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Sinclair Basic Vs PascalWith the rise of the structured programming movement (Jackson et al) was it wise to put the Basic programming language into the Spectrum. By this ti…
... finished and it almost drives some managers nuts because they think you ... test for 3, but they'll end up having to rewrite code ... the whole cycle restarts and it ends up being a "feature driven ... remove all the bugs.
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Sinclair Basic Vs PascalWith the rise of the structured programming movement (Jackson et al) was it wise to put the Basic programming language into the Spectrum. By this ti…
... had no idea how they made it that far (third year ... the problem (and therefore they got marks approaching 0).[/ ... you had to split up her work. She was ... they have to take some first year English classes like ... all the questions so they sounded similar but had ... -
Is there a flight simulator like this?There is a great N64 game called called Pilot Wings, which is a flight simulator, but unlike every other flight simulator I've ever played, the lands…
... a particular location, so they can cram in the detail ... emulate PW64 (it's great but I'd like to try ... that us PAL users ended up with (also the case ...
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Sinclair Basic Vs PascalWith the rise of the structured programming movement (Jackson et al) was it wise to put the Basic programming language into the Spectrum. By this ti…
... you're doing and want it done efficiently. But programming ... that did some basic stuff like string manipulation, base conversion and ... pointer problems and get it working.
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Spectrum Game NewsSome snippets of Spectrum game news , via the RT forum and micro mart if you guys are interested.... [url]http://www.retro-trader.com/forum/index.p…
... band Altern8. Every song they did had to end with ... number 8. And yep they were shite. What a ... shame they never lasted long enough ... etc etc.[/QUOTE]
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Is the new "Retro Gamer" any good?The only place that would carry it (a Barnes & Noble built on the site of an abandoned golf course) no longer did after Live Publishing folded. I hea…
... the disgusting cover painting - it looked like one of Oliver Frey's ... could have tolerated that looking up at me from the coffee ... table.
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Is the new "Retro Gamer" any good?The only place that would carry it (a Barnes & Noble built on the site of an abandoned golf course) no longer did after Live Publishing folded. I hea…
... disgusting cover painting - it looked like one of Oliver Frey ... have tolerated that looking up at me from the ... my custom until they can come up with a cover ... seeing something like that and getting upset by it, but ... with zombie/blood on it there wasnt any uproar. ... -
The 128 plus 2 wasn't very goodHaving looked at the review in issue 33 of Crash of the Spectrum Plus 2, it strikes me as a bit odd, as if Simon Goodwin had to like it. I remember r…
... likely that they were selling it for the highest price they could get ... microdrive would have given it a leg up on the Commodore. Fast ... extra graphics was already done it sounds like it would have been possible ... -
*** New Game *** Farmer Jack Now AvailableFARMER JACK IS NOW AVAILABLE ... ?2.99 + ?1.00 UK Postage (or a nice pack of cigars) I haven't updated the website yet though, as someone volunt…
... review retro games than someone like Bebbers. Just because you weren ... shot of Boulderdash, bottles it up and ships it to the Spectrum. Akin ... the part of the screen they were aiming for.
Writing TR-Dos discs on a PCProlly not a best first post ... but then again who has? Anyways, great forums you guys have here! Short question ... maybe a short answer. I'm plan…
... !!! That one worked like a wonder ... it's not linked in ... just happen to oversee it?[/quote]
It's just a ... , showing other programmers how they can use my floppy driver ... t much work to tidy it up and add a ReadMe! I ... 'd be happy for it to be added to WoS ...FireflyI bought the DVD a few days ago and I really like it so far. Some of the episodes are hilarious especially [B]Our Mrs. Reynolds[/B] and [B]Jaynestown…
... days ago and I really like it so far. Some of ... creepy, and that device they used that caused people to ... hope there are more episodes like that.
... from start to finish. Up there with 'Oz' as ... up the story brilliantly. would hate to have seen it ...Seventh Harry Potter book?What will this be called? My guess is [i]Harry Potter and the Da Vinci Codex[/i]. :D
I did like the HP books, more so since they took a darker ... turn. She's certainly set it up for an interesting end to ... intriguing and is also shaping up for a major ending. I ... do wish it wouldn't drag on for ...Seventh Harry Potter book?What will this be called? My guess is [i]Harry Potter and the Da Vinci Codex[/i]. :D
... I did like the HP books, more so since they took ... . She's certainly set it up for an interesting end to ... intriguing and is also shaping up for a major ending. ... I do wish it wouldn't drag on for ... ![/QUOTE]
I like it being a bit dark although ...dating websites?has anyone done this sort of thing? my mate went on a couple of years ago. i made fun of him, but he's getting married at the end of the year, and i…
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i used to go up to girls and ask them ... one playing in the club) it usually got the conversation going ... , gets them talking and if they like the same type of music ...Total Worldwide Sales?Does anyone have an accurate source showing total Worldwide sales for the ZX Spectrum (all models, incl. Timex)? I notice the Wikipedia entry for th…
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You mean like C64 people saying the C64 ... to acquire one, because they thought it would be "too dangerous ... inside the chip. Finally they found it. They started to polish the processor ...state of education.what does everyone think about the state of education today. (please no posts about how short girls skirts are getting.)
... topup fee's and the like.
My ... as you only pay it back when your earning over ... graduate from my doctorate, it may damage my credit rating ... driving this problem... so they mark students up - give them too ... for its pupils as it did for its figures, ...Office CollectionI haven't had a rant for a while, so I thought it was about time. Office collections. How the fuck can there be one every week ? I only work with 20…
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I felt like saying 'Why the fuck would ... and you'll probably blow it on a bottle of ... like it when people get a taste of how unpopular they are ... . He he.
I'm gonna dream up ...Office CollectionI haven't had a rant for a while, so I thought it was about time. Office collections. How the fuck can there be one every week ? I only work with 20…
... the factory if I would like to sponsor his kid ( ... ...
I caved it and gave him a few ... so why do they ask you to sponsor them ? It should be ... i bet he's made it up. next time demand that he ... off.
sounds like you have been scammed. (give ...How can this work?You know how in realistic science-fiction (realistic as in obeying the accepted laws of physics), books and films such as 2001: A Space Odyssey, spac…
... gravity through centripetal force. It's like people are stuck in thinking ... with the spinning station - they are inside it, but floating around, ... inside.
It's like being on an escalator that ... the escalator and it's speeding you up or slowing you ...The CP/M User has Arrived![FONT=Courier New]Where's the welcoming Committee? :-D[/FONT] [FONT=Courier New]Long-term Z80 user who stumbled across a Jupiter Ace emulator [/FONT…
... commitments which eats up my time. It's great people like Steve have ... of the other computers were like. It was in this Museum I ... real sorry about that). What they were describing wasn't true ... rare and unique - I believe they envied the machine more than ...Deus ExSince we sometimes mention classic non-Spectrum games (and even the rubbish on the Commodore 64 ;) ) on this forum, how come we've never discussed De…
... as I could pick it up for very cheap indeed at ... I like XIII, it does have some stealth parts, but they aren' ... I'm glad they never caught on. It does have a ... read the reviews at sites like
gamefaqs. ... Timesplitters 2 and 3? They're great FPSs too ( ...When there are no more analogue TVs...It won't be long, I suspect, before it's impossible to buy a new analogue TV. This will of course doom real Sinclair Spectrums to not being able to d…
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LoL Nice one, I like it! :)
[QUOTE=guesser ... of bandwidth available. certainly it would be impossible for them ... of all the channels they would have to decrease ... new possibilities open up with digital broadcasting. It still has the ...Alittle pic of the two different rubber key mats Grey and BlueAnd they are naked too :o Can someone please post a pic of one of the supposed faun coloured speccys i am desperate to see one :) [url]http://www.s…
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Who ended up buying that? Maybe they could oblige with a ... /> Yeah, you're right. They do come up on Ebay sometimes, maybe ... take a nosey.
They go for plenty of money ...What`s your all time favourite three filmsWhat`s your all time favourite three films, stretch it out by all means if it`s hard to decide on just three. Wanting to watch some cool stuff over C…
... - they even stick it on their Covertape (which isn't quite like how ... I came to see Citizen Kane), you load it up ... 't sold off 99 - assuming they could sell them - binning them ... older movies again). It was no suprise they offered Grant the role ...What`s your all time favourite three filmsWhat`s your all time favourite three films, stretch it out by all means if it`s hard to decide on just three. Wanting to watch some cool stuff over C…
... - they even stick it on their Covertape (which isn't quite like how ... I came to see Citizen Kane), you load it up ... Shop first - they'll definitely have 100 copies of it or something ... 't sold off 99 - assuming they could sell them - binning them ...Laptop Repair AdviceAnyone got any pearls of wisdom when it comes to laptop repair? My other half laptop has a problem, this being it overheats very quickly and shuts d…
... split. At that point they put it back into warranty and ... they must have the wrong laptop. They said it must have been packed like ... the laptop back and they refused saying it was their property. So ... within minutes of being picked up.
Lots of ...Timex Sinclair 2068Hi guys. This is my first post here, the first of many, I hope.. :) I have a Timex Sinclair 2068 but don?t know much about it. It was given as a gif…
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Unfortunately they are not that common anymore ... don't know why they do it either. Every once in ... it when it is ready if you would like to give it ... easy to use once it is set up. To move sprites ... happy to set things up for you so you ...Timex Sinclair 2068Hi guys. This is my first post here, the first of many, I hope.. :) I have a Timex Sinclair 2068 but don?t know much about it. It was given as a gif…
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For example, green looks like a dark yellow greened, red ... computer can age and when they age their nominal values drift ... command) tell the AY what they want (a wave of certain ...Christmas in the 80'sIn the analogue TV thread I mentioned my old portable telly that's still going strong, together with memories of watching the BBC premiere of Indiana…
... out of it before your mom got em..if you ... the lid and retape it so it looked like it was never opened ... off school and spending it around your mates playing ... hoping to enter that competition they had to have your ... ..I remember looking for it at the time but ...Speccy graphics on CBM64The recent "Starquake" thread had me browsing through Steve Crow's portfolio of games and I was quite surprised when following the links to the CBM64…
[QUOTE=AndyC]It's much, much easier ... 's moving character data it's considerably swifter.[/QUOTE]< ... Just to check your meaing: It's _easier_ on the 64 ... I know, but they all came up looking like normal blocky pixelled ... helps make up for the lack of pixels. It's not ...
