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Battlecars Corrupted?Hi all, can't find Battlecars (the game of deadly driving, by some RPG blokes) at all. I've found what says is a perfect TZX, but the designer (Sid…
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TZX formatQuick question: What is the current pulse level at the start of a TZX file? Difficult question: Why does the format say that the final pulse shoul…
... /> Of course this always applies to tape timings in general: we usually ... the theoretical timings on the tape, each saved pulse will be ... when it freely returns to zero is related to the indicial (step ... both the Spectrum and the tape recorder.
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Loaded some games.. At last!!!Hello again, After buying a speccy game set from ebay, i tried to load them and succeeded. So am i a real specchum now?
And we mean NOT tape to tape, but using
a copierprogram like COPY COPY or Mr COPY.
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OT: Laser or Inkjet printer?I have to change my printer. So I am fed up with the rip off printer cartridges, and refills that do not work very well. So I am thinking of going t…
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Best letterIn my opinion, the best letter is 'b'. 1) All the best words start with it. 2) It looks like it sounds. 3) It has an insect named after it. 4) p, q …
... no longer require please send to me for my collection.
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BBC - Making the Most of The Micro Live - Speccy Type-inI've just been sorting out stuff in the garage and stumbled on a "Send For" Information sheet from the BBC's Making the Most of the Micro From Octobe…
... not wheres the best place to copy and send it??
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CelebsHi I realise this has probably already been asked (sorry if I'm bringing up an old subject) but do we have any "celebrities" in our midst? In other…
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Anyone remeber Pegasus Software?I've got a bit of a strange question for you all. A couple of months ago, I started work at a company called Pegasus Software, who make accounting so…
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Q on cleaning Atari 2600 game cartridges.So ... I have a couple of Atari 2600 games ... what would you knowledgeable lot suggest I do to clean the cartridges? My wife says she used rubbing …
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looking for a game.I've looked everywhere for it. Down the back of the setee, in my spare jacket, even in my sock draw. I just can't find it. Anyone seen it?
I *borrowed* it to tape-to-tape it.
Skarpo
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Amiga emu Where i can find good emu for Amiga(any)? [ This Message was edited by: Jet set Z on 2005-01-08 20:29 ]
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Sharopolis' Election Predictions.Some of you may remember that last year I incorrectly called the US election for Kerry, but im undeterred and Im going to have another go. I love a g…
... Thatcher, removed students? entitlement to cover for travel expenses, a ... Support, Housing Benefit and access to a Vacation Hardship Allowance. < ... ?1 billion was owed to the Student Loans Company in ... />
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Pirate game trading at school?How many people traded pirate games at school? At one school, there was a group in which members would trade pirate games for all systems most break…
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Movies that should be made/remadeEveryone hates it when a classic movie/tv series/radio series/book/breakfast cereal/duvet cover is turned into a movie. Think of the outcry when they…
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Pirate game trading at school?How many people traded pirate games at school? At one school, there was a group in which members would trade pirate games for all systems most break…
What did you guys use to copy turbo and speedlock games that couldn't be copied tape to tape? At school, my group of friends used to copy games using; The Key, Replica and for turbo games we used 007 Tape copier.
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Pirate game trading at school?How many people traded pirate games at school? At one school, there was a group in which members would trade pirate games for all systems most break…
... Key. My dads friend used to copy me a lot of ... that software and i managed to get a copy of Elite ... argos so you could do tape to tape on it it was a ... -
Pirate game trading at school?How many people traded pirate games at school? At one school, there was a group in which members would trade pirate games for all systems most break…
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List of RANDOMIZE USR code effects?Hi chaps, Does anyone have one of these please? Thanks.
... are instructing the Spectrum to jump to location x in ... tell the Spectrum to jump to in the memory ... the middle of the "Save to tape" routine) - usually you' ... that causes it to jump to memory location zero ... some type of output to the screen - flashing squares ... -
Weird loaders; 1) Why? 2) How? (Curiosity question)Hello again. Sorry to be asking/posting so much today, but I've just arrived here and am plumbing the depths of nearly 22 years of making cups of te…
... than the standard loader, to achieve faster loading times at ... work to hack the loader. To some extent it did foil tape-to-tape ... copying attempts too, due to the point ... certainly no practical benefit to having a dozen Technician Teds ... -
MORE! Doctor WhoI just invested in around 70 Doctor Who audio adventures. Suprised how good they are, should have got some years ago :) My boyfriend is now worried …
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Dr Who Waaahooooo Ooooooo OoooooooooThis is the first programme i've been excited about in many years, all we need now is Star Wars the series. [ This Message was edited by: swordhe…
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AZIMUTH HEAD ALIGNMENT KITSHow do they work ????
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Anyone going to see Oasis next weekend?I am, at Milton Keynes, but only by chance really since my brother ended up with a few spare tickets. Now then, the real reason for my posting this …
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screen$ and ramdisk 128kDoes anyone know how to load a screen$ from tape and then save it to ramdisk, without the screen$ showing during the load from tape?
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Charlie and the Chocolate FactoryProbably seen that film more than Jaws and StarWrs put together, its great. I have hope that the new one will be at least ok, if not good(ahem; for t…
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Any decent jokes ?Heard a good one last night on Baddiel and Skinner.... Linford Christie wants to join a golf club so he goes to one and asks to join, the bloke goes…
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Any decent jokes ?Heard a good one last night on Baddiel and Skinner.... Linford Christie wants to join a golf club so he goes to one and asks to join, the bloke goes…
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Home TapingWhat was the best game you ever copied?
... time (early 80's) used to attend a computer club hosted ... B+W)and another a tape-deck. The club consisted of ... entire evening copying games either tape-to-tape or through LERM!!!
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Longest Game Loading Time................Hi peeps.... What game do you all reckon was the longest loading time?...I know alot of 128k games took ages cause of levels being loaded all at onc…
The longest loading time has to be DALEY THOMPSONS DECATHLON.
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LOST on channel 4Anybody watch it last night? (Wednesday 10th August) Looks like it's gonna be a cracking show. Very X-Files. I wonder if they'll drag it out for aro…
I'll be watching it on saturday. Meant to tape all 3 eps last night, but like a total muppet I forgot.
