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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…
... in early 1983, while the Spectrum cost £175. The C64 would later rival the Spectrum in popularity in the ... latter half of the 1980s, eventually outliving the Spectrum which was discontinued in ... -
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…
... in early 1983, while the Spectrum cost £175. The C64 would later rival the Spectrum in popularity in the ... latter half of the 1980s, eventually outliving the Spectrum which was discontinued in ... -
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…
... in early 1983, while the Spectrum cost ?175. The C64 would later rival the Spectrum in popularity in the ... latter half of the 1980s, eventually outliving the Spectrum which was discontinued in ... -
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…
... Commodore released the C64 in the UK, it almost immediately overtook the Spectrum."
Spectrum). The C64 was released after the Spectrum in the UK and also ... of the market, only the BBC and the ZX Spectrum got a look in. Although the ... -
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…
... the market, one would have to concede that that C64 overtook the spectrum in ... sales :-) So in this respect the book above is ... .[/QUOTE]
The book claimed the C64 overtook the Spectrum in 1983, not 1990 ... -
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…
... , but the ZX Spectrum did sell between 4-5 million units in the UK ... the +2 that the C64 started catching up to the spectrum. Whether the C64 passed the spectrum in ... sales in the early 90's ... -
Hardware pics wantedWe're looking for real life photographs of all hardware items and their packaging (if nice). There are many items I've never seen and I assume that w…
... you some photos of the Indian version of the Spectrum+ in the hope that they ... them?
Had mailed the same to DEATH and he ... found the extra mini-PCB board piggybacking ... on the main board to be of ... -
Uridium on the Speccy: definitive version?Uridium is one of the staples of the C64 shoot-em-up canon. I first played it on the Speccy twenty years ago, but became much more familiar with it …
... to see Uridium on the Speccy in colour? Yes - but ... in a dark, lonely spacecraft. The reason that works is because the Spectrum ... than on the Spectrum.
In my opinion, the C64 has ... games set in the daytime or on Earth, while the Spectrum's ... -
Spectrum NOT DEAD PROJECT SPECTRUM XXICommodore is back! MSX is back! Amiga is back! And Spectrum?? Why Not Dont Cry with Nostalgie for Spectrum! Help us To do this dream true! The SPECTR…
... /> RE: Spectrum in a Joystick
- What would be the point? The good ... thing about the spectrum in comparison with guff like the gameboy ... and VCS consoles was the ... -
Spectrum NOT DEAD PROJECT SPECTRUM XXICommodore is back! MSX is back! Amiga is back! And Spectrum?? Why Not Dont Cry with Nostalgie for Spectrum! Help us To do this dream true! The SPECTR…
... /> RE: Spectrum in a Joystick
- What would be the point? The good ... thing about the spectrum in comparison with guff like the gameboy ... and VCS consoles was the ... -
Spectrum NOT DEAD PROJECT SPECTRUM XXICommodore is back! MSX is back! Amiga is back! And Spectrum?? Why Not Dont Cry with Nostalgie for Spectrum! Help us To do this dream true! The SPECTR…
... ]RE: Spectrum in a Joystick
- What would be the point? The good ... thing about the spectrum in comparison with guff like the gameboy ... and VCS consoles was the ... -
horizontal shmupsare there any speccy horizontal shmups where you freely move your ship (or whatever) pixel-by-pixel except penetrator? (i?m glad to realize, the lack…
... firstly back in the day i loved these games in the arcade, to ... get to the arcade back ... being simplified and put onto the Spectrum in 128k. If Jackal was ... how the Spectrum handles some major arcade games, seeing the graphics in a ... -
Spritual successor to the Speccy1988-1995 - Atari ST/STe/Falcon 1995-2000 - ? hmmm ? 2000-2006 - Playstation 2 with a keyboard 2007- ?
... if anything will be the same as the Spectrum. Does anyone still ... !
The PC200 could have been the successor to the spectrum if it ... it could/or was the same as the Spectrum (in feeling I presume ... why more of the Basic programmer`s from the Spectrum don`t ... -
I have a couple of MIA type-ins.What's the procedure/format for submitting them? I only have .sna files of them from when I converted them a few years back. Is the preffered format…
... the Spectrum in SU or Your Spectrum/Sinclair (not with "poker" in the title, anyway), nor in ... ZX Computing (the ... in one of the missing issues or in one of the ... ,p.60) is in the [url=http://www. ... -
Soviet/Eastern Bloc speccy clonesI've noticed a huge increase in ads for these on Ebay the last month or so. Anyone bought one of these yet and if so could you share some info on the…
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As an aside, the Sinclair Spectrum, Spectrum+ and Spectrum 128 have 'patent pending ... ' stamped on the underside - ... just in the UK or did they successfully get patents on the Spectrum in other ... -
Hard Drivin - is it me?I tried Hard Drivin for the Speccy years ago and just couldn't get to grips with it. Then I tried it again recently, and it still seems just as awful…
... Hard Drivin's conversion to the Spectrum in Retro Gamer last year was ... Furniss said that many of the tricks he had learned about ... on the Spectrum. Isn't the Spectrum version meant to be the best of the three ... -
ZX time capsule - 25 years from nowIn 25 years time the ZX Spectrum will be 50 and the average age of a WoSser will be well on the way to 60. If someone had told me that I would redisc…
... recently wondered if the Spectrum would survive the death of the last person to ... coding/playing/reading about/whatever the Spectrum in 75-80 years time, or ... -
ZX time capsule - 25 years from nowIn 25 years time the ZX Spectrum will be 50 and the average age of a WoSser will be well on the way to 60. If someone had told me that I would redisc…
... coding/playing/reading about/whatever the Spectrum in 75-80 years time, or ... so huge that the current websites will live in some form forever ... -
ZX time capsule - 25 years from nowIn 25 years time the ZX Spectrum will be 50 and the average age of a WoSser will be well on the way to 60. If someone had told me that I would redisc…
... coding/playing/reading about/whatever the Spectrum in 75-80 years time, or ... />
I think people will. The narrow gauge steam engines on ... the Isle of Man Steam Railway ... be people who are interested in the history of computing, and so ... -
What sort of speccy releases are these?I recently uploaded some snaps of the tapes that were available legally in India to this site: [url]http://www.flickr.com/photos/arjunnair/[/url] I'…
... Or anything that acknowledges the original publisher? They look ... aren't mentioned anywhere in the inlay or tape. No ... these tapes, and the tapes looked the same everywhere. ... though. Decibel, the company that was manufacturing the spectrum in India, apparently ... -
explosion sound effect how?Anyone have any tips on programming an explosion sound effect using 128 sound chip? I know that you use the white noise generator, but how exactly? …
[QUOTE=robert@fm;205377]On the 48K machine, I did a ... an OTIR loop to send the first 2K (I think it ... , I've never used the OTIR command on the Spectrum in all my life! -
Woohoo!Woohoo! I'm BAAACCCK!!!!! not that anyone will have noticed I've been without the internet for a couple of months. ho hum. :p
[quote=zeropolis79;207002]I'm on draft 10 right now..[/quote]
There had better be a mention of the Spectrum in there somewhere. :)
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Woohoo!Woohoo! I'm BAAACCCK!!!!! not that anyone will have noticed I've been without the internet for a couple of months. ho hum. :p
... better be a mention of the Spectrum in there somewhere. :)
Necros ... stick a little something speccy in there.... even if it is ... -
Woohoo!Woohoo! I'm BAAACCCK!!!!! not that anyone will have noticed I've been without the internet for a couple of months. ho hum. :p
... better be a mention of the Spectrum in there somewhere. :)
Necros ... unless there is a ZX Spectrum 88000 in 700 years time..
in the book.
Just don ... 't tell Mel the Bell I have him killed in the most gruesome ... -
My thousandth post - and a request for help...[FONT=Arial Black][SIZE=7][COLOR=Red]1[/COLOR][COLOR=Yellow]0[/COLOR][COLOR=Lime]0[/COLOR][COLOR=Cyan]0[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] Well, seeing as this i…
... is if you could show the Spectrum in its current angle and size ... .
Or making the spectrum look like it has wooshed ... -
My thousandth post - and a request for help...[FONT=Arial Black][SIZE=7][COLOR=Red]1[/COLOR][COLOR=Yellow]0[/COLOR][COLOR=Lime]0[/COLOR][COLOR=Cyan]0[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] Well, seeing as this i…
... is if you could show the Spectrum in its current angle and size ... .
Or making the spectrum look like it has wooshed ... -
How Spectrum changed our livesHave you ever thought about how Speccy changed your lives? Just imagine all of us in our youth age without Manic Miner or Knight Lore, without that…
... really did appreciate some of the crappy prizes on Bully' ... obviously werent wealthy being dangled the caravan or Ford Fiesta ... suite and matching sideboard as the 'Star' prize...but when ... ranks up with the Spectrum in the evolution of life. In these high paced ... -
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…
... think the important point was that the C64 was invariably chasing the Spectrum in ... that particular genre. In hindsight, waiting a ... huge lead in scrolling shooters; the Spectrum eventually came good in that department ... -
+2A, are they all this incompatible?My +2A does not seem to be faulty but the number of games that don't run on it are silly. Scooby Doo(Elite), Crazy Cars , Turbo Outrun, Vindicator(im…
Are you running the games in 48 or 128 mode? More should work in 48 mode, however some games do not run. I believe there are patches available for some games to enable them to run. -
+2A, are they all this incompatible?My +2A does not seem to be faulty but the number of games that don't run on it are silly. Scooby Doo(Elite), Crazy Cars , Turbo Outrun, Vindicator(im…
[QUOTE=MrCheese;230018]Are you running the games in 48 or 128 mode? More ... should work in 48 mode, however some games ... /> Have tried all the games I listed in both 128 & 48 ... but those above don't in either mode.
Best ...
