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Writing faster BASICIn terms of structuring BASIC programs, what are the best ways allocate variables, functions, arrays? Any tips. I remember INPUT mag had some suggest…
array offset (z88dk)Im trying to simulate a 2 dimensional array by using an offset [code] #include <fzx.h> char scr[768]; int arrayoffset(char x,char y) { return (x*…
The macro will work but it's like inlining code -- it will lead to a larger code footprint, which is what slenkar was trying to reduce.
If code footprint is important you can modify the macro to call a function to compute the index instead -- ...array offset (z88dk)Im trying to simulate a 2 dimensional array by using an offset [code] #include <fzx.h> char scr[768]; int arrayoffset(char x,char y) { return (x*…
[QUOTE=Alcoholics Anonymous;744813]The fastest and smallest (if enough arr[] ...Z80: ABS(HL) functionI must be very tired but I cannot get my head around whether this function provides a correct implementation of a ABS function for a signed 16-bit va…
Another (probably the fastest one) solution:
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[B]BEST ...128k gamesHi. I've come to World of Spectrum for advice. I'm a Commodore guy OK, please be nice to me, as I seek your wisdom! I love the Commodore 128, and I'…
... quickly as between two addresses - fastest of all if the copy ...****ing Awesome Spectrum Engine (FASE)This is a new engine (sprites, tiles, map) for all ZX Spectrum machines. The engine set ups a runtime enviroment that leave between 24K and 30K byt…
... of the frame). With the fastest paint and erase sprites routines ...name a game (help!)I'm trying to find the name of a game I played when I was a kid. I have very little memories about it. The player controlled a little astronaut and t…
... , CORE, Covenant, Don't Panic, Equinox, HypaRaid, Ice Temple, Jet Pac ...Elliptical ChallengeSubsequent to the recent "Graph Plot" thread, I wrote this general purpose ellipse drawing routine which will plot (although it doesn't actually use …
... for the same sequence (the fastest BASIC version was 471 seconds ...mirroring bitsIf I have a string of 1408 bytes, each of which has one bit 'b' set, what's the shortest way of mirroring that string, so that each bit set at positi…
... RRA in a loop the fastest way would be to use ...mirroring bitsIf I have a string of 1408 bytes, each of which has one bit 'b' set, what's the shortest way of mirroring that string, so that each bit set at positi…
Idiots Guide......To machine code, or assembler language...whatever the appropriate term is Basically at this stage I want to fiddle about and try and get used to…
Try to find some other's project complete with .bat that does compile and run. Then change it little or more and see what happens. This is the fastest way to start!Graphics: What is the point of ...... actually, let me apologize for such a stupid vague thread title, I so wanted to avoid this but the whole sentence I wanted to write is just way t…
... /> driver=blt ; this is the fastest driver if you use emulator ...I am walking London to Brighton non-stop in a day.I've registered and signed up, ( [url]www.bhf.org.uk/l2btrek[/url] ) to walk roughly 100k / 60 miles from London to Brighton, in a day, next summer. …
... minutes I think was the fastest I did it.. but it ...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 …
... of the screen in the fastest way possible. I'm trying ...Using the stack to blit bufferI was using a ldir to blit my back buffer to the screen RAM, and it was working pretty well if not rather slow. After reading about using the stack …
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which is absolutely the fastest but requires you copied data ...Formula One 2014Well it is nearly that time again with just a couple of weeks to go,I have been following reports of the testing last week and it seems topsy turvy w…
Looking at the results of the testing and who was fastest and did the most laps Marussia are above not just Caterham but Lotus who are bottom on both counts.
[url]http://www.formula1.com/news/features/2014/3/15523.html[/url]Formula One 2014Well it is nearly that time again with just a couple of weeks to go,I have been following reports of the testing last week and it seems topsy turvy w…
... the testing and who was fastest and did the most laps ...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 …
... /> Who can devise the simplest/fastest/cleverest way to fill the ...We could design the LokiWouldn't it be great... if this community would develop what Sinclair himself started but was never finished: a successor of the 128K with 'cartoon l…
... use a real Z80 (the fastest available like 20MHz), more RAM ...1984-2014here I will account for my journey through games released thirty years ago, just like last year for 1983 games, and you can do the same.
... too much space voyaging and fastest and cruellest enemies ever. [B ...Subliminal messagesJust read an article on Subliminal messages hidden in films and adverts and wondered if any Spectrum games contained any hidden messages! A lot of th…
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The ... [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/equinox/eggs/design_design.php"]Design Design ...Subliminal messagesJust read an article on Subliminal messages hidden in films and adverts and wondered if any Spectrum games contained any hidden messages! A lot of th…
Subliminal messagesJust read an article on Subliminal messages hidden in films and adverts and wondered if any Spectrum games contained any hidden messages! A lot of th…
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Personalised licence plates. Naff or nice?I'm guessing that most you will say that personalised licence plates are a naff. It was always been my opinion that if one has 100k to spend on a bad…
Yeah I play three letter acronym whilst travelling with others.
For example you see:
P325CNT
Then it's who's fastest to come up with something funny.
Cameron's nut tightener.Best or most unusual high score tableReading the recent post about jet pac and the initials in the high score table got me wondering about the best or most unusual effect used to display…
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