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  • where is border/ink, etc stored in rom?hi, i just wondered where these were stored in rom and how i change these?

    hi, i just wondered where these were stored in rom and how i change these?
    digital digital January 2017 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Need Some Basic HelpHi all, I’ve decided to give programming in Spectrum Basic a go again (bit of nostalgia trip!) and I’m trying to develop a CYOA style game. How…

    ... stats are: PROG=1.5kb; VARS=31kb; FREE=9KB
    ... SUB 2001
    1000 DIM a$(240,128):
    ... must be a DIM$ & first in VARS so that its ... /> REM data in a$() starts at: (VARS)+length of 2D ... FN p(23635),,
    "VARS= ";FN p(23641)-FN ...
    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny April 2018 Sinclair Basic
  • Probing the variables in 128K modeHello again! Briefly, I'm writing an m/c routine to read some BASIC variables. So, before I start, I try to get an idea for the structure of how var…

    ... structure of how variables are stored in memory.

    in the WoS archive.
    in 128K mode).
    ... program to run correctly in 128K mode.
    ... /> LD HL,(23627) ; VARS
    NEXTVAR
    LD ...
    Digital Prawn Digital Prawn March 2008 Development
  • What memory pages are being used in a +3DOS disk operation?To make a long story short: what pages are in use by +3DOS while doing read operations from the disk drive? Now, for the details, for those interest…

    ... short: what pages are in use by +3DOS while ... using the TAP version stored in WOS. This version has ... each block to be loaded in "extended" memory. To ... does not overwrite system vars, as main block is ... nearly all the available memory in all pages) succesfully? ...
    mcleod_ideafix mcleod_ideafix March 2011 Development
  • Chompston Mazes in SpecBASAfter the discussion in ASH-II's Pacman thread, I checked out the link there about generating 2D Pacman style mazes. This one was quite good fun, …

    ... d$,l$="":
    DIM m(mw,mh),dx=-1 ... 1,0:
    DIM dy=0,-1,0,1 ... contain coordinates of directions in the x and ... at that position in e$ in a new variable, ... LEN x$:
    DIM x(n),y(n),d ... just use the information stored in the strings directly to ...
    Dunny Dunny October 2015 Sinclair Basic
  • Speed of variables vs. POKE/PEEKGreetings, I'm sure I could probably find this out after careful study of the 48K ROM disassembly, but I was wondering whether someone already knew …

    ... that are used intensively in large loops, I should ... ]

    Actually, in theory, it doesn't matter ... of the vars area. This is documented somewhere in the ... a = 1
    20 DIM b(100)
    30 ... how the BASIC variables are stored in the basic program (see ...
    BloodBaz BloodBaz March 2007 Sinclair Basic
  • Brain 8I am glad to present my new "experiment" in Sinclair Spectrum 48K BASIC. https://drive.google.com/file/d/17_wCFWaAl5diIVt3rPLTbKhxDmPmYmOs/view?us…

    ... position of the variable i$ in the vars area; since I am ... for saving memory just in those lines in which speed is not ... to define positions and attributes, stored in a$,b$,c$,d$ variables ... able to avoid using any DIM statements for all the various ...
    patters patters April 2019 Brand new software
  • Solution for overwritten stack in 48k SNA filesIt has been known for quite some time now that the 48k SNA file format has one serious fault, which is described in the file formats section on the W…

    ... fault, which is described in the file formats section on ... While all other registers are stored in a file separately, the program ... encountered this problem in the game Knight Lore, in which storing PC ... bytes, where PC will be stored) into those two extra bytes ...
    Anonymous Anonymous October 2002 Emulators
  • A 10 in 1 Speccy ControllerStored in a kempston like joystick. It would plug into your TV like those Atari and Intellivision sticks. Which games should go on it? My choices: …

    Stored in a kempston like joystick. It ...
    usspeccyfan usspeccyfan May 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Arrays in C and C++ from a Java Programmer.I have been looking arround the web and found many conflicting answers to this question so I thaught I'd ask you folkes. What is the C and C++ equal…

    ... retreive the number of elements stored in an array.


    Scottie_uk Scottie_uk September 2006 Chit chat
  • Printing UDGs in BASICAfter looking a little through Winer Milly's code, it struck me that I might be able to speed up my Cybernoid editor by replacing: FOR a=0 TO 31: PR…

    ... to PRINT a UDG in this way, relative to ... that switches to UDG mode in the PRINT statement?
    ... coding the BASIC program in a Text Editor (TextMate ... the tile graphics stored in memory location in a UDG type ... with PRINT " " correct? In fact, I think this is ...
    48K 48K March 2007 Sinclair Basic
  • How do I clear only a specific area of a screen (quickly) in machine code ?I'm looking for a machine code routine which will clear the first 20 rows of the Spectrum's display (or any number of rows or columns) . I have found…

    ... routines which do the job in thirds (as is
    how ... the display is mapped in memory), which can
    clear ... the screen
    pixels are stored in memory) then that would be ...
    bobbyjaykid bobbyjaykid July 2007 Development
  • Packing numbers in as least memory as possibleI am writing some code for drawing vector lines etc. on the screen. These need to be stored in memory and I want to pack them in a smaller area as po…

    ... screen. These need to be stored in memory and I want to ... pack them in a smaller area as possible ... silly, but could this be stored in one byte instead of two ...
    carlinski carlinski March 2008 Development
  • FA: SAM Coup?! Amazing find, this is brand NEW, stored for years!Hello! This SAM was won years ago in a magazine competition (CVG I think) and was stored in a cupboard until now! It's brand new, almost certainly th…

    ... (CVG I think) and was stored in a cupboard until now! It ... certainly the last unused SAM in the whole world. Auction ends ...
    Gavin Gavin June 2008 Sales
  • How do the swingy ropes in Jet Set Willy work?Not sure if this should go in the programming forum but here goes. I remember back in '84 being totally blown away by the realistically swinging rope…

    ... sure if this should go in the programming forum but here ... goes. I remember back in '84 being totally blown away ... by the realistically swinging ropes in [I]Jet Set Willy[/I ... engine', or they are already stored in memory.... So, which is it ...
    xyzzy xyzzy September 2009 Games
  • File size in 128K RAM diskHi Folks, Is there a way to get the size of a file stored in the 128K RAM disk from within a BASIC program? Many thanks Paddy

    Hi Folks,

    Is there a way to get the size of a file stored in the 128K RAM disk from within a BASIC program?

    Many thanks

    Paddy
    Paddy Coleman Paddy Coleman September 2011 Sinclair Basic
  • Asking for help: ZXBC to ASM routine translationHallo, In order to save some bytes and gain speed, I'm asking for translation of a very simple ZXBC routine to Assembler [code] sub light(x as uinteg…

    Hallo,
    In order to save some bytes and gain speed, I'm asking for translation of a very simple ZXBC routine to Assembler
    [code]
    sub light(x as uinteger,y as uinteger,intensity as ubyte)
    dim adr as Uinteger
    if x
    LCD LCD November 2012 Development
  • SpecBAS 0.775 released!Hi all - me again :) SpecBAS has been updated again, and a whole load of new stuff has been added. Not many bugs fixed (none reported, and I only fo…

    ... /> CASE structure - CASE, WHEN, WHEN IN, OTHERWISE and END CASE - See ... /> Music files can now be stored in and played from a memory ... of the currently playing music in seconds
    MUSICLEN function - ... one-dimensional arrays, you can DIM a=1,2,3,4 ...
    Dunny Dunny May 2013 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • SpecBAS 0.830 Released!Hi guys - A new official release of SpecBAS has been released. The full changelog is below, but for now here's the download: [url]https://sites.goo…

    ... be. Now, UDGs are stored in ASCII positions 128 to 255 ... br /> 32bit display target, in preparation for 32bit graphic support ... assigns that caused a crash in multistatement lines
    ...
    DIM SPLIT arrays created empty arrays in some circumstances< ...
    Dunny Dunny February 2015 Sinclair Basic
  • The Generality of how to Preserve Software "in the round" . Software sellers are now citing their use of "air tight " boxes etc - so we know that an effort is now being made to preserve . But these (often "R…

    ... long the software has "lived in this luxury"

    ... the whole thing it covered in dust .

    When ... for each specific case . In Museums they have graduates specially ... cassettes can be stored in the limited space available in the airtight ...
    harriusherbartio harriusherbartio October 2019 MIA/STP/SDP
  • Are line numbers considered the first statement in the line?I'm trying to understand how BASIC variables are stored in memory using the BASIC Programming manual and am puzzled by the results of the control var…

    ... understand how BASIC variables are stored in memory using the BASIC Programming ...
    LevelUp LevelUp July 2020 BASIC
  • CODE instruction in array$ PRINTSo I'm still plugging away at BASIC and have found a line of code (another!) that's really puzzling me. The line is as follows: PRINT A$(P+Q TO P…

    ...

    The A$ values (in memory, decimal) are:
    478 ... index 481 plus the length in 478 (which is 8).
    in there and I don't ... made a mistake in reading how the values are stored in memory. Can ...
    LevelUp LevelUp October 2020 BASIC
  • About z88dk and autoexecsThis weekend I was playing a little with z88dk C cross Compiler. Amazing tool! I have three questions: 1- Does anybody know how to change the initia…

    ... are the 3 lines in the first screen marked ... t be using the system vars to store print position, ... the 32 column text in the next screens were ... like 2-byte parameters are stored in reverse byte order. So ... it looks like, eg, in your setfont function, you should ...
    Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous February 2005 Development
  • New Compo IdeaI've had this idea and would like to know what do you think about it. I think that most of us here know how to code in BASIC. The problem with Specc…

    ... charset being used is stored minus 256 at 23606 ... , to use a charset stored at 50000: 50000-256 ... the UDG set is stored in the same way at ... br /> On other machines: search in VARS for start of BASIC and ... by its code being stored in 23560 (the LASTK system ...
    na_th_an na_th_an April 2005 Development
  • If a C64 can do it...Forgive me if this isn't the right section. We've seen coders surprising us over and over again with excellent demos and things that a few years ago…

    ... is and that data is stored in memory at specific addresses. ... data structures are stored in memory at some address in some format. Integer ... a list of ascii characters stored at some address. C ... local and global variables (all vars in Basic are global, ie ...
    Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous March 2007 Development
  • +3dos BASIC Headers - Char and Number ArraysHi. I'm almost ready to release the first beta of "3eExplorer" my utility for extracting files from a +3e HDD/CF image. It's actually going quite w…

    ... Spectrum for the variables stored in memory in the VARS area.

    For ... the value you'd find stored in tape headers.
    glancaster glancaster July 2007 Development
  • +3dos BASIC Headers - Char and Number ArraysHi. I'm almost ready to release the first beta of "3eExplorer" my utility for extracting files from a +3e HDD/CF image. It's actually going quite w…

    ... Spectrum for the variables stored in memory in the VARS area.[/QUOTE]

    icabod icabod July 2007 Development
  • Project: M.u.l.e.Wokani came up with a great idea about trying an open-development approach for spectrum games, and I thought why not try with a game I have under dev…

    ... . Since the plot graphics are stored in column major order, adding one ... Since the buffer graphic is stored in column major order we have ... = attr; // make these available in global vars
    g_uchar1 = attr_mask;
    ...
    Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous September 2007 Development
  • Location of variableHi everyone When basic makes an array how to you find out the location in the ram of where the data is stored. :) Also, does it store the values in…

    ... a routine which searches the VARS area for a named string ... type. Remember that numbers are stored in 5-byte form, so manipulating ... them directly from memory in BASIC is a bit tricky ... FIND A STRING ARRAY NAMED IN o$
    3001 PRINT #0 ...
    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny September 2010 Sinclair Basic
  • Sorting an array...Hi Folks, Over the weekend I had a play with sorting algorithms - takes me back to my student days! :-o My first try was with the good old Bubble S…

    ... in VARS your variable is stored, and where in PROG your program line is stored ...
    Dunny Dunny October 2010 Sinclair Basic
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