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  • Combat School queryMy dear old Mum recently spotted a copy of Combat School in a local charity shop and knowing her son still loves his Spectrum picked it up for me whi…

    ... Combat School in a local charity shop and knowing her son ...
    sidney sidney June 2017 Games
  • DOS problem....Okay, so a while back I picked up a disc in a charity shop full of old PD demos and games for PC....most of which run in DOS... When I first start…

    ... up a disc in a charity shop full of old PD ...
    deadpan666 deadpan666 July 2017 Chit chat
  • Donate to WoSAs we edge closer to the new site switching over, we are looking at additional features, storage and the future of WoS. At the moment, the site ta…

    ... times over the years whether donations can be made, and we ... . Therefore, we are now accepting donations towards hosting.

    Below ... you wish to make monthly donations, please indicate this in the ...
    Lee Fogarty Lee Fogarty December 2017 Announcements
  • Anyone using Amazon Web Services?I didn't want to hijack Lee's donations announcement thread, so I thought I'd ask the question I raised there separately. Is anyone here using Ama…

    ... want to hijack Lee's donations announcement thread, so I thought ...
    thricenightly thricenightly December 2017 Chit chat
  • Thank you!Due to the number of large donations, It's only fair that something is provided in return. I have a limited quantity of the S35 badges and magnets le…

    ... to the number of large donations, It's only fair that ...
    Lee Fogarty Lee Fogarty December 2017 Updates
  • Edd Pratt is Unicycling the World.I thought I'd draw your attention to a young man from Dorset UK. I've been following. His name is Edd Prat he's now 21 and in 2015 he set of from ho…

    ... School in a bag, a charity helping to educate children in ...
    Scottie_uk Scottie_uk May 2018 Chit chat
  • Spectrum+2 faultHello all, I recently bought a Spectrum +2 that I saw was all lonely and looking sad in a local charity shop, I have been working on refurbishing it…

    ... looking sad in a local charity shop, I have been working ...
    SteveZX81 SteveZX81 August 2018 Hardware
  • I've bought a HIFI tape deck in 2018 - For the Love of Compact Cassettes.You may think it odd, but I've just brought a HIFI cassette recorder in 2018. I had a crappy one I picked up at a charity shop (goodwill), which sque…

    ... I picked up at a charity shop (goodwill), which squeaks and ...
    Scottie_uk Scottie_uk October 2018 Chit chat
  • New MIAs found: Paddy! & Lets Compute! Club + repost of previous finds.Not sure if it's worth posting here, but for the sake of completeness... Most of these I've posted in this forum before, but 'Paddy' is a new recent …

    ... the music section of a charity shop by Si Owen (member ...
    blueowl0708 blueowl0708 November 2018 MIA/STP/SDP
  • Products you do not see any more.I was sitting at work recently and my mind started to wander, thinking about some of the products I remember seeing in Catalogs and in department sto…

    ... cassettes in shops and even charity shops will not take em ...
    Scottie_uk Scottie_uk December 2018 Chit chat
  • Was this normal or a bit odd?I just wanted a few thoughts on something that happened a few years back when I had to attend a psychotherapy group. Its probably too far back to mak…

    ... wasn't a volunteer, or charity agency. One session a month ...
    dmsmith dmsmith August 2019 Chit chat
  • Climate ChangeThis has been on the News for a couple of days now, including coverage of worldwide rallies calling for more efforts to tackle climate change. I have…

    ... got some mail from a charity organisation that was wrapped in ...
    dmsmith dmsmith September 2019 Chit chat
  • Soundic Victory MPT-02 - What are they worth?A friend of mine has had one these donated at her charity shop. It has it's box and comes with a boxed game cartridge called Star Wars. It is missing…

    ... one these donated at her charity shop. It has it's ...
    Your Spec-chum Your Spec-chum January 2020 Chit chat
  • The diary of a retro studyMany years ago I always had a spare room to act as a study. Then I had a family and that idea withered and died. Eventually everything went into the …

    ... away the crap to collectors / charity / recycle / landfill. A large portion ...
    Luny Luny March 2020 Chit chat
  • New release for DOOM PIT[img]https://img.itch.zone/aW1hZ2UvMTI3NzM2Ni83NDM2ODkxLnBuZw==/original/tljh+y.png[/img] [i]Doom Pit, [/i]originally released in 2018 for Monumen…

    ... />
    Download is free, small donations will be appreciated :)

    Alessandro Grussu Alessandro Grussu November 2021 Announcements
  • The Man with the Golden JoystickHi all, I've been working away with my son on another ZX Spectrum game & it's just about ready for release. It's an old school platformer staring Twi…

    ... charitable donation to mental health charity Safe in our World. https ...
    the_hawk the_hawk February 2022 Brand new software
  • The ZX Spectrum 40th Birthday Game Mix Tape(I have done a search and could not find a thread on this, apologies if one does exist somewhere. The below text is from the person who put this toge…

    ... will go to the awesome charity Special Effect that helps enhance ...
    WhizzBang WhizzBang April 2022 Games
  • The threat from the ISDAWhat does everyone here think about ISDA closing down abandonware & emulation sites? Personally to an extent I can understand their position, but if …

    ... me you trawl through the charity shops looking through the cassette ...
    thx1138 thx1138 January 2001 Emulators
  • Looking for two games (forgot names?)....1. A game where you bounce around as a little ball. It was like a 2d platform game. You have to collect fruit or something. Later on the platforms di…

    ... to give to the local charity shop - and I ended up ...
    neil neil October 2001 Games
  • games that only you seemed to playi was....and still am , a big fan of the automata games...groucho, pimania , new wheels john etc. also the game called 'the biz' i remember playing …

    I've got it degs - you can have it for nowt - I just get stuff to TZX and scan, and then usually take it to the charity shop. Just mail me and it's yours.
    David David September 2001 Games
  • Ebayers Please Help !!! (MIA/STP/SDP)Hi folks, Most of you who will read this are probably already aware that there are many of the above titles floating around on Ebay. However I simpl…

    ... would be to use any donations to further the preservation projects ...
    Andrew Barker Andrew Barker August 2002 MIA/STP/SDP
  • Ebayers Please Help !!! (MIA/STP/SDP)Hi folks, Most of you who will read this are probably already aware that there are many of the above titles floating around on Ebay. However I simpl…

    ... :(.
    It's obvious by Charity shops and other sellers they ...
    Andrew Barker Andrew Barker August 2002 MIA/STP/SDP
  • The Spectrum In EuropeWhat are the differences between Speccys in Europe and the UK? ie would a British 48K work in France or Italy, and vice versa?

    ... old Sinclair games in a charity shop ("Punchy", "Disco Dan") and ...
    Spector Spector August 2002 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Car boot visitHi everyone, Well todays car boot fair trip produced the square root of fuck all in the Spectrum dept, although I did pick up some decent books, God…

    ... car boot, but in a charity shop last week, I saw ...
    Spector Spector September 2002 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Blank .dsk Disk images for use on EmulatorsIs there anywhere I can find a .dsk image of a blank read/write Spectrum +3 disk? X128 can read them, but can't create them :(

    ... particular project.
    Of course donations would also include physical tapes ...
    Andrew Barker Andrew Barker October 2002 Emulators
  • 250,000 game auctionHi Guys, I posted a message recently about the need to co-operate if we want to secure this auction. BadBeard has been bidding recently but is not c…

    ... good ball park figure for donations. I suggest that its run ...
    ADJB ADJB November 2002 Games
  • +3 Disks, SDP Project Getting There !!Hi folks, Seems to have been quite a good month for +3 disk preservation. More people are warming to the idea of preserving those little 3" plastic…

    ... . The .TZX Vault also takes donations. All images I make end ...
    Andrew Barker Andrew Barker January 2003 MIA/STP/SDP
  • +3 emulation for SpectaculatorThanks to Andy constantly bombarding me with his latest dsk files, Spectaculator's +3 emulation is coming along quite nicely. [url="http://www.spect…

    ... are comming, and with recent donations, even more are yet to ...
    Andrew Barker Andrew Barker February 2003 Emulators
  • Spectrum ZX+ wants new home!Will go quietly and free (unless you wish to make a donation to a cancer charity) together with a small joy-stick and a box of 17 game tapes includin…

    I'm interested, and will make a donation to a cancer charity. It will get a good home, and enjoy regular gaming sessions. Please mail me if it's still available.

    John
    John H John H February 2003 Sales
  • Lucky Find?Moving boxes in the loft the other night, trying to make space for the wee ones outgrown baby stuff and i moved a box, the bottom gave way and out sp…

    ... travels round the junk shops / charity shops etc:(
    thx1138 thx1138 May 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
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