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  • SAVEing without waiting for keypresshello, here's question for y'all. is there a way in BASIC to bypass the "Start tape, then press any key" prompt when SAVEing an array? sorry if it'…

    ... a way in BASIC to bypass the "Start tape, then press any ... an array?

    sorry if it's a stupid question ...
    utz utz March 2011 Sinclair Basic
  • A personal appeal from meHi, Even if you don't normally visit the BASIC forum, please read this thread: [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=33765[/u…

    ... />
    Even if you don't normally visit the BASIC forum, please ... =33765[/url]

    and then donate to the Japan Tsunami ... Appeal.

    Even if you have no use for ...
    chev chev March 2011 Chit chat
  • SE Basic Type-ins^Pete suggested creating a sticky thread for SE Basic discussion. I thought a Type-ins thread might also be useful. Up to the mods if they want to ma…

    ^Pete suggested creating a sticky thread for SE Basic discussion. I thought a Type-ins thread might also be useful. Up to the mods if they want to make it sticky or not (although this used to be the SE Basic forum and I used to be its owner).
    chev chev April 2011 Sinclair Basic
  • SE Basic questionsI've got a 128k heatsink machine which I'm working on modding to include a proper keyboard and built in DivIDE+.. Was I right in reading that the S…

    ... in reading that the SE BASIC ROM can be plugged into ... ?

    Do you know if it works with the DivIDE ...
    zeropolis79 zeropolis79 April 2011 Sinclair Basic
  • Falcon the Renegade Lord (CRACKED by... + more)[URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0001720&loadpics=3&model=spectrum"]Falcon the Renegade Lord[/URL] "Cracked by the champs" top…

    ... this an original?

    If not, does some kind WoSser ... Renegade Lord" (just the added colon, as per the bottom of ... book has the headline "Falcon" then an added subtitle (Falcon: Yadda ...
    ZnorXman ZnorXman April 2011 Infoseek database
  • This might be something new[img]http://www.711chan.org/test/src/130427925559.png[/img] Have a look at this screenshot of my emulator ZX82. Notice the copyright message? That's…

    ... Why's that then? It's because the BASIC is running on ... ),
    It means that if you have a Z80 on ... FTP server (from within the BASIC - being it's running ... as well as call the BASIC routines, or DOS calls, ... this would be done instantly if the routine was recoded ...
    wilsonsamm wilsonsamm May 2011 Emulators
  • Saving in 48 mode to diskAs thread title. I did a little search but was not able to find anything, but you cannot really search for 48. Simple situation, I prefer to write b…

    ... I prefer to write basic with the original editor ... tape then load them back in +3 basic and ... finally save to disk.

    I was wondering if ... I started in +3 basic then switched to ... br />
    If not, then no problem but no ...
    spider spider May 2011 Sinclair Basic
  • Jet Set Willy Turbo edition!Improve the speed of the game with just a few pokes! Do the standard CLEAR 32767 : LOAD "" CODE to get at the BASIC loader (see Your Spectrum issue …

    ... the BASIC loader (see Your Spectrum issue 6 if you need help), then ... speed! (It would be quicker if the back-buffer wasn't ...
    Jimmy Jimmy May 2011 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • fast font engine possible?inspired by the recent "proportional font" thread for zx basic and ideas for gui and having done some of the work on this in the past i wonder if it …

    ... "proportional font" thread for zx basic and ideas for gui and ... /> [/CODE]

    if font is proportional then font header would be ... measure_font function. if font would be fixed then there would be ... of widths.

    then raw font data would follow ...
    tstih tstih May 2011 Development
  • Speeding up select processing...Hi Folks, I have the following code in my program and it works fine but is rather "sluggish". I have even moved it to the beginning of the program …

    ... /> GO SUB 4230:
    IF ss=one THEN GO SUB 4320
    IF at(1) THEN LET a$=s$:
    If the bar has moved then restore the original ... attributes using the cool basic memory ...
    Paddy Coleman Paddy Coleman June 2011 Sinclair Basic
  • Some issues with my UDG programFor the sake of remembering how to do some things in Basic, I started coding a small program that could be used to create UDGs: [url]http://db.tt/tt…

    ... to do some things in Basic, I started coding a small ... about a cursor trail, but then I thought I could come ... and y1 to y
    -If x or y change [I ... c(x,y) to 1 if 0 and vice-versa, plot ... didn't look quite right. If this issue is still there ...
    zxbruno zxbruno June 2011 Sinclair Basic
  • PokesAfternoon people, before i begin can i just stress that i am an ultimate newbie when it comes to the spectrum so forgive me for my ignorance,but i ne…

    ... ,i wanted to know if it was at all ... about typing in merge"" then playing tape until i am ... ok message,which breaks into basic.

    As ... something into basic.

    Again sorry if this is ... placed at having answers then anywhere else,cheers!!!
    bully bully June 2011 Games
  • Super Stick ManBeen thinking about doing a weird platformer for a while now, but since I have zero programming knowledge, and a modicum of drawing skills, I thought…

    ... Anyway, my idea is a basic 'rescue the girl' type platformer ... games thrown in. The basic premise is that you ... deal machine, cheap cafe then exit past the grabbing machines ... job or multi-load if anybody takes up the ... ll eat those words...) then the only place I ...
    TechnicianSi TechnicianSi July 2011 New game ideas
  • Something I once read, how an ancient voice recording was possibleSome years ago, I read somewhere (I think it was in a book of essays by Arthur C. Clarke, or Carl Sagan) that making a (admittedly bad and very primi…

    ... the wax (or whatever) thing then you rotated the wax via ... lousy by even the most basic of standards any of us ... four thousand years ago, and if the Egyptions, or whoever else ... a contraption and build it, then today we might well have ...
    ewgf ewgf July 2011 Chit chat
  • Birthday PlotsHello all; When browsing the web, I stumbled across an oddity known as Birthday Plots. In effect somebody enters a numeric date and the computer prin…

    ... to convert this to Sinclair Basic, but, to put it ... convert this listing to Sinclair Basic? All help much appreciated.
    110 IF R[J,1] = L1 THEN 150
    140 ... Z)
    160 IF R[J,2] = L2 THEN 200
    190 ... K,2]
    270 IF K>I THEN 300
    280 ...
    Meurglys68 Meurglys68 July 2011 Sinclair Basic
  • Weird 'semi-crash' I used to be able to make the 48k speccy do.I've always wondered about this (but I seem unable to recreate it at the moment). I used to be able to get the Speccy to display some weird screen o…

    ... ) go into 'graphics' mode, then 'Extended' mode, then you held down either ... 'G' cursor next to it. If you pressed enter it would ... started with "LE DFN" and then some other junk. It would ... and then say '4: Out of memory' or 'C: Nonsense in BASIC ...
    Grunaki Grunaki July 2011 Sinclair Basic
  • Help with random numbers......Hi all, wonder if anyone can help me... sort of a novice here ... I have been trying to write a simple ish basic program to compare random sets of n…

    ... to write a simple ish basic program to compare random sets ... some reason every now and then it comes up with ... doesnt seem to work... if you run the program below ... c+1
    100 IF C=127 THEN GO TO 140
    190 IF C1=127 THEN STOP
    200 GO ...
    loonix loonix July 2011 Sinclair Basic
  • HiSoft Basic +3 version and booksI have been summer cleaning and found a couple of old things that might interest some one: HiSoft Basic +3 version in original case with +3 disc and…

    ... some one:

    HiSoft Basic +3 version in original case ... />
    I can send photos if anybody wants.

    I ...
    JohnFante JohnFante July 2011 Sales
  • New game: Dex[b]DEX - A painty-maze game for the 48K/128K Spectrum.[/b] [IMG]http://i52.tinypic.com/ip5zeu.png[/IMG] [IMG]http://i56.tinypic.com/euqyv6.png[/IMG]…

    ... 'll eat your brush if you get too close. ... an experiment to see if I could produce a ... of different Spectrum-based BASIC compilers. This met with ... modern-computer-based, fully Speccy BASIC compatible *and* offered a ... to be playable). Since then I've been coming ...
    Lee Tonks Lee Tonks August 2011 Brand new software
  • Kiwi OS for z80 computerHi everyone, Nearly made my z80 computer with 2K ROM 32K RAM. It has an OS im still writing called Kiwi (apple, blackberry, you get the idea ;D) he…

    ... br /> JP M, ZEROTONINE ;IF IT IS THEN GOTO 0 TO 9 ... />

    ;*********************************
    ;(MULTIPLY) BASIC MULTIPLICATION
    ;> A IS ... RETURN

    ;*********************************
    ;(DIVIDE) BASIC DIVISION REG A/B
    Robin Robin August 2011 Announcements
  • "ZX" Spanish magazine type-ins and ZX BASIC projectI'm actually performing a complete list of all BASIC type-ins included in this Spanish magazine that haven't been added yet here (it's a huge list). …

    ... I'm also updating my BASIC project with referees to ... http://proyectobasiczx.wordpress.com/"]Proyecto BASIC ZX[/URL]", it could be ... and ZX Spectrum).

    If Heide or somebody else wants ... ve really started with "ZX" BASIC programs. Also, somebody else ...
    Neil Parsons Neil Parsons August 2011 MIA/STP/SDP
  • Please test your ZX128+2 (grey model)Please reset your ZX128+2 (grey) and write in 128 basic (or in USR0 mode): [B]PRINT IN 32765[/B] - if basic crash (black screen) then your ZX contai…

    ... (grey) and write in 128 basic (or in USR0 mode):

    - if basic crash (black screen) then your ZX contain board ... /> - if basic show value on screen and return with OK message, then your ...
    velesoft velesoft August 2011 Hardware
  • Streams - File HandlingHello there my fellow WoS'ers I am attempting to write a Z80 / Snapshot Launching program that is based on a category of files # - Z whereby each f…

    ... proof the concept usingv+3e basic as a prototype - before ...

    I dont know if this is correct, [B]I ... #5,c
    40 IF c=13 THEN GO SUB 1000: LET ... a$=""
    50 IF c& ... c;") "

    90 IF c = 229 THEN GO SUB 900:
    Zetr0 Zetr0 August 2011 Sinclair Basic
  • z88dk hates me =(Hello there my fellow WoS'ers Under the power of darkness I was about to settle in and play with some SP1 sprite handling (as printf is simply NOT f…

    ... I step back to the basic and work forward - so ... click off / on
    {
    if(play_sound)
    {
    play_sound = ... have tried again uninstalling and then re-installings z88dk, rebooted ...
    Zetr0 Zetr0 August 2011 Development
  • 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…

    ... 128k Toast Rack, then subsequently I traded with ... on comming traffic only" if you will - so your ... ... but theres no putting back if you will...
    ... internet hosting sorted out... if there are any offers ... snapshots and save my basic or code programs... I ...
    Zetr0 Zetr0 August 2011 Development
  • Spectrum 8bit IDE adaptersHello there my fellow WoS'ers Today I am pleased to (finally) release these little adapters into the wilde [URL="http://postimage.org/image/1aceto6…

    ... ]save[/B] programs from basic input or from tape or ... to initially pick up some basic commands.

    [ ... .

    So if this sounds like somthing you ... have a play with then this little gem can ... So if you want to partake of all the fun, then grab ...
    Zetr0 Zetr0 August 2011 Sales
  • Souping up my Spectrum+ 128k ToastrackI wrote a small piece on the various things I've been doing to my ZX Spectrum+ 128k toastrack, primarily getting it working with the bright output an…

    ... , it's such basic stuff I figure if you can work out ... ) what you have to do, then you are competent enough to ...
    RobeeeJay RobeeeJay September 2011 Hardware
  • Requesting a little help to identify the purpose of this 'add-on' to my Issue 2Hi everyone First of all it's my first post here so please go easy on me! I'm grateful to be accepted into your fine little club :smile: I probabl…

    ... the membrane connectors to see if that'd bring the keys ... when just playing around in basic but if I try to load ... gets about halfway through and then makes a low beep (like ... (15th week of '82)? If so then it was built approximately 1 ...
    cmonkey cmonkey October 2011 Hardware
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