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Opus Discovery - a Christmas taleBack in the day, when the ZX ruled the home computer market here in the UK, it suffered from 1 obvious problem: it lacked a fast mass media save/load…
... Gran. It was the best, no question. Gameplay, graphics and above ... for GliderRider (context sensitive music no less), Starglider and Starglider 2 ... degree (well...... a BBC Master 128, a BBC Master 512, 2 ... an Atari ST 512, a toastrack 128k and my beloved Spectrum ... -
Harlequin Rev. G - Composite video problem.What I'm about to describe I'm not experiencing it by myself, so the probable answer to any "have you tested this or that" question is no, I don't, b…
... or that" question is no, I don't, but ... correct face value componets, no shorts... and the computer ... RGB and via composite video on almost every TFT ... 1084S) just the composite video appears in B&W ... about the problem, to no contaminate his (their) reasoning ... -
128k toastrack helpHello everyone So. I just bought a toastrack 128k. No show when plugging into TV. The PSU is fine and tested with a multimeter. Chips are not gett…
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Help with +3 video no outputHi folks, I was recently trying to hook up my Speccys to my new LCD TV and I think I might have screwed something up. I had my +2 Grey hooked up v…
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Thank You video all my viewers, subs and advice for newbies getting trolledHi all, this video is to say thank you to all my viewers, subs and all those who have gone out their way to contribute to my retro game channel in ma…
Hi all, this video is to say thank you ... people out there than those "no good to anybody" trollers,...the ... -
Spectrum 48k and 128k membranes for sale, no China - productAs I heard that membranes got rare, I would like to remind that SINTECH produce membranes since 1995 and we still have about 200 Spectrum Plus membra…
... in 2014). So there is no need to worry, we have ... ://www.sintech-shop.de/48k-128-keyboard-membrane/a-3022/
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P.O.W.As far as I know, a port of P.O.W. (Prisoners of War) from NHK, doesn't exist. [img]https://cld.pt/dl/download/61d19b5e-453b-489c-b17b-d3ed6fccd594/…
... Synthetizer (similar to ZX 128 sound chip, but with 9 ... , Speech Synthesizer
Video:
256x224, Same width as ... had, since there are no miracles, but I believe ... inferred from original graphics, since no scaling is required.
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Composite video ghost image on ZX Spectrum 128K +2Hi, I have a ghost image on the composite video out on my ZX Spectrum 128K +2 and have run out of ideas of what could be wrong. Does anybody have a…
... image on the composite video out on my ZX ... fine apart from the composite video problem
I have ... the TEA2000 12V input with no obvious ripple.
- ... on the TV but the video was awful, probably becuase ... it
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128k toastrack board changesI was working on my spectrums this weekend and opened up my toast rack to look at the possibility of changing out the Electrolytic caps. I was awar…
... is going on here...the toastrack seems to work fine...I ... as I also get composite video from the RGB out to ... -
TK90X can't read tapesHi there, I was recently gifted a TK90X which seems to be mostly working and has been modded for composite already. Video displays fine and since I…
... modded for composite already.
Video displays fine and since I ... Sinclair Spectrum 48K, Sinclair Spectrum 128, Spectral, KC85/x, Camputers Lynx ... .
Any ideas? Sadly no scope available here as of ... /swapped IC10 and Q7 to no change.
Schematic I ... -
Athena 48 and 128 versions - what differences?There are two versions of Athena - for 48 and 128 machines. What is the difference between them? 128 version is about 16k bigger (TZX file), it has n…
There are two versions of Athena - for 48 and 128 machines. What is the difference between them? 128 version is about 16k bigger (TZX file), it has no AY sound, so what is the extra feature? -
Toastrack - faint monochrome displayHi all, I've got a Toastrack with a video issue on both RGB and RF. I get a faint monochrome screen: on one LCD display it is predominately white,…
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Interface 1 RS232 Just Speccy 128Hi Im a little perplexed I have a 48k Spectrum+ with Interface 1 and 4 drives which i have connected to my laptop(Windoze10) via rs232 and have no…
... (Windoze10) via rs232 and have no problems pushing stuff back and ... , I also have a JustSpeccy 128(lovely machine) with Interface 1 ... and 4 drives but no matter what i cant seem ... to send or receive anything no matter if im in 48 ... -
Interface 1 RS232 Just Speccy 128 (again)ok so i started this post in the wrong section so here it is again. [b]thesender[/b] [i]Im a little perplexed I have a 48k Spectrum+ with Interfa…
... ) via rs232 and have no problems pushing stuff back and ... I also have a JustSpeccy 128(lovely machine) with Interface 1 ... and 4 drives but no matter what i cant ... send or receive anything no matter if im in ... rs232 port and no the JustSpeccy has no serial port [/i ... -
ZX Nuvo 128..Hi There, I have built the ZX Nuvo 128 by Superfo, but it has a problem. The machine is working, but the video signal is completely bonkers. I've …
... have built the ZX Nuvo 128 by Superfo, but it has ... machine is working, but the video signal is completely bonkers. I ... -
Strange Fault on 128 +2 GreyHi I've got 2 128 +2 Grey Spectrums and I thought they were both in good working order but it seems not but I have no idea what is wrong with one …
... not but I have no idea what is wrong ... games were Renegade 128 and Bubble Bobble 128. The thing is ... assurance that there are no loading errors. On the ... controls, title screen had 128 music and game worked ... , title screen displayed ok (no music - but AY music ... -
Harlequin 128 issue 1Bhello Superfo i have the Harlequin 128 issue 1B i have a question. when i connect interface one the Harlequin is not booting up if i force to work l…
... Superfo i have the Harlequin 128 issue 1B i have a ... interface one to work on 128 mode?
if i remember ... ) the interface on worked with no problems
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Harlequin video problemsHi everyone at the forums, this is my first post here, so forgive me if I don't post this at the right place. I hope that you can help me. I buil…
... weeks ago. I have absolutely no knowledge of spectrum computers, so ... I have no idea why, but the video output is very ... -
PROJECT ZX II - New Exclusive Game! Sir Clive is Back!!!Sir Clive Sinclair is back!!! Following years of contentness after inventing his 128k+1 toastrack Spectrum which was his way of appologising to the …
... after inventing his 128k+1 toastrack Spectrum which was his way ... by myself to make sure no bugs are found and you ... /games.html
REVIEW VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch ... -
D.T Decathlon vs Hyper Sports vs D.T Supertest 128Hi everyone and welcome to the August 2018 edition of the "Which Is Best?" series. Last month I placed International Karate and IK+ (representing al…
... and Daley Thompson's Supertest 128, which game do you think ... decide in the actual VS video:
https://www.youtube.com ... -
PLATOTerm for IRATA.ONLINE for ZX SpectrumHello everyone, I've been holding off on any formal announcement until the terminal actually functioned, but, now that there is a version of PLAT…
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* Commodore 64
* Commodore 128 (uses the VDC)
* TI ... />
Here's a GIF video shot of it running:
no money, no data. This is all ... -
How to convert a video to THIS specific format?Hello, all.. Our school has an old Exterity digital display which plays MPG format videos. It's used in our corridor areas for "welcome to the sch…
... play on these display units? No. No I cannot. I've ... life of me get a video converted with the same ... soul could look at the video in this link, and ... This is just an example video that does work on the ... it can't play the video. Just click download.
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Video: ZX Spectrum 128K Toastrack Investronica Repair and RestorationSinclair ZX Spectrum 128K "Toastrack" repair and restoration. Again "untested" meant "not working", but in the end we were able to leave it as good a…
Sinclair ZX Spectrum 128K "Toastrack" repair and restoration. Again "untested" meant "not working", but in the end we were able to leave it as good as new.
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Video: ZX Spectrum 128K Toastrack Repair and Jailbar ReductionBack with another ZX Spectrum 128K "Toastrack" repair, but this time looking into "jailbar" reduction as well with some interesting results. https:…
Back with another ZX Spectrum 128K "Toastrack" repair, but this time looking into "jailbar" reduction as well with some interesting results.
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Fixing a ZX Clone from .ru - 27 years late.Hi there, I've currently assembled another russian clone a "Compact 256 Turbo" from a PCB I bought. The machine appears to be fully functional and o…
... !INT is triggered, but with no change. Personally I'd love ... , BK, !SCR relate how the video output is formed.
Documentation:
Schematic for Compact 128 here (that machine has a ... .it.omegahg.com/Compact/COMPACT-128.pdf
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No AY sound from online emulatorsI've writing an app that makes sound using the AY. I have a simple update mechanism that works like this: 1. During a frame, I write values to a b…
... (QAOP and JSSpeccy) I get no sound. Other games/apps [i ... />
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So video games don't actually cause aggresive behaviour...Just for fun, I've finally come across an article where scientists are verifying all those researches and it turned out that all those researches wer…
... almost four decades of research, no consensus has been reached among ... on the impact of violent video games on aggressive behaviour amongst ... .livemint.com/mint-lounge/features/video-games-with-violent-content-don ... -
shorted MIC output? ToastrackI have this toastrack with no sound output on the MIC. EAR is fine and I can load games perfectly fine. Also I can output sound with no problem on t…
I have this toastrack with no sound output on the MIC.< ... I can output sound with no problem on the EAR port ... -
Bit of fun - ToastRack , one change onlyAlthough there's an old "one change only" topic about, I was thinking about the toastyrack 128's earlier. Its actually the only Spectrum model I've n…
... was thinking about the toastyrack 128's earlier. Its actually the ... be given to costs so no adding on another 384K of ... more 'does not work on 128' is OK though I guess ... -
ZEsarUX 9.1New ZEsarUX stable version 9.1 :) You will find, as always, compiled versions for Linux, FreeBSD, Mac and Windows. The source code is available,…
... , licensed on GNU GPL, and no cost!
This new ... line lenght usually longer than 128 bytes
-Fixed loading executable ... panic when initializing audio and video drivers
Fixed panic extracting ...
