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Wich key of a rubber Key Spectrum get used least??I'm wondering of all the Keys on a rubber key ZX Spectrum on average wich one do you reccon gets used the least?? I have played with the idea whilst…
... be used quite a bit in Basic Print statments where abreviation is ... the keyboard, so that each key has roughly equal wear under ... -
Timex Sinclair 2068Hi guys. This is my first post here, the first of many, I hope.. :) I have a Timex Sinclair 2068 but don?t know much about it. It was given as a gif…
... [/i] you decide to code in BASIC :)
It' ... that you run it in your emulator (or real ... work, when I code in BASIC to be compiled, is ... prefer the tokenized editor (1 key, 1 keyword ;) ). When ... several simple compiler instructions in REM lines at the ... -
Spectrum Basic InterpreterHello. I started this days a strange project: an interpreter of the Spectrum Basic that can run in a Spectrum. Here is a very preliminar version: […
... you break the program you will get:
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Spectrum Basic InterpreterHello. I started this days a strange project: an interpreter of the Spectrum Basic that can run in a Spectrum. Here is a very preliminar version: […
... you break the program you will get:
C Nonsense in BASIC ... there are no scroll control, in the Spectrum it works because ... reproduce it. The break generates the expected: L BREAK into program, 20 ... -
Prince of Persia in an actual Spectrum?Prince of Persia is one the best games programmed for our Speccy in the last 10 years, but I think originally was written for TR Dos, although there …
... (on a real machine AND in the emulator).
Mine uses ... loading entry point (after the BREAK test) so it doesn't ... $556 :( Might fix this and BREAK key though, if I find some ... -
EightyOne 0.43Hmmm, 'twas round about July I fell asleep and only came round t'other day - honest gov! Anyway, I thought I'd better whip out a quick release and p…
... corrupted when loading an application in BASIC RAM? Older versions have been ... on EighyOne's "PC" quote key does nothing, why?[/quote]
key - it's SHIFT 2). National ... keyboard support is in the works though.
basizx newsHello. I've uploaded a new version of basizx. Now there is also an Amstrad CPC incarnation, able to LOAD and SAVE +3 basic files in disc. And the I…
... Modifying basic code and intoducing new codes will break programas that ... game)
Are compiled BASIC programs larger or smaller than ... with large BASIC programs.
Current BASIC compilers get ... who used to be faster in BASIC than the speccy... you ...Cybernoid editorSo, my long tern goal is to make my own Cybernoid or Rex like game (see an ancient thread about Sprite advice)...but my skills are somewhat lacking..…
... to use. Could be done in BASIC.
If you just ... main menu of a game (in this case Cybernoid) and work ... game starts the proggy will break. Look at the value of ... map details with little effort.. in windows at least :)basizx newsHello. I've uploaded a new version of basizx. Now there is also an Amstrad CPC incarnation, able to LOAD and SAVE +3 basic files in disc. And the I…
... it breaks compatibility completely. The BASIC was never designed to be ... that ROM or modification can break that compatibility.
... for speed. It would run BASIC the fastest but not be ... loosing speed and new features in BASIC to get those last few ...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…
... addresses. Ie POKE address,data in Basic. All Basic variables, all C variables ... bytes in Sinclair basic and some math libraries in Spectrum C implementations. Strings in basic ... the reserved keywords in C:
auto, break, case, char, const ...Cybernoid editorSo, my long tern goal is to make my own Cybernoid or Rex like game (see an ancient thread about Sprite advice)...but my skills are somewhat lacking..…
... full lifts will be problematic in BASIC, so I am thinking of ... 2 tiles for each lift in its shifted position. Then when ... idea is to have a key item that removes a certain ...Cybernoid editorSo, my long tern goal is to make my own Cybernoid or Rex like game (see an ancient thread about Sprite advice)...but my skills are somewhat lacking..…
... deciding what takes precedent in the final screen data:< ... there. Both will be slow in BASIC.
3/ additional ... . These things can be added in an .asm sequel ;-).
key item that removes a ... is implementing this temporarily in a per-game, or ...EHIS vs MD2The poll of Polls
... sooner. Or is it the break key? You can also make substitutions ... complicate things.
In other news today: this is ... my 400th post. And in a thread about Crazy Horse ...Spritual successor to the Speccy1988-1995 - Atari ST/STe/Falcon 1995-2000 - ? hmmm ? 2000-2006 - Playstation 2 with a keyboard 2007- ?
... on the background, press a key and that dissapears. Colin ... do think because of the Basic being more or less ... Beta Basic V5 that it IS ... very very powerful too, even in Basic, forget the 24K of ... wonder why more of the Basic programmer`s from the ...Getting scr addresses from x and yCould someone please tell me how to calculate the 8 screen addresses corresponding to a character printed in basic at coordinates x and y? For examp…
... of what I'm doing in Spectaculator:[url]http://zxspectrum.zidev ... really enjoying programming in BASIC after such a long break.
I wasn ... anything I could have written in BASIC - I have much to learn ... equation were it written out in full each time it's ...Question about snapshot files....I've noticed that everytime I play "The Boss" (football management) it produces the same scores. I've played the first 5 games 3 or 4 times now and t…
... a game written in BASIC.
Just press BREAK.
type RANDOMIZE ... definite place in its sequence of numbers (according to the BASIC-manual).Question about snapshot files....I've noticed that everytime I play "The Boss" (football management) it produces the same scores. I've played the first 5 games 3 or 4 times now and t…
... a game written in BASIC.
Just press BREAK.
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If I put the RANDOMIZE command in ... I just repeating the same basic error?128k dead, no TV signalI got 128k spectrum (heatsink model) from a friend of mine. He told me that speccy is dead, and he doesn't know what's wrong with it. When I plugged…
... the 128 plugged in and on, hold down the 'break' key and press ...128k dead, no TV signalI got 128k spectrum (heatsink model) from a friend of mine. He told me that speccy is dead, and he doesn't know what's wrong with it. When I plugged…
... the 128 plugged in and on, hold down the 'break' key and press ...128k dead, no TV signalI got 128k spectrum (heatsink model) from a friend of mine. He told me that speccy is dead, and he doesn't know what's wrong with it. When I plugged…
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My spanish +128K ( bought in 1985) has a AMSTRAD ULA ... nice to see AMSTRAD ULA in 128k speccy :) We mentioned earlier ... the 128 plugged in and on, hold down the 'break' key and press ... there is no test on break nor sound on MIC port ...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…
... a little faster when a key hasn't been pressed, and ... /> Don't worry about that in basic -- you'll definitely want it ... as fast as possible. Since basic is fairly slow, other non ...128 spectrum zx +2 is stuck on test screenhey this is my first spectrum i bought it from a boot-sale for 2 pound and it came with loads of games but when i turn it on i get the test screen an…
... keyboard fault.
The Break key on your keyboard is most ... and then put them back in.
If the problem ...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…
... crash course in two of the key concepts in C programming ... [/B]
In Basic you have integer, floating point ... and string variables. Sinclair basic hides the distinction between ... declare numbers with the basic interpretter automatically converting to ...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…
... no longer a coding worry in BASIC.
(2) ... you then probe each key from the MSB down ... five keys from a single IN statement, as above.
In summary, two keys pressed ... keys per player, two IN statements should always succesfully ...Help hacking Split PersonalitiesI`ve been hacking away at Split Personalities for the purpose of putting new screens and graphics (items). The current screen is at 41187 and is 160…
... a packer for yersen in basic by loading your screen ... stick any code in say #33 in the first ten places ... instances of that address in the program by doing ... be drawn the prog will break. Look at the ix ... attributes start on a screen break on #e0b7 and examine ...How can I view code from a game?Hi All, I had a Spectrum years ago and it is what started my love for playing games. I have recently been playing some of the old games I used to pl…
... It is written largely in basic. (with some m/c ... have the listing in plain-text in front of me ... to get past the short BASIC "loader" program).
... want, but Striker prevents BREAK being pressed, and ... emulators have dissasemblers built in nowadays, (oops, I ...What did Spectrum BASIC lack (and was BBC BASIC so good?)Over the years, I've read in various multi-format magazines, that BBC BASIC was probably the best BASIC available on an 8-bit machine. I've never use…
... it wasn't abstracted in the BASIC. But BBC BASIC was better than ... want to write a program in BASIC for simplicity and maintainability, but ... to embed some assembler in a BASIC program was very, very ... in keyword system of the Speccy was good for the rubber key ...The PrinceBeing interested in all things microdrivey, and seeing what Digital Prawn has been up to recently I thought I'd have a look at [URL="http://www.world…
... . Have a look at the basic file "norun" - it's just ... FOR HYPER LOAD DISABLE[/CODE]
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[CODE]& ...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…
... , you could check in advance if the players ... perhaps wait for a key to confirm), instead of ... checking for valid moves in advance eliminates the ... /> Checking moves in advance is not viable in BASIC, but that's ... the way I would have done it in ...
