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  • DATA BIN - How to read the contentOkay I hit a snag with my Image to ZX Spec program that the plot/draw command eats too much memory. So I want to use DATA BIN to insert converted jp…

    ... SCR converter (instead of via plot basic) but can someone give me ... can someone monkey together some BASIC for me that loads them ... blocks will follow the first BASIC block. I'll deal with ...
    brownb2 brownb2 May 2009 Sinclair Basic
  • Rolling ThunderJust found out about this game, it seems it was sort of a big deal in the arcades, back in the day? but I've never played it (and it will take me a f…

    ... doors look like drawn with Plot BASIC sentence...
    The problem of ...
    Ivanzx Ivanzx October 2014 Games
  • New release and new web site of Blassic, the classic BasicHello. I have launched the release 0.10.0 of Blassic, a Basic interpreter '80 style multiplatform. There is also a new web site: [url="http://blas…

    ... .10.0 of Blassic, a Basic interpreter '80 style multiplatform.
    PLOT and UNPLOT, SCROLL instructions, string ...
    NotFound NotFound February 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • BASIC question (in both ways)hi, im fairly new to spectrum stuff.. I bought one a couple of days ago.. im trying to write a basic program that opens a window (drawn with DRAW com…

    ... .. im trying to write a basic program that opens a window ... text to my box but basic seems to position text in ... the figures for positions in plot (PLOT 100,100) to the figures ... should be in the Spectrum Basic section.. I didnt see it ...
    javaguy javaguy August 2005 Sinclair Basic
  • 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 …

    ... /> 40 PEN p
    50 PLOT x,y
    60 GO ... this a factor of how BASIC generates random numbers?

    DonkeyPong DonkeyPong June 2007 Sinclair Basic
  • BASIC Keyword ReferenceRealised that the Sinclair Basic section would be a better place for discussion of BASIC keywords, so for reference the old thread is in [thread=2005…

    ... />
    [CODE]
    SINCLAIR BASIC Keyword Reference

    The ... M
    CODE : E : I PLOT : K : Q
    CONTINUE : K ... colours within strings in a BASIC listing.

    Break ...
    icabod icabod March 2008 Sinclair Basic
  • alternate BASIC ROMI've come up with a few patches to the standard ROM to make it use the 128 shadow screen by default. The ROM is reorganised as follows: RAMTOP is se…

    ... under 32K is available for BASIC
    the shadow screen is ... the upper screen area, including PLOT

    I've done ... almost a full 48K for BASIC programs. On the other hand ...
    chev chev October 2008 Sinclair Basic
  • 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 ... ] would be the coordinates for PLOT, and [I]a[/I] ... the parameters for DRAW. Since PLOT is only necessary if the ... 256, the routine would skip PLOT, DRAW a,b and jump ... ways to do this in BASIC.

    And I ...
    zxbruno zxbruno May 2009 Sinclair Basic
  • Vector font in BASiCHi guys) Some fifteen years ago I saw a quite short BASIC prog that could simulate a vector font with size/ thickness/ italicization params. I remem…

    ... I saw a quite short BASIC prog that could simulate a ... a'la vector font in BASiC.

    I've got ... BORDER 2: CLS
    210 PLOT 20,165: DRAW 0,-145 ... /> 1440 PRINT "THEN, WRITE YOUR BASIC LINES TO"
    1450 PRINT ... IF o>2 THEN PLOT x+(j>2)+w ...
    NRA NRA February 2010 Sinclair Basic
  • Basic Challenge NO.7Ok Boys and girls get your thinking caps on. IN BASIC how would you plot an arc of a ball falling to the ground? so it gets lower and lower and mov…

    ... .

    IN BASIC how would you plot an arc of a ...
    ASH-II ASH-II July 2012 Sinclair Basic
  • smooth movement in basicWas trying to figure this out myself but i would like to be pointed in right direction now :-). How do I make something move in Basic without gettin…

    ... I make something move in Basic without getting flicker. 1st i ... GOTO loop and CLS with plot and draw (Hi Res) for ... split second.
    My sinclair basic knowledge is VERY limited but ... try make some games in basic 1st.
    rustyredline rustyredline October 2012 Sinclair Basic
  • New Game: Spiker: Basic TrainingThis is a new game for 128K spectrums inspired by the Spectrum spaceship mascot thread here on WOS. Even if you hate the game, it is worth loading up…

    ... unwritten plot-lacking full priced sequel
    to this: your "[U]Basic ... try
    to pass your basic training. You've got three ... ://blackjet.co.uk/spectrum/Spiker:-Basic-Training/[/url]

    More ...
    spud spud December 2013 Brand new software
  • GEDit syntax highlighting for Boriel's ZX BasicHi! I just tailored this syntax highlighting code and would like to share with he community. Suggestions are always welcome, though the file works w…

    ...
    pause
    peek
    plot
    poke
    print
    pkersey pkersey February 2014 Development
  • Why no PLOT, etc. on bottom two lines?I was pondering if there was any way to get PLOT, etc. to address the full screen from BASIC without having to write a few lines of assembler to bypa…

    ... to get PLOT, etc. to address the full screen from BASIC without ... A,$AF)

    then PLOT, DRAW, CIRCLE, POINT will all ...
    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny August 2014 Sinclair Basic
  • Help With AY Music Program in BASICHi, last year I started writing a BASIC program for making and recording AY Music. I thought it would be easier than learning how to use Soundtracker…

    ... year I started writing a BASIC program for making and recording ... *** draw musical keyboard ***
    860 PLOT 4,1
    870 DRAW ... screen 'grille' effect.
    1265 PLOT 0,y
    1270 DRAW ... deliberate blank spaces.
    1299 PLOT 184,104: DRAW INVERSE 1 ...
    RetroPhase2014 RetroPhase2014 December 2015 Sinclair Basic
  • BASIC-code challengeFor the BASIC-coders among us. There is a number that has following aspects. divided by 16 remains 15 divided by 15 remains 14 divided by 14 remain…

    For the BASIC-coders among us.

    ... program below.
    The fastest BASIC-program wins.
    Timing will ...
    Dr BEEP Dr BEEP July 2002 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Laser BasicDid anyone else out there buy Laser Basic and Laser Compiler? I just noticed Laser Basic while I was looking thru a website, and it reminded me about…

    ... else out there buy Laser Basic and Laser Compiler?
    I ... just noticed Laser Basic while I was looking thru ... could write programs in Laser Basic, but if you wanted to ...
    Neil^P Neil^P July 2002 Games
  • A silly BASIC programming challenge for you all..This is a very, very sily idea. So only read if you are bored. I use E-bay a lot. (my user id is thx1138ebn) edit: it's now retro-technology :edit…

    ... message.

    So, what BASIC program can you write in ...
    thx1138 thx1138 July 2002 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • BASIC code challengeWrite a program in BASIC as short as possible that will continue after KEY-RELEASED. The program must be fully relocatable (so it must be programmed …

    Write a program in BASIC as short as possible that ...
    Dr BEEP Dr BEEP August 2002 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Basic listings memory occupationI remember readong someplace that due to basic's representation of number, in a program, in order to save space, it was better to represent integers …

    ... readong someplace that due to basic's representation of number, in ...
    Alessandro Tommasi Alessandro Tommasi August 2002 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • How To List BASIC?Hi, I want to look at the BASIC coding for a game. Is there a piece of code I can load into a 48k Spectrum which will read in a .TAP file and list i…

    ... want to look at the BASIC coding for a game. Is ... way I can list the BASIC program?

    Thanks,
    kim kim August 2002 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • ANN: SE Basic 0.71SE Basic is no longer being developed.

    SE Basic is no longer being developed.
    chev chev October 2002 Emulators
  • SE BasicSE Basic is no longer being developed.

    SE Basic is no longer being developed.
    chev chev November 2002 Announcements
  • Sinclair Basic forumThe Sinclair BASIC forum is a general forum for discussing all things Sinclair BASIC related, including magazine type-ins, listings from books, Basic…

    ... for discussing all things Sinclair BASIC related, including magazine type-ins ... , listings from books, Basic programming tools, and other versions ... of Sinclair BASIC . And if you haven' ... .org/sinclairbasic/"]WoS Sinclair BASIC page[/url].
    chev chev December 2002 Games
  • There's a Christmas present for you in the SE Basic forum.SE Basic is no longer being developed.

    SE Basic is no longer being developed.
    chev chev December 2002 Emulators
  • Spin 0.4 as Basic Editor / tape recording interfaceI'm programming in 128BASIC in Spin *wonderful emulator*, and I use tape recording emulation when I save my humble projects(because neither .sna nor …

    ... "prog1"] command from the zx basic editor, tape browser shows the ...
    Arda Arda December 2002 Emulators
  • Compiling BasicI'm not good in compiling sinclair basic because i was 15 when i got my first spectrum, and it was the first computer i saw. I wasn't aware of compil…

    ... not good in compiling sinclair basic because i was 15 when ...
    Arda Arda January 2003 Sinclair Basic
  • Basic and AY musicis it possible to play an ay-music in background while a basic program is running?

    is it possible to play an ay-music in background while a basic program is running?
    Arda Arda January 2003 Sinclair Basic
  • ANNOUNCE: Mouse Driver for Speccy BASICI've written a small machine code utility that allows you to easily add support for the Kempston Mouse Interface to any Spectrum BASIC program. It c…

    ... Mouse Interface to any Spectrum BASIC program.

    It comes ...
    Chris Cowley Chris Cowley January 2003 Sinclair Basic
  • WTD: Orange BASIC Prog'ing bookI'm after the standard BASIC programming book that came with all the speccy 48K's - y'know, the thick orange one. Anyone got a spare one knocking aro…

    I'm after the standard BASIC programming book that came with all the speccy 48K's - y'know, the thick orange one. Anyone got a spare one knocking around?

    Cheers,
    Jim.
    jbs13 jbs13 January 2003 Wanted
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