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Text compressionI'm sure I remember seeing a short machine code routine published in a (very random) multi-machine listings magazine way back in the mists of time, w…
... own, again using POKE 23606,0: POKE 23607,249 to ... line, that just needs POKE (address),4*n instead ... of POKE (address),n.
BASIC program to redefine capitals, ... file containing a short BASIC loader and the character ... -
Text compressionI'm sure I remember seeing a short machine code routine published in a (very random) multi-machine listings magazine way back in the mists of time, w…
... the new character set, in BASIC form.
[url="http ... right, a simple switch from POKE n,c in line 9060 ... to POKE n,4*c will do ... -
POKE, PEEK and RANDOMIZE USRAnyone got a store of useful POKES, or RANDOMIZE USR statements with interesting effects? As a start, try anything from RANDOMIZE USR 1216 to RANDOM…
... before the start of the basic ascii and the two bytes ... '
If you then POKE 23787,0 this will change ... normally hold the start of BASIC but this can be changed ... 23635 and 23636 ( start of BASIC).
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POKE, PEEK and RANDOMIZE USRAnyone got a store of useful POKES, or RANDOMIZE USR statements with interesting effects? As a start, try anything from RANDOMIZE USR 1216 to RANDOM…
... while (REPPER, REPDEL, RIP, and POKE 23658,8).
It ... go unnoticed is POKE 23606,0 (default value). POKE 23606,1 moves ... row in the character square; POKE 23606,2 starts cutting off ... routine could be used to scroll between characters... I am thinking ... -
POKE, PEEK and RANDOMIZE USRAnyone got a store of useful POKES, or RANDOMIZE USR statements with interesting effects? As a start, try anything from RANDOMIZE USR 1216 to RANDOM…
Now another probing POKE question.
Those ... to an A... and POKE is changed to REM.
POKE in itself, or is it ... it, it has no BASIC loader at the beginning) ... view some kind of disguised BASIC listing...
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Converting Final Fantasy 1 to the Speccy...Hi all! Although I've not been at Spectrum BASIC for a long, long time (and so have forgotten a lot as well as most of the important memory addresse…
... do such a thing in BASIC. It seems this job would ... than someone who only knows BASIC (seeing as you're planning ... on using BASIC on the PC as well ... lately...
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Editing in-game UDG'sI have just started playing an RPG that was in Sinclair User in 86'. The game is called Forest of Long Shadows and was excellent. You can find it on …
... you can get in the BASIC.
Can you still ... get in the BASIC after RUNning?
(with BREAK ...
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Scrolling string variablesCan anyone help me with this for a program I'm writing on the spectrum. There was a command in speccy basic that would let you scroll a string variab…
... command in speccy basic that would let you scroll a string variable ... -
Scrolling string variablesCan anyone help me with this for a program I'm writing on the spectrum. There was a command in speccy basic that would let you scroll a string variab…
... command in speccy basic that would let you scroll a string variable ... -
scroll?Hey guys! Great website! Is there anyway I can make my 128 not say "scroll?" and just make it scroll automatically?
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The POKE stops the scroll? prompt but to make ... the screen scroll (in a similar manner ... to the ZX81 SCROLL command) do
... ,0; "Hi"
20 POKE 23692,255
30 PRINT ... 30 mimic the ZX81 SCROLL command. -
ebook on graphicsi would like to learn coding about sinclair graphics in machine code. is there any scanned ebooks about it on a site?
... have to extract the BASIC/DATA from the resulting ... , FOR, NEXT, PEEK, POKE etc work, and string/numeric ... quite slow .... Faster than BASIC - but because it's ... get faster when the basic compilation is done, and ... So there's that, a BASIC editor (which will end ... -
i want to start writing my own gamesi want to start writing my own games but have no idea how. is there any downloadable dummys guides or some software that teaches u how. the only expe…
... my guns however, yes, learn Basic. Next
10 FOR ... 32771
20 READ V:POKE A,V
30 NEXT ... />
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i want to start writing my own gamesi want to start writing my own games but have no idea how. is there any downloadable dummys guides or some software that teaches u how. the only expe…
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Spectrum's BASIC supports the decimal system. It ... a very simple routine from BASIC, you can enter the decimal ... a DATA or with a POKE), but you can't do ... -
scroll?Hey guys! Great website! Is there anyway I can make my 128 not say "scroll?" and just make it scroll automatically?
i could be wrong but i assume that will only get rid of the "scroll?" for 255 iterations. after that you need to Poke again. -
Help wanted with + 3Recently got a plus 3, checked it over and keyboard works etc. Just got a disc to try drive and nothing is happening. I select loader and when it a…
... way to test the drive (poke or something) or is my ... it by entering into +3 BASIC and issuing a CAT command ... -
whats your second favourite retro computerOk i'm going to assume that for most of us here the speccy is our favourite number 1 retro computer,its the best home computer in the world etc etc :…
... , the Spectrum versions do not scroll as smoothly as their C64 ... , Arjun wrote:
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whats your second favourite retro computerOk i'm going to assume that for most of us here the speccy is our favourite number 1 retro computer,its the best home computer in the world etc etc :…
... produced masterpieces that *appear* to scroll as smoothly as anything on ... . OK, so they don't scroll at 50 fps, but they ... Arjun rightfully says - the Spectrum BASIC [I]encourages[/I] people to ... by their dabblings with Sinclair BASIC all those years ago? :) (A ... -
Making a mapI should learn Z80 assembly, but I don't have the time (really busy) and I feel like making a game. I've tried with Colt which gives me enough speed…
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9997 POKE 23606,100: POKE 23607,152: RETURN
9998 POKE 23606,100: POKE 23607,149: RETURN < ... br /> 9999 POKE 23606,0: POKE 23607,60: RETURN [/ ... is my routine. In BASIC it is slow as ... and just PEEK and POKE each byte in each ... -
Assemblers / Compilersfor the +2a .. where can i find one? .. and where can i find documents on the registers and so on? .. thanks Stefan
... 128K Basic.
Load the assembler in 48K mode.
POKE 62696 ... ,255
POKE 62697,2
This ... load and run in 128K BASIC.
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UDG/sprite HelpRestore 5: For N=20 To 21: Read G$: For R=0 To 7: Read B: Poke Usr G$+r,b: Next R: Next N
Pretty simple really - you poke the UDG area with the ... corresponding to them in your BASIC so you can print them ... -
UDG/sprite HelpRestore 5: For N=20 To 21: Read G$: For R=0 To 7: Read B: Poke Usr G$+r,b: Next R: Next N
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On 2004-03-30 03:05, cyborg wrote:
Pretty simple really - you poke the UDG area with the bit patterns of your UDG's, go into graphic mode then use the letters corresponding to them in your BASIC so you can print them. -
UDG/sprite HelpRestore 5: For N=20 To 21: Read G$: For R=0 To 7: Read B: Poke Usr G$+r,b: Next R: Next N
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On 2004-03-30 03:05, cyborg wrote:
Pretty simple really - you poke the UDG area with the bit patterns of your UDG's, go into graphic mode then use the letters corresponding to them in your BASIC so you can print them. -
Why Hex in place of Denary?Ok - most MC books / tutorials advocate the use of hex instead of denary. But the Speccy doesn't actually have a Hex converter so you need to write …
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here's the BASIC MC loader listing:
60 POKE x,a
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Why Hex in place of Denary?Ok - most MC books / tutorials advocate the use of hex instead of denary. But the Speccy doesn't actually have a Hex converter so you need to write …
... at which it returns to BASIC. So PRINT USR 30000 has ... nn command is:
POKE 30003,nn-INT(nn/256 ... )*256: POKE 30004,INT(nn/256): PRINT ... -
Print 'n' Plotter SPRITE MACHINEJust got this from an ebay seller this afternoon. I just TZXd it and sent it to the Steve at the vault, yet it might be a while before it gets put up…
... . one of them was HiSoft Basic for +3. i don't ... block it's in and poke the right value so it ... -
The old days and improving the Spectrum experience.I was reminded of this recently, by a thread about Mask... Back in the day, I used to have a DISCiPLE interface and had to make do with snapshots of…
... a PAUSE 1 after each POKE 23388, which rather spoiled some ... conversions, most of which retained BASIC loaders for convenience. :(
MC 101Hello Group Members: Can't spectrum MC be embedded in a BASIC program
... take the start of the BASIC program area, as pointed to ... the machine code routine, then POKE the routine into the REM ...Idea about improving EmulatorHi, I got a bright idea today how to improve such excellent emulators a bit more. Okay, disassemblers are available in nearly every one new released …
... way that either Basic or MC coders could poke/alter certain bytes ...Coder`s with time....How many coders are there who can program anything? i.e. Commercial quality games, full blown applications, utilities etc.... who can do the lot? I…
... pixel limit to accuracy of Scroll (to clear backgrounds) and other ... worked first time in SAM Basic, although a lot slower and ...ZX in FPGA...Hmm..seems nobody is interested in a replacement PCB with FPGA...well..heading towards next FPGA projects then...C64 and others (o; [ This Messag…
... =16384 TO 23295
20 POKE I,255
30 NEXT ... . All contention patterns are implemented (Basic rom & video memory)?
