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AY 8912 QuestionI got some problem... Does anyone have a formula to convert from Hz / kHz to the Pitch value of AY Sounchip of Spectrum? Please help...
Reading the BASIC manual on the PLAY command entry, ... -
Memory usageBrowsing the online documentation for the Spectrum I came across a peculiar discrepency. As we all know the start of the RAM is at 16384 which is whe…
Spectrum 48K manual, page 121, chapter 24.
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On the +2 manual, page190, part 24 it says ... -
250,000 games on ebay - 2nd chance ??hi guys , thanks for all your help in the past few days , watching over the auction , it was quite exciting at the end ................until the winn…
... easily offended!)
This Spectrum basic seems strange after using C ... -
did anybody program games for their spectrum?did anybody make games for their spectrum and have you still got them in tap/z80 format. i once attempted to make a side scrolling game but it didn…
Hey, MattLamb: there's an implementation of Eliza in spectrum Basic, if you're interested. "state of the art" of your Artificial Intelligence attempts. :) -
did anybody program games for their spectrum?did anybody make games for their spectrum and have you still got them in tap/z80 format. i once attempted to make a side scrolling game but it didn…
... an implementation of Eliza in spectrum Basic, if you're interested. "state ... -
Perfect RemakesIdea: Just convert Z80 source code to x86 source code! It might not work, but it's just a suggestion. It would be more of a realistic idea than my Z…
... convert Tkrap's brain to Spectrum Basic. No wait, it's already ... -
did anybody program games for their spectrum?did anybody make games for their spectrum and have you still got them in tap/z80 format. i once attempted to make a side scrolling game but it didn…
... to get back to learning Spectrum BASIC. How's that tutorial you ... -
did anybody program games for their spectrum?did anybody make games for their spectrum and have you still got them in tap/z80 format. i once attempted to make a side scrolling game but it didn…
... to get back to learning Spectrum BASIC. How's that tutorial you ... simple tutorial from an old Basic book of mine, so it ... -
Here's a christmas present for you!SE Basic is no longer being developed.
... . Are you planning to extend Basic to support the host hardware ... it just meant to run Spectrum Basic programs fast and make it ... timer, so it'll run BASIC as fast as it can ... the speccy community, although loading BASIC from a .sna or .z80 ... -
Random Smiley FacesAs promised, here's the Syntax: ;Startup 5 CLS 7 PAPER 0: BORDER 0 ;Graphics 10 FOR n=0 to 7 20 READ row: POKE USR "P"+n,row 30 NEXT n 31 DATA BI…
"Blame Amstrad if it's wrong as this is taken from the ZX Spectrum +2A manual...
Feel free touse this in any way you want, just mention me will ya?"
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A New RPG?I'm trying to make my own RPG for Spectrum but I'm an awful coder so I can't get the Assembly program right :(. Will anyone be interested in translat…
... are you doing developing Spectrum games in Blitz Basic?
If this ... I have to use Blitz Basic. If I can learn Z80 ... 'll have to use Bliz Basic, even though it is awful ... ever being good at is Spectrum Basic. -
Microdrive utilityMany 'moons' ago before I sold my Spectrum, I had a micro drive utility which included amongst other things a re-written format command. This increa…
... such, it was called from Spectrum Basic. Is that how exocat functioned ... -
The Specchums Government ProjectRighto, listen up lads! Now, that we have a sizeable Speccie community here, I suppose it is time we laid the foundations of a new government order f…
... , and have been abusing his Spectrum by not using it to ... recite 3 chapters of the Spectrum user manual.
Offenders would ... -
Microdrive utilityMany 'moons' ago before I sold my Spectrum, I had a micro drive utility which included amongst other things a re-written format command. This increa…
After searching the internet for 'Spectrum microdrive utilities', I have just ... the commands are accessed from Spectrum BASIC. There is also a review ... -
compatibility between ZX computers?Hey all, I'm new here :) I was wondering about compatibility between ZX computers. Is it possible to run a game made for ZX80 on a ZX Spectrum? Or a …
... programs) that would load ZX81 BASIC programs on a Speccy.
spectrum basic and replace them with an ... or examine yourself. but only Basic listings of course :) -
General info about MCoder 3Hi all. I've recently downloaded MCoder 3 'cause I read somewhere that it was the best choice to compile your already made BASIC programs, which I h…
[url="http://www.hayne.net/Spectrum/HiSoftBASIC/manual.html"]http://www.hayne.net/Spectrum/HiSoftBASIC/manual.html[/url]
There ya go :D
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Sinclair Basic compiler for PC?I know we all can use BASin to play for a while in a little window. But... What about creating a 80x86 EXE program from scratch using Sinclair Basic…
See [url="http://www.srcf.ucam.org/~pak21/spectrum/basic.html"]http://www.srcf.ucam.org/~pak21/spectrum/basic.html[/url]. It's an interpreter rather than a compiler (and not exactly finished), but gets you most of the way there. -
Sync-buzzer, interrupts and general confusionBeen wittering on about this in the Misc group, but thought it was best discussed here. Basically been trying to recreate the Sid-Sound effect from A…
... is the mode that Spectrum Basic normally operates in. The ... br /> On the unexpanded Spectrum there is exactly one interrupting ... br /> BUT several popular Spectrum peripherals were improperly designed and ... . This means a Spectrum with these peripherals attached ... -
Compilersaside from SE Basic Compilers, what are some other good ones? Personally im afetr HISOFT Compiler for 128k, but if theres any others it would be nice…
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I think a basic compiler would be a wonderful ... cross compile for the spectrum would be an amazing ... within the Spectrum itself. I believe the most powerful basic compiler ... certainly produce the most efficient spectrum Basic compiler ever... and that ... -
create z80I want to Create z80 code and run it on an emulator for the 48k spectrum. I want it soo easy to use its a dream. I dont like dos based stuff.. Can a…
... :\blah.obj" code in the spectrum basic to load and test the ... / z80 cpu emulator (not a spectrum emulator mind) in Visual C ... head around all these old spectrum based monitors / debuggers / assemblers when ... -
Crasched Spectrum+ 128, HELP!Hi! I recantly bought a Sinclair Spectrum+ 128 on a seconhand store. It shows random colour squares spread over the screen, mostly the upper part a…
I don't know if it's any help, but there is a Spectrum service manual kicking around on the internet somewhere (hey..it might even be on this site ;) )
Might be handy if you're doing any repairs! -
BASIC-DecompilerI've got some compiled BASIC programs and I like to study the source code. Are there BASIC decompiler for Hisoft, USCHI, etc.?
... your explanations! A BASIC-Decompiler for many compiled Spectrum BASIC programs, written for ... received into the annals of Spectrum history! -
Ebay findsWhat's the best deal you've found, and won, on Ebay? For me, the most recent will be a Speccy +2A with 102 games, most of these are the small cardbo…
... /> BOOKS
Zx spectrum introduction manual
Spectrum graphics and sound - steve ... /> Tim Hartnells giant book of spectrum games, 1983
... /> Scramble - krypton force, 1984
Spectrum interfacing programs - mcgraw hill book ... -
whats your second favourite retro computerOk i'm going to assume that for most of us here the speccy is our favourite number 1 retro computer,its the best home computer in the world etc etc :…
... strengths being weaknesses, Sinclair BASIC was [I]too good[/ ... You are talking absolute rubbish. Spectrum BASIC acted as a stepping stone ... what the first two letters BASIC stand for? "Beginners All ... machine code programming. C64 BASIC did not do this because ... -
whats your second favourite retro computerOk i'm going to assume that for most of us here the speccy is our favourite number 1 retro computer,its the best home computer in the world etc etc :…
... /> You are talking absolute rubbish. Spectrum BASIC acted as a stepping stone ... what the first two letters BASIC stand for? "Beginners All- ... logic are covered by Commodore BASIC too, anything else isn't ... 26, Spector wrote:
C64 BASIC did not do this because ... -
whats your second favourite retro computerOk i'm going to assume that for most of us here the speccy is our favourite number 1 retro computer,its the best home computer in the world etc etc :…
... logic are covered by Commodore BASIC too, anything else isn't ... to claim that Commodore BASIC is better than Spectrum BASIC, all things considered ... -
whats your second favourite retro computerOk i'm going to assume that for most of us here the speccy is our favourite number 1 retro computer,its the best home computer in the world etc etc :…
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You learn Spectrum BASIC and get two commands; border ... with what was learnt in BASIC. Commodore BASIC sucks, but at the ... you make the transition from BASIC expert to novice machine code ... -
whats your second favourite retro computerOk i'm going to assume that for most of us here the speccy is our favourite number 1 retro computer,its the best home computer in the world etc etc :…
... TMR wrote:
You learn Spectrum BASIC and get two commands; border ... what was learnt in BASIC. Commodore BASIC sucks, but at the ... Witness the transition from BASIC to C! BASIC does things at a ... you held while programming BASIC will hinder you in ... -
whats your second favourite retro computerOk i'm going to assume that for most of us here the speccy is our favourite number 1 retro computer,its the best home computer in the world etc etc :…
... old (inaccurate) generalisation about Spectrum games being two colours? [ ... , like BASIC, that overall is better on the Spectrum (which ... />
My comments about Spectrum BASIC apply equally to just about ... i believe that the Spectrum's virtues are it' ... -
whats your second favourite retro computerOk i'm going to assume that for most of us here the speccy is our favourite number 1 retro computer,its the best home computer in the world etc etc :…
... meant.
2) Spectrum BASIC did help novices to migrate ... is a misrepresentation of facts. BASIC encouraged people to program, and ... and say, "Because Speccy BASIC was so good, MORE people ... rule should apply to all BASIC commands then, including PRINT!< ...
