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Jumping the sharkBored again, so "inspired" by a post on a forum I read last week (can't find the link, I'm at work now), here's a list of programs that I think have …
... though. It was also how the characters changed. Ross ... it's not going to be a weak pantomime styled soap ... the shark, depending on how you define "jumping the ... the (bad) idea of how to explain away the "false" ... still watching it is to see how it ends, and I ... -
Yes Prime Minister - how to handle the drunk minister?Anyone know how to handle the issue surrounding the minister caught drunk-driving on the first day? Everything I've tried so far loses between 1 and …
Anyone know how to handle the issue surrounding the minister caught drunk-driving on the first day? Everything I've tried so far loses between 1 and 10 percentage points. -
How to insert special characters in Basic and ASM ?Look the next picture. [IMG]http://img25.imageshack.us/img25/9479/scode.jpg[/IMG] I dont know how to insert these black and diagonal characters. No…
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I dont know how to insert these black and diagonal ... asm with the follow definition, how to insert them ?
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What ever happened to Death?He lives near Telford which is near me and used to be a regular on here for a while until about last year. He suddenly disappeared and a few of you g…
... me and used to be a regular on here for a while until about ... year. He suddenly disappeared and a few of you guys mentioned ... in a thread that he had vanished ... -
Anyone interested in any of this before it goes on eBayI'm having a clearout, and am going to put this lot on ebay tonight. But as its basically my childhood I'm selling I thought I'd check here and see i…
... a "proper" keyboard. Built strong enough to withstand a direct nuclear attack. And how ...
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How's this for a piece of retro geek ... body of the lightpen seems to be a hollowed out Berol Fineliner - yesterdays ... -
Just an idea (please read)After the devastating news that Jonathon "Joffa/Frobush" Smith had passed away, I started wondering how we could suitably commemorate him. I mean, we…
... passed away, I started wondering how we could suitably commemorate him ... />
If it turns out to be a popular, workable idea, then could ... such a talented and friendly (and slightly looney!) WOSser. No matter how ... -
Do a load "file" with ASMFollowing the idea to build a menu with asm, now i need to know how to do a load "file". I can use the Rom routine but i am not sure if the rom rout…
... asm, now i need to know how to do a load "file". I can ... ?
Also probably someone know how to do the same but without ... to use the Rom routine. But ... -
How many hours a week do you use your Speccy?How many hours a week do you use your Speccy and for what (gaming or programming?).
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Results of Di:HALT (music/graphic/demo)Official Online Place Score Place Score [ ZX Spectrum AY/YM TurboAY Music ] 1 6.30 2 5.66 adversary - Cj Splinter […
... 4 4.33 we make a test - Jerrs
3 6 ... .48 5 3.98 action hero - Alone Coder [Invaders8, NedoPC]
to be a pacman! - pROF/Alexey Rusakov [4D ... -
ZX Quantum LeapJust for fun. Imagine this. This very evening, you are visited by a kind wizard known as Roland. At first you believe him to be a nutter, but after …
... . At first you believe him to be a nutter, but after performing several ... different movements to your previous set. Cool.
[B]How could ... you exploit future knowledge without being able to exploit ... -
I need a loan...you lot are kind folk.. so I'd thought i'd ask.. and well the car getting a service and with the dentist bill.. I seem to be a bit short.. anyways..…
... the dentist bill.. I seem to be a bit short..
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FLAC to MP3Good morning chaps :) I've not been on here for a while - I trust you are all well? Do any of you kind people know of a good, free FLAC to MP3 conv…
... not been on here for a while - I trust you are ... kind people know of a good, free FLAC to MP3 converter? I ... .com but they all seem to be a bit crappy!
Has ... anyone used or knows of a good one?
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ccompletly baffeled machine codeHi everyone, BEFORE you ask i have not asked help for loads of problems i have recently now encountered and i figured the problems out myself, hones…
... and y points that refer to a character position, where 31 is ... positions.
I want to display a character at this position in ... the screen has a weird system.
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Matrix and Terminator were plagarised!Sophia Stewart wrote a book, movie script in 1981, its called The Third Eye. Copyrights legally held by Sophia from 1981 to 1984. The style and spe…
... 3D Fusion, its a 3D without having to wear glasses, and the ... movie. You get a controller. She's hoping to get the same ... . She wrote it to be a film with a black super hero.
Its ... amazing she was able to ... -
ForthTrying to search for FORTH programs and FORTH articles within the forum is proving to be a complete nightmare!! If I search for FORTH in Infoseek I …
... within the forum is proving to be a complete nightmare!!
... the". I only wanted to find out how many Forth programs were ... />
I then tried to search the forums for articles ... />
Martijn - Is it possible to implement the Google style [I ... -
Worst gaming decisions ever?In a different thread, I mention what, to me, is probably the single greatest mistake in the history of computer/console games design ever. Here are …
... 3D? Everyone was expecting it to be a first person wire fram shooter ... . And I don't see how anyone could have thought differently ... 's still staggering how far apart they can be.
- Removing ... , I'm just surmising, and how else can you explain the ... -
Anyone wanna put together a Speccy package for a noob?Hey all, Bought a couple ZX Spectrum tape games off eBay a while back. My whole collection soon went into storage and I hadn't unpacked it until rec…
... (unlike Commodore units there seems to be a lot of variation and revisions ... amounts etc.) Obviously would need to be NTSC as well, so does ... you've got a spare unit to sell, maybe with a couple games ... use it as a development unit to release a game or two, was ... -
R3PLAY report and photosWell, R3PLAY is now over ... and what a great event it was. I have to thank all the organizers, their hard work really paid off and it was a huge suc…
... , I was surprised to see just how large it was when ... retro scene and got to find out how much fun the ... guys setting up, there seemed to be a pinball machine open somewhere most ... quite comprehensively, he actually knows how to use a punched card machine, he ... -
Contactless Credit Cards,I got sent a contactless bank card recently. I dont f***ing want it. :mad: You can make payments upto ?15 by waving your card at some RF device with…
... payments and so on. How stupid is that, someone ... stop accidental payments? To be a more convenient alternative to chip and pin ... payment going to come off?
So to be sure don' ... />
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drawing a series of stacked 3D shapes in ExcelI've been working on a problem concerning water emptying from a container, and how this is affected by the shape & size of the container. I've divide…
... concerning water emptying from a container, and how this is affected by ... I'd like to do is have a 3D chart in Excel ... out how to do it. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to specify a ... chart in Excel to get this type ... -
Websites / Products so bad they must be a joke.I came across this awful website today called BabyCage. They sell confinement cages for babies, children and teens. The notion is so atrocious that i…
I came across this awful website today called BabyCage. They sell confinement cages for babies, children and teens. The notion is so atrocious that it must be a joke, surely.
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Define these terms?Just been having a discussion about survival horror games, and this led onto what actually constitutes such a game. The common definition seems to be…
... The common definition seems to be a game with horror connotations ... horror? Makes you realise how pointless these definitions is, ... it?
So, how would you define "survival horror ... />
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Elite to release a new Spectrum hardwareIt seems a rumor to me, but they say Elite is going to release a new Spectrum-like gadget for the 30th Speccy anniversary. It seems a ZX Spectrum-Li…
... they say Elite is going to release a new Spectrum-like gadget ... seems a ZX Spectrum-Link Gadget to play iPhone/Ipads. Not a real ... -Spectrum-relaunch-gaming-goes-back-to-the-future.html[/url] -
SNA to WAVE converter. helpim been browsing the forum and seen a couple of you tube video's on how to play a Game from a ipod to the spectrum, but im stuck on the software to a…
... a couple of you tube video's on how to play a Game from a ... ipod to the spectrum, ... but im stuck on the software to ... SNA format is there a program i can use ... convert the SNA files to wave then to mp3. -
The stupidest invention ever?Ask most people what is the stupidest invention ever, and you'll get lots of different answers; germ warfare, the Millenium Dome, the two weapon limi…
... to fail anyway. I mean, feminism is run by women, so how ... could it possibly succeed? If you can't reverse a Mini ... way home), then how are you going to change the world's ... ]has[/I] to be a joke. If that bloke is to be belived, someone has ... -
Zetr0's Catchup Time (hardware / software)Hello there my fellow ZX'ers I have been soaking myself into the "world of spectrum" and more I do, the more I realize I have to play catchup.... a …
... to know if anyone recommends any tutorials / programs / guides and "how-to ... 's" etc to help me in this ... the full storage of a CF card to be used (forcing the ... that allows for each pixel to be a different colour, does anyone have ... -
2nd hard drive puzzlerHello all OK,this is a one for the PC builders.I am thinking about putting a 2nd hard drive into my PC.I know that from when i go into my Motherboa…
... on Youtube on how to install a 2nd ATA drive on a
... the jumper settings would be MASTER(3rd from bottom), ... new hard dive would be SLAVE(2nd from bottom)?. ... drive,would they need to be changed?.And once i ... drive,would i have to go into my Motherboard ... -
Presents & GiftsEver since I was a kid, I never really liked getting presents & gifts... first, maybe it's because I'm shy or something, it always made me unconfort…
... hand I've always liked to give presents and find the ... then I would just have to keep that stupid smile pretending ... up and I'm going to be 31 and I'm bit ... my wife will eventually ask "how come you never play that ...
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Comic BooksI remember when I was a kid, pretty much any news stands in england had comic books, the same with the US the first time I went there... but the la…
I remember when I was a kid, pretty much any news ... countries I couldn't find a single comic book... I asked ... , isnt this supposed to be a multi million dolar industry? how do they reach ... -
I didn't even get a job interview.I have been at the Citizens Advice Bureau for 2 years now. I'm one of the most experienced assessors (that's a fairly new role) there, and out of tho…
... have been there long enough to be reviewed, I make less mistakes ... now slowly and painstakingly learning to be a Money Advice Assistant. I volunteer ... /> The rejection letter, asked me to be a volunteer, and included an application ...
