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The spelling of Dave Nicholls' surnameThe author of 'April Showers', the (then) new room in 'Jet Set Willy', published as a type-in in 'Your Spectrum' magazine in April 1985, is apparentl…
The author of 'April Showers', the (then) new room in ... yourspectrum/YourSpectrum13-Apr85.pdf"]in the original article[/url] ( ... appeared earlier, without consulting the original article. I am ...
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Journey to the Centre of Eddie Smith's HeadThis title has one of the worst covers i have ever seen, like Megaman US bad. I surprised it wasn't in the games archive. Is there a tape still out …
This title has one of the worst covers i have ever seen, like Megaman US bad.
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Whats the name of the chip that replaces the ULA?I can't find it through searching using the above title. I distinctly remember reading about a new type of programmable chip that can be set to behav…
I can't find it through searching using the above title. I distinctly remember reading about a new type of programmable chip that can be set to behave like different processors. Anyone? -
Exciting news for visitors of WoS, Some new MIA games and alternate versions to be added to the siteThis is my 1st Post be gentle, I have quite a few games that have been listed as missing in action and have sent the games to Steven Brown (admin) to…
... (lol).
The following is a list of games requested by ... CYBER TANKS by Star Dreams, THE EXTERMINATOR by Algray, ESCAPE ... BY ?, NOAH by IWS,RETURN OF THE JEDY by ?, RACEHORSE by ?, ... resistance an ALTERNATE VERSION of ROBOTRON 2084 the unreleased? game by ... -
A recollection of a Bug in a "good" game:the mystery of the bug and the game will be revealed later!Well what is the "big deal":- a bug in an old Spectrum game. So what! Well , I should explain: it was a good very popular game and I have to watc…
... one of my sons who clearly remembered the said bug in the said ... and also said something along the lines of :- "Well you get that ... generous time limit of 6 months to find the said bug . I ... play them .But back in the the 1980s when I bought a ... -
The odd parts of the Internet.This thread is devoted to the odd places on the internet. Not the grotesque, or dark web nastiness but weird stuff that pops up in the odd search res…
... devoted to the odd places on the internet. Not the grotesque, or ... that pops up in the odd search result or ... rather than a geeky image of a battery, I was ... br />
I saw the well drawn lading page but ... deared not click the link to play the game. I dare ... -
is there a way of reading characters off the screen and turning that into a string? this has to be done in basic. i know it would have something to do with peeking memory (maybe screen memory) but would this change due to programs r…
... due to programs running in the memory? i also need it ... to carry on reading the screen through the scroll? message (maybe this ... as i want to read the contents of the cat command to program ... a commander in basic for the +3e ... -
Request: +3 Disk images of Ultimate The Collected Works or stream filesI have a copy of Ultimate The collected Work on +3 disk but 3 sides have errors, have sent Kryoflux dumps to Gilby to prove I own them! I know the…
I have a copy of Ultimate The collected Work on +3 disk ... supply either full disk images of Disk 1 Side A, Disk ... or, if possible, stream files of the following tracks:
Disk ... by loading each DSK into the HxC emulator software and exporting ... -
The Cycles Disk, stuck on picture of bike and bottom of screen is blue?Have a Loose Disk of The Cycles by Accolade, made a DSK from it and loaded it in Spectaculator but it sticks on a screen that just shows a bike at th…
Have a Loose Disk of The Cycles by Accolade, made a ... blue, pressed every key on the virtual keyboard but nothing happens ... mention of this screen and there is nothing to select? The same ... happens with the DSK image from WOS ... -
Lots of French stations booming in on the FM broadcast band.Don't know if any of you fellow wosser's are interested in receiving/listening to long distance radio but currently here in the Lincolnshire area of …
... but currently here in the Lincolnshire area of UK, I have be ... of French stations literally wiping out the UK stations. This is on the ... due to co-channel interference of the a French station. Tropics are ... very good on the FM band this evening. If ... -
I've bought a Sony Minidisc deck in 2018 - For the Love of MinidiscsI've got a little HIFI obsession going at the moment, not only tape decks, but mini disk and vinyl. I recently brought a second Technics SL1200 becau…
... HIFI obsession going at the moment, not only tape ... cult following here. Consequently, the few high end models that ... up given the simplicity of the fix. I got the deck, fitted the belt ... of reinforcement inside with many panels being double thickness too. So the ... -
im trying to get the name of a simple puzzle gameit has a really small game area, about a quarter of the screen and it is on a white background. you play a smiley face that moves around and collect …
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Question about the Lords of Midnight map.I seem to remember that the game was advertised as having a massive map with 32768 views. Well, that corresponds with a map of (about) 64x64 cells, …
I seem to remember that the game was advertised as having ... , that corresponds with a map of (about) 64x64 cells, and being ... /> ... but what happens at the edges of the map? Is there a big ... -
While we're on the subject of BASIC Although my memory of the past still seems to be fairly reliable, memories relating to learning computer programming seem to have disappeared…
Although my memory of the past still seems to ... rudimentary grasp of Basic commands and of course the essential GO ... mention that heresy of heresies to the acolytes of structured programming, because ... have to think about the subject of computer programming ever ... -
Devils of the Deep - what to do?game is (very) slow, but it has its "charm"... manual is on WoS... 1st thing is to find a KNIFE, then you can chop seaweed and eat it to restore …
... it to restore STRENGTH..., location of items are "random", so it ... eel and earn 20 points (of 100), after you manage it ... you approach A CRAB from the right direction, you will get ... to get a clue (to the treasures, I guess)? [/b]< ... /> my score so far. 23 of 100. -
The Return of the Great North Meet(?)It's been rather a long time since the last meet. A few folks have expressed interest in another one. What to expect: Lots of booze. Possible wand…
... rather a long time since the last meet. A few folks ... />
What to expect: Lots of booze. Possible wandering from pub ... often been on the date the clocks go back in the UK (this ... -
how do i change the text and colour of the boot message and error messages?i kind of know how to do this with the boot message but shortening or lengthening the text and adding chr$ control codes (if this works) overwrites o…
i kind of know how to do this with the boot message but ... shortening or lengthening the text and adding chr$ control ... this works) overwrites or underwrites the code. not sure how to ... error commands, but i guess the principle would be ... -
Someone knows the size limit of TAP files , TZX on emulators and real spectrum for saving blocks ?Hi Someone knows the size limit of TAP files , TZX on emulators and real spectrum for saving blocks ? The limit is the number of blocks or si…
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Someone knows the size limit of TAP files , TZX on ... />
The limit is the number of blocks or size of the blocks??¿?
the emulator?
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Getting stuff "out of the back end"Does anyone know how to do this ? What I mean is :There are lots of WOS library files with say two learning modules on one Tape side : lets ca…
... is :There are lots of WOS library files with ... a single TZX file . The question I am asking ... can be accessed independently .The problem is that Lesson ... Spectaculator .I have checked the options avaialable but might ... no point in saving the whole tape side as ... -
Special mono tape recorders for Micro owners of the early 1980s So what were the KEY FEATURES of these machines that separated them out from the normal mono tape recorders ? I cannot really remember- but I have …
So what were the KEY FEATURES of these machines that separated them ... out from the normal ... ?
2) Were the heads very accessible and easy ... half of its most astounding features . And how did the "most ... -
Is it possible to run a single BASIC line via a ROM CALL of the Standard ZX 48k ROM?On: https://cygnus.speccy.cz/popis_trdos-assembler.php I found the following code: [code] CHADD equ 23645 ; Location of SOS variable CHADD ld…
... /> CHADD equ 23645 ; Location of SOS variable CHADD
ld ... ld (TEMP),HL ; Temporary store of true CHADD
ld HL ... ,SAVE ; Address of SAVE routine
ld (CHADD ... /> ld HL,49500 ; the above with just the address
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The sacred armour of antiriad... Wait, anti-what?Never understsood this one. :-?? If the armour protects the wearer from [b]radi[/b]ation shouldn't it be 'the sacred armour of anti[b]radi[/b]' …
... 't it be 'the sacred armour of anti[b]radi[/b ... it ended as 'the sacred armour of ant[b]riad[/b ... it to be a corruption of the word but where did this ... swear I had a copy of the game that started like this ... me, it was always 'The sacred armour of antiradi'. :| -
The Generality of how to Preserve Software "in the round" . Software sellers are now citing their use of "air tight " boxes etc - so we know that an effort is now being made to preserve . But these (often "R…
... that preservation of the back up media is the most important ... a matter of opinion .The state of this type of software can ... the limited space available in the airtight box . Today " the tune of the ... can end up on the skip ! The question of how one "restores ... -
How many GOD games are there for the ZX Spectrum I remember in the 1960s I was banned from using the word GOD in a game of CAN U GO . Now I can use the word GOD in a WOS forum and nobody "bats an …
... from using the word GOD in a game of CAN ... U GO . Now I can use the ... it!). I came across the game "Super Hero" by ... the role of an immortal , a superhero . To break the long monotonous days , the gods ... people like playing God? The numbers should tell ... -
The best games of 2019 for the ZX Spectrum2019 is not far from ending so lets check out some of the best games that this year had to offer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0eZ90UeGxQ&t=17…
2019 is not far from ending so lets check out some of the best games that this year had to offer.
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[VIDEO] The Best Games Of 1983 For The ZX SpectrumIts time to go back to 1983 when the golden era of the ZX Spectrum was just on the Horizon. (See what I did that with the using the word "Horizon"…
... back to 1983 when the golden era of the ZX Spectrum was just ... on the Horizon.
(See ... what I did that with the using the word "Horizon"?)
Dispair at the pace of life > 40 years.Its been a funny kind of winter this year. The fall from August to December went so fast for me that it seemed like a blink. Christmas comes and ever…
... down. Now I'm the other side of it, I did not ... I'm past 40 all of the striving I've done seems ... maximizing the amount of pleasure I get out of it rather than the continual ... striving which while the results ...The diary of a retro studyMany years ago I always had a spare room to act as a study. Then I had a family and that idea withered and died. Eventually everything went into the …
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The upshot of all this is that the smallest room in the house ... / recycle / landfill. A large portion of the boxes are books, tapes and ... ), shifting out a good amount of the crates to make space, build ...The Perils of WillyMiner Willy comes back in a sequel to Manic Miner called The Perils of Willy. Check out the review and download links in the description of the video…
Miner Willy comes back in a sequel to Manic Miner called The Perils of Willy. Check out the review and download links in the description of the video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlvwcDs7wDc&feature=youtu.beThe Complete List Of The Causes Of Lower Ram Failure?Well the aim is to get a comprehensive list.I ask this because I know very little about it . I know that failure of "power supply" related capacitors…
Well the aim is to get a comprehensive list.I ask this because I know very little about it . I know that failure of "power supply" related capacitors can do this . But I suspect there are loads of other ways to damage lower RAM ICs? Any ideas?
