Hi Specchums!

Looks like the next Speccy Next kickstarter will be delivering late summer/autumn. I am of course excited to get back into tinkering with some real hardware and programming some NextBASIC in the nude, just as Sir Clive intended for us to use our Spectrums in the privacy of our own bedrooms.

Anyone else part of the SpecNext hype train, or should I be prepared to be chased out of the group with pitchforks, torches and dog poo on the end of shovels?

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On 21/06/2023 14:04, richneptune wrote:

Anyone else part of the SpecNext hype train, or should I be prepared to be chased out of the group with pitchforks, torches and dog poo on the end of shovels?

*waves* Yep, I'm eagerly waiting on mine. Although I have no idea where
I'm going to put it, or what I'm going to do with it.

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On 2023-06-24, our chum 'Calum' wrote:

*waves* Yep, I'm eagerly waiting on mine. Although I have no idea where
I'm going to put it, or what I'm going to do with it.

Sounds pretty much like me! I'll definitely use it to run some games
with massive overclocks, check out the BBS scene and play with some of
the Next specific software. Definitely can't wait to unbox it, though!

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On 21/06/2023 14:04, richneptune wrote:

Hi Specchums!

Looks like the next Speccy Next kickstarter will be delivering late summer/autumn. I am of course excited to get back into tinkering with some real
hardware and programming some NextBASIC in the nude, just as Sir Clive intended
for us to use our Spectrums in the privacy of our own bedrooms.

Anyone else part of the SpecNext hype train, or should I be prepared to be chased out of the group with pitchforks, torches and dog poo on the end of shovels?

Yep, I'm excitedly waiting on mine. And I've pre-downloaded the Next
assembly programming manual to get going straight away :)

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richneptune <nntp@removeme.ilovesausag.es> wrote:

Hi Specchums!

Looks like the next Speccy Next kickstarter will be delivering late summer/autumn. I am of course excited to get back into tinkering with some real
hardware and programming some NextBASIC in the nude, just as Sir Clive intended
for us to use our Spectrums in the privacy of our own bedrooms.

Anyone else part of the SpecNext hype train, or should I be prepared to be chased out of the group with pitchforks, torches and dog poo on the end of shovels?

Hi,

Yes I am on the Next hype train. It has been a long time coming but it will be worth the wait.

Cheers
Pierre

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On 24/06/2023 18:18, Calum wrote:

On 21/06/2023 14:04, richneptune wrote:

Anyone else part of the SpecNext hype train, or should I be prepared
to be
chased out of the group with pitchforks, torches and dog poo on the
end of
shovels?

*waves* Yep, I'm eagerly waiting on mine. Although I have no idea where
I'm going to put it, or what I'm going to do with it.

It arrived just in time for Christmas. Still have no idea where I'm
going to put it or what I'm going to do with it, but I'm enjoying
reading the manual!

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On 28/12/2023 20:59, Calum wrote:

On 24/06/2023 18:18, Calum wrote:

On 21/06/2023 14:04, richneptune wrote:

Anyone else part of the SpecNext hype train, or should I be prepared
to be
chased out of the group with pitchforks, torches and dog poo on the
end of
shovels?

*waves* Yep, I'm eagerly waiting on mine. Although I have no idea
where I'm going to put it, or what I'm going to do with it.

It arrived just in time for Christmas. Still have no idea where I'm
going to put it or what I'm going to do with it,

I got mine just before Christmas too...I've been enjoying downloading
old games on it - and I might use it to develop a CSSCGC entry this year
too.

but I'm enjoying reading the manual!

It's a thing of beauty, isn't it?

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On 31/12/2023 01:24, Matt Rudge wrote:

It's a thing of beauty, isn't it?

It is. To be honest I also hadn't realised how many improvements were in
Next BASIC... I obviously knew the graphics and sound stuff had been
ramped up, but I didn't know about all the general language niceties.

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On Tue, 2 Jan 2024 17:35:32 +0000, Calum <com.gmail@nospam.scottishwildcat> did make me awaken from my chaotic existentialism when they didst announce:

On 31/12/2023 01:24, Matt Rudge wrote:

It's a thing of beauty, isn't it?

It is. To be honest I also hadn't realised how many improvements were in >Next BASIC... I obviously knew the graphics and sound stuff had been
ramped up, but I didn't know about all the general language niceties.

So here's the big question - Was the Next worth the price/wait?

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richneptune <nntp@removeme.ilovesausag.es> wrote:

Hi Specchums!

Looks like the next Speccy Next kickstarter will be delivering late summer/autumn. I am of course excited to get back into tinkering with some real
hardware and programming some NextBASIC in the nude, just as Sir Clive intended
for us to use our Spectrums in the privacy of our own bedrooms.

Anyone else part of the SpecNext hype train, or should I be prepared to be chased out of the group with pitchforks, torches and dog poo on the end of shovels?

My ZX Spectrum Next KS2 has arrived in Melbourne, Australia. Happy Days :)

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