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R.I.P. spectrum 48kRecently one of my 48k rubber key (issue 4) machine bit the dust the other day when I tried to power it on. When powering it on, it gave a weird 'bee…
... , full check of voltages, new voltage regulator, new membrane... Also added ... post/website on a better voltage regulator that can be used ... possible to add an additional voltage regulator in case one fails ... -
Opinions of GunrunnerIt didn't get a great review in Crash, but scores 8.1 in Sinclair Infoseek, which is pretty high as it goes. I've had a try and it seems pretty avera…
It didn't get a great review in Crash, but scores 8.1 in Sinclair Infoseek, which is pretty high as it goes. I've had a try and it seems pretty average. Who likes it here then? -
Outlandish claims on Spectrum games adverts!I was flicking through The 'CRASH' Xmas special today (yes, I was on the loo at the time) from 1984/85 and it made me giggle some of the claims softw…
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Jet-Set Willy Editing Help!OK... I downloaded the Jet Set Willy editor from the internet. This has happened with both versions by the way. This is the Windows-based editor that…
... , It just froze... then a high-pitched buzzing happened and the ... -
The best Spectrum games company?Which do you think is the best Spectrum (or multi-format, of course, though we're only concerned with their Spectrum output in this thread) software …
... /> Gargoyle Games consistantly produced very high quality games, with the possible ... ' average game quality was very high indeed. -
NEC CPU - problem?I wonder if I should substitute a NEC CPU in a grey +2. Does anyone else had problems with NEC CPUs inside ZX Spectrum. Some time ago I had a Spectr…
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Massive Stock Clearance - Mostly New old stockHi!, Well the shop is now open (though not fully operational yet). I want to thin out all my games and through the month of March I will take AN…
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This was High Street Micro's (Crewe) old ... -
Freefootballonline.info etcThere was a report on this in BBC News 24, and I'm wondering how this nonsense works. Does it totally destroy your computer via ultra spyware? Has an…
... Sky's prices being so high that more people don't ... -
+2 datacorder noise eliminationHello :-) I have recently bought a gray +2, and as expected, it is plagued with the "datacorder noise in sound output" problem. I have found a few …
... killing the ULA if the voltage applied exceeds a certain level ... -
Chuckie Egg rules at retro computing mini-event in LondonOne of my pals put on a retro computer game event at a uni bar on Tuesday. We made sure the ZX Spectrum featured! Most of the games wouldn't load pro…
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Haunted House - how do you get that key?In Jonathan Cauldwell's "Haunted House", there's a key just outside the house (in the garden room to the left of the fountain) that I can't get. How …
... platforms, but both are too high off the ground. Jumping from ... -
Dynamite Dan/Rod BowkettI'm surprised no-one's mentioned this before, but in this month's Retro Gamer, there is the interview with Rod Bowkett. I was looking forward to this…
... reason for the game's high difficulty was because Bowkett himself ... -
PZX file support for ZX-BlockeditorDear readers, I'm working on the PZX format support for ZX-Blockeditor, as I discovered the advantage of having such a nice file format. It has a cl…
... TZX and vice versa
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Giving up on ebay.Gaaaahhh. Now I can't bloomin' sell anything, cuz I'm not allowed to put my postage over ?3.00. Ebum says that the particular category I've chosen …
... won't except postage that high. How shite is that? No ... -
Game of the decade?Hi all, As this decade is fast drawing to a close at an astonishing rate of one day per day, I'm hoping to do a major retrospective of 'the naughtie…
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Nice Graphics seduce innocent reviewerWas downloading a few more games to have a whirl on today and came across LIGHTFORCE. Remember this getting smashed by Crash and getting pretty much …
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Why should I keep my SpeccyOk, so some of you might have noticed my add in sales to swap all my Speccy stuff for an Atari 800. Well, maybe I am a bit hasty, I have not really g…
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Trying to help a ZX81 user[QUOTE=ZX81OAP at the ZX81 forum]I am looking for the name of a magazine that was mainly for computer projects. I started some improvements for the …
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SnakeManXL - Finish it?Rather a busy week in the real world unfortunately, but been coding a little more: 1-player version of "dot chase" - try to eat all the dots. QAOP (…
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Rainbow Generator for 48K Spectrum using PUSHThis is what I came up with from [B]gasman[/B]'s suggestions. It's stable in ZXSpin and ZX32 simulating a 48K Speccy. Anyone like to try it on the …
A paper model of the new Freedom tower...So, here I was trying to show one of my kids how easy it was to come up with a paper model of the new [URL="http://www.usatoday.com/news/graphics/911…
... up with a 21 inch high tower. Everything is already on ...Jim gets his computers backLast year the tables were turned and Jim Bates had his home raided and computers removed by the police. After a judicial review the courts have orde…
... -forensics-expert-jim-bates-wins-high-court-appeal-against-a-police ...multiface 128 on +3Hi, Why the multiface 128 is not compatible with +3 ? Is this due different voltage ? (so can be fixxed by using a 'custom' pass-throught board? etc…
Hi,
Why the multiface 128 is not compatible with +3 ?
Is this due different voltage ? (so can be fixxed by using a 'custom' pass-throught board? etc)
tia
chrisWANTED GAMES by CODE MASTERS !WANTED codemasters GAMES !!!! 11-a-side simulator big noise american bubble dizzy captain dynamo CJ in Space crystal king dizzy cue boy fast food wr…
Yikes! Printer squeal!Hayulp! My ZX Printer has developed a really high pitched, constant squeal whenever power is applied with the roll attached. It's OK if the roll i…
... Printer has developed a really high pitched, constant squeal whenever power ...Need some advice regarding a Windows problemNeed some advice on this one, and Google and Bing aren't being my friends. Now that computer repair is how I get my bread and butter I should know h…
... disks, crapware was removed, SP3, high-priority updates and a few ... and has SP3 and all high-priority updates installed.
Me Again :(Been up the hospital every day (visiting 9.00am-9.00pm) since Tuesday :( My mrs has been diagnosed with preeclampsia, been reading a lot into throug…
... , but her blood pressure is high but slowly going down with ...Faulty 128 toastrackHello, I hope someone of the hardware gurus can point me in the right direction for fault finding. My speccy crashes often (sometimes after a short,…
... before (apart from changing keymat, voltage regulator, applying the video fix ...Due to rampant voting abuse for this gameI tried voting on La Abadia del Crimen for the first time in my life and got this message. The reason being its too high in the list of best games a…
... . The reason being its too high in the list of best ...RIP Billy Mays!Not anywhere near as high profile as Farrah Faucett, Wacko Jacko, or Ed McMahon. But the face of annoying cleaning product and crappy mail order onl…
Not anywhere near as high profile as Farrah Faucett, Wacko ...
