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  • Help me understand ZX RGB signal (long)This will be a long post so please bear with me and most importantly help me. I have a 128K+ and +2A that I'm trying to get working with my 15kHz RG…

    Ok, I mapped out the 128K (heatsink) cable from eBay seller ... . Can anyone point out to me some basic pointers on what and ...
    pkupcik pkupcik September 2010 Hardware
  • Return to +3 BASIC from 48K mode.Hello Spec-Chums! I don't know if this trick has been posted before, if it has, i apologise, but i have not been able to find it. Anyway, here goes…

    ... SPECTRUM command to enter 48K BASIC mode, there is no way ... provided the new system variables in the former printer buffer are ... to embed colour control codes in the basic program, or if you ... any way back to 128K BASIC on the earlier 128K machines.

    Hercules Hercules September 2010 Sinclair Basic
  • Return to +3 BASIC from 48K mode.Hello Spec-Chums! I don't know if this trick has been posted before, if it has, i apologise, but i have not been able to find it. Anyway, here goes…

    ... SPECTRUM command to enter 48K BASIC mode, there is no way ... provided the new system variables in the former printer buffer are ... to embed colour control codes in the basic program, or if you ... any way back to 128K BASIC on the earlier 128K machines.

    equinox equinox September 2010 Sinclair Basic
  • Help! Reverse engineering a Spectrum game[deleted]

    ... All I do is work out from the loader the ... a RANDOMIZE USR xxxxx in the basic loader, but this obviously ... Speccy RAM) and work out what it's doing, ... the game in SGE to quickly work out where sprites ... and work backwards from the OUT instructions. I avoid changing ...
    ccowley ccowley September 2010 Development
  • Loading BASIC programs stored as "bytes:"Hi all, I have a question regarding loading BASIC programs, that I managed to save as machine code (I suppose) when I was a child, as a result of e…

    ... ""CODE 23755 gave me "nonsense in BASIC".
    [/QUOTE]

    BASIC stubs to load, initialize ... hundred percent sure they are BASIC programs?
    5) When ... cannot remember if 128K BASIC is compatible with 48K BASIC - could this ...
    ASM ASM October 2010 Development
  • Sorting an array...Hi Folks, Over the weekend I had a play with sorting algorithms - takes me back to my student days! :-o My first try was with the good old Bubble S…

    ... should be faster. If Sinclair BASIC supports ELSE, and the line ... on one line and keep BASIC from having to search for ...
    Paddy Coleman Paddy Coleman October 2010 Sinclair Basic
  • what games are truly great regardless of format?the old comparisons things turns up here a lot favouring 1 machine or another.. but as I was listing "into the eagles nest" on a certain auction site…

    ... game, could be written partly in compiled basic (the c64 one)[/quote ... a good version or three out there on just about [i ...
    TMR TMR October 2010 Games
  • Spectrum coding on iPad?Hi there, A quick intro first. My names Adam, 33 years old, recently dug the +2 out and have been having a childhood Renaissance with Robocop and Op…

    ... old, recently dug the +2 out and have been having a ... spending increasing amounts of time in the past.

    Now ... it to code in Spectrum Basic or use Spectrum Basic to poke machine ... /> [*]Additionally, as others have pointed out, you can't save your ...
    takapa takapa October 2010 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • emulatorsplease help can we see clearly which emulator emaulates which hardware is there any that has a pc function key for the mulitface nmi button and the +…

    ... emulator[/url].
    BBC BASIC does not support [B ... interface code that BBC BASIC calls to deal with ... host interface code. BBC BASIC does not know, and ... it runs on. Work out what [i]hardware abstraction ... words in the basic keywords and error reports for basic and ...
    Roger Jowett Roger Jowett October 2010 Emulators
  • 48k games developed on the 128kSeeing as I don't know enough about this subject(or the history of assemblers/C/C++/BASIC/FORTH/COBOL/whatever programming kits), I thought I'd ask h…

    ... any advantages in programming a 48k game on a 128k machine, i ... the program was spit out on a 128k.

    Sorry, still ...
    ZnorXman ZnorXman October 2010 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • VIC 20 on the SpectrumThe original "20 Commodes" program released for CSSCGC 2008 has been improved and now has its own entry in WoS. The improved code has been sitting on…

    ... has its own entry in WoS. The improved code ... could be scarier than programming in CBM BASIC v2 :evil:
    ... If you only ever tried out the initial 20 Commodes ... see the improvements made in screen update and general ... tape. If you look in the source code you ...
    Alien 8 Alien 8 October 2010 Announcements
  • VIC 20 on the SpectrumThe original "20 Commodes" program released for CSSCGC 2008 has been improved and now has its own entry in WoS. The improved code has been sitting on…

    ... the emulator, which were loaded in with the emulator... when one ... the load command in it (which is "OLD" in Galaksija basic) you are ... choose a game to "load in" and then just do RUN ... A LOT of them into 128k Memory ;-)

    Edit: A ...
    Tom-Cat Tom-Cat November 2010 Announcements
  • zx microdrivesHello. I think those zx microdrives look damn sexy! There are a few on ebay, but seem to be quite pricey. Can anyone tell me if they are worth it in …

    ... work with in both BASIC and machine code. Check out the books ... to use. It?s really basic ? the 1 byte (pointless) ... but certainly not impossible. The BASIC extensions, for example, make it ... complete kit?, and are interested in tinkering with this old technology ...
    RST#08 RST#08 November 2010 Wanted
  • later today......[IMG]http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs909.snc4/72268_172079126142549_100000213882336_641184_4866225_n.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://sphotos.ak.f…

    ... it on a real +3 in 128K mode so I can report ... code for holding direction keys in the same plane as left ... /> BTW - I'm gonna check out Ghostcastle again!
    ASM ASM November 2010 Games
  • Transferring games into MicrodriveLast week a big pack of empty microdrive cartridges arrived, and now I'm ready to playing with my little microdrive equipped speccy. One of my aim w…

    ... there something like this already out there, in the internet wilds?... On ... with snapshots (SNA), 48 & 128k types... If your into that ... of trouble if it turns out that your only reinventing the ... ..Ill go sit quietly back in the corner now then...]
    kgmcneil kgmcneil November 2010 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Transferring games into MicrodriveLast week a big pack of empty microdrive cartridges arrived, and now I'm ready to playing with my little microdrive equipped speccy. One of my aim w…

    ... something like this already out there, in the internet wilds?... On ... to load the snapshot from basic with standard loaders, and ... temporarily make space for BASIC.

    WHY BASIC?
    it' ... . Any storage peripheral supports basic can be used with this ...
    Arda Arda November 2010 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Transferring games into MicrodriveLast week a big pack of empty microdrive cartridges arrived, and now I'm ready to playing with my little microdrive equipped speccy. One of my aim w…

    ... my Microdrives I loaded in the basic calls to the machine ... [B]Arda[/B] pointed out, protection is the problem we ... overwriting the system and BASIC area so you would ... able to load them in unless someone writes a ... /TAP and snapshot files in the archive so adding ...
    ASM ASM November 2010 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Programming flash eprom on DIVIDE+Can you test it on DIVIDE PLUS ? [url]http://velesoft.speccy.cz/other/flasher-divide-plus.zip[/url] (This flash utility is WINSTON's flasher for dia…

    ... in your BIOS Velesoft because it is reminiscent of the original +128K ... not use extended memory in DIVIDE PLUS, only ... writed in ZX basic. After reset/start ZX code in ... rom 1 copy BASIC program from ... for system switching. BASIC program will very easy ...
    velesoft velesoft November 2010 Hardware
  • How do you do it?What's your favoured method of games creation? Basic programming? Assembler? Basic Compiler? AGD? Etc etc. I currently have a management game written…

    ... /> Have you found the following in BASin:

    [code]xxx ... code in between the two REM statements is run flat out including ... can write REALLY fast stuff in ZX BASIC without having to resort ...
    Paddy Coleman Paddy Coleman November 2010 Development
  • New tool: ZXBOOT.EXE[B]ASM[/B] is proud to present the first release of ZXBOOT.EXE: [url]http://www.4shared.com/file/NP-FVOSf/zxboot__beta_.html[/url] ZXBOOT is a comma…

    ... . I have locked out the patch if 48K, 128K+ or +2 models ... allowing some games to work in 128K mode - Sabre Wulf etc.
    out (c),a

    ...
    ld a,00100000b
    out (c),a

    ; ------------
    ASM ASM November 2010 Announcements
  • New tool: ZXBOOT.EXE[B]ASM[/B] is proud to present the first release of ZXBOOT.EXE: [url]http://www.4shared.com/file/NP-FVOSf/zxboot__beta_.html[/url] ZXBOOT is a comma…

    ... with all the code compressed in the basic block. AFAIK it ignores ... s loaded, and places itself in some free space. The compression ... I analized the decompression routine in an article for MagazineZX #4 ... translation will make some sense out of it:
    [url] ...
    Metalbrain Metalbrain November 2010 Announcements
  • Copying from divIDE+/Tape to +3 DiskCan it be done? Im about to place an order for some 3" disks and wanted to put my favourite games on them, but im having a hard time trying to figure…

    ... +, it should start up in a sort of 128K hybrid mode, the ... equivalent of typing SPECTRUM in +3 basic. My ... RWAP soon for some tests. In the meantime, it is good ...
    Alien 8 Alien 8 November 2010 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Copying from divIDE+/Tape to +3 DiskCan it be done? Im about to place an order for some 3" disks and wanted to put my favourite games on them, but im having a hard time trying to figure…

    ... you to format the CF in the same way as a ... to load in other Basic interpreters, such as Gosh Wonderful BASIC so that ... you can use the 128K editor with ...
    rwap rwap November 2010 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • What to get for Sound tracker?I'm quite new to world of Spectrum, so need little advice what to buy. I want to make some good AY noises with program called Sound Tracker. Not mu…

    ... tracker, but its interface is in Spanish only, Im afraid... ... Nevertheless, its been used in several games already and doesn ... .tap files, spitting out both a ZX BASIC version of the music ... /> ..not quite as flexible in options, but produces better output ...
    kgmcneil kgmcneil November 2010 Hardware
  • Tau Ceti 128K on +3?does anyone know if there are issues with running [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseek.cgi?regexp=%5ETau+Ceti+-+The+Special+Edition$&pub=%5E…

    ... it was a 128K game it should work in 128K mode. i' ... 3 rom switch to 48 basic with enable ram 128kB< ... model) rom switch to 48 basic with disable ram 128kB ( ... ram.

    "48 BASIC" in 128 menu (on all ZX128 ... models) switch to 48 basic with disable ram 128kB
    velesoft velesoft November 2010 Games
  • BASIC compilerHi All, Can someone please recommend me a good compiler (for emulator use) that 'compiles' BASIC code into Assembler? There are quite a few availab…

    I've downloaded all the versions of Hisoft Basic from the archive but can't get it to work properly in Spin. I'm trying to get it to work in 128k mode. V1.2 should be the right one i think, but I can't get to compile anything! Help!
    Rebelstar without a cause Rebelstar without a cause November 2010 Development
  • BASIC compilerHi All, Can someone please recommend me a good compiler (for emulator use) that 'compiles' BASIC code into Assembler? There are quite a few availab…

    ... the versions of Hisoft Basic from the archive but ... to get it to work in 128k mode. V1.2 should ... Help![/QUOTE]

    HiSoft Basic can crash on emulasted Speccy ... used previously USCHI and HiSoft Basic 1.1, but I ... to miss Boriels ZX BASIC Compiler anymore.
    LCD LCD November 2010 Development
  • Copying from divIDE+/Tape to +3 DiskCan it be done? Im about to place an order for some 3" disks and wanted to put my favourite games on them, but im having a hard time trying to figure…

    ... of Sna -> X converters out there but all of them ... . It would be a simple BASIC program to load the data ... rather than having to type in the basic yourself. It is just ... have to work out how to build a BASIC program using my ...
    ASM ASM November 2010 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • The Ultimate Spectrum, made from old spectrumsGiven that all types of the Spectrum are less than ideal in one respect or another, I wondered what the ulimate refinement would be, but just using o…

    ... for which channels are used in the left/centre/right. There ... options with roughly equal popularity in demos. I suppose you can ... to miss certain sounds out. For example in 128K Tetris (played on 48K ...
    Alien 8 Alien 8 December 2010 Hardware
  • Problem with se basicI use MB02 memory paging (ram 16kB instead 48rom) and via one OUT 23,xx can switch between original 48 rom and SE ROM. But if I write basic program i…

    ... instead 48rom) and via one OUT 23,xx can switch between ... write basic program in 48 basic and switch to SE BASIC then show basic incorrect ... QUOTE]

    Because SE Basic is radically different from the ... ROM don't exist in SE Basic and vice versa. Only ...
    chev chev December 2010 Sinclair Basic
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