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Opus Discovery "the big switch on" (after 20 years)I have a few of these Opus Discovery's with different Eproms in that have not been swiched for 15-20 years or so . I am in no rush to switch any on …
... behave identically (one has a hidden thermal fuse and the other ... can assume (on the "fuse hidden" transformer) that the "right centred ... I believe that they are basic items that are heavily subsidized ... -
2015 Games ListHi, this is the thread I use for the 2015 Games List. Note: Due to forum update policies, the latest version of the list will always be found somewh…
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[i](Roguelike, BASIC)[/i]
[[url="http://www ... br /> [i](Boulderdash like, BASIC)[/i]
[[url="http:// ... [i](text adventure with graphics, BASIC, PC port)[/i]
... graphics-engine-for-sinclair-basic"]download, hidden somewhere[/url]]
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2015 Games ListHi, this is the thread I use for the 2015 Games List. Note: Due to forum update policies, the latest version of the list will always be found somewh…
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[i](Roguelike, BASIC)[/i]
[[url="http://www ... br /> [i](Boulderdash like, BASIC)[/i]
[[url="http:// ... [i](text adventure with graphics, BASIC, PC port)[/i]
... graphics-engine-for-sinclair-basic"]download, hidden somewhere[/url]]
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BASIC Tenliners 2016I would like invite all basic programmers to this year's BASIC Tenliners contest. You have to code a game in 10 lines of BASIC. For details please ta…
... ;847580"]By default a Sinclair BASIC program is saved with all ... hidden initialized variables. It would be trivial to write a huge BASIC ... % of the program logic is hidden on variables.
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BASIC Tenliners 2016I would like invite all basic programmers to this year's BASIC Tenliners contest. You have to code a game in 10 lines of BASIC. For details please ta…
... ;847580"]By default a Sinclair BASIC program is saved with all ... hidden initialized variables. It would be trivial to write a huge BASIC ... % of the program logic is hidden on variables.
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BASIC Tenliners 2016I would like invite all basic programmers to this year's BASIC Tenliners contest. You have to code a game in 10 lines of BASIC. For details please ta…
... hidden initialized variables. It would be trivial to write a huge BASIC ... % of the program logic is hidden on variables.
... of the program logic is hidden on variables.[/quote]
I ... program logic was in the BASIC program itself rather than ... -
BASIC Tenliners 2016I would like invite all basic programmers to this year's BASIC Tenliners contest. You have to code a game in 10 lines of BASIC. For details please ta…
... 847580"]By default a Sinclair BASIC program is saved with ... hidden initialized variables. It would be trivial to write a huge BASIC ... % of the program logic is hidden on variables.
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1986-2016.I'm early, but I'm tired of 1985. So here's the annual thirty-years after topic about Speccy games.
If i remember Lightfarce was a 'hidden' game in Zub. You could load it by typing in a piece of BASIC before starting the tape.
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1986-2016.I'm early, but I'm tired of 1985. So here's the annual thirty-years after topic about Speccy games.
... i remember Lightfarce was a 'hidden' game in Zub. You could ... typing in a piece of BASIC before starting the tape.[/quote ... -
Leading Zeroes on a Score in BASICI'm trying to print the score with leading zeroes such that it's always 6 characters wide, i.e.: 000010, 000150, 006100 etc. I quickly knocked thi…
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My BASIC timing routine gives a reasonable ... 's important to avoid any hidden overheads causing false variations between ... -
Rituals to get your tape to loadI found this comment on the internet regarding the 'human sacrifice' video from cern : I get where they are coming from [quote]Back in the days o…
... game always loaded in 48 Basic mode, but wouldn't in ... failed to load in 48 Basic mode, during loading the Speccy ... time it crashed in 48 Basic mode, however this time it ... and joystick input, like the hidden test mode that can be ... -
Was there ever a virus or malware for any 8 bit system?Was there ever a virus or malware for any 8 bit system? You couldn't have one on a cassette only system, unless you were stupid enough to fall for th…
... the background when you had basic on etc. thing is the ... c64 like IFFL (multiple files hidden within 1) and he'd ... -
Hacker QuestionHello hackers, as some of you might know, I am supervising the work on converting games from TR-Dos or TAP to the +D or Opus disk format for our SC…
... Basic program can be anything, because the real values come from hidden ... is a non-issue for Basic lol
'Solving' these ... each one, followed by the hidden 5-byte representation. This is ... -
Hacker QuestionHello hackers, as some of you might know, I am supervising the work on converting games from TR-Dos or TAP to the +D or Opus disk format for our SC…
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Sinclair BASIC holds numbers twice in two ... not unusual to find hidden numbers in BASIC loaders, as a form ... of saving bytes in the BASIC loader?
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Hacker QuestionHello hackers, as some of you might know, I am supervising the work on converting games from TR-Dos or TAP to the +D or Opus disk format for our SC…
I've seen some BASIC lister utilities that shows both ... hidden.
I'm spaniard, so I use the "Listador BASIC ... -
Optimizing numbers1. Is there automatic way to process basic program (huge), and replace all numbers with an VAR "number" ? 2. Same as above, but replacing numbers wi…
... make the changes to the BASIC listing and then load it ... editor which will generate the hidden FP values in the normal ... -
Where does the BASIC program sit 48K Spectrum memory?Hi there First post so be gentle, I've had a spectrum since the 80's and have recently started programming it for fun again. I wrote the followin…
... to do your graphics from BASIC, you could do worse than ... features (including working on two hidden screens and scrolling) by using ... charade-graphics- engine-for-sinclair-basic/p1"]http://www.worldofspectrum.org ... -
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Where does the BASIC program sit 48K Spectrum memory?Hi there First post so be gentle, I've had a spectrum since the 80's and have recently started programming it for fun again. I wrote the followin…
OK, when BASIC is running, it's actually ... ROM that is running - the BASIC interpreter. It's programmed to ... the memory that contains the BASIC program, interpret it as different ... code only copies to one hidden screen in memory, the address ... -
Beginner's z88dk help rqdI'm struggling to get my first z88dk C program to compile. My program is this: #include <spectrum.h> int main() { zx_border(INK_BLACK); } …
... read because it will be basic C. But I think it ... the startup values are being hidden by clib=... options in many ... -
Headerless tape loading blocksIs there any way to convert headerless machine code blocks to regular headed blocks? I imagine it involves Taper. I ask because now that I know I'…
... another machine-code-hidden-in-REM statement in the BASIC loader. Unsurprising ... -
3D Game Maker Classic TitlesOn Wos there are a few games made on the [url="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0001956"]3D Game Maker[/url]. Most of them are of poo…
... many steps to achieve something basic, like I said before about ... program though I realize the hidden complexities that lie behind the ... -
New loading screen for ABU SIMBEL PROFANATIONHI, this is my new screen. The original: [img]https://www.dropbox.com/s/vzxoutej1a8z0oj/AbuSimbelx2.png?raw=1[/img] and my version: [img]htt…
... MicroHobby #187 load everything from BASIC, so changing the loading screen ... the file PROFAN$ (it is hidden). -
Brain 8I am glad to present my new "experiment" in Sinclair Spectrum 48K BASIC. https://drive.google.com/file/d/17_wCFWaAl5diIVt3rPLTbKhxDmPmYmOs/view?us…
... I've ever seen a BASIC program scrolling the screen that ... a utility for speeding up BASIC graphics you might like, you ... lets you draw on a hidden screen with up to 64 ... -
New Utility to Transfer Z80 Snapshot to +3 DiskSince getting a Gotek for my +3 it has been my go to machine. The biggest downside however is the lack of older games on disk format with pretty much…
... /> -b: do not add autorun basic routine to disk, useful if ... loader code & autorun basic routine hidden on the disk,
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New Utility to Transfer Z80 Snapshot to +3 DiskSince getting a Gotek for my +3 it has been my go to machine. The biggest downside however is the lack of older games on disk format with pretty much…
... /> -b: do not add autorun basic routine to disk, useful if ... basic & 128k 2nd file visible on disk
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New Utility to Transfer Z80 Snapshot to +3 DiskSince getting a Gotek for my +3 it has been my go to machine. The biggest downside however is the lack of older games on disk format with pretty much…
... I've added a 2nd basic loader for disks with only ... /> ║ -b: do not add autorun basic routine to disk, useful if ... basic & 128k 2nd file visible on disk
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Z80onDSK now compatible with +3e with ZXMMC or similarJust updated my utility to work on Spectrums equipped with +3e ROMs and IDE storage. I've tested this with ZXMMC at the moment but don't think there …
... /> ║ -b: do not add autorun basic routine to disk, useful if ... basic & 128k 2nd file visible on disk
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What % of WOSSERS use "old school" tape loading when playing their Speccy games.My guess is .000000001% ( but I might be slightly out on this! ) Do people still enjoy doing it "the old way"?
... Matsui, Bush, Goodmans etc. Their basic 2 head mono machines had ... when I go through finding hidden gems on covertapes where there ... -
Need some help building a cable for Spectrum 128k +2 to US Commodore 1084S-PHello WoS users! Does anyone have a diagram detailing how to build a cable to go from the Spectrum 128k +2 (grey) to a Commodore 1084S-P (US version…
... to let people putz with basic, load a tape, or whatever ... -viewable portions of the monitor hidden behind the bezel. Also, the ...
