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Machine code and Basic system variablesSpectrum system variables (I mean 48KB model) are essential for Basic. But what if I started my machine code program and it's never going to return t…
... 48KB model) are essential for Basic. But what if I started ... never going to return to Basic? Can I overwrite system variables ... -
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.
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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 ... -
Improving JetpacJetpac remains a joy to play and was a marvel in its day. Apart from very slick prgramming in 16K it also had great replay value. You were armed with…
... gun rechargers
Perhaps add vertical scroll for later levels so that ... -
ANNOUNCE: Manic Miner: Ma jolie [Special Edition 2009]I am delighted to announce the release of another Special Edition of my 2003 Manic Miner game: [i]Ma jolie[/i] (the lower-case 'j' is important to me…
... and solving physical puzzles. The basic controls are left, right, jump ... room by dropping to the bottom of the chimney and going ... />
[*]I have updated the BASIC loaders, and removed the erroneous ... -
+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"
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ML routines from BASICCan anyone tell me which registers should be saved and restored when calling a ML routine from BASIC? How can one know which registers are modified …
Can anyone tell me which registers should be saved and restored when calling a ML routine from BASIC?
How can one know which registers are modified inside a system routine?
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Toolbar at the bottom of IE screenI always had a little bar at the bottom that would tell you if a page was loading, and when it did, it would say "Done". If it didn't, it would say "…
I always had a little bar at the bottom that would tell you if a page was loading, and when it did, it would say "Done". If it didn't, it would say "Error in page" or whatever. Now after moving the toobars around, I find it's gone. How do I get it back? -
Feature request [viewing magazines on WoS]Greetings and such from afar... Could we* pretty please include the "PREV" and "NEXT" page-flippers on the bottom of the pages also too besides like…
... "NEXT" page-flippers on the bottom of the pages also too ... /> It takes nearly forever to scroll all the way, far away ... -
Turbo BasicHi everyone, I should like to know if is available some version Turbo-Basic for ZX Spectrum? (Such as for Atari XE/XL.) Thank you! ;) P.S. I am sorr…
Hi everyone, I should like to know if is available some version Turbo-Basic for ZX Spectrum? (Such as for Atari XE/XL.) Thank you! ;)
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Sinclair BASIC compiler for PC?Boriel's compiler is very powerful but it isn't meant for Sinclair BASIC, and the old compilers in the archive have their limitations: BASIC listing …
... isn't meant for Sinclair BASIC, and the old compilers in ... the archive have their limitations: BASIC listing can't be too ... compile [U]any[/U] Sinclair BASIC listing as long as it ... -
Best way to store vector images in Sinclair BASIC?Let's forget for a moment that Sinclair BASIC is slow. If I have a picture made entirely of vector images, what would be the best way to store that d…
... for a moment that Sinclair BASIC is slow. If I have ... ways to do this in BASIC.
And I'm ... -
1st Edition Spectrum BASIC ManualWasn't there someone here who was after a 1st Edition of the Spectrum BASIC Programming manual? I seem to recall someone offering me money for mine …
... 1st Edition of the Spectrum BASIC Programming manual?
I seem ... -
Brand new River Raid remake?one of my friend is trying to make a riverraid remake on flash just to have fun, I checked zx spectrum port of river raid. it is bad, really bad, jer…
... game game functions (1 pixel vertical scroll) also draw a multicolour sprite ... -
Extreme Close-Up TetrisWhile reading through the brand new issue of Retro Gamer that's just arrived today, there is a feature on the 10 best versions of Tetris you've never…
... scrollable and yet the same basic rules of tetris apply. It ... are built up at the bottom. -
Jumping to BASIC after importing 23296,1703Sorry for the confusing title. :-D Now that I've learned how to stop a game from starting after loading (in Fuse and Specemu), I have a few more que…
... to safely "jump" to my BASIC program. :)
I ... same as returning to BASIC after an USR command ... I'm using the old BASIC editor.
"Why ... 1703 bytes just to make BASIC work again? Doesn't ... the subject of jumping to BASIC, I find it curious ... -
Help with broken BASIC blocksHi, Could anyone help me in recovering two broken BASIC blocks?: [url]http://webmail.unizar.es/upload/download.php?file=1247602759.invitado.php5kQ4…
... me in recovering two broken BASIC blocks?:
[url]http ... -
So what about ethernet and ZX BASIC?Well, as of about 5 minutes ago, ZX BASIC for the first time properly wrote some packets to the network! OK, so it isn't perhaps 100% what Andrew Ow…
... about 5 minutes ago, ZX BASIC for the first time properly ... know how to use ZX BASIC.
At the moment ... />
Then the standard Spectrum BASIC keywords can be used for ... /> The twitter client for ZX BASIC moves ever closer . . . -
INPUT Magazine BASICHi All, I was wondering if I was allowed to upload some BASIC program codes which I have for ZX Spectrum (That work!) onto the Forum. Cheers, Specc…
... was allowed to upload some BASIC program codes which I have ... -
Writing internet servers in ZX BASICNew Spectranet news! I have just finished adding the code to allow listening sockets to be used from BASIC. A simple example: [code] 10 %listen #4,…
... sockets to be used from BASIC. A simple example:
BASIC now :-) -
CellularBasicPro - enhanced BASIC interpreter for mobile phones and devicesDownload location : [url]http://code.google.com/p/cellularbasicpro/downloads/list[/url] Features of cellularBasicPro include : - Extensive mathem…
... and Functions support.
- Large BASIC programs support.
CellularBasicPro ... -
Spectrum dead: 8 vertical bars in alternating colorsI have been soldering on this basterd for a long time now. All IC's now have sockets (except the LM1889). I swapped all 4116's by types that are 100%…
... up the system, is 8 vertical bars, with some flickering blocks ... , I even het 8 perfect vertical bars without distortion. The 8 ... -
Very basicI found the wos site a few months ago when searching for solutions to my broken spectrum, that i had dug out of storage and was learning basic on. Si…
... of storage and was learning basic on. Since receiving advice on ... download zx spin and learn basic using an emulator instead. Unfortunatley ... on the task of learning basic.I plan to post updates ... goal is to program a basic game from scratch to as ... -
looking for best oldstyle type-in zx-basic games, udg basedhi all! I'm looking for the best oldstyle type-in zx-basic games, those udg based - like those from zx-spectrum mags, made at mid 80's I'm looking fo…
... best oldstyle type-in zx-basic games, those udg based - like ... -
ResiDOS file launcher?Hi As much as I like ResiDOS, has any Divide+ user out there written a file launcher (in basic or m/code), that allows the user to scroll up and dow…
... (in basic or m/code), that allows the user to scroll up ... -
Doubling the Spectrum's resolution?Before the advent of digital, PAL TV sets had a resolution of about 702x576 pixels. It was overscanned (i.e. the edges of the broadcast picture would…
... one, and thereby double the vertical resolution of the Spectrum display ... field and which is the bottom one. The picture will look ... -
48K BASIC to ZX81 BASIC conversion possible?Looking for an automated way of converting a BASIC program done on a 48K Spectrum to one for the ZX81. It's obvious that some things cannot be done o…
Subacuatic (ZX Spectrum 128k) - MojonTwinsFerdinand W. Templeton is the referential archeologist at the University of Michigan. His important discoveries in such exotic places as Egypt, Phili…
... are now scattered around the bottom of the sea. The four ... Jewel of Ebro, the Sacred Scroll of Ahamaramu IV and the ...
