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  • WTD: First Edition BASIC Programming ManualAs per title, looking for a "First Edition" BASIC Programming Manual to suit original rubber key speccy. Must be a "First Edition" no other edition w…

    ... , looking for a "First Edition" BASIC Programming Manual to suit original ...
    chaoticjelly chaoticjelly April 2008 Wanted
  • BLAST Your BASICBasic compiler software [url]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=350050782179[/url] Can't see who is is made by though.

    Basic compiler software
    [url]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=350050782179[/url]
    Can't see who is is made by though.
    c1541 c1541 April 2008 Sales
  • SE Basic 2The next version of Sinclair Extended BASIC will be based on Open82 which incorporates the math library from the ZX81 ROM and is distributed under th…

    The next version of Sinclair Extended BASIC will be based on Open82 which incorporates the math library from the ZX81 ROM and is distributed under the GNU GPL.
    chev chev April 2008 Sinclair Basic
  • Manic miner remake....Hi all. I just started a Manic Miner remake using Python + Pygame. The aim is to be as pixel perfect as possible (except perhaps I won't have colour…

    ... 1024x768 screen, which makes the basic blocks 24x24, but they would work ...
    heng-di heng-di May 2008 Games
  • I want to learn basic.My apologies if this sort of thread has been posted. Anyhoot I would like to start programming in sinclair basic. But I have no idea where to start.…

    My apologies if this sort of thread has been posted.

    Anyhoot I would like to start programming in sinclair basic. But I have no idea where to start. I lost my original manuals many many moons ago :S
    Countvarg Countvarg May 2008 Sinclair Basic
  • Looking for an extended BASIC graphics routine from mid- to late-80sHello all, This is my first post here so please go easy. This is basically a cut-and-paste job from comp.sys.sinclair where I've had no luck with an…

    ... I've discovered a small BASIC program that makes use of ... ' commands from a typed-in BASIC extender program. Alas the machine ... one I'm after. Most BASIC command additions used * or . before ...
    denali denali May 2008 Sinclair Basic
  • 48K specs boots, but THEN blinking blocks!Of all ZX problems I have seen, the 'blinking blocks' is the most common... Today I picked up a 48K, it boots and THEN it locks filling the screen wi…

    ... I have seen, the 'blinking blocks' is the most common... Today ... filling the screen with blinking blocks. That is weird... When the ... DOES display run and then blocks, or when I tap another ...
    georgedb georgedb May 2008 Hardware
  • Microdrive CATIs there a way in Basic to obtain any more useful info on the contents of a Microdrive? File size, head info for example? Also, is it possible in ge…

    Is there a way in Basic to obtain any more useful ... of a drive into a string array? Or read it out ...
    gcallard gcallard June 2008 Sinclair Basic
  • BASIC error messagesDoes anyone know what all the numbers mean after the various error messages in Sinclair BASIC? Does anyone know how to instigate each error type?

    Does anyone know what all the numbers mean after the various error messages in Sinclair BASIC? Does anyone know how to instigate each error type?
    bcass bcass June 2008 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • 48k disk basicWhen trying to use the CP/M colossal cave adventure .DSK file at [URL="http://www.alchemistresearch.co.uk/"]the CP/M section of this site[/URL] I got…

    ... comes up as "48K Disk BASIC IMC 1985/88", which I ... quite surprised by how many BASIC extension programs are on WoS ...
    Jimmy Jimmy June 2008 MIA/STP/SDP
  • How to claim back the border space in basic?Hey, I'm wondering if there is a way to reclaim the space the border usually occupies in BASIC? I am sure I have hit BREAK on some games and ended up…

    ... the border usually occupies in BASIC? I am sure I have ... ended up back in +2 basic and noticing they had got ...
    KK128 KK128 June 2008 Sinclair Basic
  • Breakpoints and other questionsSome games have LDIRs, LDDRs, ANDs and XORs before they jump to the real start address (and some other stuff that I don't understand yet). If I want …

    ... containing a Basic loader, screen$ with header and code blocks with header ... (after I get all the blocks that I need):

    zxbruno zxbruno June 2008 Emulators
  • Games sale clean-out...Having a clean-out, and are selling the titles below... PM me if you're interested in any of them. Unsure of any particular prices - make me an off…

    ... tape 2
    Graphic Adventure Creator, The
    Laser Basic
    Laser ...
    bobs bobs July 2008 Sales
  • Channels and streamsSo I've put some thought into channels and streams, and read the dead (and presumably rotting corpse) of the CSS FAQ which contains some information …

    ... trap RST 8 and extend BASIC.

    The ... little bit unfinished in ZX BASIC - for example, it' ... the semantics of ZX BASIC's OPEN# are completely ... channel (#4). This avoids BASIC having to be extended ... called (for example, a string in INPUT # is unlikely ...
    Winston Winston July 2008 Development
  • Trying to remember a gameHi All, Firstly, there was more than one game on this tape, but I'm not sure if that's because it was a compilation, or just that the person I'd acq…

    ... TV (but a really, really basic kind of version). [I vaguely ... the options, nor what the graphic was on the right hand ...
    JGC JGC August 2008 Games
  • Wrong language in some entriesThere are some entries which give wrong describtion of the language used in game. I'll deal with my native Polish language, which I can be sure about…

    ... set as Russian.

    Graphic's Master
    [url]http ... , not Czech.

    Dis BASIC
    [url]http://www.worldofspectrum ...
    Ralf Ralf September 2008 Infoseek database
  • Help identifying a gameAgessss ago i wondered if anyone knew this game but it wasnt found. I thought i would try once more as i want to relive the memories. Yearsss ago t…

    ... was released, all in basic where you created a ... . I remember the concert graphic, there were lots of ... was again all in BASIC, an indicator moved up ... record a huge large basic graphic appeared with the name ... The graphics were very very basic and old but the ...
    psj3809 psj3809 September 2008 Games
  • alternate BASIC ROMI've come up with a few patches to the standard ROM to make it use the 128 shadow screen by default. The ROM is reorganised as follows: RAMTOP is se…

    ... under 32K is available for BASIC
    the shadow screen is ... almost a full 48K for BASIC programs. On the other hand ...
    chev chev October 2008 Sinclair Basic
  • Attention Arjun (and people interested in BASIC games programming).I've been looking at the games created by [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekpub.cgi?regexp=^EP+Software$&model=spectrum"]Angel Ortega/EP S…

    ... all) of them are in BASIC and easy to get into ... it goes straight to the BASIC listing.

    I accidentally ... easy to get into their BASIC listings.

    So if ... you are interested in BASIC programming then you might learn ...
    ZnorXman ZnorXman October 2008 Sinclair Basic
  • Looking for a type-in.I remember a type in program of a sliding block puzzle. It used code to shift the screen blocks. At the start of a game you could select how many m…

    ... , possibly 2x2 or 3x3 character blocks per sliding piece. Although it ... exactly. I do remember a basic program that drew some geometric ... it was a mixture of basic and code. I've searched ... magazine. Maybe I wrote the basic program myself using the various ...
    FrankT FrankT October 2008 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Games in basicIs there a definitive list of published games written in Basic, I'm particularly interested in Text adventures.

    Is there a definitive list of published games written in Basic, I'm particularly interested in Text adventures.
    chop983 chop983 October 2008 Sinclair Basic
  • A new Basic manualWith all the basic functions, tips and tricks, etc. What's the chance of someone (i.e. not me) writing a new Basic manual?

    With all the basic functions, tips and tricks, etc.

    What's the chance of someone (i.e. not me) writing a new Basic manual?
    chop983 chop983 October 2008 Sinclair Basic
  • Just wrote my first useful working Speccy BASIC program in years...A nice UK National Lottery number generator. And not just any lotto number generator either. This one generates 8 lines of 6 numbers without replace…

    ... I've succeeded in Speccy BASIC, I think I might just ...
    BigBadMick BigBadMick November 2008 Development
  • About Chess games & BASICIs it possible to write a chess program in BASIC? Does it exist in the archive?

    Is it possible to write a chess program in BASIC? Does it exist in the archive?
    JuanF. Ramirez JuanF. Ramirez November 2008 Sinclair Basic
  • Game engine design, graphic format?Having never written a game engine before, I'm in need of a little advice on the best way to store the game map. Its 512 x 896 map, 4-way scrolling,…

    ... , converting pixels to 8x8 character blocks.
    [center][IMG]http://i432 ...
    FrankT FrankT November 2008 Development
  • Memory and BasicQuestions 1. How much memory is available for Basic Progs? 2. How do I check how much is left? 3. How much memory does an array take up?

    Questions

    1. How much memory is available for Basic Progs?
    2. How do I check how much is left?
    3. How much memory does an array take up?
    chop983 chop983 November 2008 Sinclair Basic
  • Small BasicFor all those people who ask "where's the equivalent of Sinclair BASIC for today's generation", I give you (a link to) [url=http://msdn.microsoft.com…

    For all those people who ask "where's the equivalent of Sinclair BASIC for today's generation", I give you (a link to) [url=http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/devlabs/cc950524.aspx]Small Basic[/url].
    Philip Kendall Philip Kendall November 2008 Sinclair Basic
  • BASin r14d - Final bugfix for the r14 seriesOk, there's not a great deal to "show" here, as most of the work has been going on "under the hood" so to speak. And there's been a [i]lot[/i] of wor…

    ... be fixed now.
    Fixed - String operations on the context menu ... highlighted as numbers in the BASIC editor.
    Fixed - The ... ) will also resume from a BASIC breakpoint now.
    Fixed - ... does not yet support +3 BASIC. (Jimmy)
    Fixed - Getting ...
    Dunny Dunny December 2008 Emulators
  • reading Hex[code]1 DIM a$(20,20) 2 DIM g$(16) 3 LET g$="\::\ \' \ '\ .\. \.:\:.\:'\':\''\..\: \ :\'.\.'" 4 BORDER 4 20 LET a$(1)="00000000000000000000" 21 LET …

    ... ]

    Can you get basic to read hex as a ... the string G$)

    so how do I get basic to ... the tenth char in the string g$

    Regards, Chop ...
    chop983 chop983 December 2008 Sinclair Basic
  • So you want to make a cardgame......but you haven't got a good deck to display. Well here is a fully relocatable routine that will do the job for you. Place the code anywhere in me…

    ... start;"as"

    The string after the USR holds the ... charset
    RET ; back to BASIC

    prat LD A ...
    Dr BEEP Dr BEEP December 2008 Development
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