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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?
Does anyone know what all the numbers mean after the various error messages in Sinclair BASIC? Does anyone know how to instigate each error type? -
The ZX Spectrum Book - 1982 to 199x Special Edition?Hi all, I'm toying with an idea and wanted to get some more general feedback... The ZX Spectrum book is all sold out, but I still get a lot of peop…
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The ZX Spectrum book is all sold out, but ... want to reprint the existing book exactly as is, because I ... to produce a new speccy book... (I'm working on one ... run of the first Spectrum book.
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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 ... -
I saw a book signing yesterday.I like Terry Pratchett, but I'm not a fanatic. I read his novels, as and when I get around to them, in order for the most part. not too fussed when …
... , and there was a sign "Book Signing Today"
I ... she is, or what the book was, and I felt kinda ... I didn't buy her book. -
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 ... -
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!
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Ultimate Play the Game BookHi, Some of you may be aware that I'm in the process of writing a book about Ultimate Play the Game. Everything is going well, but there are two iss…
... the process of writing a book about Ultimate Play the Game ... need a title for the book. The annoying thing is, ... ? A mention in the book for the best name.
book justice and was hoping that ... don't know, the book will cover all of the ... -
Help Please: ZX Spectrum Book, Hardback Edition.I know there were a few typos in the ZX Spectrum book that slipped through the net (which is unforgivable seeing how long it took me!) I'm trying to…
... typos in the ZX Spectrum book that slipped through the net ... /> If anyone who read the book noticed any typos or errors ... -
9 Spectrum Books for ?5ZX Spectrum Introduction (First Edition 1982), The Computer and Video Games Book of Adventure (foreword by Scott Adams, listings for Spectrum, C64 an…
... ), The Computer and Video Games Book of Adventure (foreword by Scott ... Dr Ian Logan, Sinclair Spectrum Basic Programming (First Edition 1982), Advanced ... -
AKA for this book.The Book Club Associates edition of the book [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=2000513"]ZX Spectrum Micro Guide[/URL] has the sa…
... Associates edition of the book [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/ ... />
I had scanned this book in many a moon ago ... -
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. -
Computer & Video Games Book of Adventure, TheBelow is the spectrum listing from the "[URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=2000078"]Computer & Video Games Book of Adventure, The…
... & Video Games Book of Adventure, The[/URL]" book.
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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.
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Just wrote my first useful working Speccy BASIC program in years...A nice UK National Lottery number generator. And not just any lotto number generator either. This one generates 8 lines of 6 numbers without replace…
... I've succeeded in Speccy BASIC, I think I might just ... -
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? -
Memory and BasicQuestions 1. How much memory is available for Basic Progs? 2. How do I check how much is left? 3. How much memory does an array take up?
Questions
1. How much memory is available for Basic Progs?
2. How do I check how much is left?
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Small BasicFor all those people who ask "where's the equivalent of Sinclair BASIC for today's generation", I give you (a link to) [url=http://msdn.microsoft.com…
For all those people who ask "where's the equivalent of Sinclair BASIC for today's generation", I give you (a link to) [url=http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/devlabs/cc950524.aspx]Small Basic[/url]. -
Please help an absolute novice with some simple(ish) programming.I'm very, very rusty at BASIC. I'm using BASin, for my GCSE Astronomy coursework [quote] Use a spreadsheet and/or a graphing package, or write a com…
... 'm very, very rusty at BASIC. I'm using BASin, for ... /> Well, I've downloaded this book from the Archive
[url ... copied this in from the book;
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The ZX Spectrum Book - 1982 to 199XAndrew, I hope I'm not being too forward. But now that the book sold out :( any chance you make publicly available Sir Sinclair's foreword? Would re…
Andrew,
I hope I'm not being too forward. But now that the book sold out :( any chance you make publicly available Sir Sinclair's foreword? Would really love to read it.
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[Book] Error in The Complete Spectrum ROM Disassembly[I]Page 188.[/I] There's two references titled 'RE-STACK TWO subroutine', when in fact the second should be 'RE-STACK (3D) subroutine'. (vide, index …
... page 188 before uploading the book to WoS. I'll then ... that, I should edit the book. -
Spectrum ULA Book AnnouncementFurther to getting inside the ULA, I've turned my ramblings and lab book into a more professional book that you can all own! I'm putting a lot of ef…
... ramblings and lab book into a more professional book that you can ... [url]http://www.zxdesign.info/book/bookAnnounce.shtml[/url]
[Unnecessary book] Namesakes[url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=2000804[/url] Is this book really needed? It has nothing to do with ZX Spectrum.
[url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=2000804[/url]
Is this book really needed? It has nothing to do with ZX Spectrum.Trouble compiling my BASIC programI've been trying to get a compiled BASIC version of Swift Turtle with no luck so far! I first tried MCoder 3 and it [i]seemed[/i] to compile the prog…
... trying to get a compiled BASIC version of Swift Turtle with ...Rare Sinclair book up for Ebay auction...Up for auction is my hard to find rare hardback book: The Sinclair Story by Rodney Dale [url]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2…
... hard to find rare hardback book:
The Sinclair Story ... start with no reserve. This book usually starts around the 100 ...Name this book?A few years ago I read a science-fiction novel basically about a psychiatrist/psycologist who gets a call from a world renown inventor and genius to …
Broken links on Sinclair Basic pageThe links ([ Introduction | Licence | Interpreters | Extensions | Compilers | Manuals | Articles | Source ]) at the top of the [url="http://www.world…
... ://www.worldofspectrum.org/sinclairbasic/"]Sinclair Basic[/url] page are broken.
