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More general questionsJust some more things that I wonder when I can't sleep... 1. What's the highest score anyone's ever achived when playing snooker? I mean, yes there…
... either spelt wrong, divided by spaces mid-word, or ... the crap?
8. Why is Star Trek and ... inferior, or even unkown, by so many people? There is ... serve a useful purpose, by teaching people the dangers ... makes me feel just by seeing fifteen seconds of ... -
How can I transfer VHS to DVD, please?I want to transfer my VHS cassettes to DVD. The videos are mainly of older films or TV series that aren't available on DVD, and are in PAL format (I'…
... my slower PC (a 1.8 AMD), but I want the ... course I could use that by just connecting the DVD-Recorder ... -
It's fitting...... that in the very month that the 25th anniversary of the Speccy falls on, I'm just finishing up making my first ever Spectrum peripheral. It's a …
... on the card.
8 LEDs can be used for ... ISA bus slot, as suggested by Death, I think), on the ... to check it works nominally by using it from a working ... -
Windows Vista & ChessBought Windows Vista Ultimate a few days ago and noticed some things: 1-Finally a game that people can actually play! Chess! Who would have thought …
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8-I had to find a ... , but yet are totally blinded by them.
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My little first set of routines.Hi all, I just coded a little set of routines just to draw a screen on video mem and a fade out. I could have just copied the screen rendering rout…
... anyway, I was really inspired by the 1984 one, and sure ... is worse :).
By the way I would like ... 0 (same as sub 8)
sub 8
ld d,a ... FadeOut:
ld d,8 ;Num of passes
Announce: Fuse 0.8.0Version 0.8.0 of [url=http://fuse-emulator.sourceforge.net/]Fuse[/url], the Free Unix (and OS X) Spectrum Emulator has been released. The major chang…
Version 0.8.0 of [url=http://fuse- ... like to dedicate the 0.8 release of Fuse to the ...Fuse for Mac OS X 0.8.0A new version of Fuse for Mac OS X has been released soon or already here at WoS and at the dedicated sourceforge project: [url]http://sourceforge.n…
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Changes since prerelease 0.8.0-pre2 beta:
[list ... changes from upstream Fuse-0.8.0 and libspectrum-0.3 ...Some more off-topic questions...Just some more things I wonder about, especially when I can't sleep (I hate insomnia)... 1) Do jet packs actually exist? You never see them, even…
... someone would have cracked it by now, and although it would ... don't have a 360 by then, I can play it ... derived from?
8) Since PCs kick out so ... books any more? For books by out of print authors these ...Fuse 0.8.0.1 releasedI have just uploaded version 0.8.0.1 of the [url=http://fuse-emulator.sourceforge.net/]Free Unix Spectrum Emulator[/url] to SourceForge and WoS, wher…
... have just uploaded version 0.8.0.1 of the [url ... bug-fix release for 0.8.0 and features:
Fuse for Mac OS X 0.8.0.1A bug fix version of Fuse for Mac OS X has been released soon or already here at WoS and at the dedicated sourceforge project: [url]http://sourcefor…
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Changes since version 0.8.0:
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[*] Merge ... changes from upstream Fuse-0.8.0.1 and libspectrum-0 ...Converting m$ to dataI created a maze using a matrix of 704 characters. In order to save memory, and since the maze it's just walls and spaces which could be interpreted …
... bytes, and print the maze by reading the bits from each ... ( m(88 ), for eg.) by reading m$ 8 characters at a time ... array and print the maze by reading the binary values. Again ...The WoS Top 20!I just discovered that you can arrange the members list by number of posts. The current top 20 is :- 1. karingal (6293) 2. mel the mell (5345) 3. Ar…
... can arrange the members list by number of posts. The current ... )
7. mile (3688 )
8. Necros ([I]Who? - Ed![/I ...Plus D kit and games for auctionI've listed a couple of fully working Plus-D interfaces on ebay [url]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=230132119622&ssPageNam…
... the following titles as published by Sinclair for the ZX81. Tapes ... /> 7. English literature (ICL)
8. Spelling 1 (ICL)
9 ... ) English Literature 2 (ICL) published by WHS.
All in good ...Why the name "8-bit computer"?The Spectrum was called an 8-bit computer, but what does that mean? For modern hardware and operating systems (32 or 64-bit) it seems to be the poss…
The Spectrum was called an 8-bit computer, but what does ... in fact [B]are[/B] 8-bit computers, I am just ...Q. on loading screens with "cracked by..." on them.1. I have noticed a few loading screens on WoS with "Cracked by so-and-so" ... is that kosher or is it a slap in the face of the original authors? E…
... screens on WoS with "Cracked by so-and-so" ... is that ... To Hollywood[/URL] has "CRACKED BY LOVE BYTES" written on the ...Comments for small "sprite" routine wantedI have just written my first machine code program and I am quite happy (and proud) to get it working! :smile: As a child I never learned anything e…
... of graphic loaded by basic
ld b,8 ;counter, number ...
jr nz,loadloop ;repeat 8 times
[B ... [/B]
ld c,8 ;c=number of columns in ... into a
sub 8 ;decrease with 8
ld h, ... [/B]
ld c,8 ;reset c, number of ...PacMan by MacronicsHi Does anyone know if there was a version of Pacman for the Spec or ZX81 released by Macronics, I picked up a tape in a lot that is just a tape cas…
... the Spec or ZX81 released by Macronics, I picked up a ...8 pin DinHi all, new to WOS. I have been off the scene for 3 years now, and I am have got myself a Spectrum 128K Plus2 gray case model from eBay. I have made …
... to get hold of an 8 pin Din plug in order ...Games ThoughtsJust got round to playing my real spectrum in anger, and here are some thoughts about the games I have played so far. Scrable - the tape didn't load…
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Everyones a wally - by far the best of the ... really cool feature. For me 8/10 (If there had been ...Crap pre-installed in new computersMy battered 7 year old Toshiba laptop was stolen from my friends house and just got delivery of the replacement. His insurance did not pay up as he l…
... /> Dodgy modem related stuff
8 Roxio applications all with their ... thingy
'Internet Explorer provided by Dell' branding
Internet Explorer ...Project: M.u.l.e.Wokani came up with a great idea about trying an open-development approach for spectrum games, and I thought why not try with a game I have under dev…
... the C64 and Atari 8-bit computers. In my ... one of the better 8-bit games made in ... rainstorm increases food production by 4 and decreases energy ... little different. It started by reading kroah's documentation ... string, with each line terminated by a \n character -- ...8-bit or 16-bit registers?I'm playing around with writing a Speccy emulator for mobile Java at the moment. I did a quick and dirty port of Qaop, which does run but at less tha…
... to be done either as 8-bit or 16-bit, with ... about the others? Will more 8-bit operations be performed than ...Game based on/inspired by ...[URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0016851"]MPThrilla: The Metal Miner[/URL] is based on/inspired by Metallica. EDIT [B]INFO ADD…
[URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0016851"]MPThrilla: The Metal Miner[/URL] is based on/inspired by Metallica.
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:-)Sinclair User Club #8Hi, I've got a tape with a printed inlay with Clive's face and "SINCLAIR USER CLUB" in italics. I believe it is issue 8, although there's nothing o…
... . I believe it is issue 8, although there's nothing on ... TZX for Sinclair User Club 8, which has:
Side ..."10 Pack, by Gremlin" - any ideas?I have a YS Chart Entry for "10 Pack", by Gremlin, in the Top Ten for Feb 1988. The only match I can find in Infoseek that could be it was released i…
... Chart Entry for "10 Pack", by Gremlin, in the Top Ten ...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 …
... memories are a racing game by DK Tronics, might have had ... in the title, The pyramid by fantasy and even sabotage(?) on ... and probably havent since the 8 bit era finished.
