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Another newbie and a questionHi guys Just thought id say hi Got myself the spectaculator the other day and have been playing all my old games. At first i thought they would see…
... the spectaculator the other day and have been playing all ... would seem so simple and easy but i was ... im an addict again and ive lost a good 20 ... whole thing was so smooth and fast i loved it ...
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Fuck Off And Die Radio 5you utter maggots, I've been sat here waiting to watch the Grand Prix on ITV at 11.30, and you wankers go and blurt iout the results on the news head…
you utter maggots, I've been sat here waiting to watch the Grand Prix on ITV at 11.30, and you wankers go and blurt iout the results on the news headlines.
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PC power source and Spectrums.I'm planning to use a basic PC ATX power source (300W) for all my sinclair equipment, but I have two questions: - I've read about some nasty things …
... +12v, +5v and -12v in a +2A and a +3?
and relying on the 7805 (I ... overheat FAST), using +5v and bypass the 7805 or use ... other regulator?
- And (not related) where can I ... a strange sized one, and I would not like to ... -
Old Yamaha Keytar and other wonders.Does any one remember the Yamaha SH-10 Keytar? They are pretty lame and from what I remembr of 1986 when they came out they were designed for Kids an…
... They are pretty lame and from what I remembr ... were designed for Kids and young teenagers. They sound ... pretty lame and to my mind cannot ... Yahama Keytars were quite collectable and featching quite a bit. ... keytar but with strings and not piano keys. It ... -
Anyone got in painters and decorators before?I'm just wonderig how long it would take professionals to strip the wallpaper and then paint four rooms - any thoughts?
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Anyone program on the speccy and still program?I messed around with Spectrum basic in the 80's mainly doing drawings that I created using basic commands. I then learnt Z80 Assembler for a collage …
... systems engineering of broadcast systems and component level electronics I spend ... -
The FCC and their warnings.When look at the underneath of many electronic appliances I often see an FCC warning that goes somthing like. [indent]"This device must accept inte…
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About the edge connector (reset and comp video)Recently aquired a Kempston type interface for my rubber keyed 48K. Ive been wanting to add a composite video out and it just occured to me i might …
... add a composite video out and it just occured to me ... edge connector inside the interface and put a socket on it ... -
Nintendo DS and R4 help!I now have a Nintendo DS but have yet to buy a R4. I'm a bit confused you see. Here's what I don't get: 1) Is the R4 the cartridge that plugs int…
... put GBA games on it and play them?
... the game in the cart and then plug into the DS ... looked at a few websites and all I saw was shed ... loads of different stuff and had no idea which one ... some (older?) carts are slow and can cause slowdown in-game ... -
info somewhere about russian Scorpion and Pentagon ports usage ?Is there a place, preferable written in Latin script (but not really mandatory), which describes the complete port assignement of the russian clones …
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Reading +D and Microdrive cartsHi chaps, Not sure this is the right forum, but hey ;-) I've got a few +D discs and Microdrive carts I need to get data off. I can take the discs in…
... got a few +D discs and Microdrive carts I need to ... take the discs into work and use the PC there to ... to read into the Speccy and SAVE straight into the PC ... /> Again I'm using Linux and FUSE, so any utility pointers ... -
FRGT/10 and his getting old day!It's his turn to have a getting older and still here day! Happy birthday and may you have all your presents in bottles and handed to you by serving …
It's his turn to have a getting older and still here day!
Happy birthday and may you have all your presents in bottles and handed to you by serving wenches with large... tracks of land!
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Video rental shops and Speccy games.Just had a thought... How many of us hired out Speccy games from our local Video shops? Most of the games said, 'not for rental or re-sale' on the …
... , 'We rent Spectrum games!' and amongst the usual, Mad Max ... , Dark Crystal, Beastmaster and Starcrash boxes, the guy hid ... 'Spellbound, (Beyond)' 'Space station Zebra,' and, 'The Crypt.'
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Woo hoo it is Xmas (and New Year)!It is Christmas, yeh...! Let me explain.... Our friends wife works in the RAF and she is being posted abroad from November to March and I am working…
... works in the RAF and she is being posted ... from November to March and I am working nights ... 'Let's combine Christmas and New Year into one day ... having Christmas dinner at 2pm and seeing the 'New Year' ... marquee with seating for 12 and a Christmas tree.
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Hello there, ive got hardware/G&W`s and Tapesup for grabs [url]www.hometown.aol.com/corvadavesue[/url] [url]www.hometown.aol.com/corvaspare[/url] send pics or point me to your swap pile and se…
... me to your swap pile and see if we can do ... , send me your wanted list, and ill see what i can ... -
Good advice for your wives and girlfriendsGood advice for your wives and girlfriends as published in the May 13, 1955 issue of Housekeeping Monthly. [b]Pay attention ladies!![/b] [FONT="Tim…
... haven of rest and order, and it will give ... world of strain and pressure and his very real ... />
[*]Arrange his pillow and offer to take off his ... . Speak in a low, soothing and pleasant voice.
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Arkanoid and +2A, problems??Is there any kind of incompatibility with Arkanoid in a +2A? I load the game but when it's time to play, the stick doesn't move and nothing happens, …
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ZX Spectrum and (real) B A S I CSometimes ago there was a thread "how spectrum changed your lives". Another thread dealt with "how to copy spectrum screens using basic not using co…
... that fantastic new games and software possibilities like text ... processing graphic and hardware control.
and everyone who dealt with electronics ... (hopefully certified by Microsoft) and so on. That maybe ... -
Multiface 1 and copy protectionI was piddling around on my speccy last night getting my Specdrum running. I had already put the software on microdrive via my Multiface 1. Anyway, …
... to the speccy to load and run the microdrive images created ... I had my Specdrum attached and it worked fine..so I ... my backed up games too and they all worked fine.
ULA RAS, CAS cycles, refresh and "snow effect"Hello everyone. I have a question, does anyone observed timings of RAS and CAS generated from ULA? I think there may be answer to where the "snow ef…
... anyone observed timings of RAS and CAS generated from ULA? I ... th
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and selects a row. So not ... [B]8[/B] graphic lines and one graphic lines lasts [B ...4116 and 4164 chipsI've just found the following supplier for 4116 and 4164 RAM chips. about $0.80 each.. not bad. [url]http://www.jameco.com/[/url] It's a US site. I…
... the following supplier for 4116 and 4164 RAM chips.
about ...Best and worst arcade conversionsSaid in a last thread: [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=18335"]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=18…
... the [I]best[/I] conversion? and the [I]worst[/I]?
and the spectrum conversion :-x
and scrolling a Spectrum game can ...The life and times of a tempWell my boss at my job has been acting funny ever since the end of last week, and low and behold today I go to pick my check up from the agency and b…
... end of last week, and low and behold today I go to ... check up from the agency and boom, I've been fucking ...still want a 128k heatsink speccy and a 48k speccy[B][FONT="Comic Sans MS"]Hi all no doubt some of you,know that a few months ago i was looking for a speccy heatsink version(128k).with extras and as …
... heatsink version(128k).with extras and as yet havnt got one ... looking for some tapes and few other bits and pieces.
I ...Code execution logging (Spin and EightyOne)I'm currently trying to analyse a piece of code by looking at the path taken through it while executing it. The easiest way for me to do this is to u…
... what code is being executed, and then run the code to ...End of level - bosses and brawlsI think end of level fights and foes can make or break a good arcade game. [B]Commando[/B] was the first one I really liked (was there an earlier one…
... think end of level fights and foes can make or break ... gates seemed such a multitude and defeating them all was a ... big alien ship every time and you have to shoot them ... are [B]Galactic Gunner[/B] and [B]Stuntman Seymour[/B]... In ...End of level - bosses and brawls - Other SystemsSpinning off from Jumping Stacks post about this in the Speccy games forum I figured why not post one for other systems in the chit chat and share a …
... systems in the chit chat and share a bit about some ... cross between a giant Owl and a fighter jet of some ... the floor of the Helipad, and started trying to Freddy Kruger ... I thought 3 was crap and the bosses were all pretty ...adventure game with english and french versionsisn't there a very, very good one to help me, who don't play adventures at all, learn french? (with some pictures preferably :-) ) and which adventu…
... some pictures preferably :-) )
and which adventure game without french ...Compiling FUSE from source for a complete and total beginner...?[b]ACHTUNG: this is going to take a while to read...[/b] A message above tells me it's been nearly 14 months since I last visited here. Ye gods. Wel…
... structure... but they're up and running.
Unfortunately ... description is a prerequisite, and they work absolutely fine ( ... ]
Tons and tons and tons of errors. As for ...
EVEN HARDER: Install alien and convert the Fedora package. I ...games likes you and ppl dislikes???Hi there, which games you think are good meanwhile magazines and ppl gaves them bad reviews?? to me Is speccy version of Salamander. Ok, its not a …
... think are good meanwhile magazines and ppl gaves them bad reviews ... reasonably good, has no slowdowns and is faithful to original coinop ... , not addictive at all, and its two types levels very ... were very nice, gameplay interesting and changing every time you play ...
