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Changing the mains cord in PSUI have an UK +3 PSU. I have an adapter to use it in Euro mains jacks but I want to change the mains cord to one with an Euro plug. You have to change…
... it in Euro mains jacks but I want to change the ... have to change the whole cord as the plug is molded ... desolder the old cord from the terminals and solder in the new one? The ... terminals seem to be covered in ... -
in bed with the wifeRob kissed his wife, crawled into bed and fell asleep. All of a sudden, he woke up to find an elderly man dressed in a white robe standing at the foo…
... dressed in a white robe standing at the foot ...
"What the hell are you doing in my bedroom?... and ... br />
And in the next second, he found himself ...
"Oh that!" said the other hen. "That's only ... egg on the ground.
The third time ... -
Satan released in the UK by...Dinamic itself??[url]http://www.retrogames.co.uk/more/on/details/007034[/url] Cardbox texts are un english, so It was released in UK but I cant find any name for th…
[url]http://www.retrogames.co.uk/more/on/details/007034[/url]
Cardbox texts are un english, so It was released in UK but I cant find any name for the "releaser" there... -
Frequency in KHz of the TV outputI recently acquired a very cheap USB analog TV tuner. When I connect it to the cable TV, it only finds two channels. But when I change the frequency …
... change the frequency in KHz manually with reference to the overview ...
I'm in Europe, The Netherlands, so my ZX ... know the frequency what the software for the device needs. In the past ... />
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Quick question on the IN #FF port fix for Spec+3 issue2Was wondering if the [b]IN #FF port[/b] fix shown here: [url]http://www.secarica.ro/html/plus3_hardware.html#inFFport[/url] applies to the Spectrum +…
Was wondering if the [b]IN #FF port[/b] fix shown ... #inFFport[/url]
applies to the Spectrum +3 issue 2?
in the schematics)
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Compilation Commando + Scooby Doo released also in the UK?I have the feeling that these 2-or-3-games compilations from Elite games, were only released in Spain, by MCM, there are no UK covers nor files prese…
I have the feeling that these 2-or- ... Elite games, were only released in Spain, by MCM, there are ... -
Adobe shoots itself in the foot?So Photoshop et al is going over to subscription only. I think the cracked copies of Photoshop in circulation can only increase. [URL="http://www.bb…
So Photoshop et al is going over to subscription only. I think the cracked copies of Photoshop in circulation can only increase.
[URL="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-22432171"]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-22432171[/URL] -
Does a bad sequel/episode in a book/game/film/etc series kill the series for you?I meant to post this yesterday, but didn't get the time, but someone I was talking to said they used to love the Resident Evil series almost obsessiv…
... 't like the last episode of the otherwise fantastic One Foot in the Grave ... (no spoilers, but the episode ... , series two was him living in the Holiday Inn, and series three ... -
The most convincing humans in gamesI'm currently replaying Dishonoured again, and good though it is, I'm still annoyed by how it fails to live up to the promises. One thing in particul…
... to give the feeling of a 'lived in' world - the people either ... talk to most of the NPCs in GTA style games. ... And of course in GTA games, the NPCs have a ... the moment, and a few others in every part of the map. And in ... still is, at least in the games I've played. -
Spec dev in the eighties and ninetiesWhat different ways were there of making speccy games? There is the 'worst' way which is typing in hex commands in Basic unreadable, easy to make m…
... is the 'worst' way which is typing in hex commands in ... conversation on youtube with the bloke who made one ... of the speccy 3D starfighter games ... to transfer binary to the spectrum through a cable, ... does anyone know the computers or cables involved? -
Diodes placed the opposite way in +2A/+3 PCB'sI was just going to report this as a mistake in the schematics drawn by Guesser, but I saw a real board and realize that the schematics are right. […
... report this as a mistake in the schematics drawn by Guesser, but ... ]
The diodes that isolate the address bus from the keyboard row ... the same in the +3,... does this mean that the +3 gate array outputs the ... -
ZX Spectrum in the modern mediaInstead of having a dozen threads pointing out mentions of the ZX Spectrum in different (modern) media, wouldn't it be better if we had them all in o…
... pointing out mentions of the ZX Spectrum in different (modern) media, wouldn ... if we had them all in one thread? Perhaps this one ... one I found today on the Wired website:
[ ... -tech/#slideid-189311"]Paint Jobs: The Triumphs and Tragedies of Colorful ... -
Did C64 sell more units in UK than the Spectrum?Interesting [URL="http://www.computing.co.uk/ctg/analysis/2297680/the-home-computing-era-from-conception-to-consumerisation?utm_source=taboola&utm_me…
... .co.uk/ctg/analysis/2297680/the-home-computing-era-from-conception ... "]Article[/URL] featuring the ZX Spectrum, claims the C64 had more games ... more machines.
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Official - Birmingham is in the 3rd WorldA water main has decided to have a little lie down and left a large section of Brummie town without water. I thought is was my fault at first becaus…
... had the sort of crap this morning that in olden ... about and we lost the supply very shortly afterwards ... />
The upshot is that all the jobs I was ... related stuff, make the christmas cake, clean the patio ect) are ... 'm going to get the soldering iron out and ... -
Changing the font in z88dkEither I've got this backwards or the documentation is incorrect... :smile: "[URL="http://www.z88dk.org/wiki/doku.php?id=platform:zx"]The standard Z…
... 've got this backwards or the documentation is incorrect... :smile:
The standard ZX Spectrum console driver ... you need to send data in the order "2,ll,hh" where ... swapping them over which gave the following result:
[IMG ... -
Tom and Jerry ever released in the UK?I have the feeling that this game was only released in Spain, as we havent seen any copy in UK all this time, and nor there is a review in a British …
I have the feeling that this game was only released in Spain, as ... we havent seen any copy in UK all this time, and ... nor there is a review in a British magazine...
Any ... -
Back in the day when schools had 'a' computer.I stumbled uppon this photo when looking for something completely different on-line. It got me thinking and reminiscing. Do you remember when schools…
... I got my spectrum. The computer was in a small but well ... got told off for pressing the keys to hard and sneezing ... remind me very much of the attitude. Look at them so ... -
Once Upon A Time In Speccy Land....Yea, once upon a time in f@ckin Speccy Land huh.... Pissed off, fed up..basically don't give 2 ****s! Mongy Lards, Big Boobs, Big Women...F@CK IT!!! …
... game!!
I mean what the f@ck is pacman supposed ... supposed to be in a maze with ghost chasing after you ... to be f@cked in the ass with a red ... smash my TV in and send them(Probe) the bill!
... from Firebird....
What the hell is this monstrosity on ... -
Crete 1941 (Creta 1941) wrong info in the entryOne of the field states that the spanish versi?n is Missing in action, when there is already a tzx. from that spanish versi?n available, so I guess t…
One of the field states that the spanish versi?n is Missing in action ... available, so I guess that the comment is outdated ;)
Spectrum Sound Effects in Star Trek IV: The Voyage HomeRecently, I was watching Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home and there was a scene where it sounded as if a Speccy sound effect was being used very subtly …
... watching Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home and there was ... being used very subtly in the background.
The scene is just ... his crew sling shot around the sun in their stolen Klingon Bird ... of Prey.
The experience ...What's going on with the 128 music in Madballs?I always remembered my copy of the (terrible) Madballs having a neat 128k tune, but for a long time now all the TZXs I've been able to find have only…
... this off as a bug in the game, but I distinctly remember ... the 48k and 128k get the beeper tune, the +2A and +3 get the ... AY version of the ... /> What's going on? Bugs in the game? Emulation glitches? I'll ...Slap in the face for modern gamers number 45,107As you probably know, Gamestop (an American video games retailer chain) has plans to offer exclusive gameplay/game sections in AAA games, which is ap…
... sections in AAA games, which is apparently the evolution of the current ... retailer.
So the next but one Batman: Arkham ... long and important sections of the game unavailable to you ... />
Someone has summed up the situaton nicely:
[ ...(Not so) New game! The Prisoner - Now fully in english!Wow! [url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=48135]more than 2 months late from the expected release date[/url] ^_^' but finally …
... weird stuff happen along the way :-) ) in this game based on ... the cult 60's TV ...
Even when the 3 versions of the adventure (C64, Speccy & ... David Stimpson (well known expert in the original series) and Nicholas Campbell ...Wrong information in the Khazzad-Dum entryIt states that "Originally planned to be published by Idealogic (in 1987). A few tapes were even manufactured - and since preserved - but they never …
... to be published by Idealogic (in 1987). A few tapes were ... never reached the shops. The first officially sold release was done in 1989 ... , he found a copy of the game in a shop, so it ... distributed with Idealogic, although, apparently, in little amounts of it.Uzebox - disappointing light in the darkSo I have come across this Nintendoish open source home made console and honestly I was disappointed with its capabilities. Why does not someone wit…
... /> Why does not someone with the knowledge desing a really capable ... older boards through MAME emulator... In today's days when every ...The Beatles in mono or stereo? What do you prefer?I was listening recently to a couple of Beatles albums on Youtube in mono, i've never heard any in mono after 'Beatles for sale', it struck me that t…
... were far superior to the stereo versions (in the 60's mono was ... with more clarify, the early Beatles albums in stereo seemed to pan ... to one speaker and all the instruments in another, i guess this ... was too hasty buying the stereo remasters in 2009!
There ...The Story of the Sinclair ZX Spectrum in Pixels - Book Review[IMG]http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mYciLoMYyuI/VMd_Z4t09CI/AAAAAAAAR_k/kcODLPHGOWA/s1600/main.jpg[/IMG] [QUOTE]There was something the ZX Spectrum had o…
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[QUOTE]There was something the ZX Spectrum had over me ... get a very special book in the post, a book from Chris ... Wilkins called 'The Story of the Sinclair ZX Spectrum in pixels'.[/QUOTE]
the-story-of-sinclair-zx-spectrum-in.html[/url]R.I.P. Gary Owens - Powdered Toast Man, Space Ghost, Roger RamjetDid voices for over 3000 cartoons and shows including the voices of Roger Ramjet, Space Ghost, Batman, Powdered Toast Man in Ren & Stimpy..and Narrat…
... including the voices of Roger Ramjet, Space Ghost, Batman, Powdered Toast Man in ... Street, Yogi Bear, Garfield, Felix The Cat, The Munsters, Dinosaurs....
in the last 50 years, you'll ...Joystick poke request - A Day in the Lifehttp://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0001271 This is a great game, difficult but addictive - but what's driving me crazy is having to …
... to get up and cross the room every time I ... main TV, several feet from the Speccy, but even if ... start, rather than fire on the joystick, as at least that ... fire to advance between levels? In return I'll... er... ... dedicate my next high score in your honour! :)Jeff Lynne's ELO - Alone in the UniverseAnyone else excited about the new ELO album coming out in November, the released song (do they call them singles anymore) is classic ELO. https:/…
Anyone else excited about the new ELO album coming out in November, the released song (do they call them singles anymore) is classic ELO.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfH8EJA-hg0
