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  • More random questionsWay back in the mists of time I remember reading a couple of articles in an ancient copy of Sinclair User, ZX Computing or the like (can't remember w…

    ...
    25 Beep .0010, INT ( RND*50 - ( SGN PI*INT ( PI ... ) - RND*5))
    30 If n= ... 5000: Randomize: Beep .0010, INT ( RND*50 - ( SGN PI*INT ( PI ... ) - RND*15)): If n=10 Or ...
    thx1138 thx1138 July 2003 Games
  • You live you learn - random ramblingsWell I've been around for some time now and I continue to be amazed at the new things I find on WoS. For example, today I came across Martijn's inte…

    ... . Tastes do differ. And if repetition of games on consoles is ...
    Arjun Arjun July 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Loading schemes18 years ago I hated loading schemes like Alcatraz and Speedlock because they were a b*tch to copy and became unreliable when the tape got older. Now…

    ... machine code equivalent of INT(RND*7) (because I don't ...
    The Mighty Dopethrone The Mighty Dopethrone July 2003 Games
  • You live you learn - random ramblingsWell I've been around for some time now and I continue to be amazed at the new things I find on WoS. For example, today I came across Martijn's inte…

    ... ]Tastes do differ. And if repetition of games on consoles is ...
    cyborg cyborg July 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • GAMES I'D LOVE TO SEE ON THE SPECTRUM.....What more modern games from other formats would you love to see on the Speccy...? I'm talking games that could be converted, and would be possible t…

    ... see if the clear and rnd usr is correct.
    Amigo Amigo July 2003 Games
  • Games so bad you enjoy themThere are a handful of games so laughably and utterly bad, that I actually enjoy playing them: [I]Los Angeles SWAT, East Enders, Pit-Fighter, Sabrina…

    ... . Many are enjoyable but the repetition in Freddy Hardest is boring ...
    Mikal Mikal September 2003 Games
  • TransAm - technical curiosityHi all, I guess this is for you machine code experts: how come a snapshot of TransAm always places the trophies in different places when I start a n…

    ... execution and then just using rnd. In assembly code I guess ... the rnd-style of code is better ...
    SpecMem SpecMem November 2003 Games
  • BASIC OptimisationsOk, BASin is maturing fast and now I want to add some more special "stuff". A guy called Chris requested by email that I include a REM killer, to s…

    ... />
    10 let x=int(rnd*2)+1
    20 if ...
    Mr. Anonymous Mr. Anonymous June 2004 Development
  • An intriguing question...Well, intriguing for me anyway. As we all know, when calling a Machine Code function from BASIC, we use the USR (address) function. But for this to …

    ... be used with the function RND.
    Dr BEEP Dr BEEP June 2004 Development
  • Spectrums games vs. modern games; very interesting... I've read a number of replies (on Matt's tears thread) regarding spectrum and modern console games. I found it very interesting. I think the games …

    ... addictive games which built on repetition is the root of videogaming ...
    Spector Spector August 2004 Games
  • Loading TR-Dos game (not autoload)When I can`t autoload a TR-Dos game, what do I type? I`ve got the Pentagon set up, CAT alogued the disk, and get the following:- Title: AMD4ever 6 …

    ... and dont bother with the rnd usr in 48 or 128 ...
    Sadako Sadako August 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • RND not random?I recently wrote a simple Alien style game where the bad guys shoot you at random, it works fine, but after a while the Variable that is supposed to …

    Is there a reason why when you use RND the first number it picks is always 0???
    guesser guesser September 2004 Sinclair Basic
  • I need ASM for random numberI need to generate a random pair of coardinates in asm so that x=random no between 0 and 31, y=random no between 0 and 23. Any ideas on how to code …

    ... br />

    [code]
    rnd push hl
    push de ... br /> ld a,(hl) ; fetch rnd
    inc l ; increase pointer ... timer and then call the RND-routine with A holding the ... /> LD A,6
    CALL RND

    will produce a ...
    Dr BEEP Dr BEEP September 2004 Development
  • I cant belive this website and the activity round here!Hi! I?m new to this site (hope i have not posted in the wrong place already!). In the last few months I have got my self a PC to play games on from…

    ... it all works if i RND USR 15619: REM: LOAD "whatever ... " and then RND USR ADDR, directly from sinclair ...
    Sadako Sadako September 2004 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…

    ... be called with a different RND USR so that a prompt ...
    Sadako Sadako September 2004 Games
  • How the hell does this work then??[url="http://www.dslextreme.com/users/exstatica/psychic.swf"]http://www.dslextreme.com/users/exstatica/psychic.swf[/url]

    ... ;*+=\@#{}[]()/:"
    70 LET b=INT (RND*20)+1:\
    FOR f ... THEN LET a(f)=INT (RND*20)+1
    90 NEXT ...
    Dunny Dunny November 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Vanished without a trace.Hi everyone, I've just noticed that ENERGY4UK's posts have been deleted in their entirety. That's great. Hopefully our beloved administrator will co…

    ... "
    30 LET A=INT(RND*100)+1
    40 IF ...
    chaosmongers chaosmongers November 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Half Life 2Just got it today. u have to register it via internet and the loading time is crap. But it plays well on my amd 1800 with 1 gig mem and onboard nvide…

    ... around before a hint of repetition starts creeping in.
    Refrenz Refrenz November 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Music!!! AGAIN!!!!!!Just got that Q magazine spin off mag today "depeche mode and the birth of electro pop" or something like that, not very catchy :p it features bands…

    ... gets easily old because of repetition (kind of like the Bolero ...
    Skarpo Skarpo February 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • CGC2004 - almost there!The competition ended on 31st. Guess jil (who incidentally has been missing for some time now and was presumably busy with the competition - or so we…

    ... />
    10 LET vote = INT(RND*59)+1
    20 IF ...
    monty.mole monty.mole February 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…

    This is what I've compiled so far:

    [quote]Resources
    =========

    * Make all caps
    ---------------

    You can turn CAPS LOCK on or off using a simple poke to 23658:

    POKE 23658,8: REM CAPS ON
    ...
    na_th_an na_th_an April 2005 Development
  • 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. …

    ... FN r(x,y) = INT (RND * (y+1-x) + x)
    Arjun Arjun April 2005 Sinclair Basic
  • RND not random?I recently wrote a simple Alien style game where the bad guys shoot you at random, it works fine, but after a while the Variable that is supposed to …

    The first random number that RND always generates if you ... />
    [code]NEW
    PRINT RND[/code] (gives 0.0011291504)

    [code]NEW
    PRINT RND * 255[/code]

    (value ...
    [code]NEW
    PRINT RND * 10000[/code]

    (I ...
    BloodBaz BloodBaz April 2005 Sinclair Basic
  • The strongest chess programJust wondered, since I used to be really into competitive chess many years ago. I liked Cyrus IS-Chess and Superchess 3.5, and enjoyed Psi Chess eve…

    ... Superchess 3.5 allowed threefold repetition in a completely winning endgame ...
    rfout rfout July 2005 Games
  • Spectrum SE emulator for WindowsAre there binaries for a Spectrum SE emulator for Windows available anywhere? For instance, FUSE compiled for Windows. Anything with installation in…

    ... seems from testing) I*256+RND(255)? If the latter, is ...
    Jonathan Harston Jonathan Harston August 2005 Emulators
  • Spectrum SE emulator for WindowsAre there binaries for a Spectrum SE emulator for Windows available anywhere? For instance, FUSE compiled for Windows. Anything with installation in…

    ... seems from testing) I*256+RND(255)? If the latter, is ...
    Jonathan Harston Jonathan Harston August 2005 Emulators
  • Spectrum SE emulator for WindowsAre there binaries for a Spectrum SE emulator for Windows available anywhere? For instance, FUSE compiled for Windows. Anything with installation in…

    ... seems from testing) I*256+RND(255)? If the latter, is ...
    mel the bell mel the bell August 2005 Emulators
  • Are id Software over rated?The Doom 3 expansion pack (Ressurection of Evil) is due out on the XBox soon, which reminded me of the old argument, which I thought I'd post here; a…

    ... , as there are moments of repetition again, and poor AI, but ...
    The Starglider The Starglider October 2005 Chit chat
  • Ideas for new tape storage formatSome called them decoders or encoders, but I think that it is just something like form of presentation. Goal is of course smaller size, support of e…

    ... to be a lot of repetition - a sequence of 1s or ...
    Dunny Dunny October 2005 Development
  • 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. …

    using USR RND in any way (either PRINT USR RND or LET A = USR RND etc) will always reset Speccy
    FRGT/10 FRGT/10 November 2005 Sinclair Basic
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