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  • Need in beta-taster`s helpHello to all. I have developed hard-soft emulator of ZX Spectrum 48, but there are problems in work. My topics is: [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.or…

    ... , but another stops at some point. Basic 48 shows the next problems ... number must be printed in BASIC, for example, PRINT 2.33 ...
    Vasil Vasil February 2011 Emulators
  • 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…

    ... slow. That's missing the point. BASIC (Sinclair at least) is just ... a game in assembly than BASIC, particularly with modern day emulators ... to write a game in BASIC, you're good enough to ... able to do better than BASIC and once you have, you ...
    AndyC AndyC March 2005 Development
  • Boriels ZX CompilerI'm trying to compile a very simple program and I keep getting the error: unexpected end of file. Here's my code: [CODE]10 cls 20: let n=0 22 do 2…

    [QUOTE=na_th_an;660747]It was for me back in the day when I started coding for PCs in QuickBasic, but trust me... In a breeze you'll despise line numbers with a passion :D[/QUOTE]

    And hopefully at some point... BASIC in all its forms. :)
    RobeeeJay RobeeeJay October 2012 Development
  • Did Sinclair pioneer 'tiny' computers?Most computers of the time were fairly large-ish The Atari 8-bit, the Apple II, The c64 looks at least twice the size of the rubber key speccy. Th…

    ... to more expensive machines (floating point basic, z80 cpu even in slow ...
    Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous December 2014 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 ... me about it - very sore point -
    unless I was doing ... could write programs in Laser Basic, but if you wanted to ...
    Neil^P Neil^P July 2002 Games
  • Basic Compilers and My Compressor CodeAs I mentioned in another thread I'm currently writing a set of compression routines for saving +3 disk space. I've done the first stage (write the …

    ... stage (write the things in basic to check the logic) and ... in basic first rather than jumping straight into assembler). Can anyone point ... me in the direction of a good basic compiler and ...
    BuzzinRich BuzzinRich September 2003 Sinclair Basic
  • 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?
    Thanks in advance
    carmack carmack January 2006 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…

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

    The ... : Q
    CONTINUE : K : C POINT : E : SYM + 8
    COPY ... colours within strings in a BASIC listing.

    Break ...
    icabod icabod March 2008 Sinclair Basic
  • ANN: SE Basic Beta 2Somewhat surprisingly, and 10 years after I started it, SE Basic is pretty much finished. [url]http://bit.ly/d64mo3[/url] The main selling point, a…

    ... after I started it, SE Basic is pretty much finished.

    The main selling point, and the reason I went ...
    chev chev February 2010 Sinclair Basic
  • Help with a basic programI'm doing a very small basic program which I know is bloated, but it works. (I have limited basic knowledge compared to most on here). I just wondere…

    ... 'm doing a very small basic program which I know is ... it works. (I have limited basic knowledge compared to most on ... just wondered if anyone could point me in a better direction ...
    Nonsense in BASIC Nonsense in BASIC August 2010 Sinclair Basic
  • BASin floating point issue...Hi Folks, I have been very happy with BASin and found it to be an excellent tool. However, in the last few days a strange error has started to occu…

    ... "Invalid floating point operation". This is not from any BASIC code that ...
    Paddy Coleman Paddy Coleman September 2010 Emulators
  • BASin floating point issue...Hi Folks, Reposting here as I think I put it in the wrong section before - sorry. I have been very happy with BASin and found it to be an excellent…

    ... "Invalid floating point operation". This is not from any BASIC code that ...
    Paddy Coleman Paddy Coleman September 2010 Sinclair Basic
  • BASIC compilerHi All, Can someone please recommend me a good compiler (for emulator use) that 'compiles' BASIC code into Assembler? There are quite a few availab…

    ... (for emulator use) that 'compiles' BASIC code into Assembler?

    point me in the direction of ...
    Retrobrothers Retrobrothers October 2010 Development
  • Copying a SCREEN$ in ZX BASIC in 1 second?!Following on from the revived "[thread=20207]Saving a complete SCREEN$ in BASIC[/thread]" thread (although Arjun really only needed a suitable POKE i…

    ... ]Saving a complete SCREEN$ in BASIC[/thread]" thread (although Arjun really ... segment of memory) in ZX BASIC without resorting to a tedious ... using only standard ZX Spectrum BASIC - and it's not an ... a user-defined function) to point to the dummy area, and ...
    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny April 2011 Sinclair Basic
  • "ZX" Spanish magazine type-ins and ZX BASIC projectI'm actually performing a complete list of all BASIC type-ins included in this Spanish magazine that haven't been added yet here (it's a huge list). …

    ... a complete list of all BASIC type-ins included in this ... I'm also updating my BASIC project with referees to most ... .com/"]Proyecto BASIC ZX[/URL]", it could be a good point of ... 've really started with "ZX" BASIC programs. Also, somebody else is ...
    Neil Parsons Neil Parsons August 2011 MIA/STP/SDP
  • Find-Fill-Copy functions for BASICThere's not much going on here, so here's three m/code routines to provide some data manipulation functions which are otherwise slow to do from BASIC…

    ... otherwise slow to do from BASIC.

    * find array 'a ... to run at a fixed point then the 'initsr' routine can ... can be calculated by the BASIC program; see lines 15 & ...
    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny October 2011 Sinclair Basic
  • storing machine code in BASICA couple of years ago I posted a routine for storing machine code between PROG & VARS, based on an idea in Toni Baker's "Mastering Machine Code". Thi…

    ... saved & loaded with the BASIC, as if it was in ... and then reset VARS to point beyond it. As LIST stops ... after the last line of BASIC, even though the m/c ... and doesn't need any BASIC to be typed other than ...
    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny January 2012 Sinclair Basic
  • SPECTRUM command and 48 BASICAs we (almost) all know, when a young Rupert Goodwins redesigned the Sinclair/Investronica ZX Spectrum 128 ROM 0 in late 1985, he kept the SPECTRUM c…

    ... same time put a 48 BASIC option in the start menu ... typing SPECTRUM in 128 BASIC and selecting 48 BASIC from the start ... on this or at least point me to an existing documentation ...
    Alessandro Grussu Alessandro Grussu May 2012 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • 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…

    ... caps on.

    IN BASIC how would you plot an ... /> Maths is not my strong point and I just know it ...
    ASH-II ASH-II July 2012 Sinclair Basic
  • SE Basic IV 4.1 Buffy previewSE Basic IV 4.0 Anya was released back in December 2012. You can read about it here: [url]http://cheveron.github.io/sebasic4/[/url] But here's some …

    ... />
    * A fork of OpenSE BASIC.
    * Supplied with FUSE (> ... language closer to the Minimal BASIC 78 standard. It still retains ... of the characteristics of OpenSE BASIC.

    While Anya was ... of the language to the point at which it can perhaps ...
    chev chev July 2013 Sinclair Basic
  • 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…

    ...
    LCase
    UCase
    Point
    POS
    print42
    pkersey pkersey February 2014 Development
  • TIL: something about floating point numbersHere's something that had me scratching my head for a while until I figured out what was going on. In a BASIC program, floating point numbers are …

    ... .

    In a BASIC program, floating point numbers are stored unsigned ... /> then the 5-byte floating point representation after the 14/0x0E ...
    SkoolKid SkoolKid June 2016 Sinclair Basic
  • Random Numbers, USR Return Values & Timing BASICI've been trying out Jon Ritman's random number routine, published in Your Sinclair Aug'87. Apart from a timing comparison I also did a frequency ana…

    ... instances the required return to BASIC with a decimal fraction ... the small integer into floating point form, thus ensuring that ... BASIC program.

    As well as small integers and floating point ... />
    Here's the BASIC timing routine which I use ...
    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny January 2017 Sinclair Basic
  • Numeric arrays: floating point or integer?I've just started programming a game in Sinclair BASIC (see the thread 'UFO Defence Command' in game ideas, although I'm going to call it ZXCOM ;) ).…

    ... programming a game in Sinclair BASIC (see the thread 'UFO Defence ... array as integers or floating point numbers? I seem to recall ... I programmed anything in Sinclair BASIC that I can't remember ...
    Payndz Payndz September 2017 Sinclair Basic
  • "Monty Hall" problem in Spectrum BasicFollowing a rather odd conversation with my wife regarding the probability puzzle "[url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monty_Hall_problem"]The Monty …

    ... . Obviously, BASIC was the tool of choice to make my point, so ... flaw in my logic or BASIC?
    mroshaw mroshaw April 2018 Sinclair Basic
  • Is it possible to run a single BASIC line via a ROM CALL of the Standard ZX 48k ROM?On: https://cygnus.speccy.cz/popis_trdos-assembler.php I found the following code: [code] CHADD equ 23645 ; Location of SOS variable CHADD ld…

    ... /> jp BACK ; Jump to program point from which the whole routine ... v5).

    Could a BASIC Commandline like:
    PRINT "Hello ...
    Luzie Luzie October 2019 Development
  • How to write a simple BASIC* horizontal scrolling game (Tutorial) [b]How to write a simple BASIC* horizontal scrolling game[/b] In this tutorial, we will be talking about how to write a simple BASIC* horizont…

    ... write a simple BASIC* horizontal scrolling game[/b ... how to write a simple BASIC* horizontal scrolling* game.
    BASIC easily, for example using ... isn't the main point of this tutorial, ... 3)... Remember the spectrum basic has its Y coordinate ...
    Timmy Timmy September 2020 Development
  • inRetroSpectIf any1 is interested I have made my Speccy Database program (inRetroSpect) available to any1 who's interested!! It's available at: [url]http://www…

    ... /> It's at its most basic point for a release at the ...
    Chris Chris December 2001 Games
  • Match PointHi ! Does anybody have the original inlay card of MATCH POINT ? I played very much and I could win the final cup, but I used simply the five keys to…

    ... original inlay card of MATCH POINT ? I played very much and ...
    Pgyuri Pgyuri September 2001 Games
  • AY musicThis is a format I'm proposing for an AY music player. If anyone can see any problems or anywhere it can be improved please say so. An AY music form…

    ... tone mask 1 bit looping point (only two are taken notice ... music is intended. As the basic structure doesn't change it ...
    cyborg cyborg October 2001 Sinclair Miscellaneous
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