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Basic or Machine code?Hopefully the correct area of the site to post this question. Anyways, I have got hold of several books on programming my spectrum, and I was wonderi…
... - it turns out there were multiple problems - but I fixed them ... , I needed to write a BASIC header/loader (it now loads ... -
New - BASin r13a is available for downloadHi all, Here's the latest BASin. Mostly just bugfixes, but also now has the upgraded UDG editor which can now edit multiple UDGs on one editing gri…
... or adds them as DATA statements. I'm using a routine ... you to replace sequences of statements with a new command. This ... sprite commands using PRINT USR statements can be written as actual ... will all parse out to BASIC, naturally.
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+3e file manager program/projectFirstly let's get one thing sorted. This program/project is written entirely in basic, as I am a lamo who doesnt know enough M/C. It really Is'nt th…
... , I can make the input statements accept strings insted of numbers ... , is there a way in basic to make it print this ... -
DoomHas anybody else played the version of DOOM that has enemies in it? I think it's a fantastic effort. It looks good in colour, but it's esier to make …
... same skull select icon and multiple dificulty settings. But as it ... the file. those are the Basic programs. LOAD "WHATEVER THE NAME ... . remember to type the the basic program name as it is ... -
When do you optimise?I was just wondering when people here optimise their code. Do they wait till it is all done or do they code a routine and then optimise that?
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Sprite adviceHello. So, I'm slowly getting to grips with Z80 assembly - currently equal parts frustration and enjoyment. Now looking for some advice to help shift…
[QUOTE=48K]1/ Random number generator: I've started using a ld a,r command to grab a number from the memory refresh counter. Only problem is that if I do this in quick succession, the numbers are obviously not very random at all.
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Machine Code noviceHi, I'm starting to learn machine code and wanted to know if you have to use some sort of program to write machine code? Thanks,
... a series of DATA statements in Speccy BASIC, and poke them into ...Machine Code noviceHi, I'm starting to learn machine code and wanted to know if you have to use some sort of program to write machine code? Thanks,
... a series of DATA statements in Speccy BASIC, and poke them into ...I played DSpec on my DSlite!That's right, TheHiVE sent out a few copys of a pre-release version of DSpec and I was one of the luckiest fellers in the world to get one ! I't ver…
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I't very basic at the moment, but you ... doesn't even have a beta number, it's already miles ...compilerI am currently developing a sudoku game for the old faithful speccy. My idea is to write the code in basic and then compile it to m/c because i suck …
... is most probably the print statements. The other problem I have ... the problem by returning to basic, LOADING/SAVEING an array with ...compilerI am currently developing a sudoku game for the old faithful speccy. My idea is to write the code in basic and then compile it to m/c because i suck …
... is most probably the print statements. [/QUOTE]
hm, a short ... the problem by returning to basic, LOADING/SAVEING an array with ...Disk file transfer utilities ?Are there some PC programs for transferring Speccy software between common emulator formats like TAP to disks or disk images? I mean here about +3 f…
... is good enough only for basic sector scanning. It's enough ... weak sectors, which simply stores multiple copies of error sectors - they ...A Public Service AnnouncementThis thread is here for anyone to plug brand-new websites. I'll read it, so you'll get at least some marketing/exposure out of it... I'll start the …
... the COMMAND function in the BASIC compiler I am using is ... will incorporate a mod in beta build 1.3.
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Thank you ...A Public Service AnnouncementThis thread is here for anyone to plug brand-new websites. I'll read it, so you'll get at least some marketing/exposure out of it... I'll start the …
... , you didn`t say what basic *_+ I was interested :) I ... function (will be fixed in beta build 1.3).
Thirdly ...z88dkHello. I'm an spanish user of spectrum (and naturaly of this page). I have a question. I want to start to program games with z88dk, but I need a goo…
... z80asm that will eventually introduce multiple code and data segments. This ... an update. There are some basic instructions on setting this up ...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…
... it is lack of Sinclair Basic - such functions are present ... I never wrote a BASIC program that was too ... to write them in Sinclair BASIC, albeit a *lot* ... and sometimes even IF THEN statements. It could be done ... manipulation, but surely no BASIC in the early/mid ...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…
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I started with BASIC and it gave me a ... fact that I started in BASIC had absolutely no bearing on ... , a complete absence of REM statements, etc.) were fairly standard practice ...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…
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Fact is that Sinclair Basic was good for beginners and ... limited and lacks some useful statements, functions. Reason is of ... without reason appeared so much Basic extenson program for Speccy.
Using such Basic in 2006 looks for me ...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…
... spec, and a lot used BASIC too - and for the ... a complete absence of REM statements, etc.) were fairly standard practice ... bad programming practice. REM statements reduce the overall speed of ... to is the assertion that BASIC programmers are tainted with no ...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…
... level project in it; BASIC and assembler were not allowed ... than bad programming practice. REM statements reduce the overall speed of ... the decent games written in BASIC seem fairly spaghetti-like too ... to is the assertion that BASIC programmers are tainted with ...You know how the 128K was faster than the 48K Spectrum?Regarding how the Spectrum 128K ran at 3.54 MHz rather than the 48K's 3.5MHz, was this difference enough to be an advantage? If not, then surely Sinc…
... such as 4 but a multiple of the system clock works ... the idea of Assembler and BASIC programs clocked at [B]21 ...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…
... and SuperBASIC which lead to multiple releases of the firmware. In ... is about Pascal versus Sinclair Basic.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…
... written in BASIC, I've poked M/C Data statements (for a ... routine). I still believe Conventional BASIC is capable, just a bit ...Font centering problemA while back today, I started coding a simple Othello/Reversi game in BASIC, with the precious aid of BASin (great tool, hope it eventually becomes b…
... draw grid lines with displacement multiple of 8 - it will then ... ) pixel pos is possible in Basic - with PLOT for instance (very ... machine code than in Sinclair Basic.New - BASin r13a is available for downloadHi all, Here's the latest BASin. Mostly just bugfixes, but also now has the upgraded UDG editor which can now edit multiple UDGs on one editing gri…
... got a C NONSENSE in BASIC error. I think basin couldn ... memory conserver? Removing all REM statements and changing all let a ...Easy one first, Tai Panby Mikro Gen Steve and me has one
... this relation (titles get used multiple times, so it's not ... over the lists:
- Advanced BASIC Programming On The Sinclair ZX ...Question for the tzx dev guru'sI'm almost finished with a batch of adventure tapes which I've got on loan.. The final tape, is a development version of Birthday Surprise, which ha…
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(requires the free Visual Basic Runtime Libraries 6.0) [12 ...Print routine for BASIC (or BASin)For anyone interested there's a crappy binary here to print characters from BASIC at pixel positions. Import the binary at 60000, USR 60000 to initia…
... if one wants to read multiple keypresses simultaneously. Not that I ... way of doing it from BASIC first! Still, it can be ... for either shift key from BASIC. Caps will return CHR$ 30 ...Oh so BRIGHT!What is the SLOWEST way to change the attribute area to BRIGHT? It has to be legit! No meaningless instructions or doing stuff for the sake of it. …
... really necessary, as the print statements won't be changing any ... will be interpreted using Sinclair BASIC and writing the program in ...
