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Sinclair And Clones Computer Show

Posted by timothy on from the lovely-keyboards-too dept.

Anonymous Coward writes "The Sinclair ZX Spectrum seems to be alive and well with 'Your Sinclair' magazine being relaunched at WH Smiths newsagents, and according to this, there is a Spectrum and clones computer show in Norwich, England, (the other Sinclair formats and clones include the QL, SAM Coupe, Timex/Sinclair, ZX81, Z88 etc). It looks like it could be fun. I must get my Spectrum out and play some games."

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  1. Re:ooh does anyone remember this by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    does anyone remember this When you're LISTing a program on the Speccy and it asks you to scroll go into extended mode and press a key... the screen scrolls up lots of garbage. Bug or easter egg?

    I remember it every time I read Slashdot and constantly scroll lots of garbage on my screen.

  2. Video Playback off an HD... via a spectrum by kilf · · Score: 5, Informative

    Video of the hardware panel at NotCon '04, showing a demonstration of the current speccy DemoScene, and playback of a music video off an HD.

    http://quernstone.com/notcon04/
    http://quernsto ne.com/notcon04/NotCon-Hardware-hig h.mov

  3. Re:ooh does anyone remember this by forgotten_my_nick · · Score: 5, Interesting

    or the all time favorite..

    poke 23659, 0

    or

    poke 23613, 0

    Scary that I can still remember them.

  4. Great learning machine by jon514 · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I got a Spectrum when they first appeared (aged about 13). I found it was a great machine to learn about computing - you had a Sinclair Basic interpreter as the main interface & Z80 assembler underneath. I spent many happy hours coding & hacking games on it. It & its predecessor, the ZX81, were what got me hooked on IT & software development. One of the great things was full manual it came with & fairly straightforward books you could buy detailing the full ROM disassembly!

    I wonder whether those at that age now find it as easy to learn as much about the basics of computing? How hard is it to understand the fundamentals of how the machine really works, when most teenagers probably have a PC & Windows OS to play with?

  5. And my old teacher said I was wasting my life.... by TAZ6416 · · Score: 5, Funny

    In my last year at School I got caught reading Crash magazine and Sinclair User in English class a few times and my teacher said I was throwing my life away by not paying attention to O'Level English. But now, I have a job supporting over 800 Windows XP Desktops, all because of that little rubber keyed bugger. Oh hang on.. supporting XP is hell, bollocks he was right, I'm wasting my life ;) Jonathan