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GUI in sinclair basic.Can anyone point me to any existing subroutines or functions or library to be called whithin sinclair basic to create visual command like messageboxe…
Can anyone point me to any existing subroutines or functions or library to be called whithin sinclair basic to create visual command like messageboxes, listboxes, editboxes, or something similar?
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Lesser used BASIC commandsAre there any interesting articles or books that explore some of the lesser used BASIC commands/functions e.g. DEF FN, IN, OUT etc? The Spectrum BAS…
Are there any interesting articles or books that explore some of the lesser used BASIC commands/functions e.g. DEF FN, IN, OUT etc?
The Spectrum BASIC manual only glosses over them without going into a lot of detail.
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Switching basic to 48k modeHi there, we all know that the SPECTRUM command of the 128k BASIC turns the BASIC to 48k mode. However, when executed in a program, the SPECTRUM …
... the 128k BASIC turns the BASIC to 48k mode. However, when executed in a ... ? I'm referring to the 128k/+2 versions of the spectrum ... -
No sound in SPIN in 48K BASICI'm using an Acer Travelmate 5310, with Realtek HD audio. When I start SPIN (0.666) in any of the 48K modes and press a key, I get a click, followed …
... I start SPIN (0.666) in any of the 48K modes ... /> All the same settings in any of the 128K modes work perfectly. -
Interface 1 emulation issuesFor Virtual Spectrum v3.0 I am implementing virtual Interface 1 and Interface 2 options! The I/F2 ROM option works already, and I have got the I/F1 s…
... shadow ROM paging itself in and out so CLS# works and ... returns 255 (well PRINT IN 239 from BASIC returns 255). Unfortunately ... Interface 1 emulation on Spin in 128K (toast-rack) mode seems completely ... Settings the emulator just bombs out back to the desktop. ... -
How to claim back the border space in basic?Hey, I'm wondering if there is a way to reclaim the space the border usually occupies in BASIC? I am sure I have hit BREAK on some games and ended up…
... space the border usually occupies in BASIC? I am sure I have ... games and ended up back in +2 basic and noticing they had ... -
Handling RST8 on a +3Well, I've come to that bit of my project that I wasn't really looking forward to (because I don't understand enough about the ZX BASIC ROM) - extend…
... understand enough about the ZX BASIC ROM) - extending the interpreter ... experimental code that works somewhat in 48K BASIC.
However, ... key falling out of a peripheral, my toastrack 128K is awaiting ... the +3's ROM routine in the right place, or ... -
BASin r14d - Final bugfix for the r14 seriesOk, there's not a great deal to "show" here, as most of the work has been going on "under the hood" so to speak. And there's been a [i]lot[/i] of wor…
... not be highlighted as numbers in the BASIC editor.
Fixed - The ... /> Fixed - Expressions can no longer OUT in the z80 core, so a ... your program changes from a 128k to a 48k compatible program ... does not yet support +3 BASIC. (Jimmy)
Fixed - Getting ... -
+3 BASIC and RST 8I've been working on adding commands to the BASIC interpreter, in a similar style to how Interface 1 does it (catch the RST 8 error trap). This works…
... on adding commands to the BASIC interpreter, in a similar style to ... a 48k, a 128k (in either RST 0 or in the 128 editor ... on my +3 under 48K BASIC or in RST 0 mode.
BASIC editor do that the 128K BASIC editor doesn't ... -
Best way to store vector images in Sinclair BASIC?Let's forget for a moment that Sinclair BASIC is slow. If I have a picture made entirely of vector images, what would be the best way to store that d…
... for a moment that Sinclair BASIC is slow. If I have ... different ways to do this in BASIC.
And I'm ... -
Writing internet servers in ZX BASICNew Spectranet news! I have just finished adding the code to allow listening sockets to be used from BASIC. A simple example: [code] 10 %listen #4,…
... sockets to be used from BASIC. A simple example:
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Getting DivIDE Plus to always start with ResiDOSI am hoping someone on here will have experience of using ResiDOS - I emailed Garry Lancaster, but have not received a response as yet. A customer h…
... save to the CF card) in 128K Mode.
My suggestion ... REM Switch to 128K Mode
50 OUT 32765,0
in 128K mode, or run a boot ... -
A.I. in a Pacman game made in BasicA few years ago I tried to make my own Pacman game in Sinclair Basic. The map, UDGs and the whole game was completed and was working with just one gh…
... make my own Pacman game in Sinclair Basic. The map, UDGs and ... implement this simple A.I. in Basic, or give me a general ... -
Games only possible in 128K mode?In the thread: [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=30145[/url] the discussion of 128K only games comes up, and it made me w…
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the discussion of 128K only games comes up, and ... />
I mean, obviously the 128K machine allowed for better sound ... what other abilities did the 128K machine have over the 48K ... . Was this technique ever used in any 128K games?
The ... -
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.
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…
I 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 in 48 basic and switch to SE BASIC then show basic incorrect. Why ?Super Stick ManBeen thinking about doing a weird platformer for a while now, but since I have zero programming knowledge, and a modicum of drawing skills, I thought…
... thought i'd chuck it out here. Be warned, as ... Anyway, my idea is a basic 'rescue the girl' type ... few mini-games thrown in. The basic premise is that you ... before you make your way out of the machines, through ... />
Probably be a 128k job or multi-load if ...Books for BASICIs there any godo books out there to learn BASIC ? I want to go from begininer to advanced really even though back in the day I used to write games …
Is there any godo books out there to learn BASIC ?
I ... advanced really even though back in the day I used to ... would still like to use BASIC as well.
thanksIs it possible to access the +3 disk drive via m/c in USR0 mode?Is it possible to access the disk drive of the +3 via m/c +3DOS calls when running in USR0 mode? I ask because I'm having an awful lot of trouble ge…
... at 0x217f in rom 2, it always switches out rom 2 ... /> ld ($5b5c),a
out (c),a
ld sp ... /> ld ($5b5c),a
out (c),a
pop bc ... br /> ld ($5b5c),a
out (c),a
ei ; ... />
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In both +3 basic and USR0 mode I ...BOB the Screen BuilderHere's my first attempt to use that tokenising idea from "more on storing mazes" in a screen designer - "[url=http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~jg27p…
... ), so it might not work in 128k mode.
... program segment with the OUT command and then MERGEd ... br />
At present OUT saves the screens as the ... selected ranges of lines from BASIC programs; it can also ... separately. DON'T Break out of it, as it ...Model Railway Timetable Version 1.4.12.0313...Hi Folks, Since November 2010 I have been working on my [B]Model Railway Timetable [/B]software. Thanks to the considerable help and patience of yo…
... relearn how to program in 64K using ZX BASIC!
... enhance the original [B]Sinclair 128K Spectrum [/B]and was lucky ... right. Everything else in MRT is written in ZX BASIC and uses extensive ... intended to the great emulators out there). At this point I ...+2A 128k Loading issuesJust recieved a +2A and tried to play a few games. All the games loaded fine in 48k mode, but in 128k they just reset the machine. Tried: Terramex,…
... the games loaded fine in 48k mode, but in 128k they just reset ...
Also crashed out with 128k only games: Robin of the ...OpenSE BASIC 3.1.1The eagle-eyed will have noticed that [url="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0027510"]SE BASIC[/url] got an update last week. As a te…
... replacing the BASIC ROM and patching the editor in the 128K machines). Where ... you might want to consider SE BASIC ... Geneva Mono font used in SE BASIC to give you a ... optimized for space, which resulted in BASIC being quite slow. For ...Copying Files in +3e BASIC (not using COPY command)Hello there my fellow WoS'ers Yet again I find myself in need of guidance, I am sooo close to getting my prototype up. I am writing my own byte cop…
... /> Yet again I find myself in need of guidance, I am ... something like this under +3e basic?
thanks for ...Very weird +2 problem.After two days, I'm still fighting this grey +2. Symptoms: When I first got it, there were stray pixels on the screen, and stray lines and colours. …
... Occasionally green and white creeps in.
Also, playing ... this CPU, boot into BASIC and I get graphics ... message on the initial 128K screen will be copied ... JetPac-not-working CPU in, and BASIC works, but JetPac ... game stopped with a 4 Out of Memory.
...TKMEM - the 128K interface for 16K SpectrumsHello all! Here in Brazil, we have made a small production of an interface, totally based on Velesoft?s memory expansion ([url]http://velesoft.speccy…
Hello all!
Here in Brazil, we have made a ... (the TK90X and TK95) play 128K games. It was called TKMEM ... . From the original project, a 128K ROM was added for best ... can use the 128K menu, 128K basic, etc. :)
In the photos the ...DivIDE on +3Hi guys! I need some help with my DivIDE interface. It?s a standard DivIDE from Ebay, no Plus. It works quite well, but actually I have three proble…
... do with the bin file in the fatware_v0.12_for_zx128-(roms).zip ... folder and copy the *.bin in or is this not needed ... />
- In order to go to +3 Basic mode, I used OUT 32765,0 ...Checking for '+2e/+3e' ROMs via Sinclair BASICHi guys, I have a Spectrum +2A containing the '+e' ROMs (and a nice internal IDE interface with a CF card adaptor on it :) ) - If you are unsure wha…
... working on a tool (written in +3 BASIC) to manage the memory ... with CAT TAB, MOVE "C:" IN "whatever" commands etc.)
If the tool turns out to be pretty good, I ... /> Any help appreciated
Thanks in advance
woody.cool
