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  • 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…

    I have a small tune written in BASIC and stored on a 3 ... . Is there any way to tell when I created the tune? Is ...
    matalog matalog March 2016 Sinclair Basic
  • WibbleBibble's Basic threadHi in an attempt to keep my questions from spamming the forum. I think its better to put them all in one place. Thanks everyone so far, I feel I am …

    ... sort of detection to tell when there are no more ... sort of score to tell us how many aliens ... /> 3) The screen flickers when you fire the character dissapears ... basic.

    4) ofcourse its a dull game when ... somthing that it is written in so few lines ...
    WibbleBibble WibbleBibble August 2012 Sinclair Basic
  • Best game writte in BasicThere's probably already a thread about this but who cares. I'm going for Rebelstar raiders.

    ... that I probably can't tell when machine code's being used ... is Rockstar Ate My Hamster written in BASIC? It doesn't seem ...
    def chris def chris March 2014 Games
  • ZX81 Basic questionI just got a ZX81 off Ebay and when it arrived it has an Atari joystick hardwired into it. It does work as moving the joystick replicates certain key…

    ... a ZX81 off Ebay and when it arrived it has an ... never really used PEEK commands when basic programming and would use the ... have been better in the Basic forum...
    beanz beanz August 2011 Sinclair Basic
  • Old Spectrum Books Im not sure of the name, but once upon a time you could by hard-back books containing basic programming language that allowed you to create your own…

    ... books on the shelves! Cannot tell when someone last got one out ... />
    2000AD used to print basic programs. And I'm sure ...
    Mikal Mikal August 2003 Games
  • Best Speccy game written in BASICHopefully this has not been done before, but anyhoo. My vote is the sublime VIKING RAIDERS.

    ... previous statement. You can tell it was written in BASIC. But not so ...
    dm_boozefreek dm_boozefreek March 2006 Games
  • my dodgy speccys.hi people, i was wondering if i could engage some opinions / thoughts / ideas of anyone, regarding my current "fixing up" of my speccys, since you s…

    ... myself, dimmed light only happens when using a different psu. the ... a bit hard to tell. what is written [url=http://www.secarica ...
    Hungry Horace Hungry Horace May 2006 Hardware
  • Game OptimisationBelow is a section of code Im using for movement enermy display and collision detect. What happens is that you move the sight with ,.qa and space do…

    ... and still make it easy when looking through the listing.
    basic commands don't equate to mc commands, and what is written ... in one line of basic may in fact ... slower then two lines of basic written in a different way.
    Toxitalk Toxitalk May 2007 Sinclair Basic
  • Game OptimisationBelow is a section of code Im using for movement enermy display and collision detect. What happens is that you move the sight with ,.qa and space do…

    ... and still make it easy when looking through the listing.
    written in one line of basic may in fact ... slower then two lines of basic written in a different way.
    Basic:
    Define DEF FN in top, place GO SUB (when ...
    Dr BEEP Dr BEEP May 2007 Sinclair Basic
  • Rom dumping a Mirage MicrodriverI need to dump the rom of my Mirage Microdriver for Zub and don't know what to do...any help?

    ... /> As far as I can tell, it'd be impossible to ... paged in at some point when BASIC is initialised, and I've ...
    zub zub November 2007 Hardware
  • Name this vampire castle game pls[deleted]

    ... think it was that bad when I first played it, although ... been in early '83 when games written in BASIC were still marketable. The ...
    Matt_B Matt_B November 2008 Games
  • The Hisoft BASIC v1.2 Plus 3I am trying to compile a basic program with the [B]Hisoft BASIC v1.2 Plus 3[/B]. When i read the instructions to prepare the program to be compiled b…

    ... LOAD "hibasic" [ENTER]

    When it is finished loading you ... your BASIC program, it is necessary to tell HiSoft BASIC where ... />
    During compilation, HiSoft BASIC will pause twice, showing some ... used after RANDOMIZE USR when you want to execute ...
    arfgh arfgh June 2010 Sinclair Basic
  • What?s on your C90?Hellloooo! Here I am, having a good old sort out of over 200 &#8220;non-original&#8221; or, "blank" cassettes from various sources. Yes, it&#8217;s…

    ... loads of tapes from when I've bought games ... have magically recorded themselves from when I borrowed games from ... 't work, but has "basic" written beside it on the hand ... written-list that came with ... I checked most of them when I first got them, ...
    deadpan666 deadpan666 July 2012 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Writing faster BASICIn terms of structuring BASIC programs, what are the best ways allocate variables, functions, arrays? Any tips. I remember INPUT mag had some suggest…

    ... are already set up when they're loaded directly ... the associated hex code when the command has a ... the length in the BASIC line header minus two.
    basic, written in ASM that the ... a "wing and a prayer" when using it.

    ...
    dmsmith dmsmith January 2014 Sinclair Basic
  • Idiots Guide......To machine code, or assembler language...whatever the appropriate term is Basically at this stage I want to fiddle about and try and get used to…

    ... lingua franca in embedded systems when engineers do not want to ... and you couldn't tell they were written in C unless someone ... details of the spectrum hw. When you're comfortable with that ...
    Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous January 2014 Development
  • UDG tricks?I always enjoyed using [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/ZXBasicManual/zxmanchap14.html"]UDGs [/URL]for the 'sprites' in my games, when I coded th…

    ... ]
    This is to tell the BASIC interpreter to leave the upper ... .
    [/CODE]

    Now when you want to use the ...
    joefish joefish June 2014 Sinclair Basic
  • Where does the BASIC program sit 48K Spectrum memory?Hi there First post so be gentle, I've had a spectrum since the 80's and have recently started programming it for fun again. I wrote the followin…

    OK, when BASIC is running, it ... that is running - the BASIC interpreter. It's programmed ... memory that contains the BASIC program, interpret it as ... adding.

    When the processor reads a byte ... it can't definitely tell the difference between instructions ...
    joefish joefish September 2016 Sinclair Basic
  • The trouble with good code isLots of times I've come here to ask for help and always got it pretty promptly. Which is wonderful and one of the reasons why I don't think there's a…

    ... that in the 70s, when BASIC for microcomputers was pretty much ... if memory serves, Sinclair BASIC was written in Forth, rather than ... routines, though, were definitely written in assembly.) This may also ... and understandable than programs written in some of the ...
    Ast_A_Moore Ast_A_Moore May 2017 Chit chat
  • Great Manual ,"Shame About the Game" Yup I came across a 1984 ZX Spectrum program with a REALLY GOOD manual. All nicely printed with a ring bound back . I remember trying out similar st…

    You can tell when it is "all about the ... Collins . It offers a good basic maths work out (just wot ...
    harriusherbartio harriusherbartio February 2020 Games
  • Splattr questionI'm finally trying to get into this game I bought a few weeks ago. One thing I don't get is, what do the coloured dots on the radar signify? I know t…

    ... colours? Also, how can I tell when a baddy is coming towrds ...
    Spector Spector September 2008 Games
  • Location of variableHi everyone When basic makes an array how to you find out the location in the ram of where the data is stored. :) Also, does it store the values in…

    Hi everyone

    When basic makes an array how to ...
    Robin Robin September 2010 Sinclair Basic
  • JSW1 - Changes Between ReleasesHere is a list I'm working on of differences between JSW versions. I'm not currently 100% sure what all the changes do although by using one of the J…

    ... as far as I can tell when comparing hex dumps.

    spider spider September 2013 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Searching for the perfect Spectrum emulator (Android)I'm searching for the best Spectrum emulator to run on my GPD XD, which runs Android. I've got several thousand TZXs on a flash card (I own all the o…

    ... reliably (it's difficult to tell when it is working, and it ...
    KenD KenD October 2016 Emulators
  • Should I get a NEXT?Despite my having wanted one almost since I heard about it, I'm beginning to wonder whether it would be an extravagance, 'cos its sure to cost a fair…

    ... one hand the fabulous improved Basic would in theory give ... back to the days of when Basic was used to run ... that would mean the Basic would also be less ... moving backgrounds and sound in Basic if - as it would ... a reasonable speed. Well when alls said and done I ...
    mik3d3nch mik3d3nch March 2020 Chit chat
  • ZEsarUX 9.2 Release CandidateHi! I have uploaded a new ZEsarUX Release Candidate version 9.2. The final stable version will come in a few weeks, so stay tuned! You can down…

    ... , .ide, etc)
    -Detect when source and target directories are ... a source code
    -Tell when a condition is satisfied or ... /> -Fixed writing on divmmc memory when layer2 active

    when enabling Z80 interrupts
    ...
    chernandezba chernandezba March 2021 Emulators
  • ZEsarUX v9.2 Final released - Version 9.2 - Cliff Hanger edition. 05 April 2021As seen on: https://github.com/chernandezba/zesarux/releases [quote] ZEsarUX-9.2 @chernandezba chernandezba released this 21 hours ago · 6 com…

    ... , .ide, etc)
    -Detect when source and target directories are ... a source code
    -Tell when a condition is satisfied or ... /> -Fixed writing on divmmc memory when layer2 active

    when enabling Z80 interrupts
    ...
    Luzie Luzie April 2021 Emulators
  • name the football mangement game......pleasei've been trying to find the name of this football management game - anyone help me, the only real thing about it that i can remember that my help so…

    ... someones memory.

    So when the game kicked off, you ... , you could more or less tell when you had scored a goal ...
    pigdog pigdog June 2003 Games
  • name the football mangement game......pleasei've been trying to find the name of this football management game - anyone help me, the only real thing about it that i can remember that my help so…

    ... , you could more or less tell when you had scored a goal ... of this nature u knew when u'd scored a girl ...
    BadBeard BadBeard June 2003 Games
  • I just wanna WAV it...I spent quite a chunk of the weekend attempting to get a couple of tapes onto my PC. I downloaded various apps, couldn't get Taper to record anythin…

    He is an Alsatian, but is a bit thin at the minute and needs feeding up.... I could tell when I got back from the shops and the contents of my bins were all over my kitchen floor!!!!

    Best not take him to work ;)
    Gilby Gilby June 2003 MIA/STP/SDP
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