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  • A few questions about sound and keys in BASICIf I want sound in my BASIC game I have to use BEEP right ? It seems to lock up the CPU for far too long . On Arjun's page I found how to use CALL 94…

    If I want sound in my BASIC game I have to use ... routine and use it from BASIC but is this not the ... would make something two player in BASIC since I use INPUT INKEY ...
    ivanb303 ivanb303 December 2016 Sinclair Basic
  • Flicker free animation in BASIC, is it possible ?With all my various noodlings in BASIC and indeed with my so far limited assembly​ I keep coming up with the same issue. How do you do animations wit…

    With all my various noodlings in BASIC and indeed with my so far limited assembly​ I keep coming up with the same issue. How do you do animations without flicker or trails ? Is this possible in BASIC ?
    ivanb303 ivanb303 March 2017 BASIC
  • how do i get more udgs on the spectrum in basic?how do i get more udgs on the spectrum in basic? i know there r only supposed to be 21 but is there a way of getting more in basic? i know its doable…

    ... more udgs on the spectrum in basic? i know there r only ... of getting more in basic? i know its doable in machine code. i ... do loads of sprites, like in machine code games. or as ... , how do i do sprites in basic?
    digital digital August 2017 Development
  • Is there a way to suppress error R Tape Loading Error in Basic when trying to load only part of fileHi, is there a way to suppress error R Tape Loading Error in Basic when trying to load only part of file. E.g.: I have a Tape-Code-File Start f…

    ... error R Tape Loading Error in Basic when trying to load only ... truncate those Bytes which come in the Tape-File from Byte ... /> Is there a way in Spectrum BASIC (even with a POKE) to ...
    Luzie Luzie September 2017 Sinclair Basic
  • Spectrum PLAY demo's in BasicWas not really sure on which category to post it in nor a better title. Summary is simply is there a list of various tunes/music listings ? By this …

    ... which category to post it in nor a better title. Summary ... mean 'demo's rather something in Basic using the PLAY command if ...
    spider spider October 2017 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • i need a sideways scrolling program written in basicso like ghosts and goblins it scrolls along with the player. i had help with this before in making a tunnel game but this time i need it to be a able…

    ... had help with this before in making a tunnel game but ... statements that i can view in basic to make each screen easier ... intend to speed it up in an emulator. i also need ... 'to' statement to implement this in print but am unfamiliar as ...
    digital digital December 2017 Development
  • random number generator without using rnd in basicwhat is the simplest way to generate random numbers in basic (0-255), without using the rnd statement? i also want it to always generate the same…

    what is the simplest way to generate random numbers in basic (0-255), without using the rnd statement?

    i also want it to always generate the same numbers over and over again.
    digital digital June 2019 Development
  • Tin Cans, a two-way chat example in BASIC for the SpectranetThis is an example of writing code to utilize the Spectranet Ethernet interface in BASIC. It will be going into the Getting Started guide for the mos…

    ... utilize the Spectranet Ethernet interface in BASIC. It will be going into ... is a simple screen drawn in something like ZX Paintbrush, and ...
    tschak909 tschak909 July 2019 BASIC
  • Tornado AssemblerTornado Assembler is not working. What's wrong with it? It says Nonsense in BASIC or something like this. (dwnldd from this site, of course)

    Tornado Assembler is not working. What's wrong with it? It says Nonsense in BASIC or something like this. (dwnldd from this site, of course)
    Dynamite Dan Dynamite Dan April 2002 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • BASin problemsDunny, I seem to have some problems with BASin under WindowsXP. BASically (sorry.ahem), if I maximise the screen it crashes giving me an access voila…

    ... could have a look at in BASin. Now then, when I ... , BASin gives me a C Nonsense in Basic in line 7060 (always). The same ... snapshot runs well enough in the emulator though. Any idea ...
    Arjun Arjun September 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Retro Gamer Issue 9[Vicky Pollard mode=ON] Ohhhhhhh Myyy Goddddddddddd!!! [Vicky Pollard mode=OFF] Anyone else got Retro Gamer Issue 9 yet? A Spec-chum heaven for sur…

    ... ]

    _________________
    C Nonsense in BASIC, 0:1

    [ This ...
    Refrenz Refrenz October 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Archive Bugreports 'NONSENSE IN BASIC, 2020', component #2. Could someone please confirm

    reports 'NONSENSE IN BASIC, 2020', component #2. Could someone please confirm
    dalmudlee dalmudlee October 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • DarwiniaJust got hold of this rather impressive game [url="http://www.darwinia.co.uk"]http://www.darwinia.co.uk[/url] and it has a very nice little feature w…

    ... . :)

    _________________
    C Nonsense in BASIC, 0:1

    [ This ...
    Refrenz Refrenz March 2005 Chit chat
  • TLOTRD - compiling problemsOk guys! A new demo for 'The Legend Of The Red Dragon' is nearly finished (just need my bro to draw some artwork as I'm using sample images from the …

    ... the menu (written in BASIC and about 5k in size). All six ... are stored in, then loads the level (again, written in BASIC and ... about 14k in size). The 4 ... get the good ol' C Nonsense in BASIC error. The earlier versions of ...
    pottyboy pottyboy October 2005 Sinclair Basic
  • pole positionhello i downloaded the RZX of this(thanks C Nonsense in BASIC, 0:1)and then i decided to check out the adverts,reviews for it.i then noticed that th…

    ... RZX of this(thanks C Nonsense in BASIC, 0:1)and then i ... to say about spectrum owners in 1984?!.anyway i hope everybody ... celebrating bringing the new year in...thank you

    colin
    ladderman ladderman December 2006 Games
  • Naughtiest keywordWe've had how to generate each of the error messages but which keyword can be used to generate the most errors? BORDER CODE VAL$ "WOS" Nonsense in B…

    ... /> BORDER CODE VAL$ "WOS"
    Nonsense in BASIC
    BORDER 0/0
    Bethan Bethan September 2007 Sinclair Basic
  • BASin r14c - maintenance releaseAfter the recent discussions, BASin has been released as version 14c. It's only a maintenance release, and some of the really big new features are un…

    ... =2]BASin thread[/url] in the Sinclair BASIC forum.

    Fixed - Toolbar buttons in the SCREEN$ editor should no ... symbol to the binary number. (Nonsense in BASIC)
    Fixed - A small ... user, which are parsed for BASIC functions, now accept the ...
    Dunny Dunny September 2008 Emulators
  • Greatest Error Messages of all timeAfter compiling the 13 Greatest Error messages ranging from Abort? Retry or Fail to the Blue Screen of Death, Technologizer has come up with a second…

    ... wit the ZX Spectrum's 'Nonsense in BASIC'

    [url]http://technologizer ... but good to see it in there.

    The examples ... in the manual could also have ... />
    210 PRINT "Stuff and nonsense. Give me a real date ...
    Geoff Geoff October 2008 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Syntax Eraok so they've changed the name to Micro Men. Scottie came up with two alternative names, can you do better than his:- Tape Loading Era and See No…

    ok so they've changed the name to Micro Men. Scottie came up with two alternative names, can you do better than his:-

    Tape Loading Era

    and

    See Nonsense in Basic
    BiNMaN BiNMaN August 2009 Chit chat
  • Implementing goto on error condition...OK, so when I'm reading a file or directory on a network filesystem, when I reach EOF, it's not actually useful at all for ZX BASIC to stop the progr…

    ... at all for ZX BASIC to stop the program ... , it ends with C Nonsense in BASIC. If you hit BREAK ... course) then prints C Nonsense in BASIC. It's almost like the ... can't just trace it in an emulator!)

    Nonsense in BASIC itself to interpret a ...
    Winston Winston October 2009 Development
  • Z80 'EXX' ConfusionI was working on a little Z80 routine last evening, and, having run out of registers, resorted to sticking one of the values into a memory location a…

    ... register bank instead (something in my short Z80 life, ... but I was getting a 'Nonsense in BASIC' error when it had finished ... the minimal code gives a 'Nonsense in BASIC' error!

    Here ... CODE]

    Thanks in advance for any insights! :smile:
    RoseCotton RoseCotton November 2009 Development
  • zx spectrum 48k loading issue (memory problem i think)Hi I have a 48k spectrum that until yesterday was working flawlessly. The spectrum seems to work fine but the problem is with loading games.All the …

    ... games.All the loading process, in most of the games, ... sometimes the screen turns black.in some games shows error ... - Integer out of range ; C - Nonsense in BASIC.
    I know the games ... sideway )

    Thank you in advance

    Ricardo Gon ...
    Trajano Trajano February 2011 Hardware
  • Definitive list of games incompatible with +2A/+3 and of compatible versions (if any)I am trying to compile the definitive list of games which are incompatible with the +2A and the +3 and of their compatible versions, if they are pres…

    ... br /> [*]Austerlitz 1805 128K - "C Nonsense in BASIC, 1500:3" error upon loading ... loading.
    [*]Three Weeks In Paradise 128K - Reset upon loading ... (this one in particular will only load on ... Anyone willing to help? Thanks in advance :)
    Alessandro Grussu Alessandro Grussu May 2011 Games
  • Weird 'semi-crash' I used to be able to make the 48k speccy do.I've always wondered about this (but I seem unable to recreate it at the moment). I used to be able to get the Speccy to display some weird screen o…

    ... : Out of memory' or 'C: Nonsense in BASIC', you pressed a key and ...
    Grunaki Grunaki July 2011 Sinclair Basic
  • Indirect Variable AssignmentHere's another wacky routine. This allows assignment of values to variables where the source & destination variables can themselves be defined in var…

    ... can themselves be defined in variables (or expressions which ... from being evaluated in advance by the BASIC interpreter; choosing ... " or "Parameter error" or "Nonsense in BASIC".

    It works ... for assigning values to BASIC variables from machine code. ...
    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny January 2012 Sinclair Basic
  • Help with a game errorIm trying to load this game called "O Sole Mio" from this website: [url]http://www.oocities.org/superballena/homemade.htm[/url] but as soon as the …

    ... game finishes loading, it gives "nonsense in basic..."

    Can anyone tell ...
    Ivanzx Ivanzx January 2012 Games
  • stuck on recursive functionI want this function to PEEK 'l' bytes from memory starting at 's' and return them as a string, but however much I fiddle about with quoting and pare…

    ... either "Out of memory" or "Nonsense in BASIC". How can I get it ...
    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny February 2012 Sinclair Basic
  • those darned recursive functions againI've been stuck on this one all evening. I want to dump out some memory in binary to debug a program. I've got a simple mod 2 division loop to do tha…

    ... to dump out some memory in binary to debug a program ... recursive DEF FN version, but in between I thought I'd ... combination of those results (or "Nonsense in BASIC", of course).

    Now ... the digits will come out in reverse order, but if the ...
    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny March 2012 Sinclair Basic
  • Kempston Interface/Divide RandomnessI have just complemented my system with a Kempston joystick interface and am having some terrible stability problems. I have an Issue 4 (4a I think)…

    ... /> I am getting lots of 'Nonsense in Basic' errors, corrupt graphics, random resets ...
    napoleonblownaparte napoleonblownaparte August 2012 Hardware
  • Your Sinclair Smash Tips - Corrected ListingsOver at Hercules' [URL="http://craigsretrocomputingpage.eu5.org/smashtips/index.html"]YS Smash Tips site[/URL] he has a list of hacks that don't work…

    ... html"]Everyones a Wally[/URL]: Nonsense in BASIC error. Page 16.
    ... highwayencounter.html"]Highway Encounter[/URL]: Nonsense in BASIC error. Page 24. [B ... .html"]Trapdoor[/URL]: Checksum in line 50 is wrong. ... out of range, comma in line 100 missing, wrong ...
    jp jp August 2012 Games
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