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InterruptsA small piece intended for the FAQ. Comments, corrections, additions welcome. Notably: * How long does the 48K ULA hold /INT low? * What happens i…
... 1 (as used by Spectrum BASIC), the processor simply executes an ... from the data bus. The memory at location 256 * I + b ... -
TommyGun - Utility ... what's going on...For those interested, Tony has been busy lately and unable to put as much time into TG as he'd like. He also has a child on the way soon. He told me…
... being a simple utility for basic graphics purposes to a full ... will contain Editors for coding, memory, sounds, actions, scripts, etc.
basic interpreter/compiler or anything like ... used without Forth, but in Basic, by the way ) and ... -
XK SystemIn Your Spectrum issue 8 it mentions a hardware paging system called the XK system, this paged the top 32KB of memory. It allowed 4MB to be used and…
... paged the top 32KB of memory. It allowed 4MB to be ... 24 Andrew Pennell wrote a BASIC extension that sat in the ... RAM. This let BASIC programs in different memory pages multi-task with ... -
Basic corruptionDoes anyone have any tips or solutions for when a Basic listing becomes over a certain size and starts to get corrupted due to paging... I remember …
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Strange layout of Spectrum video memoryHello, does anyone have an idea why the Spectrum's video memory has such a strange layout? I understand that a resolution of 256x192 is an easy mean…
... why the Spectrum's video memory has such a strange layout ... it easier to address video memory. I also understand that the ... ) are a compromise to limited memory. But where does the line ... -
Program sizeI am typing a basic program into a ZX and I need to find out exactly how much memory it is using. Is there a way to calculate this? :confused:
I am typing a basic program into a ZX and I need to find out exactly how much memory it is using. Is there a way to calculate this?
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IM2 Machine Code Sprites Example Code Using Char Based SystemFurther to my earlier post, here are sprites running using char method with IM2 driving it Note, for 48k spectrum using TASM [code] ; ***********…
... 56 ;for smooth return to Basic
MoveSprite:
memory to FB0Ah
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Sparky eZX-BASIC Project in need of FPGA ExpertYou probably are not familiar with this project, but it is a computer system based on Zilog's new eZ80 chip and the OS is a superset of ZX BASIC. Ju…
... is a superset of ZX BASIC. Just think of what you ... mentioned in Andrew's SE BASIC section, but the web address ... -
Smooth Color Masked Sprites using fast page flip on 48kHere is a quick demo of using char based sprites using the Page flip method: a) Background is copied to buffer b) Sprites drawn on buffer c) Buffer …
... [/url]
Instead of LDIR or multiple LDI's I ...
LD (HL),%01000111
LDIR
MAIN:
MEMORY TO FB0AH
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Original ZX Basic Manual in *.pdf formatDoes anybody knows where to get original Sinclair ZX Spectrum Basic Programming Manual written by Steven Vickers and Robin Bradbeer in *.pdf format? …
... get original Sinclair ZX Spectrum Basic Programming Manual written by Steven ... -
SPIN - debugger / fill memory / how ?I try to fill the screen with 00 value, but I don't get the expected result. - pause the game - debugger - hex numbers - fill memory block - fill wi…
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- hex numbers
- fill memory block
- fill with 00 ...
- main memory
- start address - 4000
- ok
then
- view memory
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Basic info about platformers...I have run a search for an answer to this question and haven't found quite what I was looking for so I thought I would pop a post on here... What ar…
... have to worry about saving memory etc...!!
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Jeff Minter - But who was YOUR first coding hero?Im still massively a fan of anything Jeff does, despite the fact he usually picks likely to die platforms. I remember in 88 when I was first discove…
... I suppose were really crap Basic games.
Amongst these ... reason.
Though the memory fails me remembering which games ... -
CPC 464 plus - technical help please.I set up my CPC464plus today. With a cartride inserted, it works. Without a cartridge inserted, it displays just a green screen. I have one cart, …
... I can either start in BASIC or play the game. The ... />
If I start in BASIC, and try to load a ... load it, I get a memory full message, and the game ... -
RFC: Sinclair Extended BASICSE Basic is no longer being developed.
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BASin Release 11 out nowBASin has been updated once again, for your BASIC programming pleasure! Get it at: [url="http://homepage.ntlworld.com/paul.dunn4/BASin_r11.exe"]htt…
... updated once again, for your BASIC programming pleasure!
BASIC Manual integrated for full BASIC context sensitive ... Drag and Drop support for BASIC files (.bas), CODE files ... delete the corresponding line from memory if it exists!
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ANNOUNCE: Manic Miner: Neighbours - Allana TrumanHappy 26th birthday Allana! Today I release my new game, [I]Manic Miner: Neighbours - Allana Truman[/I] (MM:N-AT), a tribute to my favourite charact…
... and solving physical puzzles. The basic controls are left, right, jump ... reduces the need for saving memory-snapshots every few seconds, whilst ... the bug which tramples over memory (notably Room 7) when you ... -
Need some help making a BASIC gameI'm creating a text adventure in 128 BASIC (I don't like using the 'keywords' in 48 BASIC - It's slow and annoying!) called "The Legend of The Red Dr…
... a text adventure in 128 BASIC (I don't like using ... the 'keywords' in 48 BASIC - It's slow and annoying ... have multiple action descriptions, but BASIC will only let me use ... -
New Functions for Sinclair BasicA total of 52 new functions can be added to Sinclair BASIC; 26 numeric functions (A-Z) and 26 string functions (A$-Z$). Owing to the internal structu…
... the internal structure of Sinclair BASIC, the best place to ... partially compatible with their Beta BASIC equivalents. Some of the ... with 16-bit numbers in BASIC would be tortuously slow. ... to permit compilation with HiSoft BASIC.
[code]
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New Functions for Sinclair BasicSee the sticky post in the Sinclair BASIC forum.
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Laser Basic Sprite GeneratorDoes anyone know how to use Laser Basic Sprite Generator? I've downloaded it from this site but I don't know what to do with it! Thanks in advance.
Does anyone know how to use Laser Basic Sprite Generator? I've downloaded it from this site but I don't know what to do with it!
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Football Director 2Apologies for mentioning football management... I just thought I'd mention a couple of oddities with this title... I originally purchased this cass…
... /> (The game was entirely in BASIC and used the ramdisk, so ... omitted due to lack of memory."
Whereas the original ... omitted due to lack of memory."
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ANN: SE BASIC 0.94B available for downloadSE Basic is no longer being developed.
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XBasic or EX-Basic ???I found couple NIB Artic x- or ex-basic. Case and manual seys X-Basic but casette is EX-Basic. Is this MIA ? [url="http://koti.welho.com/hgerkman/XB…
I found couple NIB Artic x- or ex-basic.
Case and manual seys X-Basic but casette is EX-Basic.
Is this MIA ?
[url="http://koti.welho.com/hgerkman/XBASIC.JPG"]http://koti.welho.com/hgerkman/XBASIC.JPG[/url]
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Logic 3 Learn BASIC programming...Just want to know if this is still MIA,(http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseek.cgi?regexp=^Learn+BASIC+programming+on+the+Sinclair+ZX+Spectrum$&pub=…
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Spectrum programmingI have a Spectrum+ at home. I tried to write some programs in BASIC (IIRC i wrote a breakout clone in which you had to hit those spider-like characte…
... to write some programs in BASIC (IIRC i wrote a breakout ... programming - i wrote a small BASIC-like interpeter for a friend ... spectrum. F.e. where video memory starts and what is the ... the keyboard is used? Which memory areas/ports/whatever they use ... -
New release and new web site of Blassic, the classic BasicHello. I have launched the release 0.10.0 of Blassic, a Basic interpreter '80 style multiplatform. There is also a new web site: [url="http://blas…
... .10.0 of Blassic, a Basic interpreter '80 style multiplatform.
BASIC performance tips?Been fiddling around with an old project a little after rescuing it from tape, and I'm toying with the idea of completing it (hey, better late than n…
... being written entirely in Spectrum BASIC. I can compile it, but ... 'd like to tweak the BASIC to optimum performance first in ... on performance tuning for Speccy BASIC? Which commands to avoid, viable ...
