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  • z88dk and kempston problemHi, I was working on a new project using z88dk, but when I was testing I found that I got complete strange values if I pressed UP and FIRE simultane…

    ... digging I found that the kempston code is a bit "dodgy ...
    Timmy Timmy July 2010 Development
  • Extended Basic InstructionsThis is the first time I send on this forum. First of all I send you a friendly "Hello" from Belgium, and I hope that you'll excuse my bad english..…

    ... and I forgot some extended basic instructions as Format..

    Puma V?loce Puma V?loce July 2010 Sinclair Basic
  • +3 Basic QuestionBeing doing alot of programming in Basic on my +3 recently and was wondering if there is a way to get my Basic programs to auto boot from disk?

    Being doing alot of programming in Basic on my +3 recently and was wondering if there is a way to get my Basic programs to auto boot from disk?
    Spectrum +3 Spectrum +3 July 2010 Sinclair Basic
  • storing machine code in BASICApart from putting m/c above RAMTOP, which means that it has to be POKEd or LOADed separately after the BASIC program; or putting it in a REM, which …

    ... or LOADed separately after the BASIC program; or putting it in ... code between the end of BASIC and the beginning of VARS ...
    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny August 2010 Sinclair Basic
  • Basic hardware developmentRecently I looked inside a SNES controller and it has two little IC's that take one bit of input from each of eight lines and outputs them on a line.…

    ... in turn over a COM port. But the chip in the ... provided on the SNES controller port, but not on the standard ... COM port...

    So would I ...
    wilsonsamm wilsonsamm August 2010 Chit chat
  • 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…

    ... 'm doing a very small basic program which I know is ... it works. (I have limited basic knowledge compared to most on ...
    Nonsense in BASIC Nonsense in BASIC August 2010 Sinclair Basic
  • 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 that ... colour control codes in the basic program, or if you need ... any way back to 128K BASIC on the earlier 128K machines ...
    The_Bert The_Bert September 2010 Sinclair Basic
  • 128 port hardware patchReading the ULA book has reminded me of something. In The Spectrum Hardware Manual (Adrian Dickens) there is a hardware patch to allow free use of al…

    ... patch and the Dickens 128-port patch both being applied:
    port patch, the bit at the ... anybody explain why the 128-port patch doesn't work in ...
    Jonathan Harston Jonathan Harston September 2010 Hardware
  • Finally ordered DivIde but Which joystick ?I finally took the plunge & bought a DivIde from an Ebay guy in the netherlands, so since its the Divide and NOT the plus with the pass through, I gu…

    ... lose the use of my Kempston joystick interface ?
    On my ... 128+2b`s joystick
    port ?
    daznic daznic September 2010 Hardware
  • 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..

    ... can get it to compress basic.. and give you a ... 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
  • 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.
    Rebelstar without a cause Rebelstar without a cause September 2010 Sinclair Basic
  • Adventure games written in basic (commercial)This thread partly got me thinking > [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=31141[/url] But I'd like to know about adventure ga…

    ... or without graphics) written in Basic :) , I'm trying to exclude ... and main game should be Basic.

    I can quickly ...
    spider spider September 2010 Games
  • 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: ... plain text files containing Sinclair BASIC source code, and produces ... not only line-numbers of BASIC statements but also their ... which will read not only BASIC files but also assembly language ...
    AY Chip AY Chip September 2010 Sinclair Basic
  • Basic EditorWould this make sense or serve any purpose for anyone here? On the iPhone/iPad a Basic editor where you can write your basic code while on the go an…

    ... On the iPhone/iPad a Basic editor where you can ... write your basic code while on the ... trying to write a basic compiler as the keyboard ... view. So a plain Basic interpreter that checks for ... syntax, tokenizes and runs BASIC programs. Also looking for ...
    OZApps OZApps October 2010 Sinclair Basic
  • Loading BASIC programs stored as "bytes:"Hi all, I have a question regarding loading BASIC programs, that I managed to save as machine code (I suppose) when I was a child, as a result of e…

    ... have a question regarding loading BASIC programs, that I managed to ... where ZX Spectrum 48k stores BASIC programs upon loading them. Does ...
    ZXMrk ZXMrk October 2010 Development
  • 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?

    Retrobrothers Retrobrothers October 2010 Development
  • SPRINTER 2000 and kempston joystickInfo about connection kempston joystick connector on Sprinter 2000 are corrected. My previous documentation contain bugs. Here is all OK (tested on r…

    Info about connection kempston joystick connector on Sprinter 2000 ... /> NEW CONNECTOR CANON 9 FOR KEMPSTON JOYSTICK:
    [img]http://velesoft ... /canon9.gif[/img]

    Kempston joystick connection in my SPRINTER ...
    velesoft velesoft November 2010 Hardware
  • Rebelstar 1 and 2 (1 Player) on KempstonHi. Done these two so you can play them with Kempston joystick... a quick hack really, if any1 is interedted : [url]http://pc.sux.org/tomcat/Rebel…

    ... you can play them with Kempston joystick... a quick hack really ...
    Tom-Cat Tom-Cat November 2010 Games
  • Arrays in Spectrum basicHi everyone, I've recently begun learning to programme in Spectrum and want to write a text adventure. Could someone give me an example or help me o…

    ... needs.
    I'm running Basic on Spectaculator and intend to ...
    REB REB November 2010 Sinclair Basic
  • Spectrum +3 and Kempston InterfaceFurther to my update here: [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=31812&page=5[/url] I tried a D'Ktronics Kempston compatible …

    ... /> I tried a D'Ktronics Kempston compatible interface on my Spectrum ... on a +3? Should a Kempston interface work on a +3 ... is wrong? I have another Kempston Interface as well, unfortunately I ...
    Alien 8 Alien 8 November 2010 Hardware
  • Untitled Zombie GameBought a Speccy 48k (wanted a 16k with a 32k Cheetah rampack and Kempston interface, but couldn't find a 16k) and started writing BASIC for the first…

    ... Kempston interface, but couldn't find a 16k) and started writing BASIC ... why it's all in BASIC (which I reckon will be ...
    Dabnorfish Dabnorfish November 2010 Development
  • 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 …

    Yesterday I found this BASIC flight simulator on an old ... also mostly done in the basic), we can say that this ... worthy competitor.
    Unfortunately spectrum Basic is pretty slow for this ...
    Pegaz Pegaz November 2010 Games
  • Problem with se basicI use MB02 memory paging (ram 16kB instead 48rom) and via one OUT 23,xx can switch between original 48 rom and SE ROM. But if I write basic program i…

    I use MB02 memory paging (ram 16kB instead 48rom) and via one OUT 23,xx can switch between original 48 rom and SE ROM. But if I write basic program in 48 basic and switch to SE BASIC then show basic incorrect. Why ?
    velesoft velesoft December 2010 Sinclair Basic
  • Best way for programming in BASIC?New to the ZX Spectrum, and fixing up ccowley's vbSpec emulator. Aside from that, I would also like to try programming a game or two in BASIC. What's…

    New to the ZX Spectrum, and fixing up ccowley's vbSpec emulator. Aside from that, I would also like to try programming a game or two in BASIC. What's the fastest way to program in BASIC in a Windows environment?
    olaf olaf January 2011 Sinclair Basic
  • vbSpec+Aside from the game I've been working on in Sinclair BASIC, I've been touching up vbSpec by ccowley. The later version 1.80's source code wasn't rele…

    ... been working on in Sinclair BASIC, I've been touching up ... support for PC gamepads (Sinclair, Kempston, and such mappings included -- as ...
    olaf olaf January 2011 Emulators
  • Sinclair BASIC manual cover artHello, dose anyone out there have any information or links regarding the art work on the 48k's Sinclair BASIC cover ?, I've always thought it was rea…

    ... on the 48k's Sinclair BASIC cover ?, I've always thought ...
    Mikie48k Mikie48k January 2011 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • ZX kempston joystick (through edge) interfaceHello, I am desperatelly loking for purchase of either: 1) ZX Spectrum Kempston joystick (through edge) interface (if there are two joystick ports o…

    ... :

    1) ZX Spectrum Kempston joystick (through edge) interface (if ... slot I can attach my kempston joystick interface and in the ...
    szewi szewi February 2011 Wanted
  • Kempston interface & joystickI generally prefer keyboard for most things, but the occasional game benefits from joystick, and find on my 'new' 128k that the Sinclair joystick jus…

    ... situation with looking for a Kempston interface & joystick? Are they ...
    Retro_eido Retro_eido February 2011 Hardware
  • Compiling Basic to MCHello, I have a lot of long Basic programs. These are mostly strategy programs, good but slow. I was thinking about how to speed them up without com…

    ... have a lot of long Basic programs. These are mostly strategy ...
    Speccyman Speccyman February 2011 Development
  • modding a grey+2When I've been to last few shows there's always a grey 128 with a divide on the back. Now I'm sure it's got additional joystick ports by the tape de…

    ... to this for an internal kempston mod:-

    [URL="http ... be used for the 3rd port (has anyone tried it?), but ...
    BiNMaN BiNMaN March 2011 Hardware
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