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ZX Spectrum+ adviceHey all, I just got a ZX Spectrum+ from eBay and I'm not sure yet what to do with it. I wanted to first take a peek inside, see what issue board it i…
... definitely going to need a keyboard membrane, warranty sticker would indicate that ... -
ZX Spectrum+ adviceHey all, I just got a ZX Spectrum+ from eBay and I'm not sure yet what to do with it. I wanted to first take a peek inside, see what issue board it i…
... to my untrained eye. The keyboard membrane (at least the connecting ribbons ... -
ZX Spectrum+ adviceHey all, I just got a ZX Spectrum+ from eBay and I'm not sure yet what to do with it. I wanted to first take a peek inside, see what issue board it i…
... are there to stop the keyboard membrane tails from touching and shorting ... -
ULA 1E7 in 3B board?Hi all. Any comments on the following would be appreciated. I have an issue 4a and an issue 3b Spectrum. While having a look around inside the 3b …
He's wondering if it's a Samsung 3B board (which it doesn't look like it is). These have green solder mask on both sides and a different, much more durable, keyboard membrane.
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ULA 1E7 in 3B board?Hi all. Any comments on the following would be appreciated. I have an issue 4a and an issue 3b Spectrum. While having a look around inside the 3b …
... a different, much more durable, keyboard membrane.
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membrane, caps, whatever else, maybe composite ... -
ULA 1E7 in 3B board?Hi all. Any comments on the following would be appreciated. I have an issue 4a and an issue 3b Spectrum. While having a look around inside the 3b …
... a different, much more durable, keyboard membrane.[/quote]Yes, that is what ... -
What is the Sinclair ZX Spectrum Vega and what does it mean?Just stumbled upon this Indiegogo page following a tweet from SpeccyNews [url]https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/sinclair-zx-spectrum-vega[/url] it…
Well, while comparing ZX Vega to R_Pi, it strikes me again, that lack of ps/2 keyboard port (or USB one, whatever) was a mistake so huge, that even bizarre. -
Faulty 48+ Help NeededHi, This is what I get when I plug in the spectrum, this is tuned in. Vid shows a reset. Any ideas, or pointers on the first thing to check. Keyboa…
... sight
A damaged keyboard membrane prevented me from holding space ... -
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... get image out, and the keyboard membrane is broken. Got image going ... , and ordered a new membrane.
Browsing these forums ... -
1985-2015.A topic where we can review games released on the Speccy 30 years ago, or, anyway, talk about that year.
... becomes a knightmare for the keyboard membrane!
A sure top ... -
Faulty 48+ Help NeededHi, This is what I get when I plug in the spectrum, this is tuned in. Vid shows a reset. Any ideas, or pointers on the first thing to check. Keyboa…
...
AV Mod
New keyboard membrane
Replacement rubber grommit/foot ... -
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 …
... use a cut down +2 128k Spectrum on the ... with discovery anymore
2) Cutting down an otherwise ...
3) The +2 keyboard is not as good as ... legend" functionality of the DK keyboard
4) i might ... reduced. So the DK keyboard becomes a more viable ... -
Composite picture qualityI have read many many discussions here about the composite video modification of the Spectrum 16/48K models. I have choosen one of the simplest comp…
... is plastic all round the membrane.[/quote]
Never mind the ... + the further I move the keyboard/membrane/metallic plate away from the ... -
Did you choose to have a Speccy or did it just happen that way?A strange question I know, but, the reason I ask is that when we (my family) were looking to buy a computer non of my mates had computers and non of …
... years. Even has the original keyboard membrane!
The Enterprise was ... -
FREL Comcon Programmable Joystick Interface not working on 128k but on 48kAnother day, another problem :-) My FREL Comcon Programmable Joystick Interface [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=1000070[/url]…
... on the databus when the keyboard is read, when /IORQ and ... .
So it simulates the keyboard membrane: the wires determine what a ... bits are connected when the keyboard is read.
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Keyboard interface - new approachI came accross this PS/2 keyboard interface. It requires a PS/2 keyboard and can output serial, I2C, 8 data pins, etc.I haven't thought it over, but …
bvertsee already makes a PS/2 keyboard interface which is pretty cool, especially the macro feature and self test ;) -
slightly different question - how long ago did you pack away the speccy ?if at all ;) personally I think I was about 19 when it, and all the games, went into storage - SNES and PCs etc took over. I'm 32 now, and only in …
... more Speccies over the years. Keyboard membrane shot on all of them ... those. Luckily have a dkTronics keyboard as well. At one time ... I'll spend some € on keyboard membranes and SD interface. -
New Spectrum+ membane problemsHi all! I have installed a [b]brand new[/b] mebrane in one [b]Spectrum+[/b] of mine and I have the following keys not working [b] INV VIDEO T…
Although replacing a keyboard membrane should be one of the ... lining up of the keyboard membrane and the keyboard clamps. Try using the ... resolder) the molex keyboard connectors that the membrane pushes into. Luckily these ... -
MIA Found - Space Stumble by Thargon ComputationsThis was found by [b]drewmunro[/b] but he was unable to get it to play on his tape deck (the tape was sticking on playback). Many thanks to him as h…
I had to switch Spectaculator to use 'Issue 2' keyboard layout to play it.. bit weird. -
New Game - Cuboid CaptorWell, here it is, the (somewhat underwhelming) Cuboid Captor! This game was written for the ZX DEV 2015 competition and (to my knowledge) was the …
... quick way to destroy your keyboard membrane' for that very reason. I ... works well on a PC keyboard, but I found it was ... -
Bizarre ZX Spectrum faults (also possibly relevant to Spectranet compatibility problems).I'm attempting to repair an issue 4A 48K ZX Spectrum and am encountering some very strange problems. For my own records I've given this computer the …
... ! I was using a new keyboard membrane (supplied by RWAP) and holding ... key presses by pressing the membrane sense areas down onto the ... very close proximity to the keyboard membrane. I'm at a bit ... from one part of the membrane into another or some external ... -
Spectrum 48k upgraded with PI3, with 10 inch LCD, portableheres the vid https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=AcCKNCehZaY the lcd and driver come from china via ebay the driver will take a composite input, …
... am still,using the original keyboard membrane, connected to an arduino circuit ... instructions, how to connect spectrum keyboard membrane to Arduino interface?
I ... -
Spectrum 48k upgraded with PI3, with 10 inch LCD, portableheres the vid https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=AcCKNCehZaY the lcd and driver come from china via ebay the driver will take a composite input, …
... am still,using the original keyboard membrane, connected to an arduino circuit ... instructions, how to connect spectrum keyboard membrane to Arduino interface?
I ... link to the spectrum usb keyboard project by alistair mcdonald< ... .io/project/2076-zx-keyboard -
Hardware databaseWe don't currently have a comprehensive list of hardware, so will be looking at adding one. So, what categories? Do we count the new machines as …
... boosters)
>MIDI and keyboard musical units
>Cartridge ... -in units)
>PS/2 keyboard interfaces
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So for my first trick...I'm sure people have already used the AD724 or AD725 on other 8 bit machines, and i know the Harlequin uses the 724, but not seen anyone trying to us…
... 1990 I also removed the +2 keyboard connectors and replaced by about ... that I could house the keyboard in a Spectrum+ case and ... use the keyboard away from the main computer ... -
Small batch of ZX-Unos outside SpainI am a member of the ZX-Uno team. We have launched a sucessfully crowdfunding campaign of 250 ZX-Uno, but they are all sold (mostly in Spain). I apol…
Mine just arrived, thanks. Now to find a ps/2 keyboard... :) -
ZX-Uno moddingStarting with ZX-Uno case modding I have not yet received my ZX-Uno yet (it is in the post) but I know that I will have to do at least one mod …
... /> The "goodies" are:-
2) Keyboard . Hikoki's idea for this ... find one and the right keyboard
3) Joystick . Well ... -
Harlequin 128k??Hi peeps... I've seen that you can do a 128k version of the Harlequin board. Is it just the standard board with different chips or is it a dif…
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Harlequin 128k??Hi peeps... I've seen that you can do a 128k version of the Harlequin board. Is it just the standard board with different chips or is it a dif…
[quote="Shugs81;863432"]out of curiosity could i use a +2 keyboard with it??[/quote]
Yes, you can use +2 keyboard. -
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Interesting that it works, I'd have expected the keyboard membrane to have gone bad over time.
