tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30679870.post115211224619489528..comments2024-03-06T17:52:36.847+00:00Comments on Life in The 80's: Spectrum or BBC Micro?Life in the 80'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12999374025012599939noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30679870.post-79114817597145983202012-07-20T23:00:56.827+01:002012-07-20T23:00:56.827+01:00Spectrum 48k with Trashman filled all of my rainy ...Spectrum 48k with Trashman filled all of my rainy days!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03125539363036233695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30679870.post-11618336605578143062011-05-06T00:25:20.583+01:002011-05-06T00:25:20.583+01:00I've still got a BBC B+ (and love it) but have...I've still got a BBC B+ (and love it) but have never heard of a REM chip. What does it do? (Or is it a typo for RAM...?)Loganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03769758118827489093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30679870.post-61571440783019156032009-11-03T19:12:26.336+00:002009-11-03T19:12:26.336+00:00"10 Clear Screen"? Come on! Everyone kno..."10 Clear Screen"? Come on! Everyone knows the command is "CLS" not "Clear Screen"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30679870.post-21677170237303110922008-09-17T20:03:00.000+01:002008-09-17T20:03:00.000+01:00Im only actualy 14 and i came on here to do my hom...Im only actualy 14 and i came on here to do my homework. But forget xboxs and playstations I want a zx spectrum now!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30679870.post-40853714594330362822008-07-30T14:40:00.000+01:002008-07-30T14:40:00.000+01:00"Computer games don't affect kids. If they did we'..."Computer games don't affect kids. If they did we'd all be running around darkened rooms munching on pills and listening to repetitive music!!!!!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30679870.post-64326196952910783792007-04-03T17:18:00.000+01:002007-04-03T17:18:00.000+01:00ahhh the old thermal paper. I remember. Useful f...ahhh the old thermal paper. I remember. Useful for approximatley 18 seconds until you walked past a radiator and it all went black. hahahah.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30679870.post-88752547295691260082007-04-03T16:56:00.000+01:002007-04-03T16:56:00.000+01:00Ah the Speccy 48K. Dear old Uncle Clive's masterpi...Ah the Speccy 48K. Dear old Uncle Clive's masterpiece. I spent many happy hours-waiting for the tape to load up and wondering if there were subliminal messages hidden in that infernal noise. What was the deal with that printer with thermal paper you could buy for it. Was there any practical use for it? Remember the "Your Sinclair" magazine?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30679870.post-1152280812959878822006-07-07T15:00:00.000+01:002006-07-07T15:00:00.000+01:00sounds like you were playing a pacman type game! i...sounds like you were playing a pacman type game! i had asteroids. that was the best.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30679870.post-1152280387832203822006-07-07T14:53:00.000+01:002006-07-07T14:53:00.000+01:00I had a zx spectrum 48K - and I thought it was goo...I had a zx spectrum 48K - and I thought it was good - I only had one game though, that was on a tape cassette thing and yes it took ages to load up. It was called haunted Hedges and you had to guide the little ghost round the hedge maz and eat as many gold coins as possible without getting caught by a bad ghost! was I the only person in the world that had that game????Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com