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Can somebody help me with this?One of my "friends" shoved a piece of metal into the back of my spectrum (48k RAM) and now whenever I try to use it theres nothing but weird lines an…
One of my "friends" shoved a piece of metal into the back of my spectrum (48k RAM) and now whenever I try to use it theres nothing but weird lines and squares can anyone help!!??
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Vote Spectrum! (One last time)I've written my last article for the Micro-mart computer world cup competition. This time - as I think you all already know - it's the FINAL against…
... asp?Category=forum[/url] and select the Retro Computer Mart forum from ... today 's standards, the basic A500 can still pack a punch ... the love just isn't there.
Why didn't I ... it's still the Spectrum I return to.
I loved my SAM. 256 ... -
Bug on Cronosoft's Dead or AliveI can't believe this wasn't spotted before... I was recently puzzled to read a couple of reports of a bug on Cronosoft's Dead or Alive and as the pr…
... my development copy was free of the reported problem, to my horror on loading the ... Cronosoft version the bug ... that everyone, I can only suggest that we sentence Simon to play some of ... -
info on T.V. leadsWell, having recovered my Speccy from the depths of hell, I gotta hook it upto my T.V. and see if it still works. The problem is that I seem to have …
... works. The problem is that I seem to have lost the connector at the T ... do I need to tell the local electronic shop dealer, so that I can be the ... pair of leads that will allow me to connect my Speccy to the T.V? -
TR-DOSDoes TR-DOS have a problem with loading files into the area #5E00-#7FFF ? It certainly seems to have one in my case, as the routines say they've succ…
Does TR-DOS have a problem with loading files into the area ... #5E00-#7FFF ? It certainly seems to have one in my ... I look there, all zeroes ! I've double-checked, that's not what the ... Frankly, I don't know of any device that can page into the memory ... -
Fun ParkFun Park is an excellent game, I recommend it to everyone. I think it has to be the best game since the end of the commercial Spectrum scene in the n…
... , I recommend it to everyone. I think it has to be the best game since the ... I'd like to ask about a bug I've encountered - Does it happen to ... apparently there, people can use them. Sometimes only half of a ride ... -
connection problems with ftp.worldofspectrum.orghi all ! i have some connection problems to get into the ftp. i'm a fan of spectrum & i appreciate really the huge work done on this fabulous ftp. i…
... some connection problems to get into the ftp.
i'm a fan of ... for 3 days i can't connect anymore. Only me knows this problem ... so on...
is my IP banned ? :(
is ... -
Can anyone tell me how to emulate the ZX Printer on a PC-printer?What code's do you sent to the PC-printer to make it print a LLISTING or SCREEN$ with Sinclair font or the SCREEN$ as it has loaded on the screen? I…
... on the screen?
I want to use my ZX ... the PC to the printer.
With this also every printer can ... work with the ... Spectrum through my interface. -
Can anyone name the game?Having not found the answer despite a thread running into several pages on another forum, I was wondering if anyone can identify this game (I'm rapid…
... not found the answer despite a thread running into several pages on another forum, I ... was wondering if anyone can identify this game (I'm rapidly coming to the ... drawn picture of what I have in my memory here: [url="http ... -
Ultra-OT: MSX emulatorsMy knowledge of the MSX is zero. However, having been alerted to a home-brew Rick Dangerous for the MSX, I need to track one down - if only to have a…
My knowledge of the MSX is zero. However, having been alerted to a home ... Dangerous for the MSX, I need to track one down - if only to have a ... stab at this version so I can report on ... of you well versed in the ways of MSX? -
Giving back games in shopsMust have been in 1987 - I saw screenshots of Auf Wiedersehen Monty in a german Magazine and decided I wanted this game for my 13th birthday. So I to…
... the time, I was really pissed to have to cope with only a fraction of the ... and I can remember me and my brother cussing a lot about the owner ... it back? Even though I actually had not made a copy because ... at that time I didn?t ... -
Does ScanLine[0] have a left border?My emulator couldn't handle Cobra or ShortCircuit so I added some rough port FF values. I now want to make it a bit more accurate. The FAQ gives me a…
My emulator couldn't handle Cobra or ShortCircuit so I added some ... accurate. The FAQ gives me all the info I need to do this ... Skipping ahead to line 311 - the last line. What happens to the left border ... is no next line! Does the horizontal retrace of line 311 ... -
I used to have a mouse...for my computer that is.Can anybody help me out here? I had a mouse for my speccy that was advertised in a mail order advert, but my dad aint' to keen on ordering stuff ove…
Can anybody help me out here?
I had a mouse for ... , but my dad aint' to keen on ordering stuff over the phone so ... we went to the actual address which ... an adapter that went into the expansion port. But I cant find it ... -
voting system failureWhy is my IP banned from voting for games? Is it because I voted for the same game a month ago and forgot that I had(?) or is it because I wanted to…
Why is my IP banned from voting ...
Is it because I voted for the same game a month ... because I wanted to give a popular game (that I dont ... />
I have not been this annoyed since my last speccy blew ... up in 86'
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what did the spectrum think as it was loading our games? (attempted joke topic)here is my idea. oh darn, he's loading that game again. display knightlore on the screen (why does he keep trying he never gets anywhere in the gam…
here is my idea.
oh darn, ... />
display knightlore on the screen (why does he keep trying he never ... a pretty picture (wonder what my user looks like)
to the end of the tape
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+2A ProblemHi ! I just got a +2A and it has a powerup problem. When I turn it on it just displays 1987 1987 over the first few lines and a random attributes p…
... displays characters the Z80 must work ?). I am wondering if it can be ... a ROM/RAM problem. The other ... thing I noticed is the ... GND. But my PSU only has ONE pin with +12V, the other one ... -
Trying to remember an old Speccy game!Hello boys and girls, Back in the day I used to play this one often, but I cannot remember the name: It is a sort of text adventure style game where…
... " I cannot remember why I had to find these characters and possibly some objects only ... that each game was different, random.
It was not ... to see so many still into the speccy, it was my first love and I ... -
Getting Files Off The Tape And On to My New ComputerDoes anyone know how I would go about getting old programs off the tapes and putting the .TAP (or other file types) on to a new computer system? Ass…
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Assume that I do not just want to get the extracted file off ... I want to get my old programs off the tapes and on to my new computer (to ... do you know anyone that does it regularly?
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I have just walked out of my living room because Jade Goodie is on the telly!!!I refuse to watch anything with her on. Why should I pay my TV license to watch a person who is famous for being retarded??? oooh it makes me mad (s…
I refuse to watch anything with her on. Why should I pay my TV license to watch ... makes me mad (said in the voice of Mr.Angry)
first spec game I played, can't remember the name...This was the first game I ever played...but I can't remmember the name...also I remember very litle of the game... it had sort of a futuristic look,…
This was the first game I ever played...but I can't remmember the name...also ... I remember very ... kick... I know it's not much but does any one remember the name ...Lead ProblemI want to record games from the net using taper onto my pc and someone suggested taping them with a 3.5 headphone socket with 2 phono lead to plug in…
... a tape recorder which I plan to use with my +3. It has ... think you can plug phono sockets into the side.
I thought I could ... Spectrum 128k cassette lead work? I've only got a +3 lead ...Looking for another game...Why can't I remember the names of the games I used to own? I mean, it was only 20 years ago. Any how, this game was a sort of arcade/adventure mix …
Why can't I remember the names of the games I used to own? I mean, it was only ... /adventure mix that involved the use of command words ... heroes (who all had the obligatory diversity of skills and ... ). Really, I wouldn't care but I never managed to complete it.Adding graphics to a text adventure??Hi everyone. I've always wanted to create a Spectrum adventure game and have spent several evenings browsing the forums here, WOS and the internet on…
... the PC. I know that GAC and PAW allow you to create graphics with the ... Quill you can use Illustrator but my artistic talents are not so great ... :). The best I can hope for is prehaps to someway hack into the game and swap the ...MP3 Players?I was going to get my girlfriend one of those iPod Nanos for her birthday - until I heard a rumour that it only plays music downloaded from the Apple…
I was going to get my girlfriend one of those ... only plays music downloaded from the Apple iTunes website...?
I'm not ... MP3s that I happen to, er, acquire.
Can anyone recommend ... 100? (Or $200 CDN in my case, since electronic gadgets are ...Memorable game demisesHi, No, not demises in games...demises OF games. I can remember three of my games meeting their fate in an unnecessary way Battle of the Planets -…
... No, not demises in games...demises OF games.
I can remember ... the Planets - I woke up to find the dog, lying at the end of my ... s way into the 2 day old cassette with all the tape ... , I couldn't repair it.
Fairlight - on only the third ...ZX Game Book UpdateHi all... For various unrelated reasons the time I have for editing has been limited to weekends, but I'm still plugging away. I have created 'fi…
... of the chapters, and am going to make them available on my website ... hot.
If anyone does find any errors, then please ... later in the week... I want to see the quality of feedback I receive from ... here is to make the book as 'perfect' as it can be, so ...Small LCD TVsI have a mix and match of NTSC and PAL computers, (I'm in the USA). I had to buy a Multisystem TV a while back to use my speccy and other PAL stuff. …
... PAL computers, (I'm in the USA). I had to buy a ... black and white...only in color on the PAL systems (additonally ... ones work good the sound does not come through the TV...Currah Microspeech ... the Multisystem TV when I want to use my speccy and having to use my ...Can't remember the title of a great spectrum gameHi there Need help! I am desperately trying to identify a Spectrum game (circa 1990) that I absolutely loved, but can't remember the name of... It…
... away as a gift in the UK to subscribers of 'Your Sinclair ... some reason I can't get 'Pan' out of my head - I think the title ... I can't remember what this great game was called. I really want to ...Why are there no adult British cartoons?I don't mean adult as in sexy/smutty/erotic etc, but adult as in [I]The Simpsons[/I] or [I]Family Gu[/I]y style, where they appeal on different level…
... adult as in [I]The Simpsons[/I] or [I]Family Gu[/I]y style, where ... Butthead[/I], and I've never liked [I]King of the Hill[/I], which to my mind ... . Futurama is my favourite though :)
So why don't we ...toasted soeccysHello, ive jsut bought a pair of speccys on ebay (one 16k issue 2 & a prob 48k issue 3) unfortunaly the genius who sold them tried to see if the wor…
... does the same but then moves on to ramdon pixels along the bottom of the ... screen,
can anyone advise which compoenets i need to ... check/change that may fix my babies?
(i can ...
