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Disappearing/appearing effectI remember doing a small routine in BASIC which could be used to cover the attributes section randomly, until all 704 characters were filled with the…
... remember doing a small routine in BASIC which could be used to ... of characters.
I know BASIC is slow and it should ... be compiled or done in assembler, but I would like ... -
MB02+ software and system developmentsThe following text was (before last modification) first published here: [url]http://www.sintech-shop.com/forum/board.php?boardid=20[/url] As discuss…
... computer with a well designed Basic and with a tape ... outside Spectrum.
In opposition to the windows world ... disk content is fully implemented in basic and there is no need ... be formatted without destroying drives in the neighborhood.
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Advice needed please!Hi, Sorry in advance for the 'Noobness' of this question but I'm programming a simple adventure game in basic and was wondering how to save multiple …
Hi, Sorry in advance for the 'Noobness' of ... programming a simple adventure game in basic and was wondering how to ... can tell i'm not in the same league as everybody ... -
Spectrum Machine Language For The Absolute BeginnerNot quite sure if this should be in here but here goes. Having never delved into machine code before I thought id have a go at this book and its qui…
... you have to type in the programs to continue ... anyway. I typed in the ezcode routine. Now ... i got no errors in the basic program whatsoever yet when ... i either get C nonscence in basic or 0 OK, 0: ... .z80[/url]
In the listing in the book the font ... -
Worst graphics ever?There's (yet another) thread about the best Spectrum graphics, so here's one about the worst. Of course, if you want to be fair then a "worst" graphi…
... I mean, a 1983 type-in listing can perhaps be forgiven ... graphics, but considering it's in BASIC, then it's perhaps excusable ... -
Change PAPER and INK, but nothing else?Can you in BASIC change the colour attributes in the screen without changing what is already printed at that location? I.e. change the PAPER and INK,…
Can you in BASIC change the colour attributes in the screen without changing what is already printed at that location? I.e. change the PAPER and INK, but keep the character (or whatever is displayed) intact. -
Can someone compile Mined Out, please?For those of you who are unaware, there is a great Spectrum game called [I]Mined Out ( [/I][URL]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=000…
... better. Anyway, it's written in BASIC, and takes a few seconds ... one compiler could compile large BASIC programs in sections, but since I ... -
Microdrive CATIs there a way in Basic to obtain any more useful info on the contents of a Microdrive? File size, head info for example? Also, is it possible in ge…
Is there a way in Basic to obtain any more useful ... />
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I/O on the Speccy - ideas/help wanted!I'd like an interface for the Spectrum that can control and monitor other items. I have a task in mind that would require: A: 4xbinary inputs (as in…
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A: 4xbinary inputs (as in "on" or "off" x4 - this ... /> C: 4x binary outputs (as in four independant OFF/ON controls ... control using the IN and OUT commands in BASIC.
In more detail ... rotation and one for elevation) in both directions each. I ... -
Tape loading issues - can anyone help?Hi, I have just bought a +2 which has a problem. Whenever I try to load a tape the spectrum refuses to acknowledge what I am doing. I have tried in …
... doing. I have tried in Loader and 48k Basic, but I can ... television, as the BEEP command in Basic works fine. I've given ... -
EightyOne bug?I have been using EightyOne 1.0 to test my code using a Timex display mode. The code (a UK101 emulator) was released for CSSCGC2008 a couple of weeks…
... program to crash when loading in TS2068 mode.
in just fine with Fuse ... 0.9 in TS2068 mode. It therefore ... What's stranger is that in EightyOne, once the machine ... the machine will crash in BASIC with it corrupting the ... -
Suggestion: A new (and simple but good) feature for emulatorsOne slight but real problem with emulators is that when you load a tape file (.tzx/.tap) then the randomise seed system variables are always set to z…
... zero before loading starts (in effect the game is ... on Spectrum). This results in any game that uses ... the Speccy counts time in fiftyths of a second.< ... since it's fortunately written in BASIC I simply added (something ... spell "fiftyths" (as in fifty-th's of a ... -
The "Ernie Wise Memorial Game What I Wrote" thread 2008As the September rain lashes remorselessly long and hard against the window (Everest PVC-u) what more can a cove do but reflect on life whilst drinki…
... Birth", which I wrote back in 1990 and submitted to Sinclair ... /> All these games were written in BASIC, and apart from "Touchdown", compiled ... importantly, why they wrote it in the first place!? -
Basin feature requestsI know dunny does not ask for those requests, and he is mainly coding basin for himself, I still want to list my requests here, in case if he's bored…
... to list my requests here, in case if he's bored ... can look for them up in the future for my projects ... extra work (save/load functions in basic). Basin needs a general project ... -
Help identifying a gameAgessss ago i wondered if anyone knew this game but it wasnt found. I thought i would try once more as i want to relive the memories. Yearsss ago t…
... which was released, all in basic where you created a ... 30 was again all in BASIC, an indicator moved up ... record a huge large basic graphic appeared with the ... The graphics were very very basic and old but the ... cant seem to find that in the archive.
BASin r14c - maintenance releaseAfter the recent discussions, BASin has been released as version 14c. It's only a maintenance release, and some of the really big new features are un…
... =2]BASin thread[/url] in the Sinclair BASIC forum.
Fixed - Toolbar buttons in the SCREEN$ editor should no ... to the binary number. (Nonsense in BASIC)
Fixed - A small ... user, which are parsed for BASIC functions, now accept the ...Developers developers developers developers developers!OK, I think it's at a stage where someone else can also have a go at doing things with the Spectranet. If you've not been following the hardware foru…
... is. If you're in this situation...well, the ... is programmable from the Spectrum in software) and 128K of ... ve already hinted at this in the Hardware forum, but ... you want to join in with development you'll ... to support socket programming in BASIC but it won't ...Greatest Error Messages of all timeAfter compiling the 13 Greatest Error messages ranging from Abort? Retry or Fail to the Blue Screen of Death, Technologizer has come up with a second…
... the ZX Spectrum's 'Nonsense in BASIC'
[url]http://technologizer ... but good to see it in there.
The examples ... in the manual could also have ...BEEP conundrumFor the "CSSCGC 2008 Tape Magazine" December edition, I have decided to use a BASIC sound routine I wrote last year which plays a festive tune using …
... have decided to use a BASIC sound routine I wrote last ... there's no easy way in BASIC to make the menu responsive ... course anyone knows any handy BASIC trick.
That would ... just modify the already implemented BASIC routine.
Thanks for ...12-pixel-wide font on 512x192 screenThanks to Geoff I have a working prototype for displaying this font in BASIC. Machine code to follow.
Thanks to Geoff I have a working prototype for displaying this font in BASIC. Machine code to follow.New version of mb-resi copy tool, ver. 1.5Dear fans of MB02+ and ResiDos, on my site [URL="http://hood.speccy.cz"]http://hood.speccy.cz[/URL] you will find a new version of this copy tool, t…
... the user interface is still in BASIC, major improvements has been done ...Corrections to "Authored with Quill"Started testing today from the end of the list... These are not written with Quill: [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseek.cgi?regexp=^You+Ca…
... Quill game, it is written in Basic.
[URL="http://www ... "]Xtroth[/URL] also is a Basic game
To ...The best ... beginning with "G"Name (in your opinion) your "Best game beginning with [A to Z, one letter per post]". So, for the letter "G", which do you think are the: [B]Best …
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Best sound or music (in a game):
... Best graphics (in a game):
Best ... B]
In my opinion:
[B]Best graphics (in a game): [/B]Green Beret ... the "GO TO" command in BASIC.Couple of questions...Howdy, 1. Is there a decent way to get a random number in BASIC/MC? I've been using LET a=INT(RND*2)+1 but the numbers tend to stay at 1 or 2 most …
... to get a random number in BASIC/MC? I've been using ... (as per J.Cauldwells info in his HowTo.doc)
Help! An IP problemMy mate is a member of a well known file sharing site whose name I won't say in case they randomly google for mentions of their name and match this p…
... means the same number, as in basic algebra. Any alterations I've ... many different IP addresses in your account in the future, we reserve ... Red][Link deleted][/COLOR][I] in the premium zone you can ... know, please change your password in the premium zone using the ...INPUT magazineDid anyone else have this magazine back in day, I did. Spent hours typing in the examples and it did helped me develop me a few techniques in basic a…
... else have this magazine back in day, I did. Spent hours ... typing in the examples and it did ... develop me a few techniques in basic and assembly. Did anyone else ...InkosiI uploaded this a couple of days ago, but not sure if it's worked yet. Although quite slow and written in BASIC, it's quite a good little rescource …
I uploaded this a couple of days ago, but not sure if it's worked yet. Although quite slow and written in BASIC, it's quite a good little rescource management game, a bit like an educational Mugsy!DATA BIN - How to read the contentOkay I hit a snag with my Image to ZX Spec program that the plot/draw command eats too much memory. So I want to use DATA BIN to insert converted jp…
... allow me to see it in BASIC, but I want to be ... on a memory location range in a for loop). Can someone ...Rainbow Generator for 48K Spectrum using PUSHThis is what I came up with from [B]gasman[/B]'s suggestions. It's stable in ZXSpin and ZX32 simulating a 48K Speccy. Anyone like to try it on the …
... a,c ;On entering from BASIC, BC holds the
... interrupts
;Return to Basic:
ld bc,colour_map ;This ... again
ret ;Return to BASIC
;Main ... /> ; that the keyboard still works in BASIC):
jp 56
Cheetah 125 AutofireI have two of these fine joysticks (I never did like the competition pro style) but cannot seem to get the autofire working - switching it on seems t…
... seems to have no effect. In basic the control directions and fire ...
