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  • Rainbow Generator for 48K Spectrum using PUSHThis is what I came up with from [B]gasman[/B]'s suggestions. It's stable in ZXSpin and ZX32 simulating a 48K Speccy. Anyone like to try it on the …

    ... point where it returns to BASIC (hence my repeated reference to ... TAP file from a generic BASIC bootstrap loader and the binary ... the comment says ";Return to Basic:", then it pauses once activated ... , there are far more elaborate tricks you can do by swapping ...
    joefish joefish May 2009 Development
  • Loading games from MP3 playersI read on here ages ago about people running Speccy games from MP3 players or iPods.. Would I be right in assuming that you would plug said player i…

    ... represent one block : a pure BASIC program
    OR
    TAP ... blocks
    A BASIC loader with no anticopy tricks so USR and ...
    decicoder decicoder May 2009 Hardware
  • making me own xbox 360 gamewith the high prices of games these days i have decided to make my own. has anyone done this before on the xbox360 (you guys, not people in general)…

    ... , i will be asking for tips from you from now on ... ActiveX etc.

    Dark Basic however is it's own ...
    STeaM STeaM July 2009 Chit chat
  • Noob to Z80 needing +3 helpI'm quite new to z80 programming, but i'm attempting to write some kind of windowing system that will run alongside BASIC on my +3 with Kempston mous…

    ... [b]need[/b] to keep basic active, just as long as ... for your patience and useful tips guys, this is something i ...
    rbsfou rbsfou August 2009 Development
  • iPhone ZX Spectrum EmulatorI see this was posted on YouTube a couple of days ago - [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=En1Q5MLS2EE[/url] Although his website says 'soon' ([url…

    ... you can get into the BASIC in the iPhone C64 emulator ... or something

    "FYI: Basic is in the App.

    more info and tricks here:

    [url]http ...
    Lee_dC Lee_dC September 2009 Emulators
  • So what exactly IS an emulator anyway?Totally silly, but... I've always been quite happy with describing the multitude of programs that allow us to re-live our Speccy days as "emulators"…

    ... like saying it's a BASIC interpreter or a DOOM engine ... may be all sorts of tricks that allow the host machine ...
    Laser Laser November 2009 Chit chat
  • Dim commandI try o find a BASIC COMPILER for ZX SPECTRUM 128 that use DIM command with two or more letter as 10 DIM AB(10) instead of 10 DIM A(10) Any iforma…

    HiSoft had a few other tricks up its sleeves like compiling ... write a program in HiSoft BASIC that uses all the available ...
    chev chev December 2009 Sinclair Basic
  • border graphics / text tricks ?just curious if it was possible.. I mean in basic, when you scroll a program you have "scroll ?" in the lower border? is there trickery that you can…

    ... . When you're editing a BASIC line it sets a few ... .

    There are some tricks you can do by changing ...
    joefish joefish December 2009 Development
  • What Z80 development tools do you use? What books?Hi. I've been meaning to do it for over 25 years, but.. better late than never :) I'm starting to learn machine code and am trying to get a developme…

    ... advice there - thanks for those tips Chris. As you said, it ... 're used to working in BASIC and all those bitty flippy ...
    xyzzy xyzzy January 2010 Development
  • Retro show in Sheffield - April[url]http://www.retrogamer.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=17209[/url] After the success of the last retro show in Huddersfield last September, anothe…

    ... /> I think hes been getting tips from Gordon (Huddersfield), Witchfinder (Stoke ... you can see is very basic but hes going to be ... contact him now with some basic questions
    psj3809 psj3809 January 2010 Announcements
  • Questions you were afraid to ask.....This thread is devoted to those questions you never asked, or were afraid to ask but want answers to. Such as: [LIST] [*]Why can't you put metal in…

    There was a sticker on the back of the Ark saying 'please shut eyes if opened, patent 1123412x etc. For any helpful tips and tricks please call 01-ARK-8888, calls cost 50 cents a minute. Please ask a parent or guardian if you are not the bill payer'
    psj3809 psj3809 February 2010 Chit chat
  • Questions you were afraid to ask.....This thread is devoted to those questions you never asked, or were afraid to ask but want answers to. Such as: [LIST] [*]Why can't you put metal in…

    ... etc. For any helpful tips and tricks please call 01-ARK-8888 ...
    Vampyre Vampyre February 2010 Chit chat
  • Questions you were afraid to ask.....This thread is devoted to those questions you never asked, or were afraid to ask but want answers to. Such as: [LIST] [*]Why can't you put metal in…

    ... etc. For any helpful tips and tricks please call 01-ARK-8888 ...
    MrCheese MrCheese February 2010 Chit chat
  • Arcade Game Designer 2.0 releasedI know dozens of you downloaded the previous version of AGD. Well, you can put it away now because I've made some major improvements to that version…

    ... has ended and returns to basic or the into maker, ... to that routine rather than basic - but is that possible?< ... it was called from, whether BASIC or machine code.
    < ... of the score string into BASIC variable A. At least it ... my memory isn't playing tricks.
    jonathan jonathan April 2010 Development
  • Arcade Game Designer 2.0 releasedI know dozens of you downloaded the previous version of AGD. Well, you can put it away now because I've made some major improvements to that version…

    ... it was called from, whether BASIC or machine code.

    BASIC variable A. At least it ... my memory isn't playing tricks.[/QUOTE]

    thought as ...
    BiNMaN BiNMaN April 2010 Development
  • Static vs stacked local variables in z88dkHello everyone. I'm doing a program for Spectrum 48KB with z88dk v1.8 (XX Mar 2008), and I eventually discovered that if your local variables in fun…

    ... " devoted to reveal some tricks and tips to get better results. By ...
    Ricardo Cancho Ricardo Cancho April 2010 Development
  • Red Dead RedemptionHave found a lot more incoming information about this game, and as I think it's going to be a pretty massive hit, decided to give it it's own thread.…

    ... get information on special inside tips and tricks to help get there ... yet to score ? and exclusive tips to help you get ?er ... ?s remaining, along with info, tips and a map legend to ...
    deadpan666 deadpan666 May 2010 Chit chat
  • Minor Update to Gasman's Midi2BEEPDon't know whether this is worthy an announcement, but for those of you who enjoyed Gasman's midi2BEEP utility, a new variant has been made called mi…

    ... try to incorporate all these tips and make use of all ... this?:

    ;SET-UP Basic Unit of duration (5/255 ...
    kgmcneil kgmcneil May 2010 Announcements
  • The Spectrum screenshot odd-one-out round - medium skill levelHere's the medium level questions for the official [COLOR=DimGray][No it's not official, bugger off - Martijn][/COLOR] WOS Spectrum screenshots odd o…

    ... the others have any similar tricks?[/QUOTE]

    Starion had ... .

    On a more basic level, Paperboy, Time-Gate and ...
    Matt_B Matt_B June 2010 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Tape-Disk Copy +3I seek convertor tape to disk +3. I have DTCONV by Pentacle, but this program has bugs.

    ... /> Thanks to everyone for the tips so far![/QUOTE]

    BASIC on the Speccy side to ...
    Hercules Hercules July 2010 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Beebs Back in Education AgainBletchley Park Museum of Computing is running classes for A-Level students in computing using old BBC-Bs: [URL="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-…

    ... though. We did all the tricks for mucking about with the ... . We even wrote a BBC BASIC emulator on the BBC itself ... , in BASIC, which would appear to work ...
    joefish joefish August 2010 Chit chat
  • 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. …

    ... the routine in Sinclair BASIC to ensure I understood ... slow despite some neat coding tricks. However, on holiday I ... height character routine in BASIC that is as quick ... method used in BBC BASIC MODE 7 i.e. ... only downside of the BASIC routine is that it uses ...
    Paddy Coleman Paddy Coleman August 2010 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. …

    ... the routine in Sinclair BASIC to ensure I understood ... slow despite some neat coding tricks. However, on holiday I ... height character routine in BASIC that is as quick ... method used in BBC BASIC MODE 7 i.e. ... only downside of the BASIC routine is that it uses ...
    Dr BEEP Dr BEEP August 2010 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. …

    ... users sent in their programming tips (not program pitstop though). It ... is mandatory). All written in BASIC and not too shabby even ...
    Paddy Coleman Paddy Coleman September 2010 Sinclair Basic
  • Mr Kizza being rather cheeky ....again !Someone from Atari Age contacted me and pointed me at this... [url]http://www.atariage.com/forums/topic/163375-back-to-basics/page__pid__2095588#ent…

    ... learning loops/processes/variables in BASIC. Bit like Football Manager, once ... hes up to his old tricks again. Can imagine him telling ...
    psj3809 psj3809 September 2010 Games
  • 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. …

    ... interesting. In some versions of BASIC you have the REPEAT...UNTIL ... for structured looping. Unfortunately Sinclair BASIC does not have this but ... , etc... etc...

    Even tricks in evaluating a formula are ...
    Dr BEEP Dr BEEP September 2010 Sinclair Basic
  • Help! Reverse engineering a Spectrum game[deleted]

    ... over again to do the basic requirements for you. You should ... .

    Here are some tips when reverse engineering a game ...
    ASM ASM October 2010 Development
  • 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…

    ... Sinclair BASIC than is healthy! :smile: Surely you have some tips to ...
    Paddy Coleman Paddy Coleman October 2010 Sinclair Basic
  • 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…

    ... a few simple tricks to make a Sinclair BASIC program run a ... faster than subtraction in Sinclair BASIC, it's better to use ...
    Einar Saukas Einar Saukas October 2010 Sinclair Basic
  • 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…

    ... a pdf of the book 'Basic Faster and Better & Other ... -80 but many of the tips my work for the Speccy ... .nz/system-80/literature_books.htm#Basic%20faster%20and%20better"]Link[/URL ...
    JamesD JamesD October 2010 Sinclair Basic
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