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any tips for learning spectrum machine code?hello there, I have some experince programming in basic, both sinclair 48+ (just need to recall most of what i learnt :D ) and Quickbasic. anyway i a…
... /> In a language like BASIC, you get big lego bricks, ready made ... you can achieve very big steps in BASIC.
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Rebelstar Map EditorYup, edit the landscape and create your very own moonbase. [url="http://www.angelfire.com/retro/carcass/index.htm"]http://www.angelfire.com/retro/ca…
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Spectrum Gaming Eras.Hello everybody. A question I'd like to submit: In which eras would you divide the Spectrum years from the point of view of game production? Examp…
... /> (Mostly simple games written in BASIC, or sub-standard arcade clones ... , and many reissues of formally big name games, from Codemasters, Mastertronic ... -
commodore 64 site???when I was a kid, I had the old +3 spectrum, most of my friends had the 48k and the +2 (my dad baught the +2 on christmas...got to impatient and swap…
... the Spectrum has got better Basic"...And anyway, it was only ... in their rooms programming in basic.
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z88dk+splib2 sprites question.I'm creating a game and I have several "states" for my main sprite, such as jump, facing left, facing right, etcetera. All those states require a dif…
... as this will be a big CEZGS project and there are ... nothing with the 128's Basic RAMdisk. A RAMdisk is very ... -
IDE harddisk emulation usageNot 'howto' question :) I'm curious about how many people tried it. It exists in Spin, Fuse & RealSpec - in last is most interface supported. 8-bit …
... to use 128k ramdisk or BASIC extension, because that feature wasn ... system for ZX offered direct "big FS" compatibility with PC world ... implement those things over a "big filesystem" than over a proprietary ... -
Lerm MicroMate - SDPHi All, I'm having a go at preserving a microdrive version of Lerm MicroMate. I?ve got a few problems, though, as the software has been unbelievably…
Hmm, just how big is the main code file ... problems with MicroMate ? a 40k BASIC file? Yeah, right... that's ... were numerous copies of the BASIC program, with each copy occupying ... -
42 column text, Sinclair Print Utilities, etcI'm currently developing the next of the ZXIF text adventures - "43 Minutes" and, as a side issue, I'm really interested in 42 column text for this g…
... system variables and before the BASIC area. There's not much ... attached to streams.
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OT: PC boot solution anyone?A long shot I know, but what the hell! The thing is this: My Asus K8V SE Deluxe mobo seems to be suffering from a problem. Specifically with the BIO…
... going back to the most basic bootable machine and adding componants ... you have then got some big clues where to look.
what was the thing that impressed you the most ?on a Spectrum game - you know, those things that you thought to be impossible, yet.. e.g the wide screen mode in Dark Star, Technician Teds loader..…
... (I found out that that big thing coming out of his ... from Proxima have a unigue basic header - it doesn't load ... the screen, but the basic oader is big around 8 KBytes and ...DivIDE interface help neededhave got my DivIDE interface, CF adapter and CF 1 gig card all linked up, on a +3 I get the DemFir intro screen, good! Problem is I get no screen wha…
... be able to go to BASIC and load the flashing tap ... , coz it's a electrolyt + big resistor rc-cell. nowadays, when ...ZX Advance on the DS....It's fantastic!!! I new soon or later I was bound to get a DS, even though I have Zero time to play with it, and I am glad I did!! First thing I did …
... our little discussion and a big welcome to this forums(it ... manually, it's already a big plus. Besides ,it would be ... plan to write some 48K basic program on it ?
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... home and thoughtfully took 'the big heavy box' with me so ... of writing a database in basic (on the Vic-20 I ... and Witches Castle)....
Big swathe of nothing interesting till ...What should be the base address to set for my codeHi, I am new here and I have a simple question but one which I have not found an answer to. When I am developming my programs what should I set th…
... need to make is how big the BASIC program will be that ... , non-game stuff using BASIC and the bits that need ... in code? Remember that BASIC and Variables climb up the ... room to mess with for BASIC. On the other hand, ... and when you know how big it is, relocate it ...What should be the base address to set for my codeHi, I am new here and I have a simple question but one which I have not found an answer to. When I am developming my programs what should I set th…
... the tzx file with a basic loader. I am planning on ... the question then becomes how big is the loader used by ...What should be the base address to set for my codeHi, I am new here and I have a simple question but one which I have not found an answer to. When I am developming my programs what should I set th…
To make sure that your BASIC will not crash your MC< ... CLEAR 32767 in your BASIC.
The BASIC is thereby limited ... 32768.
When your BASIC grows to big (or uses to many ... to make room for the BASIC.National versions of programming languagesI remember reading in old Polish computer magazines that there were serious plans in the 80-ties to create Polish versions of BASIC, Pascal, Logo so …
... a ZX81 surely needs a big ROM to fit in all ... : What would you think a BASIC would look like in mel ...ANN: SP1 for Z88DK (aka splib3, Sprite Pack v3.0)Well it's finally arrived, after a month of "a few days from now" release deadlines. SP1 is the lastest version of splib, a flicker-free software sp…
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struct sp1_cs *slist; // +3 BIG ENDIAN ; list of sprites occupying ...
struct sp1_update *ulist; // +5 BIG ENDIAN ; next update struct in ... /> in_Inkey() works like inkey$ in Basic: it returns the ascii code ...Introduce yourself[SIZE=3][FONT=Comic Sans MS]This is the thread to stop by & introduce yourself.[/FONT][/SIZE]
... spend my youth getting into big arguments on internet forums ie ... FirstBASIC (which is a PC BASIC compiler), some of which stuff ... program a bit in ZX BASIC having written a lot of ...Development SurveyI was just wondering how many people are actually developing games or programs for the Speccy. I'm not talking about people who "plan" to write somet…
... big challenge.
8. What language do you use? (Asm, Basic ... , C etc)
Z80 asm, BASIC for the header.When is a clone not a clone?If a Spectrum is built from scratch, using new components where available, is it a clone, copy or something else? See, I won an unpopulated Spectrum…
... and saveing a few short basic programs over and over again ... anything - still, I expect the big bad ol MF128 of being ...ANN: SP1 for Z88DK (aka splib3, Sprite Pack v3.0)Well it's finally arrived, after a month of "a few days from now" release deadlines. SP1 is the lastest version of splib, a flicker-free software sp…
... of the IY register and Basic's interrupt service routine assumes ... .
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pacman ... ,f3) specify where and how big and the fan[] array holds ...-** Egghead Iv - Cassette Version Now Available **-In case anyone wants the official cassette version of Jonathan's excellent EGGHEAD IV, it's now available from the Cronosoft website. Price is ?1.99…
... . As it's programmed in BASIC and encoded in MC with ... HiSoft BASIC, The chapters take up lots ... (all lovely drawings by my big bruv) that are 3-4k ...What could Sinclair have doneI know that he lost interest in home computers, but Sinclair as a computer company could have had a longer life span than it did, the move from 8 bit…
... ]The SAM coupe was a big improvement on the Spectrum, but ... all I was doing was BASIC programming (which crashed half the ...Is Sabre Wulf a good game?Because i've never played it but i have the original cassette so is it worth booting up, or is it one of those games that's almost impossible to fini…
... bugaboo the flea....very very basic but plays great and looks ... me a heart-attack. The big thing suddenly all over you ...ZXLFN - storing tape header in a long file nameHi lads ;) Couple of months ago, the group of guys interested in divIDE software development has came up with an interesting idea - store tape heade…
... by type (e.g. only Basic or Bytes blocks) using wildcards ... . The only problem is that "big" filesystems were not designed to ...OpenGL - how to install it and whatever?How do you actually install OpenGL, if it needs installing at all? I seem to remember for Quake 3, when it came out in 1999, that I had to install a …
... the time of the next big demonstration) and the new Nintendo ... wasn't designed to run (basic) games, then why does it ... the laptop.
The big surprise was Alien vs Predator ...The Only Reason Sinclair Succeeded (Provoking Controversy)Although I love my Sinclairs dearly, I think that the only reason they succeeded was because at the time most people did not know any better (factori…
... /> 1) the size. C64 are big to me.
2) the ... use.
4) the basic. I like much the zx ... basic in comparation with the ... poor c6a basic.
5) graphic commands ... games. I like more the basic.
cpc664 was very ...The Only Reason Sinclair Succeeded (Provoking Controversy)Although I love my Sinclairs dearly, I think that the only reason they succeeded was because at the time most people did not know any better (factori…
... started to really take off big time (and around the time ... keyboard on the ATMOS, decent BASIC, although slower processor, bugged ROM ... attribute handling - though let down big time with software support.
big draw in 1984, and more ...
