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Cheap Broadband (ADSL) and the PlusNet Rip off.Ok so I want to sign my parents up to a broadband connection. I looked at plus net and saw they were doing 8mbps with 10GB monthy usage limit for ?6.…
... up and yes guess what my parents are in the ... and so have to pay more. Then they had the ... put off Plus net and am seriously re-considering ... are slowly pissing of the loyal following they gained ... a range of increasingly shoddy and unclear practices.
New game, and a couple of old favourites...Horace in the Mystic Woods, converted from the Psion3 game of 1995, is now available to download from my site (see my sig.). And as a bonus, full ve…
Horace in the Mystic Woods, converted from the Psion3 game of 1995, is now available to download from my site (see my sig.).
And as a bonus, full versions of both Stranded 2.5 and splATTR are now also available to download.Horace in the Mystic WoodsCame here wondering what people were saying about this only to discover that, for some reason, no one's started a thread yet, not even Bob Smith. And…
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[url]http://www.bobs-stuff.co.uk/horace ...logical operators and the calculator stackI was wondering if there was a utility which would provide the list of commands needed for the ROM calculator to evaluate a logical expression. For e…
... a utility which would provide the list of commands needed for ... the ROM calculator to evaluate a ... as input a logical expression and output the calculator commands, with an ... option to load the code bytes into memory from ...The Miliband Bros and the ZX SpectrumAnyone see the reference on Newsnight and able to explain it! :oops:
Anyone see the reference on Newsnight and able to explain it!
:oops:Geek Time! Linus Torvalds and Jeremy Allison talk about the Sinclair QLTwo famous ex QL?ers who made a difference in the IT world met at LinuxCon in Sao Paolo, Brazil recently. On a spare minute at an excursion to the Sa…
... who made a difference in the IT world met at LinuxCon ... minute at an excursion to the Sao Paolo zoo they had ... has been filmed by Jeremy and the video is on YouTube now ... known QL contributions are ARC and PDQC which are still available ...Moomins and the Comet Chase (out in Finland?)This movie and Tron2 are the only movies I'm looking forward to this year. I just saw on IMDB that apparently the new Moomin movie is already out, a…
This movie and Tron2 are the only movies I'm looking ... saw on IMDB that apparently the new Moomin movie is already ... if anyone had seen the movie yet, and if it was as ...Spectrum: The Definitive Top 10A bit of fun. Ok, so it's 100 years from now, and the Spectrum is taking it's place in a home computer hall of fame. You have to choose 10 games th…
... 's 100 years from now, and the Spectrum is taking it's ... , and defined the Spectrum.
Mine would be.
1. Horace ...Raided by the Customs and ExciseA friend of mine (in England) has been raided by the police and the Customs and Excise, for selling cigarettes that had come into the country without…
... ) has been raided by the police and the Customs and Excise, for selling cigarettes ... that had come into the country ... mortgage to buy this stuff (and the fact that she then gets ...Easy games for the skill challenged :)Hi All, Got my old Speccy out recently as I finally picked up a cheap old portable CRT telly to use it with since my old one expired about a year ag…
... year ago, and have been happily Loading games from the collection, ... hopless. Down loaded and made tape of Horace in the mystic woods, ... ditto. Tried some of the mojon ... amp; dexterity? Has old age and my love of Guinness finally ...The Death of Arcades and why it sucks...For the past week I've been travelling, and I've been in at least 7 diferent airports... spent lots and lots (and lots) of hours in them waiting for …
For the past week I've been travelling, and I've been ... lots and lots (and lots) of hours in them waiting for the ... over the place...
Nowadays with the "death" of the arcades and the idea ... ...
This is the typical case where an arcade ...The Hobbit:A guide and how i play it.Yes i know there are walkthroughs and guides on the net but what i want to do here is give chance for those people to complete the hobbit who have no…
... completed the game the long way as in the guides and walkthroughs ... differences each play and really give the Hobbit the credit it deserves ... /bewitched.gif[/img]
and the river bank,[b]S[/b ... try leaving the dungeon through the W exit and approaching him ...Goobye... and thanks for all the fish!Hi. The ones that know me probably know that I used to love the spectrum "retro" scene, from the start on the comp.sys.sinclair, the first emulators…
... forget the first KGB emulator on the amiga and the way it brought the speccy ... back, then the great ... /> I hope Martijn and the WOS team can provide the same amount of ...Horace the TraitorWTF! Horace on the 64! I want my money back Horace you bast! [URL="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Commodore-64-128-Game-Hungry-Horace-/290598258744?pt=…
WTF! Horace on the 64! I want my money back Horace you bast!
Horace-/290598258744?pt=UK_PC_Video_Games_Video_Games_JS&hash ... /Commodore-64-128-Game-Hungry-Horace-/290598258744?pt=UK_PC_Video_Games_Video_Games_JS&hash ...New Game! Horace Goes to the TowerWell, it all started as a joke in this thread: [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=35612[/url] I got inspired by ewgf's bac…
... /> It has bugs, most likely. And the feature that a vertical moving ... in our site, and as a bow to the WOS community, ... kind of pre-release and post the game NOW and HERE, in exclusivity ... The game has been revised and updated (thanks for the bug reports), and it ...Horace To The RescueJust saw the entry for this. The loading screen for this was broadcast on BBC 2 over Ceefax along with Pud Pud and other loading screens in 1985 IIRC…
Just saw the entry for this. The loading screen for this was ... Ceefax along with Pud Pud and other loading screens in 1985 ... back then and seeing the entry reminded me of the name, so the loading ...Interface I and the "net" LANRegarding Chapter 7: [URL="ftp://ftp.worldofspectrum.org/pub/sinclair/books/MicrodriveAndInterface1Manual.pdf"]IF1 Manual[/URL] With Interface 1 mos…
... machine via the RS232, but given the lack of ... audio cable similar to the traditional ear / mic ... stick the other end into the microsphone socket on the PC and ... I'd need to write some client software to do the ... could support “net” via the mic, that way it ...Laser Squad cheats and mods requestBefore anyone (or Grussu) says "Why would you spoil such a great game with cheats?", I'll just say "Because it's fun". :-P I'm feeling like doing a …
... possible in Laser Squad and the POKEs list in the Tipshop is confusing ... difficulty above 8 and have the computer add additional robots to the game.
the walls around the house and force the enemies to come ...Hisoft Devpac and the MGT Plus DI've got (potentially) a bit of an odd one here that might cut across a couple of areas so I thought I would put it in misc. I am trying to Hisoft's…
... save text (source) AOK, and even seems to let you ... both output (and assemble) to disk using ' ... 1:test' and 'A,,1:test'.
The trouble I ... Devpac is designed to use the microdrive, so it is ... , but I love the Plus D and would like to put ...New Postal Prices and the Preservation Team ShopAll, As many of you will be aware postal charges in the UK are set to increase dramatically on the 30th April. What you might not have realised is …
... .
To try and explain the new pricing.
... also has the advantage of a ?20 insurance compensation and tracked, ... signed for service.
Speaking of which the ... delivery but delivery to the rest of the world is also ...The Buccaneers Tape Magazine, unlisted magazine, game and authorAs per this thread: [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?p=626759#post626759[/url] The cover tape "The Buccaneers", along with…
As per this thread:
[url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?p=626759#post626759[/url]
The cover tape "The Buccaneers", along with the game Snakes and Girders, and the WoSser beanz should be in the database ;)Divide 57d3 and the TC2068.Hello, any tips getting the Divide 57d3 to work with a Timex TC2068? I either get a black screen with occasional change to the normal, or the revers…
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any tips getting the Divide 57d3 to work with ... to the normal, or the reverse, where I get the prompt, but the video ... or the other, I never get the esxdos screen at boot. And I ... some slight color banding once and a while, too. I must ...bargin games and software 3 for ?2 spectrum 48k /128khere is a list of some of the games and software i have there ?1 each or il do 3 for ?2 plus 50p postage per tape will take ?15 for the lot too Aqu…
... list of some of the games and software i have
the lot too
Aquaplane
Fighting warrior
Horace ... br /> double play orc island and the swamp
quattro adventure vampire ... cover tapes from the likes of crash and your sinclair
Escape from City 17 (the film, and the game Half-Life 3)Talking about Valve in another thread brought to mind the brilliant Escape from City 17 fan made films, at: [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ixF…
... back) on and around the Borealis (the ship mentioned at the end of Half ... -Life Episode 2), and ... (as rumoured) have abandoned the episode idea, and be instead making Half ...The Hobbit, Empire, and an interviewHi all, I've got a little article on the making of The Hobbit in the latest issue of Empire magazine (we've run a huge feature on the film). I inte…
... the book and deciding on the locations, characters, actions, puzzles and so on; and then the ... in making it truly random, and the non-player characters were also ... capabilities were very limited at the time, and the game would crash because ...Doctor Who - the 2012 Christmas Special, and onwards[B]I've not put any spoilers in here, but anyone else might in their own posts, so watch the episode before you read past my post.[/B] Doctor Who (C…
... TV sci-fi, and the main story was hit and miss (but when ... are worth the build up.
Since Matt Smith and Steven ... the BBC took over and largely ruined).
Anyway, go and watch the ...Game of 1983 and Arcadia high scoreThanks for the thoughts on Game of the Year 82. It made me give Arcadia a quick blast and the memories flooded back. Now, just like 31 years ago, I g…
... give Arcadia a quick blast and the memories flooded back. Now, just ... ago, I got to the needles level and then lost. Oh to ... one blast?
And what was the best game of 1983 ... - and I will try that next. (Horace ...Microcontrollers and the SpectrumBeing unusually busy lately, I didn?t get a chance to comment at the time on a remark in an older thread, but I shall take the liberty of doing it no…
... to directly connect to the Spectrum bus, and you'll need some ... /> Now, this is the truth and nothing but the truth, but not all ... the truth, as there ... the MCU has all the right built-in ports, multiple hardware timers and ...Bomberman and other Hudson Soft games on the SpectrumAs I suspected, the games, or at least, I found a comment which confirms it, were ported from the MSX to the Spectrum. The MSX was very popular in Ja…
... came out on the MSX (v=qs5JWLORfoY) and NEC PC-8801 ... year later (v=vNYVWpqHA98). The MSX1 and the ZX Spectrum had similar hardware ... , so it's almost exactly the ... , but all the reviews are from 1984 and the MSX version is ...Playing Fifa 2014 for 20 minutes, and already EA has ruined the game for me...I bought FIFA 2014, wanted top play it for a long time now. mostly I just Play Fifa & PES for the Master League/ Career mode I've noticed that most…
... to change the transfer rules of the game, instead of the regular search ... of my favourite parts of the game, looking for bargains ... scout, he'll avaluate the player, and give you sort of an ... reasons I bought the game have failed me... and the way the game is ...
