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64 bit MAC software. 15 messages
Someone that sells Mac software told me that the limit on 32 bit Mac software is at the store, the OS will be able to run 32 bit software just fine except one will have to install it manually. Is this
Someone that sells Mac software told me that the limit on 32 bit Mac software is at the store, the OS will be able to run 32 bit software just fine except one will have to install it manually. Is this
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By Cecil Bayona
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BB4W 64 Bit 2 messages
Richard, Apart from extra addressable memory space, what other advantages would a 64bit version offer? For example, would it be possible to handle the full range of modern (and future) screen sizes vi
Richard, Apart from extra addressable memory space, what other advantages would a 64bit version offer? For example, would it be possible to handle the full range of modern (and future) screen sizes vi
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By Andrew Cool
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OT: Teletext frame editors.. 5 messages
Does anyone know of any reasonable ones? I was using http://teastop.co.uk/teletext/wxted/index.html for a while but it seemed to be very simplistic. Given that MODE 7 was used exetensively for BBS on
Does anyone know of any reasonable ones? I was using http://teastop.co.uk/teletext/wxted/index.html for a while but it seemed to be very simplistic. Given that MODE 7 was used exetensively for BBS on
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By Alex Farlie
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The next steps in installing apps on the Android phone 17 messages
Richard I (think I) am getting closer to installing and running .bbc programs on my phone. Using Windows File Explorer on my PC, with the phone connected via a USB port, I can now see the folder struc
Richard I (think I) am getting closer to installing and running .bbc programs on my phone. Using Windows File Explorer on my PC, with the phone connected via a USB port, I can now see the folder struc
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By Ian_Wade_G3NRW
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The Entertainer 5 messages
on Yesterday at 9:23pm, Richard Russell wrote: it is 100% BASIC, compatible with both BB4W and BBCSDL, and not complicated I like to think, or at least hope, that publishing these various demo program
on Yesterday at 9:23pm, Richard Russell wrote: it is 100% BASIC, compatible with both BB4W and BBCSDL, and not complicated I like to think, or at least hope, that publishing these various demo program
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By Richard Russell
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Dibley 12 messages
I have downloaded the "Dibley" app and get the same results on the splash screen. Error message is "String too long" PAGE 4396800 LOMEM 6493952 END 4397798 HIMEM 4397798 I will try to send you a pictu
I have downloaded the "Dibley" app and get the same results on the splash screen. Error message is "String too long" PAGE 4396800 LOMEM 6493952 END 4397798 HIMEM 4397798 I will try to send you a pictu
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By daveinspain101
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Saving an area of the screen 4 messages
On the Archimedes I would often use use the Sprite graphics system to place bitmaps on the screen, selecting with *SCHOOSE and usually plotting with PLOT&ED. I could save the background screen to a te
On the Archimedes I would often use use the Sprite graphics system to place bitmaps on the screen, selecting with *SCHOOSE and usually plotting with PLOT&ED. I could save the background screen to a te
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By Paul Marshall
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Bedstead font 5 messages
I was playing around with Bedstead font in some documentation I was editing yesterday, and remembered a post that it now came with BB4W. (Bedstead is the SAA505x MODE 7 font) A quick test and it looks
I was playing around with Bedstead font in some documentation I was editing yesterday, and remembered a post that it now came with BB4W. (Bedstead is the SAA505x MODE 7 font) A quick test and it looks
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By J.G.Harston
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Wikispaces is closing down 9 messages
Wikispaces (who host the BB4W and LBB wiki) are closing down later in the year; here is the official announcement. The two big advantages of Wikispaces over most other wiki hosting sites are the freed
Wikispaces (who host the BB4W and LBB wiki) are closing down later in the year; here is the official announcement. The two big advantages of Wikispaces over most other wiki hosting sites are the freed
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By Richard Russell
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The Learning Process 2 messages
To assist me in my elementary study of BBC4 I am writing a self help programme which enables me to select all that I understand about a particular keyword or process. Whenever I wish to print Vertical
To assist me in my elementary study of BBC4 I am writing a self help programme which enables me to select all that I understand about a particular keyword or process. Whenever I wish to print Vertical
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By maurice22@...
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BBC BASIC for SDL 2.0 v0.20a on macOS 2 messages
Hi Richard, Thank you for all of your hard work in making BBC BASIC for SDL. I have a couple of niggles with BBC BASIC for SDL 2.0 on macOS. The first on is that it uses the Ctrl key, rather than the
Hi Richard, Thank you for all of your hard work in making BBC BASIC for SDL. I have a couple of niggles with BBC BASIC for SDL 2.0 on macOS. The first on is that it uses the Ctrl key, rather than the
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By Rob McKay
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BBC BASIC for SDL 2.0 v0.20a released 21 messages
I've updated BBCSDL, the free cross-platform implementation of BBC BASIC, to version 0.20a. The various editions may be downloaded as follows: Windows (Vista or later): http://www.rtr.myzen.co.uk/bbcs
I've updated BBCSDL, the free cross-platform implementation of BBC BASIC, to version 0.20a. The various editions may be downloaded as follows: Windows (Vista or later): http://www.rtr.myzen.co.uk/bbcs
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By Richard Russell
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Splash Screen 3 messages
Richard, the splash screen works on both my Android 5.1 tablet and Android 7.0 phone however, it only displays for half a second or less (once I saw it for 2-3 seconds but can't repeat this). I would
Richard, the splash screen works on both my Android 5.1 tablet and Android 7.0 phone however, it only displays for half a second or less (once I saw it for 2-3 seconds but can't repeat this). I would
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By daveinspain101
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Splash Screen Poll 21 messages
#poll
A new poll has been created: Which of the three splash screens that you can view here do you prefer? If you are not a member of the forum you won't be able to vote there, so I will add together the vo
A new poll has been created: Which of the three splash screens that you can view here do you prefer? If you are not a member of the forum you won't be able to vote there, so I will add together the vo
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By Richard Russell
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Splash Screen Competition 5 messages
The Android edition's User Interface is very minimalist, which I like and which I think suits BBC BASIC. However if we ever had ambitions of making it available via the Google Play Store this would ne
The Android edition's User Interface is very minimalist, which I like and which I think suits BBC BASIC. However if we ever had ambitions of making it available via the Google Play Store this would ne
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By Richard Russell
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Android update kills BBC BASIC? 9 messages
An OS update to my Android phone (OnePlus 5) today has killed BBC BASIC: the only things that still work are scrolling the file menu and the Back button! Anything else, such as attempting to run a pro
An OS update to my Android phone (OnePlus 5) today has killed BBC BASIC: the only things that still work are scrolling the file menu and the Back button! Anything else, such as attempting to run a pro
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By Richard Russell
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Syntax for 'address of string'? 12 messages
It's messy to find the memory address of a string in BBC BASIC. In BB4W and BBCSDL you can use !^string$ but that can't work in a 64-bit environment because it returns a 32-bit value. What's more, you
It's messy to find the memory address of a string in BBC BASIC. In BB4W and BBCSDL you can use !^string$ but that can't work in a 64-bit environment because it returns a 32-bit value. What's more, you
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By Richard Russell
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Generalised "Pointer to" function, possible pointer declaration syantx? : (was Re: Syntax for 'address of string'?) 5 messages
Arguably if PTR( epxression) was generalised righthand side function generally you could also have PTR(value%) which is equivalent to ^value% PTR(value) ^value etc... Longer term if there is an intere
Arguably if PTR( epxression) was generalised righthand side function generally you could also have PTR(value%) which is equivalent to ^value% PTR(value) ^value etc... Longer term if there is an intere
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By Alex Farlie
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Cccess fule on windows10 desktop 2 messages
I want to write a program to operate on a .csv on my desktop. 10 directory$ = "C:\USERS\BRUCE\DESKTOP" 20 OSCLI "CD """+directory$+"""" only shows the .BBC program files in directory C:\USERERS\BRUCE\
I want to write a program to operate on a .csv on my desktop. 10 directory$ = "C:\USERS\BRUCE\DESKTOP" 20 OSCLI "CD """+directory$+"""" only shows the .BBC program files in directory C:\USERERS\BRUCE\
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By Bruce Harvey
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Re Help 2 messages
Thanks for the pointers Richard Help doesn't run properly by itself so deeper probing required. Cheers Colin
Thanks for the pointers Richard Help doesn't run properly by itself so deeper probing required. Cheers Colin
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By g3vmu
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