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Putting the 'foreign' in to the Foreign & Commonwealth OfficeDoes anyone else here use the 'FlagFox' addon for FireFox? If not, it basically shows you where a website is being hosted. Useful tool, if you're sh…
Does anyone else here use the 'FlagFox' addon for FireFox?
... as being hosted in, sorry to say, Nigeria. WOS for example ... me to the FCO webiste, and FlagFox says it's hosted in the States ... other government website, has reason to be hosted elsewhere, but it ... -
On Offer to the preservation teamAs so many people tend to plug my own website on WoS, I thought that I would offer something in return (at long last)..... I have today been passed …
... to him over the years - mainly linked to microdrives, but also some general Spectrum ... related items. It includes things such as routines to get ... large fold out advert for the Spectrum from "PC Files" - no idea ... -
Odd thought for the week - planet of the V'sOn the planet of the V's, do they have a tv show called "I'm A Celebri-V, Get V Outta Here!"*where V's have to spend 3 weeks in the city and do horri…
On the planet of the V's, do they have a tv ... 's have to spend 3 weeks in the city and do horrid tasks to ... -
Reading the Spectrum KeyboardI've been playing around with reading the Spectrum keyboard (in the guise of Spin 0.666) using Z80, and I believe I've discovered that the number of …
... playing around with reading the Spectrum keyboard (in the guise of Spin 0 ... believe I've discovered that the number of simultaneous key- ... presses I'm able to detect depends upon which ... anyone know what the 'rules' are regarding the number of simultaneous ... -
New info'sSome information: 1.[url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0009723]Eye Of The Moon[/url] It seems that game was planned to published…
... the third game in the classic Midnight trilogy (Lords Of Midnight, Doomdark's ... Revenge), titled Eye Of The Moon. The present discussion mainly ... ]
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Alternatives to the Spectrum 128 power supplyI was wondering whether any other computers or games consoles have a power supply that is compatible with the original Spectrum 128+ and could be use…
I was wondering whether any other computers or games consoles have a power supply that is compatible with the original Spectrum 128+ and could be used as a replacement. Any ideas? -
Name the arcade gameI recently came to think of a game I played in the arcades, presumably in the late 80's. It was never converted to the Spectrum so I guess this part …
... in the late 80's. It was never converted to the Spectrum so I ... guess this part of the ... made it possible to control the altitude of the helicopter, so you ... on some island to shoot things. The graphics felt quite ... -
Spectrum emulator for PS3 ?Any chance of a Spectrum emulator turning up on the PS3 via the psn store ? Emulators are being sold for the iPhone so why don't the guys behind the…
... of a Spectrum emulator turning up on the PS3 via the psn store ... the iPhone so why don't the guys behind the emulators submit them to ... app could be developed similar to the PS3's BBC iPlayer ? -
Spectranet updateWell, I've not put an update in here for too long, so here's a summary of what's been developing ... * A snapshot manager module. Basically, you can…
... . I hope to ultimately port the server program to the Spectrum too (probably with the DivIDE + ESXDOS ... /> * BASIC streams support for reading/writing files, and for reading directories ... manual pages in addition to what's already at spectrum.alioth.net - for ... -
Mega Man 1 on the Spectrum?I heard long long ago that the first game in the legendary Mega Man series was originally planned as an arcade game, and I'm wondering what Mega Man …
... long long ago that the first game in the legendary Mega Man ... like if they got ported to the ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST ... -
Back to the Future II & Digital WatchHi folks, I am just trying to find a little info about about this game for the Spectrum but this one came as a limited edition with a digital watch.…
... trying to find a little info about about this game for the Spectrum ... /> I cannot find anything on the web about this so any ... -
Former maker of Sinclair add-ons in the U.SIn my continuing efforts to find people from the Timex-Sinclair past I found two gentleman who were, at some point, the owners of Byte- Back. This …
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was changed from the square box to the extruded aluminum design and ... the Centronics Printer port, the A/D
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Joystick interface for connecting USB game controllers to ZX Spectrum/Timex(or other)Hi, I'm developing interface as mentioned in subj. I test it yesterday on my Timex 2048 and works perfectly with my Genius gamepad (MaxFire G-08XU). …
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It's based on Microchip microcontroller which ... , USB mouse, printer interface in the future or measuring system) but ... which can be insterted directly to the Timex 2048. For now I ... br />
I would like to know also if somebody will ...Developing for the SpectrumHi What software is everyone now using to develop software for the spectrum? Is it all done on PC emulators or Windows apps or the real thing? Graph…
... is everyone now using to develop software for the spectrum? Is it all ... emulators or Windows apps or the real thing? Graphics wise, what ... is the best app? OCP Art Studio ...Jetpac to the futureHi all, just to inform people i am only a few weeks away from finishing a game i started around christmas time it runs on pc not speccy. A sort of re…
... sort of revised story of the back to the future movies. marty is ... a zx spectrum(which obviously didn't happen in the film). He ... in levels of classic spectrum games cos the time machine malfunctions if ...QL microdrive cartridge questionOkay, I'm throwing this open to the Speccy community at large... Does anyone know what I would need to do to examine the contents of a QL microdrive…
... QL cartridges are formatted differently to the Spectrum so I'm not even ... is pretty pointless unless there's a QL emulator that can ... and he's not 100% certain what is on the cartridge or ... !
Anyone ever rescued data from a QL microdrive cartridge ...The Spectrum screenshot odd-one-out round - hard skill levelActually, more like nightmare skill level... If you don't know how to play, then go to the easy questions thread at: [URL="http://www.worldofspect…
... t know how to play, then go to the easy questions ... Elite, Jetset Willy, Daley Thompson's Decathlon[/spoiler]
... (also known as Big Nose's American Adventure)[/spoiler]
... br /> [spoiler]Games: V, Herbert's Dummy Run, Brian Bloodaxe, Dalek ...Memory mapping: Pentagon compatibility?I'm writing something that will rely heavily on the Spectrum's ability to switch screen buffers in hardware (port 0x7FFD). The original Spectrum 128K…
... 'm writing something that will rely heavily on the Spectrum's ability to switch screen ... buffers in hardware (port 0x7FFD). The original Spectrum 128K ... and opened. In addition, the port of configuration 1FFDh and bit ...The Speccy Tour 2010 is coming your way...Yes, we are getting close to the Speccy Tour 2010, and guess what...It's the 10th Anniversary of the Tour :) To celebrate that we'll make some chang…
... to the Speccy Tour 2010, and guess what...It's the 10th Anniversary of the ... Tour :)
To celebrate ... who was a great benefit to the Spectrum scene, as here on ... ...
Here's this years schedule:
< ...Games that looked better on the Spectrum than other platforms?Usually when a hit game was converted from the Spectrum it got a graphical update, or at least a splash of colour. Now does anyone remember a game t…
... hit game was converted from the Spectrum it got a graphical ... looked better on the Speccy than the C64/BBC or ... looked slightly better on the Spectrum than the C64 with richer colours ... and some dithered shadows on the school's ...Backpackers Guide to The Universe - Part 1Afternoon all, I'm currently putting together a web site devoted to Fantasy Software - detailing their short history, releases, press releases, unre…
... thought went wrong with The Backpackers Guide to the Universe, Part 1 ... just feels unfinished. There's no sound, no variety ... mentioned above), the controls are terrible (compared to the lovely control of ... how far Backpackers Guide to the Universe 2 Super Pyramid ...Spectrum Keyboard Solutions?Hello, I'm new here and this is my first posting. I started with Sinclair computers back with the ZX81, then when the Spectrum came out I really wa…
... computers back with the ZX81, then when the Spectrum came out I ... in Canada, I had to go with the TS2068. I had ... out on the huge community around the Spectrum because of the incompatibilities. I ... that is really just like the Spectrum's. Do you know of anything ...VIC 20 on the SpectrumThe original "20 Commodes" program released for CSSCGC 2008 has been improved and now has its own entry in WoS. The improved code has been sitting on…
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There's still plenty of work to do, but this ...
4) Updates to the VIC charset pointer are reflected ... should try this version to see the improvements made in ...
The biggest improvement yet to be made to the emulator will be to include ...What Spectrum to choose?Hi i'm new to the Spectrum. I read 'bout it in CDA (Polish game magazine) and watched LGR review of the 48k and it REALLY interested me. What model m…
Hi i'm new to the Spectrum. I read 'bout it in CDA (Polish game magazine) and watched LGR review of the 48k and it REALLY interested me. What model may i choose? And yes, I care about money. And yes, i want it for gaemz. And no, don't QL.Help with mystery game programmer...Hi, I wanted to try to revive an old C.S.S post from 2004, where I was trying to track down the name of a very exploited Spectrum games programmer. …
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Here?s the original post, and a link to the C.S.S thread is ... written a few games on the Spectrum, and I sold them mail ... me
they were writing about in the mags.
MEL - I ...
I did it on the Spectrum, and it was bloody good ...Getting ones own site on to the search engines?So ... long thread-title but it basically says it all. What's the best free way to get ones site to the search engines? I've googled around and got…
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What's the best free way to get ones site to the search engines ... 'm trying to figure out is what's the best way to "attract" search ... /> Also, what's the best way to get crawlers/spiders to index specific sections ...SNA to WAVE converter. helpim been browsing the forum and seen a couple of you tube video's on how to play a Game from a ipod to the spectrum, but im stuck on the software to a…
... video's on how to play a Game from a ipod to the spectrum, but ... im stuck on the ... software to achieve this ... i can use toi convert the SNA files to wave then to mp3.Elite to relaunch Spectrum - Daily Telegraph...Link below: [url]http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/video-games/8304237/ZX-Spectrum-relaunch-gaming-goes-back-to-the-future.html[/url] Another r…
... -games/8304237/ZX-Spectrum-relaunch-gaming-goes-back-to-the-future.html[/url ... /technology/video-games/8304252/ZX-Spectrum-relaunch-the-original-gaming-machine.html ...Was there ever an 8" Floppy Drive for the SpectrumThis has been bugging me for a while now... I seem to remember adverts in the early eighties for an [URL="http://oldcomputers.net/floppydisks.html"]…
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I seem to remember adverts in the early eighties for an ... TRS-80 used the 8" Floppy drives to begin with but ... was there any similar hardware for the Spectrum ... such adverts?
Anyone linked the Spectrum to an 8" Floppy drive via ...Help needed in order to load spectrum games from ipod or mobile phoneHello,i have a spectrum +2a,a spectrum 128+,and a spectrum +3.I am trying to load games with the ipod 6g nano,i managed to create some mp3 out of the…
... spectrum 128+,and a spectrum +3.I am trying to load games with the ... spectrum.
The problem is that most mp3 files created need minutes to ... create do not load under the spectrum and i get errors.So ...
