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  • Permissions help soughtIt's been a while since I asked, so here's another attempt... While Gerard is working hard on contacting people in the UK and getting distribution p…

    ... />
    The copyright law for computer programs in Poland was established ... even in communist state-owned shops.

    I'm not ...
    Ralf Ralf October 2008 Games
  • Permissions help soughtIt's been a while since I asked, so here's another attempt... While Gerard is working hard on contacting people in the UK and getting distribution p…

    ... />
    The copyright law for computer programs in Poland was established ... even in communist state-owned shops.

    I'm not ...
    mheide mheide October 2008 Games
  • Jonathan Ross and Russell BrandJust saw this headlining the BBC news at lunchtime. It seems to be a matter of national importance. Is it?

    ... have access to so many computer games that we often don ... ;)

    Fish 'n' Chip shops were better a couple of ...
    ewgf ewgf October 2008 Chit chat
  • Jonathan Ross and Russell BrandJust saw this headlining the BBC news at lunchtime. It seems to be a matter of national importance. Is it?

    ... have access to so many computer games that we often don ... ;)

    Fish 'n' Chip shops were better a couple of ...
    rich_chandler rich_chandler October 2008 Chit chat
  • Blimey! Buy a used console games and you might have to pay the s/w house to play it!From: [URL]http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/11/10/capps-we-really-need-to-make-strides-against-the-secondhand-market/[/URL] [COLOR=blue]"Epic…

    ... against game DVD sales in shops.



    * ... internet access. One solution would shops like Game, or even ... original is available in the shops!). The only people copy ... way the media constantly portrays computer games as being at best ...
    ewgf ewgf November 2008 Chit chat
  • Blimey! Buy a used console games and you might have to pay the s/w house to play it!From: [URL]http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/11/10/capps-we-really-need-to-make-strides-against-the-secondhand-market/[/URL] [COLOR=blue]"Epic…

    ... against game DVD sales in shops.
    [/quote]

    Maybe ... 't alowed to undercut the shops for contractural or other legal ... pay for won't help computer gaming's cause one bit ...
    Scottie_uk Scottie_uk November 2008 Chit chat
  • Blimey! Buy a used console games and you might have to pay the s/w house to play it!From: [URL]http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/11/10/capps-we-really-need-to-make-strides-against-the-secondhand-market/[/URL] [COLOR=blue]"Epic…

    ... alowed to undercut the shops for contractural or other ... on Vave by the shops or the industry to ... a lower price than the shops did. Whatever the cause ... so they daren't try computer games, as something so ... might not be the shops though if the games are ...
    ewgf ewgf November 2008 Chit chat
  • Blimey! Buy a used console games and you might have to pay the s/w house to play it!From: [URL]http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/11/10/capps-we-really-need-to-make-strides-against-the-secondhand-market/[/URL] [COLOR=blue]"Epic…

    ... access. One solution would be shops like Game, or even unmanned ... you are unconnected to a computer for more than a few ...
    Lockett Lockett November 2008 Chit chat
  • Blimey! Buy a used console games and you might have to pay the s/w house to play it!From: [URL]http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/11/10/capps-we-really-need-to-make-strides-against-the-secondhand-market/[/URL] [COLOR=blue]"Epic…

    ... new a-hole by the shops.
    The mass gaming community ... getting ripped of by the shops and for helping to rip ... do with them.......but the shops are exploiting the 2nd hand ... and therefore the world of computer gaming. With the way the ...
    alanspec alanspec November 2008 Chit chat
  • Woolworths and MFI go bust[url]http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2008/nov/27/woolworths-mfi-rescue-madelson[/url] :( Interestingly, the original American F W Woolworth Compa…

    ... and mobile phone shops, everybody buying things on a computer terminal, never ...
    Dave Fountain Dave Fountain November 2008 Chit chat
  • Where did you buy your spectrum games from?I was just thinking today of where i used to buy my spectrum tapes from. I used to buy them at a local WH Smith or John Menzies. I sometimes used a…

    ... the new game hit the shops. There was much less hype ... the implosion I bought from Computer and Games exchange in Notting ...
    Dave Fountain Dave Fountain January 2009 Games
  • Where did you buy your spectrum games from?I was just thinking today of where i used to buy my spectrum tapes from. I used to buy them at a local WH Smith or John Menzies. I sometimes used a…

    It's such a shame that the small independent computer game shops of the 80's are all but extinct.

    You can?t beat buying from honest, friendly and knowledgeable staff.
    zxspecticle zxspecticle January 2009 Games
  • Where did you buy your spectrum games from?I was just thinking today of where i used to buy my spectrum tapes from. I used to buy them at a local WH Smith or John Menzies. I sometimes used a…

    ... /> [quote]
    I remember when Computer Adventure World (over the water ... a local mini-chain of shops called "MicroSnips". It got ... from the local video rental shops and petrol stations as ... get them from charity shops and second hand shops then though. You ...
    Digital Prawn Digital Prawn January 2009 Games
  • TIMEX Sinclair 2068 => ZX Spectrum/Timex2048?Hello. I have opportunity to buy Timex Sinclair 2068. According to www sites dedicated to Timex machines, TS 2068 can handle only 7&#37; (!) of Spe…

    ... about titles announced by "Timex Computer Corp". I think that some ... that were never sold in shops but were passed around and ...
    zxbruno zxbruno April 2009 Hardware
  • I cant believe I clicked on it......Some toss pot (my friend) sent me this link.... Im scared for life! *WARNING...IF EASILY SHOCKED...DO NOT CLICK IT!....* I have edited the post!,…

    Yep, superb video that is, love seeing the footage of the computer show, shops full of old 80's machines and tons of games etc.

    Joffas in there somewhere also isnt he !
    psj3809 psj3809 April 2009 Chit chat
  • Who Are You Guys..... ???I'm curious to learn about the guys (and no doubt gals) who keep this forum alive. Were you all Spectrum-heads from the start? Did any of you come la…

    ... needed to visit the computer departments at electronic shops.

    I ...
    bverstee bverstee April 2009 Games
  • If Money Was No Object - Would You Have Bought A SpectrumTruthfully, at the time you bought your first ZX Spectrum, would you have bought something different if money was no object. Don't get me wrong - I …

    ... just wasn't in the shops. [I]Boots[/I] was the ... monitor that even put the shops off stocking it. Even if ... pushed schools who wanted a computer to bung education money their ... it seriously as a home computer.

    I think the ...
    joefish joefish April 2009 Games
  • If Money Was No Object - Would You Have Bought A SpectrumTruthfully, at the time you bought your first ZX Spectrum, would you have bought something different if money was no object. Don't get me wrong - I …

    ... and my parents were not computer savvy at all, we picked ... distributed and/or in the shops because of a lacking user ...
    XTM of TMG XTM of TMG April 2009 Games
  • At the Carboot sale today.Today at the carboot sale I picked up An Acorn Electron -I see these all the time, An Official Branded BBC Micro Datacassete Recorder - I'v…

    ... seems to think their retro computer is some kind of nest ... ]
    indeed, same with charity shops now :( greed

    days ...
    mel the bell mel the bell April 2009 Chit chat
  • Anyone know the story behind Salamander?Right, the mysterious case of Speccy Nemesis is well documented, but there also seems to be something odd going on with Salamander too. Namely: Sala…

    ... it made it into the shops but I guess that Ocean ... never appeared on a home computer of the day. It's ...
    Steve Halfpenny Steve Halfpenny June 2009 Games
  • Help - no tv receptionHi I've just bought a 128k Spectrum +2 from ebay & am having trouble getting any output on a tv. The specy seems to work - the power light comes on …

    ... ; their a few e-bay shops that sell brand new scart ... pretty coloured squares then the computer is dead.

    It ...
    Hercules Hercules June 2009 Hardware
  • Places of Speccy interest in Google Street ViewI've noticed that there are a few cities in the UK where Street View is available on Google Maps. No idea since when, I haven't used this feature muc…

    ... ) there used to be a computer game shop called just micro ... there was a couple of shops, then a black frontage which ... space above loads of the shops etc, all you could see ... now......was a couple of shops UP (towards west street) if ...
    mel the bell mel the bell July 2009 Chit chat
  • DVD regions, why?Why do we have to put up with DVD region encoding? I mean, I know why they were invented (so the DVD companies could control the market, and incident…

    ... bought myself from various electric shops, then I'd be breaking ... , with the exception of a computer blu-ray drive for writing ...
    Winston Winston July 2009 Chit chat
  • PlayStation PlatinumI was given a PS2 recently, so I've been picking up a few of the old PS1/PS2 classic titles, when I can get them cheap. My question is about PlayStat…

    ... very good games. And computer game shops sell them very cheaply now ...
    ewgf ewgf August 2009 Chit chat
  • Repair options for my own dear old Spectrum 48k?Hello all, This is my first post to this wonderful forum, which is part of a truly great website! My name is Arnold, and I live in Utrecht, The Nethe…

    ... the introduction of the computer in our homes in ... most of them, "learning computer skills" equals "knowing how to ... glimpse of what a computer really is, what goes ... field trip to a computer museum like Bonami, or ... were sold in the shops. There were many kids ...
    RetroTechie RetroTechie October 2009 Hardware
  • Electric Dreams, BBC4 Tuesday 6th OctoberThis was mentioned in another thread, but deserves its own thread... [url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/electricdreams/[/url] "Over 30 days one family trave…

    ... the video camera and the computer split the family right down ... mum's attitude to the computer taking over the TV was ... VHS tapes from current video shops, rather than setting it up ...
    joefish joefish October 2009 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Sinclair Linux ???Do you think Sir Clive should make his own Linux as lets face it he knows what he is doing ? As the british market for computers is dead in the wate…

    ... only one part of the computer industry, and is dwarfed by ... buy this software in the shops, and it doesn't run ...
    jonathan jonathan October 2009 Chit chat
  • Best spectrum modelI'm interested to know what people think and have had a look around but can't find a similar thread if there is please link me. So which spectrum mo…

    another vote for the original door wedge , that arrived in Christmas 1983 :)

    Although I have recently bought a +3.. it doesn't feel weighty and reminds me of them fake computer plastic moldings they have in furniture shops.. well used to .hehe
    fog fog November 2009 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • This Is Your (Gaming) LifeHi there spec-chums. I'm in an inquisitive mood, and feel like doing a bit of writing, so I was wondering if you folks would like to share the story …

    ... well - it was my main computer until 1995. Only ever had ... or bought from second-hand shops for spares. Current desktop is ... pick them up in pawn shops and music trader stores every ...
    Grunaki Grunaki December 2009 Chit chat
  • New nostalgic Advent Calendar launched - complete with chocolates!The countdown has ended, and December has begun. Later on this month will see the release of the documentary Christmas Special, but right now I want …

    ... adverts in the computer games section of their shops? It would be ...
    Spector Spector December 2009 Sinclair Miscellaneous
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