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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…
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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. -
Lode Runner, custom levelsDid anyone create custom levels and uploaded them somewhere? It would be nice to play some new levels.
Did anyone create custom levels and uploaded them somewhere?
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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…
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ULAplus palette levels of blue in emulatorsTell me somebody, why ULAplus palette levels of blue are $00,$6F,$90,$FF in ZXSpin, SpecEmu, Zero and ZEsarUX, instead of $00,$55,$AA,$FF as they sho…
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Flood Fill IssueHi Folks, Came across the following Flood Fill routine by John Metcalf: [code]; scanline fill by John Metcalf ; call with d=x-coord, e=y-coo…
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Using BASIC from Machine CodeHi Folks, Came across a very interesting article by Toni Baker in Your Spectrum: http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~jg27paw4/yr11/yr11_66.htm …
... /> LD HL,TEXT
CALL BASIC
RST 8
DEFB ... 255
BASIC
PUSH HL
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Spectrum 128k +2 Grey and DivMMC reader problemHi guys, I am trying to figure out why the DivMMC reader do not work on a Spectrum 128k +2 grey I grabbed recently over the net. What is for sure…
... prompt is normal and writing basic instructions is ok.
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Numeric arrays: floating point or integer?I've just started programming a game in Sinclair BASIC (see the thread 'UFO Defence Command' in game ideas, although I'm going to call it ZXCOM ;) ).…
... programming a game in Sinclair BASIC (see the thread 'UFO Defence ... numeric arrays for all their data.
What I want ... thread title - is the numeric data stored in the array as ... I programmed anything in Sinclair BASIC that I can't remember ... -
Is there a way to suppress error R Tape Loading Error in Basic when trying to load only part of fileHi, is there a way to suppress error R Tape Loading Error in Basic when trying to load only part of file. E.g.: I have a Tape-Code-File Start f…
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Mega basic long listingsHi, this might be a silly question, but does anyone know how to list a program in mega basic and have it pause the scrolling when the listing has fil…
Hi, this might be a silly question, but does anyone know how to list a program in mega basic and have it pause the scrolling when the listing has filled one screen? Thanks Rick -
Working with streams in BASICHi I've been screwing around with streams and Spectranet, there's something I can't figure out. If you want to send data to a stream how can you tel…
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Spectrum PLAY demo's in BasicWas not really sure on which category to post it in nor a better title. Summary is simply is there a list of various tunes/music listings ? By this …
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Custom Menus on the ZX Spectrum +3Today, my Friends, i have the pleasure of presenting a program i have written which gives a set of custom menus on the +3. The main features of my p…
... Calculator without leaving the +3 BASIC editor
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2 ... the same as [b]+3 BASIC[/b] in the standard menu ... the Monitor. All responsibility for data loss rests with you, the ... , and to return to +3 BASIC with [b]RANDOMIZE USR 23354 ... -
Boriel ZX Basic compiler 1.7.1 ReleasedThe most important changes in this release is the implementation of READ, DATA, RESTORE (DATA allowing even complex expressions), and the capability …
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Strange behaviour in very simple ASM program.Someone sent me this and it shows something strange. Here's the BASIC listing [code] 10 CLEAR 32999 20 FOR n=33000 TO 33009 30 READ a: POKE n,a …
... something strange. Here's the BASIC listing
[code]
10 ... /> 40 NEXT n
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How do I convert a .z80 snapshot to a tape file?I've been fiddling with this for a while but can't get it to work reliably. I use Marvin to write short BASIC and assembly programs that uses .z80 in…
... use Marvin to write short BASIC and assembly programs that uses ... to save the BASIC listing, screen and machine code data as one ... -
Bugaboo - speed run checker hackHi there, Here is a special mode of Bugaboo what helps you to press the jump key to perfect time. It is written in old-fashion magazine style for …
... /> 3; Now you are in BASIC.
4; Redirect 2 ...
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Best basic games 2017Hello! I suggest everyone to evaluate recently passed in Russia competition for the best game in basic 2017! http://events.retroscene.org/bbg2017/mai…
Hello! I suggest everyone to evaluate recently passed in Russia competition for the best game in basic 2017! http://events.retroscene.org/bbg2017/main_compo -
New BasinC v1.7 I was away from sinclair scene for a long time, I cannot find any time to log on to wos forums. I hope everybody is doing well here. As many of…
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Keep up the good basic coding and have fun.
data loss.
// Fixed - Right ... to File menu. (quickly saves basic as a tap file)
Isometric enginesWhilst taking a breather from Chess development I've been playing around with a little isometric 'room' building idea. Just wondering what sort of…
... than actually reading the sprite data, plus you can save in ... on the MSX? Although in Basic and very slow, its nice ...are there any basic conversions of machine code games out there?i need as many as possible as i would like to play around with them in basic.
i need as many as possible as i would like to play around with them in basic.Clever, yes. Useful? Not so sure. Re: LOAD ""CODE gamesI was always curious about how the (few) games that require that you type LOAD ""CODE, rather than the usual LOAD "" worked, but only just now decide…
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You write your normal BASIC loader and then execute the ... the data loads, it overwrites the memory with your BASIC loader and ... know how to save a BASIC program so it auto-ran ...TZX/Taper headachesI've been doing a stocktake of all my Spectrum stuff, most of which I bought in a job lot a few years back, and there's a whole load of covertapes in…
... into Taper, I get red data blocks, and saving it as ... respectively to lead the four levels - and I'm going to ... 7521 bytes respectively, but the "DATA" line text is in red ...Saving in BASIC in ESXDOS, the date is interesting :)I just got my hands on a divMMC Enjoy Mini. What a fantastic device!!! So I tried saving/loading basic programs to the disk. A curious thing happens.…
... !!! So I tried saving/loading basic programs to the disk. A ...multiface basic loaderdoes anyone know how I can see whats in the basic loader of the multiface 1 and 128 basic loaders and how I could convert a tape save from the 1 and…
does anyone know how I can see whats in the basic loader of the multiface 1 and 128 basic loaders
and how I could convert a tape save from the 1 and 128 to work with a floppy system like opus discovery?How to load assembly language programs onto a ZX SpectrumHello, I have recently started learning Zilog assembly for the ZX spectrum, and have written a game and some simple programs. These all work fine in…
... file. The Spectrum reads the data, but then fails to launch ... , then it returns to the basic prompt. [url="https://www.youtube ...Why can't you make a BASIC program as big as you want?Let me rephrase that. Is it possible using BASIC to write a program that can be multi part? In other words one that can LOAD lets say a story, in se…
... that. Is it possible using BASIC to write a program that ...Pyjamarama remake, players wanted.I've been spending some time recreating Pyjamarama using Mono (C#) on the PC. Why? 1. I started pulling apart the original Z80 and published the [u…
... the original graphics,
has basic sound and only runs in ... #/Mono and only using the basic resources it is highly portable ... all the hard coded data into XML data. Then maybe push on ...
