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What new game to write...Now that Dominetris is out I'm wondering what to set about coding-up next... ...So I'm asking what kind of new games are people wanting to play? A …
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Books!I am after as many books as possible for the sinclair book preservation project. If you have any *duplicate* copies of sinclair related books that y…
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Emulation in EmulatorZX Spectrum 48K in Amiga in PC [url]http://www.geocities.com/msgptre/Emulation_In_Emulator/PC_Amiga_Spectrum.htm[/url]
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Emulation in EmulatorZX Spectrum 48K in Amiga in PC [url]http://www.geocities.com/msgptre/Emulation_In_Emulator/PC_Amiga_Spectrum.htm[/url]
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National versions of programming languagesI remember reading in old Polish computer magazines that there were serious plans in the 80-ties to create Polish versions of BASIC, Pascal, Logo so …
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Development SurveyI was just wondering how many people are actually developing games or programs for the Speccy. I'm not talking about people who "plan" to write somet…
... that the Speccy/SAM/ZX80/ZX81 has to offer and also ... language do you use? (Asm, Basic, C etc)[/B]
What is it exactly about that Spectrum that you like so much?I'm sure that most people here will agree that there's something very special about the Speccy, thats why we visit WOS afterall... But what why has i…
... had a go with the ZX81 first. However, it did have ... of factors. It had the basic capabilities of colour graphics and ... from earlier machines - like the ZX81 - and came in at a ... alone a VIC20 or a ZX81. Also, the processor power to ...Detect if program was loaded from tape or microdriveHow (if at all) can a BASIC program detect if it was loaded from tape or microdrive? This can be helpful to then load the screen or more machine code…
... relocatable. You can try the BASIC above with and without the ... line like in the old ZX81 times and then the program ...The Only Reason Sinclair Succeeded (Provoking Controversy)Although I love my Sinclairs dearly, I think that the only reason they succeeded was because at the time most people did not know any better (factori…
... and because users of the zx81 tended to upgrade to it ... , had a friendly version of Basic for people interested in learning ... ), had a decent version of basic, and was half the cost ... bother including a version of basic that was able to access ...The Only Reason Sinclair Succeeded (Provoking Controversy)Although I love my Sinclairs dearly, I think that the only reason they succeeded was because at the time most people did not know any better (factori…
... exactly what the Sinclair ZX80/ZX81 and TS1000 were aimed at ... . Before the ZX81/ZX80 the only alternatives for ... had a strong version of basic (better that anything offered by ... using the TS1000 (actually the ZX81) through the local computer club ...Sinclair Basic Vs PascalWith the rise of the structured programming movement (Jackson et al) was it wise to put the Basic programming language into the Spectrum. By this ti…
... just expand the BASIC already present in the ZX81 than to rock ... day also used versions of BASIC - so to use Pascal would ... Jupiter Ace, which also ditched BASIC). I doubt there would have ... chosen that route (since many ZX81 users used the machine primarily ...Sinclair Basic Vs PascalWith the rise of the structured programming movement (Jackson et al) was it wise to put the Basic programming language into the Spectrum. By this ti…
Pascal and BASIC are both toy languages; they' ... a lot more extensions to BASIC in a 16K ROM though ... .
Sinclair BASIC wasn't bad for a ... rewritten from scratch, as the ZX81 implementation was a total shoehorn ...Sinclair Basic Vs PascalWith the rise of the structured programming movement (Jackson et al) was it wise to put the Basic programming language into the Spectrum. By this ti…
... ]I agree. BASin or Sinclair Basic is suited for 5 year ... logical ending is something Sinclair Basic which is designed for ease ... half decent games came from ZX81 development houses who had already ... sort of exposure to Sinclair Basic before they went the m ...Sinclair Basic Vs PascalWith the rise of the structured programming movement (Jackson et al) was it wise to put the Basic programming language into the Spectrum. By this ti…
... the ZX81 manual for neater structure and more power then BASIC. Back ...Timex Sinclair 2068Hi guys. This is my first post here, the first of many, I hope.. :) I have a Timex Sinclair 2068 but don?t know much about it. It was given as a gif…
... platform. I´m a simple basic programmer. I began with computers ... TK85(brazilian clone of Sinclair ZX81). ( [url]http://www.old-computers ... were brazilian portuguese and sinclair basic... :) Unfortunately I left one of ...Timex Sinclair 2068Hi guys. This is my first post here, the first of many, I hope.. :) I have a Timex Sinclair 2068 but don?t know much about it. It was given as a gif…
... TK85, a brazilian clone of ZX81 I think. With no sound ... . If I right a siimple basic program on BASIC64 and save ...Timex Sinclair 2068Hi guys. This is my first post here, the first of many, I hope.. :) I have a Timex Sinclair 2068 but don?t know much about it. It was given as a gif…
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Tile Editor?! Written in Basic?!
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[b ...From a book about commodore.."In April 1982, Sinclair released an improved computer called the ZX Spectrum. Compared to the C64, the Spectrum had few technical advantages. It ha…
... a large user base of ZX81 users for whom the Spectrum ... learn than the c64. Speccy basic was almost but not quite ... as good as BBC basic.
As for the ...From a book about commodore.."In April 1982, Sinclair released an improved computer called the ZX Spectrum. Compared to the C64, the Spectrum had few technical advantages. It ha…
... had -- a decent version of basic for home users, which is ... to do this with its ZX81 which is what made it ... and a good version of basic was present. When the home ... z80s), a poor version of basic (when I purchased I was ...The Specchum DatabaseThis evening I was going through the bygone topics that were discussed on the WoS forums, some extending to the very beginning of time (2001 to be so…
... since experimenting with BASIC on my mate's ZX81, I wanted a ... games, but also taught myself BASIC and rudimentary machine code. Didn ...EightyOne 0.43Hmmm, 'twas round about July I fell asleep and only came round t'other day - honest gov! Anyway, I thought I'd better whip out a quick release and p…
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Any interest in new low-cost mass-storage interface with 512K RAM?I've recently added support to ResiDOS and the +3e ROMs for SD/MMC card interfaces; in particular, ZXMMC (which has no onboard RAM and so is only sup…
... ResiDOS uses 2 ROM banks (BASIC & Syntax) and 2 RAM ... ROMs (such as the ZX80/ZX81 emulators).
128K is ...EightyOne site down?Has anyone else had problems trying to get onto Mikes site?
... thing that computers like the ZX81, Lambda 8300, Jupiter Ace, TC ... with the ZX81, specially if we're talking about Basic, but you ... by letter (like in Beta Basic, the 80-lec.rom or ...basizx newsHello. I've uploaded a new version of basizx. Now there is also an Amstrad CPC incarnation, able to LOAD and SAVE +3 basic files in disc. And the I…
... 's not derived from Microsoft Basic :-) Several early magazine reviews ... to similar machines when running BASIC.
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... , through the 8K ROM zx81 where code was written to ... lists of lines. Sinclair Basic does not, meaning searching ...Speccy vs C64 vs Amstrad - Make your vote count![url]http://www.retrofusiononline.com/fusion/[/url] You know it makes sense. We're winning at the moment, too... D.
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[quote ...Worst game ever...?I was wondering which spectrum game was widely regarded as being the worst game ever? I don't just mean by personal opinion, but a universal accepta…
... , games were mostly written in BASIC and a bit of hi ... 'd just upgraded from a ZX81. The game just got a ...ZX81 - 64mb queryI know this is a spectrum forum but hopefully someone out there may know the answer to my question. I buy and sell old sinclairs and have sold numer…
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i ... +2b, acorn electron, jupiter ace, zx81, commadore 64, amiga 500 & ...
