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Name the gameFrom someone at the retro gamer forum... "Hello, first post and all Smile While I remember pretty much all of the games I used to play on my ZX Spe…
... getting family members around a computer to play Treasure Island Dizzy ... alien planet who had to collect bombs and dump ... The goal was pretty much to grab a bomb, hunt ... at it, then proceed to find the next ones ( ... />
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More chat needed!Ok, this sort of post happens at least once per year, but the WOS IRC chat never seems to gain momentum, with only one or two permanent residents. C…
... idling when they leave the computer to go have a dump or ... /> port 6667
Connect to that, and when the welcome ... />
/join #technical
to get in.
You ... likely there is to be people around to talk to.
WOS ... -
being hussled at the job...During August, I got this call to work on tv, directing actors. I'm not sure if i've mentioned before, I work in company that I hate, but pays me t…
... , I got this call to work on tv, directing actors ... some of my vacation time to work as a casting ... writer, before I had went to the "family" business, but ... anymore, and you seem to spend less and less time ... will only take you 2 to 3 days, part time starting in ... -
Pussy - on sale againNo, it is nothing sick, it is just: european users can now buy "Pussy-the Titanic love story" on my homepage [url]http://lcd-one.da.ru[/url] again (p…
... bargain! a steal!) in comparsion to 3 years ago, and only TAP ... expensive. It took four hours to produce a single copy! So ... for this game was sent to me very often in the ... -
Repairing a Spectrum is expensive?hello. A friend of mine has a 58k(rubber keys) spectrum but doesn?t work. We doent know what the problem is. When you try to turn on the computer not…
... is. When you try to turn on the computer nothin happens. Except ... easy, and cheap to get such a computer to repair to a general technician ... -
Need help making a program workAfter more than twenty years and thanks to the help of Jose Manuel (who kindly preserved the Timex 3" disks with cpdread) and John Elliot (who kindly…
... twenty years and thanks to the help of Jose ... a new tool to convert those images to +3 .DSKs) I ... time nor the hardware to recover these things, so ... to get the program to work again and would love to ... created it will be uploaded to WOS.
@Martjin ... -
Site move[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]WoS is changing ISP (and hence IP address) this month. While at it, I bought a shiny new server, which is being install…
... switch in the next 2 to 3 weeks.
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Problem obtaining back issuesHi, The links seem to be down on the ZX Shed website. Can anyone point me in the right direction to download the old issues (1 to 3). Thank you!
Hi,
The links seem to be down on the ZX Shed website.
Can anyone point me in the right direction to download the old issues (1 to 3).
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Softline - Software Club MagazineHas anyone heard of Softline - the official magazine of the Sinclair Spectrum Software Club? I have 3 issues of the magazine (numbers 1 to 3), I beli…
... of the magazine (numbers 1 to 3), I believe that was all ... 've scanned and uploaded them to WOS, at least I hope ... -
Combination of "123 MAZE" and a puzzle.Today in the train I saw an old print of my "123 maze"-puzzle. I thought I could combine the puzzel with another kind of puzzle. In stead off get…
... entire grid with numbers 0 to 3 that fit the conditions in ... ]
+--+--+--+--+
| 2| 3| 3| 2|
+--+--+--+--+
| 2| 3| 1| 0|
+--+--+--+--+
Need to determine how to get (2,3) unique!
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Divide+ and ResiDOS questionhaving a real blank moment, i got a +3e (obviously) with V1.38 roms how do i install TAPEIO? Do i need to convert it .TAP ? As i would like to save …
... As i would like to save directly to the CF card.
to start in 128k editor/+3 basic (cant ... get it to work at ... br />
%zx reboots to +3 basic but I then cannot ... />
it is going to be something so damned obvious ... -
Problem with loopingHi all, I'm looking for a way to code a loop into my program and then allow the computer to come out of that loop by itself. Is such a thing possibl…
Hi all,
I'm looking for a way to code a loop into my program and then allow the computer to come out of that loop by itself.
Is such a thing possible?
Thanks all,
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The Ultimate QuestIsometric game, point-and-click or Where-time-stood-still-style. The game could have just one map and several areas like in "The Great Escape" or a d…
... you could use the bedroom computer to search for clues, take a ... , exchange objects, use objects, talk to someone in a carboot sale ... somewhere, follow leads, stop to rest, make friends, get out ... trouble, raise enough money to try to place an ad on national ... -
BackupLooking to backup all my 48k games (around 150) to 3" disc on a +3 Would appreciate any help Regards Ian Ps have also got 48k, 2 infact
Looking to backup all my 48k games (around 150) to 3" disc on a +3
Would appreciate any help
Regards Ian
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Game BackupOk will try and discribe best I can Hardware ZX Spectrum 48k x2, Interface 2, Kempston progamable interface ZX Spectrum +3 [U]Hunting for a interf…
... interface
ZX Spectrum +3
[U]Hunting for ... 48k (on tape) to 3" disc that the +3 uses and run them ... from the disc on the +3
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Printing in 64 columns, from Basic?Not strictly a Sinclair Basic question but... Is there any known machine code utility that allows something similar to PRINT AT that can be called fr…
... utility that allows something similar to PRINT AT that can ... programs that allow me to help review my kids ... of numbers and having to scroll to see the rest of ... had to do today:
[CODE]FOR V=-9 TO 3 : ... FOR H=2 TO 15 : PRINT V ... -
What I want for Christmas1) Hammer Glamour - [url]http://www.amazon.co.uk/Hammer-Glamour-Marcus-Hearn/dp/1848562292[/url] (any wonder why I have a thing for big boobed women …
... know but I want to)
3) Moon - [url]http://www ... -
"Break on Write" Debugger in EmulatorHi, [B]Are then any Emulators that supports a "Break on memory addres XXXXh being written to" breakpoint function in their debugger?[/B] I have com…
... memory addres XXXXh being written to" breakpoint function in their ... incremented every frame going past 3 to 4, 5, 6 ending ... then causes the number to increase futher with willy ... once it gets back to 3-2-1-0 he ... assembly for all refrences to the label FRAME but ... -
Prince of persia: The two thronesHello all I had the titled game for a while,but now in Windows 7 it doesn't work.In fact i get the message when i try to launch the game:- "Protect…
... the message when i try to launch the game:-
... Application installed successfully.Reboot the computer to complete the insatllation.Continue?."< ... I take it this refers to the Starforce Protection system(pain ... there a work around to get the game working?.< ... -
Super Hang On (Speedlock deprotector program needed)Hello all, I been looking into finding a way of decrypting the speedlock on Super Hang On. I want to create a deprotected tap version of the game, w…
... Hang On. I want to create a deprotected tap version ... ...
Anyone want to help me out on this ... out their who want to write me such a ... i.e. Kobrahsofts SP7 Tape To +3 disk utility, but it refuses ... disk (it asks you to insert the original SP7 disk ... -
Former maker of Sinclair add-ons in the U.SIn my continuing efforts to find people from the Timex-Sinclair past I found two gentleman who were, at some point, the owners of Byte- Back. This …
... /> Back. This company used to make and sell interfaces for ... sold accessories for the Timex computer. I
advertised ...
and outputs to allow the computer to control external devices. < ... /> items ranging from historic to recently historic (brand new in ... -
The best (and worst) Second-sequel.When a film series gets to #3, one of two things usually happen: It's either going to be the best of the series - as the company now know how to tre…
When a film series gets to #3, one of two things ... company now know how to treat the characters and ... built a substantial mythos to write around, or it ... and negates the need to sit through the first two ... mean, who else is going to watch them anyway? :)
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An update on ZX BASIC support for the SpectranetOne for zxbruno, I hope :-) So just an example of what now can be done with the network filesystem and BASIC. The following listing is of a program …
... LET z$=t$(k)(1 TO 3)
145 IF t ... Incidentally, this listing was transferred to my Mac by means of ... s all you need to do to send data over ethernet ... can PRINT # to that channel and INPUT # to get data off ... ' on the Mac to simply listen to port 2000, and pass ... -
Most touching AY music on a Speccy?Speccy music composers have shown us that the the AY chip can do much more than it originally was meant for. There are many tunes that I like and adm…
... rock? Is there a way to bring this powerful, envolving, touching ... , epic music to the Speccy somehow, either by ... ? Someone will probably want to point me to a demo, but I ... the piano, I reduce everything to 3 or 4 tracks. Some for ... -
purchasing mp3s off t'net...anyone here regularly buy mp3s? just wondering what you would consider a reasonable price to have an mp3 at is one site I buy off is ?1.06 + VAT so …
... consider a reasonable price to have an mp3 at ... almost everywhere else seems to be ?1.50 per ... you wanted to pick + choose which tracks to download (and ... mp3s cheaper might have to get it but something ... iTunes it alters your computer to revolve around it, may ... -
Your views on...Mutant Monty[url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0003339]Mutant Monty[/url] I didn't realise when I did the last "Your views on..." topic, that…
... [u]series[/u] every 2 to 3 weeks for four years July ... that Monty was bloody hard to control. I'm sure it ... /> Not enough goes on this to really have an opinion and ... -
Some Spectrum QuestionsHi everyone, I'm new to the forum and I have a few questions about the Spectrum computers I hope you could answer. Recently someone has submitted a …
... has submitted a Spectrum computer to the Croy Historical Society ... we hope to have the Specttrum computer operating and usable to visitors. ... I cannot remember the model of Spectrum computer, ... .
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General purpose full screen input routineHi Folks, One of the things that annoyed me back in the 1980s with most BASICs was the lack of a full screen "formatted" input function. You could …
... restricted
[*]Ability to edit existing values by presetting ... is quite heavily annotated to aid maintenance and enhancement ... 2.3: 14-Oct-2010
9210 REM TO DO ... 1);i$;l$(1, TO 3):
LET i(7 ... 23691,23:
GO TO 9260:
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Job Hunt Stress.My employer has never offered me commitment, with me being first put on 12 contracts, then 6 month contracts. Generally I only get to find out if it …
... is being extended about 2 to 3 weeks before the closure date ... that every potential employer wants to beat their chest about how ... -
Hacking the O.C.P Full Screen Editor/AssemblerIf you have been reading my posts recently then you will know that I am eager to have the sourcecode I wrote for the Spectrum during the period 1988 …
... . I had mastered both programs to +3 disc so booting was very ... using the Romantic Robot Multiface 3 to snapshot the display or memory ... all of my +3 3" CF-2 discs to my development PC hard ... has Multiface 3 emulation so I am able to load up these ...
