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New SpeccyDo you think someone should go about creating a new spectrum computer? I'm talking about a spectrum compatible (not an emulator) with the capabiliti…
To put it blunt (hehe), for me the only real Spectrums are the 16K, 48K, 48K Plus and 128K Plus machines. All the other ones are not blessed by Our Holy Father - sir Clive. :D -
Game from an ancient old calculatorOne for the mathematicians, this (possibly). Bear with me on this one... Many, many years ago, when I was a nipper, I had a Casio calculator which …
I ran Spectaculator in 48k Mode and then typed RUN and it worked OK. It also worked in EmuzWin. So there :p -
Print 'n' Plotter SPRITE MACHINEJust got this from an ebay seller this afternoon. I just TZXd it and sent it to the Steve at the vault, yet it might be a while before it gets put up…
... screens to display faster in your compiled basic games.
i ... any m/c routines done and executed in Basic ( which are slower than ... surprisingly run much faster in compiled Basic and that includes calling up compressed ... -
Last speccy game you ever played....................before packing the thing away and leaving your childhood behind. Mine was Where Time Stood Still, 1988 I think.
... multiface 128 plugged into it and never use it (although frequently ... before I got a PC in `99and 128 music emulators...)...
in to basic and discovered scrolly`s... character ... time 8*1,...haha... even in basic... haha.... -
YS94 - I've got it!Very short review: It's 21st-Century YS for grown-ups, not 1980's YS for teenagers. This is a good thing. It's not a new issue of YS per se, but a…
... of everyone too - Snouty and Mike Gerard were the ... still fifteen. ;)
And looksie - there's Mr Woodcock ... reviews, and everything! And who's that smug git in the reprint ... bent genius, perfectly formed in Sinclair BASIC. AND Halloween is around the ... -
Games that won't work with the +2a/bIs there a list of all the games that don't work with the +2a/b? Like Fairlight for example. Ta :)
... can be overcome by loading in 48k MODE and some can't. There ... Ghost util which was covered in another thread.
Basically ... possible to compile a list and if we were inclined to ... 'd probably have included it in many of the I've ... -
Super League Soccer - for the Amstrad PCWHi, I made a game called Super League Soccer for the Amstrad PCW series. It ran on Mallard Basic under CP/M. I released it in 1992 through DG Softwar…
... on Mallard Basic under CP/M. I released it in 1992 ... buyer has contacted me and asked me if I ... re-compile in Visual Basic and add a few more bells and whistles ... a copy of the disk and would be pleased to ... request at that Amstrad forum and they should be able ... -
Which Emulator do you use the most? and whyI currently use ZX32, it's free, which is great but it's not as fast as I'd like. Please everybody, tell me your fave emulator and why. I'm quite …
... - it predates Pavero's version and has been there a lot ... time was written in Visual BASIC and hence was crap and slow.
in an emulator.
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Spin / Emuzwin and reading keys with IN in BasicIt's just a bit of a quirk I've found really, but here goes... Some of the Basic programes and games I've encountered lately , use IN to read the ke…
... the same. Put it in 48k+ mode and then load the Gauntlet Editor ... mode afaik). Break in and type PRINT IN 32766 again and this time you ... returns 191 from the PRINT IN 32766 command. Once again, ... /> How do I make Spin and Emuzwin emulate a specific issue ... -
SoftRom emulation possible?Hello. Quick question to all emulator developers: How easy would it be to emulate a SoftRom? The mastering utilites for my protection system XLR-8 a…
I've still got some tidying up to do in the code. Switching SoftRom on in 48K mode and then loading a non-48K snapshot doesn't turn it off yet, and nasty things can happen!
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I, Ball 2Anyone else love this game as much as me? I used to play it a lot, despite never usually having much perseverence for platform-type games. It's one …
... do Atic Atac, Underwurlde, and even JSW never hooked me ... br />
And the speech is much better in 2 than the ... back then, first in compiled BASIC and later in machine code, and the quality was ... was read the IN port and save the vaules in memory. Then played ... -
Basic or Machine code?Hopefully the correct area of the site to post this question. Anyways, I have got hold of several books on programming my spectrum, and I was wonderi…
... monty.mole, in that Sinclair basic is really simple basic and its constructs do ... /> But there are elements in Sinclair basic and in C that will help learn ... the concepts of programming in assembly ... -
A touchy subjectHello people, having spent most of this morning and yesterday laughing hysterically at all the posts from a certain "ahem" troll I feel I must ask (a…
... a "BIOS" written in compiled BASIC.
And the utterly hilarious follow ... -
A touchy subjectHello people, having spent most of this morning and yesterday laughing hysterically at all the posts from a certain "ahem" troll I feel I must ask (a…
... a "BIOS" written in compiled BASIC.
And the utterly hilarious follow ... miles, that he mentions working in his company isn't me ... -
A touchy subjectHello people, having spent most of this morning and yesterday laughing hysterically at all the posts from a certain "ahem" troll I feel I must ask (a…
... a "BIOS" written in compiled BASIC.
And the utterly hilarious follow ... -
Machine Code noviceHi, I'm starting to learn machine code and wanted to know if you have to use some sort of program to write machine code? Thanks,
... a series of DATA statements in Speccy BASIC, and poke them into memory ... -
Machine Code noviceHi, I'm starting to learn machine code and wanted to know if you have to use some sort of program to write machine code? Thanks,
... a series of DATA statements in Speccy BASIC, and poke them into memory ... -
The New SPIN releases ThreadOk, as I'm now working on SPIN again full-time, and as a very wise man once said, "Release Early, Release Often"[1]... I'm going to release new SPIN…
... ROM loader in 48k+ mode, and you can see the bizarreness in the right ... -
The New SPIN releases ThreadOk, as I'm now working on SPIN again full-time, and as a very wise man once said, "Release Early, Release Often"[1]... I'm going to release new SPIN…
... ROM loader in 48k+ mode, and you can see the bizarreness in the right ... :-)
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How are people developing?Are most coding on actual HW or under emulation, or cross developing?
... /> To code in BASIC I fire up the emulator in 48 BASIC mode, I ... +3, load the sources in +3 BASIC and compile it from there.
Back in the days I ... was a real bummer. And I coded in BASIC, I can't imagine ... -
Sinclair Basic Vs PascalWith the rise of the structured programming movement (Jackson et al) was it wise to put the Basic programming language into the Spectrum. By this ti…
... Pascal (and Modula-2).
OK, Speccy BASIC may not ... a structured program in Sinclair BASIC and a sloppy one in Pascal.
... I hate 'parameter passing' and local variables. I find Pascal ... nice global variables etc., and you could even use line ... -
Sinclair Basic Vs PascalWith the rise of the structured programming movement (Jackson et al) was it wise to put the Basic programming language into the Spectrum. By this ti…
... on the spec, and a lot used BASIC too - and for the hardware ... did my A level project in it; BASIC and assembler were not allowed ... , and I didn't fancy COMAL ... of the decent games written in BASIC seem fairly spaghetti-like ... -
Sinclair Basic Vs PascalWith the rise of the structured programming movement (Jackson et al) was it wise to put the Basic programming language into the Spectrum. By this ti…
... language for absolute beginners is BASIC (not VB). You're ... functionally equal: no. ZX BASIC can't do pointers nor ... Python dictionary/C# Hashtable in ZX BASIC, and still be able to store ... arrays, hashes and scalars in the ... -
Sinclair Basic Vs PascalWith the rise of the structured programming movement (Jackson et al) was it wise to put the Basic programming language into the Spectrum. By this ti…
... language for absolute beginners is BASIC (not VB). You're ... functionally equal: no. ZX BASIC can't do pointers nor ... Python dictionary/C# Hashtable in ZX BASIC, and still be able to store ... arrays, hashes and scalars in the ... -
Sinclair Basic Vs PascalWith the rise of the structured programming movement (Jackson et al) was it wise to put the Basic programming language into the Spectrum. By this ti…
... that some of us code in Sinclair BASIC and in BASin not because we ... 't understand its limitations and/or practical use in the modern world ... 2006 and we should have nothing to do with Sinclair BASIC because ... -
Sinclair Basic Vs PascalWith the rise of the structured programming movement (Jackson et al) was it wise to put the Basic programming language into the Spectrum. By this ti…
... choose - in response to some comments that BASIC is pointless and taints a ... /> You then waded in, and informed us all that BASIC (and in particular, BASin) was ... no money to be made in Sinclair BASIC, and that anyone using Sinclair ... -
Sinclair Basic Vs PascalWith the rise of the structured programming movement (Jackson et al) was it wise to put the Basic programming language into the Spectrum. By this ti…
... says that programs Speccie Basic from hobby and makes money with C ... even programmed this year something in Sinclair Basic. And honestly, I didn't ... fun for me. And I learn C++ in my old age.< ... played to half, and loose interest- will finish in Winter probably. ... -
2 Hot 2 Handle TZX'sRight, here's a question for you preservation guys. Downloaded and tried to play the 2 Hot To Handle compilation. Shadow Warriors won't load on Spe…
... many TZXs direct from Spin and Spectaculator 6.25 direct to ... find I use many emulators and TZXing tools to get what ... interesting to see the differences in your TZX and our, Mikie will be ... Speedlocks are made with past and present tools.
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basizx newsHello. I've uploaded a new version of basizx. Now there is also an Amstrad CPC incarnation, able to LOAD and SAVE +3 basic files in disc. And the I…
... s not derived from Microsoft Basic :-) Several early magazine ... can be done in Sinclair basic and not in other Microsoft derived ... difference in speed compared to similar machines when running BASIC.< ... lists of lines. Sinclair Basic does not, meaning searching ... -
Sam Revival magazine issue 16 now out! [Sam CoupIssue 16 of Sam Revival magazine is now out! This issue features the full Sam game 'Colony' on the coverdisk, which was written by Derek Koselo. Col…
... but with personality from graphics and ULA/ASIC? Sorry for random ... do new games, apps etc and showcased? . :)
T ... in look and feel :) I wouldn`t mind bench marking Master Basic ... command took last year in SAM Basic and Master basic and it`d be cool ...
