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Why design a new Spectrum?Every so often, someone posts up about designing a portable Spectrum, or a new Spectrum with improved hardware capabilities, but I don't see why. I m…
Every so often, someone posts up about designing a portable Spectrum, or a new Spectrum with improved hardware capabilities, but I don't see why. I mean, if someone wants to do something, then fine (climb a mountian if you like), and if you want to create ... -
If the rubber key speccy was on Rick Dickinsons drawing board this year ?I was just wondering what spec of machine could be fitted into the rubber key speccy case now ? Was the Spectrum the smallest colour computer in the…
... personally would equate Rick Dickinsons design skills to be on a ... -
Happy birthday FontsHelvetica which is the secondary font for WOS is fifty years old this year whereas Arial, the primary font at WOS is 25 years old. That's the same a…
... ZX Spectrum font with the design of the lowercase 'r' being ... -
I'm looking for someone who lives is americawho can do me a favour and amazon this book for me [url]http://www.amazon.com/Art-Digital-Design-Introduction-Top-Down/dp/0130467804[/url] and send i…
who can do me a favour and amazon this book for me [url]http://www.amazon.com/Art-Digital-Design-Introduction-Top-Down/dp/0130467804[/url] and send it over here.
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I have joined the Dark SideGone and bought a PS3 that is. Even after all of the posts I made about not getting one as they were so expensive I succumbed and sold my 360 (and o…
... , and benefits from its classic design. Oh, and it recharges an ... -
Bird Sanctuary 5th BirthdayMy web site, which chronicles the history of Telecomsoft and the games we published under the Firebird, Rainbird and Silverbird labels, is celebratin…
... of Elite, Hive, the game design for Carrier Command, Cybercon III ... -
I wonder if . . .An M68k could emulate a ULA. You know, like the ZX80 used the cpu for rastering the picture on the screen. This would mean that the people who clone…
... an M68k in one's design, though, one may as well ... -
The Fool's Workplace SurveyI thought I'd try and find out more about what my fellow WOS'ers are up to during their work hours, so I've compiled a simple survey. Overwrite my an…
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A magazine / print / design company.
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Low Sound output + Sound distorting pictureHi, I am having a problem with my Grey +2 at the moment while trying to use RGB output. When I load a game the loader tones are fine but the actual…
... having a problem with my Grey +2 at the moment while ... -
New Spectrum HardwareHi all. Well its Friday so it seems as good a time as any (business is a bit slack at the moment) to start up a thread about creating new Spectrum ha…
... good starting point for the design.
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Pal10h8 (128/+2)Hi, I'm trying to get hold of one of the PAL10H8 chips used in the Spectrum 128 and +2 (grey) machines, for use in such a machine. In the latter cas…
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+3 broken driveHi, I bought a +3 from E-bay, but the drive doesn't work :( I am not so familiar with Speccys, I know how to program them, but this is the first I'…
... from my experience with similar faults with CPC drives it is ... -
Game ideaThinking of a game that could enter the Minigame compo I came to the following idea for a game, although it might not fit 1K or 4K: A mazed snake ga…
... hardest part would be the design of the mazes.
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spectrum compatibilityI have read/heard conflicting statements from different sources regarding different spectrums with games. Can an expert/s say with certainty compati…
... all games
3) amstrad grey tape version is 100% compatible ... -
Pentagon-1024 manufacturingI am finishing a trial assembly of 2 boards. Unfortunately getting components appears to be very time-consuming (it's difficult to obtain electronic …
... neither time no requests to design a FLASH card for it ... -
PCB transfer on the cheap?This will sound like a really dumb* idea, but maybe someone can help I want to etch a PCB by electrolysis using a salt solution. I know this techniq…
... I can transfer a PCB design from my computer to the ... have to painstakingly copy the design out into the etch resist ... -
Unreal Tournament 3Is anyone here looking forward to Unreal Tournament 3 on the PC/XBox 360/PS3? The original Unreal Tournament (1999) is probably my favourite PC game …
... being dumbed down?), the level design tends towards the "Wow, that ... ) wouldn't have had to design/write/test the new engine ... -
Anyone knows how ULAs were designed?Hi I just finished reading a very interesting article about [URL="http://arstechnica.com/articles/culture/a-history-of-the-amiga-part-3.ars"]history…
... years before Amiga so electronic design automation was probably even more ... -
just for mensorry no dodgy porn links. does anyone dye their hair? i'm almost 50% grey now, so am considering dying my hair, can anyone recomend some cheap hai…
... hair? i'm almost 50% grey now, so am considering dying ... -
Noob question. I'm stillconfused.I thought I had it all sorted out about the different models: +2....+2a....+3. But then, suddenly, I saw that there were a +2b. So, can anyone pleas…
... ? And, is it black, or grey ?
Confusing.
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48K vs 128KWhat does everyne think is the best machine - the 48k or the 128k? Personally i prefer the 128K+2. It has more memory, built in tape deck (so no fid…
... wrong with the 48k, (compact design and very accessible) but i ... -
Operation Thunderbolt - still considered any good?Work on 1989 continues. I loved 1988's Operation Wolf, and 1989's Cabal was a nice development of the concept. I'm now playing (and watching the RZX…
... seems to lack soul. The design of the game is such ... -
50 yearsToday is the 50th anniversary of the first serious nuclear accident in the world, the fire at pile 1 at Windscale in Cumbria (now better known as Sel…
... , was an inherently fail-dangerous design (an air cooled graphite cored ... -
Mb02+ideAs I wrote in the hardware forum there will be a small number of a redesigned MB02+IDE (nearly the original MB02+ including IDE interface also for CF…
... made :
1. smaller design reduced weight - only 160 x ... fuse (no fuse in original design)
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How many different versions of the divIDE are there?So what gives with these interfaces? Some have thru ports, some have built in joystick interfaces - some are based upon one design, one is designed …
... - some are based upon one design, one is designed upon another ... -
Bubble Bobble vs Rainbow IslandsWhat do you think is the better game? I'm not talking specifically Speccy versions (both are fantastic conversions) or any of the others on various p…
... player together (through clever level design) to work as a team ... the other hand has the design so that even if you ... -
Compatible SpectrumsFollowing some recent coding exploits I've been thinking about compatibility of various models of ZX Spectrum. Yes, it's a common question on the for…
... best bet would be a grey-case +2.
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Best. Gaming. News. Ever. (Unless you're Starglider!)For first person shooter fans, the following, found at [URL]http://www.g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/680026/Rare_Making_New_Perfect_Dark.html[/URL] is …
... entire game has tints of grey surrounding all the characters," it ... -
Lots of original release Speccy/C64 gamesLOADS of Spectrum (and C64) games are going on EBAY tonight - hopefully I can raise a bit of much needed cash! Nearly all of the games are the origi…
... ZX Spectrum - ON THE RUN - (design design)
Sinclair ZX Spectrum - NIGHTSHADE ...