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Copying a SCREEN$ in ZX BASIC in 1 second?!Following on from the revived "[thread=20207]Saving a complete SCREEN$ in BASIC[/thread]" thread (although Arjun really only needed a suitable POKE i…
... =30618]"storing machine code in BASIC"[/thread] from last August).
BASIC"/regular BASIC timing comparison by writing a short routine to scroll down ... -
That thing on ZX_Beccy's shelfI am sure I am not the only one who thinks ZX_Beccy has the most amazing Sinclair collection but has anyone else been curious about that white spectr…
... some of the prototypes have BASIC keywords/commands that don't ... on the final version, like SCROLL, FORE, UNPLOT, BRTR, DLL, etc ... -
That thing on ZX_Beccy's shelfI am sure I am not the only one who thinks ZX_Beccy has the most amazing Sinclair collection but has anyone else been curious about that white spectr…
... some of the prototypes have BASIC keywords/commands that don't ... on the final version, like SCROLL, FORE, UNPLOT, BRTR, DLL, etc ... -
That thing on ZX_Beccy's shelfI am sure I am not the only one who thinks ZX_Beccy has the most amazing Sinclair collection but has anyone else been curious about that white spectr…
Well SCROLL and UNPLOT were on the ZX81, FORE is presumably what would be INK (as neither that or PAPER are present). I guess the updates to Sinclair Basic hadn't been finalised when these were being mocked up. -
up-to-date info on tape->PC conversions?I've been trying to find up-to-date information on tape->PC conversions and haven't had any luck so far. * I searched the Emulators forum for half a…
... Gruppo Editoriale Jackson's Video BASIC - I made TZX files of ... total 20, but I should scan the booklets as well, and ... -
The thread of belly laughsGo on folkes I could do with a laugh. Post up the some of the funnyest (or down right silliest) things you know, be it jokes, stories, images, youtub…
... even worked out how to scroll the big text, so do ... second ever program in spectrum basic. In any case Bob was ... -
Commodore 64 - First time trying - REVIEW & Pictures!Right, so the 2nd hand shop was selling this Commodore and accessories. So I decided to buy it, as I've never had a Commodore and this is my first ti…
... for it to seek and scan the directory of a ...
Yes Microsoft wrote the basic. Commodore didn't bother customizing ... plonked in a generic Microsoft basic. That's the reason ... /> The two letter abbreviations for basic commands (first letter + shifted second ... -
Commodore 64 - First time trying - REVIEW & Pictures!Right, so the 2nd hand shop was selling this Commodore and accessories. So I decided to buy it, as I've never had a Commodore and this is my first ti…
... for it to seek and scan the directory of a disc ... . I never found the quirky basic programming to be unfriendly. I ... -
z88dk hates me =(Hello there my fellow WoS'ers Under the power of darkness I was about to settle in and play with some SP1 sprite handling (as printf is simply NOT f…
... library to scan keys directly rather than rely on the basic ISR ... -
BEEPER music contest 2011Yo! ;) Some small info. :) ______________________________________________ BEEPER music compo (ZX Spectrum 48K chiptune). OK. The BEEPER Party is …
... real-time while the meeting (BASIC of course ;-) ),
[url]http ... BEEPER music and loooong boring scroll written by attenders:
Factor6 ... -
Inlay Project DiscussionAll, It's time this project was actually started in anger. The aim of this thread is to find out what every wants from it and the standards that sh…
... is totally missing then ANY scan is better than nothing ... people could access, process the scan(s) and then the ... . I feel that inlay scan updates should almost be treated ... text file giving instructions for basic memorabilia purposes. Preservation should really ... -
Inlay Project DiscussionAll, It's time this project was actually started in anger. The aim of this thread is to find out what every wants from it and the standards that sh…
... etc. so even a "perfect" scan of one of them would ... text file giving instructions for basic memorabilia purposes. Preservation should really ... -
Inlay Project DiscussionAll, It's time this project was actually started in anger. The aim of this thread is to find out what every wants from it and the standards that sh…
... any processing at all. I scan straight into Photoshop (rather than ... more basic adjustments (e.g. crop and straighten, general post-scan colour ... -
Inlay Project DiscussionAll, It's time this project was actually started in anger. The aim of this thread is to find out what every wants from it and the standards that sh…
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I plan to scan all of my inlays anyway ... more basic adjustments (e.g. crop and straighten, general post-scan colour ... to get hold of to scan! :)[/quote]
If we ... sensible name. I plan to scan my entire games archive anyway ... -
IN or INKEY ?just curious which is better to use.. I have a menu done.. and use 6/7 to go up down it + space to cycle thru the options (using inkey).. obv. if I w…
... keypresses. If you want to scan every key to catch simultaneous ... IN x (Using IN from Basic is tedious work and generally ... -
SP1 library questionsI'm working on my first game. I've not written a game since the late 1980s and that was a text based multiuser dungeon for BBC Micros with econet... …
... attribute detection as in many Basic programs. You can investigate the ... ;view=markup"]spectrum.h[/URL]. Scroll down to the "display functions ... -
AND,XOR,OR,BIT,RES,SET,CPL,NEG,RLC,RRC,SLA,SRL,RL, RR,SRA for BASICAs this was drifting away from the original INKEY$ thread I thought that I'd create a new one. So here's a routine to provide all of the above mentio…
... with my version of the BASIC bitwise operators:
It ... .sna]BASIC demo program[/url] that uses this function to completely scan ... -
AND,XOR,OR,BIT,RES,SET,CPL,NEG,RLC,RRC,SLA,SRL,RL, RR,SRA for BASICAs this was drifting away from the original INKEY$ thread I thought that I'd create a new one. So here's a routine to provide all of the above mentio…
... about implementing bitwise operations in BASIC :-D
... for every 8 pixel scan: [B](scr AND ... to draw the current scan. spr is the sprite ... with this particular sprite scan: bits 1 masks the ... es/~rodriguj/spritebasic.szx]BASIC demo program[/url] is ... -
Add horizontal hardware scroll to ULA+In this case we must read a bit in the ULA+ for test if supported. And the future software that uses it must have to branch: 1. If hardware scroll i…
For understand how hardware scroll works, I have prepared a BASIC program:
Load with Basic SE (easy typing)
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spectrum +2 tape recorder is dead helpMy +2 grey's tape recorder is not even coming on when i press play so i was wondering with the 5 cables going into a plug and then connecting on to a…
... i typed in a 128k basic program and it worked perfect ... . We only did a quick scan through it but there was ... -
Newbie says 'Alreet?'Hiya dudes, Just dropping a line to say hello as i've decided at 33 to try and fulfill a long time ambition to write a speccy game in machine code..…
... the pixel memory and the basic program is stepping through it ... the character row LLL, then scan line within the character row ... some freedom in choosing the scan line for the character square ... screen address can select a scan line within a character square ... -
New SpecBAS available - v0.710Been a while, but I've just uploaded the latest build of SpecBAS. This one now supports tilemaps (with rotation and scaling) and added OVER mode (XO…
[QUOTE=Dunny;579193]I shall pop an archive of demo programs up for you. Here you go:
[url]https://sites.google.com/site/pauldunn/demos.zip[/url]
Unpack that into your Specbas folder.[/QUOTE]
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The SAM CoupeDoes anyone own one of these? I remember being jealous of a friend who bought one of these machines which had a disk that made the system compatible …
... very fine machine with excellent BASIC which lacks only a ... /> The fact, it has BASIC in ROM, made the SAM ... a disc, and the BASIC dialects that came with the ... wirh a simple scroll command. Atari ST BASIC was not very ... (I have now FaST BASIC-Module and STOS). So ... -
Pixelwise scrolling sideways - how many ways to do it?Not that I need to, but I've been wondering if there's a good way to do this that I haven't considered. Scrolling [B]pixelwise [/B]vertically is "ea…
... of R-Type does not scroll the entire screen, that ... left to right character scan against a collision map ... there's nothing there to scroll - so it doesn't ... You only need to scroll the yy characters and not ... a block of characters to scroll (and scrolled them) you ... -
New Game! Maritrini, Freelance Monster SlayerAfter experiencing the sweet taste of success, Maritrini woke up one fine day in a mess of bed sheets and with the biggest hangover she could remembe…
... my next games) in compiled BASIC (Boriels ZXBC) and it works ... games with alternating floor tiles scroll a little bit slower.
New WIP from Kabuto Factory: A.R.C.O.S.Hi everybody! After a long time in silence (...you know, life and its commitments...), we're coming back with new WIP for Speccy: A.R.C.O.S., a new …
... /> Game is written on compiled Basic. That's why it's ... a little "starfield" scroll to maintain the scroll effect and get more ...Best game ever?Not sure the best way to do this, thinking top 10s with a sliding scale of 10 points awarded to the game you vote 'best' down to 1 point for your 10t…
... 't see it after a scan and scroll sesh)
Did ...Best game ever?Not sure the best way to do this, thinking top 10s with a sliding scale of 10 points awarded to the game you vote 'best' down to 1 point for your 10t…
... 't see it after a scan and scroll sesh)
Did ...
