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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 …
... ;261637]Is this using Sinclair BASIC (appears not, judging by ... /> Nope, I first considered Sinclair BASIC, but discarded for many reasons ... with some Spectrum-only commands (BORDER, IN, OUT, PLOT, DRAW, ... purist, much of the ZX BASIC dialect could be used (once ... -
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…
... that you could run +3 BASIC successfully (probably on 128K machines ... , and this would have no effect on which patched ROMs were ... -
Which packer is the best?Hello folks, we are currently preparing an update to our Disk-Magazine SCENE+. However, looks like more and more coder groups in the Spectrum-Scene d…
... that famous fzzt-fzzt-fzzt border effect, which was apparently enough reason ... -
BBC microI was often made aware by people at the time that the beeb was the "best computer in the world." Even my next-door neighbour ( who was a bit of a co…
... with a quick bit of BASIC… i think it might have ... screen to create a snow effect or something.
well ... -
BBC microI was often made aware by people at the time that the beeb was the "best computer in the world." Even my next-door neighbour ( who was a bit of a co…
... /> I remember once running a basic program somthing like the following ... sure which one) with the border colours Red and Blue (instead ... -
FAST and SLOW .TAP loading in RESIDOSWhy is in RESIDOS this TAP file loaded always too slow ? (with lines in border area). Other TAP files on my drive is fast loaded, but loading this fi…
... active version of BASIC (eg Gosh Wonderful, SE BASIC). These are ... because the modified versions of BASIC that ResiDOS contains cannot be ... /> Loading is slow with multicolour border lines (how ? You can ... for safety. Only the BASIC ROMs are patched to enter ... -
Announce: BASin r14b availableHere's the fix mentioned earlier for those of you that either are too lazy to update your OS (XP SP2 has been out aaaaages, Arjun!) or even junk that…
... program:
[CODE]10 border 0: paper 0: cls
Basic' error. After I get the ... -
[WANTED] ASM routinesHi there, 1.) i really need 5-6 working and well commented routines, showing assembler capabilities. They should be simple, but not too much complic…
... - it is made usually from Basic.
Download TAP files with ... all Basic code and some pictures for specific effect from site ... . with text 'Look' for some effect. Left down will see name ... -
48K games that don't work on a +2Not sure if there is already a thread about this but recently I've noticed some old 48K games will not run on my +2 - even in 48K mode. Examples are…
... game and has the snow effect fixed. You really will struggle ... that you lose +3 basic - so any basic programs that you have ... -
48K games that don't work on a +2Not sure if there is already a thread about this but recently I've noticed some old 48K games will not run on my +2 - even in 48K mode. Examples are…
... game and has the snow effect fixed. You really will struggle ... that you lose +3 basic - so any basic programs that you have ... 's ... still have the 128k basic and editor, and the compatibility ... -
48K games that don't work on a +2Not sure if there is already a thread about this but recently I've noticed some old 48K games will not run on my +2 - even in 48K mode. Examples are…
... 's ... still have the 128k basic and editor, and the compatibility ... case! (but with the snow effect fixed AND the original 48k ... -
CSSCGC 2008 has now officially begunFor coming last in the 2007 crap game compo, I have the honour and privilege of hosting CSSCGC 2008! I have now put up the CSSCGC 2008 website at …
... /> -In Spain they have a BASIC compo every year, and the ... : Best BASIC game (no m/c allowed), best visual effect MC routine ... -
CSSCGC 2008 has now officially begunFor coming last in the 2007 crap game compo, I have the honour and privilege of hosting CSSCGC 2008! I have now put up the CSSCGC 2008 website at …
... /> -In Spain they have a BASIC compo every year, and the ... : Best BASIC game (no m/c allowed), best visual effect MC routine ... -
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…
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. …
... /> 5 clear 28000
10 border 0 : paper 0 : ink 7 ... *256 = 6912 (This is the basic length of screen$)
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. …
... /> 5 clear 28000
10 border 0 : paper 0 : ink 7 ... /> Technically that's not a BASIC trick but a piece of ...Unprotecting games without knowning m.c.DivIDE or MB02 users don't need unprotected games, but those who still use the Microdrive, Wafadrive, Timex FDD, +3, Plus D, Disciple or use the new …
... Randomize USR have no negative effect in the game, provided the ... .
POKEs have no negative effect until you decompress the code ... data, and then return to BASIC for doing something like POKE ... , as BASIC uses a lot of Stack ...myspeccy.org - online gaming which auto-saves scoresIt's a blimmin' miracle - I'm most impressed.
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Is that a sound-effect or is it missing an ... /> If it's a sound-effect ... erm ... what am I supposed ... /> Basically it's when the border goes green and purple and ...myspeccy.org - online gaming which auto-saves scoresIt's a blimmin' miracle - I'm most impressed.
... /> Basically it's when the border goes green and purple and ... ]
AHHHH! THAT SOUND-EFFECT!!!!!!!
Yeah, effing annoying ...Handling RST8 on a +3Well, I've come to that bit of my project that I wasn't really looking forward to (because I don't understand enough about the ZX BASIC ROM) - extend…
... so I can duplicate the effect of OUT n, with PRINT ... yet supported, and I doubt BASIC programmers will need it)
BASIC streams are attached to which ... [/b] prefer all access from BASIC to the socket library to ...Your help needed![FONT=Arial]there are [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/neededscreens.html"]a number of titles[/URL] (146) that still lack an in-game scre…
... a disciple disk interface (The BORDER flashes in exactly the same ... this is just a colourful BORDER effect that looks identical to a ... purely tape based. The sound effect reveals it is not actually ...CSSCGC 2008 has now officially begunFor coming last in the 2007 crap game compo, I have the honour and privilege of hosting CSSCGC 2008! I have now put up the CSSCGC 2008 website at …
... me still thinking in "Sinclair BASIC" terms.
For ...
works fine in Sinclair BASIC and executes zero iterations with ... for conditional branching via side-effect in Speccy one-liners :) )< ... "NEXT without FOR" in VIC BASIC.
Slowly I ...'orange' on a spectrumalways wondered why spectrums could never seem to achieve the colour orange? wasn't one of the default colours, and don't remember seeing anything th…
... I just put this pure-BASIC screen-flipping demo together.
Download BASIC demo screen flipping snapshot here ... REM main program
105 BORDER 2: GO SUB initscr
BASIC area, reserving room for the ...'orange' on a spectrumalways wondered why spectrums could never seem to achieve the colour orange? wasn't one of the default colours, and don't remember seeing anything th…
... screens almost instantaneously, even from BASIC.
(Hint: never use ... the exponentiation operator in Sinclair BASIC where it can be avoided ... /> I also removed the red BORDER lower screen section that had ...'orange' on a spectrumalways wondered why spectrums could never seem to achieve the colour orange? wasn't one of the default colours, and don't remember seeing anything th…
... of the "shadow screen" from BASIC.
I had another ... ourselves to a 100% pure BASIC program). I could presumably use ... /> I agree that the exact effect you have described does remain ...'orange' on a spectrumalways wondered why spectrums could never seem to achieve the colour orange? wasn't one of the default colours, and don't remember seeing anything th…
... isn't actually needed in BASIC!
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5 ... POKE syspage,23
130 BORDER 6: PAPER 6: INK 1 ... *i: NEXT i
150 BORDER 4
190 IF q ... , you will see that even BASIC is capable of very rapid ...VIC 20 emulation on the SpectrumI'm sure most people are aware of the my attempt at bringing the full Commodore experience to Sinclair users with the "Twenty Commodes" program. It e…
... /c and how to mix Basic and machine code on the ...
; Black background & border, invert mode on
LDA ...CSSCGC 2008 has now officially begunFor coming last in the 2007 crap game compo, I have the honour and privilege of hosting CSSCGC 2008! I have now put up the CSSCGC 2008 website at …
... well have had the opposite effect.
You've just ... ability to export VIC-20 BASIC programs from speccy snapshots to ...VIC 20 emulation on the SpectrumI'm sure most people are aware of the my attempt at bringing the full Commodore experience to Sinclair users with the "Twenty Commodes" program. It e…
... /> ; and restored before returning to BASIC
PTR1 EQU $FB
BASIC would otherwise use
LDA ...
; Black background & border, invert mode on
LDA ...
