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  • 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 ... ]

    [b][u][u]BASIC listing:[/u][/u][/b]
    keypress, move up one effect, draw ...
    RetroPhase2014 RetroPhase2014 December 2015 Sinclair Basic
  • How to detect 48k modeHow can you detect if a 128k machine is in 48k mode (from an emulation point of view, not via BASIC or machine code)? Checking the current rom? But …

    How can you detect if a 128k machine is ... point of view, not via BASIC or machine code)?

    Unique Unique March 2005 Emulators
  • Detecting TR-DOS from BASICIs there a simple (or contrived :D ) way to detect the presence of a TR-DOS/Betadisk interface from BASIC? For fairly obvious reasons this can't rel…

    ... to detect the presence of a TR-DOS/Betadisk interface from BASIC ...
    pissedbob pissedbob January 2006 Development
  • Detect if program was loaded from tape or microdriveHow (if at all) can a BASIC program detect if it was loaded from tape or microdrive? This can be helpful to then load the screen or more machine code…

    ... at all) can a BASIC program detect if it was loaded from ... />
    Any solution for this (BASIC or machine code)?

    UTom71 UTom71 July 2006 Development
  • 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…

    ... :
    Keyword : Mode : Keypress

    Sinclair BASIC has several modes of ... selection.

    : Modes : Keypress : Modes : Keypress
    Keyword : KLCEG : SYM | KEY ...
    icabod icabod March 2008 Sinclair Basic
  • What is the best way to detect CAPS LOCK?Hi Folks, Not sure what the correct behaviour is here as I do not have access to a real Spectrum. Under BASin, when you press CAPS LOCK on the PC k…

    ... keyboard reading from within a BASIC program reflects this.

    BASIC program but not from within ... the best way to detect CAPS LOCK from BASIC? When I run ...
    Paddy Coleman Paddy Coleman July 2012 Sinclair Basic
  • A few questions about sound and keys in BASICIf I want sound in my BASIC game I have to use BEEP right ? It seems to lock up the CPU for far too long . On Arjun's page I found how to use CALL 94…

    ... I want sound in my BASIC game I have to use ... routine and use it from BASIC but is this not the ... make something two player in BASIC since I use INPUT INKEY ... " for example. How do you detect two keys at once ??? My ...
    ivanb303 ivanb303 December 2016 Sinclair Basic
  • Other than using attributes what other ways to detect collisions, when using char based movement?So I'm slowly working out the bits and pieces to write a game completely in assembly. I've been using attributes when writing in BASIC to detect whet…

    ... using attributes when writing in BASIC to detect whether and object hits ... ? Here's my version of BASIC's ATTR function. What you ...
    ivanb303 ivanb303 November 2017 Development
  • z88dkHello. I'm an spanish user of spectrum (and naturaly of this page). I have a question. I want to start to program games with z88dk, but I need a goo…

    ... interrupt and only a single keypress at a time can ... and getk, returning a single keypress or 0 if either no ... immediately.

    in_KeyPressed() can detect if any single key is ... Basic's interrupt routine scanned the keyboard and stored the last keypress ...
    Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous August 2006 Development
  • Strangely, I just can't STOPOK, I bought an RWAP keyboard matrix and put it in my Spectrum+ last night (ta), I did the Swedish composite mod with a capacitor, I fixed the missin…

    Although if it is this, it's strange how I can still detect the simultaneous keypress with the IN command, but the BASIC command line editor can't.
    joefish joefish April 2010 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Strangely, I just can't STOPOK, I bought an RWAP keyboard matrix and put it in my Spectrum+ last night (ta), I did the Swedish composite mod with a capacitor, I fixed the missin…

    ... still detect the simultaneous keypress with the IN command, but the BASIC command ... /> BASIC needs 5 successive valid IN readings for reporting one keypress to ...
    roko roko April 2010 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Z80 (sna) => tap??Hi. I have a question about any convertor (it can be for DOS too) that can convert snapshots into most _regular_ TAP file, without any turbo modes …

    ... edits concerning the return-to-basic routine edits too, which had ... the various engines returned to basic after the before mentioned edits ... blind that SpecEmu doesn't detect the keypress when Im using the ...
    kgmcneil kgmcneil March 2011 Emulators
  • z88dk and im2I set up a minimal IM2 mode so I can draw sprites for a laff [code] #include <string.h> #include <stdio.h> #include <im2.h> #include <stdlib.h> #in…

    ... reading system variable LAST_K, like basic does, to get key presses ... ROM ISR, you'll never detect a keypress.

    You can ... variables on top of equivalent basic system variables too, which was ... , and the stack at wherever Basic put it (I can never ...
    Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous October 2013 Development
  • Upper case in INKEY$Hi, how I get upper case in INKEY$ ? Is there a POKE ? Thanks.

    ... there is a very impressive BASIC version of [I]Manic Miner ... ] that cleverly uses capitalisation to detect if the CAPS SHIFT key ... a separate LEFT or RIGHT keypress.
    joefish joefish May 2014 Sinclair Basic
  • Upper case in INKEY$Hi, how I get upper case in INKEY$ ? Is there a POKE ? Thanks.

    ... there is a very impressive BASIC version of [I]Manic Miner ... ] that cleverly uses capitalisation to detect if the CAPS SHIFT key ... a separate LEFT or RIGHT keypress.[/QUOTE]

    Clever. Very ...
    Arda Arda June 2014 Sinclair Basic
  • Upper case in INKEY$Hi, how I get upper case in INKEY$ ? Is there a POKE ? Thanks.

    ... there is a very impressive BASIC version of [I]Manic Miner ... ] that cleverly uses capitalisation to detect if the CAPS SHIFT key ... a separate LEFT or RIGHT keypress.[/QUOTE]

    That's ... Caps Shift was detected from BASIC.

    I didn't ...
    leespoons leespoons June 2014 Sinclair Basic
  • Kempston joystick - port MSB value?In a situation where let's say the kempston is being polled like this: LD BC,NN1F: IN A,(C), what is the 'correct' value of NN? 1. 00 2. FF 3. S…

    ... low. Most clone interfaces only detect the sixth bit going low ... respond with different numbers from BASIC.

    Quite often you ... Spectrum design.

    However, keypress type interfaces like Sinclair, Protek ...
    joefish joefish February 2016 Development
  • 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 ... speccy basic as well all this peek and attr to detect what ...
    Andy Gurr Andy Gurr January 2002 Games
  • BASIC-code challengeFor the BASIC-coders among us. There is a number that has following aspects. divided by 16 remains 15 divided by 15 remains 14 divided by 14 remain…

    For the BASIC-coders among us.

    ... program below.
    The fastest BASIC-program wins.
    Timing will ...
    Dr BEEP Dr BEEP July 2002 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Laser BasicDid anyone else out there buy Laser Basic and Laser Compiler? I just noticed Laser Basic while I was looking thru a website, and it reminded me about…

    ... else out there buy Laser Basic and Laser Compiler?
    I ... just noticed Laser Basic while I was looking thru ... could write programs in Laser Basic, but if you wanted to ...
    Neil^P Neil^P July 2002 Games
  • A silly BASIC programming challenge for you all..This is a very, very sily idea. So only read if you are bored. I use E-bay a lot. (my user id is thx1138ebn) edit: it's now retro-technology :edit…

    ... message.

    So, what BASIC program can you write in ...
    thx1138 thx1138 July 2002 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • 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 …

    Write a program in BASIC as short as possible that ...
    Dr BEEP Dr BEEP August 2002 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Basic listings memory occupationI remember readong someplace that due to basic's representation of number, in a program, in order to save space, it was better to represent integers …

    ... readong someplace that due to basic's representation of number, in ...
    Alessandro Tommasi Alessandro Tommasi August 2002 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • How To List BASIC?Hi, I want to look at the BASIC coding for a game. Is there a piece of code I can load into a 48k Spectrum which will read in a .TAP file and list i…

    ... want to look at the BASIC coding for a game. Is ... way I can list the BASIC program?

    Thanks,
    kim kim August 2002 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • ANN: SE Basic 0.71SE Basic is no longer being developed.

    SE Basic is no longer being developed.
    chev chev October 2002 Emulators
  • SE BasicSE Basic is no longer being developed.

    SE Basic is no longer being developed.
    chev chev November 2002 Announcements
  • Sinclair Basic forumThe Sinclair BASIC forum is a general forum for discussing all things Sinclair BASIC related, including magazine type-ins, listings from books, Basic…

    ... for discussing all things Sinclair BASIC related, including magazine type-ins ... , listings from books, Basic programming tools, and other versions ... of Sinclair BASIC . And if you haven' ... .org/sinclairbasic/"]WoS Sinclair BASIC page[/url].
    chev chev December 2002 Games
  • There's a Christmas present for you in the SE Basic forum.SE Basic is no longer being developed.

    SE Basic is no longer being developed.
    chev chev December 2002 Emulators
  • Spin 0.4 as Basic Editor / tape recording interfaceI'm programming in 128BASIC in Spin *wonderful emulator*, and I use tape recording emulation when I save my humble projects(because neither .sna nor …

    ... "prog1"] command from the zx basic editor, tape browser shows the ...
    Arda Arda December 2002 Emulators
  • Compiling BasicI'm not good in compiling sinclair basic because i was 15 when i got my first spectrum, and it was the first computer i saw. I wasn't aware of compil…

    ... not good in compiling sinclair basic because i was 15 when ...
    Arda Arda January 2003 Sinclair Basic
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