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What if there was no memory or space limitation?What if there was no memory or space limitation? We've had topics about the limitations of the Speccy's hardware, topics where we discussed how good …
... strong parsers can be implemented in reasonable run-time on a ... this data in somewhere, at which point all RAM above the BASIC 48K ... -
What if there was no memory or space limitation?What if there was no memory or space limitation? We've had topics about the limitations of the Speccy's hardware, topics where we discussed how good …
... data in somewhere, at which point all RAM above the BASIC 48K ... do when dealing with paginated RAM? Yes, it has to ... everything they have in the available RAM all at the ... that fill up the entire RAM. Can't the same ... mass storage as virtual RAM for the Spectrum. -
Internal ROM expansionHas anybody designed a multiple-ROM interface that plugs into the internal ROM socket instead of plugging onto the edge connector? It would be useful…
... Also 128rom can be emulated in extended ram 1MB. You can extra ... rom in low 16kB, but you can connect (also from basic) in same ... time this ram pages in high 16kB of ... device as BIN/CODE in ZX basic to extra ram page and after ... -
What if there was no memory or space limitation?What if there was no memory or space limitation? We've had topics about the limitations of the Speccy's hardware, topics where we discussed how good …
... ;625440]I use the 128 RAM disk in MRT to store the ... /data and then load it in as required. Works well apart ... just use Battle Bunny's BASIC block transfer and move it ... -
More RAM for BASIC (ZXSE required)Ok, here it is: [url]https://dl.dropbox.com/u/15659782/48KBASICSE.zip[/url] Use it as an IF2 ROM with a ZX Spectrum SE. It's a version of the 80x2…
... have a program in BASIC that uses all of the RAM and you ... a 47.5K version of BASIC for the 128 I'll ... -
80x24 mode (Timex required)Hopefully Martijn will be adding this to the archive soon, but until then grab it here: [url]https://dl.dropbox.com/u/15659782/BASIC80.zip[/url] Th…
... it pages out the video RAM?
It doesn't ... have 'sideways' RAM that you could page in over the normal ... have 128K of sideways RAM available if you connect ... "dedicated" Video RAM.
Having 64K in EX and DOCK ... , if it was available in BASIC or a kind of " ... -
80x24 mode (Timex required)Hopefully Martijn will be adding this to the archive soon, but until then grab it here: [url]https://dl.dropbox.com/u/15659782/BASIC80.zip[/url] Th…
... to be paged in. In 80x24 mode, SE BASIC IV tells the ... market. Having the video RAM in main RAM is *not* an ... because you could put RAM in the Dock bank and ... S 2000 BASIC by loading the old ROM images in RAM.
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80x24 mode (Timex required)Hopefully Martijn will be adding this to the archive soon, but until then grab it here: [url]https://dl.dropbox.com/u/15659782/BASIC80.zip[/url] Th…
... processor is quite good, works in 64 column mode and was ... there's even example code in the technical manual from Time ... mode in BASIC-64 is terribly sluggish, but even with paging RAM in and ... -
Work out attribute location in MCHow do I go about writing a MC routine which calculates the attribute address from a set of PRINT co-ordinates. I know you in basic you multiply the…
... co-ordinates. I know you in basic you multiply the vertical co ... care about the carry (and in 3 out of 5 shifts ... />
2. Start of attr ram is 0x5800(16) = 0101 1000 ... byte. If your address is in HL you'd simply execute ... -
space available in bytes - questionHi, question: - if i create a *.txt file in pee cee: if empty it will show 0 bytes if i put text "abcde" it will show 5 bytes if i put texte (in 2 l…
... give you the free RAM available for BASIC.
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ESXDOS v0.8.0 released (with NMI Browser)Hello, To celebrate the speccy's 30th birthday, here's the latest version of ESXDOS for DivIDE users. The full changelog is too long to post here, s…
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;Z80 snapshot - ram pages is loaded to correspond ... bad length of ram pages (in routine for loading ram pages to ... /> For see more info write in basic ".snapload" without param. -
A new ZX spectrum cloneOver the past 12 months i have been developing a new spectrum clone as a hobby project to waste my spare time on. It is still not fully complete yet …
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To support SE Basic IV you'll need to ... say, the two video RAM pages of the 128 ... be to add new BASIC commands that run the ... br /> Adding new BASIC commands to Sinclair BASIC is never simple. The ... would make drawing circles in BASIC a lot faster. The ... -
Typing in type-in gamesWhat are people's memories of typing in game listings from magazines and books? Pain or pleasure? I used to quite enjoy tapping them in, seeing how …
... . That was something that failed in my eyes - "single key ... up the same amount of RAM as any other character ... such as R or *. In the days of the 1K ... made a difference when programming in BASIC.
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Optimisations in Exomizer Z80 decrunch codeThis is the 163 bytes old code (simple and optimized): [CODE] ld iy, exo_mapbasebits ld a, 128 ld b, 52 push de exo…
... sectors is easy at least in basic, so i hope its ... neither difficult in z80 asm. the forward ... logical to use, and eg in +D/DISCiPLE the file ... it consumes too RAM and time to do in a Z80. ...
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ZX7: an "optimal" LZ77 packerAbout 20 years ago, I started a M.Sc. in Computing, planning to work on data compression. Although I quickly changed to another subject for a number …
... . The tape loading/ram banking and decompression is in a lower level ... them are managed through a BASIC program.
I ... the other things you mention in BASIC - I already made some successful ... - but not in M/C. With a custom BASIC management program I ... -
Newbie Spectrum developer advice ....Hi, Im new to the site and to spectrum developing - well, not quite, I wrote Spectrum programmes in Basic 30 years ago but then went off into the wo…
... output. Just select "Emulate printers" in Options:Peripherals and LPRINT/LLIST ... go to a text file in the current directory. Z80 can ... routines are called which are in the top page.
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Red DwarfA Red Dwarf video game - good or bad idea? (given its recent resurgence in popularity in the UK) My ideas: [b]Plots[/b] - An interquel which bridg…
I've done it in BASIC... sorta. It seems ... , it's not exactly "in BASIC", but you don't need ... called REUBICA), I page in the suited page, LDIR ... back RAM 0.
REUBICA is loaded in 25000. ... You load your block to $8000, poke your destination RAM ... -
+3e filebrowserHello everyone, Im writing a game/program loader for the +3e (with an IDE interface, but it can work with floppies too). The program lets you choose…
... guess I'll be done in a couple of days, and ... from the media itself to RAM. Then it filters whatever you ... wrote a 1st version completely in BASIC and the speed difference is ... huge. Boriel's ZX Basic Compiler is really nice (for ... -
Sam CoupeI am very interested in the Sam Coupe but I wanted to ask a lot of questions about it. Do anyone here use one a lot and are there any Sam Coupe foru…
... small code for set different ram pages in high 32kB of adress ... support this keys with ZX basic/IM1 based programs must zx ... contain also small patch in keyboard routine.
In second 16kB page ... (possible call from ZX basic)
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SAM Coupe - a video problemHi mates. Lately I managed to acquire a SAM Coupe 512K. There are, however, certain problems that - I thought - You might help me with, in a mome…
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Can be bad ram (too slow dram chips) or ... ) or can be bug in ROM chip (very old ... load any game (not games in basic) or ZX emulator ?
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SAM Coupe - a video problemHi mates. Lately I managed to acquire a SAM Coupe 512K. There are, however, certain problems that - I thought - You might help me with, in a mome…
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> Can be bad ram (too slow dram chips) or ... lifetime) or can be bug in ROM chip (very old ... load any game (not games in basic) or ZX emulator ?
... use SAM rom and run in allram mode. If you ... will see stable graphic in ZX mode or during ... -
128k Basic used much ?Hi - I was wondering if there were many,if any, games programmed in 128k basic? I was also thinking of doing one myself as I wish to make a text heav…
... Director II 128 was written in BASIC and used RAMDisk a lot ... proper way of accessing the ram disk.
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128k Basic used much ?Hi - I was wondering if there were many,if any, games programmed in 128k basic? I was also thinking of doing one myself as I wish to make a text heav…
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in [url=http://www.users. ... it's not available in earlier models it can ... 't be used in a simple generic test ... in BASIC fairly easily. To reference a particular bit 'n' in BASIC:< ... -
Which ULA?Just a quick question, more of interest rather than immediate need... I am thinking ahead about the repair of an Issue 2 board, and also an Issue 6A …
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Just a basic multimeter, with volts, resistance, diode ... and z80 with confidence, lower RAM with less. I suspect I ... of Zorn's replacement Lower RAM boards in the near future, given ... However, none of the lower RAM chips are heating up any ... -
Loading basic from basic?Hi Guys, Could you please help me. I want to create a menu on my plus 3 disks. If I use the line below I just get "c nonsense in basic" if inkey$…
You get Nonsense in BASIC if your loaded BASIC program doesn't have a ... autorun. Save your second BASIC program with "LINE 0" and ... sentence. As the contents of RAM have changed after loading a ... address" has probably fallen somewhere in the middle of a sentence ... -
Definitive list of games incompatible with +2A/+3 and of compatible versions (if any)I am trying to compile the definitive list of games which are incompatible with the +2A and the +3 and of their compatible versions, if they are pres…
... Nonsense in BASIC error due to 128/+2 RAM disk commands implemented in ... the two small BASIC management ... them accordingly to +3 BASIC syntax. TZX and TAP ... firmware to implement 128 BASIC specific syntax and commands.) -
Confounded DEF FNCan anyone see why this is going wrong? I've been tinkering with it since tea time and got nowhere. [code] 2 DEF FN t$(n,t,d) =STR$ INT (n/t)…
... original "flat" version is in the Compendium, file z-DEF_FN ... txt. It occupies 375 bytes in BASIC and uses 113 bytes of ... versions are usually substantially smaller in BASIC (two that weren't were ... they always use substantially more RAM at runtime than the flat ... -
best basic to useAs I like to do a bit of basic programming now and then what do you think is the best basic to work with? It's a pity the ramdisk can't be used on th…
Boriel's ZX Basic all the way. I ... more like many modern BASIC dialects than Sinclair BASIC - and that' ... having to worry about free RAM as it runs on ... and you have all the RAM for your compiled code ... assembly, or tamper with extra RAM pages in 128K models, or do ... -
Hardware description - MB-02+ interfaceOn this thread will soon released info about MB-02+ idisk interface ( memory paging mechanism, list of ports, addressing, MB IDE, schematics, etc... …
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Only 16kB rom/ram pages is supported.
ram page 0 with write protect ... rom external 16kB ram page number 3 in read only ... (23),A ; connect ram page 5 in read only mode
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Didaktik Gama and M manualsI?m looking for manuals for the Czech Spectrum clones Didaktik Gama and M. Thought this would be an easy task, but I couldn?t find any user or servic…
... ZX ram data during memory paging. For example if you in ZX basic ... 35000 to new ram page 32768-35000 and basic can work without ... crash. Then only ram data ... copy unused = full 32kB ram paging. In ZX basic is used different adress ...
