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Why was/is the ZX Spectrum so popular?Why? How? Even after all this time you have a website like this etc.... It's just amazing!
... an editor or when running BASIC applications that focus mainly on ... output.
Finally, Sinclair BASIC and every aspect of the ... , but just 1K for the ZX81). Both these factors tend to ... Compare and contrast with Locomotive BASIC on the Amstrad CPC for ... -
Why was/is the ZX Spectrum so popular?Why? How? Even after all this time you have a website like this etc.... It's just amazing!
... Avenger & Mazogs on the ZX81, just the idea of playing ... after tapping away on a ZX81![/QUOTE]
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Spectrum Keyboard Solutions?Hello, I'm new here and this is my first posting. I started with Sinclair computers back with the ZX81, then when the Spectrum came out I really wa…
... Sinclair computers back with the ZX81, then when the Spectrum came ... this AndreXXX famous for his BASIC ZX81 games???)
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emulatorsplease help can we see clearly which emulator emaulates which hardware is there any that has a pc function key for the mulitface nmi button and the +…
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BBC BASIC does not support [B ... interface code that BBC BASIC calls to deal with ... host interface code. BBC BASIC does not know, and ... english words in the basic keywords and error reports ... colour palette with a zx81 compatible text only mode ... -
Vic 20 game better than Speccy version?Years ago, when I had my Vic 20 I had a game called Blitz, it was on the welcome tape in fact. Very simple game, but strangely addictive. For those t…
... (at WoS)[/URL]. It emulates BASIC, not machine code. I am ... the startup screen and CBM BASIC 2 working, but the problem ... made for a 64K RAM ZX81 as it is possible to ... -
Vic 20 game better than Speccy version?Years ago, when I had my Vic 20 I had a game called Blitz, it was on the welcome tape in fact. Very simple game, but strangely addictive. For those t…
... at WoS)[/URL]. It emulates BASIC, not machine code. I am ... the startup screen and CBM BASIC 2 working, but the ... made for a 64K RAM ZX81 as it is possible ... of it with the CBM Basic V2 3583 Bytes free ... />
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Best tools, oscilloscope for ZX Spectrum repairHi, Since I'm a newbie in this area, I'd like to ask about the most appropriate tools for ZX Spectrum repair. For example I'd like to purchase an a…
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[*]Knowledge (basic electronics, TTL voltage levels, logic ... , capacitors etc.
[*]Some very basic tools: soldering iron, digital multimeter ... repairs (and expansions), including some ZX81's and Spectrums, but don ... -
Import text files of type insThere are ways to read the text of scans and covert them to word or txt files. So you could do this then edit and correct them and import them to run…
... isn't optimised for recognising Basic keywords as opposed to plain ... ] (which Gzavsnap has [url=http://zx81.ordi5.free.fr/tools/]ported ... -
Poll: The best spectrumIm putting this up as weve had quite a lengthy discussion discussing the highs and lows of all spectrum models so heres a poll for personal preferanc…
... /> Well in that case the ZX81, because the Spectrum is just ... a ZX81 with colour and a slightly extended BASIC. The Amstrad ... -
Poll: The best spectrumIm putting this up as weve had quite a lengthy discussion discussing the highs and lows of all spectrum models so heres a poll for personal preferanc…
... ]Well in that case the ZX81, because the Spectrum is just ... a ZX81 with colour and a slightly extended BASIC. The Amstrad ... -
Can a ZX81 be upgraded to a Spectrum?No, I don't want to do this, and I agree that to do so (even if I could) would be a waste of time. The question is, is it possible though? The upgrad…
... [/I], given that the basic structure of ZX81 and ZX Spectrum is ... ever wanted a Spectrum in ZX81 case, it would probably be ... circuit board design to fit ZX81 case. -
Recent talk of developing new SpectrumsHi all, I can see from a few threads on here that some Wossers like Vasil and Aien 8 are interested in developing more powerful Spectrums or improvi…
... put a keyboard and microsoft basic around it and sold it ... changes to the generic microsoft basic to make use of the ... instead insisted that the existing zx81 code be used to get ... -
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... 40s, started out with a ZX81 and Spectrum as a teenager ... amount of trivia about ZX BASIC. Tried to learn assembly language ... -
Where's it all going?[Rerouted from 'Assembler Intricacies' in Development Forum] [QUOTE=Timmy;506104]I don't think we're in disagreement here. As I've said it's a niche…
... client/server model with a basic 48k, eg, acting as client ... day (my primary thoughts were zx81 and trs-80 ports). New ... -
Elite to release a new Spectrum hardwareIt seems a rumor to me, but they say Elite is going to release a new Spectrum-like gadget for the 30th Speccy anniversary. It seems a ZX Spectrum-Li…
... , when I moved from the ZX81 to the rubber Spectrum I ... a wonderful keyboard and BBC BASIC!
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Calculating the address of a pixel?Hi Folks, Is there an easy/quick way of calculating the memory address of a pixel? So for example, if I wanted to "plot" pixel at screen coordinate…
... for who? Surely not the basic system.
Gaps always ... is a modification of the zx81 ROM, not a rewrite so ... -
Calculating the address of a pixel?Hi Folks, Is there an easy/quick way of calculating the memory address of a pixel? So for example, if I wanted to "plot" pixel at screen coordinate…
... had taken off for the ZX81, the top 32KB of address ... really useful for very large BASIC programs (or arrays created by ... BASIC programs). I think the main ... -
Calculating the address of a pixel?Hi Folks, Is there an easy/quick way of calculating the memory address of a pixel? So for example, if I wanted to "plot" pixel at screen coordinate…
... for who? Surely not the basic system.[/QUOTE]
Surely no ... 35-40K monstrosities in sinclair basic :lol:
[QUOTE=Alcoholics ... see what we have here: basic ZX81 had 1K and MOST users ... least to 16K; now the basic Spectrum had 16K and... ;)
Calculating the address of a pixel?Hi Folks, Is there an easy/quick way of calculating the memory address of a pixel? So for example, if I wanted to "plot" pixel at screen coordinate…
... the real power of Sinclair BASIC. Couple that with the 64K ... more memory than my 1K ZX81! Now I know modern PCs ...Calculating the address of a pixel?Hi Folks, Is there an easy/quick way of calculating the memory address of a pixel? So for example, if I wanted to "plot" pixel at screen coordinate…
... a development of the ZX80/ZX81 ROM. A clean-sheet design ... are bumped dynamically around in BASIC.
(3) Expression ... handled cleanly, the storage of BASIC programs is entirely linear. ... I recall the Spectrum?s BASIC was considered slow. Certainly, ...Calculating the address of a pixel?Hi Folks, Is there an easy/quick way of calculating the memory address of a pixel? So for example, if I wanted to "plot" pixel at screen coordinate…
... in machine code than in BASIC)
It is in many ... use any memory. Ditto the ZX81. (Which did, but minimal)
Any plans for the ZX81's 30th "birthday"?According to [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZX81"]Wikipedia[/URL] the ZX81 will be 30 years old on the 5th of March. I'll certainly play a few Z…
... was him who patched the ZX81 version to remove the mists ... generation was being done in BASIC in the original for no ...T/S 2068 & SpectrumBorrowing what you see below from the Timex Sinclair 2068 Beginner/Intermediate Guide, by Fred Blechman. It appears the T/s 2068 was intended to be …
... chunks.
The additional BASIC commands of the TS2068 were ... for the AY, even the ZX81 had a plug-in AY ... a cart that had TS2000 BASIC running in a 64 column ...Fast LogsAnyone know of a fast ln function I can steal? The ROM function seems to be hideously slow. I wrote a look-up table dirty and less accurate sin func…
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But if the SE basic ROM uses the calculator better ... routines used in the SE BASIC ROM were written by me ... ROM, like that of the ZX81, saves space by using compressed ... reduced the size of the ZX81 ROM by almost 200 bytes ...So what is the best Spectrum?I've had a search and even though i can remember a similar thread somewhere I'll twist it a bit. Whats the best "unmodified" Spectrum? (modification…
... of included a new 48k basic like the 128k toastie. While ... before that I had the ZX81 with 16k RAM pack and ... .... not that I remember any Zx81 joystick games lol
This might be something new[img]http://www.711chan.org/test/src/130427925559.png[/img] Have a look at this screenshot of my emulator ZX82. Notice the copyright message? That's…
... server (from within the BASIC - being it's running ... programs written in Sinclair BASIC, but there's no ... *are* going to need OpenSE BASIC.
[quote ... expanded version of Sinclair BASIC for Windows and Linux, ... the ones from the ZX81 ROM and the lower ...That thing on ZX_Beccy's shelfI am sure I am not the only one who thinks ZX_Beccy has the most amazing Sinclair collection but has anyone else been curious about that white spectr…
Well SCROLL and UNPLOT were on the ZX81, FORE is presumably what would be INK (as neither that or PAPER are present). I guess the updates to Sinclair Basic hadn't been finalised when these were being mocked up.New game! Nanako in CJMC for ZX81!Yup, that's true. We've been busy in crafting a nice, small, simple library to code games in text mode (this is, standard, unexpanded) for the 16K ZX…
... /> I had no idea a zx81 game could be so fluid ... ?!!:smile:[/QUOTE]
The ZX81 is quite a good little ... for it being written in BASIC and so being slow, unresponsive ...New game! Nanako in CJMC for ZX81!Yup, that's true. We've been busy in crafting a nice, small, simple library to code games in text mode (this is, standard, unexpanded) for the 16K ZX…
[QUOTE=bobs;536846]The ZX81 is quite a good little ... for it being written in BASIC and so being slow, unresponsive ...
