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Machine code and Basic system variablesSpectrum system variables (I mean 48KB model) are essential for Basic. But what if I started my machine code program and it's never going to return t…
... 48KB model) are essential for Basic. But what if I started ... never going to return to Basic? Can I overwrite system variables ... -
Program for showing Basic listnings in gamesCan somebody tell me the name and where to find an utility to show the BASIC-listning in Adventure games - or for any other Spectrum-program for that…
Can somebody tell me the name and where to find an utility to show the BASIC-listning in Adventure games - or for any other Spectrum-program for that matter.
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Found a great ZX BASIC textbookProgramming Arcade Games for your Spectrum, by Adrian Jones. Found this in a second-hand bookstore over the weekend and if you're anything like me,…
... typed in various bits of BASIC, know your way round the ... you through the subset of BASIC you need to make arcade ... it after you venture beyond BASIC. There's also a couple ... -
25 years with the SpectrumTo paraphrase JFK, ask not what your Spectrum can do for you, but what you can do for your Spectrum. Well I've done quite a bit since I joined the sc…
... Technical Wiki
* BASIC:
* ColorPRINT (Timex mode ... add:
* The Sinclair BASIC forum
* The WoS ... the 'New functions for Sinclair BASIC' thread
* ... of the ROM as a sprite
* Utilities:
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+3 BASIC and RST 8I've been working on adding commands to the BASIC interpreter, in a similar style to how Interface 1 does it (catch the RST 8 error trap). This works…
... on adding commands to the BASIC interpreter, in a similar style ... on my +3 under 48K BASIC or in RST 0 mode ... at all with the +3 BASIC editor. Whenever a new command ... track? What does the +3 BASIC editor do that the 128K ... -
ZXDS & Sinclair basicIs it posible to save basic code with ZXDS emulator 10 print 87 save "abc.bas" and the load it?
Is it posible to save basic code with ZXDS emulator
10 print 87
save "abc.bas"
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ML routines from BASICCan anyone tell me which registers should be saved and restored when calling a ML routine from BASIC? How can one know which registers are modified …
Can anyone tell me which registers should be saved and restored when calling a ML routine from BASIC?
How can one know which registers are modified inside a system routine?
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Turbo BasicHi everyone, I should like to know if is available some version Turbo-Basic for ZX Spectrum? (Such as for Atari XE/XL.) Thank you! ;) P.S. I am sorr…
Hi everyone, I should like to know if is available some version Turbo-Basic for ZX Spectrum? (Such as for Atari XE/XL.) Thank you! ;)
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Sinclair BASIC compiler for PC?Boriel's compiler is very powerful but it isn't meant for Sinclair BASIC, and the old compilers in the archive have their limitations: BASIC listing …
... isn't meant for Sinclair BASIC, and the old compilers in ... the archive have their limitations: BASIC listing can't be too ... compile [U]any[/U] Sinclair BASIC listing as long as it ... -
Best way to store vector images in Sinclair BASIC?Let's forget for a moment that Sinclair BASIC is slow. If I have a picture made entirely of vector images, what would be the best way to store that d…
... for a moment that Sinclair BASIC is slow. If I have ... ways to do this in BASIC.
And I'm ... -
1st Edition Spectrum BASIC ManualWasn't there someone here who was after a 1st Edition of the Spectrum BASIC Programming manual? I seem to recall someone offering me money for mine …
... 1st Edition of the Spectrum BASIC Programming manual?
I seem ... -
Jumping to BASIC after importing 23296,1703Sorry for the confusing title. :-D Now that I've learned how to stop a game from starting after loading (in Fuse and Specemu), I have a few more que…
... to safely "jump" to my BASIC program. :)
I ... same as returning to BASIC after an USR command ... I'm using the old BASIC editor.
"Why ... 1703 bytes just to make BASIC work again? Doesn't ... the subject of jumping to BASIC, I find it curious ... -
Help with broken BASIC blocksHi, Could anyone help me in recovering two broken BASIC blocks?: [url]http://webmail.unizar.es/upload/download.php?file=1247602759.invitado.php5kQ4…
... me in recovering two broken BASIC blocks?:
[url]http ... -
So what about ethernet and ZX BASIC?Well, as of about 5 minutes ago, ZX BASIC for the first time properly wrote some packets to the network! OK, so it isn't perhaps 100% what Andrew Ow…
... about 5 minutes ago, ZX BASIC for the first time properly ... know how to use ZX BASIC.
At the moment ... />
Then the standard Spectrum BASIC keywords can be used for ... /> The twitter client for ZX BASIC moves ever closer . . . -
INPUT Magazine BASICHi All, I was wondering if I was allowed to upload some BASIC program codes which I have for ZX Spectrum (That work!) onto the Forum. Cheers, Specc…
... was allowed to upload some BASIC program codes which I have ... -
Writing internet servers in ZX BASICNew Spectranet news! I have just finished adding the code to allow listening sockets to be used from BASIC. A simple example: [code] 10 %listen #4,…
... sockets to be used from BASIC. A simple example:
BASIC now :-) -
CellularBasicPro - enhanced BASIC interpreter for mobile phones and devicesDownload location : [url]http://code.google.com/p/cellularbasicpro/downloads/list[/url] Features of cellularBasicPro include : - Extensive mathem…
... and Functions support.
- Large BASIC programs support.
CellularBasicPro ... -
A typical sprite listing to analyse, please?Hi all, Would anyone be interested in helping out with my ongoing Assembly studies by posting up, posting a link to or mailing me a typical sprite l…
... or mailing me a typical sprite listing to analyse? :roll:
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Very basicI found the wos site a few months ago when searching for solutions to my broken spectrum, that i had dug out of storage and was learning basic on. Si…
... of storage and was learning basic on. Since receiving advice on ... download zx spin and learn basic using an emulator instead. Unfortunatley ... on the task of learning basic.I plan to post updates ... goal is to program a basic game from scratch to as ... -
looking for best oldstyle type-in zx-basic games, udg basedhi all! I'm looking for the best oldstyle type-in zx-basic games, those udg based - like those from zx-spectrum mags, made at mid 80's I'm looking fo…
... best oldstyle type-in zx-basic games, those udg based - like ... -
Printing in 64 columns, from Basic?Not strictly a Sinclair Basic question but... Is there any known machine code utility that allows something similar to PRINT AT that can be called fr…
Not strictly a Sinclair Basic question but... Is there any ... that can be called from Basic but uses 64 or maybe ... />
I'm creating small Basic programs that allow me to ... 's easy to call from Basic? Thanks! -
48K BASIC to ZX81 BASIC conversion possible?Looking for an automated way of converting a BASIC program done on a 48K Spectrum to one for the ZX81. It's obvious that some things cannot be done o…
Framerate of arcade gamesThe Golden Age of video games coincided with the birth of 8-bit home computing; this is why every computer of that era has a slew of really bad Pacma…
... . A maze game means your sprite can move in any of ... written in BASIC and using UDGs. The pixel-accurate sprite motion in ...[Book] Elementary Basic (Missing UK version details)Hello. The book 'Elementary Basic': [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=2001188"]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id…
... .
The book 'Elementary Basic': [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org ... :
Full title Elementary BASIC
Year of release 1983 ...Little Sprite DemoI've managed to make a little headway with my fooling around with sprites, so I thought I'd stick a snapshot demo thing somewhere for anyone who is i…
... the attributes associated with the sprite were being cleaned up properly ... />
The scrolling of the sprite is handled completely on the ... -worked out frames for the sprite's positioning. Also, it moves ...Making BASIC occupy less RAM?I risk being told to search the forums and the entire archive of type-ins, but here it goes... Is there any known utility to do all the hard work of…
... all the modifications in BASIC, fix the BASIC header using POKEs and ... . routine to save the modified BASIC listing.
And ... ve never tried to compile BASIC listings that use VAL extensively ... tells me that non-compressed BASIC should be easier to ...Most impressive game you've ever seen which has been written in speccy BASIC?What's the most impressive speccy game you've ever seen that's been written solely in speccy BASIC? +3 Basic or 48k basic. No machine code routines…
What's the most impressive speccy game you've ever seen that's been written solely in speccy BASIC?
+3 Basic or 48k basic.
No machine code routines utilised to help the program along.Jet Set Willy sprite evilities.Hello everyone. I am currently trying my hand at modding Jet Set Willy, but there is a big problem - I can't use half of the sprites. I am using JSWE…
... guardian editor, and select a sprite, there's a big list ... I enter it in, the sprite is STILL pliers!! How on ... earth do I change the sprite so that only the spinning ...
