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The Grim Reaper is coming for your consoles...According to: [URL]http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8556874.stm[/URL] [COLOR=Blue][B]"A gaming service that aims to kill off the traditional …
... , OK. Science akin to the world of Spiderman there. First of all, there has ... the controller and sends them to the main computer (provisionally housed at the headquarters of the ... of empty space if it's wireless) to the console, and the console sends the ... -
What was this game?!Hello folks, I've signed up especially to see if someone is able to tell me the name of a Spectrum game I spent dozens of hours playing against one …
... different zone you moved them to the edge of the zone which was being ... /> Basically, I think the aim of the game was to capture a castle in ... Nether Earth during the same period. Why I can remember the title of that ... -
The story of 'Blame it On The Boogie' - you couldn't make it up!not sure if this is true or an apocryphal (urban myth) ... it was mentioned in the guardian in feb.. so it's not an april fools I guess. what are t…
... fascinating documentary about the song 'Blame it On The Boogie' - in ... v=ZcDj46elLhQ[/url]
The Jackson 5 version
the song, but their publisher ... bumped into Michael Jackson in the lift of a London hotel in ... -
The Daily MailIf you go to Bruce Everiss's blog to find out about the Evony case, you can see a satirical song about the Dail Mail (a British "newspaper"). The Dai…
... were intending to buy the portable version of the game for ... they all right down to the intelligence of a backwards eight year ... unless you want to paper the bottom of a bird cage ... properly, then the criminals' supporters, instead of trying to argue logically ... -
OMD at the Vintage Computing FestivalJust got this via Farcebook: (Also add to the list of speakers our very own [B]csmith[/B] on the Spectrum ULA) NEWS RELEASE A walk on the geek side …
... Farcebook:
(Also add to the list of speakers our very own [B ... and Maid of Orleans. More recently the band has reformed to play ... e=4677[/url] (Entry to the performance is separate from VCF ... soon. Members of TNMOC will have free entry to the VCF. Anyone ... -
Searching for the artistes from The Power House / H.E.X.Hello, my name is Caroline Bren, and this is my first post. Recently, I put out an audio record which some of you may have heard of, under the Feedin…
... for another release relating to the history of music for the ZX Spectrum, and ... /> In addition to this, I am looking to collect the rest of the H.E ... project together.
Thanks to the entire WOS community for making ... -
Back to the Future - You lucky devilsDon't know if you know this but the Back to the Future trilogy will be re-released in UK cinemas in October. Link [URL="http://www.back-to-the-futur…
... if you know this but the Back to the Future trilogy will be ... /> Link [URL="http://www.back-to-the-future.net/universal-issues-brand ... 'm gutted its not coming to Japan :( -
A Day in the Life of a Tupperware Salesman (Tie-in licence)[URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0010762&loadpics=3"]A Day in the Life of a Tupperware Salesman[/URL] "Inspired by" or "Tie-in…
... ;loadpics=3"]A Day in the Life of a Tupperware Salesman[/URL ... -
RIP Roy Ward Baker*OOps! Posted in wrong forum...could someone move to chit chat, please...sorry.....being rubbish again...* (From Facebook) "[b]Hammer Films[/b] We…
... he directed Quatermass and the Pit, The Anniversary, Journey to the Unknown: The Indian Spirit Guide ... , Moon Zero Two, The Vampire Lovers, Scars of ... -
I'm scared to death!I've posted on here before that I'm not very well. I've got a genetic kidney condition (Polycystic Kidney Disease...PKD) and it's fast getting to the…
... I've always managed to put it to the back of my mind. Now ... the lives of everyone around me. At the moment, I'd like to go ... probably not likely to get one of those because of the costs. Even if ... I did manage to get ... -
Research into tape to real spectrumHi eveyone, I am doing research into getting tape files to work on the speccy from an audio port. So you can connect your computer to a real speecy,…
... into getting tape files to work on the speccy from an ... when any device gets to the end of the track it stops imediatly ... last mili second of code. This is because of the tape to wave software ... . it does not give it one second of ... -
A night at the London O2I took my son to see Wrestling at the London O2 last night for his birthday and I thought I'd share my observations of this experience. Firstly, the…
... to me and when he got up to go to the toilet or wherever, the ... boy in the row behind ... the boy stayed put and the guy had to tell him to get out of ... /> Special mention must go to the price of drinks. ?3.60 for a ... -
The thread of belly laughsGo on folkes I could do with a laugh. Post up the some of the funnyest (or down right silliest) things you know, be it jokes, stories, images, youtub…
Go on folkes I could do with a laugh. Post up the some of the funnyest (or down right silliest) things you know, be it jokes, stories, images, youtube videos other sites. I could do with a reeeet good belly laugh. -
A couple of corrections to Genesis: dawn of a new dayHi Martjin, I thought it would be better to take this here: could you please add Anjuel to the game credits, and change the +3 version to the fixed …
Hi Martjin,
I thought it would be better to take this here: could you please add Anjuel to the game credits, and change the +3 version to the fixed one?
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The father of British computing diesThe creator of EDSAC from 1949 [url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11875821[/url] you can try the edsac emulator here [url]http://www.dcs.warw…
The creator of EDSAC from 1949
[url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11875821[/url]
you can try the edsac emulator here
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Recent talk of developing new SpectrumsHi all, I can see from a few threads on here that some Wossers like Vasil and Aien 8 are interested in developing more powerful Spectrums or improvi…
... is obviously a limit to the speed of the original Z80 as it ... alternative to the original hardware; like a Spectrum equivalent of the Commodore ... every bit out of the original system to make it possible.< ... specs mentioned seem to be about the limit of a Z80 ... -
Singularity (a great first person shooter)I thought I'd post this as I've just played a very good modern game that for some reason most people seem not to have heard of, so maybe some of you …
... of treating the player like an idiot - your cursor (the onscreen sights at the centre of the ... screen, I mean) changes according to what ... some of the set pieces are fantastic), and the ability to choose how to ... -
Another guess the name of the game thread!Hello chums :) I can't for the life of me remember the name of the game I'm thinking of. It is a sort of 3D noughts and crosses game. IIRC there are…
... can't for the life of me remember the name of the game I'm ... thinking of. It is a ... sort of ... make your move on any of the grids at any time.
How to TZX "difficult" programsFirst of all hello, this is my first post after being recently introduced to the world of spectrum by a freind. Secondly - if this is in breach of t…
... post after being recently introduced to the world of spectrum by a freind ... in breach of the forum guidlines then please tell me to stop ... I try to make the tzx file (using the widows version of make tzx ... up to 32kb but non of these files work.
The ...From a spectator's point of viewApols if this has been done before... Many games on the speccy were single-player affairs and so if you were playing with your mate/sibling you may …
... lots of opportunites to discuss how to approach the obstacles in the game. The fact that the ... main character never 'died' could be used to the advantage of the ... player currently in the hotseat :p Just ...Fao dmboozefreekIf you've been following the news recently, you know that even Mr. DMBooze Freek's horoscope says he's cocky. However, you might not know that DMBooz…
... only one side of the issue. Let me cut to the chase: DMBooze spouts ... has a duty to conceal the facts and lie to the rest of us, under ... on Earth, the truth is very simple: If DMBooze makes fun of me ...nostalgia for saturdayswhat do you remember best of saturdays gone? for me itd be [B]childhood[/B] Going to mi grans up the village, playing in the park, grandstand on th…
... br /> going to the post office and paying a bit of money each ... stocksbridge, dinnington, worksop into the centre of sheffield.
we'd all ... drinking, then off to the "wap" then the frog and parrot ... "rock" pubs, then back to the "wap" or yorkshiremen, then ...Paranormality and Harry PriceI've just started reading [url=http://www.amazon.co.uk/Paranormality/dp/B004OC07PS/ref=wl_it_dp_o?ie=UTF8&coliid=I3U2VVCQUTIDHZ&colid=RMP76ET0HOZU]Pa…
... that aims to explain the psychological processes underlying some types of apparent paranormal ... our journey, meet the remarkable Mr. Harry Price, travel to the Isle of Man to investigate ... a talking mongoose and end up in the ...The Colour of Magic - movieI just finished watching the 2008 TV miniseries (2 episodes) [URL="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1079959/"]The Colour of Magic[/URL]. This was created …
I just finished watching the 2008 TV miniseries (2 episodes) ... www.imdb.com/title/tt1079959/"]The Colour of Magic[/URL].
This ... after Terry Pratchett's book of the same name, which also spawned ... the [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum. ...Chest PainsOver the last 2 days i've been getting bad pains in the centre of my chest. I initally thought it was indigestion but after a few rennies it was sti…
... been getting bad pains in the centre of my chest. I initally ... can last from 10 seconds to a few minutes, i ... heart problems run in the family. I'm pretty ... wrong with my heart. The pain feels like it' ... ve made an appointment to see the doctor on Thursday but ...The Ring Of Darkness (something missing?)[URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0006897&loadpics=3&model=spectrum"]The Ring Of Darkness[/URL] SD1 upper left. Artist? Versio…
Some more 419 fun fresh from the spam folderErm from Eva Desmond apparently? [quote]Hello My name is Eve Desmond, I saw your profile today through the help of chamber of commerce in ouagadoug…
... release this money to you as the next of kin to the deceased customer. ... there as the nearest person to the deceased customer, the owner (the deceased customer) of the account ... release / transfer the money to you as the next of kin to the deceased customer.
Something impossible has happened.Scientists have discovered a new force emitting from the core of the Sun. It is responsible for accelerating the decay rate of matter. It has been …
... . Which is the rotational time of the core of the Sun.
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Another supposed 'constant' bites the dust. Time to ... /> Also, if the Sun is coming to the end of a cycle, will ... that all life on Earth could STOP decaying. And ...rock quizJust off for my lunch - anyone fancy a go at a rock/heavy metal-based lunchtime quiz? 1. This band holds the record for having the most Billboard Ho…
... their gig at The Station nightclub led to the deaths of 100 people in ... a group of aliens who had assembled to secretly guide Earth's history ... . In an interview published in the ...Need the name of a comicI wonder if someone can help with something thats been bugging me....... I remember a comic that i read in the mid - late 80's that contained mainly …
... comic that i read in the mid - late 80's that ... but i can't remember the name of the comic and its annoying ... (i think) was called 'Tough of the track' about a runner and ...
