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What annoys you about SpecBAS?Ok, here's another direction for me to go in - I'm almost done with SpecBAS, there's very little left to add. So... What don't you like about it? Wh…
... AUTO 1 in the ASCII code, and maybe the STANDARD, but ... the best way to distribute code+data for an auto-executable ... to the command window, then scroll across to the bit you ... -
Sonic Game PossibleIs a sonic game possible on the ZX Spectrum 48k? I read somewhere that someone tried to create a sonic game for the ZX Spectrum, but the only [url=ht…
... . Why, are you volunteering to code it?[/QUOTE]
Just ... be to make the world scroll for a newcomer to ZX ... -
Trident PD TapeI've been going through a tape and found that its the contents of the Trident PD tape. What is the preservation status of this ? I would have to h…
Side B:
[code]
1- A: Description: Created ... .828s
48-32FC3: Program : scroll.bas Length: 19 Normal Speed ... : -------------------- Length: 2035 Normal Speed
[/code] -
Trident PD TapeI've been going through a tape and found that its the contents of the Trident PD tape. What is the preservation status of this ? I would have to h…
... 's the list:
[code]
Quadjoin - 1983 - A. Thomas ... ?id=0027678
Dr Scroll - 1989 - Digital Image
http ... /infoseekid.cgi?id=0025016
[/code]
So there's ... -
What's going on during a reset?Always wanted to know this. Why does the screen fill with garbage then white lines on black then just a totally black screen? What is happening?
... superlative ROM disassembly:
[code]
; -----------------------
; THE ' ... 48K of RAM and this code will test
; ... zero flag was set.
[/code]
It ... area (16384 to 22527), the vertical lines appear - the value ... -
GUI/OS for the Spectrum?Hi, Is anybody working on a WIMP/GUI system for the Spec? Is there anything current out there? [url]http://snakeoillabs.com/wordpress/2005/10/30/8…
... children (i.e. menu bar, scroll bars, workspace window, etc.)
[CODE]while (get_message(&msg))
dispatch_message(&msg);[/CODE]
The get_message(& ... -
Xor-shift random number generator for Z80[QUOTE=Patrik Rak;320244]Come on, people, [URL="http://www.jstatsoft.org/v08/i14/paper"]xor-shift generators[/URL] devised by Marsaglia, that's the w…
... covering the entire screen: strange vertical bars appeared). At first I ... it it, there is a vertical line not fully covered. It ... register (8 bits)? The source code seems to indicate the result ... -
Goody - another game that was supposed to be colourAfter the success with Outrun Europa ([url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=39143[/url]) I decided to search for more games tha…
... can be made colour. The scroll is smooth and the graphics ... to add colour inside the code, but unused. And Goody didn ... -
DIVIDE 2k11hello, just short link - for Your info (cpld, 4 layers, rohs, cpld code for future development for clones..) [url]http://lotharek.pl/product.php?…
... me..)
anyway, cpld code may be modified for future ... , i`ll try to change code. (all problems in past were ... , Ay interface in one board vertical inserted. main cpu - atf108 of ... -
DIVIDE 2k11hello, just short link - for Your info (cpld, 4 layers, rohs, cpld code for future development for clones..) [url]http://lotharek.pl/product.php?…
[QUOTE=lotharek;631445]d2k11 - code name for divIde 2k11 does:< ... easily changed based on source code nad via jtag programmed.
vertical interface. So why has it ... -
What is the best way to detect CAPS LOCK?Hi Folks, Not sure what the correct behaviour is here as I do not have access to a real Spectrum. Under BASin, when you press CAPS LOCK on the PC k…
... LET a = CODE INKEY$
20 IF a = ...
40 GOTO 10
[/CODE]
works for me ... screen full of 0 and SCROLL? prompts but that's left ... -
What is the best way to detect CAPS LOCK?Hi Folks, Not sure what the correct behaviour is here as I do not have access to a real Spectrum. Under BASin, when you press CAPS LOCK on the PC k…
... /> [QUOTE=guesser;638800][CODE]
10 LET a = CODE INKEY$
20 ...
40 GOTO 10
[/CODE]
works for me ... screen full of 0 and SCROLL? prompts but that's left ... the screen, scroll? appears as "scroll?RUN C" or "scroll?RUN L" depending ... -
What is the best way to detect CAPS LOCK?Hi Folks, Not sure what the correct behaviour is here as I do not have access to a real Spectrum. Under BASin, when you press CAPS LOCK on the PC k…
[QUOTE=guesser;638800][CODE]
10 LET a = CODE INKEY$
20 IF ...
40 GOTO 10
[/CODE]
works for me ... screen full of 0 and SCROLL? prompts but that's left ... -
The complete Spellbound (48k) RAM disassemblyHello everyone. I just wanted to share the fruits of almost two years' labour; I've produced a [URL="http://www.dur.ac.uk/philip.anderson/disassembl…
... to two steps (horizontal and vertical) in UDG address range specs ... looks like this:
[code]#UDGARRAY2,7,,2;63476;63477 ... ;63508;63509;63524;63525(knight)[/code]
could be 'compressed' ... into this:
[code]#UDGARRAY2,7,,2;63476-63525 ... -
New recoloured game - After The War 1 :)As suggested and requested by some people I tried my skills with adding colour to this well known Spanish beatemup. And well... I did it :) I can sa…
... them would need hacking the scroll routine - changing it from pixel ... scroll to char scroll. And there is of ... , here's my commented hack code :)
[url]http://www ... -
Add horizontal hardware scroll to ULA+In this case we must read a bit in the ULA+ for test if supported. And the future software that uses it must have to branch: 1. If hardware scroll i…
... published new demos for hardware scroll:
[url]http://jbacteria ... .tap[/url]
Source code here: [url]http://retrolandia.net ... -
Demo of our new gameHello. You can download the demo of the new game that Mcneil, Radastan and me are developing: Knightmare, a version of the MSX game. This is the li…
... .
The slow, jerky scroll is a bit unnatural but ... /> Are you converting the original code or writing it from scratch? -
Demo of our new gameHello. You can download the demo of the new game that Mcneil, Radastan and me are developing: Knightmare, a version of the MSX game. This is the li…
... .
The slow, jerky scroll is a bit unnatural but ... /> Are you converting the original code or writing it from scratch ... things (p.e. scroll) like original.
The code is all written ... not got the original source code. This way is more interesting ... -
Saving space using procedural graphicsAfter spending several hours playing around with various packers to squash the Alien8 test screen$ it occured to me that maybe bigger space savings c…
... produce some sort of neat code to produce for starters.
Making the frame in code wouldnt be too hard.
vertical lines repeat too. -
Saving space using procedural graphicsAfter spending several hours playing around with various packers to squash the Alien8 test screen$ it occured to me that maybe bigger space savings c…
... ;640963]Thats the idea, the vertical side parts are identical but ... variation.[/QUOTE]
Idea, code half and then loop back ... -
Saving space using procedural graphicsAfter spending several hours playing around with various packers to squash the Alien8 test screen$ it occured to me that maybe bigger space savings c…
... be easier (or faster) to code? That would predict accurately for ... blocks, (c) horizontal and (d) vertical lines. It would just fail ... -
Good character sets ?Just wondering if anyone had any favourite character sets ? :) The one in SE basic is quite nice and I'm aware (I used to have it in my head I'm sur…
... double the width of the vertical lines or the cross-beams ... 's just a lot of code hacking to get it to ... place of the existing screen code. Many hurdles to overcome so ... -
BIFROST* Advanced Programming - part 1In BIFROST*, it's much easier to just make changes in the tile map and let the engine automatically draw & animate everything in multicolor for you. …
... instead of 3):
[CODE]/* ----------------------------------------------------------------
* BIFROST* ... [NUM_TILES]; // hi-res vertical tile movement
int ... /> }
}
}[/CODE]
The compiled version of ... -
Printing a ListingHello my fellow WoS'ers Todays trouble starts with the need to print-out a listing - personally I would prefer a text file, but beggars cannot be c…
... of the thread
[code]
Check 62D2D64D
Auto ... CHR$ 0'"Windows will automatically scroll upwards when required, or you ... can scroll them up manually:"
... #15
9080 RETURN
[/code]
It may help ... -
80x24 mode (Timex required)Hopefully Martijn will be adding this to the archive soon, but until then grab it here: [url]https://dl.dropbox.com/u/15659782/BASIC80.zip[/url] Th…
... needs to draw a character, scroll the screen, or clear a ... it supported hi-res) the code would be almost the same ... -
80x24 mode (Timex required)Hopefully Martijn will be adding this to the archive soon, but until then grab it here: [url]https://dl.dropbox.com/u/15659782/BASIC80.zip[/url] Th…
... needs to draw a character, scroll the screen, or clear a ... it supported hi-res) the code would be almost the same ... -
Computer pranksAnyone ever play a computer prank on a friend, or had one played on you? Here's a few which will make you laugh that I did back in the day... In 19…
... line each of all the code they'd typed in.
code that just does INC A ... ,A forever, making the border scroll stripes and shriek loudly, turned ... -
Moar TR-DOS to tape conversions!I have posted three lame disk-to-tape conversions through snapshotting before, now (I guess) it's time to bring the rest of my complete collection he…
... Nintendo's hit game. The scroll texts are in Russian, the ... inspired after Brick Game handhelds. Code and music by Stanislav "KSA ... -
Work out attribute location in MCHow do I go about writing a MC routine which calculates the attribute address from a set of PRINT co-ordinates. I know you in basic you multiply the…
... in basic you multiply the vertical co-ord by 32 add ... you'd simply execute -
[CODE]ld a,#0x58
or ... h[/CODE]
3. Lookup table ...
