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what made u buy a spectrum?Yo spec-chums what really made you buy a spectrum?. Here is my story i was about 9 and had a oric1, poor me eh?, yes it had 48k but it was just about…
My story begins at Christmas 1982 when I was 10 ... -
Microdrive fault.I guess some of you may know this... My microdrive has a problem: the motor starts running as soon as I plug the computer in, and won't stop! It is …
... still remember getting one for Christmas 1984 or 1985 - and being ... -
Little Sinclair museum needs your helpHi, I run a little Sinclair museum at <a href="http://www.zx-spectrum.net/museum and" target="_blank">[url]www.zx-spectrum.net/museum[/url] and</a> …
... Spectrum magazines along with the Christmas leftovers! If you haven't ... -
Average age of a Spectrum fanHi! I'm wondering what's the average age of us, readers of this forum. I'm 29 and started playing and programming on the Spectrum when I was 13 (infl…
28,
I lived in Madrid, Spain and recieved my first computer, the spectrum 48k from El Corte Ingles for Christmas in 1983/84. -
Average age of a Spectrum fanHi! I'm wondering what's the average age of us, readers of this forum. I'm 29 and started playing and programming on the Spectrum when I was 13 (infl…
... my a Amstrad CPC464 for Christmas. I played on a friends ... -
what are people's favourite........hi there, what are people's favourite games and why? [img]/__forums/images/smiles/icon_smile.gif[/img] octave
... -best friend got it for Christmas - I completed it a week ... -
Amstrad/Sprectrum Amstrad in the UK are advertising an E-Mail telepone system which has a small screen attached, in the advertising it states that you can download a…
... first posted about this before Christmas, but my claims were largely ... -
name of a speccy gameI was wondering if anyone knew the name of a certain pinball game that allowed you to 'customize' or 'make' your own pinball table. You could make y…
Is it MACADAM BUMPER?
I bought that for my Dad as a Christmas pressy when I was a kid.
I am actually quite good on real pinball tables, Lethal Weapon 3 and Adams Family are my faves....... -
Average age of a Spectrum fanHi! I'm wondering what's the average age of us, readers of this forum. I'm 29 and started playing and programming on the Spectrum when I was 13 (infl…
... got a Speccy 48K for Christmas '82, if memory serves... but ... I got a +2 for Christmas '86.
Sadly, I ... beermat I got from Father Christmas when I was six. [I ... -
what was the best ultimate game?i think ultimate made some of the finest games on the spectrum but which game was their best? For me it has to be Atic Atac,its still a game i play o…
Hey, Andy -- how about you give us your email address so we can send you the ga -- greetings, greetings for christmas and stuff? -
Bowie fans in WoSAfter a successful upgrading of my PC I found that my previous internal 56K modem was bwehaving strangely to say the least. Days passed and I could n…
... fell to Earth or Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence?
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32-bit handheld console GP32 / Spectrum emulatorFor your information Download Spectrum Emulator for GP32 [url="http://info2.info.tampere.fi/~teoarsa/ZardozJOnes/GPSPECCYV005.ZIP"]http://info2.info…
... getting a UK release this Christmas though, which would be quite ... -
whats your second favourite retro computerOk i'm going to assume that for most of us here the speccy is our favourite number 1 retro computer,its the best home computer in the world etc etc :…
... a few days after the christmas when I had it, going ... -
Horizons and Thro' The Wall- the greatest game of all time.I just got that Horizons tape in a charity shop, I'd never seen it before, and loaded the programs up. What a barrel of laughs that must have been on…
... got a +2 as a Christmas present and to me Horizons ... -
What's you happiest speccy related memory?Mine would have to be coming home from school at lunchtime with a couple of friends, loading up manic miner or commando for a quick 30 minute game-pl…
... . Desparately wanting a computer for Christmas (didn't care which one ... -
What's you happiest speccy related memory?Mine would have to be coming home from school at lunchtime with a couple of friends, loading up manic miner or commando for a quick 30 minute game-pl…
... sticks in my mind is Christmas '86. I'd had a ... pretty hyped when I used Christmas money to buy a MegaDrive ... -
Games TV ad.I just came across an mpeg of a Zelda tv commercial, which I reached from Fuzzbucket's website. I thought it was nothing short of hilarious... In th…
... Sinclair Spectrum package in about Christmas '84 - where you got double ... -
Games TV ad.I just came across an mpeg of a Zelda tv commercial, which I reached from Fuzzbucket's website. I thought it was nothing short of hilarious... In th…
THX1138, that was the Commodore 16 advert- I remember it very well, as I got one for Christmas that year. Despite it's curiosity value, that was a huge mistake. -
Games TV ad.I just came across an mpeg of a Zelda tv commercial, which I reached from Fuzzbucket's website. I thought it was nothing short of hilarious... In th…
... gets an Atari console for christmas from his dad, and then ... -
crashHi , anyone got a particular favourite issue of the superb magazine crash , mines issue 13 , just brings memories of xmas back and a cool review of m…
My favourite was around that time as well, either the November or December 1986 issue which proudly boasted "The run up to Christmas has begun!".
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Why the Spectrum?Of all the 8-bit [I]microcomputers[/I] that were around in the 80's, why did you choose the Spectrum and not another one?
... /> I had one as a Christmas present. I didn't choose ... -
Why the Spectrum?Of all the 8-bit [I]microcomputers[/I] that were around in the 80's, why did you choose the Spectrum and not another one?
... much different that buying a Christmas present. I just my bad ... -
Enhancements to the forumsOver the last couple of months I've been heavily involved in the postings on other forums across the net and I thought I'd start a thread on how the …
ZXF issue three is publishedHello everyone, A festive issue three of ZXF is now awaiting your downloading at [url="http://www.zxf.cjb.net."]www.zxf.cjb.net.[/url] The actual P…
... publication since The Crash 1986 Christmas Special!!!
Thank you ...what should i do with ZX81 tapes?Hi people, So I have a few rare ZX81 tapes (DK Tronics mainly) and none of them are available on the web as .p files. There must be other people who…
... tapes, there dead cheap at Christmas, and run off several copies ...what should i do with ZX81 tapes?Hi people, So I have a few rare ZX81 tapes (DK Tronics mainly) and none of them are available on the web as .p files. There must be other people who…
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Make copies now on good tape deck. Get a pile of blank tapes, there dead cheap at Christmas
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They're only 19p each at Richer Sounds!I cant get into ELITE, its confusing me...I managed to work the controls out to fly the ship and whatnot, but its still very hard to understand, i can never line up with the docking stations …
... happen. Particularly so close to Christmas. Its like a miracle or ...ZXF issue three is publishedHello everyone, A festive issue three of ZXF is now awaiting your downloading at [url="http://www.zxf.cjb.net."]www.zxf.cjb.net.[/url] The actual P…
I cannot thank you enough for yet another great speccy read :) You have made my Christmas. Except for my girlfriend doing that thing with.....we best not go into that here.Games published in Magazines.First of all this is a fantastic site. I am 38 years old now and this has bought back memories(and a lump in my throat) of my beloved speccy. I wond…
... edition of it like a christmas special sort and in it ...Who bought the rest of the 250,000???Sirclive, I know you said the eBay buyer only took a white van full. Who got the rest - I'd like to contact them with my wants list. Rgds... Wadste…
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Have a great Christmas everyone.
Best wishes ...
