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Post by blueshift on May 2, 2016 5:34:41 GMT
Isn't this the third Spectrum remake in a year?
And I see no rubber keys!!!
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Post by The Doctor on May 2, 2016 13:32:35 GMT
My Spectrum did not have rubber keys!
-Ralph
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Post by blueshift on May 2, 2016 14:30:29 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on May 2, 2016 15:23:21 GMT
Only the original 16 and 48k spectrums have rubber keys.
This one here looks like it's got an impersonation of the Plus and 128 Keyboards (first seen on the QL)
Then the +2 and +3 have normal keyboards
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Post by The Doctor on May 2, 2016 17:05:09 GMT
Indeed. I had the best Spectrum: the +2A 128K model with built-in DATACORDER and proper keyboard!!!
-Ralph
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Post by legios on May 2, 2016 19:04:34 GMT
Isn't this the third Spectrum remake in a year? And I see no rubber keys!!! And thank Primus for that! Nasty rubber keys on a membrane keyboard... *shudders* Also, I doubt one of those would have lasted long if I'd owned one - I was taught to type by a former professional typist, on a manual typewriter, my tendency to rattle keyboards is something still noticeable to this day. Either it would have given up the ghost, or I would have tossed it out the window in frustration. (One former colleague and a fellow student have both said I sound like a machine-gun when I type - but to me I sound more like a submachine gun. I do not type at the cyclic rate my teacher managed, not even close.) Karl |
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Post by Dave on May 4, 2016 19:31:46 GMT
Looks spiffy. I hope it's a decent price. The Vega never did come down - although there's a new handheld version on the way, so the previous model will presumably drop in price when that arrives. Still, this looks more appealing.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jan 21, 2017 12:39:45 GMT
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Post by blueshift on Jan 22, 2017 0:01:45 GMT
I was trying to explain to someone at work the other day that sometimes I like to listen to spectrum loading screens on youtube. They thought I was strange  |
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Post by The Doctor on Jan 22, 2017 19:28:49 GMT
No. It is they who are strange.
-Ralph
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Jan 22, 2017 21:00:44 GMT
I still enjoy listening to some of the old C64 game music.
That Nemesis the warlock theme in particular.
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Post by Dave on Apr 23, 2017 9:47:09 GMT
Kickstarter for the ZX Spectrum Next is now up. £175 for a standard version or £215 for one with a Real Time Clock and Wi-Fi module. Alternatively you can get just the board for £99. I'm a bit wary of pricey item crowdfunding, especially after the ZX Vega Plus indiegogo went pearshapped, but I do like the look of this. |
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Post by blueshift on Apr 23, 2017 10:35:10 GMT
Kickstarter for the ZX Spectrum Next is now up. £175 for a standard version or £215 for one with a Real Time Clock and Wi-Fi module. Alternatively you can get just the board for £99. I'm a bit wary of pricey item crowdfunding, especially after the ZX Vega Plus indiegogo went pearshapped, but I do like the look of this. Eeeeeeeeeh after the vita and that disappointing bluetooth keyboard, the Spectrum seems cursed with chancers. I sort of like what they're doing here, but it has no rubber keys. For me the design is very important!! |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Apr 23, 2017 12:36:51 GMT
As Micromen made clear, The Spectrum was cursed with chancers from it's creation!
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Post by The Doctor on Apr 23, 2017 14:27:24 GMT
If this wasn't on Kickstarter, I would seriously consider it but as it is then a big fat no from me.
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on Apr 23, 2017 14:30:55 GMT
WARNING WARNING WARNING
'Yes, the Spectrum Next is amazing. And it also does extra good: part of all revenue generated by the project, in perpetuity, will go straight to the Royal National Institute of the Blind. We owe big thanks to the Amstrad / Sinclair brand holders who granted us the right to use their IP in exchange to this donation for one of the greatest charities around.
'Part': far too vague. If you're including charity donations then state what that percentage will be!!!
-Ralph
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Post by blueshift on Oct 21, 2019 9:54:11 GMT
I have a hankering to get a Spectrum again. Do they even work on tvs in this day and age? Can you even get cassette players anymore?
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Post by The Doctor on Oct 21, 2019 10:18:25 GMT
Cassette players have never stopped being made. As for whether Spectrums work on modern tellies they must do as Retro Gamer covers new Speccy games made by fans.
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Oct 21, 2019 10:29:41 GMT
Most TVs still have an analogue tuner and an aerial in so Spectrums would work fine.
A spectrum game doesn't need to be developed on a spectrum, plenty of good PC emulators out there.
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Post by The Doctor on Oct 21, 2019 11:57:24 GMT
Pah! PC emulators are pish! Only true computer is the Spectrum computer!!! So much easier to use. Never had a problem with one.
-Ralph
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Oct 21, 2019 23:03:21 GMT
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Post by Stomski on Oct 22, 2019 8:47:45 GMT
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Post by The Doctor on Jan 8, 2020 9:11:09 GMT
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Post by Pinwig on Jan 8, 2020 21:08:07 GMT
Elite! That's fantastic!
Hey hey HEY. SECOND CLASS?
What a farce.
I might have to get those.
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Post by Stomski on Jan 9, 2020 8:22:35 GMT
Elite! That's fantastic! Hey hey HEY. SECOND CLASS? What a farce. I might have to get those. I feel the same thing, Sensible Soccer is my jam, although I think themed stamps are a sham |
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Post by The Doctor on Feb 7, 2020 18:17:30 GMT
Kickstarter to reprint the Jetman comic strip from Crash magazine:
-Ralph
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Post by Pinwig on Feb 7, 2020 20:17:51 GMT
I think I might need that in my life! Did you back that? They've finally just released. I have a friend who is very excited about it. |
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Post by The Doctor on Feb 7, 2020 20:21:12 GMT
It took FOUR YEARS after being backed???
I never do Kickstarter due to bollocks like that.
-Ralph
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Post by Pinwig on Feb 7, 2020 20:31:17 GMT
Not bollocks, Doc. Not if you know the shit the team making it went through. Did you read the article about it this month in Retro Gamer?
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Post by The Doctor on Feb 7, 2020 22:05:07 GMT
Kickstarter is just shit. I won't touch it with a bargepole.
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