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Did you choose to have a Speccy or did it just happen that way?A strange question I know, but, the reason I ask is that when we (my family) were looking to buy a computer non of my mates had computers and non of …
I wanted a computer, and the main ... old Speccy.
I nearly, so nearly got the ... and reading about games, I knew that the ZX Spectrum ... around '84).
I got one months later, one ... weekend as I remember. I think it was a joint present from ... -
Did you choose to have a Speccy or did it just happen that way?A strange question I know, but, the reason I ask is that when we (my family) were looking to buy a computer non of my mates had computers and non of …
... has a story about their computer?
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I used to put ... Years later, I bought a dk'tronics keyboard. But I can't remember ... if this was just because I wanted a better keyboard, or if ... -
Did you choose to have a Speccy or did it just happen that way?A strange question I know, but, the reason I ask is that when we (my family) were looking to buy a computer non of my mates had computers and non of …
... and it was 1990. I wanted a computer and a Spectrum +2 was just ... in the local classifieds at a good price. Being honest it ... than 18 months later, although I've kept some fond memories ... -
Opus Discovery "the big switch on" (after 20 years)I have a few of these Opus Discovery's with different Eproms in that have not been swiched for 15-20 years or so . I am in no rush to switch any on …
... /> i decided to take the drive plate off . It was hiding a ... lot and I wanted a closer look at the ... connections . I got back to where I ... worked . At least I have nailed a further one . I need to be ... -
Opus Discovery "the big switch on" (after 20 years)I have a few of these Opus Discovery's with different Eproms in that have not been swiched for 15-20 years or so . I am in no rush to switch any on …
... "attitude shift" I am going for a German one with a much higher ... to English . This is why I got a "Netzeil +5 +12v mit ... if I wanted a "good one" this has to be it . I hope I do ... me that I am definitely chasing a rare item . Now I hope it ... -
Opus Discovery "the big switch on" (after 20 years)I have a few of these Opus Discovery's with different Eproms in that have not been swiched for 15-20 years or so . I am in no rush to switch any on …
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I wanted a bit more information on floppy ... a week ago and found some high prices that I ... />
So I think I will resist the urge to ...
Why beware ? Well I would argue because IDE style ... them . I would have to find a box way of ... -
What do I need to know about SSD HDDs?I've not been paying too much attention to the complexities of building a PC for about 10 years so I've got no idea what the standards are now. I'…
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I put together a new PC about a year and a half ago ... to replace an aging laptop. Decided I wanted a ... current-socket AMD system, [i]somewhat[/i] useable for ... -
Your latest gaming purchase.Okay, so we've got an, "I am currently playing......" thread, but what I wanna know is what you've just gone and bought y'self. If you're like me, y…
My brother in law called me earlier from a charity shop in Swanage. He wanted to know if I wanted a Spectrum+3 for £20. Thought it's worth a punt. -
My new Punk music radio showHi folks, just posting that i now do a punk music radio show on the internet if anybody fancies a listen, i play punk, OI!, folk punk, goth, bit of t…
It is no fun that way, If I wanted a particular song, I could put it on, so anything really....... -
There's a games cafe in Glasgow got an R-Type cab.Just saw someone tweet a photo of it, tweeted back to ask what the hi-score is, still just the factory setting hi-scores on it, so I'm going to pop i…
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Another reason I wasn't going to build ... mechanisms / doors. While I'm not going to ... which would be a bit daft) I wanted a coin slot to ... make the machine look more authentic. I ... -
Youtube DumpI think there was a thread containing only Youtube vids before but I can't find it so here's a new one. To start, here's my current favourite Mighty …
... I wanted a lion carved from Basalt and Granite, and they carved me a ... f**king Walrus! Ever since I complained I hit ... always gets really heavy when I'm on my way ... the walrus's tusks, I was lead to believe odin ... out of them, but I could be wrong -
Accessing +3 DOS with DivIDE enabledI'm thinking about making a tool that copies files from a FAT partition to a IDEDOS partition. Currently, I've got two problems: - Getting the ESX…
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I have done this to a limited degree. I wanted a program to ... read from "tape" as emulated by the DivIDE+ I ... have, so I can then write out files to a +3 ... -
What is needed to get a high standard , "emulator focused" PC?The implication I am making is that a normal PC can be improved on emulation wise by building in some emulation friendly features . But this could be…
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I wanted a portable ... minipc so I went for an android ... now I'm fine with a modern lcd tv. Anyways for a ... support screen mirroring. Now I may go for something like ... -
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…
... new one, and I'm like I don't care, ...
AAAAAAGH!!!!
I'm not Crazy! Institution! You ... the vending machine got a crisp green 1 dollar ... it, so I grab some guy from a different department ... Mountain dew, or Sprite I wanted a Pepsi, and it wouldn ... -
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…
... the new one, and I'm like I don't care, ... accept it, so I grab some guy from a different department and ... want Mountain dew, or Sprite I wanted a Pepsi, and it wouldn't ...
AAAAAAAAAAAGH!!!!![/quote]
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What's on your saucer?Thanks go out to frobush and zx1 for inspiring* this WoSser to create a yet another excellent WoS thread. Lunch 10 minutes ago. [IMG]http://i300.ph…
... is Pepperoncini peppers, I like those. They're a nostalgia trip to ... bread rolls, and told me I got you this, and this ... and that to make a meatball sandwich, but no I wanted a pizza instead. -
USB Type-CSo, this week employer got me a new laptop computer. I had the choice of a cheap Dell or a shiny Mac Book Pro. So I decided to go for a MacBook pro …
... cutting by not putting a couple of extra USB ... 2 and a monitor output port with a dangley dongle. ... quote]
I thought I was getting the 13" ... model. It seems because I wanted a bigger HD, they cut ... ribbon). Now I have it, I am informed I must live ... -
Steel Eagle anyone?[img]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/pub/sinclair/screens/in-game/s/SteelEagle.gif[/img] [url="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=000…
... Glad you liked it. Guess I wanted a bit of feedback this time ... around, as I was beginning to suspect that ... one of the reasons I've decided to keep ... at clearing a level (both of which I initially didn' ... in this game, so I thought that at least ... -
An appeal to preserve InfoseekID compatibility!Instead of worrying about competition from other Spectrum sites, Martijn always supported them. He actively worked together with other sites to help …
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This is a terrible idea. I was worried new WoS ...
You have just complained I wanted a "custom numbering system when the ... yrs is fine". I explained I don't. I want to preserve ... revealed that you are implementing a new numbering system, different ... -
ZX Fireboot CDHi, I would like to share with anybody who is interesting in with the ZX FIREBOOT CD. The objective was to create a small, easy-to-download, CD-b…
... DOS emulation does still have a place, but then Im ... XP... Its been a while since I looked into this, ... but I used to use Grub as a boot loader, ... images. If you create a disk image with DOS and ... to do that when I wanted a quick game playing session without ... -
What's everyone drinking?Since it's the weekend, i assume a lot of Wossers will be enjoying a drink or two. I'm enjoying a nice bottle of Miller. What's everyone drinking t…
I just put a Christmas hat on it's purple, this annoys me, I wanted a green one! -
Classic film clips megathreadOk i'll start Blues brothers, James Brown https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKKVVnKjr2g Marathan man dentist scene https://www.youtube.com/watc…
... all good and better still I hadn't known about some ... 'em. [/quote]
Thats why i wanted a film clip thread, theres some ... -
Looks like the ZX Next aint coming my wayI missed the Kickstarter but when the website went up I put my name down for a Next in the shop cart and signed up for the newsletter. Never got ackn…
I wanted a Next when I found out about them, sadly ... the next best thing, I bought a ZX Spectrum from ebay last ... week and three days ago I ... recapped/checked and refurbished. So I'll be using that when ... -
If the ZX Spectrum AND the Commodore 64 were not available which 8 bit computer would you have got?Following on from the “[url="https://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/discussion/218/your-favourite-machine-apart-from-the-spectrum/p1"]Your favourite …
... ZX81 I wanted a spectrum for christmas.
What I got was a ... Camputers Lynx 96k.
Now i was ... it, I loved it.
It had a short commercial ... life, but I loved going to ... -
If the ZX Spectrum AND the Commodore 64 were not available which 8 bit computer would you have got?Following on from the “[url="https://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/discussion/218/your-favourite-machine-apart-from-the-spectrum/p1"]Your favourite …
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I wanted a Ti-99 to begin ... looked really sleek. Then I got my wonderful bundle ... the Specccy..unexpectedly and a love affair began. Not ... where I lived.
When I saw a Dragon ... 32..that looked pretty good. I think I ... -
Amiga chit chat (sorry but it never really was a commode designed machine)I wish there was a forum like this for the Amiga, perhaps there is but I tried a few and they mostly seem pretty moribund and lots of the links at Am…
... of owning I did, and made a bit of a profit too. I should ... of probably kept it but I wanted a ... Mega Drive which is what I eventually got ... Amiga, Cisco Heat, a winter olympics game I don't remember it ... -
Is there a simple way to type a Spectrum BASIC Program into notepad, save, then open in emulator?Hello. I have two emulators 1 under linux:- Fuse. 1 under windows 7 :- spin, also downloaded and run zx-editor. I just want to be able to type in …
Not really.
I had tried that, but still got keyboard mapping Pains!
I wanted a way to just type using normal pc/laptop keyboard with no clever keyword nonsense.
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Additional Information , Notes , and Details , re.the Main Windows Edition of Spectaculator There is no lenghy instruction to go with Spectaculator . Mark did a great job adding extra info. with this thread:- [url="https://worldofspectr…
... PCB inside the case) So I have a decision to make . Do ... for the D connector in the second case. I think a D connector could ... not enough space to put a D connector in just one case ... with the D connector . If I can do that then a "back to ... -
Most Disappointing Speccy SequelOk, I'm going for 3 of the most obvious: Impossamole Renegade 3 Chase H.Q 2
I bought, full price, a number of sequels that I was disappointed ... that it was just a bigger version of the ... have had to do if i wanted a complete Ultimate collection.
... though which came as a surprise as the 1st ... one is still a good game to play. ...
