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  • Dark SceptreThis game was popular then and (looking at the Top 100) is popular now but I still don't understand what the hell I should be doing or what sort of s…

    ... : Load Game
    111: Continue
    112: BASIC
    113: Take it ...
    John Elliott John Elliott February 2010 Games
  • BorderTron 3000A little bit of speccy-related fun for a Friday afternoon... I've knocked together a program for Windows which I've called Bordertron 3000 (a suitabl…

    ... error report on exiting would break BASIC) easily!!

    I was ...
    kgmcneil kgmcneil April 2012 Announcements
  • BorderTron 3000A little bit of speccy-related fun for a Friday afternoon... I've knocked together a program for Windows which I've called Bordertron 3000 (a suitabl…

    ... error report on exiting would break BASIC) easily!![/QUOTE]
    The error ... run it from 128 BASIC. Select 48K BASIC first, or do a ... , and it'll exit to BASIC cleanly (or, at least, it ...
    ccowley ccowley April 2012 Announcements
  • procedural generationhi, is it possible for basic to program itself? i.e with a few pokes, as i know there are no commands for this.

    ... as there's nothing to 'continue' the Basic. I could of put ...
    spider spider December 2018 Development
  • Disable BREAK 128 basicDoes anyone know how to prevent BREAK in 128k basic?

    Does anyone know how to prevent BREAK in 128k basic?
    mgmetro mgmetro July 2005 Sinclair Basic
  • 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…

    ...
    [CODE]
    SINCLAIR BASIC Keyword Reference

    The ... I PLOT : K : Q
    CONTINUE : K : C POINT : E : ... strings in a BASIC listing.

    Break Caps Shift ...
    icabod icabod March 2008 Sinclair Basic
  • Removal of "reset on break" protection (old basic program)Hi, Long time lurker, here! This is hopefully quite simple but there's an old basic game in the I'd like to bring up to date / take a look at …

    ... but there's an old basic game in the I'd ... try to caps shift+space = break into it, it causes a ... appear to show me the basic listing as I expected.
    briscaF1 briscaF1 August 2015 Sinclair Basic
  • BASIC code challengeWrite a program in BASIC as short as possible that will continue after KEY-RELEASED. The program must be fully relocatable (so it must be programmed …

    ... program in BASIC as short as possible that will continue after KEY ...
    Dr BEEP Dr BEEP August 2002 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • BASin Release 6 available for DownloadHi all - It's another cut'n'paste from CSS :) I've been tapping away again, and seeing as a couple of people have recently seen BASin's latest bits…

    ... , add watches containing any BASIC expression you choose and Single ... program editor or execute a CONTINUE.
    Added Cut/Copy/ ... Added Undo and the Forced BREAK options. Undo will undo the ... program code change. The Force BREAK is similar, but available ...
    Dunny Dunny June 2003 Emulators
  • Help! BREAK KEY disable?Someone has asked me... Is there a poke or routine to disable the Break key in 128K BASIC?

    Someone has asked me... Is there a poke or routine to disable the Break key in 128K BASIC?
    chaosmongers chaosmongers July 2005 Development
  • Switch from 128k BASIC to 48k BasicHello, Is there a way to start off running a program in 128k basic (so that you can use the ramdisk facilities) but then switch back down to 48k bas…

    ... running a program in 128k basic (so that you can use ... switch back down to 48k basic before you run the program ... like to do this within BASIC.

    I have tried ... . I would like my basic program to continue its operation (it runs ...
    saiwong saiwong May 2006 Sinclair Basic
  • Bug in CONTINUE?I've found this anomaly in Spectrum Basic, but I don't remember have seen it in lists of ROM bugs: 10 FOR i=1 to 3 20 PRINT i 30 IF i=2 then PRINT a…

    ... 2
    CONTINUE
    C Nonsense in BASIC, 30:1 ...
    CONTINUE
    2 ...
    CONTINUE
    C Nonsense in BASIC, 30:1 ...
    CONTINUE
    7

    CONTINUE works as expected.

    NotFound NotFound December 2006 Sinclair Basic
  • Little BASIC gameTry to make all standard BASIC-errors and tell us how you did it. Not allowed i.e. : PRINT USR 1362 D - Break cont-repeats but ok 10 GO TO 10 RU…

    Try to make all standard BASIC-errors and tell us how you did it.
    Not allowed i.e. :

    PRINT USR 1362
    D - Break cont-repeats

    but ok
    10 GO TO 10
    RUN and press BREAK
    D - Break cont-repeats
    Dr BEEP Dr BEEP January 2007 Sinclair Basic
  • Using a multiface to exit to BasicBack in the days I was always fascinated with the idea of getting access to BASIC listings inside a program or game. I was able to work a way around …

    ... idea of getting access to BASIC listings inside a program or ... the anti-merge or anti-break of a few games, but ... are some games with a BASIC listing inside the code, especially ... remembers any game that has BASIC listings (inside the game of ...
    zxbruno zxbruno August 2007 Sinclair Basic
  • What did Spectrum BASIC lack (and was BBC BASIC so good?)Over the years, I've read in various multi-format magazines, that BBC BASIC was probably the best BASIC available on an 8-bit machine. I've never use…

    ... magazines, that BBC BASIC was probably the best BASIC available on an ... />
    2) What did Spectrum BASIC lack that might have been ... Spectrum lacked was an ON BREAK GOTO function, not an ON ... to write a few very basic BASIC programs for Computer Studies.
    ewgf ewgf September 2007 Sinclair Basic
  • How to claim back the border space in basic?Hey, I'm wondering if there is a way to reclaim the space the border usually occupies in BASIC? I am sure I have hit BREAK on some games and ended up…

    ... occupies in BASIC? I am sure I have hit BREAK on some ... games and ended up back in +2 basic ...
    KK128 KK128 June 2008 Sinclair Basic
  • Implementing goto on error condition...OK, so when I'm reading a file or directory on a network filesystem, when I reach EOF, it's not actually useful at all for ZX BASIC to stop the progr…

    ... at all for ZX BASIC to stop the program ... then when EOF is reached, continue with the program.
    ... C Nonsense in BASIC. If you hit BREAK during program execution ... then prints C Nonsense in BASIC. It's almost like ... I trap Nonsense in BASIC itself to interpret a ...
    Winston Winston October 2009 Development
  • Vector font in BASiCHi guys) Some fifteen years ago I saw a quite short BASIC prog that could simulate a vector font with size/ thickness/ italicization params. I remem…

    ... saw a quite short BASIC prog that could ... a'la vector font in BASiC.

    ... 1080 PRINT " (PRESS ENTER TO CONTINUE) "
    1090 INPUT V ... PRINT " (PRESS ENTER TO CONTINUE) "
    1250 INPUT V ... PRINT "THEN, WRITE YOUR BASIC LINES TO"
    1450 ...
    NRA NRA February 2010 Sinclair Basic
  • Getting back into Spectrum BasicAfter a LONG break from Spectrum Basic, have discovered BASIN and starting to do some old school programs. Then I can run them on Nintendo DS using t…

    After a LONG break from Spectrum Basic, have discovered BASIN and starting ...
    briant briant June 2010 Sinclair Basic
  • BREAK from GOSUBHere's another one. Just in case you wanted to break out of multiple GOSUB levels with a single command, here's a routine to do it, tested on all mod…

    ... case you wanted to break out of multiple GOSUB ... to +3e. Called from BASIC with RANDOMIZE n+USR retsub ... the number of levels to break (n=1 is just ... a RETURN). Trying to break out of more levels than ... FPTOA ; 205 213 45 ;Get break value
    LD B, A ...
    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny December 2011 Sinclair Basic
  • joining lines of BASICDue to overwhelming demand - well, one demand - well, more of a suggestion, really - here's a routine to join together lines of BASIC. The vertical c…

    ... to join together lines of BASIC. The vertical cursor motion code ... include a "dividing lines of BASIC" option as well - edit a ... to use to trigger the break. I'd thought maybe pressing ...
    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny February 2012 Sinclair Basic
  • L Break Into Program, 0:1 BlogThis is very much a work-in-progress but it's got a load of Z80 code I'm in the progress of writing, including some fast vector graphics primitives (…

    ... , plus the beginnings of a BASIC and machine code primer.
    Break Into Program, 0:1[/URL ...
    d1n0 d1n0 July 2012 Announcements
  • More RAM for BASIC (ZXSE required)Ok, here it is: [url]https://dl.dropbox.com/u/15659782/48KBASICSE.zip[/url] Use it as an IF2 ROM with a ZX Spectrum SE. It's a version of the 80x2…

    ... 47.5K available for your BASIC programs. However, anything that expects ... in their normal place will break.

    I could do ...
    chev chev July 2012 Sinclair Basic
  • 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 …

    ... you design a screen then break the program then save SAVE ...
    WibbleBibble WibbleBibble August 2012 Sinclair Basic
  • They're here ! BASIC horror themed games[IMG]http://i1163.photobucket.com/albums/q541/Rygarman/theyre_here.jpg[/IMG] Because its my birthday tomorrow (38 years young) I am making these ga…

    ... the games were written in BASIC by myself, and for myself ... . Although I managed to program basic text adventures, I was the ... , the enemy hits you... easy ! Continue until the enemy?s strength ... .
    Now where?s my BASIC programming guide?

    Enjoy ...
    retromad retromad November 2012 Brand new software
  • that "listing variables during runtime" thingWell, I did eventually finish this, but with my meds playing up I don't have much time each day that I can spend at the computer, so it's taken rathe…

    ... Part the 1st - the BASIC variables lister BASIC listing:
    [url]http ... BASIC. It will then do one of these:
    *a) If BREAK ... (report L - BREAK into program) was pressed ... then continue with the next BASIC statement after the BREAK key ...
    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny November 2013 Sinclair Basic
  • Mountains of Ket - Written in Basic?Was Mountains of Ket written in Basic? And if so is there any way to break into it? The parser's pretty impressive, I want to see how it was done.

    Was Mountains of Ket written in Basic? And if so is there any way to break into it?
    The parser's pretty impressive, I want to see how it was done.
    Rebelstar without a cause Rebelstar without a cause November 2013 Games
  • BASIC games.I remember back in the day, there was a way you could read through the BASIC of certain games, such as Football Manager or Johnny Reb. I can't rememb…

    ... you could read through the BASIC of certain games, such as ... 'Break' the program somehow and it just goes into the BASIC listing ... which games were written in BASIC?
    Farflame Farflame January 2014 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • GEDit syntax highlighting for Boriel's ZX BasicHi! I just tailored this syntax highlighting code and would like to share with he community. Suggestions are always welcome, though the file works w…

    ...
    code
    const
    continue
    cos
    declare
    pkersey pkersey February 2014 Development
  • Are OpenSE BASIC and SE Basic IV incompatible with Plus D?Hello, I'm considering Andrew Owen's impressive [url=http://sourceforge.net/projects/sebasic/]OpenSE BASIC[/url] and [url=http://cheveron.github.io/…

    ... ://sourceforge.net/projects/sebasic/]OpenSE BASIC[/url] and [url=http:// ... />
    [LIST]
    [*]OpenSE BASIC shows: "0 CONTINUE U, 0:1".
    [*]SE Basic IV (Fuse's ... D incompatible with OpenSE BASIC and SE Basic IV, or is there ...
    programandala.net programandala.net August 2014 Sinclair Basic
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