speccy slang , also: specky slang

He's then able to turn himself invisible, enabling him to torture Speccy.

He does so by taking Speccy's glasses off and snapping them in half, then hits his head repeatedly on the table.

Speccy Keogh, that was who - and hadn't old Sergeant always used to stick up for him?

Angry Kid then hits Speccy with a shoe, and the nightmares end.

The Spectrum is affectionately known as the Speccy by elements of its fan following.

'But if it gets to that stage, then you're going to be very glad you paid attention to the speccy bloke from MI5.

And anyway, I'm already a speccy.

Note: The uncut version of this episode sees a somewhat more graphic conclusion when Speccy gets hit.

Why, for instance, should Speccy - or 'the Favourite' -why should he alone get this crack at a special Tech.

How's things then, Speccy?

Or an Atari ST which was just too expensive in comparison with the trusty Speccy.

And Speccy does sign it, but not as himself, saying that Angry Kid didn't specify that the signature had to be his.

Oi, Ginger Speccy!

Mike Cooper as Speccy, Angry Kid's nerdy "best friend".

'Hello there, Speccy,' the bully growled, approaching in a half-crouch, his arms spread wide, defying Harry to run.

One look at the screenshots will tell you this isn't a dodgy Speccy port, updating about as fast as a reasonably athletic snail.

When Dad asks what's going on, Angry Kid puts the bag of nuts over Speccy's head and pretends that everything's fine.

But Dad gets suspicious when he sees the bag over Speccy's head and orders Angry Kid to take it off, which he does.

Chemistry Angry Kid and Speccy are doing experiments, but Angry Kid uses anything he can lay his hands on.

The ZX Spectrum version's review in Your Sinclair called it "the best Speccy flight sim to date".

Angry Kid is promptly told off before Speccy keeps saying, "There's no place like home" 3 times (a reference to The Wizard of Oz).

Piriform's projects include CCleaner, Recuva, Defraggler, and Speccy, with at least two more products under development for a future release.

A flickscreen arcade adventure in the Dizzy mould,Sceptre Of Baghdad is a conversion of the yonks-old Speccy game.