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Juan F. Ramírez<p>Graffiti, a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BASIC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BASIC</span></a> program from <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/yourcomputer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>yourcomputer</span></a> magazine that lets you write in any of 8 directions.</p><p>Get its TZX file here:<br><a href="https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/27013/ZX-Spectrum/Video_Graffiti" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/</span><span class="invisible">27013/ZX-Spectrum/Video_Graffiti</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/zxspectrum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>zxspectrum</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retrogaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrogaming</span></a></p>
Juan F. Ramírez<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/yourcomputer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>yourcomputer</span></a> magazine told in 1983 the wonders of Sinclair Interface 1 that will allow "hundreds or thousands of Spectrum owners to communicate with each other in groups or up to 64"</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/zxspectrum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>zxspectrum</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retrogaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrogaming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/internet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>internet</span></a></p>
Juan F. Ramírez<p>You control a cargo hooper in this <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BASIC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BASIC</span></a> game from <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/yourcomputer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>yourcomputer</span></a> magazine.</p><p>Download it here:<br><a href="https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/393/ZX-Spectrum/Balloon_Hopper" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/</span><span class="invisible">393/ZX-Spectrum/Balloon_Hopper</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/zxspectrum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>zxspectrum</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retrogaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrogaming</span></a></p>
Juan F. Ramírez<p>Battle on Hoth, a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/starwars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>starwars</span></a> adventure in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BASIC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BASIC</span></a> from <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/yourcomputer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>yourcomputer</span></a> magazine.</p><p>Download it here:<br><a href="https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/460/ZX-Spectrum/Battle_on_Hoth" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/</span><span class="invisible">460/ZX-Spectrum/Battle_on_Hoth</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/zxspectrum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>zxspectrum</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retrogaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrogaming</span></a></p>
Juan F. Ramírez<p>Shoot as many aliens as you can in this <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BASIC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BASIC</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/machinecode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>machinecode</span></a> program from <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/yourcomputer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>yourcomputer</span></a> magazine.</p><p>Download the file game here:<br><a href="https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/1164/ZX-Spectrum/Crossfire" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/</span><span class="invisible">1164/ZX-Spectrum/Crossfire</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/zxspectrum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>zxspectrum</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retrogaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrogaming</span></a></p>
Juan F. Ramírez<p>In July 1986, upon confirmation of the imminent release of the new Spectrum +2, the main specialized publications speculated about what the new model would be like. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/microhobby" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>microhobby</span></a> compared its version with that of two British magazines: <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sinclairuser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sinclairuser</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/yourcomputer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>yourcomputer</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/zxspectrum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>zxspectrum</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retrogaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrogaming</span></a></p>
Juan F. Ramírez<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/yourcomputer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>yourcomputer</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/microhobby" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>microhobby</span></a> news from 1985 about Wine 'n' Dine, a program by wine expert Ian Hoare, coded to recommend wines to Peter Dominic off-licence shops. </p><p>Unfortunately the program hasn't been preserved</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/zxspectrum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>zxspectrum</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retrogaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrogaming</span></a></p>