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Benchmark timeWell, the BASIC benchmark posted in Creative Computing back in the 80s came up as a topic on the AtariAge forums. The article is available online an…
... different processors based on their basic interpretters' performance is very tenuous ... is the same unless you compare a BASIC that supports INT variables ... 't. The CP/M BASIC probably does and Applesoft doesn ... 79 MHz 6309 running a BASIC that certainly isn't ... -
Proportional Print Routine...Hi Folks, Does anyone know of a good proportional printing routine for the ZX Spectrum? Ideally I am looking for something that prints with charact…
... or the printer. If you compare SE Basic (which doesn't support ... ROM you'll find SE Basic is quite a bit nippier ... 42 column routine for SE Basic handles these as well). -
WibbleBibble's Basic threadHi in an attempt to keep my questions from spamming the forum. I think its better to put them all in one place. Thanks everyone so far, I feel I am …
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INPUT help?Hi folks. :) Brace yourselves, this is probably a very silly question, my BASIC knowledge is very... well, basic... Let's say, for example, I'm mak…
... number into a string and compare Strings to prevent an error when ...INPUT help?Hi folks. :) Brace yourselves, this is probably a very silly question, my BASIC knowledge is very... well, basic... Let's say, for example, I'm mak…
... number into a string and compare Strings to prevent an error when ...Strongest aspect of Spectrum BASICWhat would you say is the strongest aspect of Spectrum BASIC compared to other BASICs on other micros at the time. I think it might have been the Fun…
... br /> Yes indeed, the Spectrum BASIC was quite economical in terms ... at decoding a line of BASIC for execution?
One thing the Speccy BASIC certainly wasn't was faster ... If you compare Sinclair BASIC with, for example, Locomotive BASIC on the ...ANNOUNCE: BASin Release 12 ready for downloadWell, after a rather large break, BASin's latest incarnation is ready for public use. Probably. BASin is a Sinclair Spectrum development environme…
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Profiling of your BASIC code to identify speed ... expressions in speccy BASIC. Can use any BASIC construct and variable. ... You can isolate and compare individual lines or groups of ...ANNOUNCE: BASin Release 12 ready for downloadWell, after a rather large break, BASin's latest incarnation is ready for public use. Probably. BASin is a Sinclair Spectrum development environme…
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Profiling of your BASIC code to identify speed ... expressions in speccy BASIC. Can use any BASIC construct and variable. ... You can isolate and compare individual lines or groups of ...BASIC Keyword ReferenceRealised that the Sinclair Basic section would be a better place for discussion of BASIC keywords, so for reference the old thread is in [thread=2005…
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Play abc files in 128K mode?I was reading a tutorial on the abc music file format, and it seems the txt file has information that might allow a simple conversion from .abc to st…
... from .abc to strings for the Play command ... the 128K manual and compare it with the tutorial. ... strings. The other option, which may be more attractive to Basic ... and import it as strings or data lines, ... tools... Import .ABC to 128K Basic. :)
...Trouble compiling my BASIC programI've been trying to get a compiled BASIC version of Swift Turtle with no luck so far! I first tried MCoder 3 and it [i]seemed[/i] to compile the prog…
... trying to get a compiled BASIC version of Swift Turtle with ... doesn't accept multi-dimension strings how do I go about ... READing DATA statements with strings in them? for eg, I ... allowed me to READ in strings like DATA "fd", "rt"...etc ...ZX Flight - flight simulator (Basic)Yesterday I found this BASIC flight simulator on an old tape. Obviously this is a my type-in from an old ex-Yugoslavian magazine from mid 80s. I did …
Yesterday I found this BASIC flight simulator on an old ... useful information.
If you compare it with well-known Nightflight ... also mostly done in the basic), we can say that this ... worthy competitor.
Unfortunately spectrum Basic is pretty slow for this ...checking bits in BASICThe question of manipulating bit patterns in BASIC was raised recently in this [thread=35728]Keys redefine routine and key check[/thread] thread. I s…
... of manipulating bit patterns in BASIC was raised recently in this ... held in character strings for ease of handling from BASIC, with a ... of using binary digit character strings in BASIC for bit manipulation, but ...BASIC: Find the nearestHello guys) A few days ago I found oldie ?Jeux et casse-tete a Programmer? by Jacques Arsac (Paris?85) and suggested my nephew to try a few in Basic…
... to try a few in Basic. He chose Game #8: Shadok ...A 128 Routine to Put Tokens in StringsI was writing a DEF FN on the +128k and decided that I'd had enough of not being able to put function tokens in strings without a great palaver and s…
... strings without a great palaver and so I wrote this little BASIC ... be inserted as lower case strings in the DATA line with ...SE Basic IV Buffy v4.1 source (WIP)I've been doing a major refactor on the SE Basic source and I'd appreciate a code review from anyone who has time to look at it. I've almost certainl…
... major refactor on the SE Basic source and I'd appreciate ... to make it easier to compare against the 1982 ROM. Sorry ...Basic SAVE and ZX Printer supportIs there a list of emulators that support any of these two features (basic SAVE and print to printer port)? Is there a emulator comparison some wh…
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If there is no compare list with check marks, maybe ...DEFFNder: a small library of BASIC functions written in Z80I've published a small library of 15 Sinclair BASIC functions written in Z80. I wrote it last year for a project of mine. Some of them are generic, s…
... small library of 15 Sinclair BASIC functions written in Z80. I ... the project, mainly to manipulate strings and data.
I ...Help With AY Music Program in BASICHi, last year I started writing a BASIC program for making and recording AY Music. I thought it would be easier than learning how to use Soundtracker…
... year I started writing a BASIC program for making and recording ... could help me fix the BASIC program, I'd be very ... ]
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Random Numbers, USR Return Values & Timing BASICI've been trying out Jon Ritman's random number routine, published in Your Sinclair Aug'87. Apart from a timing comparison I also did a frequency ana…
... instances the required return to BASIC with a decimal fraction between ... return that value to the BASIC program.
As well ... USR calls. Refer to the "Strings" section in my compendium at ...
Here's the BASIC timing routine which I use ...i need a sideways scrolling program written in basicso like ghosts and goblins it scrolls along with the player. i had help with this before in making a tunnel game but this time i need it to be a able…
... in strings or data statements that i can view in basic to ...Tool that allows step thru BASIC prog/save in .txt formatHi folks, I'm looking for a tool that allows you to step through a BASIC program line-by-line. BASin won't work for me, I'm not sure why. It shows t…
... you to step through a BASIC program line-by-line. BASin ... a BASIC listing in .txt format (or Word) so I can compare ...Speed comparison of BASIC CommandsHi everyone, I reactivated my account (thanks Lee!) due to starting to code some BASIC with my daughter. In the tips and tricks thread there is a …
... to starting to code some BASIC with my daughter.
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However, after ... about how much time each BASIC command takes to run.
compare speed-wise?
Cheers ...How do i learn to programAll the years i had a computer the only one i could program was the Texas Instruments Ti99/4a and when using extended basic with its so simple sprite…
... you also get 65536.
Compare with decimal where you multiply ... BC to confirm this from BASIC.
Look at ... t particularaly good at taking BASIC and making optimised machine ... write certain tricky parts handling strings (although they aren't that ...+3e file manager program/projectFirstly let's get one thing sorted. This program/project is written entirely in basic, as I am a lamo who doesnt know enough M/C. It really Is'nt th…
... , is there a way in basic to make it print this ... back and compare the relevant parts to the user input strings. Basicaly ...+3e file manager program/projectFirstly let's get one thing sorted. This program/project is written entirely in basic, as I am a lamo who doesnt know enough M/C. It really Is'nt th…
... back and compare the relevant parts to the user input strings. Basicaly ... is easier to handle in BASIC programs. For example:
Project: M.u.l.e.Wokani came up with a great idea about trying an open-development approach for spectrum games, and I thought why not try with a game I have under dev…
... a string, put two strings together, compare two strings alphabetically, etc. And more ... point and string variables. Sinclair basic hides the distinction between integer ... simply declare numbers with the basic interpretter automatically converting to integer ...Project: M.u.l.e.Wokani came up with a great idea about trying an open-development approach for spectrum games, and I thought why not try with a game I have under dev…
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compare two numbers and return the ... that in C all strings are sequences of ascii ... ascii string (similar to basic's STR$) and writes ... of string "s". The basic equivalent to this would ... random number generators like basic's RND and C ...Benchmark timeWell, the BASIC benchmark posted in Creative Computing back in the 80s came up as a topic on the AtariAge forums. The article is available online an…
... , needs to compare apples to apples.
Sinclair basic was written ... only allowing strings to be fixed size when declared. Sinclair basic performs ... string slicing and allows variably sized strings.
Why was/is the ZX Spectrum so popular?Why? How? Even after all this time you have a website like this etc.... It's just amazing!
... is so then why was BASIC on an Electron/BBC quicker ... be fast. Compare the difference between printing 1000 strings in MODE 4 ...
