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ZX Spectrum +2 Keyboard not workingI've just plugged in my +2 after quite a while of not using it and found that my keyboard isn't functioning. I've found that only the Loader is worki…
... just plugged in my +2 after quite a while of not using ... off scrapping it or buying a membrane replacement? -
custom case..got this with a machine.. I was bidding on it due to a few games that were with it + a multiface.. custom built.. bit different.. whoever made it did…
... games that were with it + a multiface.. custom built.. bit different ... it's so exact as a 128 toast rack is slightly too ... .com/albums/ss116/fog-cake/2-caseopen0_zps3076697b.jpg[/IMG]
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A quick newbish questionI'm reading through 'mastering machine code on your spectrum',as kindly posted by Mr bert on this forum. Correct me if I'm wrong from what i read,bu…
... characters (one hex character is a nibble?)
... pairs like Hl hold 2 bytes or a word (16bit).I ... have to use the 'A' register,but can use ... it ie ADD A,C,ADD A,D but not ... together would still be 2 bytes wouldn't it ... to the power of 2 is 65536 which is ... -
SpectranetHi all, I just bought a spectranet card and have a couple of questions I hope someone can answer for me. I have played around with it on both a +3 …
... /> I just bought a spectranet card and have a couple of questions ... with it on both a +3 and a 128 toasty.
1 ... toasty froze up.
2. I was switching between the ... control file for a while. I then wrote a small basic program ... -
SAM Coupe - a video problemHi mates. Lately I managed to acquire a SAM Coupe 512K. There are, however, certain problems that - I thought - You might help me with, in a mome…
... /> Lately I managed to acquire a SAM Coupe 512K.
... %. ;)
2) There is a white little mess in ... they even disappear for a while. What could it ... what causes it?
A small photo:
[img ... A9_rear.jpeg[/url] as a "Stereo sound output/Light ... -
Spectrum +2 Grey Model ProblemsHi, I have picked up a couple of ZX Spectrum +2 and have a couple of problems which I would welcome some advice on please? 1. Both have loose power…
... picked up a couple of ZX Spectrum +2 and have a couple of ... replace. I'm OK with a soldering iron. Any suggestions where ... the connectors from?
2. When I manage to power ... it?
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My Current CollectionI started with Sinclair Computers in 1980 with a ZX80 and purchased a ZX81 in 1981. During 1982 I changed to Spectrums and went over to the IBM deskt…
... + which was upgraded with a Issue 2 board. It has upgraded on ... serial number normally is. Also a have a Spectrum + with an Issue ... 'tronics keyboard case with a Issue 2 board and a Spectrum +3. I ... like to get hold of a +2 and 128, but although the prices ... -
+2 floating tape headI know many have had problems with the +2 datacorder, but I'm not giving up easily ;) One of my stack of +2's has a working taperecorder, but it's l…
... have had problems with the +2 datacorder, but I'm not ... of my stack of +2's has a working taperecorder, but it ... -
Is there Monty on the run 128 music?By far imho this Rob Hubbard tune on the c64 pushed that sid chip to the limits, what a great tune. Ive tried to youtube a speccy version only to fin…
... chip to the limits, what a great tune. Ive tried to ... youtube a speccy version only to find ... version.
Has there been a 128 version or has anyone replicated ... I reckon it could be a good challenge. -
SE BasicAfter 13 years of development I thought I'd run out of things to optimize, but it turns out I was wrong. However, I'm now running out of time to work…
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Wanted: broken motherboard!Does anyone have a motherboard for a 48k (any issue) that is currently not working? I'm looking to set up a test board for chips, and would like to g…
Does anyone have a motherboard for a 48k (any issue) that is ... 'm looking to set up a test board for chips, and ... socket throughout.... If you have a board that is not working ... , for a reasonable price, do get in ... -
Spectrum 128 +2A GamesI have recently been discovering the mystic wonders of flash devices for old systems that allow you to store pretty much every game for a given syste…
... I have it connected to a 128 +2A, most games work fine ... refuses to work on the 128. It is not the DivIDE ... .
There is a supposed fix that is meant ... is this, is there a hacked version of this game ... that works with the 128, or does anyone know of ... -
128 BASIC-compatible way of loading BASIC as code?On a 48K Speccy (or from 48 BASIC or USR 0 mode on a 128K machine), one can do a silly trick like this: [code];; load a 4000 byte BASIC program ld i…
... using a turboloader.
However, if one tries this from 128 ... BASIC, it all falls in a heap; symptoms ... to a total crash. Loading BASIC as code from the 128 BASIC ... /> Anyone know if there's a 128 BASIC-compatible way of doing ... -
New game: The Speccies 2This is out too. :D [URL="http://tardis.dk/wordpress/?page_id=1060"][IMG]http://tardis.dk/retro/speccies2/images/Logo.png[/IMG][/URL] [URL="http://…
... 1060"]The Speccies 2[/URL] is a puzzlegame that has ... /> Read more - and download a copy - at my site, here ... /> Basically it's a remake of a Flashgame called ?[URL="http ... ]?, but it?s a simple and classic game ... /> ...it's what I call 'a quickie'. :)
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Rendering clipped glyphSometimes you need to render a glyph of arbitrary size to the screen. And clip it. For example: drawing a mouse cursor means combining drawing of a…
... font can be drawn inside a window using a function like this -
2) What were the optimizations he ... vmem address calculations),
2) Before you do any drawing ... will need to shift everything 2 bits to the right. What ... -
Fist 2 - misleading 1on1 in-game SCRin the archive for Fist II is a peculair in-game screen, which probably is not in the actual game and suggests the game is player-on-player combat st…
... archive for Fist II is a peculair in-game screen, which ... the naked chick looking like a bush... where is it??? :)
2 looked like a badly drawn bush.[/QUOTE ... -
Math Quiz - MultiplicationThe topic is fast multiplication routines, from 8x8 to 32x32 and all points in between. These functions sit underneath floating point libraries, gen…
... the larger one. That's (2^6 - 1)/256 = 25 ...
add a,a
jr c, loop_12
add a,a
jr c, loop_13
add a,a
jr c, loop_14
add a,a
ccf
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My Boxed ZX Spectrum For Sale On EbayHi spec-chums. I have listed on Ebay a boxed ZX Spectrum which is a rubber key model. It is in a tatty condition but is all working. It would be a ni…
... have listed on Ebay a boxed ZX Spectrum which is ... model. It is in a tatty condition but is ... working. It would be a nice restoration project for someone ... has an early issue 2 board inside it which I believe ... was originally a 16K, but ... -
Under development: COUSIN HORACE - with playable demoHi fellow Spec-chums, for the first time ever, I am publicly disclosing some details about a game I am currently working on. It is an epic adventure…
... /> Horace is now trapped inside the Guardians's tower. He ... the Great Power Pill inside. By eating the ... /> [SIZE="4"][b]Chapter 2 - The Flight (horizontally scrooling ... will freeze all activities inside, including the motion ... Controls for Chapter 2 are: W-A-S-D-K ... -
grey tape player issueHi, I have a 128+2 grey, with no power lead. I have been using a power lead from a 48k. It works fine, but the tape deck can't handle having a tape…
Hi,
I have a 128+2 grey, with no power lead. ... I have been using a power lead from a 48k.
a tape in. I have read ... ?
I know the +2 is 9v 2A, and the ... -
Harlequin - usefull mods and addsHello, I start here a thread regarding mods and adds for the Harlequin. It was found: * that the Sinclair Interface 1 does not fully work at the Ha…
... Wandler from 5V to +/-12V (2 x 82mA) (type: " ... outputs I preloaded using a 6,2kOhm resistor and ... connector.
Inside the IF1 there has to ... be soldered a diode (1N4007 or similar ... Ohm speaker (works also inside a 48k Spectrum). The advantage ... -
+2 no audio only loud buzzing/bass noiceHi all Anyone help me out please. My +2 grey has a loud constant bass'ey buzzing noise and I do not hear any audio from the machine. The noise does…
... please.
My +2 grey has a loud constant bass'ey ... if that helps, but when a game loads I get no ... -
Help Me Identify Mystery Speccy PlzI was Given A box of speccy stuff and in it i got a nice surprise it included a really nice spectrum but ive not seen it before its a cross between …
... it before its a cross between a +48 and a +128 by the ... said it originated with a sinclair employee and thinks ... is a 128k but its not red like the +128 and ... badge`s on my 2 +128`s are both the ... a version 6u board but some components are different to my 2 +128 ... -
hyperthetical questionIf i was to remove the rom from a +128 or +2 and replace it with a 48k rom would the machine work and boot? if so would it still run 128k games im th…
If i was to remove the rom from a +128 or +2 and replace it with a 48k rom would the machine work and boot? if so would it still run 128k games im thinking it would then just like being perminently in usr0 mode -
Creating real usable custom romsWhat is needed and what would the cost be to create a custom rom for a +128 or +2 I only ask because ive been messing around under emulation with som…
... be to create a custom rom for a +128 or +2
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video cable with +128 rgb jack and red + black rcaive been give what is supposed to be a video cable it has the connector on that would fit a +128 video socket and the at the other end a red and blac…
... connector on that would fit a +128 video socket and the at ... the other end a red and black rca
a tv up are something? bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz ... -
Grey+2 power socketDoes anyone know who sells these, I've just bought a slightly melted but still fully functional +2, just has a dodgy power socket. I did have some sp…
... but still fully functional +2, just has a dodgy power socket. I ... -
How copy a load menu in a TRD file?Hi I like to watch demos on my toastrack, i'm using DivIDE/DivMMC (with exdos) to load TRD files. Most of those TRD files have a nice boot menu to se…
... of those TRD files have a nice boot menu to select ... a file I want to load. ... But sometimes I got a TRD file without a boot menu. Is ... there a way to copy one ... of those menu's inside a TRD?
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ZX-Paintbrush 2.5 publishedDear readers, as there were many updates since the last version, I want to bring this to public, so that I hopefully can return back to ZX-Assembler…
... from kgmcneil:
2.1. With a new toggle function toggle ... -raster independently.
2.3 Implemented a user-defined grid that ... character grid.
2.4 Implemented a way for drawing with ... import picture" tool. Now, on a 2-color attribute field (8x8 or ... -
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