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Chuckie Ess 2 tap doesnt work[url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0000959[/url] It loads, you press a key and it returns to Basic! Anyone any idea why or got a …
... Microdrive commands that are in BASIC after the LOAD are ... saved, not from the BASIC loader in the TAP file.
All the BASIC loader in the TAP file does is ... up some m/code (in the free space at the top ... This is because the BASIC from the CODE file ... -
BIFROST* ENGINE 1.2 released!Another improved version of the BIFROST* ENGINE is now available! Download it here: [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0027405[/u…
... 2 copies of BIFROST* on memory (one copy to display ... would have to add some memory switching logic, readjusting timings accordingly ... both copies of BIFROST* at memory bank 2, your multicolor tiles ... all 81 tiles in 6 frames, with enough free time in the last ... -
What if Amstrad never bought Sinclair ResearchApologies if this has been previously discussed, but I was thinking about this subject the other day. How do you think the whole Spectrum scene woul…
... of 16k just for screen memory in the spectrum+2? To ... basic specification to get around Spain's tax laws (by adding memory ... possible reproduction of the 128K in the Amstrad form (Amstrad ... never had any interest in innovation; only in selling proven ideas ... -
Spectrum exclusive games?wikipedia has a list [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:ZX_Spectrum-only_games[/url] did they get them all?
... of the are amateur attempts in Basic however, I'm not sure ... =0&turns=0&memory=0&language=0& ... -
Spectrum exclusive games?wikipedia has a list [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:ZX_Spectrum-only_games[/url] did they get them all?
... of the are amateur attempts in Basic however, I'm not sure ... =0&turns=0&memory=0&language=0& ... are quite some errors there. In 5 minutes I have spotted ... there. I will notify it in the Infoseek forums, if anybody ... -
Beautiful codeSome people see beauty or something sublime in maths formulas and equations, can anyone suggest examples of beautiful or sublime programming?
... using message passing (like in smalltalk) which makes it ... structure it such that memory usage is close to ... be implemented in only a few lines, even in Basic. But ... a flood fill algorithm in a professional setting, ... upper limit on memory use can be placed. -
Early thoughts about creating a text adventureSo I always wanted to create my own ZX Spectrum text adventure. I tried looking at PAWs and GAC, but frankly I'm probably too stupid to use them. I…
... used to write adventures in BASIC so it's not uncommon.< ... />
[QUOTE]-If I wrote in Inform, could I export to ... -machine requires 64k fully usable memory so only the +3 can ... also thought about doing graphics in ZX-Paintbrush. I know it ... -
Early thoughts about creating a text adventureSo I always wanted to create my own ZX Spectrum text adventure. I tried looking at PAWs and GAC, but frankly I'm probably too stupid to use them. I…
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- Follow through the tutorial in the manual (available on WOS ... also thought about doing graphics in ZX-Paintbrush. I know ... images for graphics, in order to conserve memory. Instead they store ... of PLOT and DRAW commands in BASIC, but with more functions). ... -
Early thoughts about creating a text adventureSo I always wanted to create my own ZX Spectrum text adventure. I tried looking at PAWs and GAC, but frankly I'm probably too stupid to use them. I…
... was looking to do something in Windows and export, but I ... /> I wouldn't attempt it in BASIC. Just my personal view as ... I also ran out of memory very quickly! I'm not ... -
Edge Grinder, how would YOU do it?I always meant to post about this and AndyC reminded me in the 'vs' thread in games. [QUOTE=AndyC;808887]The thing I love about threads like this is…
... /> Bung it in to your favourite emulator assembler in basic
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LD BC,57342
IN A ...
; safely exit to BASIC
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Slow BrowsersI'm getting fed up with web browsers. I've been jumping from Firefox, to Chrome, then back to Firefox and even to Internet Explorer but still am expe…
... game would start stressing the memory a bit more.[/QUOTE]
in every case), a lot of memory will be getting ... of "free" memory, but they didn't understand the differences in how W7 ... . The system has 5.5GB memory *available* atm if programs need ... -
Horace you smooth mover!Just wondered, was Horace the first character to move smoothly around the screen - rather than in a blocky, character space by character space fashio…
... 't do this from BASIC but with use of ... can control both these aspects in machine code.[/QUOTE]
in memory in a number of pre- ... was the first to move in four directions? (different ... /right versions, at least in [I]Hungry Horace[/I], ... -
Strange keyboard port reads on 48+Hi all, I don't know whether it was already discussed (I also searched forum, but there are too much of results searching "48k keyboard" so I didn't…
... will print the value held in BC register and not the ... repeated multiple time in memory so the value printed in basic is an address ... the code and the value in BC will be a consistent ... -
Is bank 7 usable at all?Can you assemble stuff and page bank 7 in and out? I've encountered nothing but problems so far, where does it page to? 49152?
Thanks for that dbolli, its all starting to make sense now, for some reason I always put my routines at the very top of memory, did it as a kid and still do it now, cant remember why though, perhaps it was something to do with the USR "A" thing in basic... -
Is bank 7 usable at all?Can you assemble stuff and page bank 7 in and out? I've encountered nothing but problems so far, where does it page to? 49152?
... keep returning to BASIC, as that needs whatever memory the BASIC environment has ... preserved. If you wrote just in assembly with your own interrupt ... easiest on a PC, test in an emulator, then only transfer ... -
Is bank 7 usable at all?Can you assemble stuff and page bank 7 in and out? I've encountered nothing but problems so far, where does it page to? 49152?
... keep returning to BASIC, as that needs whatever memory the BASIC environment has ... . If you wrote just in assembly with your own interrupt ... easiest on a PC, test in an emulator, then only ... That includes not returning to BASIC, not calling any routine (or ... -
AGD loader helpHi guys, Ive been making a little game in AGD and I'm really stuggling to get a basic loader to load the game. AGD creates a loader for you, which …
... way that numbers are stored in BASIC, as well as the digits ... also stores the actual value in 5-bytes afterwards. The digits ... /> In this case, the 5-byte form holds the actual memory addresses ... -
AGD loader helpHi guys, Ive been making a little game in AGD and I'm really stuggling to get a basic loader to load the game. AGD creates a loader for you, which …
... way that numbers are stored in BASIC, as well as the digits ... also stores the actual value in 5-bytes afterwards. The digits ... /> In this case, the 5-byte form holds the actual memory addresses ... -
Yars Revenge ZX[B]YARS REVENGE ZX[/B] is ready to be loaded in your ZX Spectrum 48K! It's an [B]Arcade Game Designer[/B] release, don't expect a big game, it's rea…
... habit for the "rubber" fans in the golden age.
memory addresses used by AGD to ... soon, fortunately there's still free memory to make this update possible. -
I'm writing an Operating SystemOkay this might seem like a bait thread, but I am legitamately interested in figuring out how to write a multi-process system for the ZX Spectrum (no…
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In order to share memory, you need to make ... to reserve memory for each program, like malloc and free in C. You ... can end up with memory fragmentation though ... aren't careful, where all free memory is split into small blocks ... -
New game released: EXPLORER<div><span style="font-size: 13.3333330154419px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Courier New';">- EXPLORER -</span></div><div><span style="font-si…
... lot quicker than writing it in BASIC and using a compiler. I ... block into the top of memory. -
Falling Blocks - new game from z80 assembly beginner<p>I started learning z80 assembly earlier this year, mostly from reading Jonathan Cauldwell's "How to write ZX Spectrum Games" and from reading arti…
... you start with Boriel ZX BASIC instead of Assembly Z80...[/ ... should start from something more BASIC and I went and ... Adventure[/b] is implemented in Sinclair BASIC and it has some ... valuable memory in Sinclair BASIC, but all my Speccy games in Boriel ZX BASIC ( ... -
Falling Blocks - new game from z80 assembly beginner<p>I started learning z80 assembly earlier this year, mostly from reading Jonathan Cauldwell's "How to write ZX Spectrum Games" and from reading arti…
... you start with Boriel ZX BASIC instead of Assembly Z80...[/ ... should start from something more BASIC and I went and ... Adventure[/b] is implemented in Sinclair BASIC and it has some ... valuable memory in Sinclair BASIC, but all my Speccy games in Boriel ZX BASIC ( ... -
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…
... would be great to program in basic and get the same program ... a javascript exporter for Boriel Basic.
Nowadays it seems there ...
BTW there is a free basic language for the web that ... br /> As for spaghetti indentation in Python, maybe there is some ... -
Basic 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…
... that I can save it in BASIC), and just DUMP the date ... ZEUS keeps data in memory (which is then saved by BASIC) in some encoded ... -
Basic 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…
[quote="Dunny;829380"]In which case, I'd say ... it would be trivial in the absence of any emulators ... that I can save it in BASIC), and just DUMP the date ... keeps data in memory[/b] (which is then saved by BASIC)[b] in some ... -
How to move the location counter backward with GNU binutils?I've converted a 8000-line assembler source from Pasmo to GNU binutils. It was not difficult. It's the first time I use GNU binutils. In my code t…
... /> names_pointer:
; First free address in the names bank, restored by ... _base_label,_name,_is_immediate
; In dictionary:
; ( ... ... ( ... more stuff here .. )
; In memory bank:
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my remake of Barbarianhello i have done a remake in "open source" of the Spectrum version of Barbarian, the game of Palace Sofware in 1987. (nammed Death Sword in the USA)…
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[img]http://barbarian.1987.free.fr/images/MEGADRIVE11.jpg[/img ... /> i have done this always in basic language, with the help of ... allows to make a rom in one clic !
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Oh MummyA game many CPC owners are familiar with as it came free with the £100 software pack withe CPC 464. A fun if limited little game. So when Amstrad …
... familiar with as it came free with the £100 software ... looks like it was coded in BASIC.
Anyone had ... code? Is it indeed BASIC? Is there a story ... /> It isn't written in BASIC, no. It has a ... evidence that it's compiled BASIC.
It ... -
Utility to create long REM Line for storing M/C program - Maximum BASIC Line LengthHi, I think there was a Utlity or Toolkit to create a long REM-Line under 48k BASIC to store some MCode in it. So I don´t have to type e.g. 5…
... into memory from $5C00.
Line length in BASIC is stored in two ...
