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Basil The Great Mouse Detective (missing artist)[URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0000430"]Basil The Great Mouse Detective[/URL] [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/showmag.c…
... /infoseekid.cgi?id=0000430"]Basil The Great Mouse Detective[/URL]
the author ... probably a play on words with ... something interesting in the upper right corner of the loading screen ... I ... -
Mobile Phones - Thanks Orange, is that all I get for years of loyalty.I've been on contract with orange since 2001 and in that time have only had three phones. I pay approximately ?19 a months, get loads of inclusive ca…
... four years), I get given the option of having a nice ... on a similar contract to the one I'm on.
the one I got four years ago and ... thinking F**k them, its probably cheaper to buy a phone ... -
YS #1 scan errorsThe scanning for YS #1 has got a bit jumbled up. Firstly, to keep the file & page numbers in synch, files 1,2,3,4-11 should be numbered 1,1b,1c,2-9. …
The scanning for YS #1 has got a bit jumbled up. Firstly, ... to keep the file & ... ,1c,2-9. After that the scans numbered 12,13,etc ... -
how safe is to edit with Taper a .tzx file created with another conversion program ?My question is if Taper handles all the tzx versions. From [url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=27224]this thread[/url] I und…
... is if Taper handles all the tzx versions.
From ... thread[/url] I understand that the tzx format is subject to ... command) an already existing .tzx file and want to be sure ... in that .tzx file in case the tzx format of the file is "newer ... -
Spot 4.0The SPOT+SPEX Spectrum magazine index at [url=http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~jg27paw4/spot-on/default.htm]SPOT*On[/url] has been updated. The foll…
... application, as some of the file formats have been changed.
the first line and will have ";" appended. I'll probably ... sort out preserving long comments in the analysis report ... other time. Changes in the file definitions below are marked in ... -
The ZX Spectrum Screenshot ChallengeI know that the idea has been nicked from another forum but thought it would be fun to have a Speccy version... Post a pic of a Speccy game and let …
... game and let wossers guess the name of it...
Winner then post's the next pic/game...
the picture from the wos archive then remember ... image host and rename the file cause the filename is the game name...NO ... -
Policy Exchange think tank calls for BBC overhaulWhat utter bollocks. [url]http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8458271.stm[/url] Is the BBC out of thouch?. Should they stop funding shows for 16 to 35 y…
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I thought the BBC had got it right with their ... Rupert Murdock's, who are probably loosing out due to their ... of all the British TV station organisations the BBC as got their place ... in the digital age ... -
Help my Mouse to live a happy lifeYes I have a mouse, probably only one, it must have been forced in by all of the snow, it is in the cupboard under the stairs. I boxed in the bottom …
Yes I have a mouse, probably only one, it must have ... the problem is I will get slaughtered if anyone finds out ( probably ... panic.
How the hell it got in is a complete ... mystery, I have checked everywhere and the ... -
Unlocking MDB Access files.My wife has brought home an access database file her work were using to store some records. The file uses a form to take the user to various input a…
... records.
The file uses a form to take ...
However, today the buttons of the initial form locked up ... can probably fix it. However, it appears locked. The guy ... me to type in the password to unlock it ... have a good idea what the password might be.
Games you can't understand why you spent so many hours playingSpeccy: Freddy Hardest - I've always sucked at it, but I would always go back Galatic Cage Match - Horrible, Horrible game, but the idea of multip…
... Match - Horrible, Horrible game, but the idea of multiple charecters and ... non stop from 1992 to... probably 1995 or 96! I was ... Remembered: Mansion of the Hidden Souls! probably one of the worst games I ... /> FADE TO BLACK - by the time I got this game, it already ...Playing undeleted video filesI've dug out an old 320GIG SATA external hard drive which I've stuck in a tower. I've run a file undelete program on it and have found tons of vide…
... br /> I've run a file undelete program on it and ...
While some of the recovered videos run with no ... cannot play the file..
I've got all the codecs ... installed I had when I used the ... really love to play the files since they are ...Problem with Spin 0.7s +3 file I/OI'm currently trying the +3 disk functions in z88dk. I've based my work upon the simple snippet Winston posted a while ago, but doing the contrary. H…
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FILE *stream;
unsigned char *pointer ...
I've uploaded the DSK file here: [url]http://www.mojontwins ... when it attempts to open the file for reading.
An update on ZX BASIC support for the SpectranetOne for zxbruno, I hope :-) So just an example of what now can be done with the network filesystem and BASIC. The following listing is of a program …
... menu for loading games. In the file "games.lst", there is a ... can be loaded, the format of the file (a TAP file, a .sna formatted ... it. The program can also display instructions in a file named "Instr ...Recovering Deleted Files.Well anyone with a bit of Windows computing experience knows that when you delete a file in Windows it goes into the recycle bin. Anyone with a bit …
... not actually wiped from the disk, just the file allocation table (FAT).
got a new laptop I removed the file as I thought I'd got ... now I really need the file. I know the files original location ... what ever reason, cannot find the file. More annoying is that ...Where Time Stood Still scripted events?Apart from the old guy falling through the bridge at the beginning, I always thought that the rest of the game was pretty random (getting chomped by …
Apart from the old guy falling through the bridge at the beginning, ... always thought that the rest of the game was pretty ... the game (probably because I'd usually lost most of the characters by the ... time I got to the second village ...OCR'd magazine scansHi all, I've been working on OCR'ing some magazine scans over the last few weeks, and combining the images together into a searchable, indexed PDF f…
... , and I've now got the entire lot done. Although ... expect (example: the LM advert), and the paragraph detection occasionally ... ? :)
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The file size per "issue" is roughly ... compression to avoid adding to the already lossy JPGs.
...Looking for a file deletion shredder...I'm looking for a (WinXP) free file deletion tool, that works on an NTFS HD, so that the file(s), when deleted can not be brought back (by using NTFS…
I'm looking for a (WinXP) free file deletion tool, that works on an NTFS HD, so that the file(s), when deleted can not be brought back (by using NTFSDELETE and suchlike tools).
Recommendations please.
Thanks!Games that looked better on the Spectrum than other platforms?Usually when a hit game was converted from the Spectrum it got a graphical update, or at least a splash of colour. Now does anyone remember a game t…
... game was converted from the Spectrum it got a graphical update, or ... actually looked better on the Speccy than the C64/BBC or whatever ... looked slightly better on the Spectrum than the C64 with richer colours ... and some dithered shadows on the school's walls.Crash / You Sinclair MagazinesBefore I go and dig these out from my parents loft would there be any interest for these magazines, probably got about 40 - 50 of them? EDIT: Forgot…
Before I go and dig these out from my parents loft would there be any interest for these magazines, probably got about 40 - 50 of them?
EDIT: Forgot to add, they are currently located in the UKAnyone tried to do an emulation chain?I dont know what the proper name for it is but its where you emulate one machine which in turn emulates another and so on i.e Windows 7 > Virtualbox…
I dont know what the proper name for it is ... 2 fps. I could have probably got it running faster if id ... but couldnt be bothered in the end.
Has anyone ...Not worth reading really - unless you have some spare time(Mods if you want to move it please do it does have a sort of hardware theme and a couple of recommendations at the end :) About two years ago now I…
... ebay I got what I have today.
The first " ... working machine. I had probably spent the original spectrum development budget and ... , to use with the MD I sold, got the royal treatment - stripped ... as a button. The second simply got plugged in and as ...PS3 now fully cracked and open?About a month back, a hacking group claimed that they'd discovered the PS3's 'key' algorithms, meaning that they can 'sign' any code. What this means…
... with the file, and if the two values (the checksum and the stored value, the latter ... again", meaning that I got to play the game for nothing. There ... , but got bored off before I got around to purchasing the original.
Is converting Microdrive formats possible???Hi. First post. I'm a long-time Speccy owner, was lost, but found my way home! :D I have a Disciple as well... Now to my question, but first the …
... assembler saves using the Microdrive "MD.FILE" (file-type 6), but ... archived all the files with the "CODE" format (file-type 4).< ... br />
Fast-forwarding 17+ years, I got the ... a CAT, the assembler complains. Looking at the file with a disk ...Text file for ZX ExplorerHi, I was wondering if the text file is still being updated containing the file details for uploading into ZX explorer? Many thanks Peter Jones
Hi,
I was wondering if the text file is still being updated containing the file details for uploading into ZX explorer?
Many thanks
Peter JonesNew Game: Flynn's Adventure In Bombland (Demo)Hi All Decided to release a demo version of a new game I'm developing. Got to the stage were most of the code is in place so thought it would be goo…
... 'm developing. Got to the stage were most of the code is in ... once you start playing :-) The demo includes the entire first stage and ... here is a link to the file in tap form:
got my Spectrum in 1983! Big thanks to the the regular posters on the ...Large job lot of softwareMy parents have finally decided that they don't want to keep all of my Sinclair stuff in their loft and since I've not got a huge amount of space eit…
... since I've not got a huge amount of ... them), there's probably somewhere in the region of 3-4000 ... tapes) all the way through to the last commercial games ... published (Lemmings etc), from the middle there's a ... there will be the tapes that got picked up at car ...Brief report about RetroEncounterAnother April... another retro event! (Firstly sorry for the quality of the photos, owing to not being able to find my camera battery before leaving …
... the nick of time! RetroEncounter was to open at 10am, we probably got ... realise that yes, this was probably the biggest exam hall I had ... decent sized space, probably a bit larger than the whole of Retro ... , and I got to meet up with some of the people who ...writing an emulator-newbie needs helpHi, this is my first post here. I decided to write a minimalistic emulator of ZX Spectrum-no emulation of advanced peripherals, no emulation of sound…
... of my questions are probably spread around different parts ... Probably the most important one. Assume I work with a particular file containing the ... all or even most of the file formats available. I'll ... are emulated properly. They probably would be helpful, can ...World of Spectrum JAM - All Abilities Welcome.Well I since I got my new keyboard the other week I had this brain wave for a World of Spectrum Jam. I aim to have it work like this. First someone …
... I since I got my new keyboard the other week I ... Then another member takes the track and adds their ... other such as banging the insides of a washing ...
When you download the file and make your own version ... , Change the revision number from 1 ...Thundercats/Beyond the Ice PalaceAccording to Amstrad Computer User, the Elite game Beyond the Ice Palace was intended to be the Thundercat game but was replaced by the game we got b…
... Amstrad Computer User, the Elite game Beyond the Ice Palace was intended ... but was replaced by the game we got by Gargoyle Games.
the Ice Palace) about it but ...
