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  • Unusual custom turbo loaders - with sourcesI have always been fascinated by turbo loaders; my games all feature a TZX version with one of such schemes implemented, and I have been experimentin…

    ... technical reasons it only works in 128k mode. Can't remember ... but I think it came out of the demo scene - ... showthread.php?t=47463"]Song in Lines 5[/URL] and ... itself as a short BASIC program then switching straight ... mode with no leader in between (I've always ...
    leespoons leespoons May 2014 Development
  • fastest Sound FX methods in ZX BASIC?Right now I'm doing an alternating footstep sound in my game using this following Beep statement. [code]beep 0.008,-4 + tog+tog+tog+tog : let tog=1-…

    ... +3 BASIC was slower than 48k BASIC. Is 128k BASIC also slower ...
    Official ROMs, ranked in speed order:
    1. ... keypad every interrupt, even in 48 mode.
    ... every interrupt, even in 48 mode. Editing ... :

    OUT 65535, r: OUT 49149, v
    ...
    chev chev June 2014 Sinclair Basic
  • +128 with usr0 in menu screenIve just watched a video of a guy with a spectrum and on the loader menu i think under calculator the menu had an entry for usr0,anyone aware of this…

    ... ,
    Cassette
    128k Basic
    128k Investronica(english translation)
    ... Usr0
    Calculator(maybe leave out)
    Tape Tester
    < ... Editor ROM and one BASIC ROM in 32K so you have ... the Spanish and English BASIC ROMs in the 128 is the ...
    chev chev July 2014 Emulators
  • How many games will I miss out on...Quick question, how many games are there that do not work on the 48k speccy?? I've just gone from a 128k to a 48k due to tape issues but I'm wonderin…

    ... day was always used in the 48 basic mode as it ... t say we missed out. The odd 128K game I would ... version of Renegade. The 128K version of this game is ... and instead of fixing a 128K version for the +3 ... speccy is better than suffering 128K incompatibles, or a 16K ...
    Your Spec-chum Your Spec-chum August 2014 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • LOAD "" CODE in machine code/store 128 bank dataHow do you LOAD "" CODE from machine code? I have written the following MC routine that fits into a REM statement in a basic program. I want to cal…

    ... SAVE the stuff stored in bank 6 from basic?

    Do ... , page it with "OUT" and SAVE from basic? (fully basic solution)

    I'm not sure if 128k ...
    Arda Arda October 2014 Development
  • DivMMC Enjoy - I'm not enjoying it!My DivMMC Enjoy arrived today. Excitedly I rushed home to plug it into my +2a. I have quite a few SD card/CF solutions for my computers so I know wha…

    ... spectrum in USR 0 mode which leaves you at 48k basic but ... `s will only work reliably in +128k setting and 3 of my ... 7 +128`s in 48k setting 2 48k machines ... /+3 :p now work that out :grin:
    zedexspectrum zedexspectrum January 2015 Hardware
  • DivMMC Enjoy - I'm not enjoying it!My DivMMC Enjoy arrived today. Excitedly I rushed home to plug it into my +2a. I have quite a few SD card/CF solutions for my computers so I know wha…

    ... spectrum in USR 0 mode which leaves you at 48k basic but ... `s will only work reliably in +128k setting and 3 of my ... /+3 :p now work that out :grin:[/QUOTE]

    Just ... replaced the main board (just in case) and has also sent ...
    chinnyhill10 chinnyhill10 February 2015 Hardware
  • Seeking April fool article: turn 48k into 128kHi everyone! When I was about 11 years old (I think ?) an article appeared in a Spectrum related magazine. It turned out to be an April fool's joke,…

    ... article appeared in a Spectrum related magazine. It turned out to ... The article was about typing in a BASIC program (with machine code ... ZX Spectrum 48k into a 128k. The analogy was that calculators ... to dissasemble the code, figure out how to change the asolute ...
    The_Bert The_Bert February 2015 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • New game: SETO TAISHO VS YOKAIHello Spec-chums! At last, my new game is available for download: [img]http://www.alessandrogrussu.it/zx/Seto-art.jpg[/img] [b]Features:[/b]…

    ... ran out of memory anyway), how is it possible to work in 128k ... was done in a much more complicated way, by using BASIC instead ... effective and compact than BASIC, or compiled BASIC.

    I [ ... the technique I employed in both games in order to page the ...
    Alessandro Grussu Alessandro Grussu March 2016 Brand new software
  • 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…

    ... in the archive due to the presence of one single game (out ... />
    Austerlitz 128K: Returns "C Nonsense in BASIC, 1500:3" error after ... .zip"]patched version[/URL] out of it (please note ... />
    Gallipoli 128K: Returns "C Nonsense in BASIC, 22:1" error ...
    Alessandro Grussu Alessandro Grussu March 2016 Games
  • DivMMC Enjoy - I'm not enjoying it!My DivMMC Enjoy arrived today. Excitedly I rushed home to plug it into my +2a. I have quite a few SD card/CF solutions for my computers so I know wha…

    ... Spectrum +128k "toastrack" and +2AB/+3 supposed to sort out these ... titles, needing to lock the 128K paging system, some games ... designed for 128K expect the system variable at ... BANKM, so to page in a bank from 128K BASIC, these loaders simply ...
    mcleod_ideafix mcleod_ideafix April 2016 Hardware
  • P.O.W.As far as I know, a port of P.O.W. (Prisoners of War) from NHK, doesn't exist. [img]https://cld.pt/dl/download/61d19b5e-453b-489c-b17b-d3ed6fccd594/…

    ... ask because the Double Dragon 128k also started off like this ... , so we can optimize it out.

    I loved ... . too much graphics to fit in 128K.

    My initial ... /> [quote="kgmcneil;863355"]
    Some basic questions to think about:
    RMartins RMartins June 2016 Development
  • Opus Discovery "the big switch on" (after 20 years)I have a few of these Opus Discovery's with different Eproms in that have not been swiched for 15-20 years or so . I am in no rush to switch any on …

    ... .

    2) Gently lever out the existing rom (the socketed ... commands entered in 128K mode must be typed in full in the same way ... /> CLEAR DATA
    removes the basic variable. may be either a ...
    harriusherbartio harriusherbartio September 2016 Hardware
  • Interesting crashesI had an interesting Spectrum crash last night, I think it was trying to tell me something's wrong or it's had enough of my games! Or it could be dow…

    ... of another crash in 48k mode.
    Type out the classic

    In 128k or +3 basic, there's less of ...
    schneil schneil November 2016 Development
  • 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…

    [quote="ivanb303;910410"]Where's the LIST ing ?[/quote]
    I included the download link. Best to load in 128K mode, then break into BASIC the usual way, and set PAPER to 7. Good luck figuring out what’s going on, though.
    Ast_A_Moore Ast_A_Moore June 2017 BASIC
  • Need help from people with a +2A/+3Started a topic [url="https://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/discussion/55141/need-help-from-people-with-a-2a-3"]here[/url] to get a broader reach, b…

    ... is shown in Ast_A_Moore sreenshot when loaded in the Loader 128k mode. The ... and appear down the screen. In 48 Basic mode, only the top ... appear below the bar like in 128k mode. If you need me ... , I just need to sort out somewhere to upload photos as ...
    Your Spec-chum Your Spec-chum September 2017 Development
  • Need help from people with a +2A/+3Started a topic [url="https://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/discussion/55141/need-help-from-people-with-a-2a-3"]here[/url] to get a broader reach, b…

    ... shown in Ast_A_Moore sreenshot when loaded in the Loader 128k mode. ... down the screen. In 48 Basic mode, only the ... below the bar like in 128k mode. If you need ... just need to sort out somewhere to upload photos ... way of telling where in the frame something has ...
    Hikaru Hikaru September 2017 Development
  • ZX-Uno moddingStarting with ZX-Uno case modding I have not yet received my ZX-Uno yet (it is in the post) but I know that I will have to do at least one mod …

    ... of it that could in theory be internalize easily ... like to type out the odd basic program from time ... of Exodos commands typed from 128k basic... For those of us ... systems at a time, in each quad of the screen ... , in parallel..
    ZXpoly is ...
    kgmcneil kgmcneil October 2017 Hardware
  • Troubleshooting my +2To put this in context: a while back (i.e. late last year and earlier this year) I was looking to put together a compilation of modern Spectrum games…

    ... all I can make out is a series of ... whether I'm using it in 128K+ or +2 mode. So, ... out when I've tried to load Treasure Island Dizzy in 128K ... mode, which I've never done successfully [i]once[/i] in ... to load it from +3 BASIC.

    Both Ninjajar ...
    The Mighty Dopethrone The Mighty Dopethrone October 2017 Hardware
  • Spectrum +2 grey ear mod?Is it possible to turn the sound port on the back of a grey Spectrum +2 into an ear input? I know it's possible for the black +2 but I can't find muc…

    ... except I'd be in the position of the student ... what I had to do in Greek mythology, that's ... 128K models operate by switching banks of RAM in and out ... 48 BASIC - only here's our Spectrum repairer using OUT 32765 ... to switch between them in 48 BASIC so he can use ...
    The Mighty Dopethrone The Mighty Dopethrone November 2017 Hardware
  • Spectrum +2 grey ear mod?Is it possible to turn the sound port on the back of a grey Spectrum +2 into an ear input? I know it's possible for the black +2 but I can't find muc…

    ... ) to switch between them in 48 BASIC so he can use a ... ?[/quote]Not really. Before the 128k model, there was an internal ... that you want to switch out. So that the Z80 machine ... areas (to BASIC) don't change when your OUT command tells the ...
    1024MAK 1024MAK November 2017 Hardware
  • Any reason to prefer the 48k version of a game over 128k?Title says all... are there any games for which it makes sense to play the 48k version if there is also a 128k version? To my understanding, the 128k…

    ... % slower running a BASIC program in 128K mode on a 128K machine than to ... run the same program in ... would be so much slower in 128K mode. ROM paging isn't ... system seems to be ruled out.

    Pretty bizarre ...
    AndyC AndyC February 2018 Games
  • Need Some Basic HelpHi all, I’ve decided to give programming in Spectrum Basic a go again (bit of nostalgia trip!) and I’m trying to develop a CYOA style game. How…

    ... decide if this is 48k basic or 128k basic - on the multiple times ... characters is not achievable in Speccy Basic or than BasinC can ... behaves like a Spectrum 48K/128K, but in BASIC both machines only have ... behaves badly when it runs out of memory, and you might ...
    Timmy Timmy April 2018 Sinclair Basic
  • Hello! New guy here!Hello there! Is this website still active? I feel like there's not much activity here, as if it's dead. Is this community is still alive? Also, the …

    ... annoying and difficult to figure out. I made a paper ... with all its commands in different colours and a ... to spell out each command. Then select 128 Basic when ... oddities I never use 128k Basic because I'm so ... hands on their excellent Basic manual the one with ...
    mik3d3nch mik3d3nch May 2018 Updates
  • Hello! New guy here!Hello there! Is this website still active? I feel like there's not much activity here, as if it's dead. Is this community is still alive? Also, the …

    ... annoying and difficult to figure out. I made a paper and ... keyboard with all its commands in different colours and a separate ... other oddities I never use 128k Basic because I'm so used ... , would anyone here be interested in Skyping or videochatting with me ...
    PaulthRoman PaulthRoman May 2018 Updates
  • procedural generationhi, is it possible for basic to program itself? i.e with a few pokes, as i know there are no commands for this.

    ... properly in 128K mode as there's nothing to 'continue' the Basic. I ... could of put more in though I guess ... bothered to check or chop out any unneeded fluff from the ... />
    Note to self: Sort out the proper hosting for myself ...
    spider spider December 2018 Development
  • is there a way of bypassing the rom and having 64 columns mode running all the time?i have tried various 64 column print routines but none of them seem to do this. i would like it to do 64 column mode for listings, typing, editing, p…

    ... this one has bigger chr$ in BASIC
    http://www.worldofspectrum.org ... 50 , with out number, the chr$ get BIG, and in BASIC actualy unreadable ... except that this is running in 128K mode and reverting back to ... it clearly shows that the 128K's ROM had evolved to ...
    BloodBaz BloodBaz March 2019 Development
  • Brain 8I am glad to present my new "experiment" in Sinclair Spectrum 48K BASIC. https://drive.google.com/file/d/17_wCFWaAl5diIVt3rPLTbKhxDmPmYmOs/view?us…

    ... snapshots here, if I find out how to do it...[/quote ... a good thing to do in Basic.

    Quite impressed to ... (think) it works properly in a +2A in 128K mode however as the ... 'Brain' text in large letters at ...
    spider spider April 2019 Brand new software
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