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how are character sets (fonts) stored?i know its in 768 bytes of memory. does it store each character in blocks of 8 bytes or is it just a continuation of bytes from start to finish addre…
i know its in 768 bytes of memory. does it store each character in blocks of 8 bytes or is it just a continuation of bytes from start to finish address? -
SpecBAS 0.971 now available!https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B6gXsz43xir_eV9JbWhUZ1Rxc0k Fixes a few occasional crashes and sorts out a few bugs in the editor. Also allows …
... allows concatenated statements with the ";" character - like PRINT, but for everything:
What are the "lost" Ultimate arcade games?I've always been really curious to know what Ultimate did before they were Ultimate, and I've been having a little dig around. We know for sure t…
... exactly 11 games including Blue Print[/url], ie 10 others ... br />
That wizard character will look awfully familiar to ... similar front end to Blue Print. Interestingly, it does share ... />
- Dingo
- Blue Print
- Check Man
- Wizz ...ZEsarUX 8.1 stableHi! I've uploaded a new ZEsarUX 8.1 stable version. Go to the github released webpage to download it: https://github.com/chernandezba/zesaru…
... to disable looking for alternate character sets from sysvar 23606/7 ... snapshot from ZRCP
-print-footer: print message on footer
-put ...Mighty Music ProgramsI'd like to think I'm reasonably proficient (after all of 32 years) in the 128K Spectrum's PLAY command. However, this program is absolutely nothi…
... [i]long[/i] listing of PRINT AT (...AT, AT, AT, ... on how to convert PRINT AT coordinates into PLOT ... into more and more character sets, but I figured ... this is enough for now. Character set "C3" would probably ... p and m and print them alongside each other to ...how do i set this code up, so i can print more than one line of text?well i got it working but how do i set this code up, so i can print more than one line of text? with a loop or something? not sure where to start on …
... code up, so i can print more than one line of ... like to know how to print longer messages, as long as ...why am i getting b integer out of range in this code?ive tried running this in spin but thats what i get [code]main org 40000; ; We want a black screen. ld a,71 ; white ink (7) on black paper (0…
... ,22 ; control code for AT character.
rst 16
call ...
; Show player at current print position.
splayr ld a ... .
ld a,32 ; SPACE character.
rst 16 ; display space ...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 …
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; Show player at current print position.
splayr ld a ... .
ld a,32 ; SPACE character.
rst 16 ; display space ...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…
... USR 60000
300 PRINT AT RND*20,30;"*"
print a character to the right. If ... game.
Then we print the score right after scrolling ... t=USR 60000
200 PRINT AT 21,0;"score : ... ";s;
300 PRINT AT RND*20,30;"*"
How do you get the GRAPHICS cursor in 128 Basic?I know its something plus the 9 key but I cannot discover what! I just typed in a simple UDG maker which allocates the data to USR "P" but I even …
I know its something plus the 9 key but I cannot discover what! I just typed in a simple UDG maker which allocates the data to USR "P" but I even tried print usr "p" after loading in the binary to make a character and that wouldn't work either.Is it me or is the +2 manual nowhere as good as the original?I think it's probably as much to do with my ageing brain as the bloody manual for the Spectrum +2 from Amstrad but the explanations don't make as muc…
... the data to create a character, such as the symbol for ... the screen coordinates for both PRINT and PLOT.
Then ...CODE instruction in array$ PRINTSo I'm still plugging away at BASIC and have found a line of code (another!) that's really puzzling me. The line is as follows: PRINT A$(P+Q TO P…
... line is as follows:
PRINT A$(P+Q TO P ... code line, it reads:
Print the characters from index 481 ... is 8).
i.e. PRINT A$(481 TO 488). The ...Earliest game to use custom character set ?The [url="https://worldofspectrum.org/forums/discussion/58040/who-has-got-the-earliest-zx-spectrum-software/"][b]topic here[/b][/url] about early sof…
... game to use a custom character aka "font" set 0-9 ...SP1: Print text outside the game sp1_RectHi, Is it possible to print outside the usual sp1_Rect defined for SP1? My idea is to have a small sp1_Rect for the game and print text outside fo…
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Is it possible to print outside the usual sp1_Rect defined ... sp1_Rect for the game and print text outside for lifes, scores ...Textured Scanline Flood Fill for ZX Spectrum 48KPity that it's quite hard to contribute code to WoS in a straightforward manner. Recently, I have created a textured/hatched fill M/C routine for the…
... (RND*30)
330 REM Character fill
340 POKE 63692 ... /> 520 STOP
9000 PRINT "{AT 10,11}WAIT..."
9020 READ a$: PRINT "{AT 20,0}";a$
Hook CodesIf you've dug into the Interface 1 this should be an easy question. I last had 'em circa 1990 while I can remember the things they did Start Motor C…
... A.
1C PRINT 19EC 1EE0 1EE2 print CHR$ A on system ... output character code in A.
1F LPRINT 19FC 1EF0 1EF2 print ... 1EFF read in the next PRINT buffer.
26 WRITE_S 11FF ... 1F0B 1F0D read in a PRINT buffer.
28 READ_R ...A game that took the Spectrum to its maximumWhat Spectrum games took it to the maximum of its capacity? I think R-Type is a good example. What are yours?
... and/or V border and print anywhere on the screen. The ... line in CP/M, 8x8 character. However, except for some partial ...helpHi, I am new to this forum. I have purchased a Speccy from ebay but I am having trouble getting any games to load. I dont really have much technical…
i fear princm is wrong.
on plain spectrum 48k, right after resetting PRINT PEEK 65530 will return 66, as it is the 3rd byte in the bitmap of the 'U' UDG character.
i suspect he wanted to write PRINT PEEK 65535, which returns 0.Speccy machine code info where is it?Recently I've been trying to learn Z80 and I've managed to make limited progress (some of my routines even compile now!) but I seem to be having trou…
... lines (8 vertical pixels per character line)
4. Horizontally ... 31)
To print a character at (10,12):
... is a close connection between character coordinates, screen address and ... several of these pixel, character and attribute routines in the ...AssemblersOk, two quick questions for you guys: 1) Can anyone give me a link to the Prometheus Assembler ? 2) Does anyone know of an assembler that satisfies …
... /> SShift+Q = delete character
SShift+E = Insert character
SShift+Y ... simple printroutine
; start with PRINT USR 5E4
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Anyone for a hacking challenge ?I have to get the DSK version of Tomahawk to work. It uses the well-known Digital Integration "SECURITY CODE" lock just like in Bobsled, ATF, etc. Th…
Here's the Lenslok proggy I chose...
It's TT RACER but I'd imagine the following could be applied to all Lenslok games...
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TT RACER AND LENSLOK
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Ok, So the ...Text compressionI'm sure I remember seeing a short machine code routine published in a (very random) multi-machine listings magazine way back in the mists of time, w…
... can be done with
PRINT AT INT(POS/2),X ... $(144) : REM GRAPH+A holds character, left or right filled depending ...Text compressionI'm sure I remember seeing a short machine code routine published in a (very random) multi-machine listings magazine way back in the mists of time, w…
Ok, 6 * 8 is better, but less easy to comnpute the print (OVER) position.
Take a look at TORNADO ASSEMBLER for a 64 Kol Character set.Text compressionI'm sure I remember seeing a short machine code routine published in a (very random) multi-machine listings magazine way back in the mists of time, w…
... Neither use a proportionally spaced character set. The Hobbit has some ... fair amount of next-door-character clash, especially with two ... statement such as PRINT AT 0,35; to print in the ... br />
Presumably redefining the character set would take up less ...Text compressionI'm sure I remember seeing a short machine code routine published in a (very random) multi-machine listings magazine way back in the mists of time, w…
... now successfully saved the Defender character set as machine code: ... BASIC loader and the character set loading as machine ... which defines a new character set character by character, just by INPUTting ... the revised PRINT grid before or after the character set? I ...Text compressionI'm sure I remember seeing a short machine code routine published in a (very random) multi-machine listings magazine way back in the mists of time, w…
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Here's the new character set, in BASIC form.
character square are ignored. In this ... character set, it's the two ... to use statements such as PRINT AT 0,41; for the ...Long Lost ListingsWay back in the day when I still had those three issues of Sinclair Programs (which got lost in the Great House Move of three years ago DAMNDAMNDAMN)…
... the overall effect is 6x8 character squares, with 42 characters per ... . It's not *quite* the PRINT AT 0,41; routine I ...POKE, PEEK and RANDOMIZE USRAnyone got a store of useful POKES, or RANDOMIZE USR statements with interesting effects? As a start, try anything from RANDOMIZE USR 1216 to RANDOM…
... $=CHR$ (PEEK N)
30 PRINT N,PEEK N;" ";
40 ... PEEK N>=32 THEN PRINT B$
50 IF PEEK ... N>32 THEN PRINT
60 NEXT N
character 32) with 8 (backspace). This ...Scrolling string variablesCan anyone help me with this for a program I'm writing on the spectrum. There was a command in speccy basic that would let you scroll a string variab…
... variable left or right one character with wraparound - can anyone remember ... LET A$="ABCDEFG"
20 PRINT A$
30 LET A ...
