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New Book: The Cambridge PhenomenomCharles Cotton, who was Sales and Marketing Director at Sinclair Research when they had free pizza and veggy meals and 24/7 soft drinks, is mastermin…
... new coffee table book on the Cambridge Phenomenon available next ... and a free preview of the Sinclair and ARM pages ... 1968 photo of the Mathematics Group, later renamed the Computer Group where ... the price is the same (?225) but the group logo will appear in the ... -
Games you had at the time, but didn't appreciate until laterThere are a few Speccy games that I had at the time, but didn't realise how playable they were until many years later when I took a fresh look. A co…
... games that I had at the time, but didn't ... org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0003957"]The Pyramid[/URL] - I had ... this as part of the [I]Soft Aid[/I] ... your skill with progression through the pyramid's chambers.
... nothing of this at the time, having got it on another ... -
Need help transferring a file to a Spectrum .dsk fileHello, I was wondering if anyone can help me transfer a file that I have into a spectrum *.dsk file? The background to this request is that I have r…
... into a spectrum *.dsk file?
The background to this request ... , CPC and C64.
The file that I have is called ... emulator *.d64 file. Now I need help to put the file into a ... Spectrum file so that we ... -
Problems Flashing DivIDE with FatWare.Hi. I've recently purchased a DivIDE and it appears to be working fine, however the firmware on it is 0.12a and I am having trouble flashing it to a…
... I placed the bin file and tap file in the root of my ... I pressed a key as got the message "System not flashed" ... the same process, except I placed the .bin file in the FATWare folder in the ... root.
I got the ... -
Streams - File HandlingHello there my fellow WoS'ers I am attempting to write a Z80 / Snapshot Launching program that is based on a category of files # - Z whereby each f…
... Name, yet load the file name with something like the SPECTRUM "$filename" ... works and prints out the text in the file -
[code ... add some more attributes to the file..
This ... I have even tried copying the file to M: and doing operations ... -
z88dk + File Handling ProblemHello my fellow WoS'ers I thought I would ask here as I am having a bit of trouble with a very simple C program that I wrote for the spectrum using…
... (fptr!=NULL)
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printf("File READ allocated: Now READING 64 ... [/img][/url]
The above is the slightly modified Loader to ... even tried writing a file, alas the same problem, the FILE *stream is allocated ... -
Installing TapeIO on Divide PlusAfternoon all, I've just become the proud owner of a new divide plus, and must say that I'm very pleased with it. Realising that I need to install …
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I've just become the proud owner of a new ... block.
I've got tapeio.tzx and tapeio.pkg ... I've got Tapeio installed, yet the file IS a TZX file, so how ... -
your Top 5 Books?that Jordan/ghostwriting tangent in the other thread got me thinking about how I don't read much, but some of the books I have read, have blown me aw…
that Jordan/ghostwriting tangent in the other thread got me thinking about how ... read much, but some of the books I have read, have ... okay )
here are the best 5 books I've ... . Nemesis (Shaun Hutson)*
*probably crap but I loved it ... -
Is it possible to access the +3 disk drive via m/c in USR0 mode?Is it possible to access the disk drive of the +3 via m/c +3DOS calls when running in USR0 mode? I ask because I'm having an awful lot of trouble ge…
... have a file called FILENAME.BAS on the disk and the carry flag ... the file has been opened OK. If I rename the file to FILENAME.BAK the ... of 17h which is the error code for 'File not found'
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Quicktime for Win7.I am working on a Win7 computer which needs Quicktime installed. This computer is NOT connected to the Internet, and will not be in the near future.…
... getting the file[B]*[/B] but this probably explains why the QuicktimeInstaller.exe file doesn ... 't work on the Win7 ... /> [B]*[/B] I probably thought that the description of the file meant that it ... -
Technology has spoilt us...Just thought I'd mention, today after trying the alpha of Unreal Championship, I loaded up Unreal Tournament (ancient, but still my favourite PC mult…
... mouth :sad:). Anyway, I've got a ton of mods and ... removed since the last time the game was run. And the more ... /mutators/etc there is installed, the longer the wait...
... forums have talked about rewriting the file scanning routines to either speed ... -
The Judge Dredd MIA gameI was checking the Microhobby magazines online when I came across of the review of "Judge Dredd"...I have to admit that probably it was one of the fe…
... of the review of "Judge Dredd"...I have to admit that probably ... it was one of the few reviews/games ... MIA.
What happened? The game was so bad that ... />
Interesting case, although the game probably does not deserve so much ... -
loading TAP files on +3eHello there my fellow WoS'ers I have been under the weather of late and while I cannot move much a muscle since the flu has got me, I have been read…
... much a muscle since the flu has got me, I have ... is a TAP file loader for the Spectrum, well the Spectrum +3e ... my most favourite games for the spectrum (along side a ... be able to include the .TAP file on my +3e 512MB ... will load a TAP file on the host machine
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Did you ever cheat to win in a competition?I just remembered this because of a post over at [URL="http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/games/best-cpc-games/45/"]CPCWiki[/URL]. I never personally cheat…
... slam through the walls of the maze, and when he got through the maze ... who had also gotten through the game ...probably in a much more ...
I remember one of the organizers shushing me because I ... . :D
Btw, the Gyron database entry says that ... -
New game not listed in the archive found in a websiteHairy, as read in this thread: [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?p=615097#post615097[/url] has found this game, which is no…
... WoS yet.
The thing is that the file is zxs. format and ... I cant make it work with the ... /> Anybody can help there for the screenshots and all that? :) -
A Bunch of Brides Compilation (Zenobi)Zenobi's freebie of the week is "A Bunch of Brides - Vol 1", a "previously unreleased" compilation of (I'm presuming) the St. Bride's Games. [url]ht…
... compilation of (I'm presuming) the St. Bride's Games.
Unfortunately the file isn't working at the moment so I ... something that needs recording in the database? I'm guessing an ... compilation of re-released games probably isn't of much interest ... -
Fixed version of Prince Of Persia TAP fileFollowing the ongoing discussion in [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=25612"]this thread[/URL], I made a fixed version of …
... the final TAP file (click on "qui" should the Altervista page appear). The whole file ... the first level of the game, loaded on a +2A by playing the file ... with Tapir through the PC audio output:
What's best for backing up home data?What's best for backing up home data? I'm not talking about anything too important (if I even had anything like that I'd use multiple DVDs, with some…
... not my responsibility, beyond the data I use overnight, ... well involve them in the discussion) compare as regards ... ve probably lost the whole 2TB of data. On the minus ... of DVD-Rs for the file you want is no ... organised enough to have catalogued the discs.
Selling half my stuff (collect only)I'm needing to get rid of a lot of Speccy stuff that I'll never use again and I don't want the hassle of ebay or splitting it all up but that means i…
... collected due to the size and the fact that I ... 't have the rear of the case and the black case ... checked out the 48k or the +2 yet but the last time ... Kit does not have the VHS tape. I have ... what happened to it. Probably got lost in a move somewhere ...Softek IS Compiler - wrong fileUnder "Softek 'IS' BASIC Compiler" the file SoftekISBASICCompiler.tap.zip does not contain that program, but a version of the Softek Super C Compiler…
Under "Softek 'IS' BASIC Compiler" the file SoftekISBASICCompiler.tap.zip does not ... program, but a version of the Softek Super C Compiler instead ... ) the file LaserCompiler.tap.zip is missing the RTCODE run-time file, plus all the ...Chip's Challenge rzx incompleteAs the title says, the rzx of Chip's Challenge is incomplete. I know the rzx site is completely seperate to wos but I thought I'd post here anyways.…
... /> I've got chips_challenge.zip from the site but the file chips_challenge_121_to_128.rzx only ... has levels 121 to 126. The next file ...I bastardise your genres!My Album! I was serious I have the music for at least 3 tracks, I've screamed and hoo haaa'd along to them all, but when it came recording them I re…
... came recording them I realised the dreadful truth that my microphone ...
Here's the lyrics for the first tune I can ... ' the queen probably wouldn't!!!
Suck me off! I've got ... Addiction (Let me get off the net ....please!!!).
Geordie ...DooM on Spectrum 128kHello my fellow WoS'ers My hope is that you can help me, recently I discovered a DooM clone -esque on the Humble spectrum, - here is a [URL="https:/…
... ;session_token=oCefzzU1MFN4Q0hV40OvPEyYeJZ8MTM0MzUyNDg2MkAxMzQzNDM4NDYy"]I downloaded the MP3[/URL] to give ... alas this is where I got stuck - I tried Tapedisc ... to copy all the data blocks to the disk (although ... or perhaps a TAP of the file - hell I would even ...Computer repair questionAn ewgf-style post: I'm usually able to find my way around things, search online for solutions and a few other things, but this time I'm unsure of w…
... a Gparted bootable cd but the file system was still pretty messed ... with the result, but the same day it was taken home I got ... and eventually file system corruption?
-Could the motherboard be the problem? These ...Does this Windows program exist?If you're anything like me, then you often (and I mean [B]often[/B]) are given a friend or family member's PC or laptop to sort out, as it's "running…
... Explorer (which, BTW, is the only browser the machine's owner uses ... often some of the myriad malware on the machine stops you from ... know how when you've got the machine cleaned and you're ... ? I always end up googling the file name as most of them ...Beepola questionshope this is the right place :) Is there a way to make the playing of the exported file wait until a button is pressed. I would like to sync the mus…
... a way to make the playing of the exported file wait until a ... is a way to load the .tap file and make it wait ... .
When I load the file, it starts playing straight away.< ... love the easy tracker interface, and all the engines. I just got a ...SpecBAS 0.755 Now available!At last, here's the bugfixes you've all been waiting for! The last round of fixes which allowed proper error propagation in the file i/o routines re…
... allowed proper error propagation in the file i/o routines resulted in ... from one point to the next, ignoring the last PLOTted position. < ... ones :)
Error propagation in file commands
SAVE to a ... you've got a Pi, and are running the latest Wheezy ...Soul Mates?Are you with or married to a person you consider to be your soul mate? Unfortunately for me, the one I considered to be my soul mate did not feel th…
... , action films, etc. - like the most beautiful, feminine looking tom ... she may want to in the future. "Probably not" she replied. ... were not so welcome. The situation continued for about another ... probably starting to look like. When she got that out of the ...Paypal pain in the A***Has anyone else had a nightmare updating a credit card on paypal? My card expired so I put in the new on... it said they took a pound out on the 16t…
... expired so I put in the new on... it said they ... took a pound out on the 16th that I need a ... on the 24th... they didn't. So I've now got to ... 's driving me up the wall. I got people waiting for payment ...
