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Sometimes I just despair...Who new that a recycled [I]Two Ronnies[/I] gag could be so controversial? Have a quick scan of this piece on [I]The Register[/I] about the end of XP …
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New version of ValhallaI had a go at rewriting Valhalla (one of my all time favourite games) for Windows 8. I'd appreciate feedback and / or ideas: [url]http://apps.micro…
I had a go at rewriting Valhalla (one of my all time favourite games) for Windows 8. I'd appreciate feedback and / or ideas:
[url]http://apps.microsoft.com/windows/app/viking-run/312a59ef-6da4-4821-8d68-45e795997e71[/url] -
Xbone goes on sale without the KinnectLooks like Microsoft have finally admitted that they flamingoed up with the Xbone release and are now going to offer the console on its own without t…
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Malware scam?Just had some idiot on the phone telling me my PC was riddled with viruses and only they could resolve the situation, they originally pretended to be…
... challenged acknowledged they were not Microsoft.
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What are the Stampers doing now?Since it's been more than a decade since Microsoft bought Rare (and Rare's output quality dropped faster than the housing values when DM_Boozefreak a…
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Can any .dll programmer help here, please?Long story short, I was given a laptop to fix, where randomly when a game was started (by double clicking it's icon) the game would not start, instea…
... from Windows Vista onwards, Microsoft include something called Game ... br />
[url]http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum ...
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Game of Life.Last year (I think) or maybe the year before, I entered a Game of Life simulator into the CSS CGC compo but for the Sinclair ZX81. I decided to port…
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6 or 8 buttons (Arcade Stick)?Slightly off-topic, but still pertinent in a strange way. I'm currently designing an arcade stick (PC/Mac usage) and I can't decide whether or not t…
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Windows 10Microsoft goes back to go forward... [URL]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-29431412[/URL]
Microsoft goes back to go forward...
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Silly photoshopped anagram threadInspired by a couple of friends' Facebook posts... take a well-known brand name and make a silly anagram out of it, like this: [URL="http://s107.pho…
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Five Year Old Passes Microsoft Certified Profesional Exam.See here: [url]http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-30054140[/url] Now, either the boy is incredibly bright (I've no doubt he is smart), or the exam i…
See here:
[url]http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-30054140[/url]
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Earth Shaker EditorI wanted to teach myself a bit of .NET programming, so I knocked together a level editor for Earth Shaker and thought some of you might like to play …
... /> It requires [url=http://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/download/details ... .aspx?id=21]Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5[/url ... -
ZXMAK2Hi everyone, I'm glad to present you the latest version of my emulator - ZXMAK2 :) There are a lot of changes were made since the last topic about t…
... (50MB) - [url]http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details ... + online) - [url]http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details ... (98MB) - [url]http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details ... + online) - [url]http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details ... -
Features you wish your computer hadI wish my computer has a 'Stop F*cking About' button. So that what ever the computer feels it needs to do when it holds me up with a spinning cursor …
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Back to 1990! A new console is coming out to, er, compete with the SNES and Megadrive!<div>A new console, called the Retro VGS, is coming out, that isn't made by the big three (Sony, Microsoft, or Nintendo), that uses cartridges, …
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New 48K Spectum emulator on the Windows StoreHi, I've just uploaded a new "Free" Spectrum 48K emulator to the Windows Store, see: http://apps.microsoft.com/windows/en-gb/app/specwin48/4d54…
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My emulator (SpecWin48) incorrectly labelled as a virus, hoping that poster uses this forum.....Hi, Long-shot but here goes.... My Spectrum emulator, SpecWin48 (available on the Windows store) was incorrectly labelled as a Virus by Avast a…
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**** You, Gamers (yet again)I don't have an XBox One, and have no plans to buy one, so I was very happy to discover that the XBox One Exclusive [b]Quantum Break[/b] (a third per…
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vbSpecHonoured Ladies and Gentlemen, it was 13 years ago, that I took over vbSpec and I must admint that in 13 years I have been doing ... well ... no…
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Strange computer on eBayI just saw this on Ebay I never heard of it before what's curious about it is that it seems to have keyword entry like a Speccy ! It's Z80 based but …
... clone I guess it uses Microsoft BASIC.
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Emulators banned on Windows StoreMicrosoft updated the Windows Store policy last week and have made an interesting change that no longer allows emulators: [url="https://msdn.micro…
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Windows 10My daughter bought me a Dell Inspiron 15 3000 series running Windows 10. I do wish they'd leave well enough alone, a beefed up Win 7 would have been …
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EVENT - Retro Games Fair - 27th Jan - Leeds[b]The Retro Games Fair is back![/b] [url=https://retrogamesfair.com][IMG]https://i.imgur.com/QVhhp73.jpg[/IMG][/url] If you love retro gaming,…
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Little tidbit: CEO of Microsoft (Satya Nadella)... his first computer was......... a Sinclair ZX Spectrum (in kit form) that he received from his father in 1983 (bought from Bangkok) as a 15 year old living in India, which then…
.... a Sinclair ZX Spectrum (in kit form) that he received from his father in 1983 (bought from Bangkok) as a 15 year old living in India, which then inspired him so much that he went into software development! (Pages 21 and 143 from his new book "Hit ... -
Any browser that won't block Flash?I know Flash is dying and Adobe is also ending support in about 2 years. But I've been helping people who (believe it or not) "need" their Flash game…
... -based games. You'd think Microsoft would force their game developers ... up with HTML5 versions of Microsoft Games, right? Well, they haven ... />
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Windows 10 v1709 is breaking external usb mice and kbThis started happening a few days ago. One or more cumulative updates caused my ext. usb devices such as keyboard or mouse to stop working after rebo…
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Help! Bloody Win 10 problemsI'm really angry, came close to tossing my tablet and new HP15 out the window! Heres why. I want to take a picture with its built in camera but I…
... typed in my password and Microsoft tells me its wrong! Huh ... getting a bit leery of Microsoft because they keep asking me ... trust that this is really Microsoft doing it.
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AugmentinelEnhanced Spectrum emulation isn't a new concept. Spec256 adds 8bpp graphics to some Spectrum titles. TileMap uses code hooks to synchronise game stat…
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Spreadsheet help (Excel numbers larger than 15 digits)Hi all, I have a problem with a spreadsheet not being able to give a result if there are more than 15 digits. Made a spreadsheet to add up the fib…
... + 806515533049393 = 1304969544928657
Yet Microsoft Excel and Open Office (which ...
