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TV programs that jumped the shark (then fell off a cliff)[b]Can one of the mods move this to the chit-chat forum, please? Sorry, I posted it whilst fixing another PC and my tiny brain can't cope with two th…
... to ruin Doctor Who in the name of political correctness (and ... Season eight was slightly better in quality of humour (still pretty bad ... dunnit" type program, with a crime being committed in such a ... it has lots of One Foot in the Grave type humour throughout each ... -
ANN: Tipshop updated Saturday, 30 September 2017Saturday 30 September 2017 Eh? Of course this month's update is on time - have I ever let you down? (Moving on swiftly! Ed) * Martin Moller Skar…
... 30 September 2017
Eh? Of course this month's update ... Manic Miner and another 2 type in hacks for Manic Miner.
Lords of Time, Manic Miner Hard,
Robot 1 in the Planet of Death, Scapeghost and Three ... -
Some tips to play Army Moves part 1Well, here's what I found out while trying to finish the game. [b]General comments[/b] - Like many other games by spanish companies, even if yo…
... always a missile of each type ahead of you. It's ... can perform some tricks in case of emergency, like jumping ... whenever a submarines comes in a timely missile destroys ... exception of those coming from your rear) in order ... throws at you three of them in a row), it ... -
Test of screen switching timings.I modified the btime.tap test by Jan Bobrowski to explore the timing of screen switching. The new test, ptime-128, produces different results on diff…
... Bobrowski to explore the timing of screen switching. The new ... there are interested owners of real 128/gray +2 ... and share the results (in form of a video or a ... be performed for each of the four preselected ports ... includes the 14th bit of the address, so the ... -
using Slingbox with Sky routerI've got a Slingbox Solo which works fine connecting remotely to my TV via my BT router. However, if I connect it to my Mam's TV via her Sky router I…
... doesn't show in the router's list of connected devices. I ... tell me what numbers to type in where? -
how do i input a text file in a zx spectrum emulator?simply that. i have a basic listing i dont want to have to type in.
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Help with transistor replacement in audio ampHi folks, I'd like to replace two of the transistors in my audio amplifier which I suspect are causing crackling noise in one of the channels. Ori…
... like to replace two of the transistors in my audio amplifier which ... suspect are causing crackling noise in one of the channels. Original ones ... and 2SC1815-Y. I looked in the original 1980s Toshiba datasheet ... 200-400.
Neither of the two is produced today ... -
Airwolf vs Blue Thunder graphicsJust bought myself a copy of Blue Thunder to replace my old very tattered copy. That got me thinking why Airwolf and Blue Thunder - both helicopter s…
Just bought myself a copy of Blue Thunder to replace my ... Blue Thunder looks like a type-in listing.
They're ... weirdly enough both published in 1984. The difference in graphics would not ... one was released in, say, 1983 and other in 1987 but ...
ANN: Tipshop updated Wednesday, 28 February 2018Wednesday 28 February 2018 Erm, yes... Sorry this January update (eh?! Ed) is a little late - Real Life etc. * Patrick Furlong provided a bug re…
... Tunnel, 3D as well a type-in hack for Urban Upstart.
Of The Wood.
* Martin M. S. Pedersen provided 2 type in ... Guitar,
Monkey J. in: The Treasure of the Gold Temple That ... Was Lost in the Forest Until ...How to hack Youth ClubNot sure if this belongs in Games or Spectrum Basic. But anyway : There was a type-in called Youth Club that I was fond of : http://www.worldofspe…
... was a type-in called Youth Club that I was fond of :
Its one of those games where you allocate ... br /> spending = members
money in bank = initial money + raised - spending ... month by the number of members. Going all in on fund raising ...Name of sexy British actress.In her fifty's (i think). Overbite. Don't know if she's done any big roles but starred in lots of mini series (of wich i can't remember even one..). …
In her fifty's (i think). Overbite. Don't know if she's done any big roles but starred in lots of mini series (of wich i can't remember even one..). Look a little like Danish actress Birgitte Hjort Soerensen, but is older.Frankie's ZX Spectrum DigoutsWell, time has come to contribute :-) I got this huge collection of pirat tapes I bought from someone over here in Denmark in the late 90s, a tota…
... collection of pirat tapes I bought from someone over here in Denmark in ... the late 90s, a total of about 170 ... contain a lot of stuff not on WOS, of all kind, games ... , utilities, demos and selfmade/type-in programs. ...Where's Mr Clowder when I need him?What happened to F-Clowder? I hope he's alright and hasn't had some setback keeping him away from here? He got me wound up to do graphics for a game…
... to talk to whilst in the throes of creativity is extremely ... is almost parallel in terms of the capabilities of the available systems ... very short sequences, both of which in theory should be able ... I started to build from poster board. I find it easier ...Timex TC2048 fixed gamesHello everyone. I am looking for games fixed or patched so that they run properly on a TC2048. Not sure if there is a list somewhere of games whi…
... there is a list somewhere of games which are know not ... mind even if they were type-in's.
Anyone as any ...Spectaculator 8.0 crashing on startup.Hi, I would really appreciate some help. For some months now my full paid for version of Spectaculator will not start up. Firstly, I have sent s…
... at least point me in the direction of the Spectaculator devs, ... shall by all means type up all of the report, I have ... to do some sort of "clean install" of Spectaculator or some ... to uninstall / reinstall Spectaculator in a different directory, re-installed ...The Classic AdventurerI'm delighted to announce that the final issue of The Classic Adventurer is now available to download, or print-on-demand. The Classic Adventurer is …
... announce that the final issue of The Classic Adventurer is now ... collection of in-depth interviews, reviews, and artwork from the golden era of adventure ...Is it a form of despondency or am I just now lazy?I know there are quite a lot of us 40 to 50 year oldies from the Spectrum era and I was wondering if anyone else felt this way? I seem to have the in…
... a little bit of time to sit in front of the computer the ... that burns out a lot of enthusiasm.
3. Chemical - ... The theory of male menopause?!?!
4. Time ... projects which exercise the areas of retro computing:
a ...Just rescued an old tape recorder from the thrash binPeople who saw me must have thought that I am crazy. :P Couldn't resist, in spite of the poor exterior condition of the unit (all wet and dirty) i…
... t resist, in spite of the poor exterior condition of the unit ... Finally, a little touch of plastic conditioner on the ... lucky or being 'made in japan' had something to ... think this a reporter-type tape recorder because there ... it. Can anyone think of a way to match ...ANN: Tipshop updated Saturday, 03 November 2018Saturday 03 November 2018 Happy "Eat All Of Your Kids' Halloween Sweets" week! There's lots of good stuff this update - keep up the good work, folks…
... /> Oh, and a couple of POKEs - Adventures of Jane Jelly - The Egg ... ,
Ruff And Reddy In The Space Adventure, Souls, Space Disposal, Sqij ... Crash Edition, Everyday Tale of a Seeker of Gold, An,
Examination ...[Asm] Is this nested loop faster than LDIR or a bunch of unrolled LDI's?Hi all. I'm learning Z80 asm on Speccy 48K, and to start with I decided to write my own "CLS" routine (without relying on ROM calls or LDIR) as a lea…
... + 767 ; Start from end of attributes RAM and loop backwards ... + 6143 ; Start from end of screen RAM and loop backwards ... on this approach vs others in terms of efficiency/speed without increasing ... :)
I became aware of another very different method after ...Vampyrical: A luny crap games productionOK, just to keep my hand in some Z80, I've started a crap game. This is worthy of a buggy magazine type-in with no game play. So far I put together a…
... , just to keep my hand in some Z80, I've started ... . This is worthy of a buggy magazine type-in with no game play ... />
p.s. Its work in progress that I might progress!Z80, and 6502, in comparisonI was wondering about how each of these compared in terms of performance. The Commodore 64 had a 6502 @ 1MHz, and graphics processor VIC which took …
... wondering about how each of these compared in terms of performance. The Commodore ... processor.
Of course some of it could be down ... routines, rather than the one in the rom , as the ... the C64 and BBC versions of Elite make me question ...Moritz to the Moon 48kWe just finished our new game, authored with Jonathan Cauldwells SEUD. "Join Moritz in his next adventure, this time, to the Moon! Moritz, unfortu…
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"Join Moritz in his next adventure, this time, to the ... later Moritz enters the land of dreams and it is now ... and preferably not run out of fuel. Only then can Moritz ... enter into a new state of consciousness. But will there be ...servicing a HUSH 80P like the CLIVE PRINTER and requesting some info about itGreetings people, I am finishing reviewing a disk system for spectrum and need to repair the printer, it is a HUSH 80P, similar to the CLIVE printer …
... somewhere has a printer of this type, a photograph of the pcb to ... to scrupulously clean the area of remains of melted rubber and replace ... it is even possible that in the production line they will ...Some unrelated thoughts about games...I've been sorting some snapshots I got from old disks, and they've come with some questions... - [b]Thanatos[/b]: I never played it, but the main …
... ? It reminds me strongly of some SNES game (Chrono ... Trigger?, Legend of mana?). Was it plagiarism ... but there are few remakes of those old games. (Don ... was included as a type in on a magazine that ... Forcing people to actually type a 30 year old ...Difference microdrives as used in the QL and stand-alone microdrivesI have several working QL motherboards, am in need of enclosures to make them real QL's, and have quite a few normal, stand-alone, microdrives - can …
I have several working QL motherboards, am in need of enclosures to make them real QL's, and have quite a few normal, stand-alone, microdrives - can these be used somehow for the QL, or are they completely different?Replacing voltage regulators - need to sanity check a few things pleaseHi Everyone I'm in the process (with a lot of help from some friends at Greenford Computer Club), of giving my three Speccys some much needed prev…
... what variant of 7805/78S05 regulators are in the 48K ... it with the same type of heatsink I have for ... the ULA out of the +2 in order to get ... need to be aware of in terms of things to be careful ...
Thanks everyone in advance for your help and ...The unspoken question in 2001: A Space OddesseyFrom childhood I have watched this film probably more times than I can remember. As I got older it kind of appealed to me on a different level from…
... I liked the sense of realism, of watching the astronauts while ... take on the myth of Odysseus.
In the film more ... but also has regulatory functions in terms of the Discovery's operation ... those of the crew, Poole and Bowman who were not in ...Grpahics mode: Key combination for black squareSo I'm trying to type in a game listing to see how it works and I need to type a black square in the listing and have completely forgotten how to use…
So I'm trying to type in a game listing to see ... and I need to type a black square in the listing and ... paper and ink of the cursor all sorts of colours and brighted ... know the key combinations to type the square and then ... normal?
Thanks in adveance!
