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Sinclair Speccy +2A Tape Loading IssuesHi all I've just got a spectrum off eBay and it wont load tapes Here's a video: [url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOvIMj3gKlg[/url] I have ju…
... remind me of a plus 2 I fixed a while back.
a quarter turn to get ... br /> 2 open the cassette lid and shine a lamp inside. On ... the alignment screw there should be a ... able to see it from inside the casing. Once you ... -
For connoisseurs collection: ZX Spectrum 128, 520 discs, FDD3000, joystics and moreHI, I am getting ready to sell above set. If I get competitive offer I will decide to sell it. Send me prive msg if there is interest. This is my …
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Toastrack refurbishmentYesterday I opened a drawer in my old desk and discovered 2 complete toastrack 128s and a board only for the same. As I already have a fully working…
One option for the bare board might be to stick modern heat sinks with thermal paste on all the chips. I rather like the idea of a 128 hiding inside a Spectrum+ case. -
analysing program variable usageIf I wanted to count the number of times each variable is referenced while a program is running (not the number of times each variable is referenced …
... 8940 LET a=64000
8942 IF PEEK a=128 THEN
STOP
8944 LET b0=PEEK a ... :
IF b0>=128 THEN
128: LET b$=STR$ (PEEK (a+1)+256*PEEK (a+2 ... CLEAR [below 64000]: POKE 64000,128
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New from Paul Farrow, the ZXC4This is exciting stuff!!!! Sorry if ive stepped on your toes Paul, wanted people to hear about it!!! [QUOTE]Hi I?m happy to announce the release o…
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This is certainly a possibility with suitable software. In ... enhanced data format that allows a single virtual 4MB Microdrive. ... be made inside the Spectrum +2B/+3, inside the ZX Interface 2 (or ... of the ZX Interface 2 is just a subset of the Spectrum ... -
New from Paul Farrow, the ZXC4This is exciting stuff!!!! Sorry if ive stepped on your toes Paul, wanted people to hear about it!!! [QUOTE]Hi I?m happy to announce the release o…
... be made inside the Spectrum +2B/+3, inside the ZX Interface 2 (or ... of the ZX Interface 2 is just a subset of the Spectrum ... ]
There's probably a market for an IF2 cart ... 're interested in making such a thing. I've learned from ... -
Convert usb keypad to work on +128I picked up a cheap usb keypad yesterday and dimensions wise its pretty much identical to the keypad for the +128 spectrum,and that got me thinking i…
... hasn`t produced a working keypad for the 128/+2 because of them ... sure many other owners of a 128/+2 would probably too.
Hypothetically ... what would it cost? using a cheap usb keypad:-D -
Replacing Rubber Key Membrane 48k - IssueHi, I've replaced the membrane on my 48k rubbber keyboard. When I have the top and bottom loose, but wired up , all keys work fine. When I place t…
... guess - you have an issue 2 motherboard (with the heatsink across the ... is just enough to break a connection on a leg). -
Convert usb keypad to work on +128I picked up a cheap usb keypad yesterday and dimensions wise its pretty much identical to the keypad for the +128 spectrum,and that got me thinking i…
... hasn`t produced a working keypad for the 128/+2 because of them ... sure many other owners of a 128/+2 would probably too.
Hypothetically ... what would it cost? using a cheap usb keypad:-D[/QUOTE ... -
I am currently playing......Don't know if there's been a thread like this, but I can't find one.... Having seen all the different threads asking people if they've played such a…
... & Smough within 2 minutes with a little help. I ... />
So, after 128 hours what do I do ... something else? Nah, started a new character (probably going the ... small doses of a few hours a week! Any more ... gargoyles there's a merchant down a path off to ... -
GUI/OS for the Spectrum?Hi, Is anybody working on a WIMP/GUI system for the Spec? Is there anything current out there? [url]http://snakeoillabs.com/wordpress/2005/10/30/8…
... of icons and over a hundred proportional fonts from ... you can freely use inside your code, or use ... be especially adequate for printing inside a window.[/QUOTE]
2 fonts; the rest will ... call it a real OS. :)
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Ben Heck modifies a Zee X Spectrum.Gahh, one of the differences between Americans and Europeans right there in the title. Anyway, we know better ;) ...and this isn't about that anyway.…
... clones are great. Moreover, once a Spectrum ULA is dead you ... acceptable to clone it in a newer replacement technology.
But again a clone is a clone. Imho Clones are ... instance I would put a Spectrum 128 inside a PC tower if the machine ... -
Face-Off: ZX Spectrum vs. Commodore 64I found an old oldish, but very informed and interesting article on the ole Spectrum vs. Commodore 64 argument. The article explains the technical d…
... ? With the limitation of 2 colors per 8x8 block this ... -writing, you can manage a 128 pixel wide strip with 8x1 ... wide if you use a dedicated routine containing the ... ) with 8x2 attributes, meaning 2 colours in each 8x2 area ... g,b,r in field 2 and brg in field 3 ... -
Face-Off: ZX Spectrum vs. Commodore 64I found an old oldish, but very informed and interesting article on the ole Spectrum vs. Commodore 64 argument. The article explains the technical d…
... re-writing, you can manage a 128 pixel wide strip with 8x1 ... pixels wide if you use a dedicated routine containing the colour ... pixels) with 8x2 attributes, meaning 2 colours in each 8x2 area ... -
ZX-Paintbrush new feature requestI would find a .tile file format very useful, basically like a .btile or .ctile but with the data arranged for normal Speccy attributes So it would …
... In that case, you get a flexible customizeable method of getting ... settings of an Little circle inside a 16x16 squared selection:
[INDENT]; ASM data file from a ZX-Paintbrush picture with 16 ... x 16 pixels (= 2 x 2 characters)
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New PC - OpinionsDearly beloved wants a new PC for her birthday so bearing in mind that I am a tight git and she needs something that will fly on Win 7 and Office, no…
... very smelly stuff off a flat metal sheet for ... fans and...
2 fans and a radiator will be ... be OK with your motherboard chipset for the fixing ... br /> Its probably worth having a check on [URL="http://www ... so you can get a good comparison for cooling ... -
New PC - OpinionsDearly beloved wants a new PC for her birthday so bearing in mind that I am a tight git and she needs something that will fly on Win 7 and Office, no…
... very smelly stuff off a flat metal sheet for ... fans and...
2 fans and a radiator will be ... be OK with your motherboard chipset for the fixing ... br /> Its probably worth having a check on [URL="http://www ... Anybody want to buy a watercooled MSI GTX 660Ti ?[/ ... -
LOAD "" CODE in machine code/store 128 bank dataHow do you LOAD "" CODE from machine code? I have written the following MC routine that fits into a REM statement in a basic program. I want to cal…
... the loaded 16K worth of 128 code in bank 6?
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ld a,233
ld (23607),a ;chars
ld a ... load_routine
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;LOAD 128 bank 6 code
[B ... /> start00
ld a,2
out (#fe),a
pop de
Banked memory running slower?I've just compiled a TAP which includes bank6, it loads ok, but the routines that are paged in run slightly slower. The Z80 snapshot has no such pro…
Yup, it's a contended memory thing. Your snapshot ... set up for an original 128 machine, where Page 6 is ... load the Tap version into a 128 or +2, again it works fine ... load the Tap version into a +2A/+3, where Page 6 ...Banked memory running slower?I've just compiled a TAP which includes bank6, it loads ok, but the routines that are paged in run slightly slower. The Z80 snapshot has no such pro…
... 799702]Yup, it's a contended memory thing. Your ... set up for an original 128 machine, where Page 6 ... the Tap version into a 128 or +2, again it works fine ... that, would it be a case of assembling the ... extra code in a different memory bank?
...Ensure my interrupt handler begins at the same T-stateHi! Is there a way to ensure that an IM 2 interrupt handler starts always at the same T-state (related to the moment the ULA triggers the INT line, w…
... br /> LD A,#BE
LD I,A
IM 2
... BACK XOR A
LD ... RL E ;"JP (HL)">128
RLA
LD E ... of D increase?
SBC A,A
OR 4 ;-1t ... DoItAgain: ei ; 4t
xor a ; 4t
MeasuringLoop: ...Non-Ferranti ULA 6C001E-7?Hello! I don't like Iss2 boards that much but after revising one Speccy like that for a friend, the results were so positive that I decided to have …
... that the ULA5C112E is actually a -2. As with other ULAs ... . The last Issue 2 machines used a ULA6C001E-6, I ... key Spectrums. They also die a lot - probably because the ... Sinclair were making the 128 so I imagine most ... want to spend a lot on a new production run.< ...Design your ideal Spectrum 'console'.Sparked by the ZX Vega, a lot of us have spoken about desired features. Disregarding any technical issues, how would your ideal new speccy work? …
... would people pay for a motherboard that accepts a raspberry pi compute module ... $30 or whatever). To fit inside a 48k speccy case, with various ... bits and bobs inside to interface the keyboard and ...Design your ideal Spectrum 'console'.Sparked by the ZX Vega, a lot of us have spoken about desired features. Disregarding any technical issues, how would your ideal new speccy work? …
... would people pay for a motherboard that accepts a raspberry pi compute module ... $30 or whatever). To fit inside a 48k speccy case, with various ... bits and bobs inside to interface the keyboard and ...Design your ideal Spectrum 'console'.Sparked by the ZX Vega, a lot of us have spoken about desired features. Disregarding any technical issues, how would your ideal new speccy work? …
... people pay for a motherboard that accepts a raspberry pi compute ... 30 or whatever). To fit inside a 48k speccy case, with various ... bits and bobs inside to interface the keyboard and ... /listing/170352136/raspberry-pi-inside-sinclair-zx-spectrum"]https:// ...DIVMMC my version512 ram, 8kb Flash ROM, esx dos, 2x thru, micro SD card slot,prototype board: [URL=http://www.fotosik.pl/showFullSize.php?id=18408198292851f7][IMG]h…
... if you have problem with 2 diffrent divide units maybe your ... /> I have 2 rubber keyed speccys, a 128 toask rack and a +2. My DivIDE ... only works with the 128 and +2 ... the rubber keyed speccys, the 128 and +2.Speccy Vs Amstrad CPC Vs C64I hope no one minds me posting this here as well as in the announcements section. I'll delete it if there is a problem. It's childish fun but can I …
... However the SID has a programmable filter which means the ... />
Sample Tracker 2 came out a few years afterward and ... from multiple channels leads to a logarithmic volume curve.
... removed sid chip from the motherboard. :)
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+3e simple ide interfaceHi guys, I want to make a +3e with my +2a. I'm thinking of making the simple 8bit ide interface (internal) and connecting it to a 40 pin ide to sd r…
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[B]2. CF Cards[/B]
1. SanDisk
2. SanDisk
3. SanDisk
a little power hungry compared ... I found that writing a 128/256MB memory card can ... transfer and then perhaps a larger more fixed solution ...New Raspberry PiThere's a new raspberry Pi coming out, faster quad core processor and 1Gb ram ! [url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-31088908[/url]
... just in: apparently the RPi 2's voltage regulator is sensitive ... can-make-new-raspberry-pi-2-freeze-and-reboot"]Slashdot coverage ... appears to be a photo-electric effect inside a bare-die voltage ... IC. Interesting issue, I guess a new board revision (with minimal ...
