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Lesser used BASIC commandsAre there any interesting articles or books that explore some of the lesser used BASIC commands/functions e.g. DEF FN, IN, OUT etc? The Spectrum BAS…
... press any of the keys A,S,D,F and G. The IN command ... latter is used to communicate with the keyboard, microdrives and printer ... be used from elsewhere in a program with FN. The name of ... . Whenever the function is called with FN, the values passed to ... -
Key press to ASCII valueI need a bit of code that will give me an ASCII value when the key is pressed. I only really need a-z. I tried using the following code but it only s…
... read status of key row
ld l,5 ; 5 keys in ...
; key press with CAPS SHIFT
...
; key press with SYMBOL SHIFT
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Atic Atac, the +3 and Multiface.Hello :smile: I have a Spectrum +3 with Multiface 3 attached and working well. I have discovered that at least JetPac and Atic Atac (all Ultimate …
... with Jetpac.[/QUOTE]
Nope, but read on...
[QUOTE]press ... /> [QUOTE]5. Using the cursor keys, press down twice then right twice ... other multiface. i plugged it in and it says 'multiface v3 ... -
Girlfriend's computerI'm on my girlfriends computer atm -- one which she has asked me to sort out. It is a Vista computer which has reportedly slowed down since she fir…
... has the .cab files in it along with the command file "Winnt32.exe ... (type this command into the RUN box, then press ENTER).... Leave just ... IsShortcut from the following three keys:
* HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT \ InternetShortcut
* HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT ... -
iXpectrum 1.3 (iPad, IPhone emulator) now with WoS integrationA new iXpectrum version. This new version is to thank you all for your suggestions and donations. Also to celebrate the recent Spanish football worl…
... in the ROMs folder when doing so), the left/right joystick press ... the L1/R1 keys take you to the ... /> I've read what info is in the wiki and ... generally around 45fps), whereas with Safe Render path off, ... Anyway, a superb job with iXpectrum; playing the Lords of ... -
iXpectrum 1.3 (iPad, IPhone emulator) now with WoS integrationA new iXpectrum version. This new version is to thank you all for your suggestions and donations. Also to celebrate the recent Spanish football worl…
... and the L1/R1 keys take you to the ... that feature... cos I press accidentally sometimes.. i prefer ... /> I've read what info is in the wiki and ... generally around 45fps), whereas with Safe Render path off, ... /> Anyway, a superb job with iXpectrum; playing the Lords of ... -
Kempston/Atari to Sinclair joystick adapterHi all, I've got a +3 and two competition pro gamepads (atari/kempston interface) so I want to build an adapter. As far as I can tell I just need to…
... you can re-define the keys in the older games and use ... a "port" that is read using the "in" command but that has to ... /> I've encountered an issue with my joypad anyway. It's ... a three button one with autofire functionality. It still works ... -
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…
... there is 'something wrong' with those files?[/QUOTE]
... is to mark them with a color too.
keys to use in the NMI menu ... s fast (when you press enter to load a ... loads and executes /bin/snapload command to load the snapshot) ... -
Keyboard TrickI know how to use the multi key in BASIC with IN you can get the keys [QUOTE]IN 254+256*(255-2^K)[/QUOTE] K is the keyboard's half row, comes from …
... 64![/QUOTE]
IN 254 will read the entire keyboard and ... minus the value of the keys pressed (issue depended value)< ... is true (1) otherwise (191-keys) false (0). This value ... machine with IN 254 = 191.
By reading the next IN command and ... -
Keyboard TrickI know how to use the multi key in BASIC with IN you can get the keys [QUOTE]IN 254+256*(255-2^K)[/QUOTE] K is the keyboard's half row, comes from …
[QUOTE=Dr BEEP;683205]IN 254 will read the entire keyboard and ... minus the value of the keys pressed (issue depended value)
keys) false (0). This value is ... machine with IN 254 = 191.
By reading the next IN command and ... -
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…
... always read keyboard data and accept only low 5 bits for keys ... the BASIC-games that use IN-command. In another thread we discussed a ... to match models with IN 254=191 and IN 254=255.
in this thread.
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New Game: Goku MalHello everybody. This time we have a nice run'n'gun game with heavy platforming and lots of shoots starring a bad drawn Goku and lots of monsters. Fi…
... in a mess with the 'n' and 'm' keys along with having to press ... 'w' at the same time as sideways keys ... W
- Up : press many W keystrokes in a row to go ...
I've just read your answer in [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum ... -
Totally random idea for the hardware nuts to exploreWhen it comes to multi-player games, how hard would it be to generate a second display from a single Speccy, instead of trying to link up machines, s…
... where some people play ghosts with a very limited view of ... them...
P.S. Command machine interface should have through ... can be read separately from an IN-31 interface placed in front of ... or the bottom row of keys. -
Alkatraz Protection System - "How to" and compo?I'm thinking about writing a "how to" regarding the [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0020807"]Alkatraz Protection System[/URL].…
... down the menu system with the cursor keys and select an item ... cursor down to the section in the source marked ;___SAVE___LOAD___FILES< ... numbered as 00000.
Press CURSOR right to move the ... and verified, now assemble with the command AV*LOAD.O
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New Game(s): Sir Ababol 2 and Sir Ababol DXHere is our own Christmas Present from Mojonia! We weren't going to release these games (at least, by the moment) but we decided just yesterday to fi…
... struggling to keep up with these new releases. I ... mention keys, but just in case you decide to redefine keys in future ... code below would work with your LD A,(HL) ... ;wait for no key press
in a,(254)
... all ports
in a,(c) ;read that key row, ... -
Features that are still wanted in Spectrum emulation.Features that are still wanted in Spectrum emulation. 4 USB joystick/gamepad input for real multiplayer games - Yes, Bomb Munchies.... - Sinclair 12…
... out there - but specifically with Kempston joysticks. Because it only ... even eight joysticks operating keyboard keys. And the advantage is, ... A4 and read the 'keyboard' with #EF instead of #FE in the low ... computer on the floor to press [SPACE] with your foot. -
Features that are still wanted in Spectrum emulation.Features that are still wanted in Spectrum emulation. 4 USB joystick/gamepad input for real multiplayer games - Yes, Bomb Munchies.... - Sinclair 12…
... even eight joysticks operating keyboard keys. And the advantage is, you ... accept that the ordering of keys won’t match between the ... A4 and read the 'keyboard' with #EF instead of #FE in the low ... computer on the floor to press [SPACE] with your foot.
adventure compilerThis is the project I've working on for the last week(?), but I realise I won't be able to work on anything Spectrum related for a while. So here's …
... brilliant quality. But just in case here's a ... com/file/ljq2ss
(press the ble download button to ... of the demo game with a text from the ... read on the manual in the GAC page on infoseek or the command ... list from YS in its covertape ...Xmas present from Hood:))Dear MB-02+ users, on my site[url="http://hood.speccy.cz"] http://hood.speccy.cz[/url] I have made quite significant update in download section. B…
... run from another disk (command NEW #), the path to ... and VIEW) now mutually linked with keys 3 and 4.
... . Standart/ with null files in directory (corresponds with "COPY!" command). See remarks ... after PRESS disk or directory number of files field in the ...May the "How to do it" bullet pointing commence!"You Tube" does not cover everything ZX Spectrum realted There are now so many ways to use ZX Spectrum related stuff. And therefore therefore ther…
... game from the list with the Function keys (the ZXBaremulator main screen ... style original 48k Spectrum and in the ordinary default mode it ... "old style" tape with the Command :- LOAD "". . To do this press J (LOAD ...IN instruction on emulatorsHi everyone I wrote: 10 PAUSE 0 20 PRINT IN 63486 If i press 1, result is 190 instead of 254 (i used FUSE and Spin) If i press 2, 189 (253) i…
... help at all. Apparently the IN command is equivalent to PEEK but ... half rows of 5 keys each.
IN 65278 reads the ... of port 63486 (i.e. keys 1 through 5).”
with an “x”) is used by the Spectrum to read from ...OUT to file, IN from fileOUT - sentences won't do much on emulators since they mostly communicate with external devices. If there was an emulator that would write the (last) …
... since they mostly communicate with external devices. If ... a file and read the (last) IN-ed value, then ... and in another WINDOW-program you could read this ... IN and the emulator would read the value with LET A=IN ... 31.
In ...Reading the border colorI am building a snap-button to my ZX-PC Interface. Is there a way to read the bordercolor which is set by an OUT-command. (and please don't tell me …
I am building a snap-button to my ZX-PC Interface.
Is there a way to read the bordercolor which is set by an OUT-command.
(and please don't tell me it is done with an IN-command or I can slap myself in the face for not finding it myself)Press-ups are tough!Just tried a few press-ups in the gym to see how many I could do. The last time I tried these was a few years ago. Managed 13 before my miserable che…
Just tried a few press-ups in the gym to see ... to failure routine twice more in between cycling and doing ... I'm paying the price in aching muscles, although I know ... be able to do more press-ups on a regular ... .
I read an article in the New York Times ...Reading from the keyboard using the IN commandHi all, I'm working my way through Sixty Programs for the Sinclair ZX Spectrum, and I'm running into difficulties with some of the keyboard reading r…
... I'm running into difficulties with some of the keyboard reading ... . I know you have to read different addresses depending on which ... which addresses you have to read for which issue board?
Isometric games - handling 8-way movement...I'm currently playing around with a isometric 3D engine which will allow 8-way movement, but have hit an interesting dilemma... In a "normal" 4-way …
... seem logical to align the keys to the four compass directions ... no issue with not quite knowing which key to press. However, in order ... you need to hold two keys to get the diagonal ... is better - keys to move in diagonals, or compass-point keys? Are there ...
