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screen$I'm wanting to create a game which is written mostly is Basic, due to lack of MC skills but i need a MC routine if someone would kindly supply it I…
... which is written mostly is Basic, due to lack of MC ... a routine to move this data from it's address to ... pressing a key as the data was moved
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Running Man problems1] The TZX doesn't have side 2 - the levels! 2] The TZX contains nothing but standard data blocks and loads instantly just like a TAP file. But in t…
... levels!
2] The TZX contains nothing but standard data blocks ... to TAP. Why the different data?
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Manic Miner Basic Source?Is there any sinclair basic source for Manic Miner going around on the net? also does anyone have any good guides which can get one started on making…
Is there any sinclair basic source for Manic Miner going around on the net? also does anyone have any good guides which can get one started on making basic games for the speccy? -
IN command in BASIC to read keyboardThis weekend on a Sinclair meeting we had some BASIC-games using IN to control the character. The maker of the game assumed that the result of an IN …
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SAVE the complete screen in BASICHow can I save the COMPLETE screen (with the last two lines) in BASIC? If I type SAVE "XXXX" SCREEN$, then comes the message "Start tape, ..." and th…
How can I save the COMPLETE screen (with the last two lines) in BASIC?
If I type SAVE "XXXX" SCREEN$, then comes the message "Start tape, ..." and the last two lines are destroyed! -
Speed of variables vs. POKE/PEEKGreetings, I'm sure I could probably find this out after careful study of the 48K ROM disassembly, but I was wondering whether someone already knew …
... knew this:
Suppose BASIC encounters a variable reference while ... address where the variable's data is.
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An idea for a keyboardHi guys, I was just thinking there just now (first time for everything). I was thinking about an AT keyboard on the Speccy. I remember a few peopl…
... a fairly basic protocol that runs on RS232 signal levels. The scanning ... driver to convert the signal levels. There is a 12volt output ... -
Verification of data from MakeTZX (FAO Steve specifically)Hi all, I've TZX'd up a tape of files which just use the Spectrum ROM loader (Steve, FYI it's the XLR-8 mastering utilites we were talking about on …
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Aquaplane - how many levels?Does anybody know how many levels this game has? I've got onto stage 13 and it's still going, it's not looped back to level 1. Cheers, Daren
Does anybody know how many levels this game has? I've got onto stage 13 and it's still going, it's not looped back to level 1.
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Help needed - opus toolsHi there! This is my first post here. Years ago, I wrote a small Basic program and stored it on an Opus Discovery disk. There is nothing left of the…
... ago, I wrote a small Basic program and stored it on ... get my hands on the data of the disk. I found ... get my 2 or 3 basic programs out of the image ... -
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 - …
... writing a game in Spectrum BASIC - hopefully, for Simon's ... Spectaculator/SPIN running Hi-Soft BASIC compiler. I've been testing ... until the size of the BASIC program crept above 14K and ... test the compiled program whilst BASIC program and compiler were still ... -
Tap files - exact specsThe FAQ says... [quote] TAP Format The .tap files contain blocks of tape-saved data. All blocks start with two bytes specifying how many bytes will…
... blocks of tape-saved data. All blocks start with ... bytes). Then raw tape data follows, including the flag ... br /> First there is the BASIC loader program on tape. The ... 19 bytes of the BASIC header, of which there ... also a 0 (meaning BASIC program), but then there ... -
How times change!PHP error message:- [quote] Warning: Unknown(): Your script possibly relies on a session side-effect which existed until PHP 4.2.3. Please be advise…
... variables as a source of data, unless register_globals is enabled. You ...
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Crisis At Christmas + SUI've loved this text adventure ever since I first played it. I've just seen it published in Sinclair User. *IN* Sinclair User. (Dec '86 issue) 4 1…
How to recover data from old Microdrive cartridges?I have 17 Microdrive cartridges that I filled with games (some listed in the "Missing in Action" section of this website) about 20 years ago. My or…
... eventually, and one 4 line BASIC program.
Is it ...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 ...Sinclair Extended BASIC...Sinclair Extended BASIC is on hold, pending the completion of the Open82 project.
Sinclair Extended BASIC is on hold, pending the completion of the Open82 project.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 ...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 ... any way of saving your basic program, half half way through ...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?
thanksGUI in sinclair basic.Can anyone point me to any existing subroutines or functions or library to be called whithin sinclair basic to create visual command like messageboxe…
Can anyone point me to any existing subroutines or functions or library to be called whithin sinclair basic to create visual command like messageboxes, listboxes, editboxes, or something similar?
Thanks in advanceLesser 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.ANN: Tipshop updated Thursday, 02 February 2006Thursday 02 February 2006 Lots of new stuff form part of a slightly late monthly update * Yes, the monthly update is a tad late - I had my Engageme…
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corner, quietly whimpering "DATA statements" to himself after typing ... his maps and guides to levels 1-15 on Stranded.
Spectaculator and MicrodrivesBeing unable to program machine code I've been looking at ways of improving the speed of my basic and I've hit on the idea of loading data from micro…
... my basic and I've hit on the idea of loading data ...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…
... should learn to program in Basic, or machine code? Any help ... should concentrate my efforts. Learn Basic first? Then MC, or just ...MP3 disc or MP3 data disc wot is differenceI want to make backups of my mp3's but what should i do 1 Use the " make mp3 disc " in nero 2 Or use the " make data disc " what is the differenc…
I want to make backups of my mp3's but what should i do
1 Use the " make mp3 disc " in nero
2 Or use the " make data disc "
what is the difference ?????loading up my old tapeshey there people, perhaps you can help me out with a (not so) little problem i'm having.... I'm trying to transfer an old basic-coded text adventur…
... trying to transfer an old basic-coded text adventure my brother ... . (tape load error, lots of data missing)
I thought ... then save it out of basic as a TAP or TZX ...128 BASIC running in softwareIt is possible to run 128 BASIC in two paged RAM banks, but it's not very stable.
It is possible to run 128 BASIC in two paged RAM banks, but it's not very stable.
