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I've found my old Spectrum softwareAbout a month ago, I contacted my ex partner and pleaded with her to look in her attic for my old cassettes containing the master copies of all my ol…
... in that attic since the 80s.
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Z80 Pins ScamblingDon't if this is any interest for anyone: "If you look closely at the datasheet for a Z-80 chip, you'll notice the data pins are in a random-looking…
Don't if this is any interest for anyone:
"If you look closely at the datasheet for a Z-80 chip, you'll notice the data pins are in a random-looking order."
[url]http://www.righto.com/2014/09/why-z-80s-data-pins-are-scrambled.html[/url] -
Trying to remember a film!Hello folks! Trying to remember the title of a film I saw quite a few (10+) years ago on telly. I don't know why but it's stuck in my mind and I'd l…
... think it's from the 80s (thinking about the fashion etc ... -
Why do you love the Spectrum?I saw a similar question posed on a Spectrum FB group and it got me thinking. At first, I struggled to answer what should be a simple question. So af…
... growing up in the pioneering 80s. The games were great, more ... -
Arcade conversions, automatically convertedHi! My first post, be gentle with me :smile: I was creating for a hobby project of mine (a completely non-speccy-related, unfortunately) a postproce…
z80 reverse engineeringI came across Ken Shirriff's blog today where he is reverse engineering the Z80 from images of a Z80 die. I guess this may be of interest to those of…
... .com/2014/09/why-z-80s-data-pins-are-scrambled.html ...What if Amstrad never bought Sinclair ResearchApologies if this has been previously discussed, but I was thinking about this subject the other day. How do you think the whole Spectrum scene woul…
... before the end of the 80s.
4) Spectrum owners would ...Hallowscream! Issue 6 - Tribute to Scream! Horror comic from the 80sIt's that time of year again folks! My brother and his fellow freaky scribblers have put together the 6th issue of [b]Hallowscream![/b] [img]http://…
It's that time of year again folks! My brother and his fellow freaky scribblers have put together the 6th issue of [b]Hallowscream![/b]
[img]http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j260/MalcolmKirk/c1cb23ea-5df4-4037-8060-c982e84c3775_zps2d673920. ...Sir Clive loves Speccy games?It?s often mentioned how dear Sir Clive was somewhat miffed how his ultimate home computer, designed for serious stuff, home business and the househo…
... for the oiks of the 80s, but I?m not buying ...Spectrum Vega Media Reviews (Good & Bad)Good: [url=http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/dec/02/zx-spectrum-vega-games-console]The Guardian[/url] [url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/scien…
... -spectrum-vega-resurrects-the-iconic-80s-pc-as-a-handheld-1610728 ...Name the TV show...A friend of mine was speaking of a scene from an opening titles of a TV show he remembers from the 70s or possibly 80s which rings a bell for me too…
... from the 70s or possibly 80s which rings a bell for ...Thanks for supporting my Speccy bookI wanted to share my good news with my Speccy chums. My Spectrum related book 'Diary of an 80s Computer Geek' has passed the 1000 sales mark. As you …
... related book 'Diary of an 80s Computer Geek' has passed the ... ://www.amazon.co.uk/Diary-80s-Computer-Geek-Computers-ebook/dp ...Twenty years of the PlaystationThis month's Retro Gamer celebrates the twentieth birthday of the Playstation, so let's discuss our memories/delights/disappointments of the machine …
... 't moved on since the '80s, and gave the impression of ...Best Worst Gadgets of the 80sWhilst working today my mind began to wander as it does regularly to the 1980s. I began to think of all the fads and gadgets that came and went, some…
Whilst working today my mind began to wander as it does regularly to the 1980s. I began to think of all the fads and gadgets that came and went, some of which stuck around, some of which are laughable now.
So I thought, lets reminisce once ...Find the most 8 Bit Sweater (Jumpers)I got side tracked today looking at vintage clothing from the 80s. Particularly jumper s (no not the Jeordie Jumpaz). 80's jumpers tended to be brig…
... at vintage clothing from the 80s. Particularly jumper s (no not ...Klass of 2005Blimey, just noticed I became a member exactly 10 years ago :o Time flies, dunnit 8-) Just wanted to shout out my regards to WOS, still my fave foru…
... in the mid to late 80s, to me it was a ...trying to find the name of a band...was reading about when Prince changed his name to that symbol, and I remembered this band whose name was also a symbol. but I've been googling and ca…
... about in late 70s early 80s ish, so maybe Karingal might ...Catchiest 80s pop/ rock song.Its got to be this, but if there are any others mention so we can have a poll. All fun. :smile: [URL="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtIAJnzAWrA"]…
Its got to be this, but if there are any others mention so we can have a poll. All fun.
:smile:
[URL="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtIAJnzAWrA"][/URL]
[youtube]PtIAJnzAWrA[/youtube]80's fashion the good the bad and the fugly.Ok so it seems it's 80s season on WOS so here's another 80's thread. Fashion in the 80s? Was is good, bad, fugly? I appreciate that all decades have…
... so it seems it's 80s season on WOS so here ... .
Fashion in the 80s? Was is good, bad, fugly ... /> The thing I liked about 80s fashions was not so much ...80s assembler choiceHi These emulators have great little assemblers built into them but I was wondering what people used to use on their physical spectrums to program w…
Hi
These emulators have great little assemblers built into them but I was wondering what people used to use on their physical spectrums to program with assembly language?
I have heard of people cross compiling; if so what would ...The grass is always greener...I have been a ZX Spectrum User since I owned one in my teens when they first came out in the early 80s. Not that I use it every day, but I get a fit …
... came out in the early 80s. Not that I use it ...Did anyone sign on in the early 80's?I was listening to the Half Man Half Biscuit album Back in the DHSS and I'm a bit confused about the line ?He hands me my Giro every two weeks? in th…
... song was written in the 80s whether you got it handed ...Kung Fury ~ 80s-themed action comedy mini-movie!<font face="Arial, Verdana"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal;">You might have seen me going on about this various places for the las…
You might have seen me going on about this various places for the last year or so...or you might have seen the Hoff-sung song from the movie....if not, then watch this anyway!
Features Gore, Hitler, Laser Raptors, Swearing, Killer Arcade Machines, ...'Input' MagazineJust wondering if anyone else remembers this magazine from the 80s.. And the cheesy TV ads..<br><br>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usiyCD2ptBQ…
... remembers this magazine from the 80s.. And the cheesy TV ads ...1980s movies in ZX Spectrum form<div><font face="Arial, Verdana"><span style="font-size: 13.3333330154419px; line-height: normal;">My chum Ryan Lambie wrote this for Den Of Geek, sh…
... /tie-in-games/35565/10-80s-film-scenes-as-seen-in ...Fairlight CMI Library 4 ZX Spectrum (SampleTracker)<p>Here is the 1:1 conversion of the Fairlight CMI sample library straight from disk to .TAP for use with SampleTracker!!<br></p>(The Fairlight Com…
Interview with Ocean inlay/poster artist Bob Wakelin<div><font face="Arial, Verdana"><span style="font-size: 13.3333330154419px; line-height: normal;">Fascinating stuff...</span></font></div><font face…
Fascinating stuff...
http://motherboard.vice.com/read/a-chat-with-bob-wakelin-the-artist-behind-the-most-iconic-game-art-of-the-80sLisp InterpretterStefano came across a Lisp interpretter written in C and had a go at compiling it. I decided to try to make an if2 cartridge for it and was succes…
... that was everywhere in the 80s.
One big flaw ...Makin' a WAV workOk - probably discussed way back in the forum somewhere - BUT... I have been trying to record WAVs of two (very similar) games I have on tape that I…
... designer back in the late 80s/early 90s ... they're not ...Success at recording WAVs to tape and them loading!Hi I thought i'd share my recent great experience of making reliably loadable cassette copies of games from TAP / TZX -> WAV -> audio cassette. …
... factory produced tapes of the 80s in terms of volume and ...