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  • A BASIC compiler projectHi, I started my own BASIC compiler for the ZX Spectrum (and Z80 machines) 3 months ago. It's still in ALPHA stage (when it is mature, I will write …

    ... /> I started my own BASIC compiler for the ZX Spectrum ... It also has a tiny (basic) TZX library (to save ... moment), and a minimalistic BASIC tokenizer to generate ZX ... Spectrum BASIC programs (used as ... tzx file with a basic loader which loads an ...
    boriel boriel April 2008 Development
  • WTD: First Edition BASIC Programming ManualAs per title, looking for a "First Edition" BASIC Programming Manual to suit original rubber key speccy. Must be a "First Edition" no other edition w…

    ... , looking for a "First Edition" BASIC Programming Manual to suit original ...
    chaoticjelly chaoticjelly April 2008 Wanted
  • BLAST Your BASICBasic compiler software [url]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=350050782179[/url] Can't see who is is made by though.

    Basic compiler software
    [url]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=350050782179[/url]
    Can't see who is is made by though.
    c1541 c1541 April 2008 Sales
  • SE Basic 2The next version of Sinclair Extended BASIC will be based on Open82 which incorporates the math library from the ZX81 ROM and is distributed under th…

    The next version of Sinclair Extended BASIC will be based on Open82 which incorporates the math library from the ZX81 ROM and is distributed under the GNU GPL.
    chev chev April 2008 Sinclair Basic
  • I want to learn basic.My apologies if this sort of thread has been posted. Anyhoot I would like to start programming in sinclair basic. But I have no idea where to start.…

    My apologies if this sort of thread has been posted.

    Anyhoot I would like to start programming in sinclair basic. But I have no idea where to start. I lost my original manuals many many moons ago :S
    Countvarg Countvarg May 2008 Sinclair Basic
  • Looking for an extended BASIC graphics routine from mid- to late-80sHello all, This is my first post here so please go easy. This is basically a cut-and-paste job from comp.sys.sinclair where I've had no luck with an…

    ... I've discovered a small BASIC program that makes use of ... ' commands from a typed-in BASIC extender program. Alas the machine ... one I'm after. Most BASIC command additions used * or . before ...
    denali denali May 2008 Sinclair Basic
  • Terminal Velocity!Hi, Don't know if I should be posting this sort of thing here, but I read the FAQ and didn't spot any "Don't" rules. So here you have my example of …

    ... /m^3"
    180 INPUT "Area of object: ";a
    190 ... PRINT "Area of object: ";a;"m^2 ... to use them. In Sinclair BASIC.

    Q: No really ...
    gcallard gcallard May 2008 Sinclair Basic
  • Disposal of pristine condition equipmentHi everyone. I've joined this forum as I'm hoping you will be able to offer me some (sensible!) advice. I am decluttering my apartment (20 years ov…

    ... /> I live in the Bromley area.

    Suggested solutions, please ... x "Introduction" plus 1 x "BASIC programming" plus 1x "ZX Printer ...
    Leonardo Leonardo May 2008 Sales
  • BASIC error messagesDoes anyone know what all the numbers mean after the various error messages in Sinclair BASIC? Does anyone know how to instigate each error type?

    Does anyone know what all the numbers mean after the various error messages in Sinclair BASIC? Does anyone know how to instigate each error type?
    bcass bcass June 2008 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • 48k disk basicWhen trying to use the CP/M colossal cave adventure .DSK file at [URL="http://www.alchemistresearch.co.uk/"]the CP/M section of this site[/URL] I got…

    ... comes up as "48K Disk BASIC IMC 1985/88", which I ... quite surprised by how many BASIC extension programs are on WoS ...
    Jimmy Jimmy June 2008 MIA/STP/SDP
  • How to claim back the border space in basic?Hey, I'm wondering if there is a way to reclaim the space the border usually occupies in BASIC? I am sure I have hit BREAK on some games and ended up…

    ... the border usually occupies in BASIC? I am sure I have ... ended up back in +2 basic and noticing they had got ...
    KK128 KK128 June 2008 Sinclair Basic
  • Science Explained (Finally)!We believe that all the main physics principles can be explained away by the existence of tiny gnomes. Electricity: Inside cables there are hundreds…

    ... beer, thus making the local area benign or 'cancerous'.

    basic theory for gravity comes from ...
    Ian Hamilton Ian Hamilton July 2008 Chit chat
  • Channels and streamsSo I've put some thought into channels and streams, and read the dead (and presumably rotting corpse) of the CSS FAQ which contains some information …

    ... trap RST 8 and extend BASIC.

    The conclusion: ... because the semantics of ZX BASIC's OPEN# are completely wrong ... available channel (#4). This avoids BASIC having to be extended to ... the BASIC ROM to reserve some space, say, after the system variables ...
    Winston Winston July 2008 Development
  • New Spectrum GameFor those who didn't attend, this weekend's Retro Fusion event featured a high score competition, for which I wrote a new Spectrum game. Nothing too…

    ... complicated of course, just something basic and quick to pick up ... a wall at the 6th area, as nobody managed to progress ...
    jonathan jonathan July 2008 Games
  • VIC 20 emulation on the SpectrumI'm sure most people are aware of the my attempt at bringing the full Commodore experience to Sinclair users with the "Twenty Commodes" program. It e…

    ... 1/16 speed. The following Basic program takes 197 seconds on ... is in the screen memory area.)

    There is a ...
    Jimmy Jimmy August 2008 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Suggestion: A new (and simple but good) feature for emulatorsOne slight but real problem with emulators is that when you load a tape file (.tzx/.tap) then the randomise seed system variables are always set to z…

    ... ) then the randomise seed system variables are always set to zero ... seed (or any other) system variables always getting the same value ... , then the random seed system variables could be set to a ... it's fortunately written in BASIC I simply added (something like ...
    ewgf ewgf August 2008 Emulators
  • Disabling scroll? at the bottom of the screen.Everyone must have written something similar to: 10 PRINT "HELLO" 20 GO TO 10 at some point in their lives. But when you get to the bottom of the s…

    ... bottom of the screen area in Sinclair BASIC, it asks you if ...
    Shaun.Bebbington Shaun.Bebbington September 2008 Sinclair Basic
  • BASin r14c - maintenance releaseAfter the recent discussions, BASin has been released as version 14c. It's only a maintenance release, and some of the really big new features are un…

    ... thread[/url] in the Sinclair BASIC forum.

    Here' ... the new onion-skin preview area below the mainpreview graphic to ... the binary number. (Nonsense in BASIC)
    Fixed - A small ... user, which are parsed for BASIC functions, now accept the $ABCD ...
    Dunny Dunny September 2008 Emulators
  • I just learnt that Spectrum has 1kB of unused ROMWell, man learns through all his life. I have just discovered that Spectrum has over 1 kilobyte of unused ROM memory, from address 14446 to 15615. Al…

    ... great success to squeeze Spectrum Basic with so many useful functions ... high effectiveness had it cost: Basic running slowly. Now it looks ... Spectrum. Do they leave this area empty too? And if not ...
    Ralf Ralf October 2008 Development
  • Attention Arjun (and people interested in BASIC games programming).I've been looking at the games created by [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekpub.cgi?regexp=^EP+Software$&model=spectrum"]Angel Ortega/EP S…

    ... all) of them are in BASIC and easy to get into ... it goes straight to the BASIC listing.

    I accidentally ... easy to get into their BASIC listings.

    So if ... you are interested in BASIC programming then you might learn ...
    ZnorXman ZnorXman October 2008 Sinclair Basic
  • Looking for a type-in.I remember a type in program of a sliding block puzzle. It used code to shift the screen blocks. At the start of a game you could select how many m…

    ... of screen up. The screen area that was used for the ... exactly. I do remember a basic program that drew some geometric ... it was a mixture of basic and code. I've searched ... magazine. Maybe I wrote the basic program myself using the various ...
    FrankT FrankT October 2008 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Games in basicIs there a definitive list of published games written in Basic, I'm particularly interested in Text adventures.

    Is there a definitive list of published games written in Basic, I'm particularly interested in Text adventures.
    chop983 chop983 October 2008 Sinclair Basic
  • A new Basic manualWith all the basic functions, tips and tricks, etc. What's the chance of someone (i.e. not me) writing a new Basic manual?

    With all the basic functions, tips and tricks, etc.

    What's the chance of someone (i.e. not me) writing a new Basic manual?
    chop983 chop983 October 2008 Sinclair Basic
  • Just wrote my first useful working Speccy BASIC program in years...A nice UK National Lottery number generator. And not just any lotto number generator either. This one generates 8 lines of 6 numbers without replace…

    ... I've succeeded in Speccy BASIC, I think I might just ...
    BigBadMick BigBadMick November 2008 Development
  • About Chess games & BASICIs it possible to write a chess program in BASIC? Does it exist in the archive?

    Is it possible to write a chess program in BASIC? Does it exist in the archive?
    JuanF. Ramirez JuanF. Ramirez November 2008 Sinclair Basic
  • Memory and BasicQuestions 1. How much memory is available for Basic Progs? 2. How do I check how much is left? 3. How much memory does an array take up?

    Questions

    1. How much memory is available for Basic Progs?
    2. How do I check how much is left?
    3. How much memory does an array take up?
    chop983 chop983 November 2008 Sinclair Basic
  • Small BasicFor all those people who ask "where's the equivalent of Sinclair BASIC for today's generation", I give you (a link to) [url=http://msdn.microsoft.com…

    For all those people who ask "where's the equivalent of Sinclair BASIC for today's generation", I give you (a link to) [url=http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/devlabs/cc950524.aspx]Small Basic[/url].
    Philip Kendall Philip Kendall November 2008 Sinclair Basic
  • Please help me complete this lil'programI'm editing Basic programs that were saved in Timex TOS discs, and every load command starts with LOAD *"filename". If I want to go through these pr…

    I'm editing Basic programs that were saved in ... 2 values from the system variables.

    I could probably ... rather add two lines of Basic and let it 'fix' everything ...
    zxbruno zxbruno December 2008 Sinclair Basic
  • The ZX printer buffer in +3 modeI have a few programs on .DSK images that were transferred from Timex disks, but some of them have code starting at 23296. Most of the time the code …

    ... the code is loaded from Basic and needs to returns to ... Basic.
    Since all I need ... and use the printer buffer area while in +3DOS? I'm ...
    zxbruno zxbruno December 2008 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • BASin r14d - Final bugfix for the r14 seriesOk, there's not a great deal to "show" here, as most of the work has been going on "under the hood" so to speak. And there's been a [i]lot[/i] of wor…

    ... highlighted as numbers in the BASIC editor.
    Fixed - The ... ) will also resume from a BASIC breakpoint now.
    Fixed - ... does not yet support +3 BASIC. (Jimmy)
    Fixed - Getting ... context menu for commands and variables with similar names. (Jimmy)< ...
    Dunny Dunny December 2008 Emulators
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