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Steve Elliott

2024-03-17, 20:49:28
Yeah

GrindalfGames

2024-03-17, 20:25:28
is that RMC - the Cave the one in Chalford?

Steve Elliott

2024-03-17, 19:39:44
Sounds like a plan  :D

Qube

2024-03-17, 18:08:13
If enough are going then I'll fly over for a couple of days and join the fun  ;D

Baggey

2024-03-16, 19:09:30
Looks like there maybe three of us.

Steve Elliott

2024-03-15, 20:08:53
Down south RMC - the Cave is probably the best place to meet. Retro Computers and an Arcade full of cabs downstairs.  :D

Baggey

2024-03-10, 12:52:32
Middle of Cornwall.

GrindalfGames

2024-03-10, 12:35:55
where abouts are you? Im in sidmouth

Baggey

2024-03-10, 08:48:36
Nor am i. but i love to talk Geek? about old computers.  :D

GrindalfGames

2024-03-09, 20:02:24
Im southwest, but Im not very social :P

Baggey

2024-03-09, 19:16:02
Is there anyone in the southwest of the UK up for a Meet!?

Baggey

2024-03-09, 19:02:02
BlitzMazNG is the best but the INT's need polishing?

3DzForMe

2024-03-02, 06:27:03
Blitz3D still does the bizzo - great product, good to hear it'll be getting some polish.

Derron

2024-02-28, 15:03:43
I guess Blitz3D-users would probably use it - if/once it is "usable" and easy to setup (drop-in replacement). ... if funding/backing will be "enough" - I kinda doubt that. But if he is willed enough to make it a fun project for him (and others). Then why not - coding mojo is what counts.

Qube

2024-02-28, 11:13:35
Hope him well with it but I'm not sure how well it'll take off after the debacle over the previous languages and forums. But as said, I wish him and his project all the best.

Jayenkai

2024-02-28, 09:54:53
Mark announces LibSGD for multiple targets and platforms.   https://blitzresearch.itch.io/blitz3d/devlog/688259/libsgd-announcement

dawlane

2024-02-23, 21:42:55
Reminds me of when they found a UXB in asomeones backyard 150 yards away from where I lived. If it had gone off, It would have taken half the street with it.

Baggey

2024-02-23, 19:31:14
Im hoping we see it blown up as its caused enough chaos so it should go out with a BANG!  ;D

Steve Elliott

2024-02-23, 18:41:05
Oh you're affected by that - I've seen it on the news. It should resolved soon it seems.

Baggey

2024-02-23, 18:30:08
We've just had absolute chaos with an unexploded WII Bomb  :-X it's taken 2 and half hours to get home.  >:(

Qube

2024-02-18, 17:38:17
@William A good way to enjoy is to watch demo's on YouTube and then go to https://csdb.dk and download them if you want to run them locally.

dawlane

2024-02-18, 17:28:38
I must be a masochist. Decided to have a look to see how the Lazarus Project has progressed since version 2.2.6. It appears more stable, the  packages are still hit and miss, and the help system is still a mess.

Baggey

2024-02-17, 20:37:29
Yeah the graphics are almost as good as the Spectrums! but the sound is far superior!  ;D

William

2024-02-17, 18:38:40
qube can you share whats on the scene of c64?

Qube

2024-02-17, 17:28:40
40 years later and the C64 demo scene is mighty impressive

Steve Elliott

2024-02-16, 12:38:38
I've always loved seeing demo programs, pushing the hardware in interesting ways.

MrmediamanX

2024-02-15, 02:04:18
Man the Demo scene is rad  :) 

Steve Elliott

2024-02-13, 23:18:04
Cool that you won it Qube, for me it wasn't cheap on Ebay lol. But I've been re-buying old languages I owned back in the day and fondly remember - like STOS and Fast BASIC. And now I have an Amiga the languages popular there. It is certainly very impressive, but yes ring bound and you can read it without it closing on you (which you need when at the computer).

Qube

2024-02-13, 22:56:44
@Steve Elliott The AMOS Pro manual is a beast, lol. I remember when I won AMOS Pro in a competition I was mighty impressed by it. Good manual which covers everything but a shame it wasn't ring bound even though luckily it didn't break up.

dawlane

2024-02-13, 10:53:17
I hate downloads. Having to wait god knows how long for a 100Gb game to download on a NOW TV SuperFiber broadband. And even then you don't actually own the game and are at the whim of the publisher and software house to continue the support of the game and services. Never had that kind of problem with an actual physical media.

Steve Elliott

2024-02-12, 19:12:46
Blimey AMOS Professional comes in a big box with a big manual too. I miss this kind of software package. A download is just not the same.

Steve Elliott

2024-02-12, 03:35:33
Yep I bet they're not cheap. Rare and sought after retro computers are expensive - even more so if they've been refurbished.

Baggey

2024-02-10, 17:29:27
Would Love to get hold of a MGT Sam Coupe but the price TAG!?

Steve Elliott

2024-02-09, 19:06:07
I picked up a Wacom Intuos graphics tablet (bluetooth version).  :)

Steve Elliott

2024-02-04, 11:30:17
Cool project.  :D

Baggey

2024-02-03, 17:24:37
Currently working on a NES Emulator in BlitzMaxNG for 2024's new project

William

2023-12-30, 22:26:00
i mean to improve it

William

2023-12-30, 22:25:42
hey. i've thought of maybe trying to look at blitzmax.org but. i dont remember what i was feeling

William

2023-12-25, 14:25:31
hi good morning, not sure im celebrating christmas but i have a tradition of getting online :)

Matty

2023-12-24, 03:28:02
I call people dining with their head down looking at their noodles Pho newbies, they're everywhere.

dawlane

2023-12-23, 23:52:37
Just realised I mentioned the wrong film. It was Dawn of the Living Dead.

therevills

2023-12-23, 22:35:08
I call people walking with head down looking at their mobiles - Phonebies - they are everywhere!  :D

William

2023-12-22, 14:09:57
morning

dawlane

2023-12-21, 18:52:23
When I see people walking with mobiles in hand. I'm always reminded of the shopping mall scene in "Zombies day of the dead".

dawlane

2023-12-21, 18:48:01
Yes Steve. I remember those days. We didn't just get taught the Green Cross Code at school. We also were taught it by Darth Vader on the telly. But at school, we were also taught bike safety and to be aware of your surrounding at all time. In other words, basic road sense.

Steve Elliott

2023-12-21, 18:05:52
Well for a start as kids we were taught the Green Cross Code on how to cross a road as a pedestrian - look left, right and so on. Rather than blindly step into traffic while head down on your f*cking phone!

William

2023-12-21, 15:37:48
@Qube was afraid you were referring to me ahh hm. yeah i kind of feel the same like cant change who i am.

Qube

2023-12-21, 13:29:00
Entitled people are on the rise and society in general has definitely taken a kicking over the last few years by tolerating and leaping on the bandwagon of some really dumb ideologies. Go to school, identify as a cat and get given a litter tray, OMG! luckily schools started to stop that madness but way too much is still accepted and God forbid your opinion is different. Merry Christmas ;D

dawlane

2023-12-19, 17:37:56
Yes there are some people around. I'm just waiting for Vanessa Feltz to issue a public apology to those with Coeliac disease after a caller on ITV's This morning called in complaining about "being forced" to eat gluten free for Christmas dinner.

Steve Elliott

2023-12-19, 16:37:30
Haha a nice bit of karma. One of those arrogant entitled types that just strides out in front of cars and forces them to brake hard and stop was at the supermarket carpark...Carpark so not much speed, but still annoying and dangerous for her to dart in front of our car...She went inside and did the same in front of somebodies supermarket trolley and was run over lmao 🤣

Steve Elliott

2023-12-18, 21:35:13
Congrats!

3DzForMe

2023-12-18, 03:49:08
New phone tomorrow Whoop Whoop - The voice acitvation on the old Huawei has been a proper pain in the arse for over a year!

Steve Elliott

2023-12-04, 02:44:10
Thanks therevills

therevills

2023-12-02, 05:51:41
:(

Steve Elliott

2023-12-01, 12:41:09
Thanks Qube, yeah I posted a pic in the gallery for a bit. Quite a character too until her health issues got the better of her lately. The Wife and I are devastated. But we try and remember the good times spent with her.

Qube

2023-12-01, 02:49:01
Aww, so sorry to hear that, Steve. Lovely looking pup  :'(

Steve Elliott

2023-11-28, 19:44:33
RIP Daisy (our doggie).

William

2023-11-20, 01:48:22
i dont know who or why? offtopic, nevermind

Derron

2023-11-16, 12:01:37
he also replied "I solved the problem of visiting the forum through a proxy site. Since I am present on the forum in the "read-only" mode, nothing bothers me."

Derron

2023-11-16, 12:00:51
Think he is referring to user "mingw" from Russia who cannot visit the page: https://imgur.com/Z6jtfxU.png   and asked for help

Qube

2023-11-16, 03:35:10
@William I've not banned anyone? The system can block IP's for XYZ reason so if anyones been cobbled by the not so intelligent systems then email me, qube@ or contact Xerra or Derron.

Steve Elliott

2023-11-15, 19:33:53
To be fair I think Qube has to deal with a lot of spam attacks. Contact him.

William

2023-11-14, 14:20:12
i understand the need to block certain users for malicious or bad activity but that sometimes it is akin to shutting someones internet off because you don't like them. no fowl play here.

Pakz

2023-11-03, 08:35:12
I wil get the iPad pro(12inch has better sound) with m3 when it gets out next year. That may be 6 months away. The extra energy effeciency sounds good(hot stuff!) And 20% extra performance.

Steve Elliott

2023-11-01, 17:29:30
I've already got a M2 Max Macbook Pro, so I will wait for the M4 or at least the M3 Ultra before upgrading. The colour 'Space Black' looks very nice.

dawlane

2023-11-01, 09:52:27
I wasn't expecting them to release one until mid 2024.

Steve Elliott

2023-11-01, 09:39:13
Yes they have.  :)

dawlane

2023-11-01, 08:57:45
Ah. They actually have release an iMac with the M3.

dawlane

2023-11-01, 08:56:11
I'm waiting for them to release a new iMac with the M3. I may then consider getting one.

Steve Elliott

2023-11-01, 02:32:09
I see Apple have released the new M3 Chips. The Pro seems the 1 to avoid. So either the M3 or M3 Max are the ones to consider IMO if you like Apple laptops.

therevills

2023-10-08, 01:47:26
 :))

Baggey

2023-10-07, 18:20:34
Works Fine here on windows10 The Computer on the Right is to Good i keep losing  >:(

therevills

2023-10-01, 06:26:24

dawlane

2023-09-30, 08:14:12
@therevills : I've tested it on Win11. And it does work. Check that it's not a Windows Defender issue or other security software issue.

therevills

2023-09-30, 03:33:58
Thanks col and baggy for testing... so it works on Windows 10, but not on Windows 11... hmmm back to googling

Baggey

2023-09-27, 08:44:22
@therevills , It works on Windows 10. 2 Bats, 1 pong. 1 bat and the pong have red square around and only effect the ball.

col

2023-09-25, 11:57:03
@therevills,  Just tried it in Win11 and it doesn't run. Nothing at all seems to happen when double clicking the app icon.

therevills

2023-09-24, 06:03:29
Anyone want to try a Win64 exe for me please - created using LibGDX and Packr: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/2ikwvue8qyoh3n5uc1an2/pong-win64.zip?rlkey=yo1ajp2jrkr7oisr8sayhkt73

Steve Elliott

2023-09-23, 16:23:28
It has 8 colours in 256×256 or 4 in 512×256...Clive Sinclair over promised definitely. I always thought it a nice looking machine. It sits next to my Spectrum Next, an even nicer looking machine and infinitely more powerful (as far as 8-bits go).

Baggey

2023-09-23, 15:41:44
I have a Sinclair QL with a Schon Keyboard. Its a lovely keyboard. Shame the OS was crap and it only had 4 colors. I had high expectations of it when it was first mentioned. I thought it was going to blow the ZX Spectrum out the window when it first came out. 

Steve Elliott

2023-09-23, 15:34:41
I've spent so much money on Ebay  :)

Steve Elliott

2023-09-23, 13:57:14
 :D

3DzForMe

2023-09-23, 08:29:36
Sinclair QL, top of the shop of the Sinclair machines. Ebay, here I come.... :)

Steve Elliott

2023-09-22, 19:45:52
Eventually got around to replacing the keyboard membrane on the Sinclair QL and re-fitting the ROM chip on the BBC Micro (so lots of games can be accessed from a SD Card....And bought a new desk for them all to sit on! I'm using every inch of my Computer Room/Man Cave right now lol.

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2023-08-29, 09:11:27
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Adam Novagen

2023-07-27, 01:36:51
I've been kind of interested in those buckling-spring revivals from Unicomp, but I'm too attached to my custom layout to ditch it for one of those  ;D

Adam Novagen

2023-07-27, 01:35:54
Regarding keyboards: nothing beats a nice MX Brown for me. Not too much resistance, you feel that "tactile bump" but there's no noisy click.

RemiD

2023-07-25, 08:44:14
hi fellow coders  :) i just ran the good old blitz3d yesterday since there will be rain in the next few days...

Derron

2023-07-25, 08:10:55
Depends on her finger nails.

Qube

2023-07-24, 18:02:21
I like a good mechanical keyboard but the missus doesn't  >:( Not a big fan of click clicky click click she isn't :))

Steve Elliott

2023-07-20, 20:25:41
*matters

Steve Elliott

2023-07-20, 20:24:47
Logitech are good for keyboards and mice. Gotta love a mechanical keyboard if you can get one.

Steve Elliott

2023-07-20, 20:22:36
Haha because it maters mate lol - well if you code it does. I really hate typing on a spongy keyboard...And it matters because retro computers, and even arcades are coming back...But shhh I develop on VS Code on PC then to SD Card on Spectrum Next.

Qube

2023-07-20, 20:03:38
Talking of nice keyboards, my Logitech MX keys has a pretty decent feel to it. Very handy that you can toggle between different PC's rather than having to have multiple keyboards.

Qube

2023-07-20, 20:02:18
The BBC model B had a great keyboard. Not a great fan of the C64. Amstrad 6128 had a great keyboard too. Can't believe were talking about decades old keyboards  :))

Steve Elliott

2023-07-20, 19:44:40
16-bit was all about the graphics and sound for games! So lets put out a cheap crappy keyboard lol!

Steve Elliott

2023-07-20, 19:41:43
Haha, that did look like a real quality keyboard. It looked very impressive. Games, not so much. The Atari 800, BBC Micro and even the C64 are better than the Amiga and Atari ST I think lol. Even the Oric is better!

Qube

2023-07-19, 16:11:26
@Steve Elliott You should grab a TI-99/4A of you want to feel a quality retro keyboard ;D

Steve Elliott

2023-07-12, 22:40:47
Also picked up a keyboard today, not a computer one but a music one...Best use headphones until I can learn to actually play decently. Something I've put off for years. But hey, learning new skills...

Steve Elliott

2023-07-12, 22:29:55
Didn't the 16-bit Atari ST and Amiga have terrible keyboards compaired to the 8-bit computers like the Atari 800 and BBC Micro?

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