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Firefox (new thoughts)Maybe more people would use Firefox if there was a version for the Speccy! [code] 10 PRINT AT 2, 2; "Press F for Firefox or I for M$IE" 20 LET K$=IN…
... every year from now until 2015 eek!) but so far I ... -
Connecting a Spectrum to the InternetI was just reading the Your Sinclair entry on Wikipeida and came accross the following reference: "Other technical columns included Rage Hard,... an…
... bulletin board software from about 1985, and had kicked it back ... -
48K Rubber keyed Speccys: sold for how long?The Spectrum + came out in the Autumn of 1984 as a replacement for the old rubber keyed Spectrum, yet in the Argos Catalogue of 1985 Spring/Summer, i…
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Jan 1985 it says but various stores ... -
48K Rubber keyed Speccys: sold for how long?The Spectrum + came out in the Autumn of 1984 as a replacement for the old rubber keyed Spectrum, yet in the Argos Catalogue of 1985 Spring/Summer, i…
But the question must be asked - where did you find a 1985 Argos catalogue? -
48K Rubber keyed Speccys: sold for how long?The Spectrum + came out in the Autumn of 1984 as a replacement for the old rubber keyed Spectrum, yet in the Argos Catalogue of 1985 Spring/Summer, i…
[QUOTE=Malc74]But the question must be asked - where did you find a 1985 Argos catalogue?[/QUOTE]
Just behind the 1986 one - I keep things in order :) -
The best year for the speccyWhat do you think the greatest year for the speccy was? I talking about the pre-emulation era only. I'm going for 1984, as some of the greatest gam…
This was already here with slight different name...
The answer is clear: 1985. At least looking quality of SW.
Tetris, Op Wolf as sophisticated programs... come on... -
The Specchum DatabaseThis evening I was going through the bygone topics that were discussed on the WoS forums, some extending to the very beginning of time (2001 to be so…
... your first Speccy?
September 1985
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Developing the Spectrum ROMI'm working on some Z80 assembler for a Z80-based single board computer that I'm building. For the things that don't poke my hardware, I'm using a Sp…
... else's VAX cluster. In 1985, things like the VAX 11 ... -
From a book about commodore.."In April 1982, Sinclair released an improved computer called the ZX Spectrum. Compared to the C64, the Spectrum had few technical advantages. It ha…
... dominant - at least until about 1985/6...[/QUOTE]
It ... -
The Specchum DatabaseThis evening I was going through the bygone topics that were discussed on the WoS forums, some extending to the very beginning of time (2001 to be so…
... /> 7 ) First Speccy: Spectrum + in 1985-ish
8 ) Joined WoS ... -
Developing the Spectrum ROMI'm working on some Z80 assembler for a Z80-based single board computer that I'm building. For the things that don't poke my hardware, I'm using a Sp…
I read somewhere that Psion used Vax machine with self made Spectrum emulator for developing on games and other SW for Speccy. And it was before 1985. -
Early screenshots which differ from the final productI thought it would be interesting to try and list games that looked different in the previews/reviews to the final product. I'll start off with an ea…
... advertising this from around Autumn 1985. The advert billed the game ... -
Amstrad takeoverHello guys, Let me introduce myself - I'm the owner (well, if you can call it that?) of [url=http://www.cpcwiki.com]CPCWiki.com[/url], and obviously…
... ends where it does, in 1985.
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1985 and interviewed in January 1986 ... -
Amstrad takeoverHello guys, Let me introduce myself - I'm the owner (well, if you can call it that?) of [url=http://www.cpcwiki.com]CPCWiki.com[/url], and obviously…
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1984 - Apple Macintosh
1985 - Atari ST
1986 - Commodore ... -
Amstrad takeoverHello guys, Let me introduce myself - I'm the owner (well, if you can call it that?) of [url=http://www.cpcwiki.com]CPCWiki.com[/url], and obviously…
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1984 - Apple Macintosh
1985 - Atari ST
1986 - Commodore ... -
New: authoring tool infoAnother feature was added to Infoseek tonight: authoring tool information - e.g. games authored with GAC, PAW, Quill, 3D Game Maker or Platform Game …
[QUOTE=Arjun;166704]Here are some games that I could identify:
PAW
* Subsunk adventure
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Subsunk was done with the Quill. Note that Subsunk was released in 1985 and PAW in 1986. -
Spectacle & Dark StarI was just looking at the Infoseek entry for Spectacle, Design Design's teletext-like program. It says that the programme was "Published exclusively …
... " was released on 1984 (not 1985), so Spectacle was originally released ... -
Battle of games IV! :)Welcome to another Triple Threat match. On this time, fight games! And the contesters are: The Way of The Exploding Fist - [url]http://www.worldofsp…
... see above came out in 1985, whereas IK+ came out in ... -
A grave threat to speccydom...Ladies and Gentlemen, It is with great regret that I announce that my evil twin has commenced to allow pre-orders on the C64 book... I would sugges…
Yes, work is under way on the previews (an entire chapter no less, covering games from 1985), they'll be on the site (along with author diaries) soon. -
Archon - 2 entries for the same gameI see that WOS has two entries for this game. One is by The Ramjam Corporation, while the other is by Ariolasoft. However, they both appear to be th…
... ") and a publishing date of 1985 is given, but I couldn ... is the one released in 1985; the game was re-converted ... -
Archon - 2 entries for the same gameI see that WOS has two entries for this game. One is by The Ramjam Corporation, while the other is by Ariolasoft. However, they both appear to be th…
... ") and a publishing date of 1985 is given, but I couldn ... is the one released in 1985; the game was re-converted ... -
Speccy map of the UKHi, I decided to play about with Google Maps to see what it could do, and decided to come up with a Speccy map of the UK. The idea is to put flags…
... , Abingdon, Oxon
US Gold (1985) - Unit 10, The Parkway Industrial ... , Walsall WS9 8PW
Incentive (1985) - 54 London Street, Reading RG1 ... -
Death of cassetteSome days ago I heard on the radio that only 8000 cassette tapes were sold in Spain during the whole year 2006. It looks like the cassette format is …
... /> My oldest CD is from 1985, and it's still in ... -
Black CrystalI think the Mastertronic re-release of Black Crystal doesn't exist. It's more than likely been a typo when the Master Vision re-release was concerned…
... /> Journey's End (re-release) 1985 Mastertronic Ltd MS 004
Ultimate's greatest speccy gameOk, time to vote for UPTG's best title on the speccy. My vote goes to Knight Lore.
... upped the graphics ante in 1985, everyone is too obsessed with ...Ultimate's greatest speccy gameOk, time to vote for UPTG's best title on the speccy. My vote goes to Knight Lore.
... upped the graphics ante in 1985, everyone is too obsessed with ...I've just had an email from Mr Blairexplaning why I am wrong to oppose the ID cards, he hasn't convinced me. Anybody else had a reply from one of the government market research partiti…
... to increase by 25% by 2015. This is being driven by ... investment planned between now and 2015. We're also putting a ...Ultimate's greatest speccy gameOk, time to vote for UPTG's best title on the speccy. My vote goes to Knight Lore.
... were their closest competitors 1983-1985?
