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  • ESXDOS v0.8.0 released (with NMI Browser)Hello, To celebrate the speccy's 30th birthday, here's the latest version of ESXDOS for DivIDE users. The full changelog is too long to post here, s…

    ... the complete filenames instead in ESXDOS NMI menu?[/QUOTE ... /> TZX files are listed in the NMI browser, but ...
    The NMI system in ESXDOS is independent of the ... show a short helpscreen in NMI menu would be ... no free memory at the moment for that, maybe in a ...
    phoenix^ra phoenix^ra April 2012 Announcements
  • Turn UDG to Attrribute blocksI'm trying to enlarge my UDG's to 8 x 8 character blocks per pixel, but struggling, is there any subroutine/program for enlarging UDG's x 8?

    ... pixel? And do you mean in BASIC?

    There's no ... pixel. You could do it in advance to build up a ... values, but that'd eat memory.

    You could compromise ... spaces and solid blocks, or in-line PAPER colour changes.
    joefish joefish May 2012 Development
  • What if there was no memory or space limitation?What if there was no memory or space limitation? We've had topics about the limitations of the Speccy's hardware, topics where we discussed how good …

    ... heard forum members say that in some cases machine code routines ... mean that if the available free memory was not a problem, games ... would be difficult to play in mono.

    [quote] ... there was AY digitized speech in Starglider, and before that some ...
    chev chev May 2012 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Dimming the screen...Hi Folks, I was hoping someone on here could help me with a wee machine code routine. I have written the following example in BASIC: [CODE]100 REM…

    how about overwriting lines with dimmed colours?

    eg.

    5 print at 0,0;
    10 for x=0 to 10
    20 print bright 0; paper 8; over 1; ""
    30 next x

    it's not that fast and it takes up memory, but it's in basic :D
    Arda Arda May 2012 Development
  • Goody - another game that was supposed to be colourAfter the success with Outrun Europa ([url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=39143[/url]) I decided to search for more games tha…

    ... a poke to insert colors in every monochrome game?[/QUOTE]
    free memory to colour every element). At ...
    Metalbrain Metalbrain June 2012 Games
  • Official CSSCGC 2012 Competition Threadcsscgc2012 already got it's first entry (from R-Tape) :) So I'm almost forced to start the new official csscgc thread here. The official c.s.s Crap …

    ... :)

    I wrote it in Basic first, then got frustrated with ... Pehaps I'm a rubbish basic coder (I am actually) but ... actually inconsistent with the old BASIC version of it. I couldn ... version isn't exactly bug free (nothing speccy crashing about it ...
    spud spud June 2012 Games
  • Earthraid[img]http://members.inode.at/838331/zx/Earthraidingame.gif[/img] "Earthraid" is available from my homepage now. This is a conversion of a C64 game. I…

    ... too easy to put it in a Knock Out situation on ... still have much free memory, I will include it in my games. But ...
    LCD LCD July 2012 Brand new software
  • Earthraid[img]http://members.inode.at/838331/zx/Earthraidingame.gif[/img] "Earthraid" is available from my homepage now. This is a conversion of a C64 game. I…

    ... too easy to put it in a Knock Out situation on ... still have much free memory, I will include it in my games. But ...
    dm_boozefreek dm_boozefreek July 2012 Brand new software
  • Wiwo Dido and the case of the badly repaired timemachineAfter coding "Wiwo Dido and the case of the broken timemachine" I still wanted to add more options to the game. More options ment more code, so the…

    ... Keys)! But why limit yourself in memory? Please use the full 48K ... I have a lot of free memory for levels.

    [QUOTE ...
    Dr BEEP Dr BEEP July 2012 Games
  • Synth SpeechHi All, Can anyone recommend an easy way to get a *subroutine that I can call in asm that will give a decent sounding phrase? I've had a look at a …

    If you need just one word, and have a bit of free memory, use a sample. It will be way much better than a speech synthesizer, and probably not even larger. Old speech synthesizers aren't capable to give any expression in the voice.
    Shiru Shiru July 2012 Development
  • Play command on divideHi, i thought I'd have a quick go on divide seeing as i had an afternoon spare.However,i can't seem to get the 'play' command on the screen?. It see…

    ... editor as divIDE traps certain memory locations and if you're ... /> rst 0[/code]
    or in BASIC
    [code]10 DATA 243 ...
    chev chev July 2012 Hardware
  • 80x24 mode (Timex required)Hopefully Martijn will be adding this to the archive soon, but until then grab it here: [url]https://dl.dropbox.com/u/15659782/BASIC80.zip[/url] Th…

    ... s possible. SE BASIC IV pages in bank 7 whenever it ... RAM to steal from main memory the display. The Timex ... work, if it was available in BASIC or a kind of " ... mode, AY sound chip, memory banks, new commands... way ... worlds, but with SE BASIC IV it is greater than ...
    Encarnado Encarnado August 2012 Sinclair Basic
  • 80x24 mode (Timex required)Hopefully Martijn will be adding this to the archive soon, but until then grab it here: [url]https://dl.dropbox.com/u/15659782/BASIC80.zip[/url] Th…

    ... have to be paged in. In 80x24 mode, SE BASIC IV tells the ... normal amount of room for BASIC. All it would take would ... work, if it was available in BASIC or a kind of "advanced ... -Res mode, AY sound chip, memory banks, new commands... way ahead ...
    chev chev August 2012 Sinclair Basic
  • real value of some of these books as learning aids?Ok, I admit perhaps it was a late night and frustration. :???: I could have been hallucinating when i was doing the typein. But I think not.. [url]…

    ... gw03/basfill.htm"]simple fill in BASIC[/URL] posted by one of ... would have run out of memory. This algorithm is a ... a time (and therefore dividing memory requirements by something less than ... fill routine exits gracefully if memory is insufficient.

    ...
    Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous August 2012 Sinclair Basic
  • 40 Column Printing RoutineI've written a 40 column printing routine, which I'd like to share... It's my first piece of 'public' code so go easy on me! I don't think it is a…

    ... the code, so one could free up more space a little ... the applications for someone using BASIC. Do you think it would ... be worth 'releasing' this as BASIC tool? (Although it's probably ... replace RST 10/be used in basic
    di
    jr ...
    uglifruit uglifruit August 2012 Development
  • Your Sinclair Smash Tips - Corrected ListingsOver at Hercules' [URL="http://craigsretrocomputingpage.eu5.org/smashtips/index.html"]YS Smash Tips site[/URL] he has a list of hacks that don't work…

    ... html"]Denizen[/URL]: Out of memory, 10:2 error. Page 68 ... "]Everyones a Wally[/URL]: Nonsense in BASIC error. Page 16.
    [*][ ... .html"]Highway Encounter[/URL]: Nonsense in BASIC error. Page 24. [B][ ... "]Oriental Hero[/URL]: Out of memory error. Page 34. [B][ ...
    jp jp August 2012 Games
  • WibbleBibble's Basic threadHi in an attempt to keep my questions from spamming the forum. I think its better to put them all in one place. Thanks everyone so far, I feel I am …

    ... use to write the modern basic programs. It blew my mind ... and that's only going in for nostalgia reasons - it already ... many programs in memory at once, those utilities will be written in BASIC and ... accessed from a menu in the editor ...
    Dunny Dunny August 2012 Sinclair Basic
  • Top 10 most important countries for the Spectrum game-wiseUsing infoseek with a little spare time and playing with the releases in each country, the results are somehow a little surprising, although I have u…

    ... it are amateur, little programs in Basic written around 1984 or some ... =0&turns=0&memory=0&language=0& ... Spectrum had a good start in Germany but it later and ...
    Ralf Ralf August 2012 Games
  • WibbleBibble's Basic threadHi in an attempt to keep my questions from spamming the forum. I think its better to put them all in one place. Thanks everyone so far, I feel I am …

    ... and that's only going in for nostalgia reasons - it ... many programs in memory at once, those utilities will be written in BASIC and ... accessed from a menu in the editor ... extremely usefull programs you have in BAsin :).

    Beep ...
    WibbleBibble WibbleBibble August 2012 Sinclair Basic
  • WibbleBibble's Basic threadHi in an attempt to keep my questions from spamming the forum. I think its better to put them all in one place. Thanks everyone so far, I feel I am …

    ... fully understand what's happening in BASIC then you'll find it ... That's assembly.

    BASIC on the Spectrum consists of ... because of the translation from BASIC into assembly. Assembler is ... to utilise fantastic amounts of memory for tables and suchlike ...
    Dunny Dunny August 2012 Sinclair Basic
  • BRAND NEW VTX 5000 MODEMSI have for disposal a number of BRAND NEW BOXED PRISM VTX 5000 Modems If tou would like to add one or more VTX 5000 modems to your Sinclair ZX Colle…

    ... Programs can also be sent in BASIC
    or machine code ... specified block of
    memory, so allowing for files ... /> press 7 to enter BASIC. Type LOAD"" then Enter ... br /> 4.4 Send BASIC Program (Key 4). Border ... br /> 7F Hex for Basic program
    Error Detection: ...
    thelasernut thelasernut September 2012 Sales
  • Your Sinclair Smash Tips - Corrected ListingsOver at Hercules' [URL="http://craigsretrocomputingpage.eu5.org/smashtips/index.html"]YS Smash Tips site[/URL] he has a list of hacks that don't work…

    ... html"]Denizen[/URL]: Out of memory, 10:2 error. Page 68 ... "]Everyones a Wally[/URL]: Nonsense in BASIC error. Page 16.
    [*][ ... .html"]Highway Encounter[/URL]: Nonsense in BASIC error. Page 24. [B][ ... "]Oriental Hero[/URL]: Out of memory error. Page 34. [B][ ...
    jp jp October 2012 Games
  • PCL / PS driver questionsDon't know if this ever happened to any of you. I've been searching but I've yet to find a practical, permanent solution. Let's say I have a 1.4M P…

    ... the correct amount of memory installed in your printer, stopping data ... release some memory to continue.

    In some drivers ... configure the amount of memory installed in the printer, so ... when the printer has enough free memory.

    Also, ...
    Zup Zup October 2012 Chit chat
  • Your Sinclair Smash Tips - Corrected ListingsOver at Hercules' [URL="http://craigsretrocomputingpage.eu5.org/smashtips/index.html"]YS Smash Tips site[/URL] he has a list of hacks that don't work…

    ... html"]Denizen[/URL]: Out of memory, 10:2 error. Page 68 ... "]Everyones a Wally[/URL]: Nonsense in BASIC error. Page 16.
    [*][ ... .html"]Highway Encounter[/URL]: Nonsense in BASIC error. Page 24. [B][ ... "]Oriental Hero[/URL]: Out of memory error. Page 34. [B][ ...
    jp jp October 2012 Games
  • Boriels ZX CompilerI'm trying to compile a very simple program and I keep getting the error: unexpected end of file. Here's my code: [CODE]10 cls 20: let n=0 22 do 2…

    ... cut down libraries due to memory and cpu constraints.
    ... learning the basics would enjoy BASIC way more than Javascript ' ... our choices then were built in BASIC or nothing. I rapidly ... Because I spent years programming in BASIC on various machines, until I ...
    RobeeeJay RobeeeJay October 2012 Development
  • Yumiko in the haunted MansionSo, here is the promised Halloween preview... Go to the zx section of my homepage to download it. [img]http://members.inode.at/838331/zx/YomikoInTheH…

    ... , did you considered doing it in final version?[/QUOTE]

    in the final version. Just added ... I have 4.7 KB free memory left.
    LCD LCD November 2012 Brand new software
  • More memoryHi all... can anyone help, Is it possible to get more memory for basic pref' in Basin.... 40 odd k is just not enough !

    ... possible to get more memory for basic
    pref' in Basin.... 40 odd ... the code to save some memory ?

    e.g. combining ...
    fog fog November 2012 Sinclair Basic
  • Typing in type-in gamesWhat are people's memories of typing in game listings from magazines and books? Pain or pleasure? I used to quite enjoy tapping them in, seeing how …

    ... games, from a distant memory i got them all ... I was already advanced in BASIC programming and they were ... Commodore and BBC if memory serves. I probably still ... I remember but availability in the newsagents was hit ... And to the poster earlier in the thread, yes the ...
    absinthe_boy absinthe_boy November 2012 Games
  • Help! Experts in BASIC/ASM, Hardware, in-game screenshots needed!There are several games which are too complicated for me to get the in-game screenshot. If you guys could help me, the Spectrum community would appre…

    ... QUOTE=Battle Bunny;665507]In Police Patrol II, ... screens at will using the "Free Format" option.[/QUOTE]
    Free Format" but then, ... there I get a "Nonsense in Basic"...

    What ... ?

    Thanks in advance and sorry for the ...
    Ivanzx Ivanzx November 2012 Support files
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