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  • 'Bulb Blowout' basic type inHere's something I've just dug out. I pretended to have written this in 1985 but I didn't at all. I added some bits in, changed the characters names …

    ... crap at programming, even in basic, so there's no way ...
    Mark R. Jones Mark R. Jones August 2015 Games
  • im looking for a basic routine that adds a numerical character to a stringim looking for a basic routine that adds a numerical character to a string. so a=1, "1", then a=0 "10", then a=1 "101......" and so on

    im looking for a basic routine that adds a numerical character to a string. so a=1, "1", then a=0 "10", then a=1 "101......" and so on
    digital digital September 2015 Development
  • how do i convert a binary string into hex in basic?how do i convert a binary string into hex in basic?

    how do i convert a binary string into hex in basic?
    digital digital September 2015 Development
  • Utility to create long REM Line for storing M/C program - Maximum BASIC Line LengthHi, I think there was a Utlity or Toolkit to create a long REM-Line under 48k BASIC to store some MCode in it. So I don´t have to type e.g. 5…

    ... long REM-Line under 48k BASIC
    to store some MCode ... the REM into the first BASIC-Line.

    Is there ... max line length in 48k BASIC e.g. 999 Characters or ...
    Luzie Luzie October 2015 Sinclair Basic
  • Beginners Basic Programming BookHi All, My son is interested in learing programming and I got him started on a spectrum emulator on my laptop. I've bought him a +2 (grey) 128 of Eb…

    ... of Ebay. Apart from the basic manual that you get can ... anyone recommend a good basic typing in book to get ...
    jayteebee jayteebee November 2015 Sinclair Basic
  • Help With AY Music Program in BASICHi, last year I started writing a BASIC program for making and recording AY Music. I thought it would be easier than learning how to use Soundtracker…

    ... year I started writing a BASIC program for making and recording ... could help me fix the BASIC program, I'd be very ... ]

    [b][u][u]BASIC listing:[/u][/u][/b]
    RetroPhase2014 RetroPhase2014 December 2015 Sinclair Basic
  • O.T.L.A. - any tips?I've just started using the fascinating OTLA program and can get as far as a program appearing to load (borders, sound) but when it's finished... not…

    ... into ear socket.
    - Standard speed games loaded with this set ... as WAV? I have a basic understanding of the difference - would ...
    Jim M Jim M December 2015 Hardware
  • BASIC Tenliners 2016I would like invite all basic programmers to this year's BASIC Tenliners contest. You have to code a game in 10 lines of BASIC. For details please ta…

    ... like invite all basic programmers to this year's BASIC Tenliners contest ... game in 10 lines of BASIC. For details please take a ... ://gkanold.wix.com/homeputerium#!basic-tenliners-2016/c450"]BASIC Tenliners 2016[/url]
    Bunsen Bunsen January 2016 Announcements
  • Remaking Special Operations - some thoughts and questions.(Edit: Sorry - long one!) Special Operations is one of my favourite titles and, despite them being very different, is up there with Halls of the T…

    ... ) and is mostly written in BASIC.

    Perfect for a ... now. Bear in mind the speed at which Falklands-based games ... does the classic loading of BASIC as code from 16384 whilst ...
    Zoep Zoep March 2016 Development
  • BASIC problem in SpectaculatorI have a piece of music written in +3 BASIC in spectaculator (using FOR LET, PLAY and NEXT) and when it auto loads (because of save "tune" LINE 10) i…

    ... of music written in +3 BASIC in spectaculator (using FOR LET ...
    matalog matalog March 2016 Emulators
  • Tell when BASIC program was written to disk or modified?I have a small tune written in BASIC and stored on a 3" disk. Is there any way to tell when I created the tune? Is there a program that will run on a…

    ... a small tune written in BASIC and stored on a 3 ...
    matalog matalog March 2016 Sinclair Basic
  • ZX Basic interpreter in the Forum Postings. It would be so nice to do this in our forums [basic line=1] 10: BORDER 1: PAPER 6 20 FOR N = 0 to 7 20 PRINT "Happy Birthday Dear Joe Bloggs…

    ... in our forums

    [basic line=1]
    10: BORDER ... .5,7: BEEP1.5
    [/basic]

    and have a ...
    Scottie_uk Scottie_uk March 2016 Feature Requests
  • CPU speed controller (SLOMO) + K-MOUSE + JOYSTICK + ZX BUS EXPANSION (3x throught zx bus)Anyone is interested of this hardware ? [img]http://velesoft.speccy.cz/other/km2016lp3d1.jpg[/img] It's horizontal version of K-MOUSE interface(p…

    ... mouse) with built-in cpu speed controller + joystick interface + zx bus ... or 8 USD
    - slomo speed controller = 4 USD
    - postage ...
    velesoft velesoft April 2016 Hardware
  • Any basic Z80 code to get me started?Basically looking for keyboard/joystick routines and perhaps basic sprite handling that I would then improve upon. My first game would be a simple Ro…

    ... keyboard/joystick routines and perhaps basic sprite handling that I would ...
    Darkhog Darkhog April 2016 Development
  • Faster Manic MinerHey, dudes. I've been fiddling around trying to wring more speed out of this game recently. I've replaced the LDIR buffer copying routines with s…

    ... around trying to wring more speed out of this game recently ... could, I suppose, replace the BASIC ROM with a custom one ...
    Mysterion Mysterion May 2016 Development
  • 140 characters Basic game contestHey there, I've announced a new micro contest on my blog (in Czech language only). However, it might be interesting also for the non-Czech/Slovak …

    ... in the standard 48K Sinclair BASIC that will fit into 140 ... of the standard 48K Sinclair BASIC syntax
    [code]1 FOR ...
    Factor6 Factor6 May 2016 Sinclair Basic
  • ZX-Uno first impressionsZX-Uno first impressions Hello: I received my ZX-Uno last Saturday and I wanted to give everyone my first impressions of this latest ZX Spectru…

    ...
    ZX +2a
    SE Basic IV
    ZX Spectrum 48K ... +2a 4.1
    SE Basic IV
    ZX Spectrum 48K ... /> Scanlines
    Frequency
    CPU Speed

    Exit
    Save ...
    andydansby andydansby May 2016 Hardware
  • Leading Zeroes on a Score in BASICI'm trying to print the score with leading zeroes such that it's always 6 characters wide, i.e.: 000010, 000150, 006100 etc. I quickly knocked thi…

    ... way to do this in BASIC?
    MykeP MykeP July 2016 Sinclair Basic
  • Some BASIC programs - may be of interest?Found these on a C15 in a bundle.. one of them is listed in the archive, I don't think the others are. I suspect these are all type ins but I don't …

    ... ://www.abunker.plus.com/spec/BASIC/Stilton.z80"]Stilton Patience[/url ... www.abunker.plus.com/spec/BASIC/Missile-Attack.z80"]Missile Attack ... www.abunker.plus.com/spec/BASIC/Race-Chase.z80"]Race Chase ... www.abunker.plus.com/spec/BASIC/Stock-market.z80"]Stock Market ...
    blueowl0708 blueowl0708 July 2016 MIA/STP/SDP
  • Help needed with broken Basic programI got recently into my hands a Polish program written in Basic. But it doesn't run, after loading it hangs. It is set to start from LINE 0 whic…

    ... a Polish program written in Basic.

    But it doesn ...
    Ralf Ralf July 2016 Sinclair Basic
  • DivMMC and +3 BASIC questionHi everyone, sorry if I'm about to tread a well-worn path here but I looked and looked, and I found something in the DivMMC manual but I'm not sure i…

    ... in the late 80s, some BASIC, some machine code, and I ... I saw something about '128K BASIC support watch this space' - so ...
    Robsoft Robsoft July 2016 Hardware
  • Basic Screen Shadow QuestionHello, I've been porting a game to the Spectrum from another platform. So far so good and I have per pixel screen scrolling working really nicely …

    ... ridiculously simple, as the following basic code doesn't work.
    pointblnk pointblnk August 2016 Development
  • Speed (nano seconds) of memory chips ZX SpectrumThe ZX Spectrum uses 4116 memory for the lower memory, which can be replaced by other sorts or a whole, modern, module, but when searching for 4116 m…

    ... searching for 4116 memory, what speed in nano seconds is needed ... simple calculation related to the speed of the processor and some ...
    georgedb georgedb August 2016 Hardware
  • New game: ZoomBloxHi everyone, this is my first post here, so first off I'd like to say hello to the Spectrum development community :) I've been developing on an…

    ... feel
    - Its powerful basic interpreter

    Anyway ... Boriel's excellent ZX Basic compiler that, coupled with ... m seriously impressed by ZX-Basic's speed and flexibility
    - ... as the ones mentioned: ZX-Basic, Nirvana, ZX-Paintbrush.. ...
    Fabrizio Zavagli Fabrizio Zavagli August 2016 Development
  • bin to tap with basicI have compiled some machine code to binary. How I can convert it to tap (or tzx, doesn't matter) with custom basic part? Of course, I can create …

    ... , doesn't matter) with custom basic part?

    Of course ... create separate tap with basic, and later save basic+code manually. But ... have more automatic solution.
    Basic will contain clear, request from ...
    Bedazzle Bedazzle August 2016 Development
  • Speeding up programs by hacking the SysVarsPositively pleased to properly discover this area of the forum! I have a couple of recent tricks that might be of interest - they're probably old hat…

    ... -to-speed-up-basic-loops/"]Hacking PROG with NXTLIN to speed up BASIC loops ...
    Robsoft Robsoft August 2016 Sinclair Basic
  • So it occurred to me; "Why bother with going into 48K BASIC when you can just....wrap the machine code calls inside a 'RST #28;DEFW addr:RET'?" Of course, you DO need a small M/C routine to do that, and ta-daaa, here it is: [cod…

    ... ; hide the M/C from BASIC
    Call48 RST #28 ; ... a routine in the 48-BASIC environment
    DEFW #2DA2 ; unstack ... /> and here's a tiny BASIC program to poke it into ... call routines in the 48-BASIC ROM, there is no need ...
    The_Bert The_Bert September 2016 Sinclair Basic
  • How can I load a picture into Basic?Having given up in frustration after a week of designing UDG's in order to try and create a picture of a Tudor house, I did it in 5 mins using DeLuxe…

    ... import that image into a Basic program? Do Spectrums recognize any ...
    mik3d3nch mik3d3nch November 2016 Sinclair Basic
  • THE LIGHTBULB EFFECT You know what that is? Like how cartoonists depict a bright idea by drawing a lightbulb over the head? When I was trying to work out the lengt…

    ... 'm better sticking with the Basic approach until I've come ... screen only happening at tremendous speed. Its still a source of ...
    mik3d3nch mik3d3nch November 2016 Chit chat
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