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flash in a stringhi, is it possible to store flash in a string? u can store colours, bright, etc.
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How to separate a character from a number in a string?Hi I've been writing a kind of logo type program in BASIC that takes a string a$ from INPUT and then draws according to what you give it. Say you w…
... of logo type program in BASIC that takes a string a$ from INPUT and ... from the current PLOT position a line up 20 then left ... next character it reads in the string a$ is a number or char. Because ... get confused or "r100u10". Thanks in advance :) -
Idea for a new feature to compliment a debugger in an emulatorI had an idea for an emulator feature yesterday. Don't recall having seen this idea before, but I'm sure you'll correct me if it has. :) In that cas…
... it has. :)
In that case I wouldn't ... still be a good idea and could come in handy if ... 63000 - all represented using colors in a window where each pixel is ... And if a word was used as a counter instead of ... a byte, to ... -
BASIC: Fast way of filling a string?Recently I decided to use string slicing to extract random numbers from a sequence in the one-liner Lottery picker: [quote] 20 RANDOMIZE : LET a$=""…
... to use string slicing to extract random numbers from a sequence in the ... f=1 TO 49: LET a$=a$+CHR$ (f): NEXT f: FOR ... b=1+INT (RND*LEN a$): PRINT AT g-1,8 ... +((f-1)*3);" "( TO (CODE a$(b) -
Poking a string to memory...I'm looking to poke a string of characters including colour control codes to memory, I'm currently doing it by hand: 16,2,19,1,22,1,1,144 That equa…
I'm looking to poke a string of characters including colour control ... />
That equates to graphic 'A' in bright red ink at 1 ... I do it by poking a string such as ... -
Overflow Detection while Scanning a Number from a StringI've got some strange behaviour from a subroutine that reads a number from a string and converts it to a 32-bit long. It's C's strtol if it helps to…
... strange behaviour from a subroutine that reads a number from a string and converts ... I am using a 40-bit unsigned 32x8 multiply in the main ... what about a representation of a base X number in a binary register? ... ; 2^n (ie a*b is represented in n bits)
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simplest method to pass a string to m/code?The statement "RANDOMIZE numvar+USR mc" is a simple way of passing a single numeric parameter to a m/c routine, as mc can retrieve numvar from the to…
... of doing the same for a string variable but haven't done ... and then a call to SCANNING to get the string details onto ... $): whereby mc can obtain the string details from within the DEF ... store them at some stage in order to evaluate the LEN ... -
Viewing SCR screens in a web-pageI wrote a small program in java some time ago which allows you to view the spectrum screen dump in a web page. how about using this in the world of s…
I wrote a small program in java some time ago which ... view the spectrum screen dump in a web page. how about using ... this in the world of spectrum?
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?Retro Gamer issue two found in a charity shop!Just bought, for ?1 the cover disc to Retro Gamer Issue 2 - in a charity shop in Bedford. Did not even realise that it was THE retro gamer at first,…
... Retro Gamer Issue 2 - in a charity shop in Bedford.
Did ... to find one second hand "in the wild"?Name that game number 23,843,342 in a seriesHello! Name this game please, so I can play it later. OK, I'm not sure if you could select your screen colours but as far as I remember it by default…
... because it was in 3D.
You were in a craft of some ... you either had to destroy a number of enemies or find ... learnt to read the game in Cetan, but can't remember ...How do I put 1k game in a REM statement in TAP formatBasically, If I am assembling my machine code game, say using PASMO or TASM. 1. What address do I assemble it at to fit in a REM statement 2. What …
Basically,
If I am assembling my machine code game, say using PASMO or TASM.
1. What address do I assemble it at to fit in a REM statement
2. What do i need to do to get this into a .TAP format
CheersWhat's your favourite death in a game?In a morbid fashion what is your favourite death in a game be it a quick sprite dies type thing or a brutal scene? Speccy only is preferable but feel…
In a morbid fashion what is your favourite death in a game be it a ... quick sprite dies type thing or a ... or an enemy sprite within a game.
... Here's a few of mine to start ... JSWII as the death noise in that game sounds like ...ZXLFN - storing tape header in a long file nameHi lads ;) Couple of months ago, the group of guys interested in divIDE software development has came up with an interesting idea - store tape heade…
... , the group of guys interested in divIDE software development has came ... idea - store tape header information in a file name, as opposed to ... -native filesystems. We put together a document which can be found ... writers. I think it's a good idea but it must ...Interest in a beeper music editor?Alone Coder (he of UnrealSpeccy fame) is currently weighing up interest in a possible new editor for 48K beeper music, most likely a tracker-style ut…
... ) is currently weighing up interest in a possible new editor for 48K ... beeper music, most likely a tracker-style utility.
a couple of channels and the ... odd drum or two, or a full-on Tim Follin experience?Best player controlled character in a gameAs the title suggests , which is the best character you've played in a Speccy game A tough guy like Rambo or Cobra ? Maybe a Champagne Charlie lik…
... you've played in a Speccy game
A tough guy ... imposing characters availble to play in a Spectrum game , but also ... down and snatch up a helpless villager for a snack , or ... enchantresses , this game had everything a teenage boy fantasised about , ...You're trapped in a well....You're trapped in a well with a goat and a slinky. Describe how you would escape.
You're trapped in a well with a goat and a slinky. Describe how you would escape.Stupidest voices heard in a gameI was just reading the "most overrated games" thread in the main Speccy bit, and I thought of Mortville Manor on the Amiga. I never could get anywher…
... the "most overrated games" thread in the main Speccy bit, and ... didn't seem to be a way to make it repeat ... annoying voices you've heard in a video game?There comes a time in a mans.........There comes a time in a mans life when he gets to a cross road, shall he turn left or right, he waits, unsure...pulls a fockin carrot out from his as…
... comes a time in a mans life when he gets to a cross ... he waits, unsure...pulls a fockin carrot out from ... br />
After a few scratches to his head ...
At the check in he shows them his passport ... ...loves codemasters...loves havin a kempston rammed up his ...My head hurts aka What is it? (#938375 in a series)I'm sure I asked about this one a long time before. You play a coat, floating around, you switch between positive and negative dimensions and someti…
... I asked about this one a long time before.
... You play a coat, floating around, you switch ... and sometimes have a little shmup section (maybe) in a tunnel between areas ... .
I seem to remember it had a ...Cheeseburger. In a can.[url]http://gizmodo.com/350091/cheeseburger-in-a-can-is-both-the-best-and-worst-thing-ive-ever-seen[/url] It's game over for mankind. It's a cheese…
[url]http://gizmodo.com/350091/cheeseburger-in-a-can-is-both-the-best-and-worst-thing-ive-ever-seen[/url]
It's game over for mankind. It's a cheeseburger. In a can.ZX Spectrum Laptop mashes in a Toshiba Libretto 110 for some fun retro times[URL]http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/20/zx-spectrum-laptop-mashes-in-a-toshiba-libretto-110-for-some-fun/[/URL] Id love a laptop that uses a speccy…
[URL]http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/20/zx-spectrum-laptop-mashes-in-a-toshiba-libretto-110-for-some-fun/[/URL]
Id love a laptop that uses a speccy case!Killed in a road accident :-(I just found out today that a friend of mine in the USA was killed in a road accident last night :-( Both he and the other driver (my friend was on …
... today that a friend of mine in the USA was killed in a road ... on a motorcycle). A friend I shared many a beer with, many a tall ... was only talking to him in a usenet discussion about two or ...Is our existence based in a solid environment?I'm having a bit of a Deep-Thought/Milesy-Moment ... That is ... from the point of view of the photon, everything else must be slower, right? So m…
... photon may appear to move in a straight line, it is actually ... moving along a near-imperceptibly non-linear path ... route possible, thereby making a seemingly straight line yet multiplying ... ) then I claim that a photon is the ultimate sorting ...IN 255 behaviour not emulated in Spectaculator and ZXSpinI'm not speaking about "normal" IN 255 behaviour. All of you know what I'm taking about: IN 255 can be used to "read" screen data as it's retrieved f…
... to get hi-res colors in a 48K Spectrum (see the ... As you know, IN A,(C) is actually IN A,(BC), with B ... the interrupted program, and IN A,(C) always returned FFh.< ... ld hl,0
SigueTest in a,(c)
dec hl< ...Most repulsive thing you've ever seen in a speccy game?What's the most repulsive thing you've ever seen in a spectrum game? Has there ever been a game in which the main character has projectile vomited i…
What's the most repulsive thing you've ever seen in a spectrum game?
Has there ever been a game in which the main character has projectile vomited in a jazzy, multicoloured fashion?Writing .dsk files in a +3How can I write .dsk files in a +3? I'm about to connect an external 3.5 inch drive, and I was thinking about "fixing" the drive so it always detect…
... can I write .dsk files in a +3?
I'm ... .
I've got a divIDE and I could write ... .dsk files to a CF card, but I don ... 't know if there's a program that could write those ...How would you win ?1m in a Spectrum virtual reality challenge?Imagine, if you will, a strange opportunity in which you have been selected to play a virtual reality challenge game pitting your wits against the pr…
... , if you will, a strange opportunity in which you have been selected ... to play a virtual ... remain stationary or hide in a corner will result in your instant death ... can't opt to be a tile in 'Scrabble', for example), and ...OR in a IFHi guys, I have a string that is defined by the user. I want to have an IF that does something like IF string<> a OR b OR c THEN goto 10 Hope that m…
Hi guys,
I have a string that is defined by the ... that does something like IF string a OR b OR c THEN ... /> Also, how do you make a program automatically run when it ...Just found a MIA in a job lot :)I recently won [URL="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280465240043&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT"]this[/URL] on ebay. Just been sortin…
... =0015074"]this[/URL] amongst quite a few other hard to find ... me, and glad :) I put in a lot higher bid than I ... at.
I've uploaded a few inlay scans that were ...
