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Using the Spectrum - games or really the challenge?I came to realise these days I only used the Spectrum for the challenge, writing conversion software, occasionally teaching (showing) programming and…
Reading this, I wonder if I can play games on my Blackberry? Any tips and sorry for going off subject - but I would live to see Horace ski on my mobile! -
Cant DecideI have had a lot of spectrums in my time from the 16k to the +3 and as we all know they all have flaws. I am thinking about buying another and wanted…
... the original unmodified 48 BASIC ROM. You can improve ... consist of the original BASIC ROM and the editor ROM ... work with the original BASIC. If you have one ... levels with the toast rack and the grey +2. ... the best gaming experience and the best compatibility you ... -
Map MakingHi all. Apologies in advance for this question as I'm sure its been covered already, I've searched for forum but cant quite find what I'm after. Bas…
Heh, a while ago I threw out all my old maps & tips and amongst them was my hand drawn map of EF. It was no work of art though :) -
+3 assembler questionI was wondering if anyone could give any suggestions as to how to get this bit of code working on the +2A/+3 in 128k mode. It works on the +128k/+2 i…
... 3 is the '48 BASIC' ROM and is virtually identical to the ... is decremented every second interrupt, and when it reaches zero, the ... is running 48 BASIC or +3 BASIC. When 48 BASIC is selected (from ... so that this page-switching and ticker-decrementing won't happen ... -
Common pitfalls and solutionsLet's discuss some of the common problems in Speccy programming, and the methods we use to avoid them. For an example, here is a piece of code that …
If you've got a +2A you can use the new ROM set I've created which gives you a USR 0 option on the menu (along with a BBC BASIC option, debugged 128 editor and BASIC ROM, and original unmodified ROM). Email me if you want a copy. -
Issue 65 of Scene+As I understand that some programmers wants to be informed if their programs were distributed on our disk magazine, here is a list what will be on ne…
[QUOTE=Andrew Owen;464835]Joe and Timmy have the absolute rights ... he tries to get permission and is unsuccessful what should he ... him putting together the magazine and I am also responsible for ... usually change just the basic loaders and this we simply have to ... -
Issue 65 of Scene+As I understand that some programmers wants to be informed if their programs were distributed on our disk magazine, here is a list what will be on ne…
... him putting together the magazine and I am also responsible for ... usually change just the basic loaders and this we simply have to ... least have nothing against it and are neutral. Small amount of ... their hunger for rights, fairness and justice. Fine. But at the ... -
I am currently playing......Don't know if there's been a thread like this, but I can't find one.... Having seen all the different threads asking people if they've played such a…
... score a home run (easy) and get a stolen base (stupid ... your speed before this game), and their catcher has a Legendary ... with a runner headed home, and that happens randomly when the ... see if they have any tips, and they just say "good luck ... -
I am currently playing......Don't know if there's been a thread like this, but I can't find one.... Having seen all the different threads asking people if they've played such a…
... speed before this game), and their catcher has a ... a runner headed home, and that happens randomly when ... see if they have any tips, and they just say "good ... managed to get lucky and do this earlier. Only ... scoring an official hit, and one 100G achievement for ... -
SpecOS progressOk, As you can all see, I'm back - and I've been working away on SpecOS for a while now. There's a few videos, which you can see on my blog: [url]h…
... ' the speccy and z80 had been developed and evolved as the ... m very excited by it and suggestions should be based ... your favourite emulator and be happy
and if it ... somewhat backwards compatible in the BASIC language, and totally incompatible at the ... -
SpecOS progressOk, As you can all see, I'm back - and I've been working away on SpecOS for a while now. There's a few videos, which you can see on my blog: [url]h…
... somewhat backwards compatible in the BASIC language, and totally incompatible at the ... poke DOS executables into memory and execute them from specos? -
SpecOS progressOk, As you can all see, I'm back - and I've been working away on SpecOS for a while now. There's a few videos, which you can see on my blog: [url]h…
... , and this would be brilliant),
2) Will the BASIC have ... single key option like 48K BASIC? Oh, and also a syntax checker ... ) built in to their BASIC editor.
and, since it's ... -
Russian`s attackI have also some doubts about this game. As it was published as a type-in, how can it have a loading screen? Also the game was published in 1988 and…
... read those two Microhobby issues and re-create the .TZX the ... editing of the original BASIC listing and the addition of a loader ... it said "All Rights Reserved". And whoever did this also removed ... -
ANN: EsxDos 0.73 released (third party - not mine)Papaya Dezign have finally released their firmware/OS for the DivIDE interface. Go get it from [url]http://www.esxdos.org/files/esxdos073.zip[/url]…
... being able to use 128k basic. With your version i ... but doesn't support 128K basic at all. I just ... can write a 128K basic program and save it to CF ... Fatware for playing games and such, and use ESXDOS in MAPRAM ... after many, many years and i really dig the DivIDE ... -
ANN: EsxDos 0.73 released (third party - not mine)Papaya Dezign have finally released their firmware/OS for the DivIDE interface. Go get it from [url]http://www.esxdos.org/files/esxdos073.zip[/url]…
... It need patch both systems and 2x bigger divide memory. ... is full reprogrammable hardware and contain 8x internal DIVIDE ... possibility use NMI, LOAD and SAVE from different systems. ... used with FATWARE and all other basic commands and SAVE with ESXDOS ... -
Why was/is the ZX Spectrum so popular?Why? How? Even after all this time you have a website like this etc.... It's just amazing!
... SIC), more memory, advanced BASIC, printers and Microdrives! Wow, the Sinclair ... I bought a Microdrive and YS BASIC for my Spectrum but ... to use - BBC BASIC (awesome) and an 80 column screen. ... great price/performance compromise) and I even bought a Spectrum ... -
help dsihello,word of warning don,t update dsi,mrs as and flashcard don,t work,gutted she can,t play on zxds ,mine stil fine not updated it,anyone got any id…
thanks for tips and ideas,still waiting for a fix on the flashcards we use,searched web no such luck yet,some cards hav got round it ,but not the ones we use,mrs as to borrow my dsi to play zxds ,when i let her,lol cheers nazz -
compressing basicI thought I'd ask here instead of the basic forum.. in the sense of giving me 1 command line, and NOT the whole listing joined up etc. and it uncom…
... Why not make them subroutines, and call them with gosub?
basic directly and produces only ONE command ... compressor that will deal with basic also (have done in the ... you pick one of them... and it block shifts / relocates the ... -
Help! Reverse engineering a Spectrum game[deleted]
... learned lots. Usually clever techniques and tricks that would never have occurred ... would've been much easier and faster if he'd done ... -
Horace in the Mystic WoodsCame here wondering what people were saying about this only to discover that, for some reason, no one's started a thread yet, not even Bob Smith. And…
Got to level 15 last night!
I think the difficulty ramp is just about right for me so far, and it definitely has that 'just one more go' vibe to it. And I love the different extra features and tricks that the levels have (no spoilers!). -
The Cecco controversySo as I said in the other thread, I'd try out Cybernoid - since I've never played a Cecco game, and never seen one, I'd be coming from a position of …
... Cybernoid years later (around 1999?) and noticing that he left a ... 've dabbled in the most basic coding and honestly the intelligence of ... me!)
EDIT: although, and here comes a bit of ... stages). I havent played Exolon, and that needs to be rectified ... -
Recapping your SpeccyHas anyone ever done it? I have several vintage amps, tuners, cassette decks that have been recapped. So just wondering are there many on WOS who ha…
I've did basic soldering and some small mods before,how ... is to use a pliers and twist them off. -
Any expert on not-standard game loaders here?Maybe someone could help me... I have had on my hard disk for a quite a long time some Polish games and utilities which lack the complete .tzx versi…
... , managed to get the basic loader and the screen tzx'd, but ... -
Sorting an array...Hi Folks, Over the weekend I had a play with sorting algorithms - takes me back to my student days! :-o My first try was with the good old Bubble S…
[QUOTE=Einar Saukas;483584]Good luck![/QUOTE]
Checked the Shell and Comb sort programs for your tips and we are already doing all of those. Worth checking though.
Thanks
Paddy -
Sorting an array...Hi Folks, Over the weekend I had a play with sorting algorithms - takes me back to my student days! :-o My first try was with the good old Bubble S…
... the maximum array size from BASIC?[/QUOTE]
Nope.
and decremented again after each return ... ] calls (i.e. the BASIC stack) and for the array size.
and it will always work. -
Spectrum 128K RS232 to PC serial cableIf you have read some of my recent posts then you will know that I am eager to link my Spectrum +3 to a PC. This will be done by wiring a standard PC…
... over the machine disabling the BASIC interrupt and killing all the system ... hour this morning to use BASIC to send a random number ... the LCR (Line Control Register) and MCR (Modem Control Register) correctly ... I now have to go and figure out the protocol I ... -
ForthTrying to search for FORTH programs and FORTH articles within the forum is proving to be a complete nightmare!! If I search for FORTH in Infoseek I …
... /INVERSE/GOVER (equivalent to BASIC OVER) and BEEP are supported as extensions ... : Hmm, pages 5 and 6 are missing and these address the topic ... -
emulatorsplease help can we see clearly which emulator emaulates which hardware is there any that has a pc function key for the mulitface nmi button and the +…
... Coupe emulator[/url].
BBC BASIC does not support [B][I ... the interface code that BBC BASIC calls to deal with the ... interface code. BBC BASIC does not know, and does not give a ... words in the basic keywords and error reports for basic and dos - these are ... -
I am currently playing......Don't know if there's been a thread like this, but I can't find one.... Having seen all the different threads asking people if they've played such a…
... .
Anyone got any tips for things to do at ... .com/index.php?/topic/1123348-basic-tips-for-new-players/[/url] -
How to specify 1st byte to be ran in a tap fileI am writing m/c to a tap file. When I load it in an emulator I have to go through the usual PRINT USR 30000 I always thought TAPs couldnt specify …
... blocks, and one of them must be one BASIC one ... that loads the machine code block and ... creates a BASIC header to run the code, and BIN2CODE ... might be that the BASIC variables and data was recorded ... it keeps running the BASIC interpreter from where it ...
