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Here's an even more up-to-date version, with bug fixes: 5 CLEAR : INK 2: POKE 23658,8: BORDER 6: PAPER 6: CLS : PRINT INVERSE 1;"DUNRIC'S 8K ADVENTURE": PRINT "WELCOME!": PRINT 10 DIM N$(20,9): DIM O$(20,20): DIM V$(25,9): DIM D$(25,2,36): DIM M(25,6): DIM L(25): LET V$(19)="LOOK" 11 DIM W$(2,9): LE...

Thanks Gus. Let us know how it goes.

Paul

How compatible is the ZX80 with the ZX81?

Paul

Is Andrew a regular poster?

Paul

Thanks for the link.

Paul

I also noticed that, by default, the editor adds a space to each command, e.g.:

instead of "10 PRINT" it sometimes does "10 PRINT " (note the 2 spaces between the 10 and PRINT.

Paul

I'm having a bit of difficulty on the EightyOne emulator finding the proper keys for specific commands and functions. For example, I can't get the computer to do: PRINT CHR$(8) This should print a semi-solid block (low-res graphics), but it just gives me an "S" cursor, which I understand means "Synt...

So 5 1/2 minutes to 9 minutes to load in a 16KB program? That's pretty slow. Is there a way of speeding it up?

Paul

What text adventures are available, either freeware or shareware, for the ZX-81? I've found only 2 thus far (B-Venture and Permit). And more importantly, where can I download them from?

Paul

I've written a short, 8K adventure game on the ZX Spectrum and would be interested in porting it to the ZX-81 if possible. The source code to the game, as well as the corresponding .z80 snapshot, can be found here: http://www.geocities.com/dunric/adv8k.zip If anyone wants to convert this game for pl...