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My childhood computer shop up for auctionOnly closed down a few years ago and has been nothing else since, quite sad to see the interior and being able to place exactly where everything used…
I wish I'd taken photos in the local computer shops back in the 80s, it would be great to look back on them. -
What was the last ever game released for the Speccy?Similar to the other thread currently running, does anyone know what the last game was for the Speccy? I suspect this will be slightly harder to rese…
[QUOTE=Ivanzx;784893]which was the last Spectrum game in the "real" shops[/QUOTE]
It would be impossible to tell that. What is a "real" shop, anyway? Do petrol stations count as real shops? Do small chains of computer shops count as real shops? -
What was the last ever game released for the Speccy?Similar to the other thread currently running, does anyone know what the last game was for the Speccy? I suspect this will be slightly harder to rese…
... count as real shops? Do small chains of computer shops count as real ... shops?[/QUOTE]
I ... dont know the brands and shops in the UK, but in ... -
Vintage Computer Caption Composo, if you anything like me and love vintage computers you won't have failed to miss the many images of vintage computers and their users from an era…
"Hello Sir, all the tapes are spinning, but which one is the volume knob? I can't hear any music."
"Computer says no"
"Sir, the computer's gone wrong. The traffic is at a stand still throughout the city". -
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…
... proverbial 'Aladdin's Cave' of computer shops. There was that other shop ... -
What do you do for a living?In another thread ([url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=49352[/url]) Karingal said: [QUOTE=karingal;801168]Funnily enough wh…
... pages and looked for local computer shops, called them up and asked ... -
The health of the high streetToday i walked past Wh Smiths in Redcar while out shopping and it got me thinking, i know weve lost some long standing big name retailers before but …
... the people in the little computer shops and had extraneous friends just ... and visiting the filthy little shops all over the place looking ... -
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…
... proverbial 'Aladdin's Cave' of computer shops. There was that other shop ... -
Most played games: Pirated vs BoughtMy confession of guilt in the piracy thread that I'd never legitimately bought an Ultimate game, despite playing Knight Lore to death BITTD, led me t…
... There were no computer shops were you could buy computer games in Yugoslavia ... -
Loading Bars - Rnd USR cmd ?Morning, Just a quick question - messing about with basic and all those years back I seem to remember a way to create loading bars with a RANDOMISE …
Blimey - this takes me back a bit. The trick for the gullible in the local computer shops was:
10 PRINT "Loading: Atic Atac 2"
20 RANDOMIZE USER 1234
Stand back and admire your handiwork! -
The soul of the computer game industry...What are your thoughts on the state of the computer game industry today compared with the industry in the early to mid 80's? Has the soul gone? I fo…
... the state of the computer game industry today compared ... 80's? Has the soul gone?
I for ... when anyone could make a computer game and sell it. ... on the true genius of computer/video games; the creativity, ... the true magic of computer games we all had ... -
Do you play violent computer games AND support hunting?After the oh-so-brave shooting of a locally famous stag: [url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-11624253[/url] questions are again being a…
... " who claim that playing violent computer games makes you violent yourself ... on a hunting license and gone to the supermarket instead. < ... my mate's who play computer games play violent games (all ... board who thinks that violent computer games should be banned? I ... -
Now my Laptop's gone wrong! I hate computers!Laptop has gone weird. When I switch it on, I get a password prompt, never happened before. In the BIOS it says password is switched off. Anyway I l…
Laptop has gone weird. When I switch it ... /> Sorry for all my recent computer woes, but you are the ... -
Online shops to buy new Spectrum games in cassetteI thought it would be interesting to make a list of all online shops where we can get the phisycal editions of the new homebrew Spectrum games. Almo…
... a list of all online shops where we can get the ... take care of the old Computer Emuzone (CEZ) stuff:
-Computer Emuzone Shop: Although it is ... -
Retro ClassiX magazine scansThese are the only three issues I have of Retro ClassiX magazine produced by Graham Howard. Issue 14 https://www.sendspace.com/file/js7gft Iss…
... bootfairs and the Notting Hill computer shop and traded them in ... the shop had closed and gone.
Graham and I ... either in this parade of shops or spin to the left ... -
CHARITY SHOP - JUNK SHOP - CAR BOOT SALE - Spectrum games recovered!i've just paid 20p a piece in the Aged Concern shop for Penetrator (48k Spectrum)and Space Raiders (ZX81). it seemed such a pity to leave them to gat…
... ) of Car boot sales, charity shops and crap markets and never ... that had a working Atari computer on their shelves it was ... by the time I had gone back to the shop it ... -
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…
... out on the era of shops filled with Spectrum games... But ... , I knew of a little computer shop in a town called ... C64 and Amstrad games were gone, and they only had the ... -
8 BIT WARSwhen 8bits ruled the home market Speccys, C64 and Amstrad were the big 3 fighting it out for supremecy.... but they didnt survive which as we know wa…
... ordered none of the shops had it. Maybe in ... ever argued about some computer having more colours and ... the Spectrum anymore, the shops started not selling any ... games they disappeared from the shops 1 - 1 & ... one. Amstrad shop had gone out of business by ... -
has anyone seen this car?[url="http://www.bluex.co.uk/galleries/showdetails38.html"]www.bluex.co.uk/galleries/showdetails38.html[/url] A burberry car Makes you fell sick d…
... my normal speaking voice. my computer intergrated circuit is making me ...
Eggsie's gone too far, he thinks he ... 's go to's the shops
And buy's ten ... fags, his destination is the shops
A tinfoil suit and ... -
Some more off-topic questions...Just some more things I wonder about, especially when I can't sleep (I hate insomnia)... 1) Do jet packs actually exist? You never see them, even…
... However so is making your computer uber-fast and able to ... result.
We have gone from ten thousand transistors (in ... high enough temps, causing the computer to stop functioning. So a ... out of print authors these shops are a lifeline.
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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…
... the 2600 (no 8-Bit computer stuff sadly - although there's ... /> So not quite gone, but no 8-bit home computer stuff...
shops,better fittings, (some 15k for ... hoarded - and kept the smaller shops...well, anyway...(wiping the tears ... -
Windows 8 re-activation nightmareI hope no one has to go through this... Replaced a dead Asus motherboard with a new one on a nice tower that came with Windows 8. Didn't notice it as…
... Windows 8 Core key is gone forever and a new license ... 're going to fix the computer themselves will have a very ... Core key, that is. PC shops or individuals who make a ... -
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…
... the 2600 (no 8-Bit computer stuff sadly - although there's ... "]So not quite gone, but no 8-bit home computer stuff...[/quote ... rates in the Oxford Street shops (cheers Wellingborough Council), Barry moved ... 5:30, when all the shops were shutting, so I pelted ... -
No Man's SkySorry if this has been discussed before, but a search revealed nothing, as usual. I have just been watching a few You Tube clips of and about this u…
... by the way.[/quote]
Computer Fair?!! You really are stuck ... Racecourse but I haven't gone since about 2000. In the ... ) a lot cheaper than the shops but the online sellers such ... -
Old Computer Speccy mentionMany of you may know about this already but there is a nice article on the speccy on a French (English Speaking) site called old-computers.com. There…
... ://www.old-computers.com/MUSEUM/computer.asp?c=223"]http://www ... .old-computers.com/MUSEUM/computer.asp?c=223[/url] -
Big K magazines/ Your Computer I do not know where else to advertise these multiple computer magazines but as they touched on the Spectrum as well as Oric, Atari, Apple etc I supp…
... else to advertise these multiple computer magazines but as they touched ... lasted a year).
Your Computer issues Volume 2, 1-12 ... -
Quiz V - the revenge of D`n`C Ok, 50 quick fire questions.. some cryptic - you`ll have un unravel the clues to get the game name, while others are description of the game. Ther…
... Bottles. Where has my helicopter gone?
Name the game... name ... -
Wher's that tips and cheats section gone to?The ftp one. I must be blind, but I can't find it anywhere on this site. Just as I was in the mood to find the codes for Teenage Mutant Turtles The C…
The ftp one. I must be blind, but I can't find it anywhere on this site. Just as I was in the mood to find the codes for Teenage Mutant Turtles The Coin Op. Where's it gone? -
The Quiz to end all quizzesHere it is - The Quiz To End All Quizzes. You will have a whole [B]month[/b) to answer the questions presented here. 1. All answers give 1 point un…
... never made it to the shops because of the company's ... champions appearing in the same computer game? Yes there was. Two ... -
whats your second favourite retro computerOk i'm going to assume that for most of us here the speccy is our favourite number 1 retro computer,its the best home computer in the world etc etc :…
... number 1 retro computer,its the best home computer in the world ... using mess.Its the only computer i can program games on ...
