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i need a sideways scrolling program written in basicso like ghosts and goblins it scrolls along with the player. i had help with this before in making a tunnel game but this time i need it to be a able…
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Why can't you make a BASIC program as big as you want?Let me rephrase that. Is it possible using BASIC to write a program that can be multi part? In other words one that can LOAD lets say a story, in se…
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Need Some Basic HelpHi all, I’ve decided to give programming in Spectrum Basic a go again (bit of nostalgia trip!) and I’m trying to develop a CYOA style game. How…
... to give programming in Spectrum Basic a go again (bit of ... style game.
However, using BasinC I can see the ... ? I had a look at using the SAVE or MERGE commands ... game just not achievable in Basic?
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Saving Basic games from code...I don't know if I am posting this to the right section, but I need to know how I can type out a Basic program from code and save and run it through L…
I don't know if I am posting this to the right section, but I need to know how I can type out a Basic program from code and save and run it through Linux. I am currently using the FUSE emulator.
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ZX Spectrum +2A - problems loading from tapeI recently acquired a ZX Spectrum +2A, now the only item in my collection to be found is a [b]+2B[/b], and I got all from the MK14 to the PC200 ;-) …
... tested the input using a piece of wire. Power supply is perfect ... game using "Loader"-mode and 16 and 48K games in "48 basic ... -
is there a way of adding a define procedure command to zx basic?i know you can add things like renumber, using randomize usr to call it, but this would have to be keywords. this would be so helpful in basic as you…
... can add things like renumber, using randomize usr to call it ... would be so helpful in basic as you would no longer ... didnt add this feature to basic. this would have to be ... -
Finding a good (UK) external switch mode power supply for the basic 48k and 128k ZX SpectrumsThis idea has probably "done the rounds" by now . I think I have heard about it a bit late . This thread with look at replacing the original "heavy l…
... replacing the original "heavy lump" power supply (excluding the later Amstrad ... "black" Spectrums which have different power supply requirements , I believe) with ... -
Is there a simple way to type a Spectrum BASIC Program into notepad, save, then open in emulator?Hello. I have two emulators 1 under linux:- Fuse. 1 under windows 7 :- spin, also downloaded and run zx-editor. I just want to be able to type in …
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im looking for a driving game done in basiclike this one: future racer. http://www.bytemaniacos.com/ficheros/concursos/2020_basic/futureracer.zip http://www.bytemaniacos.com/?page_id=…
... game cannot be broken into using merge "", etc as its loaded ... it was written in boriel basic, so it cannot be reverse ... -
BASIC games that could be better if compiled?I was looking [url=https://worldofspectrum.org/forums/discussion/57843/best-compiled-basic-game#latest]this thread[/url] and I was wondering is speed…
... discussion/57843/best-compiled-basic-game#latest]this thread ... is speed advantages using a compiled BASIC could make games ... think compiled BASIC alone could work (instead of using assembler ... or executing them at 7 MHz).
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Screen corruption with devices on edge connector (grey +2)Hi, I've recently done a full capacitor replacement and replaced all 16x DRAM chips on my grey +2. Prior to this I would get a corrupted screen…
... type basic in, etc.
However, if I power ... up with screen corruption. Power it off, remove the ... device and power-on again and its ... be a power supply issue? I'm using the standard ... +2 power brick (barrel jack ... -
How to write a simple BASIC* horizontal scrolling game (Tutorial) [b]How to write a simple BASIC* horizontal scrolling game[/b] In this tutorial, we will be talking about how to write a simple BASIC* horizont…
... to write a simple BASIC* horizontal scrolling game[/b]
BASIC* horizontal scrolling* game.
< ... assume you can enter BASIC easily, for example using Basin or BasinC ... (y,3)... Remember the spectrum basic has its Y coordinate first ... -
ZX Spectrum BASIC "non UK" titles that can be easily translated to make an "easy" English VersionIt was the 16K German version of LEMONADE STAND written in BASIC that made me think about this . Really , I suppose this translation aspect just…
... of LEMONADE STAND written in BASIC that made me think ... aspect just "touches" on Speccy BASIC (At first , I thought ... using a Spectrum keyboard and therefore the use of Spectrum Basic ... Russian would not be impossible , using Google Translate)
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Harlequin 48K, Rev. G - First Time Power UpHello, I have finished soldering all the components on the Rev. G PCB I bought of eBay. [img]https://photos.voica.uk/_datas/i/v/0/iv0uwafhua/i/…
... Video components. I power up the board using my lab power supply:
My own Home Computer It's true. My company are planning to build a new Home Computer. It will use a Z80 CPU running at 6mhz, 128k Ram and will run all Spectrum and ZX81 …
... clock speeds, and are more power efficient. Why stick to 20 ... ago.
GPU? Are you using the ULA or not? If ... program with the instructions for BASIC etc? Or is it some ...Fake screenshots? No - now it's REAL screenshotsOk then. A few weeks ago I said I will show You the new gfx-mode of Speccy and - here it is: [url="http://republika.pl/hooy_prg/hprg.zip"]http://rep…
... good one, got it from power of sound, this art program ... . some were thinking of using the whole screen but i ... recommended using no more than two thirds ... Pro is written in Dark Basic Pro, so it will ... program from C to Basic, please contact me.Where you jealous of Commodore 64 owners?I most definitely WAS! A sad admission, I know. I knew they had me beaten when I went round to a mate's house and saw 'The Way of the Exploding Fist'…
... maybe the point is when using nothing but software, speaking strictly ... be done on the spectrum. using different graphic modes on screen ... modes multicolour, as in CPU power either for just screens or ... when i've made some basic games or something, colour clash ...VSYNC FunctionI have written a VSYNC function, so that I can clear the screen before redraw without flicker on the screen, I do this by peeking at the address 2367…
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No. On power up the ROM puts the ... system variable -- pure overhead from Basic. It's this code that ...New Compo IdeaI've had this idea and would like to know what do you think about it. I think that most of us here know how to code in BASIC. The problem with Specc…
... abysmal Amiga BASIC? Even with all that power behind it, ... power to create the games comes from the compiler, not the BASIC ... .
Sinclair BASIC, although very ... see smooth sprites using only compiled BASIC with no extensions!< ...Mayhem Accelerator in actionI've put together the first video of the prototype Mayhem Accelerator running on the Sam Coupe. The video shows the Sam running a ZX Speccy emulator …
... full speed, the Mayhem is using it's own 20MHz Z80 ... Accelerator down & Speedup from Basic ie, is it programmable? for ... BASIC or code?
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No. When you power up ...+3 disc imaging (idea + SDP)Following a bit of research, which you can probably see in the "old code" thread, I had an idea for a bit of software that may be useful (for me, and…
... a 128k machine, it will power-up into USR0 mode. It ... writing it all in MC using direct access to the FDC ... idea was something like a BASIC program to load the code ... MC would drop back to BASIC, where the "save" routines could ...Getting attribute location from a screen coordinates (x,y)I am having trouble figuring out how to convert an x,y coordinate pair (pointing to a specific pixel) to the location of the attribute for the block …
... 0-23. Division by a power of two is equivalent to ... again because it's a power of two and again ... s OK if you are using the top-left corner ... if you follow the Sinclair BASIC convention and use the bottom ... d ever use the Sinclair BASIC co-ordinate convention for ...ANN: SP1 for Z88DK (aka splib3, Sprite Pack v3.0)Well it's finally arrived, after a month of "a few days from now" release deadlines. SP1 is the lastest version of splib, a flicker-free software sp…
... may be used to indicate power failure or the expiry ... constant rate.
[*] The Basic system's interrupt routine at ... SP1 program that was compiled using the default configuration. The default ... of the interrupt vector table using some inline assembler. The ...What is it exactly about that Spectrum that you like so much?I'm sure that most people here will agree that there's something very special about the Speccy, thats why we visit WOS afterall... But what why has i…
... last 14 years of mostly using emulators, it's still going ... of factors. It had the basic capabilities of colour graphics and ... a ZX81. Also, the processor power to screen memory ratio was ...The Only Reason Sinclair Succeeded (Provoking Controversy)Although I love my Sinclairs dearly, I think that the only reason they succeeded was because at the time most people did not know any better (factori…
... a strong version of basic (better that anything offered ... the 2068 actually, only using the TS1000 (actually the ... beginner. The version of basic was excellent and I ... the Spectrum's cpu power to video display size ... really weak version of basic. The disk system was ...Was learning machine code a waste of time?I remember computer magazines from the mid-1980s often had features about using machine code, which I duly skipped over as it seemed totally impenetr…
... with limited amounts of processing power and memory, like phones ... competitive". most programmers who were using assembler back then and carried ... would be greatly helped by using machine code.
BASIC or LOGO, gets you ...Sinclair Basic Vs PascalWith the rise of the structured programming movement (Jackson et al) was it wise to put the Basic programming language into the Spectrum. By this ti…
... more power then BASIC. Back in the 1980s Steven Vickers taught programming using ... Miranda although he now teaches using Java and C++.
Sinclair Basic Vs PascalWith the rise of the structured programming movement (Jackson et al) was it wise to put the Basic programming language into the Spectrum. By this ti…
... any language they feel like using. I don't believe you ... New][FONT=Courier New]Locomotive BASIC 1.0 & 1.1 ... stuff cause of it's power to perform quickly.[/FONT]
using doesn't sound approriate for ...Timex Sinclair 2068Hi guys. This is my first post here, the first of many, I hope.. :) I have a Timex Sinclair 2068 but don?t know much about it. It was given as a gif…
... Infinity[/URL] written by Nathan using splib2 (the predecessor to ... Basic, Basin is the ideal tool. Using Basin you can write your basic ... support the few additional TS2068 basic commands (SOUND, STICK, ON ... and it?s Printer without power supply. Is there a way ...The New SPIN releases ThreadOk, as I'm now working on SPIN again full-time, and as a very wise man once said, "Release Early, Release Often"[1]... I'm going to release new SPIN…
... against using pascal, if you want to use RAD, I prefer basic ... (maybe because I'm a specchum), if I need more power ... and it's faster than basic. But --hey, I dont want ...
