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  • How to separate a character from a number in a string?Hi I've been writing a kind of logo type program in BASIC that takes a string a$ from INPUT and then draws according to what you give it. Say you w…

    ... I've been writing a kind of logo type program ... BASIC that takes a string a$ from INPUT and then draws ... position a line up 20 then left 20. Is there ... reads in the string a$ is a number or char. Because currently ... it how long the number is if I do "u5r10 ...
    ivanb303 ivanb303 May 2017 Sinclair Basic
  • Be honest - Vienna, by Ultravox, is a really awful songActually, Vienna is a great song. But yesterday on BBC3 they had one of those "100 best" or "100 worst" worst programs that today's program schedular…

    Actually, Vienna is a great song. But yesterday ... shows or whatever the program is about.

    ... the backing for a record that reached number 98 in 1972 ... that, much of which is later proven to be ... BBC, that "there definately is not a storm on the way" - ...
    ewgf ewgf September 2008 Chit chat
  • Best Spectrum [whatever] beginning with a numberI forgot to do a numbers one, so here it is, for things that begin with a numerical digit:[B] Best game: [/B]Does 3D Deathchase count? If not (if…

    ... a numbers one, so here it is, for things that begin with a ... (if the 3D prefix is not allowed), does 3 ... not (since that game is probably called Three Weeks in ... I've seen beginning with a number).
    [B]
    ... to the Speccy, not a game title:[/B] 128K ...
    ewgf ewgf November 2008 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Movie Critique (posh way of saying this is a film recommendation thread!)We haven't had a film recommendation thread for ages (so it seems), so I thought we should get a new one started, and hopefully everyone will post wh…

    ... ]

    only without the number 7 in the boxes - I ... at all.

    This is a really funny film, starring Steve ... Year Old Virgin, etc), and is a comedy set in an modern ... Friends and similar) who is in a high pressure finance job and ...
    ewgf ewgf February 2011 Chit chat
  • Take a number, get in line.So, the good bods at the Beeb (and Beeb See) have come up with a way to [URL="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-15391515"]figure out your number[/URL] …

    ... See) have come up with a way to [URL="http://www ... ] (read: not phone number)

    The number I got was: You ...
    ( [I]I do! You is a dum-dum! -Ed[/I] )
    ZnorXman ZnorXman October 2011 Chit chat
  • Overflow Detection while Scanning a Number from a StringI've got some strange behaviour from a subroutine that reads a number from a string and converts it to a 32-bit long. It's C's strtol if it helps to…

    ... behaviour from a subroutine that reads a number from a string and ...
    Anyway, the result is 32 bit but C99 requires ... then result+=digit (digit is 0..base-1).
    ... 2^n (ie a*b is represented in n bits)< ... digit after the multiply is also represented in n ...
    Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous April 2012 Development
  • Your favourite Spectrum [whatever] beginning with a numberI thought I'd resurrect the fairly popular 'Best Spectrum game beginning with [whatever letter], so here goes. You know the drill, each of your answe…

    ... the case of this thread, a number). We'll go by WOS ... WOS the game is called 'Deathchase').

    For a list of ... choose from, beginning only with a number, is there? I'll say 180 ... I've seen beginning with a number).

    Best sound or ...
    ewgf ewgf August 2012 Games
  • Here is a list of all the games on the Amstrad e-mailer.I reallydon't recommend getting this e-mailer for the Spectrum games! I bought it cos my BT e100 died. Anyway this is a list of the games, as a coup…

    ... .

    Anyway this is a list of the games, as ... **

    Space Raiders (A Classic)
    Galaxians
    Hostile ... )
    Moon Cresta
    Pheenix (A Classic)

    ** Arcade / ... , and stuff in brackets is Amstrads wording as it appears ...
    thx1138 thx1138 July 2003 Games
  • my laptop is a useless spazhi all, me again. it has taken me a week to post this as some one else had a similar post and i didn't want to look like i was copying. anyhoo. my …

    ...
    it has taken me a week to post this as ... some one else had a similar post and i ... my IT problem is one of such a technical nature that ... ' button on my laptop is broken, it doesn't look ... external keyboard, which is a pain.

    is there any way ...
    mile mile November 2006 Chit chat
  • 'Thunderbird thinks this message is a scam'So, I get Radio Licensing search result from the CAA website in my email. "Thunderbird thinks this message is a scam". Thunderbird is right. The CA…

    ... thinks this message is a scam".

    Thunderbird is right. The CAA ... . Yep, Thunderbird is right - the message was a scam. Unfortunately, a legally enforced ...
    Winston Winston July 2008 Chit chat
  • This is a good HTPC motherboard which can do something not many MB can doWell i think it can, the thing it can do is be turned on from its off state ( not sleep mode ) by pressing a key on the keyboard, i think it has to b…

    ... , the thing it can do is be turned on from its ... ( not sleep mode ) by pressing a key on the keyboard, i ... it has to be with a keyboard plugged into the PS2 ... for anyone interested the motherboard is a Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H its ...
    swordheart swordheart July 2008 Chit chat
  • Tutto Spectrum is a collection of hacksI saw that Tutto Spectrum n.3 has been added to the magazine covertape collection. I should warn you that it is a collection of hacks, just one of t…

    ... should warn you that it is a collection of hacks, just one ... Strikes Again
    Squadra mobile (a subdivision of Italian State Police ...
    Alessandro Grussu Alessandro Grussu December 2009 MIA/STP/SDP
  • Merry Xmas and here is a present for you allMerry Christmas to all of you here is a tune I just made from Beepola for you. [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZC3Lu6Rl_0&feature=youtu.be[/url]

    Merry Christmas to all of you here is a tune I just made from Beepola for you.

    [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZC3Lu6Rl_0&feature=youtu.be[/url]
    morcar morcar December 2011 Chit chat
  • How much space does a number take?Hi Folks, Could someone please remind me how much memory a number takes up in a BASIC listing. For example, if you had: [CODE]100 LET a=3000[/CODE…

    ... me how much memory a number takes up in a BASIC listing. For ... :

    [CODE]100 LET a=3000[/CODE]
    does the ... to store the floating point number
    4 bytes to store ... mark the end of the number

    so in total ...
    Paddy Coleman Paddy Coleman March 2012 Sinclair Basic
  • Best books & Sugested reading..Hi i was trying to search the forum but couldnt find it. Looking at WOS there is a number of books on BASIC, programming, machine code ect.. I mess…

    ... /> Looking at WOS there is a number of books on BASIC, programming ... to do simple things, input, output, maths, changing ... A$=CHR$ 16+CHR$ 2+"INPUT SOMTHING:"
    20 INPUT (A$); LINE A ... $

    So what i mean is ...
    WibbleBibble WibbleBibble August 2012 Sinclair Basic
  • where is the "WOS action helpline" ?as per at the end of a tv show..just curious if there is a number that we can ring for stories we have been affected by on here.. e.g. I can't ever …

    ... show..just curious if there is a number that we can ring for ... can't ever look at a packet of lard or smash ...
    fog fog March 2013 Chit chat
  • How wide is a MAME cabinet?Am about to start cutting wood for an Ultimate Arcade 2 cabinet. The monitor I have is a flat screen CRT PC screen, apparently this isn't the best ch…

    ... .
    The monitor I have is a flat screen CRT PC screen ... to do for now. This is about 24 inches wide. Eventually ... . I'm not going for a completely authentic arcade cabinet, but ...
    Spex Spex February 2014 Chit chat
  • WOS down yet again, this is a sign for darker times since Martijn got married?WOS down yet again, this is a sign for darker times since Martijn got married?

    WOS down yet again, this is a sign for darker times since Martijn got married?
    Hedegaard Hedegaard August 2014 Chit chat
  • WHat is a reasonable price for self-storage?I was on the phone with a local depot and as I have never put anything in self-storage I don't know much about rates : I don't have a lot to store at…

    ... to store at minute just a few boxes of books ... two smallest units one is just a cupboard 1 cubic metre ... £39 per month) the next is a 5x5 walk in unit at ... it for several years not a short duration. The girl ... longer than two years - is this about the going rate ...
    dmsmith dmsmith March 2021 Chit chat
  • is a arduino uno / nano fast enough to talk to a specie ?my current project is to load games onto the specie via SD card / Arduino uno / nano although i suspect that the micro controller will not be able to…

    ... T states..and a i/o cycle is between 3 & ... best i have achieved is to send a 32kb file over and ... or so random ones. timing is a problem, i put some code ... the specie. the plan is to make a routine in place of ... as well ) manic minor is the aim to start with ...
    mark8bit mark8bit April 2022 Hardware
  • Anyone for a hacking challenge ?I have to get the DSK version of Tomahawk to work. It uses the well-known Digital Integration "SECURITY CODE" lock just like in Bobsled, ATF, etc. Th…

    ... ' to return. Where Genie says input page in and out values ... the programmer would do is to store the number of lives in ... yet the address is
    LD (8A02),A ...the number's are switched ... /> Poke 28054,L where L is a number between 0 and 255. We ...
    BadBeard BadBeard August 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • PokesDoes anyone know where I can find a list of Pokes for my Speccy games? I am trying to find some for On the Bench ! Thanks

    ... run (the process where you input your name, choose your teams ... [B][I]division[/I][/B] is a number from [B][I]1 to ... [B][I]listnumber[/I][/B] is a number from [B][I]1 to ... A=1 TO 4: FOR B=1 TO 22: INPUT T$(A, ... B): PRINT A;"-";B;"-";T$(A,B): NEXT ...
    jil jil September 2004 Games
  • Lesser used BASIC commandsAre there any interesting articles or books that explore some of the lesser used BASIC commands/functions e.g. DEF FN, IN, OUT etc? The Spectrum BAS…

    ... which is then printed out as a number on ... a single letter, with a ?$? if it is of string type. A ... user-defined function may have any number ... definition, and the function is evaluated.

    A(X)=X^3
    20 INPUT ?ENTER A NUMBER?; ...
    Blondin235 Blondin235 March 2006 Sinclair Basic
  • Req' Help with Random numbersHello all, im new to the forum, i hope im putting this in the right place ... I would like to ask a question in the hope someone will be able to as…

    ... a is 1
    b is 2
    c is 3
    d is ... 4
    e is 5< ... /> This version asks for a Number variable and prints out the ... 10 INPUT "Enter a number:";a
    20 LET b=a-10*INT (a/10 ... )
    30 LET a ...
    BloodBaz BloodBaz November 2009 Sinclair Basic
  • ZX Spectrum Power SupplyHi All, I've come across a power supply that is currently registering 14.5v before it is plugged into the Speccy. I have another one that registers…

    If the input voltage is too low ( ... [I]much[/I] higher input voltage (30V or more), ... waste heat. Electrically this is fine, but believe me, ... />
    The nominal 12V input is a "sweet spot" in between these ... tell. The only relevant number is the voltage [I]under ...
    RetroTechie RetroTechie February 2010 Hardware
  • Games that could be better off with a 7MHz CPUI've just reviewed Kung Fu Master for the Spectrum, as I remember it as a very poor conversion from the arcade. Then it just ocurred to me to raise t…

    ... =spider;649888]I think quite a few of them would benefit ... /> Certainly text adventures where the input is a bit sluggish (ones written in ... the key response variable to a low number for this to work ...
    ANDREW RYALS ANDREW RYALS September 2012 Games
  • INPUT help?Hi folks. :) Brace yourselves, this is probably a very silly question, my BASIC knowledge is very... well, basic... Let's say, for example, I'm mak…

    ... /> Also, while I'm here, is there any way to limit ... answer is a number between 1-1000, limit the answer to an input of a ...
    GreenCard GreenCard February 2014 Sinclair Basic
  • INPUT help?Hi folks. :) Brace yourselves, this is probably a very silly question, my BASIC knowledge is very... well, basic... Let's say, for example, I'm mak…

    ... /> Also, while I'm here, is there any way to limit ... answer is a number between 1-1000, limit the answer to an input of a ... to do that is to write your own input routine. There's ...
    Timmy Timmy February 2014 Sinclair Basic
  • INPUT help?Hi folks. :) Brace yourselves, this is probably a very silly question, my BASIC knowledge is very... well, basic... Let's say, for example, I'm mak…

    ... is a number between 1-1000, limit the answer to an input of a ... RANDOMIZE
    40 LET number=1+INT (1000*RND)
    number? ";
    60 LET ...
    70 IF number=VAL z$ THEN PRINT ... a maximum of 4 digits, and line 60 executes SUPER INPUT ...
    Einar Saukas Einar Saukas February 2014 Sinclair Basic
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