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TODOs not showing up...

That's odd, the todo items aren't appearing... Chris Cunningham 14:48, 18 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, now they are. A bug? Chris Cunningham 14:49, 18 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Magazines

Somebody add something about modern ZX Spectrum press. If I add more than I did, admins will call me a vandal, as I'm an editor of Info Guide. Alone Coder 19:24, 7 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

IDE

The same thing about HDD/CD programs. I can't write about this in terms of WP, because I made HDD Doctor and ZX Spectrum version of Time Gal. Alone Coder 19:24, 7 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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Speedlock

What was Speedlock? How did it work? Was it implemented for other computers besides the Spectrum? 2fort5r (talk) 19:46, 18 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Anti-piracy loading system, ZX Spectrum only, although other formats had their own custom loaders of course. For a technical breakdown of the different versions see here:

wos link

another link

And for a bit of japery - Easter eggs

a_man_alone (talk) 20:58, 18 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

At least one notable software item is missing

The Stranglers' Aural Sculpture album had (at the end of the cassette version) a Quill'd adventure game called Aural Quest, which IIRC entailed travelling the world seeking the parts of the eponymous sculpture which the Stranglers used during the tour for that album, and also collecting fees due from various promoters.

Someone should find a reference for this and add it to the "Spectrum software in popular music" section. — Korax1214 (talk) 23:50, 27 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Incorrect reference to Elite's developers

David Braben and Ian Bell had nothing to do with the Spectrum port of Elite, rather being programmed by a third party team called Torus. Thus, referring them as "notable Spectrum developers" is absolutely out of question.

Spectrum software today

Hi, in reference to "Spectrum software today - As audio tapes have a limited shelf-life, most Spectrum software has been digitized in recent years" What format is the audio on the tapes if it is not digital? Maybe the author means porting or transferring to a differnt medium? Ijustwannabeawinner (talk) 11:13, 27 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Good call. The spectrum files are of course digital, but in audio tapes they are represented over an analog carrier signal. I've tweaked the sentence to emphasize the change of medium, not format. Diego (talk) 11:54, 27 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Excellent that reads a lot better! ThanksIjustwannabeawinner (talk) 14:26, 27 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]