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- Wed Jan 24, 2018 9:11 pm
- Forum: Software & Programming
- Topic: Expanding the range of QL Adventures
- Replies: 107
- Views: 60526
Re: Expanding the range of QL Adventures
Well, Christmas came and went, with little time to work on the game. However, January has been much more fruitful and I have now produced an alpha-quality version of the game, which you can download from the QL GitHub repository: https://github.com/SinclairQL/akalabeth --and run a BBQL system or in ...
- Sun Jan 21, 2018 9:44 pm
- Forum: Software & Programming
- Topic: Enable Caps Lock from SuperBASIC
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5657
Re: Enable Caps Lock from SuperBASIC
Thanks for the various replies. My interest stems from porting Akalabeth to the BBQL. The original Akalabeth, on the Apple II, deals only with capitals, both for input and output. I'm trying to make the QL port as authentic as possible, but am conscious people may get confused if they play the game ...
- Sat Jan 20, 2018 10:20 am
- Forum: Software & Programming
- Topic: Enable Caps Lock from SuperBASIC
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5657
Enable Caps Lock from SuperBASIC
Hi everyone,
Is it possible to enable Caps Lock from within SuperBASIC? I expected there to be a system variable I could poke to do this, though couldn't find anything obvious in the SuperBASIC manual.
Thanks in advance for any help,
George.
Is it possible to enable Caps Lock from within SuperBASIC? I expected there to be a system variable I could poke to do this, though couldn't find anything obvious in the SuperBASIC manual.
Thanks in advance for any help,
George.
- Sun Dec 17, 2017 7:48 pm
- Forum: Wanted
- Topic: Wanted - Microdrive CASE - Got one Thanks
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4006
Re: Wanted - Microdrive CASE
Hi Whopper, I recently bought a broken Microdrive off eBay, with the same idea as you (though for the Spectrum rather than the QL). However, I thought I should make some effort to try to repair the drive before discarding the innards to the bin and (sadly!) a good clean and re-seating the pinch roll...
- Tue Dec 12, 2017 8:01 am
- Forum: Software & Programming
- Topic: Difference between inline and full version of BASIC constructs
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3360
Re: Difference between inline and full version of BASIC constructs
Hi Steve (everyone),
Thanks for your help. Hopefully these tips will help me debug the dodgy logic in Akalabeth both.
Speak to you soon,
George.
Thanks for your help. Hopefully these tips will help me debug the dodgy logic in Akalabeth both.
Speak to you soon,
George.
- Mon Dec 11, 2017 4:38 pm
- Forum: Software & Programming
- Topic: Difference between inline and full version of BASIC constructs
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3360
Re: Difference between inline and full version of BASIC constructs
Hi Tobias, Thanks. I'm working on a real QL, so that may explain why I don't see an error, even with a syntactically wrong version of the program. Can I check if the same rules apply to SELECT statements--that is, does the following represent robust code that should work across various ROM versions:...
- Mon Dec 11, 2017 3:09 pm
- Forum: Software & Programming
- Topic: Difference between inline and full version of BASIC constructs
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3360
Re: Difference between inline and full version of BASIC constructs
Thanks, though re-reading the description carefully, I wonder if the long form is actually only triggered if there is nothing (other than THEN or : ) after the condition, so I should write: 100 INPUT a 110 IF a > 0 THEN 120 PRINT "POSITIVE" 130 END IF 140 IF a > 20 THEN PRINT "REALLY ...
- Mon Dec 11, 2017 3:01 pm
- Forum: Software & Programming
- Topic: Difference between inline and full version of BASIC constructs
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3360
Difference between inline and full version of BASIC constructs
Hi everyone, I have a naive question to ask about inline constructions in BASIC (apologies in advance, if this is obvious). Based on the SuperBASIC online manual [http://superbasic-manual.readthedocs.io/] many of the SuperBASIC flow-control constructions have both an inline short hand and a full for...
- Fri Nov 24, 2017 7:26 am
- Forum: Software & Programming
- Topic: Expanding the range of QL Adventures
- Replies: 107
- Views: 60526
Re: Expanding the range of QL Adventures
Hi Tom, Sorry, I only just saw this post. I didn't write the ZX Spectrum port, just did some testing. Someone called Battelbunny gets the credit for that. However, I am making good progress with the QL port. After a few months distraction over the summer writing articles for The Spectrum Show Magazi...
- Sat Jun 03, 2017 9:16 am
- Forum: Hardware
- Topic: Which video output do you use? Why?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5671
Re: Which video output do you use? Why?
You asked why - because a QL RGB to SCART cable on my CRT TV produces a pretty authentic and clear display... I can then use Mode 4 or Mode 8 depending on what I want. I struggled with just the UHF for a long time... I have a TV/ monitor with poor connectivity. It supports just composite (separate ...