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  • The I register pointing to $40–$7f causes ULA snow and a crash. Or does it?I have heard it from numerous sources, including a few members of this forum, that 128K/+2 machines crash if the I register points to a range of $40–…

    ... the code to the contended memory (as was suggested by someone ... #7 (active while we’re in BASIC)
    ld bc,$7ffd
    Ast_A_Moore Ast_A_Moore February 2018 Development
  • is there a way of reading characters off the screen and turning that into a string? this has to be done in basic. i know it would have something to do with peeking memory (maybe screen memory) but would this change due to programs r…

    ... in basic. i know it would have something to do with peeking memory ... change due to programs running in the memory? i also need it ... command to program a commander in basic for the +3e.
    digital digital May 2018 Development
  • Range breakpoints in FUSE?Hello, Is it possible to set a breakpoint over a range of memory in FUSE? I want to find where a program writes to the screen. Thanks.

    Hello,
    Is it possible to set a breakpoint over a range of memory in FUSE?
    I want to find where a program writes to the screen.
    Thanks.
    i love the z80s i love the z80s March 2019 Emulators
  • is there a way of adding a define procedure command to zx basic?i know you can add things like renumber, using randomize usr to call it, but this would have to be keywords. this would be so helpful in basic as you…

    ... . this would be so helpful in basic as you would no longer ... didnt add this feature to basic. this would have to be ...
    digital digital July 2019 Sinclair Basic
  • GZX 2020.1 ReleasedHi, I just released [url="https://github.com/jxsvoboda/gzx/releases/download/v2020.1/gzx-2020.1.zip"]GZX 2020.1[/url]. [youtube]3AOQETbfrPA[/yo…

    ... build it yourself, it's free software.

    GZX is ... good. I published it as free software since 2017 since I ... . Now the tape is held in memory in editable form and we can ... two variants (fixes border effect in Darkstar)
    [*]Avoid missing ...
    Chip Chip March 2020 Emulators
  • Randomised data samplingHere is something that could be written in BASIC, if anyone is interested. Lets say we want to sample a subset of a larger population, we can do t…

    ... something that could be written in BASIC, if anyone is interested.

    This short BASIC program fills a population table ... then prints this distribution out in coloured 'O's - Red, ... element in a numerical array takes up 5 bytes of memory. < ...
    dmsmith dmsmith April 2020 Sinclair Basic
  • 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 code some BASIC with my daughter.

    In the tips ... ways to perform routine tasks in BASIC.

    However, after ... about how much time each BASIC command takes to run.
    in the programme?

    ...
    48K 48K July 2020 Sinclair Basic
  • 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.
    ... I assume you can enter BASIC easily, for example using Basin ... horizontal scrolling part isn't in basic, because that part is ... y,3)... Remember the spectrum basic has its Y coordinate first ...
    Timmy Timmy September 2020 Development
  • Computer Haiku (converted from C64)[url=https://archive.org/details/Computer_Haiku_1983_CES]Here's the original C64/PET program - "Computer Haiku" by Commodore Educational Software, 19…

    ... the original program was written in BASIC, I thought I'd examine ... look like the original, just in different colours. More system variables ... round from line 1000 in the original (660 in this version), to ... least on a Spectrum the memory-saving tricks don't slow ...
    The Mighty Dopethrone The Mighty Dopethrone September 2020 Sinclair Basic
  • Success or FailureSuccess or Failure is here...the brand new Football Management game for the ZX Spectrum. Do you long back to the days when Football Management gam…

    ... games were simple games written in basic, where you could start a ... abilities as a Football Manager in this brand new game written ... game, including features never seen in any Football Management games before ... , until then please grab a free copy at itch.
    < ...
    Frankie Frankie December 2020 Brand new software
  • Foreground blocks in z88dk SP1 with sp1_csHi there, There are 3 ways in wich we can create foreground tiles with SP1: By validating squares before rendering (see example ex5b from z88dk) …

    ... />
    There are 3 ways in wich we can create foreground ... z88dk)
    by using the free sprite characters structure, sp1_cs
    free sprites") in front, with or without mask ...
    amateus amateus January 2021 Development
  • How to write a simple game in C+asm.This is just a link to an old post in Development, about a post of making a simple game in C for the Spectrum. It was suggested that this thread shou…

    ... link to an old post in Development, about a post ... of making a simple game in C for the Spectrum. ... this thread should belong in this C forum as ... explains a bit more in BASIC what the game is doing ... -to-write-a-simple-basic-horizontal-scrolling-game-tutorial"]( ...
    Timmy Timmy April 2021 C
  • ZX Spectrum BASIC "non UK" titles that can be easily translated to make an "easy" English VersionIt was the 16K German version of LEMONADE STAND written in BASIC that made me think about this . Really , I suppose this translation aspect just…

    ... version of LEMONADE STAND written in BASIC that made me think about ... aspect just "touches" on Speccy BASIC (At first , I thought about ... therefore the use of Spectrum Basic is relevant to some extent ... GOOD non UK software titles in BASIC that could be given this ...
    harriusherbartio harriusherbartio July 2021 Sinclair Basic
  • Any adventure game frameworks written BASIC ?I remember INPUT published a simple adventure game, with about ten locations. It was all written in BASIC, but it provided a program framework one co…

    ... locations. It was all written in BASIC, but it provided a program ... frameworks written in BASIC. Also any commercial adventure games written in BASIC, back in the ...
    dmsmith dmsmith April 2022 Sinclair Basic
  • We're already using free energy in the UK?Does anyone know anything about electricity? I dont :D but I've seen a few things that raise my suspicions: There is a voltage difference betw…

    ... metal lattice is being used in the UK simply to hold ... anyone know anyone who works in a power station? Cos according ...
    klanka klanka June 2022 Chit chat
  • How do i learn to programAll the years i had a computer the only one i could program was the Texas Instruments Ti99/4a and when using extended basic with its so simple sprite…

    ... called us, BASIC in this case

    In the memory of the spectrum ... , 201 in decimal

    Poke these numbers into memory from basic, (poke ... location in memory) or writes to memory (LD (BC),A) and increases PC. In BASIC ...
    cyborg cyborg January 2002 Games
  • How do i learn to programAll the years i had a computer the only one i could program was the Texas Instruments Ti99/4a and when using extended basic with its so simple sprite…

    ... pair of numbers stored in memory in decimal we need ... the number is store in memory first. (Hence the ... BC to confirm this from BASIC.

    ... particularaly good at taking BASIC and making optimised ... the floating point stuff in machine code would confound ...
    cyborg cyborg January 2002 Games
  • How do i learn to programAll the years i had a computer the only one i could program was the Texas Instruments Ti99/4a and when using extended basic with its so simple sprite…

    ... just doesn't have enough memory or speed to consider using ... /> i know arcade games written in basic and then compiled
    (e ...
    Mikie Mikie January 2002 Games
  • Games cracking...A question for the crackers out here.... What was your very first game you cracked and for how long were you 'in clouds' of it? My very first progr…

    ... wulf" conversion to three-part: Basic, screen and one code, the ... parts are poked directly into memory from Basic. My first real crack ... my name into the loaders in REM or later also with ...
    LCD LCD August 2001 Games
  • Now here's an idea...I don't know if anyone's thought of this before, if they have then I ain't heard of it. How about putting all the electronics required for a kickass …

    ... Spectrum itself. :D

    Free original copy of Operation Wolf ... manages to do so entirely in Sinclair BASIC, and demonstrates it running ... Spectrum-emulator on the Spectrum in BASIC would be poorly slow. I ... ZX81 Emulator on the Spectrum in full MC (so a ...
    Dr BEEP Dr BEEP July 2002 Emulators
  • Horizons and Thro' The Wall- the greatest game of all time.I just got that Horizons tape in a charity shop, I'd never seen it before, and loaded the programs up. What a barrel of laughs that must have been on…

    ... seen that had been written in Basic at the time. They ... taken with the Character Generator in Horizons and Draw was ... sequel' though "Beyond Horizons: Spectrum Memory introduced" (at least I think ... /> Anyone know of any others in this 'series'?

    ...
    Anonymous Anonymous August 2002 Games
  • What's you happiest speccy related memory?Mine would have to be coming home from school at lunchtime with a couple of friends, loading up manic miner or commando for a quick 30 minute game-pl…

    ... . I usually went back home in the school bus, so it ... home, set up the ZX in ultra fast time (my dad ... other memory I have is of writing my first game in Basic. It ...
    Arjun Arjun September 2002 Games
  • My own Home Computer It's true. My company are planning to build a new Home Computer. It will use a Z80 CPU running at 6mhz, 128k Ram and will run all Spectrum and ZX81 …

    ... . Actually it was written in Basic and translated other to Z80. ... programming tip to compile from BASIC!??! I'll stick to ... been posting about things like memory management.

    BIOS ... you're writing your software in BASIC and then compiling it... well ...
    cyborg cyborg October 2002 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • My own Home Computer It's true. My company are planning to build a new Home Computer. It will use a Z80 CPU running at 6mhz, 128k Ram and will run all Spectrum and ZX81 …

    ... He has written a BIOS in basic, and expects us to ... out-compiles any of the basic compilers for the spectrum, ... 64k of ROM using a BASIC compiler - I think he ... into there in that space, if he chucked out BASIC, but ... a large amount of memory after a language is ...
    Dunny Dunny October 2002 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • did anybody program games for their spectrum?did anybody make games for their spectrum and have you still got them in tap/z80 format. i once attempted to make a side scrolling game but it didn…

    ... typefaces (main frontend written mainly in BASIC).

    MICROLINK - ... A text adventure, written mainly in BASIC (with touches of machine code ... written mainly in machine code with a BASIC program used ... before.

    Feel free to give them a try.
    thezxfiles thezxfiles December 2002 Games
  • SPIN-Lite (Working Title) test availableHi all, I've been having a break from SPIN, pursuing my original goal of a BASIC interpreter. Well, I took SPIN's main core and hacked it around…

    ... basic programs? (Creating .exes with built in emulator with already programmed memory with basic ... . When someone click exe it starts basic program ...
    Arda Arda January 2003 Sinclair Basic
  • Run BASIC program by R. USR xxxxxGuys, please help. Suppose I have BASIC program in my Spectrum 48K starting with line 10. I'd like to start it by RANDOMIZE USR xxxxx. Which paramete…

    ... program is coded in mc while other part is in basic. I don ... are saved together in one block. Before runing basic part, I have ... />
    Your BASIC program will be completely transparant in memory once decoded so ...
    cyborg cyborg March 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Who want to remake Double Dragon?Seeing as the Speccy version was crap (see my review: [url="http://www.gamestyle.net/retro.php?article=31"]http://www.gamestyle.net/retro.php?article…

    ... it is publicly available (for free, for money or otherwise).
    a "Double Dragon III" in Basic in your bedroom for mockery: no ... your advice rather than mine in the first place.
    Alessandro Tommasi Alessandro Tommasi June 2003 Games
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