Excerpts from "The Spectrum of Adventure" (Part 6) by Thomas A. Christie
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In this section: "The Pawn" by Magnetic Scrolls for Rainbird Software (1987)Excerpts from "The Spectrum of Adventure" by Thomas A. ChristieThe Sinclair ZX Spectrum was one of the most popular home computers in British history, selling over five million units in its 1980s heyday.Amongst the thousands of titles released for the Spectrum during its lifetime, the text adventure game was to emerge as one of the most significant genres on the system.Covering 100 games in all, this book celebrates the Spectrum’s thriving interactive fiction scene of the eighties, chronicling the achievements of major publishers as well as independent developers from the machine’s launch in 1982 until the end of the decade in 1989."The Spectrum of Adventure" is Copyright ©2016 Thomas A. Christie, all rights reserved, and is published by Extremis Publishing Ltd.This title is available as a physical book from www.extremispublishing.com and all good online retailers and independent booksellers worldwide.
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Tramp For The Lord - I Got Nothin'
A song about love and loss, written and sung by Doug Cox, Preformed by "Tramp for the Lord"Doug Cox - guitar and vocals, Jim Ferguson - bass guitar, autoharp and vocals, Mark Mastopietro - lap steel guitar and William Fowler - drums and percussion. Directed and edited by Kevin Sonnichsen and shot by Ryan Johnson on 7-5-12, in San Francisco .
Daisy Chute Interview
Inside Story, Kate Stewart interviews Daisy Chute. Daisy Chute is a folk songstress and multi-instrumentalist and regular on the London music scene. Formerly of Decca’s platinum-selling classical group All Angels. Daisy came first in the Coffee Music Project singer-songwriter competition with her song ‘London’s on Fire’ and had a successful tour of America. Daisy has been lucky enough to be mentored by rock royalty Sir Ray Davies and featured as a vocalist on Radiohead’s latest album A Moon Shaped Pool. Daisy and her music has been compared to Simon and Garfunkel and Joni Mitchell
Secrets and Mysteries of the Heart 200 Route, chapters 21 & 22
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