24 days ago
Simon Willison : JSSpeccy - JSSpeccy. A ZX Spectrum emulator written in Javascript.
Rod Begbie : JSSpeccy: A ZX Spectrum emulator in Javascript - Officially the best thing in the entire history of the internet today. [via] #
deusx : matt.west.co.tt » Blog Archive » JSSpeccy: A ZX Spectrum emulator in Javascript - "I’m really typecasting myself here. If there were an international “Person most likely to write a Spectrum emulator in Javascript” award, I’d have taken it for the last five years running. So here it is - probably the most stereotypical proj
Andy Baio : JSSpeccy, a ZX Spectrum emulator in Javascript - double-click a game to run it
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6 month ago
Andy Baio : Radiohead's "Nude" performed by a ZX Spectrum, dot matrix printer, scanner, and hard disk array - starts at about 1:10; best remix ever
nelson : LoFi Radiohead / Nude - deeply fucked; give it to 1:30 before giving up
Rod Begbie : Big Ideas (Don't get any) - Beautiful video of Radiohead's "Nude" being "performed" on old hardware. (Slightly skeptical because I don't recall the 48k Spectrum having multi-channel sound, but let's not piss on the chips of a great clip.) Forward to 1:10 if you want to skip the Spe [via] #
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19 month ago
Rod Begbie : ZX Spectrum - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 25 years ago today, the ZX Spectrum was unleashed by Sir Clive. And now, let's pause for a quick Manic Miner session in celebration. [via] #
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23 month ago
Rod Begbie : WotR 80 - Jet Set Willy:Online - Multiplayer Jet Set Willy! Play as teams collecting objects, or capture the flag mode. It's like my entire childhood was leading up to this. [via] #
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29 month ago
Andy Baio : Profanity Adventures - profanity recognition in Spectrum 48k adventure games; worth it just for vintage screen grabs [via]
Rod Begbie : Profanity Adventures - "A nostalgic look at what used to happen when you tried typing swear words into text adventures". Missing are those text adventures that swore *at* you, when you typed in the names of rival games companies, magazines that had given them bad reviews, etc. [via] #
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32 month ago
deusx : The Top 10 weirdest keyboards ever - Fosfor Gadgets - "Keyboards come in many shapes - from the simplest computer grey $9.99 standard 102-key keyboard to variants that seem to come straight out of a Star Trek episode."
plasticbag : The Top 10 weirdest keyboards ever is a list of the top ten weirdest keyboards ever. Duh. - Some of these keyboards are totally fucking weird, already. And there are eleven really, because they include the ZX Spectrum.
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34 month ago
Rod Begbie : zx spectrum walkthrough - Google Video - Complete video walkthroughs of classic Speccy games (although JSW has clearly been poked to avoid the Attic bug). [via] #
philgyford : ZX Spectrum walkthrough - Google Video - Wow. All the nostalgia without having to remember how to play the games. (via Yoz, via everyone apparently)
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34 month ago
Rod Begbie : Forensic criminology, the ZX Spectrum way - Hee! An episode of CSI:Miama had a Big Expensive Computer. The sounds generated by the computer? A ZX Spectrum loading Knight Lore. [via] #
deusx : matt.west.co.tt » Blog Archive » Forensic criminology, the ZX Spectrum way - "Kevin Reilly on comp.sys.sinclair uncovered some unintentional humour in season 1, episode 13 of CSI: Miami which UK-based geeks of a certain age will appreciate."
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57 month ago
Andy Baio : Great roundup of old ZX Spectrum software found on vinyl albums - including the Thompson Twins graphic adventure game! [via]
Les Orchard : Kempa.com: Vinyl Data - ".. there were a handful of records released in the late 70's and early 80's that contained computer programs as part of the audio." I had a lot of fun using a C64 and a 300 baud modem to decode the Information Society track when it came out
Rod Begbie : Kempa.com: Vinyl Data - Compilation of the ZX Spectrum programs sometimes included with British pop singles in the 80s. "OH DEAR!! a bat bit you" I had no idea about the Urusei Yatsura track. Gonna have to give that a shot! [via] #
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