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Please test your ZX128+2 (grey model)Please reset your ZX128+2 (grey) and write in 128 basic (or in USR0 mode): [B]PRINT IN 32765[/B] - if basic crash (black screen) then your ZX contai…
... message, then your ZX contain modern board type "[B]Z70500 iss3 ... -
Someone with a bit of a thing about clone games:I don't know if anyone knows who this is, but it's a blog post on arcade game clones and the development of licensing over the 8-bit era. I came acr…
... off as a typical wannabe-modern-historian blog post seems to ... -
Various software & hardware for sale.After having a sort out in the loft I've discovered a few things to get rid of: [SIZE="1"]SINGLE CASSETTE SIZE CASES. (all with inlays and instructi…
... cassette recorder
sinclair 128 (toastrack) power supply
kempston micro ... -
IDE Hard Drive on your Spectrum!Hello there my fellow WoS'ers Today, I am going to share with you something that has truly captivated me over the last couple of months, some of you…
... from the bottom of the motherboard.
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Calling all owners of Black +2s...Another annoying hardware survey for you... If you have a Black +2 with a motherboard marked: [B]Z70833 ISSUE 1 [/B] [LIST] [*]does your board have…
... a Black +2 with a motherboard marked:
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Spectrum + and +3 Bath! Including SEXY photos!Continuing my "bath" projects: Today I repaired a 48K Spectrum + to working condition, an Issue 4 that is nice and stable. Took 4x Spectrums+ apart …
... it.
The 128k toastrack version is ? finished. Should be ... />
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Game ShowsI've been watching old game shows on youtube a lot recently. I can't help thinking that with all their technological flim flam modern game shows arn'…
... all their technological flim flam modern game shows arn't a ... 's. I think more accurately modern gameshow hosts arn't a ... -
Dead Spectrum+Hi! Any suggestions where to start finding what's broken: Spectrum+ with issue 6A motherboard and nothing on TV. Top row of the upper memory chips g…
... :
Spectrum+ with issue 6A motherboard and nothing on TV. Top ... -
128k+ / Toastrack - working, boxed, polys, RGB ScartPosted on ebay. Selling as its just sat around doing nothing. [url]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260856389061#ht_500wt_1156[/…
Posted on ebay.
Selling as its just sat around doing nothing.
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FFS... (the ignorance of modern youth)Sorry for the foul acronym, but I was just talking to a bloke I work with, and I mentioned that Bob Hope's widow had just passed away, and he asked m…
Sorry for the foul acronym, but I was just talking to a bloke I work with, and I mentioned that Bob Hope's widow had just passed away, and he asked me who Bob Hope was... He [I]thinks[/I] he's heard of Laurel and Hardy (when I asked him), but has never ... -
The good old days (what do you honestly miss)?I was reading a post on Gamefaqs where the author was saying how modern games were better than older games, and even though that's just his opinion (…
... the author was saying how modern games were better than older ... both worlds, having access to modern games and (thanks to emulators ... flicking through the hundreds of modern day channels. There were absolute ... 'm no fan of the modern trend for 'comedy' films to ... -
Did you have a favourite/hated game genre?Tried a quick forum search but couldn't see anything specific on this. Thinking of the YS top 100 thread, it struck me that growing up with the spec…
... liked.
Nowadays on modern formats I still play games ... much narrower taste - dislike most modern racing games & sports games ... -
British Medical Journal : 9 APRIL 1983From 9 APRIL 1983 [url]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/5048073/LOGAN/bmjcred00548-0054d.pdf[/url] [B][COLOR="RoyalBlue"]Out in the cold[/COLOR][/B] SIR,-D…
... the
unpleasant side of modern society was only
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Classic games you've never played.I don't think there's been a thread like this (not for a while at least), but what games that are considered a [I]classic[/I] have you never played? …
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How come 'short' games seem long to me?Just a quick topic regarding 'short' games. Rage has come in for some criticism for it being 'short' but it took my younger brother 4 full evenings t…
... of a lot, and that modern 'short' games seem perfectly fine ... -
Were games expensiveDo you think speccy games were expensive? Having found a webpage to convert old prices to their modern equivalent it comes out that in today?s pricin…
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uni project help..Hi, working on a final year uni project and trying to find some data regarding current advanced ovens (project is looking at incorporating wireless …
... specs on computers used inside modern ovens (they have touch screen ... -
Sonic GenerationsJust downloaded the demo for the ps3... it has the "classic" sonic and the "modern" sonic in just one game... and boy did it not impress me the cla…
... the "classic" sonic and the "modern" sonic in just one game ... 1st place
the modern I felt like my eyes ... -
128 Component Required - KY2While studying the motherboard of my 128k machine, I noticed the connector for the section marked KY2 (for the second keyboard lead) is missing. It w…
While studying the motherboard of my 128k machine, I ... -
Second Hand SpectrumHi just joined the Forum. I have picked up a Spectrum at a s/h shop and would like some advice please. I have had two ZX81's packed away for severa…
... 81s to work on a modern auto tuning tv but have ... -
Reel to ReelWell the reel to reel I recently announced purchasing on WOS has been a bit of a PITA. I replaced the volume pot with an equivalent part wired in the…
... I stumbled accross a more modern Tandberg for ?3. This one ... -
A great end to the ZX81 30th Anniversary Year2011 has been a really good year for the ZX81 and its 30th anniversary. We have seen new games: - A collection of 1K games with hi-res graphics - Bo…
... the dark screen nightmare on modern TVs).
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If Doom was done todayTo see what Doom or Quake would be like had they been made today, have a look at these videos. They are not graphical updates, just someone's attempt…
... show what is wrong with modern FPSs, and they make their ... -
Sherlock 2010Why wasn't I told about this brilliant drama TV series? You lot ought to be ashamed of yourself! :P Easily one of the best TV drama series I have se…
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ZX PrinterDoes anyone have a working printer here, if so, does it come with a bar to hold the paper reel? And does it work with the Spectrum 48k and more moder…
... the Spectrum 48k and more modern versions?
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Why are modern recording artists so lazy?In the 60s and 70s artists would release an album every year (The Beatles released 12 in 8 years). Nowadays 2/3 years is the norm, sometimes longer. …
In the 60s and 70s artists would release an album every year (The Beatles released 12 in 8 years).
Nowadays 2/3 years is the norm, sometimes longer.
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RaspberryPICould this be the modern day answer to 80's homebrew programming? [url]http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/11/28/raspberry_pi/[/url] Initial producti…
Could this be the modern day answer to 80's homebrew programming?
[url]http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/11/28/raspberry_pi/[/url]
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Technology has spoilt us...Just thought I'd mention, today after trying the alpha of Unreal Championship, I loaded up Unreal Tournament (ancient, but still my favourite PC mult…
... how spoilt we are with modern technology.
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Super Nintendo SNES console bundle...is next up for sale (although is likely too modern for here :-) ) [url]www.ebay.co.uk/itm/280784215898?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.…
... sale (although is likely too modern for here :-) )
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48K games which also had improved 128K versions released...I bought a 128K toastrack Speccy last night from our sales director at work for ?30. Works perfectly, I'm a very happy bunny! :smile: I've never own…
I bought a 128K toastrack Speccy last night from our ...
