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More general questionsJust some more things that I wonder when I can't sleep... 1. What's the highest score anyone's ever achived when playing snooker? I mean, yes there…
... on a table, but what if one player commits a foul ... to spam? I mean, even if you did want a R ... at least he's charismatic (if only he'd gone into ... operas when everyone knows everyone else in the same street, and ... -
XP Network problemI had a quick google but couldn't find anything so I thought I'd try here :) I got XP home on a PC. I have an admin account and everyone else has …
... an admin account and everyone else has limited accounts.
In order for anyone else to use the internet, I ... there so if the PC gets rebooted no-one else can get ... -
Going to Glastonbury?I was one of the lucky few who got a ticket. I even managed to get a room in a B&B (I'm too old for camping). I just wondered if anyone else from WoS…
I was one of the lucky few who got a ticket. I even managed to get a room in a B&B (I'm too old for camping). I just wondered if anyone else from WoS would be there. -
Anyone else having problems with www.worldofspectrum.org?Is anyone else having trouble accessing [url]www.worldofspectrum.org?[/url] I can reach worldofspectrum.org (without the www) OK but I can't get to …
Is anyone else having trouble accessing [url]www.worldofspectrum.org?[/url]
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moving picturesJust finally watched the first episode of Cosmos, the series that they made nearly 30 years ago from Carl Sagans book of the same name :) been wantin…
... download `em :(
anyone else seen these when originally aired ... /> -----------
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Manic Miner port on Wiicade? Want to assemble a team?Oh, feel free to move this topic, forum gods. It IS development, but for Flash instead of the Spectrum. I'm a 15-year-old American with an obsessio…
... I'm trying to see if there are any people interested ... I wouldn't trust anyone else to handle a classic as ... to a broader audience, even if my role in the process ... a catalyst. Let me know if you're interested. -
What good demos are there?What good demos are there for the Spectrum? I mean audio and/or graphical "look what I can do" demos, not game demos, of course. Things like [I]Shock…
... try :smile:
And if you want to mention non ... ]Overscan.[/I]
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superbomberman 2I seem to have downloded a copy of Superbomberman 2 for Spectrum - although I can't remember where I got it. Must have downloaded it whilst looking f…
... it whilst looking for something else and just assumed it would ... .
Let me know if you'd like it. Send ... -
wanna see if my +2 works... but I have a problem with power supply unit. Note: English is not my native language so forgive my mistakes. At one time it stoped working, aft…
... and where's minus. So if someone knows this, please help ... -
A great ideaMost of us are a bit short on cash whenever we want to buy a new toy for our speccy. Sometimes can't even find what we are looking for. Now what id s…
... with a pc or something else via USB or serial or ... keyboard or a VDU monitor. If anyone can do anything like ... -
IF RYAN=NERD THEN PRINT "Get out more often" - blogI'm a huge fan of the ZX Spectrum, retro gaming, films, manga, anime and books. If you are too, why not visit my blog: [URL="http://ryanlambie.blog.…
I'm a huge fan of the ZX Spectrum, retro gaming, films, manga, anime and books. If you are too, why not visit my blog:
[URL="http://ryanlambie.blog.co.uk"]http://ryanlambie.blog.co.uk[/URL] -
A little bit of history on the Beeb site[url]http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6572711.stm[/url] Can't see it posted anywhere else, apologies if you've read it already
[url]http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6572711.stm[/url]
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The day after... (25year hardware woes)...so there we were, about to play some ROM-cartridge games on my grey +2... but it didn't seem to like the Ram Turbo interface, won't even boot, ju…
... ! At last!!
If anybody has any thoughts on ... . I'd like above all else to get the toast-rack ... -
Some more off-topic questions...Just some more things I wonder about, especially when I can't sleep (I hate insomnia)... 1) Do jet packs actually exist? You never see them, even…
... up there (or anything else up there, if you ask me) ... allowed to marry again, if they are married and living ... ". Is this true? And if so, what language are the ... on DVD - brilliant). And if they did, then lots of ... Laurel and Hardy? Even if you wanted to watch them ... -
I don't suppose the missus would be to pleased if I just spent our overdraft.I was doing my online banking and clicked the review overdraft button, it said I was guaranteed ?2k. I clicked it and I was. I calculate that with t…
... of my Honda hornet, and If I borrowed some cash on ... -
TIPP31 transistor questionYesterday I had the time to try and repair a 4S issue 48k spectrum I had. First of all I replaced all the electrolytic capacitors. The tr4 transistor…
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Does any one know if its normal for the TIPP31 ... hoter than normal, nor anything else that would indicate a component ... -
Time travel...Time travel is a very, very interesting concept. Surely everyone has dreamt of going back in time, to see how things used to be, or of going into the…
... , talking to people and whatever else, and
altering nothing, ... more distan future, respectively, if indeed time travel is possible ... .
Though if time travel is possible, many ... C. Clarke once speculated, if time travel is possible, then ... -
Why design a new Spectrum?Every so often, someone posts up about designing a portable Spectrum, or a new Spectrum with improved hardware capabilities, but I don't see why. I m…
... see why. I mean, if someone wants to do something ... (climb a mountian if you like), and if you want to ... (or an old PC, if portability isn't a problem ... out.
And if you do want to create ... to Windows PC) and whatever else.
* Yes, writing ... -
Evaluation of IF?I am wondering how the "run-time compiler" (i.e. running the basic program) does evaluate IF statements, that is: does the statement get checked firs…
... the basic program) does evaluate IF statements, that is: does the ... statement get checked first and if true the rest of the ... lines has to be processed if a=0?
[B ... =1 THEN something
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ZX Spectrum technical information wiki[With vague apologies for the multi-post] In order to push out updated information quicker than is currently happening with the [url=http://www.worl…
... experiment at this stage and if it doesn't seem to ... abandon it and try something else, so please feel free to ... -
ZX Spectrum technical information wiki[With vague apologies for the multi-post] In order to push out updated information quicker than is currently happening with the [url=http://www.worl…
... experiment at this stage and if it doesn't seem to ... abandon it and try something else, so please feel free to ... -
You're going to hate this...May I first point out that I'm wearing flame-retardant clothing, and whilst it *is* a concrete overcoat (presumably to save time...) it chafes a litt…
... a curiosity for someone else (natch) to fix, if it tickles their ... -
Comments for small "sprite" routine wantedI have just written my first machine code program and I am quite happy (and proud) to get it working! :smile: As a child I never learned anything e…
... child I never learned anything else than Basic so it is ... are. I am wondering if there is any easy way ... assembly I am also unsure if there is any "convention" ( ... all needed all the time. If this was a part of ...
jr c,setcarry ;If carry is set, jump to ... -
Spinning out of controlJust wondered if anyone else has problems with spin. What happens to me sometimes is as I go to load a new snaphot or tap spin crashes out tothe des…
Just wondered if anyone else has problems with spin.
< ... game.
Just wondered if this should be something to ... -
bobsleigh by digital integrationDoes anyone else know this game? I tried it for the first time yesterday and enjoyed it. The graphics are simple but effective and the feeling of mom…
Does anyone else know this game? I tried ... standard, so I just wondered if anyone remembers this game and ... can let me know if it is one I ... the Olympic bob!
If you have not tried it ... progress or any tips - especially if you work out which runners ... -
If you think Dan Brown/Terry Pratchett/JK Rowling/Tolkien/whoever is crap...I've had some good stuff (including books) from Poundland, but one book I've bought recently is [i]The Emperor of Ocean Park[/i] by Stephen L Carter,…
... in petty family squabbles, especially if your characters are such that ... ?ning" would sound awkward even if it were pronounced correctly; most ... -
Some interesting new old school games to try[url]http://www.binaryzoo.com/home/index.htm[/url] I love echoes. Great game! (but you may need to get the shades on) If anyone else knows of any …
... shades on)
If anyone else knows of any games that ... -
specpediahow come there isn't a speccy wikipedia? there seems to be one for everything else, star wars, pokemon, lost, ds homebrew. i know this site has all …
... to be one for everything else, star wars, pokemon, lost, ds ... replaced.
just wondered if anyone has ever thought or ... -
YSRnRY website - Keep the intro Flash animations?Heya, As part of the 10th Anniversary "thingy" on 16/08/07 (2 months. 514/51.), there are going to be a few tweaks to the website. Have a look at […
... (yikes...) - and I'm wondering if it's time for a ... , or replace them with something else?
As for the ... "something else", I can safely tell you ... -
Tape not loading - ideasI have two spectrum 48k rubbers. The tape drive is one that has a data mode and a ph mode. The data mode overrides the volume control. Prior to last…
... . Can anyone think of anything else to check for? (head alignment ... tape head with/do alignment. If so can some one give ...
