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  • New 80s ZX Spectrum Nostalgic BookPlease may I bring to you attention a new Spectrum related book that I have written called: Diary Of An 80s Computer Geek - A Decade Of Video Games,…

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    Diary Of An 80s Computer Geek - A Decade Of Video Games, Computers ... an interesting insight into the 8bit home computer scene throughout the 80s ... and heavily features my experiences of the ... and the ultimate decline of a once great industry ...
    sj_howlett sj_howlett April 2014 Announcements
  • [BOOKS] The Story Of The Sinclair ZX Spectrum in Pixels + 2 othersI'm having a clear out and have 3 speccy-related books for sale: The Story of the Sinclair ZX Spectrum in Pixels by Chris Wilkins (RRP £19.99) S…

    ... sale:

    The Story of the Sinclair ZX Spectrum in ... Whitehead (RRP £3.99)
    Diary of an 80s Computer Geek by Steven Howlett ... )

    PM me with an offer if you want all ... or any of them. Can post worldwide, will ...
    leespoons leespoons November 2015 Sales
  • Thanks for supporting my Speccy bookI wanted to share my good news with my Speccy chums. My Spectrum related book 'Diary of an 80s Computer Geek' has passed the 1000 sales mark. As you …

    ... chums. My Spectrum related book 'Diary of an 80s Computer Geek' has passed the ... fair to say that most of the support has come from ... =http://www.amazon.co.uk/Diary-80s-Computer-Geek-Computers-ebook/dp ...
    sj_howlett sj_howlett December 2014 Announcements
  • New 80s ZX Spectrum Nostalgic BookPlease may I bring to you attention a new Spectrum related book that I have written called: Diary Of An 80s Computer Geek - A Decade Of Video Games,…

    ... />
    Howlett, Steven "Diary Of An 80s Computer Geek: A Decade of Micro Computers, Video ...
    Mark R. Jones Mark R. Jones July 2014 Announcements
  • New 80s ZX Spectrum Nostalgic BookPlease may I bring to you attention a new Spectrum related book that I have written called: Diary Of An 80s Computer Geek - A Decade Of Video Games,…

    ... />
    Howlett, Steven "Diary Of An 80s Computer Geek: A Decade of Micro Computers, Video ...
    sj_howlett sj_howlett July 2014 Announcements
  • So what did you get?so...what did you get for Chrimble? I got Game of thrones t shirt Motorhead earphones Walking dead card game Sonic the hedgehog mug pack of Pacman re…

    ...
    Silent Hill comic
    Diary of an 80s Computer Geek by Steven Howlett ...
    Ian Hamilton Ian Hamilton December 2014 Chit chat
  • Top Five Spectrum Reads for HolidayHello all, I was wondering what your top five Spectrum books would be for holiday. I thinking preferably of books from the 1980s but you can pick…

    I wouldn't take any of the oldies on holiday, but ... -s-behind-you---the-making-of-a-computer-game?from_search=true ... .com/book/show/23385651-diary-of-an-80s-computer-geek"]Diary of an 80's computer geek ...
    R-Tape R-Tape June 2017 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Top Five Spectrum Reads for HolidayHello all, I was wondering what your top five Spectrum books would be for holiday. I thinking preferably of books from the 1980s but you can pick…

    ... "]I wouldn't take any of the oldies on holiday, but ... -s-behind-you---the-making-of-a-computer-game?from_search=true ... .com/book/show/23385651-diary-of-an-80s-computer-geek"]Diary of an 80's computer geek ...
    vanpeebles vanpeebles June 2017 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Diary of an Englishman in ScotlandOld but funny....... 20th DECEMBER The first snow we have seen in many years. My wife and me sat in the porch with our hot toddies watching the fluf…

    ... to a lovely blanket of crystal white shimmering snow ... a beautiful white blanket of snow. I shovelled snow ... br /> 26th DECEMBER It snowed an additional 5 inches last night ... Had another 8 inches of that white stuff last ... Power was off most of the night. Tried to ...
    NickH NickH February 2009 Chit chat
  • Trying to remember an 80s 'Action Set'Hi folks. I've been racking my brains trying to remember the name of an 'Action Set' that I had when I was a kid in the early-mid 80s. I've tried to …

    ... trying to remember the name of an 'Action Set' that I ... kid in the early-mid 80s. I've tried to ... was a skill/concentration type of game like 'Operation' where ... [edit - I'm sure one of the creepy crawlies was a ... ']

    Anybody got an ideas what it was? Any ...
    Maroc's Astral Projection Maroc's Astral Projection August 2011 Chit chat
  • Any chance of an RSS feed for the What's New page?Well, now that the forums are upgraded, clearly Martijn has loads of spare time on his hands. :) So, is there any chance of an RSS feed for the What…

    Well, now that the forums are upgraded, clearly Martijn has loads of spare time on his hands. :)

    So, is there any chance of an RSS feed for the What's New page? I think it's about the only 'news' page which I check by hand these days.
    mjwilson mjwilson April 2006 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Pictures of an exWhilst sorting though my things I came accross a disk containing naked pictures of an ex girlfriend in all sorts of uncompromising postures. Now, he…

    ... a disk containing naked pictures of an ex girlfriend in all sorts ... of uncompromising postures.

    Now, ...
    Scottie_uk Scottie_uk September 2008 Chit chat
  • The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole - Alternative Software LtdHi, I wanted to complete my collection of Level 9 adventures this cassette: The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole - Alternative Software Ltd [URL="ft…

    ... cassette:

    The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole - Alternative Software Ltd ...
    the_evangelist the_evangelist April 2013 Wanted
  • I can't remember the name of an old seriesHi, There used to be an old series on TV back in the early Eighties. It revolved around the adventures of a British spy who (I think) was half-Germa…

    ... /> There used to be an old series on TV back ... It revolved around the adventures of a British spy who ( ... half-German.
    Bit of an alternative history series with sci ... scene where a canister of nerve gas rolls off ... cafe and bursts open. An old man staggers out ...
    spectrumlinux spectrumlinux November 2013 Chit chat
  • Any help with 80s coin op style AY tune ?I made a small collect em up in the style of an 80s coin op ....it can be played by one or two players, in a collaborative mode) I need some help f…

    ... em up in the style of an 80s coin op ....it can be ... AY tune in gthe style of 80s coin op...can anybody help ...
    gabriele amore gabriele amore August 2015 Development
  • I've been busy but I'm back[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_R2qk8yIyk&feature=player_detailpage[/url] This is only part of an 80s themed video I'm working on. Its a home g…

    ... ]
    This is only part of an 80s themed video I'm working ... gaming industry back in the '80s. What I want to do ...
    Stealthwyvern Stealthwyvern September 2013 Chit chat
  • TERRAPINS: fantastic new arcade game by HighriseCheck this out https://highriser.itch.io/terrapins get the free demo or the full version (for 1.99: it worths every penny) https://www.youtu…

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    A fantastic conversion of an 80s coin op, filled with colors ... , fun, music (a variety of tunes), cutscenes

    As ...
    gabriele amore gabriele amore August 2017 Brand new software
  • Trying to find the name of an 80's Horror FlickBack when I was at school one of the one of the teachers would sometimes bring in a video and show it to us at lunchtime. I remember watching a bit o…

    I'm not sure if this is it but I'm reminded of an 80s horror film I saw years ago on tv called [url="http://uk.imdb.com/title/tt0093075/"]The Gate[/url].

    Could that be it?

    Necros.
    Ian Hamilton Ian Hamilton September 2005 Chit chat
  • Whatcha listening to now?I'm listening to Audioslave's Revelations album. Fantastic work! Belting it at 12 in the night! Neighbours must be going crazy! :lol: Also listening…

    ... listening to quite a bit of pyschadelic rock lately, also listening ... to a lot of the usual staples of Tull and Zep ... a laserdisc->DVD conversion of an '80s Iron Maiden concert the other ...
    Digital Prawn Digital Prawn October 2006 Chit chat
  • O.T: how old are you?I dont feel qualified to post in any other forum except this one, so mods feel free to delete this thread if necessary, but I'm just interested to kn…

    ... 90% of the people who owned a Speccy in the 80s are ... had a Speccy in the 80s, the chances are you ... the 80s mainly in the UK - it's no more of a ... purely by having the ability of reasoning, and not being a ... s face it, any enthusast of an 80s 8 bit machine is going ...
    Winston Winston May 2007 Chit chat
  • Maroc's Cryptic(ish) Games QuizHowdy folks I was a little bored today so thought I'd put together a little quiz. It's simple stuff and just involves guessing a game from a cryptic…

    ... was just quoting the catchphrase of an 80s gameshow host, who used it ... of even the most hopelessly wrong ... fact, I like your line of thinking. But it's not ... , I'd have used another of his catchphrases: "Say what you ...
    Rorthron Rorthron November 2012 Games
  • My new Punk music radio showHi folks, just posting that i now do a punk music radio show on the internet if anybody fancies a listen, i play punk, OI!, folk punk, goth, bit of t…

    ... 14)
    14. Corrosion of Conformity - Rabid Dogs (0: ... 24. Flowers in the Dustbin - Diary Of An Alcoholic (3:40)
    ... 25. DAN - 14.army of fools (2:33)
    ... 78. Demented Are Go - Queen Of Disease (2:55)
    ...
    mel the bell mel the bell November 2015 Chit chat
  • Trying to find the name of an 80's Horror FlickBack when I was at school one of the one of the teachers would sometimes bring in a video and show it to us at lunchtime. I remember watching a bit o…

    ... was at school one of the one of the teachers would ... remember watching a bit of one one lunchtime which was ... probably made in the early 80s. Having only 45 mins ... this guy looking at an old photo which starts ... I think the picture was of some old man sitting on ...
    dmsmith dmsmith September 2005 Chit chat
  • Wildly OT: Computing Today's slagging-off of PascalIn the late '70s or early '80s (at the beginning of the home-computer era anyway, just before the dawn of the Speccy), there was a mag called [I]Comp…

    ... 70s or early '80s (at the beginning of the home-computer era ... [/I].

    One of their articles was a "debunking ... (even in the face of repeated corrections by knowledgeable readers ... a worthless hex-dump of the workspace of an interpreted BASIC program! ...
    robert@fm robert@fm October 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Can anyone help me with the name of an old ZX Spectrum Game?Hello I was hoping someone here might be able to help me. I've been racking my brains for the name of a ZX Spectrum game I used to play when I was …

    ... my brains for the name of a ZX Spectrum game ... can't for the life of me remember what it ... years here! It was an adventure game where you had ... can distinctly remember the cover of the cassette the game ... sworn it was called 'Temple of Doom' or something similar ...
    Polly Polly August 2006 Games
  • Anyone know of an easy to use website creator for a complete techno-phobe?I am planning on starting up a simple fan web page(s) site for a band that I'm keen on, and as I know sweet FA about web design or anything remotely …

    ... point me in the direction of a "web sites for ...
    (1) import thumbnail photos (of album art and photos);
    of the album and to ... larger images of the same photo
    ... , so that may be an issue in capacity terms?
    Amfoot Amfoot February 2007 Chit chat
  • NTSC/USA Versions Of Spectrum....?Hello all. First time poster here, so please be gentle! :) My name is Kris. I'm 26 years old, and I live in New Jersey, USA. I'm a big fan of anythi…

    ... 'm a big fan of anything 80s, especially when it comes ... I'd like to obtain an original system.

    of any of the Spectrum series ... produced, would anyone know of a way that I ... connect the system to an NTSC style television set ...
    xanfan xanfan June 2007 Hardware
  • OT: Removing the metal shield of an Amiga A501 ram expansionBefore I bugger off to an Amiga forum, I just wondered if anyone here has removed the metal shield off an A501 (to swap out a leaky battery) without …

    Before I bugger off to an Amiga forum, I just wondered ... removed the metal shield off an A501 (to swap out a ... /> I'm at the point of using tin snips (thus destroying ...
    Jon Needle Jon Needle May 2008 Hardware
  • The death of the SpectrumI was reflecting the other day about life and the significance of those interests that we develop during childhood. For many, its football or physic…

    ... mostly British) (mostly) children of the 80s, we were given the most ... going into my office with an action man I could reasonably ... go into the office with an emulator on my phone, no ... ask myself about the appropriateness of video game indoctrination. A subject ...
    takapa takapa July 2010 Chit chat
  • TV report of the morning at RetroMa?OK, so it's in Spanish, but the pictures really say it all. Antena 3, a national TV broadcaster in Spain, this morning visited Retroma??a, which is …

    ... /> [quote]
    Some videogames of the 80s were so simple that on ... br />
    The games of the 80s didn't have graphics in ... the 4th annual "Retroma??a", an activity that's organized by ... Centro Polit?cnico Superior of the University of Zaragoza.

    ...
    Winston Winston November 2010 Sinclair Miscellaneous
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