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Making GAC games on an emulatorHi, this is my first post here but I had a question that I hope someone might be able to answer. This may sound like an incredibly stupid question, …
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MC 101Hello Group Members: Can't spectrum MC be embedded in a BASIC program
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Type-ins for non-standard languagesDoes anyone know if there has ever been any type-in programs for non-standard languages e.g. Forth, Micro Prolog etc. I recently bought copies of tho…
... 's from the book, "BASIC & FORTH in Parallel" ... some' knowledge of BASIC ) as it takes BASIC examples and shows ... do that goes beyond BASIC. I happen to like ... limited - has to be five characters long or under )
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Idea about improving EmulatorHi, I got a bright idea today how to improve such excellent emulators a bit more. Okay, disassemblers are available in nearly every one new released …
... that the editor will allow Basic ( anything you want really ) ... could be. though this Basic environment with all these features ... a simple high level language, Basic, and all the sound, ... compressed screens, some of the graphic stuff. ifthat's possible because ... -
Spectrum 48k benchmark program/resultsIs there any program (basic or assembler) to test performance of a Spectrum 48k? Want to compare results in my FPGA Spectrum 48k with real hardware …
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Strange layout of Spectrum video memoryHello, does anyone have an idea why the Spectrum's video memory has such a strange layout? I understand that a resolution of 256x192 is an easy mean…
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IM2 Machine Code Sprites Example Code Using Char Based SystemFurther to my earlier post, here are sprites running using char method with IM2 driving it Note, for 48k spectrum using TASM [code] ; ***********…
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IM2 Machine Code Sprites Example Code Using Char Based SystemFurther to my earlier post, here are sprites running using char method with IM2 driving it Note, for 48k spectrum using TASM [code] ; ***********…
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Loading TR-Dos game (not autoload)When I can`t autoload a TR-Dos game, what do I type? I`ve got the Pentagon set up, CAT alogued the disk, and get the following:- Title: AMD4ever 6 …
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I would like to write emulatorHi guys, I'm new to this forum but I realise that you must get loads of posts from people asking "how do I write an emulator" so I'll try and be spe…
... its just garbage and random characters - I don't know how ... ('48.rom'); or whatever. Your BASIC should be able to do ... -
Char Based SpritesI've been looking at Rob's assembly example for character-based sprites in the other thread with interest. However, I find I'm not following it very …
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8 BIT WARSwhen 8bits ruled the home market Speccys, C64 and Amstrad were the big 3 fighting it out for supremecy.... but they didnt survive which as we know wa…
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can someone make manic miner in b.a.s.i.c (oh, the horrors!)can someone make manic miner (or it's first level) in b.a.s.i.c . yes i know this is stupid, but i would like to know what would happen! from matthew
Wow, looks pretty darn good for a BASIC game. I really thought there must be some machine code in it somewhere, as I thought the graphic would be much more jerky and flickery for BASIC.
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If you could re-design the Spectrum...Let's suppose you could go back in time to the beginning of the Eighties. The Spectrum is being designed as the revolutionary successor to the alread…
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Pixel LimitIF Y3<192 THEN : LET x2=INT (128+X*A*SIN A): LET y2=INT (Y3): DRAW INK
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On 2004-11-16 21:44, dalmudlee wrote:
I have never seen this graphics restriction before. Why does the Spectrum have this limitation?
1720 FOR A=0 TO INT ((50*3.14)-38) STEP 3.14/P
1730 LET Y3=96+Y*A*COS A
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…
... 'll be a lot of characters talking to you. How can ... have multiple action descriptions, but BASIC will only let me use ...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 ... using the 'keywords' in 48 BASIC - It's slow and ...
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10 LOAD ... ll be a lot of characters talking to you. How ... multiple action descriptions, but BASIC will only let me use ...There's a bug in my Speccy, Dear Liza, Dear Liza...Hi guys, Just me being annoying again - Can anyone out there in 'Internetland' help me with ideas about what could be causing a bug in my Speccy em…
... . Just the same old mad characters instead of PRINT or NEW ... /> So then I rewrote the basic, one byte type instruction side ...War of the Worlds Movie RantSorry that this is not Speccy related, but I'm just too shocked not to ... Have you seen the trailer for War of the Worlds? "No one would have bel…
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[ This ...Does Spec256 work on XP?I guess the subject says it all. I really want to try out this program but it doesn't work so I was wondering if anyone was able to get it to work o…
... a compelling story with cool characters, the only thing I hate ... playstation had, it had better graphic and it was dark and ...Popeye 1 no colour clash?How was Don Priestley able to get rid of the colour clash in this classic game (and the Trapdor etc)??? Was it because he was doing the fast switchi…
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[ This ...New Compo IdeaI've had this idea and would like to know what do you think about it. I think that most of us here know how to code in BASIC. The problem with Specc…
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... easy way of priting big characters in BASIC by using some quirk ...Cool BASIC tricks and tips!Following on from Dunny's excellent suggestion of a compendium of BASIC tips + tricks, I believe it would be better to have a topic dedicated to it. …
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20 ...Cool BASIC tricks and tips!Following on from Dunny's excellent suggestion of a compendium of BASIC tips + tricks, I believe it would be better to have a topic dedicated to it. …
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You can read the "graphic" key by means of chr ... @x;... of the Tandy/Dragon basic.Installing Z88DK Z88DK INSTALLATION Z88DK is distributed in two parts. The first part is the platform independent bits (including source and z80 libraries) and th…
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RxC sprite (in characters) is R*C+1 blocks ...Protection against MERGEI remember using a routine to protect against using MERGE to break into a BASIC listing. It was along the lines of :- 1. Enter a random line e.g. 1 …
... only one copy of the BASIC program in memory (would be ... of CHR$ 8 (cursor left) characters before your message, for the ...
