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Please help an absolute novice with some simple(ish) programming.I'm very, very rusty at BASIC. I'm using BASin, for my GCSE Astronomy coursework [quote] Use a spreadsheet and/or a graphing package, or write a com…
... /> There's no ellipse command in Sinclair BASIC. You can approximate a ... command to build one up out of a series of curves ... may partly blank each other out. -
1K ZX ChessIt's a great surprise to discover that there were a guy who programmed a chess game for the ZX81 with only 1K! of memory. His name was David Horne. …
... , maybe it just prints out the moves, and you ... just carry them out on your wooden chessboard".< ... you can do breakout in a BASIC one-liner. No one ... has achieved Chess in a BASIC oneliner yet because of ... where instructions are laid out in 2D on an 80x25 ... -
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…
... BASIC, it goes into 48k mode but with all the 128k ... memory and bankswitching still fully operational and available in ... 48k mode. Whereas if you select 48 BASIC from ... use the SPECTRUM command in 128 BASIC, the bankswitching features are ... -
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…
... use the SPECTRUM command in 128 BASIC, the bankswitching features are ... For switch from 128 basic to 48 basic you can use command ... cz/other/zx128rom-enable-paging-in-48-basic.zip[/URL]
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[quote=LCD;325114]in 128K mode the Spectrum uses some ... -
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…
... ]Because there's code in the system to set ... user. Granted going into 128K BASIC, typing USR 0, and ... [ENTER] and the 128K Spectrum starts loading via ... had to recompile it in HURRY. So programmers usually ... code could be re-used in every subsequent program. Also ... -
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…
... away. Typing USR 0 in 128 BASIC evaluates the function and ... . Since the 48 BASIC ROM is paged in, this is effectively ... USR 0 mode has the 128K features (sound and extra ... code that will drop the 128K Spectrum into USR 0 ... of code to drop the 128K into USR 0 mode ... -
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…
... is because the program combines BASIC and machine code. While it ... to 128k basic. That's why many of the demos which load in ... multiple parts and use BASIC loader require USR ... you suggest, run a program in 128k mode which sets up everything ... -
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…
... 0 mode has the 128K features (sound and extra ... thing: Spectrum Basic 48 and 128 runs in interrupt mode ... the background stuff of 128K Basic before you will call ... code and returning to Basic for USR adr is ... Even compiled Basic games won't work in 128K mode if ... -
Trouble compiling my BASIC programI've been trying to get a compiled BASIC version of Swift Turtle with no luck so far! I first tried MCoder 3 and it [i]seemed[/i] to compile the prog…
... can't figure out how to READ in multiple strings for a ... />
You can do it in exactly the way I described ... />
It certainly works in Sinclair BASIC, although your mileage may vary ... -
Using INPUT without clearing last two lines of screen?I'm trying to print to the 22nd row of the screen using the ol' print #0 trick. Unfortunately, I require user INPUT which seems to wipe out the botto…
... you have to find out whether it's zero some ... you can figure out where you are in the loop by ... counter like you do in a BASIC FOR loop, the concept ... Z executes and bales you out of this routine. (AND ... register already. The interest in this instruction is not what ... -
TAP filesI'm trying to figure out how to make TAP files and am none the wiser. Tried downloading Taper, got it working but it was one of the unfathomables. I …
... extra gubbins. Just gotta watch out for CODE as Andy Owen ... end 9999, probably not in a type-in though.
Hmm ... Z80 onto it which loads in the BASIC. The simply
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TAP filesI'm trying to figure out how to make TAP files and am none the wiser. Tried downloading Taper, got it working but it was one of the unfathomables. I …
I imagine you could find out where the machine code is ... looking after the CLEAR function in the BASIC loader and then writing ... in Fuse to have a look? I can't remember my Basic ... -
TAP filesI'm trying to figure out how to make TAP files and am none the wiser. Tried downloading Taper, got it working but it was one of the unfathomables. I …
... ]I imagine you could find out where the machine code is ... looking after the CLEAR function in the BASIC loader and then writing ... there is a menu function in Fuse to have a look ... be comfortable dealing with addresses in hex though...) -
Cro S2008Hi everybody!!! I hope this is right thread? :-) I want to share with you my new project. I call it ?S2008?? The idea was to build Spectrum48K clo…
... /change TAP files only from basic, not exist comfortable NMI menu ... can work with IDE at BASIC level only.
[ ... and JR instructions with jump out of area 3D00-3DFF. This ... /modify routines for write commands in 128 basic.
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TAP filesI'm trying to figure out how to make TAP files and am none the wiser. Tried downloading Taper, got it working but it was one of the unfathomables. I …
... can re-save it out as a new TAP ... "..." CODE address,length - statements in the program, then the only ... of the USR calls from BASIC. In the simplest case, where ... of the start address in this case if USR ... have explicit CODE LOADs in the BASIC and where the ... -
the S.P.I.T. awardsthat is the Spectrum Programs Incineration Thank you AWARDS your top five WORST games ever ever ever first!!! no order SUPER SOCCER (much promi…
... you've almost figured it out then does something completely random ... really crap shoot 'em up in compiled BASIC.
Embassy Assault - A ... is no substitute for quality in this instance.
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Travel with Trashman - problems with +2A modelsI am trying to load this game on my +2A and it doesn't seem to load, the screen gets all white and the program doesn't load at all, and I am doing it…
... to load on a 128K machine is to replace ... the ZX Spectrum SE ROMs. in both banks. 0 - 0, ... software compatiblity with 48K and 128K titles. You will also ... you get two extra UDGs in 128 BASIC.
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ANN: Spud v0.202bJust a minor update as I've added drag and drop support as requested by Arda. Enjoy!! [url]http://homepage.ntlworld.com/richard.chandler2/Spud20090…
... . So I checked out one of the BASIC listing called SpaceMine.tzx ... 'll check it out.
I'm also in #spin most ... days so you could pop in there and we could chat ... -
Jade Goody's cancer is terminalRIP Jade: [url]http://uk.news.yahoo.com/21/20090214/ten-jade-goody-plans-to-wed-jack-tweed-5f8abb3.html[/url] A friend sent me the following text m…
... surviving.
In some cases, the mutations affect ... allows cells to destroy themselves in certain circumstances. Basically, ... , but there is worse out there - cancer will eventually ...
That, in a nutshell, is cancer in very basic terms.
User reviewsAs often requested (e.g. [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=18135"]here[/URL]), user reviews are now possible through the s…
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Yes, I noticed in the archive that not only ... may do from the tape in more depth, but I fear ... in some cases, the review may turn out longer than the BASIC ...128k games were an improvement over the 48k versionCan you think of any games that were better or improved versions over the 48k version? Im not just talking about better music, but perhaps improved s…
I thought Yie Ar Kung Fu was terrible in 128K, a real botch up, but maybe I didn't play it enough. I can't remember any games that were actually faster in 128 mode, so that Roadblasters post surprised me - I'll need to check it out.Who Are You Guys..... ???I'm curious to learn about the guys (and no doubt gals) who keep this forum alive. Were you all Spectrum-heads from the start? Did any of you come la…
... first had a Speccy back in Xmas '83 and followed it ... taught myself how to program in BASIC to pass the time as ... the first things I looked out for in the PC mags was ... />
I found an ad in one of the PC mags ... CD-ROM player and found in one of the mags and ...ZXSpin sound problemsIn some games I run in ZXSpin, Ant Attack or Corrdiors of Genon for example, the music that plays at the beginning doesn'y play in ZXSpin. However i…
... the bug isn't there in 128K mode, i.e. MM and ... during the beeper decoding stage in an OUT instruction on the ULA ...Detecting Spectrum modelsIs there any sure-fire way a program can detect the model of machine it's running on (48K, +, 128, +2, +2A, +3, clones) even when running in the 48K …
... manage it! But putting in a custom routine for each ... to load them up in the slow memory below ... have the game running in 48K I'll have ... 48K, and 128K / +2 in 48K mode. It crashes outright in 128K mode, ... at least a few enthuisiasts out there who would be ...The 8-bit book...Filed under miscellaneous because it has quite a bit of speccy stuff in it... It's almost the ZX Spectrum book version 1.5 :) Anyway, I've finally p…
... question. Are you putting in a basic web guide to the best ... inspire me to try these out.The 8-bit book...Filed under miscellaneous because it has quite a bit of speccy stuff in it... It's almost the ZX Spectrum book version 1.5 :) Anyway, I've finally p…
... C64 games that we covered in the first two books, that ... own just as well... And in my opinion, Jerry really has ... question. Are you putting in a basic web guide to the best ... inspire me to try these out.[/QUOTE]
That is ...Their Finest Hour - manualHi all ! Any chances to see instructions for this game? 'Shorten' or full, in txt or jpg, pdf,...
... are aiming at its basic number) sent to the ... state (damages), and in the basic case aerial, the number ... will be indicating the basic number (from 0 to ... the computer), it carries out an attack. Any anti ... the readers interested in deepening in the subject it is ...Issue loading certain tapesI got my spectrum today, but I'm having a few issues with a couple of games. Scrabble - loads the loading screen, after the screeching stops I try h…
... the one with the built-in tape deck there should be ... me a minute to figure out where to type it hehe ... to type it in +3 BASIC >.> Figured it out, tried loading ...
