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creating UDGs in BASIC?I've been playing around with BASin, which is glorious, and my BASIC knowledge is flooding back but for the life of me I cant remember how to make UD…
... , which is glorious, and my BASIC knowledge is flooding back but ... -
Basic Programming Routine Needed . . . HELP!Hello there, I though i would try and redo an old classic (pacman) in basic . . . BUT . . . I can't remember how to write the code to see what chara…
... redo an old classic (pacman) in basic . . .
BUT . . .
I can ... -
Which would be fasterSay you want to use a variable value of 0 to 255 in a BASIC program, which way would be fastest? Say for arguments sake you wanted to use two variabl…
... of 0 to 255 in a BASIC program, which way ... ) Using the standard Spectrum BASIC variables, i.e a ... to store the value in non-contended memory ... Also, which is quickest for BASIC maths operations
in example 3) isn't available ( ... -
Game cover differencesDo any of the games listed in our archives have references to the more 'subtle' differences on the inlay cards? Ie: The Imagine games that have alte…
... listed in our archives have references to the more 'subtle' differences on ... , it was mentioned before that differences in the cassettes themselves was not ... -
The BASIC ISRFirst of all, excuse me if my blatant ignorance about this topic makes me write some nonsense :) The thing is that I'm finishing a game in mixed BAS…
... in mixed BASIC and Compiled BASIC (the pure BASIC part is to manage stuff in ... the RAM disk back and forth, the Compiled BASIC part ... I'm working in BASIC and I need to stay in BASIC (for the ... RAM disk stuff) - I know that BASIC has ... -
Replacement ROMsSo, I've replaced a couple ROMs in my +3 to be a +3e. I used a couple of 27c256's, which has worked a treat. So if I wanted to replace the ROMs in …
... replaced a couple ROMs in my +3 to be a +3e ... the ROMs in another machine, perhaps to use a modified BASIC or ... guessing that it's different in a 48k... so basically, ... use to replace the chips in each model of ZX?< ... :
[LIST]
[*]+2a/+3: ROM 0+1, ROM 2 ... -
Wanted: z80 asm routines...for the Sam. This call goes out to Colin and others who know how it should be done. If you look on the Sam C disk you can see the implementation…
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Remembering that streams 0-3 are reserved.
The ... equivalent of the Open command in BASIC ( which the manual sayes ... the lower screen and stdprn(3) is the standard printer ... " command is executed from BASIC prior to running your program ... -
RFC: 64 column font codeIn BASIC, type CLEAR 49999 then import the code at 50000. Then type RANDOMIZE USR 50000. This will create a new channel and attach stream #4 to it. A…
In BASIC, type CLEAR 49999 then import ... channel must be created below basic
; so look at ... 03 ; take account of streams -3 to -1
add a ... and $18 ; mask off bit 3-4
ld d,a ... ; four bits
rlca ; leaving 3-0
rlca ; empty
Boulderdash style game in compilationHello, I remember playing a boulderdash style game that came in a compilation. The game's graphics were rubbish (looked like it was written in BASIC…
... boulderdash style game that came in a compilation.
The game ... (looked like it was written in BASIC) but the gameplay was great ... />
I thought it came in a compilation of 50 games ...VB 2005 ExpressAm I having a bad day or is .net really as bad as all that? I've used VB 3 4 5 6 It just kept getting better and better fo…
... 've used
VB 3
4
5
None of the help is in understandable English.
... I wouldn't be programming in BASIC for christ sake.
3 and 4) and they could ...Back in the 80'sIn the late 80's I had all these friends who also had a Spectrum and we would gather at someone's house to play games in turns or 2-player games, rea…
In the late 80's I ... s house to play games in turns or 2-player games ... spectrum magazines, try to unprotect basic loaders, type apps and games ... remember my first Pacman written in Basic, for eg. Did any ... All those tapes with simple basic+m.c. routines games and ...BattlecarsI don't think this was ever a very popular game. But I really liked it back in the day. The only problem with it is that you have to do a lot of re…
... I really liked it back in the day. The only problem ... that was talking about a 128k version that eliminated this. It ... though. The game is programed in basic and so apparently it isn ... difficult to put it all in one load. Well, I say ...Game OptimisationBelow is a section of code Im using for movement enermy display and collision detect. What happens is that you move the sight with ,.qa and space do…
... the code slow (for a basic program) I really dont want ... as far as possible in basic (maybe compiled basic) and will run ok ...
310 POKE USR "A"+3,BIN 11000011
320 POKE ...
410 POKE USR "B"+3,BIN 11111111
420 POKE ...Spectrum+3Hi all, Got my Spectrum+3 from eBay this afternoon. Powered it up to find the drive belt is a no go. So I need a drive belt, Ok easy to get hold of n…
... /> Got my Spectrum+3 from eBay this afternoon.
3 ROM`s and put in +2B ROM` ... s as they are V4.1 and the +3 ... I know the drive in my +3 may be faulty with ... of the discs bearing in mind the discs I ... br /> I have read in the manual to see what ...+3 sound cureHi all, As most of us know the Spectrum+3A has this sound problem, distortion. The +3B had this problem fixed. I done some looking at the circuitry l…
... and nice.
I tried in basic the beep and Play commands ...text routineI want to write an adventure in basic, and instead of a writing out a description for each location i want to use a kind of text compression routine …
... want to write an adventure in basic, and instead of a writing ... Locations
100 DIM l(3,4)
110 FOR n ... =1 TO 3
120 FOR m=1 ... ,4,6
180 DATA 3,2,3,6
199 REM ... /> 200 FOR n=1 TO 3
210 FOR m=2 ...Very noob question re +3First things first, ive never owned any Sinclair equipment until last week. I have used Amstrads, Atari, Commodore etc, but not a Sinclair! So, apolo…
... 128, a +2 and a +3. (Without manuals)
... As I have loads of 3" disks from my 6128, ... plenty for use on my +3.
One ... parallel cable, and started it in the +3
Many ... thanks in advance for your help.
...+3 and 3.5 Floppy Disk DriveCan anyone please help ?. I have a +3 with a faulty Floppy Drive and have a couple of spare 1.44 IDE 3.5 HD Floppy Drives. Does anybody know of a…
Can anyone please help ?.
I have a +3 with a faulty Floppy Drive and have a couple of spare 1.44 IDE 3.5 HD Floppy Drives. Does anybody know of a modification to enable a modern 1.44 3.5 HD Floppy Drive to be used in the +3line editing in emulatorhi, it's been a very very long time since i messed around in basic on the speccy.. wrote a couple of games back then on the original machine.. and w…
... time since i messed around in basic on the speccy..
wrote ... ? how come there's lines in my listing which i cannot ... get a low pitched beep in return..
i had ...How could you hear if loading BASIC or MC?When loading a Spectrum program from tape you could usually hear from the sound if it is a BASIC or is some machine code program *. My question is, w…
... if it is a BASIC or is some machine ... the differens?
In BASIC I assume that the keyword ... g. PRINT) was represented in memory by some kind of ... so should not a Basic program in memory (and to tape ... sounds hard and tight, and BASIC more light and open. ...It's a trap!So I got a CPLD (not the eventual one I want to use for the ethernet project - rather, one I actually have here and now, an XC9536 in a PLCC44). And…
... the Speccy ROM gets paged in.
- 0x3C00-0x3CFF ... interpreting the line of BASIC at CH_ADD. As ... stuff that's normally illegal in BASIC into a program.
128K ROMs) on Philip ... br /> would result in the code in the real ROM entry ...Some more questions on various subjectsSome more questions that occur to me (mainly when I can't sleep). 1. Do DVD discs have PAL/NTSC formats? If so, how come I could play DVD regio…
... mammals or rodents?
3. Tales of the Unexpected is ... being repeated on ITV 3, and as I'm ... />
23. Someone mentioned in another thread that Amstrad emulatoion ... seems very unlikely, given the differences in muscle structure.
...Fitting a 3.5" floppy drive in a +3looking on here [url]http://www.secarica.ro/html/plus3_hardware.html#3and5inchdrive[/url] and they are on about fitting a 3.5" PC floppy drive. I…
looking on here
[url]http://www.secarica.ro/html/plus3_hardware.html#3and5inchdrive[/url]
and they are on about fitting a 3.5" PC floppy drive.
I was wondering has anyone done this and if so how does it work ?Help with maze in Sorcerer's Mountain.:-? Does anybody out there know how to get out of the maze in SORCERER'S MOUNTAIN a text adventure (with some pictures) written by Martin Sykes and r…
... get out of the maze in SORCERER'S MOUNTAIN a text ... realeased in for the Spectrum in 1984? The program is written in basic but ...MB02+ software and system developmentsThe following text was (before last modification) first published here: [url]http://www.sintech-shop.com/forum/board.php?boardid=20[/url] As discuss…
... of MB02+ to have 3 different media (representing different ... disk content is fully implemented in basic and there is no ... are correct handled.
3. MB02+ contains powerfull components ... done via ... .
3. Improved file manager as Discobolos ...Word-Master +3Hi. I've just been skimming through some of my old discs (actually, I've been skimming through a +3e image onto which I've copied a load of my old di…
... some old documents I wrote in [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org ... on WOS in a +3 version (I actually have the +3 version of ... ? Or have I missed it in Infoseek?
Headliner, which is ...Specdrum 3 W.I.PIts a new app so i needed a new thread sorry :) I am sorry i have been neglecting this site and i have been working hard on Specdrum 3 Honest i hav…
... working hard on Specdrum 3 Honest i have some ... of what to expect in Specdrum 3 , some things have ... away...
please note in some of the images you ... silly it will be changed in the final version
... now 20 samples in memory plus a 3 octave bass synth ...Looking for an extended BASIC graphics routine from mid- to late-80sHello all, This is my first post here so please go easy. This is basically a cut-and-paste job from comp.sys.sinclair where I've had no luck with an…
... I've discovered a small BASIC program that makes use of ... swap' commands from a typed-in BASIC extender program. Alas the machine ... one I'm after. Most BASIC command additions used * or . ... Computing or Sinclair Programs sometime in the mid 1980s (probably no ...Firefox 3.0 Final todayFirefox 3.0 Final will be released today at 6pm (GMT). Mozilla want to set a Guinness World Record for the most software downloaded in 24 hour. A n…
... for the most software downloaded in 24 hour.
... for release Tuesday with improvements in security, speed and design.< ... /> Many of the enhancements in Firefox 3 involve bookmarks. The new ... doesn't disrupt the log-in process.
Check ...How to convert hex bytes to .. in assembly?I hadn't a clue what to put in the title so..., I have in memory 3 hex bytes #10 #34 #50, e.g.,[code][size=2]#6400 10 , 34 , 50 ; hex 25600 16 , 52 …
... ...,
I have in memory 3 hex bytes #10 #34 #50 ...
