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  • 'usr 0 mode'Can anybody explain why some programs can't be just loaded after turning spectrum on but you must type 'usr 0' before loading them?

    Can anybody explain why some programs can't be just loaded after turning spectrum on but you must type 'usr 0' before loading them?
    PopoCop PopoCop November 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • R Tape Loading ErrorWhat, for your money, was the best and worst loading routine on a Spectrum game? For me: Best: Bugaboo - totally cinematic, built up a real sense …

    ... you new that there was nothing but a big, fat, RANDOMISE USR 0 at ...
    Bad Horsey Bad Horsey January 2007 Games
  • Usr 0 ?I'm not sure I've ever seen this explained before, but why do some programs (only demos, as far as I can see, so far) need USR 0 mode when run on a 1…

    ... ), the same as PRINT USR 0, LET a=USR 0, etc, of course, and ... advantages for the program does USR 0 mode offer over the standard ... program that might require a USR 0 style setup) could, when ... place, and do whatever else USR 0 mode does, then continue running ...
    ewgf ewgf December 2008 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Help! USR 0 mode?Right, first of all, I know that this is in the wrong forum, and secondly it's maybe against the TOS anyway, as it's just asking people to read and p…

    ... />
    I've asked about USR 0 mode, and whilst I've ...
    ewgf ewgf December 2008 Emulators
  • Usr 0I have noted there are some games / applications / demos which have to be loaded in USR 0 mode on a 128K Machine ("Randomize USR 0" in 128K BASIC the…

    ... loaded in USR 0 mode on a 128K Machine ("Randomize USR 0" in 128K ... is the case, and what USR 0 actually DOES?
    Swevicus Swevicus January 2010 Hardware
  • USR 0I've heard a lot about loading a program in USR 0 (and yes, I know how to do it - "RANDOMIZE USR 0" in 128 BASIC). What I want to know is: What is th…

    I've heard a lot about loading a program in USR 0 (and yes, I know how to do it - "RANDOMIZE USR 0" in 128 BASIC). What I want to know is: What is the point of loading a program in USR 0 mode, and what does it actually DO?
    Swevicus Swevicus November 2012 Hardware
  • Ensure program runs in USR 0 mode?Is there some BASIC that can be used in a program to make sure the the program runs (even on 128k models) in 48k or USR 0 mode? I obviously then wan…

    Is there some BASIC that can be used in a program to make sure the the program runs (even on 128k models) in 48k or USR 0 mode? I obviously then want to be able to run the rest of the program from the USR 0 mode.
    matalog matalog February 2018 Sinclair Basic
  • j symbol-shift p pA phrase I will never forget... and apart from the word code, i don't think I learnt ANY of the other keywords off by heart.... Without looking, whic…

    ..As above, but RANDOMISE USR 0..

    After switching to emulation many years later, that was just about the only one I remembered..
    Morkin Morkin July 2012 Games
  • +2 DIAGNOSTICSIs there a diagnostics test available for the spectrum 128 (+2) in tzx format? I've just obtained a spectrum +2 Grey and all looks fine with it on f…

    ... be loaded after entering RANDOMISE USR 0 (so called USR 0 "mode", it restarts the ...
    1024MAK 1024MAK December 2014 Hardware
  • BITWISE operators...Hi Folks, Another question - is there a way (fast) to do bitwise operations in Sinclair BASIC? Many thanks Paddy

    ... :

    [FONT="Courier New"]10 CLEAR 64000
    20 ... POKE 64001,20
    40 RANDOMISE USR 64002
    50 PRINT ... ).

    [FONT="Courier New"]LD A,(64000)
    LD ... AND B
    LD B,0
    LD C,A
    USR start_address
    20 PRINT FN ...
    GReW GReW August 2010 Sinclair Basic
  • [NEW]: Spectaculator 4.0Hi everyone, Finally managed to finish it... enjoy! --- [NEW]: Spectaculator 4.0 Spectaculator is a Sinclair ZX Spectrum emulator for PCs runnin…

    ... /> ---


    [NEW]: Spectaculator 4.0

    Spectaculator is ... br />
    o Brand new memory contention system and cycle ... />
    o Supports the new zx-state (.szx) snapshot format ...
    What was new in version 3.0 beta 1
    ...
    Jon Needle Jon Needle January 2003 Emulators
  • [NEW]: Spectaculator 6.0Spectaculator is a Sinclair ZX Spectrum emulator for PCs running Windows 95, 98, ME, NT 4, 2000 and XP. Spectaculator emulates the 16K/48K/128K/+2/+…

    ...

    What's new in version 6.0
    -------------------------


    - New versions of Injectaload protected games ... .

    o New short cut keys (Alt+F9 ... speed.

    o New zoom level: 300%.
    < ...
    Jon Needle Jon Needle December 2003 Emulators
  • New Spectrum Game - Kuiper PursuitYou know how it is, you're flying around the outer limits of the solar system when you spot enemy fighters massing in the Kuiper belt. There's nobod…

    ... system because there is a new game, Kuiper Pursuit, available on ... you will have to use USR 0 mode on the +2A or ...
    jonathan jonathan April 2009 Games
  • New ZEsarUX 5.0Hi! ZEsarUX 5.0 is out! :) You can download it from the URL: https://sourceforge.net/projects/zesarux/ Finally I have succeded emulating Si…

    Hi!

    ZEsarUX 5.0 is out! :)

    You ... , so this is a new major version, 5.0!
    Complete changelog ... mode (was broken since 4.0)
    Fixed reading from paging ...
    chernandezba chernandezba April 2017 Emulators
  • New version: LOST IN MY SPECTRUM v2.0Hi everybody! Here is my New Year's gift to you: the new version of my first Spectrum game ever, [b]Lost In My Spectrum[/b]. The objective is simp…

    ... /> [b]What's new in version 2.0:[/b]


    Other new features:
    - New sprite types: moving platforms ... enemy.
    - Many new sprite images, including the main ... High scores table.
    - New key redefinition routine, which allows ...
    Alessandro Grussu Alessandro Grussu December 2017 Brand new software
  • New version: APULIJA-13 V2.0Hello everyone! [i]Apulija-13,[/i] the game that Jonathan Caldwell himself listed among those better showing what you can do with AGD, is back - a…

    ... />
    [u]What's new in version 2.0:[/u]

    - A new information panel has been added ... now visible.
    - A new object has been added, the ... only) AY background music.
    - New keyboard redefinition routine, allowing the ...
    Alessandro Grussu Alessandro Grussu January 2018 Brand new software
  • New TAPmaster 3.0 for MB-02+Hello all eager MB-02+ users, after this year's flood of rather dull programs from me, this one's real smash ;;) . Well, I have to thank to Busy f…

    ... cdd routines and created the new TAPmaster.


    What ... 's new in TAPmaster 3.0?:

    1) it ...
    Hood Hood March 2018 Brand new software
  • Randomize USR xxxxxA weird topic: When I was a kid I use to mess around with the RANDOMIZE USR xxxxx, sad I know!!! For instance RANDOMIZE USR 51234 would give me a loa…

    ROFL!!!

    I did that too! RAND USR 1299 is my favourite. Doesn't work on the +2 though, or it works properly.....


    I started this weird hobby in 1983 when my dad taught me to type RUN USR 0 instead of NEW
    thx1138 thx1138 June 2002 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Basic and AY musicis it possible to play an ay-music in background while a basic program is running?

    ... other line would be Randomize Usr xxxxx. You'd just have ... , or goto 128 basic type USR 0 and then load it.

    My Dizzy Petition for new Dizzy video games to be ...
    Amigo Amigo January 2003 Sinclair Basic
  • AY-3-8912 help !Hi all. Happy new yeay. I'm new to spectrum programming, and am interested in writing some music for the +2 AY chip. The problem is...I cant find …

    ... , GBNvK wrote:
    I'm new to spectrum programming, and am ... />
    and download SampleTracker 2.0 with a set of example ... Basic from the menu, enter "usr 0" -- the computer will reset. Then ...
    Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous January 2004 Development
  • games written using game writng programsI was reading through some issues of crash not long back and one article was about some 16 year old that wrote Frank n stein for the speccy(never pla…

    ... supposed to type NEW; 10 REM N; RANDOMIZE USR 60000 [compile]; RUN ... crap and just typed RANDOMIZE USR 0. :D Despite its shortcomings, this ...
    robert@fm robert@fm September 2004 Games
  • my new spectrum websiteright well I have now got a website for my spectrum project: Spectrum OS [url="http://www.freewebs.com/specos/index.htm"]http://www.freewebs.com/spec…

    [quote]
    On 2005-10-13 10:16, Arjun wrote:
    50 NEW

    :D



    [/quote]
    or

    50 RANDOMIZE USR 0
    rich_chandler rich_chandler October 2005 Announcements
  • Who wrote Nightshade?The October section of: [url]http://www.crashonline.org.uk/24/lloyd85.htm[/url] (a Crash yearly round up) says about Nightshade - "It also wasn't mis…

    ... :

    10 BORDER 0; PAPER 0; INK 0; CLS
    20 LOAD ... /> 30 LOAD "" CODE
    40 RANDOMISE USR 32768

    I mean ...
    Bad Horsey Bad Horsey February 2007 Games
  • Who wrote Nightshade?The October section of: [url]http://www.crashonline.org.uk/24/lloyd85.htm[/url] (a Crash yearly round up) says about Nightshade - "It also wasn't mis…

    ... :

    10 BORDER 0; PAPER 0; INK 0; CLS
    20 LOAD ... /> 30 LOAD "" CODE
    40 RANDOMISE USR 32768

    I mean ... you can do with a RANDOMISE USR xxx... very powerful command
    liamenikufesin liamenikufesin February 2007 Games
  • Who wrote Nightshade?The October section of: [url]http://www.crashonline.org.uk/24/lloyd85.htm[/url] (a Crash yearly round up) says about Nightshade - "It also wasn't mis…

    ... you can do with a RANDOMISE USR xxx... very powerful command[/quote ... clever use of the RANDOMIZE USR command, some games actually work ... the game and entering RANDOMIZE USR 0 will result in a far ...
    Ian Hamilton Ian Hamilton February 2007 Games
  • Specdrum 3 W.I.PIts a new app so i needed a new thread sorry :) I am sorry i have been neglecting this site and i have been working hard on Specdrum 3 Honest i hav…

    ... ] demo is amazing. Do a USR 0 on 128k before loading.
    new sequencers nowadays where it took ...
    wadfm wadfm July 2008 Announcements
  • Usr 0 ?I'm not sure I've ever seen this explained before, but why do some programs (only demos, as far as I can see, so far) need USR 0 mode when run on a 1…

    RUN USR 0 it's not a NEW idea.
    thx1138 thx1138 December 2008 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • DivIDE and Spectrum +2 (gray)DivIDE connected to my +2 always resets it in 48k mode. Some of the 128k games work but some don't. Is there a solution for it? My DivIDE has a Fatwa…

    New better version: (for ZX16/48/ ...
    - enable 128 menu (remove USR 0 mode)
    - after reset will ... loader" utility
    - for FATWARE 0.12 only ! ! !
    velesoft velesoft May 2009 Hardware
  • DIVIDE - NEW FATWARE for 128kB spectrums[url]http://velesoft.speccy.cz/zx/divide/divide-fatware.htm[/url] [img]http://velesoft.speccy.cz/zx/divide/systems/fatware/fatware+2sp.gif[/img] [im…

    ... /> RESET+SHIFT - start to USR 0 mode (48 rom with 128kB ... br /> ---------------

    FATware 0.12 for ZX128/+2 (modified ... - fixed real tape support
    - new IM2 table (+ fixed im2)
    RESET+SHIFT - start to USR 0 mode
    RESET+EXTEND MODE ...
    velesoft velesoft June 2009 Development
  • Speccy meetup, Oxford, 27th JuneOver on CSS the esteemed Paul E Collins has declared that there shall be a meetup at the Gloucester Arms, Oxford, on Saturday 27 June, from around 1-…

    ... are as follows:

    0: Fully bug-fixed, enhanced, translated ... program is preserved.
    * Typing USR 0 will switch to the bug ... just got to implement the new version of the SPECTRUM command ...
    chev chev June 2009 Announcements
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