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How will we view today's technology tomorowMost of you here are fans of vintage computing technology, and many of you are fans of old technology full stop. I was thinking the other day about …
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terminator & lotr o.s.t. themeaah - don't tell me it's not the same! 8) (allright, allright, it's just a simle loop, not any full themed remix or whatever, but for comparation, …
aah - don't tell me it's not the same! 8)
(allright, allright, it's just a simle loop, not any full themed remix or whatever, but for comparation, I believe, it does the job...)
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Artic / AntarticI have a game here (the wall for BBC B) and it's by Artic , BUT the tape has antartic lorry , and a logo for it.. same company though.
I have a game here (the wall for BBC B) and it's by Artic , BUT the tape has antartic lorry , and a logo for it.. same company though. -
World's most expensive pile-upNo one seriously hurt, but 2.5 million quid's worth of cars written off: [url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16027006[/url] "I've never seen …
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Carphone Warehouse Christmas AdOkay - This one is doing my head in. Anyone know what the music is that they are using in the carephone warehouse christmas ad? It's driving me up t…
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Its sort of 80's electro/synth/pop
Who will make more DivIDE's?Let's put some figures here: You can sell about 50 in one month (I did). Profit is about 20 GBP each. Do the maths yourself... That's 1000 GBP profi…
Let's put some figures here:
... maths yourself...
That's 1000 GBP profit in about ... chips, but that's no problem with GAL's as you can ... /> The price of new GAL22V10's is about 5 GBP; used ... />
I can give lot's of info for someone who ...IT'S CHRISTMAS!!Well, I've finished all the wrapping so all that's left is to relax and look forward to the kids waking us up at 4.00am! Merry Christmas everyone!
Well, I've finished all the wrapping so all that's left is to relax and look forward to the kids waking us up at 4.00am!
Merry Christmas everyone!Repaired some 128K's todayI have lot's of ZX Spectrums laying aside with some more complex defects. Today I decided to try to fix some of them. I thought: why not share my ex…
I have lot's of ZX Spectrums laying aside ... /Interface2/Cartridges/Interface2_RC_New_RAM_Tester.htm"]Paul's site[/URL]:
"If an ...Own Up! Which of your Children's Christmas presents do you love?I don't believe that I can be the only grown man in the country who is enjoying playing with some his children's Christmas presents! The last severa…
... playing with some his children's Christmas presents!
The ...Greatest Album's by YearHello list fans! For absolutely no reason at all, (well maybe boredom played a part), here's a list of what I think are the greatest album's by year …
... boredom played a part), here's a list of what I ... think are the greatest album's by year from 1963 onwards ...Team Site's country of origin[URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0027300"]Here[/URL] it's stated as Russia, but it's actually from Ukraine. ;)
[URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0027300"]Here[/URL] it's stated as Russia, but it's actually from Ukraine. ;)Fairlight's use of LDIRYS, comparing Fairlight and Nightshade, said: [quote]Fairlight is much more interesting even though the techniques that Bo Jangeborg uses for screen…
... aren't up to Ultimate's standards. This is the first ... you can see it It's much more usual now to ...Dragon's Lair Online!OK, so it's not an actual [I]online[/I] game, but Dragon's Lair is now fully playable in [B]flash[/B] online. I just tried it with IE7 and it works p…
OK, so it's not an actual [I]online[/ ... I] game, but Dragon's Lair is now fully playable ... the small side, but it's all there from what I ...Machine code...or whatever it's calledTwo questions 1) can anyone recommend a good (and ideally, simpleish) book/resource which would be a good starting point on trying to learn this stu…
Two questions
1) can anyone recommend a good (and ideally, simpleish) book/resource which would be a good starting point on trying to learn this stuff
2) what's a good system to use to build stuff in?Willy's Guide to the GalaxyJust starting out, trying something a little different. [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v627/DaRkSiDe74/WGttG-BabelFish.jpg[/IMG] The idea i…
... /> DarkHorace to do either Floyd's "Shine On You Crazy Diamond ...ISR's in lower ram, a.k.a. the snow effect - did any game or demo ever use this?Hi all I've been curious to see what the 'snow effect' looked like in real life for a while now so today I wrote a quick IM 2 ISR in lower ram to wi…
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Here's a couple of pics and ... the The Matrix but it's all I could think of ...S-S-Sample black borderI'm wanting the 'S-S-Sample' routine from YS to play the sounds without the flashing border effects. A plain black border is required. Heres the rou…
I'm wanting the 'S-S-Sample' routine from YS to ...Brian Clough's Football Fortunes (missing artist)[URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0000696&loadpics=3"]Brian Clough's Football Fortunes[/URL] Rob, lower right. [img]http://www…
New game: Jinj 2 - Belmonte's RevengeIt's already out! Time to collect some notes! [url]http://www.retroworks.es/php/game_en.php?id=10[/url]
It's already out! Time to collect some notes!
[url]http://www.retroworks.es/php/game_en.php?id=10[/url]It's almost lifelike!!!We were easily impressed back in the Speccy days. And I'm sure we will look back on modern games today wondering why we thought it was "almost" real…
... chink of the guillotines, it's so realistic!" or even perhaps ...Old TV what's aged and what hasn'tI was watching some old VHS video cassettes today, of which I watched Monty Python and Some Mothers Do Have Em. 'Some Mothers Do Have Em' was almos…
... Spencer mimics of the 80's, but also the change in ... and tired. In the 80's they were viewed as quaint ...Using Boriel's ZX Basic to learn assemblyI wrote a small guide. Hopefully some people will find my gibberish useful - especially people looking at first steps in machine code, where I think …
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Linked through Boriel's forum, so you know where ...+2a video issue(s)Hi all, Hooked up a nice 2a i got off ebay today and tried it with the standard tv cable to a 15" LCD TV and all works as it should. Get a 'snow' p…
I need advice please :(Firstly I'm soo sorry that from time to time I turn up here in a mess, and usually don't post anymore (but that's purely because I try not to post wh…
... t post anymore (but that's purely because I try not ... love with, she's an ex model that's waaay above my ... can painfully accept when it's just me and her, but ... bro last Tuesday and he's almost beat me to ... brayed my head off a wall nearly twenty times even though ...Imagine's officesDoes anyone know if the original Imagine offices are still in existance? I think they were based in Liverpool at the time? Also, is there any other…
... any other old software houses's old bases still around such ...
I think US Gold's old Birmingham office has been ...What's the band/song?The video, from the late 70's/early 80's, featured a ginger lass singing, with 2 black male dancers, one on either side of her, and I think there's a…
... , from the late 70's/early 80's, featured a ginger lass ... her, and I think there's a distinct possibility they were ...Rescue - hints and tipsIf you've never played [B]Rescue[/B] then I highly recommend it. A complex has been invaded and you need to rescue the scientists and a secret exper…
... fire, shoot a rocket - it's always a good idea to ... screens before you hit the wall I believe furthest to the ...What's your favourite game of 1982?I know we've probably done this before before someone posts a link.... [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekadv.cgi?what=1®exp=&yrorder=1…
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Lot of MIA's!
The early days ... many gems as well. What's your fave?
I ... great fun with New Gen's Escape and Planetoids. And of ...
