If I said 'Lenslok' how many commanders would smile...

[Saool]

...and know what I was talking about?

EDIT: the correct spelling was 'lenslok'

 

[hs0003]

Non so far

 

[Zieman]

Quite many methinks.

And the smile might be with gritted teeth too...

 

[Adam Lusardi]

No idea all this new stuff is beyond me.

 

[kapparomeo]

I certainly remember trying to squint at the burgundy-coloured pages of the Amiga Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles manual, if that's what you're getting at...

 

[QorbeQ]

See signature

 

[Andy_Pipkin]

It's lenslok.

 

[Arjin]

...and know what I was talking about?

EDIT: the correct spelling was 'lenslok'

Any resemblance to couchlock? lol

 

[PavelKCZ]

Yes, I remember this small plastic optical gizmo. Probably, I have one in my old Elite box, together with the ZX-Spectrum casette. But I do not have a casette deck anymore

 

[Marra Morgan]

I remember it, but I'm not smiling!

 

[Marshall...]

I would squint both eyes, grimace and then depending if I got it right either smile or curse!

Lenslok causing squiffy eyes since 84. I'm sure there were a couple of other games that used it too...

 

[Asp Explorer]

They were a nightmare to tread on in bare feet, nearly as bad as a mains plug

 

[Vincent Starson]

Who needs memory when you have Google?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenslok

Summary: DRM for 1984 Elite on the ZF Spectrum.

 

[Adam Lusardi]

Who needs memory when you have Google?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenslok

Summary: DRM for 1984 Elite on the ZF Spectrum.

Ah That's why I don't remember them "Acorn rules"

 

[OrLoK]

Hello there

I hated...no, really hated em.

Rgds

LoK

 

[Samosa]

That thing... I had a sort of hate-hate relationship with.

Pretty sure it was the Spectrum version with which I had to use that.

 

[pev69]

I never understood when it was criticised about being difficult to use. It always worked without problems with my Elite in Spectrum. A very ingenious system!

 

[PavelKCZ]

Who needs memory when you have Google?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenslok

Summary: DRM for 1984 Elite on the ZF Spectrum.

Yep, my old rubber Speccy. Funny thing is that I still have the 300/1200 Bd modem, which I built myself for the ZX-Spectrum and lately adapted for my Amstrad PCW 512. Really nice piece of home made hardware.

 

[Tuub t Tute]

I remember thinking it was brilliant you didn't need one for the C64 version

 

[nighthawk71]

When I bought my copy of C64 Elite late last year, I could've ended up with a copy that has the Lenslok system. It was 2 listings on Amazon, one with Lenslok, and another without it (the US version had 2 disk releases, first one had Lenslok, second one ditched the Lenslok and added Fast Loader and C128 compatability, iirc), I bought the latter.