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  • Computer shops that copied games while you waitI was talking to a workmate today about buying games from shops in York when we were nippers. He was an Amstrad owner and mentioned that towards the…

    ... today about buying games from shops in York when we were ... shop called (I think) The Computer Store. In order to save ...
    Maroc's Astral Projection Maroc's Astral Projection March 2013 Games
  • Computer ShopsHi, I just wondered if anyone had anyone had any stories to share of their favourite computer shop. I mean, during the speccy era. Did everyone have…

    ... to share of their favourite computer shop. I mean, during the ...
    miner49er miner49er March 2007 Chit chat
  • The day you unboxed your brand new SpectrumI was at junior school for much of the Spectrum's heyday, yet never owned a computer in that time. I was fascinated by computers back then, they were…

    ... , and desperately wanted the computer game, despite having nothing ... on, genuinely believing the computer had "gone wrong". I naively thought ... until this point, all computer formats were just a blur ... Simulator - almost as the shops were closing. That wasn't ...
    peteprodge peteprodge September 2016 Games
  • the lost years...hello what i am refering to in the title is the years 1993-1997 when the ZX spectrum was dormant.i know that WOS was set up in 1995,but i am guessin…

    ... they were quitting the home computer market. Stuff was pulled from ... and pop computer shops that kept stock until it was all gone. The ...
    Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous May 2007 Games
  • spectrum copyright etcjust curious. does anyone know of any cases where someone has been prosecuted or sued for selling copyrighted spectrum material? or for that matter …

    ... one of the 8bit / 16bit computer shops in our town was shut ... to prison. The shop was gone the next day. :(
    Graz Graz July 2010 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Old software shops that have come and gone.One that i remember fondly was Software Plus in Great Yarmouth, i bought my copy of Streetfighter II C64 there, and also a little gamestore in the Ma…

    ... There was no dedicated computer/gaming shop until the ... later but it's gone now. I don't ... local papers). The other shops were more accomodating.
    ... some new and secondhand computer games and it was ... ) which did have dedicated computer shops, and a rather good ...
    absinthe_boy absinthe_boy September 2011 Games
  • What are the rules regarding...... me recommending a (computer and console) shop in this forum? My XBox DVD drive recently decided that it was sick of it's job, and I couldn't fi…

    ... me recommending a (computer and console) shop in this ... 's difficult to find a computer/console shop with decent service ... still open, unlike many small computer shops (they build/upgrade/repair etc ...
    ewgf ewgf February 2007 Announcements
  • Haylp!!I need some decent quality images of computer shops in the 80's. Anyone know where I can get some ASAP??

    I need some decent quality images of computer shops in the 80's. Anyone know where I can get some ASAP??
    Lee Fogarty Lee Fogarty June 2007 ZX Shed
  • New category of "commercial" gamesHi Martijn, I was thinking about an idea which I already commented, but in a rawer way before. Its about these games that we know were released comm…

    ... which were released in general shops, computer shops and so on from the ...
    Ivanzx Ivanzx April 2012 Infoseek database
  • Back to the 80's!Some day, you take a wrong step and fall into a time machine that happens to sit on the sidewalk. &lt;:-P<br><br>You find yourself in a busy shopping…

    Some day, you take a wrong step and fall into a time machine that happens to sit on the sidewalk.
    RetroTechie RetroTechie May 2015 Chit chat
  • Dropbox.. is it me?Just come back from holiday with some great photos taken by the Mrs on her not very expensive but good for the money Aldi underwater camera.&nbsp; Ph…

    ... the card reader on my computer it wouldn't read it ... transferred the photos to my computer.  Now, the Mrs would like ... with a folder on my computer so as storage or backup ... delete the copy on my computer its gone from both places.. or ...
    SnazzyParrot SnazzyParrot June 2015 Chit chat
  • Slideshow...Is there any interest in MDR files with graphics slideshows? I was playing around with a Microdrive Superformat I'm working on ( I'm trying to mak…

    ... slideshow at the front of computer shops... And of course, that classic ...
    cj7hawk cj7hawk May 2021 Software
  • your local speccy shop-what was it like?hello well mine was in a market stall(7 ft wide*16 ft long)the shop itself was in spennymoor.as soon as you stepped in there was 2 shelves of speccy…

    ... clever). There are no small computer shops around anymore, its all HMV ...
    stupidget stupidget November 2003 Games
  • your local speccy shop-what was it like?hello well mine was in a market stall(7 ft wide*16 ft long)the shop itself was in spennymoor.as soon as you stepped in there was 2 shelves of speccy…

    ... are non of the original computer shops around anymore, they all closed ... there are loads of Charity shops which tend to have quite ...
    stupidget stupidget November 2003 Games
  • Italian versions of ZX GamesHey everyone ! While transfering A LOT of ZX games to TZX files I stumbled across an original casette with about 10 games on each side. Side A is fo…

    ... was a common practice for computer shops to sell duplicated cassettes and ...
    Alessandro Grussu Alessandro Grussu January 2004 Games
  • Playground Battles - Ridiculous ClaimsAah, the old days! All that rivalry between the various 8 bit computers. Can anyone remember any ridiculous claims made by the Spectrum haters to tr…

    ... related staff in 99% of computer shops to be used as show ...
    Arm73 Arm73 February 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Direct Comparisons With Old GamesHeres an interesting Idea. Wot would say, would be the PC Equivalent Tir na Nog Jet Set Willy Pyjamarama Underwurlde Gauntlet ! on any format !! Y…

    ... ' games can be bought in computer shops, i would try it for ...
    psj3809 psj3809 March 2004 Games
  • GB Max SoftwareEllo chums... I'm wondering if anyone knows anything about GB Max Software? Specifically, if they have a list of games "by" them, and what they were…

    ... so many years ago many computer shops earned considerable amounts of money ... had become too wide for computer shops to consider the Spectrum game ... articles badly translated from foreing computer mags [/I][without mentioning the ...
    Alessandro Grussu Alessandro Grussu May 2004 Games
  • URIDIUMDoes anyone actually like the Spectrum version of this game? Or was it some sinister plot to make the Spectrum look silly trying to compete with the…

    ... remember going around all the computer shops in Cardiff - back in the ... on the Hayes called The Computer Shop - i think it's ...
    Neil^P Neil^P May 2004 Games
  • A question for italian spectrum fansCiao ragazzi! Anni fa avevo una cassetta di "special program" per spectrum nella quale c'era un gioco chiamato "la casa di stanton". Il numero di "sp…

    ... of their affairs and in computer shops you have had only famous ...
    flydream flydream June 2004 Games
  • Sneaky/ underhand things you did, to get ur grubby mitts on those precious speccy gamesWell, i got 3 which i need to get of my chest after all these years. 1) Had a friend across the road, went on holiday with him and his parents and w…

    ... dozen outlets and 4 main computer shops back then :).
    Andrew Barker Andrew Barker July 2004 Games
  • Why relativly bad colour on Spec compared to other 8bit?Why relatively bad colour on Spec compared to other 8-bit machines like the Master system or even c64? I understand the 8x8 block that you could hav…

    ... />
    Imagine the scene in computer shops:
    'Well Sir, the Spectrum ... is a fine computer, but for just ?230 pounds ...
    Sharopolis Sharopolis September 2004 Games
  • Why relativly bad colour on Spec compared to other 8bit?Why relatively bad colour on Spec compared to other 8-bit machines like the Master system or even c64? I understand the 8x8 block that you could hav…

    ... />
    Imagine the scene in computer shops:
    'Well Sir, the Spectrum ... is a fine computer, but for just ?230 pounds ...
    HonoredShadow HonoredShadow September 2004 Games
  • Why relativly bad colour on Spec compared to other 8bit?Why relatively bad colour on Spec compared to other 8-bit machines like the Master system or even c64? I understand the 8x8 block that you could hav…

    ... . ) It's present on your computer, TV, video, etc. I guess ... ]
    Imagine the scene in computer shops:
    'Well Sir, the Spectrum ... is a fine computer, but for just ?230 pounds ...
    Sadako Sadako September 2004 Games
  • Investronica Inves Spectrum +Hi, Has anyone here ever heard of the Investronica Inves Spectrum +? This site [url="http://www.silicium.org/uk/sinclair/inves.htm"]http://www.sili…

    ... refused to work with the computer. And that [I]mysterious[/I ... , as there weren't "trustable" computer shops in my zone at that ...
    na_th_an na_th_an June 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • N64 shooters?I loved my N64 buti did not have many shooters for it. Was their any shooters on it? Any that we did not get but came out in Japan? Thank for the …

    ... still find them at the computer shops, market stalls or second hand ... shops (such as Cash Converters), so ...
    ewgf ewgf October 2005 Chit chat
  • What is the future for Dixons, Currys etcIt seems that people are turning to the internet to buy there elactricals what a suprise I bought a ?500 DVD recorder online for ?417. I can't see th…

    ... /> I own a couple of computer shops - I suppose they're the ... data on them. Replacing a computer is not like replacing a ...
    MikeW MikeW November 2005 Chit chat
  • Anyone from Cambridge?just been down this weekend. I must say it was probably the most dissapointing place i have ever been to.

    i didn't see any computer shops down there, i did see a lot of japanese people though.
    mile mile March 2006 Chit chat
  • 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?

    ... ?

    since shoplifting from computer shops became illegal ;-)

    I ...
    guesser guesser September 2006 Chit chat
  • 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?

    ... ?

    since shoplifting from computer shops became illegal ;-)

    I ...
    rich_chandler rich_chandler September 2006 Chit chat
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