Shoot as many aliens as you can in this #BASIC & #machinecode program from #yourcomputer magazine.

Download the file game here:
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/1164/ZX-Spectrum/Crossfire

This great book by Juan Antonio Rubio has been translated to english. More info and download here:

https://trastero.speccy.org/cosas/Libros/ZX_Spectrum_Assembly.htm

#NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #TheRaversHour

MachineCode:
Moksha

#MachineCode

https://machinecode101.bandcamp.com/track/moksha

https://open.spotify.com/track/2LraT0KzE2UfqZmIHA2Xv5

This Tron clone was published in #sinclairprograms magazine in two parts: #machinecode & #BASIC

Get it here:
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/39284/ZX-Spectrum/Stron

This #machinecode routine from #microhobby converts any screen to black and white, to see the result of your printing in advance (as there was no colour prints in the 80s!)

I was posting a text snippet in Slack and notice the file types you could select to control its formatting included "Z80". That made my day...

This routine from #microhobby magazine displays a digital clock in top right corner of screen.

Activate it by typing RANDOMIZE USR 60152 and deactivate it with RANDOMIZE USR 60161.

Before activating, you must set hour, minutes and seconds by typing the RANDOMIZEs at down left

Brand new Spectrum game: Micro Snake, a Tron/Snake clone made in #BASIC by the Death Squad.

Available here: (updated with a #machinecode version):
https://death-squad.itch.io/micro-snake

This routine allows to draw in a plot range of 192 x 256, that is, on the entire screen, instead of in the standard range of 176 x 192

If you miss the sound of the old typewriter, just type up this routine and whenever a key is pressed, a sound will be made

A reader of #microhobby sent this routine to the magazine to generate a new characters font in address 51200.

After typing up the #BASIC list, type POKE 23606,0: POKE 23607,199

Two #BASIC routines (with their corresponding assembler code) to reverse the screen both horizontally and vertically

Nomem Rosae, a #microhobby program made in #BASIC and #machinecode

Based in Humberto Eco's famous book, you must search an Aristotle book placed in the hidden Finis Africae room.

Collect a sheet , a candle and a pair of glasses and you'll get a secret code in latin that marks where the book is. Q, A, O, P & M are the keys.

Get the TAP file here:
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/17824/ZX-Spectrum/Nomen_Rosae

Give your #BASIC programs an exciting touch with this routine of a explosion using #machinecode

Ride a futuristic bike and avoid obstacles in this program from #microhobby magazine.

Get the TZX file here:
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/13637/ZX-Spectrum/MicroHobby_Semanal_089-092

Convert your Spectrum fonts into bold with this #machinecode routine from #microhobby magazine than can be executed with the displayed #BASIC code.

To restore the original fonts, just input POKE 23606,0 and POKE 23607,60.

Note that bold in spanish is 'negrita', that can be translated to 'blackie', hence that illustration...

Make polyphonic music in your Spectrum with this #machinecode routine, that must be loaded in the adress 61440.

Then, type up the #BASIC list 2 and enjoy

This routine will make a partial erase of the screen, starting from the bottom. Line 15 defines the number of lines to erase

Homebrew Computer from the Ground Up - Building a retro computer of some sort is a rite of passage for many of us, with s... - https://hackaday.com/2024/05/26/homebrew-computer-from-the-ground-up/ #computerhacks #machinecode #transistor #555timer #computer #counter #memory #clock #diy

Many young #programmers I know are using #LLMs to generate code. But none of them are contemplating the consequences.

In the past decade, AI had taken an exponential leap forward. And this appears to be just the beginning. If this field continues to progress even only linearly, AI will soon learn to program all machines. Human #programmers will then follow the path of human #computers—oblivion.

And AI, being a machine, does not need high-level programming languages; AI can program the hardware in its native language—#MachineCode.

So, if humanity were to use AI to program machines, it is eminently more sensible to focus on training AI to generate complete programmes in machine code.