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  • Just saw something id rather forgetIm quite a keen facebook user (sad i know) and regularly check the news feed. I noticed the usual "person you know has commented on somones photo" wi…

    ... and regularly check the news feed. I noticed the usual "person you ... share there grief and understanding. I also noticed another group in the ... attention could be greeted by the most shocking pictures there ... other poor sods dont get the same shock as i did.
    festershinetop festershinetop August 2008 Chit chat
  • my stupid moment of the day...My sister usually sends me all sort of crap e-mails, the ones with pps with bunnies and babies and telling how life is wonderfull, and all the jokes …

    ... sort of crap e-mails, the ones with pps with bunnies ... life is wonderfull, and all the jokes that you've heard ... ...

    today she sent the same sort of thing, and I ... -in-law is sort of the black sheep just because he ...
    VanTammen VanTammen August 2008 Chit chat
  • Does any emulator do this?For Spectrum emulation on the PC, I still use X128, which is a great emulator fair enough, but I use it still largely because it works with SGD, whic…

    ... got a list of the games (not the filenames) in alphabetical order ... then you clicked on the name and the game (and emulator) ... are in extended character length, not the old eight charcter limit ... the PC that weren't named the same as in the server file, but the ...
    ewgf ewgf August 2008 Emulators
  • Star Wars: The Clone Wars (cartoon MOVIE)Just got back from seeing it. It's not bad, has its pros and cons. The kids will enjoy it and those of you who are slightly more adult might enjoy …

    ... more adult might enjoy the background characters and ... />
    If the story-writing is of the same caliber then we ... to see more of the background universe. Bountyhunters/droids ... More obvious how easily dispensable the stormtroopers are.

    ZnorXman ZnorXman August 2008 Chit chat
  • manual or automatic car. And the german luftwaffe.gonna be taking my driving lessons soon, as my GF says she will give me her car (an automatic) would it be cheaper to take lessons for an automatic…

    ... for an automatic? would the license be cheaper.
    ... its own without pressing the accelarator. i think i ... to using mirrors at the same time as driving about. ... brothers, then we watched the 'battle of britain' and ... them being packed to the brim with models and ...
    mile mile August 2008 Chit chat
  • Name the gameFrom someone at the retro gamer forum... "Hello, first post and all Smile While I remember pretty much all of the games I used to play on my ZX Spe…

    ... have rekindled some of the emotion of playing them ... /> I don't remember the name but it featured some ... recall correctly, the map layout was always the same but I ... 'm pretty sure the bombs ... were placed randomly. The goal ...
    psj3809 psj3809 August 2008 Games
  • Also in the market for a new computer.Okay, so I got my palmtop for notes, a desktop for older gaming, a laptop for general use and internet. But now I'm looking to get a netbook for Spe…

    ... . So far I like the look of the Advent 4211.


    Anything better for the same price or cheaper, or is ... this a goodun?
    The main requirements are XPos, compact ...
    Graz Graz September 2008 Chit chat
  • being hussled at the job...During August, I got this call to work on tv, directing actors. I'm not sure if i've mentioned before, I work in company that I hate, but pays me t…

    ... , before I had went to the "family" business, but in ... .

    And it the midle of all that he ... of a hustle, but at the same time I know that if ... m really pissed off at the situation and now I ... quit working for tv in the first place...

    ...
    VanTammen VanTammen September 2008 Chit chat
  • Microl - The Database - different versionsWith reference to [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0008076"]Microl - The Data Base[/URL], I have two different versions. The s…

    ... have two different versions. The supporting documentation is a ... for Microl based at the same address), stating they?d ... the first version). But the TAP version seems to be the same ... the two wave files, and the letter, and addendum. And the TZX for the ...
    murtceps murtceps October 2008 Infoseek database
  • Some more questions for the WOS geniuses to ponderSome questions whilst I'm waiting here: 1.Why do cars need ariels to receive radio stations? I mean, you're driving around in a lump of metal, so w…

    ... . All falling bodies fall at the same speed, right? Except for feathers ... impressive artificial intelligence? On the 8-bits, the speed and memory limitations ... the other arcade machines of the day. On the Speccy, Skooldaze aparrently gave the ...
    ewgf ewgf October 2008 Chit chat
  • Loading tzx files- what's the best playback utility?I used to alway use TAPER to play tzx files for loading into a real Spectrum, but then the PC I used it with was replaced and I never seemed to get a…

    ... a real Spectrum, but then the PC I used it with ... as good a playback with the same program on other PCs. Since ...
    Spector Spector October 2008 Emulators
  • A video interface for the Spectrum, MSX compatibleSo you can use the same code for displaying sprites, tiles, characteres, and so no, on both the Spectrum and the MSX. That is, the Spectrum now has a…

    So you can use the same code for displaying sprites, tiles, ... , on both the Spectrum and the MSX. That is, the Spectrum now has ... a "dual-screen" feature: the well known ULA video output ... of few hours.

    The original article is by now ...
    mcleod_ideafix mcleod_ideafix October 2008 Hardware
  • Politics explained (for the hard of thinking)FEUDALISM: You have two cows. Your lord takes some of the milk. PURE SOCIALISM: You have two cows. The government takes them and puts them in a barn…

    ... care of all of the cows. The government gives you as ... care of the chickens the government took from the chicken farmers. The government ... of them, and you all share the milk.

    RUSSIAN ... one, milks the other and pours the milk down the drain. Then ...
    mel the bell mel the bell October 2008 Chit chat
  • Caesar The CatAgain, sorry to nitpick... But I've just noticed that [url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0000787]Caesar The Cat[/url] and [url=htt…

    ... /infoseekid.cgi?id=0000787]Caesar The Cat[/url] and [url=http ... 't listed as being in the same series (I only assume they ...
    GreenCard GreenCard October 2008 Infoseek database
  • late to work because of the queenoh crap, today afternoon the traffic was stoped as elisabeth of the brits was to pass by the streets and wave her hand around so my bus couldn&#180;t…

    oh crap,
    today afternoon the traffic was stoped as elisabeth ... ! great.

    when finally the cordon of police vehicles went ... regular bus stuck in the tunnel before the bus-stop to get ... by a chance... would do the same job.

    sorry, no ...
    de Vandemar Croup de Vandemar Croup October 2008 Chit chat
  • What game gobsmacked you the most?And where were you when you saw it for the first time? Mine has to be, an obvious choice, Knightlore & Underwurlde. We'd all seen the adverts at s…

    ... chaps who had lent Adrian the originals. Not straight away mind ... cartoon! I handled the box, read the inlay, SMELT the inlay (you know ... those Ultimate inlays STILL smell the same today, I have a set ... bed for school the next day).

    The next few weeks ...
    Mark R. Jones Mark R. Jones October 2008 Games
  • The Quill[URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0006857"]The Quill[/URL] is listed as "The Quill Adventure System" which is what is reported i…

    ... org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0006857"]The Quill[/URL] is listed as ... is what is reported inside the program. However, all [URL=" ... on screen...

    On the same note, I have a "family ... pack" of both "The Quill" and "The Illustrator" in the same box (big, black ...
    The President The President November 2008 Infoseek database
  • I had an idea for a crap game yesterday.Daley Thompsons Marathon. using the same keys as the 100m sprint from Daley Thomspns decathlon, you make your character jog the full length marathon.

    Daley Thompsons Marathon.

    using the same keys as the 100m sprint from Daley Thomspns decathlon, you make your character jog the full length marathon.
    thx1138 thx1138 November 2008 Chit chat
  • Bleepload - different either side of the tapeHiya. I'm not sure if this is the right section or whether this should have gone under the tape preservation section. Anyway, I don't go on the foru…

    ... this should have gone under the tape preservation section.
    ... started noticing that all the Bleepload games had totally ... be the same both sides of the tape seem to exhibit the same ... thing.

    With some games the ...
    richl richl November 2008 Games
  • Dam the new Football Manager 2009I got FM 2009 3 days ago...I was all excited and waiting for it, I bought 2006, got a copy of 2007, and decided not to buy or get 2008 (I realised a …

    ... havent managed to pass the first month: the "disk" version I ... since it was constantly crashing...the STEAM version has already ... look like they are the same, but the litle diferences aren't ... br />
    any one playing the game and having the same trouble?
    VanTammen VanTammen November 2008 Chit chat
  • Manic Miner CSS[URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0014526"]Manic Miner comp.sys.sinclair[/URL] by Nigel Fishwick, 2002 It is the first time I h…

    ... which I thought I would share with you. I first ... find one that captures the same teasing gameplay of the original - not ... are in the true spirit of the original too, the same dreamlike qualities ... pleasing 'more of the same' for fans of the original. But there ...
    Jumping Stack Jumping Stack November 2008 Games
  • The quality of Ootub vids (short rant with a question)[RANT] Why, oh, why is it that the quality of uytobe videos go down so drastically after ULing? You don't have to answer it ... I already know the a…

    ... result to be at least the same quality as what I have ... that). I just hate the fuzzyness and the outoffocus-smoothing they apply ... 't have the greatest videocam for the job but the raw videofile ... is much better than the output on the ...
    ZnorXman ZnorXman November 2008 Chit chat
  • John Elliot does it again! Re: TOS disks.[url]http://groups.google.co.uk/group/comp.sys.amstrad.8bit/browse_thread/thread/aa809b6f6b9c6f7f#[/url] It is now possible (and easier) to extract …

    ... ]

    Using the same method but with different parameters ... I managed to read the files on the example .DSK file ... /> 3. Add the following definition to /usr/local/share/diskdefs:
    ... br /> And here's the source for the program that converts Timex ...
    zxbruno zxbruno December 2008 Development
  • 3D engines and the ZX SpectrumCastle Master's engine, [I]Freescape[/I], is described as the first proprietary 3D computer engine on the Wikipedia. I have a few problems with this…

    ... promoting their games through the technology used (the One marketing aspect ... , that wile launched on the same year as Rescue on Fractalus ... was used in the development of the sequel and apparently ... If anything Freescape was the first 3D engine widely adverted ...
    rahtgaz rahtgaz December 2008 Games
  • [Need an Editor] Rodnay Zaks' Programming the Z80I'm submitting to WoS this book (as available on [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=2000292[/url] - English Version - 2nd Edition)…

    ... do some treatment on the book database PDF files. ... well[/B] to review the TOC I just created ... my work particularly difficult. The book doesn't always ... and subtopics is not the same across the whole book.
    ... interested. I'll upload the book on my server ...
    rahtgaz rahtgaz December 2008 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Preservation PleaHi folks, There's a number of MIA/uMIAs (second time around) on eBay right now, but unfortunately the preservation team don't have funds to secure t…

    ... eBay right now, but unfortunately the preservation team don't have ... out like we did in the past.

    If ... denied) so everyone gets to share the fruits of your labour (ahem ... /> List as follows, all from the same seller.

    Unlisted MIAs ...
    Andrew Barker Andrew Barker December 2008 MIA/STP/SDP
  • [Discussion] Planned corrections to: The Complete Spectrum ROM DisassemblyOk, folks. Since I'm not obtaining replies from those involved in the previous effort to transcribe The Complete Spectrum ROM Disassembly, I'm going …

    ... subtitles with the same name: THE 'RE-STACK TWO' SUBROUTINE
    The second one ... /> ...

    Following on the discussion from the initial thread:

    the project goals when the transcription of the book was ...
    rahtgaz rahtgaz December 2008 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Crash Magazine, the ZX, and the power of nostalgiaI'm currently selling some Crash mags (see Sales section of WOS *PLUG!*) and I started thinking about the power of nostalgia and what keeps us intere…

    ...

    I have the same feeling for the first ever type-in ... world. One of the greatest was the Unclear User spoof which ... out of step with the times. The focus on the ZX for Crash ... area. Of course the graphics never actually reached the border!
    ...
    SteveP SteveP December 2008 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • 48k erm....minus the 40!no no no no no Minor miscalculation reminder to self must stop drinking for a few days :D EDIT: Please remove this thread I have suspicions it wil…

    ... can get rid of the one with the same name as it as ...
    dm_boozefreek dm_boozefreek January 2009 Chit chat
  • Prince Harry and the word "Paki"Prince Harry is in trouble (yeah, right) for using the word "Paki" to describe a Pakistana colleague, according to: [URL]http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/…

    ... that she hates the Jamaicans, or the Pakistanis or whatever, ... Harry speaks the word "Paki", and suddenly the whole army ... person I know is against the "reverse discrimination" attitude, ... realise that everyone is basically the same. Treating one faction better ...
    ewgf ewgf January 2009 Chit chat
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