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The history of ESXDOS, the DivMMC and the DivMMC EnJOY![img]http://benophetinternet.nl/hobby/divmmc_history/1%20esxdos.jpg[/img] These are the stories behind esxDOS, the most popular operating system e…
... /> Full TR-DOS support from BASIC
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... redirection for normal LOAD (and SAVE? not sure)
Use ... wouldn't have been possible without Alessandro Dorigatti and Phil ... link to PC to load/save files, and later used ... -
Opus Discovery - a Christmas taleBack in the day, when the ZX ruled the home computer market here in the UK, it suffered from 1 obvious problem: it lacked a fast mass media save/load…
... lacked a fast mass media save/load device.
So ... on from my years of BASIC ZX Spectrum coding. I write ... , reads and writes to disks without problem. Unlike every single other ... -
BASIC problem in SpectaculatorI have a piece of music written in +3 BASIC in spectaculator (using FOR LET, PLAY and NEXT) and when it auto loads (because of save "tune" LINE 10) i…
... of music written in +3 BASIC in spectaculator (using FOR LET ... it auto loads (because of save "tune" LINE 10) it doesn ... -
bin to tap with basicI have compiled some machine code to binary. How I can convert it to tap (or tzx, doesn't matter) with custom basic part? Of course, I can create …
... , doesn't matter) with custom basic part?
Of course ... create separate tap with basic, and later save basic+code manually. But I ... have more automatic solution.
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Basic programming for kidsHi there I'm thinking strongly of getting my kids to program with speccy BASIC. Both have Android tablets, so I can get two bluetooth keyboards fo…
... kids to program with speccy BASIC. Both have Android tablets, so ... they will be able to save and load their programs with ... and mess around with their BASIC program to see what happens ... -
Random Numbers, USR Return Values & Timing BASICI've been trying out Jon Ritman's random number routine, published in Your Sinclair Aug'87. Apart from a timing comparison I also did a frequency ana…
... the required return to BASIC with a decimal fraction ... return that value to the BASIC program.
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Here's the BASIC timing routine which I use ... TO limit
9994 PAUSE 1+INT (RND*50): ... /> 9996 GO SUB 9998: PAUSE 0: STOP
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User defined function in Sinclair BASICI'm looking to create a user defined function in Sinclair BASIC to add up numbers being input. This is the program without a user defined function be…
... BASIC to add up numbers being input. This is the program without ... the UDF right in Sinclair BASIC...strangely, I have been able ... to do it in BBC BASIC...
[code]
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Flicker free animation in BASIC, is it possible ?With all my various noodlings in BASIC and indeed with my so far limited assembly I keep coming up with the same issue. How do you do animations wit…
With all my various noodlings in BASIC and indeed with my so far limited assembly I keep coming up with the same issue. How do you do animations without flicker or trails ? Is this possible in BASIC ? -
Save video directly from ZX 48K hardwareWhat is the best "proven" way (bets quality) to acquire video from a Speccy 48K ? I have converted the the TV out into AV,,with the usual mod (wit…
... the usual mod (with and without capacitor). so I can connect ... (USB dongle) to save video directly from it, without the noise introduced ... -
Saving BASIC program from Spectrum to PCSo I did something stupid. I started writing a program on the Spectrum, and before I knew it I am on line # 1430 of my BASIC program. I now have had…
... on line # 1430 of my BASIC program.
I now have ... recorder (or tapes). Can I save the program on my PC ... -
Hey grandma!HOW TO SUCK EGGS! I always wondered about that saying 'teach your grandmother to suck eggs'! Blow them, yes, but suck? If you've never blown an e…
... 're getting into coding in Basic, squared (graph) paper is your ... - mainly thanks to quirks in Basic working out what the instructions ... essentials no programmer should be without. I dont know about you ... the hard way, forgetting to SAVE and losig track of hours ... -
Where's my green square? Basic & m/c question.I'm going mad here - can anyone tell me why my little basic program isn't displaying a green square at the top of the screen? I've checked the num…
... tell me why my little basic program isn't displaying a ... in memory without change so I don't think the basic is ... -
UFO Defence Command: XCOM without the tactical battles!I've got it into my head to create a Spectrum game that's basically XCOM, only without all the parts where you're personally guiding soldiers around …
... that's basically XCOM, only without all the parts where you ... I programmed anything in Sinclair BASIC! But now that I've ... -
Using BASIC from Machine CodeHi Folks, Came across a very interesting article by Toni Baker in Your Spectrum: http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~jg27paw4/yr11/yr11_66.htm …
... /> LD HL,TEXT
CALL BASIC
RST 8
DEFB ... 255
BASIC
PUSH HL
CALL ... ]100 CLEAR 61999
110 PAUSE 0
120 LET A ... -
Numeric arrays: floating point or integer?I've just started programming a game in Sinclair BASIC (see the thread 'UFO Defence Command' in game ideas, although I'm going to call it ZXCOM ;) ).…
... programming a game in Sinclair BASIC (see the thread 'UFO Defence ... up 3K - and that's without including the variables, which include ... use integers whenever possible to save space, but it's been ... I programmed anything in Sinclair BASIC that I can't remember ... -
Mega basic long listingsHi, this might be a silly question, but does anyone know how to list a program in mega basic and have it pause the scrolling when the listing has fil…
Hi, this might be a silly question, but does anyone know how to list a program in mega basic and have it pause the scrolling when the listing has filled one screen? Thanks Rick -
multiface basic loaderdoes anyone know how I can see whats in the basic loader of the multiface 1 and 128 basic loaders and how I could convert a tape save from the 1 and…
does anyone know how I can see whats in the basic loader of the multiface 1 and 128 basic loaders
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Need Some Basic HelpHi all, I’ve decided to give programming in Spectrum Basic a go again (bit of nostalgia trip!) and I’m trying to develop a CYOA style game. How…
... to give programming in Spectrum Basic a go again (bit of ... a look at using the SAVE or MERGE commands but I ... game just not achievable in Basic?
Thanks for any ... -
Random-Access to Microdrive FileI am working on a BASIC program to backup a microdrive text-file to standard tape array-file. To backup a text-file from one microdrive to a secon…
... am working on a BASIC program to backup a ... OPEN#ed microdrive stream, without the need to CLOSE# ... Subroutine 1500 is simply the SAVE to tape routine.
... error, so the last SAVE should be done manually with ... GO SUB 1500: REM Save
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Saving Basic games from code...I don't know if I am posting this to the right section, but I need to know how I can type out a Basic program from code and save and run it through L…
I don't know if I am posting this to the right section, but I need to know how I can type out a Basic program from code and save and run it through Linux. I am currently using the FUSE emulator.
How is this done?
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ZEsarUX-7.1Hi! There’s a new stable version of ZEsarUX, version 7.1! The next 24th of September it will be 5 years old :) So this is a special anniversary…
... with tokens), .baszx80 (Basic ZX80 with tokens), .baszx81 (Basic ZX81 with tokens ... my machine, on a compilation without optimization (O2)
Improved ... ):
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ZY10, a tool to store and display some small bitmapped imagesZY10 Builder ============ Download at: https://www.sendspace.com/file/rncgbo ZY10 is a file format/tool to store some small images on the Spec…
... 16k. The images are stored without compression, for now.
... then you can
save the converted file to be ... The conversion is a very basic colour guessing conversion, so for ... images.
* in BASIC:
POKE 49157, : RAND USR ... -
[Asm] Is this nested loop faster than LDIR or a bunch of unrolled LDI's?Hi all. I'm learning Z80 asm on Speccy 48K, and to start with I decided to write my own "CLS" routine (without relying on ROM calls or LDIR) as a lea…
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ld (SYSVAR_BORDCR),a ; Save the selected color to the ... .
ld (SYSVAR_ATTR_P),a ; Save the selected attributes to the ... infinity ; Avoid going back to basic. Screen is cleared now, ... in terms of efficiency/speed without increasing code size much ... -
While we're on the subject of BASIC Although my memory of the past still seems to be fairly reliable, memories relating to learning computer programming seem to have disappeared…
... for acquiring languages and assuming Basic is a language, its ... certain ways the computer language Basic is rather similar in ... emphasizes exactly the reason why Basic works for beginners.
< ... and should remain so time without end, amen.
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MIDI TO ZX SPECTRUM BASIC BEEPMIDI TO ZX SPECTRUM BASIC BEEP ------------------------------------------------------ HI :) I found here http://portmedia.sourceforge.ne…
... num sentences BEEP on every BASIC line)
a ... large
number lines on BASIC.
If ... beeps will join in a BASIC ZX spectrum line if can ... a short BASIC program
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Can I record binaries from any emulator with Basic commands, machine code, macros or something?Hello I do not know if this is the right place to put this question Normally with ZXSpin if I want to save a binary file, I'm going to: file ->…
... ZXSpin if I want to save a binary file, I'm ... going to: file -> save binary file
I ...
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Breaking the Ice (another 1 line BASIC game)@Patters pushed me to do it... This is another 1-line BASIC game, with the same restrictions discussed. The mission: to save 10 penguins that a…
... /> This is another 1-line BASIC game, with the same restrictions ... .
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Is it possible to run a single BASIC line via a ROM CALL of the Standard ZX 48k ROM?On: https://cygnus.speccy.cz/popis_trdos-assembler.php I found the following code: [code] CHADD equ 23645 ; Location of SOS variable CHADD ld…
... CHADD
ld HL,SAVE ; Address of SAVE routine
ld ( ... temporary storage
SAVE defb 234 ; code for REM ... /> defb 248 ; code for SAVE
defb 34 ; code for ... ).
Could a BASIC Commandline like:
PRINT "Hello ...
