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I may have lots of MIAHi All, I found on my old hard drives a bucket load of spectrum tapes and decided to check against the MIA list to see if I had anything that is wan…
... I had anything that is wanted. Its a tricky task though. Years ago (I ... mean MANY years ago), I ... them is quite a big task. So I wrote a quick .NET app ... -
Works in Fuse & SpecEmu, not ZXSpinI decided that I wanted to change the scroll routine which I was using for compiling the Trailblazer maps, as I'd just copied it out of Andrew Hewson…
I decided that I wanted to change the scroll routine which I was ... the Trailblazer maps, as I'd just copied it out ... )
ld d,(iy+1)
ld a,8
... $203c ;PR_STRING
xor a
call $1601 ;CHAN_OPEN< ... -
Highway EncounterTalking here about short play games, one can get through in an hour or two at most, where there is no other way to progress except to complete the "n…
... as this is quite a subjective topic, I wanted to ask which games ... ]Highway Encounter[/B]. I'd like to say a couple of things in ... it could do with a few more zones. :D I recall completing this ... game gave me a great amount ... -
UPS power supply noise (odd one)I've got an APC Smart-UPS 700 Had it for about three years no problems with it at all. It was 'used' when I got it. Yesterday I powered it down fo…
... in a long time as I wanted to re-arrange my desk. I'd ... up this problem before and I'd never heard of one ... if it was a coil whine or a bleep, I think it ... was a high pitched buzzer / ... was a bit too loud for a coil noise, as I say I ... -
probably a stupid question...I know very litle of jpg resolutions, but I found a picture online that I want to print in to a poster, but I have no idea if the resolution will all…
I know very litle of jpg resolutions, but I found a picture online ... that I want to print ... in to a poster, but I ... to print a good A4 size with it? (although I wanted it bigger ... -
Glasgow Comic Con 2013Spent the last two days at the Glasgow Comic Con 2013, and picked up some great signatures and saw some good discussions... Managed to get [i]Cam Ke…
... me what sketch I wanted and so I replied with "Ukko ... thought I said...Anyway, he acted a lot like a rockstar ... on Sunday morning after a night out in Glasgow, ... up hung-over a couple of hours later... :D
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20-column multicolour: a half-baked ideaI was writing an email reply to one Mr Jowett about multicolour routines, and in that way that explaining something to someone else makes you think "…
... , for example).
(I realise that the lower / upper ... two?
I made a naive attempt at a 20-column routine ... (see columns 12-13) before I'd had chance to paint it ... instruction sequence and immediately get a graphical representation of where ... -
Interview with Bob Wakelin. elmundodelspectrum.comHere you have the interview with Bob Wakelin from [URL="http://www.elmundodelspectrum.com"]elmundodelspectrum.com[/URL] in its original format. Enjoy…
... was never as good as I wanted it to be. Deadlines ... because the movie company wanted the movie poster as ... my art, and still wanted to use it, so ... right to do whatever they wanted with it.
I finally bought a scanner – I’d already sold some ... -
speccyboxSo after a long wait for the stuff I needed (at least most of it) I decided today to at least get through Stage 1 of my spectrum box. First off I wi…
... to run once booted as I want a computer like the ZX ... be perfect and I fully understand that, but I also wanted to see ... how far I can get too. Its a bit ... on heat and as i dont need a massive size storage it ... spectrum strip somewhere on it. :D -
Videogames 101, suggestions please!Right, Spec-chums, I need your suggestions for videogames to sit my kids down in front of :) I was a fairly quiet, bookish child and latched onto Sp…
... of :)
I was a fairly quiet, bookish child and ... grow up healthier than me :D) but since they're ... me... I've got a few ideas of course, but wanted to see ... yours first (fnar!)
I'm ... So no bloodthirsty wargames please :D -
another one of those games lists..... sorryMorning folks, Long time reader, first time poster and all that. I have been toying with the idea (or at least, the missus has) of getting rid of m…
... poster and all that. I have been toying with the ... all valid reasons, but I wanted to check the games list ... them on ebay as a job lot incase there ... there that might be worth a bit more on thier ... Stonkers
76. STRIKE - M.A.D
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Spectrum +2 power supply replacementI bought my first Spectrum the other day, a grey +2, but it seems that the power supply is busted (I've tested it with a multimeter and tried replaci…
... busted (I've tested it with a multimeter and ... to return so I'd rather get a replacement power supply ... I'll admit I don't understand a lot about power supplies so I wanted ... to check here first, in case I'm ... else has tried finding a replacement +2 PSU ... -
Tape handling on a +3I'm seeing some strange behaviour when loading a basic program from the Loader option of a +3. I'm currently using the fuse emulator (I don't have an…
... the Loader option of a +3. I'm currently using the ... upstairs for now), so I'd welcome others trying it out ... .
If I create a small basic program:
< ... ready 10:1". If I insert a disk image of an ... whether this is a fuse problem, or a generic +3 ... -
Am I being over-sensitive here...?I'd just like a general consensus on this. The wife thinks I should just ignore it, but she suffers from a lack of empathy so I'm not taking her wor…
I'd just like a general consensus on this. The wife thinks I should ... years ago (and I'll readily admit I was a bit forthcoming here ... ), I fully expected him ... , as to be honest I'd find it a bit hypocritical with all ... -
Upgrade Windows8 to 8.1 without store ?To cut a long story short: I upgraded last year from 7pro to 8pro. However the Store and the apps ie Weather etc never worked, they just open and cl…
To cut a long story short:
I upgraded last year from ... without the Store but I do not see a way. Any thoughts ... app issue I'd need to do a refresh although iirc I read on ... might go awol, if I wanted that I'd do a backup and full fresh ... -
Trying to remember the name of a book about computer virusesSome years back, I read a book about the origin and progression of computer viruses (the book was mainly or totally about the PC), and I'd like to tr…
... about the PC), and I'd like to track it down ... I had, I don't know if there was a hardback version, had a ... cover that was (I'm ... to learn how to write a virus, of course, and ... malware, it was just a history of viruses and their ... -
The Retro CavernFurther to [url="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showpost.php?p=732788&postcount=9"]Grimmsqueaker's post in the "Buyers beware" thread[/url], I…
... " thread[/url], I thought I'd give The Retro Cavern a go.
... Their service was exceptional - I ordered a joystick at 8:00pm on ... well packaged.
I have no incentive for posting ... Cavern[/url], but I just wanted to share a great service with ... -
Spin Emulator +D BugHi there, I think, I found a bug in SPIN Emulator. If I select +D Disk emulation and insert a disc into Drive 2, CAT 2 gave me the wrong number of fr…
... /> I think, I found a bug in SPIN Emulator.
If I select +D Disk ... emulation and insert a disc into Drive ... this value automaticaly when inserting a disc image into drive 2 ... -
Artist(s) and illustrators wanted!Hi all - It has become my current project to help a certain gentleman of note in our community bring an old project from the 80s to life. I can do t…
... the grunt work, but I have a need for talented artists or ... liberally inside.
I cannot stress enough that the ... be a month or so before I'm ready to start [i]using[/i ... and draw them as you'd imagine them to look aside ... come up with!
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Say a naughty word and Microsoft ban you!I thought this was a joke, but there's lots of people apparently going through it, some even posting about it on the official Xbox forums; [COLOR="b…
... ="blue"]"
At least a dozen Xbox Live users have ... it online. I made a video and said a bad word ... .
I do understand I shouldn't have said ... I wish there was a disclaimer about it since I had no idea I ... XBox One he'd be banned for a gillion years ... -
Just wanted your advice but its also an annoucementMy Spectrum 4ever will be coming back very soon and I wanted to know would any of you be interested in a regular talkie on a Friday. If i can get so…
... coming back very soon and I wanted to know would any of ... interested in a regular talkie on a Friday.
If i can ... the new games and ask a question to the spectrum community ... comments section is a total mess.
I really intend to ... -
Converting an integer arbitrary large binary number into a printable decimal formThis was asked a long ago at the comp.sys.sinclair newsgroup. At that time, I came up with a solution by extrapolating the classic algorithm of suces…
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Yesterday, I was introduced to the [url ... dabble" algorithm[/url], which I didn't know about, ... algorithm for a school task, I gave it a try as ... /> dec de
ld a,d
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I'm rich! (not really)In the post today, as well as the odd Christmas card, was a letter purporting to be from a Mr Zhang at China CITIC Bank (a real person working at a r…
... (a real person working at a real bank) telling me that I'd inherited ... half of $16.4 million. A blatantly - nay ... 's own email domain. A typical "I'm writing to tell you ... to the dead guy and I'm a lying, thieving idiot." sort ... -
I wish other game developers would do thisA few of the people who worked on the N64 game Conker's Bad Fur Day have posted a video (well, twenty-four short videos) of them playing through the …
... have missed.
I wish they'd do it for their ... game we'd probably get;
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"[I]Here's ... fall off the side. You'd better not though, or it ... [/I]."
"[I]I can't see a cell-phone tower[/I]"
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Born again Speccy user with problemsHello all, Firstly I'd like to say a big hello - this is my first post! When I was 8 or 9 or so my dad bought a ZX Spectrum 48K and a whole bunch o…
... br />
Firstly I'd like to say a big hello - this is ... though, and now I'm a 'responsible' grown-up I started getting really ... had always beaten me. Now I wanted to learn and master it ... working well. I wrote a longish program and decided that I'd try to ... -
It's my turn to look for a film...I'm looking for a film that I saw in my local CEX ages ago and I wish I'd bought it, but I didn't (it was only ?1.50 too) and it's basically a Batman…
... ages ago and I wish I'd bought it, but I didn't ... pointy ears and a cape and everything, just a little squarer). ... man decides to don a suit and hunt criminals ... it online apart from (I think) a reference to it in ... for his cameo" as a lone person walked past them ... -
Kempston Interface with sega controllersI am not much of a joystick person when playing games and in fact I use the keys more than anything. Thing is now I would like to use a controller an…
... now I would like to use a controller and I found ... are ok but the d-pad is a bit strange to ... say the least.
What i wanted ... to ask was does a Megadrive Controller work ... and if so could I do a hack of sorts so ... -
Just a fun pic from a shoot.I did a shoot the other day with a model, and she wanted to do a geek-type shoot. I'm not a fan of the stereotype myself, but hey, she wanted it! So …
I did a shoot the other day with a model, and she wanted to do ... a geek-type shoot. I'm not a ... fan of the stereotype myself, but hey, she wanted ... it! So I used a prop...
Luca Bordoni Lost Treasures....For some reason today I came across Luca Bordoni's name. That ringed a bell so went and checked it out. Luca was the author of one of the most ambiti…
... just to write a "Jungle King" game, but I failed miserably). ... />
In the meantime I wanted to invite you to check ... enough as to implement a remake of this Save ... ... why not give it a fresh new look ??
... and so will I. ;D"
I think CGD (of ...
