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Speccy in my son's school reading bookI was sitting with my six year old listening to him read "The Red Planet" which is an early reader in the "Magic Key" series. I was very pleasantly …
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Portable USB KeyboardCan anyone recommend a good one? I want to use it on my GP2X (assuming they work on it of course). Necros.
Can anyone recommend a good one? I want to use it on my GP2X (assuming they work on it of course).
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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…
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Very old zx gameI remember this when I first got the computer back in 1983/4 I think it came on a tape I got with the machine (but im not sure) the game was like a …
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Monday Morning (afternoon GMT) JokesThese are particularly for the ladies.. How many men does it take to open a beer? None. It should be opened when she brings it. ----------------…
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The dog, of course. He'll shut up once ... -
"XTAP" alternate tape file format draftHi, because there was some (little) request for a 2nd file format proposal to have something to compare with PZX, i have spent the time and started …
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Time travel...Time travel is a very, very interesting concept. Surely everyone has dreamt of going back in time, to see how things used to be, or of going into the…
... point.
And of course, if you could travel through ... when?
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Favourite JoysticksWhat was your favourite joystick? I started off with the Quickfire II that came with my Speccy 48k+, but soon found it was not much cop. The contact…
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Happy birthday FontsHelvetica which is the secondary font for WOS is fifty years old this year whereas Arial, the primary font at WOS is 25 years old. That's the same a…
... as the Spectrum font of course.
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CHAMP Assembler/MonitorHi. Just got a bundle of stuff from ebay (including software that came with a LensLok - I have a LensLok, yay!). Among it was a tape called "CHAMP",…
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Aliens versus Predator (the games)We talk about other first person shooters on here, but we rarely mention AvP 1 or 2. I know these games didn't get the recognition that they deserved…
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one laptop per child projectI was looking at this mainly as a result of a word war between intel and others. I had heard about the project of course but this time decided to ha…
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Why the name "8-bit computer"?The Spectrum was called an 8-bit computer, but what does that mean? For modern hardware and operating systems (32 or 64-bit) it seems to be the poss…
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Wikipedia: How about some Spec-Chum(TM) userboxen?In keeping with other userbox collections, there'd have to be eight levels (spch-0 to spch-5, plus spch-n and spch), as follows: spch-0: "This user …
Of course...I'm just making all these crap posts so that I reach the 1,000 mark. After that I'll stop posting crap. Hmmm, that means I'll just stop posting...
I'm just making all these crap posts so that I reach the 1,000 mark.
After that I'll stop posting crap.
Hmmm, that means I'll just stop posting...bobsleigh by digital integrationDoes anyone else know this game? I tried it for the first time yesterday and enjoyed it. The graphics are simple but effective and the feeling of mom…
... around the bends on the course is very well delivered. It ... /> I can descend the first course, Breuil in about 1.06 ... after the end of the course, not as you cross the ...Repartition and backup in XP - please helpMy laptop snuffed it, so I've bought another one, this time running XP (as opposed to Win98 ). Anyway, when I bought the old one, it's hard drive (FA…
... on the hard drive, of course (other wise I'd just ...If you think Dan Brown/Terry Pratchett/JK Rowling/Tolkien/whoever is crap...I've had some good stuff (including books) from Poundland, but one book I've bought recently is [i]The Emperor of Ocean Park[/i] by Stephen L Carter,…
... [i]to ongo[/i]". Of course there isn't, you idiot ...Cannon Bubble source releaseHello! We have just released the full source code (including artwork) for our latest game, Cannon Bubble. Download it here: [url]http://www.computer…
... you have all tools, of course :D).
As a ...What PS2 games would be good for 2 player japes?My girlfriend has very kindly bought me a PS2 for my birthday to replace my old, creaking PS1 (we're nothing if not up to date with these modern gami…
... never tried.
Of course, games where we can play ...FA: Loads of UNUSED Vintage Joypads/Joysticks/ControllersHi folks Just a quick plug for the glut of Joypads and Joysticks I listed on eBay yesterday ... I'm selling controllers for all manner of vintage p…
... platforms (including the Speccy, of course!) and I believe that nearly ...FA: Masses of mags, inc complete set of YS!I've now sorted out the rest of my magazines, and posted them up on eBay, as follows: Crash (94 issues): [URL="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dl…
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Home Computer Course / Home Computer Advanced Course (41 issues):
[URL ...RGCD - Free CD Diskmag[img]http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e226/darthgord/rgcdcover.gif[/img] For those not in the know, the mag not only reviews the best new releases …
... Ullyatt from Cronosoft. Then of course there's the featured review ...Deus Ex Machina, R-Type, Copyfitter on ebayA few more Spectrum curios just up on ebay.co.uk: [url]http://search.ebay.co.uk/ws/search/SaleSearch?&sasl=dantheman123[/url] Deus Ex Machina: hear …
... /> R-Type: distribution denied, of course.
Copyfitter: indeed it ...+D and RAM Turbo interfaceJust a quick note to let a few guys in particular know that my RAM Turbo does in fact work with my +D interface. I checked continuity through the RA…
... second RAM Turbo, and of course, my +D interface is a ...+2A/+3A manualsHi all, As I mentioned in earlier posts I have not been no the scene for 3 years. I have a Spectrum+2A manual. Now is there a difference between the …
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Ohhh yes and of course the +3A has the drive ...HTML for beginnersI will be tidying up the first couple of chapters of this course this weekend, so if anyone wants to learn HTML drop me an email and I will forward w…
... couple of chapters of this course this weekend, so if anyone ... additional software to use the course - notepad and a browser will ...Arnold from Predator and Gryzor soldier - the same?Speaking of [B]Gryzor[/B]: Have anyone noticed the similarites between the [B]Predator[/B] and [B]Gryzor[/B] inlays? [URL="http://www.rickardbergli…
... to the left (and of course not Arnolds head) I would ...Completing on the first attemptWhich - if any - games can you recall completing on your first go? I remember two - Bruce Lee (of course) and Timegate.
Which - if any - games can you recall completing on your first go?
I remember two - Bruce Lee (of course) and Timegate.switchable ROM`sHi all, As I own a few Spectrum and Commodore computers, I am wandering a few years ago on the C64 there was a switchable ROM the normal C64 and a Ji…
... a switch and you of course go from one to the ...