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What other 'retrotech' are you into, what hardware do you own?I suppose talking about machines, hardware & software other than Sinclair is off-topic, but my retro collection was kick-started at WoS! I had heard…
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and more books about BASIC than nost people . :)
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Tornado AssemblerTornado Assembler is not working. What's wrong with it? It says Nonsense in BASIC or something like this. (dwnldd from this site, of course)
Tornado Assembler is not working. What's wrong with it? It says Nonsense in BASIC or something like this. (dwnldd from this site, of course) -
Help! The Castle by Chris Cannonis a text adventure. How do you get over/across the chasm with the buzzards flying overhead??? They keep pulling my head off!!! Would be most gratefu…
is a text adventure. How do you get over/across the chasm with the buzzards flying overhead??? They keep pulling my head off!!! Would be most grateful for any help/tips. Thanks. -
Adventure 200Any information or tips to help completion of this text adventure would be gratefully appreciated. I first met this game more than fifteen years ago …
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SPIN Public Beta 0.1b Available for downloadHi all, back again, and as just recently announced on CSS, SPIN has been updated. Here's the post to CSS (or the relevant parts): It's been a bu…
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Added *Basic* +3e emulation - it loads and ... -
Richard (Adventurer)Hello again, Richard.You helped me out back in April with a tip for The Castle by Chris Cannon. I'm stuck again! Can you peruse your copy of Adventur…
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ANNOUCE: Spin Public Beta 0.1d now availableWell, after the overwhelming response to the previous announcement here on WOS Forums, I thought I'd best post that SPIN 0.1d is up. Here's the CSS …
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Quiz V - the revenge of D`n`C Ok, 50 quick fire questions.. some cryptic - you`ll have un unravel the clues to get the game name, while others are description of the game. Ther…
Ok, 50 quick fire questions.. some cryptic - you`ll have un unravel the clues to get the game name, while others are description of the game.
There are 63 points available this time.
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FAILED THE BLOODY TEST !!!Well, I finally worked out the courage to take the Spectrum certification test... AND FAILED !!! Not exactly that I was expecting to pass, but - My G…
... God ! 60% !?!! And 40% for BASIC programming !?!! I was thinking of ... some kind of ace in BASIC, now to find out that ... -
Monster by HaggisoftCould some Kind Soul provide some tips or a solution for this adventure game?
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Development ToolsThe speccy had some great assemblers for it but there were other tools like Laser Basic, Laser Genius, Mega Basic, Hurg, etc... I was wondering if a…
... other tools like Laser Basic, Laser Genius, Mega Basic, Hurg, etc...
ZX Spectrum emulator for Playstation. Hello! Has anyone managed to burn to a cd the Playstation ZX Spectrum emulator from Double Dutch Designs? Can you share some tips on how to do it?…
... Designs? Can you share some tips on how to do it ...Magzine valuesCould any1 give me an idea of an old '80s computer magazine value? I've seen on ebay the prices going for old Crash magazines, and although the one …
... 's some Robin Candy Playing Tips (a'la Crash) and some ...Randomize USR xxxxxA weird topic: When I was a kid I use to mess around with the RANDOMIZE USR xxxxx, sad I know!!! For instance RANDOMIZE USR 51234 would give me a loa…
... , others give a screen of basic simialr to the Speedlock protection ...Wher's that tips and cheats section gone to?The ftp one. I must be blind, but I can't find it anywhere on this site. Just as I was in the mood to find the codes for Teenage Mutant Turtles The C…
The ftp one. I must be blind, but I can't find it anywhere on this site. Just as I was in the mood to find the codes for Teenage Mutant Turtles The Coin Op. Where's it gone?which programming language?........hi there, which programming language did people first learn to program the zx spectrum? a. basic b. machine code c. other what sort of programs did…
hi there, which programming language did people first learn to program the zx spectrum?
a. basic
b. machine code
c. other
what sort of programs did you write?
(games,utilities,business etc)Games that benefit from a change in speed.Has anybody tried playing games on an emulator at different speeds? I've found that certain games are more playable with a slight speed tweak. Obvio…
... tweak. Obviously programs written in basic and text adventure games are ...Trying to get hold of Crash Cassette tape and Inlay scans for project! Yep I am now working through all my Crash Issues to make them available on cd or possibly Online(server permitting) later this year. Those of you i…
... a copy of the Crash tips tape that was available mail ...crash tips tape Does anybody have this, it was available by mail order in issue 26, I would be willing to pay around ?3 for this.
Does anybody have this, it was available by mail order in issue 26, I would be willing to pay around ?3 for this.crash tips tape Does anybody have this, it was available by mail order in issue 26, I would be willing to pay around ?3 for this.
Does anybody have this, it was available by mail order in issue 26, I would be willing to pay around ?3 for this.Machine CodeOk i had a spectrum when i was younger and only used it for playin games and typing simple BASIC programs - i mean really simple! Things like 10 Pri…
... playin games and typing simple BASIC programs - i mean really simple ... did they do that in basic?! lol im just curious now ...Quiz - my first attempt!And so it is! My first attempt at a quiz... 1. All answers give 1 point unless otherwise stated, for a total of 33 points. 2. Give your answers excl…
... which was completely written in BASIC.
3. In Raid ...curious: how did 'they' make games?Now that ive found this forum i can ask all the questions I always thought about :) Im just curious, how did they (the software companies) make the …
... ? I dont mean the little Basic games, but the 'proper' ones ...Li'l help?I'm making a video-sketch-show thing, and I plan on putting some speccy code in somewhere, (as well as a comic strip on the inlay case) but I can onl…
... I can only program in basic. Anyone know of any demo ...Help with Chubby GristleHi, I'm currently going through all the Spectrum games I never completed and trying to complete them. A Day in the Life was this mornings completeti…
... if anyone has any great tips.
It trully brings ...whats your second favourite retro computerOk i'm going to assume that for most of us here the speccy is our favourite number 1 retro computer,its the best home computer in the world etc etc :…
... on and using its extended basic its a gamers dream with ...Yet Another Speccy Quiz (not too hard)OK! I thought I'd chance my arm at one of these things. I must say I've found the recent quizzes WAY too difficult, so I've pitched this one at simpl…
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9. What BASIC keyword allowed the programmer to ...ZX Spin 0.3 ReleasedStandard Cut'n'Paste from CSS post again! I can't get to my webpage, so I've uploaded SPIN0.3 to WOS, Alt.Binaries.Comp.Sinclair, and also Daren Pea…
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programming BASIC in 48k Mode, and has ... and functions, and a Quick BASIC helper
which can alleviate ... recording support.
Added a *Basic* TZX editor - you can rearrage ...Possible missing items...I've been going through some tapes I now have and found at least a couple of interest. I'd be grateful if anyone can give me some feedback before I …
a poke to change fonts??hi ppl, there wasnt some poke in basic to change the look alike of the fonts of speccy?? I guess I did things like that in eighties.. also, there…
... , there wasnt some poke in basic to change the look alike ... to quit "scroll? " message in basic??
where can I ...
