-
AY-3-8912 help !Hi all. Happy new yeay. I'm new to spectrum programming, and am interested in writing some music for the +2 AY chip. The problem is...I cant find …
... wrote:
I'm new to spectrum programming, and am interested in ... music soundtrackers available on the Spectrum. These include SoundTracker, SQTracker, ProTracker ... up as a 128K Spectrum, select 128 Basic from the menu, enter ... -
who owned a zx81 before the spectrumHow many of you owned a zx81 before getting a spectrum and did it make you want to get a spectrum. I owned a zx81 first but all my mates had a spectr…
I had a ZX81 before a Spectrum. I was only 7 years ... but they were very keen to get me started with ... clone) so I used to type in programs from magazines ... before I actually got to see my Spectrum on a colour ... TV as it was hard to tell the difference between ... -
i want to start writing my own gamesi want to start writing my own games but have no idea how. is there any downloadable dummys guides or some software that teaches u how. the only expe…
... programming a Spectrum, I'd quickly become familiar with Basic. To learn ... he could write an intro to Spectrum programming tutorial.
... best way to develop software for the Spectrum is in ... compiler for the Spectrum and an intro to programming in C ... -
i want to start writing my own gamesi want to start writing my own games but have no idea how. is there any downloadable dummys guides or some software that teaches u how. the only expe…
... br /> If you understand the basic programming concepts they translate across ... joy it is to be able to write full apps ... strict language originally intended to teach programming. It enforces ... he could write an intro to Spectrum programming tutorial.[/quote]
... -
i want to start writing my own gamesi want to start writing my own games but have no idea how. is there any downloadable dummys guides or some software that teaches u how. the only expe…
... If you understand the basic programming concepts they translate ... and deallocates memory to create and destroy ... could write an intro to Spectrum programming tutorial.[/quote]
Spectrum programming tutorial involves more than an introduction to the ... -
whats your second favourite retro computerOk i'm going to assume that for most of us here the speccy is our favourite number 1 retro computer,its the best home computer in the world etc etc :…
... wrote:
You learn Spectrum BASIC and get two commands; border ... make the transition from BASIC expert to novice machine code ... Yes, but the transition from BASIC to any other language is never ... Witness the transition from BASIC to C! BASIC does things at a ... -
misinformation on ebayi may be wrong !! but im sure the zx spectrum 48k was not the worlds 1st home computer. [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3…
... ? So the ZX80 and ZX81 are to be airbrushed out of history ... micro brought out before the Spectrum?
This has made ... -
UDG/sprite HelpRestore 5: For N=20 To 21: Read G$: For R=0 To 7: Read B: Poke Usr G$+r,b: Next R: Next N
... a background in Clive's ZX81 BASIC, could somebody give a quick ... /sprite usage, including a simple BASIC demo?
THX
BASIC cookbook is where I will have to start. Could ... -
ZX-BUS?Hmmmm..... While reading Your posts here, I have an impression that various models of ZX Spectrum have various zx-bus ports. Is that true? I knew t…
... is compatible with the 48K Spectrum edge connector. Not sure if ... 'special' Timex signals made it to the edge.
The ... . This allows some ZX81 peripherals to be connected to the 2068 without modification ... -
+D/Disciple games archive?Hi all, Having finally got my disciple to work, I'm starting to have a look at hacking multiload games. Is there any archive on the web with games t…
... I'm a complete newbie to spectrum hacking. I'll read through ... Eg in "R1.sna" a basic loader is saved with 'SAVE ... I used in the basic loader in R1.sna< ... time so that the Spectrum ROM reappears in the ... which was loaded by the Basic loader program. You can do ... -
ZX-BUS?Hmmmm..... While reading Your posts here, I have an impression that various models of ZX Spectrum have various zx-bus ports. Is that true? I knew t…
... same as those of the ZX81 - in fact, early TS1000's ... the same board as the ZX81 (with a slight modification for ... ago about how to convert ZX81 hardware to run on the spectrum. This is ... scan it and send it to you.
[ This Message ... -
Ultimate PollIt seems that most people like giving their profiles/opinions, so here's another one... see if I can make a poll out of it :) (some questions may ha…
... />
1. Favourite Spectrum model
...
17. Favourite old Spectrum magazine
MicroHobby ... that never made it to Spectrum that should have or made ... couple of these in Basic better than some machine ... -
Forgotten hardwareDuring the mid-eighties I became aware of a new hardware platform which I believe was released by Sinclair, it was obviously unsuccessful as I?ve not…
... spectrum games converted to sam, many with improved sound. although it's basic ... tobe very similar to spectrum basic, and probably better. spectrum basic can be easily adapted ... sam, and is easy for spectrum basic programmers to use. if you write ... -
ZX in FPGA...Hmm..seems nobody is interested in a replacement PCB with FPGA...well..heading towards next FPGA projects then...C64 and others (o; [ This Messag…
[quote]What will you use to access the CF, ResiDOS or ... . Most convenient way is to modify SE Basic to include simple FAT16 support ... slot is just hooked up to FPGA. Wiring in Verilog comes ... normal ZX Spectrum 48k/+.
Have no other models to compare against ... -
Very new indeedHi, At [url="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/viewtopic.php?topic=5835&forum=4&1"]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/viewtopic.php?topic=583…
... some simple BASIC commands.
The biggest barrier to Spectrum emulation is ... getting to grips with the "unusual ... be very useful to getting to grips with the original Spectrum keyboard. Alternatively ... -
Cascade 50 questionI remember playing on this around summer 1984. There was a game on this tape which was basically a 'W' shape made up of numbers and a moving line whi…
... code mixed in with the BASIC to scroll the cars etc.
I'm trying to collect all of them on ... why..) I've got the Spectrum, C64, Electron, Oric, BBC A ... -
3d Code... simple Anyone know where I can get some examples of 3d routines written in basic... I`ve done some googling, and come up with some source for PowerBasic or…
... of going from a confident Basic coder to a crap MC coder ... know I`d be pleased to know that I could ... an abyss - the jump from BASIC to Machine Code - I know, I ... there when I had a Spectrum... I never took the jump ... take the chance of trying to learn it, once you ... -
I would like to write emulatorHi guys, I'm new to this forum but I realise that you must get loads of posts from people asking "how do I write an emulator" so I'll try and be spe…
... 't going from learning binary to Spectrum emulation a bit of big ... steps in between that need to be dealt with first...
basic x86 under my belt, and ... learnt enough z80 to understand one very fundamental concept ... -
What hardware Sinclair and not related has everybody got?Just had to try to list all my clutter in the attic and my dads garage (this has got a bit out of hand), anybody else got as much Retro as this (boug…
...
1 ZX81
1 48K Spectrum (which I had since ... ) 1986.
1 48K Spectrum (broken)
1 48K+ ... will eventually get around to buying a replacement membrane)< ... not mine though. It belongs to my brother)
to go, but I can ... -
Doom for the Speccy?I have just heard about Doom for the Speccy! Is this for real? I would love to play this as i looooove Doom (and me Speccy) Can anyone direct me o…
ZX81!!!
Now there's an idea... ;)
I wonder how many levels of Doom I can cram into 1K? You DO realise what you've unleashed here, don't you... ? :lol:
*slinks away to find the ZX81 BASIC manual* -
Censorship alive and kicking in WoS forumsLocking threads is one thing, selectively removing posts is another. Everything posted after midnight in that 'speccy maps' thread has been removed. …
... BASIC listing, and my replies as to why I wouldn't support ZX81 BASIC ... -
Sam Coupe Games I know this is a bit off topic, but i dont' know any decent Sam Coupe forums. Anyone know where I can get hold of commercial Sam Coupe disk images …
... at mo, so just want to pull a few issue`s ... being in Basic, also gonna try and get it converted to Spectrum, although ... Im not used to doing graphics with ... -
Favourite thing about the SpectrumWhat was/ or is your favourite thing/s about the Spectrum? Is it the soundchip of your favoured/owned machine, be it 48K beeper, or 128 AY the shee…
... . just looked horrible blocky compared to Speccy versions.
... . it looked a disaster compared to spectrum screens.
I ... didnt knew. Also I must to admit that in the real ... /> And of course the Basic of spectrum is another thing I really ... -
ORSAMIt's that time of year again... (no, not the time when baseball cap wearing youth stick fireworks up the bottoms of cats) .. but the ORSAM show in …
I stuck a few odd Spectrum books in the box as well - hope they came in handy. (I saw the very pleased look when I passed my old ZX81 manual to the ZX81 seller as well :) -
New Compo IdeaI've had this idea and would like to know what do you think about it. I think that most of us here know how to code in BASIC. The problem with Specc…
... writing equivalent functions in BASIC which would compile under ... HiSoft BASIC or the Sinclair Extended BASIC compiler. There ... new, or old different Basic) to add in any extra graphics ... shouldn`t we use any Spectrum Basic and any compiler, perhaps, ... -
How to detect 48k modeHow can you detect if a 128k machine is in 48k mode (from an emulation point of view, not via BASIC or machine code)? Checking the current rom? But …
... Since the most common way to detect 128K mode in commercial ... , for emulators I suggest to interpret the TZX block according ... to the status of bit5 of port 0x7FFD of the emulated Spectrum ... 48K mode. BTW, the BASIC statement SPECTRUM does disable paging.
< ... -
Why emulators are not as good as the real thingI think I remember thx1138 saying before that emus didn't cut it for him. Well, I agree. They are good fun, and I got into the Speccy for a second ti…
It's the performance of coding hardware. The craft of the programers on the Spectrum new how to maximise game design. As soon as people pushed past basic to machine code and compilling then the artistry became trully impressive!!! -
ANNOUNCE: BASin Release 12 ready for downloadWell, after a rather large break, BASin's latest incarnation is ready for public use. Probably. BASin is a Sinclair Spectrum development environme…
... most advanced debugger in any spectrum emulator anywhere.
... Delpi-like IDE for Sinclair BASIC. To this end, Woody helped me ... with an eye to adapting it to the task of BASIC programming. Things ... BASin for pratting about in BASIC with a little asm ... -
"Sinclair Zx Spectrum: Absolutely Better Than Commodore 64"Did you ever read this? [url="http://www.alfonsomartone.itb.it/fztsmo.html"]http://www.alfonsomartone.itb.it/fztsmo.html[/url]
... C64's BASIC is about the same as the Spectrum's ...
For the transition from BASIC to machine code, the C64 is ... previously learnt POKEs directly translate to machine code commands and ... ' computing that the games machine spectrum was.
[/quote]
... -
BBC BASIC for the SpectrumThe latest update of BBC BASIC for the Spectrum at [url="http://www.mdfsnet.f9.co.uk/Software/Spectrum/BBCBasic"]http://www.mdfsnet.f9.co.uk/Software…
i gave andrew barker alot of info on bbc basic on the newsgroup some time ago because he wanted to compile and create a sort of user manual for bbc basic for spectrum. anyone know if it is finished and if so where to get it? thanks.
