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  • im looking for a basic routine that adds a numerical character to a stringim looking for a basic routine that adds a numerical character to a string. so a=1, "1", then a=0 "10", then a=1 "101......" and so on

    im looking for a basic routine that adds a numerical character to a string. so a=1, "1", then a=0 "10", then a=1 "101......" and so on
    digital digital September 2015 Development
  • Currah MicroSource emulationIt appears to be impossible to emualte the MicroSource in software on the ZX Spectrum SE as hardware polling is required. The following patch is not …

    ... ; disable interrupts

    ; copy BASIC ROM to RAM

    ldir ; copy

    ; patch BASIC ROM to prevent ...
    ldir ; copy

    ; move displaced routine

    ... br /> ; moved OUT-C-1 routine (copied to $386e)
    ...
    chev chev March 2007 Emulators
  • Tutorial - learn machine code in 30mins[B][I]Message from the moderators[/I] - bigjon has requested that readers' attention be drawn to a better version of this tutorial, one which is easi…

    ... before returning to BASIC
    ;return score to BASIC
    Copy and paste ... program' (in our case a BASIC routine) is 'ret'.
    Click ... br /> Insert line 7, then copy and paste the following code ... br /> Insert line 26, then copy and paste the following code ...
    bigjon bigjon November 2009 Development
  • Problem with a small basic routineDear all; I have been messing about with a routine (originally published in Your Computer 1982, by Tim Langdell). The idea of the program is to simul…

    ... been messing about with a routine (originally published in Your Computer ...
    Meurglys68 Meurglys68 November 2011 Sinclair Basic
  • Ideas for speeding up this BASIC routine?This loop can take up to 2 minutes to run, depending upon the content of the screen being scanned, about 70% of that time being taken up by lines 105…

    ... time; it's just the BASIC that I'm asking about ...
    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny September 2012 Sinclair Basic
  • 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…

    ... so I wrote this little BASIC routine to do it for me ...
    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny December 2012 Sinclair Basic
  • A "generic" loader for +3(e)I've made this loader for 128k games in +3DOS. [CODE]dos_open equ 262 dos_close equ 265 dos_abandon equ 268 dos_read equ 274 dos_write equ 277 dos_s…

    ... />
    ; return to BASIC
    ld iy,23610 ; restoring ...

    ; paging routine
    ; destination page is a ... created from DOS using [b]copy /b[/b].
    ... going to use any BASIC routine, I guess it ... (to put that routine inside BASIC). I'm doing ...
    Zup Zup December 2013 Development
  • More random questionsWay back in the mists of time I remember reading a couple of articles in an ancient copy of Sinclair User, ZX Computing or the like (can't remember w…

    ... of articles in an ancient copy of Sinclair User, ZX Computing ... you have a whole Basic routine, or an entire Basic program for that ... matter, using numbers and the same routine ... be better off compiling your basic program - but this has ...
    Amigo Amigo July 2003 Games
  • Changing the colour of the loading 'stripes'I was wondering if it were possible to alter the default colours of the standard ROM loading 'stripes' via BASIC, mabye a POKE command of some descri…

    ... ;227866]is it possible to copy loading routine from ROM to RAM ... /> I wrote a utility in BASIC some years ago to do ... a load or a save routine at the end. I don ...
    Lee Tonks Lee Tonks December 2007 Sinclair Basic
  • Devils CastleJust looked at this in the archive , i think it only went on today , its another great game , similar to the 1st section in journeys end or like a gr…

    ... or copy-fill routine? I mean who limited you to use BASIC only ...
    NRA NRA November 2011 Brand new software
  • Tutorial - learn machine code in 30mins[B][I]Message from the moderators[/I] - bigjon has requested that readers' attention be drawn to a better version of this tutorial, one which is easi…

    ... before returning to BASIC
    ;return score to BASIC
    Copy and paste ... program' (in our case a BASIC routine) is 'ret'.
    Click ... br /> Insert line 7, then copy and paste the following code ... br /> Insert line 26, then copy and paste the following code ...
    buzzy buzzy September 2012 Development
  • More memoryHi all... can anyone help, Is it possible to get more memory for basic pref' in Basin.... 40 odd k is just not enough !

    ... always reassigned to a new copy of the variable and the ... />
    Here's a little BASIC routine which locates variables; just GOSUB ...
    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny November 2012 Sinclair Basic
  • Screens and BasicA question about the ZX screens. I am using software to convert my own art and drawings to the ZX Spectrum. I have some tools to change .jpg files in…

    ... to use them in a BASIC program?
    Any clue? There ... are a purist and want BASIC only in the program ; ... &highlight=screen%24+basic"]BattleBunny Screen copy[/URL]
    2) You ... &highlight=ldir+6912+16384"]copy block routine [/URL]to copy to screen.
    Dr BEEP Dr BEEP February 2013 Sinclair Basic
  • Retro Fighter shoot-em-up development updateHi all, Some of you might recall I was developing a little shoot-em-up with the working title of Retro-Fighter. Well after a long hiatus I managed …

    ... />
    Does anyone have a copy of this demo (or other ... with some code and a BASIC routine randomizing empty code.

    R-Tape R-Tape March 2013 Development
  • Tile engine and slight colour flickerOver the past few nights I've been working on a simple tile game engine for a rock fold game I'm making. While all is going surprising well I've not…

    ... better, or re-write the copy routine to draw line-by-line ... .

    Knocked up this basic routine to test it. Hate how ...
    richdotward richdotward June 2014 Development
  • Double height text...<p>Is here any good routines for printing a font double height?</p><p>I've concocted this ridiculous routine but I'm sure it can be done much better.…

    ... which I converted from a BASIC routine in ZX Computing. The smallint ...
    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny June 2015 Development
  • New Utility to Transfer Z80 Snapshot to +3 DiskSince getting a Gotek for my +3 it has been my go to machine. The biggest downside however is the lack of older games on disk format with pretty much…

    ... /> 1) Patch 48k ROM and copy into page/bank 4
    1) Patch 48k ROM and copy into page/bank 4
    17) Copy page/bank 7 0xf700 1280bytes ... /> -b: do not add autorun basic routine to disk, useful if you ...
    TomD TomD May 2019 Development
  • Z80onDSK now compatible with +3e with ZXMMC or similarJust updated my utility to work on Spectrums equipped with +3e ROMs and IDE storage. I've tested this with ZXMMC at the moment but don't think there …

    ... (drvimage or hdfmonkey) rather than copy from a +3 disk. You ... /> ║ -b: do not add autorun basic routine to disk, useful if you ... loading screen is specified a copy of the main screen is ... if
    ║ you want to copy the images to a disk ...
    TomD TomD June 2019 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Randomised data samplingHere is something that could be written in BASIC, if anyone is interested. Lets say we want to sample a subset of a larger population, we can do t…

    ... element twice:
    * A(E) = copy of populated element array
    BASIC routine for your way also?
    dmsmith dmsmith April 2020 Sinclair Basic
  • BEEP conundrumFor the "CSSCGC 2008 Tape Magazine" December edition, I have decided to use a BASIC sound routine I wrote last year which plays a festive tune using …

    ... have decided to use a BASIC sound routine I wrote last year ... s no easy way in BASIC to make the menu responsive ... course anyone knows any handy BASIC trick.

    That ... just modify the already implemented BASIC routine.

    Thanks for any ...
    Digital Prawn Digital Prawn October 2008 Development
  • Help needed... RND in machine codeI have been battling away trying to convert a simple BASIC routine (below) to machine code, but to no avail. The routine is used to fire 2 bullets a…

    ... trying to convert a simple BASIC routine (below) to machine code, but ... no avail.

    The routine is used to fire 2 ...
    daveysludge daveysludge July 2012 Development
  • Using CP and JR Z commandI have been trying to [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=40011"]convert a BASIC routine to machine code[/URL], but to no av…

    ... .php?t=40011"]convert a BASIC routine to machine code[/URL], but ... I want to call a routine, what JR command do I ...
    daveysludge daveysludge July 2012 Development
  • Decimal to Binary stringHi all, Anyone got a less labour intensive BASIC routine than this? Example:- take 170 and convert to a string "10101010" take 4 and convert to a s…

    ... got a less labour intensive BASIC routine than this?

    Example ... convert....so am stuck with BASIC.

    Ian.

    IanJ IanJ August 2014 Sinclair Basic
  • Z80onDSK now compatible with +3e with ZXMMC or similarJust updated my utility to work on Spectrums equipped with +3e ROMs and IDE storage. I've tested this with ZXMMC at the moment but don't think there …

    ... /> ║ -b: do not add autorun basic routine to disk, useful if you ... loader routine later
    ║ -h: make the loader code, autorun basic & ...
    TomD TomD May 2019 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • File viewerI need a program for viewing files in hex and preferably edit them. It must be a Windows program and free. I have been using a dos program for much…

    ... :

    "Discussions about Sinclair Basic and announcements about the new ... Sinclair Extended Basic"

    So that pretty ... in the context of a BASIC routine) with no complaints.

    Dunny Dunny February 2003 Sinclair Basic
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