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Extended Microdrive FormatterHello all, After a few months on a steep learning curve, some heavy duty reading and plenty of trial and error I?ve written an extended microdrive f…
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Lesser used BASIC commandsAre there any interesting articles or books that explore some of the lesser used BASIC commands/functions e.g. DEF FN, IN, OUT etc? The Spectrum BAS…
... main menu and select 48 BASIC. The SPECTRUM command is redundant on all ... but the original Spanish Spectrum 128.[/ ... it to drop into 48 Basic to enter embedded colour ... Editor, and selecting 48 Basic from the menu loses the ... -
The Only Reason Sinclair Succeeded (Provoking Controversy)Although I love my Sinclairs dearly, I think that the only reason they succeeded was because at the time most people did not know any better (factori…
... /> And I hated the new BASIC interface. Typing was terrible, as ... speed up the notoriously slow BASIC. In fact, it was even ... the more or less useless "Spectrum" command.
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TZX filesI copied a spectrum tape program onto my PC as a .wav file and used a converter to convert it to a .tzx file. The DOS window appeared during conversi…
... that I recorded from a spectrum cassette is a program of ... on the +2a(128k) in +3 BASIC. Does this matter, or do ... files have to be 48k spectrum programs? -
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Problem with SPIN assemblerCan anybody tell me why the following machine code program doesn't assemble in the SPIN assembler? ; my first machine code program ld bc, 5 ret Any…
... and using the ORG 32768 command at the start of the ... the program now? Go into +3 BASIC in SPIN and PRINT USR ... -
Problem with SPIN assemblerCan anybody tell me why the following machine code program doesn't assemble in the SPIN assembler? ; my first machine code program ld bc, 5 ret Any…
... and using the ORG 32768 command at the start of the ... the program now? Go into +3 BASIC in SPIN and PRINT USR ... -
Screen$ disappearanceGreetings to all developers :D As you know, I have been playing around with Professional Adventure Writer and was making a few tests in the adventur…
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Try this new basic loader....
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BTW, the CLEAR command not only clears space for ... your TZX and running this basic program...
... "t:" in +2A / +3 Basic and playing your tzx.
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[quote] BTW, the CLEAR command not only clears space for ... your TZX and running this basic program...[/quote]
... a CAT "t:" in +2A / +3 Basic and playing your tzx.[/quote ...Total amount of memory on a Speccy ?I wonder............ The C64 (excuse me for saying that name in here. I'll hereby name it just "it") has 64k, while only 38k, or so, is available f…
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Spectrum with Interface 1 attached has ... facts related to RAM of Spectrum clones in Roumania:
- HC ... (8*41256 chips), but from +3 BASIC and CP/M, only 128K ... accessed; just like a normal Spectrum +3!
- Inside a HC-2000 ...Printers for Spectrum +2 and +3It seems that the only printers availables for ZX Spectrum were ZX printers and compatibles (connected through the expansion bus), but Spectrum +2 an…
... can be plugged into a Spectrum via the Interface 1, and ... supported. Although the +2A and +3 have centronics ports, they are ... from the driver supplied with +3 BASIC, they are unsupported to the ...+2b not working with interface1i was trying to transfer some of my programs from my microdrive carts onto tapes last night, but found both my 48k and my toast rack 128K have decide…
... 100% work with 48kb BASIC. As to +3 BASIC, this may work or ... info, their interface works with Spectrum +3 too.What did Spectrum BASIC lack (and was BBC BASIC so good?)Over the years, I've read in various multi-format magazines, that BBC BASIC was probably the best BASIC available on an 8-bit machine. I've never use…
... advantage over Spectrum BASIC.
[quote]BBC Basic had procedures ... hardware or whatever? The BASIC command(s) to change modes ... ]
2) What did Spectrum BASIC lack that might have been ... should resume with a CONTINUE command.[/quote]
...ZX Spin assembler - where am I going wrong?I'm trying to use the assembler in ZX Spin, but I'm getting error messages. Here's a screenshot of the first simple program I'm trying to get workin…
... that, if the 128 / +2 / +3 BASIC editor (or menu, calculator, whatever ... in +3 mode, go into +3 BASIC and type, as a direct command: PAUSE ...Your help needed![FONT=Arial]there are [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/neededscreens.html"]a number of titles[/URL] (146) that still lack an in-game scre…
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Use a spectrum +2A if possible, as the ... you load the game from +3 BASIC with [b]load ""[/b]
Spectrum +3 to PC serial cableGreetings, I apologize if this has been discussed before. I did a search and came up with a few things related but not exactly what I was looking for…
... .sna snapshots from PC. On Spectrum, command "LOAD *"b"" is enough. Baud ... (2)------(2) TxD
TxD (3)------(3) RxD
CTS (4)------(20 ...Tape loading issues - can anyone help?Hi, I have just bought a +2 which has a problem. Whenever I try to load a tape the spectrum refuses to acknowledge what I am doing. I have tried in …
... to load a tape the spectrum refuses to acknowledge what I ... tried in Loader and 48k Basic, but I can't even ... loads (tested it on another spectrum), along with a few other ... the television, as the BEEP command in Basic works fine. I've ...Spectrum AssemblyHi All, Thanks for letting me in... lol Over the last couple of days I started playing my spectrum emu again and then I started thinking about lear…
... BASIC. It's a full IDE with the entire orange book, Spectrum + command ...Usr 0 ?I'm not sure I've ever seen this explained before, but why do some programs (only demos, as far as I can see, so far) need USR 0 mode when run on a 1…
... 0 the speccy from 128 BASIC, it goes into 48k mode ... menu or use the SPECTRUM command in 128 BASIC, the bankswitching features are ...Usr 0 ?I'm not sure I've ever seen this explained before, but why do some programs (only demos, as far as I can see, so far) need USR 0 mode when run on a 1…
USR 0 erase 48kB memory(basic) and set 48 rom ... 128 basic to 48 basic you can use command "SPECTRUM", but this command will ... ) with correct SPECTRUM command (only switch to 48 basic without reset and ... /zx128rom-enable-paging-in-48-basic.zip[/url]
...Usr 0 ?I'm not sure I've ever seen this explained before, but why do some programs (only demos, as far as I can see, so far) need USR 0 mode when run on a 1…
... or use the SPECTRUM command in 128 BASIC, the bankswitching features ... basic to 48 basic you can use command "SPECTRUM", but this command ... with correct SPECTRUM command (only switch to 48 basic without reset ... total control over the Spectrum, and it therefore ...+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…
... is that when running under +3 BASIC, the ROM in control ... /> ROM0: Editor
ROM1: Syntax (+3 BASIC)
ROM2: +3DOS
ROM3 ... trap RST8 in hardware under +3 BASIC, it is actually ROM1 ... caused by a real 48K BASIC command or function, including machine ...Spectrum +2 A/B ManualsHi, please can anyone tell me what the manual for the black +2 looked like (black/grey) and how many pages etc. also what differences there are, if s…
... Spectrum 48 software, Introduction to BASIC, Using 128 BASIC, Using 48 BASIC. ... disk drive, Introducing +3 BASIC, Using 48 BASIC. Then Chapter 8 ... numbered pages, whereas the +3 manual has 327. Chapter/ ... variations between the +2A/+3 manuals start at Chapter ...Issue loading certain tapesI got my spectrum today, but I'm having a few issues with a couple of games. Scrabble - loads the loading screen, after the screeching stops I try h…
[QUOTE=zxbruno;350130]If your Spectrum is the one with the ... trying to type it in +3 BASIC >.> Figured it out ...DIVIDE - NEW FATWARE for 128kB spectrums[url]http://velesoft.speccy.cz/zx/divide/divide-fatware.htm[/url] [img]http://velesoft.speccy.cz/zx/divide/systems/fatware/fatware+2sp.gif[/img] [im…
... release of Fatware works with Spectrum +3 ?
2) Can ... fitted into my Spectrum +3 ? (I have v1.37 Spectrum +3e ROM with ... ROM chip).
3) If +3 / +3e support is not ... for +2A/+3 comming soon (will work +3 basic,ramdisc,+3 disc,fatware.... ...Reading from the 128 Serial PortDon't shout at me if this is a silly question. I have Googled extensively, and searched the forums, but I can't find anything discussing what seems t…
... we could use SAVE under +3 BASIC, but it doesn't ... used on the +2A and +3?
-Could you please ... sent via a SAVE command under BASIC? Let's say I ... me to dump a complete 3" disk for preservation purposes. ... accesses the low-level +3 DOS routine and reads a ...Noob to Z80 needing +3 helpI'm quite new to z80 programming, but i'm attempting to write some kind of windowing system that will run alongside BASIC on my +3 with Kempston mous…
... worth noting that certain +3 BASIC commands use the first ~ ... to write a "full 48k" basic program?[/QUOTE]
... where the top 16K of BASIC memory lives) as needed; ... Does this not corrupt the basic program in RAM (i ... "standard" assemblers on the Spectrum.Is this worth a punt?[URL="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=370259701244&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:VRI"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&it…
... a good 6 years of 3-4hrs gaming a night, and ... running with the "+3 Basic/type "spectrum"/goes to 48k basic/load" trick!! Bit ...
