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  • Spin problems/issuesI am running Spin 0.666 and have noticed a few issues (some are bugs, some might be just me). I am using Vista sp1 (yeah I know!), and I've seen Dunn…

    ... display properly) and I can read my BIOS' Flash utility's ... replace the first BASIC program with the second BASIC program. So highlight ... peripheral is ticked. Enter 128 basic and try typing in "CAT ... peripheral is ticked. Enter 128 basic and generate a NMI. No ...
    Jimmy Jimmy April 2008 Emulators
  • A BASIC compiler projectHi, I started my own BASIC compiler for the ZX Spectrum (and Z80 machines) 3 months ago. It's still in ALPHA stage (when it is mature, I will write …

    ... /> I started my own BASIC compiler for the ZX Spectrum ... It also has a tiny (basic) TZX library (to save ... moment), and a minimalistic BASIC tokenizer to generate ZX ... Spectrum BASIC programs (used as ... tzx file with a basic loader which loads an ...
    boriel boriel April 2008 Development
  • WTD: First Edition BASIC Programming ManualAs per title, looking for a "First Edition" BASIC Programming Manual to suit original rubber key speccy. Must be a "First Edition" no other edition w…

    ... , looking for a "First Edition" BASIC Programming Manual to suit original ...
    chaoticjelly chaoticjelly April 2008 Wanted
  • BLAST Your BASICBasic compiler software [url]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=350050782179[/url] Can't see who is is made by though.

    Basic compiler software
    [url]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=350050782179[/url]
    Can't see who is is made by though.
    c1541 c1541 April 2008 Sales
  • SE Basic 2The next version of Sinclair Extended BASIC will be based on Open82 which incorporates the math library from the ZX81 ROM and is distributed under th…

    The next version of Sinclair Extended BASIC will be based on Open82 which incorporates the math library from the ZX81 ROM and is distributed under the GNU GPL.
    chev chev April 2008 Sinclair Basic
  • I want to learn basic.My apologies if this sort of thread has been posted. Anyhoot I would like to start programming in sinclair basic. But I have no idea where to start.…

    My apologies if this sort of thread has been posted.

    Anyhoot I would like to start programming in sinclair basic. But I have no idea where to start. I lost my original manuals many many moons ago :S
    Countvarg Countvarg May 2008 Sinclair Basic
  • Looking for an extended BASIC graphics routine from mid- to late-80sHello all, This is my first post here so please go easy. This is basically a cut-and-paste job from comp.sys.sinclair where I've had no luck with an…

    ... I've discovered a small BASIC program that makes use of ... ' commands from a typed-in BASIC extender program. Alas the machine ... one I'm after. Most BASIC command additions used * or . before ...
    denali denali May 2008 Sinclair Basic
  • Terminal Velocity!Hi, Don't know if I should be posting this sort of thing here, but I read the FAQ and didn't spot any "Don't" rules. So here you have my example of …

    ... of thing here, but I read the FAQ and didn't ... to use them. In Sinclair BASIC.

    Q: No really ...
    gcallard gcallard May 2008 Sinclair Basic
  • ULA Book - Target Audience?This is probably of most intrerest to hardware chaps, but a greater community input would be good. I've been turning all my ULA analysis into a love…

    ... and have discussed the various bits that make up the Specturm ... etc). This might be too basic in general, but helps put ...
    csmith csmith May 2008 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • PianosIts true there is no such thing as a free (or cheap) piano. There was a guy a few doors up from me who sold his piano to us for 40. It's in very goo…

    ... that hard to on a basic slightly imperfect level, but most ... :(

    Still I've read up and I think I ...
    Scottie_uk Scottie_uk May 2008 Chit chat
  • Trying to read in a list of items from DATA statementsThus far I have: data "cherry","apple","banana","grape","orange" But when I read it in using this: FOR X=1 TO 5: READ n$(X): NEXT X It only reads…

    ... "

    But when I read it in using this:
    READ n$(X):
    NEXT X ...
    Paul Panks Paul Panks May 2008 Sinclair Basic
  • Microdrive CATIs there a way in Basic to obtain any more useful info on the contents of a Microdrive? File size, head info for example? Also, is it possible in ge…

    Is there a way in Basic to obtain any more useful ... into a string array? Or read it out of memory somewhere ...
    gcallard gcallard June 2008 Sinclair Basic
  • Why doesn't the forum remember read threads correctly?I know it hasn't since forever, but even if I just visit a page then go back and refresh, all the threads I haven't read become normal type, so I hav…

    I know it hasn't since forever, but even if I just visit a page then go back and refresh, all the threads I haven't read become normal type, so I have to go by the time, which is a pain. Similar forums I use don't do this.
    Why?
    Vertigo Vertigo June 2008 Chit chat
  • BASIC error messagesDoes anyone know what all the numbers mean after the various error messages in Sinclair BASIC? Does anyone know how to instigate each error type?

    Does anyone know what all the numbers mean after the various error messages in Sinclair BASIC? Does anyone know how to instigate each error type?
    bcass bcass June 2008 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Hilarious!Right, first of all, I am [B]NOT[/B] making an attack either on God (so don't cry blasphemy) or on all religious people (so don't see the topic as an…

    ... /> "[I]One of the most basic laws in the universe is ... heresy. True Christians should only read English.[/I]"


    ewgf ewgf June 2008 Chit chat
  • 48k disk basicWhen trying to use the CP/M colossal cave adventure .DSK file at [URL="http://www.alchemistresearch.co.uk/"]the CP/M section of this site[/URL] I got…

    ... comes up as "48K Disk BASIC IMC 1985/88", which I ... quite surprised by how many BASIC extension programs are on WoS ...
    Jimmy Jimmy June 2008 MIA/STP/SDP
  • A classic thread sub-forum?You know how some sites have a "classic" thread sub-forum? Where any notable threads are moved to, after a certain period of time when no-one has pos…

    ... , or just wants a good read/laugh or to learn something ... />
    Starting on machine code - BASIC first?:

    [URL]http ... /> What did Spectrum BASIC lack (and was BBC BASIC so good)?
    ewgf ewgf June 2008 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • How to read AY Registers from M/C?Gentlemen, I will appreciate if you can provide me some details on this, as I could not find info in other sources. I would like to know if it's pos…

    ... 's possible, and how, to read AY-Registers like the mixer ...
    worldxxisoft worldxxisoft June 2008 Development
  • How to claim back the border space in basic?Hey, I'm wondering if there is a way to reclaim the space the border usually occupies in BASIC? I am sure I have hit BREAK on some games and ended up…

    ... the border usually occupies in BASIC? I am sure I have ... ended up back in +2 basic and noticing they had got ...
    KK128 KK128 June 2008 Sinclair Basic
  • oh my the old days :)programming on the speccy again here is a routine i remember of the top of my head to load screens or code without a header wow 5 Clear 27999 : Re…

    ... = 0 TO 12
    35 Read a
    38 Poke 28000 ... *256 = 6912 (This is the basic length of screen$)

    wadfm wadfm June 2008 Sinclair Basic
  • ZX81 Question?Just bought a ZX81 on Ebay (as you do). It was sold as not working, but once I'd changed the fuse in the plug on the transformer it was working like …

    ... /> I'm off to read my ZX81 Basic book now!

    Mark Wills Mark Wills June 2008 Hardware
  • Channels and streamsSo I've put some thought into channels and streams, and read the dead (and presumably rotting corpse) of the CSS FAQ which contains some information …

    ... into channels and streams, and read the dead (and presumably rotting ... trap RST 8 and extend BASIC.

    The conclusion: ... because the semantics of ZX BASIC's OPEN# are completely wrong ... available channel (#4). This avoids BASIC having to be extended to ...
    Winston Winston July 2008 Development
  • Anybody read comics?I've read The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen series 1 and 2 and Watchmen by Alan Moore. Just finishing the last five issue of Y - The Last Man ton…

    I've read The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen ...
    BigBadMick BigBadMick August 2008 Chit chat
  • The "Ernie Wise Memorial Game What I Wrote" thread 2008As the September rain lashes remorselessly long and hard against the window (Everest PVC-u) what more can a cove do but reflect on life whilst drinki…

    ... sci-fi, apart from some bits of Red Dwarf, but that ... these games were written in BASIC, and apart from "Touchdown", compiled ...
    Rockford Rockford September 2008 Games
  • BASin r14c - maintenance releaseAfter the recent discussions, BASin has been released as version 14c. It's only a maintenance release, and some of the really big new features are un…

    ... [/url]

    And can read about some of the nifty ... thread[/url] in the Sinclair BASIC forum.

    Here's ... the binary number. (Nonsense in BASIC)
    Fixed - A small oversight ... user, which are parsed for BASIC functions, now accept the $ABCD ...
    Dunny Dunny September 2008 Emulators
  • alternate BASIC ROMI've come up with a few patches to the standard ROM to make it use the 128 shadow screen by default. The ROM is reorganised as follows: RAMTOP is se…

    ... under 32K is available for BASIC
    the shadow screen is ... almost a full 48K for BASIC programs. On the other hand ...
    chev chev October 2008 Sinclair Basic
  • I just learnt that Spectrum has 1kB of unused ROMWell, man learns through all his life. I have just discovered that Spectrum has over 1 kilobyte of unused ROM memory, from address 14446 to 15615. Al…

    ... read that it was such a great success to squeeze Spectrum Basic ... high effectiveness had it cost: Basic running slowly. Now it looks ...
    Ralf Ralf October 2008 Development
  • Attention Arjun (and people interested in BASIC games programming).I've been looking at the games created by [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekpub.cgi?regexp=^EP+Software$&model=spectrum"]Angel Ortega/EP S…

    ... all) of them are in BASIC and easy to get into ... it goes straight to the BASIC listing.

    I accidentally ... easy to get into their BASIC listings.

    So if ... you are interested in BASIC programming then you might learn ...
    ZnorXman ZnorXman October 2008 Sinclair Basic
  • Some more questions for the WOS geniuses to ponderSome questions whilst I'm waiting here: 1.Why do cars need ariels to receive radio stations? I mean, you're driving around in a lump of metal, so w…

    ... DVDs? I mean, try to read a damaged disc, and Windows ... even stop, when trying to read a problematic disc? DOS never ... artificial intelligence? On the 8-bits, the speed and memory limitations ...
    ewgf ewgf October 2008 Chit chat
  • Games in basicIs there a definitive list of published games written in Basic, I'm particularly interested in Text adventures.

    Is there a definitive list of published games written in Basic, I'm particularly interested in Text adventures.
    chop983 chop983 October 2008 Sinclair Basic
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