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  • PowerSlave's Sinclair/Timex collectionNow that I cataloged all the items I have, it's time to show them :) Between bought and offered, my collection items are: - Sinclair Spectrum 128k…

    ... /> Not working: No image. Make Random sounds (loading?!).
    Observations: This ... you can see, besides the random sounds, the image is not ... 068161
    Working 50%: PRINT PEEK 23733 gives 127 (So, a ...
    PowerSlave PowerSlave September 2013 Hardware
  • Defective +2 grey with only random coloured screen while powering onHi, so the story goes: After buying myself an divIDE and a grey +2, this runs well for a few days. But while playing a game the picture stucks and …

    ... the picture stucks and gets random coloured.

    At this ... on, I only get a random coloured picture most white and ... changes one time to another random picture like this:

    Luzie Luzie September 2013 Hardware
  • Deterministic random number generatorI'm looking for a random number generator in assembly which, given a seed, the generated sequence is always the same. You change the seed, you get a …

    I'm looking for a random number generator in assembly which, given a seed, the generated sequence is always the same. You change the seed, you get a different sequence, but same seed = same sequence.

    Any pointers?
    na_th_an na_th_an February 2014 Development
  • Random game searchNot sure if it's been asked already, but are there plans to keep the "pick a random game" option? I like the current feature. It's a nice way of f…

    ... to keep the "pick a random game" option?

    I ...
    Morkin Morkin October 2015 Feature Requests
  • Random Game InterpretationsHi All Just some random thoughts I'd been having around what it is about the (specifically the example of JSW / MM) games that so appeals to me: …

    ... All

    Just some random thoughts I'd been having ... a game?

    Thoughts (random or otherwise) :P
    saddestmoon saddestmoon February 2016 Games
  • Playing my own random 'Cover Tapes'So after reading through some old magazines, I started to get nostalgic about the old days, where I'd get a new Spectrum mag 3 weeks out of 4 complet…

    ... /> So I went to the random button in the WOS Archive ... times, and I had 5 random games of varying quality that ... and let you try my random 'Cover Tapes' for yourselves...obviously ...
    deadpan666 deadpan666 August 2017 Games
  • Getting an even random numberWhat would be the best, simplest way to do this ? I was thinking of say: A = RND*100 Then a conditional along the lines of: IF A / 2 <> I…

    ... not matter I require a random number between 0 and 63 ...
    spider spider November 2018 Sinclair Basic
  • random number generator without using rnd in basicwhat is the simplest way to generate random numbers in basic (0-255), without using the rnd statement? i also want it to always generate the same…

    what is the simplest way to generate random numbers in basic (0-255), without using the rnd statement?

    i also want it to always generate the same numbers over and over again.
    digital digital June 2019 Development
  • 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…

    ... , say...
    1 REM (seemingly random string of characters that holds ...
    The Mighty Dopethrone The Mighty Dopethrone March 2020 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Randomised data samplingHere is something that could be written in BASIC, if anyone is interested. Lets say we want to sample a subset of a larger population, we can do t…

    ... of 512 items with a random selection between 0 and 3 ... 511
    110 PRINT INK PEEK (poptab+n)+2; "O";
    random sample this population, and see ...
    dmsmith dmsmith April 2020 Sinclair Basic
  • 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 …

    ... interested in-----------
    call random ;v v
    and ... ret
    ; Simple pseudo-random number generator.
    ; Steps a ... at that location.
    random ld hl,(seed) ; Pointer ... ld a,(hl) ; Get "random" number from location.
    inc ...
    digital digital July 2020 Assembler
  • Computer Haiku (converted from C64)[url=https://archive.org/details/Computer_Haiku_1983_CES]Here's the original C64/PET program - "Computer Haiku" by Commodore Educational Software, 19…

    ... to the original programmer - the random number generator was set by ... . I thought it unnecessary to PEEK 23672 (the Spectrum's equivalent ...
    The Mighty Dopethrone The Mighty Dopethrone September 2020 Sinclair Basic
  • random numbersCan you write a piece of code that gets you a truly random number from the Spectrum, or is it only capable of generating a pseudo-random number (ie. …

    ... are willing to get a random number, you could use the ... peek 23672, you get what could be thought of as a random ... you peek with regularity within a program....

    Also, a random ...
    Alessandro Tommasi Alessandro Tommasi April 2001 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • crap games compi think the first crap games comp was the best. what do other think? from a 14 year old.

    I think you maybe need to chill with the random thought submit button.

    _________________
    Dont Poke My Peek !!

    [ This Message was edited by: Sard on 2004-10-25 11:08 ]
    Sard Sard October 2004 Games
  • New Compo IdeaI've had this idea and would like to know what do you think about it. I think that most of us here know how to code in BASIC. The problem with Specc…

    ... poke:

    POKE PEEK 23633 + 256 * PEEK 23634, 111

    PEEK 23613 + 255*PEEK 23614
    20 PRINT PEEK A; TAB ... 10; PEEK (A+1 ... ); TAB 20; PEEK (A ...
    na_th_an na_th_an April 2005 Development
  • ZX-81 Ram Pack problemHi! I know this is a ZX Spectrum forum, but I am hoping someone here might be able to help me out... I have posted this to c.s.s. but noone was able…

    ... F, 171
    40 IF PEEK(19456)85 THEN PRINT "AHA ... />
    Incidentally, rather than use random patterns, it's a good ...
    Spirantho Spirantho September 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • +3 disc imaging (idea + SDP)Following a bit of research, which you can probably see in the "old code" thread, I had an idea for a bit of software that may be useful (for me, and…

    ... is nothing written there, just random magnetic flux. If that sector ... the same rather than just random garbage and the protection system ... Spectrum's). Return to BASIC, peek the variables out and write ...
    DEATH DEATH April 2006 Development
  • 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…

    ... /> then:
    PEEK system variable for SEED (random gen)
    PEEK (above + 1)
    piters piters September 2006 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • The Non Randomness of Sam BasicHows about this for weird. Hardly ever bothered with such simple stuff before but this is what I just did on the Sam ( as in a real one now I've got …

    ... lnk=gst&q=pseudo+random&rnum=6#34e1fddfe531ae62] ... FN r(RND*255,255,PEEK 23672),FN r(RND* ... 175,175,PEEK 23672)
    20 GO ... is a much better pseudo-random generator (in that it ... appear[/i] to be truly random - suitability for other uses ...
    Dunny Dunny June 2007 Sinclair Basic
  • Disappearing/appearing effectI remember doing a small routine in BASIC which could be used to cover the attributes section randomly, until all 704 characters were filled with the…

    ... recent program I did is "Random Plot" - also on that ... about following the "Random plot not so random" thread on c ... FN r(RND*255,255,PEEK 23672),FN r(RND* ... 175,175,PEEK 23672)
    20 GO ... interest is Simon Goodwin's random maze generator in [url= ...
    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny March 2008 Sinclair Basic
  • Disappearing/appearing effectI remember doing a small routine in BASIC which could be used to cover the attributes section randomly, until all 704 characters were filled with the…

    ... square once -- simply choose a random number from the remaining number ... to 23294
    20 if peek x0 then let a=a ...
    Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous March 2008 Sinclair Basic
  • Problem upgrading 16K SpectrumHello Spec-chums, I've been a long time Commodore user, but also a long-time Speccy admirer (and emulator user). I've recently got hold of a Issue 2…

    ... now when I run PRINT PEEK 23732 + PEEK 23733 * 256 it comes ... the correct values. Repeating with random addresses up to 65535 also ...
    Layden Layden October 2008 Hardware
  • Problem upgrading 16K SpectrumHello Spec-chums, I've been a long time Commodore user, but also a long-time Speccy admirer (and emulator user). I've recently got hold of a Issue 2…

    ... the correct values. Repeating with random addresses up to 65535 also ... value at 32768
    PRINT PEEK 32768 Check that 170 is ... /> POKE 49152,85
    PRINT PEEK 32768

    It should ...
    mcleod_ideafix mcleod_ideafix October 2008 Hardware
  • SpecOS progressOk, As you can all see, I'm back - and I've been working away on SpecOS for a while now. There's a few videos, which you can see on my blog: [url]h…

    ... , here are some of my random thoughts:

    The speccy ... wouldn't let you touch, peek and poke would... Id thus ... />
    Anyhow, these are just random thoughts... I know I haven ...
    kgmcneil kgmcneil August 2010 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Random numbers...Hi Folks, I am not an expert when it comes to random numbers. If I have the RANDOMIZE statement the beginning of a program and then proceed to gene…

    ... get the same sequence of random numbers generated. This happens ... good at dispersing its random number sequence based on ... doesn't really create a random enough looking starting number. ... RANDOMIZE yourself. Like "RANDOMIZE PEEK x + 256*PEEK x" where x = ...
    Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous May 2011 Sinclair Basic
  • Random numbers...Hi Folks, I am not an expert when it comes to random numbers. If I have the RANDOMIZE statement the beginning of a program and then proceed to gene…

    ... i.e. I get 10 random numbers that go up and ... />
    [CODE]100 RANDOMIZE PEEK 23672+256*PEEK 23672
    110 FOR ...
    Paddy Coleman Paddy Coleman May 2011 Sinclair Basic
  • Random numbers...Hi Folks, I am not an expert when it comes to random numbers. If I have the RANDOMIZE statement the beginning of a program and then proceed to gene…

    ... ="Courier New"]xx10 RANDOMIZE PEEK 23672+256*PEEK 23672[/FONT]
    < ... beginning of the program, PEEK 23672 will always be zero ... />
    [CODE]100 RANDOMIZE PEEK 23672+256*PEEK 23672
    110 FOR ... get the same sequence of random numbers because of the fixed ...
    Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous May 2011 Sinclair Basic
  • Random numbers...Hi Folks, I am not an expert when it comes to random numbers. If I have the RANDOMIZE statement the beginning of a program and then proceed to gene…

    ... 65536 different sequences of "pseudo" random numbers. The RANDOMIZE statement chooses ... Coleman;532359]10 RANDOMIZE PEEK 23672+256*PEEK 23672[/QUOTE]
    < ... a key press before each PEEK, to ensure a variable ... 60
    70 LET b=PEEK 23672
    80 RANDOMIZE ...
    Einar Saukas Einar Saukas May 2011 Sinclair Basic
  • Random numbers...Hi Folks, I am not an expert when it comes to random numbers. If I have the RANDOMIZE statement the beginning of a program and then proceed to gene…

    ... 60
    70 POKE 23671, PEEK 23672
    100 REM Remaining ... RNDs helps choosing the "pseudo" random sequence randomly.
    Einar Saukas Einar Saukas May 2011 Sinclair Basic
  • BASin Problems etc.Hi Folks, Paul has asked me to open this thread to document any outstanding issues that we find within BASin. No guarantees that Paul can/will fix …

    ... that seems to happen totally random. Can you find a way ... were using.

    [quote][*]PEEK 23556 always returns 255[/quote ...
    Arda Arda May 2011 Sinclair Basic
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