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R-Tape wrote: Wed Dec 12, 2018 8:01 am
Einar Saukas wrote: Wed Dec 12, 2018 6:57 am I'm traveling...
Bloody typical. Your life is one long holiday Einar :-p
The trick is, whenever I find out there will be a holiday somewhere in the world, I find an excuse to be there!

https://hgf18.sched.com/event/G9Mj/

I'm in Switzerland right now :)
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[mention]Einar Saukas[/mention]

Wow!
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Double wow! Though your summary doesn't mention ZXDB, ZX7, B*frost or Nirvana...
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R-Tape wrote: Wed Dec 12, 2018 9:19 am Double wow! Though your summary doesn't mention ZXDB, ZX7, B*frost or Nirvana...
My full resume does :)
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Thanks as always to [mention]Einar Saukas[/mention], [mention]R-Tape[/mention] and all those involved. I'm off for Christmas to enjoy Woot!

New entries!
FilloMania
Manic Scroller
O-EYES
O-Puzz Attack
Quadron
New entries from the Woot! Tape Magazine (see this thread):
WOOT! Tape Magazine issue #2 - ZXMAS 2018 Edition
Bean Brothers
Buzzsaw+ (Dim Sun Edition)
Go-Go Bunnygun
Agatha Christie's Parrot+
Santa's Strange Dream
Christmas Cracker Simulator
Super Moritz
Your crackers, m'lord!
Varina
Second Skin Demo
2x2 Font Tutorial
AGD Compendium
Apologies:
[mention]8bitAG[/mention] [mention]StooB[/mention] [mention]Ralf[/mention] [mention]druellan[/mention]
Time was short, we need to get used to the new update system, so we prioritised getting the new software. Sorry you've got to wait again for your MIA, upload or fix; after a rest, we will get round to these in the new year :-)
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This is a smallish test update, to show that the new ZX-Ed system is working. If you're file/entry/fix isn't here—don't despair! We plan a series of small updates close together, so we can clear the Christmas backlog.

New entries:
Bandersnatch Extra
Nozhdyve
DT+ Tool (ta JPNZ)
Forever 2019 invite (ta g0blinish)
Fractions (ta Ralf)
Clickety Click’s Dungeon (ta chip-fork, sorry we’re so late)
EAN-13 (ta Ralf)


Files and fixes:
Updated files for 21 UDGs (thanks Phil Hite)
New (belated) files for Acheton, Avon, Murdac (ta 8bitAG)
Update files for A Yankee in Iraq (Ta Ast)
Files for Blimpgeddon (Ta Narwhal)
Updated files for Bobby Carrot (Ta Richard)
File for Megascreen Multicolour Editor (thanks Ralf)
Spanish version of Penguin (thanks dru)
Loading screen for Hibernated-1 (ta dru)
Files for The Dark Hospital (ta dru & Isaac)
Druellan’s ‘NOT vector’ fixes done
Screens for Boa

Apologies: plenty, but give us a month, we'll get there!
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Hi PeterJ;

There is a small mistake in this update. I love Spain and I love my Spanish neighbors but I'm Portuguese and I live in Portugal :D

So, where it is:

Penisoft (Spain)
madaxe (Spain)
José Mário Machado (Spain)

Should be:

Penisoft (Portugal)
madaxe (Portugal)
José Mário Machado (Portugal)

Hope you correct it soon .

Best Regards,
José Mário Machado a.k.a. MadAxe
Penisoft
Portugal
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Thank you [mention]madaxe[/mention]

Apologies. We will resolve in the next update.

Peter

PS. Use the @ character then the username to 'mention' another user. They will then get an alert.
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madaxe wrote: Mon Jan 14, 2019 6:02 pm There is a small mistake in this update.
This is weird, I can't find any trace of you in the SC search, and I thought I didn't add you properly yet! Can you link to where you found this information?
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R-Tape wrote: Mon Jan 14, 2019 6:53 pm
madaxe wrote: Mon Jan 14, 2019 6:02 pm There is a small mistake in this update.
This is weird, I can't find any trace of you in the SC search, and I thought I didn't add you properly yet! Can you link to where you found this information?
[mention]R-Tape[/mention]

https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... l_id=18876
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PeterJ wrote: Mon Jan 14, 2019 6:20 pm Thank you @madaxe

Apologies. We will resolve in the next update.

Peter
No problem, thank you @PeterJ
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Thanks for the update!

One note: this Bandersnatch barcode program better would be classified as "demo", not "simulation"
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Ralf wrote: Mon Jan 14, 2019 8:21 pm One note: this Bandersnatch barcode program better would be classified as "demo", not "simulation"
I deliberated between the two genres, and opted for simulation because it was a pretend representation (like the teletext simulator). But since you mention Ralf, demo does feel more correct today. Demo then? Anyone disagree?
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R-Tape wrote: Mon Jan 14, 2019 11:11 pm
Ralf wrote: Mon Jan 14, 2019 8:21 pm One note: this Bandersnatch barcode program better would be classified as "demo", not "simulation"
I deliberated between the two genres, and opted for simulation because it was a pretend representation (like the teletext simulator). But since you mention Ralf, demo does feel more correct today. Demo then? Anyone disagree?
I think is 'unclassifiable', as it's not a demo nor a simulation, IMHO. I see as just a 'link' to a web page... is there anything similar in the archive? Hard to be classified, anyway.

... does 'easter egg' exist as a genre? :mrgreen:
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This is not a typical demo but has many elements of a demo - displays in ono-interactive way some visuals with some effects mimicking an old TV.

I remember something similar done in the 80s - some very simple program displaying some text hidden between music on a vinyl record. I'll try to find it later today.

It has been also added as a demo to the biggest Russian site with Spectrum demos so they also believe it's a demo ;)

I'll try to give some more info later.
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For what it's worth I think a new genre for 'Easter Egg' as mentioned by [mention]Juan F. Ramirez[/mention] would be appropriate.

An 'Easter Egg' is how it's described in the listing.

I'm not going to loose a lot of sleep over it though!
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PeterJ wrote: Tue Jan 15, 2019 2:31 pm For what it's worth I think a new genre for 'Easter Egg' as mentioned by @Juan F. Ramirez would be appropriate.

An 'Easter Egg' is how it's described in the listing.

I'm not going to loose a lot of sleep over it though!
Makes sense, but how many other 'Easter Egg' programs exist?

I think we better avoid creating new genres if there's only 1 or 2 programs each. Otherwise we may end up with thousands of genres. Then it would become too hard to find anything by genre...
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Very good point [mention]Einar Saukas[/mention]
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ZXDB Update 20 January 2019

We have just updated the website with the very latest version of ZXDB, and also made the changes in the code to accommodate the fields changes that [mention]Einar Saukas[/mention] announced last week. The advanced filter now also includes '2019'!

Thanks to [mention]Einar Saukas[/mention], [mention]R-Tape[/mention] and everyone else who contributed.

New Entries:
IS-Copy
Katalog-2
Log Cabin Dizzy
Luxecopy
Mister Kung Fu
Octukitty
PCX Converter 128
PCX Show
Pencraft Copier
Pencraft Convertors
Pitman
Programmator
Sardonic
Screen Printer
Survival ZX
Test Program

Files and fixes:
Inlay for Nohzdyve
Bandersnatch Extra now 'Demo'
New files for TrollyMania
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And these new instructions were also added. :)

CricketCaptain(EN).txt (Instructions)
Denizen(EN).txt (Instructions)
DesertHawk(EN).txt (Instructions)
EuropeanSoccerChallenge(EN).txt (Instructions)
FutureBikeSimulator(EN).txt (Instructions)
Pokestripper(HollywoodPoker)(PlayersSoftware)(EN).txt (Instructions)
LADrugsBust(EN).txt (Instructions)
MiamiCobraGT(EN).txt (Instructions)
OfficialFatherChristmasGameThe(EN).txt (Instructions)
QuickDrawMcGraw(EN).txt (Instructions)
RidingTheRapids(EN).txt (Instructions)
RoadRunnerAndWileECoyote(EN).txt (Instructions)
ShanghaiWarriors(EN).txt (Instructions)
SpaceRiderJetPackCo(EN).txt (Instructions)
SwordSlayer(EN).txt (Instructions)
MattLucas(EN).txt (Instructions)
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Thanks [mention]pavero[/mention]
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PeterJ wrote: Sun Jan 20, 2019 4:11 pm We have just updated the website with the very latest version of ZXDB...
Cheers Peter! Update time is the best feeling ever (or at least in the top 5).
If you're file/entry/fix isn't here—don't despair! We plan a series of small updates close together, so we can clear the Christmas backlog.
^This^ still applies btw.
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Thanks for putting into the database all the crap I uploaded recently ;)

I'll upload more when time allows.

One correction, "Katalog-2" author is from Poland, not from Russia as currently shown:
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... 6&id=34632
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Ralf wrote: Sun Jan 20, 2019 9:15 pm Thanks for putting into the database all the crap I uploaded recently ;)
:lol:

At the very least, it's interesting from a historical point of view. For example I do wonder what EAN-13 would have been used for, and what kind of hardware interfaces would have been involved for scanning the barcodes.
One correction, "Katalog-2" author is from Poland, not from Russia as currently shown:
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... 6&id=34632
Sorted, ready for the next update, thanks to ZX-Ed :D
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The Latest update from [mention]Einar Saukas[/mention] and [mention]R-Tape[/mention] has been installed this evening. Thanks to all those who helped with this one:

There's still a bit of catching up to do, but we're nearly there.
New entries:
Lovecraft Mythos
Jet Set Willy - The Mr Noseybonk Edition
GLUF
The Malignant Gore
Resistance
Nazoler Land
FizzBuzz
CAFe 2019 invitation
NY 2019 Gift
Universal Invitation
Balls 1K
OpArt
The Amethyst Dagger
Elon M. with Jetpack
Mini Explorer
Mike the Guitar - The Shooter
Eight Feet Under
The Viewer
Denis's BASIC games (these will be linked as a series in the next update):
Join 1
Join 2
Join 3
Join 3.5
Join 4
Thanks to the usual crew!
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