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Sinclair computers, eg. the ZX81, Spectrum and QL.
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Anyone here having problems with Roger Jowett?
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Quite a few people on WOS have mentioned that they've received shedloads of unwanted invites to social networks from Roger Jowett. Some have received large binary files in their email accounts too. There have also been reports of more worrying experiences with this character. Has anyone here had any problems with him? Please post here or email me if... more »
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Sinclair Spectrum CTE/80 comms interface
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Hi, I have one of these and have been wondering exactly how it works and whether there are any online services that it could still be used to connect to. I only ever used a BBC micro but acquired this somehow in the 80's. In fact, I'm selling it at the moment at [link]... more »
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Sonja Knight
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I just had this little anecdote from Martin Severn (ex-Players): ...Now there's a name I haven't heard for a while..good grief. I think the reason was that he wasn't getting any fan mail (yes that's right we got fan mail) so one drunken night down the pub we decided he should make up a sexy name that people would want to write to. It kind of worked but most people... more »
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FAQ: Welcome, newcomers, to comp.sys.sinclair! (2009-11-22)
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If you've only just found this newsgroup, then welcome! We hope you'll have a fun time reminiscing with the rest of us. If you're here to find out some information, then here are a few good starting points: 1) [link] - The FAQ for all things Sinclair. Useful for technical info and for discovering a whole heap of... more »
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Keyboard issue on Fuse for Linux
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Hi, My laptop has only one 'enter' key, though it seems it acts like it was the numeric pad enter key. So I can do nothing under Fuse, neither type BASIC lines nor accept menu entries. This is happening on Ubuntu and Fedora with the packages available on the website, but not Windows. I had this same problem with the openMSX emulator and could fix it... more »
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The modern Speccy...
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Goldarn it, why has no-one built a "Spectrum-on-a-chip" yet? The wretched C64 (spit) has had one for nigh on a squillion years! I have a dream. A dream of cheap, modern, replacement boards for knackered old 48ks, with built in support for SDcard and a modern TV out!
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Italian Sinclair Magazines
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For all Sinclair Zx Spectrum and QL fans, I've put on Ebay two issues for "Sinclair Computer", one of the most famous 80s italian magazine: [link] [link] Auction winner, please be careful... Please ask me for the exact S&H... more »
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$ means dollar...
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It occurred to me today that for some while in my childood I never knew that a '$' was a dollar sign but only that it was a shorthand symbol for 'string'.... Ho hum... - MDW.
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Sinclair C5 restoration
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Hi, if someone is interested at this link [link] you will find the story of a C5 restoration ! I think that is the only present (and working) in Italy by now ! Bye Marco
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