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  • Avonturen In Basic (Book & Cassette)Couldn't find this in the archive. Avonturen In Basic (Book & Cassette) by [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekpub.cgi?regexp=^Kluwer+Techn…

    ... archive.

    Avonturen In Basic (Book & Cassette) by [URL="http ...
    Hairy Hairy May 2013 MIA/STP/SDP
  • 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
  • Best basic game to port to another machineI want to convert a specy basic game to [url="ep128.hu"]Enterprise 128[/url]. What are the best basic game for this? For example [url="http://www.e…

    ... want to convert a specy basic game to [url="ep128.hu ... [/url].
    What are the best basic game for this?
    For ... .htm"]this is an EP basic game[/url], that show EP ...
    endi endi March 2017 Sinclair Basic
  • Best basic games 2017Hello! I suggest everyone to evaluate recently passed in Russia competition for the best game in basic 2017! http://events.retroscene.org/bbg2017/mai…

    Hello! I suggest everyone to evaluate recently passed in Russia competition for the best game in basic 2017! http://events.retroscene.org/bbg2017/main_compo
    borislav borislav November 2017 Sinclair Basic
  • Good Beginners Basic BookMy 10 year old son would like to learn basic programming. Can anyone suggest a good book or books that would help? There are a lot in the archive a…

    My 10 year old son would like to learn basic programming. Can anyone suggest a good book or books that would help? There are a lot in the archive already but I would not know where to start.
    Klepto Klepto February 2019 Sinclair Basic
  • Improved Hi-Soft Basic Compiler I just thought I'd inject this here since there's a number of people looking at Basic compilers: " HISBASC.TAP The Hisoft Basic compiler by Cameron…

    ... number of people looking at Basic compilers:

    "
    HISBASC ... .TAP
    The Hisoft Basic compiler by Cameron Hayne, but ... tape. This is surely the best Basic comiler for the ZX Spectrum ...
    Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous September 2003 Development
  • BASIC Programming ChallengeHi there. I have started a competition to see who can make the best BASIC program. The catch is, you can't use all the bells and whistles your machi…

    ... see who can make the best BASIC program. The catch is, you ...
    Rob Vonk Rob Vonk June 2004 Announcements
  • What did Spectrum BASIC lack (and was BBC BASIC so good?)Over the years, I've read in various multi-format magazines, that BBC BASIC was probably the best BASIC available on an 8-bit machine. I've never use…

    ... magazines, that BBC BASIC was probably the best BASIC available on an 8 ... />
    2) What did Spectrum BASIC lack that might have been ... regarding a BBC vs. Spectrum BASIC comparison, I'd have to ... to write a few very basic BASIC programs for Computer Studies.
    ewgf ewgf September 2007 Sinclair Basic
  • Best Basic games ?Any thoughts on what are (were) good games purely written in basic ? Any type be it adventure / platform / whatever. Nothing compiled although tiny…

    ... ) good games purely written in basic ?

    Any type be ... code are OK in the basic itself.

    I don ...
    spider spider May 2011 Games
  • What is the best comic book reader for Android?A couple of weeks back I lost my Kindle (or it was nicked, but I think I left it on the train) so I bought a tablet (Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7") to use …

    ... too keen on the comic book readers I've tried so ... a comic or the comic book reader itself then the last ...
    ewgf ewgf June 2013 Chit chat
  • CSSCGC 2008 has now officially begunFor coming last in the 2007 crap game compo, I have the honour and privilege of hosting CSSCGC 2008! I have now put up the CSSCGC 2008 website at …

    ... -In Spain they have a BASIC compo every year, and the ... effort of a dog-eared book and a few old tapes ... (imho) compos for the following: Best BASIC game (no m/c allowed ... , Best MC game, Best Spectranet utility, Best DivIDE+ utility, Best Spectrum case, Best game ...
    Digital Prawn Digital Prawn June 2008 Games
  • Very basicI found the wos site a few months ago when searching for solutions to my broken spectrum, that i had dug out of storage and was learning basic on. Si…

    ... one more thing in the basic book that ive got it says ... a bit handicapped by Sinclair BASIC in that it doesn't ... much of structured programming. The best you can do is use ... using GO TO's in BASIC, so don't worry too ...
    Arjun Arjun September 2009 Sinclair Basic
  • The "Kiddification" Continuum : "serious" 48k software versus "kiddified"128k software?Of course this is a gross simplification . The idea of a straight line continuum with "serious" 48k software on one side and "kiddified" 128k softwa…

    ... :-

    Tons of BASIC books on the ZX Spectrum ... that needed some explanation . My best guess is the potential authors ... the idea of an introductory BASIC book . But the machine being ... author was to write a book for BASIC users which would also ...
    harriusherbartio harriusherbartio February 2022 Games
  • 8 BIT WARSwhen 8bits ruled the home market Speccys, C64 and Amstrad were the big 3 fighting it out for supremecy.... but they didnt survive which as we know wa…

    ... /> So what machine was the best (not who had the most ... sales)- who had the best games and the best utilities. Who had ... ther best colour, music and the best graphics ... />
    Which one had the best basic and was easier to use ...
    biolaboy biolaboy September 2004 Games
  • best BASIC games? - besides 20 tons and Derby Day perhaps i know few of them, yet i believe, there have to be some cool ones i couldn't appreciate then as i was stup…

    ? - besides 20 tons and Derby Day perhaps i know few of them, yet i believe, there have to be some cool ones i couldn't appreciate then as i was stupid and looking for graphical effects... ;-)
    cichlasoma cichlasoma February 2008 Games
  • ZX81 Question?Just bought a ZX81 on Ebay (as you do). It was sold as not working, but once I'd changed the fuse in the plug on the transformer it was working like …

    ... off to read my ZX81 Basic book now!

    Mark
    Mark Wills Mark Wills June 2008 Hardware
  • Need a pointer to using the spectrum calculator from MCHi all, Can anyone point me to a good resource on using the spectrum calculator stack from machine code? I need to work out the number of seconds f…

    ... code because, as in the BASIC book example -

    [quote]
    book but it deosnt really explain ...
    dickydodds dickydodds February 2009 Development
  • Ultimate games/Crash magazine +++ for saleI have a lot of ZX Spectrum stuff for sale on Ebay. Including: 9 "Ultimate play the game" games. 17 boring games only 1p! Postage will be more ex…

    ... !

    Use and learn basic book and casset.

    2 ...
    zxnorway zxnorway June 2010 Sales
  • Boxed ZX Spectrum + with 2 x ZX microdrives, Alphacom32 printer with 3 x thermal rollHi people. I found a bargain at a carboot on Sunday from somebody who didn't know what he was selling. (Im no expert by a long shot) Shamefully, I …

    ... 1 manual, Zeus Assembler? book, Mega Basic book, Paintbox book[/I]

    Other ... covers.... Paintbox (proper tape) Mega Basic (looks to be copied tape ...
    ayupmiduck ayupmiduck September 2010 Wanted
  • ZX Spectrum + 2 x microdrives and Alphacom32 printer + extrasHi people. I found a bargain at a carboot on Sunday from somebody who didn't know what he was selling. (Im no expert by a long shot) Shamefully, I …

    ... 1 manual, Zeus Assembler? book, Mega Basic book, Paintbox book[/I]

    Other ... covers.... Paintbox (proper tape) Mega Basic (looks to be copied tape ...
    ayupmiduck ayupmiduck September 2010 Sales
  • Vic 20 megathreadMi mates just been round and given me his old vic the boxes are mega tatty but exist, mostly this is what it contains vic 20 powersupply ariel lead…

    ... /> cassette player
    introduction to basic book

    carts
    16k ... /> tapes
    An introduction to basic (tape 1 / tape 2) - no ...
    mel the bell mel the bell August 2011 Chit chat
  • Works in Fuse & SpecEmu, not ZXSpinI decided that I wanted to change the scroll routine which I was using for compiling the Trailblazer maps, as I'd just copied it out of Andrew Hewson…

    ... of Andrew Hewson's "40 Best Routines" book. So I came up ...
    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny June 2013 Emulators
  • did anybody program games for their spectrum?did anybody make games for their spectrum and have you still got them in tap/z80 format. i once attempted to make a side scrolling game but it didn…

    ... get back to learning Spectrum BASIC. How's that tutorial you ... simple tutorial from an old Basic book of mine, so it should ...
    Takashi64 Takashi64 December 2002 Games
  • BASIC Programming ChallengeHi there. I have started a competition to see who can make the best BASIC program. The catch is, you can't use all the bells and whistles your machi…

    ... perhaps I should move into Basic book collecting, as apart from manuals ... I have not one single book on Basic, i.e. like from ... a book company or repectred author.

    I think perhaps Basic ...
    CKay CKay August 2004 Announcements
  • 8 BIT WARSwhen 8bits ruled the home market Speccys, C64 and Amstrad were the big 3 fighting it out for supremecy.... but they didnt survive which as we know wa…

    ... answer your question about the BASIC. As far as I ... CPC had, by far, the best BASIC (it was fast, had ... and the worst was Commodore BASIC, in which, apart from ... in comparison to the other BASIC adaptations. I seem to ... recall that the BASIC got better with the ...
    GOC GOC September 2004 Games
  • 8 BIT WARSwhen 8bits ruled the home market Speccys, C64 and Amstrad were the big 3 fighting it out for supremecy.... but they didnt survive which as we know wa…

    ... br />
    who had the best games?

    SPECTRUM, COMMODORE ... ATARI 400/800

    best music

    COMMODORE 64 ...

    and the best graphics ??

    PC ... />
    Which one had the best basic ?

    BBC MICRO or ...
    chaosmongers chaosmongers September 2004 Games
  • 8 BIT WARSwhen 8bits ruled the home market Speccys, C64 and Amstrad were the big 3 fighting it out for supremecy.... but they didnt survive which as we know wa…

    ... time, Spectrum version

    Best Colour, Highly personal, but I ... . still being proved

    Best Basic, SAM Coupe or Speccy with ... Beta Basic, and BBC is well rated ...
    CKay CKay September 2004 Games
  • 8 BIT WARSwhen 8bits ruled the home market Speccys, C64 and Amstrad were the big 3 fighting it out for supremecy.... but they didnt survive which as we know wa…

    ... /> So what machine was the best (not who had the most ... sales)- who had the best games and the best utilities. Who had ... ther best colour, music and the best graphics ... />
    Which one had the best basic and was easier to use ...
    highlandstew highlandstew September 2004 Games
  • Starting from scratchHello, I'd lack to have a crack at writing a Spectrum game. I have very limited programming experience from mucking around with javascript and VB an…

    ... enough to write games in BASIC (quick and dirty) you will ... of picking up a Spectrum BASIC book (there are hundreds - take your ...
    Arjun Arjun October 2004 Development
  • 8 BIT WARSwhen 8bits ruled the home market Speccys, C64 and Amstrad were the big 3 fighting it out for supremecy.... but they didnt survive which as we know wa…

    ... sales)- who had the best games and the best utilities. Who had ... ther best colour, music and the best graphics ... />
    Which one had the best basic and was easier to use ... the question what was the best computer and why ??? Not ...
    biolaboy biolaboy October 2004 Games
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