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ROM paging questionAssuming the Spectrum 128 memory map and port addresses, but two custom ROMs in place of the normal Editor and BASIC, what is the most efficient way …
... most efficient way of calling a routine in ROM-1 from ... routine in ROM-1 executes a RET instruction control is returned ... 't matter which one) followed by a DEFB with the address of ... -
Your best Ebay wins or near misses.About 3 years ago while working for Compaq/HP my morning routine was to come in and check out the Timex/Sinclair pages on Ebay. One particular morni…
... opened it up and saw a deal I could not believe ... /> Someone beat me too it by a matter of seconds. I emailed ... />
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Very angry German ???May i first apologise for linking to ebaumsworld but i was sent a link to this video by a friend and couldnt find it anywhere else. Heres the link …
... i was sent a link to this video by a friend and couldnt ... i could only make out a few words like spielen (games ... -
Phantomas Infinity ReleasedAt last, we're proud to present Phantomas Saga: Infinity. You can download them free from CEZ Games Studio page. We hope you'll enjoy so much as we…
... version of Infinity, uploaded to a server by a "likeable" (and cowardly) guy ... careful, it could be infected by a virus, so download the game ... />
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various Spectrum MIAs not listed on WoS* PAUL (Personal Accounting Utilities Ledger) by Jaysoft was reviewed in Home Computing Weekly #9 (3-9 May 1983, page 39) for the 48K Spectrum, price…
... this is a Centipede-type game) by Macronics Systems ... BASIC+ on microdrive cartridge, by Prosign, providing structured programming ... frame graphics utility by Emsoft (written by a "Mr. Orzechowski") ... was praised in a letter ... -
Broadcast programsDoes anyone remember a Spectrum program (i.e. LOADable data) that was broadcast on the BBC's Tomorrow's World programme? Also any other program that …
Does anyone remember a Spectrum program (i.e. LOADable ... /> Also, I've a very vague recollection of a broadcast being made ... the program was supposedly LOADable by a number of different Micros (presumably ... />
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Best version of The Sentinel?Which version of The Sentinel is the best? I have tried the Spectrum, CPC, PC, ST and C64 versions, and of them I still prefer the Spectrum version. …
... now (can probably be cured by a Slo-mo type program) ... />
The Sentry is a very nice remake, but the ... atmosphere, but has only a fraction of the levels of ... ? I did hear of a gam called Archipelagos (or ... Oh, and was there ever a 128K version of The Sentinel ... -
RIP Drummer From the Wonder StuffMartin Gilks got hit by a drunk driver on his bike on Putney Bridge 8pm sunday night. His pillion, girlfriend of one week, is on the mend. he died …
Martin Gilks got hit by a drunk driver on his bike ... />
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Boulder Jazzjust a funny fact: anytime I load ?n? play Boulder Dash seeing the name of its author [U]Peter Liepa[/U] - our jazz singer and promoter of jazz festi…
just a funny fact: anytime I load ? ... as a jazz song and as a game which was programmed by a jazz ... -
German JokesJust been sent this in the office by a mate. I found them funny anyway... Apologies if it offends anyone... GERMAN JOKES: Knock, knock. Who's there…
... sent this in the office by a mate. I found them funny ... that their
appearance has a degree of gravitas.
a prostitute to subsidise her
a field. Suddenly, from behind a bush, a rabbit leaps ... -
+3 drive belts??, where from?'ello well, i finally dug out my old +3, and the belt's perished i'm giving the computer to a noob in work that's into that sort of stuff, so would…
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Which Linux distro for low end PC?Hi, I have a low end PC knocking about which I want to turn into a fairly simple and secure granny PC for surfing, email, odd word doc etc without h…
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I have a low end PC knocking about ... I want to turn into a fairly simple and secure ... worry about it getting trashed by a virus/worm/accidental delete etc ... . The PC is a PII 500MHz with 256MB of ... and she's never driven a computer before so she ... -
TrumpsIf you're in an office with a colour printer you may be interested in [URL="http://www.wayoftherodent.com/bonus/rodent%20game%20trumps.htm"]this link…
... 're in an office with a colour printer you may be ... ] sent to me by a mate. It's a game of Trumps featuring ... Daze), the rubber keyboard from a ZX, and ooh other stuff ... -
Name the LOM type game...I remember an old game that was very much like Lords of Midnight but was not part of that series. It was made by a different company and had graphic…
I remember an old game that was very much like Lords of Midnight but was not part of that series.
It was made by a different company and had graphics very much like it.
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Who is your fav sci-fi writerFor me it is the prolific but not well known in europe - Jack L chalker - who died last year I just found out. He's my fav, by a long shot. Well of…
For me it is the prolific but not well known in europe - Jack L chalker - who died last year I just found out.
He's my fav, by a long shot.
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Google Movers and ShakersHave a look at Google Videos Movers and Shakers. [url]http://video.google.com/videomovers[/url] Around position 90 is 'White Spectrum' with Sir Cli…
Have a look at Google Videos Movers ... 's been given a bit of a boost by a thread on CSS.
R Register, Contended RAM and ClonesHi. I've had a quick look at the CSS FAQ but didn't spot quite what I'm looking for (also the CSS FAQ doesn't have much detail of the clones - there …
... br /> I've had a quick look at the CSS ... the clones - there was a Russian FAQ covering the Pentagon ... it could in theory vary by a couple T as there's ... exactly the same code on a Russian clone (Pentagon, Scorpion, ... guess not as it's a processor thing, but then ...Embarassing tune you really likeIs there one song you really really like but its by a band/singer who you are embarassed by ? Eg you would listen to it on headphones but you woul…
Is there one song you really really like but its by a band/singer who you are embarassed by ?
Eg you would listen to it on headphones but you would hate your friends/family/work colleagues to hear it if you had it on loud speaker ?Only in the films....Some time ago I saw a thread in which people posted things that only or always happen in films. I can't remember where I saw the thread (I think it w…
... the driver is a woman who's being chased by a murderer, in ... one (microscopic) stone on a field a mile wide, then the ... or more computers are connected by a network and someone is viewing ... br />
14) Whenever a visitor visits a house, they knock then ...What new (ish) ZX game have you played mostJust wondering what games from 2000 on have grabbed you most, I found a lot of TR-Dos games on here last year and was seriously impressed by a little…
... , I found
a lot of TR-Dos games ... and was seriously impressed by
a little game called Numb ... playable and has
a different crackin` tune for ... There was a demo of a sequel posted here also a while back ... the other stuff I played a lot recently
...John Gibson InterviewThought some of you might be interested in this, just found it on some old zip disks: Please find below an incomplete John Gibson interview I conduc…
... city with each dome connected by a glass tunnel. There was also ... Evans went to Fireiron (a company founded by Dave Lawson and Ian ... to threats of court action by Psygnosis but ultimately it was ... getting more and more disillusioned by the day. The first people ...The Only Reason Sinclair Succeeded (Provoking Controversy)Although I love my Sinclairs dearly, I think that the only reason they succeeded was because at the time most people did not know any better (factori…
... inferior machine would always be a source of disappointment and ...
Likewise adults would choose a machine for similar reasons, but ... the time, to most a computer was a computer, and the ... typing speed down by a third. Intended as a machine for Business ...HL2 - Episode 1 - Funny moment (Small spoiler)Decided to get into Episode One last night, as I thoroughly enjoyed the first Half Life 2 game - Which I bought the day it came out and completed wit…
... br /> Just wanted to mention a funny moment in the game ... my torch. There were a few groaning noises (of ... em.
A few minutes later further along ... monsters... I started panicing a bit and started running ... who has been shown up by a girl' style, I then ...ANNOUNCE: Manic Miner: Ma jolie [Special Edition]I am delighted to announce the release of a Special Edition of my 2003 Manic Miner game, [i]Ma jolie[/i]. It's based on the game-engine from Matthew…
... the player to bypass a major challenge in "Wiredlife ... teach quirky features in a non-threatening, easy-to ... /> 1. "Wiredlife" [14] had a loophole in the original edition ... I have rectified this by moving the top item ... where it is protected by a Crumbly cell so that ...Swapping MARTIANOIDS from UltimateHi! I've an original copy of Martianoids (Ultimate play the Game), with case, instructions, tested and working, all OK!. It's the spanish edition of…
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I'll swap it by a copy of Bubbler, also from ...Spectrum won't load data when warmI've got an interesting observation. I put iPodLinux onto my iPod and got TZX files playing back as the proper audio waveform. I also removed the vol…
... the iPod is emitting a perfectly consistent audio signal, ... the problem is caused by a defective component. Anyone heard ... all, despite it being a modern Sony widescreen. I ... problems fairly typical for a 23 year old ... br /> And here's a classic old skool problem - ...Ancient BBC Microcomputer GameDoes anybody remember a game for the BBC Microcomputer ... think it was called 'Kingdoms' or something like that? I'm sure I remember playing it at …
Does anybody remember a game for the BBC Microcomputer ... ... mid-80's. It was a kind of grow your crops ... , watch them get washed away by a tidal wave kind of thing ... ...
Possible a really basic forerunner of the ...PantsDamn... Ever get the feeling that you've been diddled? (other than buying a copy of Dead or Alive, and then finding there are two different inlay …
... diddled?
(other than buying a copy of Dead or Alive ... />
I was at a pub quiz night tonight. The ... ...
What is a half divided by a third.
a half, though no one would ...Friday the 13thWell it's that superstitious day again. Has anything freaky happened to anyone? Today has been unusual in the sense that absolutely nothing has gone …
Well it's that superstitious day again. Has anything freaky happened to anyone? Today has been unusual in the sense that absolutely nothing has gone wrong at all.
I hope I don't get hit by a bus on the way home...Rargh! What is up with these travellersArrgh, this is the third time I've been touched up in public. By a guy. A sober one. By a complete and utter stranger. Each time on a train. What is…
Arrgh, this is the third time I've been touched up in public.
By a guy. A sober one. By a complete and utter stranger.
Each time on a train.
What is up? Do I look queer when travelling or something?
