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Randomize usrHi, I've often wondered why/how they came up with RANDOMIZE USR <memory address> to invoke machine code couldn't they have used a better keyword (e…
... /> If 48K BASIC had a means to have an expression that threw away ... can be done with 128K basic immediate mode and the 128K ... -
Randomize usrHi, I've often wondered why/how they came up with RANDOMIZE USR <memory address> to invoke machine code couldn't they have used a better keyword (e…
... ;411103]If 48K BASIC had a means to have an expression that threw ... -
Randomize usrHi, I've often wondered why/how they came up with RANDOMIZE USR <memory address> to invoke machine code couldn't they have used a better keyword (e…
... :) (Thats for routines that don't actually return to basic ofcourse ;-) which ... /> I hadn't thought about that but I've just realized ... that GO TO USR x could ... line to run next in programs that do return to BASIC. -
Randomize usrHi, I've often wondered why/how they came up with RANDOMIZE USR <memory address> to invoke machine code couldn't they have used a better keyword (e…
... . I already mentioned that 128K can do it ... /> [QUOTE=LCD;411433]128K Basic can use USR alone. Remember ... the 128 ROM that's evaluating that function. This line ... If 48K BASIC had a means to have an expression that ... done with 128K [b]basic immediate mode[/b] and ... -
Usr 0I have noted there are some games / applications / demos which have to be loaded in USR 0 mode on a 128K Machine ("Randomize USR 0" in 128K BASIC the…
It means that you can still access the ... going on, but since the 48K Basic ROM doesn't know about ... /> By contrast, if you select 48K Basic from the menu, 128K memory ... -
2007, and still no NIC and browser for the Speccy?I've started to read all the w.o.s. threads, starting by the ones that came up with the search function, using the keywords of the topics that intere…
... . This means you can write programs that use the network just as ... clients.
* BASIC extensions that allow BASIC programmers to write programs that can use the ... socket interface using BASIC ... -
Games Notorious for F*cking UpThis is a thread dedicated to games notorious for f*cking up or crashing mid-game (48K and 128K games). :) Music demos are also welcome. My experien…
... to 48K BASIC (I was using a +2A). And that pissed ... version would reset to BASIC after 10 minutes (even ... it'd crash to 48K BASIC with either "2 Variable ... to BASIC - and I've NEVER had that happen ... 48K games in my experience. Especially if they crash to BASIC ... -
Randomize usrHi, I've often wondered why/how they came up with RANDOMIZE USR <memory address> to invoke machine code couldn't they have used a better keyword (e…
... hadn't thought about that but I've just ... realized that GO TO USR x ... to run next in programs that do return to BASIC.[/QUOTE]
< ... curiosity, I wonder which BASIC command uses the least amount ... Would the following line of BASIC use up more or less ... -
MOD calculator function?How do I for example, do LET a=(MOD n,9). I can do it a long winded way using cross-addition until the answer is a single digit. So 13763 MOD 9 wou…
... would be to hack the Basic parser to add % as a ... being done before (probably because Basic programs that only run on your custom ... -
Usr 0I have noted there are some games / applications / demos which have to be loaded in USR 0 mode on a 128K Machine ("Randomize USR 0" in 128K BASIC the…
It doesn't retain all 128k features. You lose the 128 basic PLAY and SPECTRUM commands. Programs that have them will not work.
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Most impressive game you've ever seen which has been written in speccy BASIC?What's the most impressive speccy game you've ever seen that's been written solely in speccy BASIC? +3 Basic or 48k basic. No machine code routines…
... that's been written solely in speccy BASIC?
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more memoryi dunno if this has been mentioned, apologies if it has (i cant be arsed to search :P) Ive just been reading about the zx81 and it popped into my he…
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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…
... br /> the instructions say that it's compatible with ... :
"* SE Basic is not designed to be ... used as the BASIC ROM in conjunction with ... QUOTE]
that just means that you shouldn't use ... it in place of the 48k basic ... -
Gaming Epiphany?!?!?Not sure if this has been asked before, but, here goes. I was wondering which games people had played on what ever system and thought 'WOW now that?…
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That position went to doom/underworlde ... , require no maintenance and little thought (though sadly even that little ... I'm more into games that require a bit of thought (RTS ... has made loads of comedy programs in the few years it ... -
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... playing but also programming in BASIC. I was 8 years old ... remember copying and modifying the programs that came in the Instruction Book ... the times :)
Sadly, that +2A "died". Nowadays, I am ... -
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... playing but also programming in BASIC. I was 8 years old ... remember copying and modifying the programs that came in the Instruction Book ... the times :)
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Game MusicI'm looking at revamping the original version of football manager - I still prefer it by far to any later ones. I've done a few snazzy bits of graph…
... freely stealable sound/music routines that I can, for preference, ... ZX Basic Compiler?
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The one thing that ... music data as output. Programs that use the output simply call ... also supplies a single player that is compatible with all ... -
Load "" code gamesastro blaster by quicksilva Transylvanian towers by richard shepard there must be loads more I guess ?
... you count the games that had a BASIC-loader with LOAD "" CODE ... kill CITY HALL
(both 48K so no room for copyprogram ... .org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0019188"]48K(raak)[/URL] did the job ... -
Questions about Velesoft boot BIOS for divIDEI've been playing with that new BIOS, and I've got some questions not answered in readme. When powering the computer, it shows a menu with some firm…
... ]I've been playing with that new BIOS, and I've ... another firmware (ESXDOS beta) into that bin file?
Can ... they only work starting in 48K basic?[/QUOTE]
Yes. BIOS ... only if you select "48 BASIC" in BOOT menu. But all ... -
Midi Out from machine codeI need to send midi-signals by machine code, while Basic is too slow for my current project. I already read I can use hookcode #11E, but I have some …
... vectors), AND make shure that the ROM you started from ... to the interrupt routine in 'BASIC' ROM1. See ROM0 address ... OUT (C),A ; back to 48K rom (rom 1)
POP ... tried this in Fuse from 48K basic when I selected a ... get 42 as result, that is the value at 4515 ... -
Midi Out from machine codeI need to send midi-signals by machine code, while Basic is too slow for my current project. I already read I can use hookcode #11E, but I have some …
... =zxbruno;435584]If you enter 48K mode from the main menu ... gone. If you prefer the 48K editor and don't want ... if his +DivIDE firmware that automatically switches to 48K Basic, leaves the paging ... -
48K -128K upgradeHas anybody ever made, or is it possible to make an upgrade module for a 48K spectrum that will let you operate it like a 128K Spectrum, and back aga…
... ]Thanks Mr Beep, that is interseting. That would mean that 48K games would still ... /> It's visible on demos (that require full computer's resources). But ... -
Vic 20 game better than Speccy version?Years ago, when I had my Vic 20 I had a game called Blitz, it was on the welcome tape in fact. Very simple game, but strangely addictive. For those t…
... but as it's in BASIC it is a bit toooooo ... , purple and orange hues that the VIC can display.
that I must admit, I ... try it, and the other programs that you have suggested. I am ... still amazed that this can be done at ... -
z80 emulator with converter ?Hi i am finding the old z80 emulator v2 or v3, dont remember. Some of these versions have the snapshopt to 1.45 converter that allows us to conver t…
... #z80]this WoS page[/url]; that's the one I've ... address (romz80.bas). I presumed that was the file which you ... copy of the original 48K ROM so that games that won't normally ... played. Please note that both these programs only support 48K snapshots, and only ... -
Crap games that you fondly rememberCant remember if this ones been done before tbh, but we always have classic games threads so heres one slightly different :P what crapper games do yo…
... played were amongst the programs in my 48k intro pack: Chequered Flag ... play to this day, and that's Horace Goes Skiing - loved ... -
Rom Routines list ?Exist some document that show detailled the routines on the spectrum ROM ? Ad for the Spectrum +3 ? are they the same or exist more ? Example i was …
[QUOTE]The most curious is that i inserted ths into the ... routine is the same that in the basic plot x,y. But ... 9090 or 2382h in the 48k ROM. -
How to insert special characters in Basic and ASM ?Look the next picture. [IMG]http://img25.imageshack.us/img25/9479/scode.jpg[/IMG] I dont know how to insert these black and diagonal characters. No…
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I think that are a part of the ... them because i found this basic.[/QUOTE]
... said UDG.. you know what that means? [B]USER[/B] ... them
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ZxCam 1.2 on the App Store[URL=http://itunes.com/apps/zxcam]ZxCam[/URL] has been updated, and is available on the App Store. The sound from the tape player is louder, which ma…
... myself, but I'm guessing that the tape image just contains ... screen data file, without a Basic loader program (which is what ... K if you're in 48K Basic. -
c64 emulator WinVice & some issuesWell, I found a few c64 cassetes in a charity shop, including some by Ultimate Play The Game that never came out on the Spectrum, and I also have an …
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Extended Basic InstructionsThis is the first time I send on this forum. First of all I send you a friendly "Hello" from Belgium, and I hope that you'll excuse my bad english..…
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Here is the 48k Basic manual in html.
[url ... is ZX Basic development tool. That comes with a 48k basic manual in a ...
