Two New Full Keyboard Retro Computers Announced
Two pioneering computers from the 1980s that just refuse to give up the ghost are the Commodore 64 and the Sinclair ZX Spectrum. The...
< FIVE MINUTE BASIC #7 - Funky Algebraic Sound
Up until now, my < Five Minute BASIC listings have, once run, only contained text and graphics, both of which are visual elements. The...
< FIVE MINUTE BASIC #6 - Easier Animation of Multiple Graphics
More than one User Defined Graphic (UDG) to animate? Here's a quick routine to move multiple UDG's using just one FOR...NEXT loop. Note -...
US Mega-Modder Makes Handheld ZX Spectrum (2014)
This is one I just have to share. US Modding genius Ben Heck, has been working on a portable ZX Spectrum, and it's based around a PAL...
< FIVE MINUTE BASIC #5 - Simple Principle to Avoid Colour Clash
If you're new to the Spectrum or have returned to it after a long time, you may have noticed that when you draw or print with two...
< FIVE MINUTE BASIC #4 - Firework Display
This program creates a random, multi-coloured firework display on your Sinclair ZX Spectrum computer. By some strange coincidence there...