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  • Game from an ancient old calculatorOne for the mathematicians, this (possibly). Bear with me on this one... Many, many years ago, when I was a nipper, I had a Casio calculator which …

    ... also equipped with three (*shockingly* basic) games.

    If a ... keys on the keypad - the effect was that all the numbers ...
    The Mighty Dopethrone The Mighty Dopethrone April 2004 Games
  • The old days and improving the Spectrum experience.I was reminded of this recently, by a thread about Mask... Back in the day, I used to have a DISCiPLE interface and had to make do with snapshots of…

    ... ) games in 48k and 128k BASIC and get the different music ... brief flash of a white border, so the loading of the ...
    Jmk Jmk May 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Emulation accuracy and how it affects softwareHi folks. I was thinking of bodging together a rudimentary Spectrum emulator myself, not as a competitor to the other emulators, but as an integrate…

    ... 'm making.

    The basic Z80 instructions are very easy ... such as the 'floating bus' effect will also be absent.
    GOC GOC May 2004 Emulators
  • BASIC compilersI'm looking for a BASIC compiler that can actually handle the SAVE and LOAD basic commands. Hi Soft Basic doesn't, so I'm in a fix now since my BASIC…

    I'm looking for a BASIC compiler that can actually handle ... the SAVE and LOAD basic commands. Hi Soft Basic doesn't, so ... a fix now since my BASIC program uses the SAVE and ... that handles almost all of BASIC commands and generates fairly fast ...
    Arjun Arjun May 2004 Sinclair Basic
  • BASIC Programming ChallengeHi there. I have started a competition to see who can make the best BASIC program. The catch is, you can't use all the bells and whistles your machi…

    ... who can make the best BASIC program. The catch is, you ...
    Rob Vonk Rob Vonk June 2004 Announcements
  • SE Basic project...Anything newer than 0.83c on the SE project page here? And what version is the source code here? [quote]; THE 16K "SINCLAIR EXTENDED BASIC" ZX ROM …

    ... /> [quote]; THE 16K "SINCLAIR EXTENDED BASIC" ZX ROM

    ; -------------------------
    klingler klingler July 2004 Sinclair Basic
  • Beta Basic Manual 3 and 4?Hi all, The Beta Basic V3 manual is here in a pdf doc :- [url="ftp://ftp.worldofspectrum.org/pub/sinclair/utils-info/BetaBasicV3.0.pdf"]ftp://ftp.w…

    ... all,

    The Beta Basic V3 manual is here in ...
    Steve(spt) Steve(spt) July 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • InterruptsA small piece intended for the FAQ. Comments, corrections, additions welcome. Notably: * How long does the 48K ULA hold /INT low? * What happens i…

    ... be missed entirely. A second effect can occur with very short ... 1 (as used by Spectrum BASIC), the processor simply executes an ...
    Philip Kendall Philip Kendall July 2004 Development
  • Basic corruptionDoes anyone have any tips or solutions for when a Basic listing becomes over a certain size and starts to get corrupted due to paging... I remember …

    ... or solutions for when a Basic listing becomes over a certain ...
    CKay CKay August 2004 Development
  • Highway Encounter and Spin.I downloaded a TZX of Highway Encounter from the TZX vault. When I try and load the game up in Spin (the version with rollback),I get a black screen,…

    ... black screen, with a yellow border and a spectrum loading noise ... />
    I see the same effect on both my desktop with ...
    Vanamonde Vanamonde August 2004 Emulators
  • IM2 Machine Code Sprites Example Code Using Char Based SystemFurther to my earlier post, here are sprites running using char method with IM2 driving it Note, for 48k spectrum using TASM [code] ; ***********…

    ...
    call 8859 ; set permanent border colour

    call initIM2 ... 56 ;for smooth return to Basic


    MoveSprite:
    robpearmain robpearmain August 2004 Development
  • Sparky eZX-BASIC Project in need of FPGA ExpertYou probably are not familiar with this project, but it is a computer system based on Zilog's new eZ80 chip and the OS is a superset of ZX BASIC. Ju…

    ... is a superset of ZX BASIC. Just think of what you ... mentioned in Andrew's SE BASIC section, but the web address ...
    Sparky Sparky September 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • BASin problemsDunny, I seem to have some problems with BASin under WindowsXP. BASically (sorry.ahem), if I maximise the screen it crashes giving me an access voila…

    ... , however, by dragging the window border.

    Secondly, and this ... me a C Nonsense in Basic in line 7060 (always). The ...
    Arjun Arjun September 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Wanted: Code to wait until Border has been drawnWhen my IM2 interrupt fires, I want to wait until the ULA is past the first line of display before drawing. I know I need to wait about 14300T after…

    When my IM2 interrupt fires, I want to wait until the ULA is past the first line of display before drawing.

    I know I need to wait about 14300T after interrupt but how can I tell if the ULA is now past the border and onto the screen?
    robpearmain robpearmain September 2004 Development
  • Best/worst endingsPity this cheap'n'nasty UBB-clone doesn't have polls, one of the many features it lacks. :roll: :) What does anyone think are the best, and worst, g…

    ... a better ending in C64 BASIC -- whilst blind drunk. :)

    effect having that many screens, most ...
    robert@fm robert@fm October 2004 Games
  • Original ZX Basic Manual in *.pdf formatDoes anybody knows where to get original Sinclair ZX Spectrum Basic Programming Manual written by Steven Vickers and Robin Bradbeer in *.pdf format? …

    ... get original Sinclair ZX Spectrum Basic Programming Manual written by Steven ...
    Uros Zupan Uros Zupan October 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • RFC: Sinclair Extended BASICSE Basic is no longer being developed.

    SE Basic is no longer being developed.
    chev chev November 2004 Sinclair Basic
  • Need some help making a BASIC gameI'm creating a text adventure in 128 BASIC (I don't like using the 'keywords' in 48 BASIC - It's slow and annoying!) called "The Legend of The Red Dr…

    ... a text adventure in 128 BASIC (I don't like using ... the 'keywords' in 48 BASIC - It's slow and annoying ... have multiple action descriptions, but BASIC will only let me use ...
    pottyboy pottyboy November 2004 Sinclair Basic
  • New Functions for Sinclair BasicA total of 52 new functions can be added to Sinclair BASIC; 26 numeric functions (A-Z) and 26 string functions (A$-Z$). Owing to the internal structu…

    ... the internal structure of Sinclair BASIC, the best place to ... partially compatible with their Beta BASIC equivalents. Some of the ... with 16-bit numbers in BASIC would be tortuously slow. ... to permit compilation with HiSoft BASIC.

    [code]
    ...
    chev chev November 2004 Sinclair Basic
  • New Functions for Sinclair BasicSee the sticky post in the Sinclair BASIC forum.

    See the sticky post in the Sinclair BASIC forum.
    chev chev November 2004 Development
  • Laser Basic Sprite GeneratorDoes anyone know how to use Laser Basic Sprite Generator? I've downloaded it from this site but I don't know what to do with it! Thanks in advance.

    Does anyone know how to use Laser Basic Sprite Generator? I've downloaded it from this site but I don't know what to do with it!

    Thanks in advance.
    tanium tanium December 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • ANN: SE BASIC 0.94B available for downloadSE Basic is no longer being developed.

    SE Basic is no longer being developed.
    chev chev December 2004 Sinclair Basic
  • XBasic or EX-Basic ???I found couple NIB Artic x- or ex-basic. Case and manual seys X-Basic but casette is EX-Basic. Is this MIA ? [url="http://koti.welho.com/hgerkman/XB…

    I found couple NIB Artic x- or ex-basic.
    Case and manual seys X-Basic but casette is EX-Basic.
    Is this MIA ?

    [url="http://koti.welho.com/hgerkman/XBASIC.JPG"]http://koti.welho.com/hgerkman/XBASIC.JPG[/url]

    - Peter -
    pechge pechge December 2004 MIA/STP/SDP
  • Logic 3 Learn BASIC programming...Just want to know if this is still MIA,(http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseek.cgi?regexp=^Learn+BASIC+programming+on+the+Sinclair+ZX+Spectrum$&pub=…

    ... .org/infoseek.cgi?regexp=^Learn+BASIC+programming+on+the+Sinclair+ZX ...
    Rapunzel Rapunzel January 2005 MIA/STP/SDP
  • Spectrum programmingI have a Spectrum+ at home. I tried to write some programs in BASIC (IIRC i wrote a breakout clone in which you had to hit those spider-like characte…

    ... to write some programs in BASIC (IIRC i wrote a breakout ... to be a demo... an effect probably, or just something to ... programming - i wrote a small BASIC-like interpeter for a friend ...
    Bad Sector Bad Sector January 2005 Development
  • EmuZWin - border in Full Screen modeWhenever I switch to Fullscreen mode I do not see the BORDER (and it is set to "thick"). Is it because my laptop is "widescreen"?

    Whenever I switch to Fullscreen mode I do not see the BORDER (and it is set to "thick").

    Is it because my laptop is "widescreen"?
    princm princm January 2005 Emulators
  • New release and new web site of Blassic, the classic BasicHello. I have launched the release 0.10.0 of Blassic, a Basic interpreter '80 style multiplatform. There is also a new web site: [url="http://blas…

    ... .10.0 of Blassic, a Basic interpreter '80 style multiplatform.
    NotFound NotFound February 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • BASIC performance tips?Been fiddling around with an old project a little after rescuing it from tape, and I'm toying with the idea of completing it (hey, better late than n…

    ... being written entirely in Spectrum BASIC. I can compile it, but ... 'd like to tweak the BASIC to optimum performance first in ... on performance tuning for Speccy BASIC? Which commands to avoid, viable ...
    Lee Tonks Lee Tonks February 2005 Development
  • Does ScanLine[0] have a left border?My emulator couldn't handle Cobra or ShortCircuit so I added some rough port FF values. I now want to make it a bit more accurate. The FAQ gives me a…

    ... with 256 screen pixels, then border (right), then horizontal retrace, ... and then border again." (left on next line ... What happens to the left border. Usually this is on the ... vertical retrace so the left border actually gets displayed in ...
    Unique Unique February 2005 Development
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