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divide loading errorsHi All, Just bought a divide unit and I am having a few problems. I select the TAP file from the fatware browser, then do a load "". I get a lot of …
... a lot of "R Tape loading error", I get a lot of ... -
A Miscellany of Dangerous TipsHere's a selection of ideas for using some of the more obscure system variables which I've found handy on occasion. They can be very convenient if us…
... /books/MasteringMachineCodeOnYourZXSpectrum.pdf]Mastering Machine Code on Your ZX Spectrum ... item on machine stack to be used as error return", ... redirection; and also in error handling, to allow backing ... subroutine levels on an error without having to include ... -
SAVE writing zeros after program?Hi there! I hope this is the right forum, but I didn't find any other more appropriate... I'm trying to recover some very old tapes with stuff I mad…
... says R TAPE LOADING ERROR in the end, the code is intact.
LOADING ERROR or other messages, as if ... -
Varios +3(e)DOS questions?I'm converting tape games to disk, for being used in my +3e. I'm trying to convert them to standard BASIC loaders, so files could be copied using BAS…
... I'm thinking about use machine code loader, but I've ... memory), but what about code? I was thinking about ... at 23296, so when loading from BASIC they crash. ... that use BASIC and machine code mixed. I've tried ... when the program uses only machine code (i.e.: Tir ... -
Hacking a game MAJIKAZOHello, I am trying to put a recent game called MAJIKAZO on disk. However, the loader is written for tape only, so I have to find a way how to rewrit…
... it loads a code and starts machine code. This is the ... the end of the loading routines. Till this I ... can easily change all loading commands, but the main ... />
I found the loading routine, it is at adress ... depacking to unpack the loading routine. This is very ... -
CODE SCREEN$ in MCIs there any way of determining what character is displayed at a certain co-ordinate from machine code like the 'IF CODE SCREEN$=' arrangement in bas…
Is there any way of determining what character is displayed at a certain co-ordinate from machine code like the 'IF CODE SCREEN$=' arrangement in basic? -
Machine code assistance please #1Dear all, Learning the ropes here, so please excuse these odd questions which may seem simplistic to you learned lot. This routine is placed at 33…
... it gives me 32867.
[code]
ld l,155
ret
[/code]
When I add ... the beginning, the following...
[code]
ld hl,0
ld bc,0
[/code]
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Machine code optimisationI'm geting back into z80 coding and wonder what the best way of showing how efficient the code is. I've got Rodney Zaks book and see there are timin…
... of showing how efficient the code is.
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MOVE_M Object Movement Manager for BASICAs moving things around on the screen is usually the slowest part of a game written in BASIC, I've been pottering around with this routine to handle …
... to handle that function in machine code, so the BASIC programmer ... tedious and prone to error I was intending to ... or STOP):
REM an error or STOP will automatically call ... /> 9999 RETURN
[/code]
[code]
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Image to Spec, help needed.I am using image to spec and then tap to wav to load up some home made loading screens. Its all working but when the screen finishes loading and the…
... load up some home made loading screens.
Its all ... get tape loading error.
I have tried
load "" code
load "" screen$
but these give me error R ... -
Reading from a Write FileI have been speaking with a customer who uses a small bit of machine code to do a screen dump. The machine code is 650 bytes long. The machine code…
... bit of machine code to do a screen dump. The machine code is 650 ... bytes long.
The machine code loads from ... ";1;"printcode" CODE 64736
He gets the error reading from ... -
yx git repositoryHi, working version of yx - the preemptive multitasking operating system for zx spectrum - git repository can be found [URL="https://github.com/tsti…
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Most of the code is compilable under ubuntu. Some ... refactoring of the OS code to make it ... multiplexing the connection and automatic error correction,
- implement ... /> - implement process loading and killing code (relocation technology is available ... -
Self modifying code ??I made a game in C that was mostly accessing arrays and using FOR NEXT loops, I ran out of memory, so I was thinking would it be possible to use sel…
... possible to use self-modifying code so that say 20 FOR ... NEXT loops use the same code?
or 20 array look ... ups can use the same code?
When using C ... always write out all the machine code necessary to do loops and ... -
Born again Speccy user with problemsHello all, Firstly I'd like to say a big hello - this is my first post! When I was 8 or 9 or so my dad bought a ZX Spectrum 48K and a whole bunch o…
... remembered my Speccy, and how machine code had always beaten me. Now ... ?
[*]Would this be my loading problem?
[*]If not - what ... -
Loading data from 128 memoryAfter all these years I have come across the LOAD! in 128 basic for storing/restoring data in the 128 memory. How do I go about implementing this in…
After all these years I have come across the LOAD! in 128 basic for storing/restoring data in the 128 memory.
How do I go about implementing this in machine code?
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How did you learn to code on the Spectrum?Got to be honest, as much as I wish I did, I don't know anything about programming. I had a Spectrum (+2 and then +2B) when I was a kid, and my prog…
... ended, I started reading about machine code (in fact one of my ... seeing you all exchange assembly code and wondering how the & ... these guides on how to code, but I can't for ... an "easy" guide called Mastering Machine Code on your ZX Spectrum. Needless ... -
Unusual custom turbo loaders - with sourcesI have always been fascinated by turbo loaders; my games all feature a TZX version with one of such schemes implemented, and I have been experimentin…
... /> I reverse engineered the loading routines of four 'exotic' ... machine code was too scarce to 'isolate' the loading routine ... />
[CODE]
; Biturbo 1 loading routine
; ...
[/CODE]
[CODE]
; Biturbo 2 loading routine
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'Krakatoa' tzx not workingBeen trying this on a few emulators on PC and Mac and just get a 'Loading Error' once loaded and then the machine resets. If is just me or is it na…
Been trying this on a few emulators on PC and Mac and just get a 'Loading Error' once loaded and then the machine resets.
If is just me or is it naffed?
[url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0002763[/url] -
Duke's "Cosmic Alien"Don't know anything about this one. [B]COSMIC ALIEN[/B] (c)1984 By DUKE MICRO CONSULTANTS Written by John Robey UDG graphics of a single invader, …
... break into it twice during loading to re-write lines that ... corrupted. The main data is machine code and it ran by a ... -
Confused about DOS SET MESSAGEI'm confused about this function and the ALERT routine. I was rewriting a machine code +3DOS loader and I was trying to use this routines to collect …
... routine. I was rewriting a machine code +3DOS loader and I was ... . My ALERT routine gets the error and silently takes care of ... 'm calling +3DOS from my code (DOS OPEN, DOS READ), +3DOS ... -
ZX-Assembler version 0.8 (beta) releasedDear readers, yesterday I've published ZX-Assembler in its first version 0.8. It offers you some interesting features, even if I know there are …
... ASM text base. Means that code, that
has been ... SNA file containing your own code!
* Edit ...
blocks containing machine code.
* Error log window. If an ... yet working:
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Help!!! Loading problems.Hey guys. Just got my first spectrum sonce I was a kid. It's a 128k + toastrack. Was hoping to load tzx files from my phone. I've tried 3 different c…
... . I can occasional see the loading lines when I try to ... just give me a tape loading error immediately after.
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Hacker needed (Opus Discovery)Hello, I once was in contact with a guy who converted some games to Opus format. The contact was via the PM function here on WOS, but after the WOS-u…
... Opus as well. The loading routines are in machine code, so this is ... who is familiar with MC-loading routines of the Opus will ... -
Simple bit of machine code not working [SOLVED]ishHi all. It's late and I'm tired and I have no idea why the following piece of code wont display a little smiley face [code]ld hl,udg ld (236…
... why the following piece of code wont display a little smiley ... face
[code]ld hl,udg
ld ... ,126,126,66,60,24[/code]
I'm using ... -
PROSM Tapes - Short programs embedded in Instagram videosThis is a project of mine which involves embedding short arcade games into the audio of Instagram videos. It was originally meant to be Vine videos, …
... heavy compression caused many tape loading errors. I intend to publish ... entry, British Telecom Switchboards. Full machine code programs can be embedded and ... -
New Game (2016 revival): A Yankee in Iraq (1992)Hello everyone, Way back in 1992, I wrote a shoot-em-up called [i]A Yankee in Iraq[/i]. The entire game was written in Sinclair BASIC. Recently, I…
... rest of the assets—the loading screen, music, and UDG—were ... file to reduce the overall loading time (an entirely useless skill ... beginner’s tips on loading BASIC using machine code can be found here ... -
how to load machine codeI'm reading Jon Caldwell's how to write Spectrum games but can't enter the code! Here's an example:_ LD BC, (score) Call 6683 I tried putting…
... but can't enter the code! Here's an example:_ ... -
The Complete Machine Code Tutor - bug?Dear all, I'm having a fiddle with The Complete Machine Tutor and have come to the bit where they're adding registers together. The image on the l…
... a fiddle with The Complete Machine Tutor and have come to ... -
Fun little program but why do I get Out of Memory ?This is very simple BASIC/machine code program. You can rotate the scene with "b" and "m" but I seem to get an error going in one direction and not …
This is very simple BASIC/machine code program. You can rotate the scene with "b" and "m" but I seem to get an error going in one direction and not the other.
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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…
... GFX$ 5) causes an error during interpretion/optimisation.
... OSX.
Fix loading of legacy code files.
Fix ...
Fixed cursor overwriting Error status letter
Fixed ... editor
Fixed erroneous error marker when executing an ...
