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  • Fastest way to clear a screen.We haven't had an optimizing fun for some time, so let's have some: What's the fastest way to clear a screen (i.e., filling the 6912 bytes at 16384 w…

    ... have some: What's the fastest way to clear a screen (i.e., filling the ... as well and find the fastest solution for each code size ... the memory contention.

    To start with, here's the ... 's about 2 50Hz frames to put it in perspective. So ...
    Patrik Rak Patrik Rak February 2009 Development
  • Fast way to clear the screen ?So I was wondering fastest way to clear the screen. I've tried this and this works but is it better than CLS ? LD HL,16384 LD BC, 6144 Loop…

    So I was wondering fastest way to clear the screen.

    I've tried ... , Loop
    RET

    To get rid of flickering my ... is that I still have to use double buffering or something ...
    ivanb303 ivanb303 December 2016 Assembler
  • Fastest way to write something to screen$Hi, I just got pasmo.exe and start playing with attr scrolling, well, not scrolling, just write different values to a block and see if I can introdu…

    ... , just write different values to a block and see if ... is, what's the fastast way to fill a block of memory ... that it was the fastest way to update the screen. I know that ldir ... _________________
    --
    packet forwarded to wrong interface


    AE.Vasconcelos AE.Vasconcelos April 2005 Development
  • Optimisation Needed! Is this the Fastest way to copy bytes from screen and back again?I have the screen address (say 0,0 i.e 16384) I want to copy 4 bytes wide by 32 bytes high from the screen to an area of memory. I then want to cop…

    ... /> This is my fastest code (4433 TStates to copy from screen to store)
    to copy 4x32 bytes to "store", Then one to bring it back to the screen ... copy2store


    ; Clear the screen to show we are bringing back ...
    robpearmain robpearmain November 2005 Development
  • Fastest way to decide which pixel to paint in order to draw a straight line(after I saw "Bresenhams circle algorithm" in development forum, I decided to ask this in here) in fact, I want to accelerate a car towards a direct…

    ... " in development forum, I decided to ask this in here)

    in fact, I want to accelerate a car towards a ... calculation to find the course, and decide to move the car to next ... iteration. But what is the fastest method to do this in basic?
    Arda Arda September 2008 Sinclair Basic
  • Best way to store vector images in Sinclair BASIC?Let's forget for a moment that Sinclair BASIC is slow. If I have a picture made entirely of vector images, what would be the best way to store that d…

    ... be the best way to store that data and the fastest way to display it ... of using non-existing coordinates to determine different things. If [I ... , DRAW a,b and jump to the next position.

    I would like to lean different ways to do this in BASIC ...
    zxbruno zxbruno May 2009 Sinclair Basic
  • Fastest way to delete a folder?Sometimes ccleaner is enough on some computers I work on, sometimes shift+delete while using Windows or Ubuntu is enough, sometimes rd folder /s /q (…

    ... , but I'm starting to encounter computers that have dozens ... />
    Today I had to scan a computer for viruses ... in size. The eta to delete the entire folder with ... m looking for is a way to delete a folder instantly, ... list of what's about to be deleted. Doesn't ...
    zxbruno zxbruno September 2013 Chit chat
  • 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…

    ... not fast enough to draw directly to the screen every frame ... code as well) to do a fast clear screen (still not very ... fast), no need to understand ... it out since it is fastest way to clear the screen apparently:

    ...
    Paradigm Shifter Paradigm Shifter June 2022 Development
  • Fastest way to clear a screen.We haven't had an optimizing fun for some time, so let's have some: What's the fastest way to clear a screen (i.e., filling the 6912 bytes at 16384 w…

    ... way to clear screen is 3 byte CALL of ROM routine.

    To fill ... whole screen area, including attributes, with zeroes, there is short way ...
    Shiru Shiru February 2009 Development
  • Fastest way to clear a screen.We haven't had an optimizing fun for some time, so let's have some: What's the fastest way to clear a screen (i.e., filling the 6912 bytes at 16384 w…

    [QUOTE=Shiru;333735]Actually, shortest way to clear screen is 3 byte CALL of ... /> To fill whole screen area, including attributes, with zeroes, there is short way ... lower byte would also apply to previous solutions so it's ...
    baze baze February 2009 Development
  • Best way to organise a multi screen game?Hi All, Does anybody know ay good ways to organise large multi screen game? Or any links to useful texts on the matter? In my previous single scr…

    ... know ay good ways to organise large multi screen game? Or any ... links to useful texts on the ... />
    In my previous single screen game it was the simple ... whole screen, but as yet not sure the best way to jump to set ...
    R-Tape R-Tape April 2011 Development
  • Fastest redraw of screen from UDGsHere's a question for everyone, to generate a bit of code to be used in games: On a standard 48K Spectrum, what's the fastest way to redraw the scre…

    ... , what's the fastest way to redraw the screen from UDGs? The ... and have to render the screen full of characters to the Spectrum' ... the UDGs are drawn, to try to minimise screen tearing.

    to screen.

    And ...
    joefish joefish March 2013 Development
  • clear a windowed area of the screenHi everyone! Ain't been on here for donkeys, but have recently started messing around with a little game. I'm looking for ideas/opinions on the bes…

    ... on the best way to clear a window on the screen RAM.

    I want to clear a 25x24 char section of the screen.

    Atari_Jetman Atari_Jetman October 2014 Development
  • Best way to deal with big spritesI'm trying to write a routine in MC which would display a moving sprite on the screen. The sprite is quite big (24X48 pixels) uses a mask and moreov…

    I'm trying to write a routine in MC ... a moving sprite on the screen.
    The sprite is ... a mask and moreover needs to be rotated 2,4 or ... time. What is the quickest way to display such a sprite? I ... know it would be quicker to store the sprite frames already ...
    Ralf Ralf October 2005 Development
  • What is the best way to detect CAPS LOCK?Hi Folks, Not sure what the correct behaviour is here as I do not have access to a real Spectrum. Under BASin, when you press CAPS LOCK on the PC k…

    ... I do not have access to a real Spectrum.
    ... and I would like to know which is correct.< ... then what is the best way to detect CAPS LOCK from ... get 6 printed on the screen. Unfortunately, a second press ... does not seem to register anything. If I ...
    Paddy Coleman Paddy Coleman July 2012 Sinclair Basic
  • Another way to add audio input on a +2 - No more low level sound problem !Hi all, Last week, with 3 friends, we participated to a modelism / games / hobbies meeting, and we made a retro computing stand... (big succes, I'll…

    ... with 3 friends, we participated to a modelism / games / hobbies ...
    I wanted to have a fastest way of finding/loading games ... 2, so I decided to add it an audio input ... 464, didn't want to kill one of my ... hope) that proceeding that way, the ULA is protected.< ...
    bugpat bugpat November 2013 Hardware
  • Fastest way of reading from EAR portI'm trying to work out the fastest way of reading data from the EAR port and assembling the bits into a byte. I came up with this code: IN A, (C) ; …

    I'm trying to work out the fastest way of reading data from the ... else? Also is there a way to speed this up even further ...
    i love the z80s i love the z80s April 2017 Development
  • printing to the screen using pokei remember there being a way to print to the screen using pokes, which would allow you to print a character anywhere in the 175x255 matrix. can anyon…

    i remember there being a way to print to the screen using pokes, which would allow you to print a character anywhere in the 175x255 matrix. can anyone remember?
    digital digital August 2018 Development
  • The Programmers Development System (PDS)Hi everybody, I recall this system has been mentioned several times on WoS forums. Last time was, I think, when those sources from Maz Spork (Buggy …

    ... the CPU but was the fastest way to access RAM/ROM.
    ... VRAM access are impossed during screen display generation. This can ... Dummy RTE...

    ; -----------------------------< CLEAR VRAM >------------------------------

    clear_vram ...
    ASM ASM October 2010 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • FAST PIXEL DRAWINGI'm looking for the fastest way to put a pixel to the screen (on spectrum ofcoz:). Here is my own procedure (written in PASMO). But I don't how do it…

    ... looking for the fastest way to put a pixel to the screen (on spectrum ofcoz ...
    zxmaniac128 zxmaniac128 May 2004 Development
  • Is there a way to implement that Gigascreen option of emulators on real speccy ?Well the topic sets my dummy question... Is there any hardware way to avoid that flickering on a typical RGB monitor or TV? ;) [ This Message was…

    Well the topic sets my dummy question...

    Is there any hardware way to avoid that flickering on a typical RGB monitor or TV?

    ;)


    [ This Message was edited by: Anestis on 2004-07-02 16:19 ]
    Anestis Anestis July 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Quickest Assembly to find if point in rectangleWhat is the fastest way to see if a point is in a rectangle. e.g rectangle is 10,10 100,10 100,40 10,40 how do i know if a point (e.g 20,20) is in…

    What is the fastest way to see if a point is in a rectangle.

    e.g rectangle is 10,10 100,10 100,40 10,40

    how do i know if a point (e.g 20,20) is in the rectangle, as fast as possible in assembly
    robpearmain robpearmain March 2005 Development
  • Where do I begin to build an emulatorHi I would like to build a Spectrum emulator from scratch, the reason? well I'm curious, to see if I can =) I've successfully ported Pocketclive to X…

    ... br /> I would like to build a Spectrum emulator ... I've successfully ported Pocketclive to Xbox (but other emulators came ... I would like to do is to wtite one from ... , it's not the fastest way to do it, but I ... good sites, good source code to learn from?

    Jmc Jmc January 2006 Emulators
  • A way to send free texts?Here I go again asking more bloody questions that I never got round to asking! Is there a way to send/recieve sms text messages to UK phones for fre…

    ... !

    Is there a way to send/recieve sms text messages ... to UK phones for free?
    < ... out how or what software to use.

    Any of ...
    HonoredShadow HonoredShadow April 2007 Chit chat
  • Is there any way to connect a zx spectrum to a modern PC ?Hello Is there any easy( I don?tknow anything about computing)way to connect a Spectrum to a modern PC? The same question now but regarding connect…

    Hello

    Is there any easy( I don?tknow anything about computing)way to connect a Spectrum to a modern PC?

    The same question now but regarding connecting it to a TFT moitor?

    Thanks
    unixxx unixxx January 2009 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Quickest way to mix up an array of intsOk, I have ... [CODE] 10 DIM v(20) : FOR f = 1 TO 20 : LET v(f) = f : NEXT F [/CODE] now.... obviously each array item holds a number from 1 to 20,…

    ... v(20) : FOR f = 1 TO 20 : LET v(f) = f ... , but what is the quickest way to randomize the array? each value ...
    polomint polomint March 2009 Development
  • Writing to the screen from a bufferI?m designing a game and am spending a bit of time trying different ideas before I commit my self. I?m currently thinking of writing data to a buffer…

    ... this ?back buffer? to the screen. Can the whole screen be drawn from ...
    Mr Millside Mr Millside June 2009 Development
  • Best Way to Load TZX Files on a Spec Using a Mac?Evening all, I've spent the afternoon bastardising two knackered Spectrum +3s, and I now have one fully working unit. Although I've got a working d…

    ... was wondering what the best way to get TZX files up and ... , I can get the +3 to pick up the header, but ... too fast for the Speccy to pick up the data.
    to use.

    So, dear ... the direction of a better way to load TZX files? I'm ...
    roberthazelby roberthazelby August 2010 Emulators
  • Best way to convert tap files to TRD?What is the best way to convert tap files to TRD? Micky

    What is the best way to convert tap files to TRD?


    Micky
    -Micky -Micky December 2010 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Best way for programming in BASIC?New to the ZX Spectrum, and fixing up ccowley's vbSpec emulator. Aside from that, I would also like to try programming a game or two in BASIC. What's…

    New to the ZX Spectrum, and fixing up ccowley's vbSpec emulator. Aside from that, I would also like to try programming a game or two in BASIC. What's the fastest way to program in BASIC in a Windows environment?
    olaf olaf January 2011 Sinclair Basic
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