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writing an emulator-newbie needs helpHi, this is my first post here. I decided to write a minimalistic emulator of ZX Spectrum-no emulation of advanced peripherals, no emulation of sound…
... characters in them. No big surprise here, I guess ... CCowley has pointed out the basic steps. In order for ... tests by typing out some BASIC test programs. Like this ... emulator to see how things "flow" and how the bits and ... ) it's written in BASIC b) its authors are ... -
Random numbers...Hi Folks, I am not an expert when it comes to random numbers. If I have the RANDOMIZE statement the beginning of a program and then proceed to gene…
... ) you are demonstrating that the Basic RND is not very good ... together.
Here is how you do this: Have a ... each time. This assumes the basic rom interrupt routine is running ... time elapsed will not make big differences in the initial set ... -
A type-in BASIC platformer that's worth a goWorking on some type-ins for TTFn, from Games Computing, I came across [url=http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~jg27paw4/pourri/patpostman.zip]The Adve…
... read I thought "D'OH!" big time, but it turned out ... that's written entirely in BASIC. I've shown a few ... .
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The Duke Nukem Forever demo is due out, BUT...The playable demo of Duke Nukem Forever is (finally!) going to be released, on the 3rd of June, one week before the full game is released (on the 10t…
... play Duke Nukem shooters for big weapons, bigger explosions, over the ... truck (which looks somehow very basic, as though it's model ... . So I don't know how that will turn out, but ... -
The Duke Nukem Forever demo is due out, BUT...The playable demo of Duke Nukem Forever is (finally!) going to be released, on the 3rd of June, one week before the full game is released (on the 10t…
... play Duke Nukem shooters for big weapons, bigger explosions, over the ... truck (which looks somehow very basic, as though it's model ... . So I don't know how that will turn out, but ... -
The Duke Nukem Forever demo is due out, BUT...The playable demo of Duke Nukem Forever is (finally!) going to be released, on the 3rd of June, one week before the full game is released (on the 10t…
... play Duke Nukem shooters for big weapons, bigger explosions, over the ... truck (which looks somehow very basic, as though it's model ... . So I don't know how that will turn out, but ... -
Japan Tsunami AppealAs some of you will be aware, I've been tinkering with an open source version of SE Basic that could be distributed with hardware without infringing …
... comment there Geoff:-
How much detail should one include ... would start to get very big!!!!! ;)
Since, Im ... mistaken, didn't the SE Basic rom in earlier versions exhibt ... tendency with the internal SE BASIC rom as used in SpecEmu ... -
ANN: Spectaculator for iPhone, iPod Touch & iPadHi all, Spectaculator is now available for the iPhohe, iPod Touch & iPad! It features the same high quality emulation developed for the Windows' ve…
... a bit cramped.
BASIC works better on the iPad ... ;540284]I didn't realize BASIC was enabled. Wonder if OpenSE ... />
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How often are there going to ... the balance. Apple owe you big time. [/QUOTE]
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Fuse: what do you want to see?An open brainstorm. If you had a team of programmers working on [url=http://fuse-emulator.sf.net/]Fuse[/url], what would you tell them to work on? …
... lack of interest, but a BIG information gap... I would be ... am amazed, quite frankly, about how little I know about ZX ... use Timex FDD with Sinclair Basic. CP/M worked on a ... -
The thread of belly laughsGo on folkes I could do with a laugh. Post up the some of the funnyest (or down right silliest) things you know, be it jokes, stories, images, youtub…
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I also love how the primitive screen struggles with ... not even worked out how to scroll the big text, so do ... second ever program in spectrum basic. In any case Bob was ... -
writing an emulator-newbie needs helpHi, this is my first post here. I decided to write a minimalistic emulator of ZX Spectrum-no emulation of advanced peripherals, no emulation of sound…
... of time to understand correctly how the ports worked. I ... up trying to understand how the system variables KSTATE ... is supposed to mean that Basic SamRom is switched in. ... t even know what a Basic SamRom is, can I ... A and H respectively (big endian order). For IY ... -
writing an emulator-newbie needs helpHi, this is my first post here. I decided to write a minimalistic emulator of ZX Spectrum-no emulation of advanced peripherals, no emulation of sound…
... up trying to understand how the system variables KSTATE ... supposed to mean that Basic SamRom is switched in. ... even know what a Basic SamRom is, can I ... A and H respectively (big endian order). For IY ... nothing decompresses properly (which is how I did it!).
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Commodore 64 - First time trying - REVIEW & Pictures!Right, so the 2nd hand shop was selling this Commodore and accessories. So I decided to buy it, as I've never had a Commodore and this is my first ti…
... /> Data cassette recorder
1514 big disc drive
lots of ... beginners and I dont like how it loads stuff, it seems ... . I never found the quirky basic programming to be unfriendly. I ... be able to tell you how to do this on a ... -
IDE Hard Drive on your Spectrum!Hello there my fellow WoS'ers Today, I am going to share with you something that has truly captivated me over the last couple of months, some of you…
... well but thats a very big project...
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basic, provide tap loading etc), implement ... the edge connector which is how the spectranet is able to ... (or an alternative like SE Basic etc) and all your rom ... -
Inlay Project DiscussionAll, It's time this project was actually started in anger. The aim of this thread is to find out what every wants from it and the standards that sh…
... will be any changes to how inlays are preserved in the ... to go ahead with a big shift to 600dpi scans then ... potentially just start doing more basic adjustments (e.g. crop and ... -
Spectrum jonathan cauldwell new game cronosoft competition thingFor launch at the EUROGAMER EXPO at Earl's Court, Jonathan Cauldwell has written a brand new Speccy game. Launching on 22nd September, is the game C…
... scope. I'll write a basic engine capable of supporting plenty ... to commit to such a big project, start a new thread ... design and we'll see how many people have the time ... stay the distance on a big game. :) -
Spectrum jonathan cauldwell new game cronosoft competition thingFor launch at the EUROGAMER EXPO at Earl's Court, Jonathan Cauldwell has written a brand new Speccy game. Launching on 22nd September, is the game C…
... scope. I'll write a basic engine capable of supporting plenty ... to commit to such a big project, start a new thread ... design and we'll see how many people have the time ... stay the distance on a big game. :)[/QUOTE]
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Where to start?..Hello, First off, sorry if this is in the wrong and sorry if the questions I'm about to ask have been asked and answered numerous time! Little back…
... partial product just to see how things look on the real ... tools like Basin (Basic), Boriel's Basic compiler (for compiling basic programs), z88dk ... are ready to start something big, PC tools are the way ... -
Spectrum jonathan cauldwell new game cronosoft competition thingFor launch at the EUROGAMER EXPO at Earl's Court, Jonathan Cauldwell has written a brand new Speccy game. Launching on 22nd September, is the game C…
... scope. I'll write a basic engine capable of supporting plenty ... to commit to such a big project, start a new thread ... design and we'll see how many people have the time ... stay the distance on a big game. :)[/QUOTE]
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Phoenix Nights news...peter kay was on jonathan woss's show, not sure if it's a repeat?... and apparently he's written a 3rd series, and because of the inbetweeners movie …
... sadly we all know how a great comedy series ... I don't know how old the youngest still- ... FIFA games, Katie Perry, Big Brother, and Hello magazine are ... proof-read with some basic spelling errors and loads of ... effect. It also showed how most of his early material ... -
Is it a must...Since this ZX Evolution thing I have been wanting another ZX Spectrum but with the ros and an ide device. Well yesterday I was very lucky as I had a …
... problem for stuff written in basic, but does become a problem ... this: If your writing something big, your going to want to ... to face the issue of how to transfer that to the ... -
Computer Science not being taught in UK schoolsI uploaded this to youtube from a broadcast last night on Newsnight. [youtube]MkSEUb2LWX0[/youtube] Its shocking that schoolchildren no longer lear…
... ++ not so much). The same basic libraries (stdlib/stdio) syscalls, techniques ... only ever mucked around in BASIC had real problems getting their ... gone, but the basics of how it works is still the ... found discrete maths not a big deal. In my school, however ... -
Drunken foolery!I've been pissing around with AGD for the last week or so, something may be coming together? Also I've had a few beers, listening to some tunes, lik…
... on screen 2 drawing the big fatty that's supposed ... and takes time because of how the sprites behave. Have to ... bits, and write a little basic tips n' tricks bit to ... the people who really know how to tear the JSW ... knowledge of the game and how it works may prove ... -
Teach Computer Science as well as ITC[img]http://www.bbc.co.uk/media/images/56986000/jpg/_56986587_i_livingstone.jpg[/img] Ian Livingstone who co-wrote "The Warlock of Firetop Mountain"…
... learning to code, the BASIC interpreter was just [i] ... a game without using a BASIC command. Now, you need ... a minimum, information about how to create a VB script ... to go out into the big ol' web and find ... reset your machine, the BASIC prompt was there to remind ... -
How to safely maximise available memoryHi All, I'm toying with an idea that will require I have as much memory available as possible. I'm a little embarrassed I have to ask this tbh. As…
... 't try returning to BASIC, especially on a 128 ... stack doesn't grow too big.
The ... the system variables or BASIC around may mean that ... the CLEAR statement in your BASIC loader fails. But then ... some more detailed reading on how the stack behaves & ... -
I am currently playing......Don't know if there's been a thread like this, but I can't find one.... Having seen all the different threads asking people if they've played such a…
... me by someone with really basic stuff. Hence the reason why ... /> As for the big gate I know how to get the key ... -
Faster CLS...Hi Folks, Looking at the CLS command in the Spectrum ROM disassembly it seems rather complex. Does anyone know of a simpler/quicker routine that wi…
... is used for data. The BASIC program uses 17.1K (prior ... statements). It is not that big an issue really, I just ... I have asked ZX BASIC to do and how well it performs ... -
Beta/Sam/Master basic as spectrum ROMWith emulators being trivial to use to insert new ROMs into - and even in the physical world, RAM in place of ROM by use of a modified multiface or s…
... actually know someone did BBC basic. That's pretty cool.
basic is /very/ cool. I was sort of curious how hard ... people thought implementing something very close to sam basic ... /> Probably quite tough, despite a big head start. -
How faithful are you to Sinclair computers?Are you 100% faithful to Sinclair computers or do you divide your attention across multiple retro computers and consoles? I never had anything besid…
... got my hands on. Mostly BASIC type-ins, a few games ... in: paying customers). Still a big interest of me because of ... limited to machines where 'learning how it works' and 'write programs ... -
Disable interrupts?Well, I've read the bits from the David Webb book about interrupt modes and (vaguely) appreciate the principles behind having a vector table, after r…
... is soooo much faster than BASIC that the little bit of ... lost in the BASIC ISR isn't too big a deal when ... remember is that no matter how complex all the IM stuff ...
