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  • What is difference between "128" and "128+"?What is the difference between a "Spectrum 128" and a "Spectrum 128+" ?? And I am not talking about the different looking +2's, etc. Tnx! blakes…

    ... the ROM issues that the +2a / +3 suffer from.\
    [/quote ... well, correct? Or are there differences such that you really need ...
    blakespot blakespot November 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Bubble Bobble not loading with +2A ????Hello.I have Bubble Bobble but i can't load the game in 128k mode because it crashes on the loader (at block 2D) but it can be loaded at 48 BASIC but…

    ... differences in the hardware of the 128k+ /+2 and the 128k+2a ...
    Spectea_um Spectea_um May 2005 Games
  • How much power can I pull from a +3?Hi guys (and gals), Does anyone know how much of a load I can draw from the 5 volt line (lower pin 3of the expansion port)? I'm needing between 500…

    ... />
    Looking inside one (+2A) now, I realise that there ... from the differences between the +3 (+12V 500mA) and +2A (+12V 200mA ... , and I expect the 2A continuous rating comes from the ... transformer winding.

    The +2A/+3's totally redesigned circuit ...
    absorbentgnome absorbentgnome August 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Starglider 128k TZXNow I would if I could, but I simply don't have a copy of the game on tape handy, but is there any possibility that someone could upload a working ve…

    ... on 128k/+2/+2a/+3 due due to slight differences in the ...
    Andrew Barker Andrew Barker August 2005 Games
  • Which expansions can I attach to a +2A?I have several peripherals that I would like to connect to a +2A: an Interface 1 with Microdrive, a +D disk interface and kempston joystick interface…

    ... />
    The +3's and +2A/B's had two ROM ... pins of the +3 or +2A via two 1N4148 signal diodes ... explanation of the edge connector differences in the 'Interface 2' section ...
    KeepGood KeepGood October 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Difference between +2 , +2a and +2bWhats the difference between these models Also if I was going to buy a 128k machine, whats the best one for games compatibility (from all 128k model…

    ... start. :)

    Differences between the +2's. The ... differences in the +2's comes with the +2A's. The +2A ... you look at a +2A mainboard it's almost ... />
    Also the +2A has the same edge connector ... easily worked around. The +2A/B is also fitted ...
    KeepGood KeepGood October 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • A deeper exploration of the SpectrumI've been reading a lot of posts in the BASIC and development forums and they've really intrigued me. Although my knowledge of the deeper working of …

    ... the first. However, there are differences that may trip you up ... when moving from 128k to +2a/+3).

    They have ...
    Dunny Dunny November 2005 Sinclair Basic
  • Opus Discovery 3.5 inch disk driveWould one of these work on a +3 or +2a? So could you save games onto normal disks using a multiface 3 or another mulitiface (1 or 2?) for the +2a? W…

    ... grey +2 - not a black +2a (the colour distinction is often ... and above them on the +2a).

    There is ... +2 and the +2a. One of these differences concerns the way the ... do not work on the +2a or +3 without a ... a +2 or a +2a, and whether you are using ...
    woodcock88 woodcock88 February 2006 Hardware
  • Games that crash because of contended memory.I find these are really annoying. You load up a game like Astro Marine Corps, Fantasy World Dizzy, Dizzy: Prince Of The Yolkfolk and so on (the init…

    ... to be muffled on a +2A/+3, so some sort of ... /> POKE 48507,59 - works on +2A/+3 (also 48/128/+2 ... and is caused by ROM differences rather than contended memory).
    Jmk Jmk February 2006 Games
  • What PSU is suitable for +2?if I don?t have the original one, what PSU I?ll need for that?

    ... was thinking of buying certain +2A which has only some adjusted ... are the differences between +2 (more like 128K) and +2A/+2B (more ... decision is not to buy +2A and what is more - with ...
    de Vandemar Croup de Vandemar Croup March 2006 Hardware
  • 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…

    ... . That's just due to differences in the frame timings. Both ... , but die completely on a +2A/+3 due to the lack ...
    Philip Kendall Philip Kendall April 2006 Hardware
  • MAME on the Spectrum?Yes, I know it's currently AY's job to make ludicrous posts (a position he's filling in very well, until TKRAP returns), but just out of interest, if…

    ... is only possible on the +2A and +3. The CPU speed ... various places. Even those subtle differences are enough to make it ...
    obo obo May 2006 Emulators
  • MAME on the Spectrum?Yes, I know it's currently AY's job to make ludicrous posts (a position he's filling in very well, until TKRAP returns), but just out of interest, if…

    ... is only possible on the +2A and +3. The CPU speed ... various places. Even those subtle differences are enough to make it ...
    Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous May 2006 Emulators
  • +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.

    ... that have problems on the +2A/+3 that will work on ... have graphical glitches due to differences in processor speed and memory ...
    Matt_B Matt_B February 2007 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Running code from the display memory?Is it possible to run machine code from the memory area used by the display file? If you were really out of memory and some part of screen is not u…

    ... never really looked into the differences between the models.
    However ... timing... on a +3 (or +2a I guess) the effect I ...
    icabod icabod May 2007 Development
  • +2A/+3A manualsHi all, As I mentioned in earlier posts I have not been no the scene for 3 years. I have a Spectrum+2A manual. Now is there a difference between the …

    The +2A manual has 331 numbered pages, ... page one. There are slight differences on many pages, although often ... this is just where [b]+2A[/b] has been replaced with ...
    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny July 2007 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • New Spectrum game - Isotopia by OctocomOctocom, the guys who made BASIC programmed games such as Pandemia or Insert Coins, released yesterday their very first compiled BASIC game: Isotopia…

    ... 128 & +2, and the +2A & +3?

    The ... memory-paging & contention timing differences, but I'm doubting a ...
    bobs bobs December 2007 Games
  • New Spectrum game - Isotopia by OctocomOctocom, the guys who made BASIC programmed games such as Pandemia or Insert Coins, released yesterday their very first compiled BASIC game: Isotopia…

    ... 128 & +2, and the +2A & +3?

    The ... memory-paging & contention timing differences, but I'm doubting a ... something like that, and in +2A/+3 you use the new ...
    na_th_an na_th_an December 2007 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…

    Do any of you have a good reference for what the actual technical differences are between the 128K+, the +2, the +2A and +2B?
    gcallard gcallard 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…

    ... for what the actual technical differences are between the 128K+, the ... +2, the +2A and +2B?[/QUOTE]
    The ... copyright message.
    For the +2A, +2B and +3 Amstrad replaced ...
    Geoff Geoff 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…

    ... 4) The +3 (and therefore +2A/B) modified the NMI routine ... />
    7) Z80 timing differences. The Z80 in a 128 ... models (I think the +2A and +2B models are ...
    11) The +3/+2A/B models have port $1FFD ... 128/+2 and +3/+2A machines. Annoyingly the syntax ...
    Jimmy Jimmy June 2008 Games
  • Awful image on 128K +2B / CV mod not workingHello, My two +2 B output a terrible image through RF. Lots of shadows and moir&#233; patterns. One is slightly better than the other, but really ba…

    ... can try to check the differences on the schematic.

    2A's. The schematics do not ...
    odious odious August 2008 Hardware
  • Spectrum +2 A/B ManualsHi, please can anyone tell me what the manual for the black +2 looked like (black/grey) and how many pages etc. also what differences there are, if s…

    ... entries.

    The +2A (black) manual is basically the ... calculator, Peripherals for your +2A. My copy of this manual ... Chapter/page variations between the +2A/+3 manuals start at Chapter ... page one. There are slight differences on many pages, although ...
    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny April 2009 Hardware
  • Russian Translations...As i have once again been reminded (by the "Homebrew games" thread), there are some funky looking Russian games that I can't play due to not understa…

    ... appear to be the +2A/+3 incompatibility (as with ... I was aware of the +2A/+3 "floating bus" (or ... fix that on a +2A. But I guess there' ... here, like paging hardware differences (like the page loading ... velesoft?) and/or ROM differences that are screwing this ...
    Digital Prawn Digital Prawn June 2009 Games
  • Reading from the 128 Serial PortDon't shout at me if this is a silly question. I have Googled extensively, and searched the forums, but I can't find anything discussing what seems t…

    ... by omega. Are there any differences between the 128's serial ... the one used on the +2A and +3?
    -Could you ...
    zxbruno zxbruno June 2009 Sinclair Basic
  • Which speccy do you use & why ?I`m lucky enough to have the choice of using a 48K original, a 48K+ and a 128+2B Sometimes I prefer the 128 because of it`s nice keyboard, crisp pic…

    ... Kempston joystick port.

    Differences in convenience of using Spectrum ... brandishing ;) ), then I use Spectrum +2A or Spectrum 128+.

    Mister Beep Mister Beep July 2009 Hardware
  • detecting 128 mode ?quick question really, someone who programs would know I guess. am I right in thinking some things detect 128 program and adjust accordingly , say i…

    ... , or ROM 3 for a +2A/+3 machine) iwth a true ... 128K ROM has a few differences in the keyboard handler, to ... paging. In a +3 the differences are more notorius, as the ...
    mcleod_ideafix mcleod_ideafix October 2009 Hardware
  • Easy storage device.Hi all, I am fed up with unreliable tape / wav loading on my +2b so would really like another way of loading games. I know nothing at all about how …

    ... plugging joystick interfaces into the +2A / +2B / +3 models though. The ... isn't that different - the differences between the +3 edge connector ...
    Winston Winston November 2009 Hardware
  • DIY interface 2[url]http://translate.google.com/translate?js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=1&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.speccy.org%2Ftrastero%2Fcosas%2Fdroy%2Finte…

    ... .. due to the edge connector differences
    [/QUOTE]

    the ... different edge connector on the +2A and +3 would mean that ... modified to work on the +2A/+3 edge connector

    guesser guesser January 2010 Hardware
  • ZX + 2: Why Audio from RGB Connector ?Does anyone know what is the difference between the standard "tape/sound" output and the audio output inside of the RGB DIN connector? Does the RGB c…

    ... PDF[/url] that shows the differences in the sound circuit (and ... , while in later +3 (and +2A, I guess) TR200 has a ... output fixed; also all the +2A/B are unaffected.
    Zup Zup June 2010 Hardware
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