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Building a custom keyboardI'm hit by summer vacation and I thought it would be about time to build my Harlequin board. But I haven't started yet - as I've been looking into wh…
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Spectrum prices on eBay etc...!After a browse on eBay for some Spectrum hardware/software it seems to me some people are in this for all the wrong reasons. As an example... ?70 bu…
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analysing program variable usageIf I wanted to count the number of times each variable is referenced while a program is running (not the number of times each variable is referenced …
... set to point to an $80 byte then LOOK_VARS will always ... ) = (E_LINE)-1 (pointing to the $80 byte again) and then RET ... -
Catastrophy struckLast Monday my basement was filled with 80 cm of water/sewage. A lot of stuff was ruined, including most of my ZX Spectrum collection. I'm still in…
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Halt and Catch FireAnyone watching this tv show? a bit like MadMen, but set on the early 80's (83 I think), and spent in the PC industry. bit of the underdog tale a…
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R.i.P. Ian paisleyNo need to start a political debate here. Ian Paisley r.i.p [url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-29177705[/url] To people of our gen…
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From Bedrooms to Billions - Sept Release![url=http://www.frombedroomstobillions.com/shop/blu-ray][img]http://lifeschool.mikendezign.com/pix/bedban1.png[/img][/url] [url=http://www.frombedroo…
Arcade Memories - With Retro Asylum[img]http://assets.podomatic.net/ts/f5/e8/ad/thereallocomaniac56245/285%3E-0x0+0+0_9939135.jpg[/img] In this episode Paul Monaghan takes a walk down…
... memories. Starting out in the 80's up to today, a ...PS3 questionMy PS3 is doing lots of noise (it sounds like a WWi Airplane?). I know I should send it to tech support, I've been doing that dance for 4 years now, …
... we're talking of a 80? difference in a console that ...Z80 Pins ScamblingDon't if this is any interest for anyone: "If you look closely at the datasheet for a Z-80 chip, you'll notice the data pins are in a random-looking…
Don't if this is any interest for anyone:
"If you look closely at the datasheet for a Z-80 chip, you'll notice the data pins are in a random-looking order."
[url]http://www.righto.com/2014/09/why-z-80s-data-pins-are-scrambled.html[/url]Games that didn't pass the test of timeI was reading an old brazilian comic book (spider-man) from late 80's, early 90's, and noticed an ad for a game system called "Phantom System". Phan…
... book (spider-man) from late 80's, early 90's, and ...Looking for the name of a TV showI was trying to remember the name of a TV show that was broadcast in the early/mid 80's on BBC2, if i remember it was a bit like Knightmare where a r…
... broadcast in the early/mid 80's on BBC2, if i ...vbspec sources?Hi All. I have seen that there is a zx spectrum emulator done with Visual Basic (vbspec 1.80). I have tried it and it really works and I have seen i…
... with Visual Basic (vbspec 1.80). I have tried it and ...ROM Calculator TrigHello, These Christmas holidays I finally have time to devote myself a little to the speccy . I have a question about how the ROM calculator implem…
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DEFB 0A5H,5DH ...Find the most 8 Bit Sweater (Jumpers)I got side tracked today looking at vintage clothing from the 80s. Particularly jumper s (no not the Jeordie Jumpaz). 80's jumpers tended to be brig…
... (no not the Jeordie Jumpaz). 80's jumpers tended to be ...First computer you wanted?As a teen, I was scouring the pages of PC-World long before I could afford a computer. My first micro was actually a zx81, just missed the zx-80, bu…
... zx81, just missed the zx-80, but the first machine I ...Pagan influences in speccy gamesPossibly due to its Englishness, the Spectrum seems to have quite a fair share of games that have pagan influence. Obviously the sword n sorcery tol…
... , it seems very much an 80's / spectrum phenomena...doesn't ...English text proof-readingHi, I'm a non-native speaker of English, and within few weeks (or earlier) I am supposed to give my technical report for evaluation. I don't want to …
... problems? :-) Talking here about approx. 80 pages divided into individual chapters ...Scoring system in "Space Crusade"Can anybody explain how does "Space Crusade" calculate mission score? Manual says that completing the Primary Mission is worth 30 points. But how man…
... because my score is below 80.
Is it possible ...Homebrew game from 80's by Adrian KeylockTrying to track down a game by a boy I was in school with in Porthcawl, South Wales. I know Adrian made a spectrum game and I got it from a local sho…
Trying to track down a game by a boy I was in school with in Porthcawl, South Wales. I know Adrian made a spectrum game and I got it from a local shop, not sure if it was available further away.
From what I remember of the cover it was very ...Song I madeIt's my first time using play, so don't expect greatness. 10 BEEP 0.4,10 20 BEEP 0.2,9 30 BEEP 0.3,11 40 BEEP 0.3,10 50 BEEP 0.1,19 60 BEEP 0.2,7 7…
Retro Asylum 109 - TV Tie Ins[img]http://assets.podomatic.net/ts/f5/e8/ad/thereallocomaniac56245/285%3E_10408361.jpg?1425593264[/img] In this bumper episode 109 of the Retro Asy…
... through the 4 channels of 80?s telly to find retro ...Did anyone sign on in the early 80's?I was listening to the Half Man Half Biscuit album Back in the DHSS and I'm a bit confused about the line ?He hands me my Giro every two weeks? in th…
I was listening to the Half Man Half Biscuit album Back in the DHSS and I'm a bit confused about the line ?He hands me my Giro every two weeks? in the song All I Want for Christmas is a Dukla Prague Away Kit.
When i was on the dole in the late ...Raycasting (3D Games!) with SpecBAS<div><font face="Arial, Verdana"><span style="font-size: 13.3333330154419px; line-height: normal;">Here's one I wrote just recently. I wanted to see …
Here's one I wrote just recently. I wanted to see if SpecBAS can handle a raycasting engine - which doesn't mean doom-style texture mapping (though I may try that later!) but a rather nice algorithm that matches nicely up with the old "3D Maze" games you ...My speccy legend: Roy CarnellHi all - I think I'm among people who might find this interesting... I mean if I can't post this here then there's nowhere for it :D<br><br>Anyway, b…
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Anyway, back in the 80's I lived across the ... anywhere in Scotland in the 80's. Roy and his parents ... locked door in the snow (80's snow), and they brought ...New game released: EXPLORER<div><span style="font-size: 13.3333330154419px; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Courier New';">- EXPLORER -</span></div><div><span style="font-si…
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Missiles ... 50 PtsUFOs ... 80 PtsFuel tanks ... 100 PtsOil tanks ...
