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Joystick interface for connecting USB game controllers to ZX Spectrum/Timex(or other)Hi, I'm developing interface as mentioned in subj. I test it yesterday on my Timex 2048 and works perfectly with my Genius gamepad (MaxFire G-08XU). …
... make and has 2 joystick ports, and later Sinclair computers also have 2 ... 0 to 9 (12345 and 67890) and it's easy to ... PlayStation 2 gamepad (and Guitar Hero!) connected to the Sinclair +2A here ... :
[url]http://tinyurl.com/ps2-controller-and- ... -
Interesting lot of games on eBay.Looking at [URL="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180484234024&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT"]this lot[/URL] on eBay, I think there ar…
[QUOTE=grey key;432584]Fog told me ... for the speccy and some git waited till 2 seconds and outbid me ... to the mu128 today :D and I REALLY thought someone was ... strings on the MU units.. and I can't use my ... the morning.
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Exclusive?!Well, today I read that [I]GTA IV: Episodes From Liberty City[/I] is being released on the PS3 next month (I think that's in the US, not sure when th…
... CodenameV has borrowed my memcart and scart for his.
... 2a/b or +3's. It does like toastracks, +2's and ... boxed 48k, manuals unthumbed and the horizons tape still ... was throwing away speccy and 64 and the odd cpc ... It was ps1's/2's and maybe 1 xbox around ... -
Cassette Players - any recommendations.I am thinking of purchasing a new tape deck, just for use with zxspin. I currently using a Ferguson Program Data Recorder, but I think it's getting a…
When I got my first +2 (grey) I used to connect it ... in the back of the +2 and it worked great. Not sure ... using an old Sony walkman and a mono cable connected to ... the soundcard's input and it worked great. -
Cassette Players - any recommendations.I am thinking of purchasing a new tape deck, just for use with zxspin. I currently using a Ferguson Program Data Recorder, but I think it's getting a…
... load games in on the +2?[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=Hairy ... +2 grey. The sound socket is output only. Search my post history and ... several topics dedicated to this and the hardware mods that can ... -
Cassette Players - any recommendations.I am thinking of purchasing a new tape deck, just for use with zxspin. I currently using a Ferguson Program Data Recorder, but I think it's getting a…
... +2 grey. The sound socket is output only. Search my post history and ... several topics dedicated to this and the hardware mods that can ... -
Spectrum ebay bundle.The ebay lot that I originally won for ?102 but couldn't pick up was relisted and just ended at ?31.01!. Item number:-320530469360 What a bargain, …
... 15 x Plus 2 Black
1 x Plus 2 Grey
16 ... .
All PSU's and leads included. Collect from Birmingham ... B's, an Aquarius and numerous C64's (mostly ... ) with a few other odds and ends.
... full pays postage or collects and can have them for ... -
Spectrum ebay bundle.The ebay lot that I originally won for ?102 but couldn't pick up was relisted and just ended at ?31.01!. Item number:-320530469360 What a bargain, …
... 15 x Plus 2 Black
1 x Plus 2 Grey
16 ... .
All PSU's and leads included. Collect from Birmingham ... B's, an Aquarius and numerous C64's (mostly ... ) with a few other odds and ends.
... full pays postage or collects and can have them for ... -
Help, How to RGB to VGA Connector on +2A ?Hi, How would I go about converting the RGB output connector from ZX Spectrum +2/A to VGA type of connector. I found this device [url]http://www.am…
... /Spectrum128/SCARTCable/Spectrum128SCARTCablePlus3.htm[/url] and it mentions that while the ... connections are the same between +2 and +2A, the voltages are different. Would ... wires. Using wires shorter than 2 meters both solutions will work ... -
How to make a comp video cable for +2 greySorry to bog, maybe the clue is just laiden on another thread but.... I have just obtained a 128 +2 grey, fully working BUT the aerial signal is bad…
... video transistors backward mounted on +2 grey" affair ?[/QUOTE]Yes it ... I never saw a +2 without that error. Make ... the wrong way on the +2 board.
... 8 of the TEA2000 and connect it instead to ... the interferrence of audio and color carriers is canceled ... -
Hypothetically....If you were putting together a "Spectrum +4" what presently available hardware would you include. My criteria would be total comparability (or as ne…
Required:
- PS/2 keyboard input, either in "keyboard" ... emulation (i.e.: shift+2 = " in the spectrum) or direct ... , better with two modes (traditional and +2A/+3).
- No ULAs (made ... communicate with PCs?).
- RGB and HDMI video output. -
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 cable does say 128K, +2 (Grey). The other cable I have ... for +2/A has a sticker that ... says +2/A, +3.
Now ... 128K cable to my +2/A and see if that works. Could ... -
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…
... SCART RGB to HDMI converter and it is not working with ... than 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…
128 heatsink and +2 grey RGB cables are NOT the same. A +2 RGB cable will show picture on the 128 heatsing but not entirely as it should. -
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…
... m really confused here and probably wrong. Maybe it' ... />
Regarding the 128K and +2 RGB output - you're correct ... vs +2A as that is what I have and interestingly ... talk about 128K, +2 RGB vs +2A,+3. Same thing with ... says it's for 128K and +2.
I ... -
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…
... 128K cable to my +2/A and see if that works. Could ... idea...
Dont do it. +2A has +12 Volt where 128 ... -
microdrive on PC?is there a way to connect real microdrive to USB on PC or RS232 or something like that (in order to transfer its image from emulator)?
... the job + freelance computer services and haven't been able to ... that he uses on his +2 grey. I can't remember if ... worried about the continued degradation and issues with the cards. McLeod ... -
Chuck your speccy through the window momentsInspired by my recent playthrough of Bully on the Wii. I completed a mission first try and then the game crashed. I then failed to do this mission fo…
... minutes into playing on my +2 (grey, early one with crap sound ... a while. :???:
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At the Carboot sale today.Today at the carboot sale I picked up An Acorn Electron -I see these all the time, An Official Branded BBC Micro Datacassete Recorder - I'v…
Actually saw a Spectrum + 2 (grey) over there today! ?10 and it was still ... he owed me a favour - and it works! -
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…
There are subtle differences between the signal generated by a 128/+2 and +2a/+3.
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Connecting a CD/MP3 player to a +2/+2A/+3How do I connect a CD or MP3 player to a Spectrum +2, +2A or +3? I know it can be done, but how? Is it via the TAPE/SOUND socket at the back?
... MP3 player to a Spectrum +2, +2A or +3? I know it ... a +3 for loading. The +2 and +2A you cannot. They don't ... -
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…
... my PC into the 128+2, It also works OK ![/QUOTE ... work correct. You use ZX128+2(grey case) or ZX128+2B(black ... jumper on divide, press ENTER and wait one minute.. After show ... :1 connect left jumper back and reset ZX. -
+2A/+2B/+3/+3B researchdoing my redrawing/correcting of the +3 schematic I'm uncovering lots of oddities in the service manuals. I am trying to work out what really exists…
... are two +2A/B circuit boards (ISSUE 1 and ISSUE 2 both number ... the +2A to +2B, however both ISSUE 1 and ISSUE 2 circuit boards ... ) Both ISSUE 1 and ISSUE 2 of the +2A/B board has the ... "+2A +3" diagram from the +3 service manual and my +3 ISSUE 2 ... -
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…
... +2(grey case) then will possible install new FATWARE version to DIVIDE and ... -
zx spectrum +2 troubleshootingHi There I am new here and I need some advise as to where to look for issues on my zx spectrum +2 it was working fine this morning .. then while pl…
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Is it a +2 grey or black? As you named ... ", I assume it's a +2 grey.
Check for the presence ... image, even if memory, CPU and ROM were not working. Watch ... -
zx spectrum +2 troubleshootingHi There I am new here and I need some advise as to where to look for issues on my zx spectrum +2 it was working fine this morning .. then while pl…
... two physical memory banks: contended and not contended. Each chip ... to 7. Pages 0,2,4 and 6 are stored in the ... . Pages 1,3,5 and 7 are stored in the ... begins in a certain chip, and ends in another chip. ... diagnostic scheme used by the +2A doesn't seem useful, as ... -
Recapping your SpeccyHas anyone ever done it? I have several vintage amps, tuners, cassette decks that have been recapped. So just wondering are there many on WOS who ha…
... made machines starting from the +2 grey (which board is more or ... more than 20 speccy boards and found faulty M1 lines more ... or twice. Also repaired some +2 grey ones and own 4 of them ... and a +3, never encountered faulty ... -
Do ULAs die?Thought I'd start this thread as people often think their ULA is dead, when it's actually the RAM or power circuits. Searching the forum in the futur…
... the gate arrays in the +2 and +2A/B were manufactured by N ... it when doing mods etc and it doesn't seem to ... -
Will +2 Powersupply work on +3 speccy?I've just ordered a +3 Spectrum without the power supply. I have a +2 (not +2a) power supply and wondered if this would be ok to use with my new +3?
[QUOTE=guesser;485410]The +3 and the +2A are actually the same computer ... /> but yes, both the +2A/+3 and the +2B use the same ... PSU then. 48K and + are the same, a +2 one works on ... not the other way round?) and +2A/+2B/+3 all the same.
