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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,23552 ... ]
Ta-da, BASIC program loaded as a headerless ... one tries this from 128 BASIC, it all falls in ... a total crash. Loading BASIC as code from the 128 ... there's a 128 BASIC-compatible way of doing ... -
Returning to BASIC from asmI never had to do it till now but there is always the first time :) At machine code program start I preserved SP register and all the other ones. A…
... I get "[B]Nonsense in Basic"[/B] :(
What could ... -
MOVE_M Object Movement Manager for BASICAs moving things around on the screen is usually the slowest part of a game written in BASIC, I've been pottering around with this routine to handle …
... automatically call NOTRAP to restore BASIC:
REM To ... enable the keyboard from BASIC:
REM RESTORE ... ; MOVE_M moving object control for BASIC
; runs with interrupts ... ; exceptions are dealt with from BASIC
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Basic sourceAre there any utilities available that will extract Basic source to a text file, or insert it from a text file into any of the common formats lie z80…
Are there any utilities available that will extract Basic source to a text file, or insert it from a text file into any of the common formats lie z80, tzx tap etc? -
Type-in BASIC contest on Reddit.Not sure how WOS-legal it is to mention/link to other forums, but Reddit is having a contest on r/retrobattlestations, asking readers to type a speci…
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SoftPLAY: Use the PLAY command from 48 BASICNow you don't need 128 BASIC to use the [B]PLAY[/B] command. Just use [B]PRINT #8;[/B] instead. [url]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/15659782/So…
Now you don't need 128 BASIC to use the [B]PLAY[/B] command. Just use [B]PRINT #8;[/B] instead.
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SE Basic IV Buffy v4.1 source (WIP)I've been doing a major refactor on the SE Basic source and I'd appreciate a code review from anyone who has time to look at it. I've almost certainl…
... major refactor on the SE Basic source and I'd appreciate ... -
+2A shows test screen and beepsNew day, new problem. A +2A, which seems to be in good condition, shows the colored test screen when powered-up and beeps about once every second. Am…
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A new full-screen bicolor engine called NIRVANA[I]OK, there's something I need to clarify first: Nowadays if you write [B]"multicolor"[/B] everyone assumes it refers to "multicolor 8x1" (an attri…
... ]: In comparison to the huge manual I wrote for BIFROST* (that ... /> [*]Support for Boriel's ZX BASIC interface [URL="http://www.mediafire ... -
Mountains of Ket - Written in Basic?Was Mountains of Ket written in Basic? And if so is there any way to break into it? The parser's pretty impressive, I want to see how it was done.
Was Mountains of Ket written in Basic? And if so is there any way to break into it?
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graphic mode in spectaculator?can somebody tell me how to activate the graphic mode when using 128k basic in spectaculator? I am trying to learn some basic (found my old speecy m…
can somebody tell me how to activate the graphic mode when using 128k basic in spectaculator?
I am trying to learn some basic (found my old speecy manual after 30 years) and i got stuck ....
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Boriel's ZX BASIC (FAO: Karingal)It occurs to me that this "room" (which started out as the SE Basic "room"), could do with an update to its description. Currently reads: "Anything …
... Currently reads:
"Anything Sinclair Basic related; history, development, tips, Sinclair ... Extended Basic and BASin."
... something like:
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A "generic" loader for +3(e)I've made this loader for 128k games in +3DOS. [CODE]dos_open equ 262 dos_close equ 265 dos_abandon equ 268 dos_read equ 274 dos_write equ 277 dos_s…
... file
; page BASIC ROM
ld a,$10 ...
; return to BASIC
ld iy,23610 ; restoring ... could be opened (stated by manual, not seen yet).
... it before returning to BASIC. If we're not ... to put that routine inside BASIC). I'm doing it ... -
New Game: Spiker: Basic TrainingThis is a new game for 128K spectrums inspired by the Spectrum spaceship mascot thread here on WOS. Even if you hate the game, it is worth loading up…
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to this: your "[U]Basic Training[/U]."
to pass your basic training. You've got three ... ://blackjet.co.uk/spectrum/Spiker:-Basic-Training/[/url]
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Writing faster BASICIn terms of structuring BASIC programs, what are the best ways allocate variables, functions, arrays? Any tips. I remember INPUT mag had some suggest…
In terms of structuring BASIC programs, what are the best ways allocate variables, functions, arrays? Any tips. I remember INPUT mag had some suggestions I hadn't heard of before. -
Spectranet questionsI have received the wonderful Spectranet interface from RWAP today. I have started to experiment with it and I have found an interesting thing... So…
... is not mentioned in this manual. I would like to know ... interested in socket programming from BASIC. Only TCP sockets are available ... from BASIC? I would be funny to ... model railroad layout from Sinclair BASIC, but it requires UDP socket ... -
Spectrum booksHello I have a few Spectrum books available as follows, offers please. Spectrum advanced user guide Adrian Dickens Mark Plumbley Leycester Whewell…
... 1984
Sinclair Spectrum basic programming Steven Vickers 1983 *
manual
Software for the ... -
BASIC games.I remember back in the day, there was a way you could read through the BASIC of certain games, such as Football Manager or Johnny Reb. I can't rememb…
... you could read through the BASIC of certain games, such as ... it just goes into the BASIC listing? Can you still do ... which games were written in BASIC? -
Listing protected BASIC programsHi, Is it possible to list protected BASIC programs at all? like the ones that are protected from being merged. Thanks. [I](sorry if this has al…
Hi,
Is it possible to list protected BASIC programs at all? like the ones that are protected from being merged.
Thanks.
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Programmer Cursus BASIC (Kluwer Technische Boeken)[URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0014639"]Programmer Cursus BASIC (Kluwer Technische Boeken)[/URL] Only an unidentified TZX in…
... .cgi?id=0014639"]Programmer Cursus BASIC (Kluwer Technische Boeken)[/URL]
Interface 1 and manual.Strangely there were 2 manuals and only 1 interface, I have sold 1 manual so now have this to sell open to offers.
Strangely there were 2 manuals and only 1 interface, I have sold 1 manual so now have this to sell open to offers.DIY Issue 1 Internal 32K RAM expansionFollowing on from the information in [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=40173"]this[/URL] thread, I finally figured this ou…
... edition of the Spectrum Hardware Manual, p.61 (the English version ... is addressed. Here's a basic schematic (part numbers are surface ...What's the deal with hash tables, anyway?As there's nothing in the [url=http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~jg27paw4/pourri/0-surc-contents.htm]Compendium[/url] about hash tables, and as I've …
... the hash functions themselves require manual intervention.
For a ... the Spectrum keywords, converted to BASIC. It builds the hash table ...48/80 Forth (East London Robotics) PDF user manualThere is an incomplete (four pages are missing) OCRed plain-text version of the [url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0007878]48/80 F…
... ]48/80 Forth[/url] user manual on the WoS server [url ... a 48/80 Forth user manual with some other stuff, so ...GEDit syntax highlighting for Boriel's ZX BasicHi! I just tailored this syntax highlighting code and would like to share with he community. Suggestions are always welcome, though the file works w…
Hi!
I just tailored this syntax highlighting code and would like to share with he community. Suggestions are always welcome, though the file works working very well for me at the moment. Thanks to Boriel for the excellent tool!
...Creating your own BASIC-commands on IF1bisThe old Sinclair IF1 has offered an easy possibility to create your own new BASIC-command: The use of the shadow variable VECTOR. This is described i…
... to create your own new BASIC-command: The use of the ...dumping protected BASIC loadersI wrote this a few weeks ago but forgot to post it. It will load & list from tape/TAP/TZX any BASIC program which has been saved with SAVE, including…
... from tape/TAP/TZX any BASIC program which has been ... primarily intended for dumping protected BASIC loaders, as was already hinted ... bytes THEN PRINT "not a BASIC program header": STOP
... /> I've nearly finished the BASIC listing formatter, which in memory ...Beta Disk v4 resets Spectrum while inserting DisketteHi, has anyone discovered the following himself ? I have some old disks which should be in Beta-Disk format. Most of them I?m able to view the cat…
... disks which should be in Beta-Disk format.
Most of ...Creating Boriel ZX Basic Project in Xcode OS XFollowing on from the z88dk Xcode Project post below, the link below describes how to set up an Xcode External Build Project to Edit and Compile Bori…
... Edit and Compile Boriel ZX Basic .bas and .asm source files ... /21/creating-xcode-boriel-zx-basic-project-in-os-x/"]http ... /21/creating-xcode-boriel-zx-basic-project-in-os-x/[/URL ...How much would you pay for this FPGA clone?...given that a mint 128 goes for around ?125. [img]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/15659782/chloe280seboxed.jpg[/img] Features: [list] [*]100%…
... Timex video modes
[*]SE Basic IV (with 80 column mode ... card
[*]Power Supply
[*]Manual
[*]Cables
[*]Emulators for ...
