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Did you choose to have a Speccy or did it just happen that way?A strange question I know, but, the reason I ask is that when we (my family) were looking to buy a computer non of my mates had computers and non of …
... us to get a zx spectrum instead and.......the rest is ... tho i think for a 48k speccy from the catalogue :o -
your local speccy shop-what was it like?hello well mine was in a market stall(7 ft wide*16 ft long)the shop itself was in spennymoor.as soon as you stepped in there was 2 shelves of speccy…
... my Spectrum 48K. Recently on eBay I bought Underwurlde (perfectly preserved). Friend from ... school got the original Underwurlde from his father in London and ... -
your local speccy shop-what was it like?hello well mine was in a market stall(7 ft wide*16 ft long)the shop itself was in spennymoor.as soon as you stepped in there was 2 shelves of speccy…
... my Spectrum 48K. Recently on eBay I bought Underwurlde (perfectly preserved). Friend from ... school got the original Underwurlde from his father in London and ... -
Most controversial game ever...?The most controvertial game that I can personally think of would have to be 'Raid Over Moscow'. You play as the leader of a squadron of US planes and…
The following nicked from the info seek entry :p< ... (UK)
Machine type ZX Spectrum 48K
Number of players 1 ... unlikely as Applications' adverts disappeared from magazines around May 1984 when ... -
How to tell if I have a Spectrum ZX 16K or 48K?Hi all, I'm a total newbie to the good old Spectrum and I got three spectrums in one box together with som other old computers. The spectrums seem…
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Playing games in co-operative mode!Although there were far too few games on the Speccy that required more than 1 person on the keyboard, I found that some games were more playable or m…
... @RE![/email] 1 ZX Spectrum RETRO console from 1979, 48k processor, great condition ... -
You know your a speccy nut when......you drag your wife into a charity shop because from the corner of your eye you see ZX . You think you have found that rare missing book, after fighin…
... ), to pick up a Spectrum 48K and a Spectrum +2 at a junk ... congratulate myself on rescuing them from the oblivion of time. -
Nostalgia...Today I discussed with a collegue what computers we used to own. In my case it's been ZX-81 (well, the Timex clone), Speccy 48, MSX-2 and then on to …
... right and I see a Spectrum 48k which I recently won off ... I've a fully operational Spectrum to play with. It was ... an old piece of code from tape, assemble it and see ... -
Expanded Profiles - Brief BiosExpanding on the post about Crimewatch style profiles, why not make a biography style profile. And I'll be the first... NAME: Patrick J.K. Furlong A…
... a 4 year old daughter from her ex-husband
... COMPUTER USED AND WHEN: ZX Spectrum 48k, 1983
FIRST ...
SPECTRUM HARDWARE OWNED: now? Gosh... 2 rubber 48k, one 48k+, one +2A ... , 2 lightguns (128 and 48k versions), about 3 kempston interfaces ... -
Ultimate PollIt seems that most people like giving their profiles/opinions, so here's another one... see if I can make a poll out of it :) (some questions may ha…
1. Favourite Spectrum model
SPECTRUM 48K+ (my first Speccy!) ;)
or DOCKING THE SPACESHIP (from Games 4 by Sinclair Research ... )
or anything from Cascade's CASSETTE 50.....
from start to finish - PING ... -
Best Speccy BargainsWhat was your best Speccy related bargain you've ever got? Mine was my first Speccy in 94/95. I was looking over my local car boot sale when I saw a…
... bought the following from car boot sales:
Spectrum 48k - in box ... -
Early Speccy Memories ThreadHiya. Right Ok. I want to start a thread going here and I want to know all about your early days with speccys. I am 31 now. I got involved with spec…
Got my first Spectrum 48K in 1983 - first game: Spectral ... time). Buying an expensive game from BOOTS, copying it, then taking ... -
Type-Ins Project - appeal #256This is primarily for all those who have just tuned into the Speccy scene (to the veterans- it's just another appeal for type-ins ok? ;) ): As you m…
Is there any interest for other than english type-ins? I have a book with some adventure basic listings in finish. The book is a finnish translation from Peter Gerrard's 'Exploring Adventures on the Spectrum 48K'.
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Avalon and DragontorcAlways wandered why these games are so highly rated. I never liked them - never had the time and patience to get involved. This morning I was going t…
... buying it along with my spectrum 48k and portable tv(that was ... you remember things so clearly from back then.
Back ... and great sound for a 48k game.
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Straw Poll - Wot machine did u get after the SpeccyOK here goes, after the speccy with no time line; Atari st520 (Great great sound and music) Super Nintendo (Some great games) Playstation 1 (Now) P…
... suppose...
From the beginning:
Spectrum 48k
Amstrad CPC ... 464
Spectrum +3
Amiga ... /> PC
PC Laptop
Spectrum 48k
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Straw Poll - Wot machine did u get after the SpeccyOK here goes, after the speccy with no time line; Atari st520 (Great great sound and music) Super Nintendo (Some great games) Playstation 1 (Now) P…
... br /> Dragon 32
Spectrum 16k
Spectrum 48k
Amstrad PC1512 (dual ... 5.25"ers woah!)
Spectrum ... heatsink 128K
From here on I got an ... Dual Pentium 3 1ghz
Spectrum +3(e)
Dreamcast ... -
Good Riddance BlunkettI hope your Orwellian ID card scheme goes the same way you do. Daren
... 48K lightgun from fogartylee...
Imagine it... 150 stoned caugh-agingcaugh spectrum ... for the reinstating of the Spectrum +6 as Britians main computer ... -
Speccy vs C64 loading screen artHi everybody, Don't know if someone post this before, but i never see it and was just nice to appreciate. Check this: [url="http://www.lemon64.com/…
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Didn't the Spectrum 48k have more 'useable' memory than ... happen!)
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From BASIC there's 39K available ... , but from machine code it's a ... -
Wow !! how much??[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=11994&item=8171847990&rd=1"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=1…
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Has anyone seen a spectrum 48k sell for more than this ... or two back, a boxed 48k speccy went for ?410. The ... , like purchasing it brand new from somewhere like WHSmith.
Spectrum Issues by Serial?Wotcher all, Just wondering, as I gaze idly at my newly bought off eBay Spectrum+... is there any way of telling from the serial number what issue a…
... cobbled together, a working keyboard from this one a working motherboard ... from that one, so making that ... 6 or 7 different issue spectrum 48k's 2 issue 1's ...Want a Speccy Repaired?Maybe it's time to put my 'skills' to use.... Now that I've sourced some of the nastier transistors, I've fixed about 6 rubber keyed Speccys in the …
... up my rubber-key Spectrum 48K, which I bought from eBay. The main ... . I've got a ZX Spectrum interface 2 in there, with ...Games you want to grovel aboutOhhhh, you magnificent... you Mr Programers are worthy of my best grovellingggg.... please sign and tatoo my right buttock for everrrr!!!!!! Lots of…
... of complete 48K packages that could and should hold the Spectrum in ... perhaps forever playing the Batman 48K tune from Mr Smifff's The ...Gotta love computers......for they allow me to do cool things such as THIS: [url="http://www.ysrnry.co.uk/tvprog/whatsnew.htm"]http://www.ysrnry.co.uk/tvprog/whatsnew.htm[…
... is lit differently to the spectrum.
The keys ... .
The 16k/48k didn't have an internal ... I don't. The Spectrum was modelled from memory and, at ... is lit differently to the Spectrum but why does it ... I think it's far from the best on there, ...Why emulators are not as good as the real thingI think I remember thx1138 saying before that emus didn't cut it for him. Well, I agree. They are good fun, and I got into the Speccy for a second ti…
... a ZX80, ZX81/TS1000, Spectrum 16K, Spectrum 48K, Spectrum 128K, Timex 2068, and ... any number of 48K clones. ... t sorted out stereo panning from the AY-chip, but ... it. Roll on the ZX Spectrum SE. :)
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"Sinclair Zx Spectrum: Absolutely Better Than Commodore 64"Did you ever read this? [url="http://www.alfonsomartone.itb.it/fztsmo.html"]http://www.alfonsomartone.itb.it/fztsmo.html[/url]
... Amstrad CPC 464, C64 AND Spectrum 48k (then 128k+). I am ... the C64 was superior from graphics to sound and ... playability, just that the Spectrum was able to hold it ... s Lair pt.2 Escape From Singe's Castle, Defender ... models and this is from a NEUTRAL gamer who ..."Sinclair Zx Spectrum: Absolutely Better Than Commodore 64"Did you ever read this? [url="http://www.alfonsomartone.itb.it/fztsmo.html"]http://www.alfonsomartone.itb.it/fztsmo.html[/url]
... mine the CPC, C64 and Spectrum 48K (then 128K+).
I ... fetish I suppose.
From experience the C64 was usually ... the Speccy for example) so from a NEUTRAL point of view ..."Sinclair Zx Spectrum: Absolutely Better Than Commodore 64"Did you ever read this? [url="http://www.alfonsomartone.itb.it/fztsmo.html"]http://www.alfonsomartone.itb.it/fztsmo.html[/url]
... mine the CPC, C64 and Spectrum 48K (then 128K+).
I ... fetish I suppose.
From experience the C64 was usually ... the Speccy for example) so from a NEUTRAL point of view ...Describe what makes the Spectrum so special and uniqueFor me its very much a nostalgic thing. I havent even seen a spectrum or a spectrum game for real for 13 years, and so when I found this site I was j…
... not be played on the Spectrum 48K. Not true.
... compatible with the 48K Spectrum - everything would be 128K only from then on ... thing between 16/48K and the original Spectrum 128K is overdone ... the 16K/48K will not work on the Spectrum 128K. Well ...Abu Simbel Profanation &emulatorsI recently tried game from subject in Spin, EmuZWin and some other newer emulators and noticed sad fact that it works not, better said controls work …
... listed emulators which emulate well Spectrum 48K, Issue 2.
Dunny ... was probably not best idea from me. Anyway, he didn't ... he talked here - maybe about Spectrum 2, 3 ??
So ...Abu Simbel Profanation &emulatorsI recently tried game from subject in Spin, EmuZWin and some other newer emulators and noticed sad fact that it works not, better said controls work …
... listed emulators which emulate well Spectrum 48K, Issue 2.
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