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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 ... versions of BASIC - so to use Pascal would put the Spectrum in ... many people upgrading from the ZX81 if Sinclair had chosen that ... route (since many ZX81 users used the machine primarily ... -
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…
... I´ve read about this Spectrum Emulator Cartridge! I didnt ... Spectrum before, acually, nor for any platform. I´m a simple basic ... TK85(brazilian clone of Sinclair ZX81). ( [url]http://www. ... were brazilian portuguese and sinclair basic... :) Unfortunately I left ... -
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 ... and still work on the Spectrum?
I downloaded Spectaculator ... ;EXPORTS->SAVE WITH ZX SPECTRUM PLAYER). This contains the machine ... . If I right a siimple basic program on BASIC64 and save ... -
Jet Set Willy Guru Nedded UrgentlyNow I know these questions have probably been asked over and over and over again but I just want to make sure my memory is correct and I've actually …
... are the only differences in #8000-FFFF, although the BASIC loader and ... /> [url]http://geocities.com/andrewbroad/spectrum/[/url]
[url]http://geocities ... .com/andrewbroad/spectrum/willy/[/url]
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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…
... pixel 32x24 attr mode (spectrum compatible), a dual-screen ... in comparison to the 2068/spectrum.
The TMS99 ... spectrum original because of differences in speed.
MSX1 basic ... support for hardware that the spectrum's version lacks.
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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…
... is a game for ZX Spectrum could the TS2068 do something ... />
Tile Editor?! Written in Basic?!
:o NINJA STUFF!
ZX81 user! [/u]
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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…
... , it almost immediately overtook the Spectrum."
Now initially ... user base of ZX81 users for whom the Spectrum was the next ... learn than the c64. Speccy basic was almost but not quite ... as good as BBC basic.
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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…
... as frugal as the spectrum engineering team, but they ... -- a decent version of basic for home users, which ... fantastic job on the Spectrum, but the level of ... quote]
Yes, the Spectrum is a simple computer but ... do this with its ZX81 which is what made ... -
EightyOne site down?Has anyone else had problems trying to get onto Mikes site?
... +3 mode.
-Speed. Real Spectrum, Warajevo, Spectaculator and Emuzwin allow ... with the ZX81, specially if we're talking about Basic, but you ... by letter (like in Beta Basic, the 80-lec.rom or ... you could also use the Spectrum commands INK, PAPER and BORDER ... -
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 ... The primary one is that Spectrum basic has a lineage starting with ... , through the 8K ROM zx81 where code was written to ... wanted to rewrite Sinclair basic for the spectrum from scratch but ... -
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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The spectrum was 3 times faster than ...
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Tape loading times on the C64/Spectrum ... useful on the C64 in basic.
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... been loitering on world of spectrum site for a few years ... resides in an offical upgrade spectrum + case with a few ... in z80 assembly and basic (and visual basic on pc).
i ... sinclair spectrum 128(heatsink) and a +2b, acorn electron, jupiter ace, zx81 ... -
PZX file format draft[QUOTE=Andrew Barker;186084]To this date, there is no rival format for TZX, despite people saying they can do better. Well the challenge is on, prov…
... tape image containing both Spectrum and ZX81 data.)
BASIC listings as text, for example - will obviously have to implement Spectrum ... and ZX81 support separately. I ... , not just for Spectrum and ZX81, but any other ... -
Faster Pussycat, yer man (UDG)Right we are almost into a game area. Ive started to play with UDG and by using bins and pokes I can redesign graphics to my hearts content. Now Im…
... such thing.
The ZX81 has a character-based display ... relate to characters in the ZX81 character set.
So you ... screen.
The ZX Spectrum has a raster display, which ... similar you could do in BASIC.
Other computers, such ... -
Orange Intro Sinclair book + Subliminal Message = ???I've had [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=2000512"]this book[/URL] for over 20 years now ... and I just noticed* less than 5 mi…
... the book(s as the BASIC one has another part of ... he may own these (also ZX81 cover and Microdrive manual). Prices ... /> The fact that the ZX81 and Spectrum manuals did not make it ... -
Anyone knows how ULAs were designed?Hi I just finished reading a very interesting article about [URL="http://arstechnica.com/articles/culture/a-history-of-the-amiga-part-3.ars"]history…
The ZX81 would have been fairly easy, ... .
As for the Spectrum ULA, I believe a similiar ... difference in the ULA. The ZX81 also differed from the ZX80 ... a superior (at the time) BASIC ROM. -
What was a Z80 computer capable of ?I have always wondered, and maybe the techy people on here could answer, with what you know about the Z80 processor, was the spectrum hampered by the…
The beauty of the Spectrum is that the Z80 does ... ) to the display. On the ZX81 the Z80 did this too ... banked Z80 machine, the ZX Spectrum design is superbly balanced giving ... display and memory to allow BASIC and commercial applications.
Once ... -
What was a Z80 computer capable of ?I have always wondered, and maybe the techy people on here could answer, with what you know about the Z80 processor, was the spectrum hampered by the…
... displayed. This also makes the ZX81 a very interesting hobby machine ... for your programs and your BASIC interpretter. In other words, impractical ... computer. In other words the Spectrum's display resolution (and all ... -
Benchmark timeWell, the BASIC benchmark posted in Creative Computing back in the 80s came up as a topic on the AtariAge forums. The article is available online an…
... Z80... but the CoCo BASIC doesn't support integers so ... the same MHz depending on differences in the BASICs.
[/ ... different processors based on their basic interpretters' performance is very ... library by default (not the spectrum ROM) and its default ... -
Benchmark timeWell, the BASIC benchmark posted in Creative Computing back in the 80s came up as a topic on the AtariAge forums. The article is available online an…
... the Spectrum's ROM code is inherited from the zx81.
Contrast this to Atari Basic which ... than optimal BASIC implementation.[/QUOTE]
I ran the spectrum C ... faster than the 3.5MHz Spectrum.
The main ... -
I just installed SE BASIC in ResiDOSThat's brilliant. Until today I didn't realise it was possible to do that. 8) Necros.
... I know this isn't BASIC related but it does apply ... ZX80 & ZX81 emulators (these need a 128K Spectrum). If you install ... card. So you can download ZX81 snapshots to your CF card ... -
z88dk 1.8 releasedSince I am the most regular of the z88dk peeps to post here I might as well let you all know that v1.8 has been released. [code] A little later than…
... ]You can use a ZX81 emulator for the Spectrum under FUSE. That ... - just something to run a BASIC program to display a static ... -
Porting 8k Adventure to SpectrumSomeone has tried to help me port 8k Adventure over to the spectrum. Here is the code thus far. It doesn't seem to work with the verbs, however. I tr…
... conversion of Basic from ZX Spectrum to a ZX80 or ZX81 with 16K ... the ZX Spectrum listing maybe someone here or at the ZX81 forum ... only bought my ZX80 and ZX81 last year. :) -
Porting 8k Adventure to SpectrumSomeone has tried to help me port 8k Adventure over to the spectrum. Here is the code thus far. It doesn't seem to work with the verbs, however. I tr…
... conversion of Basic from ZX Spectrum to a ZX80 or ZX81 with 16K ... the ZX Spectrum listing maybe someone here or at the ZX81 forum ... only bought my ZX80 and ZX81 last year. :)[/QUOTE]
BASIC doesn't have READ, RESTORE ... -
BASIC error messagesDoes anyone know what all the numbers mean after the various error messages in Sinclair BASIC? Does anyone know how to instigate each error type?
... interesting point is that the Spectrum evolved from the ZX80 which ... 0-9 and from the ZX81 that had hexadecimal [0-9A ... neat!
The original Spectrum system is really base 36 ... for 128K BASIC only. Both the 48K Spectrum and 128K Spectrum work with ... -
48K games that don't work on a +2Not sure if there is already a thread about this but recently I've noticed some old 48K games will not run on my +2 - even in 48K mode. Examples are…
... you had plugged into the Spectrum.
When an interrupt ... (or put "SPECTRUM" at the top of a BASIC program).
[ ... or SPECTRUM will fix this.
7) Z80 timing differences. The ... " SCREEN$. This will only affect BASIC programs.
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CSSCGC 2008 has now officially begunFor coming last in the 2007 crap game compo, I have the honour and privilege of hosting CSSCGC 2008! I have now put up the CSSCGC 2008 website at …
... for this year was a Spectrum +3!
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... with their own TK95 and ZX81 forums etc...
It ... ) compos for the following: Best BASIC game (no m/c allowed ... utility, Best DivIDE+ utility, Best Spectrum case, Best game modification, etc ... -
mea culpa!I have just sent Digital Prawn another entry for CCG 2008 which might shock a few people! It is a program which emulates a Commodore Vic 20 - yes, yo…
... pushes the boundaries of the Spectrum just that little bit further ... use it to enter CBM BASIC programs!
After writing ... (if only Sinclair allowed the ZX81 to have redefinable characters too ... a standard 3.5 MHz Spectrum. However, emulators can run ... -
Minigamecomp vs CGCHow come so many of you join the CGC and so few (me and Yerzmyey from WoS and Beyker) join the Minigamecompo? Personally I think that Yerzmyey's ZX…
... judges were aware of the Spectrum's capabilities (and lack of ... require effort. Notice how few ZX81/80/Ace entries there are ... VIC 20 in glorious CBM Basic 2 using "Twenty Commodes"...
Minigame compo 2008What happened to the compo site 2007 and the pre-announcement 2008? The site seems to be down.
... lot of slack. Even batari BASIC is a fair bit harder ... suggest.
[QUOTE]The ZX81 game was also a 1K ... happened to be a ZX Spectrum game)[/QUOTE]
Thanks ...
