-
How to put up a SCREEN$ - VB6 only.I'm making a little [B]Opus Discovery[/B] floppy image creator/viewer (thanks, [B]Obo[/B]!). It is made in... VB6 (sorry, don't know any "real" langu…
... b/w screens), and a timer to switch between the two ... -
ANN: SP1 for Z88DK (aka splib3, Sprite Pack v3.0)Well it's finally arrived, after a month of "a few days from now" release deadlines. SP1 is the lastest version of splib, a flicker-free software sp…
... the expiry of a watchdog timer (a timer that is automatically reset ... the keyboard and update the timer in system variable FRAMES. Since ... -
I have some Polish stuffHi I have created tzx files of some Polish Spectrum programmes (mostly educational games) which are either stored on Wos in .z80 format or not listed…
Hi Ralf,
Could you upload them to WoS, we can take a peek at them from there.
Many thanks
Andy Barker -
Loading schemes18 years ago I hated loading schemes like Alcatraz and Speedlock because they were a b*tch to copy and became unreliable when the tape got older. Now…
... . Together, they provide a fascinating peek into the history of loaders ... -
United 93, Even Rumsfield Said they Shot it Down :-[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6Xoxaf1Al0&feature=Views&page=5&t=t&f=b[/url]
... americans dumb and not a peek out of you ?! So dumb ... -
United 93, Even Rumsfield Said they Shot it Down :-[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6Xoxaf1Al0&feature=Views&page=5&t=t&f=b[/url]
... americans dumb and not a peek out of you ?! So dumb ... -
How many Speccy games did you complete on the actual machine?I couldn't resist posting this question, it gives everyone a chance to flex their egos and gives an insight as to what people were playing when they …
I "completed" Gloop! That is, I lasted the hour playing it as the game starts again after so many levels until the timer is up.
Regards,
Shaun. -
Loading schemes18 years ago I hated loading schemes like Alcatraz and Speedlock because they were a b*tch to copy and became unreliable when the tape got older. Now…
... . Together, they provide a fascinating peek into the history of loaders ... -
SPIN RZX playbackNot sure if anyone has mentioned this, but has anyone else noticed that when you play an RZX file back in SPIN at a hiked up Z80 CPU speed level, tha…
... . This will be a 50hz timer (as a hiked up CPU ... -
Checksum RoutinesHi there everybody, Does anyone have an 'off the shelf' assembler routine for generating checksums? Thanks Jim
... program works fine.
'PRINT PEEK 8007' gives the result '1 ... -
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…
what about PEEK explain that to me in a way that it's useful -
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…
... method of using REM (and PEEK).
There also appears to ... -
Detect if program was loaded from tape or microdriveHow (if at all) can a BASIC program detect if it was loaded from tape or microdrive? This can be helpful to then load the screen or more machine code…
...
20 LET Prog = PEEK 23635 + 256 * PEEK 23636
30 LET ... -
Detect if program was loaded from tape or microdriveHow (if at all) can a BASIC program detect if it was loaded from tape or microdrive? This can be helpful to then load the screen or more machine code…
... this did some PRINT PEEK 23635 + 256 * PEEK 23636 and even this ... -
Detect if program was loaded from tape or microdriveHow (if at all) can a BASIC program detect if it was loaded from tape or microdrive? This can be helpful to then load the screen or more machine code…
... />
LET drive=CODE"0"+PEEK 23766:LET int1=0:CLOSE ... #0:IF PEEK 23734244 THEN LET int1=1 ... -
LoC question (again)- sorry!Hey guys, I posted this question a couple of days ago- sorry to repeat, but just wondered if anyone could help (perhaps someone who didn't read my la…
Must admit i dont like the timer too much in Rebelstar II. The first game didnt have a timer did it ? I remember quite often running round like an episode of Benny Hill with the robots chasing me -
LoC question (again)- sorry!Hey guys, I posted this question a couple of days ago- sorry to repeat, but just wondered if anyone could help (perhaps someone who didn't read my la…
Hmm, I can't remember if Rebelstar I had a timer or not. Don't think so...if it did, it must've been a very generous one. -
Habby B'day DEATH!Have a good one mate!
Happy Birthday, Death !
My, you're an old timer. If scientists are right, you've been around for millions and millions of years. Maybe even more if we count any disintegration as death :P -
Bipboi Progress[b]UPDATED With Bip0708[/b] Hi, It's been a while since Micro Mart mentioned my game I've been working on, "Bipboi", and frankly it's been a while …
... guys ?? or maybe a countdown timer to give little pep to ... -
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…
... =32768 to 65535:let p=PEEK f:
15 for x ... =32768 TO 65535: LET p=PEEK f
15 FOR x ... -
Sinclair Basic Vs PascalWith the rise of the structured programming movement (Jackson et al) was it wise to put the Basic programming language into the Spectrum. By this ti…
... whatever
then:
PEEK system variable for SEED (random ... -
Which arcade game do you wish...... had been converted to the spectrum? There`s a lot of people who seem to not like arcade convo`s but personally I loved most of them, I know they…
... themselves), plus a colour changing timer that goes around the outside ... -ups' are active when the timer is the right colour, and ... multipliers. Each revolution of the timer brings out another monster from ... -
Sinclair Basic Vs PascalWith the rise of the structured programming movement (Jackson et al) was it wise to put the Basic programming language into the Spectrum. By this ti…
... . What else do you think PEEK and POKE are there for ... -
Which would be fasterSay you want to use a variable value of 0 to 255 in a BASIC program, which way would be fastest? Say for arguments sake you wanted to use two variabl…
... />
2) Using POKE and PEEK to store the value in ... .e.
POKE 60001, PEEK 60002[/QUOTE]
Forget ... to live with.
PEEK and POKE are slightly slower ... -
Which would be fasterSay you want to use a variable value of 0 to 255 in a BASIC program, which way would be fastest? Say for arguments sake you wanted to use two variabl…
PEEK and POKE are generally faster ... /> Interestingly, during the evaluation of PEEK the interpreter takes the 5 ... -
Which would be fasterSay you want to use a variable value of 0 to 255 in a BASIC program, which way would be fastest? Say for arguments sake you wanted to use two variabl…
... you are going to use PEEK and POKE as a substitute ...