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MOVE_M Object Movement Manager for BASICAs moving things around on the screen is usually the slowest part of a game written in BASIC, I've been pottering around with this routine to handle …
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SCREEN$ bug fixI've been using the SCREEN$() function recently for reading data off the screen rather than taking up space with an array and I got fed up with the s…
... 've been using the SCREEN$() function recently for reading data off ... /> ;becomes the output from the function instead of BC
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Getting aquainted with the IF1bisToday, fifteen days after dispatch, the IF1bis arrived at my door. In perfect order. No customs, no TVA and no handling fee involved. The arrival of …
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Documentation of ZX Spectrum built-in functionsHi, Is there a documentation of the built-in ZX Spectrum 48+ functions (assembly)? I am thinking about something like the documentation included in …
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Rendering clipped glyphSometimes you need to render a glyph of arbitrary size to the screen. And clip it. For example: drawing a mouse cursor means combining drawing of a…
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Dominion by Pandora - helpI tried yesterday to play a little bit this game loading the covertape in my +2A and the game actually looks very interesting, or at least the idea. …
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that "listing variables during runtime" thingWell, I did eventually finish this, but with my meds playing up I don't have much time each day that I can spend at the computer, so it's taken rathe…
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FZX Driver for z88dkAn fzx library for z88dk can be downloaded [URL="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6XhJJ33xpOWM2hWNjAxMVkxaEk/edit?usp=sharing"]here[/URL]. The libr…
... also be set through this function. The difference between using this ... it directly is that this function will check the x coordinate ... than "width" pixels. The function will also return if a ... string is reached. Note: the function terminates on newline and AT ... -
Goku Mal ReviewLink to game --------------- [url]http://www.mojontwins.com/juegos_mojonos/goku-mal/[/url] Review -------- Goku Mal is a flip screen platformer wher…
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Converting an integer arbitrary large binary number into a printable decimal formThis was asked a long ago at the comp.sys.sinclair newsgroup. At that time, I came up with a solution by extrapolating the classic algorithm of suces…
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Interesting 48K failureI thought I'd recount a failure I've not seen mentioned before that I saw tonight while fixing a 48K issue 6 board. The background: The initial fail…
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SpecBAS 0.800 Released!Hi folks, it's that time again for another release. I was going to add a few more features, but I have other projects on the go at the moment, and it…
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BANK ERASE wouldn't function correctly because it assumed all ... /> The constant "PI" and the function of the same name were ... -
PlusDlite problems with 128K modelsLast year I developed the PlusDlite, and already shipped out a couple of them. Only recently I discovered some problems with 128K models. I remember…
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What's the deal with hash tables, anyway?As there's nothing in the [url=http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~jg27paw4/pourri/0-surc-contents.htm]Compendium[/url] about hash tables, and as I've …
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The hash function can be any function which maps input keys ... tables and alter the hash function slightly to avoid the ... next program uses the original function in reverse (less the ... -
ZX-Blockeditor 2.3 published todayDear readers, I want to announce that I've released ZX-Blockeditor 2.3 today. It comes with several bug-fixes and a progress in direction of the com…
... find by the application search function (e.g. a bound ZX ... connected with the attach block function.
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SpecBAS 0.802 Released!Hi folks - It's that time again when I release the latest round of features and bugfixes to SpecBAS :) New for this version are ZONEs which act ver…
... PRINT USING (and the USING$() function) are also in, and ... fonts too
JOIN$ function takes a string array and ... USING formatting string
USING$ function - identical to PRINT USING() but ...
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eVALuating $ in +3 BasicHi all, I was very interested in the thread below about re-starting Basic, and remember reasonable amounts from zx81 and early Spectrums. But I now h…
... to enter a $ containing a Function of x like: "10*TAN ... allow the inputting of a function with x as the argument ... -
SpudACEOk guys a new SpudACE is available for who like the Jupiter ACE. [code] v0.317 ADDED: Check the Edit ROM menu item to be able to edit the ROM. ADDE…
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Best emulator for capturing screenshots?Morning folks, I was just wondering if anyone could recommend a good zx spectrum emulator that has an good/easy screen capture function as I've trie…
Morning folks,
I was just wondering if anyone could recommend a good zx spectrum emulator that has an good/easy screen capture function as I've tried a few emulators now and can't really find one.
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3D Games in SpecBAS!Not really :) Actually, yes - here's a type-in for you: MontyMole's "Crap Castle Master" [code] ZXASCII AUTO -1 PROG CrapCastleMaster 1 REM Crap Ca…
Not really :)
Actually, yes - here's a type-in for you: MontyMole's "Crap Castle Master"
[code]
ZXASCII
AUTO -1
PROG CrapCastleMaster
1 REM Crap Castle Master by A Lycett adapted to SpecBAS
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ZX Paintbrush playing upDon't know if this is in the right section, but I'm having trouble using ZX Paintbrush recently. The pencil function is behaving erratically, it won…
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Fast and easy read/write of attributes?What are the fastest or easiest ways to check the attributes of tiles on the screen, in BASIC? It seems to be a great way of storing object info. …
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How to put video files onto an iPad?I've been asked to put some video files onto an iPad (an iPad Mini, I think, 14GB). So what software should I use, and if possible please suggest som…
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New version emulator ZEsarUX-1.1Hi I have uploaded a new version of my ZX80/81/Spectrum emulator on [url]http://sourceforge.net/projects/zesarux/[/url] Changes are: Added suppo…
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"How I Would Have Ended BioShock" - a brilliant read for Bioshock fansIf you played (and liked) the first Bioshock game, then you MUST read this: [url]http://www.pentadact.com/2009-04-15-ending-bioshock/[/url] it's on…
... person shooter, the RPG elements function mainly as weapon/offensive enhancements ... -
ZX Spectrum 48K Issue 3, loss of -5V rail.Hi all, I've googled this problem and poured over the electrical diagrams for the circuitry concerning the power supplies and I believe I know what …
... of -5V anyway). All diodes function correctly. My attention is drawn ... -
ZX Spectrum Turned Into A USB KeyboardNot sure if this has been mentioned before (I did do a search first). Interesting project to convert an old rubber key Speccy in to a usable USB key…
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maths questionNB this will probably show what a tragically low level understanding of maths I have, but hey ho :-) for some reason the other day I suddenly remem…
... 4th year) and all the 'function' buttons on it. sin, tan ...
