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Arcade DERBY port....Pleeease ! [img]http://www.ukvac.com/forum/uploads/212/derby.jpg[/img] My spectrum did a fair job at recreating my trips to the seaside arcade …
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Random Numbers, USR Return Values & Timing BASICI've been trying out Jon Ritman's random number routine, published in Your Sinclair Aug'87. Apart from a timing comparison I also did a frequency ana…
... instances the required return to BASIC with a decimal fraction between ... return that value to the BASIC program.
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Text file to BASICHi, Is there anything available for Windows or Linux which lets me enter BASIC in a text file and convert to a .TAP file. I seem to recall somethi…
Hi,
Is there anything available for Windows or Linux which lets me enter BASIC in a text file and convert to a .TAP file. I seem to recall something being mentioned in the past, but I can't find it via search.
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User defined function in Sinclair BASICI'm looking to create a user defined function in Sinclair BASIC to add up numbers being input. This is the program without a user defined function be…
... user defined function in Sinclair BASIC to add up numbers being ... the UDF right in Sinclair BASIC...strangely, I have been able ... to do it in BBC BASIC...
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Kempston option spazzing outHi again I have a speccy 48k issue 6a. With it I have a Datel Kepston interface and a konix speedking joystick, all of them in my posession since…
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Getting a +3 working again (keyboard & tape socket issues)So, as part of my Spectrum restoration project I will also try to tackle the problem child among my fleet, the +3. PROBLEM ONE: Ever since I firs…
... is 8 on port 1 and 3 on port 2.
It ... type LOAD "t:" in +3 BASIC due to the non-working ... -
Using a Mayflash MD USB Adapter with Spectaculator on Windows 10Using a Mayflash MD USB Adapter with Spectaculator on Windows 10 First, plug the Mayflash MD USB Adapter into a USB port and let Windows do it's t…
... USB Adapter into a USB port and let Windows do it ... joystick into the left hand port on the Mayflash MD USB ... 33103272852_2cc5eb121c_o.png[/img]
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Kempston interface schematic: wrong IC?Hi! I'm trying to learn about the inner workings of the speccy, and I thought that building a kemspton interface would help me learn about things lik…
... , and A5 low as decoding port 31. So a low output ... -
48K light gun on a 128K ZX SpectrumHello I have a 128K ZX Spectrum. I want to use a Cheetah Defender with a DE-9 plug (Kempston interface wired) with it. I am aware that normally it…
... with a DE-9 plug (Kempston interface wired) with it. I ... a game from 48K basic and use a Kempston interface, then the ... ... If that means that the Kempston interface isn’t working properly ... -
Flicker free animation in BASIC, is it possible ?With all my various noodlings in BASIC and indeed with my so far limited assembly I keep coming up with the same issue. How do you do animations wit…
With all my various noodlings in BASIC and indeed with my so far limited assembly I keep coming up with the same issue. How do you do animations without flicker or trails ? Is this possible in BASIC ? -
Screenshots from my old BASIC gamesI have written several dozens of games in 90's. They haven't remained, so I show only screenshots 'for history'. Some screenshots are real, but all…
... have been written on a BASIC; gameplay was very primitive.
The only survived BASIC game from this list.
My last BASIC game (possibly, the largest BASIC game for ZX ... -
Basic versions of popular Spectrum games?A couple years ago I saw a game in Basic which was part of a Spanish competition, and it looked amazing. I forgot most details, but remember it resem…
... I saw a game in Basic which was part of a ... Silly clone completely written in Basic. Is there a list of ... Basic games which are similar to ... I see something written in Basic, but with good UDGs and ... -
Saving BASIC program from Spectrum to PCSo I did something stupid. I started writing a program on the Spectrum, and before I knew it I am on line # 1430 of my BASIC program. I now have had…
... on line # 1430 of my BASIC program.
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Fastest way of reading from EAR portI'm trying to work out the fastest way of reading data from the EAR port and assembling the bits into a byte. I came up with this code: IN A, (C) ; …
... reading data from the EAR port and assembling the bits into ... :
IN A, (C) ; read port FFFE, 12 cycles
CP ... and 7 of the ULA port are always 1, so that ... -
West Bank only running with Kempston Joystick on ZX SpinI can get West Bank [url="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0005664"]worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0005664[/url] only to run w…
... [/url] only to run with Kempston working under ZX Spin on ... get Westbank to work with Kempston-Joystick... -
How do I use colour control codes in 128 basic?Just started using a toast rack in 128 basic and I am struggling to understand how to easily create coloured characters and graphics in a print state…
Just started using a toast rack in 128 basic and I am struggling to understand how to easily create coloured characters and graphics in a print statement when the extend mode does not work in 128 basic. Can anyone enlighten me please? -
Tapes 85-88Hello! I am hoping this will be of interest to some of you. I've recently rescued everything I could from cassettes that have been sat in my loft …
... where a C64 team would port one of our games and ... weíd port one of theirs as cross ... , it was to be a port of the near completed Amiga ... ported the Amiga code into Basic from a printout and compiled ... -
ZX Spectrum BASIC game jam over on itch.ioHello, everyone. Apologies for the prolonged absence. (It's been almost 4 years, yikes!) Just wanted to let everyone know there's a [url="https://itc…
... .io/jam/zx-spectrum-basic-jam"]Sinclair Basic game jam[/url] starting ... -
ZX Diagnostics v0.35 ReleasedHi all, I'm pleased to announce the release of zx-diagnostics v0.35, downloadable from [url="https://github.com/brendanalford/zx-diagnostics/relea…
... soak test mode
- Allow Kempston/Sinclair joystick to select testcard ... :
- Fix issue with Timex port conflicts during ULA test
The dicMMC Future interface problemI bought a divMMC Future interface, which allows you to load and save Spectrum games in seconds, and like the divMMC Enjoy!, it does that fine. [i]Ho…
... the divMMC Future has a Kempston joystick port on it, could it ...A problem with the divMMC Future interfaceHere's my second attempt at posting this: I bought a divMMC Future, which allows you to load and save Spectrum games in seconds. It does this very…
... . The divMMC Future has a kempston joystick port on it, and I ...Can Arkanoid be played using a Kempston joystick?It says so in the instructions but annoyingly without saying how. I load it up and no matter what button I start the game with, it won't work with a …
... won't work with a kempston joystick. I see psj3809 posted ...Where's my green square? Basic & m/c question.I'm going mad here - can anyone tell me why my little basic program isn't displaying a green square at the top of the screen? I've checked the num…
... tell me why my little basic program isn't displaying a ... I don't think the basic is overwriting the M/C ...Input command in 128K BASICHi, Is the input command different between 48K BASIC and 128K BASIC? I'm typing in a missing listing from the TypeFantasic and using 128K BASIC…
... command different between 48K BASIC and 128K BASIC?
I'm ... the TypeFantasic and using 128K BASIC so I don't have ...Short Sinclair BASIC tutorialsHello, if anyone is new to Sinclair BASIC (the built-in ROM one) or feeling the need for a refresh there are (currently eleven) quick 'Under 5 m…
... anyone is new to Sinclair BASIC (the built-in ROM one ...New Windows Spectrum Emulator: CSpect V0.2 ZXSpectrum emulator by Mike DaillyNew Windows Spectrum Emulator: CSpect V0.2 ZXSpectrum emulator by Mike Dailly (Found on SpecNext Facebook-Page) Info and Download (=klick "CSpe…
... debugger
Sprite shape port has changed (as per ... www.specnext.com/tbblue-io-port-system/
https:// ... Layer 2 access
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port $123b
bit 0 = WRITE ... working
Kempston mouse (to be verified)
are there any machine code to basic converters?i know it sounds stupid but for amature programmers like me it would be great. i could speed up the basic on an emulator and it would give me more of…
i know it sounds stupid but for amature programmers like me it would be great. i could speed up the basic on an emulator and it would give me more of an ability to play around with games, etc.Power Play Joystick InterfacePower Play Joystick Interface for the ZX Spectrum. This is a Kempston compatible interface. Address decoding Any IO address where A5 is low... …
... Spectrum.
This is a Kempston compatible interface.
Address ... A5 is low...
Note port will respond to a write ... be high.
Normally use port 1F hex = 31 dec = 00011111 ...how do i get more udgs on the spectrum in basic?how do i get more udgs on the spectrum in basic? i know there r only supposed to be 21 but is there a way of getting more in basic? i know its doable…
... udgs on the spectrum in basic? i know there r only ... way of getting more in basic? i know its doable in ... do i do sprites in basic?
