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Arrays in Spectrum basicHi everyone, I've recently begun learning to programme in Spectrum and want to write a text adventure. Could someone give me an example or help me o…
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Untitled Zombie GameBought a Speccy 48k (wanted a 16k with a 32k Cheetah rampack and Kempston interface, but couldn't find a 16k) and started writing BASIC for the first…
... a 16k) and started writing BASIC for the first time in ... why it's all in BASIC (which I reckon will be ... an external site, I could copy notes here if people are ... -
Manipulating attributes...Hi Folks, I have written a routine that allows a blue bar to be scrolled up and down a list to select an item. Each item in the list occupies two l…
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Help needed with simple MCode routineI'm trying to code a routine to clear the screen and I can't figure out why it's not working: ld hl,16384 ld bc, 6144 loop:ld (hl),0 inc hl dec bc l…
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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 ... also mostly done in the basic), we can say that this ... worthy competitor.
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Why doesn't my routine work?I have a "level" defined by 504 bytes (28 squares across x 18 squares down) I'm trying to write a routine that will take an X,Y coordinate in pixels…
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Problem with se basicI use MB02 memory paging (ram 16kB instead 48rom) and via one OUT 23,xx can switch between original 48 rom and SE ROM. But if I write basic program i…
I use MB02 memory paging (ram 16kB instead 48rom) and via one OUT 23,xx can switch between original 48 rom and SE ROM. But if I write basic program in 48 basic and switch to SE BASIC then show basic incorrect. Why ? -
Best way for programming in BASIC?New to the ZX Spectrum, and fixing up ccowley's vbSpec emulator. Aside from that, I would also like to try programming a game or two in BASIC. What's…
New to the ZX Spectrum, and fixing up ccowley's vbSpec emulator. Aside from that, I would also like to try programming a game or two in BASIC. What's the fastest way to program in BASIC in a Windows environment? -
Screen$ command, ROM routineHi All, Does anyone know which ROM routine to call for the Screen$ command (and/or the ATTR command)? Any comments on how well it works or the spee…
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Sinclair BASIC manual cover artHello, dose anyone out there have any information or links regarding the art work on the 48k's Sinclair BASIC cover ?, I've always thought it was rea…
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Compiling Basic to MCHello, I have a lot of long Basic programs. These are mostly strategy programs, good but slow. I was thinking about how to speed them up without com…
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What memory pages are being used in a +3DOS disk operation?To make a long story short: what pages are in use by +3DOS while doing read operations from the disk drive? Now, for the details, for those interest…
... , not a sector-by-sector copy.
I began using ... pages is really straightforward: from BASIC a POKE 23388,16+n ... -
BASIC Listing for loading screens then gameCould someone explain the code required to load a screen image followed by the game file please? I've lost my notes on loading the game (which I thin…
Could someone explain the code required to load a screen image followed by the game file please? I've lost my notes on loading the game (which I think was CHAIN "") from a BASIC listing..
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New tool: SnapToTap R2it's basically a gui update to VSC. But it's now simpler to convert sna files into tap files. what is special about SnapToTap? it converts snapshots…
... can use LOAD "" CODE from basic and then use a USR ... game.
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The best Explorer (file manager, not browser) replacement for Windows?There's a stack of utilities that claim to make Windows faster, or more reliable, or easier to use, but one type I've never really bothered with is t…
... function (it's search is basic), and it only has one ... the normal Windows explorer, and copy and move files across from ... -
IM2 calls to player routine on 128k?Hi all, Apologies for being crap, and not even in a funky, skillo kind of way but it's been over 20 years since I last wrote anything in machine cod…
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A type-in BASIC platformer that's worth a goWorking on some type-ins for TTFn, from Games Computing, I came across [url=http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~jg27paw4/pourri/patpostman.zip]The Adve…
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SE Basic Type-ins^Pete suggested creating a sticky thread for SE Basic discussion. I thought a Type-ins thread might also be useful. Up to the mods if they want to ma…
^Pete suggested creating a sticky thread for SE Basic discussion. I thought a Type-ins thread might also be useful. Up to the mods if they want to make it sticky or not (although this used to be the SE Basic forum and I used to be its owner). -
SE Basic questionsI've got a 128k heatsink machine which I'm working on modding to include a proper keyboard and built in DivIDE+.. Was I right in reading that the S…
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Buggy copy of JSW99Does anybody still have the buggy original of JSW99 on their hardrives? The version that lets you fall about 2 pixels too far making many of the game…
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This might be something new[img]http://www.711chan.org/test/src/130427925559.png[/img] Have a look at this screenshot of my emulator ZX82. Notice the copyright message? That's…
... then? It's because the BASIC is running on the host ... FTP server (from within the BASIC - being it's running on ... as well as call the BASIC routines, or DOS calls, or ... be done instantly if the routine was recoded and running on ... -
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…
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Rock n Roll by JezzsoftRock 'n Roll by "Jezzsoft International", 1987. I'm not sure if this was ever released, as the only copy I have is on a blank cassette with a label …
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copy standDoes anybody still do copy typing? I've got a powered copy stand up for grabs. Has 2 AA batteries in the foot pedal or can be mains adapter powered…
Does anybody still do copy typing?
I've ... got a powered copy stand up for grabs.
Best Basic games ?Any thoughts on what are (were) good games purely written in basic ? Any type be it adventure / platform / whatever. Nothing compiled although tiny…
... ) good games purely written in basic ?
Any type be ... code are OK in the basic itself.
I don ...Back to BASIC[U][B]Archaeology guide to programs compiled used MCODERII.d[/B][/U] After various people have been talking about "Frank'n'stein" I decided to finis…
... converting the code back to BASIC much easier.
If ... will notice there is some BASIC source code between addresses 50290 ... compiled code (not the original BASIC address). There are 2 end ...CrusoePlease add the following "known errors" description for game [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0002872"]Crusoe[/URL]: [QUOTE]Bu…
... , caused by indirect recursive sub-routine calls, which would cause the ... ; drop all except RET to BASIC
PATCH: POP BC ; B8F6 ...Speeding up select processing...Hi Folks, I have the following code in my program and it works fine but is rather "sluggish". I have even moved it to the beginning of the program …
... /right or ENTER then the routine exists allowing page left/right ... attributes using the cool basic memory move routine and go to line ... used by the cool basic memory move routine to store the attributes ...
