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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]
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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]
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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]
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Interest rates slashedA 1.5% cut, like wowzers [url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7713006.stm]BBC News[/url]
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Interest rates slashedA 1.5% cut, like wowzers [url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7713006.stm]BBC News[/url]
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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]
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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!
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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]
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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]
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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;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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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…
... most circumstances.
[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. ... -
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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Very true but unfortunately sometimes easier said than done.