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Quick q. on MC vs. BASIC (boring question)No matter how long or tedious the programming/testing may be ... Is Machine Code [B]ALWAYS[/B] faster than BASIC?
No matter how long or tedious the programming/testing may be ... Is Machine Code [B]ALWAYS[/B] faster than BASIC? -
Beta BasicWhilst testing my 16K Speccy emulator for CCG2008, I wanted to load Beta Basic. I know v1.0 supported 16K models, but the TAP file online only contai…
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MB02+ software and system developmentsThe following text was (before last modification) first published here: [url]http://www.sintech-shop.com/forum/board.php?boardid=20[/url] As discuss…
... with a well designed Basic and with a tape ... at any (!) MB02+ without big modification (if 512k SRAM is ... because we need a stable big MB02+ community to justify ... content is fully implemented in basic and there is no ... it would be a big advantage to have the ... -
BASIC Keyword ReferenceHi. I do most of my ZX work on a grey-case +2 which, as we all know, is devoid of most of the 48k BASIC keywords (it has LOAD and stuff, but not much…
... of most of the 48k BASIC keywords (it has LOAD and ... when I need to edit BASIC - I usually resort to random ... anyone knows of a 48k BASIC key-to-Keyword reference? Sure ... -
BASIC Keyword ReferenceRealised that the Sinclair Basic section would be a better place for discussion of BASIC keywords, so for reference the old thread is in [thread=2005…
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Sinclair BASIC has several modes of entry ... the various controls available in BASIC using the keyboard.
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Japanese-only or lesser-known games you playedI've noticed by their comments there are a few people on WOS (hi Vertigo, dm_boozefreek etc.) who have played titles which were either never released…
... are a couple other enemy sprites that were changed too.
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Changing BASIC loader in Chuckie Egg 2Hi, My aim is to include "PAUSE 0" event at the end of the loading of the Chuckie Egg 2 game. The reason is that I use emulator to load the game and…
... to actually edit the loading BASIC program somehow. I have found ... can see, there are 2 "BASIC" blocks, the first one (Program ... Blockeditor.
The second "BASIC" block at the end of ... managed to build a new BASIC loader that loads up the ... -
Saving a complete SCREEN$ in BASICI'm trying to save a SCREEN$ to a tape file (basically the original data is in a .tzx file that I'm trying to save in a .tap format) but the problem …
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Spin problems/issuesI am running Spin 0.666 and have noticed a few issues (some are bugs, some might be just me). I am using Vista sp1 (yeah I know!), and I've seen Dunn…
... replace the first BASIC program with the second BASIC program. So highlight ... data has just become one big block.
You can repeat ... peripheral is ticked. Enter 128 basic and try typing in "CAT ... peripheral is ticked. Enter 128 basic and generate a NMI. No ... -
A BASIC compiler projectHi, I started my own BASIC compiler for the ZX Spectrum (and Z80 machines) 3 months ago. It's still in ALPHA stage (when it is mature, I will write …
... /> I started my own BASIC compiler for the ZX Spectrum ... It also has a tiny (basic) TZX library (to save ... moment), and a minimalistic BASIC tokenizer to generate ZX ... Spectrum BASIC programs (used as ... tzx file with a basic loader which loads an ... -
WTD: First Edition BASIC Programming ManualAs per title, looking for a "First Edition" BASIC Programming Manual to suit original rubber key speccy. Must be a "First Edition" no other edition w…
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Game from BIG movie.Can someone name the game the young version of Tom Hanks character plays in the movie Big? Not the Zoltar machine but the home computer. And what wa…
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BLAST Your BASICBasic compiler software [url]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=350050782179[/url] Can't see who is is made by though.
Basic compiler software
[url]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=350050782179[/url]
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SE Basic 2The next version of Sinclair Extended BASIC will be based on Open82 which incorporates the math library from the ZX81 ROM and is distributed under th…
The next version of Sinclair Extended BASIC will be based on Open82 which incorporates the math library from the ZX81 ROM and is distributed under the GNU GPL. -
I want to learn basic.My apologies if this sort of thread has been posted. Anyhoot I would like to start programming in sinclair basic. But I have no idea where to start.…
My apologies if this sort of thread has been posted.
Anyhoot I would like to start programming in sinclair basic. But I have no idea where to start. I lost my original manuals many many moons ago :S -
Looking for an extended BASIC graphics routine from mid- to late-80sHello all, This is my first post here so please go easy. This is basically a cut-and-paste job from comp.sys.sinclair where I've had no luck with an…
... I've discovered a small BASIC program that makes use of ... ' commands from a typed-in BASIC extender program. Alas the machine ... one I'm after. Most BASIC command additions used * or . before ... -
BASIC error messagesDoes anyone know what all the numbers mean after the various error messages in Sinclair BASIC? Does anyone know how to instigate each error type?
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Sprites...What is fastest way for drawing masked sprites at any screen position without using preshifted data ? I want to use it for isometric view game... li…
... fastest way for drawing masked sprites at any screen position without ... />
So I need masked sprites at any coord...
48k disk basicWhen trying to use the CP/M colossal cave adventure .DSK file at [URL="http://www.alchemistresearch.co.uk/"]the CP/M section of this site[/URL] I got…
... comes up as "48K Disk BASIC IMC 1985/88", which I ... quite surprised by how many BASIC extension programs are on WoS ...How to claim back the border space in basic?Hey, I'm wondering if there is a way to reclaim the space the border usually occupies in BASIC? I am sure I have hit BREAK on some games and ended up…
... the border usually occupies in BASIC? I am sure I have ... ended up back in +2 basic and noticing they had got ...Channels and streamsSo I've put some thought into channels and streams, and read the dead (and presumably rotting corpse) of the CSS FAQ which contains some information …
... trap RST 8 and extend BASIC.
The ... little bit unfinished in ZX BASIC - for example, it' ... a big deal because the semantics of ZX BASIC's ... channel (#4). This avoids BASIC having to be extended to ... # entry point in the BASIC ROM, which is not ...Zombie outbreak in Big Brother!!!Charlie Brooker, comedian/writer/tv presenter/ex Oink-comic type cartoonist person is going to be doing a series for E4 about a Zombie outbreak occur…
... people are stuck in the Big Brother house! That would make ... is a link that MY Big Brother put up! Ohmygod! Spook ...Next big retro eventEarly days yet but... [url]http://www.retrogamer.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=10861[/url] Byte Back 2009 The event will take place on the weekend of …
... -Trent.
Sounds promising, big venue, should have most of ...alternate BASIC ROMI've come up with a few patches to the standard ROM to make it use the 128 shadow screen by default. The ROM is reorganised as follows: RAMTOP is se…
... under 32K is available for BASIC
the shadow screen is ... almost a full 48K for BASIC programs. On the other hand ...Attention Arjun (and people interested in BASIC games programming).I've been looking at the games created by [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekpub.cgi?regexp=^EP+Software$&model=spectrum"]Angel Ortega/EP S…
... all) of them are in BASIC and easy to get into ... it goes straight to the BASIC listing.
I accidentally ... easy to get into their BASIC listings.
So if ... you are interested in BASIC programming then you might learn ...Games in basicIs there a definitive list of published games written in Basic, I'm particularly interested in Text adventures.
Is there a definitive list of published games written in Basic, I'm particularly interested in Text adventures.A new Basic manualWith all the basic functions, tips and tricks, etc. What's the chance of someone (i.e. not me) writing a new Basic manual?
With all the basic functions, tips and tricks, etc.
What's the chance of someone (i.e. not me) writing a new Basic manual?what were the things the Speccy architecture was good for?I don't know a hell of a lot about all the different computers hardware and I wanted to know if the way the Spectrum was built lent itself to certain…
... accuracy of collision detection? are sprites better for this sort of ... be more Speccy games with "big" creatures (such as dragon from ...About Chess games & BASICIs it possible to write a chess program in BASIC? Does it exist in the archive?
Is it possible to write a chess program in BASIC? Does it exist in the archive?
