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Screen to vector?I've found old topics covering this subject and even spoke to Geoff about this, but still want to ask a few questions. I've been playing with vector…
... been playing with vectors in BASIC (yes, I know it's ... images by using a small BASIC program to trace lines on ... such routine, either in BASIC or m.c., would have to erase ... -
What I'm doing now.Hi, My name's Dave Hawkins and in the long and distant past I wrote a few Spectrum games which I think you can find on this excellent site. Martijn…
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Which ZX Spectrum setup?I'm building a semi-pro laser setup, with.. a ZX Spectrum as controller! [url]http://gathering.tweakers.net/forum/list_messages/1297705[/url] (I'm no…
I'm building a semi-pro ... list_messages/1297705[/url]
(I'm not the topicstarter of that ... to find out what I'm doing, even if it is ... output parallel data from 48K Basic, and both DivIDE firmwares are ... OUT port 4093 from 48K Basic?? I still could continue ... -
Sorting through my collectionI've been busy sorting, checking and cataloging all of my Sinclair collection. There are a few things I have so far that are not in the WOS archive. …
... /microdrive according to archive. I'm going to TZX this when ... Advanced Flight Trainer (Manual) only basic instructions available in archive, I ... inlays/boxes etc..
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Graphics DisplaysI?m not sure if this should be in here in in the BASIC section, so mods please move if necessary Does anyone know of any programs (TZX or type-in) t…
I?m not sure if this should ... in here in in the BASIC section, so mods please move ... hours to run!
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Most impressive game you've ever seen which has been written in speccy BASIC?What's the most impressive speccy game you've ever seen that's been written solely in speccy BASIC? +3 Basic or 48k basic. No machine code routines…
What's the most impressive speccy game you've ever seen that's been written solely in speccy BASIC?
+3 Basic or 48k basic.
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A.I. in a Pacman game made in BasicA few years ago I tried to make my own Pacman game in Sinclair Basic. The map, UDGs and the whole game was completed and was working with just one gh…
... own Pacman game in Sinclair Basic. The map, UDGs and the ... this simple A.I. in Basic, or give me a general ... -
I'm leaving my parent's houseMy cousin returned after 2 years from UK and he wanted to live apart of his parents, me too, we've found a 1 room flat here nearby, everything was so…
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Why did Ultimate games load like this?What I remember about the early Ultimate games was the unusual way they loaded. You'd get the BASIC bootstrap loader, then a SCREEN$, then a main bl…
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You'd get the BASIC bootstrap loader, then a SCREEN ... ) [I]Sabre Wulf[/I]. I'm not sure if the 16K ... -
Whatever happened to M.U.L.E?Last time I was here for a reasonable period of time I was doing a little bit of graphics work on a conversion of M.U.L.E. Anybody know if it was ev…
Last time I was here for a reasonable period of time I was doing a little bit of graphics work on a conversion of M.U.L.E. Anybody know if it was ever completed? Am curious to know, really enjoyed contributing. -
Personal Software magazineHere's a list of the type-ins for the issues of the Personal Software magazine already in the WOS archive. (Note: Some listings may have previously …
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78-80,Ponttons,Kenneth M Law
81-84,ZX81 ... ,Douglas Richardson
50-51,BASIC Break,Derek Pope
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Mass storage - why backup battery?I wasn't sure to post this under "hardware" or "development", but here goes: There are these mass storage devices for ZX Spectrum, and on many desig…
... additional commands for use in BASIC, to access files, maybe change ... coder will know what I'm talking about.
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Please test my Manic Miner remake!Thanks to everyone who downloaded my sneak preview of Manic Miner Turbo. Thanks especially to na_th_an who is the only person so far to give feedback…
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Again, "A" returns to basic, so don't press that ... level.
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Admin help - i'm blocked from wos!!!!!I have been looking at the archive lists and opening many tabs every few seconds for games I used to have. My browser crashed and when it reopened ab…
... getting without the proxy I'm now using is
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Platform Game Designer 2Right, with Telly Heroes out of the way, I've decided to have a second attempt at this. I've ditched the old PGD2 source, and started again with the…
... games produced with PGD. I'm assuming that AGD's complexity ... this?
Anyway, I'm looking at sprite behaviour this ... have written some code for basic horizontal and vertical patrols, plus ... -
Super Hang On (Speedlock deprotector program needed)Hello all, I been looking into finding a way of decrypting the speedlock on Super Hang On. I want to create a deprotected tap version of the game, w…
... (non headerless), and with unprotected basic loader.
I realise ... the WOS archives, but I'm not asking for a copy ... loader (non headerless) with unprotected basic loader...
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My first program - a vertical scrollerHi all, I'm new here. Nice to meet you all! A couple of weeks ago I decided to learn Z80 assembly language. I spent many hours in front of the Spec…
Hi all,
I'm new here. Nice to meet ... I never really ventured beyond BASIC back then.
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Problem with Spin 0.7s +3 file I/OI'm currently trying the +3 disk functions in z88dk. I've based my work upon the simple snippet Winston posted a while ago, but doing the contrary. H…
I'm currently trying the +3 disk ... a simple loader written in BASIC which sets RAMTOP to 32767 ... loading it manually from +3 BASIC, but it doesn't work ... [/b] without parameters in +3 BASIC. The emulator goes to full ... -
SCREEN$ and Sinclair Basic: Help Required !Two simple questions: 1) When saving SCREEN$, how can I avoid the bottom of the loading screen from being chopped off by the 'Start Tape & Press Any…
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Feelin' kinda proud of myselfOkay, it has bugs. But I kludged it together about 10 mins after getting the sprite thing to actually work. [url]http://britlion.googlepages.com/Spr…
... library for Boriel's ZX Basic compiler. (Join in at [url ... />
3> And I'm pretty close to working out ... written in a form of basic that isn't completely alien ... to sinclair basic users. I love this compiler ... -
Easy way to print text in machine code?Please? It sounds so simple, but I've never done it. At the moment I'm grabbing the start address for each letter then printing them out one at a t…
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At the moment I'm grabbing the start address for ... rather just do it in BASIC.
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Thanatos 128k - patched to work on ANY 128 model!A little something I somehow managed to do the past couple of days. A version of Thanatos 128k which works on not just the 128 but also the +2, +2a a…
... on the Spectrum 128. I'm guessing this is because it ... you typed CAT in +3 BASIC, it would say 73k ... in Fuse and copied the BASIC loader and the SCREEN$ ... was being loaded into (the basic loader just had LOAD "thanc ... completion yet, and I'm not sure as to whether ... -
Game MusicI'm looking at revamping the original version of football manager - I still prefer it by far to any later ones. I've done a few snazzy bits of graph…
I'm looking at revamping the original ... thinking that the equivalent of Basic's Beep command might not ... libraries for Boriel's ZX Basic Compiler?
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Spectrum 48 loading problemsHi all, I'm trying to load a program to real 48, but having problems, doesn't work. I was able to write a small Basic program, record it (44kHZ, 8-b…
Hi all,
I'm trying to load a program ... able to write a small Basic program, record it (44kHZ, 8 ... . But not vice versa, I'm not able to transfer it ... an odd feeling that I'm doing something wrong, please help ... -
Real Spectrum screen flicker with SCREEN$I've written a basic loader to simply do a 'load "" screen$' based video from a divide+ however I'm finding the Spectrum can't render a screens and a…
I've written a basic loader to simply do a ' ... from a divide+ however I'm finding the Spectrum can't ... work within a loop in basic in order to play video ... -
New member here. And a spider! :)Hello everyone. My name is Sekrets. I'm quite a lonely individual, searching for a digital home where I might find fellow speccy enthusiasts to adopt…
... . My name is Sekrets. I'm quite a lonely individual, searching ... kid learnt to program in Basic- nothing very advanced, but enough ... learnt to do some really basic stuff like LD and manipulating ... -
ZX Basic 1.2.5 - a BASIC CompilerWell, my old post about ZX BASIC seems to be gone (maybe this phorum purges old threads?), so I started a new one. After more than 6 month, I've fin…
... , my old post about ZX BASIC seems to be gone (maybe ... a new version of ZX BASIC. It's a free compiler ... -
Networking using EAR and MICI know this is an old topic and was mentioned before in books or magazines, but I need some advice. I'm considering the possibility of creating a Bat…
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Midi Out from machine codeI need to send midi-signals by machine code, while Basic is too slow for my current project. I already read I can use hookcode #11E, but I have some …
... by machine code, while Basic is too slow for my ... system; ROM 1 contains 48K BASIC.
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Learning C for z88dkI've never gone much beyond basic, a little bit of z80 assembler, and some Delphi which I had lots of help with. I've forgotten 99% of what I learne…
... 've never gone much beyond basic, a little bit of z80 ... quite so self explanatory as Basic.
Are there any ... for z88dk?
I'm thinking what would be great ...
