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dumping protected BASIC loadersI wrote this a few weeks ago but forgot to post it. It will load & list from tape/TAP/TZX any BASIC program which has been saved with SAVE, including…
... primarily intended for dumping protected BASIC loaders, as was already ... 5,201
5 PRINT "play BASIC loader": POKE mc+1,0 ... IF PEEK bytes THEN PRINT "not a BASIC program header": STOP
PRINT "PROGsize=";bs,"VARSsize=";vs: POKE ... -
Fast and easy read/write of attributes?What are the fastest or easiest ways to check the attributes of tiles on the screen, in BASIC? It seems to be a great way of storing object info. …
... tiles on the screen, in BASIC? It seems to be a ... grab the remainder in ZX BASIC.
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fastest Sound FX methods in ZX BASIC?Right now I'm doing an alternating footstep sound in my game using this following Beep statement. [code]beep 0.008,-4 + tog+tog+tog+tog : let tog=1-…
... able to get out of BASIC, but it still slows down ... sound, or some sort of fast sound?
Could I ... do music and sounds from BASIC? My emulator (Spectacular) emulates those ... -
Basic program malfunctionHello. Please does anyone know why this basic program 10 LET x=0 20 LET x=x+0.1 30 print x 40 if x<>1 then goto 20 50 STOP does not properly work o…
Hello.
Please does anyone know why this basic program
10 LET x=0
20 LET x=x+0.1
30 print x
40 if x1 then goto 20
50 STOP
does not properly work on the speccy? -
Fast Condition TestingHello my friends, I have been writing some input and string handling routines in BASIC lately - yeah I could write them super fast in C/ASM via z88d…
... routines in BASIC lately - yeah I could write them super fast in ... wholesome in writing them in BASIC
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ZX rom type detectionHere is routine for fast detection of zx rom / computer model. [URL="http://velesoft.speccy.cz/other/ZXROMDETECT.zip"]http://velesoft.speccy.cz/othe…
Here is routine for fast detection of zx rom / computer ... .
From basic can be code used via PRINT USR xxxx
BASIC to Python - bringing a modern view on an 80's obsession...Howdy! I don't know how relevant this will be here, but I've just finished up a 3-part overview on my blog where I convert an old 1K ZX81 basic pr…
... convert an old 1K ZX81 basic program into Python. Python imho ... - its easy to learn like BASIC was and that makes it ... was between an old 1982 Basic listing and Python. I'm ... in 87 (amazingly the thermal print is still readable after all ... .co.nz/search/label/BASICBasic SAVE and ZX Printer supportIs there a list of emulators that support any of these two features (basic SAVE and print to printer port)? Is there a emulator comparison some wh…
Beginners Basic Programming BookHi All, My son is interested in learing programming and I got him started on a spectrum emulator on my laptop. I've bought him a +2 (grey) 128 of Eb…
... of Ebay. Apart from the basic manual that you get can ... anyone recommend a good basic typing in book to get ... listing and explanation. I can print out the book if it ...Help With AY Music Program in BASICHi, last year I started writing a BASIC program for making and recording AY Music. I thought it would be easier than learning how to use Soundtracker…
... year I started writing a BASIC program for making and recording ... could help me fix the BASIC program, I'd be very ... br />
[b][u][u]BASIC listing:[/u][/u][/b]
910 PRINT AT 15,2;"\:: \:: \:: \:: \:: \:: \:: \:: \:: \::"
920 ...ZX Basic interpreter in the Forum Postings. It would be so nice to do this in our forums [basic line=1] 10: BORDER 1: PAPER 6 20 FOR N = 0 to 7 20 PRINT "Happy Birthday Dear Joe Bloggs…
... in our forums
[basic line=1]
10: BORDER ... = 0 to 7
20 PRINT "Happy Birthday Dear Joe Bloggs ... .5,7: BEEP1.5
[/basic]
and have a ...140 characters Basic game contestHey there, I've announced a new micro contest on my blog (in Czech language only). However, it might be interesting also for the non-Czech/Slovak …
... in the standard 48K Sinclair BASIC that will fit into 140 ... example:
[code]1 PRINT "Hello world"[/code]
- are ... of the standard 48K Sinclair BASIC syntax
[code]1 FOR ... =10 TO 20 STEP 2: PRINT f: NEXT fLeading Zeroes on a Score in BASICI'm trying to print the score with leading zeroes such that it's always 6 characters wide, i.e.: 000010, 000150, 006100 etc. I quickly knocked thi…
I'm trying to print the score with leading zeroes ... GO SUB 6600
30 PRINT AT 0,0;S$
BASIC?The day you unboxed your brand new SpectrumI was at junior school for much of the Spectrum's heyday, yet never owned a computer in that time. I was fascinated by computers back then, they were…
... through the usual introduction to BASIC (10 PRINT "peter is cool but ... owning a computer. Let's fast-forward to 'big school', October ... and quite a few were BASIC efforts that I could break ...User defined function in Sinclair BASICI'm looking to create a user defined function in Sinclair BASIC to add up numbers being input. This is the program without a user defined function be…
... user defined function in Sinclair BASIC to add up numbers ... the UDF right in Sinclair BASIC...strangely, I have been ... to do it in BBC BASIC...
[code]
... br /> total = FN_adds (num$)
PRINT "The total is " total
Best basic game to port to another machineI want to convert a specy basic game to [url="ep128.hu"]Enterprise 128[/url]. What are the best basic game for this? For example [url="http://www.e…
... want to convert a specy basic game to [url="ep128.hu ... ].
What are the best basic game for this?
For ... an EP basic game[/url], that show EP can print big characters ...SpecBAS 0.900 ReleasedAgainst my better judgement, here's 0.900. It's got lots and lots new, but mostly the new shiny is the editor. You can indent your code, you can e…
... are, same as Sinclair BASIC
Changed Ctrl+Up ... Added ITALIC and BOLD commands. PRINT embeddable, but BOLD is ... the editor so that fast typing isn't lost ... now be used instead of PRINT
Due to ... in Linux versions
PRINT and TEXT could cause ...How do I use colour control codes in 128 basic?Just started using a toast rack in 128 basic and I am struggling to understand how to easily create coloured characters and graphics in a print state…
Just started using a toast rack in 128 basic and I am struggling to understand how to easily create coloured characters and graphics in a print statement when the extend mode does not work in 128 basic. Can anyone enlighten me please?Can I name a subroutine and then call it by name?No thats not really exactly the problem. I wrote 4 lines of Basic that draws an 8x8 square and then told it to check x,y and subtract 4 from x or y t…
... I wrote 4 lines of Basic that draws an 8x8 square ... draw,draw.draw would be fast enough and half a ... it doesnt. Its quite fast but theres a flicker so ... well I need to OVER print but to do that ... subroutine so I can say PRINT OVER SQUARE. Tried various experiments ...Print vs 23659To be honest I could not think of a better topic title, although its not ideal. Anyway, I do recall reading ages ago that the reason you cannot no…
... normally get away with a PRINT AT 22,(whatever) is because ... as a bit of simple Basic seems to be the easy ... POKE 23659,0
20 PRINT AT 22,0;"Yes we ... POKE 23659,0
20 PRINT AT 23,0;"Some text ...I feel like such a moron having to post this but stillI started out to write a simple cursor move program to demonstrate how easy it is to program in Basic! Hah, serves me right. I started by setting…
... it is to program in Basic! Hah, serves me right.< ... at 10.15 followed by print * at x,y and ... a GOTO back to the PRINT AT line.
... reason some moves were too fast, like the R was. ... wouldnt work and the Sinclair Basic manual wasnt much help either ...i need a sideways scrolling program written in basicso like ghosts and goblins it scrolls along with the player. i had help with this before in making a tunnel game but this time i need it to be a able…
... that i can view in basic to make each screen easier ... ' statement to implement this in print but am unfamiliar as to ..."Monty Hall" problem in Spectrum BasicFollowing a rather odd conversation with my wife regarding the probability puzzle "[url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monty_Hall_problem"]The Monty …
... if they do not. Obviously, BASIC was the tool of choice ... /> 380 NEXT i
390 PRINT "Stick: ";r;" of ";t;" ... (";r/t*100;"%)"
400 PRINT "Swap: ";s;" of ";t;" ("; ... br /> 420 REM print the doors
430 PRINT d$(1);":";d ... in my logic or BASIC?Random-Access to Microdrive FileI am working on a BASIC program to backup a microdrive text-file to standard tape array-file. To backup a text-file from one microdrive to a secon…
I am working on a BASIC program to backup a microdrive ... MOVE #a TO #b [/b] BASIC command, but my purpose is ... in this post) is very fast: it glues together three ... area and forcing the re-PRINT# of the last byte ... 1,0
330 CLS : PRINT "Block ";r+1
...Need the title of the Sinclair Basic manual to look for itI had a copy but I've lost the USB chip it was on! I need it to look up commands because some Basic programs I looked at all used the command MOD and…
... look up commands because some Basic programs I looked at all ... only exception was an Applesoft Basic program that used DEF FN ... O$ = STR$ (A)
70 PRINT O$
80 NEXT ABASIC compo on our Facebook page - join in, win cash!1st - will receive £50 2nd - will receive £20 It's been a few years since our game competition, so I think its time for another! This time t…
... the player to reach a fast enough momentum to beat a ... code must be 100% Sinclair BASIC no MC***
You ...Is it possible to run a single BASIC line via a ROM CALL of the Standard ZX 48k ROM?On: https://cygnus.speccy.cz/popis_trdos-assembler.php I found the following code: [code] CHADD equ 23645 ; Location of SOS variable CHADD ld…
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Could a BASIC Commandline like:
PRINT "Hello World"
be ...Speed comparison of BASIC CommandsHi everyone, I reactivated my account (thanks Lee!) due to starting to code some BASIC with my daughter. In the tips and tricks thread there is a …
... to starting to code some BASIC with my daughter.
BASIC.
However, after searching ... about how much time each BASIC command takes to run.
PRINT commands compare speed-wise?
How to write a simple BASIC* horizontal scrolling game (Tutorial) [b]How to write a simple BASIC* horizontal scrolling game[/b] In this tutorial, we will be talking about how to write a simple BASIC* horizont…
... how to write a simple BASIC* horizontal scrolling* game.
... Line 300, where we print a character to the right ... .
Then we print the score right after scrolling ... =USR 60000
200 PRINT AT 21,0;"score : ... ";s;
300 PRINT AT RND*20,30;"*"
CODE instruction in array$ PRINTSo I'm still plugging away at BASIC and have found a line of code (another!) that's really puzzling me. The line is as follows: PRINT A$(P+Q TO P…
... 'm still plugging away at BASIC and have found a line ... line is as follows:
PRINT A$(P+Q TO P ... code line, it reads:
Print the characters from index 481 ... is 8).
i.e. PRINT A$(481 TO 488). The ...
