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  • Return to +3 BASIC from 48K mode.Hello Spec-Chums! I don't know if this trick has been posted before, if it has, i apologise, but i have not been able to find it. Anyway, here goes…

    ... SPECTRUM command to enter 48K BASIC mode, there is no ... way back to +3 BASIC; however, i have found ... if you want to embed colour control codes in the basic ... program, or if you need to ... any way back to 128K BASIC on the earlier 128K ...
    The_Bert The_Bert September 2010 Sinclair Basic
  • New Vector utility (and questions)I was taking a look at the new version of vector creation utility from the Mojon Twins. The program exports a binary file that can either be read fro…

    ... can either be read from BASIC or M.C. The ... 37237k4[/url]

    If someone from the Mojon Twins ... level of transparency, and then draw the vectors on top ... would like to know if there's any known ... experimented with a small BASIC program that allowed me ...
    zxbruno zxbruno September 2010 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • IF and control flow in machine codeHi everyone, Basic has a nice control flow like if statements. How can these be done in machine code since i cant find anything thanks

    Hi everyone,

    Basic has a nice control flow like if statements.
    How can these be done in machine code since i cant find anything

    thanks
    Robin Robin September 2010 Development
  • compressing basicI thought I'd ask here instead of the basic forum.. in the sense of giving me 1 command line, and NOT the whole listing joined up etc. and it uncom…

    ... ask here instead of the basic forum..

    ... don't see the basic, and then it runs.. obv. ... the basic is uncompressed and you ... is to stack some basic programs together and re- ... that uses bog standard basic, without any new commands ...
    fog fog September 2010 Development
  • MIA title uploaded - Tables (1986/7)Hello, I have upped this title via FTP. It is listed as MIA, and was one of those classified advert programs from the back of the mags. It records t…

    ... and ZXSpin). It's mostly BASIC, but it's poking memory ... sands of time)

    If you try it you can ... any value as the date, then when it crashes resume with ... after a couple of attempts. If this can be rectified I ...
    lordsnooty lordsnooty September 2010 MIA/STP/SDP
  • bast, the Basic tapemaker for LinuxAnnouncing a new utility, [b]bast[/b], the BASIC Tapemaker. Now available: version 0.2.3 (alpha) for Linux. At: [url]http://github.com/ec429/bast/do…

    ... utility, [b]bast[/b], the BASIC Tapemaker.
    Now available: version ... plain text files containing Sinclair BASIC source code, and produces ... are involved), which is useful if e.g. linking an ... perform any syntax checking, so if there are mistakes in your ...
    AY Chip AY Chip September 2010 Sinclair Basic
  • variable variable names with VAL$It's possible to make the RH-side variable names in a LET statement be themselves variable by using VAL$. Thus, if v$ holds the [b]name[/b] of anothe…

    ... , if v$ holds the [b]name[/b] of another variable, then:
    BASIC. Is there any method available ...
    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny October 2010 Sinclair Basic
  • General purpose full screen input routineHi Folks, One of the things that annoyed me back in the 1980s with most BASICs was the lack of a full screen "formatted" input function. You could …

    ... routine for the Spectrum (in BASIC). It is still quite simple ... Backspace
    9300 IF i(6)13 THEN
    GO TO 9260 ... Character
    9360 IF i(6)>127 THEN
    GO TO ... )0 AND i(6)=45 THEN
    GO TO 9260: REM ...
    Paddy Coleman Paddy Coleman October 2010 Sinclair Basic
  • BASIC compilerHi All, Can someone please recommend me a good compiler (for emulator use) that 'compiles' BASIC code into Assembler? There are quite a few availab…

    ... (for emulator use) that 'compiles' BASIC code into Assembler?

    if anyonce can point me in ...
    Retrobrothers Retrobrothers October 2010 Development
  • Inkey problem||This is on a REAL speccy|| Hi everyone I have a function where the user presses a key and then it shows it on the screen. So this is what I do (no…

    ... user presses a key and then it shows it on the ... I do (not the real basic code)

    Pause 100 ... /> Now here is the thing, if you quickly press a key ... a space, just nothing, so if i quickly press k i ...
    Robin Robin October 2010 Sinclair Basic
  • Do you play violent computer games AND support hunting?After the oh-so-brave shooting of a locally famous stag: [url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-11624253[/url] questions are again being a…

    ... these boards play computer games, then if you do play violent games ... food (it's the most basic rights of [B]all[/B ... should you? Presumably if you support hunting then you think that it ... such a ban, but if you do then please say so and ...
    ewgf ewgf October 2010 Chit chat
  • About Search For terrestrial IntelligenceHi there! I recently got a copy of [url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0007048]S.T.I. (Search For Terrestrial Intelligence)[/url].…

    ... you..."[/quote]

    But then my tape, bought from Retro ... br />
    On other subject, Basic loader has got this REM ... />
    Does anybody remember if such articles could be elsewhere ... chance, does anybody remember if there were ever articles about ...
    Rockersuke Moroboshi Rockersuke Moroboshi October 2010 MIA/STP/SDP
  • VIC 20 on the SpectrumThe original "20 Commodes" program released for CSSCGC 2008 has been improved and now has its own entry in WoS. The improved code has been sitting on…

    ... scarier than programming in CBM BASIC v2 :evil:

    There ... the emulator screen)

    If you only ever tried out ... release (and not the improvements) then perhaps you should try this ... for LOADing/SAVEing from tape. If you look in the source ...
    Jimmy Jimmy October 2010 Announcements
  • Cassette copy (c) efs 1983?has the header Program:sneaky ? found it on an old tape! , at the moment i am searching through some old compilations, so load others dont - could b…

    has the header Program:sneaky ?

    found it on an old tape! , at the moment i am searching through some old compilations, so load others dont - could be my basic setup - if some wants me to donate these for further checking then give me a shout!
    MuZiKiLL MuZiKiLL November 2010 MIA/STP/SDP
  • AGES enhancementsThere's an enhanced version of the AGES adventure gamebook utility available; it's the first of the items on my [url=http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk…

    ... replaced big chunks of BASIC with machine code. Then getting it to ... than would have been chosen if working in a forward direction ...
    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny November 2010 Announcements
  • ZX Flight - flight simulator (Basic)Yesterday I found this BASIC flight simulator on an old tape. Obviously this is a my type-in from an old ex-Yugoslavian magazine from mid 80s. I did …

    ... I found this BASIC flight simulator on ... some useful information.
    If you compare it with well ... mostly done in the basic), we can say that ... competitor.
    Unfortunately spectrum Basic is pretty slow for ... done.
    However, if you want to see how ...
    Pegaz Pegaz November 2010 Games
  • Snapshot issue between BASin and ZX SpinHi Folks, I have created a 128K snapshot file from BASin (both .sna and .z80) to load in to ZX Spin. Spin is running in ZX Spectrum 128K mode and I…

    ... Loader
    [*]128 BASIC
    [*]Calculator
    [*]48 BASIC
    [*]Tape Tester ...
    [/LIST]
    I then select [B ... is not shown. If I select [B]128 BASIC [/B]the source ...
    Paddy Coleman Paddy Coleman December 2010 Emulators
  • Z88DK tapfile creation questionHere's another question. The game I've just started working on (Sid Spanners 3), I'm concatenating the following tap files together, to make a big ta…

    ... still contains a second BASIC loader (the BASIC loader generated by the ... over), since the first BASIC loader in the combined tapfile ... appmake without including the usual BASIC loader (just the CODE ... split a tapfile?
    If so then I could make the tapfile ...
    Digital Prawn Digital Prawn January 2011 Development
  • What if the Government backed Sir CliveHere is a question I have always wondered about... What if the Government had backed Sir Clive back in the Eighties... That is, placed his computers …

    ... always wondered about...
    What if the Government had backed Sir ... of the people in Government, then and now, are a bunch ...
    spectrumlinux spectrumlinux January 2011 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Iphone/Ipod touch gaming threadThought i would start a thread for this little gadget. I havent been this excited since the Speccy years. Never was keen on an Iphone, dont want a …

    ... can tape any programs if i'm away from ... surfing and playing a few basic games.

    Nope ! ... ! top company)

    If youre after a portable gaming ... the proper apps yet) then a 32 gig ipod touch ... for 210 quid (if you use that voucher) ...
    psj3809 psj3809 January 2011 Chit chat
  • Recursive 4-way floodfillHi guys) Shortly, I wanna find out whether there's a way to some object. Perhaps some of you have already encountered such an issue which is relativ…

    ...
    if CONDITION then {CANCEL=1; EXIT}

    //Else if OK then
    basic at all...

    Any ...
    NRA NRA January 2011 Sinclair Basic
  • Need in beta-taster`s helpHello to all. I have developed hard-soft emulator of ZX Spectrum 48, but there are problems in work. My topics is: [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.or…

    ... another stops at some point. Basic 48 shows the next problems ... user`s command. If now print LOAD "" then second time loads normally ... .
    2. If the number ... must be printed in BASIC, for example ...
    Vasil Vasil February 2011 Emulators
  • Converting a decimal number to binary...Hi Folks, Been thinking about ways to convert a decimal number to 8 bit binary and came up with the following: [CODE]100 REM ----------------------…

    Hi Folks,

    Been thinking about ways to convert a decimal number to 8 bit binary and came up with the following:

    [CODE]100 REM --------------------------
    110 DIM b(8):
    LET b(1)=128:
    LET b(2)= 64:
    ...
    Paddy Coleman Paddy Coleman February 2011 Sinclair Basic
  • Need help modifying a PDF (if possible)Someone was kind enough to spend days scanning a [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=2001368"]book[/URL] for me while I work on ot…

    ... . If necessary I'll do it all from scratch and then upload ... result as a new pdf? If so, is there a way ...
    zxbruno zxbruno February 2011 Support files
  • BASIC Listing for loading screens then gameCould someone explain the code required to load a screen image followed by the game file please? I've lost my notes on loading the game (which I thin…

    Could someone explain the code required to load a screen image followed by the game file please? I've lost my notes on loading the game (which I think was CHAIN "") from a BASIC listing..

    Thank you..
    zeropolis79 zeropolis79 March 2011 Development
  • New tool: SnapToTap R2it's basically a gui update to VSC. But it's now simpler to convert sna files into tap files. what is special about SnapToTap? it converts snapshots…

    ... use LOAD "" CODE from basic and then use a USR xxx to ... inject microdrive and tape loaders if you want.

    Requirements ... 3k), shorter loading time.
    * If you don't want to ... . So they may not work if resulting tap loaded into a ...
    Arda Arda March 2011 Announcements
  • The Hobbit:A guide and how i play it.Yes i know there are walkthroughs and guides on the net but what i want to do here is give chance for those people to complete the hobbit who have no…

    ... around) so first some basic info then straight too it!.
    Forget ... to read it.If Elrond is missing or dead then a goblin ... way.
    *If something drops down and stings you then you were ... not meet him there if at all,if you do meet him ...
    jammajup jammajup March 2011 Games
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