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  • Basic or Machine code?Hopefully the correct area of the site to post this question. Anyways, I have got hold of several books on programming my spectrum, and I was wonderi…

    ... should learn to program in Basic, or machine code? Any help gratefully received ... should concentrate my efforts. Learn Basic first? Then MC, or just ...
    Spadge Spadge March 2006 Development
  • Can I record binaries from any emulator with Basic commands, machine code, macros or something?Hello I do not know if this is the right place to put this question Normally with ZXSpin if I want to save a binary file, I'm going to: file ->…

    ... this question

    Normally with ZXSpin if I want to ... and he records a file with the extension
    that ... /> Can you do this with some emulator and machine +2, +3, or ... /> directly from commands in basic or from machine code, that is not in ...
    maeloterkim maeloterkim June 2019 Emulators
  • Converting Basic code into machine codeIm just interested to know if I can converter a game I've written in basic into Machine code, Is their a program that can do this??

    Im just interested to know if I can converter a game I've written in basic into Machine code, Is their a program that can do this??
    nonsenceinbasic nonsenceinbasic September 2013 Development
  • Machine code loopsDear all, 30 years too late I know, but I'm finally starting to get to grips with Machine Code - something I could never manage back in my early tee…

    ... starting to get to grips with Machine Code - something I could never manage ... 'm mucking about with what I can do with the screen addresses ... I not just load BC with say 6912, dec it, and ...
    Tobo Tobo June 2013 Development
  • Machine Code in 30 minutes - car gameWotcha folks, 30 years on and I'm still struggling with Machine Code. I'm going through the 30-minute tutorial on the Chuntey blog and it's all made…

    ... and I'm still struggling with Machine Code. I'm going through the ... a certain part that deals with reading the keyboard.
    < ... example Assembly is this:
    [code]
    ld bc,65278 ; ...
    dec l
    dontmove[/code]

    Unfortunately, there ...
    Tobo Tobo August 2014 Development
  • AGES enhancementsThere's an enhanced version of the AGES adventure gamebook utility available; it's the first of the items on my [url=http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk…

    ... all the slow parts in machine code. Three months of mental torment ... 've ever had to work with - and I was a programmer ... I replaced big chunks of BASIC with machine code. Then getting it to trace ... be preparing a separate file with solutions for a bunch of ...
    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny November 2010 Announcements
  • Book: Giant Book of Spectrum Arcade Games by Tim HartnellDarn it, I just missed out on getting this on eBay :( I'm looking for a hard copy or PDF. This book has games written in BASIC with machine code ro…

    Darn it, I just missed out on getting this on eBay :(
    I'm looking for a hard copy or PDF.
    This book has games written in BASIC with machine code routines and hopefully will help bolster my learning of machine code.
    LevelUp LevelUp January 2019 Wanted
  • Cronosoft 'Cassette 50'I'm currently looking to start work on putting together a 'CASCADE CASSETTE 50' compilation. Admittedly, I might not get 50 games submitted, so if t…

    I've got a not very good game in basic with Machine Code subroutines game that I wrote in 1989 - it was sold mail-order.
    You're welcome to put that on there (if you don't think it's too crap) - or did you only want new games?
    Neil^P Neil^P September 2005 Games
  • Games that stood out because of playabilityThey might have had horrendous blinking graphics and non existent sound but some games just [B]oozed [/B]gameplay. I would like to nominate a few ga…

    ... .

    It was pretty basic stuff but i liked it ... (wasn't it written in BASIC with machine code scrolling?), but it had atmosphere ...
    Vampyre Vampyre August 2010 Games
  • Usefullness of program listings in magazinesEarly computing magazines had printouts of program listings. I always felt this was a nice thing in that you might read the code and learn something,…

    ... with BASIC and machine code mixups (ranging from most BASIC with machine code helpers to BASIC loader plus 100% machine code ... because it's only machine code and publish only BASIC programs. That would ...
    Zup Zup September 2016 Sinclair Basic
  • Starting on machine code - BASIC first?Howdy. If I wanted to start learning machine code for the speccy, from scratch, would you recommend I learn BASIC first or is it entirely possible to…

    ... machine code for the speccy, from scratch, would you recommend I learn BASIC ... it entirely possible to start machine code with minimal BASIC knowledge?
    Also (and ... type machine code into the speccy in the first place without the BASIC ...
    Vertigo Vertigo November 2007 Development
  • Machine code and Basic system variablesSpectrum system variables (I mean 48KB model) are essential for Basic. But what if I started my machine code program and it's never going to return t…

    ... essential for Basic. But what if I started my machine code program and ... return to Basic? Can I overwrite system variables area with my data ... it had something to do with code executed during interrupts. I never ...
    Ralf Ralf January 2009 Sinclair Basic
  • storing machine code in BASICApart from putting m/c above RAMTOP, which means that it has to be POKEd or LOADed separately after the BASIC program; or putting it in a REM, which …

    ... worlds. This installs machine code between the end of BASIC and the beginning ... space and doesn't interfere with LISTing the program - as if ... :
    LOAD "filename" CODE mcpos,machine_code_length:
    PRINT "machine code starts at ";mcpos ...
    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny August 2010 Sinclair Basic
  • storing machine code in BASICA couple of years ago I posted a routine for storing machine code between PROG & VARS, based on an idea in Toni Baker's "Mastering Machine Code". Thi…

    ... a routine for storing machine code between PROG & ... saved & loaded with the BASIC, as if it was ... the last line of BASIC, even though the m ... doesn't need any BASIC to be typed ... />
    REM INSTALL MACHINE CODE... with GO TO 9161
    REM ...
    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny January 2012 Sinclair Basic
  • Saving machine code on EmulatorI have been dabbling with Chapter 26 of Stephen Vicker's "ZX Spectrum Manual". [url="http://www.madhippy.com/8-bit/sinclair/zxspecman/zxmanchap26.htm…

    I have been dabbling with Chapter 26 of Stephen Vicker' ... input machine code and then finally tells you to save a basic header ... program that then loads the code to run ...
    ember ember March 2002 Emulators
  • Z80 Machine CodeHello again chaps, Hope I'm in the right category for this question - I suppose it could be under 'Game Creation / Programming'. hehe Ive got far t…

    ... a day on the train with my laptop. So I've ... , and learn machine code.

    I got familiar with basic when I had ... need to fill my time with a spectrum related pastime.
    the_misguided_fool the_misguided_fool August 2003 Games
  • New Discussion Group? Sinclair Machine Code/AssemblyHello, What do people think about whether we should have a new discussion group relating to machine code for Z80? We have a Sinclair Basic discussi…

    ... to machine code for Z80? We have a Sinclair Basic discussion ... forum but not one about assembly code/machine code ... help other (traditionally BASIC programmers) with bits of advice or ... so simply and fast in machine code.

    For ...
    BloodBaz BloodBaz May 2007 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • One Liner - Machine CodeHi Dr. BEEP, Digital Prawn, et. al., I think that what you guys have achieved with the one liner contest is absolutely amazing. It brought about wh…

    ... whole new concepts in ZX BASIC that no one could ... a resultant machine code program (up to 289 bytes of machine code).
    ... lines, leaving me with 18.5 lines for the machine code "payload". What ... keys. You can return to BASIC by pressing "a" (quit).
    BloodBaz BloodBaz November 2007 Development
  • help sought with first foray into machine code - pixel scrolldownI have started to code my first machine code program, a simple roadrace game. I've based it around the pixel scrolldown routine in 40 Best Machine Co…

    I have started to code my first machine code program, a simple roadrace ... [/URL]

    start with CLS, then RANDOMIZE USR 32000 ... the top of a block with posn to be copied ... continue with another pixel scroll
    endroutine
    ret
    [/code] ...
    bigjon bigjon February 2008 Development
  • Machine Code Microdrive File LoaderI've been experimenting with transferring games to run from microdrive. Typically I like to see a loading screen while things are happening, and I li…

    I've been experimenting with transferring games to run from ... a link

    [CODE];
    ; machine code microdrive file loader
    ; proof ... /> push hl ; preserve return to basic
    exx
    ;
    ld ...
    jp jp August 2009 Development
  • HTML Transcription of Mastering Machine Code on Your ZX81Hi :) I've spent the last couple of months transcribing Toni Baker's "Mastering Machine Code on Your ZX81 or ZX80" from a PDF to HTML. The freely do…

    ... transcribing Toni Baker's "Mastering Machine Code on Your ZX81 or ZX80 ... to learn how to write machine code programs, but also I ... ve also replaced the illustrations with ASCII text versions for the ... /> Thunor Sif Ese

    [EDIT]
    Sorry, I think I ...
    Thunor Thunor October 2009 Development
  • Tutorial - learn machine code in 30mins[B][I]Message from the moderators[/I] - bigjon has requested that readers' attention be drawn to a better version of this tutorial, one which is easi…

    ... a machine code function that returns the score to BASIC
    Machine code programs are ... fill the screen with the road we will use machine code's equivalent ... /> Delete line30 and replace with the following code
    ld bc,65278 ...
    bigjon bigjon November 2009 Development
  • Machine Code for BeginnersHi folks. [sort of] newbie alert. Not new to Spectrum - been there since getting first rubber key 48k in 84 and a regular visitor to WoS for many y…

    ... never got beyond BASIC. Did a fair amount with that and have ... />
    However I never got Machine Code. And I really regret that ... start to have a play with on an Emulator in an ... (very belated) start at Z80 machine code?!?!?!?

    Many thanks.
    Captain Offensive Captain Offensive March 2010 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Midi Out from machine codeI need to send midi-signals by machine code, while Basic is too slow for my current project. I already read I can use hookcode #11E, but I have some …

    ... to send midi-signals by machine code, while Basic is too slow for ... first, before calling this hookcode with RST #11E.
    I ... +3DOS
    ROM 3: 48 BASIC
    Bit 3: Disk motor ... I'm using 48K Basic together with an interrupt routine which ...
    bverstee bverstee April 2010 Hardware
  • Z80 Machine Code Question...Hi Folks, I know not strictly a BASIC question but I have started to learn Z80 machine code - 25 years too late! :smile: I have been reading a book…

    ... a BASIC question but I have started to learn Z80 machine code - 25 ... but I have become stuck with the JR NZ instruction. My ...
    Paddy Coleman Paddy Coleman August 2010 Sinclair Basic
  • Can a guy that traveled on the short bus learn machine code...Hmmm So after some soul searching I figured it was time to finaly nail spectrum machine code. Its so frustrating to sit infront of a basic listing w…

    ... spectrum machine code. Its so frustrating to sit infront of a basic listing with ... a little annoying thought "it would be much faster in machine code ... app/game in assembly/machine code for the specy (with a load screen ...
    wibble wibble August 2013 Development
  • Learning Machine Code the +2a wayHello again all, I thought I'd ask in this forum as the other categories seem less relevant. I keep re-reading the thread below with the advice given…

    ... re-reading the thread below with the advice given to ... re-learn BASIC and some advising him to get into machine code. I ... to be other differences connected with mapping and accessing the ... type of spectrum to connect with synthesizers etc.) ???

    ...
    sliderules sliderules April 2014 Sinclair Basic
  • LOAD "" CODE in machine code/store 128 bank dataHow do you LOAD "" CODE from machine code? I have written the following MC routine that fits into a REM statement in a basic program. I want to cal…

    How do you LOAD "" CODE from machine code?

    I have written ... a REM statement in a basic program.

    I want ... ; quick way to load accumulator with zero.
    call 8859 ; set ...
    daveysludge daveysludge October 2014 Development
  • Help! I'm learning Machine Code...Having decided to take the plunge and learn to machine code a while ago, I have started in earnest using the much recommended 'Mastering Machine Code…

    ... using the much recommended 'Mastering Machine Code on your ZX Spectrum' by ... manage a successful return to BASIC without crashing."

    ... is probably the first ever machine code program I have ever ... /> I wanted to share it with you so that you can ...
    namtip namtip February 2016 Development
  • The trouble with good code isLots of times I've come here to ask for help and always got it pretty promptly. Which is wonderful and one of the reasons why I don't think there's a…

    ... I fell in love with Speccy Basic is because I can ... .

    The various Basic manuals I've read don ... the most out of the Basic commands. There's no ... trying to learn hex and machine code until I have a ... Dunny sent me in the BASIC thread produces the same ...
    mik3d3nch mik3d3nch May 2017 Chit chat
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