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Sinclair basic creation/editing programHi guys I'm just starting to write a game in +3 Sinclair basic and was wondering if there was a program out there that would alow me to write the pro…
... in +3 Sinclair basic and was wondering if there was a program ... or some thing like that then convert to a format readable ... by an emulator.
If not is there a program ... can type your listing into then save it as as suitable ... -
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 ... other ports
30 IF A=DEF-1 THEN GOTO 2000 : REM ... LET DEF=255
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SAVE the complete screen in BASICHow can I save the COMPLETE screen (with the last two lines) in BASIC? If I type SAVE "XXXX" SCREEN$, then comes the message "Start tape, ..." and th…
How can I save the COMPLETE screen (with the last two lines) in BASIC?
If I type SAVE "XXXX" SCREEN$, then comes the message "Start tape, ..." and the last two lines are destroyed! -
Compiling BASIC programs using Hi-Soft CompilerThis might get me nowhere, but it's worth a try... I'm writing a game in Spectrum BASIC - hopefully, for Simon's CD compilation, if he'll have it - …
... in Spectrum BASIC - hopefully, for Simon's CD compilation, if he' ... and then loading into Spectaculator/SPIN running Hi-Soft BASIC compiler ... of the BASIC program crept above 14K and then the compiler ... the compiled program whilst BASIC program and compiler were ... -
Basic Programming Routine Needed . . . HELP!Hello there, I though i would try and redo an old classic (pacman) in basic . . . BUT . . . I can't remember how to write the code to see what chara…
... an old classic (pacman) in basic . . .
BUT . . .
I can ... is a dot - then pacman eats it, if there is a part ... of the maze - pacman stops, if there is a ghost, depending ... -
Detect if program was loaded from tape or microdriveHow (if at all) can a BASIC program detect if it was loaded from tape or microdrive? This can be helpful to then load the screen or more machine code…
... all) can a BASIC program detect if it was loaded from tape ... ? This can be helpful to then load the screen or more ... />
Any solution for this (BASIC or machine code)?
How to transfer a BASIC-Programm to PC and/or TZX?Hello there, I'm pretty new at WOS, but have already spent some time reading a small bit of the large amount of information here. I am trying to fin…
... way to transfer an old BASIC-program[I](a game actually ... my program from microdrive and then save it to cassette ..
If that is true, could I ...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:
IF INKEY$="" THEN GOTO 20
... to hook it to the BASIC ISR.
...Printing UDGs in BASICAfter looking a little through Winer Milly's code, it struck me that I might be able to speed up my Cybernoid editor by replacing: FOR a=0 TO 31: PR…
... />
Now a tricky one: If not, how do I get ... mode? I am coding the BASIC program in a Text Editor ... (TextMate with a Sinclar Basic plugin).
EDIT:
then PRINT CHR$ 32 + x etc ...How to compile a BASin program with Hisoft Basic Compiler?If I write a Basic program with the BASin application and then wants to use Hisoft Basic Compiler to compile to machine code, what are the steps to a…
If I write a Basic program with the BASin application and then wants to ... use Hisoft Basic Compiler to compile ... emulator and then load the basic program. But must the basic program be ...Evaluation of IF?I am wondering how the "run-time compiler" (i.e. running the basic program) does evaluate IF statements, that is: does the statement get checked firs…
... .e. running the basic program) does evaluate IF statements, that is: ... statement get checked first and if true the rest of ... if a=0?
[B]IF a=1 THEN something
IF ... a=1 THEN something: something ...+3dos BASIC Headers - Char and Number ArraysHi. I'm almost ready to release the first beta of "3eExplorer" my utility for extracting files from a +3e HDD/CF image. It's actually going quite w…
... +3DOS file header the "+3 BASIC header data" is the same ... a .TAP file...[CODE]+3 BASIC header:
0x0f : Type
0x16 : ??[/CODE]
If that's the case then it follows that ... it to be 'A' (0x41) if I'd done a "SAVE ...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 ... /> 2) What did Spectrum BASIC lack that might have been ... a BBC vs. Spectrum BASIC comparison, I'd have ... ways.
If anyone thinks I'm biased ... then it was only to write a few very basic BASIC ...How could you hear if loading BASIC or MC?When loading a Spectrum program from tape you could usually hear from the sound if it is a BASIC or is some machine code program *. My question is, w…
... hear from the sound if it is a BASIC or is some ... the differens?
In BASIC I assume that the keyword ... command, so should not a Basic program in memory (and to ... sounds hard and tight, and BASIC more light and open. :smile ...If you've got a real working MF128,IF1, and MDR combo can I ask a favour?So, if you do have a real Multiface 128, Interface 1, Microdrive and, oh yeah, a Spectrum (48k or 128k) that are all working, can I ask a favour...? …
... [/CODE]
And then repeat both formats three times ... for consistency :)
If you could also post:
;
; From BASIC invoke with:
;
; ... variant... :)
;
; ... and if you have, let the forum ...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…
... actually edit the loading BASIC program somehow. I have ... see, there are 2 "BASIC" blocks, the first one ... />
The second "BASIC" block at the end of ...
OR
If it is easier to build ... new BASIC loader that loads up the screen, then waits ...Attention Arjun (and people interested in BASIC games programming).I've been looking at the games created by [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekpub.cgi?regexp=^EP+Software$&model=spectrum"]Angel Ortega/EP S…
... all) of them are in BASIC and easy to get into ... incorrect code in then it goes straight to the BASIC listing.
So if you are interested in BASIC programming then you might learn ... .
PS If you hate per-attribute movements then stay away from ...Just wrote my first useful working Speccy BASIC program in years...A nice UK National Lottery number generator. And not just any lotto number generator either. This one generates 8 lines of 6 numbers without replace…
... to 49 written on them, then drawing them out of a ... I've succeeded in Speccy BASIC, I think I might just ... =1 TO 6
425 IF l(f,g)Jumping to BASIC after importing 23296,1703Sorry for the confusing title. :-D Now that I've learned how to stop a game from starting after loading (in Fuse and Specemu), I have a few more que…
... to safely "jump" to my BASIC program. :)
I ... much more.
If I have the code needed ... I'm importing. I would then jump to that code ( ... any address greater than 24999 if I wanted to.
... t always available (even if it's enabled in options ...Writing internet servers in ZX BASICNew Spectranet news! I have just finished adding the code to allow listening sockets to be used from BASIC. A simple example: [code] 10 %listen #4,…
... sockets to be used from BASIC. A simple example:
then use
[ ... 4
30 IF m=4 THEN GO TO 100< ... br /> 100 IF INKEY$#4="1" THEN GO TO 200 ... , or an empty string if nothing is waiting.
... web server in BASIC now :-)Very basicI found the wos site a few months ago when searching for solutions to my broken spectrum, that i had dug out of storage and was learning basic on. Si…
... of storage and was learning basic on. Since receiving advice ... download zx spin and learn basic using an emulator instead. Unfortunatley ... on the task of learning basic.I plan to post ... .
My apologies if this is of little or ... two weeks see you then.A.I. in a Pacman game made in BasicA few years ago I tried to make my own Pacman game in Sinclair Basic. The map, UDGs and the whole game was completed and was working with just one gh…
... own Pacman game in Sinclair Basic. The map, UDGs and ... come up with was this: If ghost #1, for example, ... higher than x1 and y1, then x1 and y1 should increase ... This would work just fine if there were no walls. :-P ... this simple A.I. in Basic, or give me a ...Vector font in BASiCHi guys) Some fifteen years ago I saw a quite short BASIC prog that could simulate a vector font with size/ thickness/ italicization params. I remem…
... /> I've got BASin 14d, if matters.
TY
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1440 PRINT "THEN, WRITE YOUR BASIC LINES TO"
1450 ... g$
8100 IF g$="Y" THEN GO TO 5
8110 IF g$="N" THEN GO TO 8990
An update on ZX BASIC support for the SpectranetOne for zxbruno, I hope :-) So just an example of what now can be done with the network filesystem and BASIC. The following listing is of a program …
... with the network filesystem and BASIC. The following listing is of ... /> 2030 IF a$="n" THEN CLS: RETURN
2040 IF a$"y" THEN GO ... this on the Spectrum, using BASIC and streams:
[code ... send data over ethernet from BASIC. You can PRINT # to that ...testing if speccy is fully functionalHi, There is so much mention of T states but still confused. Does this mean if an instructin is out by a T-state or more then the speccy is faulty?…
... if an instructin is out by a T-state or more then ... can this be so if all IC are fully funtioning ... CRC of ULA, the basic rom and the Z80 processor ... to test if they are faulty?
... /hardware available that checks the basic rom, ULA, and Z80 ...Getting back into Spectrum BasicAfter a LONG break from Spectrum Basic, have discovered BASIN and starting to do some old school programs. Then I can run them on Nintendo DS using t…
... a LONG break from Spectrum Basic, have discovered BASIN and starting ... do some old school programs. Then I can run them on ... Load "" screen$) but not sure if that was as part of ... the main program.
If using BASIN (and loading files ...Help with a basic programI'm doing a very small basic program which I know is bloated, but it works. (I have limited basic knowledge compared to most on here). I just wondere…
... doing a very small basic program which I know ... works. (I have limited basic knowledge compared to most on ... here). I just wondered if anyone could point me ... from the list (It then disappears) and one of ...
I can well understand if nobody can be arsed with ...Simultaneous key presses in BASICIs there a way to check for 2 simultaneous key presses in BASIC? I use if inkey$="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$="z" then goto...
but that only lets me check for 1 key press at a time.Copying a SCREEN$ in ZX BASIC in 1 second?!Following on from the revived "[thread=20207]Saving a complete SCREEN$ in BASIC[/thread]" thread (although Arjun really only needed a suitable POKE i…
... ]Saving a complete SCREEN$ in BASIC[/thread]" thread (although Arjun really ... segment of memory) in ZX BASIC without resorting to a tedious ... using only standard ZX Spectrum BASIC - and it's not ... a SCREEN$ then press ""j"""
36 IF INKEY$"j" THEN PAUSE 0 ...Definitive list of games incompatible with +2A/+3 and of compatible versions (if any)I am trying to compile the definitive list of games which are incompatible with the +2A and the +3 and of their compatible versions, if they are pres…
... and of their compatible versions, if they are present of course ... 1805 128K - "C Nonsense in BASIC, 1500:3" error upon loading ... loading, emits a beep and then the system resets.
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