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compressing basicI thought I'd ask here instead of the basic forum.. in the sense of giving me 1 command line, and NOT the whole listing joined up etc. and it uncom…
... ask here instead of the basic forum..
... can get it to compress basic.. and give you a ... it runs.. obv. the basic is uncompressed and you ... is to stack some basic programs together and re- ... that uses bog standard basic, without any new commands ... -
Simultaneous key presses in BASICIs there a way to check for 2 simultaneous key presses in BASIC? I use if inkey$="z" then goto... but that only lets me check for 1 key press at a…
Is there a way to check for 2 simultaneous key presses in BASIC?
I use
if inkey$="z" then goto...
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Help with broken QLHi, I picked up a QL recently but find that after a while the keyboard stops responding. Any ideas what could be wrong? Thanks
Hi,
I picked up a QL recently but find that after a while the keyboard stops responding.
Any ideas what could be wrong?
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Adventure games written in basic (commercial)This thread partly got me thinking > [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=31141[/url] But I'd like to know about adventure ga…
... or without graphics) written in Basic :) , I'm trying to exclude ... and main game should be Basic.
I can quickly ... -
bast, the Basic tapemaker for LinuxAnnouncing a new utility, [b]bast[/b], the BASIC Tapemaker. Now available: version 0.2.3 (alpha) for Linux. At: [url]http://github.com/ec429/bast/do…
... utility, [b]bast[/b], the BASIC Tapemaker.
Now available: ... plain text files containing Sinclair BASIC source code, and produces ... not only line-numbers of BASIC statements but also their ... which will read not only BASIC files but also assembly language ... -
Geek Time! Linus Torvalds and Jeremy Allison talk about the Sinclair QLTwo famous ex QL?ers who made a difference in the IT world met at LinuxCon in Sao Paolo, Brazil recently. On a spare minute at an excursion to the Sa…
... their experiences with the Sinclair QL. This has been filmed ... br /> [url]http://tinyurl.com/ql-videos[/url]
(third ... br />
Jeremy?s QL best known QL contributions are ARC and ... more than retro! - Always remember: QL forever!
Website: [url]http ... -
Basic EditorWould this make sense or serve any purpose for anyone here? On the iPhone/iPad a Basic editor where you can write your basic code while on the go an…
... On the iPhone/iPad a Basic editor where you can ... write your basic code while on the ... trying to write a basic compiler as the keyboard ... view. So a plain Basic interpreter that checks for ... syntax, tokenizes and runs BASIC programs. Also looking for ... -
Loading BASIC programs stored as "bytes:"Hi all, I have a question regarding loading BASIC programs, that I managed to save as machine code (I suppose) when I was a child, as a result of e…
... have a question regarding loading BASIC programs, that I managed to ... where ZX Spectrum 48k stores BASIC programs upon loading them. Does ... -
Bandersnatch QLSo wikipedia states that a running full version of bandersnatch was completed for the ql, has anyone tried to dig around & get hold of it? If not, i…
So wikipedia states that a running full version of bandersnatch was completed for the ql, has anyone tried to dig around & get hold of it?
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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?
"QL & Mac are 25" Show Oct 31st / Nov 1st - Session videos now online!Finally the video footage has been catalogued, ordered, brushed up (video noise, audio volume), edited and became a final directors cut. Then the 24 …
... /> [url]http://tinyurl.com/ql-mac-show[/url]
< ... Apple II, ZX Spectrum, Lisa, QL, Innovation, Design, Steve Jobs, ... emulation on i86...
QL forever...
Cheers, ... more than retro! - Always remember: QL forever!
Website: [url] ...Arrays in Spectrum basicHi everyone, I've recently begun learning to programme in Spectrum and want to write a text adventure. Could someone give me an example or help me o…
... needs.
I'm running Basic on Spectaculator and intend to ...Noobish questions about QL.1. Is it worth buying? :D 2. Is it cool? ;D 3. Are there any good games? 4. How are prices for it? 5. Is it worth the price? 6. Is it rare? 7. Are ga…
ZX Flight - flight simulator (Basic)Yesterday I found this BASIC flight simulator on an old tape. Obviously this is a my type-in from an old ex-Yugoslavian magazine from mid 80s. I did …
Yesterday I found this BASIC flight simulator on an old ... also mostly done in the basic), we can say that this ... worthy competitor.
Unfortunately spectrum Basic is pretty slow for this ...Problem with se basicI use MB02 memory paging (ram 16kB instead 48rom) and via one OUT 23,xx can switch between original 48 rom and SE ROM. But if I write basic program i…
I use MB02 memory paging (ram 16kB instead 48rom) and via one OUT 23,xx can switch between original 48 rom and SE ROM. But if I write basic program in 48 basic and switch to SE BASIC then show basic incorrect. Why ?New QL forumNot sure if this should go in Chit-Chat or here. Just wanted to share the following url: [url]http://qlforum.co.uk/[/url] Might be of interest to Q…
Not sure if this should go in Chit-Chat or here. Just wanted to share the following url:
[url]http://qlforum.co.uk/[/url]
Might be of interest to QL users out there.Sinclair QL testingI have two QL machines that seem to be working fine, although i have no cartridge with software to test the microdrives for the moment. I know there…
I have two QL machines that seem to be ... there a ROM for the QL (like there was for the ...How to connect a ZX Spectrum to a QL (RGB) monitorI recently acquired a pretty nice (old) original QL Vision color monitor. It works GREAT with the QL and the ZX 128K. The normal ZX Spectrum however,…
... a pretty nice (old) original QL Vision color monitor. It works ... GREAT with the QL and the ZX 128K. The ...Best way for programming in BASIC?New to the ZX Spectrum, and fixing up ccowley's vbSpec emulator. Aside from that, I would also like to try programming a game or two in BASIC. What's…
New to the ZX Spectrum, and fixing up ccowley's vbSpec emulator. Aside from that, I would also like to try programming a game or two in BASIC. What's the fastest way to program in BASIC in a Windows environment?Sinclair BASIC manual cover artHello, dose anyone out there have any information or links regarding the art work on the 48k's Sinclair BASIC cover ?, I've always thought it was rea…
... on the 48k's Sinclair BASIC cover ?, I've always thought ...Extremely rare example of a Sinclair QL with DongleWe have now managed to resurrect an early example of the Sinclair QL home computer as it was first unveiled to the expectant media, complete with the…
... example of the Sinclair QL home computer as it ... contained one third of the QL's operating system.
... of being involved with the QL, this is the first ... modifications to make the QL more reliable and even ... got their hands on the QL, the operating system was ...Compiling Basic to MCHello, I have a lot of long Basic programs. These are mostly strategy programs, good but slow. I was thinking about how to speed them up without com…
... have a lot of long Basic programs. These are mostly strategy ...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…
Could 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 think was CHAIN "") from a BASIC listing..
Thank you..Question about QL composite modI am servicing my two QL machines (capacitor replacement, pcb and plastics cleaning, microdrives head cleaning, 7805 replacement etc). I already fin…
I am servicing my two QL machines (capacitor replacement, pcb and ... composite mod on this QL because the QL has the exact same ...A type-in BASIC platformer that's worth a goWorking on some type-ins for TTFn, from Games Computing, I came across [url=http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~jg27paw4/pourri/patpostman.zip]The Adve…
... that's written entirely in BASIC. I've shown a few ...SE Basic Type-ins^Pete suggested creating a sticky thread for SE Basic discussion. I thought a Type-ins thread might also be useful. Up to the mods if they want to ma…
^Pete suggested creating a sticky thread for SE Basic discussion. I thought a Type-ins thread might also be useful. Up to the mods if they want to make it sticky or not (although this used to be the SE Basic forum and I used to be its owner).SE Basic questionsI've got a 128k heatsink machine which I'm working on modding to include a proper keyboard and built in DivIDE+.. Was I right in reading that the S…
... in reading that the SE BASIC ROM can be plugged into ...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 ...Sinclair QL ProblemHi there. I purchased recently four Sinclair QL for a not small amount of money. Two german and two english, they are mixed: British or European conn…
... . I purchased recently four Sinclair QL for a not small amount ...Retro-X : RXA format?Hi! I've used Retro-X to convert a short AVI video into a RXA format anim file, using QL lowres mode (mode 8, 256x256). Peeking at the resulting file…
... RXA format anim file, using QL lowres mode (mode 8, 256x256 ... with the same arrangement the QL screen uses.
But ... to decode, at least for basic fields as frame size, number ...
