Robert Morrison

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I have put together a SAM Coupé program for importing Spectrum BASIC from disk, including variables, auto-run etc. The translation is based on BTRANS from the MGT Utility Tapes to which I (after hacking it to bits) added variable importing and disk support.

ZXtranSAM. TransAM, gettit? Robot SAM emblazoned with firebird wings and posing for lift off.SAM Coupé screenshot showing some ZX Spectrum BASIC being imported. The loading details and variables data is listed out. SAM Coupé screen shot. Following on from the previous picture, this shows SAM’s BASIC memory pointers, and some information describing how the BASIC variables have been interpreted and imported. Only numeric variables are shown. At the foot of the screen is a user prompt that reads “Autostart? (Y/N)”A sample listing of a ZX Spectrum BASIC program that has been imported into SAM.