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  • ArtistryIn my younger days (and to a certain extent, now) I was always intrigued about how the loading screens were constructed. Back then I'd assumed it was…

    ... , unless there's a blue border to make it stop.
    BASIC?
    The Mighty Dopethrone The Mighty Dopethrone August 2003 Games
  • Tau Ceti - funny loaderHere in India we used to get games in tapes with a generic "ZX Spectrum" tape-inlay (consisting of a picture of the Speccy on a black background, and…

    ... has a funny loader. The basic loader loads as "Ian's ... the SCREEN$+data. The loading border is white and black when ...
    Arjun Arjun August 2003 MIA/STP/SDP
  • Ported whole casettes of backuped utiltilitiesHi! A friend of mine gave me a few casettes he found in the attic - he used these to backup ORIGINAL casettes he had back in the spectrum games. The…

    ... 35-177A4: Program : Beta Basic Length: 19 Normal Speed ... -12E12: Program : Beta Basic Length: 19 Normal Speed ... 63-3E779: Program : BORDER Length: 19 Normal Speed , ... 65-3ED2D: Bytes : BORDER Length: 19 Normal Speed ...
    Tom-Cat Tom-Cat August 2003 MIA/STP/SDP
  • YM effects on Atari ST reproducable on Speccy?From the YM music format site: "SID-Voice SID-Voice is a great sound trick on the ATARI, because of low CPU consuming and great sound effects. It …

    ... CPU consuming and great sound effects. It sounds a bit like ...
    b00mzi11a b00mzi11a August 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Sinclair Basic compiler for PC?I know we all can use BASin to play for a while in a little window. But... What about creating a 80x86 EXE program from scratch using Sinclair Basic…

    ... program from scratch using Sinclair Basic? You know, the ATTR(), LET ... plan to do) any Sinclair BASIC compiler for the '86 range ...
    Marcelo Marcelo September 2003 Sinclair Basic
  • Improved Hi-Soft Basic Compiler I just thought I'd inject this here since there's a number of people looking at Basic compilers: " HISBASC.TAP The Hisoft Basic compiler by Cameron…

    ... number of people looking at Basic compilers:

    "
    HISBASC ... .TAP
    The Hisoft Basic compiler by Cameron Hayne, but ... . This is surely the best Basic comiler for the ZX Spectrum ...
    Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous September 2003 Development
  • Basic Compilers and My Compressor CodeAs I mentioned in another thread I'm currently writing a set of compression routines for saving +3 disk space. I've done the first stage (write the …

    ... stage (write the things in basic to check the logic) and ... I've written it in basic first rather than jumping straight ... the direction of a good basic compiler and give me some ...
    BuzzinRich BuzzinRich September 2003 Sinclair Basic
  • BASin's BASIC Editor! Suggestions?Hi all! I'm just starting BASin's BASIC editor now - and it's finalised as a resizeable window that uses the spectrum font. Kind of like Notepad mee…

    ... 'm just starting BASin's BASIC editor now - and it's ... like Notepad meets the 128k BASIC editor.

    Any suggestions ...
    Dunny Dunny September 2003 Development
  • POKE, PEEK and RANDOMIZE USRAnyone got a store of useful POKES, or RANDOMIZE USR statements with interesting effects? As a start, try anything from RANDOMIZE USR 1216 to RANDOM…

    ... RANDOMIZE USR statements with interesting effects?

    As a start ... statement apart from colouring the border, or was it just for ...
    The Mighty Dopethrone The Mighty Dopethrone October 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Save BASIC programs in a TZX fileHow can I save BASIC listings with SAVE "name" in a TZX file?

    How can I save BASIC listings with SAVE "name" in a TZX file?
    wilko0070 wilko0070 November 2003 Emulators
  • BASIC-DecompilerI've got some compiled BASIC programs and I like to study the source code. Are there BASIC decompiler for Hisoft, USCHI, etc.?

    I've got some compiled BASIC programs and I like to study the source code. Are there BASIC decompiler for Hisoft, USCHI, etc.?
    wilko0070 wilko0070 November 2003 Development
  • BASIC decompilers like UnQuill or UnPaws for compiled adventuresI've got some compiled BASIC programs and I like to study the source code. Are there BASIC decompiler for Hisoft BASIC Compiler, USCHI, etc.?

    I've got some compiled BASIC programs and I like to study the source code. Are there BASIC decompiler for Hisoft BASIC Compiler, USCHI, etc.?
    wilko0070 wilko0070 November 2003 Emulators
  • Anybody wanna SELL ? Swap ?Well im after this little lot, if you wish to sell, name a price, and ill see wot i can do :) If you wanna Swap, i can offer 1:5 Ratio or even higher…

    ... /> Diet
    DK'Tronics Sound Effects STP
    DK'Tronics Toolkit ... - No Inlay
    Intro to Basic Prt. 1 ? No Inlay
    Cornishdavey:)) Cornishdavey:)) January 2004 Wanted
  • Wanted Software to Swap for Rom Carts ;)Wot I have for grabs is 4 Complete ROM Carts which I will swap for my wants below Horace [url="http://www.cornishdavey.dsl.pipex.com/4.jpg"]http://w…

    ... /> Diet
    DK'Tronics Sound Effects
    DK'Tronics Toolkit
    Integrated Accounts
    Learn Basic
    MacMan and the Caber ...
    Cornishdavey:)) Cornishdavey:)) February 2004 Wanted
  • Microdrive Mayhem!I'm wandering if anyone can help me. I recently acquired an Interface 1 plus a couple of Microdrives. But I can't get them to work properly. The Int…

    ... to work, and the extended Basic commands are all present and ... to format a cartridge, the border flashes black stripes for three ... FORMAT command is that the border flashes black strips for the ... loops around once, then the border flashes black for another three ...
    monty.mole monty.mole February 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Getting basic program listings into a text fileHi - can anyone tell me if there is an easy way of getting basic program listings out of an (any) Spectrum emulator and into a text file on your PC? …

    ... an easy way of getting basic program listings out of an ...
    jacobmph jacobmph March 2004 Sinclair Basic
  • Sinclair Basic manualAre there any manuals on Sinclar basic or SE Basic? and are they in PDF or DOC formant?

    Are there any manuals on Sinclar basic or SE Basic? and are they in PDF or DOC formant?
    Dynoace Dynoace March 2004 Sinclair Basic
  • Basic problems with +3Hi everybody, sometimes ago I bought the ZX Spectrum +3. Currently I have some questions, to verify my thinking. 1. How I can easy copy the ZX Spec…

    ... have to make a loader (basic file) with will load startup ...
    idrive idrive April 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • 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
  • 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
  • a new GREAT demo from HOOY-PROGRAM :-)Yes. At last. ;) The production is entitled: "NO, I DON'T NEED YOUR KIDNEY, MR SAUSAGE". :) There are 2 versions in the ZIP file - TAP and SCL. Where…

    ... HERE MANY WELL-KNOWN IDIOTIC EFFECTS IN BASIC ;)
    ........as usual ;)
    Yerz Yerz July 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • 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
  • SMAX - My Spectrum Killer App that never quite materialisedThis is basically a copy of my post to CSS, for anyone that doesn't read the group:- One or two of you may, if you have particularly good memories, …

    ... Spectrum. A bit like Visual Basic, but instead of producing Windows ... screen, playing music and sound effects, and maybe even drawing 3D ... being that anyone who knows BASIC (I have based the ... a very buggy, very basic, rudimentary BASIC compiler that doesn't work ...
    ccowley ccowley 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
  • 128k sound effectsCan anyone supply a short routine for producing 128k sound effects. All I am looking for is a laser sound and an explosion. Thanks Derek

    Can anyone supply a short routine for producing 128k sound effects. All I am looking for is a laser sound and an explosion.

    Thanks

    Derek
    dmsmith dmsmith August 2004 Development
  • 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
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