hmmm. remember this ??
08 April 2003, 04:36 PM
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Ahhh.... Many a moons spent programming my spectrum.
I remember amazing my parents with my creative use of the very limited pallet and basic drawing skills.
That and annoying the pets buy turning the volume up when loading a game
Ahh, the joys of fiddling with the tape deck to load games!!! Nostagia at it's best.
I remember amazing my parents with my creative use of the very limited pallet and basic drawing skills.
That and annoying the pets buy turning the volume up when loading a game
Ahh, the joys of fiddling with the tape deck to load games!!! Nostagia at it's best.
08 April 2003, 04:43 PM
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Everyone knew the exact point where they had to have the volumne control to load each game 
One audio lead required or two ? 
The joys of having 20 odd games on a C-90 tape
One audio lead required or two ? The joys of having 20 odd games on a C-90 tape
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08 April 2003, 04:45 PM
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White/Grey = Earphone lead for loading, Black Mic lead for saving
Anyone have those 'specially for computers' tape players from boots?
Still have a ZX81 in the loft, still works but the PSU is blown and if I run it of a variable mains adaptor it won't take the 16j rampak
Anyone have those 'specially for computers' tape players from boots?
Still have a ZX81 in the loft, still works but the PSU is blown and if I run it of a variable mains adaptor it won't take the 16j rampak
08 April 2003, 04:55 PM
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Some games required me to have both leads connected to get them to work ! Twas an odd machine. Typed up one of those hex games out of Sinclair User once, didn't work [img]images/smilies/mad.gif[/img] Never again ! Well, until the next issue.
Well, until the next issue.
08 April 2003, 05:08 PM
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I have four rubber keyed Spectrums, one of them is still boxed, got a Smiths cassette recorder too. You didn't need both leads plugged in to load any games, I don't think the ULA could even use both at the same time, one was for loading and the other saving. I almost have a complete collection of Ultimate titles too, one of them is still sealed and is worth a LOT Also have my original Kempston joystick, interface and most importantly the original instructions A mint 16k is worth over a hundred quid now, 48ks around 50-60. If you have an original 16k with the fawn-grey keys you can double the 100 quid price tag.
Also have my original Kempston joystick, interface and most importantly the original instructions A mint 16k is worth over a hundred quid now, 48ks around 50-60. If you have an original 16k with the fawn-grey keys you can double the 100 quid price tag.
08 April 2003, 05:15 PM
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I broke my Kemptston joystick on Daley Thompsons Decathlon.....and my Sinclair Joystick.....and some key contacts....and burnt out the PSU.......
I used to have the Microdrive add on with 3D Ant Attack as well.
Had a thermal printer but never used it as I could find no places that sold the special paper.
I had a ZX81 in late 82, then a Spectrum 48K for Xmas 83 (My brother got his mid 83), upgrading it with the Hard Keys a year later (48K+)
I got the Horace games with it (Hungry Horace, Horace goes Skiing, and Horace and the Spiders from Mars).
I used to have the Microdrive add on with 3D Ant Attack as well.
Had a thermal printer but never used it as I could find no places that sold the special paper.
I had a ZX81 in late 82, then a Spectrum 48K for Xmas 83 (My brother got his mid 83), upgrading it with the Hard Keys a year later (48K+)
I got the Horace games with it (Hungry Horace, Horace goes Skiing, and Horace and the Spiders from Mars).
08 April 2003, 05:41 PM
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do you all remember taking ages to type in BASIC games published in magazines, then spend even longer de-bugging them, then after about a weeks work, deleteing it all because it doesn't work!!!!
hahaha what fun!!!
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hahaha what fun!!!
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09 April 2003, 11:16 AM
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3D Monster Maze on the ZX81 anyone ?
I remember seeing a tiny black and white ad in the back of the sunday express colour magazine, weeks after the Spectrum was first released. My dad sent a cheque off for £149.95 and I got my Spectrum 48k!
I remember seeing a tiny black and white ad in the back of the sunday express colour magazine, weeks after the Spectrum was first released. My dad sent a cheque off for £149.95 and I got my Spectrum 48k!
09 April 2003, 11:28 AM
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I have the "fits over the cursor keys joystick" for my old spectrum (16K with ram pack as big as the machine itself). I also still have my interface 1 with microdrives and my interface 2 with cartridges.
Problem is I don't have the speccy- it got used as a target back in my air gun/catapult days. Still I see them all the time at car boot fairs so I might buy one and plug it all in for 5 mins till I remember how crap it is!
My fav retro machine is my old Vectrex console- top machine. Also my colecovision with speech add on.
LOL what a lot of old junk I have!
Problem is I don't have the speccy- it got used as a target back in my air gun/catapult days. Still I see them all the time at car boot fairs so I might buy one and plug it all in for 5 mins till I remember how crap it is!
My fav retro machine is my old Vectrex console- top machine. Also my colecovision with speech add on.
LOL what a lot of old junk I have!
10 April 2003, 11:14 AM
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IYHO
If a microswitch goes, you can just replace it with another one. IIRC they were standard microswitches that you could buy from Maplins and their ilk.
I liked the clicky sound
Arcade games at the time used microswitched joysticks
If a microswitch goes, you can just replace it with another one. IIRC they were standard microswitches that you could buy from Maplins and their ilk.
I liked the clicky sound
Arcade games at the time used microswitched joysticks