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Help required using DivIDE / SE BASICHi, Like others of you, I have pre-ordered a [b]DivIDE Plus[/b] from rwap services but I am trying to get to grips with some of the firmware that ha…
... standard instruction manual on Extended BASIC commands and their function anywhere ... the "family tree" of SE BASIC, ResiDos, etc.. would be helpful ... I am sure that Extended BASIC commands have "evolved"
Those RANDOMIZE USR lines that look like tape loading...I often see on here people mentioning those RANDOMIZE USR lines which when entered, seem to simulate a tape loading, with the colours and lines in th…
... people mentioning those RANDOMIZE USR lines which when entered, seem to ... loading, with the colours and lines in the borders. This is ... which shows blue and black lines and from then on I ...How to compile a BASin program with Hisoft Basic Compiler?If I write a Basic program with the BASin application and then wants to use Hisoft Basic Compiler to compile to machine code, what are the steps to a…
If I write a Basic program with the BASin application ... then wants to use Hisoft Basic Compiler to compile to machine ... then load the basic program. But must the basic program be in ...Evaluation of IF?I am wondering how the "run-time compiler" (i.e. running the basic program) does evaluate IF statements, that is: does the statement get checked firs…
... compiler" (i.e. running the basic program) does evaluate IF statements ... /> How much of these two lines has to be processed if ...Comments for small "sprite" routine wantedI have just written my first machine code program and I am quite happy (and proud) to get it working! :smile: As a child I never learned anything e…
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I used a basic program to load some "graphic ... at 35000, get the basic and machine code [URL ... ;address of graphic loaded by basic
ld b,8 ... dec e ;decrease counter for lines
jr nz,loop1 ; ... B]
ret ;return to basic
[B] ...Name the game, vol. 34829048390Alright, it was a game where you dig through the ground and have to collect some items while watching out for falling rocks (even though I'm pretty …
... remember it was written in Basic, so it would really slow ... I end up writing twenty lines of description (there is already ...The Non Randomness of Sam BasicHows about this for weird. Hardly ever bothered with such simple stuff before but this is what I just did on the Sam ( as in a real one now I've got …
Project: M.u.l.e.Wokani came up with a great idea about trying an open-development approach for spectrum games, and I thought why not try with a game I have under dev…
... even those only familiar with basic) will be able to ... to continue producing MULEs, the basic workhorse of plot developments. ... The project contains around 3000 lines of source, not including graphics ... s explained, even for the basic people. The code will ...How do I clear only a specific area of a screen (quickly) in machine code ?I'm looking for a machine code routine which will clear the first 20 rows of the Spectrum's display (or any number of rows or columns) . I have found…
... , is no quicker then the basic FOR F=0 TO 19 ... clears a specific number of lines
(which may be difficult ...Collision detectionI understand the basic methods for testing for collisions but I have question about the trickier situation of testing for when shots hit the backgrou…
I understand the basic methods for testing for collisions ... the shot occupies (ie. 4 lines high shots). If its not ...+3dos BASIC Headers - Char and Number ArraysHi. I'm almost ready to release the first beta of "3eExplorer" my utility for extracting files from a +3e HDD/CF image. It's actually going quite w…
... +3DOS file header the "+3 BASIC header data" is the same ... a .TAP file...[CODE]+3 BASIC header:
0x0f : Type
Using a multiface to exit to BasicBack in the days I was always fascinated with the idea of getting access to BASIC listings inside a program or game. I was able to work a way around …
... idea of getting access to BASIC listings inside a program or ... are some games with a BASIC listing inside the code, especially ... remembers any game that has BASIC listings (inside the game of ...super-quick games in BASIC?do you think, games written in BASIC could run flawlessly at high speed when run in a speccy emulator at, say, 1000% speed? (i wonder, speccy is rare…
do you think, games written in BASIC could run flawlessly at high speed when run in a speccy emulator at, say, 1000% speed?
(i wonder, speccy is rarely used in this way - it's even more platform independent then JAVA! :-))) )What did Spectrum BASIC lack (and was BBC BASIC so good?)Over the years, I've read in various multi-format magazines, that BBC BASIC was probably the best BASIC available on an 8-bit machine. I've never use…
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2) What did Spectrum BASIC lack that might have been ... regarding a BBC vs. Spectrum BASIC comparison, I'd have to ... to write a few very basic BASIC programs for Computer Studies.spectrum basic documentationhi. once, i programmed in spectrum basic, yet, i forgot almost everything already. is there a downloadable text which would help me to refresh my the…
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once, i programmed in spectrum basic, yet, i forgot almost everything already. is there a downloadable text which would help me to refresh my the syntax in my memory?
TIASpeech In BASICIs it possible to produce any speech in just Spectrum BASIC?
Is it possible to produce any speech in just Spectrum BASIC?Vector drawing routines.Anybody could point me to some sort of vector drawing package of routines, callable from BASIC? With "vector drawing" I mean to draw 2D pictures with…
... BASIC? With "vector drawing" I mean to draw 2D pictures with lines ...One Liner - Machine CodeHi Dr. BEEP, Digital Prawn, et. al., I think that what you guys have achieved with the one liner contest is absolutely amazing. It brought about wh…
... whole new concepts in ZX BASIC that no one could have ... into three and a bit lines, leaving me with 18.5 ... lines for the machine code "payload". ... do in that 18.5 lines is down to a machine ... ) keys. You can return to BASIC by pressing "a" (quit).
Starting on machine code - BASIC first?Howdy. If I wanted to start learning machine code for the speccy, from scratch, would you recommend I learn BASIC first or is it entirely possible to…
... , would you recommend I learn BASIC first or is it entirely ... start machine code with minimal BASIC knowledge?
Also (and the ... the first place without the BASIC keywords getting in the way ...line editing in emulatorhi, it's been a very very long time since i messed around in basic on the speccy.. wrote a couple of games back then on the original machine.. and w…
... since i messed around in basic on the speccy..
wrote ... ', right? how come there's lines in my listing which i ... same problem with the same lines using both spectaculator and spin ...How could you hear if loading BASIC or MC?When loading a Spectrum program from tape you could usually hear from the sound if it is a BASIC or is some machine code program *. My question is, w…
... sound if it is a BASIC or is some machine code ... the differens?
In BASIC I assume that the keyword ... command, so should not a Basic program in memory (and to ... sounds hard and tight, and BASIC more light and open. :smile ...How to add basic commands like "!command"Hi all, is there some where in the forums a thread dealind with the topic how to add basic commands? How are the commands for example of Basic+ are …
... the topic how to add basic commands?
How are the ... commands for example of Basic+ are added? Usual they are ...ZX Spectrum ScreenHello folks! I know, that ZX Spectrum has character resolution 32x24. And you can't write with PRINT AT command to last two lines. But, I know that…
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I know, that ZX Spectrum has character resolution 32x24. And you can't write with PRINT AT command to last two lines.
But, I know that it's possible (from BASIC). Anyone know how that can be done? Maybe some POKEs?Sinclair ZX Spectrum - Basic Programming BookSinclair ZX Spectrum - Basic Programming Book Good, clean, unsoiled condition. A must have item for any Sinclair Spectrum Fan. [URL="http://cgi.eb…
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Good, ...basito: CPC Basic interpreterHello. I'm writing a Basic Interpreter compatible with the Amstrad CPC series Locomotive Basic. It's still in a very early development stage, but al…
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I'm writing a Basic Interpreter compatible with the Amstrad ... CPC series Locomotive Basic. It's still in a ...Can someone ID this Basic listingthe basic is on [url=http://www.jupiter-ace.co.uk/review_soundcard.html]this page[/url] at the bottom, I think it could from an Oric? Never having …
the basic is on [url=http://www.jupiter-ace.co.uk/review_soundcard.html]this page[/url] at the bottom, I think it could from an Oric?
Never having an Oric I would not know for sure, or what BASIC it is from.
many thanks!ANNOUNCE: BASin r14 is up. New SCREEN$ paintbox included.Hi all, Well, I can't sit on this any longer - so I've released it. Let's all get a good testing session going, eh? You can get the new BASin [url=…
... of this is that the BASIC debugging windows are available whilst ... into memory or translated into BASIC. It can import as ... the original line remains in BASIC memory. This may break ... line overwrite protection caused overwritten lines to be merged rather than ...Understanding extensions to the BASIC parserFor a while, I've had a rather 'rinkety dink' extension to BASIC via an RST 8 trap in hardware, just so that I can send stuff to a Spectrum over ethe…
... rather 'rinkety dink' extension to BASIC via an RST 8 trap ...Quick q. on MC vs. BASIC (boring question)No matter how long or tedious the programming/testing may be ... Is Machine Code [B]ALWAYS[/B] faster than BASIC?
No matter how long or tedious the programming/testing may be ... Is Machine Code [B]ALWAYS[/B] faster than BASIC?Beta BasicWhilst testing my 16K Speccy emulator for CCG2008, I wanted to load Beta Basic. I know v1.0 supported 16K models, but the TAP file online only contai…
... , I wanted to load Beta Basic. I know v1.0 supported ...
