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Help with loadingI made a simple input game, and saved to tape/verified it (I bought the spectrum for ?1 at my church fete on saturday) and when I go to 'loader' on t…
... having to type in 'run' every time in +3 basic? (it took me ... the layout of the speccy keyboard!) -
PRINT AT in assembler Hello everyone, I am very new to this forums. Like perhaps many others I had a Spectrum as a child and did pretty much simple BASIC programming, bu…
... and did pretty much simple BASIC programming, but never knew anything ... have looked a bit back in the forums and found one ... said that to achive the BASIC PRINT AT-operation the instructions ... this for me. Thank you in advance,
regards,
Speeding up BasicHi, Does anyone know whether it is faster to use variables than numbers in Sinclair basic? What I mean for example, is Poke A,D quicker than Poke 5…
Hi,
Does anyone know whether it is faster to use variables than numbers in Sinclair basic?
What I mean for example, is Poke A,D quicker than Poke 50000,100?
Thanks
DerekNew Platform game in Development : Download availableHi, I have just been working on this for less than a week, so there is not a lot to show. It is based on a game called Jump Around which is currentl…
... is currently being developed in the Blitz Basic community - basically people there ...help me identify this TYPE-IN for the Spectrum back in '83I've had an amazing time downloading some of the type-ins on this site and bring back lots of fantastic memories (I can still remember typing in Stas…
... can still remember typing in Stasteroids from an early issue ... help identify this type in, which I'm yet ... published a great type in based on the Light ... up of the Spectrum's keyboard graphics, but looked really ... definitely a free type-in listing from a mag ...Keyboard help !Wonder if anyone could help me or have an idea ! I'm dying from the flu and i dont wanna drive 110 miles just to get my laptop fixed at work (i work…
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Taken off the keyboard given it a bit of ... laptops you have to log in first before you even get ... input so i cant type in the password.
Any ...How to play Alone in the Dark on the PC?I have all three Alone in the Dark games, and they all run fine, but I don't have the manuals, so can anyone tell me the control keys, please? I don'…
I have all three Alone in the Dark games, and they ... no spoilers please, just a keyboard list and any other relevent ...Keyboard problemI have a bug in my game where the main sprite moves slightly almost as if there is data left in a keyboard buffer. I read the keyboard using code alo…
... if there is data left in a keyboard buffer. I read the ... keyboard using code along the lines ... br /> LD A,251
IN A,(254)
AND 1 ... a buffer. Am I correct in this assumption ? I just need ... to discount a few things in my attempt to solve this ...3" floppy in pcI'm in need of some assistance. I have attached a 3" floppy to my pc using a cable as described at [url="http://newton.sunderland.ac.uk/~specfreak/F…
I'm in need of some assistance. I ... also changed the drive setting in my BIOS, but I am ... is accepting signals on the basic connections. When windows gives an ... of wisdom to help me in my pointless quest to get ... my pc?
Thanks in advance to any helpers.problem with Mega-Sphere (Your Sinclair type-in)Does anyone recall the program [url="http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~jg27paw4/type-ins/yoursinc/megsphre.zip"]Mega-Sphere[/url] from Your Sinclair …
... from Your Sinclair Jan'87? In particular, do you recall: a ... over 200 type-in programs & routines published in Your Sinclair which ... is not available in a working version in the YS type ... site. Despite cross-checking the Basic & hex code against the ...DK'Tronics keyboardAnyone else ever owned this keyboard? [url="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/hardware/feat14.html"]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/hardware/feat14.html…
Anyone else ever owned this keyboard?
[url="http://www. ... /> My rubber case stayed in its box in plastic and smelled like ...KEYBOARD PROJECTYes I know this should be in the hardware section (sorry), but just recently there was supposed to be some dude making a new keyboard interface. If y…
Yes I know this should be in the hardware section (sorry), but just recently there was supposed to be some dude making a new keyboard interface. If your out there, how are you doing? And how much is it costing so far?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 - …
... /> I'm writing a game in Spectrum BASIC - hopefully, for Simon's ... Spectaculator/SPIN running Hi-Soft BASIC compiler. I've been ... until the size of the BASIC program crept above 14K ... program whilst BASIC program and compiler were still resident in memory. So ...Keyboard emulation accuracyWhen the IN function checks the keyboard how accurate is it in a real speccy? For example, say you had lightning fast hands and a keyboard that coul…
... the IN function checks the keyboard how accurate is it in a real ... lightning fast hands and a keyboard that could cope and you ... on, would a string of IN commands pick them all up ... keyboard every 20ms in my emulator. Any IN commands simply check the last keyboard ...doesn't work in EliteHi All, I'm using the SPIN emulator (nice) and all games working fine including Elite. However I can only go in as 'Commander Jameson' as after typ…
... /> However I can only go in as 'Commander Jameson' as after ... typing in my name for New Commander ... /> I've also clicked in the Keyboard Helper, still no joy.
Thanks in advance,
S.BASIC 2005 Competition - a lot of games for downloadA lot of BASIC games in Bytemaniacos competition, all in spanish for download now: [url="http://www.bytemaniacos.com/html/basic2005.html"]http://www…
A lot of BASIC games in Bytemaniacos competition, all in spanish for download now ... /> You can download all games in one zip file here:
speccy-basic compilerHi everybody! i'd like to compile spectrum basic programs to z80 asm to make them work faster. I've tryed a lot of compilers running on speccy but i …
... 'd like to compile spectrum basic programs to z80 asm to ... program that I type a basic program and it compile and ... know BASin have a compiler in the TODO list but it ...more than basic gamesHi, I was wondering if profession games were programmed by using software beyond basic, because in this forum people are saying you can only do …
... programmed by using software beyond basic, because in this forum people are ... any way of saving your basic program, half half way through ...Detecting TR-DOS from BASICIs there a simple (or contrived :D ) way to detect the presence of a TR-DOS/Betadisk interface from BASIC? For fairly obvious reasons this can't rel…
... TR-DOS/Betadisk interface from BASIC?
For fairly obvious ... rely on loading any code in first - and if possible I ...Mess around with basicIf you have a game that was written in basic, e.g Football Manager, how do you look at the code that was used? thanks
If you have a game that was written in basic, e.g Football Manager, how do you look at the code that was used?
thanksLesser used BASIC commandsAre there any interesting articles or books that explore some of the lesser used BASIC commands/functions e.g. DEF FN, IN, OUT etc? The Spectrum BAS…
Are there any interesting articles or books that explore some of the lesser used BASIC commands/functions e.g. DEF FN, IN, OUT etc?
The Spectrum BASIC manual only glosses over them without going into a lot of detail.
Necros.changing keyboard inputs?hey guys, a curious (if somewhat silly) question / problem i have... You know those classic Horace games from which my nick' is so blatently stole…
... the god-awful choice of keyboard controls for it? well... ... doesnt appear to be in much development at the ... the approriate key-codes in the file, and start ... such a thing up in the large resource of ... perhaps someone might point me in the right direction, or tell ...Basic or Machine code?Hopefully the correct area of the site to post this question. Anyways, I have got hold of several books on programming my spectrum, and I was wonderi…
... I should learn to program in Basic, or machine code? Any help ... should concentrate my efforts. Learn Basic first? Then MC, or just ...Echosoft Keyboard and softwareI have an echo Keyboard and interface in mint condition for the 128+ speccy, problem? the software that runs it is absolute ballax (poor) anyone know…
I have an echo Keyboard and interface in mint condition for the 128 ... brand thing btw (?40 back in the day) and theres an ... advert for it in Your Sinclair November 86 on ...Witch in the WoodYou can see a preview of a new musical "Skeletation the Musical" here [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zyh0SiGXbg0"]http://www.youtube.com/watch…
... put together with Plus 3 BASIC on a ZX Spectrum +2 ... I'd like a go in one of the cars too ...The Amazing, Disappearing, Blinking Cursor in the New Forum!After the forum changed I sometimes lose the blinking cursor ... I can type just fine but sometimes I lose my place in a line because the stinking cu…
... sometimes I lose my place in a line because the stinking ... this in the new forum. I looked at -> CP -> Keyboard ...Computer journalist predicts the demise of the mouse? in 1984!!In the December 1983 issue of 'Your Computer' that I scanned for the archive, there is an article titled 'The Spirit of Christmas to Come'. In the ar…
... Spirit of Christmas to Come'. In the article Martin Soble gives ... the Microwriter; a one handed keyboard which uses combinations of five ... the mouse will become extinct in 1984, but what new gimmick ... is a wonderful thing. Computers in 1983 really weren't powerful ...Switching basic to 48k modeHi there, we all know that the SPECTRUM command of the 128k BASIC turns the BASIC to 48k mode. However, when executed in a program, the SPECTRUM …
... 128k BASIC turns the BASIC to 48k mode. However, when executed in a ...ANN: SP1 for Z88DK (aka splib3, Sprite Pack v3.0)Well it's finally arrived, after a month of "a few days from now" release deadlines. SP1 is the lastest version of splib, a flicker-free software sp…
... if your only background is Basic, and for that reason ... is a great bridge between basic and asm, and even when ... prototypes in spectrum.h
- functions to read the keyboard, joysticks ... The final blank column required in splib2 for horizontal pixel placement ...
