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  • Building a WoS FAQ - contributions and thoughts please!Hi there, as you may have read in [url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=28168]a nearby thread recently[/url], Martijn has boug…

    ... ![/QUOTE]

    the SE basic link is dead.

    fast emerging ULA64 standard.[/QUOTE]
    guesser guesser January 2010 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Fastest fill m.c. routine ever?What is the fastest fill routine you've ever seen? Is there a listing somewhere? Most games and adventures that use fill routines were considered slo…

    ... greedy algorithm is the super fast figure4.tap. If you go ... . The first one is a basic flood fill program. This is ...
    Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous February 2010 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Graphics problemHi guys. Finally got a REAL zx spectrum, cost ?20 from a friend. When i draw plots and circles, it takes time to do it, but how do i do it instantly…

    The BASIC rom is drawing a circle ... can be done in any fast draw algorithm where successive points ... implemented in asm as any fast graphics library needs to be ...
    Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous February 2010 Sinclair Basic
  • Graphics problemHi guys. Finally got a REAL zx spectrum, cost ?20 from a friend. When i draw plots and circles, it takes time to do it, but how do i do it instantly…

    ... ZXBasic Compiler, as it has fast graphics routines build in (Circle ... .5x, I think). The compiled BASIC programs are running generally 100x ...
    LCD LCD February 2010 Sinclair Basic
  • Z80 compressorIs there one available? Is it any good? Peeps have been suggesting we should look into this, so here's a new thread! I'd do the compressor on the …

    ... gives good compression and a fast, compact Z80 decompressor.

    basic types; ASCII text, binary data ...
    joefish joefish February 2010 Development
  • I am currently playing......Don't know if there's been a thread like this, but I can't find one.... Having seen all the different threads asking people if they've played such a…

    ... a firepower of 5000 (a basic handgun starts at roughly 100 ... be beat for groups of fast-moving enemies at close range ...
    Daren Daren February 2010 Chit chat
  • How do you destroy an enemy or object?Hi guys I allways wanted to know this, but how would you go about making and destroying enemies in basic or any language? What, do you use a huge ar…

    ... Twins to be used from basic. The manual is in spanish ... 'll try to write a fast "how to use" when I ...
    apenao apenao February 2010 Sinclair Basic
  • How do you destroy an enemy or object?Hi guys I allways wanted to know this, but how would you go about making and destroying enemies in basic or any language? What, do you use a huge ar…

    ... Twins to be used from basic. The manual is in spanish ... 'll try to write a fast "how to use" when I ...
    Robin Robin February 2010 Sinclair Basic
  • How do you destroy an enemy or object?Hi guys I allways wanted to know this, but how would you go about making and destroying enemies in basic or any language? What, do you use a huge ar…

    ... code speed in Sinclair Basic, then a basic compiler is the best ... /> It's an on PC Basic compiler that's alllllmost sinclair ... the compiler is getting stronger fast!

    We'll oust ...
    Gedlion Gedlion February 2010 Sinclair Basic
  • Double Dragon 128k - The graphicsAs you are all probably aware, I tried gathering a team of people together a few years back to make a totally re-programmed version of Double Dragon …

    ... long as it moved upwards fast on 8 pixel steps to ... -2 chars to define a basic one?

    depends if ...
    STE'86 STE'86 March 2010 Development
  • tricks to simplify codingWhen i started with programming in assembler i had very simple approach to do things. Just shifting bytes around, doing simple tests and so... Later …

    ... get a copy of ZX BASIC, and also look at the ... 't want to use a basic compiler, the asm library folder ... hear from you). All the basic operations are laid bare in ... for things like a fast square roots, fast sin (and thus cosine ...
    Gedlion Gedlion March 2010 Development
  • Midi out on a ZX SpectrumYears ago (may be over 15 years...) I soldered a small adapter that lets a keyboard or synthesizer connect to the ZX Spectrum 128K's midi/RS232 port.…

    Well, there were several situations in the past that I wanted to use midi on the Spectrum with.

    1. I used the Midi out port on a ZX Spectrum 128K heatsink model to send data to a Yamaha Cs1x for my first laserharp.
    That laserharp had ten ...
    bverstee bverstee March 2010 Hardware
  • Midi out on a ZX SpectrumYears ago (may be over 15 years...) I soldered a small adapter that lets a keyboard or synthesizer connect to the ZX Spectrum 128K's midi/RS232 port.…

    ... different angles by a very fast galvo-scanner.
    ... />

    Again, Basic also reads this table, and ... data from Basic.
    But Basic is not fast enough to ... the galvo-scanner and Basic to send the midi ... can be set by Basic when the interrupt routine ...
    bverstee bverstee March 2010 Hardware
  • Image to ZX Spec 1.1 Now Freely Available!Image to ZX Spec 1.1 Now Freely Available! [IMG]http://mirror.viperfang.net/silentdevelopments/images/ent-preview1.1.zx.png[/IMG][IMG]http://mirror.…

    ... to get more out of basic than 10 FPS but I ... 've been blessed with a fast machine ;) I tend to keep ...
    brownb2 brownb2 March 2010 Announcements
  • Midi out on a ZX SpectrumYears ago (may be over 15 years...) I soldered a small adapter that lets a keyboard or synthesizer connect to the ZX Spectrum 128K's midi/RS232 port.…

    ... galvo scanner (sounds liks a fast rotating mirror) which relects a ... /> oh, And if you find basic is limiting you in any ...
    nuggetreggae nuggetreggae March 2010 Hardware
  • Image to ZX Spec 1.1 Now Freely Available!Image to ZX Spec 1.1 Now Freely Available! [IMG]http://mirror.viperfang.net/silentdevelopments/images/ent-preview1.1.zx.png[/IMG][IMG]http://mirror.…

    ... to get more out of basic than 10 FPS but I ... 've been blessed with a fast machine ;) I tend to keep ... platform because my 4850e is fast enough at moment, and the ... 5750 graphics card it is fast enough even to play Left4dead ...
    LCD LCD March 2010 Announcements
  • Midi out on a ZX SpectrumYears ago (may be over 15 years...) I soldered a small adapter that lets a keyboard or synthesizer connect to the ZX Spectrum 128K's midi/RS232 port.…

    ... galvo scanner (sounds liks a fast rotating mirror) which relects a ... /> oh, And if you find basic is limiting you in any ... galvo-scanner) can move very fast with a maximum angle of ...
    bverstee bverstee March 2010 Hardware
  • Real Spectrum screen flicker with SCREEN$I've written a basic loader to simply do a 'load "" screen$' based video from a divide+ however I'm finding the Spectrum can't render a screens and a…

    ... was hoping for a nice basic routine that would play an ... if the speed is too fast. This should all be faster ...
    brownb2 brownb2 March 2010 Development
  • Real Spectrum screen flicker with SCREEN$I've written a basic loader to simply do a 'load "" screen$' based video from a divide+ however I'm finding the Spectrum can't render a screens and a…

    ... called from a simple Basic program. From Basic all you can do ... screen conversion tools and small Basic and machine code routines for ... Spectrum itself is simply not fast enough. A user here (natxcross ...
    zxbruno zxbruno March 2010 Development
  • Real Spectrum screen flicker with SCREEN$I've written a basic loader to simply do a 'load "" screen$' based video from a divide+ however I'm finding the Spectrum can't render a screens and a…

    ... called from a simple Basic program. From Basic all you can do ... screen conversion tools and small Basic and machine code routines for ... Spectrum itself is simply not fast enough. A user here ( ... cope with 10FPS with the BASIC loader - nothing higher, this ...
    brownb2 brownb2 March 2010 Development
  • New game out now: Final Fantasy ZXEver since I played the games on the SNES, I thought that it should be possible to make a strapped-down version for the Speccy. Just minus any super …

    ... 128k if it stays as basic as FF1 was, especially if ... it looks as basic as on my mock-up ... sprites) will make it very fast.
    But the music tracks ...
    LCD LCD April 2010 Games
  • I want to see if a file exists. in CIs this what they call a lockfile? I'm trying to write some software that translates from one language to another (as some of you probably know, I …

    ... /> I started programming in GW BASIC (by Microsoft ? and the platform ... more than 200 times as fast and its load rarely is ...
    wilsonsamm wilsonsamm April 2010 Chit chat
  • speed upHas anyone else tried turning the speed up in an emulator to make a slooooow game more playable? If so which ones actually got "enhanced" rather than…

    ... continue'?). I know it's BASIC but definitely one for cranking ... way that they seem really fast to begin with but after ...
    Morkin Morkin April 2010 Games
  • I am currently playing......Don't know if there's been a thread like this, but I can't find one.... Having seen all the different threads asking people if they've played such a…

    ... 've heard it's really fast paced... that's gonna take ... you only start out with basic guns and have to gain ...
    mile mile April 2010 Chit chat
  • 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 …

    ... moving from a knowledge of BASIC. Having written so much stuff ... routine. If you want a fast(ish), compact, no-ROM routine ...
    Turkwel Turkwel April 2010 Development
  • Speccy Games - big list available for saleHi, my first post! I've had a large batch of Spectrum games loitering for a few years and want to get rid of them. They are mostly early to mid 80'…

    ... /> European 5-a-Side
    Fast n Furious / Thunderceptor
    First ... / John Barrington Squash / Pool / Ping Pong/ Basketball / Dthompson Supertest)
    Gary ... Ar Kung Fu / Hypersports / Ping Pong)
    Legend of the Amazon ...
    plimsol plimsol May 2010 Sales
  • converting ZX128 software for SAM COUPESAM COUPE is computer compatible with ZX48 model. Use same ports, same keyboard with compatible membrane, 64kB adress space with possibility connect …

    ... slow mode, or started in fast 1MB memory at full 6MHz ... 6.0MHz mode.
    From basic line 3000 (step 20) begin ...
    velesoft velesoft May 2010 Games
  • New Game: Heart StealerMy first platformer is finally released! Having a Speccy since a long time ago, I've really wanted to make a game for it. Since february, I've final…

    ... that ZX Basic is all you need to make a fast action ...
    Timmy Timmy May 2010 Games
  • Playing AY sounds with BASIC.Is it possible? If so how? I've seen in one forum a while back mention of using interrupts to play but AFAIK this is machine code only. The goal of …

    ... To play samples using Basic would be like reducing ... sound digitiser/player in Basic many years ago, ... :D Even compiled Basic isn't fast enough. The Spectrum' ... to be accessible from Basic. It's an undocumented ... machine code. The commands Basic offers can only use ...
    zxbruno zxbruno May 2010 Sinclair Basic
  • How paint in the down two lines ?The down two lines on the spectrum screen cant be used. But i remeber from the 80's that exist some code that allow us to paint on these two lines wi…

    ... to recommend using the ZX BASIC compiler that Boriel wrote. It ... whole program ends up being fast machine code!
    Gedlion Gedlion May 2010 Sinclair Basic
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