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The secret of success is failure32 years ago when I first started learning to program thanks to the Speccy, I didn't worry about not getting the anticipated results. I wasn't confi…
... first attempt at using READ DATA and then typing in a ... up my own series of Basic lessons and small programs that ... -
How to get more than 21 UDG's in BASIC?So with graphics mode under the G cursor how many UDG's can you do from BASIC is it 21? It's all POKE 65368 and above and it's sequential ABCD.... an…
... 's can you do from BASIC is it 21? It's ... do I call them from BASIC ? -
A few questions about sound and keys in BASICIf I want sound in my BASIC game I have to use BEEP right ? It seems to lock up the CPU for far too long . On Arjun's page I found how to use CALL 94…
... I want sound in my BASIC game I have to use ... routine and use it from BASIC but is this not the ... make something two player in BASIC since I use INPUT INKEY ... -
Arcade Game Designer for ZX Spectrum Next/Timex 8x1For those of you who are not members of the Spectrum Next or AGD Facebook groups, I've released a new editorless AGD compiler. While it has been des…
... a program written in AGD "BASIC" and creates an assembler file ... to type in the data manually, Spectrum BASIC-style. The compiler is ... -
Basic programming for kidsHi there I'm thinking strongly of getting my kids to program with speccy BASIC. Both have Android tablets, so I can get two bluetooth keyboards fo…
... kids to program with speccy BASIC. Both have Android tablets, so ... and mess around with their BASIC program to see what happens ... -
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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BASIC 10Liners 2017Contest is starting now! http://gkanold.wixsite.com/homeputerium/basic-10liners-2017
Contest is starting now!
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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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REM ... as a string in BBC BASIC
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So, is the loading noise in Start Trek IV Speccy noise, or something else?I grew up thinking that a few scenes in Star Trek IV had, without a doubt, ZX Spectrum loading noise in the background. I watched it again a couple d…
... could swear it's Sinclair BASIC. However, a quick Google search ... .com/2016/01/13/decoding-data-hiding-in-star-trek-iv ... -
"ZX80 Brain" RPN CalculatorIt is at times like [url=https://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/discussion/54176/depression]when threads such as this are posted[/url] that I get the…
... bottom two skill levels of Starfire, the early, mostly BASIC-based release ... made some routines work in BASIC that I could never have ... 've written it in +3 BASIC which goes mad if I ... redefined character sets on the BASIC editor, I've had to ... -
Best basic game to port to another machineI want to convert a specy basic game to [url="ep128.hu"]Enterprise 128[/url]. What are the best basic game for this? For example [url="http://www.e…
... want to convert a specy basic game to [url="ep128.hu ... ].
What are the best basic game for this?
For ... .htm"]this is an EP basic game[/url], that show EP ... -
Less MIA: Poker (Danish - ZX Data)Deep in the attic of my house, I found an old tape with a danish poker game by ZX Data not found on WOS. The tape was easy to recover, so here it is:…
Deep in the attic of my house, I found an old tape with a danish poker game by ZX Data not found on WOS. The tape was easy to recover, so here it is:
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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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SpecBAS 0.900 ReleasedAgainst my better judgement, here's 0.900. It's got lots and lots new, but mostly the new shiny is the editor. You can indent your code, you can e…
... they are, same as Sinclair BASIC
Changed Ctrl+Up/Down ... Object Bank loading (unpacking Hex data overran the buffer)
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(SDP) Gauntlet II disk image broken, Missing data at Dixons Premiere +3 DiskThe existing .DSK filke of Gauntlet II (US. Gold, 1988) doesn't work. It needs to be fixed as there is a corrupted sector inside (track 1, sector 0, …
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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? -
SkoolKit 6.0SkoolKit 6.0 has been released. SkoolKit is a set of command line utilities for disassembling Spectrum software, into assembler-friendly ASM forma…
... ]tapinfo.py --basic[/i] (which lists BASIC loaders and other BASIC programs in ... ] (which searches for the graphic data of a tile currently on ... -
Import new WoS data from ZXDB?This thread is intended to discuss [url="https://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/discussion/comment/883669/#Comment_883669"]my[/url] [url="https://www…
... "]offer[/url] to import ZXDB data content into Lee's new ... the new WoS site imports data from ZXDB (instead of importing ... checks and easily cross-reference data in ways Martijn had to ... -
Help me remember a type-in listing?When I was a kid I got a book of Spectrum type-in listings from the library. I only typed in one of them as far as I can remember. I'm pretty s…
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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 ... -
128K memory bank selection to avoid contention issuesI'm currently developing a game and I'm trying to get my head around the memory contention issues of the various 128K/+2/+2A/+3 spectrum models in or…
... needs to access the screen data which is in the 16K ... 16K range, either to read data or execute code, then it ... ULA for access to the data and the ULA has priority ... into either 128/+2/+3 Basic and using a debugger it ... -
z88dk : FIle Handling in C on the +3e environment under Win 764bitHello my fellow WoSers! I am wondering if someone can help me solve this little pickle of z88dk / Windows using +3e Filesystem. So a little inf…
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here is the basic of basic C code
... fp,"simple text line of data\n");
fprintf( ... fp,"second line of text data\n");
fclose( ... from this space in BASIC, by saving programs ... /> SAVE "e:slave.dat" DATA a()
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z88dk sp1lib with fzxThe numbers dont seem to display properly? fzx by itself works [quote] // for targets supporting fzx // zcc +zx -vn -startup=31 -O3 -clib…
... = 1 // not returning to basic
#pragma output CRT_ENABLE_CLOSE = ... CRT_ENABLE_RESTART = 1 // not returning to basic
#pragma output CRT_ENABLE_CLOSE = ...
// Table Holding Movement Data for Each Sprite
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 ...A game from an other machine.if someone interesting, this is a game I created in 1989. this is the basic source, maybe somebody can convert to specy. An image: http://www.ep128.…
... in 1989. this is the basic source, maybe somebody can convert ...
