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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…
... reclaim the space the border usually occupies in BASIC? I am sure ... +2 basic and noticing they had got rid of the border and ... -
Why does Spectrum display has a border?Ok, this is problbly simple and very basic question but I don'r remember seeing an answer anywhere. Don't you think, that at first glance it is irr…
... is problbly simple and very basic question but I don'r ... we leave an empty unused border if we could place some ... seems to me that eliminating border could have been achieved by ... whole screen, thus eliminating the border(it would look better imo ... -
Border emulationHow is the border emulated to do all the fancy little tricks such as in Aquaplane? I've got some basic border emulation working but it only displays…
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I've got some basic border emulation working but it only ... like Aquaplane or Starion the border colour is being changed as ... the screen and border are being redrawn. How is ... -
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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The ... NOT : KLC : SYM + S
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Keyboard Issues When Setting Border ColourWelcome to the next in my series of inane 'Z80 on the Spectrum' questions! ;) Here's a minimal snippet of code for polling the keyboard until any ke…
... is pressed, then returning (to BASIC):
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ORG ... way is to change the border colour (to black in this ... key-press before returning to BASIC:
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border graphics / text tricks ?just curious if it was possible.. I mean in basic, when you scroll a program you have "scroll ?" in the lower border? is there trickery that you can…
... was possible.. I mean in basic, when you scroll a program ... have "scroll ?" in the lower border?
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Vector font in BASiCHi guys) Some fifteen years ago I saw a quite short BASIC prog that could simulate a vector font with size/ thickness/ italicization params. I remem…
... saw a quite short BASIC prog that could simulate ... a'la vector font in BASiC.
I' ... : PAPER 0: INK 3: BORDER 0: LET a$="VARIATIONS": LET ... 1440 PRINT "THEN, WRITE YOUR BASIC LINES TO"
1450 PRINT ... 8000 INK 7: PAPER 0: BORDER 0: CLS
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An update on ZX BASIC support for the SpectranetOne for zxbruno, I hope :-) So just an example of what now can be done with the network filesystem and BASIC. The following listing is of a program …
... with the network filesystem and BASIC. The following listing is of ... .
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BORDER colours...Hi Folks, As a matter of interest, why can't the Spectrum make the BORDER colour BRIGHT? Is this just a BASIC limitation of is there are hardware r…
Hi Folks,
As a matter of interest, why can't the Spectrum make the BORDER colour BRIGHT? Is this just a BASIC limitation of is there are hardware restriction?
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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…
Help With AY Music Program in BASICHi, last year I started writing a BASIC program for making and recording AY Music. I thought it would be easier than learning how to use Soundtracker…
... year I started writing a BASIC program for making and recording ... could help me fix the BASIC program, I'd be very ... ]
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405 PAPER 7: BORDER 0: INK 0: CLS
ZX Basic interpreter in the Forum Postings. It would be so nice to do this in our forums [basic line=1] 10: BORDER 1: PAPER 6 20 FOR N = 0 to 7 20 PRINT "Happy Birthday Dear Joe Bloggs…
... forums
[basic line=1]
10: BORDER 1: PAPER 6 ... .5,7: BEEP1.5
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and have a ...Random Numbers, USR Return Values & Timing BASICI've been trying out Jon Ritman's random number routine, published in Your Sinclair Aug'87. Apart from a timing comparison I also did a frequency ana…
... instances the required return to BASIC with a decimal fraction between ... return that value to the BASIC program.
As ... br />
Here's the BASIC timing routine which I use ... #0;" Time=";time;" secs":
BORDER 7: RETURN
9999 LET ...border effectsive been playing around with border effects like 10 border 1 20 border 2 30 pause 1 40 goto 10 ,etc i even wrote one in machine code. …
... with border effects like
10 border 1
20 border 2 ... any other ways border effects can be done in basic and can ...BASIC-code challengeFor the BASIC-coders among us. There is a number that has following aspects. divided by 16 remains 15 divided by 15 remains 14 divided by 14 remain…
For the BASIC-coders among us.
... program below.
The fastest BASIC-program wins.
Timing will ...Laser BasicDid anyone else out there buy Laser Basic and Laser Compiler? I just noticed Laser Basic while I was looking thru a website, and it reminded me about…
... else out there buy Laser Basic and Laser Compiler?
I ... just noticed Laser Basic while I was looking thru ... could write programs in Laser Basic, but if you wanted to ...A silly BASIC programming challenge for you all..This is a very, very sily idea. So only read if you are bored. I use E-bay a lot. (my user id is thx1138ebn) edit: it's now retro-technology :edit…
... message.
So, what BASIC program can you write in ...BASIC code challengeWrite a program in BASIC as short as possible that will continue after KEY-RELEASED. The program must be fully relocatable (so it must be programmed …
Write a program in BASIC as short as possible that ...Basic listings memory occupationI remember readong someplace that due to basic's representation of number, in a program, in order to save space, it was better to represent integers …
... readong someplace that due to basic's representation of number, in ...How To List BASIC?Hi, I want to look at the BASIC coding for a game. Is there a piece of code I can load into a 48k Spectrum which will read in a .TAP file and list i…
... want to look at the BASIC coding for a game. Is ... way I can list the BASIC program?
Thanks,
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SE Basic is no longer being developed.Sinclair Basic forumThe Sinclair BASIC forum is a general forum for discussing all things Sinclair BASIC related, including magazine type-ins, listings from books, Basic…
... for discussing all things Sinclair BASIC related, including magazine type-ins ... , listings from books, Basic programming tools, and other versions ... of Sinclair BASIC . And if you haven' ... .org/sinclairbasic/"]WoS Sinclair BASIC page[/url].There's a Christmas present for you in the SE Basic forum.SE Basic is no longer being developed.
SE Basic is no longer being developed.Spin 0.4 as Basic Editor / tape recording interfaceI'm programming in 128BASIC in Spin *wonderful emulator*, and I use tape recording emulation when I save my humble projects(because neither .sna nor …
... "prog1"] command from the zx basic editor, tape browser shows the ...Compiling BasicI'm not good in compiling sinclair basic because i was 15 when i got my first spectrum, and it was the first computer i saw. I wasn't aware of compil…
... not good in compiling sinclair basic because i was 15 when ...Basic and AY musicis it possible to play an ay-music in background while a basic program is running?
is it possible to play an ay-music in background while a basic program is running?ANNOUNCE: Mouse Driver for Speccy BASICI've written a small machine code utility that allows you to easily add support for the Kempston Mouse Interface to any Spectrum BASIC program. It c…
... Mouse Interface to any Spectrum BASIC program.
It comes ...WTD: Orange BASIC Prog'ing bookI'm after the standard BASIC programming book that came with all the speccy 48K's - y'know, the thick orange one. Anyone got a spare one knocking aro…
I'm after the standard BASIC programming book that came with all the speccy 48K's - y'know, the thick orange one. Anyone got a spare one knocking around?
Cheers,
Jim.Run BASIC program by R. USR xxxxxGuys, please help. Suppose I have BASIC program in my Spectrum 48K starting with line 10. I'd like to start it by RANDOMIZE USR xxxxx. Which paramete…
... , please help. Suppose I have BASIC program in my Spectrum 48K ... xxxxx address that would start BASIC interpreter to process my program ...
