-
Are social media and cloud computing technologies making computer users stupid?I've noticed of late that young folks seem less and less technically competent with computers when they leave school. With the advent of social medi…
I don't think it's just a recent thing* although I would agree that ... in the simplest way possible. As long as it just-works with ... the least fuss possible, that's ... an application or website. He didn't last long, neither did the ... -
How do I convert a .z80 snapshot to a tape file?I've been fiddling with this for a while but can't get it to work reliably. I use Marvin to write short BASIC and assembly programs that uses .z80 in…
... order matters of course (think of it as a real tape). ... /> I coded a silly BASIC game using my ZXDS ... and didn't think it would ... be possible to play it on a real speccy - but now I ... is the emulator I use - yet I can't get it to play the ... -
1989-2019Ok Ok maybe this is going a bit far now, but here's another year to look back on the games from 30 years ago and tear into them, or give occasional p…
... get right at release, and I don't think it was my birthday, Easter ... , so I had to enjoy it, even if I didn't enjoy it, because I wasn't getting ... got, and it annoys me that I know it was completely possible. Sad to ... -
If you had four roms...Just wondering if you were designing a Spectrum from scratch, and you used a 27512 EPROM, which would hold about 4 spectrum roms, what you would inst…
... .
Parts didn't arrive in time and by ... reading up and it seems doable. I didn't think I was going to ... get much response about ideas, but I guess I ... mapped screen should be possible with the hardware chosen.< ... -
Multiface 3 hacked rom?Hi, I need to transfer some games on the +3 disk drive using my MF3. I know you need to have the MF3 pluged in in order to load the games afterwa…
... a MF128 right in behind it, and load with the MF3 ... save it to tape/cartridge?[/quote]
This isn't possible , ... two devices that use the NMI can't be ... ... But I don't think it would be that difficult even if they didn't want ... -
More "What could have been"... The Z280.So in chasing up the Loki specs, I happened upon some parallel developments... And had Sinclair gotten to make the Loki, there could have been some i…
... that time.
I don't think it was going to be terribly ... note even Sinclair didn't maintain perfect compatibility and I think the PC showed ... enough to make a test possible, and I can cheat a little ... -
I am currently playing......Don't know if there's been a thread like this, but I can't find one.... Having seen all the different threads asking people if they've played such a…
...
In a nutshell, it's magnificent. It's obvious From have ... as simple to use as possible. And, thankfully, they've ... else and find some ****. I didn't think an open-world Soulsborne would ... of those.
I think it'll be considered a masterpiece ... -
TV series that seems to have disappearedive been wanting to watch different strokes for the past two years, BUT......... its not been on sky (that ive noticed) since ive had sky, i cant fin…
... was a shame as i liked it and it just vanished despite many ... short lived series [i]The Police Surgeon[/i]. But It seems to have ... his first, personally I didn't think the series wasn't a patch on the ... something to be avoided if possible though he made a come ... -
TV series that seems to have disappearedive been wanting to watch different strokes for the past two years, BUT......... its not been on sky (that ive noticed) since ive had sky, i cant fin…
... was a shame as i liked it and it just vanished despite many ... short lived series [i]The Police Surgeon[/i]. But It seems to have ... his first, personally I didn't think the series wasn't a patch on the ... something to be avoided if possible though he made a come ... -
Ukraine CrisisThe other thread got a bit muddled and I wanted to start one on more recent, hopeful (even if only slightly) developments. https://www.reuters.com…
... into it, or consider what the alternatives are, and how possible those ... .
[/quote]
Apologies, I didn't mean it to sound like an attack ... look at it more euro-centrically in my initial comments. I think an ... -
Vote Spectrum! (One last time)I've written my last article for the Micro-mart computer world cup competition. This time - as I think you all already know - it's the FINAL against…
... This time - as I think you all already know - it's the FINAL ... the first day of voting, I think. The Spectrum is currently ... it counted. And the love just isn't there.
Why didn't I ... of a SAM? Actually, I don't
think it would.
... -
Time Gate and GryzorHi there, long time reader, first time poster! Was it possible to complete Timegate? I remember warping through galaxies (at random it seemed) wiped…
... />
Was it possible to complete Timegate? I remember warping through galaxies ... the emulator and games where it had some home brewed ... porn on it! 2 frames of animation! I got one ... Swindon, UK, althogh I didn't realise it was on it, I just wanted Stunt ... -
Battlecars, anyone ?Hello, I've been a Spectrum user since it came out here in Portugal (late 1982, i think).Great machine. I have reference of a game called 'Battlecars…
... it came out here in Portugal (late 1982, i think).Great machine.
I ... of deadly driving', but i can't find information regarding this ... inlay that i got, it's not an original, it was made ... know. I guess i have the tape somewhere, but i didn't find it so far ... -
Help... game I knew and loved!I can't think of how to describe it. as far as I knew it only had black and white graphics. I know it was a driving game. it was arcade type... but …
I can't think of how to describe it. as far as I knew it only had ... arcade type... but I wonder what it was? I Know at one point ... you could suddenly take off.. I don't think it was Action Fighter... can ... -
Just in case you think IT jobs are easy!I thought you might get a laff from this:- This guy called me last week from India. Me: Command Centre, Lee speaking Caller: IT Please Me: You're t…
... Lee speaking
Caller: IT Please
Me: You' ... re through to IT.
Caller: Hello
Me: It?s a number - I can't spell it.
Caller: ... /> Me: I know. It?s the password I gave you
Me: It?s the same as the ... -
Bouncy maze game???Hi, I've been hanging around other Speccy sites for awhile now but only just come accross this one,which looking at the content amazes me that I didn…
... amazes me that I didn;t find it sooner.
I take my hat ... off to the webmasters it ... /> Now back to my topic I can remember playing Dizzy, JSW ... game, which I think was a freebie on a magazine. It involved getting ... -
Band Aid 20What an acheivment!!! I didn't think anything could be worse than Band Aid II, but this is really the biggest pile of monkey puke to grace the airw…
What an acheivment!!!
I didn't think anything could be worse than ... of boy bands to warble it instead.
Lee Fogarty ... -
ZX-81 Ram Pack problemHi! I know this is a ZX Spectrum forum, but I am hoping someone here might be able to help me out... I have posted this to c.s.s. but noone was able…
... RamPack for it at home, so I tought I would try it
... /> What could be wrong ? I don't think it is a problem with the ... edge
connector, it is clean ... restart to basic (as if I didn't have 16k memory pack present ... -
Some drunk tried to 'mug' me this morning4:35am, riding my motorbike to work, got my royal mail coat on, and all my kit in a delivery pouch over my shoulder. See in the distance someone sta…
... coming, but I didn't interfer with their progress. I noticed a few ... about.
I don't think he was trying to "mug ... to know why I didn't report it earlier. So I explained that there ... incidents of this nature*, and it happened just by....... some ... -
ThundercatsI had a case of Christmas Nostalgia and decided to go search for thundercats...I remember how hard the game was when I was a kid and today when I pla…
... I played it...no wonder I remembered it as a hard game, I don't think it's possible ... to finish it ... with out cheating (I played the ... -
Where do I begin to build an emulatorHi I would like to build a Spectrum emulator from scratch, the reason? well I'm curious, to see if I can =) I've successfully ported Pocketclive to X…
... so I didn't release it)... ok I admit.. it isn't 100% ready, one day I will ... finish ;)
But what I ... using c#.net.. yeah I know, it's not the fastest way ... to do it, but I just want to learn ... -
Great games that aged badlyAny thoughts of games that were great at the time, but are just not fun to play anymore. eg. I loved manic miner at the time, and still enjoy playin…
... time, and still enjoy playing it today - it runs smoothly, plays well ... the time I thought it was great - but now, I don't think it's fun ... to do with it - in the 80's it didn't seem so bad ... frustating to still play it.
Generally I prefer a simpler game ... -
Perfect Dark (N64) - best FPS ever?Since we're talking about Half-Life 2 on this board, I thought I'd mention Perfect Dark, the best first person shooter ever. Don't believe me? Hardly…
... that Halo 2 likes to think it invented,
and so ... those of us who still think it's the best FPS, if ... feature we can think of in, and make it all work" attitude ... great, Far Cry looked incredible (I didn't like it much, though), Painkiller was ... -
Speccy Stuff in Gamestation Leeds City CentreJust a heads up in case people would want it. They have an old rubber keyed speccy in! ?20 for just that with the power pack. I walked away then rea…
... pack. I walked away then realised I didn't know if it was ... 16k or 48k, it was small, and I don't think it ... said on it ... which version it ... -
l.e.d question about zx81hi i know this is a spectrum forum but... ive just repaired my zx81 for the 3rd time and was wondering if it was possible to put a led in to show if …
hi i know this is a spectrum ... time and was wondering if it was possible to put a led ... /> i have a led fitted in my rubber key speccy but i didn't ... do it.
hope you can ... -
A retro-spec-tive, music of 07So now the new year's in... this is a sample of the music that has accompanied the long sleepless nights, slaving over a hot soldering iron while bre…
... of it. You may think it all sucks. But I hope you find it interesting ... surprise; when I bought the album, initially I didn't like it all that much ... but within a month or so I ... couldn't stop putting it on - one of ... -
The IT CrowdJust watched this for the very first time tonight. It was so funny. I can't believe I didn't see it before now. My favourite episode is probably the …
... time tonight. It was so funny. I can't believe I didn't see it before now ... them. I'm tempted to do just that if it hasn't already ... -
Dunno if any1 cares but....remember I made a thread asking where the Spectrum was most popular?..... yeah I didn't think you would, well anyway I made a "100 spectrum games in …
... popular?..... yeah I didn't think you would, well anyway I made a ... video for youtube and it gives you graphs for ... popularity for your vids, i'd imagine that if ... these countries now then it would be an indication ... of how popular it was then, so here ... -
Which computer is most similar to Zx Spectrum?I have wondered recently wihch other 8-bit computer is most of all similar to Zx Spectrum. I mean similar graphics, similar gameplay, similar program…
... similar to Zx Spectrum. I mean similar graphics, ... Don't mention Timex. It isn't similar to Zx Spectrum, it is ... Zx Spectrum :)
I ... to MSX. I didn't try it in emulator, but it has Z80 ... /> And how do you think? -
Head the Ball[URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0002262"]Head the Ball[/URL] Nice playable ball bouncing platform run and gun game. But has a…
... level 2, but I don't think its possible and suspect it may not be ...
