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Question about 2-channel beeper musicI confess I haven't tried all the available beeper utilities and software. I always found music software confusing and trackers are not for me. I kno…
... the good old beeper from BASIC and want to play ... music without having to leave BASIC. Let's say I ... may want to do from BASIC like for example key ... to BASIC after one note in one channel if a note in ... be able to compose music in BASIC as I always did, but ... -
Drug Wars[url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drugwars[/url] anyone of you ever thought of doing a version of this classic on the spec? could be done in basic I…
[url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drugwars[/url]
anyone of you ever thought of doing a version of this classic on the spec? could be done in basic I'd guess. no graphics needed really -
number padding functionI wrote a number padding function in BASIC a while ago, but when I came to want it again I couldn't find it, so I've done this enhanced [url=http://w…
... wrote a number padding function in BASIC a while ago, but when ... /padnum.asm]PadNum[/url] function in assembler. As per usual it ... , rather than using MAKE_ROOM, slotted in the STR$ aligned on the ... the pad parameters print in full, as shown in some of the ... -
Keyboard issuesI'm getting back into programming in BASIC, but I'm finding using a PC keyboard to emulate 48k or 128k BASIC tiresome due to the mapping of keys, esp…
... 'm getting back into programming in BASIC, but I'm finding using ... to emulate 48k or 128k BASIC tiresome due to the mapping ... -
Time Warpby the Computer Cabin [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/showmag.cgi?mag=YourComputer/Issue8401/Pages/YourComputer840100230.jpg"]see advert[/URL] …
... written mainly in Basic, had loads of subgames in it, one in particular was ... to help me to understand Basic
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A "bit" of a curiosityHaving to use a bit of m/code to do the AND in that key check function, I was prompted to revisit the "AND,XOR,OR,...for BASIC" topic and came up wit…
... /code to do the AND in that key check function, I ... the "AND,XOR,OR,...for BASIC" topic and came up with ... /code routines called from BASIC, but entirely in BASIC. It's inevitably slow ... -
Spectrum +3 External 3.5 driveHi All, I made a 3.5 external hard drive for my Amstrad CPC & it works a treat. I would like to use the same drive on my +3 but I dont know what co…
Hi All,
I made a 3.5 external hard drive for my Amstrad CPC & it works a treat.
I would like to use the same drive on my +3 but I dont know what command to use in basic?
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Encode two positive int numbers into one?Hi guys) Recently I've been trying to simulate short lists in Basic, but the point is that using limited values, say, 0-99 or 0-999, I remembered ho…
... trying to simulate short lists in Basic, but the point is that ... 's no easy MOD equivalent in ZX basic;
2) is it ... really the most Basic-efficient way?...
I ... -
How to change the colour of an input line?Hello my fellow WoS'ers I remember the way-back machine on the humble 48k where I could write a REM statement in basic, but I could also change the …
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Kempston Interface/Divide RandomnessI have just complemented my system with a Kempston joystick interface and am having some terrible stability problems. I have an Issue 4 (4a I think)…
... am getting lots of 'Nonsense in Basic' errors, corrupt graphics, random resets ... -
Your Sinclair Smash Tips - Corrected ListingsOver at Hercules' [URL="http://craigsretrocomputingpage.eu5.org/smashtips/index.html"]YS Smash Tips site[/URL] he has a list of hacks that don't work…
... "]Everyones a Wally[/URL]: Nonsense in BASIC error. Page 16.
... .html"]Highway Encounter[/URL]: Nonsense in BASIC error. Page 24. [B ... trapdoor.html"]Trapdoor[/URL]: Checksum in line 50 is wrong. ... out of range, comma in line 100 missing, wrong checksum ... -
Best books & Sugested reading..Hi i was trying to search the forum but couldnt find it. Looking at WOS there is a number of books on BASIC, programming, machine code ect.. I mess…
... a number of books on BASIC, programming, machine code ... few simple books on basic (give me a break ... subject that always eluded me in my childhood.
< ... like I do today but in spectrum basic.
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Get a listing to .txtI am messing with an old Spectrum game which was written in Basic for the 48k Speccy (not compatible with 128s). I get an error in the begining of th…
... Spectrum game which was written in Basic for the 48k Speccy ... error in the begining of the game and tha basic code ... ZX Printer and IF1. In the Communications tab I ... to a text file in my desktop (before I ... course!).
In the Scroll? message I press ... -
So what's the building sequence?Hi to all Since ages I wanted to create my own program on the speccy and then offer it to people so they could enjoy (or laugh about it xD ) Now as…
... , you have to program (either in BASIC or other),
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A Miscellany of Dangerous TipsHere's a selection of ideas for using some of the more obscure system variables which I've found handy on occasion. They can be very convenient if us…
... statement itself by the BASIC editor. They can be ... methods can be found in the BASIC forum. Otherwise, there ... References:
* storing machine code in BASIC (Jan)
* more on storing ... May)
* enhanced GOSUB/GOTO (in BASIC) (May)
* How much ... -
syntax checking helpcan anyone help with syntax checking, its been a while since I did any basic extension coding this routine always gives :C nonsense in basic error …
... routine always gives :C nonsense in basic error on the call to ... wrong
(code is running in esxdos ram)
CH_ADD ... -
my remake of Barbarianhello i have done a remake in "open source" of the Spectrum version of Barbarian, the game of Palace Sofware in 1987. (nammed Death Sword in the USA)…
... i have done a remake in "open source" of the ... the game of Palace Sofware in 1987.
(nammed Death ... Sword in the USA)
Barbarian ... creator of the game in 1987. There are many ... game in basic, with QB64 which allows to program in BASIC on ... -
"Juego Mercantil Nuevo Mundo" wrong genreThere is no sport involved in this game, its a Strategy: management in BASIC language ;) [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=00243…
There is no sport involved in this game, its a Strategy: management in BASIC language ;)
[url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0024393[/url] -
CAT!RAM and PUTRAMLast year sometime I posted a couple of routines to: * catalogue the 128k RAMdisk in BASIC; * move RAMTOP and the stacks from BASIC. CAT!RAM and PUTR…
... br /> * catalogue the 128k RAMdisk in BASIC;
* move RAMTOP and the ... />
As CAT!RAM is in BASIC and is swapping around RAM ... stupid) from within a BASIC program while preserving the m ... stack and GOSUB stack and BASIC variables; it also updates ... -
New Z80 CPU emulation testerI have finally wrapped up the new [URL="http://zxds.raxoft.cz/taps/misc/z80test-1.0.zip"]Z80 tester package[/URL] I have previously announced in [URL…
... [/URL] I have previously announced in [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org ... /> BTW, I have even thrown in basic MEMPTR test as a bonus ... -
Interview with Clive Townsend (Saboteur)Here you have at [URL="http://www.elmundodelspectrum.com"]www.elmundodelspectrum.com[/URL] this exclusive interview with Clive Townsend. Don?t forget…
... and I started writing games in BASIC...
[I]P- ... for practicing 'arrow cutting' in his garden. Basically one person ... ). I eventually ended up in Somerset with some ex-colleagues ... . Recently I discovered someone in the States selling Tshirts with ... -
Newbie Spectrum developer advice ....Hi, Im new to the site and to spectrum developing - well, not quite, I wrote Spectrum programmes in Basic 30 years ago but then went off into the wo…
... quite, I wrote Spectrum programmes in Basic 30 years ago but then ... what is possible these days. In particular
1) The programme ... automatic porting utilities of ZX Basic to any of these things ... -
BLOG- ZXSporgBasic RPG development thread- Inspired by the Spectrum 30 show, and after a six-month wait while I was busy playing loads of gigs, I have decided to do a spot of Spectrum coding…
... -Player Offline Roleplaying Game, initially in BASIC, with the initial aim of ... a late-night punishment shift in the underground quarry, it appears ... /> [code]10 REM zx sporg basic v0pt004 20130215
20 REM ...
2030 LET x=x-(IN 65278 -
K7ZX - Best encoding?Is there a "best" or most reliable encoding scheme in K7ZX (can't use Otla - won't let me save as an SBB)? The ones I've used are Milks and FSK, alth…
... " or most reliable encoding scheme in K7ZX (can't use Otla ... keep getting errors like "Nonsense in BASIC", "Integer out of range", "Out ... also do it effectively and in its entirety? (Tried as original ... -
New Game: Advanced Premiership SimulatorHi Friends, I discovered BASin last Saturday, and I've found it rather fun to play with. I ended up producing this; It's basically (no pun intended)…
... football matches between teams in the English Premiership and ... where you can guess the basic result (home win, away ... 's about 16k of BASIC and 25k of machine ... it was really fun writing in BASIC again, I hadn't ... things, but writing tight BASIC programs seems to be ... -
Keyboard TrickI know how to use the multi key in BASIC with IN you can get the keys [QUOTE]IN 254+256*(255-2^K)[/QUOTE] K is the keyboard's half row, comes from …
... use the multi key in BASIC
with IN you can get ... the keys
[QUOTE]IN 254+256*(255-2^K ... ^c)
let b = 191 - IN a
if(b < ... -
horace and the spiders loading error ?[url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0002350[/url] the tap , "horace2" seems to crash in 48k mode, but works in 128k +2 mode in sp…
... " seems to crash in 48k mode, but works in 128k +2 mode ... in spectulator
gives ... odd behaviours like "c nonsense in basic" instead of running -
Using FOR/NEXT like 'while'I don't know if this has already been discussed (I did search, but the search engine didn't like the word 'while'), but here's a way of using a FOR/N…
... loop like a 'while' loop in BASIC:
[code]
1 REM ... while loops quite a lot in PHP, C and Java, and ... using a GO TO statement in BASIC :-)
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Making aText AdventureRight, I've not touched BASIC for many, many years(When I was about 10). I've written a text adventure game and would really like to put one on Tape …
Right, I've not touched BASIC for many, many years(When ... I need to do it in BASIC? Is there an easier way ...Using ZX BlockEditor + TAP file Into DSK? HelpStarted to mess around with ZX Block Editor. Seems pretty neat although a lot of it is over my head. First thing I did was find & slightly modify a…
... as I saw Commando.BAS in the disk loader menu.
in BASIC 15:1 (if I recall ...
