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DooM on Spectrum 128kHello my fellow WoS'ers My hope is that you can help me, recently I discovered a DooM clone -esque on the Humble spectrum, - here is a [URL="https:/…
... keeps overwriting the +128k system variables area from 23296, and pressing ... routine to restore the system variables before the next screen, otherwise ... a complicated BASIC loader, so I'm using some free space around ... -
40 Column Printing RoutineI've written a 40 column printing routine, which I'd like to share... It's my first piece of 'public' code so go easy on me! I don't think it is a…
... channel must be created below basic
; so look at ... of the
; extra space stored earlier
ld de ... of the
; extra space becomes the offset, stored
space for some
; variables.
atflg ... -
smooth movement in basicWas trying to figure this out myself but i would like to be pointed in right direction now :-). How do I make something move in Basic without gettin…
... the routine expects the variables by,bx,my,mx ... be the first four variables in VARS, which they ... somewhat by addressing the variables directly rather than copying ... the BASIC as well, and takes up more space (85 ... "
;First four variables in VARS are by,bx ... -
Boriels ZX CompilerI'm trying to compile a very simple program and I keep getting the error: unexpected end of file. Here's my code: [CODE]10 cls 20: let n=0 22 do 2…
... thing in less time, or space.
A great class ... learning the basics would enjoy BASIC way more than Javascript 'cause ... have the endless variations that BASIC does.
What ... bad in general, like global variables are bad in general. That ... -
More memoryHi all... can anyone help, Is it possible to get more memory for basic pref' in Basin.... 40 odd k is just not enough !
... for variables, thus giving you 7kb more for BASIC. That ... />
The conventional space can be used more efficiently ... the size of the BASIC is to define literals ... what is gained in space will be lost in ... the most commonly used variables first so that they ... -
More memoryHi all... can anyone help, Is it possible to get more memory for basic pref' in Basin.... 40 odd k is just not enough !
... complete simple strings" where the space allocated to the variable may ... if a simple string space has been reclaimed lower ... when everything above the old space gets moved down.
... Here's a little BASIC routine which locates variables; just GOSUB 3000 ... -
More memoryHi all... can anyone help, Is it possible to get more memory for basic pref' in Basin.... 40 odd k is just not enough !
... loaded separately, or embedded in BASIC as explained in "saving time ... .
9952 CLEARs the variables except for the compacted DATA ... x)=0:
REM protected variables area:
REM y$= ... array:
REM s = space used in DATA array header ... -
Help! Experts in BASIC/ASM, Hardware, in-game screenshots needed!There are several games which are too complicated for me to get the in-game screenshot. If you guys could help me, the Spectrum community would appre…
... ' option. To get back to BASIC cleanly, load the snapshot, press ... program menu with all the variables.
The saved program ... $() array can be saved from BASIC, then after a plain RUN ... & stop numbers, then pressing Space will go through the pages ... -
RAM used / corrupted by +3DOSAs I said previously, [url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=41775]I'm trying to put some games in hard disk[/url] so they can b…
... jg27paw4/pourri/spacegunplus3.zip]Space Gun conversion[/url] ... contains: a one-line BASIC loader "DISK"; the ... ldir ; clear DOS workspace variables
call $1f32 ; ... ]
The BASIC loader is just:
[code ... -
RAM used / corrupted by +3DOSAs I said previously, [url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=41775]I'm trying to put some games in hard disk[/url] so they can b…
... disable caching, then load from BASIC, and from c/m use ... call DOS INITIALISE (after all, BASIC has initialized it)?[/quote]
Space Gun, and why I had ... 128k system variables.
I had problems with Space Gun because ... -
Use of saving arrays ?I was wondering did much software (cannot think of any of the top of my head) make use of the facilities to save and load arrays ? :) I had to check…
... it saved the entire variable space, but it might have just ... may have saved the entire BASIC area, program, variables and all. -
Strider II (and others) + 3 disk versionsHello everyone, I've been working on converting some games to be able to load them from the +3 floppy. I started with single load games but now Im i…
... routine which I used for Space Gun ...
[code]
ldir ; clear DOS workspace variables
call $1f32 ; DD_INIT ... ;swap out +3 system variables!!
im 2
BASIC)!!
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Confounded DEF FNCan anyone see why this is going wrong? I've been tinkering with it since tea time and got nowhere. [code] 2 DEF FN t$(n,t,d) =STR$ INT (n/t)…
... seem to be what the BASIC calculation is giving. By the ... time the BASIC calls FREE_MEM that extra 134 ... STMT_NEXT. When you're using variables it's gone on to ... the calculator stack, so the space used by the FN doesn ... -
Confounded DEF FNCan anyone see why this is going wrong? I've been tinkering with it since tea time and got nowhere. [code] 2 DEF FN t$(n,t,d) =STR$ INT (n/t)…
... to hold 21 single-letter variables which can be referenced in ... -
Copying data between memory banks in USR0 modeI am experimenting with Funky Fungus to load the majority of its data (levels, screens, music etc.) into memory banks 1, 3, 4, 6 and (partly) 7 by sw…
... USR0 mode by selecting 128 BASIC from the menu and ... . If you're using BASIC or the standard display code ... don't want to overwrite BASIC
LDIR[/code]
< ... need to maintain the system variables then you won't be ... ll have to find some space in bank 2 to ... -
SE BasicAfter 13 years of development I thought I'd run out of things to optimize, but it turns out I was wrong. However, I'm now running out of time to work…
... instruction.
[*]More room for BASIC programs.
[*]Newton-Raphson square ... guide, including memory map, system variables, flags, and command summary.
[*]User system variable space accessible via IY register.
Type-in BASIC contest on Reddit.Not sure how WOS-legal it is to mention/link to other forums, but Reddit is having a contest on r/retrobattlestations, asking readers to type a speci…
... & GOSUBs to have a space after GO and changing all ... />
[code]
100 REM BASIC Week 2: Halloween Boogaloo
variables
210 REM CLS
500 REM Load sprites into variables
510 GO SUB 1510 ...Poke 23755 & 23756Entering the following few lines of BASIC: [IMG][URL=http://s1286.photobucket.com/user/rebelstarwac/media/Poke1_zpsc2845838.png.html][IMG]http://i12…
... so it wil open a space to put the new entered ...MOVE_M Object Movement Manager for BASICAs moving things around on the screen is usually the slowest part of a game written in BASIC, I've been pottering around with this routine to handle …
... /> - BASIC listing & screenshot for the data setup program
MOVE_M-variables ... ; stacks without affecting display or variables
MOVE_M-SSSPENCS_Unicode.txt, MOVE_M ... /> - UDG layouts for Symbol Shift, Space, Enter, Caps Shift keys
SE Basic IV Buffy v4.1 source (WIP)I've been doing a major refactor on the SE Basic source and I'd appreciate a code review from anyone who has time to look at it. I've almost certainl…
[code]; --- BASIC LINE AND COMMAND INTERPRETATION ... to A
cp ' ' ; space?
jr z, tokenizer_12 ; ... THE 'MAIN PARSER' OF THE BASIC INTERPRETER
org 0x1b17
variables to calculator
bit 6 ...z88dk and im2I set up a minimal IM2 mode so I can draw sprites for a laff [code] #include <string.h> #include <stdio.h> #include <im2.h> #include <stdlib.h> #in…
... start repeat and repeat rate variables to be declared. You could ... some of those variables on top of equivalent basic system variables too, which ... to point into the system variables area. I'm not sure ... (257 bytes), what looks like space for a single thread's ...SE Basic IV Buffy v4.1 source (WIP)I've been doing a major refactor on the SE Basic source and I'd appreciate a code review from anyone who has time to look at it. I've almost certainl…
... /> call out_line ; print whole BASIC line
rst print_a ... iy + _flags) ; suppress leading space
org 0x18be ... ld a, ' ' ; use space as cursor
exx ; alternate ... clear carry for long name variables
inc hl ; ...SE Basic IV Buffy v4.1 source (WIP)I've been doing a major refactor on the SE Basic source and I'd appreciate a code review from anyone who has time to look at it. I've almost certainl…
... (vars) ; start of variables to HL
jr l3a01 ... character
cp ' ' ; space?
jr z, renum_line_3 ; jump ... /> and %11000000 ; of BASIC?
jr z, renum_line_7 ... ld hl, (vars) ; get variables address
ld (mem_3_4), ...SCREEN$ bug fixI've been using the SCREEN$() function recently for reading data off the screen rather than taking up space with an array and I got fed up with the s…
... without changing any system variables. (This allowed me ... a,$80 ;treat space as block space, in case it' ... in case not to BASIC
ld a, ... /> cp $40 ;called from BASIC?
ret nc ;no, ...Writing faster BASICIn terms of structuring BASIC programs, what are the best ways allocate variables, functions, arrays? Any tips. I remember INPUT mag had some suggest…
... to declare the most referenced variables first. This applies to simple ... numeric variables and DIMmed numeric arrays and ... a LET always causes the space to be reclaimed and the ...Writing faster BASICIn terms of structuring BASIC programs, what are the best ways allocate variables, functions, arrays? Any tips. I remember INPUT mag had some suggest…
... This applies to simple numeric variables and DIMmed numeric arrays and ... a LET always causes the space to be reclaimed and ... how to work with the BASIC ROM rather than against it ... />
Interesting that regarding string variables
LET A$="This ...Writing faster BASICIn terms of structuring BASIC programs, what are the best ways allocate variables, functions, arrays? Any tips. I remember INPUT mag had some suggest…
... /> As I pointed out, substantial space savings could be made by ... significant area in which both space & time could be saved ... saved with the BASIC. This would cut out the space overhead caused ... and the bulk of the variables have been declared. Per 100 ...Writing faster BASICIn terms of structuring BASIC programs, what are the best ways allocate variables, functions, arrays? Any tips. I remember INPUT mag had some suggest…
... /> As I pointed out, substantial space savings could be made by ... significant area in which both space & time could be saved ... saved with the BASIC. This would cut out the space overhead caused ... and the bulk of the variables have been declared. Per 100 ...Writing faster BASICIn terms of structuring BASIC programs, what are the best ways allocate variables, functions, arrays? Any tips. I remember INPUT mag had some suggest…
... much-modified version of that BASIC assembler. The good news is ... .txt : analysis of the program variables
[*]Assembler-Ktable.txt : analysis ... as there's loads of space free since I moved the ... /> In practice this program in BASIC has no practical use as ...
