Discussion » Anyone here ever owned a ZX Spectrum?

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Posted by Saltation_DUPE1, around March 2006:
 
you'll like this:
matt.west.co.tt/spectrum/cs...
Kevin Reilly on comp.sys.sinclair uncovered some unintentional humour in season 1, episode 13 of CSI: Miami which UK-based geeks of a certain age will appreciate. Listen carefully to the following clip (MP3, 481K):

Download csi_miami.mp3

Notice anything? Yes, their expensive new XRF machine appears to be a Sinclair Spectrum making tape loading noises. But as if that’s not geeky enough…

The combined forces of comp.sys.sinclair have identified the data in question as the loading screen to Sabre Wulf by Ultimate. Check for yourself - it’s a perfect fit. (MP3, 5K)

How did we discover this? Because it’s been previously documented that Aphex Twin used exactly the same sample on the track Corn Mouth, that’s why. Right down to the tell-tale beep at the end that appears to indicate that the game was copied with Keysoft’s The Key duplication utility - naughty naughty. (MP3, 215K)


geek is one thing. but that's an obsession or three too far, methinks. medoes. mereallydoes.
Posted by syl_DUPE1, around 4th March 2006:
 
I used to own a ZX Spectrum. Wish I had kept it.