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  • a poke to change fonts??hi ppl, there wasnt some poke in basic to change the look alike of the fonts of speccy?? I guess I did things like that in eighties.. also, there…

    hi ppl, there wasnt some poke in basic to change the look alike of ... , there were a poke to quit "scroll? " message in basic??

    where ...
    Javier Alca?iz Javier Alca?iz September 2002 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Is there a simple way to type a Spectrum BASIC Program into notepad, save, then open in emulator?Hello. I have two emulators 1 under linux:- Fuse. 1 under windows 7 :- spin, also downloaded and run zx-editor. I just want to be able to type in …

    ... just want to be able to type in a BASIC program using notepad ... image files.
    However, loading in a basic file from notepad or ... cannot find a simple guide to explain. Open notepad, write hello ... /> Is there any easy way to do it?
    Any tips ...
    rholduser rholduser March 2020 Sinclair Basic
  • 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…

    [b]How to write a simple BASIC* horizontal scrolling game[/b ... talking about how to write a simple BASIC* horizontal scrolling* ... assume you can enter BASIC easily, for example using ... FOR a=60000 TO 60021: READ p: POKE a,p: ... FOR a=60000 TO 60021: READ p: POKE a,p: ...
    Timmy Timmy September 2020 Development
  • help! I need to know the name of these gameshelp! I need to know the name of these games: Game #1: You are a man with wings that can fly but you can't touch anything in green (or maybe it was…

    help! I need to know the name of these games:

    ... and each time you move to the next level, you are ... and you need to find out the way to the top of ...
    zivb zivb July 2003 Games
  • how to pass arguments from Basic to MC ?can someone explain me (or give some link) how to pass arguments from basic to machine code? i mean something like this: PRINT USR xxxxx, arg1, arg2:…

    can someone explain me (or give some link) how to pass arguments from basic to machine code? i mean something like this:
    PRINT USR xxxxx, arg1, arg2: ...
    or so...
    Fikee Fikee April 2006 Development
  • help to find the name of gamehello. help to find the name of game. played in 1990 on some of Spectrum. 2D arcade, kind from above (like a Dyna Blaster). it is needed to hurry a m…

    hello. help to find the name of game. played in 1990 ... Dyna Blaster). it is needed to hurry a manikin on levels ... , something to collect, escape from monsters. that ... it is possible it was to walk in basement. all that ...
    paradoxic paradoxic January 2008 Games
  • Trying to remember the name of a TV showI've been trying to remember the name of a tv show that was on briefly in the mid or late 90's. It featured 2 Scots guys (i think) in a video rental …

    I've been trying to remember the name of a tv show that ... the video shop was close to me (Hamilton, i think). It ...
    zx1 zx1 January 2013 Chit chat
  • 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…

    ... BASIC, surprisingly)
    --- type a BASIC program and save it with SAVE "name ... " LINE x
    --- use normal 48 BASIC and 48K ... . UDG is allowed. POKE to modify your own BASIC program is also allowed ...
    Factor6 Factor6 October 2014 Announcements
  • How to save TZXGreetings to all. I am starting to move on from just games into some testing of home made programs. Although I could have done that in ancient tapes…

    ... . I'm taking the BASIC manual from WoS and some ... tested and managed to get a simple basic program into tape ... If I want to just have a basic program with a ... don't know how to save a Basic program into bytes ... could tell me how to hide the name print on screen so ...
    alban lusitanae alban lusitanae October 2006 Emulators
  • How to save TZXGreetings to all. I am starting to move on from just games into some testing of home made programs. Although I could have done that in ancient tapes…

    ... could tell me how to hide the name print on screen ... you save the main program to make fancy filenames
    ... can also use this technique to set BRIGHT, FLASH, INK ... Machine Code (Bytes:) is to write a small loader ... the ROM load routine to load a SCREEN$ without ...
    BloodBaz BloodBaz October 2006 Emulators
  • Japan Tsunami AppealAs some of you will be aware, I've been tinkering with an open source version of SE Basic that could be distributed with hardware without infringing …

    Ok, I've done it, although even though I didn't tell it to hide my name, it still seems to have done so..


    EDIT: Hmm, now it's showing.. damn site...
    polomint polomint March 2011 Sinclair Basic
  • Spectrum 48k won't start any software but passes all RAM testsI have a rubber key 48k which will not start any software - it appears to work perfectly right up until the end of the tape and the program would sta…

    Me thinks you need to try loading a BASIC program. Then you can ... see if it got corrupted during loading ... with games failing to run, crashing or loading error messages are ... in fact due to the volume ...
    1024MAK 1024MAK October 2016 Hardware
  • Is there a way to suppress error R Tape Loading Error in Basic when trying to load only part of fileHi, is there a way to suppress error R Tape Loading Error in Basic when trying to load only part of file. E.g.: I have a Tape-Code-File Start f…

    ... to suppress error R Tape Loading Error in Basic when trying to ... long. Now I want to load this into Spectrum ... Tape-File from Byte 6913 to 7000.

    ... , I get "R Tape Loading error, 0:1"
    ... way in Spectrum BASIC (even with a POKE) to suppress this error ...
    Luzie Luzie September 2017 Sinclair Basic
  • 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…

    ... : foo" or "Bytes: bar" to appear when loading blocks from tape (so ... your nice loading screen) you can use this poke:

    POKE PEEK ... start of BASIC and POKE the first two bytes (corresponding to the first ...
    na_th_an na_th_an April 2005 Development
  • new emulatorHi All. If you wish you can download/test/link to/betatest etc. my new emulator EmuZWin 2.0. It emulates S48 and S128 and works under all Windows 9x…

    ... /> drawn keyboard can help to enter Basic commands. Also it allows ... .
    restarting game, without loading it from a file (initial ... emulator and minimize it to tray (or to hide it totally until ... /> types; running with file name as a command line parameter ...
    Vladimir Kladov Vladimir Kladov April 2003 Emulators
  • Poke 23739,111So, I'm looking at some of my old loaders (BASIC stuff) to work out how I got the display to not corrupt on loading code. It's the old POKE 23739,111…

    ... of my old loaders (BASIC stuff) to work out how I got ... display to not corrupt on loading code. It's the old POKE 23739 ... ? Is it related to the channel that BASIC uses to print text? Or ...
    icabod icabod October 2007 Sinclair Basic
  • Changing BASIC loader in Chuckie Egg 2Hi, My aim is to include "PAUSE 0" event at the end of the loading of the Chuckie Egg 2 game. The reason is that I use emulator to load the game and…

    ... what I aim to do, is to actually edit the loading BASIC program somehow ... CLEAR VAL "65520": POKE VAL "23624", VAL "0": POKE VAL "23693", ... mean, loading noise has no pause) - something diffent to what we ... end of loading process before the game starts to run?
    maiki maiki March 2008 Emulators
  • Adding TAP file contents to a Spectrum +3e DOS PartitionHello my fellow WoS'ers, This thread is a companion to a great little guide from a fellow AmiBayer [B]mnjnurney[/B] you can view his thread by [URL…

    ... now need to edit this to reflect the fact it is loading from ... lines with compound statements to save my basic programs, usually these are ... command can be used to change the name of a file as ... also helps me remember to know the name of the other file ...
    Zetr0 Zetr0 January 2013 Games
  • Hiding a Loading Screen?Hi folks! Is there an easy way (a POKE or something) to hide the drawing of a loading screen? I did find a post from leespoons in an old thread wh…

    ... (a POKE or something) to hide the drawing of a loading screen? ... says:

    "[i]POKE 23624,0 makes the bottom ... ve got a screen$ to load and don't ... never enough.

    POKE 23693,0 (or whatever) has ... and they don't seem to work for me, unless ...
    GreenCard GreenCard April 2019 Sinclair Basic
  • Game endings..which are your best / worst ones?I'm not sure how valid this is on a spectrum site considering the memory capacity of the machine,but were there any games out there with any good gam…

    ... so it's a very BASIC ending but at least you ... [/B] ... (The face from the loading screen appears with quite a ... freely, but there is nowhere to hide or escape - nothing
    can ... could get to see without using the Software Projects "official" poke
    jil jil May 2005 Games
  • Unprotecting games without knowning m.c.DivIDE or MB02 users don't need unprotected games, but those who still use the Microdrive, Wafadrive, Timex FDD, +3, Plus D, Disciple or use the new …

    ... routines that effectively strip the loading scheme (Speedlock/Bleepload) ... the raw code ready to transfer to your particular storage ... or uncompress and return to basic - poke to your heart's content then ... being able to reset the system variables and hide the ...
    jp jp June 2008 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Stopping the loading messages...Hi Folks, As you know, the ZX BASIC kindly reports the program, bytes or data that you have loaded on the screen. To stop these appearing I was thi…

    ... for a way to hide the BASIC print message during loading. I studied ... not find a way to stop the message being ... printed to screen at all...
    < ... teenager that I had a poke to remove the message?
    ... if I want to hide the message :D
    ASM ASM November 2010 Sinclair Basic
  • BASIC Listing for loading screens then gameCould someone explain the code required to load a screen image followed by the game file please? I've lost my notes on loading the game (which I thin…

    ... POKE 23624,N, CLS or CLEAR, how many blocks to load, 100% Basic ... or Basic with some machine ... in Basic, optional use of filenames and addresses when loading files ... your questions has to do with the correct way to hide "Bytes" ...
    zxbruno zxbruno March 2011 Development
  • New platform game: Sid SpannersHi all, here is my Christmas present. A new platform game (well, more of a mini-game really). [url=http://java.cms.livjm.ac.uk/homepage/staff/cmspc…

    ... PAPER colours in order to hide the "Loading:" text. (Has to be any row ... />
    or just add poke 23739,111 to the loader, after the ... to

    that's what Mr.Cauldwell does in his basic ...
    BiNMaN BiNMaN April 2011 Brand new software
  • Alkatraz Protection System - "How to" and compo?I'm thinking about writing a "how to" regarding the [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0020807"]Alkatraz Protection System[/URL].…

    ... case of getting the BASIC loader to do what you want ... to this! We'll enter the name we want the first BASIC block to ... border to 0, clear the screen, put in a BASIC protection poke ... and then finish off with the traditional Ultimate loading ...
    jp jp November 2014 Announcements
  • How to Poke a real Spectrum....Hi everyone. Can anyone remind me how to use POKES? (using a real Spectrum, not via the tipshop on an emulator). I've searched around and I can't f…

    ... would do things like hide the loading messages to stop them printing ... the user tried to press BREAK to interrupt the loading.

    BASIC and use a POKE to change its line ... the BASIC program, which turned out to be the machine code loading ...
    joefish joefish January 2016 Games
  • Quiz V - the revenge of D`n`C Ok, 50 quick fire questions.. some cryptic - you`ll have un unravel the clues to get the game name, while others are description of the game. Ther…

    ... un unravel the clues to get the game name, while others are ... up. A wonderful way to GO!
    Name both games.
    (2 ... the objects to their rightful place and world.
    Name the game ... the Millenium Dustbin to flee From Drill.
    Name the alien.
    MatGubbins MatGubbins May 2002 Games
  • 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…

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

    Thanks,
    kim kim August 2002 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Help me to remember the name of a gameHello! I remember playing a game for hours when I was young but unfortunately I can't remember the name of it. I think it was set on an abandoned su…

    ... I can't remember the name of it. I think it ... an abandoned submarine. You had to collect three of a certain ... through white doors to get from one room to another. Some of ... - just not the name! I'd love to play it again, can ...
    Gaynor Gaynor September 2002 Games
  • Multiface 128 - change loading messageAny idea how I can change the default behavour of the multiface? When I use it to save games it always displays "M128 Loading". I'd lke to be able …

    ... use it to save games it always displays "M128 Loading". I'd ... lke to be able to change that to the Game name or ... program , which is very slow to do, any other way?
    mlasham mlasham July 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
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