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  • Spectrum (and other) Programming BooksHi All I have the following books for sale. I can post to anywhere in the world and take PayPal. All in excellent condition unless stated: Microcom…

    ... />
    Microcomputing by RG Anderson (BASIC)
    Usborne Guide to Computer ... Series
    Sinclair ZX Spectrum Basic Programming
    Sinclair ZX Spectrum ... Colour Computer : An Introduction to Basic Part 1 (large book and ...
    wadsterboy wadsterboy July 2006 Sales
  • 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…

    ... (if at all) can a BASIC program detect if it was ... />
    Any solution for this (BASIC or machine code)?

    UTom71 UTom71 July 2006 Development
  • What was yor first spectrumgame ever played?What was your first spectrum game ever played, and where? I remember mine very well, it was Horace and the spiders at an electronics shop that had a …

    ... run command was meant for basic and that Horace and the ...
    MinerWilly MinerWilly July 2006 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Speccy stuff for free - you collect from SW18Hi chaps, Righto, all my Speccy stuff has to go but I can't post it (sorry Craig!), it's far too much hassle. If you want all of the below, feel fre…

    ... dented) (boxed/PSU/Introduction and BASIC programming manual)
    Upright Kempston ...
    Vertigo Vertigo July 2006 Sales
  • Perfect Dark (N64) - best FPS ever?Since we're talking about Half-Life 2 on this board, I thought I'd mention Perfect Dark, the best first person shooter ever. Don't believe me? Hardly…

    ... more. Plus you get a training level with a firing range ...
    ewgf ewgf July 2006 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Help WW2 text adventure team game - what was it!Hi all - just getting into the whole retrogaming thing - after parting with my speccy 15 years ago at least! Slowly trawling the mind to bring bac…

    ... -

    it had pretty basic graphics and IIRC it was ...
    TEXANTOMCAT TEXANTOMCAT August 2006 Games
  • Data on tapesHello, I am developing a pc application that is going to calculate data which used to be calculated on ZX Spectrum machine. The data is registered s…

    ... ;)

    And one offtopic - BASIC ZX
    INT(1.4 ...
    buman buman August 2006 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Montana JonesJust recently discovered this game, looks quite good, quite basic gameplay but on screen 1 i just cant get the two items in the top right hand corner…

    ... game, looks quite good, quite basic gameplay but on screen 1 ...
    psj3809 psj3809 August 2006 Games
  • budget PCsi've been asked to have a look around for a PC for my brother, preferably around the 500 quid mark. He's only going to be using it for net access and…

    ... it for net access and basic tasks so doesn't need ...
    liamenikufesin liamenikufesin August 2006 Chit chat
  • Loading Screen ProblemI am putting together files on a tape that my game needs. The problem that I have is that after loading the "loading screen", the image is spoilt by …

    ... of the system variables or BASIC (apart from the a simple ...
    Mr Millside Mr Millside August 2006 Development
  • Additional functions in keysHey, I got my hands on a ZX Spectrum after a very long time (used to have one borrowed when I was a kid). I think I remember the general coding of t…

    ... general coding of the Sinclair BASIC, but I can't remember ...
    DustWolf DustWolf August 2006 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Plug in the TV Joystick Games Thingys (Spectrum one??)I brought a from a car boot one of those plug in the TV joystick games thingys for a pound. This one happened to be full with 20 or so Commodore 64…

    ... took you back to the basic cyan and blue screen.
    Scottie_uk Scottie_uk August 2006 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Various Games to TradeHi Another list (this time with slightly rarer games =D), I am looking to trade for adventure games e.g. text adventures on 8-bit platforms (infocom…

    ... Spectrum 48K Tape Case Yes Basic -> Machine Code Translator

    "Learn BASIC programming on the Sinclair ZX ...
    Dopey Jack Dopey Jack August 2006 Sales
  • Speccy character set address in ROM?Hi guys Can anyone tell me where the speccy character set lives in speccy rom, say, starting from the ! (ASCII 33) character? I'm actually writing …

    ... /> I'm actually writing a BASIC program on another computer (TI ...
    Mark Wills Mark Wills August 2006 Development
  • 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…

    ... of Data" appears!

    BASIC bug, or error in manual ...
    trellis trellis September 2006 Sinclair Basic
  • TAP conversion project?I was wondering if there's any concerted effort to produce TAP versions of games only available in TZX or Z80/SNA/SLT format? Or are snapshots consid…

    ... onwards, respectively) and shove a BASIC loader in front of it ...
    StuBruise StuBruise September 2006 Games
  • K.J.Toms football managerwhen we were children, football manager was the game for us, we played it for months. Today I replayed it, and it's still fun to me. after playing it…

    ... lazy to look at the basic code today, but this discovery ...
    Arda Arda September 2006 Games
  • Pretty CrashesTo make a 48K spectrum crash spectacularly and beautifully enter the following into basic. Also works on a 128k in 48k mode though not quite as prett…

    ... beautifully enter the following into basic. Also works on a 128k ...
    Scottie_uk Scottie_uk September 2006 Sinclair Basic
  • ANNOUNCE: Manic Miner: Ma jolie [Special Edition]I am delighted to announce the release of a Special Edition of my 2003 Manic Miner game, [i]Ma jolie[/i]. It's based on the game-engine from Matthew…

    ... and solving physical puzzles. The basic controls are left, right, jump ...
    andrewbroad andrewbroad September 2006 Games
  • Ancient BBC Microcomputer GameDoes anybody remember a game for the BBC Microcomputer ... think it was called 'Kingdoms' or something like that? I'm sure I remember playing it at …

    ... ...

    Possible a really basic forerunner of the current Civ ...
    netallstar netallstar September 2006 Chit chat
  • A Rare First EditionFor twenty years I've been searching for a rare first edition of the Orange Spectrum manual. This had typos and goodness knows what but the corrected…

    ... />
    The typo is in BASIC line 30. See if you ...
    Geoff Geoff September 2006 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • R@re (maybe?) BASIC Programming Manual with Typo'sI'm listing a potentially r@re manual as discussed in:- [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=13193[/url] [url]http://cgi.e…

    I'm listing a potentially r@re manual as discussed in:-


    [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=13193[/url]


    [url]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=005&item=150037991881& ...
    murtceps murtceps September 2006 Sales
  • Which would be fasterSay you want to use a variable value of 0 to 255 in a BASIC program, which way would be fastest? Say for arguments sake you wanted to use two variabl…

    ... 0 to 255 in a BASIC program, which way would be ... /> 1) Using the standard Spectrum BASIC variables, i.e a and ... /> Also, which is quickest for BASIC maths operations

    1 ...
    ewgf ewgf September 2006 Development
  • 1942 isn't all that badIt isn't, you know. I played that for the first time in 15+ years earlier today and it's alright. It's got all the enemy patterns, power ups and basi…

    ... enemy patterns, power ups and basic gameplay of the arcade, which ...
    Spector Spector October 2006 Games
  • Font centering problemA while back today, I started coding a simple Othello/Reversi game in BASIC, with the precious aid of BASin (great tool, hope it eventually becomes b…

    ... simple Othello/Reversi game in BASIC, with the precious aid of ... the row/column limitations of BASIC I can't center the ...
    zxbasic zxbasic October 2006 Development
  • Google Code SearchJust launched in Labs is Google Code Search which allows you to search for source code on the Web. You can restrict on language so using Basic and '…

    ... restrict on language so using Basic and 'GO SUB' brings up ... a way of spreading Sinclair BASIC files in readable BAS format ...
    Geoff Geoff October 2006 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • 128K memory testingDuring a mad half hour I decided to write a little memory tester program in BASIC using the information from the 48K service manual. Now I was wonder…

    ... little memory tester program in BASIC using the information from the ...
    BruceNorton BruceNorton October 2006 Sinclair Basic
  • How to save TZXGreetings to all. I am starting to move on from just games into some testing of home made programs. Although I could have done that in ancient tapes…

    ... a TZX directly from the basic programming (or from any program ...
    alban lusitanae alban lusitanae October 2006 Emulators
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