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Speccy screen display novice: What am I missing?[deleted]
... ; the others may be either border or vertical retrace.
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Then the 192 screen+border lines are displayed, followed by ... [B]56[/B] border lines again.[/QUOTE]
< ... border in Basic are only an invention of Basic creators. It's the Basic ... -
Need help transferring a file to a Spectrum .dsk fileHello, I was wondering if anyone can help me transfer a file that I have into a spectrum *.dsk file? The background to this request is that I have r…
... full treatment, and just applied basic port changes for the other ... datafile number, and the border filename. The border file is on the ... /> I'm lacking a really basic skill in Realspectrum disks. For ... the Spectrum. I have applied basic changes to the other two ... -
Need help transferring a file to a Spectrum .dsk fileHello, I was wondering if anyone can help me transfer a file that I have into a spectrum *.dsk file? The background to this request is that I have r…
... program disk
* In +3 BASIC, format "a:", then do a ...
* do you want a border? (I answered N here)
border.
* insert destination disk (your ... -
Need help transferring a file to a Spectrum .dsk fileHello, I was wondering if anyone can help me transfer a file that I have into a spectrum *.dsk file? The background to this request is that I have r…
By the way, that border file on your disk would ... the game is run the border is just black. To get ... the border included I had to save ... then save that from +3 BASIC as a SCREEN$ to a ... and the top of the border.
Another by the ... -
Need help transferring a file to a Spectrum .dsk fileHello, I was wondering if anyone can help me transfer a file that I have into a spectrum *.dsk file? The background to this request is that I have r…
... disk which contains the KITSCR border file). I made sure that ... still only contains the two border files.
I will ... to type characters : or " in BASIC. May I ask if you ... -
Cool BASIC tricks and tips!Following on from Dunny's excellent suggestion of a compendium of BASIC tips + tricks, I believe it would be better to have a topic dedicated to it. …
... stretching the performance of Sinclair BASIC. :smile:
As always ... -
writing an emulator-newbie needs helpHi, this is my first post here. I decided to write a minimalistic emulator of ZX Spectrum-no emulation of advanced peripherals, no emulation of sound…
... the screen (main window, not border) and they disappear when any ... ran some short procedure in Basic) I think it's safe ... -
Casstte 50 compilation emulator game questionHi - Hope this is the right place to put this question? Wasn't sure? But I have just downloaded the 'Cassette 50' compilation from wos but can't w…
... /> I haven't written speccy basic in years, far more used ... .
[code]
29 BORDER 2: PAPER 2: CLS
370 BORDER 5: PAPER 5
380 ... -
Casstte 50 compilation emulator game questionHi - Hope this is the right place to put this question? Wasn't sure? But I have just downloaded the 'Cassette 50' compilation from wos but can't w…
... /> I haven't written speccy basic in years, far more used ... .
[code]
29 BORDER 2: PAPER 2: CLS
370 BORDER 5: PAPER 5
380 ... -
Commodore 64 - First time trying - REVIEW & Pictures!Right, so the 2nd hand shop was selling this Commodore and accessories. So I decided to buy it, as I've never had a Commodore and this is my first ti…
because the basic wasn't so great it ... defined.
as for border / paper change
try ... -
Commodore 64 - First time trying - REVIEW & Pictures!Right, so the 2nd hand shop was selling this Commodore and accessories. So I decided to buy it, as I've never had a Commodore and this is my first ti…
[QUOTE=fog;557922]because the basic wasn't so great it ... defined.
as for border / paper change
try ... -
machine code loadercan someone have a look at this loader and break down what its actually doing and also how i can stop it from executing the 2 loads of headerless blo…
... the ink colour setting the BORDER colour [*8] to 0 black ... no way to return to BASIC after the load, even using ... -
machine code loadercan someone have a look at this loader and break down what its actually doing and also how i can stop it from executing the 2 loads of headerless blo…
... to and created a new basic loader to load the 2 ... load the last block from basic. The last block has to ... $: REM load the screen$ from basic
40 RANDOMIZE USR $5b00 ... the last load), makes the border, ink and paper black, loads ... load cannot be done from basic. -
machine code loadercan someone have a look at this loader and break down what its actually doing and also how i can stop it from executing the 2 loads of headerless blo…
... a new BASIC loader
10 paper 0: border 0: ink ... for PlusD machine code, and BASIC would still be available after ... no way to return to BASIC because of the big code ... -
machine code loadercan someone have a look at this loader and break down what its actually doing and also how i can stop it from executing the 2 loads of headerless blo…
... /> [/code]
will return to BASIC after loading the two headerless ... prompt, but if you type BORDER 1 (ENTER) or something then ... gets lost on returning to BASIC. Here's some code to ... -
Commodore 64 - First time trying - REVIEW & Pictures!Right, so the 2nd hand shop was selling this Commodore and accessories. So I decided to buy it, as I've never had a Commodore and this is my first ti…
... continues.
It has loading border stripes in multi colours, that ... can't just change the border colour for example, by typing ... :
BORDER 1
noooooooo noooooo, it ... I never found the quirky basic programming to be unfriendly. I ... -
BUZZSAW+ Demo No. 3Right, another demo of BUZZSAW+. [URL="http://www.joefish.co.uk/speccy/Joefish_Buzzsaw_Demo_3.tap"]Joefish_Buzzsaw_Demo_3.tap[/URL] The default con…
... byte buffer which contained my border timing markers during development, and ... I can either change the border colour to mark the timing ... top of the screen, the border would flash and you'd ... font down over the Sinclair BASIC RAM area to free up ... -
Keys redefine routine and key check.I have written some asm code which allows me to redefine keys (for a game etc.), and also allows me to be able to check any keypresses for the redefi…
... use it from BASIC
ret
; --------------------------------------------------
; border black, paper ...
ld (BORDCR),a ; set border sysvar to black
out ... -
Need help with tzxingI recently got a copy of this Polish text game: [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0006622[/url] I can't make a tzx of it howeve…
... . It's a mix of Basic and asm. here is an ... zakodowany wewnatrz programu)",
0 BORDER 1: RANDOMIZE USR 0: NEW ... /> The identification number is in Basic variable [B]a[/B] which ... -
Paging memoryI've been thinking about a possibility of paging blocks of memory to and from disk. Imagine dividing usable 32KB of Speccys RAM (why do they call it …
... but being wrong on so basic level probably will not help ... you can even draw on border by OUTing with precision timing ... -
Dead Spectrum SocietySo I'm getting back into real Sinclair computers rather than emulators. During the summer months I was lucky enough to buy a working ZX81 and was giv…
... :
BORDER: if the border is white, that's ... at least, change the border to white before getting ... forcing a reset, the border doesn't change to ...
PAPER: if the border is white, check out the ... br /> I wrote a quick BASIC program to POKE all screen ... -
New WIP underway - 'Dingo'.Hi, Prepare for a long post. Perhaps I can even challenge ewgf here. :razz: Anyway, I've been meaning to get into Z80 programming and making a game…
... wants to use it from BASIC
;ei
ld (keyretval ... />
; border black, paper black, ink green ...
ld (BORDCR),a ; set border sysvar to black
out ... -
Which Speccy game had best border effectsIn truth, I'm just trying to remember a game from my youth, and the amazing border effect during pause is the only thing I can clearly recall about i…
... remember The Boss had a border effect when the Red and ... page run right through the border. Or might not have been ... it was one of those BASIC footy management games. -
Blackstar by Richy Pitch[youtube]FQLznlyLONI[/youtube] Discuss. Points will be deducted from the first person who asks "can this be done on a real Spectrum?"
... ...
Already on it. :P Basic loader (123 bytes in lenght ... ) reads:
[CODE]10 BORDER 0 : PAPER 0 : INK 0 ... /> The code blocks following the Basic loader are:
Bytes ... - Mastering 128K Game
SAVE BASIC
SAVE Loader
SAVE ... -
Repairing a faulty 48K issue 2.I am investigating one of a pair of non-working issue 2 48K Spectrums that have been sitting in a cupboard untouched for quite a few years. I haven…
... fairly specific. I ran a BASIC program that first filled an ... a break due to the border) made it a vulnerable period ... -
A little bit of help.Good Evening, I am new to the ZX Spectrum so please do not grill me! I recently picked one up (being interested in Vintage/Retro Video Gaming) I ha…
... should see blue/yellow crazy border action for about 1/4 ... program is, whether it is basic or code, stuff like that ... an external tape deck (requires basic soldering skills). -
A little bit of help.Good Evening, I am new to the ZX Spectrum so please do not grill me! I recently picked one up (being interested in Vintage/Retro Video Gaming) I ha…
... ]I don't get the border that Outrun either...
basic program on good, blank tape ... -
Which Speccy game had best border effectsIn truth, I'm just trying to remember a game from my youth, and the amazing border effect during pause is the only thing I can clearly recall about i…
... ]My vote for the best border effect goes to "The Comet ... . There are bars on the border, but vertical and not horizontal ... /> 1 BORDER 1 : BORDER 6 : BORDER 6 : BORDER 6 : BORDER 6 : BORDER 6 : BORDER 6 : BORDER 6 : BORDER 1 ... was so easy, even in BASIC ;) -
Which Speccy game had best border effectsIn truth, I'm just trying to remember a game from my youth, and the amazing border effect during pause is the only thing I can clearly recall about i…
... /> 1 BORDER 1 : BORDER 6 : BORDER 6 : BORDER 6 : BORDER 6 : BORDER 6 : BORDER 6 : BORDER 6 : BORDER 1 ... was so easy, even in BASIC ;)[/QUOTE]
very impressive ... -
What is the (hypothetically) largest 9999 lines BASIC program possible?If the Speccy had infinite amounts of memory, what is the largest 9999 line BASIC program that could be made? (in K and amount of instructions) (Yet…
... , REM works by telling the BASIC interpreter to ignore the rest ... /> 20 print "Hello"
30 border 4
and ... , as in either case the BASIC interpretor reads the (first) REM ...
