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  • Fig chess?Does anyone have more information about this program? It is most beautiful 3d chessboard of spectrum (probably better than those in Psi chess), but o…

    ... spectrum (probably better than those in Psi chess), but obviously no ... engine in it.
    This means that ... to incorporate a simple engine in it, but i doubt that ... pity, because there is enough free memory for something like that.
    Pegaz Pegaz March 2010 Games
  • Easy way to print text in machine code?Please? It sounds so simple, but I've never done it. At the moment I'm grabbing the start address for each letter then printing them out one at a t…

    ... 'd rather just do it in BASIC.

    So... Can I ... spell, "HELLO" and put them in an address starting at, say ...
    Graz Graz March 2010 Development
  • Real Spectrum screen flicker with SCREEN$I've written a basic loader to simply do a 'load "" screen$' based video from a divide+ however I'm finding the Spectrum can't render a screens and a…

    I've written a basic loader to simply do a ' ... display memory? Ideally this would have to work within a loop in basic in ...
    brownb2 brownb2 March 2010 Development
  • ISO ROM 128 with TR-DOS 5.05(cz)This is new correct version of ISO ROM for ZX + BETADISK. Some extra basic command is designed specially for use in conmination with TR-DOS 5.05(cz).…

    ... registers ...)
    = (show basic info - ramtop, used memory, etc...)
    * (start ... trdos commands can be writed in basic line after char "!". This ... RESET - erase all 128kB of memory
    BETADISK - jump to ...
    velesoft velesoft April 2010 Sinclair Basic
  • ZX BASIC (Boriel's Compiler) - LibrariesWell, we have a nascent option on a sprite library coming together, thanks to na_th_an's fourspriter being retooled for the job. It's not general pur…

    ... is simultaneously almost completely sinclair basic compatible (It even allows line ... easy fix to a Sinclair Basic Program) and a very powerful ... from being able to write in basic and make M/C output ... have as add-in functions for the basic compiler to make it ...
    Gedlion Gedlion May 2010 Development
  • Building a menu in ASMWEll as probably some figured, i am learning asm at least to make the basic menu i did in basic. It is a menu where we can select games to be loaded.…

    ... to make the basic menu i did in basic. It is ... br /> Of course the basic is so slow painting ... i programmed a lot in basic and always wanted to ... knight
    scape

    In basic was easy to build all ... not allowed to be specified in the 'call $0c0a'.
    arfgh arfgh June 2010 Sinclair Basic
  • memoryprobably a dumb question i have 1gb memory in my PC, if i buy another 1gb memory (the same one i bought before.) and plug it into the other slot, do…

    ...

    i have 1gb memory in my PC, if i buy ... another 1gb memory (the same one i bought ...
    mile mile June 2010 Chit chat
  • +2A extended memory map & ULA bug?The [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/faq/reference/128kreference.htm"]128K reference page[/URL] says: [quote]The ULA bug which causes snow when I…

    ... set to point to contended memory still occurs, and also appears ... set to point to contended memory.[/quote]

    Will the ... , with RAM bank 4 (contended memory) in 0x0000-0x3FFF, and place my ... at 0x0038 to be used in IM1?
    ajmoss ajmoss June 2010 Hardware
  • +3 Basic QuestionBeing doing alot of programming in Basic on my +3 recently and was wondering if there is a way to get my Basic programs to auto boot from disk?

    Being doing alot of programming in Basic on my +3 recently and was wondering if there is a way to get my Basic programs to auto boot from disk?
    Spectrum +3 Spectrum +3 July 2010 Sinclair Basic
  • My I-pod is missing some albums...I've got a 120gig I-pod video and I've been syncing all my music onto it over the last year or so but, recently I've discovered that it's not adding …

    ... 't seem to exist (as in, album, artist, song search). ... I can see them in the recently played and recently ... they don't show up in any of the others. ... tracks unless they turn up in random play, but as ... , there is still plenty of free memory)

    My I- ...
    Bermondsey Bob Bermondsey Bob August 2010 Chit chat
  • Average PC Memory size increasing by 48K every half hourAs I'm absolutely sure everybody here is aware, Moore's law states that the number of transisters in a device will double on average every 2 years. …

    ... long it takes for average memory in a baseline PC to grow ... br />

    As average memory increases, price per megabyte usually ... fractionally, the amount of memory increased in one year would be :< ... ]So, the average amount of memory in a PC is rising by ...
    takapa takapa August 2010 Chit chat
  • bast, the Basic tapemaker for LinuxAnnouncing a new utility, [b]bast[/b], the BASIC Tapemaker. Now available: version 0.2.3 (alpha) for Linux. At: [url]http://github.com/ec429/bast/do…

    ... utility, [b]bast[/b], the BASIC Tapemaker.
    Now available: ... plain text files containing Sinclair BASIC source code, and produces ... -numbers of BASIC statements but also their addresses in RAM (assuming ... likely get a C Nonsense in BASIC when you attempt to ...
    AY Chip AY Chip September 2010 Sinclair Basic
  • General purpose full screen input routineHi Folks, One of the things that annoyed me back in the 1980s with most BASICs was the lack of a full screen "formatted" input function. You could …

    ... things that annoyed me back in the 1980s with most BASICs ... XINPUT routine for the Spectrum (in BASIC). It is still quite simple ... but these would be removed in a real World implementation to ...
    Paddy Coleman Paddy Coleman October 2010 Sinclair Basic
  • Name the Game (tough one)I am clutching a straws here, but this is the best place to ask - just in case anyone happens to have their memory jogged: I am trying to find the n…

    ... ask - just in case anyone happens to have their memory jogged:
    in BASIC.

    I really cannot ... more than that! The vague memory of it pops into my ...
    mrmessy mrmessy November 2010 Games
  • Need in beta-taster`s helpHello to all. I have developed hard-soft emulator of ZX Spectrum 48, but there are problems in work. My topics is: [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.or…

    ... 48, but there are problems in work. My topics is: [url ... another stops at some point. Basic 48 shows the next problems ... the number must be printed in BASIC, for example, PRINT 2.33 ... /> Anyone who can help enters in the history of developing new ...
    Vasil Vasil February 2011 Emulators
  • The best Explorer (file manager, not browser) replacement for Windows?There's a stack of utilities that claim to make Windows faster, or more reliable, or easier to use, but one type I've never really bothered with is t…

    ... more command (and necessary) back in the pre-Windows 95 days ... it seems goood, is free, comes in 32 bit and 64 bit ... function (it's search is basic), and it only has one ...
    ewgf ewgf March 2011 Chit chat
  • Drawing 3D grids in Basic...This is probably very simple for someone who feels comfortable with Math, but it's driving me crazy... Let's say I want to draw a grid of 16 by 16 s…

    ... of 16 by 16 squares in perspective(?) mode, not top-view ...
    zxbruno zxbruno March 2011 Sinclair Basic
  • Best Basic games ?Any thoughts on what are (were) good games purely written in basic ? Any type be it adventure / platform / whatever. Nothing compiled although tiny…

    ... (were) good games purely written in basic ?

    Any type be ... snippets of code are OK in the basic itself.

    I ... don't really have anything particular in ...
    spider spider May 2011 Games
  • Trying to remember the name of this magazineA memory of an obscure UK magazine has popped into my head, and wondered if anyone could identify it. It was primarily about learning to program (ma…

    A memory of an obscure UK magazine ... to program (mainly or exclusively in BASIC I think) with lots of ... I have a very clear memory of a news story about ... The Simpsons, saying something like "in the US this cartoon family ...
    antonvaltaz antonvaltaz May 2011 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Tramlines (free festival in sheffield 22nd - 24th july)[url]http://www.tramlines.org.uk/[/url] im hoping to see Fri chris duckenfield - the great gatsby jehest - bungalows and bears kid acne - millenium …

    ... i used to know back in the day
    jakes rakes ...
    mel the bell mel the bell June 2011 Chit chat
  • Weird 'semi-crash' I used to be able to make the 48k speccy do.I've always wondered about this (but I seem unable to recreate it at the moment). I used to be able to get the Speccy to display some weird screen o…

    ... '4: Out of memory' or 'C: Nonsense in BASIC', you pressed a key ...
    Grunaki Grunaki July 2011 Sinclair Basic
  • Casstte 50 compilation emulator game questionHi - Hope this is the right place to put this question? Wasn't sure? But I have just downloaded the 'Cassette 50' compilation from wos but can't w…

    ... (and realising you got a free calculator watch with it!! wondered ... they were BAD ! and written in BASIC.... but just for nostalgic reasons ...
    retromad retromad August 2011 Games
  • saving part of a BASIC programHere's a short routine to save part of a BASIC program. The idea is that it can be merged into a program and then used to save sub-routines, etc. to …

    ... to save part of a BASIC program. The idea is that ...
    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny September 2011 Sinclair Basic
  • Done the unthinkableI bought Spectaculator today because I am sick of how unstable ZX Spin has become. I have to admit it looks great on my laptop plugged through to my …

    ... playing games and writting stuff in basic.

    I wasnt going ... worth it as there are free emulators about but i was ...
    morcar morcar October 2011 Emulators
  • Best type-in game?Was wondering what people thought the best type-in game was for the Spectrum. There were a few half-decent ones if I remember rightly... I never h…

    ... people thought the best type-in game was for the Spectrum ... so most of my typed in stuff was done in basic though!
    daveysludge daveysludge November 2011 Games
  • BASIC: Find the nearestHello guys) A few days ago I found oldie ?Jeux et casse-tete a Programmer? by Jacques Arsac (Paris?85) and suggested my nephew to try a few in Basic…

    ... nephew to try a few in Basic. He chose Game #8: Shadok ...
    NRA NRA January 2012 Sinclair Basic
  • stuck on recursive functionI want this function to PEEK 'l' bytes from memory starting at 's' and return them as a string, but however much I fiddle about with quoting and pare…

    ... to PEEK 'l' bytes from memory starting at 's' and return ... get either "Out of memory" or "Nonsense in BASIC". How can I get ...
    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny February 2012 Sinclair Basic
  • those darned recursive functions againI've been stuck on this one all evening. I want to dump out some memory in binary to debug a program. I've got a simple mod 2 division loop to do tha…

    ... want to dump out some memory in binary to debug a program ... recursive DEF FN version, but in between I thought I'd ... of those results (or "Nonsense in BASIC", of course).

    Now ... the digits will come out in reverse order, but if the ...
    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny March 2012 Sinclair Basic
  • Experiments mixing ULA+ and Timex Hicolour featuresI'm trying to improve my Verilog skills, so I've written a description of a complete ZX Spectrum 128K (+2 grey ROMs), with AY-3-8912. I wanted to add…

    ... to add ULA+ support, and in the way, I discovered that ... slow because I do it in BASIC) and while it's being ... .jpg[/img]

    Feel free to add this to the ...
    mcleod_ideafix mcleod_ideafix April 2012 Hardware
  • enhanced GOSUB/GOTO (in BASIC)Further to my previous post under "BREAK from GOSUB" here's the two ideas mentioned there put together. Note that to keep it quick it expects the DEF…

    ... start of the first line in the program.

    Common ...
    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny May 2012 Sinclair Basic
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