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Not a first edition! people will fall for anythingCheck this eBay auction out. He lists it as a 1982 First Edition Spectrum. It clearly is not, for one the keys are dark grey and the serial number n…
... out. He lists it as a 1982 First Edition Spectrum ... .
It clearly is ... serial number no way indicate's it's a first edition.
a naive mistake. Maybe he ... serial number marks it as a first ed. -
selling some of my collection :)hi ok I've run out of space. (I'm also a bit skint lol) here's a list of most of the Spectrum stuff I own: [url]http://www.freewebs.com/valtoa-lorik…
... skint lol)
here's a list of most of the ... /> Those marked with a * are not for sale! (unless you want to ... make me a special offer?)
It's a first come, first serve thing ... -
What's the roughest place you've ever been?My mate recently got himself a council flat in a town in Scotland called Coatbridge, the district is called Greenend. Jesus, this place has to be se…
... recently got himself a council flat in a town in Scotland called ... when he answers the door. It's a shite hole.
Anyone else ... to an area so rough it has to seen to be ... -
360 is back from repair. It's ice cold. How long do I leave it to warm?From first contacting them online, to getting it back, it's been 3 weeks. Apparantley the motehrboard, and dvd drive have been replaced. Just delive…
... contacting them online, to getting it back, it's been 3 weeks. Apparantley ... . Have I got to let it get to room temeprature? Something ... -
k7zx and a real SpectrumI've recently got a real Spectrum (48k) and I am having problems converting TZX images to play on the Spectrum. Up to now I've always used emulators …
... k7zx and have got it to work with a number of TZX ... speed improvements.
Unfortunately it's a bit hit and miss with ... TZX image for it to produce a proper MP3 file. It also sometimes ... mentions "non standard block in TZX". I saw a ... -
Cheeseburger. In a can.[url]http://gizmodo.com/350091/cheeseburger-in-a-can-is-both-the-best-and-worst-thing-ive-ever-seen[/url] It's game over for mankind. It's a cheese…
[url]http://gizmodo.com/350091/cheeseburger-in-a-can-is-both-the-best-and-worst-thing-ive-ever-seen[/url]
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New Laptop!!My department got me a new laptop this week. It's a Dell D530. I nice laptop it is too 2.0 Ghz Dual Core 2 GB Memory 110 GB HD (could be bigger…
... laptop this week.
It's a Dell D530.
I ... 've had enough of it. I'll give it a few more days ... , does not like my router unless the router is operating in ... supported, I go to Linux. It's getting better all the time ... -
Well it's the end for Britain by the looks of things!!![url=http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23436203-details/Adoption+of+Islamic+Sharia+law+in+Britain+is+'unavoidable'%2C+says+Archbishop+of+Can…
[url=http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23436203-details/Adoption+of+Islamic+Sharia+law+in+Britain+is+'unavoidable'%2C+says+Archbishop+of+Canterbury/article.do]It's the end of the world as we know it![/url] -
If you've got a real working MF128,IF1, and MDR combo can I ask a favour?So, if you do have a real Multiface 128, Interface 1, Microdrive and, oh yeah, a Spectrum (48k or 128k) that are all working, can I ask a favour...? …
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From a freshly powered up Spectrum it's a ten minute job ... (hopefully):
* Format a cartridge ... /> (f)ormat
(a)bort
(a)bort
(r)eturn ... or suspicious cartridge tape so it's always the going to ... -
A vital piece of software for Windows is hereYou know how in Windows, sometimes you'll try to move a file, and you get a message saying: "[COLOR=red]Windows cannot move the file as it's being …
... cannot move the file as it's being used by another program ... ).
It's a great program, it's free, and it's never caused a crash or ... I've been using it. In fact, it's so good that I ... 've become oblivious to it, and use it ... -
How does she do it (NSFW)How does this woman make the hankies disappear? It's a very good trick, although no-one would watch this video for the trick: [URL]http://youtube.c…
... woman make the hankies disappear? It's a very good trick, although no ... -
Games where the main characters speak English with a foreign accentI wonder if there are some Speccy games where the main characters speak English with an accent. Well, we shouldn't really hear them speak as in moder…
... indicating their speech must show it. For example,some black people ... "I ain't gonna do it". Some non-English-speaking people ... " Are there any examples of it in ZX Spectrum games? As ... kind of a speech in PC game "Wayne's World" (it's a MS-DOS ... -
A BASIC compiler projectHi, I started my own BASIC compiler for the ZX Spectrum (and Z80 machines) 3 months ago. It's still in ALPHA stage (when it is mature, I will write …
... is a cross-compiler environment similar to z88dk. It's entirely ... ZXBasic compiler part, it's really advanced. It's a 3-stage compiler ( ... as modern ones), so it should ... If anyone is interested s/he can give it a glance at:
What's wrong with 128k Spectrums...Prolly best posted here in the chit-chat section: 1. The "Delete" Key You've spent a good deal of your time working with a "dead flesh" 48k, and yo…
... of your time working with a "dead flesh" 48k, ... upgrade to a 128k+. Who decided that it's a good idea ... to put a delete key on ... of the keyboard and put a "break" in the natural ... br />
Wow, with a 128k Spectrum games take ages ...Blizzard's Rift in Spinanyone else having trouble playing blizzard's rift in spin, the game loads ok, you can select controls, select a system to visit but when you select …
... having trouble playing blizzard's rift in spin, ... 'm guessing it's a emu problem as it plays perfectly in ... />
edit: got it working properley, switched to 128k ... from plus 3 and it worked perfectly, is ... br /> edit#2: definately a plus3 problem if i switch ...Manic Miner/Jet Set Willy: Andrew Broad's website updatedI am delighted to announce that I have just uploaded the latest versions of some MM/JSW web-pages that I have been working on for ages. They can be f…
... ago, but kept it to myself because it contained secret features ... it's been exactly a year since I last updated it, and I know it's a ... so myself. ;-)
It seems fitting that I am ... /> * Paul Equinox Collins released [i]It's Wet Jelly[/i].
Help me please - Windows is being a d**kheadSo my good friend says to me "can you have a look at my computer please" because it was randomly crashing and restarting every time it booted, and ev…
... have a look at my computer please" because it was ... and restarting every time it booted, and everyone was ... hard drive's f**ked", well I replaced it and ... new drive.
it's a Hewlett Packard lap top. HP ... permit me to set a resolution higher than 1024 ...I Ride Like a Twat Me.:D On my way to the clubhouse, at some lights, turning left, biker opposite turning right, moves to cut in front of me. Cagers at this point, proba…
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Look again, and it's a an old Yam. meh. late ... in a few light years.
Arse, it's starts ... to rain on the by-pass, just a tad ... sod, I knock it down a cog, give it handful, and ... bike follows me in, it's only the fucking club vice ...Thunderbird 5 is a scamWho really needs that daft floating relay station right up there where any old evil genius with a few warheads can blow it up. Whoever gets posted t…
... evil genius with a few warheads can blow it up. Whoever gets ... is asking to be killed. It's a scam I tell ya.
It's a bit late but...Happy Birthday SPT. Hope you have a great day. :)
Happy Birthday SPT. Hope you have a great day. :)US Elections: It's going to be McCain/Palin, isn't it?Surely the Palin gimmick won't win McCain the election? But it's looking that way :(
Surely the Palin gimmick won't win McCain the election? But it's looking that way :(Be honest - Vienna, by Ultravox, is a really awful songActually, Vienna is a great song. But yesterday on BBC3 they had one of those "100 best" or "100 worst" worst programs that today's program schedular…
... a million times better than anything they themselves can dream of. It's ... be like a "worst emulators ever" ... only reason anyone would use it, it's a cynical ploy by the ... carry some weight. Instead, it's like me commenting on whether ...JOYSTICK tapes (Swedish)hi Brook the Barbarian was (also?) released on Joystick, February 1987. It's a magazine tape. ([url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=…
... ?) released on Joystick, February 1987. It's a magazine tape. ([url]http://www ... =0006047[/url])
There's a lot of info about Swedish ... March are missing in action? (unless it was bi-monthly...)What's rare and what's not?I've entered another one of my collector phases and realized I have absolutely NO idea what's rare and what's not (in case I decided to trade). It wo…
... s rare and what's not (in case I decided to trade). It ... my Cavern Fighter tape for a Pentagram original release for ... Software
Blizzard Pass / H.A.R.D. - Tynesoft (128k, ... Tantalus - Quicksilva (double-cover)
It's a Knockout - Ocean (double-cover)
it's 2009 and we are still doing "name that game"I'm looking for a game I thought was called lode runner but it is not (actually I thought it was called load runner...) basically it was a spectrum …
... a game I thought was called lode runner but it ... is not (actually I thought it was ... />
basically it was a spectrum version of the game ... " or watever would lave a green trail and your oponent ... a red trail...
Found a great ZX BASIC textbookProgramming Arcade Games for your Spectrum, by Adrian Jones. Found this in a second-hand bookstore over the weekend and if you're anything like me,…
... initially, but hey it's a start!)
It assumes you've typed ... can revisit it after you venture beyond BASIC. There's also a couple ... you'd call a "natural" programmer as I find it hard to ... with GOTO commands.
It's listed on WoS but there ...And why not a new Stonkers?This new game might solve the infamous and well know bugs. If it were made in 128K, it could include a higher map, sound,... It's a great opportun…
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If it were made in 128K, it could include a higher map ... , sound,...
It's a great opportunity ... to have a decent real-time ...Retro Gamer complete run! ?offers/interest?Flushed with success at my sale of the complete Your Spectrum, I thought I'd ask around and see if any WoSsers would possibly be interested in acquir…
... likely to attract interest, since it's a multiformat title, but anyway, I ... is water damaged. It's readable, as it's not the sort of ... one at all :)
It's a "reading copy" in bookseller terms ... isn't a commitment to buy unless we officially Do A Deal. ...Psycho ex's!Good grief chums I usually hate these threads about people's personal lives but I'm really shaken up. It's a bit of a read but I got to get it out of…
... m really shaken up. It's a bit of a read but I got ... she didn't want me. It's then she changed.
< ... hopes up of a reunion (daft me thought it could still ... but ain't having it. I got a chance to talk to ... my Spectrum for a woman. She's given me a lot of ...
