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  • Multisystem TV'sHi all, I'm finally giving some thought to getting my Speccies and other PAL machines up and running over here and I'm looking for any recommendatio…

    ... actually been thinking about buying a cheap second hand TV ... the time would be a bit of a bugger though...
    ... br />

    A cheap 7" TFT multi-system ... /> Interesting... I'd be a bit leery about ordering something ... is okay I'm a bit worried that their ...
    Malc74 Malc74 August 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Spectrums games vs. modern games; very interesting... I've read a number of replies (on Matt's tears thread) regarding spectrum and modern console games. I found it very interesting. I think the games …

    ... the old one was just a machine, a piece of technology - ... speccy was special for a number of reasons, the ... games.
    There was a community feel with the ... (like I never copied a tape for my friends, ... with friends, even a group of us buying a single full-price ...
    Neil^P Neil^P August 2004 Games
  • Question re Martianoids & BubblerShould these actually be distributon denied? I know they SAY Ultimate, but weren't they actually programmed by US Gold? i.e: nothing to do with the S…

    ... an Ultimate game, you're buying a quality item - something to treasure ... (no pun intended)

    A copy of 'Advanced Fruit Machine ... />
    It's like comparing a pristine copy of the Damned ... /> One is sheer class, and a part of your record collection ...
    chaosmongers chaosmongers September 2004 Games
  • What hardware Sinclair and not related has everybody got?Just had to try to list all my clutter in the attic and my dads garage (this has got a bit out of hand), anybody else got as much Retro as this (boug…

    ... ; will eventually get around to buying a replacement membrane)
    1 128K ... although I've never done a complete count)
    Lots of ... I can't think of a more undignified way than autoerotic ...
    Ian Hamilton Ian Hamilton September 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • The old magicFirst post since registering - although did post occasionally, long ago... At the risk of getting philosophical... what has happened to the days whe…

    ... fairness, the PS1 has lasted a good ten years, and is ... .


    I sold a Dreamcast on EBAY yesterday. With ... a game, for ?10.

    ... , that's about equivalent to buying a budget priced Spectrum game in ...
    chaosmongers chaosmongers October 2004 Games
  • Message for GilbyHi You have conacted me via bay about buying "Terror rom the deep" several times. I have replied to your mails but there appears to be something wr…

    ... too regarding a possibility of buying a TZX CD, I recieved a reply to ... finally decided to invest in a Crash CD from Mort this ...
    Arjun Arjun October 2004 MIA/STP/SDP
  • Bomb Jack 2Does anyone like this sequel? To me it's a dull, unexciting, badly-designed, visually-horrible mess, even before you consider how great the original …

    ... your hatred and resentment towards a computer magazine (!!! I would ... understand that against a preson, but against a magazine?!... Perhaps is ... then it would be simply a matter of different opinions. ... kids and parents into buying a rubbish game making they ...
    Alessandro Grussu Alessandro Grussu October 2004 Games
  • The worst spectrum add on?I once had a light pen for my Spectrum that was really bad. I cannot remember what company made it. It was supposed to 'draw' by holding it directl…

    ... wotsit. Anyway I ended up buying a multiface. Weird huh?

    SnazzyParrot SnazzyParrot October 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Joystick Interfaces?OK, forgive me if this is a dumb question, but... I bought a +2 Speccy a little while ago, and I've been struggling to find joysticks that work with…

    ... , LeeT wrote:
    I bought a Plus 2 last year and ... /> So did you end up buying a joystick interface then? Cos I ...
    stinkfoot stinkfoot October 2004 Games
  • Do spambots trawl these boards?It's said not to be safe to post an email addy on any BBS, because of the spambots -- is that true? Say I posted the address (gwbtruth@yahoo.com) of…

    So I'm thinking of buying a shed - any recommendations?
    cyborg cyborg November 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • What is difference between "128" and "128+"?What is the difference between a "Spectrum 128" and a "Spectrum 128+" ?? And I am not talking about the different looking +2's, etc. Tnx! blakes…

    If your thinking about buying a Spectrum of Ebay (or such), ... the 128k experience and not a collector then I would suggest ...
    dasteph dasteph November 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • What is difference between "128" and "128+"?What is the difference between a "Spectrum 128" and a "Spectrum 128+" ?? And I am not talking about the different looking +2's, etc. Tnx! blakes…

    ... :
    If your thinking about buying a Spectrum of Ebay (or such ... the 128k experience and not a collector then I would suggest ... .

    If I got a 128, I could still have ... such that you really need a 48K unit to feel that ...
    blakespot blakespot November 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • What is difference between "128" and "128+"?What is the difference between a "Spectrum 128" and a "Spectrum 128+" ?? And I am not talking about the different looking +2's, etc. Tnx! blakes…

    ... />
    I would also suggest buying a Kempston Pro joystick interface and ... a Multface 128.

    A new Multiface 128 ...
    DodgyGeezer DodgyGeezer November 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • US power supply for SpectrumThis has been lightly touched on in a couple of other threads - but I wanted to get a definitive set of answers. I am going to have a Spectrum 128 s…

    ... ).
    [/quote]

    Finding a wall wart locally is what ... for product lifetime.

    Buying a step-up transformer costs $, as ... think you were hinting at (a noisy source).


    Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous November 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Documentary on the fall of Imagine[url="http://www.blockcopycoders.com/temp/commerical_breaks_256.avi"]http://www.blockcopycoders.com/temp/commerical_breaks_256.avi[/url] (86MB)

    ... /> I would liked they made a similar report about Hewson and ... /> Its nice to see DavidWard buying a pirated game ;)
    Also I ...
    judasEZT judasEZT November 2004 Games
  • A bit late, but 10 years of PlayStaion! My thoughts.I think the acual Aniversary of the Playstion release was a couple of weeks ago, but I picked up GamesTM today and it has a big feature about it (bes…

    ... Until then, I was a strong substainer of home computers ... . I mean, I thought buying a NES (that I still thought ... , if you could buy a speccy, with maybe worse ... more capabilities! Why have a toy when you could have ... up the idea of 'a computer is better because it ...
    Alessandro Tommasi Alessandro Tommasi December 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • 2005 retro plans?So what's everyone here got planned for the retro scene? My conservative estimate is that I get out two new chapters of the documentary, plus write …

    ... toying with the idea of buying a cheap series III diesel and ...
    guesser guesser January 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • 2005 retro plans?So what's everyone here got planned for the retro scene? My conservative estimate is that I get out two new chapters of the documentary, plus write …

    ... toying with the idea of buying a cheap series III diesel and ... />
    [/quote]

    Yeah a TAX FREE ( he he he ... be the proud owner of a new chassis and I'm ... toying with the idea of a spectrum colour scheme - not sure ...
    Saboteur Saboteur January 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Amiga emu Where i can find good emu for Amiga(any)? [ This Message was edited by: Jet set Z on 2005-01-08 20:29 ]

    ... kickstart roms you can shake a stick at.[/quote]
    hehe ... was thinking of :)

    Buying a real Amiga is not for ...
    VincentAC VincentAC January 2005 Emulators
  • I'm fed up ive nothing to doI'm fed up ive nothing to do . [ This Message was edited by: swordheart on 2005-01-10 19:45 ]

    Have you considered buying a shed? Or better yet, building one yourself. Your quality of life will increase 100-fold.

    Necros.
    Ian Hamilton Ian Hamilton January 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • OT: Need help upgrading Graphics CardHi, Would be grateful if someone who knows about these things could advise me. I want to upgrade my graphics card from the intergrated one that came …

    As a heavyweight 3D gamesplayer myself, if ... until I could afford something a lot more beefy.

    buying a card that although is "ok ... good just 6 months to a year down the line.
    The Starglider The Starglider January 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • I've got my Competition Pro USB joystick I got it from [url="http://www.core-digital.co.uk"]http://www.core-digital.co.uk[/url] recieved it the next day, it cost ?9.99 + ?5.88 posta…

    methinks i may actually, for the first time ever, really end up buying a joystick for my pc.... never thought it would happen.... but there ya go.....
    ZX Beccy ZX Beccy January 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • CRONOSOFT - A competition for WOS members...As hinted a few days ago, Cronosoft is soon releasing a brand new game by Jonathan Cauldwell. The game is called 'HIGGLDY PIGGLEDY". You play the p…

    ... it's kind of a box with a "T" on it... ... it. Someone else did make a driver for it, but ... br />
    I ended up buying a nice new and extremely cheap ... If you haven't got a scanner, then you can send ... be judged by a grey haired man wearing a cravatte whilst ...
    chaosmongers chaosmongers January 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Giving back games in shopsMust have been in 1987 - I saw screenshots of Auf Wiedersehen Monty in a german Magazine and decided I wanted this game for my 13th birthday. So I to…

    ... ) we often found ourselves in a rather rundown shop that was ... away in the interior of a ramshackled building (I can't ... days charging only Rs. 10 (buying a legal tape cost Rs. 50 ...
    Arjun Arjun January 2005 Games
  • Giving back games in shopsMust have been in 1987 - I saw screenshots of Auf Wiedersehen Monty in a german Magazine and decided I wanted this game for my 13th birthday. So I to…

    ... ) we often found ourselves in a rather rundown shop that was ... away in the interior of a ramshackled building (I can't ... days charging only Rs. 10 (buying a legal tape cost Rs. 50 ...
    udgoverload udgoverload January 2005 Games
  • Does Spec256 work on XP?I guess the subject says it all. I really want to try out this program but it doesn't work so I was wondering if anyone was able to get it to work o…

    ... ever, with great gameplay and a compelling story with cool characters ... yes..

    Doom64 was a different game then the PC ... yesterday I was thinking of buying a new AMD 64 bit processor ... to play those games with a smoother framerate then the original ...
    Arm73 Arm73 January 2005 Emulators
  • Does Spec256 work on XP?I guess the subject says it all. I really want to try out this program but it doesn't work so I was wondering if anyone was able to get it to work o…

    ... yesterday I was thinking of buying a new AMD 64 bit processor ... 64 bit optimisations to warrant a real 64 bit CPU.
    Arjun Arjun January 2005 Emulators
  • Who the fcuk is Paul McKenna??Disappointing development: [url="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/showwrap.cgi?permit=houses/McKennaPaul.pmt"]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/showwrap.…

    ... / not make itself apparent in a financial way, without anyone resorting ... of guaranteed hit to get a publisher to invest money in ... audio scene, we should be buying a stake in the software we ...
    Jmk Jmk February 2005 Games
  • Who the fcuk is Paul McKenna??Disappointing development: [url="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/showwrap.cgi?permit=houses/McKennaPaul.pmt"]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/showwrap.…

    ... audio scene, we should be buying a stake in the software we ... .

    [/quote]

    Buying a stake in the software sounds ... interesting. Care to start a new thread on this? (I ...
    Dave_C Dave_C February 2005 Games
  • How many of you lot still own your original Speccy?I have reason to believe the majority of you still own your original Spectrum. I think thats great, but it also really suprised as well. I was obsess…

    i sold my original speccy to help fund buying a +3
    ZX Beccy ZX Beccy February 2005 Games
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