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Born again Speccy user with problemsHello all, Firstly I'd like to say a big hello - this is my first post! When I was 8 or 9 or so my dad bought a ZX Spectrum 48K and a whole bunch o…
... my Speccy, and how machine code had always beaten me. ... . I plugged it in and tuned in my TV - it ... the dictaphone's built in speaker - loud crisp ... recommended suppliers of this part in WoS?
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Many thanks in advance for any help.
Idiots Guide......To machine code, or assembler language...whatever the appropriate term is Basically at this stage I want to fiddle about and try and get used to…
...To machine code, or assembler language...whatever the ... what they do in plain english or in reference to BASIC ... Does much a book/file in the Archives exist and if ... churn out a shonky game in BASIC and has never ... poked or peeked knowingly in his life (m'lud)Convert AT co-ordinates to PLOT co-ordinatesHow do you convert the 2 from MC? I don't know how to convert the vertical value as they're differently ordered... Heres what I have so far: [CODE]…
... have so far:
[CODE]org 47000-2
x ...
y defb 0 ;calculated plot points
ld a ... /> ld (x),a ;store vertical plot point
ret[/CODE]Clear command in z80Hi, How would I replicate what the basic clear command does in z80? Do I need to change the stack pointer as well as setting ramtop (23730)? If I se…
... the basic clear command does in z80? Do I need to ... )? If I set ramtop in my code I get a system crash ... if I return to basic in my code at that point instead ... randomize back to where the code continues it works.
Galakzions (Mikro-gen)I've just been having a look at this game. It has a basic loader, then loads a machine code block, and then it's loaded, but there is more data on t…
... basic loader, then loads a machine code block, and then it's ... =0001932[/URL]
V1 in the archive has the extra ... is the same as V2 in the archive.eVALuating $ in +3 BasicHi all, I was very interested in the thread below about re-starting Basic, and remember reasonable amounts from zx81 and early Spectrums. But I now h…
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I was very interested in the thread below about re ... like: "10*TAN x" . In the code the idea is to VAL ... />
This works of course in 48K Basic etc. but returns ... missing vars in +3. The *, /, +, - , on the other ...New Game: YAHTZXHi all, Well, it?s taken me more than 3 years, but I think I?ve finally got there. Here is YAHTZX, a 100% assembler version of Yahtzee (? Milton Bra…
... help with my (spaghetti) code!
Finally ... used (in one form or another) various code samples ... WOS in preserving them!):[/B]
40 Best Machine Code ... Routines for the ZX Spectrum (Hewson Consultants)
Advanced Spectrum Machine ...misunderstanding screen addressingHi I am just reading mastering machine code Toni Baker: [url]ftp://ftp.worldofspectrum.org/pub/sinclair/books/MasteringMachineCodeOnYourZXSpectrum…
... /> I am just reading mastering machine code Toni Baker:
[url ... br /> the screen is, in fact, at co-ordinates 5 ... the digits 5,4 are in there (16548 ), but there ... , unless its mentioned later in the book. I don' ... know that this 54 in 16548 is the 5, ...Timex contended memory timings, the TS2068 kludge board and EXROM at $4000 - $7FFFI haven't seen this documented anywhere yet so I thought I'd share my findings. I've been investigating contended memory timings on the Timex Sinclai…
... the Timex Sinclair 2068, in particular what happens when you ... page in EXROM or cartridge memory in $4000 - $7FFF ... which plays beeps using a machine code routine which steps through $4000 ... . The EXROM chip in the standard machine is only 8K long ...Unusual custom turbo loaders - with sourcesI have always been fascinated by turbo loaders; my games all feature a TZX version with one of such schemes implemented, and I have been experimentin…
... as TZX images with WAV2TZX, in order to discover the timings ... can be altered in Tapir with those timings, in order to 're ... Giovanni "G.B. Max" Zanetti in 1985, the Biturbo loading scheme ... time my knowledge of Spectrum machine code was too scarce to 'isolate ...New Game: Ninjajar!Yes, it's here! We had some late hour problems with +2A models and had to switch to a machine code loader (as the game takes up the whole 128K, even …
... had to switch to a machine code loader (as the game ... out of several evil overlord in Chochester (province of Badajoz), ... Help Ninjajar finding his girl in this video-adventure-arcade-platformer ... they will come handy later in the game![*]Explore everything. ...BEEP & PLAY jingles in BASIC sourceI've been digging through the +3 manual and checking out the [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/ZXSpectrum128+3Manual/chapter8pt19.html"]great musi…
... ] in there.
There are some elaborate examples:
[CODE] ...
and simpler ones:
[CODE] 5 LET t$="T120"
in the code for level start, etc ... any favourite melodies produced in just source code? Any simple tricks ...Sultan's Maze - Potential remake of CPC game?One of the games I liked on the CPC was Sultan's Maze.. In it, you have to go through Hampton Court Palace's maze and get six jewels, get back, avoi…
... Sultan's Maze..
In it, you have to go ... game was written in BASIC with possible machine code and featured randomised mazes ... !)
It's similar in style to 3D Monster Maze ...Top Telly Tip... Halt and Catch FireThe series is set in the early 1980s and depicts a fictionalized insider's view of the personal computer revolution. The show's title refers to the f…
The series is set in the early 1980s and depicts ... title refers to the fictitious machine code instruction Halt and Catch Fire ...Great to be back....and with fun to comeHi all, 1982: I bought a new 16k issue 2 in 1982, eventually got microdrives and a dktronics keyboard (version 1). Built a home made eprom programme…
... a new 16k issue 2 in 1982, eventually got microdrives and ... cool.
I played with machine code using CHAMP but all too ...40 Best Machine Code Routines for the ZX Spectrum - ?5 delivered (UK)[img]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/15218813/40BMCR-1.jpg[/img] [img]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/15218813/40BMCR-2.jpg[/img] [img]https:…
... inside front cover, but is in otherwise very good condition. All ...One Less MIA - Mathematics (1985) Charles Letts & CoJust received this today and both tapes appear to be in perfect working order. I know this isn't exactly the most exciting find of all time but it's …
... both tapes appear to be in perfect working order. I ... David Hopkins BSc(Hons)
Machine code routines courtesy of CP Software ... check them and add in info blocks in TAPIR etc.
< ... /> If any collectors are interested in adding this to their collection ...RetroMania BASIC programming contestTo celebrate 50 years of the BASIC programming language, at this year's RetroMania we're running a BASIC game programming contest. There will be cash…
... contact[/url] ). Entries from anywhere in the world are welcome :-)
in a BASIC dialect that requires ... shelling out to machine code routines :-) If it's written in a somewhat ... will be given shortly, but in the meantime, get coding :-)< ...JHCon 2014Hello, not sure if this is the right category but JHCon 2014 will take place[B] from 28. to 30.11.[/B] at usual place - gymnasium in Jindrichuv Hrad…
... at usual place - gymnasium in Jindrichuv Hradec, Czech Republic (southern ... part for a new megademo (in BASIC, surprisingly)
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--- usage of machine code (USR to RAM, POKE, PEEK ... facebook page for the meeting (in Czech language).
- ...Help needed with a bit of code...My minds gone blank again I'm afraid, I'm having trouble with this routine that loads variables into memory then calls the corresponding routine. Th…
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Thanks in advance...
[CODE]ld b,3
in de
inc de
in de ???
push af ... 3 bytes prior to start[/CODE]assembler for PcHi guys, I'm in the process of teaching myself machine code, and wondered if there is a good pc program for writing code. Or is the best thing to use…
Hi guys, I'm in the process of teaching myself machine code, and wondered if there is a good pc program for writing code. Or is the best thing to use Zeus in emulation?Duke's "Cosmic Alien"Don't know anything about this one. [B]COSMIC ALIEN[/B] (c)1984 By DUKE MICRO CONSULTANTS Written by John Robey UDG graphics of a single invader, …
... machine code and it ran by a lucky Randomize USR! I think in ...Website ideaHi, In an effort to expand my PHP & MySQL skills with a real world project, and solve an issue I have with always struggling to find articles in my …
Hi,
In an effort to expand my ... always struggling to find articles in my old Spectrum and other ... you wanted all articles in ZX Computing about Machine Code you could search ...10 line contest (until April 8)The ABBUC people in Germany are hosting the fourth BASIC 10 liners contest this spring. No machine code including calling ROM routines directly, cert…
The ABBUC people in Germany are hosting the fourth ... liners contest this spring. No machine code including calling ROM routines directly ... to what they have available in L?beck at their NOMAM ... score a working ZX Spectrum in Germany, which would open up ...Seeking April fool article: turn 48k into 128kHi everyone! When I was about 11 years old (I think ?) an article appeared in a Spectrum related magazine. It turned out to be an April fool's joke,…
... (I think ?) an article appeared in a Spectrum related magazine. It ... was about typing in a BASIC program (with machine code poked into mem ... a year to dissasemble the code, figure out how to change ... addresses and get the code to run in a lower address. When ...ZX-Assembler version 0.8 (beta) releasedDear readers, yesterday I've published ZX-Assembler in its first version 0.8. It offers you some interesting features, even if I know there are …
... also can edit bytes in a sneak code editor (that can ... of your code, as well as local labels
in macros ... SNA file containing your own code!
* Edit ... Assembler in a dialog for editing data
blocks containing machine code.< ...Introducing Z-Exemplar - a ZX Spectrum inspired retro shooterHello everyone, I'm a huge spectrum fan from back in the day. My formative years were spent hunched over my rubber keyboard, aligning my tape head…
... huge spectrum fan from back in the day. My formative years ... by Denton Designs or Microsphere. In short, Spectrum games hold a ... very dear place in my heart.
Which ... don't know Z80 and machine code is gobbledygook to me - so ...Oh MummyA game many CPC owners are familiar with as it came free with the £100 software pack withe CPC 464. A fun if limited little game. So when Amstrad …
... needed to bundle some games in with the +2 they had ... />
The CPC version is machine code and is reasonable quality for ... coded in BASIC.
Anyone had a look at the code ... CPC. Indeed porting the Z80 code should have been trivial.
z80 assembly helpEver since I was a child I wanted to program my zx81 then my zx spectrum + 2. However, it was such a mystical beast and I only ever used BASIC not kn…
... such a thing as "machine code". 30 years later i' ... that uses the number in the accumulator and opens ... xcoord variable with the one in the accumulator
loop ... a line with a question in it.
... all that reply. Filling in these blanks or even ...Forum ThreadsJust a ramble on the forum layout I would like to open a discussion on the front 'home' page layout I like the layout but looking at it logically i…
... Ideas for games post it in here. (pretty much anything ... program + help with basic and machine code programming. (the basic thread ... discussion of software preservation goes in here , no need for ... ( Updates and bug reports requests in here) and FAQ and help
