from Happy Computer August, 1986

This type-in listing is more of a demo app. It replicates the famous Ball Demo of the Amiga on the ZX Spectrum… of course with a “little” tweak to reach that performance ;)

Type-In programs in 2020?

The Classics Coder App brings this experience back to 2020. Of course this time with much more comfort than it was in the past. I will “type-in” by myself on a regulary basis some BASIC or assembler games and apps from the 100’s of retro magazines and books I have in my collection.

Type-In? Not really…

The Classics Coder App contains some super cool features to remove the pain and improve the fun for type-in programs:

  • Automatic scan and detection of printed source code listings (supported by machine learning, will improve over time)
  • Syntax highlight in editor to simplify the learning of the commands
  • Automatic error detection and marking (as in a modern IDE)
  • Tape loading simulation to test your code immediately in the emulator

So enjoy the Type-in Listing #3!

Spectrum Ball in the Classics Coder App

  • Download The Classics Coder App for macOS here at first
  • Find the working BASIC code here

What’s next?

  • Type in your own ZX Spectrum Listings from magazines and books form archive.org
  • Wait for the next Type-In Listing at Monday
  • Start writing your own BASIC program!
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