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Silly little question written at the stroke of midnight.The run-of-the-mill Sinclair Spectrum is controlled by a 16K ROM program which can be divided into three major parts: 1. I/O routines 2. BASIC interp…
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2. BASIC interpreter
3. Expression handling ... 've only heard it as "Basic Input/Output System" and not ... 't necessarily be called a BASIC interpreter when it comes to PCs ;-) -
+3dos BASIC Headers - Char and Number ArraysHi. I'm almost ready to release the first beta of "3eExplorer" my utility for extracting files from a +3e HDD/CF image. It's actually going quite w…
... I can tell in the +3DOS file header the "+3 BASIC header ... a .TAP file...[CODE]+3 BASIC header:
0x0f : Type
Sam Revival issue 19 out now! [Sam CoupIssue 19 of Sam Revival is now out! Let's start off with what's on the coverdisk: Conquest. Written by Peter King in 1997 this originally had a lim…
... on the coverdisk: Conquest. Written by Peter King in 1997 ... that are currently being written for our favourite blue ... 've only stuck with BASIC or the likes of ... on it since July when he offered to help ... a beat 'em up being written by Warren Lee, which looks ...What did Spectrum BASIC lack (and was BBC BASIC so good?)Over the years, I've read in various multi-format magazines, that BBC BASIC was probably the best BASIC available on an 8-bit machine. I've never use…
... , that BBC BASIC was probably the best BASIC available on an ...
2) What did Spectrum BASIC lack that might have been ... to add libraries of custom written commands)?
With ... to write a few very basic BASIC programs for Computer Studies.A vexatious questionThis is kind of a follow-up to a question about RST #8 and hardware that I wrote in the development forum a while ago. To summarize that: certain ha…
... pages its rom in when it traps an RST ... #8 - presumably when the program counter hits 0x0008 ... some manual configuration to tell it to trap something ... the interface 1's BASIC extension vectors instead ... of commands that neither BASIC nor Interface 1 understands. ...How could you hear if loading BASIC or MC?When loading a Spectrum program from tape you could usually hear from the sound if it is a BASIC or is some machine code program *. My question is, w…
When loading a Spectrum program from ... sound if it is a BASIC or is some machine ... the differens?
In BASIC I assume that the keyword ... command, so should not a Basic program in memory (and to ... sounds hard and tight, and BASIC more light and open. :smile ...Having trouble compiling thisI made a small program to help me check the contents of Astro2008's code (to see how easy an English version could be made). I figured I could compil…
... Colt, Mcoder3 and now Hisoft Basic.
This is the ... original basic listing for the viewer that ... compiled code to 16384, but when I tried to run it ... zx spectrum file editor, please tell me what I'm doing ...Games First Written Totally On Paper?Some of the early spectrum programmers must have had the patience of a saint. I was amazed when I first heard that Ant Attack was hand written entire…
... amazed when I first heard that Ant Attack was hand written entirely ... other games that were reportedly written on paper and without the ...If you've got a real working MF128,IF1, and MDR combo can I ask a favour?So, if you do have a real Multiface 128, Interface 1, Microdrive and, oh yeah, a Spectrum (48k or 128k) that are all working, can I ask a favour...? …
... you have - that's displayed when the device is first activated ... 's some nasty code to tell you
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exx ; restore return to basic address
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A vital piece of software for Windows is hereYou know how in Windows, sometimes you'll try to move a file, and you get a message saying: "[COLOR=red]Windows cannot move the file as it's being …
... so badly written then the error message would actually tell you what ... 's seperate-to-Windows existence when the program informed me today ...Understanding extensions to the BASIC parserFor a while, I've had a rather 'rinkety dink' extension to BASIC via an RST 8 trap in hardware, just so that I can send stuff to a Spectrum over ethe…
... 'rinkety dink' extension to BASIC via an RST 8 trap ... problems so far is that when I successfully parse a ... not setting up right either when entering or exiting.
... you need to do when intercepting RST 8 to ... that must be done when you're interpreting a ...BASIC Keyword ReferenceHi. I do most of my ZX work on a grey-case +2 which, as we all know, is devoid of most of the 48k BASIC keywords (it has LOAD and stuff, but not much…
... of most of the 48k BASIC keywords (it has LOAD and ... some things tricky when I need to edit BASIC - I usually resort ... anyone knows of a 48k BASIC key-to-Keyword reference? Sure ...BASIC Keyword ReferenceRealised that the Sinclair Basic section would be a better place for discussion of BASIC keywords, so for reference the old thread is in [thread=2005…
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The ... do not suffice when trying to edit BASIC. This is the ... Mode : Keypress
Sinclair BASIC has several modes of entry ... colours within strings in a BASIC listing.
...Did you publish any hoax back in the day?I did tons of those. I need to explain the "setting" though: Around 1990, we had this computer classifieds magazine printed on thin crappy recycled p…
... t well thought out because when the GameBoy is switched ... cheek in those game tips when someone presented a weird ... the next issue you'd tell them you were stuck ... t sound all that hilarious when I describe this, it ... way most of it was written - as well as the ...Advice needed please!Hi, Sorry in advance for the 'Noobness' of this question but I'm programming a simple adventure game in basic and was wondering how to save multiple …
... a simple adventure game in basic and was wondering how to ... and recall them. So that when the character moves to a ... screen appears. As you can tell i'm not in the ...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…
When trying to use the CP/ ... [/URL] I got a surprise when I booted off the disk ... comes up as "48K Disk BASIC IMC 1985/88", which I ... quite surprised by how many BASIC extension programs are on WoS ...Was Knight Lore Really Written Before Sabre Wulf?Was Knight Lore really written before Sabre Wulf or was this a clever form of self promotion by the Stamper brothers? It was a great piece of journa…
Was Knight Lore really written before Sabre Wulf or was ... a great piece of journalism when in an interview with the ... or was you blown away when Knight Lore loaded up for ...Science Explained (Finally)!We believe that all the main physics principles can be explained away by the existence of tiny gnomes. Electricity: Inside cables there are hundreds…
... in a plug socket tell the gnomes in the ... wire, who eventually tell the gnomes in (say) ... thus becoming a liquid. When the gnomes become tickled 'pink ... this is where the basic theory for gravity comes from ... nerve' who run to tell the brain gnomes what has ...Handling RST8 on a +3Well, I've come to that bit of my project that I wasn't really looking forward to (because I don't understand enough about the ZX BASIC ROM) - extend…
... understand enough about the ZX BASIC ROM) - extending the interpreter ... works somewhat in 48K BASIC.
However, when a new command ... /> I presume the problem is when I finish, I'm not ... reliable way (fewest instructions) to tell whether or not you're ...Any BBC aware Specchums out there?After the UK101 and VIC20 emulators I've moved my sights onto emulating a BBC computer. This emulator will be different though in that it will be a Z…
... core to run the real BASIC 4 ROM, but the operating ... type and run a BBC BASIC program. You currently can't ... even have some code already written to do the task.
Basic program on a Spectrum. It will seem even odder when ...Suggestion: A new (and simple but good) feature for emulatorsOne slight but real problem with emulators is that when you load a tape file (.tzx/.tap) then the randomise seed system variables are always set to z…
... problem with emulators is that when you load a tape file ... , but since it's fortunately written in BASIC I simply added (something ...Disabling scroll? at the bottom of the screen.Everyone must have written something similar to: 10 PRINT "HELLO" 20 GO TO 10 at some point in their lives. But when you get to the bottom of the s…
Everyone must have written something similar to:
... point in their lives. But when you get to the bottom ... the screen area in Sinclair BASIC, it asks you if you ...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…
... names when we are not using Polish letters should be written as ... , not Czech.
Dis BASIC
[url]http://www.worldofspectrum ... the city, the game was written in.
Author is A ...Developers developers developers developers developers!OK, I think it's at a stage where someone else can also have a go at doing things with the Spectranet. If you've not been following the hardware foru…
... it. The deal is this - tell me what you want to ... rinkety-dink one I've written as a test, or perhaps ... to support socket programming in BASIC but it won't be ...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…
... of them are in BASIC and easy to get into ... a streaky sprite-trail and when one goes to the ... it goes straight to the BASIC listing.
I ... easy to get into their BASIC listings.
... if you are interested in BASIC programming then you might ...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.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…
... the number 1 to 49 written on them, then drawing them ... I've succeeded in Speccy BASIC, I think I might just ...Program for showing Basic listnings in gamesCan somebody tell me the name and where to find an utility to show the BASIC-listning in Adventure games - or for any other Spectrum-program for that…
Can somebody tell me the name and where to find an utility to show the BASIC-listning in Adventure games - or for any other Spectrum-program for that matter.
Regards Tommy F-HHow does the Speccy deal with the Character Set?Hi All, Can anyone spare a little time to explain to me the basic Assembly method of how the Speccy interprets and retrieves Characters to print on …
... to explain to me the basic Assembly method of how the ... far easier way when I see data instructions (written in other programmers ...
