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From RAM to dim v$() "video buffer" SPEED UP!Hi! This question is related to "quick RAM copy using LET in Basic" ([url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=44296[/url]). Wel…
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- v$(32*20) DIM variable for "video buffer".
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- A dir variable that stores the v$ dim RAM position.
Streams - File HandlingHello there my fellow WoS'ers I am attempting to write a Z80 / Snapshot Launching program that is based on a category of files # - Z whereby each f…
... accept writing anything to a Variable channel at all; and I ... .txt"
20 DIM #4,size
30 DIM f$(size*2)
40 ... /> 50 FOR a=1 to size: PRINT #5; INKEY$ #4: NEXT ...LgK image compressorOk people, i decided to make it proper thread since i've finally got something tested & useful for everyone. Here is my "chunky" ZX image compressor …
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[code]screen file| size |RCS+ZX7|LC5.2.1 ... with header removed and autogenerated variable-size Z80 decompressor added. Optimized generic ... 't decided yet) but the size would be close to the ...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…
... value using a true random variable -- how long it takes ... fixed memory locations to hold variable contents. However there is ... manager like malloc, which supports variable size blocks, may not be ... memory blocks of requested size and u_free for reabsorbing ...Z80 compressorIs there one available? Is it any good? Peeps have been suggesting we should look into this, so here's a new thread! I'd do the compressor on the …
... each byte is encoded using variable-size symbols based on the frequencies ...Streams - File HandlingHello there my fellow WoS'ers I am attempting to write a Z80 / Snapshot Launching program that is based on a category of files # - Z whereby each f…
... )[/URL] - this explains the [B]DIM #s[/B] and [B]NEXT ... the +3e ROM, the [B]DIM#s,fsize[/B] will always ... .TXT"
120 DIM #4, size
130 DIM f$(size*2)
140 ... /> 150 FOR a=1 TO size
160 PRINT #5; INKEY ...PFlagsIs there an explantion somewhere of what bits mean what in the printing flags? 1 23658 FLAGS2 More flags. 1 23693 ATTR P Permanent current col…
... string.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=1]1 - Set if handling a new variable.[/SIZE]
[SIZE ... =1]2 - unused.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=1]3 - unused.[/SIZE]
[SIZE ...z88dk sticky?I've just tried to PM Alcoholics Anonymous and couldn't because "Alcoholics Anonymous has exceeded their stored private messages quota and cannot acc…
... exit or fflush(NULL). The size of an FD* varies depending ... an FD struct of appropriate size is then allocated for the ... multiple i/o terminals of variable size. This allows multiple text windows ... as getting character / text string size, etc.
In ...Machine Code Routine of the weekHow about a thread that has a routine each week that is in [B]assembly language[/B] and is also described in great detail what the hell is going on …
... be sorted is variable size. You want to ... characteristics given the variable size items. I do ... /> push de ; save size
push bc ; ... /> call l_mul_16_16x16 ; hl = nmemb*size
pop de ...What Spectrum projects (Software/Games/Utility)(Hardware)(Others) are you working on?So, basically that :) You dont have to give names or more clues if you dont want to ;) Also, if you are working on more than one, you can tell all of…
... moving sprite. Ritman uses a variable size buffer to do this, up ...What Spectrum projects (Software/Games/Utility)(Hardware)(Others) are you working on?So, basically that :) You dont have to give names or more clues if you dont want to ;) Also, if you are working on more than one, you can tell all of…
... moving sprite. Ritman uses a variable size buffer to do this, up ...pathfindingworking on pathfinding in the game. here is Russian description of Lee's algorithm: [url]http://algolist.manual.ru/games/wavealg.php[/url] "if-then"…
I use the Dijkstra algorithm for calculating paths, as it's simple & quick, although it needs a lot of memory (in Spectrum terms). It's easy to write it in Spectrum BASIC in a couple of dozen lines, but impossible to run it as it needs several meg of ...SCREEN$ bug fixI've been using the SCREEN$() function recently for reading data off the screen rather than taking up space with an array and I got fed up with the s…
... to make the UDG set variable size I might as well allow ... the others to be variable size as well, as then the ... does all that, and a variable dump routine which takes 4 ... as, although I wrote a variable search routine some time ago ...Writing faster BASICIn terms of structuring BASIC programs, what are the best ways allocate variables, functions, arrays? Any tips. I remember INPUT mag had some suggest…
... use as integers etc (with DIM variable as type) or it will ...Variable sized tiles /tile routineHow would you do a variable sized tile routine where the tiles have position variables too? Thanks would be interested to learn :)
... the screen, drawing tiles of variable size shouldn't be hard. I ...Variable sized tiles /tile routineHow would you do a variable sized tile routine where the tiles have position variables too? Thanks would be interested to learn :)
... the screen, drawing tiles of variable size shouldn't be hard. I ...Heavy on the Magic Pt 2 ?Afaik Gargoyle's guys planned to launch expansion packs for their arcane jewel, but "these never came to light" (Wikipedia). Expansion packs could be…
... kind of compression (rooms have variable size in memory).ZX Spectrum Next Kickstarter Launchedhttps://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1835143999/zx-spectrum-next
... surprise here! You need a variable for line counter. You need ... to do any ROP function, variable size, and on and on and ... terms of number, memory bandwidth, size and ROP function that hardware ...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…
... eggs from some insects of variable size, moving at full speed through ...SpecBAS 0.718 Now AvailableHi Folks! After an appreciable delay, the latest and (dare I say it?) greatest SpecBAS update is now available. We're moving into modern times with …
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CALL ... about the files (total size and count) to a ... be used with arrays - DIM a$(10) STRUCT mystruct[(default ...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…
... fonts were 512 characters in size, and made string handling more ... 35 times without needing a variable to keep count
... /> Omitting a loop-control variable in FOR EACH caused the ... end were left unspecified
DIM SPLIT arrays created empty arrays ...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, …
... x$,y$,d$,l$="":
DIM m(mw,mh),dx=-1 ... ,0,1,0:
DIM dy=0,-1,0,1 ... first we set our maze size - Chompston uses 29x21 so we ... be 0 to 255 in size. So long as we' ... in e$ in a new variable, d$. We then remove that ... n=LEN x$:
DIM x(n),y(n),d ...Oneliner contestHello to you all, I dare you to make a program on 1 BASIC line. Here is the place to sent your ONELINERS [url]http://www.zxspectrum.00freehost.co…
... quick notes:
1. Variable h increases together for both ... the same variable. There's no need to use DIM for this ... boundary condition of the array size limit being reached, (needing similar ... br />
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2. DIM t(2) assigns value zero ...New oneliners for 2008[INDENT][INDENT][INDENT]Here's my attempt at a first-person-perspective 3d game in one line of BASIC. It's called 'wormhole', and you've got to get t…
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1 DIM a$(5):
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LET ... isn't a one letter variable sufficient?[/quote]
In ... a turn right.
The DIM command will always make your ... the DIM A$(5) which will always truncate A$ to a size ...New oneliners for 2008[INDENT][INDENT][INDENT]Here's my attempt at a first-person-perspective 3d game in one line of BASIC. It's called 'wormhole', and you've got to get t…
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DIM m(735):
LET m ... code does not set system variable [B]INSTRNR[/B] properly yet ... , which was not optimized for size or performance yet. In particular ...A BASIC compiler projectHi, I started my own BASIC compiler for the ZX Spectrum (and Z80 machines) 3 months ago. It's still in ALPHA stage (when it is mature, I will write …
... Declares an initialized array:
DIM A(1, 3) => {{ ... being you have to specify variable types. This might introduce ... highly recommended.
When a variable is not declared, the compiler ... block which fit the requested size is 'sliced' and returned). ...Dim commandI try o find a BASIC COMPILER for ZX SPECTRUM 128 that use DIM command with two or more letter as 10 DIM AB(10) instead of 10 DIM A(10) Any iforma…
... /qckDIM.shtml"][COLOR=#000066]DIM[/COLOR][/URL] M[COLOR ... /qckDIM.shtml"][COLOR=#000066]DIM[/COLOR][/URL] p,pp ... never seen such a DIM statement in ZX BASIC ...
When you use DIM without the $ in ZX BASIC ... space for the variable to a float size (5 bytes). ...Dim commandI try o find a BASIC COMPILER for ZX SPECTRUM 128 that use DIM command with two or more letter as 10 DIM AB(10) instead of 10 DIM A(10) Any iforma…
... on basic programs of any size and can use sophisticated techniques ... little to no changes. The DIM as FLOAT stuff you mentioned ... . If you don't specify variable types, it will do what ... the compiler what type the variable is means it can generate ...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…
... elements could require a stack size of 50K in the worst ... to limit the required stack size? The solution is quite simple ... n=50
9010 RANDOMIZE : DIM s(ln n/ln 2 ... ,2): LET p=0: DIM p$(n,1): FOR i ... enough anymore to only preserve variable [B]b[/B] in the ...
