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  • +2 / +2a : What's the difference ?+2 / +2a : What's the difference ? I still haven't managed to find out this yet. Yes, I know I'm an idiot.

    ... worse than the +2A in terms of compatibility and can be picked ...
    Matt_B Matt_B February 2007 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • +2 / +2a : What's the difference ?+2 / +2a : What's the difference ? I still haven't managed to find out this yet. Yes, I know I'm an idiot.

    ... isn't true of the +2a.

    They look ... a battleship grey, whilst the +2a is more a dark grey ... a tape deck.

    Compatibility wise, the grey +2 is ... to think, and the +2a is a very good machine ... a +D interface into a 2a. Assuming you want to use ...
    DEATH DEATH February 2007 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • +2 / +2a : What's the difference ?+2 / +2a : What's the difference ? I still haven't managed to find out this yet. Yes, I know I'm an idiot.

    Yeah, I suppose the compatibility issues can be a little ... that have problems on the +2A/+3 that will work on ... OK.

    The biggest compatibility problems are generally between the ...
    Matt_B Matt_B February 2007 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • NMI : especially PitersHello Piters, here the link to your NMI-button. [url]http://members.tripod.com/~piters/nmibutto.htm[/url] I don't understand your reason to place …

    ... usable in +3, +3e and +2A.

    This is one ... the things that causes software compatibility problems, since some games check ...
    glancaster glancaster April 2007 Hardware
  • i want to buy my first speccy(UK)[B][FONT="Comic Sans MS"]Hi all been told this is the best website forum to ask so i want to get in the next few months rather a specturm 48k or 128k…

    ... - the divIDE works on the +2A as well, but then, of ... lose a little of that compatibility.
    natxcross natxcross April 2007 Hardware
  • i want to buy my first speccy(UK)[B][FONT="Comic Sans MS"]Hi all been told this is the best website forum to ask so i want to get in the next few months rather a specturm 48k or 128k…

    ... - the divIDE works on the +2A as well, but then, of ... lose a little of that compatibility.[/QUOTE]

    Nathan, I ...
    DEATH DEATH April 2007 Hardware
  • About the Cronosoft GamesHello everybody, I just want to comment one thing that happens with the Cronosoft Games. I Load them on my Spectrum+2A and I have seen that most of t…

    ... />
    Maybe there is a compatibility problem with the +2A models??
    Ivanzx Ivanzx May 2007 Games
  • Kempston printer interfaceHi all, I won an Kempston Printer Interface from eBay and I am awating the arrival of it. At present I got hold of a Spectrum Plus2B today working or…

    ... +2, so doesn't mention compatibility.

    Cheers, Simon[/QUOTE ... not gonna work on a +2a/b 3.

    So ...
    DEATH DEATH June 2007 Hardware
  • Best 128k model to add CF IDE disk etcHi, i'm hoping to turn one of my speccys into more of a 'console' the plan is i'd like loads of speect games installed say on a compact flash card …

    ... +2, but i see the +2a and +3 have the floppy ... bet, due to a higher compatibility with most games software - the ...
    Dunny Dunny September 2007 Hardware
  • Best 128k model to add CF IDE disk etcHi, i'm hoping to turn one of my speccys into more of a 'console' the plan is i'd like loads of speect games installed say on a compact flash card …

    ... the same high level of compatibility as the 128k toast-rack ... won't work for the +2a/+3. I guess that won ...
    icabod icabod September 2007 Hardware
  • Noob question. I'm stillconfused.I thought I had it all sorted out about the different models: +2....+2a....+3. But then, suddenly, I saw that there were a +2b. So, can anyone pleas…

    ... about the different models: +2....+2a....+3.
    But then, suddenly ... the 48k or +3 regarding compatibility ? And, is it black, or ... fact is the +2b the +2a but with the error in ...
    guesser guesser September 2007 Hardware
  • Noob question. I'm stillconfused.I thought I had it all sorted out about the different models: +2....+2a....+3. But then, suddenly, I saw that there were a +2b. So, can anyone pleas…

    ... about the different models: +2....+2a....+3.
    But then, suddenly ... the 48k or +3 regarding compatibility ? And, is it black, or ...
    spectbeginner spectbeginner September 2007 Hardware
  • Best 128k model to add CF IDE disk etcHi, i'm hoping to turn one of my speccys into more of a 'console' the plan is i'd like loads of speect games installed say on a compact flash card …

    ... put the thing into a +2A/+3 with both ROM's ... . This will give you extra compatibility of the +2/original 128k ...
    Tom-Cat Tom-Cat September 2007 Hardware
  • Best 128k model to add CF IDE disk etcHi, i'm hoping to turn one of my speccys into more of a 'console' the plan is i'd like loads of speect games installed say on a compact flash card …

    ... put +2 roms in a +2a machine?

    how many ... have done this? whats the compatibility like compared to a genuine ...
    Interceptor Interceptor September 2007 Hardware
  • Best 128k model to add CF IDE disk etcHi, i'm hoping to turn one of my speccys into more of a 'console' the plan is i'd like loads of speect games installed say on a compact flash card …

    ... so far everything works flawless... compatibility is bigger than grey +2 ... sockets to get maximum compatibility (this way all +2A/+3 paging will ...
    Tom-Cat Tom-Cat September 2007 Hardware
  • Kempston on real machines and on emulatorsRecently I've tested several 48K games on my Spectrum +2A with Kempston interface. The computer resets when I start the game. I've tried with two dif…

    I believe that a Plus 2 (not the +2A) without Tape deck would've been the greatest Spectrum ever made. Good compatibility, good keyboard. And it should've been black. :)
    zxbruno zxbruno October 2007 Emulators
  • Compatible SpectrumsFollowing some recent coding exploits I've been thinking about compatibility of various models of ZX Spectrum. Yes, it's a common question on the for…

    ... I've been thinking about compatibility of various models of ... />
    Someone was asking about compatibility of various models of ZX ... that for best compatibility you should get a +2a/+3 and replace ... memory contention issues. The +2a/+3 had different pages of ...
    ingo ingo October 2007 Hardware
  • speccy 128 problemsHi everyone, first post on here, so first better say hello..hello :) Anyhow I just recently got back into gaming so a Speccy seemed just the thing t…

    ... silversoft. Guess it is just compatibility, if I had realised how ... sketchy the +2a was I would have got ...
    Heatsink128 Heatsink128 November 2007 Hardware
  • speccy 128 problemsHi everyone, first post on here, so first better say hello..hello :) Anyhow I just recently got back into gaming so a Speccy seemed just the thing t…

    ... silversoft. Guess it is just compatibility, if I had realised how ... sketchy the +2a was I would have got ... won't work on a +2a, it'll not work in ...
    DEATH DEATH November 2007 Hardware
  • Spectrum +3 disk drive problem (?)I took up using Spectrums only many years after any ZX model was last in production. I've been lucky enough to find one each of the various 128k mode…

    ... /> Is there any guide to compatibility of peripherals attachable to the ... Spectrums, i.e. +3 and +2A/B? I've seen references ... plugs into the +3 and +2A/B that is supposed to ... work when plugged into +3 +2A/B?

    Thanks again ...
    Morrisman Morrisman November 2007 Hardware
  • New tape releases - 128K only?As Jon's new Egg-Head game is 128K only, and splATTR has also evolved into a 128K only game - both due to memory constraints - I was wondering if the…

    ... 're not thinking of the +2A? It wouldn't load quite ... ROM which had less backwards compatibility than the 128K ROM.
    Zagreb Zagreb December 2007 Games
  • New tape releases - 128K only?As Jon's new Egg-Head game is 128K only, and splATTR has also evolved into a 128K only game - both due to memory constraints - I was wondering if the…

    ... 're not thinking of the +2A? It wouldn't load quite ... ROM which had less backwards compatibility than the 128K ROM.[/QUOTE ... />
    Mmm I have a +2A and only have problems with ...
    Ivanzx Ivanzx December 2007 Games
  • Which is the best spectrum to have ?Just wanted to know which is the best Spectrum to have as i know some have more bugs than others. All i wanted it for was to play games on both 48k …

    ...
    If you buy a +2A/+2B then you'd need ... in the +2A you can cure the remaining compatibility problems (....umm ... I would favour buying a +2A/+2B over the grey +2 ... that includes sound for a +2A than a grey +2 ( ... much more robust for the +2A (It's the same ...
    thingley thingley March 2008 Hardware
  • +3 Soundok we all know that the +3 is messed up as its said in other posts but what i wanted to know is if i paid postage both ways and paid the person to do…

    ... lot more games than the +2a. I suppose I could open ... , what would sort out the +2a's compatibility problems?
    sabre128 sabre128 March 2008 Hardware
  • Memory paging in 128 KB - 64KB RAM possible?I have found a quote in Spectrum 3 manual (available at WOS) -------------------- In the +3, we have crammed in more than twice the amount of memory…

    ... a program for the +3/+2A called Ghost (or something, I ... the ROM code, to improve compatibility with the 48K Spectrum games.
    ewgf ewgf March 2008 Development
  • Sinclair 128K+ Rom dead?While repairing one of these boards my mind was elsewhere and I put the rom back in the wrong way round and now it doesnt work (scrambled screen) alt…

    ... of my +2greys and my +2A and they work a treat ... . I'm probably losing some compatibility with this rom but I ...
    thingley thingley April 2008 Hardware
  • Blizzard's Rift in Spinanyone else having trouble playing blizzard's rift in spin, the game loads ok, you can select controls, select a system to visit but when you select …

    ... hardware bugs.

    The +2a and +3 were pretty much ... 't test for proper 128k compatibility either, as most would be ...
    Dunny Dunny May 2008 Emulators
  • 48K games that don't work on a +2Not sure if there is already a thread about this but recently I've noticed some old 48K games will not run on my +2 - even in 48K mode. Examples are…

    ... fact, it also works in +2A mode! I'm using the ... be good to see a compatibility list to see what games ... the game even on a +2A).
    Jimmy Jimmy June 2008 Games
  • 48K games that don't work on a +2Not sure if there is already a thread about this but recently I've noticed some old 48K games will not run on my +2 - even in 48K mode. Examples are…

    ... change the eproms in the +2A to more compatible ones - I ... basic and editor, and the compatibility is really high (not sure ...
    Tom-Cat Tom-Cat June 2008 Games
  • 48K games that don't work on a +2Not sure if there is already a thread about this but recently I've noticed some old 48K games will not run on my +2 - even in 48K mode. Examples are…

    ... basic and editor, and the compatibility is really high (not sure ... an original 128k+ in a +2A case! (but with the snow ... point but the 48k mode compatibility is not as high as ...
    thingley thingley June 2008 Games
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