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- Wed Oct 30, 2019 4:40 pm
- Forum: Hardware
- Topic: Timex Sinclair 2068 measurements (length x width)?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 4079
Re: Timex Sinclair 2068 measurements (length x width)?
Wow, looks great.
- Wed Oct 23, 2019 1:57 pm
- Forum: Games/Software
- Topic: Timex - Hungry Horace Cover Wanted
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1496
Re: Timex - Hungry Horace Cover Wanted
Sorry for the wisecracking, but does your scanner really support 2400 dps physical resolution? Mine goes as high, but it is only interpolating. As the interpolation routine usually is not very good, if you have to interpolate, it is preferable to scan at physical resolution and use professional sof...
- Wed Oct 23, 2019 1:49 pm
- Forum: Hardware
- Topic: Spectranet
- Replies: 78
- Views: 6788
Re: Spectranet
There was a 2 player game apparently written for the spectranet by Winston as I recall but wasn't "released", I think @guesser played it didn't you? Do you mean Spectank? That's up to four players and was "released" as it's all in the examples section of the spectranet source. I...
- Wed Oct 23, 2019 1:29 pm
- Forum: Hardware
- Topic: Spectranet
- Replies: 78
- Views: 6788
Re: Spectranet
There was a 2 player game apparently written for the spectranet by Winston as I recall but wasn't "released", I think @guesser played it didn't you?
- Wed Oct 23, 2019 1:23 pm
- Forum: Hardware
- Topic: Spectranet
- Replies: 78
- Views: 6788
Re: Spectranet
Some years ago I purchased a Spectranet from @beanz who kindly posted it all the way from the USA. Anyway, its been sitting in my box of random Spectrum since since I got it, but today I finally gave it a go, and its wonderful! I thought I would post a few photos. Does anyone else have one? I note ...
- Fri Oct 04, 2019 10:10 pm
- Forum: Games/Software
- Topic: Timex - Hungry Horace Cover Wanted
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1496
Re: Timex - Hungry Horace Cover Wanted
Here you go, I also scanned Horace and the Spiders and Horace goes Skiing as they are slightly different images of Horace too. I scanned at 2400 dps (highest my scanner would go) and saved as tif...that makes them 250mb each! Below is a sample JPG version, if you need the tif drop me an email with s...
- Wed Oct 02, 2019 9:26 pm
- Forum: Games/Software
- Topic: Timex - Hungry Horace Cover Wanted
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1496
Re: Timex - Hungry Horace Cover Wanted
I think I have it, I'll dig it out this weekend.
- Wed Oct 02, 2019 9:23 pm
- Forum: ZX Spectrum Next
- Topic: ZX Spectrum Next Discussion
- Replies: 423
- Views: 88673
Re: ZX Spectrum Next Discussion
Yes very encouraging. I doubt we'll see it before Xmas though, Boat is going to take about 6 weeks from loading to delivery (based on how long it takes the stuff I get for our company from Taiwan). They of course have to make them before they ship them too and that's probably another 4-6 weeks I'm g...
- Thu Sep 12, 2019 6:10 pm
- Forum: Hardware
- Topic: Just got a ZX Printer, recommended precautions?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1384
Re: Just got a ZX Printer, recommended precautions?
The belt is either broken now, or will break shortly after you apply power to print something. As far as I'm aware the only solution currently is to send it off to the Gledhills. It's possible to 3d print your own belts (I've fixed all 3 of my ZX printers doing this) Using flexible filament. It's n...
- Wed Sep 11, 2019 9:40 pm
- Forum: ZX Spectrum Next
- Topic: ZX Spectrum Next Discussion
- Replies: 423
- Views: 88673
Re: ZX Spectrum Next Discussion
Don't worry they'll be a 2nd run and that wont be half as long a wait as all the work will be done, I might get myself another on the 2nd run too.
- Wed Sep 11, 2019 8:36 pm
- Forum: ZX Spectrum Next
- Topic: ZX Spectrum Next Discussion
- Replies: 423
- Views: 88673
- Tue Sep 10, 2019 1:52 pm
- Forum: Other Retro Stuff
- Topic: Gaming chair
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3444
Re: Gaming chair
Yes they already refunded me, and probably 1000 others too, I'm assuming ebay ate the cost on that rather than being able to recover for the fake seller.
- Mon Sep 09, 2019 5:14 pm
- Forum: Other Retro Stuff
- Topic: Gaming chair
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3444
Re: Gaming chair
Seller deleted by ebay and refund issued. lol.
- Fri Sep 06, 2019 1:05 pm
- Forum: Games/Software
- Topic: "not a Spectrum game"
- Replies: 21
- Views: 3452
Re: "not a Spectrum game"
Multi load, skillful coding, "cut down" version...they managed to get Carrier Command a 16bit 1mb+ game on the speccy 128k. Not to mention Gunship, Stealth fighter etc etc, all much larger 16bit disk based games. It's not an issue of getting a bigger 16-bit game into an 8-bit. The problem...
- Thu Sep 05, 2019 6:12 pm
- Forum: Games/Software
- Topic: "not a Spectrum game"
- Replies: 21
- Views: 3452
Re: "not a Spectrum game"
Both of those fit on cassette though. How can you port a disk-only C64 game to the Spectrum if they couldn't even make a C64 tape version? Multi load, skillful coding, "cut down" version...they managed to get Carrier Command a 16bit 1mb+ game on the speccy 128k. Not to mention Gunship, St...
- Thu Aug 29, 2019 8:45 pm
- Forum: Other Retro Stuff
- Topic: Gaming chair
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3444
Re: Gaming chair
I figured it was a Hijacked account, I also know I'll get my $$$ back off Ebay/Paypal so no risk really...I'm curious though if I'll actually get a box. I've read before they often ship you something so they can continue with the scam for a few weeks until they get rumbled...I just hope it's not a p...
- Thu Aug 29, 2019 1:56 pm
- Forum: Other Retro Stuff
- Topic: Gaming chair
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3444
Gaming chair
Ordered one of these for $13 with free shipping, yeah ok...it shows as being shipped...lol I wonder what I get if anything...
https://www.ebay.com/itm/323897838164?V ... 3897838164
https://www.ebay.com/itm/323897838164?V ... 3897838164
- Wed Aug 28, 2019 5:54 pm
- Forum: ZX Spectrum Next
- Topic: ZX Spectrum Next Discussion
- Replies: 423
- Views: 88673
Re: ZX Spectrum Next Discussion
I can understand the delays and though it's been an annoyingly long time I'm still ok with the wait. However the lack of communication is very unprofessional and the fanbois attacking anyone who asks should imo be banned from the facebook group...if they ban detractors they should ban the toxic ones...
- Thu Jul 25, 2019 1:22 pm
- Forum: ZX Spectrum Next
- Topic: ZX Spectrum Next Discussion
- Replies: 423
- Views: 88673
Re: ZX Spectrum Next Discussion
Still probably 3 or 4 months out to actually getting it, first they have to make the keyboards/cases, then on the slow boat and customs...that's 5-6 weeks, then they have to assemble and test etc.
- Tue Jul 16, 2019 2:25 pm
- Forum: Other Retro Stuff
- Topic: Alan Turing to appear on new £50 note
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1711
- Tue Jul 16, 2019 2:23 pm
- Forum: Games/Software
- Topic: The best Speccy game by Imagine: vote
- Replies: 26
- Views: 4903
Re: The best Speccy game by Imagine: vote
Stonkers, I don't consider the "later" games really Imagine. Imagine in name only.
- Tue Jun 25, 2019 9:13 pm
- Forum: Games/Software
- Topic: The best Speccy game by Ultimate: discussion
- Replies: 28
- Views: 5395
Re: The best Speccy game by Ultimate: discussion
Knight Lore, though Alien 8 was more polished.
Sabrewulf was let down by the death from above and below problem, otherwise that would have been a contender.
Sabrewulf was let down by the death from above and below problem, otherwise that would have been a contender.
- Wed Jun 19, 2019 6:28 pm
- Forum: Emulators
- Topic: Spectrum VR...
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3623
Re: Spectrum VR...
Nice! thanks for the linkStefan wrote: ↑Tue Jun 11, 2019 5:09 pmHow about playing The Sentinel as it was meant to be played?5MinuteRetro wrote: ↑Tue Jun 11, 2019 12:25 pm It'd be fun to play Manic Miner right in front of my face!
https://simonowen.com/spectrum/augmentinel/
- Mon Jun 17, 2019 1:13 pm
- Forum: ZX Spectrum Next
- Topic: ZX Spectrum Next Discussion
- Replies: 423
- Views: 88673
Re: ZX Spectrum Next Discussion
There is no update because nothing has changed The change is the fact it wont be shipping by end of Q2 as promised, regardless of the issues that is an update in itself, and one that would take 5 mins to write and post. Not all backers are following every post made and I suspect many are still thin...
- Wed May 15, 2019 6:37 pm
- Forum: Programming
- Topic: Random numbers
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2060
Re: Random numbers
Anyone know what that CLEAR command would be or how else to ensure REAL randomness for each game?. It's RANDOMIZE, not CLEAR. Running RANDOMIZE without parameters will use current value of FRAMES (i.e how many frames since the machine was turned on) as random seed. In practice, wait for some kind o...