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Which Emulator do you use the most? and whyI currently use ZX32, it's free, which is great but it's not as fast as I'd like. Please everybody, tell me your fave emulator and why. I'm quite …
... the 16k/48k/128k/+2/+2a/+3/+3e, with various add-ons ... -
Spectrum Game CompatibilityHi, At the moment I have a spectrum 48k. I am planning to get a 128k +2, but I have a problem. Will my 48k games work on 128k +2? Because some of the…
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Speccy MTBFHi, Looking at the old (issue 1-2) PCBs, they do look like someone knocked them up in an etching bath/with a soldering iron in their shed but has th…
... RAM death too. The redesigned +2A/+3 were a hell of a ... go wrong (lol excluding the 3" drive of course, and broken ... datacorder keys on the +2A). In fact the only spectrum ... -
How to: Tape to Microdrive ?Hi there, Anybody knows how to copy programs (games) from tape to microdrive ? I have ZX Spectrum+, Interface1, Microdrives and few tapes. TIA P.S…
Or, a Multiface 128 (even if you have a 48K machine). Don't use it on a +2a/+3 tho. Quick and easy, if a little "dirty". :) -
EPROM InfoHi guys. I'm looking for info about a 27C256 EPROM. Does anyone know if toggling A14 high/low selects the upper/lower 16K banks? Cheers
... 'm working on for the +2a/+3.
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Why are there no Speccy tune remixe(r)s?In the past, I made a couple of posts on this boards which hinted at the whole SLAY Radio/remix.kwed/C64 audio thingy which is mostly breadbox relate…
... 'd welcome remixes of non-game tunes, but my only problem ... remixes of Saboteur, Athena, Mask 3, Game Over 2 Part 2, Heartland ... -
The New SPIN releases ThreadOk, as I'm now working on SPIN again full-time, and as a very wise man once said, "Release Early, Release Often"[1]... I'm going to release new SPIN…
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did 128k machines dominate ZX market?I have a question about 128k Spectrums. Did they dominate the ZX market in late 80's / early 90's? I mean where there more 128k users than 48k users …
... file of type '128', '+2', '+2A', '+3' or 'USR0' and where the ... -
128K (heatsink) or +2 greylooking for one of these due to being unable to play 128K games on my 48K :) just in emu :( anyone has functioning and cheap one around ireland? (th…
... they don't work on +2A/+3 but work fine with the ... games, which now work on +2A with the +2 ROMS mod ... are more compatible. Currently my +2A is in a box ready ... -
Prince of Persia in an actual Spectrum?Prince of Persia is one the best games programmed for our Speccy in the last 10 years, but I think originally was written for TR Dos, although there …
Have you tried the .tap in an emulator, in one of the british hardware formats? (I'm assuming at least a 128k, probably a +2a/+3).
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divIDEAnyone knows what is happening with divIDE project? I would really like to have one of that boards, but can't get reply from Pavel? Did someone made…
divIDEAnyone knows what is happening with divIDE project? I would really like to have one of that boards, but can't get reply from Pavel? Did someone made…
... work on all Speccies (including +2A/+3). There will be probably another ...9-pin joystick cables.Does anyone know where I could get some 9-wire cables with an Atari-style 9-pin plug on the end? I'm planning to do some joystick repairs / experime…
... isn't necessary for a +2a/+3 joystick cable, and would only ... made a joystick for my +3 and used 6 core telephone ... connector is listed in the +3 manual at the back IIRC9-pin joystick cables.Does anyone know where I could get some 9-wire cables with an Atari-style 9-pin plug on the end? I'm planning to do some joystick repairs / experime…
... isn't necessary for a +2a/+3 joystick cable, and would only ...9-pin joystick cables.Does anyone know where I could get some 9-wire cables with an Atari-style 9-pin plug on the end? I'm planning to do some joystick repairs / experime…
... it does work on a +2A/+3 (with some joystick cable adapters ... plugs on it for the +3, but there's no point ...Multiface 128Does anyone know how the multiface 128 formats microdrive cartridges to more than 100K - when the format command gives around 85K? Is data stored on…
The MF128 will work on all spectrums except the +2a/+3. I think that would ber a better option to be honest :)If you could choose one extra colour for the ZX Spectrum??The post "Im not trying to start a flame war......" by Ewgf got me thinking. The ZX spectrum had 8 colours. 15 if you count the bright as separate …
... the speccy 128 +2 (or +2A / +3) to a monitor with RGB ...External Speccy CommunicationHow does a speccy communicate with the outside world ?? Do you have to have the interface 1 for serial communications ( rs232 ) or are there other p…
Anybody know what style connector is used for the RS232 on the later speccy models ( 128, +2, +2a, +3 ). ???can i connect a +2a to an amstrad colour monitor?can i connect a +2a to an amstrad cmt 464 colour monitor? how ? th output is different , and it even has jacks for power!:evil:
... with RGB output (128, +2, +2A, +3), but unfortunetly it doesn't ...Spectrum +2a Keyboard bug?If anyone has a Working +2a... I bought a +2a for Christmas 1986 with an 80 Column thermal printer from Dixons. It was bundled with a tape supposed…
... I know of regarding the +2a/+3 is the caps shift line ... lot of work with Tasword +3, it's a nightmare. I ...Where to get Spectrum RAMSigh. Even obsolete nixie tubes seem to be easier to get hold of than Spectrum RAM. I've tried the usual suspects (eBay and google searches), but not…
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4464 RAM for +2a/3 try old PC graphics cards ...EightyOne 0.43Hmmm, 'twas round about July I fell asleep and only came round t'other day - honest gov! Anyway, I thought I'd better whip out a quick release and p…
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Fixed a bug in +2A/+3 paging.
Preliminary support for ... lib765 (more compatible for protected +3 disks).
MikeWEightyOne 0.43Hmmm, 'twas round about July I fell asleep and only came round t'other day - honest gov! Anyway, I thought I'd better whip out a quick release and p…
... /> [quote]Fixed bug in the +2A/+3 specific memory models. Read/Write ...+A/B scart cableHiya, does anyone use a scart cable on their +A/B or +3 Spectrum? I did for ages and it looked fantastic up until a year ago when i got a new TV and …
... composite video signal (which the +2A/+3 doesn't provide).
Dead Spectrum diagnosis and desolderingI have two dead Spectrums - one I'm pretty sure is caused by bad memory, and the other - well, perhaps a bad ROM, perhaps a bad CPU (it gets halfway …
... dead ULA ones from the +2a/3. these heat guns are made ...divIDE - +3 only or what??Guys, I've been let to believe that the DivIDE interface only works with the +3/2a. Looking at a website last night, the info there sugested it woul…
... is used for, I think, +2a/+3 compatibility (I can never quite ... that it was for the +2a/+3 only has not played about ...divIDE - +3 only or what??Guys, I've been let to believe that the DivIDE interface only works with the +3/2a. Looking at a website last night, the info there sugested it woul…
Righty.
Jumper 'E' is to allow you to flash the EPROM.
Jumper 'A' is to provide +2a/+3 compatibility.
As taken from Factor6's [URL=http://baze.au.com/divide/howto/index_en.html]Guide to building a DivIDE[/URL].Replacement ROMsSo, I've replaced a couple ROMs in my +3 to be a +3e. I used a couple of 27c256's, which has worked a treat. So if I wanted to replace the ROMs in …
... with what's in a +2a/+3? Any other ROM replacement means ...Prince of Persia in an actual Spectrum?Prince of Persia is one the best games programmed for our Speccy in the last 10 years, but I think originally was written for TR Dos, although there …
... " version doesn't work on +2A/+3 (not even in USR0 mode ...Prince of Persia in an actual Spectrum?Prince of Persia is one the best games programmed for our Speccy in the last 10 years, but I think originally was written for TR Dos, although there …
... version), the problem is the +2A/+3 ROM.
Basically, PoP ... make it compatible with the +3, before anyone can even look ...
