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  • Probing the variables in 128K modeHello again! Briefly, I'm writing an m/c routine to read some BASIC variables. So, before I start, I try to get an idea for the structure of how var…

    ... to print the listing of the current BASIC program in memory. I suspect ... really, but my current version of the program I am working on ... program features AY chip music, meaning ... the 128K BASIC editor environment "paging" my code out of main memory ...
    Digital Prawn Digital Prawn March 2008 Development
  • BBC microI was often made aware by people at the time that the beeb was the "best computer in the world." Even my next-door neighbour ( who was a bit of a co…

    ... often followed one or more of these traits...

    < ... They would display an air of superiority over Spectrum users, who ... would often type in BASIC program listings with lots of percent signs in ... .
    12. The occupation of the father and mother is ...
    chaosmongers chaosmongers March 2008 Chit chat
  • Spectrum Ethernet update...in which a toastrack 128K machine prods a machine outside of my LAN for the first time. [url]http://spectrum.alioth.net/doc/index.php/Current_eve…

    ... a high level description of what is done ... support an arbitrary number of devices this way, with ... RST 8. So a BASIC program can switch between the ... to the nature of some piece of downstream hardware, machine ... are asking for stupid amounts of money for them.
    Winston Winston March 2008 Hardware
  • Changing BASIC loader in Chuckie Egg 2Hi, My aim is to include "PAUSE 0" event at the end of the loading of the Chuckie Egg 2 game. The reason is that I use emulator to load the game and…

    ... to actually edit the loading BASIC program somehow. I have found ... there are 2 "BASIC" blocks, the first one (Program Data after PROGR ... second "BASIC" block at the end of the file (second Program Data) ... the 48K loader with my program "48K(RAAK)".

    ...
    Dr BEEP Dr BEEP March 2008 Emulators
  • Ripping a fontIs it possible to rip a font from a machine code game using Spin?

    Ok the font in Lords of Midnight appears to start at 55842 and finish at 56561
    So how do I steal this font to use in a Basic Program?
    chop983 chop983 April 2008 Emulators
  • If you've got a real working MF128,IF1, and MDR combo can I ask a favour?So, if you do have a real Multiface 128, Interface 1, Microdrive and, oh yeah, a Spectrum (48k or 128k) that are all working, can I ask a favour...? …

    ... it 3 times, save the basic program then repeat the process 3 ... used cartdridge (from the looks of it anyway) i got these ... />
    Now i run the basic program again.

    89k 89k ... is formatting every little bit of the cartridge without checking whether ...
    ZX-MAD ZX-MAD April 2008 Hardware
  • 2 Spectrums (synched) playing AY tunes?After listening to a few Turbo Sound FM MP3s, I wondered... For those of us who can't build this card, couldn't we synch 2 128Ks and play these tunes…

    to refine my idea a little bit into a working solution, you'd just put a pause 0 at line 10 of your basic program for example. it will stop program execution indefinitely until any keypress is received, so the joy port would start it up again
    guesser guesser April 2008 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Wrong File Type, 0:1Ive gone thru an entire transform box full (20) of cartridges containing spectrum games that i wrestled off bay last year, yet not a single one will …

    ... /> The original Manic Miner consisted of a BASIC loader, a tiny SCREEN ... that gives us plenty of space to use BASIC and the Interface ... it.)
    Type in this BASIC program and run it
    [CODE ... error "8 End of file".
    This program might take a while ...
    Jimmy Jimmy April 2008 Hardware
  • Announce: BASin r14b availableHere's the fix mentioned earlier for those of you that either are too lazy to update your OS (XP SP2 has been out aaaaages, Arjun!) or even junk that…

    ... , Dunny

    Can the BASIC program edited in BASin be deleted ... machine code overwrite the area of the basic code edited in BASin ... ; then BASin recovered but the basic code was gone forever.
    I can send you the program to let you test this ...
    EddieTheWild EddieTheWild April 2008 Emulators
  • 2 Spectrums (synched) playing AY tunes?After listening to a few Turbo Sound FM MP3s, I wondered... For those of us who can't build this card, couldn't we synch 2 128Ks and play these tunes…

    ... or less the only program (on PC or Speccy ... invented by ay_emul) consist of the data section extracted ... trackers have varying degrees of niceness. SQ Tracker' ... you use different combinations of volumes to get ... simple splitter, one line of BASIC and a joystick is ...
    gasman gasman April 2008 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Announce: BASin r14b availableHere's the fix mentioned earlier for those of you that either are too lazy to update your OS (XP SP2 has been out aaaaages, Arjun!) or even junk that…

    ... Dunny

    Can the BASIC program edited in BASin be deleted ... code overwrite the area of the basic code edited in BASin ... Machine code (and any POKEing of memory in general) can really ... have plans for further development of the graphic/sprite editor, so ...
    Dunny Dunny April 2008 Emulators
  • MB02+ software and system developmentsThe following text was (before last modification) first published here: [url]http://www.sintech-shop.com/forum/board.php?boardid=20[/url] As discuss…

    ... sequential access to files from BASIC at the moment, although this ... the +3e; just a matter of porting the code across).
    of install memory page and maximum length of ram for ...
    velesoft velesoft April 2008 Development
  • IF2 Rom snapshot creationHi, is it possible convert a Speccy 16k snapshot to a Interface 2 Rom file? I've the original Ultimate Pssst, Cookie, Trans-am and Jetpac tapes and …

    ... $04C2 to save a copy of itself on tape :-P
    BASIC. The BASIC program then does a RANDOMIZE USR ... .

    The first part of the Deathchase machine code checks ...
    Jimmy Jimmy April 2008 Emulators
  • Retro-X Alpha availableChanges from WIP 7 (Alpha 3) to Alpha 4 ( 1.5.08 - 14.5.08 ). Requested by and help by - in brackets. Bugfixes: * Viewer: o File list not displaye…

    ... be caused by the use of Direct-X overlay (The converter ... to edit every single frame of your Anims in Painter.
    Basic version with no Aero, another of my program, which uses ...
    LCD LCD April 2008 Development
  • BBC microI was often made aware by people at the time that the beeb was the "best computer in the world." Even my next-door neighbour ( who was a bit of a co…

    ... often followed one or more of these traits...

    < ... They would display an air of superiority over Spectrum users, who ... would often type in BASIC program listings with lots of percent signs in ... .
    12. The occupation of the father and mother is ...
    BloodBaz BloodBaz April 2008 Chit chat
  • BBC microI was often made aware by people at the time that the beeb was the "best computer in the world." Even my next-door neighbour ( who was a bit of a co…

    ... (unlike some issues of the Commodore Pet).[/QUOTE]< ... basic program somthing like the following just for the hell of ... game me all sorts of interesting crash style ... Red and Blue (instead of yellow and Blue).
    of Memory when ever I tried to load a program ...
    Scottie_uk Scottie_uk May 2008 Chit chat
  • 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…

    ... typo in line 110 of the demo program. Currently it contains "OR ... part of the BASIC? I did notice that the [i]Demo[/i] program ... (2500+ bytes) BASIC program I wrote using almost all of the [i]Turtle ... last 5% or so of the program was recorded on a mangled ...
    denali denali May 2008 Sinclair Basic
  • Games that vanish!?I lent [I]Bak To Skool[/I] to a mate, and he lent me [I]Run The Gauntlet[/I]. I didn't mind it for a while, not a terrible game, but after a week or …

    ... few games for a copy of Rambo. He gave me this ... with Rambo written on it, of course i rushed home to ... him and some games and of course he wasnt happy that ... should have written up a basic program faking a loader so he ...
    XTM of TMG XTM of TMG June 2008 Games
  • Porting more adv games to the ZX SpectrumIf anyone is up to the task, I'd love to see a port of some of my other games on the ZX Spectrum. I myself need to find a manual for Sinclair BASIC b…

    I tried converting a BASIC trader type of game to 'C' just ... where the BASIC version ran in the standard 8K of a ... small library of routines to duplicate some of the BASIC functionality. Once ... go.

    A BASIC program may depend on floating point ...
    JamesD JamesD June 2008 Development
  • Porting more adv games to the ZX SpectrumIf anyone is up to the task, I'd love to see a port of some of my other games on the ZX Spectrum. I myself need to find a manual for Sinclair BASIC b…

    ... it's short. Converting from basic to C in general is ... not easy because basic programs tend to lack structure ... />
    BTW regarding line 95 of your program:

    "95 GO ... TO VLINE"

    Sinclair basic allows expressions in GOTOs and ...
    Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous June 2008 Development
  • Porting more adv games to the ZX SpectrumIf anyone is up to the task, I'd love to see a port of some of my other games on the ZX Spectrum. I myself need to find a manual for Sinclair BASIC b…

    ... general is not easy because basic programs tend to lack ... yourself.[/QUOTE]
    Some of the BASIC adventures I looked at ... /> [QUOTE]BTW regarding line 95 of your program:

    "95 ... VLINE"

    Sinclair basic allows expressions in GOTOs and ...
    JamesD JamesD June 2008 Development
  • Announce: BASin r14b availableHere's the fix mentioned earlier for those of you that either are too lazy to update your OS (XP SP2 has been out aaaaages, Arjun!) or even junk that…

    ... support is only provided for BASIC "silicon disc" and PLAY ... still allowing the usual 128K basic editor to use another bank ... editor. Over half of the app is in BASIC. The IM2 routine ... service routine to allow editing of the BASIC program whilst my IM2 routine ...
    Digital Prawn Digital Prawn June 2008 Emulators
  • 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 …

    ... and targetting a better version of basic to boot.

    ... use it but basic is full of a lot of string slicing ... , Basic and asm linked together to make a single working program :) ... I have a lot of source that could ...
    Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous June 2008 Development
  • 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 …

    ... and targetting a better version of basic to boot.
    [/QUOTE]< ... use it but basic is full of a lot of string slicing ... , Basic and asm linked together to make a single working program :) ... I have a lot of source that could ...
    boriel boriel June 2008 Development
  • 48K games that don't work on a +2Not sure if there is already a thread about this but recently I've noticed some old 48K games will not run on my +2 - even in 48K mode. Examples are…

    ... "SPECTRUM" at the top of a BASIC program).
    [I]On ... />
    6) Loss of UDGs. Some older games display ... you 64K RAM. Any program that relies on this ... would be "The Ghost" program or CP/M
    ... SCREEN$. This will only affect BASIC programs.

    ...
    Jimmy Jimmy June 2008 Games
  • ANN: Spud v0.7...won't be ready for a very long time :razz:

    ... also going to suggest a Basic compiler for Basin, so that ... mess with Mcoder and Hisoft Basic, but since Boriel released his ... might not be needed. A Basic compiler that doesn't need ... compilers seriously limited the size of the Basic program.
    zxbruno zxbruno June 2008 Emulators
  • ANN: Spud v0.7...won't be ready for a very long time :razz:

    ... also going to suggest a Basic compiler for Basin, so that ... mess with Mcoder and Hisoft Basic, but since Boriel released his ... not be needed. A Basic compiler that doesn't need ... compilers seriously limited the size of the Basic program.[/QUOTE]

    ...
    mel the bell mel the bell June 2008 Emulators
  • FA: SAM Coup?! Amazing find, this is brand NEW, stored for years!Hello! This SAM was won years ago in a magazine competition (CVG I think) and was stored in a cupboard until now! It's brand new, almost certainly th…

    ... forums. :)

    What type of tests have you conducted to ... keys tested and a small BASIC program run (you can see the ...
    Gavin Gavin June 2008 Sales
  • System 15,000Anyone got an opinion about [url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0005106]this one[/url]? It looks quite interesting, wonder how it p…

    ... />
    Of course real hackers would just break into the BASIC program and ...
    Jimmy Jimmy June 2008 Games
  • Cool BASIC tricks and tips!Following on from Dunny's excellent suggestion of a compendium of BASIC tips + tricks, I believe it would be better to have a topic dedicated to it. …

    ... a routine i remember of the top of my head to load ...

    structured break down of the data

    221 ... ,33 = start of the code

    0 ... *256 = 6912 (This is the basic length of screen$)

    86,5 ...
    wadfm wadfm June 2008 Sinclair Basic
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