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15 years of comp.sys.sinclair! 26 84 (12/13/2008 12:32:59 AM) comp.sys.sinclair On 13th December 1993, thanks to the efforts of Arnt Gulbrandsen, comp.sys.sinclair sparked into life, taking the reins of the primordial soup of the Speccy retroscene that was Mauricio Tavares' SincNews Mail... Nick

YSRnRY Documentary - 1989 ready for download 0 22 (5/25/2008 9:37:20 PM) comp.sys.sinclair It's finally here after a long delay: the 1989 chapter of the documentary is now available for download! http://www.ysrnry.co.uk/tvprog/ It's 7m33s long, 75.4MB in size, and the usual HTTP, BitTorrent and G... Nick

WOS Forums - back *next* Wednesday at earliest 24 34 (9/6/2007 4:16:45 PM) comp.sys.sinclair FYI - according to the WOS IRC channel anyway. Known to be down: * WOS Forums * Email for WOS-hosted accounts: + Martijn's account + Tipshop Email + RssCheck emails - website updates, Video al... Nick

The writing on the wall 135 38 (5/23/2007 10:07:26 AM) comp.sys.sinclair CSS post numbers are dwindling as traffic moves to the WoS Forums. As a result, CSS is not the central hub to the Sinclair emuscene anymore. CSS can't really compete with WoS Forums (it's content which matter... Nick

BBC Radio Wales on the Speccy - Weds night 0 32 (5/1/2007 10:15:27 PM) comp.sys.sinclair There's going to be a segment on the Speccy 25th anniversary in the second hour of the 8pm-10pm show Weds night. With me. Live. Erk. Online links - pick one you can use, if you have RealPlayer abilities: ... Nick

The next big date 8 46 (4/24/2007 8:44:31 PM) comp.sys.sinclair Thursday 16th August 2007. Put it in your diaries. Only 114 days away, by my reckoning... And no, it's not the 1989 chapter - that's now scheduled for this autumn/winter. -- Nick Humphries, nick@egyptus.c... Nick

YSRnRY Documentary - 1988 chapter now available for download 4 30 (4/22/2007 9:47:15 PM) comp.sys.sinclair 23rd April 2007 is the 25th Anniversary of the launch of the Sinclair Spectrum! So, as part of those celebrations, here's the 1988 chapter of the documentary to download and enjoy. http://www.ysrn... Nick

Unofficial Official 25th Anniversary website and celebrations thread at WoS 0 30 (4/16/2007 10:15:24 AM) comp.sys.sinclair As Martijn's not going to be around for the 25th anniversary next Monday, there's now a thread at WoS Forums to track these activities, of which there should be many. http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/sh... Nick

WEC Le Mans - '88 or '89? 4 30 (12/28/2006 8:51:04 PM) comp.sys.sinclair Just researching 1988 - I know it was planned for release for Xmas '88, but I *think* it was late and released early '89. Am I right or wrong? Did anyone get it in time for Xmas '88? -- Nick Humphries, nick... Nick

YSRnRY Documentary - 1987 chapter now available for download 12 33 (12/21/2006 12:38:35 PM) comp.sys.sinclair Merry Christmas! After a slightly longer development period than I had anticipated, the 1987 chapter is now available for download! Go get it from: http://www.ysrnry.co.uk/tvprog/ It's 7m37s long, 76M... Nick

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Does anybody want to talk about Sinclair computers at CSS or not? 53 27 (5/19/2007 3:49:09 PM) comp.sys.sinclair >From time to time, I'm surprised for the lot of posts that doesn't have any word about Sinclair computers, hardware and software and more of it. Not being so serious, but there should be here the figure of one... rdisky (25)

The writing on the wall 135 38 (5/23/2007 10:07:26 AM) comp.sys.sinclair CSS post numbers are dwindling as traffic moves to the WoS Forums. As a result, CSS is not the central hub to the Sinclair emuscene anymore. CSS can't really compete with WoS Forums (it's content which matter... nickjunk1 (321)

YS Compo question 1 28 (8/18/2007 11:02:36 PM) comp.sys.sinclair Just a quickie: did YS ever publish the list of winners of their Lean Mean Streakin' Machine competion from YS23 (Nov 87)? I'm curious, because I was one of them and I want to find my name in flashing lights ... ravydavygravy (3)

Target; 2006 - v1.3 24 57 (8/25/2007 2:58:32 PM) comp.sys.sinclair Hello! I've just uploaded a new version of popular beat-'em-up Target; 2006. (For those of you who haven't heard of it - it's a remake of the Spectrum version of Target; Renegade for up to six players.) There ... natxcross1 (47)

WOS forums down? 28 41 (8/31/2007 1:29:37 PM) comp.sys.sinclair Hi, trying to get on the WOS forums via the website, I get a page saying "Database Error". Is that something anyone else has seen? The rest of the site appears to work OK. Cheers, Simon www.zx81stuff.org.uk ... hldswrth (74)

The-Tipshop down? 4 28 (9/2/2007 1:53:38 PM) comp.sys.sinclair The front page is fine, but I can't see anything on the database. Anybody else different? http://www.the-tipshop.co.uk/ ... hern.richard (8)

WoS forums restored 28 26 (9/9/2007 9:15:22 PM) comp.sys.sinclair Remember you read it here first! ... cheveron (940)

Don't look for me on WoS 151 102 (10/26/2007 11:53:25 PM) comp.sys.sinclair I'll admit to fitting some people's description of a 'bleeding-heart liberal' but having just read another rant that Paul Dacre would be proud of I'm going to have to avoid the forums until the bile is gone. S... cheveron (940)

FAQ: Welcome, newcomers, to comp.sys.sinclair! (2008-03-07) 5 26 (3/7/2008 1:00:00 AM) comp.sys.sinclair 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: ... faqjunk (125)

15 years of comp.sys.sinclair! 26 84 (12/13/2008 12:32:59 AM) comp.sys.sinclair On 13th December 1993, thanks to the efforts of Arnt Gulbrandsen, comp.sys.sinclair sparked into life, taking the reins of the primordial soup of the Speccy retroscene that was Mauricio Tavares' SincNews Mail... nickjunk1 (321)