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  • SE Basic 2The next version of Sinclair Extended BASIC will be based on Open82 which incorporates the math library from the ZX81 ROM and is distributed under th…

    The next version of Sinclair Extended BASIC will be based on Open82 which incorporates the math library from the ZX81 ROM and is distributed under the GNU GPL.
    chev chev April 2008 Sinclair Basic
  • I want to learn basic.My apologies if this sort of thread has been posted. Anyhoot I would like to start programming in sinclair basic. But I have no idea where to start.…

    My apologies if this sort of thread has been posted.

    Anyhoot I would like to start programming in sinclair basic. But I have no idea where to start. I lost my original manuals many many moons ago :S
    Countvarg Countvarg May 2008 Sinclair Basic
  • Looking for an extended BASIC graphics routine from mid- to late-80sHello all, This is my first post here so please go easy. This is basically a cut-and-paste job from comp.sys.sinclair where I've had no luck with an…

    ... I've discovered a small BASIC program that makes use of ... ' commands from a typed-in BASIC extender program. Alas the machine ... one I'm after. Most BASIC command additions used * or . before ...
    denali denali May 2008 Sinclair Basic
  • Next step in MIDI to AY conversionI e-mailed the author of MID2AY with a few questions. While I wait for a reply, I would like to expose my ideas. There should be a better way to conv…

    ... converter should have the following basic options:

    -Mute on ... player and AY data...)
    -Select channel to be converted (doesn ...
    zxbruno zxbruno May 2008 Development
  • BASIC error messagesDoes anyone know what all the numbers mean after the various error messages in Sinclair BASIC? Does anyone know how to instigate each error type?

    Does anyone know what all the numbers mean after the various error messages in Sinclair BASIC? Does anyone know how to instigate each error type?
    bcass bcass June 2008 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Hilarious!Right, first of all, I am [B]NOT[/B] making an attack either on God (so don't cry blasphemy) or on all religious people (so don't see the topic as an…

    ... /> "[I]One of the most basic laws in the universe is ... times, that is not the case. I believe that when one ... down. This isn't the case for earth, where we see ...
    ewgf ewgf June 2008 Chit chat
  • 48k disk basicWhen trying to use the CP/M colossal cave adventure .DSK file at [URL="http://www.alchemistresearch.co.uk/"]the CP/M section of this site[/URL] I got…

    ... comes up as "48K Disk BASIC IMC 1985/88", which I ... quite surprised by how many BASIC extension programs are on WoS ...
    Jimmy Jimmy June 2008 MIA/STP/SDP
  • How to claim back the border space in basic?Hey, I'm wondering if there is a way to reclaim the space the border usually occupies in BASIC? I am sure I have hit BREAK on some games and ended up…

    ... the border usually occupies in BASIC? I am sure I have ... ended up back in +2 basic and noticing they had got ...
    KK128 KK128 June 2008 Sinclair Basic
  • Integer RangesOK, I need a little help clarifying something. I am making good progress with the emulator so far - I've emulated most ADD, INC, DEC commands (as we…

    ... not getting confused with my basic binary maths. When I INC ... by 1. If (in the case of DEC) the new value ...
    MadDoc MadDoc June 2008 Emulators
  • Channels and streamsSo I've put some thought into channels and streams, and read the dead (and presumably rotting corpse) of the CSS FAQ which contains some information …

    ... trap RST 8 and extend BASIC.

    The ... little bit unfinished in ZX BASIC - for example, it' ... the semantics of ZX BASIC's OPEN# are completely ... channel (#4). This avoids BASIC having to be extended to ... The return code (in this case 'a') is the stream ...
    Winston Winston July 2008 Development
  • Trying to remember a gameHi All, Firstly, there was more than one game on this tape, but I'm not sure if that's because it was a compilation, or just that the person I'd acq…

    ... , but mention the others in case it clicks for some compilation ... TV (but a really, really basic kind of version). [I vaguely ...
    JGC JGC August 2008 Games
  • 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…

    ... list my requests here, in case if he's bored like ... work (save/load functions in basic). Basin needs a general project ...
    Arda Arda September 2008 Emulators
  • ZX81 with Fancy Case for sale on eBayMe mate is selling a ZX81 with a fancy case (and a couple of games). The 16K RAM pack doesn't work but the screen and keyboard are both working well …

    ... a ZX81 with a fancy case (and a couple of games ...
    BloodBaz BloodBaz September 2008 Sales
  • 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 ...
    chev chev October 2008 Sinclair Basic
  • Attention Arjun (and people interested in BASIC games programming).I've been looking at the games created by [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekpub.cgi?regexp=^EP+Software$&model=spectrum"]Angel Ortega/EP S…

    ... all) of them are in BASIC and easy to get into ... it goes straight to the BASIC listing.

    I accidentally ... easy to get into their BASIC listings.

    So if ... you are interested in BASIC programming then you might learn ...
    ZnorXman ZnorXman October 2008 Sinclair Basic
  • 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 ... />
    It may be a case of a machine code replacement ... course anyone knows any handy BASIC trick.

    That would ... just modify the already implemented BASIC routine.

    Thanks for ...
    Digital Prawn Digital Prawn October 2008 Development
  • 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…

    ... of a game you could select how many moves the computer ... exactly. I do remember a basic program that drew some geometric ... it was a mixture of basic and code. I've searched ... magazine. Maybe I wrote the basic program myself using the various ...
    FrankT FrankT October 2008 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • 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.
    chop983 chop983 October 2008 Sinclair Basic
  • D.T. Decathlon: Large and Small caseI'd like to know a question about Daley Thompson's Decathlon: Which version was released first, small or large case?

    I'd like to know a question about Daley Thompson's Decathlon: Which version was released first, small or large case?
    JuanF. Ramirez JuanF. Ramirez October 2008 Infoseek database
  • 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?
    chop983 chop983 October 2008 Sinclair Basic
  • QL Case ScrewsHiya - here is a bizarre question, can anyone tell me what type the screws that held the QL case together were originally. My QL has had a hard time…

    ... screws that held the QL case together were originally.

    case screws have been lost by ...
    Womble Womble November 2008 Hardware
  • 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 ...
    BigBadMick BigBadMick November 2008 Development
  • 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?
    JuanF. Ramirez JuanF. Ramirez November 2008 Sinclair Basic
  • Memory and BasicQuestions 1. How much memory is available for Basic Progs? 2. How do I check how much is left? 3. How much memory does an array take up?

    Questions

    1. How much memory is available for Basic Progs?
    2. How do I check how much is left?
    3. How much memory does an array take up?
    chop983 chop983 November 2008 Sinclair Basic
  • 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].
    Philip Kendall Philip Kendall November 2008 Sinclair Basic
  • Vote for the best games everGamefaqs.com are having a best ever game poll, and since Gamefaqs are very well frequented (it's a great site, apart from the trolls and the useless,…

    ... bots and a level editor (basic, but at least it's ... is understandable, but in this case totally wrong).

    [/COLOR ...
    ewgf ewgf December 2008 Chit chat
  • So... you want to format your 3.5" as 720K eh?Well, i've been trying to get hold of an application to make proper use of my 3.5" +3 floppy disks but i haven't been able to find any. I stumbled up…

    ... to the error routine in case of any disk error
    BASIC
    LD BC,16 ; The ... can see what happened from BASIC
    RET ; Return

    NaMcO NaMcO December 2008 Development
  • Hello all, +3 questionHi, Been using this site for ages but I don't know why never joined the forum..? Anyway I have a +2 but just got a +3 it clearly has the sound issue,…

    ... cure it??
    I have basic electronics knowledge and I don ... it, is that still the case?
    Thanks for your help ...
    paulcan2 paulcan2 December 2008 Hardware
  • Please help an absolute novice with some simple(ish) programming.I'm very, very rusty at BASIC. I'm using BASin, for my GCSE Astronomy coursework [quote] Use a spreadsheet and/or a graphing package, or write a com…

    ... 'm very, very rusty at BASIC. I'm using BASin, for ... /> 71 REM
    80 INPUT "select 1 OR 5",b: IF ...
    thx1138 thx1138 December 2008 Sinclair Basic
  • World Champions - E & J Software & Challenge SoftwareHi folks, The current infoseek price for this title is wrong. According to this mag advert: [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/showmag.cgi?mag=Sin…

    ... :

    * First on early basic inlay from E & J ... label in a double cassette case, colourful inlay, costing more.
    * Third on a single case re-release (?2.99)
    being lower case and back to front ? It ...
    Andrew Barker Andrew Barker December 2008 Infoseek database
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