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  • Best way to read a key row?Hi All, I must confess that reading the keyboard is the bit I understand least about when coding, I've found some things that work for what I want t…

    ... is the best way to read row?

    The best ...
    R-Tape R-Tape August 2011 Development
  • The Sinclair ZX Microdrive Resurrection Project (long)Dear Spectrum fans! [Management summary: Download [url]http://www.bartheld.net/temp/mdv2img.zip[/url] and tell me what you think. All help very much…

    ... 0, 65535 etc. and read back. Excellent. So the ... which spun the tape, read as much sectors as ... 0xA0 with correct header checksum read elsewhere).

    ... the sector I intended to read but some surrogate.
    space key. Then stop spxfr, ...
    Volker Volker March 2012 Emulators
  • Help With AY Music Program in BASICHi, last year I started writing a BASIC program for making and recording AY Music. I thought it would be easier than learning how to use Soundtracker…

    ... 0 TO 7
    102 READ y
    104 POKE ... 0 TO 7
    112 READ y
    114 POKE ... one! SPN
    202 READ y
    204 POKE USR ... ": REM 14 times deliberate blank space.
    1297 PRINT INVERSE 1 ... to...
    2002 REM read the key, play the sound, check ...
    RetroPhase2014 RetroPhase2014 December 2015 Sinclair Basic
  • Reading sequential key pressesI am thinking about writing a quick game and have an idea that requires me to read alternate key presses. I’m thinking along the lines of Daley Thomp…

    ... that requires me to read alternate key presses. I’m ... to how quickly a key that is presses can ... Reading the key quicker than this would just read that it ... is still in the original key ... overkill to check for key presses on every interrupt? ...
    Mr Millside Mr Millside July 2016 Development
  • Worst. Controls. Ever.Right... time to have a vote on the worst keyboard controls ever! Here's some suggestions to start you all off: (1) The standard cursor keys. Need …

    ... read the key strokes more efficiently?

    Where did the QAOPM/Space ...
    Mikal Mikal October 2003 Games
  • IM2 Machine Code Sprites Example Code Using Char Based SystemFurther to my earlier post, here are sprites running using char method with IM2 driving it Note, for 48k spectrum using TASM [code] ; ***********…

    ... except it is easier to read)

    I have also ... :
    ld a,07Fh ;Trap Space key
    in a,(07Eh)
    space, repeat mainloop
    di ;Space pressed! Turn off ...
    robpearmain robpearmain August 2004 Development
  • Changes to Retro Gamer magazine.For those of you who have heard of the UK-based magazine Retro Gamer, we are currently planning some changes. Here are the rough ideas that we have …

    ... Anthology (THANKS RG`er), but read all issues as a friendwas ... the joined words but my Space key is buggered/wonkeyand too tired ...
    CKay CKay January 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • New Compo IdeaI've had this idea and would like to know what do you think about it. I think that most of us here know how to code in BASIC. The problem with Specc…

    ...
    The best way to read the keyboard is reading the ... the value read will thell you if each key is pressed ... to H
    IN 32766 SPACE to B

    ... , making it possible to read UDG as characters. You ... a one indicates no space to be printed before the ...
    na_th_an na_th_an April 2005 Development
  • Help: OUT (port), A[deleted]

    ... select the keyboard row to read.

    OUT (BC)/IN ... keyboard row that includes the SPACE key.




    Jonathan Harston Jonathan Harston December 2008 Development
  • +3 Centronics port: How does it work?I've been trying to follow the code with Fuse's debugger and I can't see it writing anywhere except to port 0x1ffd. It also jumps through some fairly…

    ... ports:
    ;#0ffd
    ; Read: bit 0 = busy signal from ... 221a 01fd0f ld bc,#0ffd ;Read busy bit
    221d ed78 ... ;*********************************************
    _Check_BreakSpace
    ;Check for space key
    2c6b 3e7f ld a ...
    spodula spodula July 2009 Hardware
  • Experimenting with turboloadersHello, My first post, having lurked here for a while. I'm a lifelong computer nerd, Spectrum fan since childhood in the eighties, and have recently…

    ... is checking for the BREAK/SPACE key at the same time. But ... loop and check the BREAK key separately and less frequently. An ... user presses a key, you might accidentally read the key press, which would ... sure that no keys are read? Does setting the high byte ...
    stephenw32768 stephenw32768 August 2013 Development
  • SE Basic IV Buffy v4.1 source (WIP)I've been doing a major refactor on the SE Basic source and I'd appreciate a code review from anyone who has time to look at it. I've almost certainl…

    ... br /> in a, (ula) ; space key
    rra ; return
    ret ... /> in a, (ula) ; read keyboard
    rra ; rotate right ... /> in a, (ula) ; read ULA
    rra ; rotate
    ld a, 0x7f ; read key row
    in a, ( ...
    chev chev October 2013 Development
  • 48K protectionWhich games were 'protected' by loading a full 48K block of code so that no copy program could fit in to memory? I know of 2 by heard. Pole Positio…

    ... cassetterecorder worked and were the SPACE-key was on the keyboard.
    Dr BEEP Dr BEEP August 2001 Games
  • IM 2 interrupts and smooth scrolling - easy peasy!Okay, been fiddling around with IM 2 and have actually mastered (I think) how to use IM 2! Now I run my game Ragnar Revival in IM2 and use HALT to sy…

    ... 's probably much more memory space efficient to place the pointer ...
    ld a,07Fh ;Trap Space key
    in a,(07Eh)
    space, repeat mainloop
    di ;Space pressed! Turn off ...
    ekoman ekoman July 2004 Development
  • IM2 Machine Code Sprites Example Code Using Char Based SystemFurther to my earlier post, here are sprites running using char method with IM2 driving it Note, for 48k spectrum using TASM [code] ; ***********…

    ... :
    ld a,07Fh ;Trap Space key
    in a,(07Eh)
    space, repeat mainloop
    di ;Space pressed! Turn off ...
    robpearmain robpearmain August 2004 Development
  • Cracking softwareIn the 80-ies I programmed a cracking program to crack exact 48K sized programs like POLE POSITION and A VIEW TO A KILL - CITY HALL. I still have it …

    ... cassetterecorder operates and where the space-key is.

    Are there ...
    Dr BEEP Dr BEEP October 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Amusing things you didnt know about speccies...When you were a kid, when you were a young kid, like me, aged 9-10, seeing a speccy in the shops for the very first time, where Jetpac was loaded and…

    ... didnt dare press the "Break Space" key, because you thought it would ...
    Hedegaard Hedegaard November 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Beginner InfoI have trying to find some hardware information for use with assembly coding but havn't had much luck. For instance. How do I redirect the vertical …

    ... on the keyboard, can I read multiple key presses at once? Just ...
    addictive1 addictive1 February 2006 Development
  • divIDE and CF problems - Help !!!Hi all I have recently purchased 2 divIDE interfaces (not the divIDE Plus). I cannot get the things to work whatsoever - however I am totally new …

    ... does nothing. Holding down the space key when switching on does nothing ...
    steve lancaster steve lancaster July 2007 Hardware
  • Knackered keyboard on Speccy +Hi all, my keyboard is a bit shagged. The computer turns on, shows the copyright message, and then the space key appears to be stuck on continuously.…

    ... copyright message, and then the space key appears to be stuck on ...
    hypostomus hypostomus June 2008 Hardware
  • Spectrum + keyboard issueMy Spectrum+ seems to have some trouble on Space Key. Sorry for all "seem" in the following text. But it's hard to understand if it's a real steady t…

    ... to have some trouble on Space Key.
    Sorry for all ... a$

    the Space (CHR$ 32) has difficult ... from the editor, the space will be output if ... " was pressed, but the Space pressed without the CS has ... a membrane fault (the space works with CS pressed ...
    dg67 dg67 December 2009 Hardware
  • Curious pillowThis I've just seen it in a small store in my city (Seville, Spain) :-o [img]http://www.atc.us.es/~rodriguj/almohadilla_respectrum.jpg[/img] As you…

    ... attention to how the BREAK/SPACE key has been renamed... BREAK/DANCE ...
    mcleod_ideafix mcleod_ideafix December 2013 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Problem Reading the KeyboardHi Folks, I'm working my way through Toni Baker's rather good book and thought I'd write some code to scan the keyboard and store the results so tha…

    ... to read the keys seems to ignore which segment the key ...
    ;3.1 - Read the key states for that segment


    ;3.1 Read key states for the current segment ... br /> IN A,(0xFE) ;Read the key states for this segment
    KrazyKattapilla KrazyKattapilla July 2014 Development
  • Recreated ZX Spectrum - something positive for a changeI've spend the last couple of hours mashing rubber keys and playing various Spectrum classics on a 42" TV, wirelessly. Despite the bad press that …

    ... be asked to press the space key, and then enter a string ...
    Bad Horsey Bad Horsey July 2016 Hardware
  • ZEsarUX-7.1 BETAHi I have uploaded a new ZEsarUX 7.1 BETA version here: https://github.com/chernandezba/zesarux/releases/tag/7.1-10082017 Changelog of this …

    ... on file selector menu, using space key, for the following file types ...
    chernandezba chernandezba August 2018 Emulators
  • ZEsarUX-7.1Hi! There’s a new stable version of ZEsarUX, version 7.1! The next 24th of September it will be 5 years old :) So this is a special anniversary…

    ... on file selector menu, using space key, for the following file types ...
    chernandezba chernandezba September 2018 Emulators
  • What Sir Clive gets up to now...Check this out: [url="http://www.pokerzone.co.uk/story_get.dor?STORY_NAME=betting/02/05/21/manual_154904.html"]here[/url] :o Always knew the guy ha…

    I saw baldy on that programme - I was just waiting for that word to be mentioned. Sure enough, 30 seconds into his clip, out comes a close up of the BREAK/SPACE key.
    Where's the beard?
    Spector Spector April 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Graphics in bordersI am 50% certain that I remember a game that had graphics in the borders. This always made we wonder why none of the other games did. Am I right or h…

    The Shock Megademo shows excellent effect. Try it in zx32, Spectrum +3 model, skip the first part by SPACE key and enjoy!


    [ This Message was edited by: Dynamite Dan on 2003-05-31 10:48 ]
    Dynamite Dan Dynamite Dan May 2003 Games
  • did anyone ever abuse their spectrum.no , never abused a speccy , far to valueable at the time and would have been hard to replace , although a few tape recorders got the boot

    ... , and swear loudly. Sometimes the space key got stuck under the keyboard ...
    thx1138 thx1138 June 2003 Games
  • Worst. Controls. Ever.Right... time to have a vote on the worst keyboard controls ever! Here's some suggestions to start you all off: (1) The standard cursor keys. Need …

    ... run smother as the Speccy read the key strokes more efficiently?
    Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous October 2003 Games
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