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IX register woes - or is SPIN buggy?Or am I missing something? I'm trying to use the IX reg to acess a table containing an x and y coord. My code below just doesnt seem to work proper…
... I usually run the code using a 1 line BASIC program, I often ... set a breakpoint once your program gets sufficiently huge ;) -
Spectrum +3 WoesI have a second hand +3 here - the case is in really nice condition. It starts up fine, but after I try accessing the floppy disk, the Spectrum free…
... up for a while, then run the build in system test ... type in a simple BASIC memory test program. Run the program while it warms ... -
ZX7: an "optimal" LZ77 packerAbout 20 years ago, I started a M.Sc. in Computing, planning to work on data compression. Although I quickly changed to another subject for a number …
... know the PC when the program starts.
... the game without typing LOAD"". This have the ... the first tape block (basic type). The game ... /> I use the shortest BASIC loader of Paolo Ferraris, download ... do the block load in BASIC, because LOAD"name"CODE is ... -
ZX7: an "optimal" LZ77 packerAbout 20 years ago, I started a M.Sc. in Computing, planning to work on data compression. Although I quickly changed to another subject for a number …
... compressing levels in a multi-load game. Besides, very ... program may look like this:
[CODE]5 CLEAR 32767: LOAD ... with his own BASIC program, inserting the same LOAD and RANDOMIZE ... complete solution including multi-load support, I certainly have ... -
ZX7: an "optimal" LZ77 packerAbout 20 years ago, I started a M.Sc. in Computing, planning to work on data compression. Although I quickly changed to another subject for a number …
... engine that:
-load the next level when the ... should write the housekeeping program in assembly, and ... them are managed through a BASIC program.
... With a custom BASIC management program I am already ... a 128K Spectrum, load the separate levels in ... -
ZX7: an "optimal" LZ77 packerAbout 20 years ago, I started a M.Sc. in Computing, planning to work on data compression. Although I quickly changed to another subject for a number …
... blocks:
1. Basic header
2. Basic program of 5179 bytes
LOAD""CODE for each separate level ... blocks IMHO for a single-load game.
Edit: What ... -
ZX7: an "optimal" LZ77 packerAbout 20 years ago, I started a M.Sc. in Computing, planning to work on data compression. Although I quickly changed to another subject for a number …
... USR 31232 command in the BASIC program: it expands the game into ... block with File Compressor. The BASIC program has also been optimized.
load in only 3 or 4 ... about 02'30'', but can load with DivIDE and the standard ... -
ZX7: an "optimal" LZ77 packerAbout 20 years ago, I started a M.Sc. in Computing, planning to work on data compression. Although I quickly changed to another subject for a number …
... :???: If I, say, enter this BASIC program, where line 25 loads in ... LET y = 16384
25 LOAD "" CODE : LOAD "" CODE
30 GOSUB ... -
Spectranet updateHi all It's been a busy summer, and in any case I've wanted a little bit of a break from doing Speccy stuff to avoid it getting old (pun intended). …
... is just a regular basic program saved to auto-run
[CODE ... ]
10 REM this program autoruns ... -
Deaf spectrum +3?I'm not having the best of luck so far. I've made a couple of poorly thought out impulse buys, and to date I've not really had much use out of any o…
... a short basic program to tape and see if it will load back. -
Deaf spectrum +3?I'm not having the best of luck so far. I've made a couple of poorly thought out impulse buys, and to date I've not really had much use out of any o…
... :) ) I can maybe load a game from disk, use ... tape, then try and load the tape back in. ... and 128k loader tells me "Program: centipod" (this was a ... "nonsense in basic" error, or a tape load error. I ... test writing/saving a basic program to tape and loading ... -
Deaf spectrum +3?I'm not having the best of luck so far. I've made a couple of poorly thought out impulse buys, and to date I've not really had much use out of any o…
... " and 128k loader tells me "Program: centipod" (this was a surprise ... with "nonsense in basic" error, or a tape load error. I tried ... will test writing/saving a basic program to tape and loading back ... -
Newbie Spectrum developer advice ....Hi, Im new to the site and to spectrum developing - well, not quite, I wrote Spectrum programmes in Basic 30 years ago but then went off into the wo…
... to 128K mode and in basic type load "" with the .tzx in ... amazing development environment, specifically for basic.
If you ... />
Dunny's PC based basic (SpecBas) is of course another ... that zx spectrum games will run on other formats because of ... -
SPECTRA New from Paul FarrowLooks good! Read about it [URL="http://www.fruitcake.plus.com/Sinclair/Spectrum/Spectra/SpectraInterface.htm"]here[/URL]
... /> %load reported either "Incorrect block type" error or loaded corrupted BASIC program,
Red DwarfA Red Dwarf video game - good or bad idea? (given its recent resurgence in popularity in the UK) My ideas: [b]Plots[/b] - An interquel which bridg…
... a BASIC loader that uses OUT to change the paging and load ... will paging cause the running program to crash? Does it need ... before, but only when the BASIC program actually terminates and and returns ...ZX7: an "optimal" LZ77 packerAbout 20 years ago, I started a M.Sc. in Computing, planning to work on data compression. Although I quickly changed to another subject for a number …
... quite easy:
[LIST]
[*] Run any emulator that provides a ... )
[*] In 48K BASIC, execute [B]CLEAR 31099[/B ... "CODE 31100,116[/B] from BASIC. If you have any problems ... 't forget to adjust your BASIC program to use the new addresses ...ZX7: an "optimal" LZ77 packerAbout 20 years ago, I started a M.Sc. in Computing, planning to work on data compression. Although I quickly changed to another subject for a number …
... BASIC program. Instead of this:
[CODE] 10 CLEAR 31090
20 LOAD ... ""CODE : LOAD ""CODE
30 ... CLEAR 31090
20 LOAD ""CODE : LOAD ""CODE
30 ... "CODE 31100,111[/B] from BASIC.
ZX7: an "optimal" LZ77 packerAbout 20 years ago, I started a M.Sc. in Computing, planning to work on data compression. Although I quickly changed to another subject for a number …
... writing a shorter BASIC "housekeeping" program. I guess I ... /> Afterwards we must load the compressed block at address ... CODE]CLEAR 59999: LOAD "Rotatrix"CODE 60000: LOAD "Cobra"CODE 60000 ... BASIC program accordingly:
[CODE] 10 CLEAR 31090
20 LOAD ...Biturbo 2 turbo loader now available for general useAfter tinkering with its code, extracted from a TZX of one of the infamous Italian S.I.P.E. "tape magazines" which published hacked games for the Spe…
... 't tell which blocks are BASIC and which are CODE (I ... difference when I watch a program load but not when I'm ...Getting PC into HLHello, here's a conundrum for you... Is there a way to obtain the value of the PC register (say into HL) without using absolute addressing such as C…
... they're appended to a BASIC program whose length can change independently ... , at the start of the BASIC program, not at the start of ... meant was... in order to run the code, something, somewhere, has ...Screens and BasicA question about the ZX screens. I am using software to convert my own art and drawings to the ZX Spectrum. I have some tools to change .jpg files in…
... a screen image in a program?
For example: ... to use them in a BASIC program?
Any clue? ...
You need to load the screen in a memoryarea ... purist and want BASIC only in the program ; Use [URL ... amp;highlight=screen%24+basic"]BattleBunny Screen copy[/URL ...Unravelling the Spectrum Floating Point Number formatHi Guys, In my head I pretty much understand how the Spectrum's 5 byte FP number format works. The first byte is the signed exponent and the follow…
... also included a BASIC program which does the conversions:
* RUN 1000 : decimal ... to FP
* RUN 2000 : FP to ... decimal
* RUN 3000 : decimal to ...Interface 1 bisOk, well the postmans just been and brought with him my new arrival, the Interface 1 bis. So as promised I thought I'd share some initial usage exper…
... files ..To copy a program, it must be loaded ... RUN command fulfils the same function as in the 48k BASIC ... : to start the BASIC program currently loaded in ... any BASIC program in memory, the RUN command loads the BASIC program named ?run? from ...SpectranetHi all, I just bought a spectranet card and have a couple of questions I hope someone can answer for me. I have played around with it on both a +3 …
... and have typed in the basic test program I am using at ... .
If you run the basic program, it will open test.txt ... />
Regards.
basic program
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10 %fopen #4 ...128k Basic used much ?Hi - I was wondering if there were many,if any, games programmed in 128k basic? I was also thinking of doing one myself as I wish to make a text heav…
I know at least one basic program that uses ram disk, but ... proper datatype so you can load your text as CODE block ... can still use them within basic.Transferring ZX Spectrum software from tape to digital formatAs the title says, can anyone tell me the simplest way of doing this using a normal, modern desktop PC and maybe some string? Ta.
... some problems trying to load tapes into spectrum emulators. ... load the tape onto my PC with an audio program ... unable to get them to load anything.
I have a simple basic program that used to read all ... as typing the direct load command into Fuse does ...Hangman .TAP doesn't work in Spectaculator 8.0Hello! I tried the game "Hangman" using the latest version of Spectaculator and nothing happens. The direct URL of the game is: [url]http://www.wor…
[QUOTE=Oibaf;695944]I do not why FBZX Wii does not load also with the instant load option disabled.[/QUOTE]
I've managed to run this program on FBZX Wii for Windows after disabling "Fast load" and pressing Play.Hangman .TAP doesn't work in Spectaculator 8.0Hello! I tried the game "Hangman" using the latest version of Spectaculator and nothing happens. The direct URL of the game is: [url]http://www.wor…
... to run this program on FBZX Wii for Windows after disabling "Fast load ...ZX7: an "optimal" LZ77 packerAbout 20 years ago, I started a M.Sc. in Computing, planning to work on data compression. Although I quickly changed to another subject for a number …
... inside a program, it's probably easier to load it into ... interesting). You could write this program:
[CODE]10 CLEAR ... />
[*] Finally write a ZX BASIC program that will contain the compressed ... [/CODE]
When you load the generated tape file, the ...ZX7: an "optimal" LZ77 packerAbout 20 years ago, I started a M.Sc. in Computing, planning to work on data compression. Although I quickly changed to another subject for a number …
... t have enough space to load it all in memory.
[*] Finally write a ZX BASIC program that will contain the compressed ... bas[/CODE]
When you load the generated tape file, press ... screen appear. Notice your compiled program will have about 9Kb only ...
