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Game art: homage or rip-off?I know a lot of games had artwork which "borrowed heavily" from other sources but stuff was usually altered a little bit so that it wasn't quite a st…
... image taken from page 4 of "Xenozoic Tales" issue 2 ... cover of Vixen? Well, her or some other 80s page ... I know he mentions some of his sources on his website ... uncannily like the cover photo of an SAS book I'd ... about Wako's "borrowing" of Arnie for at least one ... -
The skiving off topicI'm trying to juggle several (work related) problems here, but I've been at it for so long now that I'm getting distracted, so I'm skiving off for a …
... aside from the last quarter of an hour, 2001 - A Space ... great films and terrible computer games whilst Batman is ... film (cartoon, stop motion models, computer generated, or whatever)?
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Lo Profile Speccy 48 keyboard for sale on FleabayHi I just thought I'd give people a heads-up that I am going to list a boxed and unused Lo Profile keyboard on Fleabay. I just opened the box and wo…
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The keyboard has an *excellent* action. Very solid and ... I'm selling most of my vintage computer collection, but keeping my ... Games, who together with that computer maestro Mr David Harper, ...Issue 14 of THCACwanted Issue 14 of The Home Computer Avdance Course. Anyone will to sell or scan this issue? if so PM me please. Sans should be 200dpi as Tiffs, pa…
wanted Issue 14 of The Home Computer Avdance Course.
Anyone ...An old arcade gameI'm trying to remember (or discover) the name of an arcade game. As far as I recall, I think it consisted of a sort of pipework type maze and your…
... remember (or discover) the name of an arcade game.
As ... , I think it consisted of a sort of pipework type maze and ...Repair options for my own dear old Spectrum 48k?Hello all, This is my first post to this wonderful forum, which is part of a truly great website! My name is Arnold, and I live in Utrecht, The Nethe…
... an educational project for children about the introduction of the computer ... option two, making use of an excellent repair guide from ...
Still, the idea of leaving my Spectrum as original ... forum on behalf of my educational computer project, involving ZX ...Jonathan Cauldwell writes.I also found this in me old archives, which was actually written by Jonathan Cauldwell. Again, typos and editorial tags included for authenticity ;-)…
... develop software within the limitations of the original machine. Spectrum ... spurn modern platforms in favour of an 8-bit machine. On the ... be turned to an advantage. The "brains" of the machine, known ... place to another inside the computer's memory. Alone these ...If I want to create a power supplywell, I'm doing a fair bit of travelling with my leads and wires and computers and speakers and stuff,so I thought of making a little device out of a…
... 'm doing a fair bit of travelling with my leads and ... little device out of an old PSU from a computer. many small devices ... and MP3 players charge off of a USB these days, so ... one of the things I'd like ...Remove the beinning of an RZX?I've had a [URL="http://www.rzxarchive.co.uk/d.php#darksceptre"]Dark Sceptre RZX[/URL] sent to me, with quite a long playback time. However, the firs…
... first few minutes of the RZX are of the game loading in ... be to remove this part of the recording using a hex ...Can you remote-"fry" a PC?Here's the account of an occurence from a few years ago, something that has been nagging me a little ever since. Back then, I used to hang out in a …
... 's the account of an occurence from a ... had its fair share of youngsters, some right fruitcakes ...
Anyway, another couple of minutes later she uttered, in ... button at the front of the computer to re-boot. ... as it seems like part of an explanation)? I have no ...Some pages from Richard Branson' autobiographyNot sure if this is the right part of the forum, but I read this and decided to type it up for others.. Points made in this are probably already know…
... had little idea of the potential of the computer-games business. All ... suddenly spending a lot of time playing computer games on the ... the rights to a number of computer games. At the time ... out of haunted houses on their computer screens, I found myself in an ...2 free booksI got 2 books from an ebay deal, free to good home. Island of Secrets - a Computer adventure game. Type in listing book. and 40 Educational games …
I got 2 books from an ebay deal, free to good ... home.
Island of Secrets - a Computer adventure game.
Type ...Spectrum+ from ebayI recently received a Spectrum+ that I bought off ebay for about ?10 including postage. I have not tested it yet but had a quick look inside through …
... that often. I have been an electronics service engineer for a ... most, if not all of the 80s and have repaired many a ... Spectrum (and most of the other ... combinations thereof. Anyone had experience of CPU related faults?.hundreds of Spectrum gamesHi Spectrum-fans, I got here a list of incoming games which are not listed in our shops yet. However, we can maybe save the work and sell them alrea…
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Impossible Mission EPYX Computer Software 3,00
Indiana ... br /> Les Flics THORN EMI Computer Software 3,00
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Nodes of Yesod ODIN Computer Graphics LTD. 4,99 ... br /> Special Delivery THORN EMI Computer Software 3,00
Spectrum ...Wanted: Spectrum ZX,48,Amstrad CPC, BBC Micro, acorns (USA!)Hello everyone, I help some friends put on some vintage computer gaming events (they are free events at a local library.) In addition to this, I b…
... friends put on some vintage computer gaming events (they are free ... this, I bring some of the old computer collection to a few ... />
I've recently taken an interest in the PAL micros ... would be useful, an Amstrad CPC, and an Acorn Electron or similar ...Dust Bunny of the day[URL]http://www.zxsoftware.co.uk/dustbunny.jpg[/URL] Found in a dual Xeon machine that came out of an operating theatre. Worryingly. I also have …
[URL]http://www.zxsoftware.co.uk/dustbunny.jpg[/URL]
Found in a dual Xeon machine that came out of an operating theatre.
Worryingly.
I also have another that looks as bad if not worse to play with tomorrow.R3PLAY report and photosWell, R3PLAY is now over ... and what a great event it was. I have to thank all the organizers, their hard work really paid off and it was a huge suc…
... , pretty much every platform of the 80s and 90s represented (including ... those who were kids of the 80s - I saw an 8 year old ... the strong, familiar smell of burning electronics near my stand ... continuously being played all of Saturday and most of Sunday.
< ...Brief report about RetroEncounterAnother April... another retro event! (Firstly sorry for the quality of the photos, owing to not being able to find my camera battery before leaving …
... of 2011, held in the computer science faculty of the University of ... highly unusual Commodes, first an official metally bit for a ... 's stand), one of which had an after market keyboard (which ... over some of my perhaps slightly unhinged ideas of an external FPGA ...Reliable sources of information on the web.When it comes to finding information on the web wikipedia is often my first port of call but it is always regarded with skepticism. So what sites are…
... is often my first port of call but it is always ... im looking for a definition of an "expert system" and i need ...Trying to remember the name of this magazineA memory of an obscure UK magazine has popped into my head, and wondered if anyone could identify it. It was primarily about learning to program (ma…
A memory of an obscure UK magazine has ... I think) with lots of type-ins. Although I ... also it had some reviews of commercial games. It wasn ... it had two kind of chubby cartoon monster characters ... as kind of mascots.
Ring ...Fascinating video of ancient artifacts.This is the most fascinating display of the most ancient artifacts from all over the world. Presented by Klaus Dona. It can be downloaded or watche…
... the reverse side of the stone, is an inlaid spiral with ... center, and an inlay in the center of the triangle that ... under black light. Inlays of the Orion constellation are in ... Mostly human.
Proof of an advanced global civilization pre sanskrit ...Fatal Atraction type of thing...I feel a bit ridiculous to tell this story... I've been giving some classes & work shops, and one of the schools where I teach, is mostly for "older"…
... amp; work shops, and one of the schools where I teach ... , I sent an e-mail to all of my old students ... them and got an e-mail from one of them sending ... , she sent me sort of an agressive e-mail telling that ... wasn't looking for anykind of rewards...
at ...Game Dev CYOA?I seem to recall playing a 'choose your own adventure' style article in an old computer magazine, probably SU. It cast you in the role of a game deve…
... an old computer magazine, probably SU. It cast you in the role of ...Earlier version of Super Nova/SupernovaHi, This post is about [url="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0005071"]Super Nova[/url]. (Actually the game title seems to be Supern…
... . I have a .tap file of an earlier version which is slightly ...Double file of Pyjamarama Jackson Soft Italian editionI noticed in yesterday's update that a file named "Pyjamarama(JacksonSoft).tzx" has been added to the archive. It is a double: the Italian official t…
... double: the Italian official translation of the game, marketed by ... Jackson Soft, a label of the now defunct Gruppo Editoriale ... still in my possession, instead of an "unidentified copy" as this ... is a double of an already existing file, and of uncertain origin ...Someone with a bit of a thing about clone games:I don't know if anyone knows who this is, but it's a blog post on arcade game clones and the development of licensing over the 8-bit era. I came acr…
... clones and the development of licensing over the 8- ... to look up the extent of Harry S. Price's ... bile and fuming hatred of any sort of 'Froggy' or 'Haunted ... 's a definite touch of the David Starkey to today ... to release a loose clone of an arcade game, this makes ...Bunch of speccy stuff up on eBay.just finished listing.. phew - some of the sparky boys on here might be interested in some of the bits, but pick of the lots is a minter of an Issue …
just finished listing.. phew - some of the sparky boys on here ... , but pick of the lots is a minter of an Issue 1 machine ... />
This has had pride of place in my collection for ...Huge Sinclair repository on DVD out now!This summer I volunteered to work on a Sinclair related retro computing DVD which is out now. The DVD holds searchable PDFs of all issues (15 years, …
... . The DVD holds searchable PDFs of all issues (15 years, 1996 ... Software Designer 1982-1984, author of Qdos), [B]Simon N Goodwin ... his many articles in the 80s computer magazines and software like the ... with a one year subscription of the current volume (4 issues ...Ql dvdHello, all.. (I know it's not the Speccy, but it's vaguely related - heh) This was sent to me via a LinkedIn group.. [url]http://www.linkedin.com…
... The DVD holds searchable PDFs of all issues (15 years, 1996 ... website. All in all gigabytes of information for you to discover ... of Qdos), Simon N Goodwin (remember his many articles in the 80s computer ... with a one year subscription of the current volume (4 ...ZX Spectrum sports bag.I saw this today on the shoulders of one of my first year students, and thought I'd look it up. Its nice to see a new generation taking an interest i…
... this today on the shoulders of one of my first year students ... a new generation taking an interest in an old computer.
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