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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
  • BASin's BASIC Editor! Suggestions?Hi all! I'm just starting BASin's BASIC editor now - and it's finalised as a resizeable window that uses the spectrum font. Kind of like Notepad mee…

    ... seemlessly import and export from BASIC to text? Seeing as Delphi pretty much ... it would require little effort to implement and would provide the ...
    cyborg cyborg September 2003 Development
  • 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
  • Print to text file? (ZX Printer)Are there any emulators that allow the zx printer output to be directed to an ASCII text file? I've been hacking some Brian Howarth adventures and a…

    ... printer output to be directed to an ASCII text file?
    to extract all the keywords ... handy to have the printer output sent to a text ... file.

    I know its easy with Ultraedit to ... extract all the text, but I want to ...
    FrankT FrankT December 2007 Emulators
  • 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
  • LLIST to .txtBit of an odd one this, but is there any way I can copy a basic program to text file? I'm using ZX spin at the moment...

    Bit of an odd one this, but is there any way I can copy a basic program to text file?

    I'm using ZX spin at the moment...
    daveysludge daveysludge September 2012 Emulators
  • 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
  • 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
  • Type a screen of text from the start screen.I've forgotten all the combo's of symbol-shift and so on, but is there a way, from Spectrum Basic to just type out a load of text? Problem is, as soo…

    ... , from Spectrum Basic to just type out a load of text? Problem is ... one of the BASIC commands come up. I want to just type ... the commands, from the initial BASIC screen.
    Farflame Farflame October 2015 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
  • Games that benefit from a change in speed.Has anybody tried playing games on an emulator at different speeds? I've found that certain games are more playable with a slight speed tweak. Obvio…

    ... programs written in basic and text adventure games are going to benefit but ... certain machine code games seem to play better.

    I ...
    Martyh! Martyh! June 2002 Games
  • 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
  • What games can you create?After hearing that you need machine code to create commercial quality speccy games, what sort of games can you create in +3 BASIC, except text advent…

    After hearing that you need machine code to create commercial quality speccy games, what sort of games can you create in +3 BASIC, except text adventures?
    sonic91 sonic91 October 2005 Sinclair Basic
  • What games can you create?After hearing that you need machine code to create commercial quality speccy games, what sort of games can you create in +3 BASIC, except text advent…

    After hearing that you need machine code to create commercial quality speccy games, what sort of games can you create in +3 BASIC, except text adventures?
    sonic91 sonic91 October 2005 Sinclair Basic
  • 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
  • loading up my old tapeshey there people, perhaps you can help me out with a (not so) little problem i'm having.... I'm trying to transfer an old basic-coded text adventur…

    ... I'm trying to transfer an old basic-coded text adventure my brother ... save it out of basic as a TAP or ... and never managed to get the sound to run in ... should i normalize the sound to boost the signal?
    < ... error correction? I tried to use Taper, but it ...
    Hungry Horace Hungry Horace March 2006 Emulators
  • Any interest in new low-cost mass-storage interface with 512K RAM?I've recently added support to ResiDOS and the +3e ROMs for SD/MMC card interfaces; in particular, ZXMMC (which has no onboard RAM and so is only sup…

    ... /> [*]Extends BASIC, allowing SAVE and LOAD to work directly with ... can map different drive letters to different partitions
    [*]" ... disk I/O from BASIC and text windowing (as currently ... package (allowing Microdrive software to run unmodified)
    [*] ...
    glancaster glancaster January 2007 Hardware
  • Converting .pdf to .txtWhat is a good, preferably free, program for Windows to convert pdf files to text format, for portable viewing? I don't care that any graphics or dia…

    ... free, program for Windows to convert pdf files to text format, for portable ... the conversion, I just want to produce .txt versions of the ...
    ewgf ewgf February 2008 Chit chat
  • Spin problems/issuesI am running Spin 0.666 and have noticed a few issues (some are bugs, some might be just me). I am using Vista sp1 (yeah I know!), and I've seen Dunn…

    ... odd. Changing the type to text and putting "text" in the [I]fill ... window. We want to replace the first BASIC program with the second ... peripheral is ticked. Enter 128 basic and try typing in "CAT ... peripheral is ticked. Enter 128 basic and generate a NMI. No ...
    Jimmy Jimmy April 2008 Emulators
  • MIDI-out disassembly?Does anyone have the disassembly of the MIDI-out routine or understands how text strings in PLAY commands are converted to a MIDI stream? I'm assumin…

    ... how text strings in PLAY commands are converted to a ... files and convert them to text strings that the PLAY ... to be able to create tunes in 128K BASIC with up to ... I would like to be able to do what I know ... keyboard, and transfer it to the Spectrum. I believe ...
    zxbruno zxbruno September 2009 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
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