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Issues of INPUT wantedDoes anyone have and is willing to sell any of the following issues of INPUT magazine, from Marshall Cavendish. 1,7,8,14,17,18,20,21,25,32,33,35,36,…
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New TZX files of already TZX-converted tapes - why?I noticed that with the last update of the TZX Vault, many TZX files of games that were already present in TZX format have been introduced. I can eve…
I noticed that with the last update of the TZX Vault, many TZX files ... of games that were already ... remember that for some of them it is the third or even ... preserved as TZXs. Letting aside the most obvious cases - ie " ... -
help wanted regarding repairsHi, 2 questions. 1) Where can i get zx81 replacement keyboard membranes. 2) Is it possible to alter the volume/pitch of the tape recorder built …
... the volume/pitch of the tape recorder built into a spectrum +2. Mine works ... but fails 99% of time as volume seems ... -
Sparky eZX-BASIC Project in need of FPGA ExpertYou probably are not familiar with this project, but it is a computer system based on Zilog's new eZ80 chip and the OS is a superset of ZX BASIC. Ju…
... and the OS is a superset of ZX BASIC. Just think of what ... megabyte of Flash ROM! If you want more info on the project ... /eZXSparky[/url]
The reason I am writing here ... device. Due to the nature of the eZ80, the entire core of the FPGA can be ... -
Retro Gamer #7: The MegaTree / Matthew Smith interviewIssue Seven of Retro Gamer magazine has two items of interest to the Manic Miner & Jet Set Willy community: 1. The data from the MegaTree developmen…
... magazine has two items of interest to the Manic Miner & ... />
1. The data from the MegaTree development-disks on ... You can actually see the core idea of the game in a later ... I'm a director of the company and I'm ... it. But with the case of Jet Set Willy it ... -
Smooth Screen Scrolling RoutineHi everyone, this is a follow up to the thread on smooth screen scrolling. As promised here is the code for the routine. It's pretty long and fairl…
... /> Basically the routine works by redrawing the tiles that make up the background at ... is
;ORd with the last byte of the
;tile just drawn ... point.
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Putting a Spectrum into the dishwasherI don't know where I read it, might be C.S.S. or WoS, but a while ago I read about cleaning the keycaps of a Spectrum+ using a dishwasher. I tried it…
... ago I read about cleaning the keycaps of a Spectrum+ using a ... couple of days ago (50? C) and was amazed by the results. The ... I should do the same for the two parts of the case, too. Has ... that? If so, what are the results? Does the rainbow sticker survive? -
YSRnRY documentary - BitTorrent problemsWell, I installed that new ADSL modem/router/switch thingy, and there's a slight hitch. The IP address of obdwww.egyptus.co.uk is 80.168.134.171, an…
... hitch.
The IP address of obdwww.egyptus.co.uk ... .171 80 (web access)
works.
Not from ... to suggestions.
The maker of the router says it cannot route ... re restricted to the HTTP servers
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A strange thing in Target: RenegadeI have noticed a strange thing while playing Target: Renegade in zx32. I successfully complete the first level and go to the second one. On the secon…
... the first level and go to the second one. On the ... second level with the women ... . If I take the weapon the game works fine but if I ... this problem occurs in all of them. Does this happen ... ? Is this a bug in the game?
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New Turbo-Load version of Tales From A Parallel UniverseNot very interesting to most, but I know some of you still use 'real' Spectrums. While fiddling around with a program I created ages ago to build c…
... new TZX of my own Manic Miner remix which uses the loader ... to tape, and has the added bonus of working from 128k mode ... (the previous TAP file crashes if ... html[/url]
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Speccy Maps: Just what the hell is going on here then?Some time ago, a chap going by the name of Pavero built a few maps of Speccy games. Though they weren't brilliant, but they sufficed. He decided th…
... that's not all! The maintainer of the RZX Archive ([url]http:// ... doesn't host any of the rzx's from the archive. No, ... sorted with regard to the RZX linking (The maintainer of the RZXArchive has put ... it, and sure enough none of the links work anymore) but just ... -
Can someone help me remember the game titleHi all, I am a long-standing fan of Speccy, yet for many years now I've been looking for the title of one of the games I enjoyed very much. I am ho…
... 've been looking for the title of one of the games I enjoyed very ... />
Any ideas what the name of the game is?
P ... . I believe that on the main page of world of spectrum ([url]http ... /[/url]) there is an image of the robot from this game. He ... -
Wildly OT: Computing Today's slagging-off of PascalIn the late '70s or early '80s (at the beginning of the home-computer era anyway, just before the dawn of the Speccy), there was a mag called [I]Comp…
... (at the beginning of the home-computer era anyway, just before the dawn of the Speccy ... repeatedly claimed (even in the face of repeated corrections by knowledgeable readers ... on a worthless hex-dump of the workspace of an interpreted BASIC program ... -
Troll AlertMiner, we KNOW who you are (at least one of two possibilities) Odd bad remarks like `prove it works` within the Ghost+2 thread, a comment you made w…
... of two possibilities)
Odd bad remarks like `prove it works ... ` within the Ghost+2 thread, ... mulitple posting of virtually the same thread, the consistant use of the 14 ... that you are a Troll of the worst manner.
Favourite thing about the SpectrumWhat was/ or is your favourite thing/s about the Spectrum? Is it the soundchip of your favoured/owned machine, be it 48K beeper, or 128 AY the shee…
... s about the Spectrum?
Is it the soundchip of your ... br />
the sheer amount of games
The graphics that WERE ... on a 2 colour part of the screen... I suppose Im talking ... compared to vertain screen modes of the other 8 bit`s it ...Best use of colour in a spectrum gameEven though the spectrum couldn't manage individual colours per pixel like the Commodore and Amstrad, some games managed to achieve very effective fu…
... individual colours per pixel like the Commodore and Amstrad, some games ... minimum. Which games boasted the best use of colour?
To ... start the ball rolling I nominate ...Chris Moyles talking about the Spectrum on Radio 1 Did anyone hear Moyles and co. talking about the Speccy on his breakfast show yesterday morning. Was after the 830am news. He was on about PS2 and X…
... Moyles and co. talking about the Speccy on his breakfast show ... someone tried to do the loading sound of a Speccy and they ... />
Was nice to hear the beloved Spec mentioned on national ... is one of, if not the most remembered British computer of the 80's ...Does anyone have the complete instructions to Dun Darach game?Hello everyone, I've already asked for this... but I wasn't lucky I'm planning to do a remake of Dun Darach. I just need something that seems to b…
... the net : the complete booklet of the game Dun Darach.
The ... that does have other versions of the game.
the descriptions of all the characters of the game and what ... captive of the rats because he stole the tail from the ...A bit late, but 10 years of PlayStaion! My thoughts.I think the acual Aniversary of the Playstion release was a couple of weeks ago, but I picked up GamesTM today and it has a big feature about it (bes…
... , but for me the introduction of the PSX marks the end of the retro era, I ... still pretty much think of ... games from the mid eighties with stuff from the beggining of the playsation era ...Presenting: The Sinclair ZX81 CD burnerMy CD burner has gone berserk. It is now capable of introducing errors into both data and music CDs at bottom speed (4x) while also, on occasion, bur…
... berserk. It is now capable of introducing errors into both data ... .
Is this the first example of chuntey disruption on a ...Lords of Chaos disk loading "issues"I've downloaded the disk version of LoC but, on trying to load the first scenario ("1") I always get a disk loading error message. Anyone know what'…
... downloaded the disk version of LoC but, on trying to load the first ... to fix it, or is the disk-image/emulator (SPIN, in ...Best of 2004As we all know the worst of 2004 hit on Boxing Day this year resulting in the loss of so many lives. My heart goes out any one affected by this act o…
... we all know the worst of 2004 hit on ... year resulting in the loss of so many lives. ... what everyone considered the best bits of 2004 (serious and ... winning double gold at the Olympics.
5. ... again.
7. The DVD (extended) of Return of the King
New version of "Abadia del crimen" RemakeStarting destruction of Shakespeare's language in progress... (I speak just a bit english) Well, I don't know if this is the right place to post it,…
... tell you that the preliminary version of the remake of the game "La abadia ... del crimen" is out. The ... .
Of course, the great thing is that now ... is a "rebuilt" The original code of the game has been adapted ...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…
... rank with the launch of the iPod in 2001 and other milestones of the computer ... age - such as the release of the Sinclair Spectrum ... computer history are the iPod, Windows 95 and the release of the Spectrum. Seems ...New Version OF Spectaculator?When will the new version of Spectaculator be released? I check the website everyday.
When will the new version of Spectaculator be released?
I check the website everyday.SPECTRUM 3+ , MULTIFACE 3 AND LOADS OF GAMES![url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=8162276085&ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&r…
... Deathcahse, Chequered Flag, Devils of the deep, Golf, Grand Prix, ... , COnquest, Return of the Jedi, Raider of the cursed mine, Gauntlet ... Sentinel, Mikie, Konami, Lord of the Rings, Data Genie, Starion, ... , Tachyon, Mask, Robin of the wood, Auf wiedersehen monty, ...Name the game pleaseI cannot remember much. The screen layout was like Boulderdash The movement was like Boulderdash. The graphic detail of the screens was very high.…
... much.
The screen layout was like Boulderdash ... .
The graphic detail of the screens was very high ... . Much higher than Boulderdash.
The ... would really like to play the game again
The Giant List of Classic Game Programmerswhilst perusing the net as yer do i found this... worth a gander if yer that way inclined [url="http://www.dadgum.com/giantlist/list.html"]http://ww…
whilst perusing the net as yer do i found this... worth a gander if yer that way inclined
[url="http://www.dadgum.com/giantlist/list.html"]http://www.dadgum.com/giantlist/list.html[/url]Spectaculator/zx81.rom/zx printerHi I'm Paolo z I've loaded on Spectaculator6.25 (not registred) the following rom file (renamed zx81.rom) on spec128k: [url="http://www.fruitcake.pl…
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It's a dump of a if2 cartridge that make ... work like a zx81 (The cartridge works by taking the standard
ZX81 ... problem of the projecting of zx81.rom file or of Spectaculator or none of them ...
