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  • Donate to WoSAs we edge closer to the new site switching over, we are looking at additional features, storage and the future of WoS. At the moment, the site ta…

    ... , storage and the future of WoS.

    At ... the rest of the old WoS data.

    ... integrating the forums more into WoS. This means users will ... log onto WoS in general, and allow ... download restrictions as per old WoS.

    At ...
    Lee Fogarty Lee Fogarty December 2017 Announcements
  • ZX Spectrum Issue 4S composite video fuzzy (horizontal blur)Dear people of WoS, Thank you very much for taking the time to read. I have an Issue 4S I recently acquired and planned to fix up as a gift for a…

    Dear people of WoS,

    Thank you very ... is fuzzy/blurred. (the white background black text copyright logo has ... test voltages show on the WOS fault finding page i.e ...
    handsfelloff handsfelloff January 2018 Hardware
  • WoS Charity draw.As a thank you for everyone donating to WoS last year, I have generated a random set of raffle number for all donations. In a change to the charit…

    ... you for everyone donating to WoS last year, I have generated ... still donate via the outdated WoS page here:-

    [url ... ]

    All donations via WoS until 28th Feb will be ... ! Keep an eye on the WoS FB page and forums for ...
    Lee Fogarty Lee Fogarty January 2019 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Who owns WoS now?I'm the person responsible for Project AY, hosted at WoS. I haven't updated it since Martijn ran the site. I've emailed him but not had a reply (prob…

    ... for Project AY, hosted at WoS. I haven't updated it ...
    bcass bcass March 2020 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • WoS TVWe have some big updates over the next week or so, and now looking at a new section. WoS TV will be a searchable list of interesting videos - not …

    ... a new section.

    WoS TV will be a searchable ...
    Lee Fogarty Lee Fogarty May 2020 Updates
  • Have I got a bit more news for you BBC1 with Charlie Brooker and his ZX Spectrum in backgroundWatching "Have I got a bit more news for you"... double whammy for me. Dr Hannah Fry as one of the contestants and a ZX Spectrum in the background t…

    Watching "Have I got a bit more news for you"... double whammy for me. Dr Hannah Fry as one of the contestants and a ZX Spectrum in the background to Charlie Brooker! Are we ready for a Bandersnatch sequel? :-)
    BloodBaz BloodBaz May 2020 Announcements
  • User comments on software (mostly games) from WoS - this was always helpful!User comments often were more on target than many magazine reviews. Is it possible to integrate the user comments again into WoS? And, of course, a…

    User comments often were more on target than many magazine reviews.
    Is it possible to integrate the user comments again into WoS?
    And, of course, all the old comments should also be ported over or preserved.
    zxspectrum128 zxspectrum128 June 2020 Feature Requests
  • Random search in the WoS database with an optional minimum scoreAgain, this score should be retrieved from magazine ratings or taken directly from user reviews or user comments which were present in the old WoS we…

    Again, this score should be retrieved from magazine ratings or taken directly from user reviews or user comments which were present in the old WoS website.
    zxspectrum128 zxspectrum128 June 2020 Feature Requests
  • New WoS and ZXDBIt turns out new WoS is using [url="https://github.com/zxdb/ZXDB"]ZXDB[/url]! More precisely [url="https://github.com/zxdb/ZXDB/blob/c4bd3e40d81a8d47…

    ... url="https://worldofspectrum.org/"]new WoS indicates 24368 titles[/url] because ... discussion/comment/967102/#Comment_967102"]"stealing" WoS data[/url] ([url="https:// ... forums/discussion/comment/889663/#Comment_889663"]WoS stopped supporting ZXDB and ...
    Einar Saukas Einar Saukas June 2020 Updates
  • WoS Overview: "While ZX Spectrum officially demised in 1988, ..." Why 1988, isn't 1992 correct?Hi there! To the best of my knowledge the production of Spectrum computers ceased in 1992. (Silent sobbing...) This is also in line with Wikipedi…

    ... .

    How come the WoS Overview website states 1988? Is ...
    zxspectrum128 zxspectrum128 June 2020 Updates
  • Where is the link to upload stuff not already on WOS?[quote="Frankie;57837"]Hi Where is the link to upload stuff not already on WOS? All I can find are link to add stuff to already existing stuff. …

    [quote="Frankie;57837"]Hi

    Where is the link to upload stuff not already on WOS? All I can find are link to add stuff to already existing stuff.

    Yes, I have been trying finding it myself, but no luck :-([/quote]
    1024MAK 1024MAK August 2020 Updates
  • Comeback of WoS NewsletterHi, there once was a E-Mail-Newsletter on WoS which can be subscribed and informs of new entries. Infos should be the same than can be found on t…

    ... a E-Mail-Newsletter on WoS which can be subscribed and ... " including graphics-preview featured on WoS main start page

    Luzie Luzie September 2020 Feature Requests
  • OLD TOWER - Background renderingLove this game. Plays great on ZX Spin, but on Speccy and EightyOne, the red brick background flashes irritatingly while scrolling up and down. W…

    Love this game.

    Plays great on ZX Spin, but on Speccy and EightyOne, the red brick background flashes irritatingly while scrolling up and down.
    What does it look like on a real spectrum, anyone?
    Marius Marius October 2020 Software
  • Best of the Major Clone Groups on WOSThere is a list of major clone groups on WOS:- [url="https://worldofspectrum.net/archive/features.html"]https://worldofspectrum.net/archive/featur…

    ... of major clone groups on WOS:-

    [url="https://worldofspectrum ...
    harriusherbartio harriusherbartio October 2020 Games
  • The House that WOS Built.Yes time for some analogies ( and some DAMP SQUIBS thrown "into the mix" of course! ) In Britain ( at least up to the time when bad construction…

    ... bit .

    Aruably the WOS Archive has been built "up ... an ARCHIVE work ,like the WOS be said to be truly ...
    harriusherbartio harriusherbartio November 2020 Games
  • WOS "Oh So Sloooooo ...." or get Data Tables Warning .Recently I have had to use "the other channel" as WOS only sometimes works : if I wait about 2 mins it says "Processing" and eventally finds the game…

    ... use "the other channel" as WOS only sometimes works : if I ...
    harriusherbartio harriusherbartio December 2020 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • z88dk SP1 Background animations the right wayThere are a few ways to animate background tiles. The most common is to just print the characters with PrintAtInv in the same position to achieve it,…

    ... a few ways to animate background tiles. The most common is ... idea is to print the background only once, outside the main ...
    amateus amateus January 2021 Development
  • I love WoS.There ... I said it. What do you mean, you're hard of hearing? I said I LOVE WoS! I mean, that's it, that's all. Like I said the othe…

    ... said

    I LOVE WoS!

    I mean, that ... I said the other day, WoS got the sauce. Best place ...
    Bloppinius_Blarp Bloppinius_Blarp April 2021 Chit chat
  • IP blocked? Can't access WoS from laptopAt the beginning I thought it could be a problem of the page, but later I realized that I can access the forums when using a different IP than the on…

    ... has the access blocked to WoS , I get a Server error ...
    Ivanzx Ivanzx June 2021 WoS/Forum Issues
  • New WoS archive cryptic crossword clue threadThere used to be some of these years ago, I've been trying to do cryptic crosswords at the weekends for a while now, and I'm getting better, so I tho…

    ... of the software in the WoS archive again. I just picked ...
    Paradigm Shifter Paradigm Shifter November 2021 Games
  • Quiz V - the revenge of D`n`C Ok, 50 quick fire questions.. some cryptic - you`ll have un unravel the clues to get the game name, while others are description of the game. Ther…

    Answers and results.

    1: What came free with the Nov 87 issue of Your Sinclair magazine that provoked outrage by many parents?
    (1 point)
    A 16 page issue of Viz magazine.
    -----------------
    Viz- TheComputerGame - I think ...
    MatGubbins MatGubbins June 2002 Games
  • tzx gamesHow can i run a tzx on my real spectrum?Is there a way i can copy a tzx to tape so i can load it in the normal way or can i load it from my hard driv…

    ... which you can find on WOS and load it into Real ... theres other programs in the background. If i were you before ... you have less chance of background programs like Antivirus software, or ...
    Amigo Amigo August 2002 Games
  • Basic and AY musicis it possible to play an ay-music in background while a basic program is running?

    ... in the documentation section of WoS I have a beginners Z80 ... suggest the best solution for background music would be to find ...
    cyborg cyborg January 2003 Sinclair Basic
  • Should WoS get a facelift?I think everyone would agree that "The World of Spectrum" has the most comprehensive collection of Speccy related stuff, and is essential resource fo…

    ... then, you lot win :)
    WoS is meant to be a ... meant to melt into the background, as it was originally made ... for a white background. However, there were several (valid ... ) "complaints" about the white background and I returned it to ...
    mheide mheide June 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Should WoS get a facelift?I think everyone would agree that "The World of Spectrum" has the most comprehensive collection of Speccy related stuff, and is essential resource fo…

    ... nice on a monotone blueish background. If you can control this ... number of users that are WOS regulars (hopefully not leechers :)), but ...
    GOC GOC June 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Should WoS get a facelift?I think everyone would agree that "The World of Spectrum" has the most comprehensive collection of Speccy related stuff, and is essential resource fo…

    ... Colin's clean and colourful WoS logo. This interposed on Cummins ... entry with the 3d-ish background is eye-catching. The ... way:

    1) Logo = WoS from Colin plus "Welcome to ... from Cummins

    2) Background and wandering Speccy characters from ...
    Arjun Arjun July 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Should WoS get a facelift?I think everyone would agree that "The World of Spectrum" has the most comprehensive collection of Speccy related stuff, and is essential resource fo…

    ... wins, will the rest of WOS be updated to match the ... we get iso squares as background in every page and cubes ... those guys get ahead of WOS in terms of graphics (
    GOC GOC July 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Should WoS get a facelift?I think everyone would agree that "The World of Spectrum" has the most comprehensive collection of Speccy related stuff, and is essential resource fo…

    ... wins, will the rest of WOS be updated to match the ... we get iso squares as background in every page and cubes ... those guys get ahead of WOS in terms of graphics (
    mheide mheide July 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • [NEW]: Spectaculator 6.0Spectaculator is a Sinclair ZX Spectrum emulator for PCs running Windows 95, 98, ME, NT 4, 2000 and XP. Spectaculator emulates the 16K/48K/128K/+2/+…

    ... downloaded and tested EmuZWin (latest WOS version).

    If I ... run - *nothing* running in the background at all.

    I ...
    Dunny Dunny January 2004 Emulators
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