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How to put up a SCREEN$ - VB6 only.I'm making a little [B]Opus Discovery[/B] floppy image creator/viewer (thanks, [B]Obo[/B]!). It is made in... VB6 (sorry, don't know any "real" langu…
... is I have pretty much most of the [B]Program:[/B] and [B ... thus looking for some way to display a Speccy screen, like ... user control, but since there are so many emus out there ... in the right direction.
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The next batch of Cure Remasters are on their way...Deluxe two-disc editions of The Cure's albums The Top, The Head On The Door and Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me will be released on the 7th of August. As wel…
... editions of The Cure's albums The Top, The Head On The Door ... will be released on the 7th of August. As well ... two-disc edition of Blue Sunshine by The Glove (Robert ... project with Siouxsie & The Banshees) will also be ...
This is going to be so cool. I can ... -
Battle Of The TrollsHello and welcome to WoS Gardens for the inaugural 'Battle Of The Trolls' Sporting Event (?). Tonight, squaring off against each other are two legend…
... welcome to WoS Gardens for the inaugural 'Battle Of The Trolls' ... Sporting Event (?). Tonight, squaring off against each other are ... two legendary heavyweight trolls. In the red ... a possible side effect of the repeated beatings he suffers ... -
The 80's top 50 most Embarrising moments - Channel 5 Friday NightDon't know if anyone else watched this pap last night - but at number 30 we had '80's Computers' to which you had John Tickle going on about the load…
... ' to which you had John Tickle going on about the loading ... showed some shots of Jet Set Willy and most of the 'Sinclair QL' ... 14 we had the C5 with the all the ingrates laying into ... just had the wrong visions!
Grrrr..... bunch of ungreatful *!$^& ... -
Will we see a return of the microcomputer?The glory days of the 80's are definitely in the distant, revered past, but I notice that computer makers are marketing more and more ultraportable l…
The glory days of the 80's are definitely in the distant, revered past, but I ... -power microcomputer, similar in size to the 48K and with a built ... of the microcomputer? Will we see the day when we don't have to ... -
Games you can end DUE to bugsAfter the several threads about impossble games to complete due to bugs, I start the opposite thread: games that can be finished due to bugs! :) I s…
... the several threads about impossble games to complete due to bugs,
I start the ... you don't have the armor and are just in underwear (this ... would be censored nowadays, btw...) on the ... -
Alittle pic of the two different rubber key mats Grey and BlueAnd they are naked too :o Can someone please post a pic of one of the supposed faun coloured speccys i am desperate to see one :) [url]http://www.s…
And they are naked too :o
Can someone please post a pic of one of the supposed faun coloured speccys i am desperate to see one :)
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Web hosting required for the .tzx vaultThe next tzx vault update cannot be issued as yet, because I cannot gain access to the retrogames server where the vault is currently hosted. I lost …
... , most of the data was backed up, and I've since managed to re ... -write the template files that are needed to generate the .htm files from the ... the forseeable future for the new home for the .tzx vault...
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The state of the UK charts.. DisgracefulJust looked at the current UK music top 10. 1. Take That - 'Patience' 2. Booty Luv - 'Boogie 2nite' 3. Akon ft Eminem - 'Smack That' 4. Lazy Town - …
... Town - 'Bing Bang (Time To Dance)'
5. Nelly ... 'All Good Things (Come To An End)'
6. ... 'm always moaning about the state of the music charts - but ... head in disbelief at the nonsense people are buying.
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Best of the worstWhilst trying hard not to do any actual work, I started to ponder what are the best games by the worst software houses. When I used to pick up a spec…
... not to do any actual work, I started to ponder what are the best ... games by the worst software houses ... by, say, Tynesoft, or one of the many budget labels, such as ... a bit of a shock when the game turned out to be any ... -
"Out of the Shadows" Dungeons...[FONT="System"][/FONT] I've played Out of the Shadows quite a bit, what particular dungeon names are good places in your opinion? My personal favor…
... Out of the Shadows quite a bit, what particular dungeon names are good ... that are in the same "ranks" and "files" as the start. There are also ... from the start location you can go two levels down to find ... a brass coffer. I've used all weapons but the ... -
don't go Vista matesaGreetings. As you well know, there has been a massive campaign to push Vista into the users. I'm against it and always will be. Most of the ancient s…
... Preview release. The final version of Windows Vista is due by year's ... bug one of the most serious Windows flaws to date and recommended the third-party ... ever lied to us, huh?! The hackers are bound to attack the first suites of Vista ... -
Am I the only one hereIt comes to somthing sad when your username is the last posed user in the top four threads of the forum!!! Oh well better make it five. Am I the on…
... an economy garden shed. The walls of the Norfolk are tongue and groove shiplap ... due the provision of the four fixed windows to the full length of a side, in addition to the ... windows and the skylight are safety Styrene glazed (customer to fit). The double door ... -
Why are there no adult British cartoons?I don't mean adult as in sexy/smutty/erotic etc, but adult as in [I]The Simpsons[/I] or [I]Family Gu[/I]y style, where they appeal on different level…
... , Futurama, The Simpsons, and Family Guy are better than most real sit ... -coms (especially American sitcoms, though to ... I] et al are animated they give the writers extra freedom ... liked [I]King of the Hill[/I], which to my mind wasn' ... -
Are you a serious programmer of the Spectrum?A statement at the back of "The complete Spectrum ROM disassembly". [quote] The "Complete Spectrum ROM disassembly" is a must for all serious progra…
A statement at the back of "The complete Spectrum ROM disassembly".
< ... br /> [quote]
The "Complete Spectrum ... serious programmers of the Spectrum.
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Fate of the Spectrum drawing board?Dear All, I thought you might be interested, or even relieved to hear that the Science Museum has agreed today to take the drawing board as a permane…
... to hear that the Science Museum has agreed today to take the ... aquisition. I managed to get the board back (so to speak - long ... story), email a few Museums - and there we are ... mats and metal covers - The manufacturer of the rubber mats was a ... -
The Fool's Workplace SurveyI thought I'd try and find out more about what my fellow WOS'ers are up to during their work hours, so I've compiled a simple survey. Overwrite my an…
... my fellow WOS'ers are up to during their work hours ... ?
Our customers. The majority are retards. They make so many ... two are fussy women and one is the tightest, laziest, most annoying ... ?
One of the drivers not speaking to another driver for a ... -
Getting games because of the covers?I remember in my early days that i used to feel the need to get games because of the covers, and then promptly wish i hadnt!! Earliest memories are …
... that i used to feel the need to get games because of the covers, and ... hadnt!!
Earliest memories are a racing game by DK ... else used to get excited to the point of turning to jelly because of how good ... -
Lots of original release Speccy/C64 gamesLOADS of Spectrum (and C64) games are going on EBAY tonight - hopefully I can raise a bit of much needed cash! Nearly all of the games are the origi…
... Nearly all of the games are the original full price releases of games (rather ... some of whats going on:
Most games ... /> Sinclair ZX Spectrum - BACK TO SKOOL - (microsphere)
... /> C64 Commodore 64 REVENGE OF THE MUTANT CAMELS llamasoft
Battle of the Isometric gamesYes, it is another poll. But I think this one will produce quite an interesting debate. I never really got into these games back in the day but sinc…
... WoS and the game saving power of emulation I'd like to give ... 2 of the games on this list.
The 14 games in the poll are the ... 'm limiting your selection to your absolute favourite - the one Isometric game ...The direct bus or indirect one... that is the questionThe Ethernet project continues...and I'm in a quandry. So I've managed to implement enough socket library for the W5100 that socket, bind, listen, a…
... resistors on most of the address bus to facilitate bus indirect mode. According to the datasheet ... 2 are the high and low order of the real address you want to access ... reduce the number of page latches required in the CPLD to arrange the lower 16K of the ...selling some of my collection :)hi ok I've run out of space. (I'm also a bit skint lol) here's a list of most of the Spectrum stuff I own: [url]http://www.freewebs.com/valtoa-lorik…
... /> ok I've run out of space. (I'm also a ... />
here's a list of most of the Spectrum stuff I own:
are not for sale! (unless you want to make me ... tapes I have multiple copies of so just because someone else ...What Emulator to use?Whats the best emulator you guys are using for XP? I deleted most of my info and need to download it again!
Whats the best emulator you guys are using for XP? I deleted most of my info and need to download it again!*The* Sinclair Knowledge baseOk, get ready for a long post. :p Let's consider a few facts: -The WOS ftp has thousands of important files, but it can be difficult to find what w…
... possible or advisable to have mirrors of WOS, especially because of the permits, but ... it may be possible to start a ... who are authorized could contribute (add, edit, maintain, etc.).
-Since most of the ...First lightning storm of the year.In south wales near Cardiff, and we are having the first lightning storm of the year. Yay. Gunna take my camera out, drive to a big hill and see wha…
In south wales near Cardiff, and we are having the first lightning storm of the year. Yay.
Gunna take my camera out, drive to a big hill and see what I get.The Secret of the NautilusThis is a PC game (aka. The Mystery of the Nautilus) which I got for a fiver recently, on the understanding that it was the WinXP compatible version,…
... a PC game (aka. The Mystery of the Nautilus) which I got ... for a fiver recently, on the ... it's supposed to. There are fragmentary rumours of a very few ... some legendary patches, all the links to which are broken; nothing concrete and ...Where to buy .tap/.tzx from Jonathan Cauldwell, BOBS etc?I don't use a real Spectrum any more, just emulation ("Heretic, burn him!" etc, I know), so I want to buy .tap or .tzx versions of the games Gamex, I…
... .tzx versions of the games Gamex, Izzy Wizzy, the two Farmer ... on, but most of them don't seem to be available on ... br /> as suitable files, instead most are only available on phsyical cassettes ... . Surely these games are available as emulator compatible ...The madness of the GeorgiansWhatever the rights and wrongs of the matter (which I don't really know), I think the Georgean leadership has been guilty of gross incompetence if th…
Whatever the rights and wrongs of the matter (which I don' ... t really know), I think the ... their wildest most delusional dreams, that the west would go to war ... they think the west would even consider the risk of nuclear annihilation ...I seriously think I've had enough of the USAThis morning has just made me wish I was back in blighty, I don't know how much more of living here I can handle. I can't believe I married into som…
... can't vote seems to just add to the contempt.
... have to be a fucking millionaire to go to the doctor or the dentist ... who usually are hard working people to bail them out of the shit, I ... 'm sick of working ...being hussled at the job...During August, I got this call to work on tv, directing actors. I'm not sure if i've mentioned before, I work in company that I hate, but pays me t…
... writer, before I had went to the "family" business, but ... and he'll have the money to pay me. that's ... really think you are the right guy to do it, it ... will take me ages to see the money, and I really ... are not payed, If a safe job that is badly payed (most of the ...
