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  • Humble homes of the big stars of the ZX Era!What I romanticise about mainly when I code spectrum games is to "have a shot in the 80s climate". Be able to learn, then code and create entire blo…

    ... used on that PC was "GW Basic" which was the closest thing ... to spectrum basic coding I could get!
    tomlee80 tomlee80 March 2011 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • simplest, but most playable, game ?thinking back I played lots of games 'to death' - but which were those games that kept you addicted despite being very simple ? Jetpac hooked me on …

    ... came as a demo with GW-Basic in MS-DOS if I ...
    Malc74 Malc74 March 2004 Games
  • 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…

    ... .
    [/quote]

    Even GW BASIC on the IBM PC stored ... BASICs were a superset of GW BASIC) They didn't however use ... /> By the way, in Beta Basic you could type in the ...
    diederick76 diederick76 November 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • What is it exactly about that Spectrum that you like so much?I'm sure that most people here will agree that there's something very special about the Speccy, thats why we visit WOS afterall... But what why has i…

    ... into computer magazines during the GW-Basic time, early nineties (HCC Magazine ...
    Cihl Cihl May 2006 Games
  • What is it exactly about that Spectrum that you like so much?I'm sure that most people here will agree that there's something very special about the Speccy, thats why we visit WOS afterall... But what why has i…

    ... into computer magazines during the GW-Basic time, early nineties (HCC Magazine ...
    mile mile May 2006 Games
  • Introduce yourself[SIZE=3][FONT=Comic Sans MS]This is the thread to stop by & introduce yourself.[/FONT][/SIZE]

    ... in between, so i learned gw basic at least and then i ...
    konpyuuta_san konpyuuta_san May 2006 Chit chat
  • Old PC Games - What were your classics?I've been fiddling around with DOSBox V 0.70 the past couple of days, and have been playing some old games I used to love, including: Stonekeep Term…

    ... in Windows 1.0.
    GW-Basic Gorilla was a classic.
    murtceps murtceps April 2007 Chit chat
  • After Clive - why did computing go backwards?Just a thought on from another thread a couple days ago. 25+ years ago Clive made a tiny computer which fitted in your pocket (ok it had to be a lar…

    ... , and only a really crummy BASIC interpreter (GW-BASIC).
    Winston Winston June 2007 Chit chat
  • Program for showing Basic listnings in gamesCan somebody tell me the name and where to find an utility to show the BASIC-listning in Adventure games - or for any other Spectrum-program for that…

    ... Adventure Programs are written in BASIC only.
    Mostly only the ... and they will show the BASIC - if there is any :-)))
    Basic and in GW-Basic.
    I started my ...
    Tommy F-H Tommy F-H January 2009 Emulators
  • I want to see if a file exists. in CIs this what they call a lockfile? I'm trying to write some software that translates from one language to another (as some of you probably know, I …

    ... ...
    I started programming in GW BASIC (by Microsoft ? and the platform ...
    wilsonsamm wilsonsamm April 2010 Chit chat
  • FOR 1 TO 0 - Execute "no times"?I checked a couple of basic variations, and generally a for loop executes at least once, even if you create a negative loop without step -1. But in s…

    ... BASICs (MSX BASIC, GW BASIC, Quick Basic, Visual Basic), Locomotive BASIC, and many ... , such as Power BASIC, freeBASIC or ZX Basic.

    See, for example, Locomotive BASIC: [url]http://cpcwiki.eu/index ... fact is that most BASIC programmers out there are ...
    na_th_an na_th_an July 2012 Sinclair Basic
  • RetroMania BASIC programming contestTo celebrate 50 years of the BASIC programming language, at this year's RetroMania we're running a BASIC game programming contest. There will be cash…

    Does GW-Basic apply? :)
    na_th_an na_th_an October 2014 Sinclair Basic
  • RetroMania BASIC programming contestTo celebrate 50 years of the BASIC programming language, at this year's RetroMania we're running a BASIC game programming contest. There will be cash…

    [QUOTE=na_th_an;796031]Does GW-Basic apply? :)[/QUOTE]

    I ...
    Matt_B Matt_B October 2014 Sinclair Basic
  • RetroMania BASIC programming contestTo celebrate 50 years of the BASIC programming language, at this year's RetroMania we're running a BASIC game programming contest. There will be cash…

    I've been a QB/QBasic coder since I can remember, but I always like the good ol' feel of the nice GW-Basic console-like environment.

    I might enter something.
    na_th_an na_th_an October 2014 Sinclair Basic
  • 48K vs 128K BASIC, I prefer the keyword entry system how about you?Being brought up with the 48k rubber and 48k+ I find the keyword entry system really fast and enjoyable to use. When I've played around with the 128k…

    I always had a weird feeling that 128K Basic has some 'forgotten' shortcuts like GW-Basic)
    NRA NRA March 2017 Sinclair Basic
  • Good Beginners Basic BookMy 10 year old son would like to learn basic programming. Can anyone suggest a good book or books that would help? There are a lot in the archive a…

    ... on these various systems using BASIC:-
    Sinclair ZX81, Sinclair ... Amstrad CPC, GW BASIC on a Victor 9000, GW BASIC and QBASIC on ... aware of the limitations of BASIC.

    Some ... fast compared to their other BASIC competitors. When running a ...
    1024MAK 1024MAK February 2019 Sinclair Basic
  • FLASH EPROM programming on ZXExist any other software for rewriting FLASH EPROM or EEPROM chips on real ZX ? I know only: EEPROM flasher for original DivIDE [url]http://85.132.…

    ... other software for rewriting FLASH EPROM or EEPROM chips on real ... , h ; return BC value to basic
    ret ;
    [/code]
    velesoft velesoft July 2009 Hardware
  • Best version of SE Basic for use in real 48K machineAs title really. :) I did a search but I'm still confused a bit. :( I've seen a few versions, namely 'SE Basic 0.80a' which has the nice 'bar' abov…

    ... a few versions, namely 'SE Basic 0.80a' which has the ... as well as Chevron SE Basic (the latter I cannot get ... the chosen image into an Eprom and pop it in. Fitting ...
    spider spider August 2014 Hardware
  • eprom with 2 imageswhat's the easiest way to add an eprom with 2 images on with a simple switch not worried about any fancy auto switching or anything just want 48k bas…

    ... easiest way to add an eprom with 2 images on with ... or anything just want 48k basic and diagnostic on rom, back ... wire and bits to make EPROM work as rom
    caver99 caver99 March 2016 Hardware
  • BASIC Keyword ReferenceHi. I do most of my ZX work on a grey-case +2 which, as we all know, is devoid of most of the 48k BASIC keywords (it has LOAD and stuff, but not much…

    ... use the 128 editor for BASIC programming. If you're not ... switch your ROM for an EPROM containing the Gosh Wonderful ROM ... open source version of SE Basic that I hope to release ... /> I had considered that - the GW ROM is quite nice. However ...
    icabod icabod March 2008 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • BASIC-code challengeFor the BASIC-coders among us. There is a number that has following aspects. divided by 16 remains 15 divided by 15 remains 14 divided by 14 remain…

    For the BASIC-coders among us.

    ... program below.
    The fastest BASIC-program wins.
    Timing will ...
    Dr BEEP Dr BEEP July 2002 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • 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 ...
    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 ...
    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 ...
    Dr BEEP Dr BEEP August 2002 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Basic listings memory occupationI remember readong someplace that due to basic's representation of number, in a program, in order to save space, it was better to represent integers …

    ... readong someplace that due to basic's representation of number, in ...
    Alessandro Tommasi Alessandro Tommasi August 2002 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • How To List BASIC?Hi, I want to look at the BASIC coding for a game. Is there a piece of code I can load into a 48k Spectrum which will read in a .TAP file and list i…

    ... want to look at the BASIC coding for a game. Is ... way I can list the BASIC program?

    Thanks,
    kim kim August 2002 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • ANN: SE Basic 0.71SE Basic is no longer being developed.

    SE Basic is no longer being developed.
    chev chev October 2002 Emulators
  • EpromAnyone know where I can find a flashed eprom for spectrum 128k+ ROM IC5? Nevermind :) Sintech has them. thomas [ This Message was edited by: thoma…

    Anyone know where I can find a flashed eprom for spectrum 128k+ ROM IC5?

    Nevermind :) Sintech has them.

    thomas

    [ This Message was edited by: thomas3120 on 2002-11-06 09:16 ]
    thomas3120 thomas3120 November 2002 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • SE BasicSE Basic is no longer being developed.

    SE Basic is no longer being developed.
    chev chev November 2002 Announcements
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