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  • how to pass arguments from Basic to MC ?can someone explain me (or give some link) how to pass arguments from basic to machine code? i mean something like this: PRINT USR xxxxx, arg1, arg2:…

    can someone explain me (or give some link) how to pass arguments from basic to machine code? i mean something like this:
    PRINT USR xxxxx, arg1, arg2: ...
    or so...
    Fikee Fikee April 2006 Development
  • Switching basic to 48k modeHi there, we all know that the SPECTRUM command of the 128k BASIC turns the BASIC to 48k mode. However, when executed in a program, the SPECTRUM …

    ... command of the 128k BASIC turns the BASIC to 48k mode. However, when ... /> Is there any way to switch to 48k mode without interrupting the ... 's execuation? I'm referring to the 128k/+2 versions of ...
    Paolo Ferraris Paolo Ferraris April 2006 Development
  • best basic to useAs I like to do a bit of basic programming now and then what do you think is the best basic to work with? It's a pity the ramdisk can't be used on th…

    As I like to do a bit of basic programming now and then what do you think is the best basic to work with?
    It's a pity the ramdisk can't be used on the +2a/+3 in order to give maximum ram for basic.

    Mike.
    m6ymn m6ymn August 2013 Sinclair Basic
  • IN command in BASIC to read keyboardThis weekend on a Sinclair meeting we had some BASIC-games using IN to control the character. The maker of the game assumed that the result of an IN …

    ... meeting we had some BASIC-games using IN to control the character ... be 191, making it impossible to play it on ANY Spectrum ... /> Here's a tip how to avoid this:

    First ... OTHER KEYS
    100 GO TO 20

    1000 REM ...
    Dr BEEP Dr BEEP September 2005 Sinclair Basic
  • Switch from 128k BASIC to 48k BasicHello, Is there a way to start off running a program in 128k basic (so that you can use the ramdisk facilities) but then switch back down to 48k bas…

    ... a way to start off running a program in 128k basic (so ... then switch back down to 48k basic before you run the program ... . I would like to do this within BASIC.

    I ... to 48k basic the program stops executing. I would like my basic program to ...
    saiwong saiwong May 2006 Sinclair Basic
  • Conversion tool - bmp/gif to screen$Hihi Not sure if this is exactly the right place to ask, I don't see a software forum Is there a tool to convert a bmp or gif file to a screen$ sui…

    ... is exactly the right place to ask, I don't see ... there a tool to convert a bmp or gif file to a screen ... from .scr to gif etc. but I want to be able to draw the ... the PC and move them to the spectrum when I'm ...
    Hideki Hideki June 2008 Development
  • 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…

    ... automated way of converting a BASIC program done on a
    48K Spectrum to one for the ZX81. It ... and warn if something has to be changed
    if it ...
    zxbruno zxbruno November 2009 Sinclair Basic
  • Compiling Basic to MCHello, I have a lot of long Basic programs. These are mostly strategy programs, good but slow. I was thinking about how to speed them up without com…

    ... have a lot of long Basic programs. These are mostly strategy ... . I was thinking about how to speed them up without completely ...
    Speccyman Speccyman February 2011 Development
  • Using Boriel's ZX Basic to learn assemblyI wrote a small guide. Hopefully some people will find my gibberish useful - especially people looking at first steps in machine code, where I think …

    ... be a very useful way to learn.

    Linked through ... forum, so you know where to feedback :)
    [url]http://www ... /tutorial-how-to-put-inline-assembly-functions-into-zx-basic-t729.html ...
    Gedlion Gedlion February 2012 Development
  • BASIC to Python - bringing a modern view on an 80's obsession...Howdy! I don't know how relevant this will be here, but I've just finished up a 3-part overview on my blog where I convert an old 1K ZX81 basic pr…

    ... an old 1K ZX81 basic program into Python. Python ... age - its easy to learn like BASIC was and that makes ... it accessible to the ... between an old 1982 Basic listing and Python. I ... in hundreds of listings) to learn... There's still ...
    kevman3d kevman3d July 2015 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Emulation to Animated GIF or RZX to GIFIs there any emulator that can save an Animated GIF ? Or is there a tool to convert from RZX to Animated GIF ? Thanks for any info in advance.

    Is there any emulator that can save an Animated GIF ?

    Or is there a tool to convert from RZX to Animated GIF ?

    Thanks for any info in advance.
    RMartins RMartins August 2015 Emulators
  • Utility to create long REM Line for storing M/C program - Maximum BASIC Line LengthHi, I think there was a Utlity or Toolkit to create a long REM-Line under 48k BASIC to store some MCode in it. So I don´t have to type e.g. 5…

    ... long REM-Line under 48k BASIC
    to store some MCode in ... /> So I don´t have to type e.g. 500 Chars ... the REM into the first BASIC-Line.

    Is there ... max line length in 48k BASIC e.g. 999 Characters or ...
    Luzie Luzie October 2015 Sinclair Basic
  • How can I load a picture into Basic?Having given up in frustration after a week of designing UDG's in order to try and create a picture of a Tudor house, I did it in 5 mins using DeLuxe…

    ... designing UDG's in order to try and create a picture ... it possible to somehow import that image into a Basic program? Do ... it can easily be converted to GIF or PCX. Its a small ...
    mik3d3nch mik3d3nch November 2016 Sinclair Basic
  • Passing parameter from BASIC to assembler routineWas there a "clean" way of passing parameter(s) from a BASIC program to an assembler routine? Something like parameterising RANDOMIZE USR call? I fac…

    ... passing parameter(s) from a BASIC program to an assembler routine? Something ...
    mr.spiv mr.spiv November 2018 Development
  • a poke to change fonts??hi ppl, there wasnt some poke in basic to change the look alike of the fonts of speccy?? I guess I did things like that in eighties.. also, there…

    ... , there wasnt some poke in basic to change the look alike of ... were a poke to quit "scroll? " message in basic??

    where ...
    Javier Alca?iz Javier Alca?iz September 2002 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Basic Compilers and My Compressor CodeAs I mentioned in another thread I'm currently writing a set of compression routines for saving +3 disk space. I've done the first stage (write the …

    ... stage (write the things in basic to check the logic) and ... everything seems to be great except while the ... I've written it in basic first rather than jumping ... direction of a good basic compiler and give me ... I'll then look to convert it to M/C.
    ...
    BuzzinRich BuzzinRich September 2003 Sinclair Basic
  • BASIC performance tips?Been fiddling around with an old project a little after rescuing it from tape, and I'm toying with the idea of completing it (hey, better late than n…

    ... , but I'd like to tweak the BASIC to optimum performance first in ... order to get the most out ... performance tuning for Speccy BASIC? Which commands to avoid, viable alternatives, etc ...
    Lee Tonks Lee Tonks February 2005 Development
  • GUI in sinclair basic.Can anyone point me to any existing subroutines or functions or library to be called whithin sinclair basic to create visual command like messageboxe…

    Can anyone point me to any existing subroutines or functions or library to be called whithin sinclair basic to create visual command like messageboxes, listboxes, editboxes, or something similar?
    Thanks in advance
    carmack carmack January 2006 Sinclair Basic
  • BEEP conundrumFor the "CSSCGC 2008 Tape Magazine" December edition, I have decided to use a BASIC sound routine I wrote last year which plays a festive tune using …

    ... I have decided to use a BASIC sound routine I ... /benkid77/smilies/music-smiley-017.gif[/IMG]

    ... way in BASIC to make the menu responsive to quick presses ... just modify the already implemented BASIC routine.

    ... /mixed-smiley-007.gif[/IMG]
    Digital Prawn Digital Prawn October 2008 Development
  • Converting games from tap to dskHi to all from Greece, Being an old Speccy user and now owner of most models of Spectrum (48k , 48k+ , 128K, +2 grey and +3) , I desided to salvage m…

    ... I can't seem to get basic to load the extra code ... don't seem to be able to get them to work in ... I have managed to get them to load of disk and ... the screen appears the basic stack gets corrupted and ... as fragmented data? Possible to turn these into normal ...
    batsilos batsilos January 2010 Emulators
  • How to code a run and jumpHi all, Is there a way in basic to take action on two simultaneous key strokes. I want to add a run and jump i.e. keys Q and M but using inkey$ seem…

    ... Is there a way in basic to take action on two simultaneous ... key strokes. I want to add a run and ... using inkey$ seems to limit me to only one key press ... would like to solve this using only the BASIC language if ... not find the right words to retrieve the answer - ...
    hedge hedge January 2011 Development
  • BASIC menus for PlusD discsIs it possible to use BASIC to code custom autoloader menus for PlusD discs? For instance, I can make a disc copy of Dizzy Collection and could make…

    Is it possible to use BASIC to code custom autoloader menus for PlusD discs?

    For instance, I can make a disc copy of Dizzy Collection and could make a menu to load the programs..

    How feasable would it be?

    Thanks.
    zeropolis79 zeropolis79 October 2011 Sinclair Basic
  • storing machine code in BASICA couple of years ago I posted a routine for storing machine code between PROG & VARS, based on an idea in Toni Baker's "Mastering Machine Code". Thi…

    ... m/c to be saved & loaded with the BASIC, as ... the last line of BASIC, even though the m ... and doesn't need any BASIC to be typed other than ... , and any subsequent references to prior variables, wouldn't ... MACHINE CODE... with GO TO 9161
    REM Shift ...
    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny January 2012 Sinclair Basic
  • OpenSE BASIC 3.1.1The eagle-eyed will have noticed that [url="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0027510"]SE BASIC[/url] got an update last week. As a te…

    ... ) with routines borrowed from SAM BASIC (thanks to Andrew Wright) and original ... Where you might want to consider SE BASIC is if you do ... any BASIC programming on real hardware or emulators (as opposed to using ... Mono font used in SE BASIC to give you a 40 column ...
    chev chev May 2012 Sinclair Basic
  • Changing the colour Atributes at y,x (+3e BASIC)Hello there my fellow WoS'ers I am currently writing away on my +3e and I am wonder is there a way I can just effect the Paper / Ink attributes at Y…

    ... ,X on the screen using BASIC?

    What about the ... as a prototype in +3e BASIC to be precise.

    Sorry ...
    Zetr0 Zetr0 July 2012 Sinclair Basic
  • Image To Zx Spec 1.3.3_02 - ready for more languagesI'm just preparing a new build of Image To Zx Spec (1.3.3_02) and was wondering if anybody else wanted to contribute a translation of the app's text …

    ... if anybody else wanted to contribute a translation of ... bug which was forcing output to 256x192.
    [*] Fixed preview ... conversion speed - tests show up to 65% faster).
    [*] Reduced ... video on default settings, output to gif only, takes 27 seconds ...
    brownb2 brownb2 October 2012 Development
  • Checking for '+2e/+3e' ROMs via Sinclair BASICHi guys, I have a Spectrum +2A containing the '+e' ROMs (and a nice internal IDE interface with a CF card adaptor on it :) ) - If you are unsure wha…

    ... a tool (written in +3 BASIC) to manage the memory card (so ... I don't have to keep messing about with CAT ... /> If the tool turns out to be pretty good, I'll ... it (for free of course) to the WoS community.

    woody.cool woody.cool December 2012 Sinclair Basic
  • Screens and BasicA question about the ZX screens. I am using software to convert my own art and drawings to the ZX Spectrum. I have some tools to change .jpg files in…

    ... /> I am using software to convert my own art and ... drawings to the ZX Spectrum.
    ... I have some tools to change .jpg files into ZX ... Spectrum screens and to output them in the .tap ... you know any trick in BASIC to load such a "byte" ...
    Spectrum Spectrum February 2013 Sinclair Basic
  • SoftPLAY: Use the PLAY command from 48 BASICNow you don't need 128 BASIC to use the [B]PLAY[/B] command. Just use [B]PRINT #8;[/B] instead. [url]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/15659782/So…

    Now you don't need 128 BASIC to use the [B]PLAY[/B] command. Just use [B]PRINT #8;[/B] instead.

    [url]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/15659782/SoftPLAY.tap[/url]
    chev chev October 2013 Brand new software
  • How to load a +3 dos file from disk to memory in z80Hi all again, Are there any example z80 code listings (not BASIC) to load a +3 binary dos file from disk to a specific memory destination? Thanks.

    Hi all again,

    Are there any example z80 code listings (not BASIC) to load a +3 binary dos file from disk to a specific memory destination?

    Thanks.
    Speccy_James Speccy_James February 2014 Development
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