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Famous fans of SpeccyI was wondering if you, european people, can tell me about european personalities - think in artists, politicians, bussinessmen -, that love the Spec…
Aha, just remembered another - Terry Pratchett. Anyone who names a mountain range after a Spectrum system variable must be a bit of a fan. -
Z88DK + SPLIB2 question.I downloaded the compiler, installed it following the instructions (found at the SPLIB2 website), updated it using the fixed files (stdlib.h and the …
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Disable BREAK 128 basicDoes anyone know how to prevent BREAK in 128k basic?
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udg collision detectionhow do I detect a collision between udgs in basic?
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Speeding up BasicHi, Does anyone know whether it is faster to use variables than numbers in Sinclair basic? What I mean for example, is Poke A,D quicker than Poke 5…
... a test using the the system variables 23672 etc. and executing the ... results show a Poke with variables taking slightly longer. However LET ... speed up BASIC, however using variables instead of numbers was onlt ... -
128 ramdisk loaderanyone got a program which will save the contents of ramdisk to tape in one go, rather than saving each file seperately then loading them and save!in…
... saved/loaded; some of the system variables (at least those from 5B83h ... -
Adding commands to Spectrum BASIC?Are there any articles on how to do this? I think it could be done by making the error trapping routine point to your own commands, but not sure exac…
... had to do with the system variables. I don't have access ... -
screen$I'm wanting to create a game which is written mostly is Basic, due to lack of MC skills but i need a MC routine if someone would kindly supply it I…
... for the BASIC program and system variables. As a rule of thumb ... [url="http://trd.speccy.cz/system.htm"]some Russian ones[/url ... -
Help with loading knowledgeHi. I'm new to spectrum coding and have a few questions to do with how the spectrum loads programs. You press LOAD "" and play the tape, and it find…
... 't caused any Interface 1 system variables to be added, it changes ... -
Turbo Imploder Anyone clued up on how to use this ? I've managed to pack a few of my own games, but I notice the default start address is always 24576, can you go…
... allow you to reset the system variables to power up values and ... -
TLOTRD - compiling problemsOk guys! A new demo for 'The Legend Of The Red Dragon' is nearly finished (just need my bro to draw some artwork as I'm using sample images from the …
... , but have you tried various system variables to stop it from allowing ... -
TLOTRD - compiling problemsOk guys! A new demo for 'The Legend Of The Red Dragon' is nearly finished (just need my bro to draw some artwork as I'm using sample images from the …
... from the start of the system variables onwards to the end of ... just typed, and as the system variables are all set up to ... />
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TLOTRD - compiling problemsOk guys! A new demo for 'The Legend Of The Red Dragon' is nearly finished (just need my bro to draw some artwork as I'm using sample images from the …
Mulder, it's possible that they do. If you know your system variables fairly well (and how the ROM uses them when executing commands) then you can do some quite surprising things.
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Spectrum Emulator for Windows XPHi all. I'm struggling to get any emulators to work with Windows XP. I'm just after an emulator with Joystick support. Any suggestions? Thanks
... companies concerned, and licensed the Spectrum ROMs, then I'll eat ... is marketed as a complete Spectrum system complete with games, ergo freeriding ... -
Spectrum Emulator for Windows XPHi all. I'm struggling to get any emulators to work with Windows XP. I'm just after an emulator with Joystick support. Any suggestions? Thanks
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It is? Where is this marketing? -
Spectrum Emulator for Windows XPHi all. I'm struggling to get any emulators to work with Windows XP. I'm just after an emulator with Joystick support. Any suggestions? Thanks
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Detecting TR-DOS from BASICIs there a simple (or contrived :D ) way to detect the presence of a TR-DOS/Betadisk interface from BASIC? For fairly obvious reasons this can't rel…
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There is a system call to test for the ... work on a TR-DOS system :)
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GUI in sinclair basic.Can anyone point me to any existing subroutines or functions or library to be called whithin sinclair basic to create visual command like messageboxe…
... reboots the operating system and resets all the System Variables to their default ... -
Detecting TR-DOS from BASICIs there a simple (or contrived :D ) way to detect the presence of a TR-DOS/Betadisk interface from BASIC? For fairly obvious reasons this can't rel…
Yeah, but the address of that REM statement will change depending on whether TR-DOS or Interface 1 is present (since extra system variables will be present)
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how to pass arguments from Basic to MC ?can someone explain me (or give some link) how to pass arguments from basic to machine code? i mean something like this: PRINT USR xxxxx, arg1, arg2:…
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ANN: SP1 for Z88DK (aka splib3, Sprite Pack v3.0)Well it's finally arrived, after a month of "a few days from now" release deadlines. SP1 is the lastest version of splib, a flicker-free software sp…
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// Attach C Variables to Sprite Graphics Declared in ... to do with the Basic system? Nothing usually, but the ULA ... a video frame. The Basic system puts the z80 in im1 ... IY to index into the system variables area. Now since I've ... -
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…
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Restore Registers Returning to BASICI should really know this, but I've not written code that requires a return to BASIC for a loooong time. What registers need to be preserved / resto…
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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…
Detect if program was loaded from tape or microdriveHow (if at all) can a BASIC program detect if it was loaded from tape or microdrive? This can be helpful to then load the screen or more machine code…
... can you not use the system variables to find out which line ... can you then use the system variables to see which statement in ...CLEAR does not RESTORE the DATA pointer??According to the Spectrum manual, one of the things that a CLEAR command does RESTORE the DATA pointer. Either it doesn't actually do this, or some…
I compiled this list of ones that I had come across for css. However they are more an indication of last-minute changes than any poor standards. The book remains one of the best manuals ever.
The ZX81 manual had a minor error in the RND explanation ...Greetings and the Color PurpleI didn't see an INTRO forum so i thought I'd drop by and say hello. My name is Ray, a member of the AtariAge forums and a fan of the Spectrum. I was…
The Spectrum blue is more than dark ... another colour entirely in the Spectrum system. I completely agree that magenta ...
