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  • An emulator(another on of my projects) Does anyone know how to write an emulator? The emulated computer is very simple (a MK14, infact -also by Sir Clive) and a…

    ... problems with doing it in Basic... but will need some ... for pure speed of development Basic suits me... ok, so ... have 512K (-100K for Rom, basic vars, screen memory etc) to ... /> That`s heaven to a basic coder :)

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    ...
    CKay CKay August 2004 Development
  • An emulator(another on of my projects) Does anyone know how to write an emulator? The emulated computer is very simple (a MK14, infact -also by Sir Clive) and a…

    ... for pure speed of development Basic suits me... ok, so ... 512K (-100K for Rom, basic vars, screen memory etc) to ... /> That`s heaven to a basic coder :)

    --------------------------------
    ... position rather than cell- from Basic. It's slower, but ...
    Sadako Sadako August 2004 Development
  • storing machine code in BASICApart from putting m/c above RAMTOP, which means that it has to be POKEd or LOADed separately after the BASIC program; or putting it in a REM, which …

    ... or LOADed separately after the BASIC program; or putting it in ... the end of BASIC and the beginning of VARS, so that it ...
    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny August 2010 Sinclair Basic
  • Copying a SCREEN$ in ZX BASIC in 1 second?!Following on from the revived "[thread=20207]Saving a complete SCREEN$ in BASIC[/thread]" thread (although Arjun really only needed a suitable POKE i…

    ... Saving a complete SCREEN$ in BASIC[/thread]" thread (although Arjun really ... of memory) in ZX BASIC without resorting to a tedious ... [spoiler]It works because LOOK-VARS searches the DEFADD area (where ... variables are defined) before searching VARS. So it sets up ...
    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny April 2011 Sinclair Basic
  • Back to BASIC[U][B]Archaeology guide to programs compiled used MCODERII.d[/B][/U] After various people have been talking about "Frank'n'stein" I decided to finis…

    ... will notice there is some BASIC source code between addresses ... reveals three interesting areas - labelled "VARS", "LINES" and "NAMES". Working ... non-standard variable is at VARS+480.

    ... The value of VARS can be defined by VARS = LINES-322-(NVARS ...
    Jimmy Jimmy May 2011 Development
  • saving part of a BASIC programHere's a short routine to save part of a BASIC program. The idea is that it can be merged into a program and then used to save sub-routines, etc. to …

    ... to save part of a BASIC program. The idea is that ... prog=FN p(23635): LET vars=FN p(23627):
    INPUT ... ap: LET bc=l+USR (vars+29): STOP
    9996 FOR ...
    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny September 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…

    ... & loaded with the BASIC, as if it was ... bytes. The POKEs for VARS, and any subsequent references ... normally work, as the VARS pointer would be changing. ... interpreter searches DEFADD before VARS. The FN d$() ... /> REM Shift down VARS to reclaim old CODE ...
    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny January 2012 Sinclair Basic
  • joining lines of BASICDue to overwhelming demand - well, one demand - well, more of a suggestion, really - here's a routine to join together lines of BASIC. The vertical c…

    ... to join together lines of BASIC. The vertical cursor motion code ... include a "dividing lines of BASIC" option as well - edit a ... de
    ld de,(23627) ;VARS
    JOINBOTH: ;addresses: DE=LH ...
    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny February 2012 Sinclair Basic
  • Getting Unit CHS detail in +3e BASICHello there my fellow WoS'ers I would like to know if there are system VARS or PEEK's that I could use to get the CHS info within BASIC at the mome…

    ... know if there are system VARS or PEEK's that I ... get the CHS info within BASIC

    at the moment ... I have written a basic program that leaches this data ...
    Zetr0 Zetr0 January 2013 Sinclair Basic
  • 128 BASIC-compatible way of loading BASIC as code?On a 48K Speccy (or from 48 BASIC or USR 0 mode on a 128K machine), one can do a silly trick like this: [code];; load a 4000 byte BASIC program ld i…

    ... code];; load a 4000 byte BASIC program
    ld ix, ... />
    Ta-da, BASIC program loaded as a headerless ... tries this from 128 BASIC, it all falls in ... vars to a total crash. Loading BASIC as code from the 128 BASIC ... there's a 128 BASIC-compatible way of doing ...
    stephenw32768 stephenw32768 September 2013 Development
  • eVALuating $ in +3 BasicHi all, I was very interested in the thread below about re-starting Basic, and remember reasonable amounts from zx81 and early Spectrums. But I now h…

    ... thread below about re-starting Basic, and remember reasonable amounts from ... course in 48K Basic etc. but returns missing vars in +3. The ...
    sliderules sliderules March 2014 Sinclair Basic
  • Random Numbers, USR Return Values & Timing BASICI've been trying out Jon Ritman's random number routine, published in Your Sinclair Aug'87. Apart from a timing comparison I also did a frequency ana…

    ... instances the required return to BASIC with a decimal fraction between ... return that value to the BASIC program.

    As well ...

    Here's the BASIC timing routine which I use ... structure of the PROG and VARS areas, this small routine can ...
    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny January 2017 Sinclair Basic
  • BASIC-code challengeFor the BASIC-coders among us. There is a number that has following aspects. divided by 16 remains 15 divided by 15 remains 14 divided by 14 remain…

    For the BASIC-coders among us.

    ... program below.
    The fastest BASIC-program wins.
    Timing will ...
    Dr BEEP Dr BEEP July 2002 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Laser BasicDid anyone else out there buy Laser Basic and Laser Compiler? I just noticed Laser Basic while I was looking thru a website, and it reminded me about…

    ... else out there buy Laser Basic and Laser Compiler?
    I ... just noticed Laser Basic while I was looking thru ... could write programs in Laser Basic, but if you wanted to ...
    Neil^P Neil^P July 2002 Games
  • A silly BASIC programming challenge for you all..This is a very, very sily idea. So only read if you are bored. I use E-bay a lot. (my user id is thx1138ebn) edit: it's now retro-technology :edit…

    ... message.

    So, what BASIC program can you write in ...
    thx1138 thx1138 July 2002 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • BASIC code challengeWrite a program in BASIC as short as possible that will continue after KEY-RELEASED. The program must be fully relocatable (so it must be programmed …

    Write a program in BASIC as short as possible that ...
    Dr BEEP Dr BEEP August 2002 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Basic listings memory occupationI remember readong someplace that due to basic's representation of number, in a program, in order to save space, it was better to represent integers …

    ... readong someplace that due to basic's representation of number, in ...
    Alessandro Tommasi Alessandro Tommasi August 2002 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • How To List BASIC?Hi, I want to look at the BASIC coding for a game. Is there a piece of code I can load into a 48k Spectrum which will read in a .TAP file and list i…

    ... want to look at the BASIC coding for a game. Is ... way I can list the BASIC program?

    Thanks,
    kim kim August 2002 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • ANN: SE Basic 0.71SE Basic is no longer being developed.

    SE Basic is no longer being developed.
    chev chev October 2002 Emulators
  • SE BasicSE Basic is no longer being developed.

    SE Basic is no longer being developed.
    chev chev November 2002 Announcements
  • Sinclair Basic forumThe Sinclair BASIC forum is a general forum for discussing all things Sinclair BASIC related, including magazine type-ins, listings from books, Basic…

    ... for discussing all things Sinclair BASIC related, including magazine type-ins ... , listings from books, Basic programming tools, and other versions ... of Sinclair BASIC . And if you haven' ... .org/sinclairbasic/"]WoS Sinclair BASIC page[/url].
    chev chev December 2002 Games
  • There's a Christmas present for you in the SE Basic forum.SE Basic is no longer being developed.

    SE Basic is no longer being developed.
    chev chev December 2002 Emulators
  • Spin 0.4 as Basic Editor / tape recording interfaceI'm programming in 128BASIC in Spin *wonderful emulator*, and I use tape recording emulation when I save my humble projects(because neither .sna nor …

    ... "prog1"] command from the zx basic editor, tape browser shows the ...
    Arda Arda December 2002 Emulators
  • Compiling BasicI'm not good in compiling sinclair basic because i was 15 when i got my first spectrum, and it was the first computer i saw. I wasn't aware of compil…

    ... not good in compiling sinclair basic because i was 15 when ...
    Arda Arda January 2003 Sinclair Basic
  • Basic and AY musicis it possible to play an ay-music in background while a basic program is running?

    is it possible to play an ay-music in background while a basic program is running?
    Arda Arda January 2003 Sinclair Basic
  • ANNOUNCE: Mouse Driver for Speccy BASICI've written a small machine code utility that allows you to easily add support for the Kempston Mouse Interface to any Spectrum BASIC program. It c…

    ... Mouse Interface to any Spectrum BASIC program.

    It comes ...
    Chris Cowley Chris Cowley January 2003 Sinclair Basic
  • WTD: Orange BASIC Prog'ing bookI'm after the standard BASIC programming book that came with all the speccy 48K's - y'know, the thick orange one. Anyone got a spare one knocking aro…

    I'm after the standard BASIC programming book that came with all the speccy 48K's - y'know, the thick orange one. Anyone got a spare one knocking around?

    Cheers,
    Jim.
    jbs13 jbs13 January 2003 Wanted
  • Run BASIC program by R. USR xxxxxGuys, please help. Suppose I have BASIC program in my Spectrum 48K starting with line 10. I'd like to start it by RANDOMIZE USR xxxxx. Which paramete…

    ... , please help. Suppose I have BASIC program in my Spectrum 48K ... xxxxx address that would start BASIC interpreter to process my program ...
    MrShhh MrShhh March 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • How do I avoid BASIC becoming corrupted on returning from a M/C routine?I'm having trouble with my BASIC program becoming corrupted on returning from a m/c routine which sets all the registers (including the shadow regist…

    ... 'm having trouble with my BASIC program becoming corrupted on returning ... a m/c routine from BASIC, and reload them before returning ...
    trellis trellis May 2003 Sinclair Basic
  • Sinclair Basic compiler for PC?I know we all can use BASin to play for a while in a little window. But... What about creating a 80x86 EXE program from scratch using Sinclair Basic…

    ... program from scratch using Sinclair Basic? You know, the ATTR(), LET ... plan to do) any Sinclair BASIC compiler for the '86 range ...
    Marcelo Marcelo September 2003 Sinclair Basic
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