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Spectrum dead: 8 vertical bars in alternating colorsI have been soldering on this basterd for a long time now. All IC's now have sockets (except the LM1889). I swapped all 4116's by types that are 100%…
... up the system, is 8 vertical bars, with some flickering blocks and ... het 8 perfect vertical bars without distortion. The 8 bars take up the ... , light color, total of 8 bars. I can't tell you ... -
The great 128k ConversionWell, I am not sure if it is going to be great. Hopefully it will! This evening, I set about getting my Issue 6A Spectrum Plus working. I suspecte…
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Faulty 128KI digged out my Spectrum 128, and it wakes not up. I don't have experience, only with 48K. Maybe someone can give me some hint, clue. It looks like m…
... ROM for 48K or 128K Speccies?
Does 128K starts in 48K ... works on 48K or 128K... One of the vertical bars (the one in ... from one of the upper 128K memory banks. It'll be ... -
Spectrum stuff online "buying skills". Are real skills needed for low cost Speccy items? Firstly , there are some pretty fundamental requirements that are probably too basic to mention , like buying the right software at the right pri…
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Interface1 problem.I just bought one. Problem is, I plug the thingie in one of my argentinian clones and the machine seems not to run a single Z80 cycle. The screen is …
... with black & white thick vertical bars (about 3 or 4 chars ... -
Issue two picture qualityDoes anyone know if issue two and earlier spectrums have worse picture quality (in general, beside colours) compared to issue 3 and later? I mean on…
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How looks a Spectrum shown in a TFT VGA monitor?Some people has just asked me if a cheap Dealextreme VGA Box is capable of showing a decent picture from a ZX Spectrum. Well, I've just modded one r…
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Newbie question about my unwell Spectrum...Hi - I have had a couple of dud 48K Issue 3 Spectrums in the loft for 20 years or more. One would initialise sometimes but could not be guaranteed t…
... a pattern of 4 black vertical bars on a white background. These ... bars move from side to side ... -
Repairing a faulty 48K issue 2.I am investigating one of a pair of non-working issue 2 48K Spectrums that have been sitting in a cupboard untouched for quite a few years. I haven…
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Spectrum 48K help neededI hav got an old Specrtum 48K issue 3. When I plug-in power connector it doesn't show the home screen (c) Sinclair.... From about 50 times trying to …
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quick RAM copy using LET in BASICI'm in the process of reviewing, revising and refining all the programming tips & utility routines which I've posted on this forum over the last eigh…
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help with broken +2 greyHello, the other day I was trying to record sounds from my grey +2 "sound" socket to an old cassette recorder. Suddenly the screen went to a solid…
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Strange things about my +2AHello everybody I´m from Spain and first of all I want to thank you the oppotunity of join to this forum. And second, my problem. I have and old…
... , nothing, screen frozen or loading bars black and white (with the ... map of the empire, violet vertical bars and bye bye, just the ... -
FUSE 1.4.0 and Spectranet how do you use it ?Hi I just thought I'd give this a go. But I don't understand how it's supposed to work when I enable Spectranet in the peripherals menu it asks me …
... just see blue an cyan vertical bars and don't get copyright ... -
Building a ZX Spectrum 3B, Looking for PartsAs the title says, I'm attempting to build a new ZX Spectrum, but I'm having some trouble locating all of the parts. Thus far, I've got all of t…
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Graphics in bordersI am 50% certain that I remember a game that had graphics in the borders. This always made we wonder why none of the other games did. Am I right or h…
... , the comet game had even vertical bars.
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Emulators don't *FEEL* like the Speccy!I just recently played Ghostbusters II on my ZX Speccy emu and i miss the difference in graphics quality from playing on a lil old 15 inch CRT telly …
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Emulators don't *FEEL* like the Speccy!I just recently played Ghostbusters II on my ZX Speccy emu and i miss the difference in graphics quality from playing on a lil old 15 inch CRT telly …
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Spectrum Composite video connections?Is it possible to modify a standard 48K spectrum to give composite video output? In my experience i have found the quality of the picture out of the…
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Spectrum Composite video connections?Is it possible to modify a standard 48K spectrum to give composite video output? In my experience i have found the quality of the picture out of the…
Those fade vertical bars are normal. All my spectrums have them.
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Spectrum Composite video connections?Is it possible to modify a standard 48K spectrum to give composite video output? In my experience i have found the quality of the picture out of the…
The faint vertical bars - I remember them on all the Spectrums I've used, right from when I was a kid. I think possibly your memory has cleaned up the image of the image you saw :-) -
Issue two picture qualityDoes anyone know if issue two and earlier spectrums have worse picture quality (in general, beside colours) compared to issue 3 and later? I mean on…
... have, i can see faint vertical bars on a white paper and ... -
Poorly Spectrum + Fault diagnosis help needed!Hi, I've got a Spectrum+. Sometime in the past I broke it and sent it off to be fixed. It came back working good as new, but with an issue 2 board i…
... you have black and white vertical bars etc, then the Z80 must ... -
Spectrum more loved than C64It just occurred to me that the Spectrum must be more loved than the C64 these days. After all, it has been more than a year since an update was made…
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Interlace demoSorry to reference another thread like this, but in the thread: [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?p=313428#post313428[/url] …
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Multiface One - brokenFor a long time I have had a Multiface One, that since I got it never worked. When I attach it to the computer (edge connector completely cleaned), i…
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+3 dead(!)Hi, When I turn on my +3 I see only white and black strips (vertical) on screen any idea on how to fix it? Thank you in advance Chris [IMG]http:…
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Coding Integral Calculus EquationsDoes anyone have experience of writing routines to evaluate integral (or differential) calculus equations on the Spectrum? I've been trying to find s…
... curved) brackets and of the vertical bars?
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Picture interference on red areas.I recently got a 48K Speccy off eBay, did a composite mode and it seemed to work OK, but then my TV had to go off for repair so I didn't use it for a…
... crawl, and some very faint vertical bars in the black, even some ... -
Some 48k+ packages for saleSoon! Rwap is sending over a few membranes for 48k+ machines, so far, got two fully functional (and looking good!), soon as the membranes are in the…
... output, just black and white vertical bars but all the power rail ...
