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Why are computer magazines so expensive?Why are computer magazines so expensive? I mean, five quid or more for a magazine, more if there is a CD or DVD on there... The CD/DVD costs pennies …
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And I know that the sales figures for computer ... taken as a reason to have to up the cover charge ... are all sorts of hobbies that have their own far less expensive commercial ... ? Surely some of them would have been forced to merge or ... -
a few questions1. When will emulators use pc vga capabilities to emulate the uhf tv output accurately including phosphoric delay and crosstalk synchronization 2. W…
... halved as soon as we have some kind of hardware interlace ... for any of the interfaces that have their own processors - fdd3000 64kb ram ... -
USB devices are going to rebel against mankind and kill us all!Well, maybe not. But according to: [url]http://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonkelly/2014/08/01/usb-security/[/url] USB sticks are potentially vulnerabl…
... , can USB devices be made that have their firmware in ROM? I'd ... then most USB sticks would have their firmware in ROM. But what ... , apart from the expensive ones that have built in encryption, or multi ... t it sad that such clever people spend their time trying to ... -
machine code basicsWondered if anyone can help me out. I have been playing round with some disassemblers (Zeus). And Machine code loaders. All I want to do is print my…
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you'll see that you've skipped the doubling ... so that stream 1 will
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b00mzi11a - where is he?I transferred money for the xbox to his account nearly 3 weeks ago, since then he's dropped off the 'net. I don't want to jump to assumptions as he'…
Just when i didnt think things could get anymore bizarre !
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New Spectrum projectsI know that someone started a topic very similar long ago ( I think It was Tony), but its been a while since it was replied, so It would be nice if e…
... every once in a while that we never hear about here ... ago, and the associated code that lets you play pt3 tunes ... before? We do have some talented musicians here that have their own custom code ... and forth. But sometimes news that I find interesting (but others ... -
More ridiculously out of proportion punishment for piracyFrom: [URL]http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local-beat/Cal-State-Student-Faces-10-Year-Prison-Term-for-Playing-with-Video-Games-52386872.html[/URL]…
... Beatles and Apple Records have already made their millions; this music ... their own work, that is their choice. same with authors giving their ... are a fair few artists that have their own record labels (in ... make it clear that it is their work and shouldn't ... -
More ridiculously out of proportion punishment for piracyFrom: [URL]http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local-beat/Cal-State-Student-Faces-10-Year-Prison-Term-for-Playing-with-Video-Games-52386872.html[/URL]…
... owning their own work, that is their choice. same with authors giving their copyright ... are a fair few artists that have their own record labels (in name ... , they make it clear that it is their work and shouldn't ... -
Building a WoS FAQ - contributions and thoughts please!Hi there, as you may have read in [url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=28168]a nearby thread recently[/url], Martijn has boug…
... to be as bold as that, then by all means add ... plenty of other good ones that have their own features and advantages". But ... by flatly stating "They all have their strengths and weaknesses. Here's ... -
Building a WoS FAQ - contributions and thoughts please!Hi there, as you may have read in [url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=28168]a nearby thread recently[/url], Martijn has boug…
... It's clear to me that porting the sinclairfaq tech ... , I'm reliably informed that the technical section, though it ... plenty of other good ones that have their own features and advantages". ... flatly stating "They all have their strengths and weaknesses. Here' ... -
+3 peripherialsHello All, I'm a recent returner to the speccy after stumbling across the excellent games bible on lulu.com, after buying the first couple of books …
... aren't that many that will be damaged (ones that need the ... supply voltages that are no longer ... problem mainly lies with peripherals that have their own ROM (such as ... boards" that address this issue. (Newer peripherals tend to have a ... -
gold!!yorkshire lass ginger guy thin fella. putting the great back into britain. :-D
... 's interesting to note that the one sport that this country spends ... ) or any other sports that have their own established multi-zillion dollar ... -
TattoosI took my son swimming the other week and I noticed that I was the only adult in the pool (out of about 10) with no tattoos. I have never felt the ur…
What does anyone think of women covered it tattoos? Personally i find it a total turn off. I don't a couple here and there but these girls that have their arms and back covered i find horrible.
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TattoosI took my son swimming the other week and I noticed that I was the only adult in the pool (out of about 10) with no tattoos. I have never felt the ur…
... and there but these girls that have their arms and back covered i ... are! :razz:, my wife will have 2 full sleaves and her ... back completed soon. I have quute a few as well ... -
TattoosI took my son swimming the other week and I noticed that I was the only adult in the pool (out of about 10) with no tattoos. I have never felt the ur…
... and there but these girls that have their arms and back covered ... would have dated at one point, had 4 and well that ... to have none OR if you are have something *REALLY* original , that ... isn't on show.
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Disassembled gamesIs there anywhere that has disassembled games to see how they work? Games like Avalon with the scrolling screens and games that scroll large maps lik…
... /infoseekadv.cgi?hassource=on"]titles that have their source code hosted on this ... -
What systems do you regret buying/not buying?I've never had a non-mainstream console or computer really, I've owned (in order of my buying them*): ZX Spectrum (48K, 128K, +2) Atari ST (STFM/STe…
... price off me).
have a lot of systems now ... 't have an atari disk drive back in the day.. that was ... .g. wizball ;)
I have some "fail" computers like the ... counter ;) ) . and aqurius .. thinks like that have their charm.. or 1-2 decent ... -
USB devices are going to rebel against mankind and kill us all!Well, maybe not. But according to: [url]http://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonkelly/2014/08/01/usb-security/[/url] USB sticks are potentially vulnerabl…
... , can USB devices be made that have their firmware in ROM? I'd ... then most USB sticks would have their firmware in ROM.[/QUOTE]
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I'm writing an Operating SystemOkay this might seem like a bait thread, but I am legitamately interested in figuring out how to write a multi-process system for the ZX Spectrum (no…
... sections (ram model compiles) or that have their DATA sections stored in compressed ... address of the start of that array but it may never ... -
Youtube ClichesSo YouTube has been around for what seems like a v-long time and has become an integral part of the internet and social media. It has now gotten to t…
... presenter mumbling. The ones that have 2 minutes of titles/introduction ... that have their hands flapping all over the screen. The morons that have ... screen, the stupid idiots that have a quiet PING noise ... they are reviewing. Morons that have to load the entire ... -
Good Graphics CardsI'm i n the market for a new graphics card. I have about $200 (£240) to spend topps. Any recommendations or should I wait until after Christmas and g…
... with issues - not least that on screen UI is drawn ... other non-game world stuff that might be displayed).
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And of course games that have their source codes released to the ... next version of DIrectX will have native support for VR built ... -
Stupid bugs in gamesDid any one discover bugs in any game. I found out in Football Manager 1 you can sell all your players and still play matches (and even win them)
Juggernaut has a bug in map generating. Sometimes it creates dead ends that have their entry from up or left. Entering those screens will show random characters and destroy the lorry. -
Good games that don't have a black backgroundIn an effort to think of something Speccy related that we've not discussed before (though Alessandro Grussu will correct me it I'm wrong ;)), this to…
... of something Speccy related that we've not discussed ... Speccy games that don't have the colour black as their primary ... ). There are some games that have some screens with different background ... Miner, but even they mostly have black background screens.
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Games that have become part of your history ...I started playing Starquake form Bubble Bus software in the mornings for a while before going to school as it was a great unplug. I still play and h…
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I still play and have found myself years later playing ... and muse like favourite foods that you just have about the house. -
The book that never was.Having read Ultimate Video Game History many months ago and having just ordered another book on the same topic (video game history that is), I was st…
... same topic (video game history that is), I was struck by ... . Why even the commode camp have their own book about the rise ... !" Rollings mentioned some moons ago that he would be working on ... -
How dumb do you have to be?How dumb do you have to be to be branded 'stupid' by someone who works for Dixons/Currys/PC World? I presume these are people that have managed to l…
How dumb do you have to be to be branded ' ... ? I presume these are people that have managed to learn to breathe ... -regular basis and even propel their own bodies into a store ... -
games that are great despite their obvious flaws...I think 'WONDERBOY' is a great game on the spec, used to play it non stop, but... the scrolling is abysmal. slows down and speeds back up at random w…
... monochrome for everything could surely have been fixed, even if just ... ? (I mean really good games that have really obvious bad points, not ... -
Now even Sega have been hacked[COLOR="Blue"][B][SIZE="5"]"Sega says hackers stole data of 1.29 million users[/SIZE][/B] Sega has confirmed that the personal data of 1.29 million …
... exactly feel admiration for their undoubted technical skills when ... to), and also by their staggering stupidity in firstly hacking ... fantasists claiming to have done things that have never really happened) ... wouldn't have to worry about getting their doors killed ... -
Goody - another game that was supposed to be colourAfter the success with Outrun Europa ([url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=39143[/url]) I decided to search for more games tha…
... to search for more games that were intended to be colour ... URL]
Wow, sprites have their own colour routine! Some ugly ... too :)
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Spectrum Emulator that supports low resolutions and runs smoothlyHello to All, I have been trying to find a spectrum emulator that will work well through my CRT TV (using RGB to Scart) Most emulators seem to supp…
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I have found a few emulators that support full overscan ... ; Es.Pectrum, both of them have their bugs though, Es.Pectrum doesn ... another emulator I could try that supports custom / native spectrum low ...
