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Bresenham's line algorithmHelp - I really am struggling to get my head around this algorithm. I don't know why, I coped with Cordic (SIN/COS) and integer divide routines (/10 …
... listing takes care not to knowingly infringe the ... and look forward to getting back to my webpage which ... ZX81 ROM and although both were pulled there is a BASIC ... program in the ZX81 manual to draw a ... -point variable to decide when to move to a new ... -
Brits made first computer tooThe Sinclair naming conventions ZX80, ZX81 make it easy to remember when these computers came out but can produce amusing effects when the ZX generat…
... for computers do seem to be relatively arbitrary. At ... made sense. In addition to the Spectrum being the ZX82 at ... 1000 (ZX81 based), 2000 (Spectrum based)
Atari: numbers had to be ... />
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Spectrum 'slow down' hardwareAny one else got one of these ? If so do you find it useful ? [url]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&item=…
... direct loading of ZX81 programmes from cassette into the Spectrum. I wonder ... is used by me to transfer
ZX81 games to ZX81 load files at ...
ZX81EMUL on the ZX Spectrum and SAM81 or SAM2ZX81 on ... -
Which computer is most similar to Zx Spectrum?I have wondered recently wihch other 8-bit computer is most of all similar to Zx Spectrum. I mean similar graphics, similar gameplay, similar program…
... most similar to least:
ZX81 - Very similar to the Spectrum internally, but ... the few changes made the Spectrum ... mind would look very different to Spectrum ones.
MSX - It's ... -
Which computer is most similar to Zx Spectrum?I have wondered recently wihch other 8-bit computer is most of all similar to Zx Spectrum. I mean similar graphics, similar gameplay, similar program…
... has a very similar keyboard to the standard 16/48K ZX ... are probably better matched to the ZX81 than to the Speccy. e.g ... course if we allow ZX Spectrum clones, then we have things ... many of the games seem to be speccy ports. -
what were the things the Speccy architecture was good for?I don't know a hell of a lot about all the different computers hardware and I wanted to know if the way the Spectrum was built lent itself to certain…
... on the sluggish side compared to Spectrum versions.
Comparisons with ... bit less powerful than the Spectrum, and the BBC Micro slightly ... things you can do in BASIC. I'd guess that the ... than the leading 8-bits (Spectrum, C64, CPC, BBC Micro) though ... -
Hacks to improve existing gamesDoes everyone remember those hacked versions of Commando and Action Force II that had AY soundtracks hacked into them? How about hacking some other …
... code loader with a call to BASIC to a certain line where ... /> Can that be done (returning to BASIC to certain line from machine code ... br /> the mainstorage for the Spectrum is tape, so all multiloader ... And yes you can return to BASIC and (re)load a piece ... -
Hacks to improve existing gamesDoes everyone remember those hacked versions of Commando and Action Force II that had AY soundtracks hacked into them? How about hacking some other …
... /> The storage for the Spectrum can also be: microdrive, ... I would just edit the basic loader and replace
to the initial loader caller). < ... replaced with a "call BASIC line 50". Is that ... go back in the BASIC to load another game. -
ZXSpectrum +3 - New SoftwareHello, This is my first post here on WOS, i'm very glad to be here and be a part of this community. To make this short, i've been programming on the…
I would love to know how many of us, ... ;)) started out with the spectrum. First with BASIC and then with assembler ... . But I really owe all to spectrum :)
Rui Batista
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Usr 0 ?I'm not sure I've ever seen this explained before, but why do some programs (only demos, as far as I can see, so far) need USR 0 mode when run on a 1…
USR 0 erase 48kB memory(basic) and set 48 rom ... switch from 128 basic to 48 basic you can use command "SPECTRUM", but this ... grey) with correct SPECTRUM command (only switch to 48 basic without reset and ... /zx128rom-enable-paging-in-48-basic.zip[/url]
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Usr 0 ?I'm not sure I've ever seen this explained before, but why do some programs (only demos, as far as I can see, so far) need USR 0 mode when run on a 1…
... or use the SPECTRUM command in 128 BASIC, the bankswitching ... from 128 basic to 48 basic you can use command "SPECTRUM", but this ... with correct SPECTRUM command (only switch to 48 basic without reset and ... total control over the Spectrum, and it therefore doesn ... -
ZX81 tape formatIs there a description of it somewhere? The TZX format doesn't give it but can it be worked out from what it says about block 19? There is a good d…
... has an increasing archive of ZX81 tapes in .P and more ... Tapir, altough Tapir only refers to Spectrum tapes you can still have ... -
speccy marathon?has anyone played all the speccy games? i mean all the ones that are available, not the MIA's. surely martijn treid them all before he let them on …
... 't married I'd like to have a shot at starting ... than #) with his "Complete Guide To Spectrum Games": [url]http://www.ys3 ... , memorable games are swamped by Basic type-ins from 1982 and ... -
Turbo BasicHi everyone, I should like to know if is available some version Turbo-Basic for ZX Spectrum? (Such as for Atari XE/XL.) Thank you! ;) P.S. I am sorr…
... re ever going to get far in programming a Spectrum with a ... a limited subset of Sinclair BASIC but has extensions for ... hand, if you want extensions to BASIC to allow structured programming, you'd ... better advised to take a look at Beta BASIC or BBC BASIC. Neither ... -
Home Computing WeeklyIssue 15 seems to have 4 extra images that are duplicates of the previous four. HomeComputingWeekly01500049.jpg HomeComputingWeekly01500050.jpg HomeC…
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840605,ZXUser1,11-13,Spreadsheet,Tom Langford,ZX81
ZX81 & ZX Spectrum
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If Money Was No Object - Would You Have Bought A SpectrumTruthfully, at the time you bought your first ZX Spectrum, would you have bought something different if money was no object. Don't get me wrong - I …
... , I think. I liked the basic, and the built-in assembler ... with a zx81, moved to speccy (48k then 128k), then to ST for ... .
When I got to Uni, I acquired a PC ... -
Image to ZXSpec 1.0Hi, I've written a piece of software (still not finished) that outputs any kind of image onto a Spectrum having being converted on a PC. It takes a…
... give an example of how to do this?
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10 for a=0 to 255
15 poke 23760 ...
30 for a=0 to 255
40 print 23760 ... is a bit hard in Spectrum BASIC because Spectrum has no native binary ... -
Image to ZXSpec 1.0Hi, I've written a piece of software (still not finished) that outputs any kind of image onto a Spectrum having being converted on a PC. It takes a…
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10 for a=0 to 255
15 poke 23760 ... br /> 30 for a=0 to 255
40 print ... is a bit hard in Spectrum BASIC because Spectrum has no native binary ... You've mentioned it has to be the first line, I ... 'd have to define characters to use in the REM ... -
Image to ZXSpec 1.0Hi, I've written a piece of software (still not finished) that outputs any kind of image onto a Spectrum having being converted on a PC. It takes a…
... have free. However: 1) the Spectrum's own line entry system ... in your desire to do everything entirely from Basic... to make it work ... , the internal representation of a Spectrum Basic program) than you would if ... -
Sinclair BASIC compiler for PC?Boriel's compiler is very powerful but it isn't meant for Sinclair BASIC, and the old compilers in the archive have their limitations: BASIC listing …
... lot of knowledge about ZX Spectrum ROM (a pitty, in fact ... is what I try to do with ZX BASIC. To use ROM routines ... it's targeted for ZX Spectrum so it calls the ROM ... program, it won't return to BASIC unless you use END or ... -
Reading from the 128 Serial PortDon't shout at me if this is a silly question. I have Googled extensively, and searched the forums, but I can't find anything discussing what seems t…
... meters. Reliability in reading on Spectrum is not optimal when & ... the (timing) peculiarities of the BASIC loop.
The Baud- ... writing of successive characters under BASIC could be slowed down at ... a screen (6912) from PC to Spectrum using
. 10 FOR ... -
Interface One - New FunctionalityAs you may (or may not) be aware the Interface One is a pretty powerful piece of kit. One of it's greatest features is being able to easily extended …
Noob to Z80 needing +3 helpI'm quite new to z80 programming, but i'm attempting to write some kind of windowing system that will run alongside BASIC on my +3 with Kempston mous…
... be able to load a 'full' basic program in (from basic) otherwise!
Basic) to PLUSIDEDOS. The source for this ... .mdfsnet.f9.co.uk/Software/Spectrum/BBCBasic/Host40.src"]here[/URL ... itself written in Z80 BBC Basic, but with a bit of ...The Goldfinch updates thread([url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=25034]original announcement thread here[/url] - I figured it was worth starting a new to…
... why you couldn't recompile BASIC to run in software and ... That would let you run BASIC programs without being dependent on ... handler or Basic extensions would then have the full Spectrum memory ... way we could still make Basic (and 'legacy' software) available, ...Is this worth a punt?[URL="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=370259701244&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:VRI"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&it…
... ever Speccy, so I grew to love them and all their ... running with the "+3 Basic/type "spectrum"/goes to 48k basic/load" trick!! Bit ...Tinkering with Quique Llar?a's Midi2Ay tool...Im tinkering with Quique Llar?a's Midi2Ay tool, found at: [url]ftp://ftp.worldofspectrum.org/pub/sinclair/tools/pc/midi2ay-0.1.zip[/url] Im not a v…
... way to achieve this is to "CLEAR x" from basic to move all basic related ... table. ie -- he expects the spectrum will only see $ff bytes ... does not work on all spectrum models and will not ... jp 56 ; we'll allow basic to run concurrently by running the ...Many broken linksMany of the links on [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/documentation.html[/url] seem to be broken - specifically the PDF of the ZX81 manual, and th…
If you're referring to the ZX81 BASIC manual, it works fine for me here (as does the assembly manual too).ZX81 more powerful than the Speccy?I have been reading ?The ZX Spectrum Book 1982 - 199x? by Andrew Rollings (thanks again, Andrew - it?s a great read!). There are some comments in the…
... . Why spend time and effort to optimise code for today's ... fast enough without the need to bother?
Apart from ... the one jump from 48k to 128k, Spectrum developers didn't have ... . I suppose that the ZX81 and 16k Spectrum missed out on this ...How do you start?ok just humour me, ive always wanted to code but never got round to it apart from the real basics ie:- 10 print "hello" 20 print 30 goto 10 i coul…
... and to implement routines to make it happen. For example, a Spectrum game ... (at least a graphical one) is going to need ... />
- Write a program in BASIC to move a character left and ... think you'll need to be able to do to make it happen ...
