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New for 2009 - mc onelinersI found the limit of one line and one screen's worth of program really useful in (re-)learning BASIC, so I've decided to carry the format over into m…
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[FONT=Arial][ ... ][/SIZE][FONT=Arial][SIZE=2]read keyboard space to b[/SIZE ... -
CSSCGC 2008 has now officially begunFor coming last in the 2007 crap game compo, I have the honour and privilege of hosting CSSCGC 2008! I have now put up the CSSCGC 2008 website at …
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Also, to Dr BEEP I say if you check ... ?
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Keys are read by using 23560.
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CSSCGC 2008 has now officially begunFor coming last in the 2007 crap game compo, I have the honour and privilege of hosting CSSCGC 2008! I have now put up the CSSCGC 2008 website at …
[QUOTE=Dr BEEP;334160]DP, no bug.
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CSSCGC 2008 has now officially begunFor coming last in the 2007 crap game compo, I have the honour and privilege of hosting CSSCGC 2008! I have now put up the CSSCGC 2008 website at …
[QUOTE=Dr BEEP;334163]done
Me ... perfect!
Keys are read by using 23560.
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CSSCGC 2008 has now officially begunFor coming last in the 2007 crap game compo, I have the honour and privilege of hosting CSSCGC 2008! I have now put up the CSSCGC 2008 website at …
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Thanks Dr BEEP, this truly is "Gold level ... /> I'm just grateful to read that you already worked out ... -
CSSCGC 2008 has now officially begunFor coming last in the 2007 crap game compo, I have the honour and privilege of hosting CSSCGC 2008! I have now put up the CSSCGC 2008 website at …
[quote=Digital Prawn;335311]Thanks Dr BEEP, this truly is "Gold level ... /> I'm just grateful to read that you already worked out ... -
User reviewsAs often requested (e.g. [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=18135"]here[/URL]), user reviews are now possible through the s…
... for your crapfix. An enjoyable read.
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New game : 123 Mazeor NUMBER MAZE. I have decided to upload the game to WoS and later to the MiniGame Compo. This is the BRAND NEW puzzle I made up. Now available on …
[quote=Dr BEEP;339207]Thanks, I am always ... show that I haven't read the instructions :razz: -
Did you ever had such a good idea...... that you thought about registering it and developping it for the market? I now have an idea for a new kind of puzzle. The first puzzles creat…
[quote=Dr BEEP;341539]Yes it resembles so ... that option.
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Hacking into speccy gamesWhen I was younger, I always wanted to hack (or break into as I used to call it) skool daze and change the text etc just for fun. There was probably …
[QUOTE=Dr BEEP;346306]No TAP or TZX ... /> I find this surprising to read, as i've managed to ... -
Hacking into speccy gamesWhen I was younger, I always wanted to hack (or break into as I used to call it) skool daze and change the text etc just for fun. There was probably …
... ]I find this surprising to read, as i've managed to ... than the original?[/QUOTE]
Dr. Beep means: the changed text change ... -
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 …
[QUOTE=Dr BEEP;348335]I had an idea ... ,readkey ; if no change, then read again
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Biggest single-load game?How many screens is the biggest single-load game? I'm not thinking of levels that randomly generate, but ones with difined screens. 16k, 48k and 128k…
[QUOTE=Dr BEEP;348350]The moment I read this question I was thinking ... -
faster bitwise operators?well, sinclair basic lacks bitwise operators and I searched "basic forum" with keyword "bitwise" and only 3 thread came up. So the forum also lacks b…
[QUOTE=Dr BEEP;352426]You could use four ... 6 and space) and only read those ports.
When any ... -
Best way to store vector images in Sinclair BASIC?Let's forget for a moment that Sinclair BASIC is slow. If I have a picture made entirely of vector images, what would be the best way to store that d…
Or just add 128 to all the numbers. When you read them back, take it off again.
Whichever makes it easier for you (that's not how you'd do it in machine code though).
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Best way to store vector images in Sinclair BASIC?Let's forget for a moment that Sinclair BASIC is slow. If I have a picture made entirely of vector images, what would be the best way to store that d…
[QUOTE=Dr BEEP;352692]Just store 50 as ... write data using POKE and read data using PEEK. Up to ... -
The amazing Miles Mad Mission thread!Following on from the "Thuderstorms" thread! The JSW I mocked up for a laugh then decided to actually do is under construction. As promised I said …
... play it!
I've read about 10 pages. Still have ... SE's?
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The amazing Miles Mad Mission thread!Following on from the "Thuderstorms" thread! The JSW I mocked up for a laugh then decided to actually do is under construction. As promised I said …
... play it!
I've read about 10 pages. Still have ... />
[QUOTE=zxbruno;356068]In Dr BEEP's room, could you have ... -
Coming Soon - Slubberdegullion[IMG]http://jonathan6.fortunecity.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/Slubber.gif[/IMG] It's not much yet, but there's a mini preview version…
[QUOTE=Dr BEEP;356210]Just read this: I must say : Great name![/QUOTE]
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Micheal Jackson RIPJust heard that Micheal Jackson has died of a heart attack, aged 50. Whatever you thought of the guy and all the weirdness surrounding him, can't fa…
[QUOTE=Dr BEEP;363851]What's offensive about saying that you read an article ... -
Announcing the 2009 CSSCGCas Digital Prawn has already said, the 2009 compo page went live today, so there's a small overlap between the competitions. obviously you can't subm…
... 'm here!
[QUOTE=Dr BEEP;395984]... and where are the ... />
The web server could read the file containing all the ... -
Help identifying hardware peripheralA few months ago someone gave me all their Speccy stuff. The Spectrum itself was broken, but I got with it quite a few useful peripherals. Among thes…
[QUOTE=Dr BEEP;396718]1 switch with 9 ... />
Could be a programmable joystick interface.
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Help fix this keyboard read program?This code runs in an interrupt routine with DI. What would be the simplest way of making it so it doesn't auto repeat a keypress? [code]keys: ld a…
Doing as Dr Beep suggests is probably not what ... the right key was last read and you don't want ... the left key was last read and you don't want ... ,#dffe
in c,(c) ; read the keys at this one ... -
Obtuse One-LinerFollowing a request in another thread, this could almost be crammed into one line. It uses a simple ON ERR CONTINUE to give a continuous display. [c…
[QUOTE=bigjon;440892]Ooh, we haven't had any optimisation in BASIC for ages! I'll kick off with the obvious:
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Nice one bigjon! I once said I had retired from one-liners, which I realise now was very foolish. In fact I was just busy at ... -
Z80 RRCA instruction...Hi Folks, Well my exploration of Z80 MCODE continues apace! I am struggling to understand how the RRCA instruction works. The official Zilog manua…
[QUOTE=Dr BEEP;466858]Paddy,
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Yes LOL, I will read it again myself!
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Founder of SPC in hospitalThe founder of the Spectrum and SAM Profi Club K?ln, Wolfgang Haller,is struck by a brain haemorrhage and operated in a Cologne hospital. He is kept…
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I'm sure Dr Beep or Dieter will post more ... /> Colin.[/QUOTE]
I read this here after coming to ... -
Help with a basic programI'm doing a very small basic program which I know is bloated, but it works. (I have limited basic knowledge compared to most on here). I just wondere…
... ... not quite as clever as Dr BEEP's, but more straightforward (and ... characters each
20 REM Read the phrases into the array ... FOR i=1 TO 8: READ a$: LET p$(i)=a ... -
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 …
[QUOTE=Dr BEEP;348335]I had an idea ... ,readkey ; if no change, then read again
pop hl ; reclaim ... />
Now you are talking Dr. Beep - this is a very useful ...
