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  • 128 Memory PagingI'm having a problem getting my brain around paging. Well, actually the bit I don't understand is how reading I/O ports works! I hope the collective …

    ... /> Am I right in thinking that when in BASIC, Bank 2 is at ... able to set up data in Banks 3 and 6, then "copy ... 0 as required by the BASIC program? (I notice that bank ... 0 always gets paged back in on return to BASIC).
    trellis trellis August 2003 Sinclair Basic
  • 128 Memory PagingI'm having a problem getting my brain around paging. Well, actually the bit I don't understand is how reading I/O ports works! I hope the collective …

    ... /> Am I right in thinking that when in BASIC, Bank 2 is at ... able to set up data in Banks 3 and 6, then "copy ... 0 as required by the BASIC program?
    [/quote]

    in on return to BASIC).
    [/quote]
    Woody Woody August 2003 Sinclair Basic
  • Uncle Clive speakLink to an Uncle Clive interview: [url="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/CliveSinclairInterview1982/"]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/CliveSinclairInter…

    ... piece of 'whatever' someone did in basic like moving the letter "A ... and all the Retro sites in general.

    the ... is happeneing because they see $ in their eyes knowing the retro ... years than 2 or 3 unworthy replacements ;)


    < ...
    Amigo Amigo August 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • which game would be the best remake?ive got a few remakes and the best of them is Head Over Heels. what do you think should be done? I want to see a more developed version of Dun Darach…

    ... promise (I made around 10 in BASIC in the old days, I need ... ya to show how Phantomas 3 (our follow up) is looking ... .lycos.es/firstqbasicforum/stuff/snapshot-3.jpg"]http://usuarios.lycos.es ... /firstqbasicforum/stuff/snapshot-3.jpg[/url]
    [url="http ...
    na_th_an na_th_an August 2003 Games
  • Game votingWe often see threads querying which games are any good, which ones would be nice to remake, personal top 1/3/5/10, etc. To help people out, why not v…

    ... that Dizzy game got a 3, 6, 4, 7, 1 ... 3 should be reserved for basic and compiled basic games. there are some Basic ... in basic that run exceptionally well for basic and a Q-bert game in basic ... and plays great, entirely in basic. THAT takes intelligence. not ...
    Amigo Amigo August 2003 Games
  • Game votingWe often see threads querying which games are any good, which ones would be nice to remake, personal top 1/3/5/10, etc. To help people out, why not v…

    ... that Dizzy game got a 3, 6, 4, 7, 1 ... 3 should be reserved for basic and compiled basic games. there are some Basic ... in basic that run exceptionally well for basic and a Q-bert game in basic ... and plays great, entirely in basic. THAT takes intelligence. not ...
    stupidget stupidget August 2003 Games
  • create z80I want to Create z80 code and run it on an emulator for the 48k spectrum. I want it soo easy to use its a dream. I dont like dos based stuff.. Can a…

    ... of coding in BASIC.

    2. A BASIC compiler.

    3. A ... of tools. Similar in operation to the current BASIC debugging tools, but ... , but in the order given - ie, get all the BASIC tools finished ...
    Dunny Dunny September 2003 Development
  • Zub - Lightfarce - Will the hidden game unlock on a PC?I've tried to use the keys to make Lightfarce work on my emu [Spectaculator] but ot just won't happen! I know it works I used to have the classic on …

    ... make sure you load Zub in 128k mode, then after the ... ,6,8 until *CHEAT* appears in the top-left of the ... screen. Now simultaneously press 1,3,5,7 (keep trying if ... />
    _________________
    C Nonsense in BASIC, 0:1

    [ This ...
    Refrenz Refrenz October 2003 Games
  • ANN: Spectaculator 5.3 (Speccy Tour players - please read!) Spectaculator is a Sinclair ZX Spectrum emulator for PCs running Windows 95, 98, ME, NT 4, 2000 and XP. Spectaculator emulates the 16K/48K/128K/+2/…

    ... /> You have to go into +3 BASIC and load it manually from ... was a short little menu in BASIC and make a file to ...
    Andrew Barker Andrew Barker November 2003 Emulators
  • Tough paging questionOK... Take this: 1. We have a program compiled and run from within GENS under a Pentagon 128K environment. 2. The program works perfectly. 3. We sav…

    ... br />
    Pages 0,1,3 = used (almost entirely)
    Page ... coordinates are stored in (byte, byte) pairs in page 3 sometimes seem to ... software/hardware command to disable +3 DOS, without shutting it down ... to return to BASIC.

    A glitch in RS ? I ...
    GOC GOC November 2003 Development
  • So who plays PS2, Xbox & GameCube games?I'm still into gaming in a big way, how about you guys?

    well, im in the same position as many. ... and even arcade games written in Basic! theyre that much fun. Though ... ), RType final, and Silent Hill 3 and maybe the Fatal Frames ... what i have for PS2, in no particular order of prefernce ...
    Sadako Sadako December 2003 Games
  • i want to start writing my own gamesi want to start writing my own games but have no idea how. is there any downloadable dummys guides or some software that teaches u how. the only expe…

    ... are simply enough to write in basic and are not performance driven ... /> So get any version of BASIC and learn to program "Hello ... you can even crawl.
    3. Remember to enjoy yourself and ...
    Kiwi Kiwi February 2004 Development
  • .tzx vault updated 15/02/2004Hi, The .tzx vault is 4 years old today, to mark the occasion, the site has been updated! I was planning an update before xmas, but due to a house m…

    ... Steve!...many MIA/STP games in update...

    p.s ... crack loaders,don't games,(in basic block : POKE (N),205:POKE ... (N+2),5:POKE (N+3),201 => caLL1366)...that's ...
    biotoxin biotoxin February 2004 MIA/STP/SDP
  • helpwhen you start up games sometimes it appears with a grey screen and i am unable to play the games what do i type to start the game

    ... games.

    In general, you should do ... then type LOAD "" (in 48K basic, you press the J ... quote marks. in 128K basic you type in the whole thing ... letter by letter)
    3 ... ) If the game is in BASIC, you may ...
    Arjun Arjun February 2004 Games
  • whats your second favourite retro computerOk i'm going to assume that for most of us here the speccy is our favourite number 1 retro computer,its the best home computer in the world etc etc :…

    ... or something else appearing somewhere in the sentence, suggesting that the ...
    My comments about Spectrum BASIC apply equally to just about ... [I]including[/I] Commodore BASIC 3 upwards. i don't like ... myself in the same way by the Atari 8bit's BASIC ...
    TMR TMR February 2004 Games
  • Retro Gamer Issue 1Have a look at this... [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3081732360&category=50226"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?…

    Up to ?19, with 3 hours to go ...

    I'll swap you 5 magic beans for 20 wine gums :)

    _________________
    C Nonsense in BASIC, 0:1

    [ This Message was edited by: Refrenz on 2004-03-07 16:47 ]
    Refrenz Refrenz March 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • AY tracking newbieHey everyone, I'm about to embark on tracking for the Spectrum's AY chip. I was interested in knowing some things: 1) Which are the best trackers o…

    ... over here, finally found a +3 on eBay, eons after found ... of any tutorials for trackers ( in English PLEEEEASE :) ) please do pass ... tape file of music done in basic which is outstanding considering it ... is basic. if i didn't know ...
    Sadako Sadako March 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Erm, wheres Badbeard?Well, where are you?

    ... . BADBEARD *Last weeks #1*
    3. SHAROPOLIS *NEW ENTRY*
    4 ... writing football games in BASIC. SHAROPOLIS takes the number 3 spot, with a ...
    chaosmongers chaosmongers March 2004 Games
  • Making a mapI should learn Z80 assembly, but I don't have the time (really busy) and I feel like making a game. I've tried with Colt which gives me enough speed…

    ... ]9000 PRINT BRIGHT 1; PAPER 3; INK 5;AT y-1 ... /> GOSUB 9100 is my routine. In BASIC it is slow as hell ... , in compiled Colt it is slow ( ... faster to have the data in memory and just PEEK and ... POKE each byte in each tile instead of having ...
    na_th_an na_th_an March 2004 Development
  • ANN: Spectaculator 6.1Spectaculator is a Sinclair ZX Spectrum emulator for PCs running Windows 95, 98, ME, NT 4, 2000 and XP. Spectaculator emulates the 16K/48K/128K/+2/+…

    ... in 128 and 128+ its OK. I tried another. Under +3 it ... 't load at all, in +2A/+3 it crashed on click.
    in +2a/+3 - they're a very different configuration to the basic ... 128k.

    Does it do the same thing in ...
    BN^2 BN^2 March 2004 Emulators
  • EmuZWin supports 256 color gamesI am sorry starting new topic, but you see this info is important a bit: new version 2.4 of the EmuZWin is available to download, and it supports 25…

    ... off any option?
    3.- I think that the emulator ... GFX/CFG/etc is loaded in.
    4.- I know ... I've also noticed that in 256 colours mode, the standard ... If it had a built-in BASIC compiler it would be the ... colour games or to install in my older computer.
    ...
    na_th_an na_th_an April 2004 Emulators
  • EmuZWin supports 256 color gamesI am sorry starting new topic, but you see this info is important a bit: new version 2.4 of the EmuZWin is available to download, and it supports 25…

    ... ).

    [quote]
    3.- I think that the emulator ... background colors. Did you practice in Paintbrush?

    [quote ... had a built-in BASIC compiler[/quote]
    Basic... I never used ... enter my first program written in codes for Speccy, which ...
    Vladimir Kladov Vladimir Kladov April 2004 Emulators
  • MameI know it's not speccy as such, but I used to have a load of roms for mame, and now the main site doesn't seem to host them. I've been playing a few…

    ... of extra space)
    [3] Are interested in playing the hundreds of ... />
    _________________
    C Nonsense in BASIC, 0:1

    [ This ...
    Refrenz Refrenz May 2004 Games
  • games with digitized speechI can only think of one... METEOR STORM by Quicksilva Are there many more?

    ... have a lot of type-in applications for you to use ... to dabble with making games in BASIC and their apps were great ... also had one that produced 3 channel music on 48k machines ... been written by Tim Follin in fact).
    Bluce_Ree Bluce_Ree May 2004 Games
  • Coder`s with time....How many coders are there who can program anything? i.e. Commercial quality games, full blown applications, utilities etc.... who can do the lot? I…

    ... we could see your work in progress, would have been the ... SAM (even if it's in BASIC!), performing simple tasks such as ... screens (Mode 3 and Mode 4 would be nice!) in the emulator ... two) who would be interested in helping you out once they ...
    monty.mole monty.mole June 2004 Development
  • Coder`s with time....How many coders are there who can program anything? i.e. Commercial quality games, full blown applications, utilities etc.... who can do the lot? I…

    ... apps or little routines in... plus multiple instances of ... could start a session in a WIMP/Desktop environment ... />
    Your correct in saying that I should have ... (even if it's in BASIC!), performing simple tasks such ... (Mode 3 and Mode 4 would be nice!) in the ...
    CKay CKay June 2004 Development
  • Ultimate PollIt seems that most people like giving their profiles/opinions, so here's another one... see if I can make a poll out of it :) (some questions may ha…

    ... Ocean, US GOLD, PLAYERS, System 3, Investronica ... pff, too many. ... ones.


    3. Worst Software house


    BRAVO magazine. What in the HELL was I thinking ... s a couple of these in Basic better than some machine coded ...
    Sadako Sadako June 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Ultimate PollIt seems that most people like giving their profiles/opinions, so here's another one... see if I can make a poll out of it :) (some questions may ha…

    ... Hewson and Psion.

    3. Worst Software house

    in BASIC and did I mention boring ...
    7. Best 'beeper' music in a Speccy game

    1985. Spectrum reached its peak in that year.

    ...
    Ian Hamilton Ian Hamilton June 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • ZX in FPGA...Hmm..seems nobody is interested in a replacement PCB with FPGA...well..heading towards next FPGA projects then...C64 and others (o; [ This Messag…

    Hmm..don't see the point here wasting around 3000 LE's for ethernet (o;

    And what should the Z80 running at 3.58MHz do with 100MBit/sec? (o;

    Is there any support in Basic SE or are there some application already using TCP/IP?
    klingler klingler July 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Beta Basic Manual 3 and 4?Hi all, The Beta Basic V3 manual is here in a pdf doc :- [url="ftp://ftp.worldofspectrum.org/pub/sinclair/utils-info/BetaBasicV3.0.pdf"]ftp://ftp.w…

    ... , but alas I love Basic so Beta Basic seems to be my ... you any example progs coded in Beta 3 or 4?

    CKay CKay July 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
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