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  • SpecOS progressOk, As you can all see, I'm back - and I've been working away on SpecOS for a while now. There's a few videos, which you can see on my blog: [url]h…

    ... go. Current changes to Sinclair BASIC are mainly about compatibility with ... go anywhere.
    Blocks of memory can be allocated and anything ...
    Dunny Dunny August 2010 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Average PC Memory size increasing by 48K every half hourAs I'm absolutely sure everybody here is aware, Moore's law states that the number of transisters in a device will double on average every 2 years. …

    ... />

    As average memory increases, price per megabyte usually ... fractionally, the amount of memory increased in one year would ... Law.
    [*]Daily average memory increase == 901,943,132 / ... For Smartphones, the average memory is around 256MB now (48K ...
    takapa takapa August 2010 Chit chat
  • Help with a basic programI'm doing a very small basic program which I know is bloated, but it works. (I have limited basic knowledge compared to most on here). I just wondere…

    ... 'm doing a very small basic program which I know is ... it works. (I have limited basic knowledge compared to most on ...
    Nonsense in BASIC Nonsense in BASIC August 2010 Sinclair Basic
  • Spectrum lost upper memoryHi again, I have a Rubber key Spectrum(issue 4S) which lost it's whole upper memory. It's worked okay, but i forgot it on over last night. My son wa…

    ... lost it's whole upper memory. It's worked okay, but ... Spectrum which had also upper memory problems. So i wrote PRINT ... 32767. This mean that upper memory is off. I loaded a ... .
    Where is my upper memory?
    lillaolle64 lillaolle64 September 2010 Hardware
  • Return to +3 BASIC from 48K mode.Hello Spec-Chums! I don't know if this trick has been posted before, if it has, i apologise, but i have not been able to find it. Anyway, here goes…

    ... SPECTRUM command to enter 48K BASIC mode, there is no way ... back to +3 BASIC; however, i have found that ... colour control codes in the basic program, or if you need ... any way back to 128K BASIC on the earlier 128K machines ...
    The_Bert The_Bert September 2010 Sinclair Basic
  • compressing basicI thought I'd ask here instead of the basic forum.. in the sense of giving me 1 command line, and NOT the whole listing joined up etc. and it uncom…

    ... ask here instead of the basic forum..

    ... can get it to compress basic.. and give you a ... it runs.. obv. the basic is uncompressed and you ... is to stack some basic programs together and re- ... that uses bog standard basic, without any new commands ...
    fog fog September 2010 Development
  • Simultaneous key presses in BASICIs there a way to check for 2 simultaneous key presses in BASIC? I use if inkey$="z" then goto... but that only lets me check for 1 key press at a…

    Is there a way to check for 2 simultaneous key presses in BASIC?

    I use

    if inkey$="z" then goto...

    but that only lets me check for 1 key press at a time.
    Rebelstar without a cause Rebelstar without a cause September 2010 Sinclair Basic
  • MIA title uploaded - Tables (1986/7)Hello, I have upped this title via FTP. It is listed as MIA, and was one of those classified advert programs from the back of the mags. It records t…

    ... ). It's mostly BASIC, but it's poking memory with assembler to ...
    lordsnooty lordsnooty September 2010 MIA/STP/SDP
  • Adventure games written in basic (commercial)This thread partly got me thinking > [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=31141[/url] But I'd like to know about adventure ga…

    ... or without graphics) written in Basic :) , I'm trying to exclude ... and main game should be Basic.

    I can quickly ...
    spider spider September 2010 Games
  • emulatorsplease help can we see clearly which emulator emaulates which hardware is there any that has a pc function key for the mulitface nmi button and the +…

    ... the pc in a usb memory card reader please help
    so far the bbc basic for the speccy doesnt support ... ?
    there is no bbc basic for sam coupe- the speccy ...
    Roger Jowett Roger Jowett September 2010 Emulators
  • SpecBAS (SpecOS's BASIC interpreter) is updated - build 236Build 236 is up at [url]ftp://zxdunny.dyndns.org[/url] New for this release is the beginnings of a proper manual - all commands and functions docume…

    ... get your files into SpecOS memory banks. See the included scr_demo ...
    Dunny Dunny September 2010 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • bast, the Basic tapemaker for LinuxAnnouncing a new utility, [b]bast[/b], the BASIC Tapemaker. Now available: version 0.2.3 (alpha) for Linux. At: [url]http://github.com/ec429/bast/do…

    ... utility, [b]bast[/b], the BASIC Tapemaker.
    Now available: ... plain text files containing Sinclair BASIC source code, and produces ... not only line-numbers of BASIC statements but also their ... which will read not only BASIC files but also assembly language ...
    AY Chip AY Chip September 2010 Sinclair Basic
  • Memory upgradeHi! I bought a 16K rubber key Spectrum. It's said in the box and memory test program also said it's 16K machine. Strange thing is that there is yell…

    ... said in the box and memory test program also said it ... (so no soldering needed) for memory upgrade. There is also 4 ...
    lillaolle64 lillaolle64 October 2010 Hardware
  • Basic EditorWould this make sense or serve any purpose for anyone here? On the iPhone/iPad a Basic editor where you can write your basic code while on the go an…

    ... On the iPhone/iPad a Basic editor where you can ... write your basic code while on the ... trying to write a basic compiler as the keyboard ... view. So a plain Basic interpreter that checks for ... syntax, tokenizes and runs BASIC programs. Also looking for ...
    OZApps OZApps October 2010 Sinclair Basic
  • Help with loaderHelp! I have been racking my brains for too long, and so it?s time to ask for help. Kyd Cadet II is about 98% complete now and I am trying to put to…

    ... an understanding of how the memory works and would really appreciate ... /> I have the following;
    Basic Loader.
    Font - 936 bytes ...
    Paul-J Paul-J October 2010 Development
  • WOS im memory pageThose people in loving memory, why did they die soo young? It makes me a little nervous, is this website cursed? And there is a person there who is l…

    Those people in loving memory, why did they die soo young?
    It makes me a little nervous, is this website cursed?
    And there is a person there who is less than 40, did he die young to?
    Robin Robin October 2010 Chit chat
  • BASIC compilerHi All, Can someone please recommend me a good compiler (for emulator use) that 'compiles' BASIC code into Assembler? There are quite a few availab…

    ... (for emulator use) that 'compiles' BASIC code into Assembler?

    Retrobrothers Retrobrothers October 2010 Development
  • Whole upper memory lostHi! I own a rubber key Spectrum with 48K RAM. Suddenly it lost it's whole upper memory. All diagnostic programs says that it's 16K model with workin…

    ... lost it's whole upper memory. All diagnostic programs says that ... which also have had upper memory problems and the diagnostic programs ... ram. After changing faulty upper memory chips they have worked fine ... you needed to install 8 memory chips and few other chips ...
    lillaolle64 lillaolle64 October 2010 Hardware
  • VIC 20 on the SpectrumThe original "20 Commodes" program released for CSSCGC 2008 has been improved and now has its own entry in WoS. The improved code has been sitting on…

    ... scarier than programming in CBM BASIC v2 :evil:

    There ... only)
    3) VIC Screen memory is now relocatable
    4 ...
    Jimmy Jimmy October 2010 Announcements
  • Transferring games into MicrodriveLast week a big pack of empty microdrive cartridges arrived, and now I'm ready to playing with my little microdrive equipped speccy. One of my aim w…

    ... to fit in the 48k memory, and I don't know ... jump to a program without basic :)

    I guess there ...
    Arda Arda November 2010 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Name the Game (tough one)I am clutching a straws here, but this is the best place to ask - just in case anyone happens to have their memory jogged: I am trying to find the n…

    ... anyone happens to have their memory jogged:

    I am ... simplistic game - probably written in BASIC.

    I really cannot ... more than that! The vague memory of it pops into my ...
    mrmessy mrmessy November 2010 Games
  • PoC for a ULA video generator described using Handel-C and a Basys FPGA board.Recently, I've taken a course about hardware design for video processing using FPGA's. The HDL used in the course was Handel-C, a C look alike langua…

    ... filling process) fills the video memory with ascending values from #00 ... />
    For comparison purposes, a BASIC program running in a emulated ... filling pattern on the video memory. At the end, both screens ...
    mcleod_ideafix mcleod_ideafix November 2010 Hardware
  • Arrays in Spectrum basicHi everyone, I've recently begun learning to programme in Spectrum and want to write a text adventure. Could someone give me an example or help me o…

    ... needs.
    I'm running Basic on Spectaculator and intend to ...
    REB REB November 2010 Sinclair Basic
  • New tool: ZXBOOT.EXE[B]ASM[/B] is proud to present the first release of ZXBOOT.EXE: [url]http://www.4shared.com/file/NP-FVOSf/zxboot__beta_.html[/url] ZXBOOT is a comma…

    ... loaded or saved using Spectrum BASIC. A self extract method is ... /> PROGRAM.BIN

    A BASIC listing can be displayed by ... stack and repeated areas of memory to hide compact Z80 code ... into memory with plenty of space for the system variables and BASIC ...
    ASM ASM November 2010 Announcements
  • 48k Out of memoryIv just had a 48k Speccy arrive today. The keyboard wasnt working right so I changed that. Now when I tried to load Cyclone it started to load ok fo…

    ... that reads 4 out of memory 30:1 I have no ...
    Modge Modge November 2010 Hardware
  • ZX Flight - flight simulator (Basic)Yesterday I found this BASIC flight simulator on an old tape. Obviously this is a my type-in from an old ex-Yugoslavian magazine from mid 80s. I did …

    Yesterday I found this BASIC flight simulator on an old ... also mostly done in the basic), we can say that this ... worthy competitor.
    Unfortunately spectrum Basic is pretty slow for this ...
    Pegaz Pegaz November 2010 Games
  • inverting graphics using basic?just curious if it could be done by poking screen memory ? and what's the structure. (foreground / background for each char ? ) reason I ask is I'd …

    ... be done by poking screen memory ? and what's the structure ...
    fog fog December 2010 Sinclair Basic
  • New memory model: 16K/48KAs earlier suggested in [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=32096"]this thread[/URL], there was also Spectrum software that …

    ... />
    Today I added this memory model and with your help ... ://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekadv.cgi?memory=2&loadpics=1"]This ...
    mheide mheide December 2010 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • A fast DRAW routineI was investigating how to speed up the line drawing for the [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=20225"]BASIC compiler[/URL]…

    ... forums/showthread.php?t=20225"]BASIC compiler[/URL], and finally end ... being calculated and written to memory on each pixel PLOT ( ... everything using only registers in memory with a Bresenham's algorithm ... at any location in the memory, just set SCREEN_ADDR with ...
    boriel boriel December 2010 Development
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