Anyone know useful ZX80 ROM tricks?

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Re: Anyone know useful ZX80 ROM tricks?

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Shaun_B wrote: Fri Mar 31, 2017 1:06 pm I signed up to the German forums, I hope that I get approved.
Just simply ask your questions in english and we know better what you want and you don't have to translate the answers.
Translation can be horrible sometimes. Whoever read a translated chinese manual or description, knows what I mean. :lol:
As we speak German does not mean we don't understand english or want avoid english stuff on that forum. ;)
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Re: Anyone know useful ZX80 ROM tricks?

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Here is a listing that will allow you to handle floating point numbers between 0.00 and 327.67 on the original ROM-sporting machines:

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10 INPUT M
20 LET M=ABS(M)
30 LET S$="."
40 PRINT M/100;S$;
50 LET R$=STR$(M)
60 IF M<10 THEN PRINT "0";
70 IF M>99 THEN LET R$=TL$(R$)
80 IF M>999 THEN LET R$=TL$(R$)
90 IF M>9999 THEN LET R$=TL$(R$)
100 PRINT R$
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Re: Anyone know useful ZX80 ROM tricks?

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This can be done shorter, I think:

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10 INPUT M
20 LET M=ABS(M)
30 LET F=M/100
40 LET R=M-F*100
50 PRINT F;".";
60 IF R<10 THEN PRINT "0";
70 PRINT R
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Re: Anyone know useful ZX80 ROM tricks?

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Good tip.
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It makes me search the ROM and thinking of hires on 1K ZX80.....
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Is high resolution even possible on a ZX80?

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Yes, depends on screen resolution and memory. The hardware is the same (except missing NMI generator).
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Therefore a different start is needed, checking ROM now....
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Dr Beep, please share your findings :)

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Re: Anyone know useful ZX80 ROM tricks?

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How do I load a game in EightyOne in ZX80 mode?
I only get a full black screen with a game I found.

Edit: got something....
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