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3" floppy in pcI'm in need of some assistance. I have attached a 3" floppy to my pc using a cable as described at [url="http://newton.sunderland.ac.uk/~specfreak/F…
I'm in need of some assistance. ... , to check some of my basic wiring, I tried to access ... is accepting signals on the basic connections. When windows gives an ... -
SAVE the complete screen in BASICHow can I save the COMPLETE screen (with the last two lines) in BASIC? If I type SAVE "XXXX" SCREEN$, then comes the message "Start tape, ..." and th…
How can I save the COMPLETE screen (with the last two lines) in BASIC?
If I type SAVE "XXXX" SCREEN$, then comes the message "Start tape, ..." and the last two lines are destroyed! -
Avoid "Program:" and "Bytes:" messagesI converted some original +D programs into TZX files. That works fine, but I'm worry about the "Program:" or "Bytes:" messages of the program blocks …
... . That works fine, but I'm worry about the "Program:" or ... there a simple solution in BASIC to avoid the messages of ... -
Speed of variables vs. POKE/PEEKGreetings, I'm sure I could probably find this out after careful study of the 48K ROM disassembly, but I was wondering whether someone already knew …
Greetings,
I'm sure I could probably find ... knew this:
Suppose BASIC encounters a variable reference while ... it just plain text, and BASIC has to search a table ... -
M$ Office 2003 updateHas anyone else had problems with this update from M$ ? it downloads , tries to install and fails, Why? no errors just a message "Faild to install"…
Has anyone else had problems with this update from M$ ?
it downloads , tries to install and fails, Why? no errors just a message "Faild to install"
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problem with Mega-Sphere (Your Sinclair type-in)Does anyone recall the program [url="http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~jg27paw4/type-ins/yoursinc/megsphre.zip"]Mega-Sphere[/url] from Your Sinclair …
... site. Despite cross-checking the Basic & hex code against the ... no published corrections) then I'm prepared to have another go ... I've checked it I'm rather inclined to believe that ... -
Hard drive and Multiface problemsI recently read about the Spectrum +3e, and thought to myself - "I'll give that a try, and I'll build the Hard drive Interface while I'm at it". So,…
... Hard drive Interface while I'm at it".
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BASin release 12a available for downloadChristmas has arrived early, and the new release of BASin is ready for you lot to point out errors, inconsistencies and bugs. Get it here: [url="ht…
... can be used in your BASIC programs or the editor.
m not a wanker - I have ... -
+3 Disk commandsHello. How can you operate the +3 drive from BASIC? Does it use the CAT, MOVE, ERASE and FORMAT? Also, how does the +3disk sector structure look li…
... operate the +3 drive from BASIC?
Does it use the ... some literature;) )
I'm just wanting to experiment a ... -
An idea for a keyboardHi guys, I was just thinking there just now (first time for everything). I was thinking about an AT keyboard on the Speccy. I remember a few peopl…
... that it is a fairly basic protocol that runs on RS232 ... none the less. So I'm thinking of building a small ... I making any sense? I'm sure one of those crazy ... -
divIDE issuesI discovered a few issues with the divIDE hardware and FATware software that may be of interest to some people. 1. ROM paging If your Spectrum is a…
... to page RAM over the BASIC ROM the paging is unaffected ... .
Still, overall I'm very happy with divIDE. Just ... a tad miffed that I'm going to have to convert ... -
LOTRD is back!Hey guys! I've got some news to tell you all... TLOTRD is now back on after about 3 months absence! :D For those of you who don't know what the hell…
... know what the hell I'm on about, LOTRD (short for ... over a year ago in BASIC. Unfortunately, I had problems galore ... version but not a BASIC version, as I'm gonna try it ... will work yet, but I'm getting there ok!) I'll ... -
Spectrum Key Codes?Hi guys, I have just been reading up about the Sinclair Keypad that was released to accompany the 128K. I read this on the a website, this was refe…
... 5C08h'.
Now I'm wondering about the Spectrum keyboard ... . Does anyone know some spectrum basic code I could use to ... -
The Programmers Development System (PDS)Hi everybody, I recall this system has been mentioned several times on WoS forums. Last time was, I think, when those sources from Maz Spork (Buggy …
... favourite option is #3. I'm not saying it's an ... someone who has basic skills with patching. I'm not that one ... -
TLOTRD - compiling problemsOk guys! A new demo for 'The Legend Of The Red Dragon' is nearly finished (just need my bro to draw some artwork as I'm using sample images from the …
... some artwork as I'm using sample images from ... the mo). Unfortunately, I'm having problems compiling it. Here ... level (again, written in BASIC and about 14k in ... ol' C Nonsense in BASIC error. The earlier versions ... !
I'm using BASin to create the ... -
Help needed - opus toolsHi there! This is my first post here. Years ago, I wrote a small Basic program and stored it on an Opus Discovery disk. There is nothing left of the…
... ago, I wrote a small Basic program and stored it on ... it.
Now I'm looking for a way to ... get my 2 or 3 basic programs out of the image ... -
Microdrive FormattingHo hum, yawn, microdrives - my favourite subject... ;) I?ve been doing some tinkering around, and have noticed that issuing a FORMAT command (with t…
... directly entering FORMAT with a BASIC program present, the newly ... ? with remnants of the BASIC program. The size of the ... ?clean? format with BASIC present? I'm currently experimenting with the ... first line of BASIC being ... -
Pocket Clive - 2 QuestionsHello, I've just started using Pocket Clive on my iPaq pocket PC, excellent emulator BTW. 1. I have just wrote a small BASIC program to randomly pi…
... have just wrote a small BASIC program to randomly pick N ... loading the snapshot?
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XLR-8 Mastering utils: quick heads-upFirstly, only do this using an emulated 48K rubberkey at this stage because that's all it was ever tested on. "LOADER MAKER" - "First decrypter" - p…
... machine code part of the basic only (option 2) or test ... machine code part of the basic into the screen area which ... it into position and press M to confirm. Then use O ... the paper colour, then press M again (Woody I think this ... -
Tap files - exact specsThe FAQ says... [quote] TAP Format The .tap files contain blocks of tape-saved data. All blocks start with two bytes specifying how many bytes will…
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First there is the BASIC loader program on tape. The ... believed) 19 bytes of the BASIC header, of which there are ... is also a 0 (meaning BASIC program), but then there is ... you can understand that, I'm confused by it all :( Can ... -
BASIC 2005 Competition - a lot of games for downloadA lot of BASIC games in Bytemaniacos competition, all in spanish for download now: [url="http://www.bytemaniacos.com/html/basic2005.html"]http://www…
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Sinclair Extended BASIC...Sinclair Extended BASIC is on hold, pending the completion of the Open82 project.
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speccy-basic compilerHi everybody! i'd like to compile spectrum basic programs to z80 asm to make them work faster. I've tryed a lot of compilers running on speccy but i …
... 'd like to compile spectrum basic programs to z80 asm to ... program that I type a basic program and it compile and ... -
I'm sure there's a way to do thisThere's some really good BASIC program listings out there .. is there any quick way of copying and pasting directly onto a suitable emulator? .. perh…
There's some really good BASIC program listings out there .. is there any quick way of copying and pasting directly onto a suitable emulator? .. perhaps there's a program out there somewhere that helps you do this .. or am i being a lazy sod? -
more than basic gamesHi, I was wondering if profession games were programmed by using software beyond basic, because in this forum people are saying you can only do …
... programmed by using software beyond basic, because in this forum people ... any way of saving your basic program, half half way through ... -
Detecting TR-DOS from BASICIs there a simple (or contrived :D ) way to detect the presence of a TR-DOS/Betadisk interface from BASIC? For fairly obvious reasons this can't rel…
... TR-DOS/Betadisk interface from BASIC?
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Mess around with basicIf you have a game that was written in basic, e.g Football Manager, how do you look at the code that was used? thanks
If you have a game that was written in basic, e.g Football Manager, how do you look at the code that was used?
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GUI in sinclair basic.Can anyone point me to any existing subroutines or functions or library to be called whithin sinclair basic to create visual command like messageboxe…
Can anyone point me to any existing subroutines or functions or library to be called whithin sinclair basic to create visual command like messageboxes, listboxes, editboxes, or something similar?
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I'm going to have a shed!It just struck me... this next place I'm moving to has a backyard, complete with shed! What delights do I have to look forward to? Besides: * Bein…
It just struck me... this next place I'm moving to has a backyard, complete with shed!
What delights do I have to look forward to?
Besides:
* Being a TOG, and
* Being a Grumpy Old Man
