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  • Buying a +3I've been told you can download Spectrum games in .TZX format and transfer them to a specci through the headphone jack. Can you only then save the ga…

    ... format and transfer them to a specci through the headphone ... +2 and am thinking about buying a +3, just because it has ... as opposed to one on a tape?

    Also ... is the storage capacity of a 3" disk? Is it ... like 174k?! Is there a way of finding out how ...
    mutantcamel mutantcamel December 2005 Hardware
  • Buying a 360?I'm thinking about buying a modded XBox 360, probably from Bowlers (the computer fair in Manchester) - what sort should I get, and how much should I …

    I'm thinking about buying a modded XBox 360, probably from Bowlers (the computer fair in Manchester) - what sort should I get, and how much should I expect to pay for it?

    What should I look out for?

    Thanks for any answers.
    ewgf ewgf November 2009 Chit chat
  • Buying a flop.I`ve never bought a computer/console that flopped. I nearly spent ?300? I think it was 300 or maybe 400 on a cd32. I had lucky escape I guess :) Anyb…

    I`ve never bought a computer/console that flopped. ... 300 or maybe 400 on a cd32. I had lucky ... guess :)
    Anybody buy a computer/console only to see ... here bought a Sam...
    Musta been a pisser to ... about wether to buy a Saturn or a Playstation. Luckily I ...
    uselesses uselesses July 2012 Chit chat
  • Buying a flop.I`ve never bought a computer/console that flopped. I nearly spent ?300? I think it was 300 or maybe 400 on a cd32. I had lucky escape I guess :) Anyb…

    I got loads of use out of my Sam. Even if it was as a word-processor and for playing Speccy text adventures. :)

    Only wish I'd kept hold of it. Buying a flop can sometimes pay off financially at a later date.
    Strident Strident July 2012 Chit chat
  • worth buying a zx spectrumAs i have been watching Micro Men i have been really thinking about buying another Spectrum. Now as i grew up in the 80's and was a massive speccy fa…

    ... have been really thinking about buying another Spectrum. Now as i ... the 80's and was a massive speccy fan I do ...
    morcar morcar October 2009 Hardware
  • I'm thinking of buying a laptop...I've never had a lap top before and I've been toying with the idea of buying one for a while now. I don't fancy a second hand one (they are very easy…

    I've never had a lap top before and I' ... with the idea of buying one for a while now. I don ... 't fancy a second hand one (they are ... ). I've been looking around a little and saw that Argos ...
    Bermondsey Bob Bermondsey Bob May 2010 Chit chat
  • Buying a new PCSo, here we go again, me posting for help about buying something. Shame you guys ain't on commission :)) Anyways. I've pretty much chosen everyt…

    ... , me posting for help about buying something. Shame you guys ain ...


    So, is a bog standard 500W PSU enough ... for that? There;s a £37 difference if I add ...
    VincentAC VincentAC August 2016 Chit chat
  • Anyone recommend a good printer/scanner comboIve had my pc for nearly 2 years now and still havent got round to buying a decent printer. I did have an old black and white one which i was given b…

    ... still havent got round to buying a decent printer. I did have ... given but it packed up a month later. I was wondering ... if anyone could recommend a good all in one scanner ...
    festershinetop festershinetop October 2005 Chit chat
  • Getting Games onto a disk?OK, I will be buying a spectrum +3 and have just bought an Amstrad 6128+ (great hardware for programming). Now I am all set to go with programming b…

    OK, I will be buying a spectrum +3 and have just ... do you get games onto a 3inch disk? I woudl ... tape but that is hardly a quick development method. Better ... still is there a way to hook these machines ... up to a PC (through the printer ...
    addictive1 addictive1 February 2006 Development
  • Crazy Spectrum Experiments. Now there?s a thought!!As a Kid I wanted to be a budding inventor and tried all sorts of things with my speckie. I remember buying a second hand reel to reel tape recorde…

    ... speckie.

    I remember buying a second hand reel to reel ... the airwave. I even created a simple chat and drawing applet ... on the ear piece, making a kind of rudimentary modem.

    Now there?s a thought!!!!!??..(heads for the soldering ...
    Scottie_uk Scottie_uk August 2006 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Reasons for buying a QL ?It seems, from what I have read, that the QL was a bit of a failure back in the days. But apart from being a collectible, is there any useful/intere…

    It seems, from what I have read, that the QL was a bit of a failure back in the days. But apart from being a collectible, is there any useful/interesting/entertaining software around for it ?
    Pilsener Pilsener March 2007 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Where (and what) to buy a PSP for emulation?I'm thinking of buying a PSP handheld, mainly for emulation, and aparently you need to have the right version of firmware to run emulators, so can an…

    I'm thinking of buying a PSP handheld, mainly for emulation, ...
    ewgf ewgf May 2007 Chit chat
  • Buying a new TV - any advice?My faithful ol' television has just ceased to be, become bereft of life, started pining for the fjords, etc, so I've got to get a new one, and I was …

    ... I've got to get a new one, and I was ... problem (I've never seen a PAL TV that couldn't ... handle a PAL console yet, but if ... PAL TVs now coming in a horizontally compressed screen ratio (I ...
    ewgf ewgf July 2007 Chit chat
  • Buying a camera.Any photography enthusiasts in here*? I was planning to finally make the graduation from hobby photography (ie my n73) to amateur photography (ie SLR…

    ... 've been hunting around for a good SLR-like (aka ultrazooom ... wondering if anyone can recommend a decent one that's
    Arjun Arjun January 2008 Chit chat
  • I-Tune$....a rant.I'm thinking of buying an I-pod as I have a massive cd collection and I'd like to take it out and about with me. I have a 6gig MP3 player, but that's…

    ... of buying an I-pod as I have a massive ... I've been looking at buying a 120gig player. That in ... artwork. This anoyed mne a little as the artwork is ... no intention of downloading even a single track. Not one. ... and running me up a huge bill without my knowledge ...
    Bermondsey Bob Bermondsey Bob October 2008 Chit chat
  • A little close to home for my likingThis is a bit crazy! [url]http://www.14wfie.com/global/story.asp?s=10433811[/url] I'm good friends with a guy who lives on the street it happened o…

    This is a bit crazy!

    [url] ... /> I'm good friends with a guy who lives on the ... the place where I work, buying a friggin' loaf of bread or ...
    dm_boozefreek dm_boozefreek May 2009 Chit chat
  • building a PCIv'e decided to get my old PC and try and get the thing working again. not really sure what went wrong with it, and instead of buying a new one i pre…

    ... with it, and instead of buying a new one i presume i ... screen, hang, then turn a funny color, then i had ... off. reinstalling windows worked for a while, i mean it would ... in it would hang turn a funny color and then ... have to shell out for a new cd player, dvd ...
    mile mile July 2009 Chit chat
  • Just got a Playstation 3I finally got a round to buying a Playstation 3 yesterday and I'm quite enjoying it at the moment, however, I cannot get he bastard to connect to my …

    I finally got a round to buying a Playstation 3 yesterday and I' ... trouble with my Xbox360, but a quick search online and that ... an Xbox360, 2 PSP's a Wii and 2 Ds's ...
    Bermondsey Bob Bermondsey Bob August 2009 Chit chat
  • Buying a second hand PS3As I don't think I can stretch to a new one :( It will be after Christmas anyway, so perhaps that's a good time to pickup any unwanted / duplicate ?…

    ... think I can stretch to a new one :(

    It ... anyway, so perhaps that's a good time to pickup any ... /> I was playing Uncharted2 at a friends house last week, and ...
    spider spider November 2009 Chit chat
  • Can you remote-"fry" a PC?Here's the account of an occurence from a few years ago, something that has been nagging me a little ever since. Back then, I used to hang out in a …

    ... hang out in a chat room associated with a cartoon-themed website ... might become better.

    A few minutes in, "Perp" then ... the motherboard just spat out a voice sample saying "System failed ... to work again, even after buying a new processor and putting it ...
    XTM of TMG XTM of TMG February 2010 Chit chat
  • You know those modern atari games in a joystick...The modern way to play atari games, by buying a joystick that has games in-built? I have a stick with pacman, rally X and other namco classics. Well…

    ... to play atari games, by buying a joystick that has games in ... -built? I have a stick with pacman, rally X ... if anyone has ever developed a rubber key speccie (looking like ... the original games inside and a hdmi cable?

    Does ...
    mickmog mickmog June 2010 Chit chat
  • A +3, bags of 3" disks and wanting to run snapshots!My nostalgic speccy journey took a massive leap recently. I fished out my long lost +3 from storage. Pimped her out with some +3e roms (thanx to Keit…

    My nostalgic speccy journey took a massive leap recently. I fished ... next tbh... im thinking about buying a divide BUT at the moment ... it possible? I have tried a few things with spectaculator but ... test it. I can get a virtial version working with spectaculator ...
    ElectroBlaster ElectroBlaster August 2011 Games
  • couldn't give a stuff sales staff... fail to sell me a motorbikeSomeone, who obviously didn't give a stuff about his commission failed to sell me a motorbike today, I'm not a time waster, I have the cash, I want a…

    ... obviously didn't give a stuff about his commission failed ... to sell me a motorbike today, I'm ... this guy, and he lost a sale.

    ... . They couldn't find a suitable bike, they finally ... am pretty certain will be buying a new bike from them, ...
    thx1138 thx1138 May 2012 Chit chat
  • A few questions on what hardware to buy...Hello First post here. I never had a Spectrum as a kid, but a few of my friends had one. I used to love playing the games on them - I have very fo…

    ... . I never had a Spectrum as a kid, but a few of my ... , Booty and Penetrator, to name a few.

    I'm ... trying to get hold of a Spectrum so I can play ... again. I've heard that buying a DivIDE is the best way ...
    Agent4125 Agent4125 February 2013 Hardware
  • Advice please. New tablet or a netbook/laptop.Right, most of you know I have to have dialysis 3 times a week at my local hospital. Since my unit got a wi-fi connection, I've bee bringing in an An…

    ... on eBay thanks to a recomendation on here. 55 ... quid with a keyboard wallet thing.
    ... , I'm thinking of buying something new to bring in ... 'm undecided as to buying a more reliable tablet (it ... Or, I'm thinking of buying a netbook.

    ...
    Bermondsey Bob Bermondsey Bob July 2013 Chit chat
  • Anyone Buying a PS4 or Xbox One as Soon as They Are Released?...or, like me, will you wait until they are much cheaper and much smaller. I'm guessing most people on here are over 30 and have bills to pay so ?35…

    ... pay so ?350+ seems like a rather large amount of cash ... for a new machine.

    Mind ...
    mrmessy mrmessy November 2013 Chit chat
  • Buying emulatorsUntil recently, I have always used free emulators. A couple of weeks ago I thought I'd take the plunge and buy a 'professional' emulator - Spectacula…

    ... always used free emulators. A couple of weeks ago I ... take the plunge and buy a 'professional' emulator - Spectaculator.
    ... playing games, so probably a lot of the extra features ... to other emulator writers, but buying a commercial product feels better. ...
    paranoid marvin paranoid marvin October 2014 Chit chat
  • Programmer who bought a castle?I have a vague memory of reading a Microhobby article in the old days. In that article, it was stated the dream of a programmer was buying a castle a…

    I have a vague memory of reading a Microhobby article in the old ... stated the dream of a programmer was buying a castle and retiring himself ...
    jgutierrez jgutierrez September 2015 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Buying a new TVMy Philips 9 year old flatscreen TV is on the road out and recently wouldn't switch on (and the picture is starting to go) so I think I need a new TV…

    ... ) so I think I need a new TV.
    I've ... had a look online but there's ... - do I go for 4K? A Smart TV? LED? Plasma?
    zx1 zx1 June 2016 Chit chat
  • The more things change, the more they stay the same (boring vid included)Seen this on Digg today, it's a video of a PSP loading Smackdown vs. Raw 2006. It takes a very long time indeed, I can think of plenty of speccy game…

    ... 15 million is not really a huge number, since the ... the Gameboy. They already have a SP or advance.
    ... is close to be considered a "flop", and is being outsold by ... t actaully know who's buying them, but why would ... I can't find a cite for this at the ...
    Sharopolis Sharopolis February 2006 Chit chat
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