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Why no PLOT, etc. on bottom two lines?I was pondering if there was any way to get PLOT, etc. to address the full screen from BASIC without having to write a few lines of assembler to bypa…
... uses absolute values but DRAW uses relative values for ... PEEK(a+1)
5 BORDER 1: PAPER 4
... br /> PLOT: defw Plot191
DRAW: defw Draw191
... ),ix ;restore STKEND pointer for BASIC return
ret
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Short unattended type-in'sThis follows a similar topic on the BBC/Acorn forum (said topic can be found [url="https://stardot.org.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=14919"]here[/url…
... listing from CH17 of the Basic Manual, as I posted an ... listing etc:
[code]10 BORDER 0: PAPER 0: INK 7 ... (RND*10)>6 THEN DRAW INK C,X2-X1,Y2 ... -Y1: GOTO 70
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border effectsive been playing around with border effects like 10 border 1 20 border 2 30 pause 1 40 goto 10 ,etc i even wrote one in machine code. …
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Now the BORDER command in BASIC is reasonably quick (it ... issuing a sequence of border commands in tight succession ... causes the border to display multiple colours ... to a limited extent "draw" in the border area. You are limited ... -
Looking for any maze game where the map is different every timeHi folks, I'm looking to sharpen my game writing skiils (or lack thereof!) and I need an example of a simple maze game which creates a different map…
... a piece of graph paper, draw a box on it. ... intersect) inside the box draw a line to an empty ... center of the crossing and draw the walls according to ... needs, but as usual Basic programs are pretty hard to ... 20 INK 0: PAPER 0: BORDER 0: CLS
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How to disable the "scroll?" message?Hello. I'm a beginner Z80 assembly programmer and I decided to make a ZX Spectrum game to practice my skills and gain some more experience. I curr…
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; change the border colour between vblanks to see ... br /> ret
; draw column aligned sprite, arbitrary row ... br /> ret
; draw column aligned sprite, arbitrary row ... /> Press space to return to basic.
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How to disable the "scroll?" message?Hello. I'm a beginner Z80 assembly programmer and I decided to make a ZX Spectrum game to practice my skills and gain some more experience. I curr…
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ret ; back to basic
; Print ...
bordcr equ 23624 ; border+#0 colours
seed equ ... ROM routine if you only draw stuff on screen.
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How to disable the "scroll?" message?Hello. I'm a beginner Z80 assembly programmer and I decided to make a ZX Spectrum game to practice my skills and gain some more experience. I curr…
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; change the border colour between vblanks to see ... br /> ret
; draw column aligned sprite, arbitrary row ... br /> ret
; draw column aligned sprite, arbitrary row ... performance over doing this in Basic though I think :)
Robospec (new project, hopefully useful as a tutorial as well)Starting a new project after my graphics investigations. * It's gonna be a Robotron clone since that's not too ambitious (although I'd like to hav…
... at the moment, returns to basic if space is pressed
border colour change for basic profiling
SCRBUF_BASEADDR ... I am forced to not draw directly to the screen.
STRIPES set to 1 to draw yellow paper after every other ...BASIC-code challengeFor the BASIC-coders among us. There is a number that has following aspects. divided by 16 remains 15 divided by 15 remains 14 divided by 14 remain…
For the BASIC-coders among us.
... program below.
The fastest BASIC-program wins.
Timing will ...Laser BasicDid anyone else out there buy Laser Basic and Laser Compiler? I just noticed Laser Basic while I was looking thru a website, and it reminded me about…
... else out there buy Laser Basic and Laser Compiler?
I ... just noticed Laser Basic while I was looking thru ... could write programs in Laser Basic, but if you wanted to ...A silly BASIC programming challenge for you all..This is a very, very sily idea. So only read if you are bored. I use E-bay a lot. (my user id is thx1138ebn) edit: it's now retro-technology :edit…
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So, what BASIC program can you write in ...BASIC code challengeWrite a program in BASIC as short as possible that will continue after KEY-RELEASED. The program must be fully relocatable (so it must be programmed …
Write a program in BASIC as short as possible that ...Basic listings memory occupationI remember readong someplace that due to basic's representation of number, in a program, in order to save space, it was better to represent integers …
... readong someplace that due to basic's representation of number, in ...How To List BASIC?Hi, I want to look at the BASIC coding for a game. Is there a piece of code I can load into a 48k Spectrum which will read in a .TAP file and list i…
... want to look at the BASIC coding for a game. Is ... way I can list the BASIC program?
Thanks,
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SE Basic is no longer being developed.Sinclair Basic forumThe Sinclair BASIC forum is a general forum for discussing all things Sinclair BASIC related, including magazine type-ins, listings from books, Basic…
... for discussing all things Sinclair BASIC related, including magazine type-ins ... , listings from books, Basic programming tools, and other versions ... of Sinclair BASIC . And if you haven' ... .org/sinclairbasic/"]WoS Sinclair BASIC page[/url].There's a Christmas present for you in the SE Basic forum.SE Basic is no longer being developed.
SE Basic is no longer being developed.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 …
... "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…
... not good in compiling sinclair basic because i was 15 when ...Basic and AY musicis it possible to play an ay-music in background while a basic program is running?
is it possible to play an ay-music in background while a basic program is running?ANNOUNCE: Mouse Driver for Speccy BASICI've written a small machine code utility that allows you to easily add support for the Kempston Mouse Interface to any Spectrum BASIC program. It c…
... Mouse Interface to any Spectrum BASIC program.
It comes ...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.Run BASIC program by R. USR xxxxxGuys, please help. Suppose I have BASIC program in my Spectrum 48K starting with line 10. I'd like to start it by RANDOMIZE USR xxxxx. Which paramete…
... , please help. Suppose I have BASIC program in my Spectrum 48K ... xxxxx address that would start BASIC interpreter to process my program ...new emulatorHi All. If you wish you can download/test/link to/betatest etc. my new emulator EmuZWin 2.0. It emulates S48 and S128 and works under all Windows 9x…
... . I.e. writings on the border can not be viewed, but ... other border effects are
preserved.
Basic commands. Also it allows to ...How do I avoid BASIC becoming corrupted on returning from a M/C routine?I'm having trouble with my BASIC program becoming corrupted on returning from a m/c routine which sets all the registers (including the shadow regist…
... 'm having trouble with my BASIC program becoming corrupted on returning ... a m/c routine from BASIC, and reload them before returning ...URGENT programming question !I've gotta draw a line from machine code using the standard routine at 24B7, which expects the delta-X and delta-Y values on the BASIC stack. I put t…
I've gotta draw a line from machine code ... delta-Y values on the BASIC stack. I put these values ... by calling 2D2B (BC -> BASIC stack). However, it seems that ... a negative BC on the BASIC stack ?Tau Ceti - funny loaderHere in India we used to get games in tapes with a generic "ZX Spectrum" tape-inlay (consisting of a picture of the Speccy on a black background, and…
... has a funny loader. The basic loader loads as "Ian's ... the SCREEN$+data. The loading border is white and black when ...Sinclair Basic compiler for PC?I know we all can use BASin to play for a while in a little window. But... What about creating a 80x86 EXE program from scratch using Sinclair Basic…
... program from scratch using Sinclair Basic? You know, the ATTR(), LET ... plan to do) any Sinclair BASIC compiler for the '86 range ...Improved Hi-Soft Basic Compiler I just thought I'd inject this here since there's a number of people looking at Basic compilers: " HISBASC.TAP The Hisoft Basic compiler by Cameron…
... number of people looking at Basic compilers:
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HISBASC ... .TAP
The Hisoft Basic compiler by Cameron Hayne, but ... . This is surely the best Basic comiler for the ZX Spectrum ...
