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A couple of random questions......because, why not? (1) USR0 mode on the +3/+2A/B I know of its existence, I know how it's used, and I have some games that require it to work o…
... Loader, or typing LOAD "" in 128 BASIC?[/quote]
All USR0 does ... it does by paging in and out a couple of RAM banks ... a shortcut introduced by the 128K BASIC interpreter and carried over to ... can’t use it directly in your BASIC listing—the interpreter will ... -
this code wont give me a random starfieldim using a peice of code that ive copied from a book, ignore most of it as it is redundant. for some reason i get a strange random starfield instead …
Without reading in the code above too much , ... in 128K version but that did not have the slightly obfuscated Basic to ... game up and dig it out either. -
Getting Better at TZXThere are possibly fewer "rules" in chit chat so I thought I would put this here. it is a couple of years since I attempted doing any TZX files so…
... it was time to try out some TZXing again (otherwise I ... I meant ,with my pretty basic Multifacing abilties, a simple button ... in Spectaculator's joystick options menu so I need to work out ... sound . At least using it in 128k on an emulator like Spectaculator ... -
Dynamite Dan II - Island 6 - HELP!Hi all, can someone possibly create a snapshot of Island 6 (car park island) on Dynamite Dan II for me please? I'm trying to work out why half the…
... Loader, I've always used 128k basic even if the game is ... few 48k games that contain 128k AY music and yet the ... those games never point this out, one of the games even ... insists you load it in via 48k basic which makes no sense ... -
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... only 6K or so of BASIC, I asked Darío if ... I never loaded the game in 128K mode I knew not to ... point that out, which I'd intended to do in the first ... type-in magazines such as Sinclair Programs, there would be BASIC ... it into about 4K of BASIC (that only runs on a ... -
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... ordinarily never see in a BASIC listing, and comes in two versions - ... codes 0-R, and a 128K version that covers codes d ... , all of which were demerited out of contention.
... screenshots... and, after a year in which absolutely nobody asked, revealed ... -
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... with the computer algorithm worked out when computers were the size ... the Apple II (with Integer BASIC), the Commodore PET 2001, and ... ; even these were mostly out of reach of the ordinary ... Edition is fully compatible with 128K models in 128K mode, and I've ... -
ZX Spectrum keyboards : all and everything about them and how can the Speccy keyboard be improved? This discussion can include of all the main types of Spectrum keyboard from the past (inc addon / aftermarket) , their strengths and weaknesses , …
... intersting point there about Spectrum 128K Basic . It probably was better and ... to use butas it came out "second" ( ie some year later ... to "sell by the ton" in compilations etc for the kiddies ... initial power of 48k coming in first . What should people do ... -
What Good Serious Successful Software Was Written Exclusively in 128K BASIC?I realize now that 128K BASIC has its serious enthusiasts . But I know very little about this type of BASIC . What good titles were written exclusi…
... their observations: By the time 128k BASIC was prevalent, commercial software ... moving on from BASIC into writing their programs in machine code. ... across were type-ins found in various magazines, like Your ... that never found its way out of private hands, so ... -
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... code at all. Converting to 128K Basic, by hand, was part of ... was always the biggest constraint. In this latest version, for example ... to page or merge stuff in and out so it's not ... -
zx32: cursor keysAre the cursor keys emulated on zx32? I ask because i want to select the 128k Basic option from the opening menu in Spectrum 128 mode, but when I pre…
... to select the 128k Basic option from the opening menu in Spectrum 128 ... /> So how do I select 128K basic in zx32? -
SPIN Public Beta 0.1b Available for downloadHi all, back again, and as just recently announced on CSS, SPIN has been updated. Here's the post to CSS (or the relevant parts): It's been a bu…
... the mouse pointer being visible in fullscreen.
Fixed Snapshot ... bug), and a related bug in
128k snap saving.
Fixed ... protected disks yet.
Added *Basic* +3e emulation - it loads ... be that noone's interested in SPIN in
particular, but ... -
New SPIN Update released (v0.1c)Hi all (again)! Here's the release for SPIN 0.1c, as detailed in CSS: --------------------------------------- Spin gets another, much smaller …
... SPIN 0.1c, as detailed in CSS:
... a bug (which turned out to be not a ...
48k snapshot in 128k mode, the snapshot will ...
environment, maintaining the 128k timings etc.
128k model. I don' ... -
Some \"newbie\" questions about the Spectrum +2I bought a +2 last week. I had never owned any of the 128k Spectrums before, nor seen them in action. I have a couple of questions; 1) Do all 128k …
... any of the 128k Spectrums before, nor seen them in action.
128k games have to be loaded in 128 basic mode, tape ... player mode or can some load in 48k basic ... paper insert which said load in 48k mode, and all the ... -
ZX Spin 0.4 available for Download.Standard Cut-n-Paste from the CSS post: If all goes well, I'll upload it to WOS on monday. ----------------------------------------- Okay, it's th…
... 're particularly interested in how SPIN performs in full screen mode ... ) support - way cool, check it out. Might need a fast PC ... for loading snaps made in 128k/+2 mode in a +2 emulation.
in any emulator :)
Fixed ... -
Vote Spectrum! (One last time)I've written my last article for the Micro-mart computer world cup competition. This time - as I think you all already know - it's the FINAL against…
... forum from there) - in fact, an astonishing 125 ... 's standards, the basic A500 can still pack ... , the Amiga was way out of my price range. ... floppy drives, the best in-built BASIC I've ever used; ... with Spectrums today lies in extremely creative thinking within ... -
Looking for a printerDoes anyone know where the best place is to buy a printer for the spectrum is? Also which is the best model to have? I'm learning to program on my …
... decided to get the speccy out, set it up and now ... reading through Steve Vickers "Sinclair BASIC programming".
I was ... so that i can print out bits of the code. If ... college and took a course in visual basic. But i find programming ... -
Balance of Power?Does anyone remember a game by this name where you got to take the part of either USA or USSR and fought out diplomatic wars? The basic idea was to i…
... or USSR and fought out diplomatic wars? The basic idea was to ... nuclear war. Several things were in your armoury from diplomatic missions ... -
Are there any talented speccy programmers out there?Whats happened to all of the spectrum enthusiasts? There are very few new releases for the spectrum and remakes for new platforms don't interest me. …
... ? Surely there is somebody out there in the world who is prepared ... -
How do I convert a spectrum audio tape into a spectrum file?Hi there, I have a couple of old tapes lying around with some v.old spectrum basic programs written many years ago. I'd like to digitise these for po…
... with some v.old spectrum basic programs written many years ago ... so it can be saved out as one of the spectrum ... image created by typing "Save" in zx basic
Any help appreciated ... -
BASin's BASIC Editor! Suggestions?Hi all! I'm just starting BASin's BASIC editor now - and it's finalised as a resizeable window that uses the spectrum font. Kind of like Notepad mee…
... 'm just starting BASin's BASIC editor now - and it's ... of like Notepad meets the 128k BASIC editor.
Any suggestions ... -
Editing in-game UDG'sI have just started playing an RPG that was in Sinclair User in 86'. The game is called Forest of Long Shadows and was excellent. You can find it on …
... an RPG that was in Sinclair User in 86'. The game is ... there is a slight bug in that the nasties that ... should appear on the screen in UDG's but they ... way of editing UDG's in a basic program rather than having ... to use the BASIC editor on the Spectrum. -
zx elite missionsHi all, I am big fan of original elite and love zx version too much because it was forst elite i played. I actualy own ZX 128k and c64 original pack…
... played. I actualy own ZX 128k and c64 original packages :) Here ... magic will be out but i actualy played game in 1993 to ... ) I also corected graphics bug in 128k version where caution circle indicator ... lenslock. Is this true for 128k ver too? i acidentaly rewrite ... -
Fun ParkFun Park is an excellent game, I recommend it to everyone. I think it has to be the best game since the end of the commercial Spectrum scene in the n…
... of the commercial Spectrum scene in the nineties. I've been ... because I'm using a 128k Spectrum (in 48k mode)?
out everything in a horizontal line, to ... -
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…
... Spectrum screens and save them out into whatever emulator format. ( Top ... utility.
TommyGun started out as a simple graphics conversion ... be used without Forth, but in Basic, by the way ) and everything ... -
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…
... m creating a text adventure in 128 BASIC (I don't like ... using the 'keywords' in 48 BASIC - It's slow and ... problems including multiple action descriptions. In many text adventure games, ... typed in. I want to have multiple action descriptions, but BASIC ... -
Port 0x7ffd Partial DecodingI'm trying Pitfighter on my emulator and it runs in +2A/+3 mode but crashes in 128k/+2 mode. I traced it down to an OUT instruction which sends 4 to …
... it runs in +2A/+3 mode but crashes in 128k/+2 mode ... .
I traced it down to an OUT ... about partial decoding in the faq I made 128k/+2 machines ... ROM high byte but on 128k/+2 it switches to ... bank 4 is empty so 128k/+2 machines perform loads ... -
BBC - Making the Most of The Micro Live - Speccy Type-inI've just been sorting out stuff in the garage and stumbled on a "Send For" Information sheet from the BBC's Making the Most of the Micro From Octobe…
I've just been sorting out stuff in the garage and stumbled on ... -
Bubble Bobble not loading with +2A ????Hello.I have Bubble Bobble but i can't load the game in 128k mode because it crashes on the loader (at block 2D) but it can be loaded at 48 BASIC but…
... can't load the game in 128k mode because it crashes on ... can be loaded at 48 BASIC but the music turns off ... game with a grey +2 in 128k mode and it worked well ... -
128kbasic compilerIs there a compiler which wil take a 128k basic program, complete with ramdisk files and images stored in memory and compile it all?
Is there a compiler which wil take a 128k basic program, complete with ramdisk files and images stored in memory and compile it all?
