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follow upsWhat computer did you see was a natural follow up from the ZX Spectrum ? For me it was the Atari ST as it still sounded like a Spectrum but had far …
... went from spectrum to ST after playing on a mates. He ... tonnes of copied discs. On Christmas Day I played Bubble Bobble ... -
Christmas music in foreign parts?Here's a question for our Spanish, Polish, Russian and Yankee-Doodle-Gun-Juggling-Burger-Monkey Spec-chums - does the rest of the world have a list o…
... get the impression that traditional Christmas carols are forced on you ... if it comes back year after year.
I mean ... -
Joystick microswitchesSort of like these, but the ones that were in certain 80's joysticks: [img]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/15218813/microswitch.JPG[/img] I'm g…
... and makes my hands hurt after playing for a while with ... which I am getting on Christmas day.
If you ... on I take 1 off after desoldering wires, screw the new ... -
Joystick microswitchesSort of like these, but the ones that were in certain 80's joysticks: [img]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/15218813/microswitch.JPG[/img] I'm g…
... which I am getting on Christmas day.[/QUOTE]Heh, I have ... a pic of the innards after I replaced the faulty microswitch ... -
Cheap(ish) C15 cassettes on ebayHi folks. I just thought i'd share this find, in case someone could use them: Box of 100 C15 tapes for ?149,- [url]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/12121…
... that I received for birthday/christmas pressies (the box of 5 ... back a stack of them after one Christmas to the local John ... -
I am currently playing......Don't know if there's been a thread like this, but I can't find one.... Having seen all the different threads asking people if they've played such a…
... n64 for a bit of christmas cheer.
hooked it ... to be expected. that was after a good half hour of ... finger to press the trigger after so long using the right ... -
Speccy Christmas MemoriesGiven the time of year, I was getting a bit nostalgic for Christmases past - and in particular for the ones that really meant something - when I was …
Christmas 1985....
I got ... all ganged up on him, after we found out that Gyroscope ... -
Speccy Christmas MemoriesGiven the time of year, I was getting a bit nostalgic for Christmases past - and in particular for the ones that really meant something - when I was …
... . Christmas 1983. Then either the following year or the year after getting ... -
Speccy Christmas MemoriesGiven the time of year, I was getting a bit nostalgic for Christmases past - and in particular for the ones that really meant something - when I was …
... cousins ZX81 the previous Christmas and hearing about a ... into the other room, after probably giving my old ... the first game I loaded after Horizons) stand out.
... /> That was the best Christmas I ever had. You know ... with my dad again after nearly 30 years ... -
Speccy Christmas MemoriesGiven the time of year, I was getting a bit nostalgic for Christmases past - and in particular for the ones that really meant something - when I was …
... cousins ZX81 the previous Christmas and hearing about a ... into the other room, after probably giving my old ... the first game I loaded after Horizons) stand out.
... /> That was the best Christmas I ever had. You know ... with my dad again after nearly 30 years ... -
Speccy Christmas MemoriesGiven the time of year, I was getting a bit nostalgic for Christmases past - and in particular for the ones that really meant something - when I was …
... computer about 4 days before christmas. My parents were having one ... of their Christmas Parties with all my dad ... programs'.
Then on Christmas day my sister look the ... to load.
Soon after my mum brought Manic Miner ... -
HD TV recommendations please.We think our 40" HD telly is on it's way out. There have been a few marks on the picture for a while but it's slowly getting worse. [URL]http://sdr…
... 1 year and 1 week after I bought it so I ... blow up 3 weeks before Christmas) was ok, but had a ... -
Writing faster BASICIn terms of structuring BASIC programs, what are the best ways allocate variables, functions, arrays? Any tips. I remember INPUT mag had some suggest…
... the beginning - or else chocolate, Christmas pudding, Turkish Delight (the powdery ... , not the chocolatey sort), unwanted Christmas presents, food, Raspberry Ruffles, salmon ... ("The walls are bending!"), but after a couple of pages I ... -
Retro Game Comparison Blog.So, here's a shameless plug for my blog, which should interest some of you. Then again, it's not biased towards any particular system, so it might no…
... I'm back from my Christmas holiday, I can post this ... entry, starting a new series. After that, I'm planning on ... -
Christmas tellywell it's almost over... used to be a big event back in the day.... how many re-runs of raiders of lost ark / star wars did we see as a kid ? that an…
... watch anything at all over Christmas.
Caught up ... then received the Bluray for Christmas!
We have ... Fred Claus, Muppets Christmas Carol, Nightmare Before Christmas & Scrooged on ... there a Bond film on after the Queens speech this ... -
I am currently playing......Don't know if there's been a thread like this, but I can't find one.... Having seen all the different threads asking people if they've played such a…
got two games for christmas [B]arkham city [/B]and [ ... let Treyarch to take over after this as even though the ... -
Elite Kickstarter ProjectAs some of may know Steve Wilcox of Elite is currently close to raising ?60k via Kickstarter to begin manufacturing a USB spectrum keyboard. I have g…
... their webpage both before and after the "back-paddling" edit ;) ). Funny ... Wilcox is not on my Christmas card list either, I've ... -
Back in the day when schools had 'a' computer.I stumbled uppon this photo when looking for something completely different on-line. It got me thinking and reminiscing. Do you remember when schools…
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I remember joining an after school club called "The Comat ... shut down by the first Christmas I was there! They never ... -
What (Speccy) game are you currently playing ?(Quite a few threads on what youre listening to, watching etc) What Speccy game are you currently playing ? After playing a LOT of Invasion of the …
... 2nd best letter in Scrabble (after the blank)? Best rack to ... playing with the family at Christmas :razz: -
IF1Bis problems. The Edge of the Spectrum...Advice is sought from the learned on WoS. I just bought an Interface 1Bis from sunny South Africa. It arrived fast, but unfortunately doesn't work.…
... first rubber keyed ZX at Christmas '84, I considered myself ... floppy disks. The following Christmas I got a colour ... TV for Christmas as using the 5 ... new fangled CD player. After that it was a ... including the game loader. After I got my 1Bis working ... -
DisappointmentsThink back to before you had your speccy... what were your major let-downs when you finally got your hands on one and realised that it couldn't do ev…
... Underwurlde (I got KL for christmas, mate got UW, and I ... instead).
Ultimate games after Underwurlde. In retrospect, it was ... -
I am currently playing......Don't know if there's been a thread like this, but I can't find one.... Having seen all the different threads asking people if they've played such a…
... at a budget price long after the rest of the World ... my wife's uncle at Christmas to play, but he did ... -
BrewDog beerI've recently been working my way through the wonderful range of Brewdog beers. Yum yum, shame there's no BrewDog pub near me :( I wonder if anyone…
... , if the airlock starts 'chugging' after the first day or so ... , then gradually slow down after that. After three weeks or so I ... - might get a bottle at Christmas, but that's about it ... -
The end of the SpectrumWhat year is generally considered to be the last year commercial software was sold nationally in shops and stores? I think I abandoned my Speccy in …
... big games came out for Christmas 1992 - Nigel Mansell and Streetfighter ... much other than budget titles after that, in Western Europe at ... -
Your Spectrum RegretsSpeccy things that you have done (or haven't done) and have regretted them since. Here's mine... (in no particular order). 1) Sold my Spectrum 128K…
... Atari ST habit after I got a 520STFM for christmas.
I ... -
Why on earth did I buy...Couldn't see a topic for this, so apologies if it does exist. Aside from games, what did you buy, and put away in a draw the next (or same!) day - …
... got for my birthday or Christmas and it was a real ... I first got it and after the feeling of complete and ... -
What's on your saucer?Thanks go out to frobush and zx1 for inspiring* this WoSser to create a yet another excellent WoS thread. Lunch 10 minutes ago. [IMG]http://i300.ph…
... [/URL]? :-P[/QUOTE]
After a works Christmas do I stayed the ... -
What's on your saucer?Thanks go out to frobush and zx1 for inspiring* this WoSser to create a yet another excellent WoS thread. Lunch 10 minutes ago. [IMG]http://i300.ph…
[QUOTE=joefish;789473]After a works Christmas do I stayed the night ... -
Scottish IndependenceJust wondering which way the Scottish Wossers will be voting?
... on Christmas morning, but being told you cant play till after lunch ... -
Scottish IndependenceJust wondering which way the Scottish Wossers will be voting?
... on Christmas morning, but being told you cant play till after lunch ...
