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Basic Screen Shadow QuestionHello, I've been porting a game to the Spectrum from another platform. So far so good and I have per pixel screen scrolling working really nicely …
... simple, as the following basic code doesn't work ... The following correctly fills the screen with vertical lines. This ... br /> ld c, 0 ; Screen Normal
call ... /> ld c, 8 ; Screen Shadow
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Type a screen of text from the start screen.I've forgotten all the combo's of symbol-shift and so on, but is there a way, from Spectrum Basic to just type out a load of text? Problem is, as soo…
... there a way, from Spectrum Basic to just type out a ... , you get one of the BASIC commands come up. I want ... the commands, from the initial BASIC screen. -
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…
... ROM switched to a full screen string editor. In addition to this ... are editing a program the BASIC command line works as a ... -
128K+ Keypad Swapsies.I've been offered a swap, a Spanish 128k keypad, for one of my UK microdrives. Is this a good swap?
... the original version of 128 BASIC which is somewhat faster than ... lookup) and includes the full screen string editor. As far as I ... -
128K+ Keypad Swapsies.I've been offered a swap, a Spanish 128k keypad, for one of my UK microdrives. Is this a good swap?
... the original version of 128 BASIC which is somewhat faster than ... lookup) and includes the full screen string editor. As far as I ... ]
If the 128 BASIC 1985 version was faster, why ... -
128K+ Keypad Swapsies.I've been offered a swap, a Spanish 128k keypad, for one of my UK microdrives. Is this a good swap?
... ;640447]If the 128 BASIC 1985 version was faster, why ... ROM 0
* full screen string editor
* four new commands ... 128 BASIC
* switch editing modes (48 style/full screen) on ... br /> * separate calculator outside of BASIC
* renumber now has ... -
Timex 2068 hi-color / hi-res modes.Hello. I know this is not a Timex forum but since it is a very close relative of the Speccy I thought I'd ask my question here. Does anyone know …
... Spanish: a keypad for extended BASIC editing. UK: random mapping ... (not usable with BASIC).
Spanish: full screen string editor. UK: ... codes supported in 128 BASIC. UK: No support for ... Spanish: SPECTRUM command. UK: 48 BASIC menu option.
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Timex 2068 hi-color / hi-res modes.Hello. I know this is not a Timex forum but since it is a very close relative of the Speccy I thought I'd ask my question here. Does anyone know …
... : a keypad for extended BASIC editing. UK: random mapping ... (not usable with BASIC).
Spanish: full screen string editor. UK: ... Embedded codes supported in 128 BASIC. UK: No support for ... Spanish: SPECTRUM command. UK: 48 BASIC menu option.
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Best 128k Speccy?Hi Which 128k Spectrum is the best from the point of view of the operating system, hardware design etc. Reason I'm asking is that I read on here th…
... BASIC, actual EDIT, DELTE, and RENUM commands with parameters, a full screen string ... editor, permits use of embedded codes in 128 BASIC, permits ... of reserved words in 128 BASIC, and has the keypad for ... -
+128 with usr0 in menu screenIve just watched a video of a guy with a spectrum and on the loader menu i think under calculator the menu had an entry for usr0,anyone aware of this…
... . The original version of 128 BASIC is faster, has a running ... version), enables you to enter BASIC lines that are impossible to ... control codes in BASIC lines, has a full screen string editor (EDIT A ... -
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*, D1 ... spaces. Then, save that scanned BASIC program as a TZX or ... , I want to scan a basic loader program and remove the ... load Transit and copy the BASIC, screen and main file block to ... -
48K COMPOSITE VIDEO infosI'm not familiar with the Composite Video, so I'm asking help to WOS. I've got a 48k with Composite Video Mod. I am used to my Toastrack, that I plug…
... Speccy.
For example, the Basic screen (all white) looks almost yellowish ... -
Spectrum 128 malfunctioning with DIVMMCI recently got myself a spectrum 128 (toastrack) and a DIVMMC card so I could load games from it. It all works fine until it has warmed up and then t…
... to basic after the title screen and bugs occur such as screen garbage ... than being greeted with the basic screen or empty folders! -
[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…
... more byte.
; Clear screen memory.
ld a,%00000000 ... ; Move back to the previous screen address.
djnz cls_screen_loop ; Keep ... infinity ; Avoid going back to basic. Screen is cleared now, continue writing ... -
Games cracking...A question for the crackers out here.... What was your very first game you cracked and for how long were you 'in clouds' of it? My very first progr…
... wulf" conversion to three-part: Basic, screen and one code, the other ... poked directly into memory from Basic. My first real crack with ... my name into the loading screen, because they are too beautiful ... -
Microdrive woesHi there! Just managed to pick up a 2nd hand Microdrive and interface one... Came with an introductory program which doesn't seem to load. Since its…
... in three or four files (BASIC, SCREEN$, Machine code and UDGs). Not ... -
I just registered to ask one questionGive me 10 (or more reasons) about why is it exactly that it was better to have a Spectrum instead of a Commodore back in the eighties. And why do yo…
... much of the blue/purple BASIC screen though.
Perhaps the ... -
C64 30 In 1 TV Game on Ebay for ?7.50Check it out here: [URL="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130040466346"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1300…
... it takes you to the basic screen....
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Another dozy day...I can find the TZX Format documents but I seem to be having a mental fizz. Where are the .MGT Format documents? Cheers
... i just want to drop basic, screen$ and code from tzx to ... probably also want to manipulate basic autorun lines and code start ... -
Benchmark timeWell, the BASIC benchmark posted in Creative Computing back in the 80s came up as a topic on the AtariAge forums. The article is available online an…
... and redefinitions. Sinclair basic maintains a clean variable ... />
Atari basic employs string slicing as opposed to ... when declared. Sinclair basic performs string slicing and allows ... . Another less than optimal BASIC implementation.[/QUOTE]
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'orange' on a spectrumalways wondered why spectrums could never seem to achieve the colour orange? wasn't one of the default colours, and don't remember seeing anything th…
... /> I just put this pure-BASIC screen-flipping demo together.
Download BASIC demo screen flipping snapshot here:-
[url ... ] Copies current screen RAM into second screen (Very slow in BASIC - takes a ... -
Your views on...Fairlight[url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0001712]Fairlight[/url] Now, this is one game that I regret never playing. Tell a lie, I did t…
... 's just added that 64 basic screen at the end of it ... -
Your views on...Fairlight[url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0001712]Fairlight[/url] Now, this is one game that I regret never playing. Tell a lie, I did t…
... 's just added that 64 basic screen at the end of it ... straight for 4 screens. The screen he ends up in with ... -
Your views on...Fairlight[url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0001712]Fairlight[/url] Now, this is one game that I regret never playing. Tell a lie, I did t…
... 's just added that 64 basic screen at the end of it ... the rooms and the status screen in the future...
This ... -
I Ball - is .tap version available?Hi all, I'm after a .tap version of I, Ball (released by Firebird). The original game used the dreaded bleeploader. I checked WOS and other web site…
... create a final tape with basic+screen+code.
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StarmakerMorning all, A nice game written by our very own forum member Dave Hawkins has just been reviewed on my site - [URL="http://zxspectrumgames.blogspot…
Hmm, tried to play it using Spectaculator, the machine beeped the went to 48K Basic screen. Dosen't seem to work sob! -
StarmakerMorning all, A nice game written by our very own forum member Dave Hawkins has just been reviewed on my site - [URL="http://zxspectrumgames.blogspot…
[QUOTE=zx1;445685]Hmm, tried to play it using Spectaculator, the machine beeped the went to 48K Basic screen. Dosen't seem to work sob![/QUOTE]
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Received 128K, keyboard not working. Help.I just received ZX 128K, visually it looks brand new. I turned it on, the initial screen comes on, but none of the keys work. I can hear the audio cl…
... able to get into the basic screen. All keys 1-0 and ... -
running this game in zxspin assemblerHello all I've written this game out in the zxpin assembler. [url]http://chuntey.wordpress.com/2010/01/12/tutorial-zx-spectrum-machine-code-game-30-m…
... directly in MC than BASIC when just using BASIC screen layout like PRINT ... -
generating a pre-defined list in an un-defined sequenceI've decided to become a drunkard, to which end I've been drinking a whole bottle of beer in one day (whereas normally I'd make it last 2 or 3 days).…
... and intros esp from the basic screen to clear it over the ... ) quick way to clear the screen.
there is ... draws a vine on the screen in hi-res like a ... mode.. and scrolls up the screen, really clever how it's ... do use pre-calc'd basic for sinus tables for ...
