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The 8-Bit Book...Tentative cover design to replace the Elite-based one... It's been made to look as close to the old Electro-Fluorescent display as possible... Some …
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People holding back the emulation sceneAs mentioned once again in [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=22690"]this thread[/URL], some people think Ramsoft willfully…
[quote=Matt_B;315247]I think we should report it to the moderators so that they can lock it. :smile:[/quote]
Agreed. This thread will only degenerate further.
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Why the economy bombedYou can more or less say that any IT office or engineering office will have at least one Dilbert cartoon on the wall. I just found this strip [url]…
[QUOTE=Matt_B;316680]I think I'd go for the pic'n'mix myself.
What's the betting that they'll be relaunched as a chain of pound shops in the new year?[/QUOTE]
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Ever regret posting a thread?My most recent one is the "End of the line?" one in c.s.s., in which I probably misconstrued how things stood. But that's not the main reason I now …
[quote=Matt_B;316746]I'd guess the golden rule is not to feed the trolls.
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Introduce yourself[SIZE=3][FONT=Comic Sans MS]This is the thread to stop by & introduce yourself.[/FONT][/SIZE]
[quote=Matt_B;316841]I've got a palm tree in my back garden. No parakeets though. :smile:[/quote]
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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;317634]I believe it's 240x224, not that that makes much difference. Either is still better than the 160x200 multicolour mode that most C64 games use.[/quote]
A quick Google says 240 x 200 with 3 text lines whatever that means. -
"The Earth is flat, and horizontally infinite..."Erm, loony tunes time: [URL]http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7540427.stm[/URL] and people like that are allowed to vote and drive cars...
[quote=Matt_B;317804]Yep. You should wait until Vista works properly first. :smile:[/quote]
No rush then.
TBH, I didn't want to move from Win98, but sitting on (patched up) XP Pro I wouldn't want to go back. -
Happy Thanksgiving US WossersJust think...If the Indians had given the Pilgrims a donkey instead of a turkey on that first thanksgiving, you would be getting a piece of ass toda…
... today. I have my ground lamb defrosting right now, and I ... -
BEEP conundrumFor the "CSSCGC 2008 Tape Magazine" December edition, I have decided to use a BASIC sound routine I wrote last year which plays a festive tune using …
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To The Starglider & Matt_B, I don't know if ... -
Has IT Crowd lost its mojo ?I been watching the new series and it aint as funny as the first two, its similar to Little Britain that was crap from series 3 onwards as well :(. I…
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Anyway, it really was a ludicrous display from Arsenal last night, wasn't it? :lol:[/quote]
I loved it.
And then we beat Watford to get to the semis again. They might as well give us the cup now... -
Minigame compo 2008What happened to the compo site 2007 and the pre-announcement 2008? The site seems to be down.
[quote=Matt_B;320816]Fourth place for me. ... -
Good Christmas movies?The Polar Express Scrooged Love Actually Muppet Christmas Carol It's a Wonderful Life Bernard and the Genie Any others which are good in this day an…
[QUOTE=Matt_B;321170]A slap? More like a napalm strike.[/QUOTE]
He slept at the Jackson place, wasn't that torture enough? -
New BASin features - what do you want?Ok, this poll is just a quick method of gaining the measure of what you lot expect from BASin. Go vote! Which ever gets the most votes at the end of…
... newer compilers.
[QUOTE=Matt_B]I suppose that it might ... -
Splattr - gone from top 100 and tips please!Hi guys Splattr seems to have gone from the top 100 voted on this site? Anyone know why? And on the demo, I cannot work out what causes the loss o…
[QUOTE=Matt_B;322021]Some idiot is giving all new games votes of 1/10, presumably in order to knock them down and promote the game(s) that they like up the charts.[/QUOTE]
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1K ZX ChessIt's a great surprise to discover that there were a guy who programmed a chess game for the ZX81 with only 1K! of memory. His name was David Horne. …
[QUOTE=Matt_B;323325]Probably. However, it's ... -
1K ZX ChessIt's a great surprise to discover that there were a guy who programmed a chess game for the ZX81 with only 1K! of memory. His name was David Horne. …
[QUOTE=Matt_B;323366]It does actually show ...