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super-quick games in BASIC?do you think, games written in BASIC could run flawlessly at high speed when run in a speccy emulator at, say, 1000% speed? (i wonder, speccy is rare…
do you think, games written in BASIC could run flawlessly at high speed when run in a speccy emulator at, say, 1000% speed?
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What I hate about computers and/or video gamingYesterday I spent approximately four months (subjecively that is, objectively it was around two to three hours) fixing my mate's PC. I won't bore you…
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* Games that have checkpoint saving, when the checkpoints are too ... upgrade graphics cards, hard drives, memory etc. You almost always REPLACE ... of sound and graphics cards, memory, CPU speeds and types, etc ... -
Sam Revival issue 19 out now! [Sam CoupIssue 19 of Sam Revival is now out! Let's start off with what's on the coverdisk: Conquest. Written by Peter King in 1997 this originally had a lim…
... 's Z80 CPU, hexidecimal numbering, memory and a couple of machine ... you've only stuck with BASIC or the likes of GamesMaster ... -
Paging MemoryAny idea why this short piece of code doesnt work, just crashes. I am just messing with paging memory in and out (not achived this yet) and reading t…
... am just messing with paging memory in and out (not achived ... 7F LD BC, NN Hardware Memory Switch
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What did Spectrum BASIC lack (and was BBC BASIC so good?)Over the years, I've read in various multi-format magazines, that BBC BASIC was probably the best BASIC available on an 8-bit machine. I've never use…
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2) What did Spectrum BASIC lack that might have been ... regarding a BBC vs. Spectrum BASIC comparison, I'd have to ... to write a few very basic BASIC programs for Computer Studies. -
Speech In BASICIs it possible to produce any speech in just Spectrum BASIC?
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Testing the Ram on a Toastrack 128KHi All My "new" 128K is misbehaving, all the demos I have loaded for it crash instantly, Ghostbusters 128K is playable but one of the background scr…
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Halloween Special!Like all the best zombies, the ZXSpin project rises again on the last day of October. Here's release 0.666 for your enjoyment - get it at [url]http…
... implemented a new way of saving your snapshots - save
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Memory SticksI know some of you keep old PCs alive. 72 Pin Simms I've got half a dozen, some in pairs. Any interest and I'll try and figure out what they are. …
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One Liner - Machine CodeHi Dr. BEEP, Digital Prawn, et. al., I think that what you guys have achieved with the one liner contest is absolutely amazing. It brought about wh…
... whole new concepts in ZX BASIC that no one could have ... "runner" which loads bytes into memory and then runs a resultant ... code program at a given memory address
2) Run the ... ) keys. You can return to BASIC by pressing "a" (quit).
Starting on machine code - BASIC first?Howdy. If I wanted to start learning machine code for the speccy, from scratch, would you recommend I learn BASIC first or is it entirely possible to…
... , would you recommend I learn BASIC first or is it entirely ... start machine code with minimal BASIC knowledge?
Also (and the ... the first place without the BASIC keywords getting in the way ...Chat roomDoes anyone ever use the WOS chat room? I pop in there from time to time but the place is always deserted. And don't say "Yeah, they saw you coming…
Does anyone ever use the WOS chat room? I pop in there from time to time but the place is always deserted.
And don't say "Yeah, they saw you coming" :-PProblem with replacing all upper memory with 4164 chipsGuys, i have a problem with the high memory of a 4B issue. At first the board had OKI chips for high memory and one of them was faulty. Since its ea…
... a problem with the high memory of a 4B issue.
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If i insert the memory from a working speccy (with ...It's a trap!So I got a CPLD (not the eventual one I want to use for the ethernet project - rather, one I actually have here and now, an XC9536 in a PLCC44). And…
... of interpreting the line of BASIC at CH_ADD. As a result ... that's normally illegal in BASIC into a program.
memory map as a jump table ... can find a location in memory which no one *ever* calls ...How to add basic commands like "!command"Hi all, is there some where in the forums a thread dealind with the topic how to add basic commands? How are the commands for example of Basic+ are …
... the topic how to add basic commands?
How are the ... commands for example of Basic+ are added? Usual they are ...8 bit simple interface + +3e romsSo, i have built the interface and burned the +3e roms to use on a +2B machine. Everything is working fine. I have a 64 MB cf card with some partitio…
... merging basic from tape then saving, then loading code blocks then saving again ...Sinclair ZX Spectrum - Basic Programming BookSinclair ZX Spectrum - Basic Programming Book Good, clean, unsoiled condition. A must have item for any Sinclair Spectrum Fan. [URL="http://cgi.eb…
Sinclair ZX Spectrum - Basic Programming Book
Good, ...Deteriorating quality of artwork in Crash... during the "commercial" life of the speccy. I am making this topic about Crash magazine as that's the only one I know almost every issue of, so I…
... colour printer (by Datel, if memory serves correctly) for the speccy ... being made with this, surely saving a lot of money so ...Some more questions on various subjectsSome more questions that occur to me (mainly when I can't sleep). 1. Do DVD discs have PAL/NTSC formats? If so, how come I could play DVD regio…
... ? You can get a 2GB memory stick for a fiver (aria ... of course is re-writable memory and includes the (re)writer ... short of space in my room, but that's just me ...basito: CPC Basic interpreterHello. I'm writing a Basic Interpreter compatible with the Amstrad CPC series Locomotive Basic. It's still in a very early development stage, but al…
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I'm writing a Basic Interpreter compatible with the Amstrad ... CPC series Locomotive Basic. It's still in a ...Tell you what Speccy mod I'd like to see...An interface/cable/mod that allowed the trusty squidgy rubber keyboard to be plugged into a PC and used as a controller/second keyboard, for use with…
... the software handle loading and saving and processing and that.
memory into a Spectrum case, for speedy loading and saving of ...Mapping Brat Attack (+ challenge).This mapping biznizz isn't all it's cracked up to be. I've been mapping Brat Attack for close to 3 hours now and have mapped over 700 rooms! I'm gl…
... using an emu + artpackage. Each room would have to be snapped ... background (i.e. snap the room once, copy/exclude sprite).
memory? (something akin to that HEX ...Mapping big games using screenshotsI know it's an unpopular thing with some people, and I object to whoever did the Deactivators map as it's shit and only shows room layouts and nothin…
... 's shit and only shows room layouts and nothing else like ... go. I've even tried saving into sections and pasting them ...Can someone ID this Basic listingthe basic is on [url=http://www.jupiter-ace.co.uk/review_soundcard.html]this page[/url] at the bottom, I think it could from an Oric? Never having …
the basic is on [url=http://www.jupiter-ace.co.uk/review_soundcard.html]this page[/url] at the bottom, I think it could from an Oric?
Never having an Oric I would not know for sure, or what BASIC it is from.
many thanks!problems using new TRD files within emulatorsDear folks! As you may know, I'm working on the TRD file support for my ZX-Modules programs. For validation - I need a good emulator that supports …
... want to write a simple memory dump to disk using the ... error messages from the 128k Basic of the simulated Pentagon or ...Bizarre stuff in Interface 1's shadow ROMAccording to the Complete Shadow ROM disassembly, the function that exits back to the BASIC interpreter after interpreting IF1 commands is this: [co…
... that exits back to the BASIC interpreter after interpreting IF1 commands ... . You can only BIT a memory address via HL, IX or ...Understanding extensions to the BASIC parserFor a while, I've had a rather 'rinkety dink' extension to BASIC via an RST 8 trap in hardware, just so that I can send stuff to a Spectrum over ethe…
... rather 'rinkety dink' extension to BASIC via an RST 8 trap ...Probing the variables in 128K modeHello again! Briefly, I'm writing an m/c routine to read some BASIC variables. So, before I start, I try to get an idea for the structure of how var…
... /c routine to read some BASIC variables. So, before I start ... how variables are stored in memory.
So to learn ... /> It works fine in 48K BASIC, but screws up in 128K ... to work properly in 128K BASIC? (Again I'm working on ...Fond memories of porn...In secondary school there was this guy whose dad owned a newsagents and he used to bring in copies of the Playboy Lingerie Special and other saucy ma…
... in the corner of the room.
Of course, two ... good porn memories from down memory lane? :D
