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  Thought for the day. "Brian Gaff" <Briang1@blueyonder.co.uk> - 2012-05-24 21:57 +0100
    Re: Thought for the day. Andrew Owen <aowen10@mail.bbk.ac.uk> - 2012-05-25 00:29 +0100
      Re: Thought for the day. Guesser <alistair@alistairsserver.no-ip.org> - 2012-05-25 00:42 +0100
        Re: Thought for the day. "Paul E Collins" <equi+web@cl4.invalid> - 2012-05-25 02:11 +0100
          Re: Thought for the day. "dott.Piergiorgio" <chiedetelo@ask.me> - 2012-05-25 09:16 +0200
      Re: Thought for the day. "Brian Gaff" <briang1@blueyonder.co.uk> - 2012-05-25 08:07 +0100
        Re: Thought for the day. "Brian Gaff" <briang1@blueyonder.co.uk> - 2012-05-26 07:53 +0100
        Re: Thought for the day. sam coupe <rogerjowett@gmail.com> - 2012-05-27 05:58 -0700
          Re: Thought for the day. sam coupe <rogerjowett@gmail.com> - 2012-05-27 05:58 -0700
    Re: Thought for the day. BloodBaz <chris.walsh@real-sense.com> - 2012-05-25 17:14 -0700

#1098 — Thought for the day.

If more and more Spectrums end up as junk, then that makes those that are 
left worth more, so do you think some time in the far distant future we can 
look forward to a rich guy with a spectrum in his  climate controlled vault?

Brian

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 graphics are great, but the blind can't hear them
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#1100

All to do with percieved value. There's a classic car I'm after that's 
not particularly well regarded which means it's quite cheap. When the 
remaning models on the road dwindle to the 100s it will appreciate in 
value. But they sold an awful lot of Spectrums.

On 24/05/2012 21:57, Brian Gaff wrote:
> If more and more Spectrums end up as junk, then that makes those that are
> left worth more, so do you think some time in the far distant future we can
> look forward to a rich guy with a spectrum in his  climate controlled vault?
>
> Brian
>

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#1102

My car is one of about 15 of its type still known to be in existence in 
the UK...

It is however worthless as anything but scrap as it's a crappy 90s 
peugeot :)

Guesser

On 25/05/2012 00:29, Andrew Owen wrote:
>
> All to do with percieved value. There's a classic car I'm after that's
> not particularly well regarded which means it's quite cheap. When the
> remaning models on the road dwindle to the 100s it will appreciate in
> value. But they sold an awful lot of Spectrums.
>
> On 24/05/2012 21:57, Brian Gaff wrote:
>> If more and more Spectrums end up as junk, then that makes those that are
>> left worth more, so do you think some time in the far distant future
>> we can
>> look forward to a rich guy with a spectrum in his climate controlled
>> vault?
>>
>> Brian
>>
>

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#1104

On Fri, 25 May 2012 00:42:29 +0100, Guesser  
<alistair@alistairsserver.no-ip.org> wrote:

> My car is one of about 15 of its type still known to be in existence in  
> the UK...
> It is however worthless as anything but scrap as it's a crappy 90s  
> peugeot :)

I have never been a car owner or driver, but you remind me of when my  
father wanted to sell his car in the '90s (Sierra Sapphire I think it was)  
and bought some of those Auto Flogger type mags. (They were on cheap  
newsprint, like Micro Mart.)

Each brand of car had a table listing the prices you could expect for  
various models and years. Usually this was at least a couple of hundred  
quid, but I remember flipping through it and finding that a Yugo might  
reasonably net you twenty pounds.

That's enough for 200 Chomp bars, fact fans! (Do they still exist? Not  
seen one for ages. But what I really miss is the lemonade Fizzy Chewits  
that turned your tongue blue. Now those were around only a decade ago. Or  
15 years. Hmm.)

Earlier this week my age rolled over to a power of two.

I'm a bit drunk.

Love,

Eq. xx

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#1108

Il 25/05/2012 03:11, Paul E Collins ha scritto:

> Earlier this week my age rolled over to a power of two.

OK personally I think that in this NG no shame should be attributed to 
fellows having 2^6 years ;) :D Cheer !

Happy Birthday !

Dott. Piergiorgio.

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#1106

Hmm what about my Mismatch 512 though, that worth anything, or the Oric 
Atmos?
 I doubt the Atari 800 xl with disc drive is, one heck of a lot of those 
were made.
 I have, going back to Spectrum, a Spectre Comms Rom for a vtx 5000 with the 
Dave gorski code in it of course.
 This made the VTX usable in 128k mode.

What other bits of Spectrum, not much, a Trojan light pen and some non 
determinate interfaces.
 Brian

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briang1@blueyonder.co.uk
Blind user, so no pictures please!
"Andrew Owen" <aowen10@mail.bbk.ac.uk> wrote in message 
news:jpmg87$mqm$1@speranza.aioe.org...
>
> All to do with percieved value. There's a classic car I'm after that's not 
> particularly well regarded which means it's quite cheap. When the remaning 
> models on the road dwindle to the 100s it will appreciate in value. But 
> they sold an awful lot of Spectrums.
>
> On 24/05/2012 21:57, Brian Gaff wrote:
>> If more and more Spectrums end up as junk, then that makes those that are
>> left worth more, so do you think some time in the far distant future we 
>> can
>> look forward to a rich guy with a spectrum in his  climate controlled 
>> vault?
>>
>> Brian
>>
> 

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#1120

You know sometimes I feel Windows is out to get me. Memotech.

Brian

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From the sofa of Brian Gaff -
briang1@blueyonder.co.uk
Blind user, so no pictures please!
"Brian Gaff" <briang1@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message 
news:jpnb3u$ihu$1@news.albasani.net...
> Hmm what about my Mismatch 512 though, that worth anything, or the Oric 
> Atmos?
> I doubt the Atari 800 xl with disc drive is, one heck of a lot of those 
> were made.
> I have, going back to Spectrum, a Spectre Comms Rom for a vtx 5000 with 
> the Dave gorski code in it of course.
> This made the VTX usable in 128k mode.
>
> What other bits of Spectrum, not much, a Trojan light pen and some non 
> determinate interfaces.
> Brian
>
> -- 
> --
> From the sofa of Brian Gaff -
> briang1@blueyonder.co.uk
> Blind user, so no pictures please!
> "Andrew Owen" <aowen10@mail.bbk.ac.uk> wrote in message 
> news:jpmg87$mqm$1@speranza.aioe.org...
>>
>> All to do with percieved value. There's a classic car I'm after that's 
>> not particularly well regarded which means it's quite cheap. When the 
>> remaning models on the road dwindle to the 100s it will appreciate in 
>> value. But they sold an awful lot of Spectrums.
>>
>> On 24/05/2012 21:57, Brian Gaff wrote:
>>> If more and more Spectrums end up as junk, then that makes those that 
>>> are
>>> left worth more, so do you think some time in the far distant future we 
>>> can
>>> look forward to a rich guy with a spectrum in his  climate controlled 
>>> vault?
>>>
>>> Brian
>>>
>>
>
> 

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#1147

On Friday, 25 May 2012 08:07:43 UTC+1, Brian Gaff  wrote:
> Hmm what about my Mismatch 512 though, that worth anything, or the Oric 
> Atmos?
>  I doubt the Atari 800 xl with disc drive is, one heck of a lot of those 
> were made.
>  I have, going back to Spectrum, a Spectre Comms Rom for a vtx 5000 with the 
> Dave gorski code in it of course.
>  This made the VTX usable in 128k mode.
> 
> What other bits of Spectrum, not much, a Trojan light pen and some non 
> determinate interfaces.
>  Brian
> 
> -- 
> --
> From the sofa of Brian Gaff -
> briang1@blueyonder.co.uk
> Blind user, so no pictures please!
> "Andrew Owen" <aowen10@mail.bbk.ac.uk> wrote in message 
> news:jpmg87$mqm$1@speranza.aioe.org...
> >
> > All to do with percieved value. There's a classic car I'm after that's not 
> > particularly well regarded which means it's quite cheap. When the remaning 
> > models on the road dwindle to the 100s it will appreciate in value. But 
> > they sold an awful lot of Spectrums.
> >
> > On 24/05/2012 21:57, Brian Gaff wrote:
> >> If more and more Spectrums end up as junk, then that makes those that are
> >> left worth more, so do you think some time in the far distant future we 
> >> can
> >> look forward to a rich guy with a spectrum in his  climate controlled 
> >> vault?
> >>
> >> Brian
> >>
> >

yes please roger jowett 38 plantation road ballykelly londonderry bt49 9hx

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#1149

On Sunday, 27 May 2012 13:58:00 UTC+1, sam coupe  wrote:
> On Friday, 25 May 2012 08:07:43 UTC+1, Brian Gaff  wrote:
> > Hmm what about my Mismatch 512 though, that worth anything, or the Oric 
> > Atmos?
> >  I doubt the Atari 800 xl with disc drive is, one heck of a lot of those 
> > were made.
> >  I have, going back to Spectrum, a Spectre Comms Rom for a vtx 5000 with the 
> > Dave gorski code in it of course.
> >  This made the VTX usable in 128k mode.
> > 
> > What other bits of Spectrum, not much, a Trojan light pen and some non 
> > determinate interfaces.
> >  Brian
> > 
> > -- 
> > --
> > From the sofa of Brian Gaff -
> > briang1@blueyonder.co.uk
> > Blind user, so no pictures please!
> > "Andrew Owen" <aowen10@mail.bbk.ac.uk> wrote in message 
> > news:jpmg87$mqm$1@speranza.aioe.org...
> > >
> > > All to do with percieved value. There's a classic car I'm after that's not 
> > > particularly well regarded which means it's quite cheap. When the remaning 
> > > models on the road dwindle to the 100s it will appreciate in value. But 
> > > they sold an awful lot of Spectrums.
> > >
> > > On 24/05/2012 21:57, Brian Gaff wrote:
> > >> If more and more Spectrums end up as junk, then that makes those that are
> > >> left worth more, so do you think some time in the far distant future we 
> > >> can
> > >> look forward to a rich guy with a spectrum in his  climate controlled 
> > >> vault?
> > >>
> > >> Brian
> > >>
> > >
> 
> yes please roger jowett 38 plantation road ballykelly londonderry bt49 9hx

does it squeeze interlaced video modes out of the two video ram pages!
DMA support for multitech timex style hi colour sam mode 2 screen$? nope thought not!

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#1116

On Thursday, May 24, 2012 9:57:06 PM UTC+1, Brian Gaff wrote:
> If more and more Spectrums end up as junk, then that makes those that are 
> left worth more, so do you think some time in the far distant future we can 
> look forward to a rich guy with a spectrum in his  climate controlled vault?
> 
> Brian
> 
> -- 
> Brian Gaff....Note, this account does not accept Bcc: email.
>  graphics are great, but the blind can't hear them
> Email: 
> ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

I hope so. :-)  I've got about 10 of the little blighters!
I wonder how many as a percentage of those produced are still working today? 3%?  6?

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