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The Only Reason Sinclair Succeeded (Provoking Controversy)Although I love my Sinclairs dearly, I think that the only reason they succeeded was because at the time most people did not know any better (factori…
... started selling them mailorder through COMB at the original $79 price ... -
In Machine Code, what is the quickest way to sort bytes?I am playing around with some ordering of sprites, where I want to order them by vertical position. I used some Rodnay Zaks code to order some bytes…
... ://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comb_sort"]Comb Sort[/URL] is actually faster ... it) and 20 minutes for comb to sort 80,000 records ... out of order.
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The Only Reason Sinclair Succeeded (Provoking Controversy)Although I love my Sinclairs dearly, I think that the only reason they succeeded was because at the time most people did not know any better (factori…
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zx game book: last call!!!If anyone has any more errors or typos to report in 1984 (or any other chapters) please add them to this thread by Wednesday... Other than that, it'…
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128 won't loadI been trying to load a 128k speccy programme ( the fantasy one that came with the speccy 128 ) into a 128k heatsink speccy but it gets so far and th…
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128 won't loadI been trying to load a 128k speccy programme ( the fantasy one that came with the speccy 128 ) into a 128k heatsink speccy but it gets so far and th…
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The Unofficial Official 25th Anniversary celebrations and Website announcement threadAs Martijn's going to be away during the festivities, can people report what they're doing here please, as and when they have something to announce. …
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costa capers ..Is CC a real followup to technician ted or what? I thought about the name.. coz it has nothing in common :)
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horizontal shmupsare there any speccy horizontal shmups where you freely move your ship (or whatever) pixel-by-pixel except penetrator? (i?m glad to realize, the lack…
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NewsflashI now do not have enough hair at the front of my head that I can comb backwards.
[QUOTE=NickH;212942]I now do not have enough hair at the front of my head that I can comb backwards.[/QUOTE]
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NewsflashI now do not have enough hair at the front of my head that I can comb backwards.
[QUOTE=NickH;212942]I now do not have enough hair at the front of my head that I can comb backwards.[/QUOTE]
Unfortunately this forum wasn't open 20 years ago when I could have first posted this observation.
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BASIC type-insThose type-ins from mags like sinclair programs etc. Was it just me, or did you often spend ages on them to find out THEY DIDN'T WORK!!! Did nobo…
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Dangerous Z80 Assembly CommandHave been reading Toni Bakers' "Mastering MC On Ya Speccy" book and came across the list of Z80 commands in the dictionary section. Page 102 "[b]IM…
... evening with a fine-toothed comb!
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Male pattern baldnessIt now takes my barber more time to sweep the chair and floor before I sit down than it does to cut my hair. :lol::-D:lol::grin::lol:
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Male pattern baldnessIt now takes my barber more time to sweep the chair and floor before I sit down than it does to cut my hair. :lol::-D:lol::grin::lol:
... a month, I need to comb it, and no not over ... -
Corny Joke Thread No1 (had enough of sick jokes)[SIZE="4"][B]Q:[/B] How did Bob Marley like his doughnuts?[/SIZE] [SIZE="4"][B]A:[/B]Wi Jam in!![/SIZE]
... werewolf."
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Corny Joke Thread No1 (had enough of sick jokes)[SIZE="4"][B]Q:[/B] How did Bob Marley like his doughnuts?[/SIZE] [SIZE="4"][B]A:[/B]Wi Jam in!![/SIZE]
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull - Good? Bad?I thought it was indulgent mediocrity, but lets have a definitive poll on this. Comments on the movie [url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/sho…
... the tray or dips his comb in the glass, but then ...Indiana Jones and the Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull - Good? Bad?I thought it was indulgent mediocrity, but lets have a definitive poll on this. Comments on the movie [url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/sho…
... the tray or dips his comb in the glass, but then ...Swiss cheese stinks - UEFA 2008 FootballWell, I was initially on the side of Switzerland, until about the first 10mins, when each time some Czech had the ball, then the fans booed and whist…
... /> Can't these people just comb their hair, WITHOUT applying 100 ...Swiss cheese stinks - UEFA 2008 FootballWell, I was initially on the side of Switzerland, until about the first 10mins, when each time some Czech had the ball, then the fans booed and whist…
[QUOTE=Hedegaard;276793]Can't these people just comb their hair, WITHOUT applying 100 tons of gel?????[/QUOTE]
Different culture, different climate, different traditions.Swiss cheese stinks - UEFA 2008 FootballWell, I was initially on the side of Switzerland, until about the first 10mins, when each time some Czech had the ball, then the fans booed and whist…
... /> Can't these people just comb their hair, WITHOUT applying 100 ...Swiss cheese stinks - UEFA 2008 FootballWell, I was initially on the side of Switzerland, until about the first 10mins, when each time some Czech had the ball, then the fans booed and whist…
... /> Can't these people just comb their hair, WITHOUT applying 100 ...I'm a WOSBO[SIZE="7"][FONT="Arial Black"]W.O.S.B.O ![/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE="3"]No I have not got a World Of Spectrum Behavioural Order. I am a [B][COLOR="DarkRed…
... attachments and a special beard-comb. *sigh* I miss my beard ...Want[url=http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/10/07/the-ghostbusters-ecto-1-for-sale/]For Sale[/url] [img]http://www.slashfilm.com/wp/wp-content/images/ecto1eb…
Give him a crap comb-over and a trilby hat and you've got Frank Butcher.Happy Birthday KiwiHappy Birthday, 40!! Your life is over... LOL
happy birthday mate. life begins at 40, so they say the men with comb overs. :-DWTF is going on with this Damian Green arrest?It's worry thing times we are living in, what are we in now a police state? Damian Green the Shaddow home secretary leaked some embarassing news to …
... your wallet and have to comb your hair for the photo ...WTF is going on with this Damian Green arrest?It's worry thing times we are living in, what are we in now a police state? Damian Green the Shaddow home secretary leaked some embarassing news to …
... your wallet and have to comb your hair for the photo ...A scrolling starfield - help needed!I have been messing on my speccy again recently and tried to do a scrolling (parallax - maybe) starfield. I know how to scroll using machine code but…
... with the proverbial fine-toothed comb and hand-optimise it. :)Wives....what are they good for?[img]http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vgZSuKIjTzI/Rv4CzWueyrI/AAAAAAAABr8/FI4kMvP_f9k/s400/awifebp.jpg[/img] [/sexist mode off]
... faces (if they are small), comb their hair, and if necessary ...
