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+3 Basic QuestionBeing doing alot of programming in Basic on my +3 recently and was wondering if there is a way to get my Basic programs to auto boot from disk?
Being doing alot of programming in Basic on my +3 recently and was wondering if there is a way to get my Basic programs to auto boot from disk? -
storing machine code in BASICApart from putting m/c above RAMTOP, which means that it has to be POKEd or LOADed separately after the BASIC program; or putting it in a REM, which …
... or LOADed separately after the BASIC program; or putting it in ... code between the end of BASIC and the beginning of VARS ... -
Help with a basic programI'm doing a very small basic program which I know is bloated, but it works. (I have limited basic knowledge compared to most on here). I just wondere…
... 'm doing a very small basic program which I know is ... it works. (I have limited basic knowledge compared to most on ... -
Booting with a programIf you ever had a VTX-5000, you'll remember it booted to a menu. The menu itself was written in BASIC. When the Spectrum initialized, this BASIC prog…
... menu itself was written in BASIC. When the Spectrum initialized, this ... to 0xFF, and then the return stack is set up so ... when the initialization routines finish, BASIC starts somewhere where it'll ... a command typed into the BASIC editor.
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Machine code issue...Hi Folks, My trials with MCODE continue and I am stuck. I wrote the following program in BASIC to simply POKE an attribute byte in to a "box" on th…
... wrote the following program in BASIC to simply POKE an ... ):
NEXT b:
RETURN [/CODE]
This code ... and is quite quick for BASIC if the box is ... not end
C9 RET ;RETURN to BASIC[/CODE]
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compressing basicI thought I'd ask here instead of the basic forum.. in the sense of giving me 1 command line, and NOT the whole listing joined up etc. and it uncom…
... ask here instead of the basic forum..
... can get it to compress basic.. and give you a ... it runs.. obv. the basic is uncompressed and you ... is to stack some basic programs together and re- ... that uses bog standard basic, without any new commands ... -
Simultaneous key presses in BASICIs there a way to check for 2 simultaneous key presses in BASIC? I use if inkey$="z" then goto... but that only lets me check for 1 key press at a…
Is there a way to check for 2 simultaneous key presses in BASIC?
I use
if inkey$="z" then goto...
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designing a computerHi everyone! I am designing a 4 bit computer and i need some advice, is this a good instruction set? [CODE] BINARY OPCODE DESCRIPTION 00000 nop…
... and note the return line
10010 ret return
INSTRUCTION ... ?
there are 16 registers, 0 to F
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Adventure games written in basic (commercial)This thread partly got me thinking > [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=31141[/url] But I'd like to know about adventure ga…
... or without graphics) written in Basic :) , I'm trying to exclude ... and main game should be Basic.
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Looking for cursor routineIt's been a long time since I programmed a little bit in Basic, so I decided to create a simple cursor routine: [url]http://db.tt/SPnSdpx[/url] I k…
... programmed a little bit in Basic, so I decided to create ... who like to program in Basic but need a cursor ... />
-Can be called from Basic
-Relocatable
-Ability to ... routine returns to Basic (maybe via PEEK?)
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bast, the Basic tapemaker for LinuxAnnouncing a new utility, [b]bast[/b], the BASIC Tapemaker. Now available: version 0.2.3 (alpha) for Linux. At: [url]http://github.com/ec429/bast/do…
... utility, [b]bast[/b], the BASIC Tapemaker.
Now available: ... plain text files containing Sinclair BASIC source code, and produces ... not only line-numbers of BASIC statements but also their ... which will read not only BASIC files but also assembly language ... -
Basic EditorWould this make sense or serve any purpose for anyone here? On the iPhone/iPad a Basic editor where you can write your basic code while on the go an…
... On the iPhone/iPad a Basic editor where you can ... write your basic code while on the ... trying to write a basic compiler as the keyboard ... view. So a plain Basic interpreter that checks for ... syntax, tokenizes and runs BASIC programs. Also looking for ... -
Loading BASIC programs stored as "bytes:"Hi all, I have a question regarding loading BASIC programs, that I managed to save as machine code (I suppose) when I was a child, as a result of e…
... have a question regarding loading BASIC programs, that I managed to ... where ZX Spectrum 48k stores BASIC programs upon loading them. Does ... -
General purpose full screen input routineHi Folks, One of the things that annoyed me back in the 1980s with most BASICs was the lack of a full screen "formatted" input function. You could …
... routine for the Spectrum (in BASIC). It is still quite simple ... :
REM ENTER
9330 RETURN
9340 REM *---------------------*
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BASIC compilerHi All, Can someone please recommend me a good compiler (for emulator use) that 'compiles' BASIC code into Assembler? There are quite a few availab…
... (for emulator use) that 'compiles' BASIC code into Assembler?
Arrays in Spectrum basicHi everyone, I've recently begun learning to programme in Spectrum and want to write a text adventure. Could someone give me an example or help me o…
... needs.
I'm running Basic on Spectaculator and intend to ...AGES enhancementsThere's an enhanced version of the AGES adventure gamebook utility available; it's the first of the items on my [url=http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk…
... I replaced big chunks of BASIC with machine code. Then getting ... a node, and I might return along a more difficult route ...ZX Flight - flight simulator (Basic)Yesterday I found this BASIC flight simulator on an old tape. Obviously this is a my type-in from an old ex-Yugoslavian magazine from mid 80s. I did …
Yesterday I found this BASIC flight simulator on an old ... also mostly done in the basic), we can say that this ... worthy competitor.
Unfortunately spectrum Basic is pretty slow for this ...Problem with se basicI use MB02 memory paging (ram 16kB instead 48rom) and via one OUT 23,xx can switch between original 48 rom and SE ROM. But if I write basic program i…
I use MB02 memory paging (ram 16kB instead 48rom) and via one OUT 23,xx can switch between original 48 rom and SE ROM. But if I write basic program in 48 basic and switch to SE BASIC then show basic incorrect. Why ?Best way for programming in BASIC?New to the ZX Spectrum, and fixing up ccowley's vbSpec emulator. Aside from that, I would also like to try programming a game or two in BASIC. What's…
New to the ZX Spectrum, and fixing up ccowley's vbSpec emulator. Aside from that, I would also like to try programming a game or two in BASIC. What's the fastest way to program in BASIC in a Windows environment?Sinclair BASIC manual cover artHello, dose anyone out there have any information or links regarding the art work on the 48k's Sinclair BASIC cover ?, I've always thought it was rea…
... on the 48k's Sinclair BASIC cover ?, I've always thought ...Compiling Basic to MCHello, I have a lot of long Basic programs. These are mostly strategy programs, good but slow. I was thinking about how to speed them up without com…
... have a lot of long Basic programs. These are mostly strategy ...BASIC Listing for loading screens then gameCould someone explain the code required to load a screen image followed by the game file please? I've lost my notes on loading the game (which I thin…
Could someone explain the code required to load a screen image followed by the game file please? I've lost my notes on loading the game (which I think was CHAIN "") from a BASIC listing..
Thank you..A type-in BASIC platformer that's worth a goWorking on some type-ins for TTFn, from Games Computing, I came across [url=http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~jg27paw4/pourri/patpostman.zip]The Adve…
... that's written entirely in BASIC. I've shown a few ...The Hobbit:A guide and how i play it.Yes i know there are walkthroughs and guides on the net but what i want to do here is give chance for those people to complete the hobbit who have no…
... way around) so first some basic info then straight too it ... [/i],remember that on the return journey you will not see ... is actually used in the return journey,but if the elf ...SE Basic Type-ins^Pete suggested creating a sticky thread for SE Basic discussion. I thought a Type-ins thread might also be useful. Up to the mods if they want to ma…
^Pete suggested creating a sticky thread for SE Basic discussion. I thought a Type-ins thread might also be useful. Up to the mods if they want to make it sticky or not (although this used to be the SE Basic forum and I used to be its owner).SE Basic questionsI've got a 128k heatsink machine which I'm working on modding to include a proper keyboard and built in DivIDE+.. Was I right in reading that the S…
... in reading that the SE BASIC ROM can be plugged into ...Copying a SCREEN$ in ZX BASIC in 1 second?!Following on from the revived "[thread=20207]Saving a complete SCREEN$ in BASIC[/thread]" thread (although Arjun really only needed a suitable POKE i…
... ]Saving a complete SCREEN$ in BASIC[/thread]" thread (although Arjun really ... segment of memory) in ZX BASIC without resorting to a tedious ... using only standard ZX Spectrum BASIC - and it's not an ...Best Basic games ?Any thoughts on what are (were) good games purely written in basic ? Any type be it adventure / platform / whatever. Nothing compiled although tiny…
... ) good games purely written in basic ?
Any type be ... code are OK in the basic itself.
I don ...
