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If you could choose one extra colour for the ZX Spectrum??The post "Im not trying to start a flame war......" by Ewgf got me thinking. The ZX spectrum had 8 colours. 15 if you count the bright as separate …
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PSP or GPX2 (or Pocket PC or whatever)?I'm going to get either a PSP or a GPX2 (or a Nintendo DS, or a PocketPC or something), so what are the differences between the PSP, the GPX2 and wha…
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Bit unfair?My mate who lives in America (Utah) has just emailed me tell me that his wife was pregnant with quadruplets, but because of some complications she ha…
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Another New Game Book That Features The Spectrum A LotI found this while in a bookshop earlier. [url]http://www.amazon.co.uk/Video-Games-Guide-Matt-Fox/dp/0752226258/sr=8-2/qid=1161449469/ref=sr_1_2/026…
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Game On exhibition at Science Museum, LondonJust come back from the exhibition today with my mother! Had a really great time there. Lots of fantastic games and machines to play on. And you can…
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Fat Worm Blows A Sparky: empty flash?I had never seen this game in action until yesterday when I fired it up. Yes, the above 3D perspective is pretty impressive and a first for an 8-bit …
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Q: MakeTZX problemsHello all, I am having problems with MakeTZX. I sent an e-mail to RamSoft, but have not had a reply. Can anyone help? The details follow. I am h…
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Happy birthday swordheart!!Happy birthday mate! Many happy returns, and here's to many more, etc, etc. "Come on lads - let's give him the bumps..." 8)
Happy birthday mate! Many happy returns, and here's to many more, etc, etc.
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Scrolling Loader CounterPlease can someone help me with writing a scrolling counter for a loading system. I like the Hewson counter so i`ve taken the font from zynaps loade…
... a time in blocks of 8 bytes from the top line ... upwards at a time into '8'.
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For Sale: iMac G3 DV Tangerine Computer and iMac Logic BoardHey Yo! Please email offers to my email address at [email]spudmanno5@yahoo.co.uk[/email] UK buyers only, please. Many thanks in advance. Best …
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tips on optimizing assemblyI wrote a small routine to rotate right a whole screen character line complete with attributes. This is my third ever assembly routine, so I guess i…
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Most keys don?t workHi there, Nice to see all those Speccy fans out here, i?m not alone :) I just bought a used Sinclair Spectrum 48 k but unfortunatly it has a major …
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Urgent Help needed to fix this: calling all machine code gurusI am currently trying to write tutorials on the amazing Orfeus music composer by Proxima which allows you to do multi channel music through the beepe…
ZX OS'es: really useful? eg. ZX Spectrum OS, "Doors" by Aqua[url]http://www.snakeoillabs.com/2005/10/30/8-bit-guis-eye-candys-not-just-for-the-32-bit/[/url] I know bunch of OSes around like those, are those O…
... .snakeoillabs.com/2005/10/30/8-bit-guis-eye-candys-not ...Snack Based Cryptic Crimbo Quiz TimeSnack Based Cryptic Crimbo Quiz Time T’is the season to get pissed and pig yourself silly on so much snack food that you’ll make yoursel…
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[FONT ...The search for a gameI post this is the misc section because unlike most name the game posts I've never played or even seen the game in question running on a real speccy.…
... some time around say 1995-8, I remember the mag had ...Christmas Booze Based Cryptic QuizT's the season to be Pissed. A perfect time to do a Booze Based Cryptic Quiz... :D Here are ten alcohollic drinks.... can you guess em all?? This t…
Cheap IPod Car Chargers.I brought an IPod in car charger from Hyper Value (Wales answer to pound stretcher) for £1.50 the other week. Well you get what you pay for, de…
... .... wtf 5-12?? 12??? even 8-10 would kill it.... Its ...Goodbye and best wishes!Sorry if this is not posted in the right group but I didn't know where else to put it. There might be those that see this as a way of advertising my …
... the interest in the old 8-bit computers has rapidly disappeared ...Housing Estates, a postmans view.1. Your gate must be closed at all times. Always. On Saturdays it is preferable if you also lock it / bolt it shut at the bottom. It shall be deemed …
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8. If by some fluke you ... alternative to rules 7 and 8, wait until the postman has ...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 - …
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8. Gwen Stefani - 'Wind It Up ...Where are they now?I often wonder whats hapenned to a lot of the old 8-bit software companies. You never hear anymore of companies such as Gremlin, Elite, Ocean or Mas…
I often wonder whats hapenned to a lot of the old 8-bit software companies. You never hear anymore of companies such as Gremlin, Elite, Ocean or Mastertronic. Have all these companies just went bust? I wonder where they are now? Does anyone know?Old vs NewApologies if this is a repeat of an old thread. Who thinks what is best? Old 8-bit games or today's PC titles? I would have to go for the old titles…
... thinks what is best? Old 8-bit games or today's ...How do you emulate?I don't mean which emulators do you do, but physically how do you do it do you use full screen or a window, joystick or joypad I full screen everyt…
... which I use a ps 8 direction 8 button arcade style joystick ...From a book about commodore.."In April 1982, Sinclair released an improved computer called the ZX Spectrum. Compared to the C64, the Spectrum had few technical advantages. It ha…
... keyboard, beeper sound and only 8 colours. When Commodore released the ...Mysterious AdventuresI think the Mysterious Adventure records in Infoseek need a bit of looking at... I'm pretty sure that all of the games were released initially by Di…
... then re-released by Channel 8, can anyone confirm or deny ...