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Solar power?According to: [URL]http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8386460.stm[/URL] solar panels are becoming ever cheaper. If these worked well, then of cour…
... anyone give any examples? And as a useful example please, i ... ], [I]assuming a 0-5 degree lattitude, and a ratio of 1 ... photo frames, but display .jpgs in a slideshow fashion. A great idea, except ... ever remember owning was a calculator, and that worked great (it ... -
Trying to repair a 128K (heatsink)I've bought another ZX Spectrum 128K (heatsink model), but unfortunately the last owner did not tell me it did not work.... Because this Speccy also…
... this Speccy also deservs a happy and longer lasting life, I ... in the defective Spectrum, and placed a socket there.
Unfortunately ... , Spectrum has a 74S04, and in other Spectrums a 74HCU04 is used ... ).
I tested a 74LS04 and 74HC04, but the Spectrum ... -
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 ;-)…
... , but once the screen display, system variables and other workspace areas are ... and level data.
The screen consists of a 256x192 pixel monochrome display ... with a low-resolution 32x24 ... -
Browser based gameI've been kicking around an idea for a couple of years for a browser based strategy game. The idea is to keep it simple and very easy to pick up wit…
... instructions, but keep it involved and expandable.
So, ... attack ships to take over a planet, and you will need to ... join forces against other players and plan strategies - you will ... running... What I need is a graphic designer to work some magic ... -
Got a PS3 For Christmas!and more that brag about it, I just wanted to share that I'm just giving my first steps on it! so far I got PES 2010, Batman Arkham Asilum and Assas…
and more that brag about it, ... PES 2010, Batman Arkham Asilum and Assassins Creed 2
a game!
and finally, any sugestions ... -
INFIX and FOOTSPSION Scrabble occasionally comes up with words I've never heard of, and mostly if I remember to check then I find that those words do exist. Sometim…
... t find them in a dictionary, and two I wrote ...
INFUX
and
FOOTS
a lot (I spend ages commuting), and it' ... s very rare indeed that it produces a ... a computer/console game of any sort.
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New and needing Emulator AdviceHi... I'm fairly new to the world of Spectrum emulation and was wondering what others would advise for me in terms of: (a) the best overall emulator…
... the world of Spectrum emulation and was wondering what others would ... best overall emulator for a novice
and
(b ... ) the best free emulator for a novice ... you have been asked this a lot in the past!
Game MapsI've always thought what a great repository of game maps there are at WoS. It's a great way of studying graphic and level design. Thing is does any …
I've always thought what a great repository of game maps ... WoS. It's a great way of studying graphic and level design.
General help needed with setup of CRT TV and PS2...I have been given an LG Flatron to work with my PS2. Its 4:3 CRT and its model is: CL (or Ci?)-21Q20ET. I have plugged the PS2 in AV1 with an RGB ca…
... help with setting up Brightness and sharpness etc...
Does ... />
I have tinkered a little and used these settings but I ... but what about on CRT and PS2?
These ... /> Sharpness: 35
Any and all help appreciated!
Retrovision 2010 - 5th, 6th & 7th Feb 2010Event: Retrovision2010 Dates: 5th, 6th and 7th February 2010. Location: Folly Bridge Inn Pub, Oxford. Ticket Price: ?15 Ticket allocation: 75 Tickets…
... games, photos and music and a Retrovision keyring, as well as a few other ... will be on display at the event and include retro gaming ... , but just a a bit of of fun and everyone is welcome ... Music CDs and there was even a Phillips CDI Player and a few old ...PrintingHey all, I have a question regarding printing - I'm using my speccy to create some images and text for a book and I want to print them directly (I co…
... to create some images and text for a book and I want to ... (I could save them and get them onto the pc ... dot matrix printer and I am watching a few ZX printers ... can't seem to locate a rs 232 to centronics ... after a 22 year absence; things have truly moved on and ...Just a thoughtIf the C64 holds the record for the biggest selling computer of all time, with regards to the speccy did they take into account all the official vari…
... official variations, licenced variations and clones that were sold?
and home built machines that ... can I still feel a little smug that in the ... ain't, I own a C64 and I am proud that ... that the speccy is and always will be my ...Looks like the VCF is hotting up to be a good one...... and needs more Speccy goodness, says the organizer (who says basically there's hardly any Sinclair presence confirmed at the moment... we're in d…
... - was announced a little while back, and plans are coming ... with 4 Spectrums all networked, and a MicroVAX fileserver. Anyhoo, I ... Murrell, VCF co-ordinator and a trustee and director of TNMOC said: ... be performances by Pixelh8 and a guest appearance by one ...Mitchell Software is here!!!Hi guys My new software company Mitchell Software is now open. It is a non profit one at the moment, for a bit of fun really. [url]http://www.mitch…
... is now open. It is a non profit one at the ... moment, for a bit of fun really.
and text based games, PC software and PC Retro games ... me know what you think and i hope you like the ...Pics and Videoclips from 'Retromania'A few weeks ago I mentioned how impressive I think Spanish retro events are. Earlier today I asked on e.c.s.s. if there were some pictures or video c…
... the most recent event, and now I share here the ... 2010/03/14/mi-visita-a-la-feria-retromadrid-2010/[/ ... mine to do me a favour and buy every single Spectrum ... now have more than a dozen original tapes on their ... , Neil Parsons, Wally Week and TBrazil for the links.Looking for a wordHey folkes I'm looking for a word and cant think of one. I trying to find a word that means: un-steepen. In other words to decrease the incline bet…
Hey folkes I'm looking for a word and cant think of one.
I trying to find a word that means: un-steepen. In other words to decrease the incline between one point and another.
Any suggestions?Real Spectrum screen flicker with SCREEN$I've written a basic loader to simply do a 'load "" screen$' based video from a divide+ however I'm finding the Spectrum can't render a screens and a…
I've written a basic loader to simply do a 'load "" screen$' ... Spectrum can't render a screens and attributes quick enough to ... a pre rendered screen$ somehow for copying immediately onto the display ... memory? Ideally this would have to work within a ...Do you need to use a Pc for Development?Hi all im new here, I used to have a spectrum as a kid and was thinking of getting a 48k again to mess about with. I was thinking it might be fun t…
... used to have a spectrum as a kid and was thinking of ... getting a 48k again to ... to learn some machine code and was wondering if you ... an assembler from tape and code that way or ... loading a tape how do you save your work ?
And ...Modding / repairing a +3I've got a +3 and I'm repairing and enhacing the computer. The enhacements I've done so far: - A slightly buggy video composite output. - Repairing …
I've got a +3 and I'm repairing and enhacing the computer ... drive belt with a rubber band, and he lost the ... replace that pin with a piece of a paper clip, but ... (put a 470 ohm resistor between D7 of IC4 and IC6) ... better leave the memory alone and go for the +2A / ...Alice in WonderlandThe new Tim Burton film, Alice in Wonderland, is awful. My reasons for saying this, and warning, spoilers are in this hidden text: [spoiler]Aside f…
... saying this, and warning, spoilers are in this hidden text:
< ... (not in a good way), and perhaps even hiding a streak of ... Alright, so maybe Burton needed a sympathetic character who was willing ... imagination of the books, and is a very poor substitute for ...ANN: Tipshop updated Wednesday, 31 March 2010Wednesday 31 March 2010 It's been a busy month in Real Life, so there was a bit of midnight oil burnt trying to get this update out in time! * BadB…
... /> It's been a busy month in Real ... Life, so there was a bit of midnight oil ... BadBeard sent in text-based maps for Movie and Phantom Club to ... br /> * LaSole sent in a map and POKEs for That's The ... br /> * Mike_Myers sent in a bug report and POKEs for Skool Daze ...I've just finished Uncharted 2 and all I can say is WOW!!!Yep, just finished it and it really is a fantastic game. It looks simply gorgeous, it plays superbly and the story is brilliant. Its one of the few …
... just finished it and it really is a fantastic game. It ... looks simply gorgeous, it plays superbly and ... the graphics are amazing and there were several ... walk over to a cliff edge and just look at ... /> If you have a PS3 and don't have this game ...Game w/ character moving inside a castleI'm looking for examples of games with a recurring theme and if I'm not mistaken there's no list or a way to search for them. A forum and Infoseek se…
... of games with a recurring theme and if I'm ... not mistaken there's no list or a ... way to search for them. A forum and Infoseek ... to move around inside a castle or similar medieval- ... medieval legends" theme for which a list already exists.
...Video problems in a +2BI was looking for the original thread, but I didn't found it... I've got a +2B with video problems through RF modulator (nothing special, all of my …
... one with a TEA circuit, another with a transistor, and a modified composite ... output from a 48k), showing ... time to build a RGB cable, and tested the +2B ... SPACE, both SYMBOL SHIFT and both CAPS SHIFT are working ...I'm thinking of buying a laptop...I've never had a lap top before and I've been toying with the idea of buying one for a while now. I don't fancy a second hand one (they are very easy…
... 've never had a lap top before and I've been toying ... now. I don't fancy a second hand one (they are ... 've been looking around a little and saw that Argos had one ... just looked it up online and it looks crap (slow, ... I did see this one and I wondered what people on ...Eureka! - what to do with the 5 pieces of textI've had a nemesis for 20 years now..... the Eureka! adventure game, the one which came in 5 parts, the end of each part presented you with a piece o…
I've had a nemesis for 20 years now..... ... part presented you with a piece of text.... how the heck do ... you get a telephone number from ...Dreamare - Different VersionI've been looking through some old SCAC reviews and I came across one for this game, Dreamare... [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?i…
... database to give it a go and it's a completely different version ... there are changes in the text (the review refers to the ... car outside is a Cadillac in the review and a "custom car" in ... ), the presentation is different and there's a whole new graphics system ...Which TFT/LCD small screen for RGB computer?I'm looking for a 7" to 10" screen for my Spectrums, but with RGB inputs (also, I'm in charge of repairing a CPC6128, that can't do composite video).…
... m in charge of repairing a CPC6128, that can't ... the only choice is using a "modified" PS One LCD ... s small (even for a speccy) and it's only available in ... For now I've got a "clonic" portable DVD player ... pixel screens (that makes text in 64 columns yet more ...Interfering Mother-In-LawMy mother in law is pissing me off! I say mother in law im not married lol The baby's birthday is coming up (he's 1) and all I wanted was a little …
... (he's 1) and all I wanted was a little shindig, with ... mother has got a gazebo and going to hire a bouncy castle for ... out with little man and her sister and said...."text me when you ... have stopped being a twat!"
