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What did you guys get for Christmas Smellies or Socks!Well, Usual Smellies like everyone else, also got a Pal Commodore dtv (great fun and they seem to have fixed the sound from the ntsc version) and the…
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SU SirC interview just afterMy travels through the 1986 issues of SU continues, and I've just come across a real gem: issue 53, page 54 ([url]http://www.sincuser.f9.co.uk/053/cl…
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Chess Game with a slant to 2 player versionsHi y'all. I'm actually going through the spectrum collection for chess games with a slant towards 2 player games. The older the better. Before I ch…
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Oh the humanityMoney for old rope [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Computer-nerd-necklace-from-ZX-Spectrum-motherboard_W0QQitemZ5073040512QQcategoryZ50667QQrdZ1QQcmdZV…
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Only Fools and Horses (UKTV Gold)Just watching this now and Del and Rodney are in a newsagents. Behind them are a typical selection of 80's computer mags on the shelves (QL User, Yo…
Just watching this now and Del and Rodney are in a newsagents.
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Mutliplayer network gamesI know this subject has been covered before, but mostly in discussion of creating either remakes of old multiplayer games to allow online play, or ne…
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Which is Best?"Playing" Little Computer People on the 128K Spectrum or "Watching" Big Brother? Btw Can you get more than one person in the house at the same time?…
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PCGDoes anyone remember a magazine called PCG ? (I think it was Personal Computer Gamer or something). It was a multi-format magazine. I remember readin…
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In Tip Top Shape No. 7Have your mum present while playing a emu game. When she enters the room where your computer is have her "accidentally" disconnect the computer, the…
Have your mum present while playing a emu game. When she enters the room where your computer is have her "accidentally" disconnect the computer, thereby simulating one aspect of the Chuntey effect. -
BREAKOUT - THE GREAT COMPUTER ADVENTURE by TOSHIBAHi guys Cant find this one on the infoseek Is it wanted ? Fazz
Hi guys
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Funniest Spectrum-related memorySeeing the emulated loading screen on the Dreamcast speccy emulator reminded me of something from many moons ago. I was in the local computer shop w…
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Another TV series from mid to late 80'sOk ... another one here. Starred either Nicholas Lyndhurst or Nigel Planer (or someone who looks very much like the two). I don't quite remember if…
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ZX80 manualDoes anyone have a ZX80 manual they'd like to sell? I've got the manuals for all the other Sinclair computers up to the QL; the ZX80 is the only one …
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Best speccy emulatorI have used Realspec on an old computer I had, but that emulator doesn't work with my new computer. Can anyone help me suggest another great emulator…
... used Realspec on an old computer I had, but that emulator ... 't work with my new computer. Can anyone help me suggest ... -
Woody?s Tape2wav tested[quote] I've uploaded a new version of Tape2WAV to the same URL as given above. Any chance of giving this version a quick test? [/quote] Hi Woody, …
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[B]screens?s black, computer freezes after loading[/B]
World Cup tickets.Me and a couple of mates have got tickets to 2 games. Instead of going to the big games we decided to apply for tickets to the rubbish ones for fun. …
... the royal railway national institute museum, free entry..... have a night ... he's joking about the Museum! Still, should be a fun ...Sinclair User and C&VG magazines for saleI'm selling 8 Sinclair User magazines and 4 Computer and Video Game magazines (C&VG) from 1983, 1984, 1985. I need the space and can't bring my self …
... Sinclair User magazines and 4 Computer and Video Game magazines (C ...Creating a loading screen in 80'sToday painting a picture using a computer is easy with mouse, scanner etc. But in the 80's it was harder. So, how did "game artists" create their loa…
Today painting a picture using a computer is easy with mouse, scanner etc. But in the 80's it was harder. So, how did "game artists" create their loading screens twenty years ago? Did they use lightpens or some kind of scanner?Looking for a game for years...Hi, I don't know if I need to introduce myself thoroughly here because this is my first post on the forums, but anyway... I'm ktulu, from serbia, I'm…
... kinds of systems. My first computer was a speccy so I ...Mega rare Red Boxes home control systemMega rare Red Boxes starter system hardware ? Sinclair / Commodore / BBC Now there?s rare and there?s rare! This piece of kit dates from 1986 and wa…
... system comes via your home computer, whether that?s a Spectrum ... Din lead for a Commodore computer
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The ...The A-Z of Classic Computer GamesI was looking around a local bookshop today and I came across this brilliant little book. The author, Jack Railton, appears to be a big fan of the Sp…
I was looking around a local bookshop today and I came across this brilliant little book. The author, Jack Railton, appears to be a big fan of the Speccy as most of the book talks about our favourite games of old, e.g. Manic Miner, Chuckie Egg, Daley ...Help needed indentifying Snake / Tron gameHi there my memory is a little hazy, but a game I used to play to death was similar to the snake game given away with mobile phones these days & al…
... view of you & a computer controlled motorbike(?). As you moved ... was to box in the computer with your trail before it ...the computer's cracking up!I'm running WinXP here, now the other day windows explorer just wouldn't start. just comes up with a box that tells me [quote]There was a problem se…
I'm running WinXP here, now the other day windows explorer just wouldn't start. just comes up with a box that tells me
[quote]There was a problem sending the command to the program [/quote].
Could it be an evil virus?Free Speccy (&C64) games to collector in BristolCopied & pasted from elsewhere so ignore references to C64 if necessary! In other news, i am moving house on saturday and tragically this means i am…
... games and/or my C64 computer. I dont have time to ...This is just wrong!There really should be a law against this sort of thing! PLEASE don't click on the link if you are easily upset!! [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Comput…
... ="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Computer-nerd-necklace-from-ZX-Spectrum ... "]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Computer-nerd-necklace-from-ZX-Spectrum ...play with spectrum zxHi I just got my spectrum computer and some games on cassete. I conect a tape deck to the computer but i don't know how to load the game and make it …
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I just got my spectrum computer and some games on cassete. I conect a tape deck to the computer but i don't know how to load the game and make it work. Does any body know how ?
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zvikaUpdated RetroIsland websiteHi everyone, just to let you know that my just-for-fun website has had a major update! As well as lots of other stuff there is a section devoted to t…
Hi everyone, just to let you know that my just-for-fun website has had a major update! As well as lots of other stuff there is a section devoted to the Spectrum my favourite retro computer. Hope you enjoy it!
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MalcNew Speccy Hardware IdeaHi All, With the growing trend towards consoles-in-a-joystick, I wondered what the likelihood of a speccy model being released? I also have a few i…
... connected via USB to a computer for play or to transfer ...Information on SpecyBob or other new spectrum hardware?Hello all, I'm looking to make a new spectrum from scratch, and would like to find information online etc about how to go about doing so. I've heard …
... to get from my local computer supplies. Of course the techy ...various Spectrum MIAs not listed on WoS* PAUL (Personal Accounting Utilities Ledger) by Jaysoft was reviewed in Home Computing Weekly #9 (3-9 May 1983, page 39) for the 48K Spectrum, price…
... Software was reported in Personal Computer News #25 (25-31 ... Systems was reviewed in Personal Computer News #26 (1-7 ... Computing were reviewed in Personal Computer News #27 (8-14 September ... Software, was reviewed in Personal Computer News #35 (3-9 November ...
