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my stupid moment of the day...My sister usually sends me all sort of crap e-mails, the ones with pps with bunnies and babies and telling how life is wonderfull, and all the jokes …
... time she sends it, I start a chain mail making fun ... thing, and I was sort of pissed so I made a reply all telling "I ... is where I was stupid
I didn't ... every day). so I made a reply to all and ... now just created sort of a inter-family crisis...
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I'm an alcoholic.I've been battling this for some time now. Right now I feel like death, like a walking corpse, I've been throwing up all day long, and ignoring the …
... /> Right now I feel like death, like a walking corpse, I've been ... maybe already figured out that I had a drink problem.
a week, each beer I was swearing that ... get help. Meanwhile I feel like death a nd hope never to ... -
Aarrghhh - I haven't seen this in 10 years!Oh my giddy aunt, I can't believe it! Every other year or so, I do a search for the old Fanzine 'Crashed'. And finally I see it's been added to the …
... other year or so, I do a search for the old Fanzine ... 'Crashed'. And finally I see ... bottom is my attempt at a cartoon parody of the ... around the same time. I haven't checked the rest ... , but I think I did around 3 or 4 ... -
Location of a website animationA couple of years ago, I found a video on t'interweb but have been trying to find it again recently to no success. The video is presented as a magic…
... years ago, I found a video on t'interweb but ... /> The video is presented as a magic show, but the people ... -
Running TZX off an IDE drive? Or streaming from a NAS?Hello. I know about the DivIDE project, and about the ZX Ethernet project, but not how far they've come or what they can do. So: 1. If I have a squ…
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1. If I have a squillion TZX files sitting on ... an IDE HDD can I ... connect it to a Speccy with a DivIDE and ... on my NAS, can I connect a cat-5 to my ... second solution (assuming it is a solution) cost me?
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Ebay lieBought a few things on ebay recently, new small PC and a 19 inch monitor so its not your usual 10 quid type of thing. Both are going into a MAME bar…
... of thing.
Both are going into a MAME bartop machine i ... please as i'm on nights next week (I'm a policeman) so ... />
I think my 'i'm a policeman' (I'm not) trick i'll use ... again if i get ... -
Splattr questionI'm finally trying to get into this game I bought a few weeks ago. One thing I don't get is, what do the coloured dots on the radar signify? I know t…
... into this game I bought a few weeks ago. One thing I don't ... dots on the radar signify? I know they represent the baddies ... colours? Also, how can I tell when a baddy is coming towrds ... -
Machines and game starter bundles for saleI am just in the process of compiling a new stock list for the Preservation team shop and I am going to add a lot of my spare hardware kit and some o…
... /> One thing I am going to do is a "Starter Pack" with a fully ... go except a TV.
(I can add in a tape recorder ... in particular.
I also have a few spare ROM carts ... and you can see if I have a spare machine in the ... -
Timex 1000 - white screenHi, a friend of mine send me a Timex1000 from USA. I have never owned a zx81/times1000 before. I plugged it in and the only thing I get, is a totaly…
... from USA.
I have never owned a zx81/times1000 before.
thing I get, is a totaly white screen with ... no cursor.
I have used a 9v 110v adapter which ... I use for my NTSC 2600 (I have a ... -
Zxspin has a little glitchHi there i was playing with zxspin yesterday and i have a super fast machine but when i go to use the specdrum tzx and the program works ok but when …
Hi there i was playing with zxspin yesterday and i have a super fast ... machine but when i go to ... sound from specdrum its jumps a lot
has anyone ... -
ZxdsI've been playing a lot of Spectrum games recently via ZXDS, and I think I've found the perfect way [I]for me[/I] to emulate the spectrum. Playing s…
I've been playing a lot of Spectrum games ... recently via ZXDS, and I think I ... 've found the perfect way [I]for me[/I] ... is such a chore, as everytime I put the thing on there ... WOS for example, so I generally don't play that ... -
PC emulator with USB joystick support?Hello there, Does anyone know of a PC Spectrum emulator that will allow me to use a USB joystick? I have a Competition Pro joystick which uses USB,…
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Does anyone know of a PC Spectrum emulator that will ... allow me to use a USB joystick? I have a Competition Pro joystick ... which uses USB, but I can ... 't seem to get the thing to work ... -
Bitten/poked/stung.An itty bitty little spider decided to thrust its fangs into my left ankle ... it is currently double in size(my ankle not the spider) and it feels l…
... this bite came as a surprise as I saw the bastard jump ... to my ankle (I'm pretty sure I heard a faint [SIZE="1 ... then I watched it for a moment, didn't feel a thing then it ... jumped out onto the grass again ... but now I ... -
being hussled at the job...During August, I got this call to work on tv, directing actors. I'm not sure if i've mentioned before, I work in company that I hate, but pays me t…
... I like to do (mostly I was a tv director and writer, before I ... from my partners, and I havent received a single penny from my ... hour").
Today I got a call from the producer, telling ... he asks me "I have this thing, and I really think you are ... -
I just learnt that Spectrum has 1kB of unused ROMWell, man learns through all his life. I have just discovered that Spectrum has over 1 kilobyte of unused ROM memory, from address 14446 to 15615. Al…
... learns through all his life. I have just discovered that Spectrum ... 255.
I feel a little being cheated. I have always read ... that it was such a ... built-in assember.
I also know that people are ... -
Is it ever ok to tell your girlfriend / partner you don't like their new haircut?So my lovely other half got her hair cut in the most upmarket / expensive hairstylers in the area the other day. Not entirely convinced by her slight…
... narked voice and a stern, 'thanks a lot'. I was a little disappointed that ... new haircut looks a bit rubbish and unflattering' I was just ... the student days I never had, so I feel a little vindicated in ... day it's not a big thing, and I'm not really bothered ... -
Need a program for hard testingI need a program (preferrably free) that can be used to test a machine that I wan't to use as a server. The machines needs to be driven hard before …
I need a program (preferrably free) that can be used to test a machine that I wan't to use as a server. The machines needs to be driven hard before I accept them.
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pork chopsi do like a nice pork chop but i get bored in what to do with the chop itself. i grill the thing (and maybe add egg and cheese topping) and thats i…
i do like a nice pork chop but i get bored in what to ... chop itself.
i grill the thing (and maybe add egg ... from cubing it and making a casserole, stew, thai dish.
Looking for a type-in.I remember a type in program of a sliding block puzzle. It used code to shift the screen blocks. At the start of a game you could select how many m…
I remember a type in program of a sliding block puzzle. ... t remember exactly. I do remember a basic program that drew ... />
I'm sure it was a mixture of basic ... and code. I've ... articles.
I can't remember ! Dementia has ...I WILL combine postageHi! Guys, Just to let you know that for private bidders I will combine postage on my current ebay auctions, for instance [url]http://cgi.e…
... that for private bidders I will combine postage on ... traders!
I have a lot of nice 'bundles' on ... , these bundles are well worth a look!
... the kind of response I get, I may or may not ... weekend is a free listings weekend on ebay I may put ...+2a datacorder problemsHelloooo, how's it going? Reason I'm posting is that 1) I'm a massive speccy fan, it was the first range of computers I ever owned 2) I'm having rea…
... real problems.....
I just bought a +2a off ebay (listed ... and not jammed in......I cant get this thing to work.
thing is that it did once have a black wire ... get this datacorder sending a sound signal? I've got the machine ...The cheek of some peopleAges back i posted about the excellent yahoo group freecycle. [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=12443&highlight=freecycle…
... still in excellent condition i thought id freecycle them.< ... fit.) It was then i noticed a man standing by the ... through me as if i wasnt there. I went to pass ... that i do live in a council house but its not a ... The thing that oiks me is that i did them a favour ...What game gobsmacked you the most?And where were you when you saw it for the first time? Mine has to be, an obvious choice, Knightlore & Underwurlde. We'd all seen the adverts at s…
... could get a head start on playing the damn thing before all ... of us poorer kids could have a go! (I ... then it WAS like controlling a cartoon! I handled the box, read ... STILL smell the same today, I have a set upstairs! They still ...Music in TV/Film tie-insOh, I feel a bit fnirky today, so I fancied posting summink, well, erm. Fnirky. What game d'ya reckon had a theme tune that...(deep breath; comma s…
Oh, I feel a bit fnirky today, so I fancied posting summink, well, ... Last Crusade, but then I realised that the better version ... Fuxsoft demos.
So, I'm gonna opt for... EastEnders ... dreary, just like the real thing! Thank god Macsen? software never ...mental watchits that time of my life again when i need to buy another watch. so i want to buy a watch where the hands spin round really fast like there is some …
... my life again when i need to buy another ... />
so i want to buy a watch where the hands ... or with a press of a button so i'd be ... and i can stop it.
anyway, does such a thing ... exist, if so can you post a link please ...Adverts for CRASH, and GamesMaster InternationalA couple of new bits on CRASH Online. Firstly I've been looking through the other mags published in 1983 to try and find ads for CRASH itself. I onl…
... ads for CRASH itself. I only found one (in ... for Issue 1 that I have lying around but ... from.
I've been looking through C ... />
Secondly, I found a pile of GamesMaster International mags ... a Newsfield magazine for RPGs and that kind of thing.< ...RGB on speccy ?hi, just a question : are you aware of scene demo trying emulate rgb ? i was a bit ill last few days so laying in bad i come with a (stupid ?) idea.…
... emulate rgb ?
i was a bit ill last few days ... so laying in bad i come with a (stupid ?) idea.
thing a bit
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i did quick mockup in Paintshop ...The Quill[URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0006857"]The Quill[/URL] is listed as "The Quill Adventure System" which is what is reported i…
... .jpg"]supporting documentation[/URL] I have found lists it as ... [B]Writing[/B] System". I guess the short form looks ... /> On the same note, I have a "family pack" of both ... same box (big, black plastic thing) with a sticker: "Special offer - separates ...Name this ...machine.Dear all, I have a very vivid memory of a computer/console thing that was sold in shops back in the very early 80s, but I've yet to find a picture o…
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I have a very vivid memory of a computer/console thing that was ... early 80s, but I've yet to find a picture or mention ... was rather slim I think. I also seem to remember a slot for ... have been a going concern at one point! But I just can ...Console fatigue?I had a XBOX 360 for just over a year, got tired of it, sold it and bought a Wii. Got tired of that even quicker (less than 6 months), sold it and b…
... that. Before this I had a PS2 for several years ... 's up with me? I've played some truly great ... most of time I feel like I'm going through ... "trying all 3 consoles" thing, but the feeling that they ... />
Perhaps I just need a break... I've been gaming for ...
