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Earth Shaker for XBox 360Those of you who have been posting on here since 2002 (8 years, is it really that long?!) may remember that I created a website and PC remake of the …
... their console. The game costs 80 "Microsoft Points" (about ?0.60 ... -
Earthshaker on XBox LiveSpotted it yesterday but forgot to mention it here. It's in the Indie section. Battenberg Software (i think) have released Earthshaker for XBox Liv…
... remember) and it only costs 80 points. The demo lasts for ... -
Bit functions speedI just stared nonplussed at the documentation for the bit functions. Apparently, if you're using the accumulator, using AND and OR is faster than se…
... . I knew that in the 80's." Well, hush. I'm ... -
Liverton vs EverpoolIt's been a few ages since I last saw a proper football game on TV, it was sometime last century but anywho amazingly enough there's a match going on…
... small-lightbulb ones from the 80's/90's (with small ... -
Personal Software magazineHere's a list of the type-ins for the issues of the Personal Software magazine already in the WOS archive. (Note: Some listings may have previously …
... Stand,Michael Guy
80-81,Pokeing the Spectrum Display ... Prorgram 1,Robert Erskine
80-81,Pokeing the Spectrum Display ... Prorgram 2,Robert Erskine
80-81,Pokeing the Spectrum Display ... Prorgram 3,Robert Erskine
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Vector font in BASiCHi guys) Some fifteen years ago I saw a quite short BASIC prog that could simulate a vector font with size/ thickness/ italicization params. I remem…
... ": LET y=54: LET x=80: LET h=1: LET l ... ": LET y=54: LET x=80: LET o=1: LET t ... =3: GO SUB 9000
80 INK 2: LET y=130 ... ": LET y=48: LET x=80: LET h=6: LET l ... : LET a$="P": LET y=80: LET x=140: LET l ... -
Help on 80s Horror TV ProgHello all, I could we some of WOS's sage like knowledge. In the early 80s my dad recorded a US 1 hour horror program. You know, the usual format, i…
... sandwich (this is the early 80's and I'd never ... -
New Aliens gameI saw somewhere that a new Aliens game for PC was released some days ago. Somebody that has tried it yet? Generaly I do not play any games as I lack…
... watching the movie in the 80's and of course playing ... -
RGB output differences on +2 and +2a/b +3I've got a 37" LG 1080p lcd tv (37LH7000) I'd hooked up my +3 to it and it displays a clear picture (colourwise) however each column looks like it's …
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Bloody doctors...Kind of a long story and I have a habbit of going off tangent a little, so stick with me here :lol: I've got a condition called PKD (Polycystic Kidn…
... last BP reading was 120/80). But, as I get these ... -
The best (and worst) Second-sequel.When a film series gets to #3, one of two things usually happen: It's either going to be the best of the series - as the company now know how to tre…
... 'n' creepy Stepford-style classic 80's horror, akin to John ... -
Old age is setting in...Ok... I was reading some of the threads about "first game" and this reminded me of my first game however, I can't even remember if it was one of thos…
... wonder back in the early 80's for a kid that ... -
ZX 81 Collection on ebayHi guys. Just to let you know I have decided to sell my ZX81 collection. I'm just sticking with the speccy from now on so the ZX-81 is going this we…
... Power Supply ( For a ZX-80 but this came with the ... -
A nice FUSE fullscreen hack I useThis might come in useful - a hack-ish script I wrote to get FUSE to open up in 3x mode on my NC10 netbook (screen resolution 1024x600) as the full-s…
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xdotool windowmove $wid 32 -80
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Bingo ... -
Is it true that our sweets are shrinking...?...but can it be proved, or is it just our memories from childhood deceiving us? We've had the usual Friday morning discussion in the office about h…
... back in the 70's / 80's (particularly Creme Eggs, Curly ... -
ZX Basic 1.2.5 - a BASIC CompilerWell, my old post about ZX BASIC seems to be gone (maybe this phorum purges old threads?), so I started a new one. After more than 6 month, I've fin…
... not the least, a 42 column PRINT routine (ripped from somewere ... -
Channel 4 80's Computer Audio TestThis is a channel 4 test broadcast from the 1980's. There definitely is some computer code being put across the airwaves. The video claims that it c…
This is a channel 4 test broadcast from the 1980's. There definitely is some computer code being put across the airwaves.
The video claims that it could be ZX spectrum related. However, by the sounds of it I'm guessing its not. Is it?
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Recommendation for easy-ish graphic adventure?Was a c64 owner back in the day - but I've a soft spot for the old speccy. I've recenty downloaded the speccyMania gamebase db (great work :-) ) and…
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Learning C for z88dkI've never gone much beyond basic, a little bit of z80 assembler, and some Delphi which I had lots of help with. I've forgotten 99% of what I learne…
... me beyond switching to 32 column mode. When I try to ... world!"); should give me 32 column print with bright and inverse ... -
Speccy themed poster for 80's night[url]http://misadventuresinmedia.net/80s_night_v2.htm[/url]
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cheapest pint?Paid ?1.80 for a pint of John Smith's before. Anybody get it cheaper?
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BBC B ebayI've just bid on a BBC micro on ebay, here's what they say in the listing:- ' BBC model B computer from the 80's working fine when we put it up the …
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Speccy Games - big list available for saleHi, my first post! I've had a large batch of Spectrum games loitering for a few years and want to get rid of them. They are mostly early to mid 80'…
... are mostly early to mid 80's, and also quite a ... few mid to late 80's budget releases. There are ... -
Crash MagazinesI have the following for sale Crash 1-60 (In 5 Binders) Crash 61-80 (Loose, All Mint Condition) ?250 (Carriage Extra) [url]http://s565.photobucke…
I have the following for sale
Crash 1-60 (In 5 Binders)
Crash 61-80 (Loose, All Mint Condition)
?250 (Carriage Extra)
[url]http://s565.photobucket.com/albums/ss94/Viceroy1073/[/url] -
Old 80's impressionist diesSad to hear... [url]http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment_and_arts/10147436.stm[/url] Wasnt a huge fan but as a kid found him amusing, you dont …
Sad to hear...
[url]http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment_and_arts/10147436.stm[/url]
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Seldon's Game by Mike SingletonThis was requested for TTFn recently, and I eventually got it done. As it's perhaps of more historical significance than some TTFn updates I thought …
... Mike stopped writing his "5th Column" articles for C&VG ... -
How paint in the down two lines ?The down two lines on the spectrum screen cant be used. But i remeber from the 80's that exist some code that allow us to paint on these two lines wi…
The down two lines on the spectrum screen cant be used. But i remeber from the 80's that exist some code that allow us to paint on these two lines with plot or draw or others.
Someone remember the code ?
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Cassette Player + 48k Power Supply (but really just the cassette deck)Hi everyone- I'm having some difficulty trying to find a decent cassette player on Ebay for a good price. The ones that I see on there are all ei…
... a vintage one from the 80's designed to work with ... -
Howto paint a squared zone of the screen ?You know what guys ? i begin to love this languaje. Cant understand why not put more effort on the 80's to learn it :( because it is really speedy. …
... put more effort on the 80's to learn it :( because ... -
Building a menu in ASMWEll as probably some figured, i am learning asm at least to make the basic menu i did in basic. It is a menu where we can select games to be loaded.…
... in asm. Also in the 80's i programmed a lot ...
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db $80 ;start of the table 128 ...
