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Getting back into Spectrum BasicAfter a LONG break from Spectrum Basic, have discovered BASIN and starting to do some old school programs. Then I can run them on Nintendo DS using t…
... a LONG break from Spectrum Basic, have discovered BASIN and starting ... for that.
I'm trying to remember how I ... BASIN (and loading files from disk rather than sequentially from tape ... -
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…
... doing read operations from the disk drive?
... those interested:
I'm trying to port a 128K ... there's already a disk version, but somehow it ... is really straightforward: from BASIC a POKE 23388,16+ ... (page 5). After all disk loads finished, I built ... -
Saving in 48 mode to diskAs thread title. I did a little search but was not able to find anything, but you cannot really search for 48. Simple situation, I prefer to write b…
... situation, I prefer to write basic with the original editor as ... these are +3 things I'm writing (no commands though that ... back in +3 basic and finally save to disk.
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divIDE +3e: How can I put games into hard disk?I've got a +3, a divIDE and the +3e ROMs. I want to copy some games in the CF card so my +3e could execute them from BASIC ("disabled" divIDE, loadin…
... +3e could execute them from BASIC ("disabled" divIDE, loading games without ... protected / 128k games to hard disk?
- There is any ... could convert a z80 to BASIC loadable blocks (snap2tzx can convert ... kind of programs, but I'm unable to find them.
Converting games to disk: difficult loadersThis thread has an spanish version in foro speccy, but I haven't gathered enough information to overcome my problems. I've been converting some game…
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P.S.: I'm trying to convert games in ... that they use standard BASIC loaders (to use ... (Robocop) had floppy disk versions, but they don ... versions, but remain multiload in disk versions.
... 've loaded everything from BASIC, and then disabled that ...Getting Unit CHS detail in +3e BASICHello there my fellow WoS'ers I would like to know if there are system VARS or PEEK's that I could use to get the CHS info within BASIC at the mome…
... get the CHS info within BASIC
at the moment ... I have written a basic program that leaches this data ... that has been written to M: disk (RAM)
it takes ...Disabling the +3 disk buffer; yes, but how?I would like to disable the +3 disk buffer in order to retrieve those 4K from the machine's RAMdisk. By reading the computer manual and some posts on…
... like to disable the +3 disk buffer in order to retrieve ... to call +3DOS routines from BASIC. I guess I should use ... a short M/C program, but I don ...Is there a correct disk image format for CP/M disks?Following on from this thread: [thread=46119]DDR CP/M[/thread] I have received and have made a basic emulation of his CP/M system. Porthos has sent…
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I have received and have made a basic ... emulation of his CP/M system.
... has sent me some CP/M disks, which are named ... better way to store CP/M disks? Is there a ... with as many CP/M-supporting systems as possible?+3 Disk drive motorHi, I'm creating a disk file menu selector. I was wondering how to turn off the +3 drive motor and the motor timeout check from Basic (poking the co…
Hi,
I'm creating a disk file menu selector. I was ... the motor timeout check from Basic (poking the correct addresses?) after ...Are OpenSE BASIC and SE Basic IV incompatible with Plus D?Hello, I'm considering Andrew Owen's impressive [url=http://sourceforge.net/projects/sebasic/]OpenSE BASIC[/url] and [url=http://cheveron.github.io/…
Hello,
I'm considering Andrew Owen's impressive [ ... ://sourceforge.net/projects/sebasic/]OpenSE BASIC[/url] and [url=http:// ... I need the Plus D disk interface too.
The ... D incompatible with OpenSE BASIC and SE Basic IV, or is there ...Beginners Basic Programming BookHi All, My son is interested in learing programming and I got him started on a spectrum emulator on my laptop. I've bought him a +2 (grey) 128 of Eb…
... a +2 (grey) 128 of Ebay. Apart from the basic manual that ... can anyone recommend a good basic typing in book to get ... one from the archives. I'm after an easy to follow ...Tell when BASIC program was written to disk or modified?I have a small tune written in BASIC and stored on a 3" disk. Is there any way to tell when I created the tune? Is there a program that will run on a…
... tune written in BASIC and stored on a 3" disk. Is there ...Where's my green square? Basic & m/c question.I'm going mad here - can anyone tell me why my little basic program isn't displaying a green square at the top of the screen? I've checked the num…
... 'm going mad here - can anyone tell me why my little basic ... don't think the basic is overwriting the M/C. I've ...Tape to +3 disk transferWhen the first basic part was merged from tape, to be saved to disk, and it looked like this: [img]https://i.imgur.com/UQx1hc2.jpg[/img] how di…
... the first basic part? When the files were saved to disk, I ... mean...
It's only when a merged basic ... part looks more like this, that I'm able ... to transfer and run the game from disk:
Screen corruption with devices on edge connector (grey +2)Hi, I've recently done a full capacitor replacement and replaced all 16x DRAM chips on my grey +2. Prior to this I would get a corrupted screen…
... 16x DRAM chips on my grey +2.
Prior to ... , the menu works, can type basic in, etc.
However ... a power supply issue? I'm using the standard +2 power ...ZX +2/A - What does "Drive M: Available" mean.I just received a +2/A I bought on eBay, plugged to my TV and on the start up screen below the copyright info at the bottom is a line that says "Driv…
From +3 basic you could try:
cat "m:"
< ... fast off the ram disk. It does work well ... the grey +2 ramdisk tho'
load"m:filename ... "
save"m:filename"
m:" and then all ...Platformer BAS file?Does anyone have an example of a platformer in BASIC? Specifically one that uses drawn sprites, etc.
... you need every tick. BASIC is already quite slow, ...
I'm not saying using the silicon disk is a bad ... teave the silicon disk operations in interpreted basic. I've done ... issue, I think I'm being quite a bit stubborn ... them 'cause they had a grey +2 or a 128+, ...Significant machines by yearI'd roughly divide Spectrum's hardware history into four periods: Sinclair (1980 to 1985), Amstrad (1986 to 1988 ), Russian (1989 to 1996) and Homebr…
... too much praise. I'm just an enthusiastic hacker.< ... agree, Disciple was the best disk system.
[quote]And ... take 1989 hands down. Grey area copy of speccy ... discussed the development of SAM BASIC. He wrote it by ... from scratch). With SE Basic I had the benefit ...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…
... allow drive access in 48K BASIC too - works for some ... Spectaculator, in both Toasty and Grey+2 modes, and it ... my intention to disassemble the M/C part and see ... command in an extended Basic i am trying to ... that be the 48KDB (48K Disk Basic)?
If that is ...Send in the ClonesPlease name all the Spectrum clones out there ( I would say I need it back on my desk in 5 minutes , but I will be a bit more generous in this case!…
... Ltd} and {ZX Spectrum BASIC Programming|Sinclair Research Ltd}.# ... colour (initially). Rather than being grey, it is black. Internally, ... model; in essence, the disk drive from the +3 was ... Sinclair Research Ltd} featuring BASIC extensions (CP/M, TR-DOS, networking ...Send in the ClonesPlease name all the Spectrum clones out there ( I would say I need it back on my desk in 5 minutes , but I will be a bit more generous in this case!…
... Ltd} and {ZX Spectrum BASIC Programming|Sinclair Research Ltd}.< ... colour (initially). Rather than being grey, it is black. Internally, ... model; in essence, the disk drive from the +3 was ... Sinclair Research Ltd} featuring BASIC extensions (CP/M, TR-DOS, networking ...Interface for PC ZXSee last entry of former TOPIC. I'm working on the interface. Info about it on MISCELLANEOUS Author: Arjun (---.bng.vsnl.net.in) Date: 08-13-01 …
... of former TOPIC. I'm working on the interface. ... devices of the PC (hard disk, floppy, CD, etc). Of ... 32
I'm already working on a parallel ... program was TI extended Basic on the TI99 4A... ... that on pc,,,TI extended Basic language...any chance you ...Didaktik M (ZX Spectrum clone selling)Here is an offer to buy ZX Spectrum clone ( DIDAKTIK M ) from Slovakia, basic info: 100% functionality, Kempston & Sinclair joysticks connectors, tap…
Here is an offer to buy ZX Spectrum clone ( DIDAKTIK M ) from Slovakia, basic info: 100% functionality, Kempston & Sinclair joysticks connectors, tape device connector, TV and VIDEO out, 48kB RAM/ 16kB ROM. Price GBP 50.SPIN Public Beta 0.1b Available for downloadHi all, back again, and as just recently announced on CSS, SPIN has been updated. Here's the post to CSS (or the relevant parts): It's been a bu…
... is the new +3
disk support, it's not 100 ... power icon, thanks Neuro, (I'm not sure about it
Added *Basic* +3e emulation - it loads and ...Disk Drives for TS2068This is for folks who are familiar with the TS 2068 (likely folks in the US): Looking for aftermarket disk drives for my TS 2068. If anyone knows a…
This is for folks who are familiar with the TS 2068 (likely folks in the US): Looking for aftermarket disk drives for my TS 2068. If anyone knows about an adapter that will let the 2068 print to a regular printer, I'm all ears too.Spin 0.4 as Basic Editor / tape recording interfaceI'm programming in 128BASIC in Spin *wonderful emulator*, and I use tape recording emulation when I save my humble projects(because neither .sna nor …
I'm programming in 128BASIC in Spin * ... "prog1"] command from the zx basic editor, tape browser shows the ...Compiling BasicI'm not good in compiling sinclair basic because i was 15 when i got my first spectrum, and it was the first computer i saw. I wasn't aware of compil…
I'm not good in compiling sinclair basic because i was 15 when ...[NEW]: Spectaculator 4.0Hi everyone, Finally managed to finish it... enjoy! --- [NEW]: Spectaculator 4.0 Spectaculator is a Sinclair ZX Spectrum emulator for PCs runnin…
... . Output can be saved to disk, copied to the
clipboard ... from projects such as SE Basic and the Spectrum +3e.
I'm also wondering if there are ...WTD: Orange BASIC Prog'ing bookI'm after the standard BASIC programming book that came with all the speccy 48K's - y'know, the thick orange one. Anyone got a spare one knocking aro…
I'm after the standard BASIC programming book that came with all the speccy 48K's - y'know, the thick orange one. Anyone got a spare one knocking around?
Cheers,
Jim.Advice about drawing sprites on spectrum I've coded sprite drawing before and know all the theory about masks from a long time ago (microhobby rules! ;), but since I did it on Amiga with ha…
... refresh is somewhere else. I'm told that top games such ... from "tapes", cross-assembler, disk-based? I'm uncertain about my path ... coding by typing DATA into BASIC ;)
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