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Writing faster BASICIn terms of structuring BASIC programs, what are the best ways allocate variables, functions, arrays? Any tips. I remember INPUT mag had some suggest…
In terms of structuring BASIC programs, what are the best ways allocate variables, functions, arrays? Any tips. I remember INPUT mag had some suggestions I hadn't heard of before. -
Alien 8 Instructions ScanCan anyone do an excessively hi-res scan of their Alien 8 instruction booklet, just the front and back pages please? I'm finally recreating the inst…
... do an excessively hi-res scan of their Alien 8 instruction ... character individually aligned to a scan of the original instructions.
BASIC games.I remember back in the day, there was a way you could read through the BASIC of certain games, such as Football Manager or Johnny Reb. I can't rememb…
... you could read through the BASIC of certain games, such as ... it just goes into the BASIC listing? Can you still do ... which games were written in BASIC?Listing protected BASIC programsHi, Is it possible to list protected BASIC programs at all? like the ones that are protected from being merged. Thanks. [I](sorry if this has al…
Hi,
Is it possible to list protected BASIC programs at all? like the ones that are protected from being merged.
Thanks.
[I](sorry if this has already been discussed in previous threads)[/I]DIY Issue 1 Internal 32K RAM expansionFollowing on from the information in [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=40173"]this[/URL] thread, I finally figured this ou…
... WoS is a second edition scan and doesn't have this ... is addressed. Here's a basic schematic (part numbers are surface ...BETA BASIC V 1.0I have preserved [.WAV File] BETA BASIC V1.0 and PDF'd the Manual. [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0007956"]Version 1.0 is not…
... have preserved [.WAV File] BETA BASIC V1.0 and PDF'd ...GEDit syntax highlighting for Boriel's ZX BasicHi! I just tailored this syntax highlighting code and would like to share with he community. Suggestions are always welcome, though the file works w…
Hi!
I just tailored this syntax highlighting code and would like to share with he community. Suggestions are always welcome, though the file works working very well for me at the moment. Thanks to Boriel for the excellent tool!
...eVALuating $ in +3 BasicHi all, I was very interested in the thread below about re-starting Basic, and remember reasonable amounts from zx81 and early Spectrums. But I now h…
... thread below about re-starting Basic, and remember reasonable amounts from ... works of course in 48K Basic etc. but returns missing vars ...Scrolling Bi-Colour Engine for 4-Player GamesJust putting this code up for people to have a look at. Far from finished. Should simply compile and run a bit of a demo. Only good for 128K and +…
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ld a,(multicolour_A_offset) ;'HW' scroll factor
ld l,a ...Creating your own BASIC-commands on IF1bisThe old Sinclair IF1 has offered an easy possibility to create your own new BASIC-command: The use of the shadow variable VECTOR. This is described i…
... to create your own new BASIC-command: The use of the ...dumping protected BASIC loadersI wrote this a few weeks ago but forgot to post it. It will load & list from tape/TAP/TZX any BASIC program which has been saved with SAVE, including…
... from tape/TAP/TZX any BASIC program which has been ... primarily intended for dumping protected BASIC loaders, as was already hinted ... bytes THEN PRINT "not a BASIC program header": STOP
... /> I've nearly finished the BASIC listing formatter, which in memory ...The Wizard of Hotspot HillockI've just re-discovered this unfinished game which I haven't done any work on for a couple of years. As it can be played through to the end as it is …
... as the game files, the BASIC & assembler program listings are ... you might have to occasionally scroll up/down to another page ...Interface 1bis updateSupport for connecting a standard PC keyboard to the interface?s PS/2 socket, in place of a mouse, has been added. The external keyboard?s output is …
... Spectrum?s own keyboard, ( KEY-SCAN at #028E having been patched ... facility is mainly useful for BASIC programming, as most games do ... implements a ?tokenizer?, allowing 48k BASIC keywords to be entered by ...Creating Boriel ZX Basic Project in Xcode OS XFollowing on from the z88dk Xcode Project post below, the link below describes how to set up an Xcode External Build Project to Edit and Compile Bori…
... Edit and Compile Boriel ZX Basic .bas and .asm source files ... /21/creating-xcode-boriel-zx-basic-project-in-os-x/"]http ... /21/creating-xcode-boriel-zx-basic-project-in-os-x/[/URL ...Why do modern computers go slow?I'm not so much thinking of home PCs slowed down by viruses, more the extent that modern programmers think about the speed of their code. For exampl…
... area of peaks in a scan and makes a calibration curve ... to boot. Not that Sinclair BASIC is the fastest around of ...RST hooks in OpenSE BASICHi, any possibility of OpenSE BASIC having RST vectors rewired to a small table in RAM containing jumps back to apropriate ROM locations? :grin: It i…
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any possibility of OpenSE BASIC having RST vectors rewired to ... /dbg code cohabitating besides OpenSE BASIC?
Regards,
TomazAutorun for BASIC programs on DSK files?I recall there being a way to save my BASIC program to a +3 Disk and have it RUN automatically. I have saved my program as 'DISK', which seems to ha…
... a way to save my BASIC program to a +3 Disk ...BEEP & PLAY jingles in BASIC sourceI've been digging through the +3 manual and checking out the [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/ZXSpectrum128+3Manual/chapter8pt19.html"]great musi…
... 're making a very simple BASIC program (akin to the CSSCGC ... use when making pure source BASIC games?fastest Sound FX methods in ZX BASIC?Right now I'm doing an alternating footstep sound in my game using this following Beep statement. [code]beep 0.008,-4 + tog+tog+tog+tog : let tog=1-…
... able to get out of BASIC, but it still slows down ... do music and sounds from BASIC? My emulator (Spectacular) emulates those ...FZX ScrollI wrote a routine to scroll message in ZX Spectrum screen, using [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=44088"]FZX[/URL] fonts.…
I wrote a routine to scroll message in ZX Spectrum screen, ... . Feel free to use FZX Scroll.
The [URL="http ...Basic program malfunctionHello. Please does anyone know why this basic program 10 LET x=0 20 LET x=x+0.1 30 print x 40 if x<>1 then goto 20 50 STOP does not properly work o…
Hello.
Please does anyone know why this basic program
10 LET x=0
20 LET x=x+0.1
30 print x
40 if x1 then goto 20
50 STOP
does not properly work on the speccy?Switch 128kb banks from Basichello! Please help to [U]correct[/U] switch 128kb pages from Basic. So, I remember, need to do: out 32765,17 e.t.c but before, i must to change some…
... [/U] switch 128kb pages from Basic.
So, I remember, need ...BBC BASIC for WindowsHi Folks, Gave BBC BASIC for Windows a go today and it found it very good. I wrote a wee program to remove REM statements from my BasinC source. T…
Hi Folks,
Gave BBC BASIC for Windows a go today and it found it very good. I wrote a wee program to remove REM statements from my BasinC source. The IDE is a bit clunky but the language is all there and it runs quickly.
PaddyAre OpenSE BASIC and SE Basic IV incompatible with Plus D?Hello, I'm considering Andrew Owen's impressive [url=http://sourceforge.net/projects/sebasic/]OpenSE BASIC[/url] and [url=http://cheveron.github.io/…
... ://sourceforge.net/projects/sebasic/]OpenSE BASIC[/url] and [url=http:// ... cheveron.github.io/sebasic4/]SE Basic IV[/url] for a ... br />
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[*]OpenSE BASIC shows: "0 CONTINUE U, 0 ... D incompatible with OpenSE BASIC and SE Basic IV, or is there ...Best version of SE Basic for use in real 48K machineAs title really. :) I did a search but I'm still confused a bit. :( I've seen a few versions, namely 'SE Basic 0.80a' which has the nice 'bar' abov…
... a few versions, namely 'SE Basic 0.80a' which has the ... as well as Chevron SE Basic (the latter I cannot get ...Has the Basic Programming forum crashed?as the title says , can someone check if the Basic Programming Forum is up and running as all I'm getting is... [B][url]http://127.0.0.1/?a=0[/url]…
... , can someone check if the Basic Programming Forum is up and ...New BASIC game: 'RPS' Drop.My BASIC is rather poor, but I've been messing about trying to make a playable game using it ([I]It's also helped to distract me from gum-ache while …
My BASIC is rather poor, but I' ... , an attempt to improve my BASIC, and an open invitation for ...RetroMania BASIC programming contestTo celebrate 50 years of the BASIC programming language, at this year's RetroMania we're running a BASIC game programming contest. There will be cash…
... celebrate 50 years of the BASIC programming language, at this ... RetroMania we're running a BASIC game programming contest. There ... must be written in a BASIC dialect that requires line ... QBASIC or Visual BASIC type stuff, and pure BASIC, not sneakily shelling ...Very rare Spectrum ZX-81 clone 1982 LAMBDA 8300 = BASIC 2000 vintage computerFor sale a very compact size 1982 computer Lambda 8300 known also as Basic 2000 in good condition. This computer is very rare. I haven't tested it si…
... Lambda 8300 known also as Basic 2000 in good condition. This ...Return to basic from sna created by Z80 compilerHow can I go back to basic when running sna created using Z80 Assembler ([url] http://www.worldofspectrum.org/utilities.html#crossass [/url])? For e…
... can I go back to basic when running sna created using ... "space" I am back to basic prompt.
I tried ...
