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Some Graphic Coding & Audio help.Hello my fellow WoS'ers I am in the process of writing some code for graphical purposes - I have Z88DK raring to go but I do not know how to take…
... where they go in regards to the +3 memory area( ... recoup memory lost to basic when the program was ... loaded with a small basic loader. You would then ... 128k spectrum I would load all the data into banks needed in basic ... anyone can modify the basic loader to run on ... -
Line DemoI was looking in the source code of another game (that Akalabeth game), with lots of line drawings. The difference was that they don't use the PL…
... often hangs if it is in BASIC, as the editor can't ... the same problem on the +3, but i found that placing ... to error-handler' like the 128K machines do; at least when ... -
Opus Discovery "the big switch on" (after 20 years)I have a few of these Opus Discovery's with different Eproms in that have not been swiched for 15-20 years or so . I am in no rush to switch any on …
... in 128K mode must be typed in full in ... br /> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3) CLEAR command
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So it occurred to me; "Why bother with going into 48K BASIC when you can just....wrap the machine code calls inside a 'RST #28;DEFW addr:RET'?" Of course, you DO need a small M/C routine to do that, and ta-daaa, here it is: [cod…
... routines were accessible from 128 basic?[/quote]
in to call them. The ... reverse i.e. 48K basic to 128K.[/quote]
3, however, don't ... 3, RANDOMIZE USR 23354 will return the machine back to 128 Basic ... -
The state of source level debuggingI was just wondering if we can put on a table everything we collectively know about source level debugging for ZX Spectrum to get an overview of curr…
... = the monitor. Due to differences in memory structure other models will ... point calculator reset for Sinclair Basic. It looks like this ...
[u]3. Find a location in ROM or RAM for ... debugger will have to implement basic protocol as described above ( ... -
Opus Discovery "the big switch on" (after 20 years)I have a few of these Opus Discovery's with different Eproms in that have not been swiched for 15-20 years or so . I am in no rush to switch any on …
... and it said "Sorry 128k only" But Psion's ... Transformer although quite small in terms of its width ... No doubt their flexibility in this regard helped then to ... 2) Issue E PCB 3) Excomm EPROM set up ... range of minor variant differences in the way the Discoveries ... -
A BEEP program I want to make in Basic. Helpful remarks gratefully receivedI want to explore the possibilities of the BEEP command. So I need to be able to try different combos of pitch/duration and sequences of same. I'm tr…
... using the BEEP command, from BASIC?... That would be TOO slow ... are likely after... In BASIC, your kind of limited in what you can ... the AY chip of the 128k speccy and look to tools ... effect generation...
Within BASIC itself, Iv never had much ... -
how to load machine codeI'm reading Jon Caldwell's how to write Spectrum games but can't enter the code! Here's an example:_ LD BC, (score) Call 6683 I tried putting…
... run.
The only differences between that and machine code ... machines (like the 128K Spectrum) can electronically 'page-in' different RAM or ... , when programming the Commodore 64 in BASIC you only have half the ... -
how to load machine codeI'm reading Jon Caldwell's how to write Spectrum games but can't enter the code! Here's an example:_ LD BC, (score) Call 6683 I tried putting…
... run.
The only differences between that and machine code ... machines (like the 128K Spectrum) can electronically 'page-in' different RAM or ... , when programming the Commodore 64 in BASIC you only have half the ... -
1987-2017Here we are, with our tradional thread about games released thirty years ago, where we can contemplate how bad they have aged, how bad they [i]alread…
... /pub/sinclair/screens/in-game/a/AliensUSVersion. ... /> It's blatantly written in basic, which has either been compiled ... Try loading it in to a 128k Speccy and witness ... of release guess) a basic knowledge of German ( ... /> Get caught 3 times, and it's in front of the ... -
Are there any differencies between Speccies in different countries?I am asking for differencies of ordinary Speccies, not clones. Can I travel to foreign country, buy Speccy from fleamarket and except it will run at …
... are a small differences in the audio circularity between +2A/3 and +2B ... .uk/spectrum/+3sound/"]+3 sound fix[/url]
128k & +2 ... than any +2A/B & +3, but still mono. -
Input command in 128K BASICHi, Is the input command different between 48K BASIC and 128K BASIC? I'm typing in a missing listing from the TypeFantasic and using 128K BASIC…
... boths versions of 128K BASIC (Toasty/+2 Grey vs. +2A/+3) used the ... /> In fact, all the 128K machines use calls to the 48K BASIC ROM ... the majority of BASIC's commands and functions, except in the case ... U can still be used in programs and show up as ... -
Need help from people with a +2A/+3Started a topic [url="https://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/discussion/55141/need-help-from-people-with-a-2a-3"]here[/url] to get a broader reach, b…
I can try on my +3 later tonight if nobody else ... matter to load in either Loader(128k mode), or 48 Basic? I've ... also got divEnjoy, Smartcard interface, and Multiface 3 ... -
How to run trd filesI am a noob. Can anyone help me? How do I run this demo : http://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=68730 I use Spectaculator and ZXDS, but the demo does…
... (T button for RANDOMIZE)
3. type RUN "DHL2K17" (R button ... . Type USR 0 in 128k Basic
3. Call TRDOS from Basic with RANDOMIZE USR ... -
How to run trd filesI am a noob. Can anyone help me? How do I run this demo : http://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=68730 I use Spectaculator and ZXDS, but the demo does…
... (T button for RANDOMIZE)
3. type RUN "DHL2K17" (R button ... Type USR 0 in 128k Basic
3. Call TRDOS from Basic with RANDOMIZE USR ... br /> 2, I chose 128 BASIC (press down then press Enter ... , Enter, screen restarted
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Any reason to prefer the 48k version of a game over 128k?Title says all... are there any games for which it makes sense to play the 48k version if there is also a 128k version? To my understanding, the 128k…
... program/game written in basic runs slower on a 128K machine, but the ... % slower running a BASIC program in 128K mode on a 128K machine than to ... would be so much slower in 128K mode. ROM paging isn't ... seems to present on the +3 as well, so any kind ... -
A snapshot to transfer converterI'm programming a tool that takes an snapshot file and convert it to a tape file that mimics those created with transfers. This is a long term projec…
... . This tape will only work in 128k machines and it contains three ... that can are loaded from BASIC. The main advantage is that ... LOAD sentences. It uses page 3 as temporary storage (because page ... 1 is used as cache in +2A/+3).
Another bonus ... -
Using +2B ROMs on a +2A motherboardHi I've recently acquired a +2A with an English keyboard, but Spanish system ROMs. I also have a faulty +2B, with a perfectly working set of Engli…
... the same ROMs are used in the +3 and +3B machines respectively ... ROM 1 (128K syntax checker)
V4.0 ROM 3 (+3DOS)
BASIC)
and
V4.1 ROM 0 (128K editor)
128K syntax checker)
V4.1 ROM 3 (+3DOS)
A couple of random questions......because, why not? (1) USR0 mode on the +3/+2A/B I know of its existence, I know how it's used, and I have some games that require it to work o…
... Loader, or typing LOAD "" in 128 BASIC?[/quote]
All USR0 ... issue a POKE 23611,204 in +3 BASIC and it’ll have the ... introduced by the 128K BASIC interpreter and carried over to +3 BASIC. It’s ... ’t use it directly in your BASIC listing—the interpreter will ...If you had four roms...Just wondering if you were designing a Spectrum from scratch, and you used a 27512 EPROM, which would hold about 4 spectrum roms, what you would inst…
... in, BASIC is SLOW. In fact, for a 3.5MHz system, BASIC ... routines.
BASIC would then be in its own area, ... the OS routines and BASIC could have been programmed ... br />
The 128k editor is nicer than the ... a line when typing in BASIC code. So I would ...ZX Spectrum keyboards : all and everything about them and how can the Speccy keyboard be improved? This discussion can include of all the main types of Spectrum keyboard from the past (inc addon / aftermarket) , their strengths and weaknesses , …
... the Amstrad models (+2, and +3) struggles to understand the love ... +2 (and later the +3) using those keyboards and thought ... 128k basic editor was the place to go for writing code in BASIC... ... to fit the +3, +2), precisely because in the authors estimation, ...New release of ZEsarUXFound today by chance on: [url]https://github.com/chernandezba/zesarux/releases/tag/10.1-13122021[/url] [quote]ZEsarUX-10.1 Beta1 Pre-release che…
... when writing a card in slot 3, colors follow style< ... 2,3, show when writing a card in slot 3, ... date and ZEsarUX version in header
Improved ... browser: show autostart line on basic blocks
... ZSF screen previews when using 128k screen page 7
Formating a Floppys for +3Hello, I have use the zx32 emulator in Spectrum +3 model. i have trying to format a 720 Ko diskfile, but it don't work. I get everytime a 180 Ko of…
... have use the zx32 emulator in Spectrum +3 model.
i ... am sure that a spectrum +3 can use the floppys of ...Games that benefit from a change in speed.Has anybody tried playing games on an emulator at different speeds? I've found that certain games are more playable with a slight speed tweak. Obvio…
... speed tweak. Obviously programs written in basic and text adventure games are ... with a 10-20% reduction in speed.
On the ...Compeletly off-topic, technical help with Windows 3.1 sought...I have been tinkering with bits of 386's and have got one up and running, and I bought a modem today (14.4k) for ?2. IT works! I know it works, 'cos …
... /> 1) Where MAIL is in Windows 3.1? I can't find ... group icon, as it says in Windows 3.1 for dummies. ( I ... that will work on Windows 3.1 for free on the ...Li'l help?I'm making a video-sketch-show thing, and I plan on putting some speccy code in somewhere, (as well as a comic strip on the inlay case) but I can onl…
... on putting some speccy code in somewhere, (as well as a ... ) but I can only program in basic. Anyone know of any demo ... won't start for another 3 months or so.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 ....dsk back to +3 original format?Hi everyone! I recently stumbled over my spectrum +3 and i decided to replace its 3" dead drive for a 3.5" one. After some time, i was able to put it…
... stumbled over my spectrum +3 and i decided to replace ... its 3" dead drive for a 3.5" one. ... storage, all my (4) +3 disks got stuck and completely ... put them in the 3.5" floppy to play in the +3? I have ... seen utils to make .dsk from 3 ...Super Wonder Boy in MonsterlandI have just noticed some graphics differences in the screenshots of the game as it was reviewed into Crash magazine. [url="ftp://ftp.worldofspectru…
... have just noticed some graphics differences in the screenshots of the game ... where there are some screenshots in YS where half of the ...
