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Memory paging in 128 KB - 64KB RAM possible?I have found a quote in Spectrum 3 manual (available at WOS) -------------------- In the +3, we have crammed in more than twice the amount of memory…
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In the +3, we have crammed ... 65536 bytes, there are in fact 131072 bytes of
in all! All this
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Help with maze in Sorcerer's Mountain.:-? Does anybody out there know how to get out of the maze in SORCERER'S MOUNTAIN a text adventure (with some pictures) written by Martin Sykes and r…
... get out of the maze in SORCERER'S MOUNTAIN a text ... realeased in for the Spectrum in 1984? The program is written in basic but ...Emulators on the ZX SpectrumHaving released a Spectrum 16K emulator for Spectrum 48/128 machines as part of CCG2008, I was wondering if anybody knows of any emulators which actu…
... Spectrum hardware.
Emulator in this case can mean emulate ... language such as the NASCOM BASIC emulator (from nascomhomepage.com) or ... 85% done - the display and keyboard are emulated and most FORTH ... might be able to program in Forth beyond [B]2 5 ...Beta BasicWhilst testing my 16K Speccy emulator for CCG2008, I wanted to load Beta Basic. I know v1.0 supported 16K models, but the TAP file online only contai…
... , I wanted to load Beta Basic. I know v1.0 supported ... ).tzx.zip ) marked as released in 1983 is actually BB3.0 ... , which came out in '85. It also says BB ...BASIC Keyword ReferenceHi. I do most of my ZX work on a grey-case +2 which, as we all know, is devoid of most of the 48k BASIC keywords (it has LOAD and stuff, but not much…
... of most of the 48k BASIC keywords (it has LOAD and ... when I need to edit BASIC - I usually resort to random ... anyone knows of a 48k BASIC key-to-Keyword reference? Sure ... needs to be pressed (and in what mode) to get it ...Great new virtual keyboard!This won't be of use for emulators that run on machines that have real keyboards, of course, but for emulators that run on the XBox, PS2/3, PSP, Nint…
... drawing of a keyboard, nine small boxes appear in a 3x3 format ... to call up the keyboard (the START button, in these emulators).
This virtual keyboard is much ...Decoding of speccy keyboardHello everyone. I face following problem with spectrum keys decoding and need some explanation. I know how to decode a single key press by reading po…
... keys).
Idea is that in a game will be more ... players ?
Deeper explanation of keyboard matrix reading will be really ...A BASIC compiler projectHi, I started my own BASIC compiler for the ZX Spectrum (and Z80 machines) 3 months ago. It's still in ALPHA stage (when it is mature, I will write …
... , I will write an announce in the Announcements sections).
in [URL="http://www.speccy.org ... z88dk. It's entirely written in python language (so it runs ... the moment), and a minimalistic BASIC tokenizer to generate ZX Spectrum ...Did you publish any hoax back in the day?I did tons of those. I need to explain the "setting" though: Around 1990, we had this computer classifieds magazine printed on thin crappy recycled p…
... started to talk weird crap in the Gameboy section, so ... probably 80%+ just nonsense posts in that particular section.
< ... 2x3" dimensions, ZX81 emulator including keyboard (posted by someone with the ... was a lot of tongue-in-cheek in those game tips when ...WTD: First Edition BASIC Programming ManualAs per title, looking for a "First Edition" BASIC Programming Manual to suit original rubber key speccy. Must be a "First Edition" no other edition w…
... , looking for a "First Edition" BASIC Programming Manual to suit original ... suffice!
Must be in at least excellent condition.. the ...I want to learn basic.My apologies if this sort of thread has been posted. Anyhoot I would like to start programming in sinclair basic. But I have no idea where to start.…
My apologies if this sort of thread has been posted.
Anyhoot I would like to start programming in sinclair basic. But I have no idea where to start. I lost my original manuals many many moons ago :SRemoving keyboard overlayI've got a new membrane to fit to a lovely Issue2 16K machine. The keyboard overlay is in pukka condition, so I want to get it off without any creas…
... machine.
The keyboard overlay is in pukka condition, so I ...Looking for an extended BASIC graphics routine from mid- to late-80sHello all, This is my first post here so please go easy. This is basically a cut-and-paste job from comp.sys.sinclair where I've had no luck with an…
... I've discovered a small BASIC program that makes use of ... swap' commands from a typed-in BASIC extender program. Alas the machine ... one I'm after. Most BASIC command additions used * or . ... Computing or Sinclair Programs sometime in the mid 1980s (probably no ...Next step in MIDI to AY conversionI e-mailed the author of MID2AY with a few questions. While I wait for a reply, I would like to expose my ideas. There should be a better way to conv…
... converter should have the following basic options:
-Mute on ... for Turbo Sound use, or in parts (TZX #1 for Spectrum ... means it could be opened in Vortex Tracker, Pro Tracker, etc ...PianosIts true there is no such thing as a free (or cheap) piano. There was a guy a few doors up from me who sold his piano to us for 40. It's in very goo…
... for 40. It's in very good nick for the ... money and is finished in French Polished walnut.
... that hard to on a basic slightly imperfect level, but ... my keys are now in tune thanks to a ... socket rench and my electronic keyboard.
However, some ...Play abc files in 128K mode?I was reading a tutorial on the abc music file format, and it seems the txt file has information that might allow a simple conversion from .abc to st…
... /> CDEFGab
Same scale in 128K Basic:
cdefgAB
in 128K Basic, we would have a ... -Export Spectrum music from 128k Basic to abc format
Basic. :)
[SIZE="1 ...BASIC error messagesDoes anyone know what all the numbers mean after the various error messages in Sinclair BASIC? Does anyone know how to instigate each error type?
Does anyone know what all the numbers mean after the various error messages in Sinclair BASIC? Does anyone know how to instigate each error type?Throwing fits at games back in the dayDid you get really pissed off at games back in the day? The answer will be most likely yes, I'm pretty sure everyone of us did. My speccy definitely …
... pissed off at games back in the day? The answer will ... rubber keys when I lost in a game again. Some ... we had an Atari 2600 in the early 80s. More than ... Punch were likely to end in a pad blasted to smithereens ... do it on a PC keyboard and manage to actually break ...48k disk basicWhen trying to use the CP/M colossal cave adventure .DSK file at [URL="http://www.alchemistresearch.co.uk/"]the CP/M section of this site[/URL] I got…
... comes up as "48K Disk BASIC IMC 1985/88", which I ... can't see in Infoseek.
I was ... as you can indeed type in "CAT" and get a disk ... quite surprised by how many BASIC extension programs are on WoS ...Xpadder - map pad buttons to keyboard keysI like to play PC games with a joypad (using a Gamecube pad with an adaptor), but some games do not support all joypads or are not convenient to play…
... to keys on your PC keyboard (or mouse buttons/directions), and ... 's straightforward what it does - in my example, pressing the A ... />
The Gamecube pad skin in this example was downloaded from ...mea culpa!I have just sent Digital Prawn another entry for CCG 2008 which might shock a few people! It is a program which emulates a Commodore Vic 20 - yes, yo…
... Spectrum can now run CBM BASIC 2.0 :-o
keyboard buffer and extra keywords such ... in the same way when you try and exploit the known BASIC ... on the emulator. Loading them in is a bit tricky at ...USB Speccy keyboardLooking around a certain computer store the other day, I notice external USB or remote keyboards- no big deal! However I was wondering if anyone had…
... the shell into a usb keyboard that can be plugged into ... a real speccy keyboard!!
I assume in principle in could be done ...Test your PC keyboardPlease test yout PC keyboards in ZX emulator. Searches for the appropriate keyboard for real ZX Spectrum / ZX emulator. This is keyboard tester: [url…
... PC keyboards in ZX emulator. Searches for the appropriate keyboard for ... ZX emulator.
This is keyboard tester:
[url]http://velesoft ... ignored), then your PC keyboard is not useful for using ... to real ZX(with PC keyboard interface). Please inform me ...Any BBC aware Specchums out there?After the UK101 and VIC20 emulators I've moved my sights onto emulating a BBC computer. This emulator will be different though in that it will be a Z…
... will be different though in that it will be ... core to run the real BASIC 4 ROM, but the ... emulated in Z80 for maximum speed. This means reading the keyboard, ... in that it allows you to type and run a BBC BASIC ... does seem odd typing in a BBC Basic program on a ...Wrong language in some entriesThere are some entries which give wrong describtion of the language used in game. I'll deal with my native Polish language, which I can be sure about…
... describtion of the language used in game. I'll deal with ... , not Czech.
Dis BASIC
[url]http://www.worldofspectrum ... city, the game was written in.
Author is A.Durych ... =0006709[/url]
It is in Polish, not English
The ...Fastest way to decide which pixel to paint in order to draw a straight line(after I saw "Bresenhams circle algorithm" in development forum, I decided to ask this in here) in fact, I want to accelerate a car towards a direct…
... I saw "Bresenhams circle algorithm" in development forum, I decided to ... ask this in here)
in fact, I want ... pixel. since target changes position in every iteration, so a new ... fastest method to do this in basic?alternate BASIC ROMI've come up with a few patches to the standard ROM to make it use the 128 shadow screen by default. The ROM is reorganised as follows: RAMTOP is se…
... under 32K is available for BASIC
the shadow screen ... anyone else would be interested in using it. It probably ... take much to only page in the screen when it ... almost a full 48K for BASIC programs. On the other ... expects them to be in the old location.Looking for a type-in.I remember a type in program of a sliding block puzzle. It used code to shift the screen blocks. At the start of a game you could select how many m…
I remember a type in program of a sliding ... remember a basic program that drew some geometric patterns in for ... it was a mixture of basic and code. I've ... it was in another magazine. Maybe I wrote the basic program ... remember ! Dementia has set in.... Help.!?!About Chess games & BASICIs it possible to write a chess program in BASIC? Does it exist in the archive?
Is it possible to write a chess program in BASIC? Does it exist in the archive?48K and keyboardHi all, Got my second Speccy (first I had in 1980's), anyway only few keys are working on keyboard, any advices how to get them working, cleaning et…
Hi all,
Got my second Speccy (first I had in 1980's), anyway only few keys
are working on keyboard, any advices how to get them working,
cleaning etc.
Thanks for advance !
-Jukka
