Re: Fred n' speccy

1999-08-10 Thread Graham Goring
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Martin Fitzpatrick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes > > >Graham Goring wrote: > >> www.duketastrophy.demon.co.uk > >Should that be read "duke catastrophe" or "duck catasrophe"? :) Neither. Duke-tast-roff-ee It's a word taken from the excellent cartoon "The Critic". Gr

Re: Fred n' speccy

1999-08-10 Thread Graham Goring
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Rob Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes >Thanks for the offer of help > >For the Speccy "Slaine" and "Stontium Dog" >For the Sam "Manic Miner" and the lords of Midnight clone which name alludes >me and "Days of Sorcery" Hmm, can't help with any of the SAM stuff, tbh (

Re: Fred n' speccy

1999-08-10 Thread Rob Smith
Hmm, can't help with any of the SAM stuff, tbh (oh, and it's Legend Of Eshan, btw). But I've pretty much finished Strontium Dog in the past, but again Slaine I'm useless at. Have you tried paging the Spectrum Oracle, yet? Graham Goring In Strontium Dog I used to get passed the door where the

Re: Fred n' speccy

1999-08-10 Thread Andrew Collier
On Mon, 9 Aug 1999, Rob Smith wrote: > For the Sam "Manic Miner" Which screen(s) in particular? Andrew -- -- Andrew Collier ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) --My other -- http://mnemotech.ucam.org -- .sig is a -- Part 3 Materials Science, Cambridge -- PDF file

Re: Fred n' speccy

1999-08-10 Thread Nick Humphries
-Original Message- From: Rob Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Er and what or who is the Spectrum Oracle? > SPOT - Spectrum Oracle on Trumpton. It's somewhere off the Your Spectrum Unofficial Archive at http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~jimg/ Nick

Re: Fred n' speccy

1999-08-10 Thread Rob Smith
> For the Sam "Manic Miner" Which screen(s) in particular? Andrew I was actualy looking for an infinite live cheat for that one, it's a great game but I'm prety rubbish at it... I always get so far then die stupidly and have to start over and spend another half hour getting to where I las

Re: Fred n' speccy

1999-08-10 Thread Rob Smith
SPOT - Spectrum Oracle on Trumpton. It's somewhere off the Your Spectrum Unofficial Archive at http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~jimg/ Nick Thanks Nick, I'll try and take a quick look at it while my boss is not looking. Rob __ Get Your

Re: Fred n' speccy

1999-08-10 Thread Martin Fitzpatrick
Graham Goring wrote: > >Should that be read "duke catastrophe" or "duck catasrophe"? > > :) > Neither. > Duke-tast-roff-ee > It's a word taken from the excellent cartoon "The Critic". Well, you learn something everyday In a similar vein.. "Cowabunga, dudes" :o) Classic... Hmm Martin

Re: Fred n' speccy

1999-08-10 Thread Andrew Collier
On Tue, 10 Aug 1999, Martin Fitzpatrick wrote: > Well, you learn something everyday In a similar vein.. > > "Cowabunga, dudes" :o) Classic... Hmm FSVO Classic... Andrew -- -- Andrew Collier ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) --My other -- http://mnemotech.ucam.org -- .

Re: Fred n' speccy

1999-08-10 Thread Martin Fitzpatrick
Andrew Collier wrote: > > On Tue, 10 Aug 1999, Martin Fitzpatrick wrote: > > > Well, you learn something everyday In a similar vein.. > > > > "Cowabunga, dudes" :o) Classic... Hmm > > FSVO Classic... Which would mean?... The only reference to 'FSVO' anywhere was about uploading somet

Re: Fred n' speccy

1999-08-10 Thread Lee Willis
Martin Fitzpatrick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > "Cowabunga, dudes" :o) Classic... Hmm > > > > FSVO Classic... > > Which would mean?... The only reference to 'FSVO' anywhere was about > uploading something, saying "uploaded to non-US (FSVO) " For Some Valus Of HTH & HAND Lee. -- I w

Re: Fred n' speccy

1999-08-10 Thread Andrew Collier
On Tue, 10 Aug 1999, Martin Fitzpatrick wrote: > Andrew Collier wrote: > > > "Cowabunga, dudes" :o) Classic... Hmm > > > > FSVO Classic... > > Which would mean?... The only reference to 'FSVO' anywhere was about > uploading something, saying "uploaded to non-US (FSVO) " > > So what is it? Te

Re: Fred n' speccy

1999-08-10 Thread Andrew Collier
On Tue, 10 Aug 1999, Andrew Collier wrote: > > Which would mean?... The only reference to 'FSVO' anywhere was about > > uploading something, saying "uploaded to non-US (FSVO) " > > > > So what is it? Tell me, tell me,... Now now now > > For Some Values Of. This, BTW, is mentioned at http://home

Re: Fred n' speccy

1999-08-10 Thread Graham Goring
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Rob Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes > >>Hmm, can't help with any of the SAM stuff, tbh (oh, and it's Legend Of >>Eshan, btw). But I've pretty much finished Strontium Dog in the past, >>but again Slaine I'm useless at. Have you tried paging the Spectrum >>Oracle, yet

Re: Fred n' speccy

1999-08-10 Thread Graham Goring
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Martin Fitzpatrick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes > > >Graham Goring wrote: >> >Should that be read "duke catastrophe" or "duck catasrophe"? >> >> :) >> Neither. >> Duke-tast-roff-ee >> It's a word taken from the excellent cartoon "The Critic". > >Well, you learn someth

Re: Fred n' speccy

1999-08-10 Thread James R Curry
> Graham Goring wrote: > > > www.duketastrophy.demon.co.uk > > Should that be read "duke catastrophe" or "duck catasrophe"? Hmm, that's a real quizibuk. -- James R Curry - [EMAIL PROTECTED] "The Balloon Doggies DEMANDED it!"

Re: Fred n' speccy

1999-08-10 Thread Rob Smith
SPOT-ON, the Spectrum Oracle On Trumpton. And sorta' massive database of Speccy information that has huge amounts of information. I forget the URL, but if you go to WOS (www.void.demon.nl/spectrum, IIRC) you'll be able to find a link to it, no doubt. Thanks, I'll give it a look. Rob ___

Re: Fred n' speccy

1999-08-10 Thread Martin Fitzpatrick
Andrew Collier wrote: > > On Tue, 10 Aug 1999, Andrew Collier wrote: > > > > Which would mean?... The only reference to 'FSVO' anywhere was about > > > uploading something, saying "uploaded to non-US (FSVO) " > > > > > > So what is it? Tell me, tell me,... Now now now > > > > For Some Values Of

Re: Fred n' speccy

1999-08-10 Thread Martin Fitzpatrick
Graham Goring wrote: > > In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Martin Fitzpatrick > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes > > > > > >Graham Goring wrote: > >> >Should that be read "duke catastrophe" or "duck catasrophe"? > >> > >> :) > >> Neither. > >> Duke-tast-roff-ee > >> It's a word taken from the excellent

Re: Fred n' speccy

1999-08-10 Thread Martin Fitzpatrick
Lee Willis wrote: > > Martin Fitzpatrick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > > "Cowabunga, dudes" :o) Classic... Hmm > > > > > > FSVO Classic... > > > > Which would mean?... The only reference to 'FSVO' anywhere was about > > uploading something, saying "uploaded to non-US (FSVO) " > > For

Re: Fred n' speccy

1999-08-10 Thread Martin Fitzpatrick
Andrew Collier wrote: > > > For Some Values Of. > > This, BTW, is mentioned at > http://home.golden.net/~rebeccaj/docs/acronym.txt which comes up on a > search for FSVO at Altavista... I've found this specific altavista tool thing which seems to do the biz... http://www.mtnds.com/af/gadget.ht

Re: Fred n' speccy

1999-08-10 Thread Lee Willis
Martin Fitzpatrick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > HTH & HAND > > HTH : Hope This Helps > > ... "Have A Nice Day" You commonly see these together on application help-lists ... Lee. -- I was doing object-oriented assembly at 1 year old ... For some reason my mom insists on calling it "Playin

David Ledbury

1999-08-10 Thread george boyle
Sorry to anybody on the mailing list, but that's life! David wherever you are? Tried contacting you bye-mail, but no reply. Out here in sunny Rhodes. R.S.V.P === George _ Do You Yahoo!? Bid and sell for free at http://auctions.yahoo.c

Re: Fred n' speccy

1999-08-10 Thread Johnna Teare
[god i hate the way outlook puts the reply message afterwards...] regarding sam manic miner - i seem to remember pressing teh nmi button put the game in test mode, but i didn't know anything from there. There was a cheat wherby you could press f9 and willy would turn green (nurse?) and become inv

Down neddy...

1999-08-10 Thread Johnna Teare
Anybody got any ideas on how to slow SIMCoupe down when running in W98? It's way too fast to do anything on...nothing like the SAM then...ha ha ha. I'm knocking up a SAM hints, tips and cheats page as we speak so if anybody has any to add, please mail them to me: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cheers.