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  • Cool BASIC tricks and tips!Following on from Dunny's excellent suggestion of a compendium of BASIC tips + tricks, I believe it would be better to have a topic dedicated to it. …

    ... suggestion of a compendium of BASIC tips + tricks, I believe it would be ... .

    So post all tips, tricks, etc here! Lets see wot ... )!

    Dunny, a BASin Tips companion would be an excellent ...
    Arjun Arjun April 2005 Sinclair Basic
  • Cool BASIC tricks and tips!Following on from Dunny's excellent suggestion of a compendium of BASIC tips + tricks, I believe it would be better to have a topic dedicated to it. …

    ... , or does the "BAS" indicate "BASIC-only"?[/QUOTE]

    Hi ... /> It is probably the best BASIC "tips & tricks" you will ever find ...
    Paddy Coleman Paddy Coleman August 2011 Sinclair Basic
  • Speeding up select processing...Hi Folks, I have the following code in my program and it works fine but is rather "sluggish". I have even moved it to the beginning of the program …

    ... original attributes using the cool basic memory move routine and go ... memory used by the cool basic memory move routine to store ... am hoping there are some tips/tricks some of you might know ...
    Paddy Coleman Paddy Coleman June 2011 Sinclair Basic
  • Interesting speed increase...Hi Folks, You may already know the following but I found it "interesting". I have been developing a model railway timetable program in BASin for th…

    ... data population left. The main BASIC program is 17.1K in ... well optimised now (lots of tips/tricks implemented from WOS, books, experience ...
    Paddy Coleman Paddy Coleman January 2012 Sinclair Basic
  • Model Railway Timetable Version 1.4.12.0313...Hi Folks, Since November 2010 I have been working on my [B]Model Railway Timetable [/B]software. Thanks to the considerable help and patience of yo…

    ... program in 64K using ZX BASIC!

    Once I had ... is written in ZX BASIC and uses extensive tips/tricks to reduce memory ...
    Paddy Coleman Paddy Coleman March 2012 Sinclair Basic
  • The Spectrum Games Compo 2005It's open. Learn about it at its website: [url="http://www.ojodepez-fanzine.net/network/sgc"]http://www.ojodepez-fanzine.net/network/sgc[/url] The …

    You link to the thread on cool BASIC tips and tricks... doesn't :(

    D.
    Dunny Dunny April 2005 Development
  • How do I put 1k game in a REM statement in TAP formatBasically, If I am assembling my machine code game, say using PASMO or TASM. 1. What address do I assemble it at to fit in a REM statement 2. What …

    ... read the last page off "basic tips and tricks" BUT APPERENTLY this part ... display properties... Go to the BASIC forum and in "Display Options ...
    icabod icabod April 2006 Development
  • If a C64 can do it...Forgive me if this isn't the right section. We've seen coders surprising us over and over again with excellent demos and things that a few years ago…

    ... on the Sam when using Basic and the Rom routines for ... Colin said, still uncompiled SAM Basic, and it looks soo much ... game last summer taking tips from Dunny`s Basic Tips thread.... has a ... to write and employ some tricks...

    anyway.... :)

    CKay CKay February 2007 Development
  • 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…

    ... to post your questions on BASIC on the forums. There are ... in here with vast superior BASIC skills than mine who would ... check out the BASIC tips and tricks thread in the Sinclair BASIC section. Contains ...
    Arjun Arjun September 2009 Sinclair Basic
  • 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…

    ... to check out the BASIC tips and
    tricks thread in the Sinclair ... BASIC section. Contains some very cool ... stuff to spice up your BASIC programs.[/QUOTE]

    I ...
    chop983 chop983 September 2009 Sinclair Basic
  • How do you work with fonts on speccy?just curious really.. I know c64 workings, and obv. the spec you draw direct to screen.. on 64 , you'd make what would be equivalent to UDG.. and sa…

    ... new routine (see the ZX BASIC tips and tricks area for details).
    BASIC variable called "at" (for attribute ...
    Paddy Coleman Paddy Coleman September 2010 Development
  • Drunken foolery!I've been pissing around with AGD for the last week or so, something may be coming together? Also I've had a few beers, listening to some tunes, lik…

    ... , and write a little basic tips n' tricks bit to go at the ...
    dm_boozefreek dm_boozefreek October 2011 Development
  • A new full-screen bicolor engine called NIRVANA[I]OK, there's something I need to clarify first: Nowadays if you write [B]"multicolor"[/B] everyone assumes it refers to "multicolor 8x1" (an attri…

    ... .norecess.net/sdcc-part-4---tips--tricks.html"]this link[/URL] I ... z88dk and Boriel's ZX BASIC right now, and I'm ...
    Einar Saukas Einar Saukas August 2014 Brand new software
  • ANN: Tipshop updated Saturday, 31 May 2008Saturday 31 May 2008 A massive pile of stuff this month - hurrah! * Alberto Otero Mato sent in POKEs for Lost Caves. * Bernard Wood sent in a solu…

    ... of Don Quijote; Bug reports, tips and solution for Guerra de ... ; a hack for Jet Set Basic; POKEs for Army Moves , Babaliba ... 's Dummy Run, Jet Set Basic; tips for Atic Atac , Aventura Original ... II , Templos Sagrados, Los and tips & solution for Zipi y ...
    hackersanon hackersanon May 2008 Announcements
  • christmas dinneram making it this year for my gf. so any tips/tricks. am prolly gonna do it in courses so she doesn't explode.

    am making it this year for my gf.

    so any tips/tricks.

    am prolly gonna do it in courses so she doesn't explode.
    mile mile December 2009 Chit chat
  • Highscore database?Have been playing Splitting Images all weekend and got 135,000 something, completing Marilyn Monroe. So a thought struck me - what about an online hi…

    ... them, make friendship;
    - share tips/ tricks from actual ST games (boards ...
    Alex_Lux Alex_Lux October 2004 Games
  • New Compo IdeaI've had this idea and would like to know what do you think about it. I think that most of us here know how to code in BASIC. The problem with Specc…

    ... in VARS for start of BASIC and POKE the first two ... ]

    ====================

    * General BASIC tips
    --------------------

    * Place most ... contains various flags controlling the Basic system and generally should not ...
    na_th_an na_th_an April 2005 Development
  • Cool BASIC tricks and tips!Following on from Dunny's excellent suggestion of a compendium of BASIC tips + tricks, I believe it would be better to have a topic dedicated to it. …

    Does anyone know where I can get that little Sinclair User book of BASIC tips?

    remember it was Black and white with a little pale red in colour????
    JimDiGrizLovesAngelina JimDiGrizLovesAngelina May 2005 Sinclair Basic
  • T.I.M. - A New Interlace - Demo for DOWNLOADHere's something that's been in the works for quite a while ( mostly in my head ) and recently I've aquired assistance to help it come to fruition. …

    ... to my document file of tips, tricks and useful code snippets :) ( too ...
    Sadako Sadako May 2005 Development
  • 50 tips for better Sinclair computingthis was the title of a free booklet on the cover of sinclair user, I've tried searching for it online but no joy! [url="http://www.retrogames.co.uk…

    ... saying something about giving us BASIC tips too. A long, long time ...
    Arjun Arjun June 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • 50 tips for better Sinclair computingthis was the title of a free booklet on the cover of sinclair user, I've tried searching for it online but no joy! [url="http://www.retrogames.co.uk…

    ... saying something about giving us BASIC tips too. A long, long time ... started to scan the 50 Tips booklet though.
    _________________
    rich_chandler rich_chandler June 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
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