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  • TR-Dos converting problem.I take a .tap file. Then I use the program tap2trd and convert it. I got a .trd file. With the program Samdisk I'll transfer it to disk. But the conv…

    ... from WOS and exit into Basic with Multiface. On SpecEmu.
    BASIC/Variable-Area which is saved with BASIC seems to be ... -Spec-Emu-defenda-interstella-software-BASIC-Loader.png[/img]

    Luzie Luzie June 2020 Software
  • automatic relocating of non-relocatable codeI was pondering upon the problem of changing absolute addresses used by CALL, JP, etc. when code is moved, without reassembling at the new location; …

    ... code is held within the BASIC program area and moves as the ... to save SP to a variable location, either to a register ... using a POKE list in BASIC (which is what I was ...
    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny August 2011 Development
  • Spectranet: Basic extension to get directory listingThis is a short basic extension for the spectranet to assign a directory listing to a basic variable. No more screen scrapping required! It could be…

    This is a short basic extension for the spectranet to ... a directory listing to a basic variable. No more screen scrapping required ... , this on return sets the variable handle.
    30 *readdir handle ... you could assign to a variable of your choice, please let ...
    smogit smogit April 2013 Brand new software
  • MC 101Hello Group Members: Can't spectrum MC be embedded in a BASIC program

    ... of the BASIC program area, as pointed to by the system variable PROG ...
    monty.mole monty.mole May 2004 Development
  • Program sizeI am typing a basic program into a ZX and I need to find out exactly how much memory it is using. Is there a way to calculate this? :confused:

    ... the start of the BASIC program and the variable area, respectively. Since, according ... to the ZX BASIC manual, the ... the exact size of the BASIC program.
    J?rg Pleumann J?rg Pleumann August 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • 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…

    ... br /> ====================

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

    * ... system variable contains various flags controlling the Basic system ... (the LASTK system variable) and bit 5 ... POKEing this system variable will affect the ...
    na_th_an na_th_an April 2005 Development
  • TAP filesI'm trying to figure out how to make TAP files and am none the wiser. Tried downloading Taper, got it working but it was one of the unfathomables. I …

    The BASIC+variables and CODE have to ... .

    PS.
    A BASIC program + CODE (+ UDGs + character set ... within program lines within the BASIC program area - eg. as had to ... variable, and restricts which lines can be EDITed or LISTed from BASIC ...
    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny January 2009 Emulators
  • Ultimate! Time WasterThis used to bug me big time 25 years ago.:mad: In the early 16k releases of Ultimate Play the Game , Games Jetpac Cookie Trans am there are three …

    ... (If I remember correctly, System variable area POKEs). Maybe the ULTIMATE coders ... find three POKES in the BASIC loader...
    LCD LCD May 2009 Games
  • Ultimate! Time WasterThis used to bug me big time 25 years ago.:mad: In the early 16k releases of Ultimate Play the Game , Games Jetpac Cookie Trans am there are three …

    ... (If I remember correctly, System variable area POKEs). Maybe the ULTIMATE coders ... find three POKES in the BASIC loader...[/quote]

    LMAO ...
    polomint polomint May 2009 Games
  • 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…

    ... and pointing the CHARS system variable to it.

    In ... routine (see the ZX BASIC tips and tricks area for details).
    BASIC variable called "at" (for attribute) and ...
    Paddy Coleman Paddy Coleman September 2010 Development
  • Location of variableHi everyone When basic makes an array how to you find out the location in the ram of where the data is stored. :) Also, does it store the values in…

    ... example of searching though the BASIC variable table. It demonstrates how to ... whist parsing the VARS area of BASIC. As BASIC variables are created (and ... how the VARS area is manipulated by the BASIC interpreter.

    BloodBaz BloodBaz September 2010 Sinclair Basic
  • Transferring games into MicrodriveLast week a big pack of empty microdrive cartridges arrived, and now I'm ready to playing with my little microdrive equipped speccy. One of my aim w…

    ... data into screen area to make room for the basic. then a ... RAMT" is the last system variable at location 23732. I seem ... avoiding the system variables and BASIC area.

    It really does ... need some room for the BASIC program area and then the actual ...
    ASM ASM November 2010 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Need help with tzxing once again :)You people helped me so much in this thread witch a custom loader: [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=36109[/url] Maybe we…

    ... 8 different bytes in basic (may be variable area ones) and this is ...
    gorski gorski October 2011 MIA/STP/SDP
  • Need help with tzxing once again :)You people helped me so much in this thread witch a custom loader: [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=36109[/url] Maybe we…

    ... 8 different bytes in basic (may be variable area ones) and this is ...
    lfaria lfaria October 2011 MIA/STP/SDP
  • DATA vs PRINT and OVERjust messing about and came across this alternative way of drawing a map....now before I start mucking about with my actual program.....is there any …

    ... obvious uses, as the system variable DATADD (PEEK 23639+256*PEEK ... potential to write self-modifying BASIC, as the DATA lines can ... find the address of any BASIC line. I used this when ... 23563+256*PEEK 23564) secondary variable area to treat the DATA as ...
    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny February 2012 Sinclair Basic
  • BASIC problem in SpectaculatorI have a piece of music written in +3 BASIC in spectaculator (using FOR LET, PLAY and NEXT) and when it auto loads (because of save "tune" LINE 10) i…

    ... of the start of the BASIC variables area, this could explain why ... any chance is the first variable you define one of the ... look at the VARS system variable.
    GReW GReW March 2016 Emulators
  • c64 .sid player coming soon to specy 128!!!c64 .sid player coming soon to specy 128!!! the first old version uses only square waves, 4 years ago: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CKt9noxA7s…

    ... be to make loader from BASIC, so that everyone can ... idea follows:

    BASIC loader could look like this ... /> - when player stops, ldir system variable area back from upper third of ...
    - return correctly to BASIC, so it will continue with ...
    Hood Hood March 2017 Announcements
  • Project: ZX OpusHello my friends, I have been in need of a push lately so I thought if I post some of the work for this project here you guys (and gals) can help me …

    ... routine and a bit of BASIC using INS command. I have ... /> LAST_K equ 23560 ; Spectrum OS variable area for last key press
    Zetr0 Zetr0 March 2017 Software
  • Brain 8I am glad to present my new "experiment" in Sinclair Spectrum 48K BASIC. https://drive.google.com/file/d/17_wCFWaAl5diIVt3rPLTbKhxDmPmYmOs/view?us…

    ... you use the typically ZX81 BASIC definitions of integers e.g ... $ at the bottom of the variable area, LET i$(TO)=... maintains the ... (still) POKEd the variables area or VARS system variable.

    Let ... /> Glad to discuss about our BASIC programming!
    IvanBasic IvanBasic April 2019 Brand new software
  • New tool: ZXBOOT.EXE[B]ASM[/B] is proud to present the first release of ZXBOOT.EXE: [url]http://www.4shared.com/file/NP-FVOSf/zxboot__beta_.html[/url] ZXBOOT is a comma…

    ... loaded or saved using Spectrum BASIC. A self extract method is ... /> PROGRAM.BIN

    A BASIC listing can be displayed by ... the screen file last as BASIC will corrupt the display by ... for the system variables and BASIC program area. The screen is left ...
    ASM ASM November 2010 Announcements
  • Spectranet firmware update: TAP file loading fixArchie Robins discovered a problem whereby interrups were being erroneously enabled on the return from a tape trap (that is, when TAP files are being…

    ... -BYTES. This may be the BASIC ROM itself in the case ... code running in the ZX BASIC sysvars area and expects interrupts to ...
    Winston Winston March 2013 Hardware
  • Detecting TR-DOS w/o relying on system variablesOK, I know it's much easier to do this simply by checking whether the BASIC program area has moved or some specific pattern in the sysvars etc (somet…

    ... simply by checking whether the BASIC program area has moved or some ... checksum of the #3D2F~#3FFF area in 48 ROM.
    inc ...
    Hikaru Hikaru July 2016 Development
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