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Google gone fancy.Has anyone else noticed that the background to Google's home page now contains a fancy if a little gawdy background? What's all that about then? Is …
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Merlin has risen from the grave!Those of you following the Merlin saga [thread=29902]over here[/thread] might be slightly interested to know that the program is now available in the…
... /~jg27paw4/type-ins/typehome.htm]TTFn[/url]. I'd be interested ... -
Tax creditsDoes anyone know how the tax credit system works? Quite a few of the ladies where I work claim them and some of them get quite a bit of tax relief wi…
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Frank Sidebottom author of The Biz, dies after a fallChris Sievey, aka ZX Games author Frank Sidebottom has died after cancer treatment. [url]http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/7844579/Man-b…
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VCF report and photosNot sure where to put this, exactly...but here it is, what went on at the Vintage Computing Festival at Bletchley Park last weekend. Finally I've fo…
... apart, pack up, and go home. But here are the stars ... -
Anyone interested in any of this before it goes on eBayI'm having a clearout, and am going to put this lot on ebay tonight. But as its basically my childhood I'm selling I thought I'd check here and see i…
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Just an idea (please read)After the devastating news that Jonathon "Joffa/Frobush" Smith had passed away, I started wondering how we could suitably commemorate him. I mean, we…
... was Joffa's sort of home, at least in the Spectrum ... -
Total Eclipse & Castle Master possible alternative versions?In Crash Issue 91, page 63, in the first paragraph of the main review text, Nick Roberts mentions that there are special editions created for The Hom…
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A message From Jonathan Smith (Joffa's) sisterI got an email today from Jof's sister (Christine) .. it was meant for all of us,so here it is. I'm guessing she won't mind [QUOTE]Dear Paul, Than…
... about it when she got home - how kind it was of ... -
Victory Road - Rotational Joystick Control?I've been playing Ikari Warriors recently, and noted how the home conversions suffered slightly because they couldn't replicate the original's 8-way …
... recently, and noted how the home conversions suffered slightly because they ... -
Joffa - my brother...I really don't know how to thank you all for the love and support you have given the family during this dreadful time. Jonathan's last days were so t…
... . He was cared for at home by his mum and dad ... couldn't wait to get home to thank you all. We ... -
Outside world interfaceHi all, Im a newbie! 30 years old, bought up programming spectrums! I have no idea how to program PCs and want to write a program to control a se…
... and motors to automate my home brewery. Is this possible and ... -
Computing: the next 25 yearsWe saw the birth of the 8086 microprocessor which introduced Space Invaders to the arcades. Zilog Z80's microprocessor was released as a cheaper alte…
... purchasing IBM compatables in the home.
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Cheap Broadband (ADSL) and the PlusNet Rip off.Ok so I want to sign my parents up to a broadband connection. I looked at plus net and saw they were doing 8mbps with 10GB monthy usage limit for ?6.…
... stand alone broadband. If your home's not in that 80 ... with them in my own home, as it seems they are ... -
MsxDoes anyone recommend emulating MSX? If so, MSX 1 or 2 or both? And what games should I start off with - especially interested in games that were uni…
Does anyone recommend emulating MSX? If so, MSX 1 or 2 or both? And what games should I start off with - especially interested in games that were unique to MSX or where the MSX was considered to have the best home computer or console version. -
BBC 2 Home Movie Roadshowthey contacted my dad last year after he put some stuff on youtube, and asked if he had any more, so he sent them a fair bit of Standard 8 (yes stand…
they contacted my dad last year after he put some stuff on youtube, and asked if he had any more, so he sent them a fair bit of Standard 8 (yes standard 8, not super 8 ) it was mostly footage taken around London Transport repair depots, and the skidpans by ... -
Anyone bought from this company?[url]http://www.comeuro.net/webshop/home.php[/url] Looks like they are from the UK. Thinking about getting a HI-FI from them. Any of you guys bough…
[url]http://www.comeuro.net/webshop/home.php[/url]
Looks like they are from the UK. Thinking about getting a HI-FI from them.
Any of you guys bought stuff off them?
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Loss of innocenceI suppose my ZX Spectrum era lasted longer than most (although not sure longer than most of you on here). I received my first Speccy back in '83, and…
... Menzies. When I got it home, it was amazing. A real ... -
SPOT+SPEX Magazine Index UpdatedThe SPOT+SPEX Spectrum magazine index at [url=http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~jg27paw4/spot-on/default.htm]SPOT*On[/url] (now rather grandly - and …
... currently expecting 10 quid for Home Computing Weekly #50 - for flip ... -
Your Sinclair - It's Alive - Retro Gamer EditionJust in case anyone's interested - [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160467925109"]this[/url] deserves a better home.
Just in case anyone's interested - [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160467925109"]this[/url] deserves a better home. -
Home Brew stuff...I'd quite like to have a go at writing a game for the speccy. Will probably start with maybe re-trying stuff that has already been done, just to pra…
I'd quite like to have a go at writing a game for the speccy. Will probably start with maybe re-trying stuff that has already been done, just to practice. Then when I have an idea for a full game I can go ahead and start putting it together.
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Spectrology 2010As the only remaining pure Spectrum user meeting in Germany, the Spectrology had become a important status in the German Spectrum-Scene. Opening at …
Atari 2600Did anyone have an Atari 2600 (as well as a Speccy). My grandparents owned and loved the 2600. Totally plug and play. They had loads of games: [LIST…
... with my grandparents, then coming home, having some fish and chips ...Average PC Memory size increasing by 48K every half hourAs I'm absolutely sure everybody here is aware, Moore's law states that the number of transisters in a device will double on average every 2 years. …
... ) for the minimum specification. For home consoles, it is 512MB as ...Interesting ZX Spectrum news footage from 1983Here is some ITN news footage about the home computer boom of 1983, including Spectrums being made! It is just over 3 minutes long. [URL="http://www…
... ITN news footage about the home computer boom of 1983, including ...Stimulate your senses..?Ok, was mulling this over the other day - it's probably been discussed before but what the heck. I was thinking back to home computers & entertainme…
... /> I was thinking back to home computers & entertainment, in my ...
