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Post  Posted: Oct 09, 2008 - 03:29 PM  Reply with quote  Back to top
Post subject: Computer Solutions @ Bubba's
Slightly offtopic, but....


Computer Solutions will be participating in the Chilli Cookoff at Bubba's this year, ...and we hope to win too!

Come down and try out our Chilli!

Hope to see all of you on Saturday, 11th.
It's my birthday also, so bring presents haha!

Lawrence.

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haha.

I thought you were offering a free computer repair clinic at Bubbas every 2nd Thursday or something.

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Post  Posted: Oct 09, 2008 - 04:26 PM  Reply with quote  Back to top
Computer Solutions Chili? An interesting direction for diversification Lawrence, put me down for a couple of helpings, as well as Parallels for my Mac, cheers.
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Post  Posted: Oct 09, 2008 - 04:45 PM  Reply with quote  Back to top
Actually Lawrence should do a free computer clinic at Bubbas, or Sport or somewhere, maybe even The Shed.

I could bring in my old Commodore 64 and get him to upgrade it for me.

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I do have a Sinclair ZX81 with 16kb of RAM. I can live without colour, but could really do with a bit more memory.
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The C64 can be upgraded, but the ZX81 is pretty much maxed out there.
How are you finding the wobbly ram pack?

I always thought that the best use for a zx81 was this:

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Post  Posted: Oct 09, 2008 - 11:29 PM  Reply with quote  Back to top
haha
happy birthday , lawrence!~
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Lawrence the RAM pack is fine as I've taped it to the ZX81 but loading programs from cassette tape is very hit or miss. The volume level has to be JUST right or it doesn't work. I spent 12 hours typing in a BASIC program and saved it and now it doesn't load back.
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12 hours on a zx81 keyboard should equate to about 3 lines of code, so no big loss.
Suggest you upgrade to use the Vic20/C64 floppy drive instead of tape.

http://8bit.yarek.pl/interface/zx81.zx1541/

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My mate had whatever was before the Vic20. It was an 8kb system, but he had a game that needed 9kb. It worked on cold days only.

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On the subject of of old computers and video games systems

I loved my Atari 2600 and the game's Solaris, Defender & Millipede.

& Harrier Attack on my Amstrad 464

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Photo's from the Event are here -

http://www.sheed.com/Events%202008/

Also have some pics of the Spank party for Chingis, as he obviously wasn't there Wink

Chilli and Spank were both fun, although we had the sneak suspicion that the contest was a little rigged.

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Looks like a ripper event. Well done.

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It was big fun. Thanks for the photos. Your chili wasn't the worst one there either, so congrats.

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Check out the expression on the Berkely Wiennie Boy when confronted with Chili!!


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Smile had to pose for that one so...

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Post  Posted: Oct 13, 2008 - 04:00 PM  Reply with quote  Back to top
right....

BTW....Lawrence.

Big Winner!!!
(IMHO)

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Tequila from 8am onwards, made sure that I was happy anyway Wink
No cups for me, straight from the bottle, heheh.

Somehow made it to 4:30am on Sunday, before I finally got to bed.

All in all, was a good birthday, and I even got spanked.

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