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  • HELP!! Advise needed ere pleaseHi all I own a PC running WinXP and a speccy 128k. Can I attach a 3.5" floppy to my speccy so I can copy my tzx files from my pc onto a blank disc a…

    ... how to put them on a tape and load it but ... way). I was thinking of buying a spec+3 with the disk ... I just want to use a disc drive if poss or ...
    rogue84 rogue84 August 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Retro Gamer dead and buriedJust in case anyone is interested, Live Publishing (who publish Retro Gamer) have gone belly up and were put into administration on Monday. All their…

    ... I'm wrong (what a concept!). I was going by ... Does that stop you from buying a house???? No because the chances ... of your old catalogue to a new generation who would ... more willing to buy a new version should you ... The NES releases are a good example of what I ...
    beanz beanz August 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Retro Gamer dead and buriedJust in case anyone is interested, Live Publishing (who publish Retro Gamer) have gone belly up and were put into administration on Monday. All their…

    ... . Does that stop you from buying a house????
    [/quote]

    a minute there.

    [ ... />
    Ultimate/Rare may have a rabid fanbase, but it totally ... ... Rare couldn't give a shit about a few thousand 8-bit ...
    Malc74 Malc74 August 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Epson do it again!Just found a program which fixes "dead" epson printers, after x amount of uses the epsons have a built in couter which says the printer has failed an…

    But there is a limit, 8900 pages, as ... gets to there it has a protection counter which stops the ... as I have spoken to a dealer who passed the ... it working as he is a family friend.

    ... if saves people money in buying a new printer for nothing :)
    Mort! Mort! August 2005 Chit chat
  • Games TM - they don't seem to like the Speccy do they?Or is it just me? I've been reading a load of issues recently that I didn't have the time to read earlier - and can't help but notice this seems to …

    ... was an observation rather than a direct criticism as well ... getting precious and stop buying a magazine I've enjoyed ... chose C64 Bombjack as a case in point as ... When the Spectrum wins a round it often seems to ... mentioned the C64 from a musical point of view ...
    Andy Lee Andy Lee September 2005 Games
  • The new nintendo controllerWell if u aint seen it here it is [url="http://www.nintendo.com/newsimagelarge?currentNo=0&articleid=TfyOgnUc7zB-ZlzdQvMhKJOgS5LsR2nK"]http://www.ni…

    ... though - no point in buying a console with a radical new control method ...
    Malc74 Malc74 September 2005 Chit chat
  • New GP32 coming out....The spec looks excellent and should run MAME, SNES and hopefully GBA full speed. Whats also exciting is the TV out connection !.... The ultimate ho…

    ... I still can't get a decent amount of games on ... for emulation and well worth buying a cheap one and getting it ...
    LeeT LeeT September 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Which games are you obsessed with?Do any of you find yourself returning constantly to a particular game or games,even though you've played it to death?My current obsession is Kokotoni…

    ... and when I was buying a new house a couple of years ago ... I went to view a house and it was the ... playing on a PS2 game. We had a chat for a few minutes ...
    kevlight kevlight October 2005 Games
  • MembranesDoes anybody know where I can get a membrane or 2 for my Spectrum 48k+?

    There has to be a way of making these things. ... It's only a sheet of plastic with conductive ... it is. I have made a PCB and used key switches ... the same to build as buying a new membrane.

    Any ...
    Lloyd Lloyd October 2005 Wanted
  • Breaking News In LeicesterFrom the [url="http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/zx_spectrum/c5.jpg"]Mercury[/url] 24th Oct'05 Anyone here? :)

    ... I had an article in a magazine about my collection.

    If I had a C5 I'd use it ... live very close to a park and a network of cycle paths ... /> I'm actually thinking of buying a proper electic bike for the ... if she can't get a moped, waiting to here the ...
    thx1138 thx1138 October 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Spectrum Games Needed Urgently !!Hi guys we are looking for authors of Spectrum games who can give permission to get in touch so we can use their games on the upcoming PS2 / PC CD / …

    ... 't really be interested in buying a speccy game in any format ... me. i "could" see myself buying a compilation of sorts for the ... be loads of games (like a complete catalogue at least) with ... high scores etc, and for a reasonable price. i know that ...
    InsertFaveGameNameHere InsertFaveGameNameHere October 2005 Games
  • Hardware pics wantedWe're looking for real life photographs of all hardware items and their packaging (if nice). There are many items I've never seen and I assume that w…

    ... artwork so I could have a crack at building one. ... would be easy to build a Spectrum from scratch, but ... make, gives the Spectrum a nice "clicky" feel to ... to build as buying a new membrane as a one off build ... I have PCB artwork for a joystick interface based on the ...
    DEATH DEATH November 2005 Hardware
  • Ever find something on tape that should not be there?I remember this from my school days,its an absolute classic this!,i borrowed a game from a school friend at that time(i cannot remember which game)bu…

    ... quote]

    I had a similar sort of thing happen ... when a mate lent me a tape that included ... ....

    I remember buying a copy of YS and finding ... a load of `hidden` extra ... turned out there was a small mention of it ...
    Andy Lee Andy Lee November 2005 Games
  • MegadriveI've recently got into collecting Megadrive games. Got 47 so far, and I'm really enjoying playing them all. I buy maybe 2 or 3 a week off ebay. I'm c…

    ... off ebay. I'm considering buying a Snes next!
    Any other ... of my collection to buy a motorbike.
    thx1138 thx1138 November 2005 Chit chat
  • KEYBOARD PROJECTYes I know this should be in the hardware section (sorry), but just recently there was supposed to be some dude making a new keyboard interface. If y…

    ... /2 keyboards/mice in a recent back issue of ... />
    I have built a 48K keyboard using proper switches ... etc - built on a proper PCB, fits under the ... the same to build as buying a new membrane (6 - 7 ... quid). Has a nice positive "click" feel to ...
    DEATH DEATH November 2005 Hardware
  • A athlon 3000 32 bit system or a athlon 3000 64 bit systemThey will cost about the same which i was suprised to learn, but which system would you recommend, if i build the 64 bit one, can I still play my 32 …

    ... will save me a hell of a lot of frustration.< ... i was thinking of a socket A. Hadnt realised that socket ... was on the verge of buying a 754 motherboard,
    ... :)
    I had a quick search about sata drives ... and was reading a site that mentioned how ...
    swordheart swordheart December 2005 Chit chat
  • A athlon 3000 32 bit system or a athlon 3000 64 bit systemThey will cost about the same which i was suprised to learn, but which system would you recommend, if i build the 64 bit one, can I still play my 32 …

    ... will save me a hell of a lot of frustration ... i was thinking of a socket A. Hadnt realised that ... was on the verge of buying a 754 motherboard,

    ... [/quote]

    No, a socket 754 can also support ... the Athlon64. I have a 754 pin board and ...
    The Starglider The Starglider December 2005 Chit chat
  • 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…

    ... and transfer them to a specci through the headphone ... 2 and am thinking about buying a +3, just because it ... br />
    A disk drive with a snapshot? That'll ... Won't work on a +3. Get a Multiface +3 - does ... interface! Only saves to the A: drive.

    ...
    DEATH DEATH December 2005 Hardware
  • One game - few titlesWhy sometimes one game has 2 titles? Examples: "Contra" on NES is "Gryzor" on Speccy, "Bop'n Rumble" on C64 is "Street Hassle" on Speccy.

    ... buy the same game for a different system, when you can ... to think you're buying a similar game for a better system and ... same name implies you getting a direct copy of the game ... whereas a different name makes you think ...
    rich_chandler rich_chandler December 2005 Games
  • Some thoughts about emulationWhile discussing about 'real tape loaders' I just thinked about wat is total emulation (most complete, perfect). Some authors prefer for example loa…

    ... into TZX. God, is that a chore. Some of it is ... nostalgic reasons. Occasionally I download a game that I've never ... to recreate that feel of buying a new game from the boot ...
    jamyskis jamyskis December 2005 Emulators
  • PCGDoes anyone remember a magazine called PCG ? (I think it was Personal Computer Gamer or something). It was a multi-format magazine. I remember readin…

    ... Dec'84 issue which had a (missing) cover tape with it ... never saw much point to buying multi-format mags at the ... agree with you about not buying a multi-format mag seeing as ...
    Skarpo Skarpo January 2006 Games
  • My next "Sinclair" car.....alright, folks. My trusty failthful 1992 Citroen ZX is finally about to be "ditched"... It's been having all kinds of reliability problems, lately,…

    Buying a new car isn't so ... />
    Last year I bought a brand new Hyundai Getz 1 ...

    - I took out a bank loan to buy it ... , and servicing my old car (A Rover 820Si Automatic) MORE than ...
    chaosmongers chaosmongers January 2006 Chit chat
  • Freeview gets a movie channelWell freeview is going to get a free to air movie channel and its going to be channel four's filmfour one which at the moment is a pay channel, altho…

    ... wise: if you want a few months subscription free, ... the bill or have a knackered box........unfortunately the ... giving us a free box......we got a box out ... the engineer so was like buying a new box anyway, still ... worth it, just buy a new box if it knackers
    mel the bell mel the bell February 2006 Chit chat
  • Beginner's Guitar Book Recommendations?Hi, I shall be acquiring an accoustic guitar soon, and am looking for a good book(s) for the absolute, absolute, absolute beginner. Any recommendat…

    go to the library and take them all out. get some sheet music there too. saves you buying a book which you won't need soon. there's no real super book that will make you into jimi hendrix.
    mile mile February 2006 Chit chat
  • Safestyle UKcaller: "If we give you a realistic quote, can we measure your windows?" Me: "I had my windows done last year. Are you aware that you've called me 3…

    ... I make out they are buying a computer from me. The conversation ...
    Lee Fogarty Lee Fogarty February 2006 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 majority ... the Gameboy. They already have a SP or advance.

    a "flop", and is being outsold by ...
    The Starglider The Starglider February 2006 Chit chat
  • Ever felt conned?Have you ever read a review for a speccy game and the reviewer gives it a glowing review and you trust him and go out and buy the game only to find i…

    ... 't really a case of reading a review and then buying a game based ... seeing the advertisements and then buying a game. I remember getting really ... . It looked awesome. Then after a really long wait I got ...
    Klepto Klepto March 2006 Games
  • The whole denied games, abandonware and buying from eBay issue I understand that it's a software company or author's right to ban free distribution of their games on the Internet. This is a wider issue these da…

    ... :
    I have purchased a lot of games for the ... spectrum when i was a kid so that gives ... t be ridiculous. I bought a dozen eggs once, and that ... demand free eggs for life. Buying a couple of Speccy games once ... upon a time doesn't give ...
    Malc74 Malc74 March 2006 Games
  • PC advice reqd!I have a Asus K7 mobo, Athlon64 XP 2.8GHz, 128MB RAM, Samsung DVD/CD Writer combo, and a 250W SMPS. I'm thinking of buying a Nvidia 6600GT 128MB AGP…

    ... wrote:
    I have a Asus K7 mobo, Athlon64 XP ... br /> I'm thinking of buying a Nvidia 6600GT 128MB AGP and ... wondering, do I require a more powerful power supply ... just because I'm buying a NVidia card but generally ... have. Runs games like a dream! if you want ...
    The Starglider The Starglider March 2006 Chit chat
  • ZX Advance on the DS....It's fantastic!!! I new soon or later I was bound to get a DS, even though I have Zero time to play with it, and I am glad I did!! First thing I did …

    ... games too, and bought a PS2 only for those games ... />
    Well I did a little forigner last weekend and ... treated myself to a PS2 and these two ... don't expect to be buying a PS3.

    Intersting ... same as tape loading a speccy game if not ...
    ADJB ADJB March 2006 Sinclair Miscellaneous
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