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ZX Spectrum keyboards : all and everything about them and how can the Speccy keyboard be improved? This discussion can include of all the main types of Spectrum keyboard from the past (inc addon / aftermarket) , their strengths and weaknesses , …
... for compatibility purposes - the 128k basic editor was the place to ... had other surrounding systems to compare them to, rather than Cherry ... a pain to program (in basic)... I never comprehended and sort ... the 48k models... 128 basic was much more accessible...
What Good Serious Successful Software Was Written Exclusively in 128K BASIC?I realize now that 128K BASIC has its serious enthusiasts . But I know very little about this type of BASIC . What good titles were written exclusi…
... their different and (often) incompatible BASIC syntax are as a result ... of standard.
ZX80 BASIC did not even allow or ... from tape.
ZX81 BASIC could ONLY load and save ... disk drive).
Now compare that to the Acorn BBC ...Gary Kasparov on Ukraine CrisisI was talking about Ukraine in another thread, but I posted it in the wrong forum, so I thought I'd start another one. I found his take on the Ukr…
... the UN?
Now compare that to what Russia has ... their military.
The basic problem here is that Putin ...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…
... never really convinced that Sinclair BASIC string splitting was better, it ... that a lot of other BASIC dialects lacked was handle ... editor) and also allowed long strings rather than having them capped ... when you look at Locomotive BASIC on the CPC range, which ...How to disable the "scroll?" message?Hello. I'm a beginner Z80 assembly programmer and I decided to make a ZX Spectrum game to practice my skills and gain some more experience. I curr…
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ret ; back to basic
; Print text ... end of one of the strings but I think Crisis mentioned ...Console frameworkStill working on Specotron, but at the point where working out the diagonal lines collision is not good at beer o'clock. In the meantime I've knoc…
... /> Symbol shift + space: return to basic. Originally had this as caps ... only produce printable chars in basic in extended mode (they only ... can have carriage returns in strings though so it should not ... ", 0 ; have to null terminate strings
ld hl, ...Text compression methodsI once typed in a Text compressor from INPUT magazine, it worked on a first and second most common following letters algorythm and reduced the binary…
... enough to do it in BASIC on a Spectrum though!
strings and packing that as tokens ...Text compression methodsI once typed in a Text compressor from INPUT magazine, it worked on a first and second most common following letters algorythm and reduced the binary…
... (on the PC) all the strings and find the longest substrings ... between common strings and assign them tokens > ... of processing power (especially in BASIC) on an 8 bit machine ...Text compression methodsI once typed in a Text compressor from INPUT magazine, it worked on a first and second most common following letters algorythm and reduced the binary…
... (on the PC) all the strings and find the longest substrings ... between common strings and assign them tokens > ... of processing power (especially in BASIC) on an 8 bit machine ... can get something together in BASIC.Text compression methodsI once typed in a Text compressor from INPUT magazine, it worked on a first and second most common following letters algorythm and reduced the binary…
... the longest shared substrings between strings. You can build a table ... is only shared by 2 strings, etc.)
The best ... . Those will be slow in BASIC but the token method you ... fast enough, this is Sinclair BASIC we are talking about).Text compression methodsI once typed in a Text compressor from INPUT magazine, it worked on a first and second most common following letters algorythm and reduced the binary…
... longest substrings within strings) are remotely viable in speccy basic though, but ...Text compression methodsI once typed in a Text compressor from INPUT magazine, it worked on a first and second most common following letters algorythm and reduced the binary…
... simple, which is why speccy basic encodes all the keywords as ... a buffer. Effectively all the strings are compressed all the time ...So let's talk about Roger WatersNow, i think everybody should be allowed to have their own opinions. Even speaking them out loud without the fear of losing their job or source of in…
... gas, energy, bread and other basic necessities skyrocketing (at least here ... the media.
Now compare that to Russian media, where ... />
And how dare you compare price increases in western countries ...Currah MicroSourceThis is an interesting one for the experts to mull over. I've got (and love) a MicroSource interface from Currah which consisted of an 8K ROM provid…
... providing assembly (excellent), forth (v. basic) and debug facility.
zx32: cursor keysAre the cursor keys emulated on zx32? I ask because i want to select the 128k Basic option from the opening menu in Spectrum 128 mode, but when I pre…
... want to select the 128k Basic option from the opening menu ... how do I select 128K basic in zx32?Speccy emulation dead on Mac?I'm a longtime user of the Speccy (15 years plus) but now use Macs 99pc of the time, and although I have access to PC's I still wonder why there are …
... the Mac (none of which compare to the likes of RealSpeccy ...Idea about improving EmulatorHi, I got a bright idea today how to improve such excellent emulators a bit more. Okay, disassemblers are available in nearly every one new released …
... how about a build in Basic compiler (much like HiSoft Colt ... and bit-test, or HiSoft Basic 1.1)?
In fact ... compiler. The extended basic could base on Beta Basic, Laser Basic (Laser Compiler ... was lame) or Mega Basic and can include extra commands ...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…
... /4a and when using extended basic with its so simple sprite ... wasnt very good with speccy basic as well all this peek ...Head Coach - where can i find it to download?Does anyone remember a game for the spectrum , called Head Coach? It was a very simple coaching american football game, and was very basic, and very…
... football game, and was very basic, and very addictable! I need ...inRetroSpectIf any1 is interested I have made my Speccy Database program (inRetroSpect) available to any1 who's interested!! It's available at: [url]http://www…
... /> It's at its most basic point for a release at ...Interface for PC ZXSee last entry of former TOPIC. I'm working on the interface. Info about it on MISCELLANEOUS Author: Arjun (---.bng.vsnl.net.in) Date: 08-13-01 …
... ever program was TI extended Basic on the TI99 4A...i ... that on pc,,,TI extended Basic language...any chance you could ...moneyWhen i was younger and writing speccy games in basic with the occasionaly machine code subroutine, i used to dream of writing a hit game and making a…
... and writing speccy games in basic with the occasionaly machine code ...What's this racing game?Hi 2 everyone who likes Spectrum. Does anyone know what was the name of this RACING game. It was 2 words i'm pretty sure. It used the ZX Spectrum ba…
... . It used the ZX Spectrum basic font (you know what i ...OmegaAnybody know where I can get a version of this game once played on Spectrum? White lines on blue background. Build your own Robots and send on task t…
Anybody know where I can get a version of this game once played on Spectrum?
White lines on blue background. Build your own Robots and send on task to disarm reactors on a ship. Basic but fun.
ThanksHow did people program GamesI have been wondering how people wrote games. Did they use basic and just type in to the spectrum interface and save it. Or did they use assembler, a…
... wrote games. Did they use basic and just type in to ...Spectrum +3 tape to discHi I have ZX Spectrum +3 and about 20 blank disks, I need to know if there is a way to copy games from tape to disk i.e a basic program I could write.
Hi I have ZX Spectrum +3 and about 20 blank disks, I need to know if there is a way to copy games from tape to disk i.e a basic program I could write.Thanks for the memories... is it 16k or 48k? Hi. At three different flea markets in Gothenburg, Sweden I found just as many Spectrums... (and a ZX81! [img]/__forums/images/smiles/icon_smile.gif…
... RAM-memory?
Most basic-dialects has commands for that ...
