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Sinclair Basic Vs PascalWith the rise of the structured programming movement (Jackson et al) was it wise to put the Basic programming language into the Spectrum. By this ti…
... in heaps of different languages and basic is no better or worse ... bollocks that BASIC makes a bad learning language and stuffs you up ... different anyhow so how can basic stuff you up?
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** New Game In Development **As one or two of you may already know, Jonathan (Joffa) Smith is currently developing a brand new Spectrum game. The program is called 'SAUCER' It'…
Press both 'fire buttons' and 'pause' to abort and return to the menu ... 'll be implementing the 'planets' and basic weapon systems (The planets are ... or so.
Oh. And did I mention the HARDWARE ... you can 'pick-up' and use?
Or the ... -
** New Game In Development **As one or two of you may already know, Jonathan (Joffa) Smith is currently developing a brand new Spectrum game. The program is called 'SAUCER' It'…
... 'fire buttons' and 'pause' to abort and return to the ... be implementing the 'planets' and basic weapon systems (The planets ... are HUGE and you just H A ... br />
Oh. And did I mention the HARDWARE ... you can 'pick-up' and use?
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Sinclair Basic Vs PascalWith the rise of the structured programming movement (Jackson et al) was it wise to put the Basic programming language into the Spectrum. By this ti…
... any rate:
Was BASIC the best choice for the ... was expected at the time and there's little else useful ... fit.
Are Pascal and BASIC worthy of consideration as serious ... benefits are slight for beginners and maybe a simpler language (but ... -
Sinclair Basic Vs PascalWith the rise of the structured programming movement (Jackson et al) was it wise to put the Basic programming language into the Spectrum. By this ti…
... : using Sinclair Basic on multiGHz machine is really pitty and waste of ... in front of BASIC (on an emulator, not BASin) and he loved ... blend of Delphi-style IDE and BASIC, which is quick to code ... -
Sinclair Basic Vs PascalWith the rise of the structured programming movement (Jackson et al) was it wise to put the Basic programming language into the Spectrum. By this ti…
... sentence without making spelling mistakes and grammatical errors everywhere. Their ... to large programming problems. And software engineering belongs after material ... hw and basic programming concepts like looping, functions, variables and scope, etc) and ... -
You know how the 128K was faster than the 48K Spectrum?Regarding how the Spectrum 128K ran at 3.54 MHz rather than the 48K's 3.5MHz, was this difference enough to be an advantage? If not, then surely Sinc…
... used an 8MHz Z80 and added a control port ... normal speed by default and double speed would be ... the idea of Assembler and BASIC programs clocked at [B ... the [B]CIRCLE [/B]and [B]DRAW[/B] (with ... or 21MHz, speed is hardware and software settable, IIRC.
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You know how the 128K was faster than the 48K Spectrum?Regarding how the Spectrum 128K ran at 3.54 MHz rather than the 48K's 3.5MHz, was this difference enough to be an advantage? If not, then surely Sinc…
... at the idea of Assembler and BASIC programs clocked at [B]21 ... ]... Especially the [B]CIRCLE [/B]and [B]DRAW[/B] (with three ... or 21MHz, speed is hardware and software settable, IIRC.
Font centering problemA while back today, I started coding a simple Othello/Reversi game in BASIC, with the precious aid of BASin (great tool, hope it eventually becomes b…
Well, I do have a Timex 2048 in real life :P I actually wonder why it hasn't been emulated yet, since it has some extra features and BASIC modificationsHow rubbish is thatIt was perhaps last year when I bought a new power supply, as the old one at something like 250W was getting a bit shaky. Then, recently, my computer…
... , except for the drives starting and stopping, I would suspect the ... , unexplained crashes, unexpected blue death screens - and the list goes on ...Totally unrelated to Speccies...But fun, nevertheless. [url]http://homepage.ntlworld.com/paul.dunn4/Letters.rar[/url] Have a go, lemme know if there's any ways you can think of to…
... letters etc? Addition of numbers and basic math symbols? Option to choose ...Unknown gemsBeen a few similar-ish threads in the past but the forum seems quiet, can people post some of their favourite 'not so famous' games ? Thanks to WO…
... involved regulating the water pressure and/or radiation before you could ... a difficult puzzle too. Panels, screens and switches used to appear on ...Small C on Sam help neededI'm trying to make good on some of my old developments that fell by the wayside and one of them uses Small C. The reason I stopped was down to not h…
... sprites, graphics and data.[/QUOTE]
And it will also ... - very useful storage space. And for smooth updates I assume ... standard double buffering with two screens and flipping!
So ... for anything - some compilers and assemblers i've had to ...Aggravating problem with screensI've rewritten my Sam C runtime emulator code ( well almost ) to allow me to use my own routines for blitting sprites onto the screen, storing tiles …
... as well just hardcode two screens and say "double buffering only".[QUOTE ... ]
Well, screens are where there are depending ... ! Screens have to start at an even page number, and as ... in one 32K window, and the screens flipping about in the other ...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. …
... most of the tricks, pokes and BASIC programming I knew. 15 years ... pride in cracking basic loaders and doing my own programs and games. But ... , so it could combine keys and move the mouse pointer in ...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. …
... most of the tricks, pokes and BASIC programming I knew. 15 years ... pride in cracking basic loaders and doing my own programs and games. But ... , so it could combine keys and move the mouse pointer in ...Animated GIF walkthroughsI've made an animated GIF of a 19 second walkthrough of Bugaboo the Flea. It weighs in at a not-bad 160K: [url]http://pearcy.googlepages.com/bugabo…
Good review, bad gameSomeone mentioned Jailbreak earlier on in the week. I bought that on the strength of a Sinclair User review. The review gave it 5 stars but the colli…
... small game; just twelve screens, two of which are ... you say, just twelve screens, one of which isn't ... screen six or seven and I knew it wasn' ... reported as having 255 screens that basically all look ... see games with far fewer screens and more variety. To be ...Cybernoid editorSo, my long tern goal is to make my own Cybernoid or Rex like game (see an ancient thread about Sprite advice)...but my skills are somewhat lacking..…
Just noticed something about the new key pickup item. The aliens sometimes drop a key like a cargo jewel. In the screen thats blocked off I shot an alien got a key, went up and down screens and the gate was gone.Cybernoid editorSo, my long tern goal is to make my own Cybernoid or Rex like game (see an ancient thread about Sprite advice)...but my skills are somewhat lacking..…
... a key, went up and down screens and the gate was gone.[/QUOTE ...Good 128k games?As I only got my +2 in the twilight years of the spectrum and then discovered cider and Doctor and the Crippens (punk band), I never really had many …
... the release of the +2 and +2A. Most 128K games ... games which had separate 48K and 128K versions released of ... were considerably enhanced with additional screens and music. I think that the ... machine there were also loads and loads of 128K homegrown adventures ...kempston mouse gamesHi velesoft, I've just been on your site trying some of these out. There are certainly some spectrum games that could have benefitted greatly from …
... went for the easy option and implemented a Fast / Slow sensitivity ... machine with an original mouse and what it is like on ... to deal with higher resolution screens and have become much more sensitive ...Bubble Bobble 2 (not rainbow islands)While i was digging through old cd's, i found this game. It's title is bubble bobble 2 and it has it's levels re-edited. Loading screen: [url]http…
... only take place on single screens, instead of roaming around? (aside ... "platformer" those come in multiple screens and singles)
Skarpo
Bubble Bobble 2 (not rainbow islands)While i was digging through old cd's, i found this game. It's title is bubble bobble 2 and it has it's levels re-edited. Loading screen: [url]http…
... only take place on single screens, instead of roaming around? (aside ... "platformer" those come in multiple screens and singles)
Skarpo
Subliminal ExtacyCan anyone else download the mag at: [url]http://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=2125[/url] it keeps timing out for me. All the mirrors either timeout o…
... file in Notepad or equivalent, and flip through all the binary ... proper are B, C, $ (for screens) and probably the obscure ones for ... like using non-standard loaders and will often stick their ... various file types like screens, text files, and music. Seems to be ...Introduce yourself[SIZE=3][FONT=Comic Sans MS]This is the thread to stop by & introduce yourself.[/FONT][/SIZE]
... spectrum since i was 11 and its got through 2 ULA ... a number of diy interfaces and hardware for it over the ... can code in z80 assembly and basic (and visual basic on pc).
i ... including sinclair spectrum 128(heatsink) and a +2b, acorn electron, jupiter ...Which game did you like the loading noise the most?I always like skool daze's loader, it seemed to come over in regular waves.
... liked the sound of loading screens and how you could tell when ...Death of CRT=Death of Spectrum?I was testing an old PC Engine console on the LCD TV in my house, and couldn't believe how awful the picture was. With giant ugly unblended pixels th…
... , they're better than LCD screens and it's only the marketing ... , they give me a headache and look crappy. :-x
CRTs ...JSW: 'entrance to hades'this room always used to bug me when I was a kid playing it because even though its always "game-over" whenever you go in there, it looks like there …
... liked the sound of loading screens and how you could tell when ...Database design?Hello, chaps.. This has nothing to do with the Speccy (eh? Ed), but I'm looking for a little advice.. I'm currently doing an inventory of different…
... guy who does the inventory and basic support, so it's not ... it - hardware such as printers and monitors also get recorded... What ... the PC as the "master", and all other attached devices (printers ...
