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John Gibson InterviewThought some of you might be interested in this, just found it on some old zip disks: Please find below an incomplete John Gibson interview I conduc…
... this interview or maybe my memory is playing tricks with me ... got bored programming it in Basic but when I eventually bought ... a lot more but my memory isn't what it used ... a case of adding more memory to the Spectrum or did ... -
Loading Screen ProblemI am putting together files on a tape that my game needs. The problem that I have is that after loading the "loading screen", the image is spoilt by …
... . If I saved all the memory from 16384 to the end ... of the system variables or BASIC (apart from the a simple ... -
Emulator with ability to watch memory?Hi! I'm looking for an emulator that can give me a realtime update of an address in memory. I've tried Fuse (on OS X) where I can set a breakpoint i…
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Where do you keep your tape images? CD, DVD, USB drive or Memory Sticks?I have my most beloved games (well over 300 titles) on my SD memory card. What's your type of archive medium?
I have my most beloved games (well over 300 titles) on my SD memory card. What's your type of archive medium? -
TAP conversion project?I was wondering if there's any concerted effort to produce TAP versions of games only available in TZX or Z80/SNA/SLT format? Or are snapshots consid…
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Memory Map/ContentionHi I'm new to speccy coding (well I did some z80 coding a few years back - like 20yrs ago :) ), and I'd like to get back into writing some scrolling…
... this a correct map for memory contention?
Address Size ...
5B00-7fff 08k Contended Memory
8000-FFFF 32k Fast ... Memory (well normal memory really :) )
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ANNOUNCE: Manic Miner: Ma jolie [Special Edition]I am delighted to announce the release of a Special Edition of my 2003 Manic Miner game, [i]Ma jolie[/i]. It's based on the game-engine from Matthew…
... and solving physical puzzles. The basic controls are left, right, jump ... reduces the need for saving memory-snapshots every few seconds, whilst ... -
Sinclair Basic Vs PascalWith the rise of the structured programming movement (Jackson et al) was it wise to put the Basic programming language into the Spectrum. By this ti…
... it wise to put the Basic programming language into the Spectrum ... parameters began to replace the Basic style sub-routine that relied ... language for learning as was basic. Would it have better suited ... -
Which would be fasterSay you want to use a variable value of 0 to 255 in a BASIC program, which way would be fastest? Say for arguments sake you wanted to use two variabl…
... 0 to 255 in a BASIC program, which way would be ... /> 1) Using the standard Spectrum BASIC variables, i.e a and ... the value in non-contended memory above RAMTOP, i.e.
Also, which is quickest for BASIC maths operations
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Graphics in Basic??What is the fastest way to draw high rez graphics in Basic. Andrew.
What is the fastest way to draw high rez graphics in Basic.
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Spectrum Screen Memory MapWhat's the advantage (mistery?) behind ULA's spectrum screen memory interpretation? 6144 bytes divided into 3 blocks, 2048 bytes long. if you want t…
... ?) behind ULA's spectrum screen memory interpretation?
6144 bytes ... behind this implementation? Why screen memory isn't interpreted continuously?
Print routine for BASIC (or BASin)For anyone interested there's a crappy binary here to print characters from BASIC at pixel positions. Import the binary at 60000, USR 60000 to initia…
... here to print characters from BASIC at pixel positions. Import the ...Deus ExSince we sometimes mention classic non-Spectrum games (and even the rubbish on the Commodore 64 ;) ) on this forum, how come we've never discussed De…
... fit in the PS2's memory. I wish it had been ... 's neglect of such a basic function), and I don't ...Ways to use double buffering in basicI was meddling with woody's print stream code where you can print characters at any pixel location on screen. I was playing with 12 sprites, very ann…
... to draw everything in upper memory area, but what about other ...How to transfer a BASIC-Programm to PC and/or TZX?Hello there, I'm pretty new at WOS, but have already spent some time reading a small bit of the large amount of information here. I am trying to fin…
... way to transfer an old BASIC-program[I](a game actually ...The BASIC ISRFirst of all, excuse me if my blatant ignorance about this topic makes me write some nonsense :) The thing is that I'm finishing a game in mixed BAS…
... in mixed BASIC and Compiled BASIC (the pure BASIC part is ... and forth, the Compiled BASIC part is the game itself ... music file. Playing it from BASIC is easy:
... stuff) - I know that BASIC has a ISR which is ... to hook it to the BASIC ISR.
...Basic games Compo? Nathan ?Is there any chance of you running another competition for new games again? I remember there being quite a few good games, and the thread was interes…
... thread was interesting bringing up Basic games.
I meant ... to enter the Basic part but failed due to ... catogories available, like SAM Coupe Basic (obviously), QL SuperBasic etc etc ...Small C on Sam help neededI'm trying to make good on some of my old developments that fell by the wayside and one of them uses Small C. The reason I stopped was down to not h…
... of loading data files from memory into the engine on the ... prefer not to dive into BASIC or revisit assembly.
Bytemaniacos.com 2006 BASIC Games compo - lot of games to play!All games for 2006 Bytemaniacos.com BASIC Games compo ready to play: [url]http://www.bytemaniacos.com/html/basic2006.html[/url] you can download al…
... games for 2006 Bytemaniacos.com BASIC Games compo ready to play ...Autorun BASIC programsIs it possible to write a basic program which will autorun after typing in LOAD ""? Thanks
Is it possible to write a basic program which will autorun after typing in LOAD ""?
ThanksSE BASIC Compiler Help!I have downloaded and am using the 16k replacement ROM for SE BASIC (0.94B) and am trying to use the SE BASIC compiler from this site. I have found s…
... 16k replacement ROM for SE BASIC (0.94B) and am trying ... to use the SE BASIC compiler from this site. I ... some documentation for the Hisoft BASIC compiler, upon which this is ...Noob to Z80 needing +3 helpI'm quite new to z80 programming, but i'm attempting to write some kind of windowing system that will run alongside BASIC on my +3 with Kempston mous…
... defining whether we started from BASIC or directly (so i know ... i safely "exit" to the basic editor?
General Questions ... to write a "full 48k" basic program?
Whilst using ... , although info on the 128k memory model in particular would be ...Little BASIC gameTry to make all standard BASIC-errors and tell us how you did it. Not allowed i.e. : PRINT USR 1362 D - Break cont-repeats but ok 10 GO TO 10 RU…
Try to make all standard BASIC-errors and tell us how you did it.
Not allowed i.e. :
PRINT USR 1362
D - Break cont-repeats
but ok
10 GO TO 10
RUN and press BREAK
D - Break cont-repeatsAny interest in new low-cost mass-storage interface with 512K RAM?I've recently added support to ResiDOS and the +3e ROMs for SD/MMC card interfaces; in particular, ZXMMC (which has no onboard RAM and so is only sup…
... optional packages which can add BASIC commands, handle hook codes ... BASICs such as SE BASIC can be installed and used ... trapping commands and functions for BASIC
[*]Some specially- ... partitions provided for fast virtual memory
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(Basic) Sinclair BASIC mode for EmacsI saw this [URL=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=14622]post[/URL] regarding a Sinclair BASIC editing mode along with some Fuse …
... ]post[/URL] regarding a Sinclair BASIC editing mode along with some ... 's a mode for Sinclair Basic with syntax highlighting, which should ... some Lisp to send the BASIC listing across to Fuse, which ...Help with Visual Basic 6.0 vs Visual Basic.netI have a program that auto generates VB.Net code..... I know VB.net syntax and am happy with the code generated. However, I have been asked to have …
... generate code compatible with visual basic 6.0.
I ...uMIA: Digilog Basic-kompilator (MicroSolver series)As the subject says.. This is a Swedish Basic compiler from Digilog Software (not listed at all in Infoseek). Comes in a spiral binder with manual in…
... says.. This is a Swedish Basic compiler from Digilog Software (not ...Issue 1 32K Memory Upgrade neededHi folks, as the title suggest im looking for the original sinclair memory board to make it 48k from 16k. Any other form will do or even instructions…
... looking for the original sinclair memory board to make it 48k ...ResiDOS v2.00 releasedI've just posted a major new release of ResiDOS, at: [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/residos/"]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/residos/[/URL] T…
... extra "packages" into your interface memory, providing additional features. The packages ... for application programs
[*]new BASIC commands
[*]hook code handlers ...
