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ZX Spectrum +2A and +2B - finding the true factsI'm confused. Some told me that a +2A has a +3 board, and the +2B got the simplified board. But I think that is not true. I have had over a dozen b…
... has a +3 board, and the +2B got the simplified board.
But ... PCB omitting the floppy controller circuitry, and of course the disc drive was ... /> After some time the production of the +2 and +3 was moved from ... -
DIM DATA and the likeSo...I'm trying to work out arrays in BASIC a bit more and have knocked up the following quick test bed to fiddle about with before trying anything m…
... bit more and have knocked up the following quick ... trying anything more complex and so I am ... generating random values for the array initially. I know ... couple of Stella this evening and am getting confused.
the syntax somewhere...
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Various games and softwareHere we have a whole box of software which I have tried to list for you, there may be errors as regards publishers etc because as you probably realis…
... Consultants
War of The Worlds CRL
... Software PCW
Hungry Horace Sinclair
Movie Imagine ... Gnasher Mastertronic
Jack and the beanstalk Thor
Hisoft ... Tasword Two Sinclair
The Designer Pencil Activision
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My Rendition of Horace to the Rescue 2Here is the first release of the new Horace game. [url]http://stevebroad.x10.bz/spectrum/download/My%20Rendition%20of%20Horace%20to%20the%20Rescue2%…
Here is the first release of the new Horace game.
[url]http://stevebroad.x10.bz/spectrum/download/My%20Rendition%20of%20Horace%20to%20the%20Rescue2%20.zip[/url]
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2nd Spectrum Compo: "From the Arcade and the 16bits (ST, Amiga, PC) to the Spectrum"The second edition of the Compo has already started, with more prizes, more posible games to convert (now its also allowed to convert Spanish games w…
... 16bits machines back in the day), and a more relaxed deadline ... .
Most of the parts ... international retrocoder interested ;) (Although the title is only in Spanish ... as well)
All the info here:
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Timex contended memory timings, the TS2068 kludge board and EXROM at $4000 - $7FFFI haven't seen this documented anywhere yet so I thought I'd share my findings. I've been investigating contended memory timings on the Timex Sinclai…
... . They have the fixed I/O contention of the 5C112E and the same sync ... pulse and colour burst timing ... circuit fixes this for the cartridge port and the Bus Expansion unit (BE ... -
Raiders of the Lost Ring, wrong credited software label and missing authorThis game: [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0010110[/url] was not released by Arcade Software, it was Arcade Systems (which do…
... in Infoseek yet and should be created then ;) ), and the author is Mats ... can check all the info in the reviews of the magazines:
Star Trek and the Specrum?I was watching Star Trek IV, and noticed when the 'Klingon' vessel captained by Kirk came out of time warp, the sound of a Spectrum game was heard lo…
... watching Star Trek IV, and noticed when the 'Klingon' vessel captained ... in the background. This occured at the end of the movie ... the game loaded at the end of the movie, and Star Fleet wowed at the ... map on the ...Cassette 50 vs Rise Of The RobotsHaving been a Spectrum owner since 1984 I have played some of the best and worse games the machine has to offer, so my question is: Is the Spectrum …
... have played some of the best and worse games the machine has to ... is:
Is the Spectrum home to some of ... argued that, given the capabilities of the 16 bit and consoles that followed ... , can the really poor ...Sir Cliff and the Shaddows of doubtBeen reading on BBC news of this Cliff Richard fiasco. I'd been reading bits n peices online for a few months that infered sooner or later he would …
... implicated and that he was a regular visitor to the 'Elm ... under-age rent boys and children from the Grafton Close home ... />
Aprarently the allegation relates to Cliff and a visit from ... s rediculous.
The whole thing, and that Yew Tree lot ...The honeymoon and reception're cancelled.Picture the scene:- You've spent thousands on your son/daughter's wedding and the cars're hired, church os booked, honeymoon arranged, professional p…
... your son/daughter's wedding and the cars're hired, church os ... DJ and reception venue are hired.
The staff at the reception ... ready but what happens? The son/daughter sudden;y changes ... /> What happens to the staff at the reception and the food as a result ...80's fashion the good the bad and the fugly.Ok so it seems it's 80s season on WOS so here's another 80's thread. Fashion in the 80s? Was is good, bad, fugly? I appreciate that all decades have…
... decades have bad and good fashion but was the 80's extremely ... in both goodness and badness or ... centuries dress conventions. Are the kids of today missing out ... so much the geometric shapes, but the color. Clothes could and would cheer ...Back to 1990! A new console is coming out to, er, compete with the SNES and Megadrive!<div>A new console, called the Retro VGS, is coming out, that isn't made by the big three (Sony, Microsoft, or Nintendo), that uses cartridges, …
... bit games on the SNES/Megadrive (Genesis), and the physical console itself ... is designed to look like the huge ... are merely quite good, and the only problem is that you ... or port games to the Retro VGS, and (c) somehow can ...Will the Infoseek reported errors ever be corrected? and the database?I would like to know if the errors reported in the fórums will be changed in the database, and also if the database will be renewed, in the sense tha…
I would like to know if the errors reported in the fórums will be changed in the database, and also if the database will be renewed, in the sense that maybe another in-game screenshot could be added, or the whole thing re vamped?
Thanks!Back into the scene and having problems !Hi Guys,<br><br>After a few years away from the retro scene, I'm back with an Atari 800XL, A C64 and - best of all arrived today, a lovely little 48K…
... trim pot on the mainboard - gave it a tweak and the colour returned ... converting to Wavs and moving the soundcard balance all the way left or ... tried games from the archive and from TOSEC in TZX and TAP - it ...New Horace gameI would just like to say that the seed is planted for a new Horace game. A bigger game than before. The basics are already coded such as the titles a…
... say that the seed is planted for a new Horace game. ... A bigger game than before. The basics ... are already coded such as the titles and the Horace graphics are added to ... the assembly listing already. It is ...Pixels, the Spectrum and the Meaning of Life!Imagine a computer running a program that systematically changes 1 pixel at a time and runs until it's shown every possible combination of pixels. If…
... in every language and in all fonts that the computer is able ... 1 screen you'd have the answer!
Of ... />
If I consider the Spectrum and black-and-white pixels only, would ... that there are 256 to the power of 176 different configurations ...The Compact Disc - Your First or early Memories and Experiences.I've been getting very passionate about my vinyl collection recently, but that has also got my thinking about CDs and casting my mind back to when I…
... on the size of the disk, Phillips had to retool and Sony ... growingin the 80s you'll remember the many appearances on TV and the ... continual proclamation about how dirt and finger prints ... crisp discs sounded and getting all exited. The only disc he ...The "hearing and reading the same things" coincidenceWhat I'm talking about are those rare coincidences where you read a specific word or sentence on a screen or in print, and at exactly the same time y…
... or in print, and at exactly the same time you hear ... was playing a game on the PC, also had a ... from 1994 is playing and the refrain includes the sentence "I'll be ... a quest in my game and at one point, an ... " - and lo and behold, it came up in the song at the exact ...And the winner is....Great article in this weeks Computing magazine: http://www.computing.co.uk/ctg/feature/2447469/the-top-10-best-ever-home-computers There is als…
... .co.uk/ctg/feature/2447469/the-top-10-best-ever-home ...
There is also the worst home computers:
the Enterprise is rather unfair.
And an interview ...Record collectors and the Vinyl resurgenceI know there are collectors of Vinyl on WOS and have seen mentions in different threads, but I can't find a thread dedicated to it. I have just bough…
... collectors of Vinyl on WOS and have seen mentions in different ... pricey at £9.99 for the first issue ( Winter ) which is ... a heads up about it and to see if anyone is ...Gimme an F! (and the rest...) Whats that spell?My colossal ignorance about the wealth of programs available for the Spectrum has just bitten me in the arse....again! As some may know, I've been…
... has just bitten me in the arse....again!
and annoying little tunes I ... in peoples memory if and when they ever get ... exactly what my notes and sketches reveal I've ... eventually look almost the same and work in the same way.< ...The death of Rock n Roll and why rock died?I know most of you guys are more Punk & Techo oriented, I've always been more a Hard Rock / Grunge / Metal fan. While I work, I spend most of my …
... bands" like Velvet Revolver / Audioslave and the comeback of Alice n Chains ... Rap & the Beyonce type of singer existed. (and it's in ... like a sideshow in the carnival now. And I don't get ... it...
What the hell ...Screen resolutions and the Speccy's limits?What list of screen resolutions/palettes could the ZX Spectrum feasibly produce on a standard PAL TV if RAM, ULA or other space constraints is not a …
What list of screen resolutions/palettes could the ZX Spectrum feasibly produce on a standard PAL TV if RAM, ULA or other space constraints is not a limiting factor. What are the theoretical limits for a 128K model for example and why?Nintendo DS and the R4 cardsIt's been a long time since I had a Nintendo DS and I'm interested in getting back into using the ZXDS emulator. If I can get my hands on a Nintendo…
... DS and I'm interested in getting back into using the ZXDS ...When was the last time you walked into a shop and bought a game?With the rise of Play.com and digital downloads does anyone actually still actually go to games shops and buy games? I was in Game recently and the …
With the rise of Play.com and digital downloads does anyone actually ... /> I was in Game recently and the PC section was just a ... codes and a very small used section.
I think the last ... time i went into a shop and bought a ...Spectaculator TZX and TAP file association breakdown (the PC version of Spectaculator).Untill a few days ago I had not noticed this much since I first joined WOS .But it has recently "reared its head again" . What is this all about?Well…
... instructions on how to play the game and the key presses needed. My ... time ,this was when the "accidental capture" and the breakdown of my TZX ... to load via Spectaculator and then play the game had been lost ...Games you would like to see released on a tapeWhich existing Spectrum games would you like to see as real tape releases? As for me: Prayer of the Warrior Robotron 2084 Survivisection King's…
... /> Prince of Persia
Fire and Ice
Crystal Kingdom Dizzy ... br /> Complica DX
Horace & the Robots
Pietro Bros.
Gandalf ... I'm not a publisher and I don't know any ... assemble a list of games and maybe some publishers will take ...Exciting news for visitors of WoS, Some new MIA games and alternate versions to be added to the siteThis is my 1st Post be gentle, I have quite a few games that have been listed as missing in action and have sent the games to Steven Brown (admin) to…
... as missing in action and have sent the games to Steven ... Brown (admin) to dump and convert the files who will then ... , WARLOCK by The Edge, YAHTZI by Workforce and the piece de resistance ... an ALTERNATE VERSION of ROBOTRON 2084 the ...The Cycles Disk, stuck on picture of bike and bottom of screen is blue?Have a Loose Disk of The Cycles by Accolade, made a DSK from it and loaded it in Spectaculator but it sticks on a screen that just shows a bike at th…
... of The Cycles by Accolade, made a DSK from it and loaded ... shows a bike at the top half and the bottom half is blue ... , pressed every key on the virtual ... screen and there is nothing to select? The same happens with the DSK ...
