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Game OptimisationBelow is a section of code Im using for movement enermy display and collision detect. What happens is that you move the sight with ,.qa and space do…
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What happens is that you move the sight ... how it is done, or is the code slow (for a basic program) I ... far as possible in basic (maybe compiled basic) and will run ... ok on a 48K rubber key ... -
Low Sound output + Sound distorting pictureHi, I am having a problem with my Grey +2 at the moment while trying to use RGB output. When I load a game the loader tones are fine but the actual…
... to use RGB output. When I load a game the loader tones ... jack is almost inaudible. When the game sound is running its also causing a fuzzy ...
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Timing... in the CSS faqI was looking at the CSS faq for something completely unrelated and noticed: [quote] Then the 192 screen+border lines are displayed, followed by 56 …
... . Note that this means that a frame is (64+192+56)*224 ... the '50 Hz' interrupt is actually a 3.5MHz/69888=50.08 ... be seen by taking a clock program, and running it for an hour ... much.
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Channels and streamsSo I've put some thought into channels and streams, and read the dead (and presumably rotting corpse) of the CSS FAQ which contains some information …
... channel (#4). This avoids BASIC having to be extended to ... entry point in the BASIC ROM, which is not an option because ... be called. Is there a call in the BASIC ROM to reserve ... when a carriage return is encountered, or the input routine is called (for example, a ... -
Looking for a type-in.I remember a type in program of a sliding block puzzle. It used code to shift the screen blocks. At the start of a game you could select how many m…
I remember a type in program of a sliding block puzzle. It used ... remember exactly. I do remember a basic program that drew some geometric patterns ... magazine. Maybe I wrote the basic program myself using the various machine ... -
Jokes (not corny or sick)A drunken man staggers in to a Catholic church, sits down in a confessional box and says nothing. The bewildered priest coughs to attract his attent…
... A little rabbit is running happily through the forest when he stumbles upon a ... giraffe rolling a ... it and goes off running with the rabbit. Then ... tosses them and starts running with the rabbit and ... -
Outside world interfaceHi all, Im a newbie! 30 years old, bought up programming spectrums! I have no idea how to program PCs and want to write a program to control a se…
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Im a newbie! 30 years old, bought ... want to write a program to control a series of ... valves and motors to automate my home brewery. Is ... this possible and how can i get a ... Spectrum to operate relays via a basic program?
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Multi Dimension String Arrays.Ok so I've been playing with Sinclair Basic though BASIN and I'm wanting to use multi dimension string arrays, if it is possible. I know what when a…
... been playing with Sinclair Basic though BASIN and I' ...
I know what when a 2D array is dimension for strings that ...
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Is it then possible to say ... Also are arrays in Sinclair basic 0 based i.e. do ... -
Saving in 48 mode to diskAs thread title. I did a little search but was not able to find anything, but you cannot really search for 48. Simple situation, I prefer to write b…
... situation, I prefer to write basic with the original editor as ... them back in +3 basic and finally save to disk ... "SPECTRUM" is there any easy sensible way of saving a basic program to disk ... ? , I imagine a code block would ... -
File size in 128K RAM diskHi Folks, Is there a way to get the size of a file stored in the 128K RAM disk from within a BASIC program? Many thanks Paddy
Hi Folks,
Is there a way to get the size of a file stored in the 128K RAM disk from within a BASIC program?
Many thanks
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Interrupting emulation if Multiface isn't availableA few years ago I asked about how to exit to BASIC when the BASIC environment is still available and stable. Now I have a similar question... Certai…
A few years ago I asked about how to exit to BASIC when the ... BASIC environment is still available and stable ... force the emulation to jump a certain ROM address, effectively doing ... -
Found a great program for reading Manga on KindleGet it here: [url]http://foosoft.net/mangle/[/url] Just follow the instructions at the bottom of the page. This program is really great. Got sever…
Get it here:
[url]http://foosoft.net/mangle/[/url]
Just follow the instructions at the bottom of the page.
This program is really great. Got several manga on my kindle now thanks to it. -
SpecBAS 0.743 Now available!Hey Guys - SpecBAS has been updated again. A shedload of bugs have been fixed, and a couple of "just for fun" commands have been added! You all sa…
... of your program inside the program
Fixed a serious memory leak when working ... with arrays
Fixed a ...
Fixed a hang when a closing brace is omitted in a variable subscript
LLIST to .txtBit of an odd one this, but is there any way I can copy a basic program to text file? I'm using ZX spin at the moment...
Bit of an odd one this, but is there any way I can copy a basic program to text file?
I'm using ZX spin at the moment...Getting Unit CHS detail in +3e BASICHello there my fellow WoS'ers I would like to know if there are system VARS or PEEK's that I could use to get the CHS info within BASIC at the mome…
... the moment I have written a basic program that leaches this data from ... a CAT-TAB output that has ... (RAM)
it takes a while... I was hoping that ... there was a quicker way.
I ...+3e filebrowserHello everyone, Im writing a game/program loader for the +3e (with an IDE interface, but it can work with floppies too). The program lets you choose…
... too). The program lets you choose a partition and then a program from within ... /doubt/lack-of-knowledge is how to load a BASIC program from assembler and ... (in the RAM) to load a BASIC program and how to jump to ...Emulator audio...how?Hi all. I am in the process of writing a Spectrum emulator (c#) for my final year project at university. I've got it all working, apart from sound. …
... in the process of writing a Spectrum emulator (c#) for my ... trap the ROM routines when (for instance) a BASIC program uses the BEEP command ...Interface 1 putting me in 48kHi All, I have a 128 toasty with interface 1 connected to a PC via serial. If I save a basic program using 'SAVE *"b" LINE 10', all is well. If I …
... save a basic program using 'SAVE *"b" LINE 10', all is well. ... If I then try to 'MERGE *"b"' I get a ... 'MERGE error, 0:1' which I understand is ... CORRECT (as the interface 1 cannot merge a basic program ... thing I find odd is that after the error ...Basic program malfunctionHello. Please does anyone know why this basic program 10 LET x=0 20 LET x=x+0.1 30 print x 40 if x<>1 then goto 20 50 STOP does not properly work o…
Hello.
Please does anyone know why this basic program
10 LET x=0
20 LET x=x+0.1
30 print x
40 if x1 then goto 20
50 STOP
does not properly work on the speccy?My attempt to restore the CPU clock signalI know Winston has already got this, but I can't see any thread with details about it. Only wanted to share my (still early) results. I'm not taking…
... was trying to do is a module that could give ... /> Having a CPU in-phase clock signal is needed for some ... instruction that access the device is executing)
Anyway, this is it, in case someone finds ... thread. The output is the restored CPU signal ...Air Traffic Control RomeLuca has taken an old game he wrote in basic back in 1987 and with a bit of help from me and Einar he's managed to get it into 16k. [IMG]http://www.…
... game he wrote in basic back in 1987 and ... download.
A BASIC program for the 16K/48K/128K ... ZX Spectrum reborn from a dusty old tape. ...
ATC Rome is a simple program able to assign and manage ... the screen. The program includes a graphic map of the ...Seeking April fool article: turn 48k into 128kHi everyone! When I was about 11 years old (I think ?) an article appeared in a Spectrum related magazine. It turned out to be an April fool's joke,…
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When I was about 11 years ... an article appeared in a Spectrum related magazine. It ... was about typing in a BASIC program (with machine code poked ... to cripple the device to a basic state.
... to run in a lower address. When I finally got ...Detecting if VEGA?I've posted this over at the Vega forum too (I guess if anyone knows Chris Smith does!). This might be a daft question, and too early to ask it, b…
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This might be a daft question, and too early ... anyone think of a way of detecting if a program is running on a Vega? Even ...im looking for a basic routine that adds a numerical character to a stringim looking for a basic routine that adds a numerical character to a string. so a=1, "1", then a=0 "10", then a=1 "101......" and so on
im looking for a basic routine that adds a numerical character to a string. so a=1, "1", then a=0 "10", then a=1 "101......" and so onTIL: something about floating point numbersHere's something that had me scratching my head for a while until I figured out what was going on. In a BASIC program, floating point numbers are …
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In a BASIC program, floating point numbers are stored ... the 14/0x0E byte is 8336666666 - which is actually +5.7 ( ... bit - is 0). But if you RUN this program and then ... inspect the variables area, you see that "a" is ...What mods do you recommend for a +2aHello all, I have recently got a +2a, that is running nicely. I'm thinking of modding it. I have read that the +3e rom is a good option. what else…
... I have recently got a +2a, that is running nicely. I'm thinking ... that the +3e rom is a good option. what else ... wondering, if you put a replacement z80 cmos that ... mean that my computer is going to run at ... the original cpu? Or is the cpu speed controlled by ...Can anyone remember a film where a damaged ship can't countdown sequentialy during a self destruct?When I was a child, I'm sure I remember part of a film or maybe TV movie where a boy or maybe a teenager is in a spaceship. The ship has a intelligen…
... TV movie where a boy or maybe a teenager is in a spaceship. The ... ship has a intelligent computer ... as requested.
So when a self destruct is commenced the computer counts ...Zx81I have a working ZX81..the external appearance is extremly good, I typed very recently a BASIC program and it is working....but the keyboard has a co…
I have a working ZX81..the external appearance is extremly good ... typed very recently a BASIC program and it is working....but the ... keyboard has a column ... guess it would require a membrane about 13 GBP/ ... . I think it is a fair trade.Random-Access to Microdrive FileI am working on a BASIC program to backup a microdrive text-file to standard tape array-file. To backup a text-file from one microdrive to a secon…
I am working on a BASIC program to backup a microdrive text-file to standard ... , there is a known solution: [b] MOVE #a TO #b [/b] BASIC command, but ... .
Each sector read is precisely placed inside B$ character ...
