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Memory management in new IDE interfacesHi all, I have a question concerning the memory (RAM) management of the new mass storage devices like ZXCF+ or others. The mostly come with 512kb o…
... have a question concerning the memory (RAM) management of the new ... is now, how is the memory paged in or out or ... does the Speccy address the memory? Is this done in kind ... of memory areas or something else? My ... -
New Spectrum GameFor those who didn't attend, this weekend's Retro Fusion event featured a high score competition, for which I wrote a new Spectrum game. Nothing too…
... complicated of course, just something basic and quick to pick up ... high score of 6436 (if memory serves) with Merman just 30 ... -
Beyond Big Yellow BoxesI am trying to collect all of these titles as I used to love how they looked as a kid. I have (from memory) Lords of Midnight Doomdark's Revenge So…
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I have (from memory)
Lords of Midnight ...
Psi Chess
Romper Room
Spy Vs Spy
How to contend memoryHow has this been achieved, electronically? Is there a "memory ready"-line for each bank, or something?
How has this been achieved, electronically? Is there a "memory ready"-line for each bank, or something?Any BBC aware Specchums out there?After the UK101 and VIC20 emulators I've moved my sights onto emulating a BBC computer. This emulator will be different though in that it will be a Z…
... core to run the real BASIC 4 ROM, but the operating ... keyboard, writing to the screen, saving to tape, scrolling the screen ... type and run a BBC BASIC program. You currently can't ... odd typing in a BBC Basic program on a Spectrum. It ...VIC 20 emulation on the SpectrumI'm sure most people are aware of the my attempt at bringing the full Commodore experience to Sinclair users with the "Twenty Commodes" program. It e…
... 1/16 speed. The following Basic program takes 197 seconds on ... addr is in the screen memory area.)
There is ...DivIDE emulation on MB02+This is FATWARE system originally writed for DivIDE interface, but new ported to MB02+ interface. This use 8kB+8kB paging emulation in 16kB allram mo…
... allram mode. TAP file contain basic installator for install FATWARE OS ... ). MB FATWARE use three 16kB memory pages (patched ZX rom, patched ...alternate BASIC ROMI've come up with a few patches to the standard ROM to make it use the 128 shadow screen by default. The ROM is reorganised as follows: RAMTOP is se…
... under 32K is available for BASIC
the shadow screen is ... almost a full 48K for BASIC programs. On the other hand ...I just learnt that Spectrum has 1kB of unused ROMWell, man learns through all his life. I have just discovered that Spectrum has over 1 kilobyte of unused ROM memory, from address 14446 to 15615. Al…
... 1 kilobyte of unused ROM memory, from address 14446 to 15615 ... great success to squeeze Spectrum Basic with so many useful functions ... high effectiveness had it cost: Basic running slowly. Now it looks ... /> Why did they leave this memory empty? Were they too lazy ...Saving out data in emulatorsI've been reading Raymond Chandler recently and it's made me want to go back and play "The Big Sleaze", the excellent Fergus McNeil text adventure wh…
... 't think ZXSpin allows the saving-out of data from within ... Amiga that did this by saving the header and the data ...Looking for a type-in.I remember a type in program of a sliding block puzzle. It used code to shift the screen blocks. At the start of a game you could select how many m…
... exactly. I do remember a basic program that drew some geometric ... it was a mixture of basic and code. I've searched ... the magazines to jog my memory to the issues I had ... magazine. Maybe I wrote the basic program myself using the various ...Games in basicIs there a definitive list of published games written in Basic, I'm particularly interested in Text adventures.
Is there a definitive list of published games written in Basic, I'm particularly interested in Text adventures.A new Basic manualWith all the basic functions, tips and tricks, etc. What's the chance of someone (i.e. not me) writing a new Basic manual?
With all the basic functions, tips and tricks, etc.
What's the chance of someone (i.e. not me) writing a new Basic manual?Just wrote my first useful working Speccy BASIC program in years...A nice UK National Lottery number generator. And not just any lotto number generator either. This one generates 8 lines of 6 numbers without replace…
... I've succeeded in Speccy BASIC, I think I might just ...About Chess games & BASICIs it possible to write a chess program in BASIC? Does it exist in the archive?
Is it possible to write a chess program in BASIC? Does it exist in the archive?Small BasicFor all those people who ask "where's the equivalent of Sinclair BASIC for today's generation", I give you (a link to) [url=http://msdn.microsoft.com…
For all those people who ask "where's the equivalent of Sinclair BASIC for today's generation", I give you (a link to) [url=http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/devlabs/cc950524.aspx]Small Basic[/url].So you want to make a cardgame......but you haven't got a good deck to display. Well here is a fully relocatable routine that will do the job for you. Place the code anywhere in me…
... /> Place the code anywhere in memory where you can and make ... charset
RET ; back to BASIC
prat LD A ...Trouble compiling my BASIC programI've been trying to get a compiled BASIC version of Swift Turtle with no luck so far! I first tried MCoder 3 and it [i]seemed[/i] to compile the prog…
... trying to get a compiled BASIC version of Swift Turtle with ...Broken links on Sinclair Basic pageThe links ([ Introduction | Licence | Interpreters | Extensions | Compilers | Manuals | Articles | Source ]) at the top of the [url="http://www.world…
... ://www.worldofspectrum.org/sinclairbasic/"]Sinclair Basic[/url] page are broken.
[BASin] Bug report and question[B]1. Bug report:[/B] BASIC Editor behavior I'm using a variable to store the contents of the BC register. But the BASIC editor works strangely. I t…
[B]1. Bug report:[/B] BASIC Editor behavior
I' ... the BC register. But the BASIC editor works strangely. I type ... emulator and clean up the memory?Understanding the StackSorry folks. I guess I'm going to be a pain for a little while. Hope it's ok with everyone. I'm currently studying the stack and wrote the little pr…
... registers and looking at the memory viewer to inspect the stack ... on the above assembly. From BASIC it is being called with ...Program for showing Basic listnings in gamesCan somebody tell me the name and where to find an utility to show the BASIC-listning in Adventure games - or for any other Spectrum-program for that…
Can somebody tell me the name and where to find an utility to show the BASIC-listning in Adventure games - or for any other Spectrum-program for that matter.
Regards Tommy F-HThe best ... beginning with "E"Name (in your opinion) your "Best game beginning with [A to Z, one letter per post]". So, for the letter "E", which do you think are the: [B]Best g…
... great version of BASIC, a VERIFY function for cassette saving, the way ... Syntactly incorrect lines into the BASIC editor (why did/do no ...err, I like wrote this years ago, and just found it archived.[b]read it, and say it's crap if you want, but do not go on about the technical side, cos it was bullshit, we all know it, and the end makes no sense…
... missing One side of the room the benches were assembled, on ... was visually more pleasing, but BASIC worked better with a listening ... staircase, to the garage/store room where he kept most of ... in Russia had taken the basic design of the Sinclair Spectrum ...How does the Speccy deal with the Character Set?Hi All, Can anyone spare a little time to explain to me the basic Assembly method of how the Speccy interprets and retrieves Characters to print on …
... to explain to me the basic Assembly method of how the ... character set is accessed via memory location 23606. Here the 'pointing ... each character within the character memory area and jump around the ...Found a great ZX BASIC textbookProgramming Arcade Games for your Spectrum, by Adrian Jones. Found this in a second-hand bookstore over the weekend and if you're anything like me,…
... typed in various bits of BASIC, know your way round the ... you through the subset of BASIC you need to make arcade ... it after you venture beyond BASIC. There's also a couple ...+3 BASIC and RST 8I've been working on adding commands to the BASIC interpreter, in a similar style to how Interface 1 does it (catch the RST 8 error trap). This works…
... on adding commands to the BASIC interpreter, in a similar style ... on my +3 under 48K BASIC or in RST 0 mode ... at all with the +3 BASIC editor. Whenever a new command ... track? What does the +3 BASIC editor do that the 128K ...ZXDS & Sinclair basicIs it posible to save basic code with ZXDS emulator 10 print 87 save "abc.bas" and the load it?
Is it posible to save basic code with ZXDS emulator
10 print 87
save "abc.bas"
and the load it?
