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What am I doing wrong with loading?I recently got my Spectrum working, but I'm having troubles loading games. I plug a cable from my computers soundcard out to the Ear port, type LOAD …
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For the +2 and +2B I believe you ... the amplifier on the tape deck PCB but I wouldn' ... use a mp3 car tape adapter thingy. That would ... internal amplifier from the tap-deck, velesoft I believe posted, ... -
Tape preservation toolsIn the latest MakeTZX thread of doom several people said that it would be good to have active development of tape decoding tools. I needed tape file…
... like the GUI and the Tape Deck !
Not to mention Program ... :
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Tape preservation toolsIn the latest MakeTZX thread of doom several people said that it would be good to have active development of tape decoding tools. I needed tape file…
... like the GUI and the Tape Deck !
Not to mention Program ... :
7000 t-states (1secs) - 2 ms
5789000 t-states ... (2 secs) - 1654 ms
5099500 ... t-states (2 secs) - 1457 ms
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... 's. Certainly the "+2" specification (ie 128K and tape deck) was by far ...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…
... I owned. The +2 was good but the tape deck felt SO cheap ...Spectrum Serial Numbers Wanted!![b]This post updated Sept. 26, 2013[/b] As far as I know, the serial numbering system for the Spectrum has never been fully worked out. For the p…
... Taiwan/Mentioned on underside), Issue 2 board, Serial U078956.
I re-tuned tape deck, WD40'd case and keys ... term as I have no +2 PSU to sell it with ...Spectrum Serial Numbers Wanted!![b]This post updated Sept. 26, 2013[/b] As far as I know, the serial numbering system for the Spectrum has never been fully worked out. For the p…
... ) D01-314017
+2 = U283071
+2a (broken tape deck) = U012151New speccy modelThe 48k toastrack ;) [img]http://alistairtesting.no-ip.org/48k-toastrack.jpg[/img]
... can be used on the +2 grey since it uses a 2A ... if you not use the tape recorder. The last I converted ...Serial protocol, help!Hi, simply trying to find best way to transfer programs from PC to real ZX Spectrum for testing purposes. Under Windows I tried using Spxfr and it w…
... SIF with my ZX Spectrum +2 (grey) and sometime with ZX Spectrum ... files. Exactly as from real tape, but data are transfered trought ... is older photo of my grey +2. Green interface is older SIF ...How did we put up with awful loading times.Going back through old games,some members where lucky to have disk drives on their comps whilst most of us had to stick with the tape format,looking …
... 't bad on tape .. due to "turbo tape" for some older games ... /> took me a year or 2 to get a c64 drive ... ... [B]20-30 minutes[/B] tape loading time !!! I used to ... .
there was a tape deck that did *4 loading speed ...Was the Sinclair 128k the same as the 128k +2?I only ever played on a 48k Speccy a few times and I owned a +2 and that's it. Was the Sinclair 128 the same as the 128+2? I mean you could play a 1…
How would you connect a tape deck to a +2 then? I always wondered that.Was the Sinclair 128k the same as the 128k +2?I only ever played on a 48k Speccy a few times and I owned a +2 and that's it. Was the Sinclair 128 the same as the 128+2? I mean you could play a 1…
... would you connect a tape deck to a +2 then? I always wondered ... hack,replacing the mp3 with tape deck-
[url]http://translate.google ...Was the Sinclair 128k the same as the 128k +2?I only ever played on a 48k Speccy a few times and I owned a +2 and that's it. Was the Sinclair 128 the same as the 128+2? I mean you could play a 1…
... car stereos in the +2 tape deck and connect the 3.5 ... MP3/multimedia reader, or 2) to the phones/line ... through a common mono tape lead like the ones ... press PLAY on the +2 tape deck as if you were loading ... adapter directly into the tape deck leaving the lid open.Was the Sinclair 128k the same as the 128k +2?I only ever played on a 48k Speccy a few times and I owned a +2 and that's it. Was the Sinclair 128 the same as the 128+2? I mean you could play a 1…
... would you connect a tape deck to a +2 then? I always wondered ...likely damage caused to +2 by too highly rated supplyHi. did have a quick search but couldn't see an answer. I've been offered a +2 which the previous owner damaged by connecting too high a power supply…
... CPU to exchange on the +2 motherboard?
Oh for ... purpose you wont need the tape-deck or keyboard attached.
128K blues, part +2: picture and tape driveI recently purchased an original (grey) +2 which sadly seems not to be fully working. The computer powers up but there is no way to obtain a stable p…
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I opened the +2. My suspects were confirmed - and ... were detached from the small tape deck circuit board, but the small ... the technical manual of the +2 where to solder the two ... ? I will mostly use the tape deck with a cassette adapter connected ...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…
... works as it has a 2 prong plug on it.. like ... ]
notice the onboard tape deck (with volume control + vu meter ... to laugh compared to the +2 tape deck, it looks better functionality wise ...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…
... I'd go for the +2, though as that was my ... />
More seriously: the integrated tape deck may not have had a ... tape counter (something which I found ...48k IssuesJust got a 48k Spectrum (a replacement for a faulty +) from the helpful guys at Flashback, and had a tape deck delivered today. The keyboard seems t…
... . Got two spectrums here (a +2 with a dodgy tv out ... modify it for an external tape deck!) Just been searching for the ...Games not loading and then suddenly loading againDoes anyone else notice that their games suddenly start working weeks after not working? I've got a bag of non-working games to throw out (tested t…
re-tension the tape... with a biro.. are you ... lot of "tape" in ?
what tape deck is it ? +2 is fussy ...Games not loading and then suddenly loading againDoes anyone else notice that their games suddenly start working weeks after not working? I've got a bag of non-working games to throw out (tested t…
... =fog;551236]re-tension the tape... with a biro.. are you ... lot of "tape" in ?
what tape deck is it ? +2 is fussy ... by the previous owner (new tape belt etc).
It ...Games not loading and then suddenly loading againDoes anyone else notice that their games suddenly start working weeks after not working? I've got a bag of non-working games to throw out (tested t…
... should have allowed external tape deck on a +2 .. I mean they didn ... . and the amount of troublesome +2 tape decks FAR higher..Crashable Spectrum games?Following the discussion at: [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=24821[/url] I was wondering what Spectrum games could be m…
... key 48k rather than my +2, as the azimuth (sp?) adjustment ... that tiny hole below the tape deck door did!), meaning LOADS of ... bit of data on the tape, or just loading to the ... the auto-stop on the tape mechanism breaking the deathly silence ...Problems with a gray ZX Spectrum +2Hello. First of all, thank you for receiving me on this forum. I'll try to help everybody as well as I can Said that, I want to do two questions abo…
... . Compact Flash to replace TAPE mechanism[/B]
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Now the TAPE drive on the Spectrum can ... when the lid of the tape-deck is closed!
... this internally into the +2 case.
[B]2. Colourless Composite[/B]
Is this pure bulls@*t or what?Read [URL="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SINCLAIR-ZX-SPECTRUM-PLUS-48K-REFURB-COMPOSITE-OUT-/170691876340?pt=UK_VintageComputing_RL&hash=item27be0755f4#h…
... brand new membrane.
2-This Spectrum has been tested ...
-Tested Power Supply
-Tape leads
-Software (pictured)
-Tape leads, these come included so ... - Just insert a tape into a tape deck and you're immediately ...Conversion of TAP/TZX/Z80 to Real Speccy TapesHey there. Not sure if this is the right place for this thread but hey ho. I've been playing about with converting Speccy tape images to WAV files …
What tape deck are you recording them on? ... them back with the same deck? Or is it with the ... +2 inbuilt unit?
It ...Conversion of TAP/TZX/Z80 to Real Speccy TapesHey there. Not sure if this is the right place for this thread but hey ho. I've been playing about with converting Speccy tape images to WAV files …
Actually using an old Alba tape deck with the original speccy mic/ ... the +2 - haven't tried em on the original tape deck on my ...Conversion of TAP/TZX/Z80 to Real Speccy TapesHey there. Not sure if this is the right place for this thread but hey ho. I've been playing about with converting Speccy tape images to WAV files …
... hooked the phone to the tape deck, recorded the games and loaded ... them on the +2, and i've connected the ... I think are down to tape quality more than anything though ...Joy pad controllers for spectrumI want to know if anyone knew if there was any joypad controllers out there for the spectrum +2. I am usless at using a joystick and as i used ot us…
... rear of the Spectrum 128k +2 (Grey) is identical to the previous ... the right side (underneath the Tape mechanism) (convering SJS joystick pinout ...What was the best Designed Speccy???So what does the World Of Spectrum think the best Designed Spectrum was? [URL=http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/845/thespectrums.jpg/][IMG]http:…
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[U]Amstrad Spectrum +2[/U]
A few ... even though they added a tape deck, a better keyboard, and joystick ...
