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VTX5000 download times?How long did it take a VTX5000 to download a 48k game?
... you were connected to a BBS at 1200/75 using Xmodem ... were connected to the same BBS at 300bps, that's erm ... -
Are the Prism VTX5000 modems any use nowadays?There's one currently up on ebay. Do the old bulletin boards still exist or is the modem essentially useless today? Necros.
But putting speed issues aside, can you connect to a BBS (like Micronet or similar) like you could back then?
Necros. -
Are the Prism VTX5000 modems any use nowadays?There's one currently up on ebay. Do the old bulletin boards still exist or is the modem essentially useless today? Necros.
... couldnt still connect to a BBS. I'm sure there are ... -
Are the Prism VTX5000 modems any use nowadays?There's one currently up on ebay. Do the old bulletin boards still exist or is the modem essentially useless today? Necros.
I had some BBS software for a Spectrum +3 ... have any links for free BBS software? -
Are the Prism VTX5000 modems any use nowadays?There's one currently up on ebay. Do the old bulletin boards still exist or is the modem essentially useless today? Necros.
At some point after xmas I can setup a BBS server. I'll only be able to run it at certain times but it will give peeps with a modem for their speccy a chance to use it.
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Development SurveyI was just wondering how many people are actually developing games or programs for the Speccy. I'm not talking about people who "plan" to write somet…
... nothing to do with the BBS door game or Hannibal Lectre ... -
Sage - 'Spectrum Adventure Game Enthusiasts' Fanzine Coming SoonGreetings. :grin: Just a quick post to let you all know that the first issue of 'SAGE' will be available for purchase ( or due to serious advice it…
... not only is there a BBS door game called 'Legend Of ... -
Sage - 'Spectrum Adventure Game Enthusiasts' Fanzine Coming SoonGreetings. :grin: Just a quick post to let you all know that the first issue of 'SAGE' will be available for purchase ( or due to serious advice it…
... not only is there a BBS door game called 'Legend Of ... -
Orange BroadbandDoes anyone know why my Orange broadband has become so slow lately? It was supposed to be changed from 2 meg to 8 meg a couple of weeks ago. Howev…
... this place:
[url]http://bbs.adslguide.org.uk/postlist.php ... -
Eight ZX MicrodrivesOk so the ZX Microdrives can be dasiychained up to a max of eight, but why! I can kinda see the point of having 2 MDs but 8? Not only would you need…
... great for people who ran BBS systems! 8x80K of storage - whoopeedoo ... -
Any forums that you are fed up with?I'm not talking about WOS here! Has anyone else become fed up with forums they used to like? I used to love the RG forum, but whenever I visit now …
... FidoNet, Usenet, various dial-up BBS systems, web boards - you name ... -
got a great speccy deal with some weird itemstoday i bought a job lot of speccy stuff inc. 48k+ zx81 2 16k ram packs interface 1 micro drive loads of books. and now the weird stuff. prism vtx500…
... to connect to a few BBS' and download a couple programs ... still a few dial-up BBS' out there. My VTX5000 came ... -
got a great speccy deal with some weird itemstoday i bought a job lot of speccy stuff inc. 48k+ zx81 2 16k ram packs interface 1 micro drive loads of books. and now the weird stuff. prism vtx500…
... to connect to a few BBS' and download a couple programs ... still a few dial-up BBS' out there. My VTX5000 came ... -
Yesteryear's Computers.Ahhhh ... [URL="http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=printArticleBasic&articleId=9023960"]back in the day[/URL] when a 300mb system…
... program I downloaded from a BBS which would switch the machine ... -
That's not my nameSo, time for some idle speculation. Why did you pick the forum handle you use (IF you didn't just use your real name)? I've used 'Winston' since I …
Used beanz since I got my first modem, logged on to a BBS and needed a handle. Couldnt think of one but was sat eating a bowl of beans at the time so chose that and stuck with it. -
That's not my nameSo, time for some idle speculation. Why did you pick the forum handle you use (IF you didn't just use your real name)? I've used 'Winston' since I …
[QUOTE=beanz;201605]Used beanz since I got my first modem, logged on to a BBS and needed a handle. Couldnt think of one but was sat eating a bowl of beans at the time so chose that and stuck with it.[/QUOTE]
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External Speccy CommunicationHow does a speccy communicate with the outside world ?? Do you have to have the interface 1 for serial communications ( rs232 ) or are there other p…
... managed to set up a BBS with a VTX-5000 this ... was a bit cumbersome. The BBS only ran part time because ... one - (01) 888 8894! The BBS generally ran on a BBC ... -
Favourite Gaming moment of the last 25 yearsin a continuation of the 25 years thread what's you favourite moment it could be anything a sprite, a soundbite a loading screen anything mime is w…
... puzzle game on the Monochrome BBS system, also freely downloadable for ... -
Evening Star > Rail SimulatorOver on [URL="http://www.eurogamer.net/"]EuroGamer[/URL] Oliver Clare has done a "new games journalism" concept review of a new game, Kuju's Rail Sim…
... then there was a decent BBS scene.
Micronet had ... -
Need Help With Ad Hoc network.I have two computers, a laptop and a desktop, both with wifi cards. Desktop connects successfully to the outside world. Both are seeing each other …
... to try this right away. BBS.
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Massively Multiplayer Spectrum Games?If there was any spectrum game that could be updated played online, what would it be? I'll leave out the obvious ones like Elite, but what about Mult…
... being an old dial-up BBS before the Internet was widely ... -
Massively Multiplayer Spectrum Games?If there was any spectrum game that could be updated played online, what would it be? I'll leave out the obvious ones like Elite, but what about Mult…
... being an old dial-up BBS before the Internet was widely ... -
Massively Multiplayer Spectrum Games?If there was any spectrum game that could be updated played online, what would it be? I'll leave out the obvious ones like Elite, but what about Mult…
... being an old dial-up BBS before the Internet was widely ... -
Spectrum more loved than C64It just occurred to me that the Spectrum must be more loved than the C64 these days. After all, it has been more than a year since an update was made…
... party series and the Internet BBS Spankerz Heaven.
* Triad - MP3 ... -
Prism VTX 5000 ModemI just got one of these but how do you use it? I dont have a manual and a review i read of it says you turn on the spectrum and the software automati…
... e-mail, the old Sinclair BBS, the russian network (forgot the ... -
Prism VTX 5000 ModemI just got one of these but how do you use it? I dont have a manual and a review i read of it says you turn on the spectrum and the software automati…
... was still a Viewdata-compatible BBS thing running at the time ... -
When did you buy mainstream Spectrum-related computer magazines?Just working on "the special", and this poll will help me define my focus. Which years did you frequently buy or read mainstream Spectrum-related co…
... stuff about how the emerging BBS scene and things like MUDs ... -
Anybody knows what it is?[url]http://www.allegro.pl/item432411552_zx_spectrum_modem_vtx_5000.html[/url] This Polish auction says it a modem, but what modem? What could Zx Sp…
... number - 01 888 8894. That BBS had a forum. There was ... one BBS that ran on a Spectrum ... only stopped running his FidoNet BBS about 2 years ago).
