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  • Deus ExSince we sometimes mention classic non-Spectrum games (and even the rubbish on the Commodore 64 ;) ) on this forum, how come we've never discussed De…

    ... DE, where each item took up a given size in your ... " system, whereby each item takes up one slot, and a guided ... rocket launcher takes up the same space as a ... 's neglect of such a basic function), and I don't ...
    ewgf ewgf November 2006 Chit chat
  • Ways to use double buffering in basicI was meddling with woody's print stream code where you can print characters at any pixel location on screen. I was playing with 12 sprites, very ann…

    ... sprites, very annoying movement comes up because of slow loop code ...
    Arda Arda November 2006 Sinclair Basic
  • How to transfer a BASIC-Programm to PC and/or TZX?Hello there, I'm pretty new at WOS, but have already spent some time reading a small bit of the large amount of information here. I am trying to fin…

    ... way to transfer an old BASIC-program[I](a game actually ...
    mad-manne mad-manne November 2006 Emulators
  • The BASIC ISRFirst of all, excuse me if my blatant ignorance about this topic makes me write some nonsense :) The thing is that I'm finishing a game in mixed BAS…

    ... in mixed BASIC and Compiled BASIC (the pure BASIC part is ... and forth, the Compiled BASIC part is the game itself ... music file. Playing it from BASIC is easy:

    ... stuff) - I know that BASIC has a ISR which is ... to hook it to the BASIC ISR.

    ...
    na_th_an na_th_an November 2006 Sinclair Basic
  • Spectrum Basic InterpreterHello. I started this days a strange project: an interpreter of the Spectrum Basic that can run in a Spectrum. Here is a very preliminar version: […

    ... : an interpreter of the Spectrum Basic that can run in a ...
    NotFound NotFound November 2006 Development
  • I'm in need of help hereI've been using the 'COMB' and 'TRANSFER' programs on Lerm's Utility D package to convert copy-protected (Speedlock, Alcatraz etc) 48k games onto +3 …

    ... to type in for the BASIC loader that will load them ... it comes to typing a BASIC loader for a 128k game ... manual says to look it up in the transpack manual which ...
    pottyboy pottyboy December 2006 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • They've strung Saddam up earlyYup people they've strung up the Iraqi dictator long before his 30 days were up. As a few of you know I've moved from England to the USA, so I got a…

    Yup people they've strung up the Iraqi dictator long before ... his 30 days were up.

    As a few ... />
    Anyway they strung him up an hour and a half ...
    dm_boozefreek dm_boozefreek December 2006 Chit chat
  • Bytemaniacos.com 2006 BASIC Games compo - lot of games to play!All games for 2006 Bytemaniacos.com BASIC Games compo ready to play: [url]http://www.bytemaniacos.com/html/basic2006.html[/url] you can download al…

    ... games for 2006 Bytemaniacos.com BASIC Games compo ready to play ...
    radastan radastan January 2007 Games
  • Autorun BASIC programsIs it possible to write a basic program which will autorun after typing in LOAD ""? Thanks

    Is it possible to write a basic program which will autorun after typing in LOAD ""?

    Thanks
    zeropolis79 zeropolis79 January 2007 Sinclair Basic
  • SE BASIC Compiler Help!I have downloaded and am using the 16k replacement ROM for SE BASIC (0.94B) and am trying to use the SE BASIC compiler from this site. I have found s…

    ... 16k replacement ROM for SE BASIC (0.94B) and am trying ... to use the SE BASIC compiler from this site. I ... some documentation for the Hisoft BASIC compiler, upon which this is ...
    RebornUser RebornUser January 2007 Sinclair Basic
  • 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…

    ... that will run alongside BASIC on my +3 with ... defining whether we started from BASIC or directly (so i ... i safely "exit" to the basic editor?

    General ... to write a "full 48k" basic program?

    Whilst ... that this may take up a lot of space ...
    rbsfou rbsfou January 2007 Development
  • Little BASIC gameTry to make all standard BASIC-errors and tell us how you did it. Not allowed i.e. : PRINT USR 1362 D - Break cont-repeats but ok 10 GO TO 10 RU…

    Try to make all standard BASIC-errors and tell us how you did it.
    Not allowed i.e. :

    PRINT USR 1362
    D - Break cont-repeats

    but ok
    10 GO TO 10
    RUN and press BREAK
    D - Break cont-repeats
    Dr BEEP Dr BEEP January 2007 Sinclair Basic
  • Any interest in new low-cost mass-storage interface with 512K RAM?I've recently added support to ResiDOS and the +3e ROMs for SD/MMC card interfaces; in particular, ZXMMC (which has no onboard RAM and so is only sup…

    ... optional packages which can add BASIC commands, handle hook codes ... automatically set up whenever you reset
    [*]A BASIC program can ... BASICs such as SE BASIC can be installed and used ... trapping commands and functions for BASIC
    [*]Some specially- ...
    glancaster glancaster January 2007 Hardware
  • RFC: 64 column font codeIn BASIC, type CLEAR 49999 then import the code at 50000. Then type RANDOMIZE USR 50000. This will create a new channel and attach stream #4 to it. A…

    ... channel must be created below basic
    ; so look ... /> inc hl ; move HL up one address

    ... /> inc hl ; move HL up one address

    ... /> inc hl ; move HL up one address

    ... br /> inc hl ; move HL up one address

    chev chev January 2007 Development
  • Keyboard Problem?Hey all. I'm Dave I'm in my last year of college before I go to University. I'm in the UK. I got a +2 a while back when I first told my mum and dad…

    ... out again and clean it up a bit, relive my ... />
    I set it up (connections to TV, AC adaptor ... .

    It loaded up the main screen (the one ... the 4 selections of calculator, basic 128 etc etc etc) ... 'break' button that sets up the test thingy that is ...
    02MOUNTAIND 02MOUNTAIND January 2007 Hardware
  • Why has no one remade 3D Deathchase?Why is 3D Deathchase, which is about 8k of code running on a 16K Spectrum, still unmatched (as far as I know) for a game of it's type? Since 3DD I'…

    ... illusion sometimes seemed to break up (play it to see what ... ago, surely even a compiled BASIC game on a modern PC ...
    ewgf ewgf February 2007 Games
  • (Basic) Sinclair BASIC mode for EmacsI saw this [URL=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=14622]post[/URL] regarding a Sinclair BASIC editing mode along with some Fuse …

    ... ]post[/URL] regarding a Sinclair BASIC editing mode along with some ... 's a mode for Sinclair Basic with syntax highlighting, which should ... some Lisp to send the BASIC listing across to Fuse, which ...
    JamesW JamesW February 2007 Sinclair Basic
  • don't go Vista matesaGreetings. As you well know, there has been a massive campaign to push Vista into the users. I'm against it and always will be. Most of the ancient s…

    ... tasks. That these dialogs pop up repeatedly for the same action ... measure, they've also messied up the interface by overlaying a ... Media Center remotes include various Up/Down buttons (like Volume and ... Vista to home users: Home Basic, Home Premium, and Ultimate. ...
    alban lusitanae alban lusitanae February 2007 Chit chat
  • Complex DRAW command?After looking at some Speccy code I noticed that the DRAW statement is used to draw lines (or it looked that way). On the Coco, the LINE command was…

    ... (current drawing location)
    U = up
    D = down
    L ... degrees (0 is strait up, 45 right and up, etc...)
    F ... adding 3D animation to a BASIC program.
    JamesD JamesD February 2007 Development
  • Spectrum Noob! Please Help!!!i just bought my spectrum with 3 games and was realy looking forward to playing on it but i cant seem to load any games!!! i have the zx spectrum +3…

    ... i get a message coming up saying press play on tape ... drive

    in 3+basic i tried 'cat' with a ... />
    when i first boot up the spectrum it says drives ...
    salviaforme salviaforme February 2007 Hardware
  • Anyone know of an easy to use website creator for a complete techno-phobe?I am planning on starting up a simple fan web page(s) site for a band that I'm keen on, and as I know sweet FA about web design or anything remotely …

    I am planning on starting up a simple fan web page( ... allow me to do some basic stuff such as

    (3) allow me to put up a guest book, message board ...
    Amfoot Amfoot February 2007 Chit chat
  • Help with Visual Basic 6.0 vs Visual Basic.netI have a program that auto generates VB.Net code..... I know VB.net syntax and am happy with the code generated. However, I have been asked to have …

    ... generate code compatible with visual basic 6.0.

    I ...
    Scottie_uk Scottie_uk February 2007 Chit chat
  • uMIA: Digilog Basic-kompilator (MicroSolver series)As the subject says.. This is a Swedish Basic compiler from Digilog Software (not listed at all in Infoseek). Comes in a spiral binder with manual in…

    ... says.. This is a Swedish Basic compiler from Digilog Software (not ...
    osgorth osgorth February 2007 MIA/STP/SDP
  • Ever wonder what Harry Potter is up to nowadays?Daniel Radcliffe, the actor who plays Harry Potter, has been up to something a bit different lately: "Radcliffe plays troubled stableboy Alan Strang…

    ... plays Harry Potter, has been up to something a bit different ...
    udgoverload udgoverload March 2007 Chit chat
  • VB 2005 ExpressAm I having a bad day or is .net really as bad as all that? I've used VB 3 4 5 6 It just kept getting better and better fo…

    ... the .net appelation to cover up the fact that it is ... wouldn't be programming in BASIC for christ sake.

    Almost all my programs end up using API calls. I'm ... . Time was I could phone up M$ and tell them their ...
    dekh dekh March 2007 Chit chat
  • Retargetting the Z88dkWell, I'm asking here because it's come up before, and I assume someone here might know the answer... I'm trying to retarget the Z88DK for the Z80 b…

    ... here because it's come up before, and I assume someone ... followed all the steps under 'Basic retargeting', found at [url]http ... source tree doesn't bring up a single makefile that references ...
    Winston Winston March 2007 Development
  • What a wind up ! I'm a genius !I may end up out of work by 1.00pm today. One of my directors asked if I was going on holiday this year - as she is going to pick up some holiday br…

    I may end up out of work by 1. ... she is going to pick up some holiday brochures this lunch ...
    misguided_fool misguided_fool April 2007 Chit chat
  • Windows Vista & ChessBought Windows Vista Ultimate a few days ago and noticed some things: 1-Finally a game that people can actually play! Chess! Who would have thought …

    ... a fair price.
    Home basic, Home premium, business blah blah ... "missing" compared to a version up is simply ridiulous.

    Hedegaard Hedegaard April 2007 Chit chat
  • "Lost" 48K expansionToday I dug up my Speccy after more than 10yrs of inactivity. I bought it as a 16K in 1983, than I had expanded to 48K and never had problem. Until t…

    Today I dug up my Speccy after more than ... good" trying to execute some basic loaders that always worked before ...
    Confessor Confessor April 2007 Hardware
  • Any forums that you are fed up with?I'm not talking about WOS here! Has anyone else become fed up with forums they used to like? I used to love the RG forum, but whenever I visit now …

    ... ! Has anyone else become fed up with forums they used to ...
    mrmessy mrmessy April 2007 Chit chat
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