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Chinese Democracy by Guns N Roses - release date setCheck it out! Free Dr Pepper for everybody! [url]http://uk.news.yahoo.com/22/20081024/tod-uk-guns-pepper-cb1d00a.html[/url] That's if you can get …
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In-game music takes CPU time?If a 128k wants to have music played in-game using the AY sound chip, does that consume a lot of CPU time? What I am after is if the reason why man…
In-game music takes CPU time?If a 128k wants to have music played in-game using the AY sound chip, does that consume a lot of CPU time? What I am after is if the reason why man…
[QUOTE=Matt_B;311253]It's not that hard to do; it just sounds crap.[/QUOTE]
Well Savage uses interrupt as well and I wouldn't dare to say it sounds crap. :pJonathan Ross and Russell BrandJust saw this headlining the BBC news at lunchtime. It seems to be a matter of national importance. Is it?
[QUOTE=Matt_B;311992]I think you're ...Spectrum has the best cover games everIs it just me or does the Speccy have some of the most quality cover games ever? I can't think of many machines where you could get free games with a…
[quote=Matt_B;312738]a demo of Ivan "Ironman" Stewart as way above average filler.[/quote]
I learnt a lot of coding from those demos...Which Speccy sounds 'best'? ie, differences in AY outputDoes anyone know if there's any noticeable difference in the quality of the sound output on the Speccy models with an AY chip?i'm wondering if there'…
[QUOTE=Matt_B;312760]The Spectrum SE has stereo output, but getting your hands on a working one might be a bit difficult.[/QUOTE]
cool, thanks for the tip :)Windows 3.** put out to grass[url]http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7707016.stm[/url] I'm supprised it was still going. BBC says windows 3.* was and is used in some Jet Air…
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Yeah, but most people just tend to ignore Opera. ;)[/QUOTE]
im on opera right now, have been over a year, wouldnt go back to IE OR even firefox nowInterest rates slashedA 1.5% cut, like wowzers [url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7713006.stm]BBC News[/url]
[QUOTE=Matt_B;313553]That's pretty big, ...Interest rates slashedA 1.5% cut, like wowzers [url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7713006.stm]BBC News[/url]
[QUOTE=Matt_B;313564]Yeah, if you've ...Just wrote my first useful working Speccy BASIC program in years...A nice UK National Lottery number generator. And not just any lotto number generator either. This one generates 8 lines of 6 numbers without replace…
[quote=Matt_B;313755]It's about 1 in 57 (6C3 X 43C3 / 49C6 for the mathematicians) so Andy is correct.[/quote]
Knew the maths must have far more involved, probability was never one of my strong areas in maths.What computing platforms do you have in the house?Just took delivery of my first Mac so now in our house we have: Study: HP Compaq desktop running XP Living room: Dell laptop running Vista (spit)…
[QUOTE=Matt_B;313724]I'm sure this thread will make interesting reading for prospective burglars.
I've absolutely nothing at all myself. Not even an Oric. ;)[/QUOTE]
I have a chainsaw!
......let them try :lol:Just wrote my first useful working Speccy BASIC program in years...A nice UK National Lottery number generator. And not just any lotto number generator either. This one generates 8 lines of 6 numbers without replace…
[quote=Matt_B;314197]Here's my version:
[code]10 PRINT "Why don't you just pick a lucky dip? It's got a far better random number generator than the Spectrum has.": STOP[/code][/quote]
Now that's what I call a one-liner...Just wrote my first useful working Speccy BASIC program in years...A nice UK National Lottery number generator. And not just any lotto number generator either. This one generates 8 lines of 6 numbers without replace…
[QUOTE=Matt_B;314207]I wasn't expecting people to actually run it.[/QUOTE]
You must be a noob ;)Which computer is most similar to Zx Spectrum?I have wondered recently wihch other 8-bit computer is most of all similar to Zx Spectrum. I mean similar graphics, similar gameplay, similar program…
[QUOTE=Matt_B;314239]It's time for an end to this ST/Amiga rubbish. The true 16/32-bit successor to the Spectrum was the QL. :smile:
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Yeah the Amiga never got Oids..nuff said.what were the things the Speccy architecture was good for?I don't know a hell of a lot about all the different computers hardware and I wanted to know if the way the Spectrum was built lent itself to certain…
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[QUOTE=Matt_B;314506]That's mostly just ...About Chess games & BASICIs it possible to write a chess program in BASIC? Does it exist in the archive?
[quote=Matt_B;314998]Yes, it's possible. ...
