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RGB SCART Not Working on ZX 128K (heatsink)I've just received a SCART RGB to HDMI converter and it is not working with my ZX 128K (heatsink). I do have the correct 128K SCART cable (which is d…
... HDMI converter and it is not working with my ZX 128K (heatsink ... 's just that... the Spectrum 128K heatsink doesn't output an ... for the +2 and +2A models, uses diodes and resistors to do a ... -
RGB SCART Not Working on ZX 128K (heatsink)I've just received a SCART RGB to HDMI converter and it is not working with my ZX 128K (heatsink). I do have the correct 128K SCART cable (which is d…
... just that... the Spectrum 128K heatsink doesn't output ... the +2 and +2A models, uses diodes and resistors to do ... what I know 128K, +2,+2A,+2B,+3 output analog ... etc. The cable for 128K is the same as the ... the first place and diodes and resistors certainly can' ... -
RGB SCART Not Working on ZX 128K (heatsink)I've just received a SCART RGB to HDMI converter and it is not working with my ZX 128K (heatsink). I do have the correct 128K SCART cable (which is d…
... The TTL RGB signal from 128K is technically called digital, ... br />
Regarding the 128K and +2 RGB output - you' ... to 128k vs +2A as that is what I have and ... all, talk about 128K, +2 RGB vs +2A,+3. Same ... , it says it's for 128K and +2.
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Project OTLA / k7zx (high speed loading)Hello, I am proud fan of zx spectrum (I do not have speccy, but clones (Didaktik Gama, Didaktik M)), I am using portable CD player to load games. Al…
... adding support for the 128k model's serial port. ... this is very true and throws timings off quite a bit, ... the loader's address and then relocating when the ... loader while I rewrite and enhance the transfer utility ... on the audio input and this might convert the ... -
New Russian ZX clones available?Is it possible to buy new Russion ZX clones? I mean where these computer build nowadays? Micky
... support). Available as a kit and as assembled board, but ... of boards (~$25, empty board) and kits produced, no assembled boards ... (popular modern very simple 48K/128K clone), FPGA-based, no real ... 14/28 MHz, 128K, AY, Pentagon timings, PS/2 keyboard and mouse, no ... -
New Russian ZX clones available?Is it possible to buy new Russion ZX clones? I mean where these computer build nowadays? Micky
... (popular modern very simple 48K/128K clone), FPGA-based, no real ... /14/28 MHz, 128K, AY, Pentagon timings, PS/2 keyboard and mouse, no ... , empty board is ~$8.5, and components are ~$58.
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Help me understand ZX RGB signal (long)This will be a long post so please bear with me and most importantly help me. I have a 128K+ and +2A that I'm trying to get working with my 15kHz RG…
... from my +2A to the PIN 16 and 18 on 128K and that also ... /> The only imperfection on the 128K SCART RGB signal is that ... as recommended by the online 128K RGB documentation. Could that cause ... output for reference.
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DIVIDE games crashingMy DIVIDE arrived today complete with 512K CF Card, ready to go. First impressions, really good - simple file browser works fine & games load no prob…
... But +2A/+2B/+3 models use modified ZX rom and some games ... /> (Contain also BOMB JACK for +2A)[/QUOTE]
I ... emulators (SpecEmu, Jspeccy) with +2A and +3 models, but game always ... either..
With original 48/128k and grey +2 model, game running ... -
DIVIDE games crashingMy DIVIDE arrived today complete with 512K CF Card, ready to go. First impressions, really good - simple file browser works fine & games load no prob…
... couple emulators (SpecEmu, Jspeccy) with +2A and +3 models, but game always ... either..
With original 48/128k and grey +2 model, game running ... -
128+ and Divide+ not working togetheri think theres something wrong with my 128 (toastrack), divide+ just wont work on it, corrupted screen on bootup and with big thick black bars rollin…
... my 128K+ and DIVIde+. DIVIde+ works on my 48K, 48K+, +2A, but not 128K+. 128K ... + works fine by itself, the edge connector is clean and ... somebody reports unexplainable problems between 128K+ and DIVIde+. I gave up on ... -
128+ and Divide+ not working togetheri think theres something wrong with my 128 (toastrack), divide+ just wont work on it, corrupted screen on bootup and with big thick black bars rollin…
... my 128K+ and DIVIde+. DIVIde+ works on my 48K, 48K+, +2A, but not 128K+. 128K ... + works fine by itself, the edge connector is clean and ... somebody reports unexplainable problems between 128K+ and DIVIde+. I gave up on ... -
Genesis: dawn of a new day, new game from RetroWorks!It's been a long development, but finally we made it. We proudly present the latest game from RetroWorks, Genesis: dawn of a new day. [img]http://ww…
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With it being 128K only, one of the first ... test it :). Both the toastrack and +2A/+3 variations (to check the ... of sprites on screen/colour, and colour lost this time. I ... -
What Spectrum to choose?Hi i'm new to the Spectrum. I read 'bout it in CDA (Polish game magazine) and watched LGR review of the 48k and it REALLY interested me. What model m…
... to the original 128K but has a better keyboard and a built ... grey +2 / original 128K, but the original 128K can be expensive, the ... .
The +3 (and +2a, the +2a is tape player built in ... -
What Spectrum to choose?Hi i'm new to the Spectrum. I read 'bout it in CDA (Polish game magazine) and watched LGR review of the 48k and it REALLY interested me. What model m…
... to the original 128K but has a better keyboard and a built ... grey +2 / original 128K, but the original 128K can be expensive, the ... .
The +3 (and +2a, the +2a is tape player built in ... tyat wont work on the +2a anywhere? -
What Spectrum to choose?Hi i'm new to the Spectrum. I read 'bout it in CDA (Polish game magazine) and watched LGR review of the 48k and it REALLY interested me. What model m…
... between the 128k and the +2a is the floating bus, and more games than ... the 48k/128k to synchronise the screen. With a +2a/+3, Amstrad ... /> The 128k had some enormous bugs in the ROM, and I'd ... want to play both 48k and 128k games. I'd only go ... -
What Spectrum to choose?Hi i'm new to the Spectrum. I read 'bout it in CDA (Polish game magazine) and watched LGR review of the 48k and it REALLY interested me. What model m…
... [b]avoid[/b] the +3 and +2A - a lot of them have ... it's not horribly distorted, and it's undoubtedly the best ... -channel sound chip, the original 128K ("toastrack") is best. -
What Spectrum to choose?Hi i'm new to the Spectrum. I read 'bout it in CDA (Polish game magazine) and watched LGR review of the 48k and it REALLY interested me. What model m…
... avoid[/b] the +3 and +2A - a lot of them ... sound chip, the original 128K ("toastrack") is best.[/QUOTE ... 128K toastrack has "buggy" ROM. The Grey +2 (and ... have heard the drives and more particularly the ... has a reset button and marginally better keyboard. Many ... -
What Spectrum to choose?Hi i'm new to the Spectrum. I read 'bout it in CDA (Polish game magazine) and watched LGR review of the 48k and it REALLY interested me. What model m…
... because of the floating bus and that can be bodged up ... ]
The +2A is identical to the +3, and the +2B is ... technically superior to the Sinclair 128k and the +2. (that's why ... -
What Spectrum to choose?Hi i'm new to the Spectrum. I read 'bout it in CDA (Polish game magazine) and watched LGR review of the 48k and it REALLY interested me. What model m…
... technically superior to the Sinclair 128k and the +2. (that's ... the hardware fix for the +2a/b/+3?
[ ... decode the IN #FF port and make a real read from ... D7 of the video RAM and D7 of the auxiliary (full ... D7 of the video RAM and D7 of the auxiliary ( ... -
The Ultimate Spectrum, made from old spectrumsGiven that all types of the Spectrum are less than ideal in one respect or another, I wondered what the ulimate refinement would be, but just using o…
... didn't Andrew choose the +2a as the basis because the ... ?[/QUOTE]
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Was the +3 a missed opportunity?I just wanted to gauge WOS opinion on this. Do people think that the +3 was a bit of disappointment that didn't really advance the hardware as much a…
... rgb output on a +3 (and +2a for that matter) doesn't ... 's compared to the grey and toastrack.
So why ... 9v line for obvious reasons and there is no YUV signals ... is the same in the 128k and the +2. -
contended memory...so memory contention on the toastrack and the grey +2 is in the wrong place compared to the documentation, yet the +2a/b and +3 it is in the correct …
... banks on the toastrack/+2 and the +2a/b/3.
and whether they were coded to ... /+2B but suffer on a 128k or +2.
... was written for the 128k or +2 and fiddled with until it ... twice the life of the 128k and +2. On the other ... -
DivIDE AvailabilityMorning All, Sorry if this is posted in the wrong place but not quite sure what sub-forum cover's it ? Is anyone still making and selling DivIDE's …
... 48K Speccy and (probably) a 128K and +2 too, but on a +2A/B ... it's a bit too wide and gets in ... -
heatsink on the grey+2anyone ever modded one to run without the heatsink? I know some have on the 48k's but I wouldn't mind removing it from one of mine. If so, any tips …
... /> Well my friend, the +2A/B and +3 Spectrums have an external ... supply.
+5v +12v and -12v if memory serves, importantly ... you could power up your +2A/B and +3 with a slightly ... ZX Spectrums 16k,48k,48k+, 128k and 128k+2 are all of the ... -
+2 grey composite modWithout digging out the schematics, is it possible to do the composite mod like the 48k on these?
... that takes the luma and chroma signals straight off ... composite mod on a Speccy 128k "toast rack"? I bought ... ll treat myself to a 128k and want to know how ... on the Tea 2000 Hack and a couple of capacitors / ... believe that the 128+2a/b and +3 are almost peritel ... -
+2 grey composite modWithout digging out the schematics, is it possible to do the composite mod like the 48k on these?
... , not the 128k ULAs - both 128/+2 nad +3/+2A/+3 have ... /> I was looking at the 128k service manual but for some ... the 48k schematic, not the 128k!!! No wonder I was confused ... found a photo of the 128k and I can see that it ... -
New Game: Cray 5 from Retroworks.It was presented on RetroEncounter meeting last saturday, and now it's released, check it here: [url]http://www.retroworks.es/php/game_en.php?id=9[/…
... 527188]Again and again... was this coded on a +2A / + ... year of 1991 where only 128k machines were sold... [/ ... they made a great 128K game, then it's ... to have a good 128K games than nothing, You ... release 2 versions - 48K/128K - and sometimes it could actually ... -
New Game: Cray 5 from Retroworks.It was presented on RetroEncounter meeting last saturday, and now it's released, check it here: [url]http://www.retroworks.es/php/game_en.php?id=9[/…
... were actually +2A's. Certainly the "+2" specification (ie 128K and tape deck ... ) was by far and away the biggest ... -
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…
... joint best, with the +3 and +2A),
+ the best compatiblity ... least one game that the 128K doesn't, Lords of ... counter, which is bad (and very stupid). I modded ... Crash magaine, I think?) and used my old cassette ... (I used a +D and Multiface 128 (both are ... -
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…
... a toss up between that and the +3 for me. The ... for +2B.
The +2A is identical to the +3 ... " contention logic like the sinclair 128k, and the build quality of all ...
