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Sinclair Basic Vs PascalWith the rise of the structured programming movement (Jackson et al) was it wise to put the Basic programming language into the Spectrum. By this ti…
... pursuing it in the future, Basic would probably be my first ... need to spend hours talking variable types, scopes, bits and bytes ... -
Sinclair Basic Vs PascalWith the rise of the structured programming movement (Jackson et al) was it wise to put the Basic programming language into the Spectrum. By this ti…
... code where they only changed variable names, one or two had ... introductory material on hw and basic programming concepts like looping, functions ... -
Sinclair Basic Vs PascalWith the rise of the structured programming movement (Jackson et al) was it wise to put the Basic programming language into the Spectrum. By this ti…
... see the use for Sinclair BASIC (which is fair enough), but ... all your work in this area.
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Which would be fasterSay you want to use a variable value of 0 to 255 in a BASIC program, which way would be fastest? Say for arguments sake you wanted to use two variabl…
... a variable value of 0 to 255 in a BASIC ... wanted to use two variable values, what would be ... to escape memory contention in BASIC. You can't. ... ]Also, which is quickest for BASIC maths operations
BASIC stores them in both ... -
Which would be fasterSay you want to use a variable value of 0 to 255 in a BASIC program, which way would be fastest? Say for arguments sake you wanted to use two variabl…
... the beginning of a floating area each time. All the different ... .
I often type in BASIC programs intended for Atari and ... -
Which would be fasterSay you want to use a variable value of 0 to 255 in a BASIC program, which way would be fastest? Say for arguments sake you wanted to use two variabl…
... and use VARPTR (if Sinclair BASIC supports it) to get the ... as bytes within the string area. -
Which would be fasterSay you want to use a variable value of 0 to 255 in a BASIC program, which way would be fastest? Say for arguments sake you wanted to use two variabl…
... string and then convert the variable to be poked. If the ... be faster.
Define the variable you want to use before ... it without additional steps in BASIC.
The machine language code ... could call the basic routine that does the conversion ... -
The 128 plus 2 wasn't very goodHaving looked at the review in issue 33 of Crash of the Spectrum Plus 2, it strikes me as a bit odd, as if Simon Goodwin had to like it. I remember r…
... buffers in the 16k-32k area so that there is only ... each line entry that Sinclair Basic does. I absolutely hate the ... -
The 128 plus 2 wasn't very goodHaving looked at the review in issue 33 of Crash of the Spectrum Plus 2, it strikes me as a bit odd, as if Simon Goodwin had to like it. I remember r…
... buffers in the 16k-32k area so that there is only ... each line entry that Sinclair Basic does. I absolutely hate the ... -
Graphics in Basic??What is the fastest way to draw high rez graphics in Basic. Andrew.
... go. There is a system variable that points at the start ... start address into the system variable to select another bank of ... 256 into the appropriate system variable. This way you have access ... the more common way in Basic to detect collisions and this ... -
Graphics in Basic??What is the fastest way to draw high rez graphics in Basic. Andrew.
... go. There is a system variable that points at the start ... start address into the system variable to select another bank of ... 256 into the appropriate system variable. This way you have access ... the more common way in Basic to detect collisions and this ... -
Graphics in Basic??What is the fastest way to draw high rez graphics in Basic. Andrew.
... work when I send to basic and execute the code. If ... and change the Chars system variable the UDGs do not change ... -
SjASMPlus cross compiler of Z80 assembly languageHi! I want to present you cross-compiler of Z80 assembly language: [B]SjASMPlus[/B]. [SIZE="4"]Features:[/SIZE] [LIST] [*]Z80/R800 documented and un…
... cannot support the most basic formats is just plain ... can't return to BASIC, because his variables was ... that will return to BASIC. BASin includes an assembler ... to provide an empty BASIC area to return back to ... to areas sensitive for BASIC then they may cause ... -
SjASMPlus cross compiler of Z80 assembly languageHi! I want to present you cross-compiler of Z80 assembly language: [B]SjASMPlus[/B]. [SIZE="4"]Features:[/SIZE] [LIST] [*]Z80/R800 documented and un…
... snapshot that will return to BASIC. BASin includes an assembler, so ... need to provide an empty BASIC area to return back to and ... version 48kb SNA + return to BASIC (only for 48kb snapshots).
Floating point representationI'm planning on picking up the [url=http://matt.west.co.tt/category/spectrum/openzxrom/]OpenZXRom[/url] project from where I left off a few months ba…
... ROM best suited their needs. Variable precision fixed point is pretty ...
3. An aftermarket Atari BASIC added a FAST command that ... the slowest parts of most BASIC interpreters. The other big ... some programs over the original BASIC ROMs. Just reducing or ...Ways to use double buffering in basicI was meddling with woody's print stream code where you can print characters at any pixel location on screen. I was playing with 12 sprites, very ann…
... draw everything in upper memory area, but what about other commands ... any workaround?[/QUOTE]
Basic will always draw to the ... you can use with the Basic ROM is this:
2. Use Basic to draw into hidden main ...Ways to use double buffering in basicI was meddling with woody's print stream code where you can print characters at any pixel location on screen. I was playing with 12 sprites, very ann…
... area, then copy that area into screen buffer.
I thought basic ... was wrong, as AA says, basic will always draw to the ... . I'm working on the basic code, I'll paste it ...Ways to use double buffering in basicI was meddling with woody's print stream code where you can print characters at any pixel location on screen. I was playing with 12 sprites, very ann…
... draw into another memory area, then copy that area into screen buffer ... do double buffering using only Basic instructions, and maybe at speed ...Ways to use double buffering in basicI was meddling with woody's print stream code where you can print characters at any pixel location on screen. I was playing with 12 sprites, very ann…
... Double buffering is impossible with basic commands, as there is no ... can detect a vbl under basic. it's too slow to ... we're still sticking to basic, I believe a PAUSE 1 ... byte of the FRAMES system variable for a change. It changes ...Wich key of a rubber Key Spectrum get used least??I'm wondering of all the Keys on a rubber key ZX Spectrum on average wich one do you reccon gets used the least?? I have played with the idea whilst…
... , but when people abbreviate for variable names etc, E is also ... a bit of 'Lesser used BASIC commands' only with a new ...Timex Sinclair 2068Hi guys. This is my first post here, the first of many, I hope.. :) I have a Timex Sinclair 2068 but don?t know much about it. It was given as a gif…
... can´t browse the files area.
Your site is ... platform. I´m a simple basic programmer. I began with computers ... were brazilian portuguese and sinclair basic... :) Unfortunately I left one of ...Timex Sinclair 2068Hi guys. This is my first post here, the first of many, I hope.. :) I have a Timex Sinclair 2068 but don?t know much about it. It was given as a gif…
... from the previously mentioned files area and if you "plug" it ... be able to program in basic in the 512x192 mode. You ...TS 2068 and Emulator CartI picked up a TS2068 off Ebay last week and already had a ZX Spectrum Emulator cartridge for it. When I put in the emu cart and switch on, the mess…
... types: an AROS (basically a basic program on cartridge) or an ... an AROS, the basic interpretter starts reading basic lines from the cartridge ... cartridge into the 0-16k area and if that happens to ...Timex Sinclair 2068Hi guys. This is my first post here, the first of many, I hope.. :) I have a Timex Sinclair 2068 but don?t know much about it. It was given as a gif…
... . If I right a siimple basic program on BASIC64 and save ... make use of the border area?Timex Sinclair 2068Hi guys. This is my first post here, the first of many, I hope.. :) I have a Timex Sinclair 2068 but don?t know much about it. It was given as a gif…
... each. But from C, not basic :-)
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basic game I would forget ... for you while your basic program is running and ... ""CODE it when the basic program starts and then ... make use of the border area?[/QUOTE]
...The BASIC ISRFirst of all, excuse me if my blatant ignorance about this topic makes me write some nonsense :) The thing is that I'm finishing a game in mixed BAS…
... . This routine would check a variable (or a byte of memory ... it, and then call the BASIC interrupt (RST #38?).
I ...Speccy graphics on CBM64The recent "Starquake" thread had me browsing through Steve Crow's portfolio of games and I was quite surprised when following the links to the CBM64…
... sprite multiplexing in the border area)
Besides the hires ... simulator for the c64? full basic emulator, and loads tapes directly ...Speccy graphics on CBM64The recent "Starquake" thread had me browsing through Steve Crow's portfolio of games and I was quite surprised when following the links to the CBM64…
... sprite multiplexing in the border area)
Besides the hires ... simulator for the c64? full basic emulator, and loads tapes directly ... ! You can load a Spectrum BASIC game in (like Mined Out ...Spectrum Basic InterpreterHello. I started this days a strange project: an interpreter of the Spectrum Basic that can run in a Spectrum. Here is a very preliminar version: […
... be any other type of variable in memory.
Also ... a sample of debugging spectrum basic in cp/m:
Spectrum Basic InterpreterHello. I started this days a strange project: an interpreter of the Spectrum Basic that can run in a Spectrum. Here is a very preliminar version: […
... and only returns to ROM basic with STOP 0
basic files (SAVE argument must be a variable).
