friend showed me an interface which converts the keyboard of c64 to a standard usb keyboard. I quickly searched this for…
... an interface which converts the keyboard of c64 to a standard ... usb keyboard.
I quickly searched ... and internet for zx usb keyboard, and nothing came up. Is ... tries to connect a zx keyboard to a pc via usb ... -
Keyboard oddnessI was recently given a Speccy (the 48k '+' model to be more precise) by a chap I work with who was clearing out his loft, & earlier tonight I thought…
... , but (horror of horrors) the keyboard has gone mad! Only the ... -
Wanted: z80 asm routines...for the Sam. This call goes out to Colin and others who know how it should be done. If you look on the Sam C disk you can see the implementation…
... of the Open command in BASIC ( which the manual sayes should ... these commands are the standard BASIC
streams -5 to 16 ... ,"P" command is executed from BASIC prior to running your program ...
#4,"filename" and then read or write to "filename" by ... -
Bytemaniacos.com 2006 BASIC Games compo - lot of games to play!All games for 2006 Bytemaniacos.com BASIC Games compo ready to play: [url]http://www.bytemaniacos.com/html/basic2006.html[/url] you can download al…
... games for 2006 Bytemaniacos.com BASIC Games compo ready to play ... -
Autorun BASIC programsIs it possible to write a basic program which will autorun after typing in LOAD ""? Thanks
Is it possible to write a basic program which will autorun after typing in LOAD ""?
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SE BASIC Compiler Help!I have downloaded and am using the 16k replacement ROM for SE BASIC (0.94B) and am trying to use the SE BASIC compiler from this site. I have found s…
... 16k replacement ROM for SE BASIC (0.94B) and am trying ... to use the SE BASIC compiler from this site. I ... some documentation for the Hisoft BASIC compiler, upon which this is ... -
Little BASIC gameTry to make all standard BASIC-errors and tell us how you did it. Not allowed i.e. : PRINT USR 1362 D - Break cont-repeats but ok 10 GO TO 10 RU…
Try to make all standard BASIC-errors and tell us how you did it.
Not allowed i.e. :
PRINT USR 1362
D - Break cont-repeats
but ok
10 GO TO 10
RUN and press BREAK
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Little character trouble with BASinWell, I'm having some trouble loading fonts into the speccy with BASIC, using BASin r13 for an easier job. When I run code, such as this example... …
... fonts into the speccy with BASIC, using BASin r13 for an ... FOR F=15616 TO 16383: READ A: POKE F,A: NEXT ... , except it uses the default BASIC fonts instead of those. What ... -
Any interest in new low-cost mass-storage interface with 512K RAM?I've recently added support to ResiDOS and the +3e ROMs for SD/MMC card interfaces; in particular, ZXMMC (which has no onboard RAM and so is only sup…
... optional packages which can add BASIC commands, handle hook codes ... [*]New commands with easy-to-read remember names (eg %MAP, ... Alternative BASICs such as SE BASIC can be installed and used ... trapping commands and functions for BASIC
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RFC: 64 column font codeIn BASIC, type CLEAR 49999 then import the code at 50000. Then type RANDOMIZE USR 50000. This will create a new channel and attach stream #4 to it. A…
... channel must be created below basic
; so ... ll_lp: ld a,(de) ; read byte at destination
... rr_lp: ld a,(de) ; read byte at destination
... lr_lp: ld a,(de) ; read byte at destination
... : ld a,(de) ; read byte at destination
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(Basic) Sinclair BASIC mode for EmacsI saw this [URL=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=14622]post[/URL] regarding a Sinclair BASIC editing mode along with some Fuse …
... ]post[/URL] regarding a Sinclair BASIC editing mode along with some ... 's a mode for Sinclair Basic with syntax highlighting, which should ... some Lisp to send the BASIC listing across to Fuse, which ... -
don't go Vista matesaGreetings. As you well know, there has been a massive campaign to push Vista into the users. I'm against it and always will be. Most of the ancient s…
... , right? Just two dialogs to read, understand, and then respond correctly ... they were too easy to read.
One of the ... Vista to home users: Home Basic, Home Premium, and Ultimate. You ... connect Xbox peripherals to Home Basic. For many those are the ... -
Spectrum Noob! Please Help!!!i just bought my spectrum with 3 games and was realy looking forward to playing on it but i cant seem to load any games!!! i have the zx spectrum +3…
... drive
in 3+basic i tried 'cat' with a ... i get the message cannot read drive a press c, r ... -
Help with Visual Basic 6.0 vs Visual Basic.netI have a program that auto generates VB.Net code..... I know VB.net syntax and am happy with the code generated. However, I have been asked to have …
... generate code compatible with visual basic 6.0.
I ... -
uMIA: Digilog Basic-kompilator (MicroSolver series)As the subject says.. This is a Swedish Basic compiler from Digilog Software (not listed at all in Infoseek). Comes in a spiral binder with manual in…
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Fun accountancy question of the week!!!Just for the fun of it, I thought I'd share my latest tax problem with all my spec-chums on World of Sinclair. Read this and be thankful you aren't …
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Read this and be thankful you ... 1 - 2150 10%
Basic rate: 2151 - 33300 22 ... ?2150) 215
At basic rate (22% x ?24930) ... /> Savings income:
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Why Linux is importatnt.I just thought I would share this with whoever is prepared to read it: I really think Linux is important to our children for many reason. The reason…
... with whoever is prepared to read it:
I really ... tick. When I first saw basic on the spectrum I was ...