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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,…

    ... written called:

    Diary Of An 80s Computer Geek - A Decade Of Video Games, Computers and ... home computer scene throughout the 80s and heavily features my experiences of the ...
    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 (RRP £3 ... )

    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 1000 sales ... fair to say that most of the support has come from ... =http://www.amazon.co.uk/Diary-80s-Computer-Geek-Computers-ebook/dp/B00JYGGCTO]Amazon ...
    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 Games ...
    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 Games ...
    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 (who I ...
    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"]It ... .com/book/show/23385651-diary-of-an-80s-computer-geek"]Diary of an 80's computer geek[/url] by Steven Howlett ...
    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"]It ... .com/book/show/23385651-diary-of-an-80s-computer-geek"]Diary of an 80's computer geek[/url] by Steven Howlett ...
    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
  • 2 hours of Sinclair and computer gaming related TV documentariesHi folks, for a few weeks now I?m allowed to upload videos of unlimited length to my YouTube channel. This weekend I took the opportunity to publish…

    ... allowed to upload videos of unlimited length to my ... - Clive Sinclair, the anatomy of an inventor[/B] (BBC 1989) ... [B]Thumb Candy - The history of computer games[/B] (Channel Four 2000 ... 100 Sinclair & general Retro Computer & Videogames specific videos. ...
    QLvsJAGUAR QLvsJAGUAR February 2011 Announcements
  • 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
  • Program - The Magazine Of The Home Computer ClubI found an old issue of the Home Computer Club magazine hidden away in a box, so I stuck it up on my blog... [url="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jRr_O…

    I found an old issue of the Home Computer Club magazine hidden away in ...
    deadpan666 deadpan666 January 2016 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • 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 Hobbit, Empire, and an interviewHi all, I've got a little article on the making of The Hobbit in the latest issue of Empire magazine (we've run a huge feature on the film). I inte…

    ... and then the challenge of turning that into Assembler code ... quite a mental transition of layers of abstraction! We also thought ... characters as objects for many of the possible actions. Phil ... about the lasting popularity of the '80s computer scene - the fact ...
    Bad Horsey Bad Horsey November 2012 Games
  • 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
  • Forum Rules[B]*RULES OF THIS FORUM*[/B] You must agree with all the following Rules to participate on these Forums. If you don't agree with them, please d…

    ... on a forum about an 80s computer! If we're now ... to ban altogether discussion of religions or religious philosophies, ... sex, sexual orientation, freedom of speech, politics and governments, ... etc. Many of these threads are interesting - ...
    monty.mole monty.mole May 2006 Chit chat
  • Back in the 80'sIn the late 80's I had all these friends who also had a Spectrum and we would gather at someone's house to play games in turns or 2-player games, rea…

    ... best memories are of the 80s (whew!). The speccy, lots of games, discovering ... the joy of being part of an ... elite "computer users" club (in school ...
    Arjun Arjun April 2007 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Back in the 80'sIn the late 80's I had all these friends who also had a Spectrum and we would gather at someone's house to play games in turns or 2-player games, rea…

    ... best memories are of the 80s (whew!). The speccy, lots of games, discovering ... the joy of being part of an ... elite "computer users" club (in school ...
    DEATH DEATH April 2007 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • 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 ... member of the 'chattering classes'. I have never known a geek (and ... let's face it, any enthusast of an 80s 8 ... fall somewhere in the spectrum of geek) to buy the Daily Mail ...
    Winston Winston May 2007 Chit chat
  • Get ready for Kanye West's BIG LAWSUIT!The doctor who operated on his mom when she died has previous for DUI and malpractice suits filed against him: [url]http://omg.yahoo.com/west-doctor…

    ... Still surprised people havent heard of him though. I'm not ... metal but i've heard of most of the big names though ... that people haven't heard of him! I'm so uninterested ... is a forum dedicated to an 80s computer after all, so it's ... bet that a fair few of us are out ...
    monty.mole monty.mole November 2007 Chit chat
  • Spectrum more loved than C64It just occurred to me that the Spectrum must be more loved than the C64 these days. After all, it has been more than a year since an update was made…

    ... incredible knowledge of the 80s computer retroscence to bear on such an insignificant topic ... Spectrum retroscene.
    My list of active C64 websites would be ...
    DanSolo DanSolo May 2008 Chit chat
  • Spectrum more loved than C64It just occurred to me that the Spectrum must be more loved than the C64 these days. After all, it has been more than a year since an update was made…

    ... incredible knowledge of the 80s computer retroscence to bear on such an insignificant topic ...
    rich_chandler rich_chandler May 2008 Chit chat
  • Put off by the Spectrum character setAm I the only one? Someone suggests a game, and you go "Ooooo haven't heard of that one, I'll give it a sho...*recoils in horror at the ZX Spectrum c…

    ... fonts will create an often subconscious positive appraisal of a product.[/SIZE ... the thread was about a computer font and I would just ... look at/whatever. Obviously on an 80s computer with its font stored in ... ROM this isn't an option though of you /really/ hate ...
    guesser guesser May 2011 Games
  • The Sinclair Myth - New Scentist June 12 1986I thought you'd all find this particularly interesting, so I scanned it especially for the holidays! Merry Christmas! [url]http://www.zxdesign.info…

    ... demonstrates a huge ignorance of the field of computing itself.[/QUOTE]< ... back then already what kind of impact they would have, ... gullible people still think that an 80s computer is a gaming machine.< ... pop up everywhere pathetic pieces of **** like you post. Run ...
    Timmy Timmy January 2012 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • 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,…

    ... ]http://www.amazon.co.uk/Diary-80s-Computer-Geek-Computers/dp/1500520268/[/url]
    sj_howlett sj_howlett July 2014 Announcements
  • Clive Sinclair and Retro Computers announce the Sinclair ZX Spectrum VegaAt last! The Sinclair ZX Spectrum Vega! Read all about it, see the videos and bid for one of the first 1000 limited edition Vegas! [URL="https://w…

    ... it misses some of the key points of the 80s computer.

    Early ...
    brownb2 brownb2 December 2014 Announcements
  • Q. on WinXP logon screen (how to disable?)Aaaargh! I am sitting in front of an annoying computer. It's driving me crazy! How the f-in A does one disable the stinking logon screen (the "cla…

    ... am sitting in front of an annoying computer. It's driving ... couple of years ago on my own computer and ... . Then again, my computer doesn't have the ... ... the user is a Computer Administrator (the only user ... annihilated with no chance of meeting 70 virgins.
    Skarpo Skarpo September 2006 Chit chat
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