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Open and read a file using +3DOS in MCForgive me if this has been asked and answered before, I've spent a fair few hours searching the forums and looking for books on the subject, all wit…
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number padding functionI wrote a number padding function in BASIC a while ago, but when I came to want it again I couldn't find it, so I've done this enhanced [url=http://w…
... get USR to return a string rather than a number. The ... -
SUPER INPUTA couple days ago I searched for an "INPUT string" routine that I could use in Assembly programs and supported multiple lines, but I found none. Thus…
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dungeon crawlerHi. I'm toying with idea of making simple dungeon crawler in spectrum basic and i actually got first version working somehow. [IMG]http://watashi.ic.…
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Developing apps for ZX Spectrum with SDCCDue to troubles with makebin utility which always starts coversion at memory address 0x0000 and can only produce binaries < 32KB, it can't be used to…
Due to troubles with makebin utility which always starts coversion at memory address 0x0000 and can only produce binaries < 32KB, it can't be used to create ZX Spectrum programs with SDCC. I present [B]makezxbin[/B] utility (see chapter 4. bellow) and ... -
SpecBAS 0.752 Now available!Ok, after the heroic efforts of ASH-II and Galileo finding as many bugs as they can, the result is a more stable and capable interpreter! Here's wha…
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real value of some of these books as learning aids?Ok, I admit perhaps it was a late night and frustration. :???: I could have been hallucinating when i was doing the typein. But I think not.. [url]…
SpecBAS 0.753 Now available!Hi again - Thanks to the efforts of ASH-II and Galileo, there's been another round of nice quick bugfixes: [code] v0.0.0.753 ========== Bugs fixe…
... /> FOR..EACH now updates the variable with the last value in ...WibbleBibble's Basic threadHi in an attempt to keep my questions from spamming the forum. I think its better to put them all in one place. Thanks everyone so far, I feel I am …
Hi in an attempt to keep my questions from spamming the forum. I think its better to put them all in one place.
Thanks everyone so far, I feel I am making good progress.
Reading the book ZX Spectrum Games Master. Its a great start ...40 Column Printing RoutineI've written a 40 column printing routine, which I'd like to share... It's my first piece of 'public' code so go easy on me! I don't think it is a…
... a,(characterno) ; getscharater from charterno variable
sub 32
ld ...appending data while saving to tapeBefore trying to do this I just wanted to check if there's a possibility that it might actually work. I have a number of string arrays which I want t…
... . I have a number of string arrays which I want to ... length of data + headers. The string data would be interspersed with ... the string array headers but that's ...How much memory on sprites, maps etc.I've been tinkering with shifting & pre-shifting sprites recently, but as I haven't had that much experience with Z80 assembly I sometimes find it ha…
... long is a piece of string' question, but I'd be ...Covering my tracks using OVERI've got myself in a bit of a mess again I'm afraid, the routine I have written is for 4 characters to move across the screen 2 spaces at a time in I…
... 4,29 as the print string is entering/exiting the play ...SpecBAS 0.755 Now available!At last, here's the bugfixes you've all been waiting for! The last round of fixes which allowed proper error propagation in the file i/o routines re…
... PLAY now accepts a note-string as the RATE parameter, ie ...Elliptical ChallengeSubsequent to the recent "Graph Plot" thread, I wrote this general purpose ellipse drawing routine which will plot (although it doesn't actually use …
... ix ;IX=address of parameter string
ld a,(ix+2 ...Conditional Breakpoints in BASinHow do I get conditional breakpoints to work in BASin - or do they not work? The Help says: "The condition can be any Sinclair BASIC expression, whi…
... a condition:
variable=value
and:
(variable=value)
and ...New colors / switchable color palette with regular ULA ?Hello. This may be an ignorant question but I just thought about it today and wanted to post it here to get some opinions. OK, so, today, while goin…
... conclusion that by setting those variable resistors to non-factory values ...Questions about BasicHi everyone, I am Max, student of media studies in berlin, and I have to do a little project on the spectrum. I am working on a sinclair zx spectrum…
... value of a integer or string, I don't know what ...A 128 Routine to Put Tokens in StringsI was writing a DEF FN on the +128k and decided that I'd had enough of not being able to put function tokens in strings without a great palaver and s…
... to occur within a quoted string. So for FN insert UDG ...ZX-Editor SE version 2.2 publishedDear fans of ZX-Modules, today, I've published ZX-Editor Second Edition version 2.2. For all of those who ask themselves: For what is ZX-Editor bei…
... /> a syntax checker and a variable/procedure lister, a virtual keyboard ...Machines Whose Graphics Have Dated BadlyI have owned a string of machines over the years (see my signature for the list) usually having to sell one machine to be able to afford the, because…
I have owned a string of machines over the years ( ...Fastest redraw of screen from UDGsHere's a question for everyone, to generate a bit of code to be used in games: On a standard 48K Spectrum, what's the fastest way to redraw the scre…
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The parameters are variable, but at its most basic ...Announcing MetroSpec: ZX Spectrum 16/48K Emulator for Windows Phone 7 / 8Hi All, I'm the author of MetroSpec, a ZX Spectrum 16/48K emulator for Windows Phone 7 / 8. MetroSpec V1.3 was actually launched in September 2012, …
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Kempston joystick
Variable speed for those hard to ...Loading / Saving Data in VariablesHello there my fellow WoS'ers I was wondering if there was a way (in basic) where I could save variables like string / integer arrays? i.e. [cod…
... I could save variables like string / integer arrays?
i ...Sony TCM 939 service kit ?I have my trusty tape player although its unwell now due to drivebelt stretch, I assume its that given its highly variable and I've checked the head …
... its that given its highly variable and I've checked the ...Transferring ZX Spectrum software from tape to digital formatAs the title says, can anyone tell me the simplest way of doing this using a normal, modern desktop PC and maybe some string? Ta.
As the title says, can anyone tell me the simplest way of doing this using a normal, modern desktop PC and maybe some string? Ta.BIN2BAS (load BASIC text into emulator) utilityI've nearly finished testing this. It allows a BASIC program to be loaded from a text file in any emulator which has a "load binary" option. I was wo…
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;variable names should be in all ...Spectranet: Basic extension to get directory listingThis is a short basic extension for the spectranet to assign a directory listing to a basic variable. No more screen scrapping required! It could be…
... directory listing to a basic variable. No more screen scrapping required ... , this on return sets the variable handle.
30 *readdir handle ... you could assign to a variable of your choice, please let ...