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  • 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…

    ... function can be used to GOTO statements which are normally inaccessible ...
    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny May 2012 Sinclair Basic
  • A Miscellany of Dangerous TipsHere's a selection of ideas for using some of the more obscure system variables which I've found handy on occasion. They can be very convenient if us…

    ... FN statement itself by the BASIC editor. They can be ... are not otherwise possible from BASIC alone.

    References ... br /> * storing machine code in BASIC (Jan)
    * more on ... GOSUB (May)
    * enhanced GOSUB/GOTO (in BASIC) (May)
    * How much ...
    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny October 2012 Sinclair Basic
  • Basic and AY musicis it possible to play an ay-music in background while a basic program is running?

    ... />
    Arda, cyborg is right. Basic is a linear system. So ... you're just writing a basic program to listen to music ... .easyspace.com/[/url]

    goto the spectrum page and click ... in 48 mode, or goto 128 basic type USR 0 and then ...
    Amigo Amigo January 2003 Sinclair Basic
  • Semi-Newbie QuestionsHi Peeps, OK, I'm starting to play with my old spectrum again I have been rather spoiled by my Atari 800xl and a tape to disk utility. To the poin…

    ... />
    9000 input "Basic or Code?";a$
    9010 ... STOPS go into +3 Basic and remove lines 9000 ... br />
    Save the Basic Loader to disk like this ... again and load the basic program. this time type ... load the block of code, goto +3 basic and...

    Sadako Sadako February 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Lesser used BASIC commandsAre there any interesting articles or books that explore some of the lesser used BASIC commands/functions e.g. DEF FN, IN, OUT etc? The Spectrum BAS…

    ... just added the ability to GOTO a basic line number from assembly ... it possible to exit to basic from asm or C. ... if an error occurs, basic returns back to the asm ... C program. So your Basic program could be called from ... used in the TS2068's basic for the ON ERR ...
    Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous July 2006 Sinclair Basic
  • +2A/+3 compatibility fixes thread!It might be a good idea to keep these fairly common +2A/+3 compatibility fixes (and requests) in a single thread for quick reference ;) Let's start …

    ... correctly. :-?[/QUOTE]

    Goto +3 basic and write "USR 0" + press ...
    velesoft velesoft September 2009 Games
  • +2A/+3 compatibility fixes thread!It might be a good idea to keep these fairly common +2A/+3 compatibility fixes (and requests) in a single thread for quick reference ;) Let's start …

    [QUOTE=velesoft;381189]Goto +3 basic and write "USR 0" + press ...
    Neil Parsons Neil Parsons September 2009 Games
  • Speccy2010 - pentagon emulation using GlukIs anyone here familar with Speccy2010 (FPGA Russian Sinclair Spectrum clone). ? I'm using Pentagon mode on Speccy2010 (it uses something called Glu…

    ... command line
    I = goto 48 basic (usr 0 mode with enable ... 128kB ram)
    U = goto 128 ...
    velesoft velesoft May 2011 Hardware
  • Most difficult Spectrum game/sIs there a certain Spectrum game (or more than one) which you found difficult/impossible to complete? I always used to find Chuckie Egg 2 extremely …

    ... in 48kB mode:
    Goto 128 basic (+3 basic), and write command OUT ...
    velesoft velesoft August 2011 Games
  • +2A/+3 compatibility fixes thread!It might be a good idea to keep these fairly common +2A/+3 compatibility fixes (and requests) in a single thread for quick reference ;) Let's start …

    [QUOTE=velesoft;381189]Goto +3 basic and write "USR 0" + press ...
    Ivanzx Ivanzx April 2012 Games
  • Getting close to a release: Android SpectaculatorJust a few more bits to tidy up then I'm done :) [IMG]http://www.spectaculator.com/download/misc/PlayStore.jpg[/IMG] Should mean people can top sen…

    ... tape loader).
    3. Goto 128K basic and enter USR 0.
    ccowley ccowley December 2013 Emulators
  • Spectrum Next in the ArchiveWhen the Spectrum Next is launched, should it be added to the archive, and games archived as per usual WoS usage? There are a lot of new games annou…

    ... results - infoseek has a basic search and full text search (basic by default) - this ...
    Lee Fogarty Lee Fogarty May 2017 Hardware
  • Spectrum Next in the ArchiveWhen the Spectrum Next is launched, should it be added to the archive, and games archived as per usual WoS usage? There are a lot of new games annou…

    ... results - infoseek has a basic search and full text search (basic by default) - this ... filtering.[/quote]

    Yes, search by field "memory" is quite ... clone with an advanced architecture search unfortunately impossible. The same problem ...
    Black_Cat Black_Cat May 2017 Hardware
  • Laser BasicDid anyone else out there buy Laser Basic and Laser Compiler? I just noticed Laser Basic while I was looking thru a website, and it reminded me about…

    ... else out there buy Laser Basic and Laser Compiler?
    I ... just noticed Laser Basic while I was looking thru ... could write programs in Laser Basic, but if you wanted to ... Compiler.
    Even just "10 GoTo 10" when compiled would crash ...
    Neil^P Neil^P July 2002 Games
  • A silly BASIC programming challenge for you all..This is a very, very sily idea. So only read if you are bored. I use E-bay a lot. (my user id is thx1138ebn) edit: it's now retro-technology :edit…

    ... message.

    So, what BASIC program can you write in ... PRINT "Good E-Bayer" : 20 GOTO 10 : RUN

    someone ...
    thx1138 thx1138 July 2002 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • BASIC code challengeWrite a program in BASIC as short as possible that will continue after KEY-RELEASED. The program must be fully relocatable (so it must be programmed …

    Write a program in BASIC as short as possible that ... -relocatable program is
    0 GOTO INKEY$=""

    but this ...
    Dr BEEP Dr BEEP August 2002 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • BASin Release 6 available for DownloadHi all - It's another cut'n'paste from CSS :) I've been tapping away again, and seeing as a couple of people have recently seen BASin's latest bits…

    ...
    Edit BASIC programs, using text-processing tools like search/replace, command ... br /> Added a Search window - you can search listings for text, ... /> Added in the GOTO line numnber and GOTO Error options - a ... let you cancel the GOTO and RUNTO menu items ...
    Dunny Dunny June 2003 Emulators
  • Need some help making a BASIC gameI'm creating a text adventure in 128 BASIC (I don't like using the 'keywords' in 48 BASIC - It's slow and annoying!) called "The Legend of The Red Dr…

    ... a text adventure in 128 BASIC (I don't like ... the 'keywords' in 48 BASIC - It's slow and ... multiple action descriptions, but BASIC will only let me use ... " OR "take axe" THEN GOTO 50
    40 IF a ... PRINT "Invalid Command": PAUSE 50: GOTO 10

    Does ...
    pottyboy pottyboy November 2004 Sinclair Basic
  • !Warning Vapourcompo! A BASIC competition with a twistI have an Idea for a Games compo with a twist, 1. BASIC because I don't Know Machine Code (selfis reason I know :) ) 2. The actual game is supplied …

    ... a twist,

    1. BASIC because I don't Know ... do it will be hideous GOTO, IF THEN, bloatware.

    guesser guesser March 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • IN command in BASIC to read keyboardThis weekend on a Sinclair meeting we had some BASIC-games using IN to control the character. The maker of the game assumed that the result of an IN …

    ... Sinclair meeting we had some BASIC-games using IN to control ... IF A=DEF-1 THEN GOTO 2000 : REM SPACE PRESSED
    Dr BEEP Dr BEEP September 2005 Sinclair Basic
  • Sinclair Basic Vs PascalWith the rise of the structured programming movement (Jackson et al) was it wise to put the Basic programming language into the Spectrum. By this ti…

    ... it wise to put the Basic programming language into the ... /> By this time (1982) the GoTo statement was increasingly being considered ... parameters began to replace the Basic style sub-routine that relied ... language for learning as was basic. Would it have better ...
    Scottie_uk Scottie_uk September 2006 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Google Code SearchJust launched in Labs is Google Code Search which allows you to search for source code on the Web. You can restrict on language so using Basic and '…

    ... is Google Code Search which allows you to search for source code ... restrict on language so using Basic and 'GO SUB' brings up ... +go%5C+sub&btnG=Search[/url]

    Typing 'Woody ... a way of spreading Sinclair BASIC files in readable BAS format ...
    Geoff Geoff October 2006 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • The BASIC ISRFirst of all, excuse me if my blatant ignorance about this topic makes me write some nonsense :) The thing is that I'm finishing a game in mixed BAS…

    ... in mixed BASIC and Compiled BASIC (the pure BASIC part is ... and forth, the Compiled BASIC part is the game ... music file. Playing it from BASIC is easy:

    ... play: IF INKEY$="" THEN GOTO 20
    30 RANDOMIZE ... to hook it to the BASIC ISR.

    ...
    na_th_an na_th_an November 2006 Sinclair Basic
  • Spectrum Basic InterpreterHello. I started this days a strange project: an interpreter of the Spectrum Basic that can run in a Spectrum. Here is a very preliminar version: […

    ... : an interpreter of the Spectrum Basic that can run in a ... : +, -, *, peek, usr, rem, list, print, goto, run, poke, if, and stop ... , it uses his own tokenizer (GOTO and GOSUB without spaces only ...
    NotFound NotFound November 2006 Development
  • What did Spectrum BASIC lack (and was BBC BASIC so good?)Over the years, I've read in various multi-format magazines, that BBC BASIC was probably the best BASIC available on an 8-bit machine. I've never use…

    ... that BBC BASIC was probably the best BASIC available on ... br /> 2) What did Spectrum BASIC lack that might have been ... was an ON BREAK GOTO function, not an ON ... ERROR GOTO, as I've never ... write a few very basic BASIC programs for Computer Studies.
    ewgf ewgf September 2007 Sinclair Basic
  • Changing BASIC loader in Chuckie Egg 2Hi, My aim is to include "PAUSE 0" event at the end of the loading of the Chuckie Egg 2 game. The reason is that I use emulator to load the game and…

    ... to actually edit the loading BASIC program somehow. I have ... see, there are 2 "BASIC" blocks, the first one ... br />
    The second "BASIC" block at the end of ... PAUSE 0: RANDOMIZE USR 39735: GOTO 2


    BASIC loader that loads up ...
    maiki maiki March 2008 Emulators
  • Found a great ZX BASIC textbookProgramming Arcade Games for your Spectrum, by Adrian Jones. Found this in a second-hand bookstore over the weekend and if you're anything like me,…

    ... typed in various bits of BASIC, know your way round the ... you through the subset of BASIC you need to make arcade ... it after you venture beyond BASIC. There's also a couple ... poor text adventures replete with GOTO commands.

    It's ...
    Danforth Danforth February 2009 Sinclair Basic
  • Making BASIC occupy less RAM?I risk being told to search the forums and the entire archive of type-ins, but here it goes... Is there any known utility to do all the hard work of…

    I risk being told to search the forums and the entire ... all the modifications in BASIC, fix the BASIC header using POKEs and ... . routine to save the modified BASIC listing.

    And ... ve never tried to compile BASIC listings that use VAL extensively ...
    zxbruno zxbruno January 2010 Sinclair Basic
  • Simultaneous key presses in BASICIs there a way to check for 2 simultaneous key presses in BASIC? I use if inkey$="z" then goto... but that only lets me check for 1 key press at a…

    Is there a way to check for 2 simultaneous key presses in BASIC?

    I use

    if inkey$="z" then goto...

    but that only lets me check for 1 key press at a time.
    Rebelstar without a cause Rebelstar without a cause September 2010 Sinclair Basic
  • About Search For terrestrial IntelligenceHi there! I recently got a copy of [url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0007048]S.T.I. (Search For Terrestrial Intelligence)[/url].…

    ... ?id=0007048]S.T.I. (Search For Terrestrial Intelligence)[/url]. Both ... ?

    On other subject, Basic loader has got this REM ...
    Rockersuke Moroboshi Rockersuke Moroboshi October 2010 MIA/STP/SDP
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