Nobody simply knows...In fact such a technology of real 3D already exists and it'll be for free sale in 2010. It is without any glasses and multiscopic (non 2 in…
layoffs not such a good idea nowhow does it feel knowing you screwed up twice probably because you fired some of the people that actually get the work done as opposed to t…
One bloody typo ...I remember following one such guide, I don't remember the game exactly since after hours (over several days) of typing in the BASIC line by…
Obscure language alertThere wasn't anything running a decent enough BASIC at Uni when this came out. So me and a friend converted the whole thing to BCPL, runnin…
Hurrah for proper computer magsAh, typing in your own BASIC programmes - I used to do this a lot as a child, typing in from CWTA and ACU on my CPC 464. I'd imagine the ga…
Yay for the Dragon!Brought a tear to my eye reading that Ken Kalish interview.
I once typed a game in from Dragon User which was 100% machine code, entered a…
I remember this!The only copy of CT I ever bought, almost a year before I even had a computer of my own to try it on. I always planned to either type this …
ZX81 Poster ProgramsHad this one for the ZX81 - my dad spent a long time with the hexadecimal assembler codes, and I still don't think we ever got it working p…
You 'basic' types had it lucky...Those of us with the Microtan had to type in hex listings... http://www.geoff.org.uk/microtan/files/Space_Invasion.pdf
My nan had a Dragon.... And it's clone of Donkey Kong is indeed feindish, compared to the arcade version it seems.
Another fav played on the Dragon was Chuckie…
I feel Old, (but not as old as soom).I remember keying in BASIC on an old Commodore 16+4, pages and pages of code from the manual to teach you how to code.
I also remember cry…
Re: (Back) into The ValleyNo, and neither did those programs that came free on flexidisks with magazines.
I never managed to get a decent recording from those when …
@Lee Dowling"If only there'd been a bit easier way to get those listings into the computer"- who remebers the Chipshop on Radio 4, and their audio broa…
What's the outlook on the diary?Any integration capability with other diaries / calendars per chance ?
Sounds as if, other than the price of books, we could be getting so…
The stupid is making my head hurtThe whole point of netbooks was that they were inexpensive, modestly powered and VERY portable, with excellent battery life, yet were usabl…
Projected time to failure?I think we're about the see the end of the affordable all day computer unfortunately.
If I wanted a 12 inch laptop I would have bought one…
Not on a Socket A processorWikipedia article here....
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SSE2
AMD's implementation of SSE2 wasn't until the AMD64 platform, which as the p…
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(Back) into The Valley
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Beginners All purpose Symbolic Instruction Code "Tony Smith, Editor, Reg Hardware Re: (Back) into The Valley # Posted Friday 27th November 2009 15:02 GMT No, and neither did those prog…
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One bloody typo ... I remember following one such guide, I don't remember the game exactly since after hours (over several days) of typing in the BASIC line by…
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My favourite game from that era was Nightmare Park Anyone else remember the najjers and blabbers and Clarence the egotistical gorilla? Heh, that was loads of fun.
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such memories, brilliant times. that is all.
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Re: ZX81 Poster Programs Mmmm yes, nice bit of side-boob there!
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Oh dear lord, the GOTOs The horror... Funny though, I remember more BASIC from my school days than I do French.
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