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  • 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…

    ... be loaded in USR 0 mode on a 128K Machine ("Randomize USR 0" in 128K ... is the case, and what USR 0 actually DOES?
    Swevicus Swevicus January 2010 Hardware
  • USR 0I've heard a lot about loading a program in USR 0 (and yes, I know how to do it - "RANDOMIZE USR 0" in 128 BASIC). What I want to know is: What is th…

    I've heard a lot about loading a program in USR 0 (and yes, I know how to do it - "RANDOMIZE USR 0" in 128 BASIC). What I want to know is: What is the point of loading a program in USR 0 mode, and what does it actually DO?
    Swevicus Swevicus November 2012 Hardware
  • 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…

    ... store of useful POKES, or RANDOMIZE USR statements with interesting effects?
    RANDOMIZE USR 1216 to RANDOMIZE USR 1327. This should at ... transforms line 1 to line 0. I also had a ZX81 ...
    The Mighty Dopethrone The Mighty Dopethrone October 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Randomize USR xxxxxA weird topic: When I was a kid I use to mess around with the RANDOMIZE USR xxxxx, sad I know!!! For instance RANDOMIZE USR 51234 would give me a loa…

    ... to mess around with the RANDOMIZE USR xxxxx, sad I know!!!
    For instance RANDOMIZE USR 51234 would give me a ...
    Anonymous Anonymous June 2002 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • 'usr 0 mode'Can anybody explain why some programs can't be just loaded after turning spectrum on but you must type 'usr 0' before loading them?

    Can anybody explain why some programs can't be just loaded after turning spectrum on but you must type 'usr 0' before loading them?
    PopoCop PopoCop November 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • 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…

    ... on here people mentioning those RANDOMIZE USR lines which when entered, seem ... I first ever found was RANDOMIZE USR 1280 which shows blue and ...
    alexsut alexsut April 2007 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Usr 0 ?I'm not sure I've ever seen this explained before, but why do some programs (only demos, as far as I can see, so far) need USR 0 mode when run on a 1…

    ... ), the same as PRINT USR 0, LET a=USR 0, etc, of course, and ... advantages for the program does USR 0 mode offer over the standard ... program that might require a USR 0 style setup) could, when ... place, and do whatever else USR 0 mode does, then continue running ...
    ewgf ewgf December 2008 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Help! USR 0 mode?Right, first of all, I know that this is in the wrong forum, and secondly it's maybe against the TOS anyway, as it's just asking people to read and p…

    ... />
    I've asked about USR 0 mode, and whilst I've ...
    ewgf ewgf December 2008 Emulators
  • 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…

    ... they came up with
    RANDOMIZE USR to invoke machine code

    I read somewhere that USR is the keyword that executes ...
    so what does the RANDOMIZE in front do ?
    < ... br /> All I know about RANDOMIZE is regarding random number sequence ...
    saiwong saiwong December 2009 Sinclair Basic
  • RANDOMIZE USR, PRINT USR etcHello just wondering why is it called RANDOMIZE UsR what does randomising have to do with it ? When calling machine code routine from adress x you ty…

    ... wondering why is it called RANDOMIZE UsR what does randomising have to ... x you type RANDOMIZE USR x. Why not RUN USR x ? I just ... tried PRINT USR 65368 it resets the machine! ...
    ivanb303 ivanb303 October 2016 Sinclair Basic
  • Ensure program runs in USR 0 mode?Is there some BASIC that can be used in a program to make sure the the program runs (even on 128k models) in 48k or USR 0 mode? I obviously then wan…

    Is there some BASIC that can be used in a program to make sure the the program runs (even on 128k models) in 48k or USR 0 mode? I obviously then want to be able to run the rest of the program from the USR 0 mode.
    matalog matalog February 2018 Sinclair Basic
  • Any new Spectrum games? I'm thinking of trying to program a very simple game on my Spectrum. Would anyone like to make games on thier own Spectrums and put on the web for e…

    ... yourself"
    50 PAUSE 0
    60 RANDOMIZE USR 0

    That sums ...
    Ian Hamilton Ian Hamilton December 2002 Games
  • Any new Spectrum games? I'm thinking of trying to program a very simple game on my Spectrum. Would anyone like to make games on thier own Spectrums and put on the web for e…

    ... yourself"
    50 PAUSE 0
    60 RANDOMIZE USR 0
    That sums it ...
    Tkrap64 Tkrap64 December 2002 Games
  • Perfect RemakesIdea: Just convert Z80 source code to x86 source code! It might not work, but it's just a suggestion. It would be more of a realistic idea than my Z…

    ... a complete gimp!!!"
    20 RANDOMIZE USR 0

    An accurate simulation ...
    Ian Hamilton Ian Hamilton December 2002 Games
  • games written using game writng programsI was reading through some issues of crash not long back and one article was about some 16 year old that wrote Frank n stein for the speccy(never pla…

    ... type NEW; 10 REM N; RANDOMIZE USR 60000 [compile]; RUN.? Of course ... that crap and just typed RANDOMIZE USR 0. :D Despite its shortcomings, this ...
    robert@fm robert@fm September 2004 Games
  • Cool BASIC tricks and tips!Following on from Dunny's excellent suggestion of a compendium of BASIC tips + tricks, I believe it would be better to have a topic dedicated to it. …

    [quote]
    On 2005-04-08 22:06, AndyHerbert wrote:
    10 PRINT "ANDY RULES"
    20 GO TO 10
    [/quote]
    10 PRINT "ANDY RULES"
    20 RANDOMIZE USR 0
    rich_chandler rich_chandler April 2005 Sinclair Basic
  • Best Speccy game written in BASICHopefully this has not been done before, but anyhoo. My vote is the sublime VIKING RAIDERS.

    ... yourself"
    50 PAUSE 0
    60 RANDOMIZE USR 0

    Definitely the ...
    Ian Hamilton Ian Hamilton April 2005 Games
  • List of RANDOMIZE USR code effects?Hi chaps, Does anyone have one of these please? Thanks.

    RANDOMIZE USR 0
    RANDOMIZE USR 1
    RANDOMIZE USR 2
    .
    .
    .
    .
    RANDOMIZE USR 65533
    RANDOMIZE USR 65534
    RANDOMIZE USR 65535

    Depending on what's in MEMORY the effects are different.
    Dr BEEP Dr BEEP May 2005 Sinclair Basic
  • List of RANDOMIZE USR code effects?Hi chaps, Does anyone have one of these please? Thanks.

    ... />
    By entering the command RANDOMIZE USR x, you are instructing the ... at that point. For example, RANDOMIZE USR 0 will cause the code at ... 49152 bytes of memory, a RANDOMIZE USR x (where x is ... be harmed by executing random RANDOMIZE USR x's. ;) There is ...
    monty.mole monty.mole May 2005 Sinclair Basic
  • Still stuck with BREAKOkay now I'm getting desperate! Can anyone rustle up a small 128kBASIC routine/working example to prevent the 128kBASIC program from stopping when a …

    ... to a line containing a RANDOMIZE USR 0 statement.

    Necros ...
    Ian Hamilton Ian Hamilton July 2005 Sinclair Basic
  • What is your favourite game tune/music on a Spectrum game?In the 128k version of Renegade 3: The Final Chapter, remember the music that played on level 2 (the Egyptian Zone)? That was such a class tune that …

    ... 128k BASIC, and then type RANDOMIZE USR 0 before loading it, otherwise it ...
    The Starglider The Starglider September 2005 Games
  • Smallest Reason for Loading a GameHi folks, Every so often I keep loading some games merely for seeing the loading screen or, as in the case of Jet Set Willy, trying to catch the mag…

    >>>>
    loading noise
    Ashley Pomeroy Ashley Pomeroy September 2005 Games
  • Smallest Reason for Loading a GameHi folks, Every so often I keep loading some games merely for seeing the loading screen or, as in the case of Jet Set Willy, trying to catch the mag…

    [quote]
    On 2005-09-30 21:12, Ashley Pomeroy wrote:
    >>>>
    loading noise
    JonNorth JonNorth October 2005 Games
  • my new spectrum websiteright well I have now got a website for my spectrum project: Spectrum OS [url="http://www.freewebs.com/specos/index.htm"]http://www.freewebs.com/spec…

    [quote]
    On 2005-10-13 10:16, Arjun wrote:
    50 NEW

    :D



    [/quote]
    or

    50 RANDOMIZE USR 0
    rich_chandler rich_chandler October 2005 Announcements
  • A touchy subjectHello people, having spent most of this morning and yesterday laughing hysterically at all the posts from a certain "ahem" troll I feel I must ask (a…

    ... life and halitosis"
    20 RANDOMIZE USR 0

    That should do ...
    Ian Hamilton Ian Hamilton April 2006 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • A touchy subjectHello people, having spent most of this morning and yesterday laughing hysterically at all the posts from a certain "ahem" troll I feel I must ask (a…

    ... life and halitosis"
    20 RANDOMIZE USR 0

    That should do ...
    dm_boozefreek dm_boozefreek April 2006 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Ways to use double buffering in basicI was meddling with woody's print stream code where you can print characters at any pixel location on screen. I was playing with 12 sprites, very ann…

    ... *
    190 rem ***********************
    200 randomize
    900 gosub 9000: rem ... /> 1250 let points=0
    1260 let yb=0
    1270 let ...
    NotFound NotFound November 2006 Sinclair Basic
  • Who wrote Nightshade?The October section of: [url]http://www.crashonline.org.uk/24/lloyd85.htm[/url] (a Crash yearly round up) says about Nightshade - "It also wasn't mis…

    ... can do with a RANDOMISE USR xxx... very powerful command[/quote ... /> With clever use of the RANDOMIZE USR command, some games actually work ... into the game and entering RANDOMIZE USR 0 will result in a far ...
    Ian Hamilton Ian Hamilton February 2007 Games
  • Who wrote Nightshade?The October section of: [url]http://www.crashonline.org.uk/24/lloyd85.htm[/url] (a Crash yearly round up) says about Nightshade - "It also wasn't mis…

    ... ]With clever use of the RANDOMIZE USR command, some games actually work ... into the game and entering RANDOMIZE USR 0 will result in a far ...
    robert@fm robert@fm February 2007 Games
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