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  • About buying Spectrum system for gaming. What kind of package?Hi, I've always been a C64 fan. No do not get me wrong, Spectrum was so rare here compared to Commodore. Lately I've been looking for Spectrum to pl…

    ... +2A, since these have more compatability problems. You'll need a joystick ... and +3 have differently wired joystick ports for some reason only ...
    John H John H October 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Normal (Atari Style) Joystick -> SJS1 (ZX 128 +2) AdaptorAnyone here has a schematics for an adaptor that would let you connect normal joysticks (Quick Shot 2, Zipstik, Competition Pro, etc.) to ZX Spectrum…

    Unfortunetly I dont have a +2A but a normal +2 (Grey ... pin assignment of the +2 Joystick port would do basically... I ...
    Tom-Cat Tom-Cat November 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Newbie: Which speccy to buy?Hi all, sorry to be a pain, I'm looking to buy a speccy at the moment. I was wondering which model is the best if you want to load games through a …

    ... /> Yes, if I recall, ZX +2A had something like that. Guys ... any of the models have joystick ports, >or do they ...
    Yerz Yerz March 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Newbie: Which speccy to buy?Hi all, sorry to be a pain, I'm looking to buy a speccy at the moment. I was wondering which model is the best if you want to load games through a …

    ... ]Yes, if I recall, ZX +2A had something like that. Guys ... Amstrad +2/+3 models had joystick ports for their own joysticks.
    cyborg cyborg March 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • How do I use a standard Atari joystick with my +2?Hi there. I hope someone hear can give me some advice on how to build or acquire some sort of adapter to allow me to use an atari-joystick in joy po…

    ... at making ajustments wihtin the +2A to make the ports compatible ... the signals from the Atari-joystick to the correct pins on ...
    8bitten 8bitten July 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Games not working on the plus 2a/plus3Can anyone please tell me the name of any games that would not work with the plus 2a/plus 3 even in 48k mode? Games that were simply not compatable …

    ... not work with the plus 2a/plus 3 even in 48k ... recognize: it asks for Kempston joystick before the game starts. And ...
    secarica secarica October 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • New Spectrum, new Spectrum... what about the old one?Suppose Amstrad were to release not a new spectrum but the old one, plain and simple. Well, "rapackaged", say the 128k with a proper keyboard, or wha…

    ... Sinclair machine, I think a +2a is the better choice for ... and volume control
    - Ordinary joystick socket wiring

    I ... to have a built-in joystick port. Maybe should come with ... a joystick because you can't get ...
    J?rg Pleumann J?rg Pleumann October 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • fzx32 on GP32 progressing nicelyJust to let you know that Rlyeh is working hard on his ZX Spectrum emulator fZX32 for the GP32 and should be released in the near future. Its based…

    ... , ZX 128, ZX +2, ZX +2A and ZX +3 spectrum models ... , cursor, fuller, sinclair1, sinclair 2 joystick emulation.
    - Fuller audio box ...
    Antiriad Antiriad December 2004 Emulators
  • Stupid question: How compatible is the +2 anyway?Right, time for a stupid question. I've never really had a +2 or +3 until a couple of weeks ago, got myself a +2 in an almost-new condition. Since my…

    ... some real advantages with the +2a, real keyboard, no single key ... port for uploads, built in joystick ports. Plus they tend to ...
    dasteph dasteph May 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Ultimate SpectrumWhat's your idea of the ultimate spectrum set up both real, what hardware would you have and emulated, what other programs/utilities do you use

    +2a/e with internal 128m compact ... , heaps better than using a joystick.
    dasteph dasteph May 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • DivIDEI'm interested in getting one of these, but the site that apparently sells the prebuilt units - [url="http://raww.org/2079"]http://raww.org/2079[/url…

    ... using DivIDE. I have Ramturbo joystick interface, but my DivIDE does ... divide with +2 or +2a as they have joystick interfaces.

    Timppa Timppa September 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Why did the Commodore 64 lose to the Spectrum in the UK?The Commodore 64 was released in the UK in 1983. As we all know, it was a great machine from a US company with a much larger financial backing than t…

    ... ?159.99, with the rubbishy joystick and six crappy games that ... on Spectrum, I think a +2A or +3. Perhaps someone in ...
    Ashley Pomeroy Ashley Pomeroy January 2006 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Emulators don't *FEEL* like the Speccy!I just recently played Ghostbusters II on my ZX Speccy emu and i miss the difference in graphics quality from playing on a lil old 15 inch CRT telly …

    ... /> Good picture quality.
    No joystick problems.
    No wobbly or ... introduced by Amstrad, the +2A/+3 joystick problem was the worst - no ...
    Jmk Jmk January 2006 Games
  • 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…

    ... +2 (and +3 and +2A)'s joystick ports aren't wired up ... in standard Atari joystick setup (unlike every joystick interface for the ... can sometimes find the odd joystick (I had the Cheta ... information about making your own joystick converter was covered in an ...
    ewgf ewgf March 2006 Hardware
  • speccy +2A composite videorecently bought a +2a , it works perfect , though can?t get a good picture out of it with the rf output plan to use it on a viewsonic 2010 LCD, th…

    do i need another groung with thick wires?

    also:
    please help me with my post of converting an atari joystick to the +2a , what are the pins that say "common" is it ground?
    cdjgroup cdjgroup June 2006 Hardware
  • 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 ... />
    I actually made a joystick for my +3 and used ... 6 cores for a spectrum joystick. (up ,down, left, right, fire ... switches on the joystick. The pinout for the joystick connector is listed ...
    guesser guesser August 2006 Wanted
  • 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 ... hold the cable in the joystick end? Like a gromett?
    Jmk Jmk August 2006 Wanted
  • 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…

    ... are shorter than a normal joystick socket and can't always ... not port 1 of a +2A.

    There are a ... two of them on a +2A or +3.

    It ...
    Jmk Jmk September 2006 Wanted
  • 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…

    ... does work on a +2A/+3 (with some joystick cable adapters). I ...
    Jmk Jmk September 2006 Wanted
  • Anyone have any pics of their collection?I'm an Atari 800XL owner and the main media that games were on for that were tape. Trouble is I've seen loads of pics on the net of peoples collectio…

    ... +2 (think it's a +2a)
    128+3
    ZX ...
    IF2
    Microdrive
    Joystick
    Pocket TV
    SAM ...
    NickH NickH December 2006 Games
  • Amstrad takeoverHello guys, Let me introduce myself - I'm the owner (well, if you can call it that?) of [url=http://www.cpcwiki.com]CPCWiki.com[/url], and obviously…

    [QUOTE=AndyC]Intentional?

    To be honest +2A/+3 compatibility wasn't nearly as bad as is often made out.[/QUOTE]

    The rewired joystick port is the only intentional incompatability that springs to mind.
    StuBruise StuBruise January 2007 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Anyone have any pics of their collection?I'm an Atari 800XL owner and the main media that games were on for that were tape. Trouble is I've seen loads of pics on the net of peoples collectio…

    ... monitors
    -1 Cobra Joystick
    -1 Sinclair Joystick
    -1 Zx ... Spectrum +2
    -2 Spectrum +2a
    -1 Spectrum +3
    zxbruno zxbruno January 2007 Games
  • +3 hardware without a fixer boardJust thinking about plugging random hardware into a +3 (from something mentioned on another thread), and I wondered... I know some hardware won't wor…

    ... plugged straight in? Things like joystick ports, for example?[/QUOTE]
    2A and other Spectrum models.
    joystick/mouse ports etc are no ...
    glancaster glancaster February 2007 Hardware
  • Joypad QuestionIf I plug a joypad / joystick which uses the Atari 9 Pin connector into the Spectrum, will it work? For example, will a Master System / Mega Drive c…

    It doesn't work in Amstrad ones. That is, Spectrum +2, +2A and +3 don't use Atari pinout in their joystick ports.

    Fortunately, it is very cheap to make an adapter.
    Zup Zup March 2007 Hardware
  • Speccy 128Im looking to buy a speccy 128 (pref the original sinclair model (even better with the additional keypad)) to replace my broken 48+. I dont have a jo…

    ... />
    2 incredibly r@re +2a's
    Thats right - the ... lead either ...)

    A joystick interface - I'm guessing the ... joystick died horribly in a hypersports ...
    thingley thingley April 2007 Wanted
  • How many different versions of the divIDE are there?So what gives with these interfaces? Some have thru ports, some have built in joystick interfaces - some are based upon one design, one is designed …

    I have a +2 (not +2A - yuck) and a divIDE+. Loading ... so I can get a joystick interface. I know the +2 ... has no nstandard joystick ports that only work with ...
    MrCheese MrCheese October 2007 Hardware
  • How many different versions of the divIDE are there?So what gives with these interfaces? Some have thru ports, some have built in joystick interfaces - some are based upon one design, one is designed …

    ... ]I have a +2 (not +2A - yuck) and a divIDE+. Loading ... so I can get a joystick interface. I know the +2 ... has no nstandard joystick ports that only work with ...
    DEATH DEATH October 2007 Hardware
  • How many different versions of the divIDE are there?So what gives with these interfaces? Some have thru ports, some have built in joystick interfaces - some are based upon one design, one is designed …

    ... ]I have a +2 (not +2A - yuck) and a divIDE+. Loading ... so I can get a joystick interface. I know the +2 ... has no nstandard joystick ports that only work with ... selfmade divIDE with additional Kempton joystick port and special Reset logic ...
    ingo ingo October 2007 Hardware
  • 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…

    ... compatibility you should get a +2a/+3 and replace the ROMs ... the memory contention issues. The +2a/+3 had different pages of ... hardware which works perfectly. The +2A and +3 ULA does not ... switching, AY sound, RS232, sinclair joystick, tape drive and single power ...
    ingo ingo October 2007 Hardware
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