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Have a +3 Disk not listed as MIA or in the +3 Disk Image ListQuick question. I have been through my +3 disk collection to check if I had any of the MIAs for the SDP project. Unfortunately no but I did notice on…
... I had any of the MIAs for the SDP project. Unfortunately ... in either the main +3 disk image list or as MIA in the ... SDP lists. The compilation is Winners! ... by US Gold and the 48k version can be ... a simple omision from the main +3 disk image ... -
Can anyone in the US help me?Hi all I'm building a Theremin and need some parts from Radio Shack (Tandy) which have ceased trading in the UK. I know there is someone who imports…
... (Tandy) which have ceased trading in the UK.
I know there ... RS products to the UK and I have the part on order ... RS shop and send me the part I require? Its really ... -
New Spectrum game appears in the printed press...It's probably been years since news about a new Speccy game has appeared in the general press... but today it happened. In the Basque Country edition…
... has appeared in the general press... but today it happened. In the Basque ... Country edition of "El Pa?s" (one of the ... big serious newspapers in Spain) has published ... at least on the website!) about retrogaming in a serious newspaper ... -
CJ in the USA (missing artist)The loading screen for [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseek.cgi?regexp=^CJ+in+the+USA$&pub=^Code+Masters+Ltd$&loadpics=3"]CJ in the USA[/URL…
The loading screen for [URL="http:// ... .org/infoseek.cgi?regexp=^CJ+in+the+USA$&pub=^Code+Masters ... "]CJ in the USA[/URL] has the initials "SM & PJR" but not in the ... -
Up in the loft...I'm spending the day up in the loft today putting in some more board so I can manage all the JUNK I have up there. Came across my box of Spectrums, m…
... m spending the day up in the loft today putting in some more ... board so I can manage all the ... nostalgia, tucked away comfortably in a snug little box for ... about 5 replacements back in the 80's from Sinclair ... so damn unreliable in the early days. -
Pigs in the wild ... changing DNA?I remember a few years back reading about regular pigs escaping into the wild and then "changing" ... according to the article they essentially becom…
... and then "changing" ... according to the article they essentially become feral ... to the article was that there is a change in their ... like once they're out in the wilderness their hairs grow longer ... I'd be interested in re-reading the (scientific) article if ... -
Can't find this in the Archive.....I was starting to play through some old games when I came across this...I wondered if it maybe had an english name, but can't find any reference to i…
... any reference to it anywhere in the Archive...
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All Defenda versions in the archive the same?Are all the Defenda versions in the archive the same? All from Interstella year 1986. But in the info I read that the first version from Interstella …
Are all the Defenda versions in the archive the same? All from Interstella year 1986. But in the info I read that the first version from Interstella is from 1984.
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Games in the Top 20 you hardly playLooking at the top games listing theres a few games which I just hardly play, sometimes just put off on my first go or just dont like the look of the…
Looking at the top games listing theres a ... go or just dont like the look of them...
So the next week or two i ... fair bit more. Any games in the top 20 which you rarely ... -
Forth-83 is this version in the archives?[url=http://programandala.net/es.art%C3%ADculo.2010.02.03.sinclair_zx_spectrum_forth83]Forth-83[/url] is this version in the archives? - there is a d…
... -83[/url] is this version in the archives? - there is a down ... load link to the program at the end of the page.
I cannot find it listed in ... ?
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The Spectrum in the USIs the Spectrum known of or heard of in the US? (I know it was never released in the US, but I'm imagining someone might have heard of it via word-of…
Is the Spectrum known of or heard of in the US? (I know it was never released in the US, but I'm imagining someone might have heard of it via word-of-mouth) :)
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Smiler 2: In the CityHi All, I've now completed my next game, "Smiler 2: In the City". It is available for download here:- [url]http://wonko.gotdns.org/sinclair/smile…
... my next game, "Smiler 2: In the City".
It is ... 'll probably upload it to the archive later.
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Former maker of Sinclair add-ons in the U.SIn my continuing efforts to find people from the Timex-Sinclair past I found two gentleman who were, at some point, the owners of Byte- Back. This …
... /> TS1000, TS1500 and even the TS2068 here in the U.S. If you ... 've seen the
Sync ... computer. I
advertised in the Sync magazine. My company was ... to recently historic (brand new in the
brown 8x8x4 plain cardboard ... -
Photos from a 1987 Sinclair users meeting in the U.S.These pictures were sent to me by a fellow TS user who told me it was ok to share them online, so here they are: [url]http://www.flickr.com/photos/1…
... were several TS computer fests in the U.S. but as far ... pictures or anything from back in the day to please come forward ... 'm posting this message in all the Sinclair online places that I ... that at some point, the Sinclair community was strong in the U.S. -
The Born In The 70s ShowThanks for the amazing site - we've been fans for a while and have used it to revisit everything from Hobbit to Stop the Express. Just to let you kn…
... of our web show 'Born in the 70s' has a little sketch ... seconds into the episode, which is 5 minutes long in total: [ ... /> We've also been featured in The Sun this week - [url]http ... /homepage/features/comedycolumnists/2957434/Born-In-The-70s-Look-here.html[/url ... -
New Baby in the Alanspec household!Hi All, I'm very happy to announce that my Girlfriend gave birth to our 2nd child at 00:59 today :) It's a boy weighing in at 10lb 2oz(4.6kgs or the…
... /> It's a boy weighing in at 10lb 2oz(4.6kgs ... .
I've been in the hospital since this time yesterday ... beer or 2 to wet the babys head an' all :) )
Game rarity field in the ArchiveDoes WOS have this field or some info somewhere for game rarity? If not is it possible to add one that people can vote on (obviously discounting any …
... "availability" field instead which has the reverse, 1 = not many, ... /BackToTheFuturePartII+III_CompleteSet.jpg[/url]) in perfect condition and as a ... s a combo pack and in the latter years of spectrum games ... , likewise with some of the other games I've bought ...Article about Kevin Toms in the TelegraphThe Telegraph have a (very) [URL=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/video-games/7943029/Football-Manager-meet-the-man-who-kicked-off-the-genre.htm…
... Football-Manager-meet-the-man-who-kicked-off-the-genre.html]brief ... Manager[/URL]. Nothing new about the game in the article, but it ends ... wordpress.com/]blog[/URL], and the news that Football Manager is ... least put his fizzog on the icon and splash screen though ...Pictures of your Speccy taken in the 80sDoes anyone have pictures of their Speccy setup back in the 80s? I have so many holiday snaps and family snaps, but I don't have a single photo of my…
Does anyone have pictures of their Speccy setup back in the 80s? I have so many holiday snaps and family snaps, but I don't have a single photo of my old Spectrum setup.
What I would give to have a photo of the happiest time of my life.England reinstated as best team in the worldSwitzerland were the last team to beat Spain and England have just beaten them. Therefore England are the best team in the year. Phew!
Switzerland were the last team to beat Spain and England have just beaten them. Therefore England are the best team in the year. Phew!US minister planning to burn Koran in the USWhat an eejit that Koran burning minister is in the states. I'm not the greatest fan of organised religion myself, but even I can see how offensive …
... that Koran burning minister is in the states.
I'm ... not the greatest fan of organised religion ... see how offensive and inflammatory the burning of another religion's ... 's next? Flushing the bible or the koran down the toilet? I dread ...A Day in the Life of a Tupperware Salesman (Tie-in licence)[URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0010762&loadpics=3"]A Day in the Life of a Tupperware Salesman[/URL] "Inspired by" or "Tie-in…
... &loadpics=3"]A Day in the Life of a Tupperware Salesman ... />
"Inspired by" or "Tie-in licence" ??? :-?
[url]http ...Possible to find all TRD's in the database?Is it possible to find all TRD games in the database with a filter? I mean: *.trd This shows me only some TRD utilities and no games. Micky
Is it possible to find all TRD games in the database with a filter? I mean: *.trd This shows me only some TRD utilities and no games.
MickyProtecting intellectual property (Software) in the UK.Lets say that hypothetically I was to write a killer app and begin selling it online, and I did not want competitors and or the open source community…
... br />
How does one in the UK protect their software designs ... patenting code, but patenting the idea of what the program does.
in the UK once I began publicly ... coming along and re-implementing the same idea and undercutting me ...Getting hit in the balls (guys only)Hi guys, I have a really strange quesiton, Everytime i get hit in the balls, its not the balls that hurt much, its the abdomen just above, so its t…
... hit in the balls, its not the balls that hurt much, its the abdomen ... just above, so its the ... belt between the belly button and your ... little brother, im gonna get the little F*cker with my ...Horace in the Mystic Retro Gamer: When, if at all?!Just got the new issue of retro gamer and there is still no mention of Horace in the Mystic Woods. Have I missed it by skimming a past issue too qui…
Just got the new issue of retro gamer ... still no mention of Horace in the Mystic Woods.
Have ... be a smash (or whatever the word of the moment is)!!Running a Spectrum in the USI didn't realise how much hastle it was to set up a UK PAL Spectrum in the US. [url]http://wn.com/List_of_ZX_Spectrum_games[/url]. I knew about the …
... up a UK PAL Spectrum in the US.
[url]http ... didn't appreciate that the composite mod didn't ... didn't know about the power supply issues this ... raised!
PS: The World News.com website seams ... really slow but the embedded YouTube video is ...Maglaxians in the java emulatorWhen I try to play Maglaxians in the archive using the online Java emulator, I can't get the game to start, when I press ENTER. Does anyone else exp…
When I try to play Maglaxians in the archive using the online Java emulator, I can't get the game to start, when I press ENTER.
Does anyone else experience this problem, or is it just me?
Thanks for for any possible info.Error in the Schematics.Hi, i have been looking at a Speccy 48 PCB, and have figured out that all the Speccy schematics in the archive up to and including Rev 4a, contain an…
... figured out that all the Speccy schematics in the archive up to and ... contain an error,
The A15 line connects to pin ... , not pin 27 as shown in the schematic.
This seems ... to have been corrected in the Rev 5 schematic.
< ...Just wondering (Data compressors back in the 80s)While utilizing some sort of data compression is admittedly the norm for Speccy productions nowadays, it doesn't seem to have been the case back in t…
... seem to have been the case back in the 80s. [i]Or ... a compressor would have improved the loading times significantly, which ... the crazy feats they've been pulling off since early days in the ... Speccy history. The obvious question thus ...
