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Steven DunnRoberto Valverde from the news group es.comp.sistemas.sinclair found the webpage of this programmer: [url="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekpub…
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Steven DunnRoberto Valverde from the news group es.comp.sistemas.sinclair found the webpage of this programmer: [url="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekpub…
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On 2006-03-12 23:36, karingal wrote:
Wasn't he a little thin guy with curly blonde hair and glasses?
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Erm, I think I was thinking of someone else. A Crash writer maybe... -
3d construction kit videoif people still need it :) [url]http://s56.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3GSWAZGNY4XK62BHQDFF8UJZSC[/url] none of that google video nonsense, just a strai…
not bad
it was recorded straight off video onto dvd rw
then ripped to the computer and encoded using the barest of mpg settings :)
so not perfect but then better than google video or ra, ram, wmv etc -
PC advice reqd.My monitor/graphic card seems to be acting up! I get strange sort of flicker (similar to the ones you get at slightly low voltage) on the monitor at …
... for dinner. Shutting down the computer and restarting didn't help!
and can be found here:
Wanted: Game Ideas!Ok then here goes nothing. I'm a reasonably good programmer, but I'm really no good at coming up with game ideas and graphics. So if any of you have…
... for a 25 year old computer, and calling it something else, probably ... would be in the tens and not hundreds of millions like ...Very Early sinclair and Cambridge computer items on e-bayHi all just thought i would let you know that i have listed some very early computer items on e-bay There are early interfaces from science of cambri…
... , on other forums, turning up and spamming your ebay auctions as ... in the last four years, and that was kinda recently.
computer and upwards , so this is surplus ...What's the longest time you've spent playing a game?There's a similar discussion going on in the SFX forums right now and I thought I'd start it here. Around 1990, I spent about 9 or 10 hours playing …
... , play right through the day and night, go downstairs to get ... sleep, then back onto the computer and repeat the cycle. This happened ... only be away from the computer to eat or use the ... at work at about 3am and pop in for 5 minutes ...What is it exactly about that Spectrum that you like so much?I'm sure that most people here will agree that there's something very special about the Speccy, thats why we visit WOS afterall... But what why has i…
... wasn't quite my first computer, as I had a go ... as my main games/programming computer and sticking around for the occasional ... basic capabilities of colour graphics and sound that set it apart ... being the earliest/cheapest colour computer as throughout the mid-80s ...Genre name for Little Computer People?I'm trying to come up with a generic term for the genre of games like Little Computer People, and I don't really want to refer to current games such …
... that lives inside your computer.
And yes I know I ... it's a stylish typo and so it stays.Treasure Island - Not the Dizzy oneOK, I never completed this as a kid, it came with the Speccy +2 on release and as a family we sat down and played it. I now have a GP2x and that has …
... first time we had a computer and my parents were facinated with ... good, a sort of warm and fuzzy moment. But I will ...Best speccy xmas gifts?What was your fave xmas and what games did you get, my fave xmas was back in '89 when i first got my speccy and the operation wolf and lightgun pack,…
i was never aware of the speccy b4 i got it. i just asked santa for a computer, and thats the one i got. :)Is Sabre Wulf a good game?Because i've never played it but i have the original cassette so is it worth booting up, or is it one of those games that's almost impossible to fini…
... having vulnerable points above and below balanced the gameplay ... I ran away from the computer and had to hide. It ... realistic animation, both walking and attacking. And it was the early ... Graphics: 90% - gorgeous, well animated and clear.
Sound: 60% - ...What was yor first spectrumgame ever played?What was your first spectrum game ever played, and where? I remember mine very well, it was Horace and the spiders at an electronics shop that had a …
... then he was resetting and putting a new game ... Am and also Stonkers (!).
Went to a computer ... shop the next day and saw Manic ... about the level of excitement and 'wow' factor back ... when you saw a computer and its games for the ...Sir Clive hints at a return to computersFrom [url]www.designweek.co.uk[/url] "Sinclair hints at a return to computers Published: Jul 2006 Sir Clive Sinclair is designing more transport-led…
... the possibilities of making another computer, and where he said that IF ... better not, coz yet another computer running Linux would not be ...Playing Denied Ultimate GamesHmmm, maybe this belongs in Emulators but it is game specific. Just been leafing through Games(TM) in Smiths and there's an article about a (strong)…
... secure than other operating systems and no computer security expert worth their ... a machine fail time and time again. A computer is only as ... to become the popular home computer and windows the most popular operating ...Prince of Persia in an actual Spectrum?Prince of Persia is one the best games programmed for our Speccy in the last 10 years, but I think originally was written for TR Dos, although there …
... game for the Tandy Color Computer (and Dragon) called Glove which is ...Microsoft vs the WorldSo what operating system are you using
OS X on my main computer and a Mac mini that lives under the TV. I also have a laptop with XP on it from work, but I usually leave it chained up in the office.Prince of Persia in an actual Spectrum?Prince of Persia is one the best games programmed for our Speccy in the last 10 years, but I think originally was written for TR Dos, although there …
... game for the Tandy Color Computer (and Dragon) called Glove which is ... wait until you or you and some volunteers can whip up ... some Glove levels first and finish that before getting back ...early games questionhello when i was watching BBC news this morning,it said that that the PC was 25 years old.that begs the question,when did PC games start getting bet…
... .computerhistory.org/timeline/?year=1977"]Computer Museum[/URL] the Commodore PET ... considered to be a Personal Computer, to be used in the ... considered to be a home computer, and was never really adopted for ... one to have for work. And that's why it was ...early games questionhello when i was watching BBC news this morning,it said that that the PC was 25 years old.that begs the question,when did PC games start getting bet…
... considered to be a Personal Computer, to be used in ... to be a home computer, and was never really adopted ... this in another thread and I don't think ... certainly the first spreadsheet, and spreadsheets became one of ... out. As the first computer you could run CP/M ...Emulators on a ZX Spectrum sectionIsn't it time to mention the emulators ON the ZX Spectrum in a special session. I know of 4 emulators for the ZX Spectrum right now: 1) ZX81EMUL (h…
... tries to take over the computer and erase the other bit of ... once write version of Life, and somebody who I forgot wrote ...What`s ya YouTube reccomendation today?I`ll go with:- [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61R0LO9Sa0k&mode=related&search=[/url] I was gonna go for Natalie Imbruglia - Torn, just cos I s…
... time favourites.[/quote]
OK Computer and Kid A are brilliant albums ... and my two favourite Radiohead releases. ...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…
... be a source of disappointment and regret.
Likewise ... time to most a computer was a computer, and only comparison non ... remember going to computer fairs with my Dad and my friends. ... historrrayyyy
And sure more people own corsas ...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…
... no 'SID' and 'VIC' chips, the sound and sprite capability was ... music + 1 channel noise and programmers have emulated SID sound ... reguard where the Tandy Color Computer and later C128.
... considerably more powerfull machine and target the high end ...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…
... and so for people who had been dreaming of owning a computer ... for 6 or 7 years and were ... 83 they got a BBC computer and had snake on it, ... ever saw a computer and I was amazed and enchanted instantly, ... t think if one computer wad better, just wanted ...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…
... game but it's 3D and isometric... and dates back to 1982 ... game for the Tandy Color computer and why I brought it up ...What's the best Anti-Virus software?Is it Norton or McAfee? I've heard that Norton really slows your PC down. Is this true? What do you use?
its actually worse now
it normally comes as the security centre and takes over your whole computer and people complain its virtually impossible to get rid ofWhy are computer magazines so expensive?Why are computer magazines so expensive? I mean, five quid or more for a magazine, more if there is a CD or DVD on there... The CD/DVD costs pennies …
... you go to buy a computer magazine there is always some ... from cover to bloody cover. And then just to piss you ... back and pick up another and do exactly the same thing. And when ... only happens in the Computer and Car sections of the newsagent ...Why are computer magazines so expensive?Why are computer magazines so expensive? I mean, five quid or more for a magazine, more if there is a CD or DVD on there... The CD/DVD costs pennies …
... you go to buy a computer magazine there is always ... cover to bloody cover. And then just to piss you ... back and pick up another and do exactly the same thing. And ... only happens in the Computer and Car sections of the newsagent ... filth got slung out and banned.
