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"The Last Question" by Isaac AsimovBelow is an amazing short SF story I first read a few years ago. I recently rediscovered it and if you've got a spare few minutes, have a read... […
... and back a million times without ever worrying about fuel. You ... this: Will mankind one day without the net expenditure of energy ... overcrowded." Then, after a reflective pause, "I tell you, it's ... -
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…
... from performing potentially dangerous tasks without first providing security credentials, ... Vista to home users: Home Basic, Home Premium, and Ultimate. ... the upgrade version of Home Basic, which is $99. ... connect Xbox peripherals to Home Basic. For many those are ... -
Complex DRAW command?After looking at some Speccy code I noticed that the DRAW statement is used to draw lines (or it looked that way). On the Coco, the LINE command was…
... pixels and down 2 pixels without drawing.
"R10F15E15R10D30L12U10G13H13D10L12U30" draws a ... adding 3D animation to a BASIC program. -
+3 hardware without a fixer boardJust thinking about plugging random hardware into a +3 (from something mentioned on another thread), and I wondered... I know some hardware won't wor…
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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.
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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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My to-buy listWhat I want to buy: -ZX80 - [COLOR="Red"]bought[/COLOR] -ZX81 - [COLOR="Red"]bought[/COLOR] -ZX Spectrum 48K - [COLOR="Red"]bought!!![/COLOR] -ZX…
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-DK'Tronics Lighten Interface (without pen) - [COLOR="Red"]bought[/COLOR ... Guide to Timex Sinclair 2068 Basic - [COLOR="Red"]bought[/COLOR]
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Atic Atac, the +3 and Multiface.Hello :smile: I have a Spectrum +3 with Multiface 3 attached and working well. I have discovered that at least JetPac and Atic Atac (all Ultimate …
... ?) will only run in 48k BASIC mode. in other +3 modes ... allows you to save to tape in 48k BASIC mode.
Fuse for Mac OS X 0.8.0-pre2A new public preview of the next version of Fuse for Mac OS X has been released at the dedicated sourceforge project: [url]http://sourceforge.net/pr…
... files (TZX, SZX etc.).
[*]Save thumbnail icon images with snapshots ... made with SPIN's "RZX Pause" feature.
[*]Improved sound latency ...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…
... tick. When I first saw basic on the spectrum I was ... hackers going to come from without this?
Okay, I ...Printing UDGs in BASICAfter looking a little through Winer Milly's code, it struck me that I might be able to speed up my Cybernoid editor by replacing: FOR a=0 TO 31: PR…
... mode? I am coding the BASIC program in a Text Editor ... (TextMate with a Sinclar Basic plugin).
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VB 2005 ExpressAm I having a bad day or is .net really as bad as all that? I've used VB 3 4 5 6 It just kept getting better and better fo…
... wouldn't be programming in BASIC for christ sake.
The compiler gives errors without saying where the errors are ...Features that emulators don't haveI believe most of us use more than one emulator, mainly because there isn't one emulator that has all the features we need or want to use. We also kn…
... address or create a BASIC string with converted text ... and/or create BASIC line containting converted text ... mp3 and other sound files without requiring conversions and resampling using ... but that's just for BASIC programming. Sometimes I'm ...New Spectrum emulator for DS[url]http://zxds.raxoft.cz/[/url] [quote]Features already implemented: * Solid Z80 core - possible bugs aside, the Z80 emulation is as complete…
... , etc.
* Save states - no emulator is complete without save support.
* 48k ...ResiDOS v2.00 releasedI've just posted a major new release of ResiDOS, at: [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/residos/"]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/residos/[/URL] T…
... your card and get going without having to bother about manually ... for application programs
[*]new BASIC commands
[*]hook code handlers ...Windows Vista & ChessBought Windows Vista Ultimate a few days ago and noticed some things: 1-Finally a game that people can actually play! Chess! Who would have thought …
... a fair price.
Home basic, Home premium, business blah blah ... load in their own time, without forcing you to wait, which ...Help required using DivIDE / SE BASICHi, Like others of you, I have pre-ordered a [b]DivIDE Plus[/b] from rwap services but I am trying to get to grips with some of the firmware that ha…
... standard instruction manual on Extended BASIC commands and their function anywhere ... the "family tree" of SE BASIC, ResiDos, etc.. would be helpful ... I am sure that Extended BASIC commands have "evolved"
Fuse for Mac OS X 0.8.0A new version of Fuse for Mac OS X has been released soon or already here at WoS and at the dedicated sourceforge project: [url]http://sourceforge.n…
... files (TZX, SZX etc.).
[*] Save thumbnail icon images with snapshots ... made with SPIN's "RZX Pause" feature)
[*] Do allocate memory ...Jet Set Willy - completed without cheatingAt last! I have completed [i]Jet Set Willy[/i] without cheating (just used the Software Projects bug-fix pokes), and recorded it under competition ru…
... [i]Jet Set Willy[/i] without cheating (just used the Software ...The Song I Wrote For My DaughterI don't know if anybody plays guitar here, but I dabble a bit, and for my eldest daughters birthday, she asked me to write her a song... I haven't sh…
... / A7 / D7 / A7 / D7 / Gx4 [pause]
C F7 E ... 't write down music to save my life lol.Anybody know what program can:Does anybody know of a PC program (or a "set") that can scan through a BASIC program, and replace "D*, D1 or D2" with two spaces. Then, save that sc…
... that can scan through a BASIC program, and replace "D ... two spaces. Then, save that scanned BASIC program as a TZX ... want to scan a basic loader program and remove ... Transit and copy the BASIC, screen and main file ... handle +D floppies or save files as TZX/TAP. ...Some more off-topic questions...Just some more things I wonder about, especially when I can't sleep (I hate insomnia)... 1) Do jet packs actually exist? You never see them, even…
... they can get through customs without being caught? Well, isn't ... very well with a controller without using auto-aim, with a ... as I only have the basic package :x ). Presumably they think ...How to compile a BASin program with Hisoft Basic Compiler?If I write a Basic program with the BASin application and then wants to use Hisoft Basic Compiler to compile to machine code, what are the steps to a…
If I write a Basic program with the BASin application ... then wants to use Hisoft Basic Compiler to compile to machine ... then load the basic program. But must the basic program be in ...Converting m$ to dataI created a maze using a matrix of 704 characters. In order to save memory, and since the maze it's just walls and spaces which could be interpreted …
... 704 characters. In order to save memory, and since the maze ... Dr. Beep's one line BASIC program request. But I was ...How did games started with LOAD "" CODE auto-start?Some early games (l remember for example [B]Galaxians[/B] from 1982) was loaded with LOAD "" CODE, which in one single block first loaded the loading…
... game start by itself, without any BASIC loader with Randomize usr command ...Repartition and backup in XP - please helpMy laptop snuffed it, so I've bought another one, this time running XP (as opposed to Win98 ). Anyway, when I bought the old one, it's hard drive (FA…
... to my desktop PC to save to disc, in case the ... into two or more partitions, without losing the data on the ...1st game with password system or save-game optionWhat was the first Spectrum game with password system (letting you to continue playing from for example level 5) and first game with save-game option?
What was the first Spectrum game with password system (letting you to continue playing from for example level 5) and first game with save-game option?A New 21 UDG Plotter BASIC ProgramHello All, Here goes... My first proper Spectrum program for 20 years! And the reason why I've been asking about multiple banks of UDGS recently. …
The Non Randomness of Sam BasicHows about this for weird. Hardly ever bothered with such simple stuff before but this is what I just did on the Sam ( as in a real one now I've got …
Silly little question written at the stroke of midnight.The run-of-the-mill Sinclair Spectrum is controlled by a 16K ROM program which can be divided into three major parts: 1. I/O routines 2. BASIC interp…
... . I/O routines
2. BASIC interpreter
3. Expression handling ... a fart in the wind without a BIOS ... so which is ... 've only heard it as "Basic Input/Output System" and not ... 't necessarily be called a BASIC interpreter when it comes to ...
