Latest Posts Tagged with 'zx80', 'zx81', 'sinclair', 'Sinclair ZX Spectrum'

Just a heads up for those that like new shiny things to play with Over on the Spectrum Computing Forums, a user by the name of "Prodatron" has produced a port of SymbOS to the ZX Next. See this thread for details and a very impressive video showing it mul …

Prospector 2024 - A creepy platformer from the ZX Spectrum arrives on the Amstrad CPC!

Indie Retro News about 4 months ago

…

ZX81 Speak & Spell "Talk can be Cheap" Software (ZX-Speak)

VCFed about 4 months ago

I'm done the hardware interface to connect a Speak & Spell to a ZX81 as per the Computers and Electronics "Talk can be cheap" article and now I'm working on the software. The article lists the code both in machine language and BASIC. It was a …

An aftermarket power button for the Sinclair Spectrum and Oric #RetroComputers #retrotech

Re:Enthused about 4 months ago

…

Dan Dare: Pilot of the Future (Virgin Games, 1986)

Finnish Retro Game Comparison Blog about 4 months ago

Developed by Gang of Five for Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64 and Sinclair ZX Spectrum, and released by Virgin Games in 1986.Sinclair ZX Spectrum version:Written by Dave B. Chapman, Martin Wheeler, Neil Strudwick and Irwan Owen.Amstrad CPC version:Programming by …

Sorcerer Kid Adventure - A challenging Arcade Platformer released for the ZX Spectrum by Vidaextraretro

Indie Retro News about 4 months ago

…

Feature: Meet Naked War, The Wii 'Advance Wars' Beater That Never Was

Time Extension about 4 months ago

"I think it's the best-designed game we've ever made".Ste and John Pickford have been making video games for decades, starting with humble home micros like the ZX Spectrum and Commodore 64 before graduating to the NES and SNES as the '90s dawned. Such was …

32-bit acorn software: other • Risc OS SZ81 emulator

Stardot about 4 months ago

Does anyone have experience with this port of SZ81 emulator for RiscOS ?https://riscosports.co.uk/... works very well, but I have a problem using tape images in .p format.When I try to load a ZX81 .p image file and type Load"", it always giving me …

Hi from Romania!

VCFed about 4 months ago

Hi all! I'm originally from the UK, but have lived in nothern Romania for over 8 years now. I'm very passionate about my retro computers. I have my very first Amstrad CPC 464 (and the insurance replacement after I broke it as a kid!), a ZX Spectrum 48K, t …

general • Inflammatory 1984 Acorn advert lambasting Sinclair's reliability

Stardot about 5 months ago

Does anyone know which newspaper this advert was published in? Doesn't seem to be the Guardian but I thought I'd ask here before I start hunting through all the newspapers. Thank you!Statistics: Posted by chocky — Fri Jan 05, 2024 12:40 am — Replies 2 …

8-bit acorn hardware • Speculation on alternatives to audio cassette tapes and disks for mass storage in the 1980s

Stardot about 5 months ago

Moderators note: This topic split out from a discussion that was originally here The Beeb's cassette storage input circuit. Mark (1024MAK)Where the effort was concentrated was reliability and functionality rather than speed, e.g. the ability to rewind and …

Newcomers Forum • Secondary SD Card Access?

MISTerFPGA about 5 months ago

Hi to all !Only a silly question is there a way to access via FTP /SMB/ SSH the "secondary" sd ? The one on development board I mean.I'm trying to make it work with exdos and ZX Spectrum (no success for now but i'm trying just for fun....) and i don't und …

Psyqo Santa - A late Christmas present for ZX Spectrum owners by IAMAI Creation

Indie Retro News about 5 months ago

…

Sinclair ZX Spectrum

Development for MiSTer • MiSTer Feature Expansion Idea

MISTerFPGA about 5 months ago

This has been rattling around my head for a couple of weeks so I thought I'd share the idea and see how feasible it is...I'll use the C64 as an example.The C64 floppy drive isn't a simple device and the circuitry already exists within the C64 core.How pos …

Questions abou my new apple II

Apple Fritter about 5 months ago

Hi everybody, in my youth the Apple II was the unreachable dream. I had to settle with a ZX 81. Now i bought all the machines of my youth again (ZX81, Dragon 32, Amiga 500) and finally also got myself an Apple II europlus. It has a lot of expansion cards. …

ZX Pac-Man Arcade - A ZX Spectrum version of Pac Man that is faithful to the Arcade!

Indie Retro News about 5 months ago

…

introduce yourself • Hello from London

Stardot about 5 months ago

Hello,I'm Mark from London.I owned a BBC Model B back in the 80's, after suffering through a ZX81 and wobbly RAM pack.I mainly used the BBC for playing games and loved hacking the games to get them from tape onto disk and working out how to make them easi …

Sacred Spaces: Ocean Software's Central Street HQ / Manchester, England

Time Extension about 5 months ago

"It could have been the biggest disaster ever, can you imagine?".If you grew up playing games in the '80s or '90s, you've probably encountered more than a few titles featuring the name Ocean Software. The Manchester publisher/developer was prolific back in …

introduce yourself • Hello from Belgium!

Stardot about 5 months ago

Hi,I already made a few topics about my recent purchase, an Acorn A3010.It's now time to introduce myself. My name is Frank and I live in the East-Northern part of Belgium, close to the German/Holland border.My first computer was a ZX Spectrum 16k (later …