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Questions about Velesoft boot BIOS for divIDEI've been playing with that new BIOS, and I've got some questions not answered in readme. When powering the computer, it shows a menu with some firm…
... load/save 48kB snapshots in SNA format)
3) 2048kB - reserved ( ... actually unused)
4) next data in BIN ... image of systems is always in page 3. Only BS-DOS is ... only if you select "48 BASIC" in BOOT menu. But all divide ... -
My first program - a vertical scrollerHi all, I'm new here. Nice to meet you all! A couple of weeks ago I decided to learn Z80 assembly language. I spent many hours in front of the Spec…
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My time after 3 tries: 1 minute 15 seconds ... , is it happening in some old factory or in outer space. It ... that default Spectrum text font in final version. Games using default ... very early ones, often written in Basic and poor. Your game is ... -
Vic 20 game better than Speccy version?Years ago, when I had my Vic 20 I had a game called Blitz, it was on the welcome tape in fact. Very simple game, but strangely addictive. For those t…
... Commodes, but as it's in BASIC it is a bit toooooo ... of the emulator by over 3%. This might not sound ... don't support this. In this version the Z80 and ... ! (Originally the 6502 set were in A'F').
... 20 emulator (SAM and +2A/+3) is still much quicker than ... -
Vic 20 game better than Speccy version?Years ago, when I had my Vic 20 I had a game called Blitz, it was on the welcome tape in fact. Very simple game, but strangely addictive. For those t…
... Commodes, but as it's in BASIC it is a bit toooooo ... of the emulator by over 3%. This might not sound ... don't support this. In this version the Z80 and ... ! (Originally the 6502 set were in A'F').
... 20 emulator (SAM and +2A/+3) is still much quicker than ... -
'orange' on a spectrumalways wondered why spectrums could never seem to achieve the colour orange? wasn't one of the default colours, and don't remember seeing anything th…
... ] command isn't actually needed in BASIC!
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5 ... =1 TO 5: CIRCLE INK 3;80,80,12*i: NEXT ... , but if I save the Basic out to tape and load ... goes to 49152 in whatever page is paged in, but that page ... -
Obtuse One-LinerFollowing a request in another thread, this could almost be crammed into one line. It uses a simple ON ERR CONTINUE to give a continuous display. [c…
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Obtuse One-LinerFollowing a request in another thread, this could almost be crammed into one line. It uses a simple ON ERR CONTINUE to give a continuous display. [c…
... haven't had any optimisation in BASIC for ages! I'll kick ... realise now was very foolish. In fact I was just busy ... -
converting ZX128 software for SAM COUPESAM COUPE is computer compatible with ZX48 model. Use same ports, same keyboard with compatible membrane, 64kB adress space with possibility connect …
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... SNA files is loaded in 48kB mode in SAM ram (run ... possible manually change value of basic variale "SLOW=1"
... color palette is also set in basic and can be modified. ... of port 7FFD in SNA is in range #10-#17 ... -
Timex 2048 documentsHi, I got Timex 2048, seems to work, but no colors on screen :cry:. Neither TV out, nor Composite works. ULA fault ? It seems TC 2048 uses MC 1377 a…
... both, you can see big differences in some parts as memory.
3/4 EAR path was changed ... here. Any schematics for issue 3/4/5 and ideas welcome. -
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... again. I always wanted the +3 when I was young and ... . I used to love programming in basic and was head of the ... my school, not done any in years now but really want ... pick it up again. The +3 seemed the ideal machine to ... -
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[QUOTE=Spectrum +3;443776]Hi, I ... I always wanted the +3 when I was young and ... used to love programming in basic and was head of the ... school, not done any in years now but really ... it up again. The +3 seemed the ideal machine to ... br /> Welcome to WOS, Speccy +3 !! -
Playing AY sounds with BASIC.Is it possible? If so how? I've seen in one forum a while back mention of using interrupts to play but AFAIK this is machine code only. The goal of …
... could be loaded as DATA in basic and somehow played via the ... do a sound digitiser/player in Basic many years ago, thinking I ... whole thing with Mcoder 3. :D Even compiled Basic isn't fast ... intended to be accessible from Basic. It's an undocumented feature ... -
Playing AY sounds with BASIC.Is it possible? If so how? I've seen in one forum a while back mention of using interrupts to play but AFAIK this is machine code only. The goal of …
... /> They're different things for BASIC.
However ... br /> Playing AY music from BASIC interpreter - with interrupts - is ... write a special small program in BASIC, using DATA commands.
3-channels digital music from BASIC interpreter ... -
+3 how to detect if a file exist ?Need help. I am making a generic menu to my compilations over the spectrum +3. Exist some way programatically to detect if some file exists on the d…
i examined the +3 manual and i dont found this info that you say. At least no in basic. -
+3 how to detect if a file exist ?Need help. I am making a generic menu to my compilations over the spectrum +3. Exist some way programatically to detect if some file exists on the d…
... know about ASM and the +3..
so it's ... /> I did look thru the +3 disk images on here.. and ... menu maker..
but in basic prolly too much of an ... -
How to insert special characters in Basic and ASM ?Look the next picture. [IMG]http://img25.imageshack.us/img25/9479/scode.jpg[/IMG] I dont know how to insert these black and diagonal characters. No…
The Starglider, this is what i said.
Is a thing in the +3, but the characters not were defined, they were just insertedd directly, but dont know how.
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How to insert special characters in Basic and ASM ?Look the next picture. [IMG]http://img25.imageshack.us/img25/9479/scode.jpg[/IMG] I dont know how to insert these black and diagonal characters. No…
... NO character you want in +3 ROM or any other ... well. The +3 has usual font in usual location, no ... characters or fonts anywhere in the ROM. The character ... in the font. You can make it using many ways, for BASIC ... you can see a character in BASIC, it is either UDG ... -
DIVIDE+ and +3 Disk DriveProbably been asked before (and I'll search the forums again) but is there any possibility of using the +3 disk drive with the DIVIDE+ without a +3E …
... , leaving it at the graphical +3 menu. Hitting return will either ... and the loader is written in BASIC so a poke might be ... -
ZX + 2: Why Audio from RGB Connector ?Does anyone know what is the difference between the standard "tape/sound" output and the audio output inside of the RGB DIN connector? Does the RGB c…
... PDF[/url] that shows the differences in the sound circuit (and ... to make +3 sound stereo).
In the original +3 schematic, ... directly to ground, while in later +3 (and +2A, I ... this problem only affects earlier +3 (english ones). Later english ... -
Spectranet on the BBC!Yay! I'm famous. Or at least my +3 is famous... [url]http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/10364135.stm[/url]
... have 3 of) has an option to run in 8 ... out there who are working in computers now. Everyone says ... The speccy wasn't. In 1984 I was DiMming arrays ... making address book programs. All in basic. I felt proud.
... the one in the red lumberjack shirt in the photos ... -
.XML Infoseek search plugin for FF?Found an [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showpost.php?p=60958&postcount=7"]old thread[/URL] explaining how to add Sinclair Infoseek to Fi…
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2.Select "options"
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Adventures of Sid Spider - The Lost LevelsThis will probably only interest Sid Spider fans. If you are a fan of David Pegg's game then you might want to see the official levels that no one h…
... your trying to make halo 3. :p[/QUOTE]
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Tape-Disk Copy +3I seek convertor tape to disk +3. I have DTCONV by Pentacle, but this program has bugs.
... my tapes copied onto 3" disc using my +3? I've tried ... an RS232 cable for your +3, I did see these on ... need to write a program in BASIC on the Speccy side to ... -
Tape-Disk Copy +3I seek convertor tape to disk +3. I have DTCONV by Pentacle, but this program has bugs.
... not very good. The hardware in the +3 is very crude, and ... .
Trying to use basic streams etc is just awful ... from the rs232 port from +3 basic? I can't remember) the ... -
+3 Basic QuestionBeing doing alot of programming in Basic on my +3 recently and was wondering if there is a way to get my Basic programs to auto boot from disk?
... doing alot of programming in Basic on my +3 recently and was wondering ... a way to get my Basic programs to auto boot from ... ]
this is covered in the "File Operations" section of ... -
Did the average Spectrum programmer really even try?I've been thinking about this recently, I'm always hearing Amstrad, and MSX users moaning about how unfair it was that they got "lazy Spectrum ports"…
... made his editor for Cybernoid in basic. Everything is pre-calculated from ... a lot of slow down in rooms with the volcano, so ... can't put too much in those rooms.
I ... what I did, was about 3 years ago so I've ... -
+3 assembler questionI was wondering if anyone could give any suggestions as to how to get this bit of code working on the +2A/+3 in 128k mode. It works on the +128k/+2 i…
... 48k ROM paged in by the +3 isn't really ... unused area $386e-$3cff in the 48k ROM has been ... explanation of its use in the +3 manual. If the bit ... blue yonder - probably paging in some +3 stuff as you suggest. ... ends up in my error handling routine at BASIC line 9000 ... -
+3 assembler questionI was wondering if anyone could give any suggestions as to how to get this bit of code working on the +2A/+3 in 128k mode. It works on the +128k/+2 i…
... explanation of its use in the +3 manual.[/QUOTE]
... BASIC' ROM and is virtually identical to the ROM used in ... will only be switched in (and this variable ... ) if bit 4 in the FLAGS system variable ... running 48 BASIC or +3 BASIC. When 48 BASIC is selected ...
