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So what is the best Spectrum?I've had a search and even though i can remember a similar thread somewhere I'll twist it a bit. Whats the best "unmodified" Spectrum? (modification…
... like the 128k toastie. While the feel of the keyboard was arguably ... nice keyboard and tape action ready to go.. its 128k and while ... Rack
2x 128k +2 Fully working
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R-785.0-1.0 5v 1A DC-DC converter Group Order.As discussed in the other thread there seems to be interest in getting a consignment of these devices. I can get 50 @ [strike]?4.40[/strike] and pos…
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Put me down for 3 at that price buddy =)
Since one will go in my toast rack, I will find uses for the other two ;)
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[NEW] Speccy for Android ReleasedHello, All! A while ago, I have released the Android version of [i]Speccy[/i], my ZX Spectrum emulator. It emulates Spectrum 16k, 48k, 128k, +2, +2A…
... . It emulates Spectrum 16k, 48k, 128k, +2, +2A, +3, Timex TC2048, TS2068 ... TS2040, Alphacom32
[*]Emulated audio: 128k and Fuller AY8910 PSGs
[*]Touch screen virtual keyboard
[*]Touch screen virtual joystick ... -
What happened to the Elite Systems Spectrum?Back in February of this year I read an article that Elite Systems were going to re-release the ZX Spectrum for the 30th Anniversary in 2012. Is thi…
... not got a rubber key keyboard, but - even if it doesn ... SD Card and PS/2 keyboard support. Full 48/128K PAL/NTSC compatibility ... -
What happened to the Elite Systems Spectrum?Back in February of this year I read an article that Elite Systems were going to re-release the ZX Spectrum for the 30th Anniversary in 2012. Is thi…
... not got a rubber key keyboard, but - even if it doesn ... SD Card and PS/2 keyboard support. Full 48/128K PAL/NTSC compatibility ... ? I'm curious about the keyboard and connectors. :) Great idea ... -
What happened to the Elite Systems Spectrum?Back in February of this year I read an article that Elite Systems were going to re-release the ZX Spectrum for the 30th Anniversary in 2012. Is thi…
... not got a rubber key keyboard, but - even if it doesn ... SD Card and PS/2 keyboard support. Full 48/128K PAL/NTSC compatibility ... -
What happened to the Elite Systems Spectrum?Back in February of this year I read an article that Elite Systems were going to re-release the ZX Spectrum for the 30th Anniversary in 2012. Is thi…
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What happened to the Elite Systems Spectrum?Back in February of this year I read an article that Elite Systems were going to re-release the ZX Spectrum for the 30th Anniversary in 2012. Is thi…
... SD Card and PS/2 keyboard support. Full 48/128K PAL/NTSC compatibility ... -
RFC: Hardware Documentation ProjectI've noticed quite a few threads recently about missing schematics and suchlike. I've also been thinking about the low quality of some of the schemat…
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Forcing a 128K/+2 grey computer to boot into ... /> Downgrading a +3 to +2 (grey) to workaround an ULA ... colour video on a 128K heatsink, and adding ... method to build a 48K keyboard membrane:
[url ... (Retrowiki magazine #1 and #2
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The new Superfo cloneHi In the spanish forum speccy.org some guys and me have optimized the superfo clon to have less ICs. The actual design has 39 ICs versus the 45 ICs…
which case will the PCB be designed for? 128k+, +2, +2a/b or +3?
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The new Superfo cloneHi In the spanish forum speccy.org some guys and me have optimized the superfo clon to have less ICs. The actual design has 39 ICs versus the 45 ICs…
... ? 128k+, +2, +2a/b or +3?
just wondering as the keyboard ... the official machines. The grey +2 can be fixed with Velesoft ... -
The new Superfo cloneHi In the spanish forum speccy.org some guys and me have optimized the superfo clon to have less ICs. The actual design has 39 ICs versus the 45 ICs…
... ? 128k+, +2, +2a/b or +3?
just wondering as the keyboard ... -
48K/128K classificationI'm sorry if I've looked in the wrong places and not found it, but what are the rules regarding a game being listed as either: ZX Spectrum 48K ZX Sp…
... software)
* requires an issue 2 keyboard (some early software)
* ... Ultimate releases)
* requires 128K of RAM (most 128 software ... * requires a 128 or original +2 (things that use the original ... works with an issue 3 keyboard (some of it still ... -
48K/128K classificationI'm sorry if I've looked in the wrong places and not found it, but what are the rules regarding a game being listed as either: ZX Spectrum 48K ZX Sp…
... /> If the advert says 48K/128K/+2 but doesn't use any ... things that require an issue 2 keyboard to make it worth doing ... -
WIP: ULAPlus hardware implementationThis aims to be an "almost" plug-in replacement for the Sinclair ULA chip fitted in Spectrum 16K/48K/Plus machines. It comes in a form of a small PC…
... room in both models, the 128k +2 (Grey) below, also has pin ... plastic still close and the keyboard isn't hitting either the ... own one of the dirtiest 128k +2 spectrum's in the world ... most correct about the earlier 128k machines - the ULA's of ... -
WIP: ULAPlus hardware implementationThis aims to be an "almost" plug-in replacement for the Sinclair ULA chip fitted in Spectrum 16K/48K/Plus machines. It comes in a form of a small PC…
... with my Spectrum issue 2 I'm using. According ... DivIDE.
Keyboard seems to work ok. Haven ... tried with a real keyboard membrane. As you will ... , I'm using the PS/2 keyboard external interface.
128K timmings. It shows the ... -
What Spectrum projects (Software/Games/Utility)(Hardware)(Others) are you working on?So, basically that :) You dont have to give names or more clues if you dont want to ;) Also, if you are working on more than one, you can tell all of…
... joystick (a CDTV pad), PS/2 keyboard and mouse, multiple emulated disk ... , can pretend to be a 128K Spectrum with ULA Plus... and ... -
What Spectrum projects (Software/Games/Utility)(Hardware)(Others) are you working on?So, basically that :) You dont have to give names or more clues if you dont want to ;) Also, if you are working on more than one, you can tell all of…
... joystick (a CDTV pad), PS/2 keyboard and mouse, multiple emulated disk ... , can pretend to be a 128K Spectrum with ULA Plus... and ... -
The new Superfo cloneHi In the spanish forum speccy.org some guys and me have optimized the superfo clon to have less ICs. The actual design has 39 ICs versus the 45 ICs…
... more cycle accurate routines than 128K ones.
[QUOTE=velesoft ... line on the C8051F340 (PS/2 microcontroller), and enable/disable /WAIT ... "Pause" in the external PS/2 keyboard. -
What kind of Spectrum year was 2012 for you?2012 was for me a low Spectrum year, I coded just 1 game and that was only during the Spectrumdays in Cambridge. So on Spectrumfront it was low, but…
... -Profile keyboard, an extra Opus discovery, a 128K +2, a grey 128K, a black 128K ... , a SAGA Emperor keyboard and a ... -
Upgrading from 48k to 128kApart from natural progression. What game(s) sold it to you that you HAD to upgrade and nag at your parents countless times after that point to get …
... of years later +2.
It was the +2 keyboard that appealed to ... me. I asked mum for a 128K Toastrack ... +2 came out.
Ironically, nowadays, the 48K rubber keyboard is ... my Spectrum of choice. A lot of +2 ... -
Plus D Voltage Regulator OrientationHi, I?ve got a Plus D Disc Interface circuit board without case from a friend. Sadly he sends it to me without care for proper packaging. So it arr…
... a Spectrum 48k + and a 128k +2 Black Model
I then ... not working or false working keyboard!
And the PlusD?s ... -
Dreaming of SpectrumsThis is a sad omission, but last night I dreamt about ZX Spectrums. I dreamt that I went into this charity shop and inside on the bottom shelf at th…
... because he had reserved some 128k Spectrums for me. Turned out ... , there were two prototype Sinclair 128k+2 looking things, one grey and ... hand side of each the keyboard was an extension to the ... -
Elite Kickstarter ProjectAs some of may know Steve Wilcox of Elite is currently close to raising ?60k via Kickstarter to begin manufacturing a USB spectrum keyboard. I have g…
... ?50 for a Bluetooth Spectrum Keyboard for selected Android devices
2. Those owed money may sue ... before even thinking about the keyboard project.
I ... personally have preferred a 48k+\128k style keyboard myself. -
PC Keyboard Interface v2014.1A new version of the PC keyboard interface is coming up, with a few improvements: - 'Reset-bug' removed - Smaller, just one inch high, hence cheaper …
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Connect a PS/2 keyboard to your ZX Spectrum!
Keyboard interface is compatible with the ZX Spectrum 16K, 48K, 128K ... and grey +2.
But NOT with ... or Spanish PS/2 keyboard, or PS/2 compatible USB keyboard with USB to ... -
Sinclair 128k available?Hello there, Spectrum fans! Let me introduce myself. I am from Russia, my name is Dimitri. In the 90-s I was working for a firm producing ZX Spectru…
... agree that, nice as the 128K toastracks are to own, the ... grey +2's are probably the best ... not heard of a grey +2 keyboard membrane needing replacement for example ... />
Only issue with the +2's is the incorrect orientation ... -
Sinclair 128k available?Hello there, Spectrum fans! Let me introduce myself. I am from Russia, my name is Dimitri. In the 90-s I was working for a firm producing ZX Spectru…
... agree that, nice as the 128K toastracks are to own, the ... grey +2's are probably the best ... not heard of a grey +2 keyboard membrane needing replacement for example ... />
Only issue with the +2's is the incorrect orientation ... -
How important is the 9V line?I'm in the middle of resurrecting an Opus Discovery. The transformer is gone so Im using a small switched mode PSU from a PC. My plan is to bypass …
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using a plain Spectrum(+) / 128k/+2 grey the 9V should not ... reducing the life of the keyboard membrane. Reducing the 12V to ... -
How important is the 9V line?I'm in the middle of resurrecting an Opus Discovery. The transformer is gone so Im using a small switched mode PSU from a PC. My plan is to bypass …
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using a plain Spectrum(+) / 128k/+2 grey the 9V should not ... reducing the life of the keyboard membrane. Reducing the 12V to ... -
Opus Discovery "the big switch on" (after 20 years)I have a few of these Opus Discovery's with different Eproms in that have not been swiched for 15-20 years or so . I am in no rush to switch any on …
... to be a Bluetooth/USB keyboard and an emulator. There’s ... , a kit for building a 128K Spectrum which will fit into ... it does need an original 128K/+2 (grey) ULA.
None ...
