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  • Spectrum +2A/+2B: How to tell?Hi all, Sorry if this has been asked before, but I've not found anything that can really help me tell. I've got a black +2, but would love to be ab…

    ... />
    I've got a black +2, but would love to ... tell if it's a +2A or a +2B ... how can ... 's a +2B? or a +2A? or does this make no ...
    woody.cool woody.cool January 2013 Hardware
  • Spectrum +2A/B - CPU affects loading??Hi everybody, Here's something I don't understand. A +2A came in the other day, and it was working fine, but wouldn't load some tapes. OK, thinks I…

    ... understand.

    A +2A came in the other day ... It should be blue/black leader and red/black data, but instead ... try the same with another +2A - it loads perfectly.
    ... Try the bad +2A with the good deck - it ... next time you have a +2A/B and it's hard ...
    Spirantho Spirantho January 2013 Hardware
  • Treasure Island Dizzy 128k +2a modeHi all! I have a original black spectrum 128k +2a computer in my collection and quite a few games and im a big big fan of codemasters and the Dizzy …

    ... /> I have a original black spectrum 128k +2a computer in my collection ... in 128k mode on my +2a system. it loads up but ... games are incompatible with the +2a due to ROM changes.
    phillip.croxford phillip.croxford January 2013 Games
  • Spectrum 128k+2a broken.I have a 128k +2a that is broken. It will not display a picture on the screen. Instead what one gets is a very out of sync (rolling diagonally) low c…

    I have a 128k +2a that is broken. It will not display a picture on the screen. Instead what one gets is a very out of sync (rolling diagonally) low contrast grey version of the boot screen.

    Is this worth ebay-ing or is it just junk?
    Scottie_uk Scottie_uk May 2013 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Anyone using an RGB SCART cable with a +2A/+3 and LCD TV?In [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=44697"]a recent thread[/URL], I mused: [quote]Can +2As be composite modded? If so, I…

    ... doing. I know that the +2A's RGB output can take ... /> Does anyone here use a +2A or +3 using an RGB ... /itm/Sinclair-ZX-Spectrum-2-Black-Model-Scart-TV-Lead-/250810978353 ... no sense in getting the +2A composite modded if it doesn ...
    stephenw32768 stephenw32768 August 2013 Hardware
  • Issue 4A black paper, white borderJust had one of these through, nice yellow pcb! Everything but the ULA soldered in. On power up I get black paper, white border and some intermitten…

    ... /> On power up I get black paper, white border and some ... test cart brings up the screen and reports bad address line ...
    Macc Macc August 2013 Hardware
  • Checking a Spectrum +2AI've just bought a (working) black +2A, and whilst I await the new Scart lead and an appropriate PSU, I thought I would ask a quick question about an…

    ... 've just bought a (working) black +2A, and whilst I await the ...
    Simon_Carr Simon_Carr August 2013 Hardware
  • A new full-screen bicolor engine called NIRVANA[I]OK, there's something I need to clarify first: Nowadays if you write [B]"multicolor"[/B] everyone assumes it refers to "multicolor 8x1" (an attri…

    ... ]bicolor[/B] graphics everywhere* on screen.

    In practice, ... ]"btiles"[/B] anywhere on screen (even partially hidden outside the ... models (48K, 128K, +2, +2A, +2B, +3). You can use ... NIRVANA ENGINE is also "full-screen". Technically, perhaps it would ...
    Einar Saukas Einar Saukas November 2013 Brand new software
  • Spectrum +2A PSUI picked up a black +2A without a power supply. Looking on eBay the PSUs seem quite rare. The schematics for the PSU show +/-12 and 5v, would it be …

    I picked up a black +2A without a power supply. Looking ...
    rune rune December 2013 Hardware
  • ZX Spectrum +2A and +2B - finding the true factsI'm confused. Some told me that a +2A has a +3 board, and the +2B got the simplified board. But I think that is not true. I have had over a dozen b…

    ... have had over a dozen black +2 during the last ... of those have the text '+2A' on the bottom.
    ... br /> [QUOTE]Internally the +2A was derived from the +3 ... />
    So officially the +2A and +2B boards are already ... Did Amstrad sell some +2A's with the +3 board ...
    bverstee bverstee December 2013 Hardware
  • +2a problemHi guys just got a +2a from eBay. I can get the menu screen but none of the keys work. I had a look at the membrane, and it looks faultless. Anyone…

    ... a +2a from eBay. I can get the menu screen but none ...
    Lost Lost January 2014 Hardware
  • ZX Spectrum +2A - Issue loading gamesHi! I have my ZX Spectrum +2A with a very strange issue regarding games loading. The thing is that I can only load a few games from the Datacorder o…

    ... /> I have my ZX Spectrum +2A with a very strange issue ... (flickering colours and tiles) on screen. My progress is:

    [UFO] [UFO] May 2014 Hardware
  • Repton ManiaHi all, I am the creator, and look after, the Repton Resource Page ([url]www.reptonresourcepage.co.uk[/url]). For the site, I have written a freely …

    ... 1 ---------------
    0x02E00 Repton Loading screen (0x1800 size)
    0x04600 Repton ... br /> GRB
    000 - 0: Black
    001 - 1: Blue
    2A: Repton running left frame 3 ... left frame 2
    2A: Repton running left frame 3 ...
    geraldholdsworth geraldholdsworth June 2014 Games
  • Made In Creative UK - Loading screen.I'm a UK developer, and so support Made In Creative UK [URL="http://madeincreativeuk.com/"]http://madeincreativeuk.com/[/URL] My ZX81 games now incl…

    ... screen, so at most 12 or 13 characters wide, with a black ...
    bobs bobs July 2014 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Manic Miner loading screen adjustmentHad half an hour spare earlier and wanted to try a few things. Always like to learn anyways even now. [URL="http://www.yellowspider.co.uk/speccy/Man…

    ... .tap"]Manic Miner New Loading Screen$[/URL] , .tap file so right ... the top third of the screen.

    The most annoying ... area out that's normally black blocks, I did have it ... to fix it in the screen$.
    spider spider July 2014 Games
  • 128k programs not working on +2aI'm having an issue with my +2a at the moment, in that I can't seem to get it to run any 128k programs, e.g. Renegade and Nigel Mansell World Champio…

    ... having an issue with my +2a at the moment, in that ... crashes to the Amstrad copyright screen.

    48k games run ... crashed when loaded from the 2a loader (only a couple so ... 'don't bother with a +2A'
    britain4 britain4 July 2014 Hardware
  • PLOTTER - display file utilityI've been disassembling Gyron and needed something to help with working out where things were being put on the screen, so I wrote this program. I was…

    ... & hex and show the screen
    area which they affect ... /> Whereas VC10,12 & +PH2A,2A prints a square from row ... instructions, it addresses the whole screen as one homogeneous area, with ... ; this is overlaid with the black area which shows the affected ...
    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny August 2014 Development
  • Were +2A tape decks badly made?I remember as a kid in the early 90s(must of been as I started Secondary School in 1994 and this was before that) maybe even 88 or 89 I used to play …

    ... did I have? both had +2A on but the power supplys ... , just got multicoloured bars on screen(was stored in a room ...
    ryouga ryouga September 2014 Hardware
  • Black and White?I bought a ZX Spectrum +2 a while ago, and finally acquired a TV that could run it. But... It's coming up in black and white. It has worked in col…

    ... /> It's coming up in black and white. It has worked ... sound went away, but the screen is still b&w ...
    Ohowson Ohowson November 2014 Hardware
  • Need help with +2a graphics glitchFirst of all It's my first time on here so, Hi! Recently got back into the spectrum scene by buying a +2a and a DivMMC (a lovely piece of kit btw), …

    ... spectrum scene by buying a +2a and a DivMMC (a lovely ... btw), also bought a spectrum +2a rgb to scart cable from ... as the text char on screen)?!? This is especially noticable on ...
    Ox. Ox. January 2015 Hardware
  • spectrum +2A loading problemHi new here ! I have recently purchased a 2A thinking it would be more reliable than my old rubber key machine and external tape drive. Problem i…

    ... /> I have recently purchased a 2A thinking it would be more ... old speccy but on my 2A it loads to the end ... and then crashes on the screen that tells you what keys ...
    Cheesecake0304 Cheesecake0304 February 2015 Hardware
  • Scart issues with a 2AAnyone else have problems with scart leads with Spectrum 2A's?. I tested mine with three Samsung TV's ( all around 2/3 year old) , and it gave me a …

    ... with scart leads with Spectrum 2A's?.

    I tested ... picture with the one 32" screen , no picture at all with ... the other 22" screen and perfect on the newest ... 46" screen !

    Problem is as ...
    Cheesecake0304 Cheesecake0304 February 2015 Hardware
  • Screen artifacts/shimmer after composite modHi folks,<br><br>I've done a little work to what I hope is going to be my work-horse rubber key speccy - It's a Samsung made issue 3b.<br><br>I notic…

    ... mod that the letters on screen seem to have a shimmer ... RGB display on my TR/+2a/b?



    Will Woodvine Will Woodvine May 2015 Hardware
  • Some technical queries regarding +2A, please help!Hi All! Been tryin to explain Jet Set Willy to the missus, and wanting to relive a bit of my youth, so I bought a Speccy +2A. When I got it, it wa…

    ... , so I bought a Speccy +2A. When I got it, it ... there pops up the loader screen. Checked all the keys worked ...
    shortybig shortybig August 2015 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Cannot load .wavs from an external player into a +2A for the life of meDetails: I have a +2A speccy with a black case When I try to load the .wavs, the audio comes out of the speccy but it doesn't try to load anything,…

    ... /> I have a +2A speccy with a black case
    When I ...
    Yoshiatom Yoshiatom September 2015 Hardware
  • Full-screen 32 columns bicolor engine NIRVANA+I'm glad to announce the release of [b]NIRVANA+ ENGINE[/b], providing support for bicolor graphics (multicolor 8x2) in 32 columns for all standard Sp…

    ... Spectrum models (48K, 128K, +2, +2A, +2B, +3)!

    [ ... discussion/45538/a-new-full-screen-bicolor-engine-called-nirvana"]NIRVANA ... reserve the top row on screen for timing synchronization, so the ... this tile to appear on screen, so you can easily ...
    Einar Saukas Einar Saukas September 2015 Brand new software
  • The Artist II on Speccy +2AHi, I'd like to ask if someone here can run The Artist II on real +2A. I tried several copies, 48k tape version, 128k tape version, even +3 disk v…

    ... The Artist II on real +2A. I tried several copies, 48k ... enough is to clear the screen and then select raster, if ... is:

    Spectrum 128 +2A (English version), divide (both, 57c ... Artist II work nicely on +2A in Fuse emulator. Does have ...
    ellvis ellvis November 2015 Games
  • Almost perfect RGB signal: +2aI'm using an RGB to scart lead on my +2a and the picture is almost perfect except for anything black on bright white. For example, the copyright mess…

    ... +2a and the picture is almost perfect except for anything black on ... other colours, why this with black on bright white only?
    Jim M Jim M April 2016 Hardware
  • ZX Diagnostics v0.33 releasedHi everyone, I'm pleased to announce the release of v0.33 of zx-diagnostics. This release contains the following changes: - ULATest: Detect …

    ...
    - ULATest: New tape test - black and white stripes follow tape ... soak testing
    - General: Splash screen (line) on startup to inform ... /> - Bugfix: Uncontended memory failures on +2A/+3 were also triggering contended ...
    balford balford April 2016 Hardware
  • ZX Speccy +2A - B&W & snowy RF output + other issuesHi All, I am new to this forum and I am back to the Spectrum world after 25 years. Recently I've bought a second hand +2A (+2B board - Z70833 Issu…

    ... 've bought a second hand +2A (+2B board - Z70833 Issue 1 ... the RF output video is black & white only. A few ... mistake when I re-assabled +2A other day.

    I ...
    Claudius Claudius October 2016 Hardware
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