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Annoying adsWe've all come across irritating adverts, such as that Ocado one which used to be on the radio (it was probably cancelled because it was putting peop…
... used to be on the radio (it was probably cancelled because it ... was putting people off).
The ... like most people the writer has got his conjunctions the wrong way round ... -
Deteriorating quality of artwork in Crash... during the "commercial" life of the speccy. I am making this topic about Crash magazine as that's the only one I know almost every issue of, so I…
... about them to the discussion.
I got thinking about ... this when I read the "Looking through the Crash ... memory serves correctly) for the speccy, resulting in some of ... surely use the word "some" way too much which probably makes ... -
Mapping big games using screenshotsI know it's an unpopular thing with some people, and I object to whoever did the Deactivators map as it's shit and only shows room layouts and nothin…
... object to whoever did the Deactivators map as it' ... as this has anyone got any tips for producing ... a few screens on the go. The obvious problem being that ... 6000 pixels wide at the same time it just ... computer back. Even though the file sizes are under 1MB each ... -
A warning for anyone considdering Virgin Media as an ISPAfer virgin clevery removed all the files on my web space I was unable to gain access to it via my client CuteFTP. I have attempted to contact them a…
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Today I got though via the online help client, here ... plus where are the files that got removed and why ... the page all I see is a index file and a thumb file ... [/b]
11:57 It is placing you in the ... I have tested a file and it seems to ... -
TRD file support in ZX-ModulesDear readers, this is not an announcement for new program releases, but I want to tell you that I'm ready programming the full TRD file support with…
... inside the disk image; the selected FAT entry selects the allocated bytes of the file ... inside the file
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Ant Attack on the C64?I didn't know that Ant Attack came out on the C64, I thought it was Speccy only. Someone (NickH, I think) provided a link in another thread to a maga…
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I'm glad the C64 owners got to play it, but ... it was never ported to the Speccy. Does anyone know anything ... -
to the phorensic people out thereA question about undeleting files. They say that even if you delete a file, you can sometimes get it back again by scanning the drives for the file b…
... even if you delete a file, you can sometimes get it ... back again by scanning the drives for the file because it's still ... you go and fill the space where the file used to be with ... zeroes, the phorensic people may still ... -
Announce: BASin r14b availableHere's the fix mentioned earlier for those of you that either are too lazy to update your OS (XP SP2 has been out aaaaages, Arjun!) or even junk that…
... a look at the What's New.txt file:
got a black toolbar in the SCREEN$ paintbox. ( ... menu item will always use the file requester, regardless of whether or ... . (Starglider)
Fixed - The tape creator window will automatically ... -
PST file - need help[b]Post edited[/b] Need help opening a PST file. Will email the file to anyone who thinks they can help.
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What's my PC missing?Got Win XP Pro Corp SP3 (don't ask!) clean install. Certain installers that don't come with icons, suchb as Daemon Tools installer, so presumably it'…
Got Win XP Pro Corp SP3 ( ... "Windows cannot access the specified device, path or file. You may not ... have the appropriate permissions to access the item ... 'm missing some library or file.
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RZX - The possibilitiesI understand why an RZX can't be searched with a slide bar the same way we do with a regular video file. But I think it could be done. I'm thinking …
... the same way we do with a regular video file. ... br />
The size of the file would increase, but it ... /> -Quickly find the part of the game that we ... instead of messing with the speed controls (and maybe ... RZX, but giving the user the option to determine where ... -
Channels and streamsSo I've put some thought into channels and streams, and read the dead (and presumably rotting corpse) of the CSS FAQ which contains some information …
... are implemented. This is probably most interesting for aowen ( ... trap error F (Invalid file name) to properly add ... is expected to output the character in the A register. This, ... unless you explicitly flush the stream). Probably for the Spectrum, deciding when ... -
Some more questions for the WOS geniuses to ponderSome questions whilst I'm waiting here: 1.Why do cars need ariels to receive radio stations? I mean, you're driving around in a lump of metal, so w…
... artificial intelligence? On the 8-bits, the speed and memory limitations ... good AI. In truth, the AI probably wasn't so expansive, but ... it managed to give the ... the nature of that game, a simple set of tests could probably ... -
Random access, file sizes and more.A few days ago Aowen mentioned that random access to saved data is not a problem. Here are my thoughts, doubts and suggestions regarding this subject…
... 're using a +3, does the file size have a limit?
the Spectrum ram? The way the loading routine would ...
to play the digitized audio file of Gasman's birthday ... party. :)
The loading ... -
Compact file to zip using DOS command promptI know there are lots of clever people here so I am hoping I can get some help. I need a DOS command to compact a file into a zip file from Windows …
... to compact a file into a zip file from Windows XP ... . I think I need to use the ...
This appears to compact the file, but has not created a ... new file called myfile.zip
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Trouble recording avi in ZXSpinTried both 0.622 and 0.666 releases, I get an access violation on each codec's dll file no matter which codec I choose, as soon as I press Start Reco…
... each codec's dll file no matter which codec ... .666 and got the same problems. Also tried the HUV codec ... and got a "not ... enough space on disk to create file" ... the file's going to be bigger than 29GB.
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John Elliot does it again! Re: TOS disks.[url]http://groups.google.co.uk/group/comp.sys.amstrad.8bit/browse_thread/thread/aa809b6f6b9c6f7f#[/url] It is now possible (and easier) to extract …
... aren't standard. The software skew probably rules
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6. Convert the file headers to +3DOS. I wrote ... br /> char p3name[80];
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Some digital/analog "flaws" I enjoy/miss.I enjoy the soft fuzzyness of a CRT TV when watching shows/movies but I do enjoy the crispness of a LCD monitor when used with a computer/console. I…
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I miss the distant "click" of when one ... a phone (mainly because of the receiver touching its base, ... frame getting smeared through the frames for the next few seconds. I ... s Quicktime (probably due to encoding fault in the file or decoding probs ... -
Jet Set Willy - the Attic BugJust thinking about this game and that it couldn't be completed without a patch. Did anyone discover it wasn't completable or had the news and patch …
... wasn't completable or had the news and patch already come ... to a certain part of the game before I read anything ... about it in the magazines. I used the POKE probably from Robin Candy ... I tried to get past the admittedly tricky Banyan tree last ... -
Fairlight 2 128K is wrong file?On the Fairlight 2 page: http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseek.cgi?regexp=^Fairlight+II$&pub=^The+Edge+Software$&model=spectrum&loadpics=3 the fi…
... &loadpics=3
the file called
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[ ... Spin then the tape file stops half way through, and the game ... is no 128K music with the file. However, if you load ... version.
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Game identification needed - 16K 3D riding a bike through the woods...As the title says, I remember this as a 16K game, driving a motorbike through the woods, you had to avoid the trees. Your point-of-view was over the …
As the title says, I remember ... game, driving a motorbike through the woods, you had to avoid ... the trees. Your point-of-view ... was over the handlebars, with the trees coming at you ... like this on any of the websites. Anyone got any ideas? -
ZX80 Snapshot queryDoes anyone know why Z80 snapshots store some data as different values? I was initially trying to print the Outlet magazine Outdex files from Master…
... file and, after stepping on a couple of my programming bugs, got ... exactly the info wanted. Beers all ... an "empty" MGT disk file to save the file and data out but ... different in the Z80 file when compared to the MGT file but, amazingly ... -
JSW: Holy [expletive]!!![url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0017876[/url] @boozefreek, is this one of your creations? one of the best JSW clones I've play…
... your creations? one of the best JSW clones I've ... blocks, which can't be got?
also I ... 15-20 rooms max, but the file suggests it's quite a ... game.
- liking the bit where you get flushed ... down the toilet btw, that is ... -
The Konix Liberator 10 Function Interface.In the 'What We Got' thread JP asked if I could upload some pictures of my Konix Liberator. Well here they are, well some of them. The rest are on my…
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The Liberator
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The Liberator's RF and Composite ... 3637/3551753635_c55ab42c9c.jpg[/img]
The Liberator's Behind.
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Pimp My Spectrum!! Show us what you got!! Can You get more on your Spectrum than me?So from the 'What we got' section its clear allot of us have a lot of neat kit. So lets's chav it up So whats the best set OTT set up i you can p…
So from the 'What we got' section its clear allot of ... up
So whats the best set OTT set up ... styleeeee.... though I dont have the balls to turn it on ... -
Pers.Comp.News #87 in archive - file numbering errorThe scans for Personal Computer News #87 in the archive are numbered 1-2-3-4-etc, but as printed page number 1 is the first inside right-hand page th…
The scans for Personal Computer News #87 in the archive are numbered 1-2-3-4-etc, but as printed page number 1 is the first inside right-hand page the scans should be numbered 1a-1b-1c-2-etc to keep the file/page numbers synchronised. -
Personal Computer Games #7 file numbering errorIn the archive for PCG #7 there is an 8-page gap in the file numbering between 8 & 17 to match the corresponding gap in the page numbering in the fro…
... an 8-page gap in the file numbering between 8 & ... to match the corresponding gap in the page numbering in the front ... half of the mag. However, there is no gap in the file ... numbering to match the corresponding gap in the page ... -
Trojan in EmuZWin v2.7 (File SCR.DLL)!?Hello, the emulator EmuZWin v2.7 contains the file SCR.DLL which is blamed as a trojan by my virsusscanner Avira AntiVir. I did send the file to th…
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the emulator EmuZWin v2.7 contains the file SCR.DLL which ... />
I did send the file to the multiscanner [url]www.virustotal.com ... afair ten virusscanner did recognise the file as a trojan.
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What everybody reading at the minute?It's another "What's Everybody Reading" thread. Yay!!! :) Me: Greed by Andy McNab The Good Guy by Dean Koontz Or She Dies by Gregg Hurwitz Before T…
... Joe Abercrombie
The Black Swan by Nassim ... download the PDF scans of the books from the online ... />
I've got the facsimile scan of volume one ... Touch 8gb at the minute, just got another two pages ... read at the chip shop ... -
New beeper music editorsInformation for those people who interested in 1-bit beeper music on ZX Spectrum 48K. As you probably know, there was no beeper music editors with t…
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As you probably know, there was no beeper ... anything else, because all the file operations are done in Basic ... .
Also, the trackers were made for making ... samples). Unfortunately, the editor has serious drawback - the notes are heavily ...
