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(Difficult) question about deaths in gamesOff the top of my head I can name two games in which each time a life is lost, an angel (w/wings and/or halo) appears and ascends to the top of the s…
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Not worth fighting overI spoke to a mate earlier online. Haven't seen him for a week or so. He went away this weekend to West Wales with his girlfriend. Just a little break…
... to anyone, and isn't in the slightest violent towards others ... - he always seems to get in trouble, because he's very opinionated ... was the only person drinking in there and the barman was ... silliest reason I have heard in a long while for 2 ... -
dam magazine...It's the second time I travel to london im 3 months...and both times I've looked everywhere for an edition of retrogamer...and no one even heard abou…
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bobsleigh by digital integrationDoes anyone else know this game? I tried it for the first time yesterday and enjoyed it. The graphics are simple but effective and the feeling of mom…
... is also a good one in the emulation era becuase there ... descend the first course, Breuil in about 1.06 mins, but ... good enough to compete in the Olympic bob!
If you ... descent and space to get in the bob and apply the brake ... -
Repartition and backup in XP - please helpMy laptop snuffed it, so I've bought another one, this time running XP (as opposed to Win98 ). Anyway, when I bought the old one, it's hard drive (FA…
... PC to save to disc, in case the C: drive ever ... became corrupted, in which case I could un ... I need to boot up in DOS to use either of ... (perferably CD) will boot up in DOS and recognise NTFS partitions ... -
Screenshot with border in SpinHi. I'm probably missing something obvious, but I want to save screenshots of a couple demos, and I want to include the border area in the screenshot…
... to include the border area in the screenshot. I can't ... out how to do it in Spin (it's the only ... -
WTB Spectrum (any model) like new in box with papers, books etc.Hello all Looking to by a mint Spectrum if available. I live in Walnut Creek, CA. Feel free to email me directly or post. Thanks Charles
Hello all
Looking to by a mint Spectrum if available. I live in Walnut Creek, CA.
Feel free to email me directly or post.
Thanks
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Type-in listingsI still can't believe the amount of time that I spent typing in listings (which usually didn't work) Does anyone remember a Scramble copy that was p…
... time that I spent typing in listings (which usually didn't ... Scramble copy that was printed in Your Computer? It looked excellent ... -
Armagetron Advanced -- where is the moviepack?I've downloaded Armagetron Advanced (a brilliant open-source Light Cycles game for several platforms -- Windows in my case). Trouble is, the distro …
... several platforms -- Windows in my case).
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Better start mangling email addresses in postsBe aware that posts to these forums are now being mirrored to a private Usenet news server - there is a possibility that some of these posts will be …
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Saving 'Snapshots' in SpectacularHow do you do this? I go to the menu option and it states that it only works in 128k mode (even if I am already in this). I can save games under th…
How do you do this?
I go to the menu option and it states that it only works in 128k mode (even if I am already in this).
I can save games under the other formats but not .sna
Any ideas?
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Improving position in search engine results?I'm wondering how to improve the position of my ZX81 Collection web site in search engine results. On Google typing "ZX81" gives a load of links (so…
... my ZX81 Collection web site in search engine results.
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Anyone in Reading?I'm in Theale next Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday if anyone fancies a beer? Come on, someone save me from this boredom!
I'm in Theale next Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday if anyone fancies a beer?
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That stupid blonde bitch in the ApprenticeDid anybody see the Apprentice last night? I couldn't believe my eyes when Sugar told that posh blonde girl she was in the final, ONLY FOR HER TO FU…
... posh blonde girl she was in the final, ONLY FOR HER ... to get to her position in the final five, or even ... chance at the job back in Sugar's face when she ... time. Hope she's not in the final episode, cos I ... -
I Swam in the Bristol Channel and Survived.Today for the first time in ages, I swam in the british sea. It was so hot in Cardiff, that me and the misses whent to Barry's Pothecary park. It ne…
... the first time in ages, I swam in the british sea.
It was so hot in Cardiff, that me and the ... />
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Ubuntu, Ubuntu they drink it in the JungleIts my usual getting bored with having the same os for 6 months syndrome. At the moment my pc works rather spiffing. Its just a bog standard lappy w…
The Fool's Workplace SurveyI thought I'd try and find out more about what my fellow WOS'ers are up to during their work hours, so I've compiled a simple survey. Overwrite my an…
... respectable as many customers drop in. Never jeans etc - ... br /> Have you ever been in trouble at work ?
Got caught ... you see yourself being there in 5 years time ?
in on him having a ... , and he told everyone in the building. It was ...Things not to do online in a public forumDue to recent posts on my part, I thought this would be a good one. Basically in joke form I raised the idea that an image uploaded to this forum co…
... good one.
Basically in joke form I raised the ...Problem registering in SintechI am trying to register in Sintech, but it wouldnt allow me, it always says that I have to verify my name, I only can use some special characters... …
I am trying to register in Sintech, but it wouldnt allow ...Crap pre-installed in new computersMy battered 7 year old Toshiba laptop was stolen from my friends house and just got delivery of the replacement. His insurance did not pay up as he l…
... all with their own entry in 'Uninstall programs'
Loads of ...My iTunes wants to be shut down in an unusual wayAny suggestions on what to say to Apple to get it to shut iTunes down in an unusual way? Screenshot: [url]http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y92/murra…
Any suggestions on what to say to Apple to get it to shut iTunes down in an unusual way?
Screenshot:
[url]http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y92/murrayg/unusualway.jpg[/url]Only in America ...[url]http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/6238364.stm[/url] Short of it - A US Judge had a pair of trousers (worth $1000) lost by a dry cleaner…
... ) lost by a dry cleaners in 2005, and so attempted to ...Free booklets with magazines... in archive?A recent trawl through my storage boxes has turned up some booklets that SU used to tuck into their mags back in the day. Specifically: Top 50 Spect…
... tuck into their mags back in the day. Specifically:
in some likely-looking folders and ... if there is a place in the archive for this kind ...IN for KempstonHi all A few years ago I wrote a Spectrum program that used graphics on screen to indicate what position a Joystick was in. I need the read IN instru…
... a Joystick was in. I need the read IN instruction for Sinclair ... to know what is the IN for Kempston, and the Sinclair ...Jungle Trouble: Help!Does anyone know the damn keys to play Jungle Trouble (Durrell)? I cannot move!!:confused:
Does anyone know the damn keys to play Jungle Trouble (Durrell)? I cannot move!!:confused:I'll name that game in ...I was about to recommend Astro Blaster to someone, when I realised it's not the game I thought it was. Astro Blaster appears to be a space invaders …
... scramble variant. You could land in little floating cyan pods, scattered ...Emulating the Plus3e in SpinHi. At the weekend I finally got my ass in gear and started to go through my many +3 discs, with the aim of transferring a lot of the content to a CF…
... I finally got my ass in gear and started to go ... ] with DivIDE card.
In order to transfer these files ... CF card and initialised it in a real Plus3e, and proceeded ... 't. Looking at the image in a hex editor, it all ...The ropes in JSWJust watching the latest JSW mod rzxs from the archive and I remembered how good the ropes were in JSW - nobody came close in achieving that level of…
... the ropes were in JSW - nobody came close in achieving that level ... of realism in rope simulation :smile ...First steps in Z80 machine codeI never got into machine code much back when I had a speccy, as I didn't have any development tools at the time. The only machine code I'd previousl…
... code I'd previously done in the past was 6502 on ... something that's actually interesting in the long term future, but ...Best type-in gameApart from the excellent shorties in program pitstop, what was the best type-in game? Pixy the micrdot stands out for me after all this time.
Apart from the excellent shorties in program pitstop, what was the best type-in game?
Pixy the micrdot stands out for me after all this time.
