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'Videgame Nation' at the Urbis in ManchesterI mean 'VIDEOGAME nation'! This exhibition starts next week. I've lent PILES of stuff for it, I knew it all come in useful SOME day, and you can ev…
... the Ocean section with headphones on. The preview is on Tuesday night at ... /> ocean booklet - The crest is best in ... Spectrum Cassette Game
The Vindicator, Imagine, Spectrum Cassette ... Film Distribution folder regarding the film 'Total Recall', ... -
Proof that the Finglonger ALREADY exists!Finally! Success and proof thereof! Professor H. J. Farnsworth will not be the first to invent the long-awaited Finglonger ... it is actually alrea…
... Farnsworth will not be the first to invent the long-awaited Finglonger ... a look-see at 32secs and 48secs into the video. Said ... being held by the gentleman on the left at the start of the video.
the Finglonger.
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ZX PrinterMy latest Boot sale aquisition is a ZX Printer which sadly failed to work, but it's given me my first opportunity to open one up and have a look insi…
My latest Boot sale aquisition is a ZX Printer ... that these things work in the first place, let alone ... in a kid's toy car! No stepper motors in ... Anyway, I carefully cleaned all the soot out of it, and ... it does struggle to feed the paper through and sometimes ... -
got the bl&&dy pig flu!both me and the missus have the swine flu, missus came down last night, me this morning, feeling like hell & dosed up on Tami-flu that was a complete…
... in front, the government figures on the BBC etc at the moment are bollocks ... also down, thank god the school broke up today. Who's gonna ... walk the dogs, hell knows.
R.I.P. The last TommyHarry Patch a.k.a the last Tommy sadly passed away today at the ripe age of 111 [url]http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8168691.stm[/url]
Harry Patch a.k.a the last Tommy sadly passed away today at the ripe age of 111
[url]http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8168691.stm[/url]What's everyone reading at the moment?Moi: Your Heart Belongs to Me by Dean Koontz 3rd Myron Bolitar novel by Harlan Ellison The Simple Truth by David Baldacci The Good Guy by Dean Koont…
... novel by Harlan Ellison
The Simple Truth by David Baldacci ...
The Good Guy by Dean Koontz ... . Gotta more than one book at a time. For some strange ...Assembly code in The TerminatorSo I was watching The Terminator on T.V today. What a great movie eh? Anyway, towards the end of the movie when the terminator reaches the Tiki Mot…
... I was watching The Terminator on T.V today. What a ... great movie eh?
Anyway, towards the ... end of the movie when the terminator reaches the Tiki Motel ... with ORG 40000 (or something) at the beginning!
A ...Name the game #486.bTrying to find a car racing game that I used to play all the time, but have no idea now of what it was called. It was viewed from above and that the …
... a car racing game that I used to play all the time ... viewed from above and that the track didn't fit on ... scrolled along, at least thats how I remember the game:-?. At the end of ... your car to aid you in the next race. I remember the car being ...ZX Spectrum + with WHSMITH Computer Program Data Recorder and box of casettesHi I'm selling a ZX Spectrum + with WHSmith Computer Program Data Recorder and a box of casettes. I held onto this hoping I'd have the time and incl…
... out the pictures and history below. Contact me on: charlie[at]colliertait ... /> Here's the history: I bought the bundle from a car boot when I ... from the membrane to the board. So now the keyboard doesn't function at ...New Spectrum game appears in the printed press...It's probably been years since news about a new Speccy game has appeared in the general press... but today it happened. In the Basque Country edition…
... appeared in the general press... but today it happened. In the Basque ... , a new game for the Speccy and the MSX.
... the article came out - yes, a front page article (well at ... least on the website!) about retrogaming ...The ---- Games of the decadeIn a few months time, we leave the first decade of the twenty-first century, so to rip off a thread idea from another forum, what are your games of t…
... ), but arguably the most amazing thing about it at the time it was ... released was what it promised for the ... you feeling almost physically sick at the though of how some poeple ... ) was the first one, and it was superb. And even today it ...Your Spectrum Magazines..... any one we know?I was fortunate enough to get nearly a full set of Your Spectrum magazines at a boot sale a few weeks ago. Whilst having a leisurely read through my …
... set of Your Spectrum magazines at a boot sale a few weeks ago ... were drawn to the very last advert in the "pen pal" section ... ask me why). Is this the Andrew we all know an ... /> I do applaud the use of italics in the phrase "You must ...ZX81 Collection Up For Sale (or not...)Hi, I'm considering putting the ZX81 Collection up for sale as a job lot. In two minds at the moment. What would be your estimate of value for every…
... 'm considering putting the ZX81 Collection up for sale as a job ... lot. In two minds at the moment ...Games for saleHi I have the following games for sale, please PM if interested; A Harvesting Moon Cass Powerplay Spectrum includes "Faerie" Africa Gardens Cass G…
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I have the following games for sale, please PM if interested ... Computing Monthly Spectrum
The Hobbit Cass Melbourne House Spectrum ... Spectrum Inner cover is rough at the top
War in ... Spectrum Front film coming away at the top
Sorry ...More Ebay R@RE Madness.Eeee tt's our little nest egg this. [url]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/RARE-SINCLAIR-ZX-SPECTRUM-PERSONAL-COMPUTER_W0QQitemZ260483931020QQcmdZViewItemQQptZU…
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Rare?? Rare?? So rare the could not be bothered to ... like them people I find at car boot sales from time to time ...On Offer to the preservation teamAs so many people tend to plug my own website on WoS, I thought that I would offer something in return (at long last)..... I have today been passed …
... in return (at long last).....
I have today been passed ... page publication edited by the publisher of the 007 Interface (and others ... tips passed to him over the years - mainly linked to ...
I will also include the advertising material from G. A ...My Car Is..... Advice Needed!!Well I am a nob head!!...(I know, I got that in one!) Well, brought some anti-freeze yesterday, was gonna put some in the motor this morning/today..…
... put some in the motor this morning/today....
the water in the tank.....
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Am I doing the right thing???
... started tried to start the car once, and that was ... that you ice can break the "block" or water ...Looks like the VCF is hotting up to be a good one...... and needs more Speccy goodness, says the organizer (who says basically there's hardly any Sinclair presence confirmed at the moment... we're in d…
... hardly any Sinclair presence confirmed at the moment... we're in danger ... computing is to be held at The National Museum of Computing (TNMOC ... and challenges, bring-and-buy sale, and performances of electronic music ...Yet another +2 Speccy! Also a shittoon of gamesHey guys, long time no see! I seem to have a centripetal effect on +2 Speccys, as yet another one has come into my posession. I still have the majo…
... posession. I still have the majority of the games I had when ... I first started here, the ones ... I aqquired at the boot sale last year and a ...The Daily MailIf you go to Bruce Everiss's blog to find out about the Evony case, you can see a satirical song about the Dail Mail (a British "newspaper"). The Dai…
... ]Mock the Week[/I], where they have a laugh at it ... being addicted to the game Goldeneye, despite the fact that the baby couldn ... , usually at the barbers or a works canteen or in a car with ... no different to the Sun, the Star, the Daily Express, the Mirror etc in ...The late running issue 23 of SAM Revival magazine is out now!The very late running issue 23 of SAM Revival magazine is out now! [img]http://www.quazar.clara.net/a40/sr23.jpg[/img] SAM Revival is the only new…
... full source code of the ROM patch and boot block which goes ... into the Trinity's onboard EEPROM. The Developer ... also subscribe for three issues at the discounted price of ?10.99 ...Jonathan CreekI meant to post about the Jonathan Creek episode from a few weeks ago, but never got around to it, and since no one else did (as far as I know) then …
... was bothered. But today I got talking to someone at work, and ... find out at the end of the story, the co-murderer of the younger brother ... steal his car, and (b) to try to restrain the younger brother ... of trying to steal the younger brother's car, and was a ...Jumping the sharkBored again, so "inspired" by a post on a forum I read last week (can't find the link, I'm at work now), here's a list of programs that I think have …
... . And watching it today (for the couple of minutes I ... s all so contrived, the sets, the styles, the people, everything.
... jumped the shark at the beginning of series three (when the regular ... buying the others. And for me the program ended at the end ...The Spectrum screenshot odd-one-out round - easy skill levelYou know how in the (British) program "Have I Got News For You" they have an odd-one-out round, where they show you four photographs, and you (well…
... and you (well, the competitors on the program) have to ... to play. Simply look at the four screenshots, one each ... Mans is a car racing game, the others are all ... out just by looking at the screenshots, even if you ... you need to look at the names then please say ...The death of the SpectrumI was reflecting the other day about life and the significance of those interests that we develop during childhood. For many, its football or physic…
... to appeal to the children of today. The clumsy inventory system ... of Treasure Island Dizzy and the ... anyone that was actually there at the time. All new experiences ... to all but the keepers of the archive. The childhoods that ...Digital rot - the modern DRM scourge[B]A place for History[/B] I love WOS. Completely love it. It is completely crazy in its scale and is the best of its kind. I love that games have s…
... discovered to reignite the joy of the age by those ...
All Spectrum games had the following requirements. A Spectrum (16 ... on PSN and XBox live at the moment. Many are produced ... /> The digital future is rotting, tomorrows yesterdays are being lost today. ...80 Amiga Magazine CD-ROM's For Sale80 Amiga Magazine CD-ROM's For Sale... [url]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270638173982[/url] Includes: Amiga Active, CU Ami…
... Magazine CD-ROM's For Sale...
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Delivery is via courier at the cheapest rate I can find ... at a cost of ?6.99...< ... a massive clearout as need the space. If this lot don ...Today (October 2010 retro computing & gaming videos)Hi folks, this October I released 6 more videos on YouTube; Two covering the ATARI JAGUAR and FLASHBACK (Mini 7800), four covering the Sinclair QL. …
... (Mini 7800), four covering the Sinclair QL.
[ ... Today it's exactly one year since we had the ... the recently uploaded QL videos is the "History of the QL" presentation shown at the ... events exhibition. BTW: The ...Car key fobs...Not sure if we have any mechanics on here that can help but, I recently bought a 53 plate Toyota Avensis T4 - I needed something new, my Ford Cougar …
... were getting lame.
The Avensis comes with 3 keys ... master key does not work at all. The lock/unlock etc does ... even trying to unlock the car with the key sets the alarms off. I ... I have replaced the battery with the suggested type from the manual but ...Steam: some good dealsIf it hadn't been posted on another retro forum I might have easily missed the "Give & Get Sale" that is going on at the Steam store from November 24…
... easily missed the "Give & Get Sale" that is going on at the Steam ... offered with big discounts.
Today while browsing WOS, I noticed ... br />
The latter is still on offer today, it's a ... A list of the special discount offers for the current day can ...
