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  • Space InvadersI've just been enjoying myself playing Space Raiders. Which variant of Space Invaders do you lot out there think is the best?

    I've just been enjoying myself playing Space Raiders. Which variant of Space Invaders do you lot out there think is the best?
    hypostomus hypostomus April 2008 Games
  • Saving a complete SCREEN$ in BASICI'm trying to save a SCREEN$ to a tape file (basically the original data is in a .tzx file that I'm trying to save in a .tap format) but the problem …

    ... I try to save from BASIC, the "Start tape and press ...
    Arjun Arjun April 2008 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • A BASIC compiler projectHi, I started my own BASIC compiler for the ZX Spectrum (and Z80 machines) 3 months ago. It's still in ALPHA stage (when it is mature, I will write …

    ... /> I started my own BASIC compiler for the ZX Spectrum ... It also has a tiny (basic) TZX library (to save ... moment), and a minimalistic BASIC tokenizer to generate ZX ... Spectrum BASIC programs (used as ... tzx file with a basic loader which loads an ...
    boriel boriel April 2008 Development
  • WTD: First Edition BASIC Programming ManualAs per title, looking for a "First Edition" BASIC Programming Manual to suit original rubber key speccy. Must be a "First Edition" no other edition w…

    ... , looking for a "First Edition" BASIC Programming Manual to suit original ...
    chaoticjelly chaoticjelly April 2008 Wanted
  • BLAST Your BASICBasic compiler software [url]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=350050782179[/url] Can't see who is is made by though.

    Basic compiler software
    [url]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=350050782179[/url]
    Can't see who is is made by though.
    c1541 c1541 April 2008 Sales
  • SE Basic 2The next version of Sinclair Extended BASIC will be based on Open82 which incorporates the math library from the ZX81 ROM and is distributed under th…

    The next version of Sinclair Extended BASIC will be based on Open82 which incorporates the math library from the ZX81 ROM and is distributed under the GNU GPL.
    chev chev April 2008 Sinclair Basic
  • I want to learn basic.My apologies if this sort of thread has been posted. Anyhoot I would like to start programming in sinclair basic. But I have no idea where to start.…

    My apologies if this sort of thread has been posted.

    Anyhoot I would like to start programming in sinclair basic. But I have no idea where to start. I lost my original manuals many many moons ago :S
    Countvarg Countvarg May 2008 Sinclair Basic
  • Looking for an extended BASIC graphics routine from mid- to late-80sHello all, This is my first post here so please go easy. This is basically a cut-and-paste job from comp.sys.sinclair where I've had no luck with an…

    ... I've discovered a small BASIC program that makes use of ... ' commands from a typed-in BASIC extender program. Alas the machine ... one I'm after. Most BASIC command additions used * or . before ...
    denali denali May 2008 Sinclair Basic
  • Games of Space ConquestAre there any good space conquest strategy games on the Spectrum? I'm interested in games where you have to conquer planets and use their resources …

    Are there any good space conquest strategy games on the ...
    snigfarp snigfarp May 2008 Games
  • BASIC error messagesDoes anyone know what all the numbers mean after the various error messages in Sinclair BASIC? Does anyone know how to instigate each error type?

    Does anyone know what all the numbers mean after the various error messages in Sinclair BASIC? Does anyone know how to instigate each error type?
    bcass bcass June 2008 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Hilarious!Right, first of all, I am [B]NOT[/B] making an attack either on God (so don't cry blasphemy) or on all religious people (so don't see the topic as an…

    ... /> "[I]One of the most basic laws in the universe is ... orbiting them. Or the space shuttle in space should have the astronauts ... is this: These objects in space have yet to receive mans ...
    ewgf ewgf June 2008 Chit chat
  • 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…

    ... comes up as "48K Disk BASIC IMC 1985/88", which I ... quite surprised by how many BASIC extension programs are on WoS ...
    Jimmy Jimmy June 2008 MIA/STP/SDP
  • Games like Heroquest and Space CrusadeI quite like Heroquest and Space Crusade. Can anybody recommend any games like these two?

    I quite like Heroquest and Space Crusade.

    Can anybody recommend any games like these two?
    BigBadMick BigBadMick June 2008 Games
  • ANN: Tipshop updated Monday, 07 July 2008Monday 07 July 2008 A VERY overdue June update, and coming in at 122 new entries, it's a bit of a biggie! (fnar! Ed) * Archie Robins sent in a POKE…

    ... Bedlam, Muncher, The, Renegade and Space Rocks.

    * While I ... Castle;
    POKEs: 911 TS, BASIC, BraveStarr, Daley Thompson's Decathlon ... Snail and Revenge of the Space Pirates and tips for Where ...
    hackersanon hackersanon July 2008 Announcements
  • 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…

    ... , and this is where the basic theory for gravity comes from ... from bodies (e.g. in space) because very few gnomes have ... . The gnomes are fired into space where they land on 'satellites ...
    Ian Hamilton Ian Hamilton July 2008 Chit chat
  • Trying to remember a gameHi All, Firstly, there was more than one game on this tape, but I'm not sure if that's because it was a compilation, or just that the person I'd acq…

    ... TV (but a really, really basic kind of version). [I vaguely ... /> And finally, another was a Space Trading kind of game, and ...
    JGC JGC August 2008 Games
  • Space LegoWas anyone else into Space Lego. I was into in tons from late 70s to about 81. Anyhoo, my mum phoned me asking if she should chuck out my space lego,…

    Was anyone else into Space Lego. I was into in ... she should chuck out my space lego, saying that it's ... /> Did anyone else love their space lego?
    Ælita Ælita August 2008 Chit chat
  • The "Ernie Wise Memorial Game What I Wrote" thread 2008As the September rain lashes remorselessly long and hard against the window (Everest PVC-u) what more can a cove do but reflect on life whilst drinki…

    ... /> Even worse, I also wrote "Space Monkeys" for my own personal ... these games were written in BASIC, and apart from "Touchdown", compiled ...
    Rockford Rockford September 2008 Games
  • 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…

    ... all) of them are in BASIC and easy to get into ... it goes straight to the BASIC listing.

    I accidentally ... easy to get into their BASIC listings.

    So if ... you are interested in BASIC programming then you might learn ...
    ZnorXman ZnorXman October 2008 Sinclair Basic
  • 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.
    chop983 chop983 October 2008 Sinclair Basic
  • A new Basic manualWith all the basic functions, tips and tricks, etc. What's the chance of someone (i.e. not me) writing a new Basic manual?

    With all the basic functions, tips and tricks, etc.

    What's the chance of someone (i.e. not me) writing a new Basic manual?
    chop983 chop983 October 2008 Sinclair Basic
  • 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…

    ... I've succeeded in Speccy BASIC, I think I might just ...
    BigBadMick BigBadMick November 2008 Development
  • About Chess games & BASICIs it possible to write a chess program in BASIC? Does it exist in the archive?

    Is it possible to write a chess program in BASIC? Does it exist in the archive?
    JuanF. Ramirez JuanF. Ramirez November 2008 Sinclair Basic
  • Memory and BasicQuestions 1. How much memory is available for Basic Progs? 2. How do I check how much is left? 3. How much memory does an array take up?

    Questions

    1. How much memory is available for Basic Progs?
    2. How do I check how much is left?
    3. How much memory does an array take up?
    chop983 chop983 November 2008 Sinclair Basic
  • Small BasicFor all those people who ask "where's the equivalent of Sinclair BASIC for today's generation", I give you (a link to) [url=http://msdn.microsoft.com…

    For all those people who ask "where's the equivalent of Sinclair BASIC for today's generation", I give you (a link to) [url=http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/devlabs/cc950524.aspx]Small Basic[/url].
    Philip Kendall Philip Kendall November 2008 Sinclair Basic
  • Please help me complete this lil'programI'm editing Basic programs that were saved in Timex TOS discs, and every load command starts with LOAD *"filename". If I want to go through these pr…

    I'm editing Basic programs that were saved in ... 2 values from the system variables.

    I could probably ... rather add two lines of Basic and let it 'fix' everything ...
    zxbruno zxbruno December 2008 Sinclair Basic
  • New for 2009 - mc onelinersI found the limit of one line and one screen's worth of program really useful in (re-)learning BASIC, so I've decided to carry the format over into m…

    ... really useful in (re-)learning BASIC, so I've decided to ... V, right is B to SPACE. Here is the program:
    ld bc,32766 ;read keyboard space to b
    in a ...
    bigjon bigjon December 2008 Development
  • 70's space film with Jim Bob?Can anyone remember the name of the space film with Jim Bob from the Waltons? I think it might have been an early 80's space film with Hanibal from …

    Can anyone remember the name of the space film with Jim Bob from the Waltons? I think it might have been an early 80's space film with Hanibal from the A Team also starring.

    Thanks.
    HonoredShadow HonoredShadow December 2008 Chit chat
  • Trouble compiling my BASIC programI've been trying to get a compiled BASIC version of Swift Turtle with no luck so far! I first tried MCoder 3 and it [i]seemed[/i] to compile the prog…

    ... trying to get a compiled BASIC version of Swift Turtle with ...
    Arjun Arjun January 2009 Sinclair Basic
  • What Poke?Hi all, I'm looking for a POKE that stops Sinclair BASIC reading the space bar as BREAK for a small INKEY$ sub routine, if one exists? Or is it a li…

    Hi all,

    I'm looking for a POKE that stops Sinclair BASIC reading the space bar as BREAK for a small INKEY$ sub routine, if one exists? Or is it a little more complicated than that?

    Regards,

    Shaun.
    Shaun.Bebbington Shaun.Bebbington January 2009 Sinclair Basic
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