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The Independent and the SpectrumI liked The Independent's article on the proposed new innovation by Apple Computers today, which is supposed to be a new computer called the "Q88". M…
... with the launch of the iPod in 2001 and other milestones of the computer ... the three biggest milestones in computer history are the iPod, Windows 95 and the ... release of the Spectrum. Seems ... -
New release and new web site of Blassic, the classic BasicHello. I have launched the release 0.10.0 of Blassic, a Basic interpreter '80 style multiplatform. There is also a new web site: [url="http://blas…
... /> The main sinclair related news are: ZX_PLOT and ZX_UNPLOT ... mimic ZX-81 PLOT and UNPLOT, SCROLL instructions ... ) and options to change the behaviour of logical expressions and the value ... of true activated with the --spectrum ... -
What was the first and last game released for Speccy?Does anybody remember what was the first game released for Speccy. I don't mean like the very first game, but I just mean one of the first games. And…
Does anybody remember what was the first game released for Speccy. I don't mean like the very first game, but I just mean one of the first games. And what was the last game. I would like to know the year of their release. -
Board and board style games on the SpectrumWhat good board games, or good games that are sort of board games, are there on the Speccy? I ask because I've just loaded up Scrabble (Psion) for th…
... Scrabble (Psion) for the first time in ages, and I am still ... as it was extremely unfriendly, and could sometimes play very poorly ... -style games are there on the Spectrum? And where there any good ... Monopoly or Go! games on the Spectrum ... -
Sinclair Spectrum +3 and the Amstrad CPC, using the CPCs monitor and discdrivesCPCs monitor on a Spectrum +3 I have a Spectrum +3 that I havent started using yet. The RGB-connector doesn't fit my Amstrad CPC-monitors (RGB). Is …
... havent started using yet. The RGB-connector doesn't < ... 4" format discs using cpdwrite and from there to
... sound out of the Spectrum +3? The TV-system in ... different
from the rest of Europe so when ... sound.
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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…
... for real for 13 years, and so when I found this ... always be sites on the internet dedicated to the Spectrum; but I ... .
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Old Gameboy and the dead cellsRemember the original GameBoy from 1990? Well, I've still got one of those and played "Super Mario Land" on it for the first time in years. In the mi…
... those and played "Super Mario Land" on it for the first ... time in years. In the middle of level 3, ... a line of cells on the screen stopped working, just like ... problem in those machines, and I suppose I'm surprised ... , but because it's the original one I had from ... -
International terrorism and the SpeccyJust mooching through the log files for my site and where visators come from and what do I find... gov - United States federal government agencies …
Just mooching through the log files for my site and where visators come from and what do I find...
gov - United States federal government agencies 2 0.13%
I wonder what keywords triggered that little visit ?
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Well Im always the last to know - and thx are you still here?Bloody hell. I missed this one, a whole new section of the forums. How lomg have i been a regular here? ages, thats how long, then out of the blue w…
... , a whole new section of the forums.
How lomg have ... out of the blue we get a new forum and it's ... /> I've gone all linux and mac so I've not ... -
The SurvivorsProbably been done to death this, but is there somewhere a definitive list of all the old 8-bit software companies that managed to survive throughout…
... managed to survive throughout the dark 1990s, into the modern age, today ... to be part of the Infogrames behemoth, and of course Infogrames ... that made the transition to the 16-bit era, and of the few ... games, plus 'The Bard's Tale', and then became massive ... -
Getting Files Off The Tape And On to My New ComputerDoes anyone know how I would go about getting old programs off the tapes and putting the .TAP (or other file types) on to a new computer system? Ass…
... getting old programs off the tapes and putting the .TAP (or other file ... not just want to get the extracted file off of an ... get my old programs off the tapes and on to my new ... in an emulator or disassemble the code etc).
Do ... -
ANNOUNCEMENT - WOS and the Preservation Team will be at CGE UK 2005All, Its now official. World of Spectrum will be represented at CGE UK 2005. Members of the preservation team will be manning a stand at the exhib…
... manning a stand at the exhibition and I am asking ... we can find at the show and we would ask ... to take tape samples and scan any additional material ... make tzx images during the day and hopefully we will ... />
On behalf of the preservation team.
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Charlie and the Chocolate FactoryProbably seen that film more than Jaws and StarWrs put together, its great. I have hope that the new one will be at least ok, if not good(ahem; for t…
... and StarWrs put together, its great.
I have hope that the ... to enjoy of course).The trailer looks promising and they chose Depp ... />
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The Biz: Tips and BugsHi, Speccy lovers, I totally got into the Biz but I seem to have run across some difficulties there. When I sign a contract with a record company and…
... sign a contract and playing that game if the record company wants ... tried to break into the programm and change the variables as it's ... written in Tipshop but the screen flashes and blinks and I can't ... see the programm actually when ... -
Did anyone actually complete EUREKA and win the ?25,000?I was looking through an old issue of Sinclair User and saw the ad for EUREKA. If you are too young to remember it was an adventure game in five part…
... old issue of Sinclair User and saw the ad for EUREKA. If ... pound prize for the first person to complete it and ring a ... -
Clivey baby and the electric slipperI don't know if it's been posted before, but I've just got hold of the 1989 Arena documentary on the life of Clive Sinclair. It's a bit ropey qualit…
... got hold of the 1989 Arena documentary on the life of Clive ... blank CDR or DVD+/-R and I'll happily copy it ... of my blank DVDs seeding the Damned Vol 3 DVD for ... -
Rat Scabies and the Holy GrailHas anybody read this book? I read an interview with Master Scabies about it in the Fortean Times and just wondered if it was worth getting.
Has anybody read this book? I read an interview with Master Scabies about it in the Fortean Times and just wondered if it was worth getting. -
Dark EmpireI just downloaded The Dark Empire which I used to play as a lad all the time, I have a problem however anyone played this and can remember the key co…
I just downloaded The Dark Empire which I used to play as a lad all the time, I have a problem however anyone played this and can remember the key combination to bring up the in game menu as it is very difficult to play without this? -
The game that works only on RealSpec and not on other emulatorsDaley Thompson Decathlon - day 1 (small case) could not load in EmuzWin. Then I tried Clive and Spin and these did not work for this game either. Of …
... . Then I tried Clive and Spin and these did not work for ... wrong with that tzx file and was very surprized when I ... problem!
Clive, EmuzWin and Spin acts the same.
This ... is the tzx I'm talking about:< ... -
What are you reading and what's on your reading pile?I'm currently reading: "Velocity" by Dean Koontz "Jonathan Strange and Mister Norrell" "The Penguin History of the World" by J.M Roberts On my read…
... /> "Jonathan Strange and Mister Norrell"
"The Penguin History of the World" by ... :
Steven King's entire Dark Tower series!!! :) (All 7 books ... a spot of reading at the minute? -
Call Of Cthulhu : Dark Corners Of The EarthIt's finally being released on Friday (assuming they don't put it back yet another few weeks). I really can't wait to get this. It both looks and sou…
... both looks and sounds excellent, really true to the original material.
BASin and the 128k commandsI've decided to look at incorporating the 128k commands PLAY and LOAD!, SAVE!, MERGE!, VERIFY! for the ramdisk. It won't be full 128k emulation. No …
... to look at incorporating the 128k commands PLAY and LOAD!, SAVE!, MERGE ... !, VERIFY! for the ramdisk.
... it, and programs that don't make use of the commands ... /> You'll lose the last two UDGs, "T" and "U". Permanantly. ...Weird and Funny feelings of playing the games...what were your weirdest, strangest or funniest feelings of playing the games on 8bit computeres? like scarying you to birth (death?!), making you shi…
... or funniest feelings of playing the games on 8bit computeres?
the gameplay and the story put me miles away ... back which titles, parts of the games these were.The ULA and ScreenI've asked something similar before but please bear with me. I'm trying to understand the way the screen is controlled. The ULA controls output to …
... the screen is controlled.
The ULA controls output to the the screen and the ... rom sets out the memory locations of the screen ( and attributes ... would need to change the ROM,ULA and add more RAM ?? or ...Optimisation Needed! Is this the Fastest way to copy bytes from screen and back again?I have the screen address (say 0,0 i.e 16384) I want to copy 4 bytes wide by 32 bytes high from the screen to an area of memory. I then want to cop…
... and popping etc.
Can anyone show me the ... />
; Clear the screen to show we are ... bringing back the image
... br /> ; Copy from store to the screen
ld ...questions about the +2 and +3I can`t remember if the +2 and +3 had a port on the back of the computer that let you use your own tape recorder so i`m asking if there was or not ?
I can`t remember if the +2 and +3 had a port on the back of the computer that let you use your own tape recorder so i`m asking if there was or not ?Where are the famous guys and gals gone from the old speccy mags ?Just thinking where`s all the guys and gals gone after the years of YS,SU and Crash ? I know Jon North is on here but what do you do now for a job a…
Just thinking where`s all the guys and gals gone after the years of YS,SU and Crash ?
I know Jon North is on here but what do you do now for a job and what does the others do ?
cheerskids and the oldiesconsol fans have it easy,as most kids i asked said they like playing old consol games, but are not interested in the spectrum! also, does anyone know…
... the spectrum! also, does anyone know and good sword fighting games for the ...perfect dark questionas i cant ask on retro survivals forum as its still down, thort id ask here perfect dark on the n64 i bought yesterday for ?6 no box or instrus.....w…
... ask here
perfect dark on the n64 i bought yesterday for ... />
the bloke went intot he cabinet to get it and said ... " "oh, yes it does" and gave me the rumble pack too
the gamecube - ?6
and starwing (just the cart) for the snes ...Horace and the spidersDont know whether anyone else has read the remake king article in the new retro gamer but the horace and the spiders remake can be downloaded from …
... king article in the new retro gamer but the horace and the spiders remake ...
