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A way into coding? Yes it is not called programming any more - coding sounds a lot "posher" so I will go with that even though I am really just talking about "good ol…
Use SpecBAS Harriusherbartio, its the dogs ****, runs rings around yer plain jane Basics. -
A way into coding? Yes it is not called programming any more - coding sounds a lot "posher" so I will go with that even though I am really just talking about "good ol…
I too would recommend SpecBAS :D
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The current build of SpecBAS doesn't run on Pi ... that purpose.
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Lost planet earthDidn't there used to be a video on youtube, which showed a spinning globe of earth rendered by an enhanced rewrite of Spectrum Basic running on a PC?…
SpecBAS really is the bees knees! I've tentatively explored using it (with a lot of help from Dunny and ASH) and its capable of some Spec-tacular graphics. -
Good Beginners Basic BookMy 10 year old son would like to learn basic programming. Can anyone suggest a good book or books that would help? There are a lot in the archive a…
A copy of the Sinclair BASIC manual coupled with SpecBAS should see you right. -
Good Beginners Basic BookMy 10 year old son would like to learn basic programming. Can anyone suggest a good book or books that would help? There are a lot in the archive a…
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While we're on the subject of BASIC Although my memory of the past still seems to be fairly reliable, memories relating to learning computer programming seem to have disappeared…
... learning both ZXBasic and Dunnys SpecBAS which is extremely powerful but ... -
While we're on the subject of BASIC Although my memory of the past still seems to be fairly reliable, memories relating to learning computer programming seem to have disappeared…
... know, if you're finding SpecBAS difficult you could always you ... : https://www.facebook.com/groups/SpecBas/
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While we're on the subject of BASIC Although my memory of the past still seems to be fairly reliable, memories relating to learning computer programming seem to have disappeared…
While we're on the subject of BASIC Although my memory of the past still seems to be fairly reliable, memories relating to learning computer programming seem to have disappeared…
... to releasing his updates (#WebSVN Specbas) and then thinking about what ...Lost planet earthDidn't there used to be a video on youtube, which showed a spinning globe of earth rendered by an enhanced rewrite of Spectrum Basic running on a PC?…
... one many years ago when SpecBAS was a bright young thing ... and shows just how fast SpecBAS is for a BASIC interpreter ...While we're on the subject of BASIC Although my memory of the past still seems to be fairly reliable, memories relating to learning computer programming seem to have disappeared…
... to releasing his updates (#WebSVN Specbas) and then thinking about what ...Stuck again! Please help meI'm in the process of making a little game, eventually it will become rather more sophisticated (I hope) but I am testing out routines one at a time.…
... I think "There's always SpecBAS. It wont produce a Speccy ...Problem with specBASHi Paul, I'm about ready to scream and swear and say extremely rude things! Why? I downloaded SpecBAS and its too small for me to see and the window…
[quote="mik3d3nch;57127"]I downloaded SpecBAS and its too small for me to see [/quote]
Can you not just switch Windows to a lower resolution, like 800 x 600 or something, so the pixels on screen are bigger?Problem with specBASHi Paul, I'm about ready to scream and swear and say extremely rude things! Why? I downloaded SpecBAS and its too small for me to see and the window…
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See [url ...Dunny - help!I fired up SpecBAS, it automatically loaded the last program which was ASH2's background for the lander program. I pressed RUN and it ran fine then …
You have my email address - first send me the contents of your "s" directory (in c:\users\\specbas\s) which will let me test your startup system.
An upside-down editor is definitely a new one. How old is your PC?Dunny - help!I fired up SpecBAS, it automatically loaded the last program which was ASH2's background for the lander program. I pressed RUN and it ran fine then …
No problem. If you download the latest SpecBAS from https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B6gXsz43xir_eV9JbWhUZ1Rxc0k and then unzip the contents then you should be good to go.
I've pm'd you at SC also.Dunny - help!I fired up SpecBAS, it automatically loaded the last program which was ASH2's background for the lander program. I pressed RUN and it ran fine then …
'Cos after some close examination, you're running a very old build of SpecBAS!
I've pm'd you the link to the latest again. But just in case, here it is again:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B6gXsz43xir_eV9JbWhUZ1Rxc0kDunny - help!I fired up SpecBAS, it automatically loaded the last program which was ASH2's background for the lander program. I pressed RUN and it ran fine then …
... a decent sized font in SpecBAS remember? I must have somehow ... now have a half size SpecBAS window showing the top half ...How much can you get into 48k?Todays experiment was to see how long, how much text, a PRINT statement will hold. I filled it up with * and counted them and got 689 chrs. Almost 22…
Thanks you guys but right now I have my hands full with SpecBAS which, if I ever get the hang of it, will at least give me plenty of room for a text marathon.
I can only screw up one thing at a time!Dunny - help!I fired up SpecBAS, it automatically loaded the last program which was ASH2's background for the lander program. I pressed RUN and it ran fine then …
Not really, because the 768 height of the SpecBAS window probably doesn’t include the window title bar and borders. So the actual height it takes up is more like 800 or something.Dunny - help!I fired up SpecBAS, it automatically loaded the last program which was ASH2's background for the lander program. I pressed RUN and it ran fine then …
... window surface (the part that SpecBAS draws to) and on top ... 1366,768 which will open SpecBAS at the size of your ...Dunny - help!I fired up SpecBAS, it automatically loaded the last program which was ASH2's background for the lander program. I pressed RUN and it ran fine then …
... this. Haven't looked at SpecBAS for a few months, and ... ://dl.dropbox.com/s/i6glaei9anuvivf/specbas-1.png[/img]is there a way of bypassing the rom and having 64 columns mode running all the time?i have tried various 64 column print routines but none of them seem to do this. i would like it to do 64 column mode for listings, typing, editing, p…
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And there is also SpecBAS, which is not a Spectrum ...SpecBAS really needs a manual!That Word doc that I converted to an RTF for you Dunny and ASH-II, is still somewhat sparse. I spent bloody hours PLOT/DRAWing a landscape to steer m…
SpecBAS uses memory banks to hold ... hold it, and then tells SpecBAS that it contains a picture ... should bear in mind that SpecBAS only loads graphics with up ... the commands and functions that SpecBAS understands, but doesn't teach ...SpecBAS really needs a manual!That Word doc that I converted to an RTF for you Dunny and ASH-II, is still somewhat sparse. I spent bloody hours PLOT/DRAWing a landscape to steer m…
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In SpecBAS there are no "attributes". They ... due to hardware limitations, and SpecBAS has none of those. Each ... />
Try to remember that SpecBAS isn't running on a ...SpecBAS really needs a manual!That Word doc that I converted to an RTF for you Dunny and ASH-II, is still somewhat sparse. I spent bloody hours PLOT/DRAWing a landscape to steer m…
... get the most out of SpecBAS ('most' being relative, in my ...SpecBAS really needs a manual!That Word doc that I converted to an RTF for you Dunny and ASH-II, is still somewhat sparse. I spent bloody hours PLOT/DRAWing a landscape to steer m…
No thanks Derek I am determined to get to grips with SpecBAS'Mike's' moon lander in SpecBAShttps://youtu.be/1mjwLD6juB8 As modified and turned into a video by Dunny. I put my name in single quotes because it really is only thanks to Dunn…
... of the big advantages of SpecBAS is its speed which means ...'Mike's' moon lander in SpecBAShttps://youtu.be/1mjwLD6juB8 As modified and turned into a video by Dunny. I put my name in single quotes because it really is only thanks to Dunn…
... test for pixel colours and SpecBAS is fast enough for you ...
