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Best 128k model to add CF IDE disk etcHi, i'm hoping to turn one of my speccys into more of a 'console' the plan is i'd like loads of speect games installed say on a compact flash card …
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i'm hoping to turn one of ... 'd like to use a grey +2, but i see the ... -
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…
... magazines, that BBC BASIC was probably the best BASIC available on an ... ) Why is BBC BASIC so highly regarded? I'm not saying it ... />
2) What did Spectrum BASIC lack that might have been ... to write a few very basic BASIC programs for Computer Studies. -
Wanted: Working +2 (Grey) scart leadAs youu may have read elsewhere I bought a scart lead for my grey +2 (round 9v PSU connetor) off ebay from "some guy in Poland". The cable sucked and…
... a scart lead for my grey +2 (round 9v PSU connetor ... pleased me greatly. So, I'm at the mercy of the ... -
Grey Plus 2 Keyboard - For anyone who wants it.Hi guys, I'm getting rid of some of my speccy stuff. I have a grey +2 keyboard here; it was working fine the last time i used it. Its free to a go…
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Faulty +2 Grey :(Hello everyone... i was trying to fix a +2 grey board the other day, i had it for some time now. It gave a black screen (paper and border) with two …
... trying to fix a +2 grey board the other day, i ... base to a working +2 grey i have in order to ... clue here?
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Graphic equalizer m.c. program neededBack in the 90's I had a full-screen attribute equalizer that was simple, yet very impressive. We used to listen to Vangelis or Jean M Jarre by conne…
... listen to Vangelis or Jean M Jarre by connecting the tape ... with the code. Since I'm translating this from Portuguese to ... hope that someone who understands m.c. will understand the idea ... /> The program should return to Basic by pressing a certain key ... -
problems using new TRD files within emulatorsDear folks! As you may know, I'm working on the TRD file support for my ZX-Modules programs. For validation - I need a good emulator that supports …
... /> As you may know, I'm working on the TRD file ... a simple memory dump to disk using the command
RANDOMIZE ... error messages from the 128k Basic of the simulated Pentagon or ... were created with EmuZWin's disk explorer!!! Anyway, the structure of ... -
Understanding extensions to the BASIC parserFor a while, I've had a rather 'rinkety dink' extension to BASIC via an RST 8 trap in hardware, just so that I can send stuff to a Spectrum over ethe…
... rather 'rinkety dink' extension to BASIC via an RST 8 trap ... at all - I think I'm just not seeing the wood ... parameter value. So basically, I'm sure there is something I ... 'm not setting up right either ... -
Zip disk long format problemHere's a puzzler. I've checked out the Iomega help & FAQs and Iomega user forum and Usenet and haven't as yet fully resolved this problem - so now I'…
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* Long format runs (disk chugs away for 10 minutes ... stays at 0%. When disk access stops the format ... off power to restart. Disk is not formatted correctly ... system is working OK and disk is formatted correctly.
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3" disk preservation - optionsFor now we're still able to find old PCs with Floppy drives, floppy drive cables, new PCs that may not have a Floppy drive but still have the FDC and…
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I'm aware of the current situation ... an image of the 3" disk. The image would be sent ... " drive could help with the disk
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BASIC Keyword ReferenceRealised that the Sinclair Basic section would be a better place for discussion of BASIC keywords, so for reference the old thread is in [thread=2005…
... K : V PI : E : M
CODE : E : I ... + G
. : KLC : SYM + M ~ : E : SYM + A
/ ... colours within strings in a BASIC listing.
Saving a complete SCREEN$ in BASICI'm trying to save a SCREEN$ to a tape file (basically the original data is in a .tzx file that I'm trying to save in a .tap format) but the problem …
I'm trying to save a SCREEN$ ... a .tzx file that I'm trying to save in a ... I try to save from BASIC, the "Start tape and press ...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 …
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I started my own BASIC compiler for the ZX Spectrum ... /> It also has a tiny (basic) TZX library (to save standard ... the moment), and a minimalistic BASIC tokenizer to generate ZX Spectrum ... (not only Z80 ones). I'm currently starting a peephole optimizer ...Trying to add a play lead to my +2(grey)I know this has been discussed at length and rediscussed again but I'm still not sure how to do it! I just want to add a line in so that I can turbo …
... and rediscussed again but I'm still not sure how to ... load snapshots to my +2(grey). I have one of those ... what they do! (And I'm pretty sure at least one ... />
and the socket I'm planning to solder (to the ...+3 3.5" drive B problemsGreetings, I have a chinon357 3.5" floppy with jumpers to work with the +3. Been using it for a while now. Works ok except every time I want to acc…
... to have to have a disk in drive B while ... be able to access the disk?
Also, ...
If I access the disk (CAT command to view contents ... m getting this error?
I can still type in a Basic ... a new 3.5" disk and reinstalled the game using ...Help! +3 disk trouble!Can anyone please help me... I've just (successfully) replaced the disk drive belt on my +3, but the pin for write/erase dropped out and I'm not sur…
... 've just (successfully) replaced the disk drive belt on my +3 ... /erase dropped out and I'm not sure where it came ...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…
... ve discovered a small BASIC program that makes use ... from a typed-in BASIC extender program. Alas the ... not the one I'm after. Most BASIC command additions used ... know. The program I'm trying to resurrect is ... (Note that the m/code routine I'm looking for is ...How to claim back the border space in basic?Hey, I'm wondering if there is a way to reclaim the space the border usually occupies in BASIC? I am sure I have hit BREAK on some games and ended up…
Hey, I'm wondering if there is a ... the border usually occupies in BASIC? I am sure I have ... ended up back in +2 basic and noticing they had got ...Unprotecting games without knowning m.c.DivIDE or MB02 users don't need unprotected games, but those who still use the Microdrive, Wafadrive, Timex FDD, +3, Plus D, Disciple or use the new …
... /> For someone who knows m.c. it will probably be ... but I only have a basic concept of JP, LDIR ... overwrite the System Variables and BASIC area.
... a game loader leaves BASIC permanently and starts running machine ... at 16384 and used M.C. to LDIR the ...alternate BASIC ROMI've come up with a few patches to the standard ROM to make it use the 128 shadow screen by default. The ROM is reorganised as follows: RAMTOP is se…
... under 32K is available for BASIC
the shadow screen is ... it for a project I'm working on. I just wondered ... almost a full 48K for BASIC programs. On the other hand ...Daton Software Info ?Hi folks, Does anyone know more about Daton Software: http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekpub.cgi?regexp=^Daton+Software$ We currently only have…
... $", "spin" & "SPIN IT".. I'm not sure how to get ... hardware/disk format. I had to change some of the BASIC
Games in basicIs there a definitive list of published games written in Basic, I'm particularly interested in Text adventures.
Is there a definitive list of published games written in Basic, I'm particularly interested in Text adventures.CP/M Plus Manual for Spectrum +3Hi everybody, I'm Anny and this is my first message here. Sorry if I was wrong to leave this request. I've an original CP/M Plus for Spectrum +3 lic…
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I'm Anny and this is my ... . I've an original CP/M Plus for Spectrum +3 license ... to download the CP/M Plus and Mallard Basic manual from WOS ...Just wrote my first useful working Speccy BASIC program in years...A nice UK National Lottery number generator. And not just any lotto number generator either. This one generates 8 lines of 6 numbers without replace…
... I've succeeded in Speccy BASIC, I think I might just ... go in C++. Plus I'm learning Z80 assembler too. Another ...Any games that only had music on Disk version?I didn't think this to be true but I can't for the life of me get Fernandez must die to play with music unless I use the disk version So does anyone…
... music unless I use the disk version
So does ... not? I wondered if I'm just doing something wrong with ...The ZX printer buffer in +3 modeI have a few programs on .DSK images that were transferred from Timex disks, but some of them have code starting at 23296. Most of the time the code …
... the code is loaded from Basic and needs to returns to ... Basic.
Since all I need is disk access and ... area while in +3DOS? I'm trying to avoid relocating the ...King Valley 1st level challengeCan anyone work out how to get past [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0012890"]King Valley[/URL], level 1. It should be easy, a …
... , but I'm stuck with it... I'm very frustrated as ... has a height of two grey bricks.
When ... , the shovel clears the grey section of floor top right ... knock out some of the grey blocks but I don' ... Pentagon 128, Drag/Drop the disk image, select TR DOS ...ZX80 Snapshot queryDoes anyone know why Z80 snapshots store some data as different values? I was initially trying to print the Outlet magazine Outdex files from Master…
... have created an "empty" MGT disk file to save the file ... of storing system variables, Spectrum Basic, etc, why would pure text ... TZX file) onto a virtual disk. The result then ran OK ... moved around. Who knows ... I'm off down the pub.:lol ...Spectrum +2 (Grey) Composite Out IssueHi, i have just acquired a grey Spectrum +2. I always use composite video to display output from my collection of machines. When i hook up my trusty…
... , i have just acquired a grey Spectrum +2. I always use ... normal mode selection menu (48k basic, 128k basic etc).
does ...Moving real tape, tzx,dsk, tap or sna files to +3 diskHi, I've just purchased a +3 to relive my youth (I turn 30 next month - this was a present :) ) and I'd like to know the easiest way to convert old …
... sna to a real +3 disk? Consider me a dummy in ... so please keep it *ahem* basic.
I'd like ... program to copy to +3 disk. Alternatively, a direct method of ... to a file on +3 disk (basically some sort of direct ...
