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  • Introduce yourself[SIZE=3][FONT=Comic Sans MS]This is the thread to stop by & introduce yourself.[/FONT][/SIZE]

    ... /> [LIST]
    [*]Spectrum 16k (rubber keyboard)
    [*]Spectrum +2 (grey model ... )
    [*]Spectrum +2a (black model)
    [*]Spectrum +3 ...
    woody.cool woody.cool May 2010 Chit chat
  • Alternative speccy power supplysI know all us would have our speccys with the original power supply,but often i would see a distress call from people who got speccy from ebay but on…

    ... ... and the 7805 and the keyboard membrane will have a shorter ... same polarity). In case of +2A and +3, the best solution ...
    Zup Zup May 2010 Hardware
  • +3 FaultsI have some Spectrum +3s for testing - looks like they all need drive belts. One will not start up and shows a screen of yellowy green, then one of …

    All 128K machines have the colour bar screen which you can access with reset+break; only the +2A/+3 have the full QAZPLM test suite. I agree, it sounds like a stuck contact on the keyboard/membrane causing BREAK to be permanently on.
    gasman gasman May 2010 Hardware
  • Hypothetically....If you were putting together a "Spectrum +4" what presently available hardware would you include. My criteria would be total comparability (or as ne…

    Required:
    - PS/2 keyboard input, either in "keyboard" emulation (i.e.: shift ... = " in the spectrum) or direct keyboard mapping (i.e: ctrl+p ... with two modes (traditional and +2A/+3).
    - No ULAs (made ...
    Zup Zup June 2010 Hardware
  • Cant DecideI have had a lot of spectrums in my time from the 16k to the +3 and as we all know they all have flaws. I am thinking about buying another and wanted…

    ... best 128K Spectrum is the +2A. You have to do some ...
    * Power LED
    * Better keyboard (with full size spacebar)
    2A and TC2048 are unbeatable.
    chev chev July 2010 Hardware
  • Getting a ZX Spectrum to work in the USHello all, I'm terribly new to these forums but not to the use of the Spectrum. I have a few in my collection of old machines and one of them I am …

    ... been refurbished with a new keyboard and membrane and has been ... -DC-POWER-SUPPLY-3-12V-2A-/200474790019?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0[/url]
    beanz beanz August 2010 Hardware
  • Sinclair QLCan the QL save to tape recorder?

    ... have a QL though its keyboard membrane is shot.

    2A - and provides two outputs - 9V ...
    rwap rwap September 2010 Chit chat
  • The Sadness of my Decaying Speccies.I've been avidly collecting ZX Spectrums since the late 90's and whilst at the time of the late 90's and early millennium my Spectrums and associated…

    ... obtained a 48+ with broken keyboard (keys as well as membrane ... 't really want a +2A (maybe a +2A case with +2 internals ...
    spider spider September 2010 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • +2A/+2B/+3/+3B researchdoing my redrawing/correcting of the +3 schematic I'm uncovering lots of oddities in the service manuals. I am trying to work out what really exists…

    ... on the underside? (e.g. +2A, +2B, +3, +3B?) and what ... right hand side of they KEYBOARD-Y connector. If you don ...
    guesser guesser September 2010 Hardware
  • +2A/+2B/+3/+3B researchdoing my redrawing/correcting of the +3 schematic I'm uncovering lots of oddities in the service manuals. I am trying to work out what really exists…

    ... machines, as follows:

    +2A, Made In Taiwan
    Serial ... , only R67 is near the keyboard connector; R62 is just below ...
    glancaster glancaster September 2010 Hardware
  • +2A/+2B/+3/+3B researchdoing my redrawing/correcting of the +3 schematic I'm uncovering lots of oddities in the service manuals. I am trying to work out what really exists…

    ... machines, as follows:

    +2A, Made In Taiwan
    Serial ... , only R67 is near the keyboard connector; R62 is just below ...
    guesser guesser September 2010 Hardware
  • Best model to buy...Hi all, Long time lurker, finally signed up. Had a speccy (a 48k+) back in the day (and a C64 for my sins), played a lot of games and got into machi…

    ... best would be +2 (not +2A/+2B) because it's almost ... it has a 'modern style' keyboard.

    Take your pick ...
    Mister Beep Mister Beep October 2010 Hardware
  • Poll: how much *space* does your Sinclair collection occupy?I was going through my Sinclair stuff today (to gather various bits & pieces in 1 place), which made me wonder: how much [I]physical space[/I] does y…

    Currently I have a ZX81, a 48K rubber keyboard, 1 toastrack, 5 grey +2s, 2 +2A's and a +3. That's the Sinclair stuff. Then I have 4 Atari ST's and an Amiga 500!
    Glenn Glenn October 2010 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Assembly Programming for IDIOTSOk are there any websites guides for what opcodes do in a z80 or books... but for really really thick people like me :-) Something along the lines …

    ... them (mouse, joystick, vertical retrace, keyboard) generate a high rate of ... is not even possible on +2A/+3 models, as the INT ...
    mcleod_ideafix mcleod_ideafix October 2010 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • emulatorsplease help can we see clearly which emulator emaulates which hardware is there any that has a pc function key for the mulitface nmi button and the +…

    ... RS232 and keyboard ports are incompatible with +2/+3/+2A AUX port ... my routines are compatible (just +2A/+2B missing). I really can ...
    ASM ASM November 2010 Emulators
  • What Spectrum to choose?Hi i'm new to the Spectrum. I read 'bout it in CDA (Polish game magazine) and watched LGR review of the 48k and it REALLY interested me. What model m…

    ... 128K but has a better keyboard and a built in tape ... />
    The +3 (and +2a, the +2a is tape player built in ...
    spider spider November 2010 Hardware
  • What Spectrum to choose?Hi i'm new to the Spectrum. I read 'bout it in CDA (Polish game magazine) and watched LGR review of the 48k and it REALLY interested me. What model m…

    ... that it needs a new keyboard membrane, so think of that ... the 128K spectrums (128+, +2, +2A, +2B, +3) have a built ... a tenner on a new keyboard membrane. If I wanted something ...
    Alien 8 Alien 8 November 2010 Hardware
  • What Spectrum to choose?Hi i'm new to the Spectrum. I read 'bout it in CDA (Polish game magazine) and watched LGR review of the 48k and it REALLY interested me. What model m…

    ... 128K but has a better keyboard and a built in tape ... />
    The +3 (and +2a, the +2a is tape player built in ... tyat wont work on the +2a anywhere?
    Retro_eido Retro_eido November 2010 Hardware
  • What Spectrum to choose?Hi i'm new to the Spectrum. I read 'bout it in CDA (Polish game magazine) and watched LGR review of the 48k and it REALLY interested me. What model m…

    ... ]avoid[/b] the +3 and +2A - a lot of them have ... reset button and marginally better keyboard. Many 48K machines seem to ... need a new keyboard membrane and they all benefit ...
    Alien 8 Alien 8 November 2010 Hardware
  • The Ultimate Spectrum, made from old spectrumsGiven that all types of the Spectrum are less than ideal in one respect or another, I wondered what the ulimate refinement would be, but just using o…

    ... which require an issue 2 keyboard. Sure, it might have a ... implemented it correctly in the +2A.

    At the very ... the +3 disk drive, the +2A/+3 parallel port, or own ... them if you have a +2A/+3). Unless you do that ...
    chev chev December 2010 Hardware
  • Poll: The best spectrumIm putting this up as weve had quite a lengthy discussion discussing the highs and lows of all spectrum models so heres a poll for personal preferanc…

    ... - Music chip.
    - Reliable keyboard.

    CONS:
    ... most programs, keyboard fails often (damn keyboard membrane), rubber ... a 48k... except better keyboard (still faulty, though).
    keyboard but still faulty.
    +2A/B: Not ...
    Zup Zup December 2010 Hardware
  • Poll: The best spectrumIm putting this up as weve had quite a lengthy discussion discussing the highs and lows of all spectrum models so heres a poll for personal preferanc…

    ... most programs, keyboard fails often (damn keyboard membrane), rubber ... Almost a 48k... except better keyboard (still faulty, though).
    keyboard but still faulty.
    +2A/B: Not ... one), same compatibility as +2A/B.[/QUOTE]

    chev chev December 2010 Hardware
  • 128 ToastrackHi All Just my hands on a 128 Toastrack and have a couple of questions. OK, I have never ever used one of these before so please excuse my ignoran…

    ... the one in the +2, +2A and +3. The membrane from ... [/url]

    Do Amstrad keyboard membranes fail very often?
    Alien 8 Alien 8 December 2010 Hardware
  • Recent talk of developing new SpectrumsHi all, I can see from a few threads on here that some Wossers like Vasil and Aien 8 are interested in developing more powerful Spectrums or improvi…

    ... 128Ke (which is a modified +2A or +2B):

    [url ... modify it to add a keyboard etc.

    [quote]As ...
    chev chev December 2010 Hardware
  • Recent talk of developing new SpectrumsHi all, I can see from a few threads on here that some Wossers like Vasil and Aien 8 are interested in developing more powerful Spectrums or improvi…

    ... specifically to fit in a +2a/b/+3 case or could ... mic and ear port layouts, keyboard ribbons etc. For example, there ... putting it into a +2/2a case but if it was ...
    BiNMaN BiNMaN December 2010 Hardware
  • Z80 Edge Connectors - ProjectsHello there my fellow Spectrum-mites I am looking to source a few of these connectors - while I could just rework some old ISA socket for proto's I …

    ... activate a key on the keyboard), or even a second port ... lol)
    ZX Spectrum 128 +2A (needs repair)
    ZX Spectrum ... in stylish pc-like keyboard, alas the keyboard membrane rotted to the ... but its such a pretty keyboard it would be wrong not ...
    Zetr0 Zetr0 March 2011 Hardware
  • 50Hurts - Full-screen 50Hz 1-pixel scrolling on a 128K Speccy50Hurts - Full-screen 50Hz 1-pixel horizontal scrolling on a 128K Speccy. Graphics are an obvious nod to Joffa, whose games and banter were a big ins…

    ... /+2 as opposed to the +2A (no I/O contention). But ... 'd avoid doing a joystick/keyboard read during the timing critical ...
    chev chev April 2011 Development
  • So what is the best Spectrum?I've had a search and even though i can remember a similar thread somewhere I'll twist it a bit. Whats the best "unmodified" Spectrum? (modification…

    ... /> + reset switch,
    + the best keyboard (or at least the joint ... best, with the +3 and +2A),
    + the best compatiblity of ...
    ewgf ewgf April 2011 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • So what is the best Spectrum?I've had a search and even though i can remember a similar thread somewhere I'll twist it a bit. Whats the best "unmodified" Spectrum? (modification…

    ... x2 O TV * * * *
    Spectrum +2A 1988 UK 3.5469 64K ... everything the 48 does, better keyboard, better speaker, on/off switch ...
    chev chev April 2011 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Spectrum Serial Numbers Wanted!![b]This post updated Sept. 26, 2013[/b] As far as I know, the serial numbering system for the Spectrum has never been fully worked out. For the p…

    Spectrum +2A (Black/Made in Taiwan/Mentioned ... compressed air blasted the internals/keyboard and restored 1 rubber foot ...
    brownb2 brownb2 May 2011 Sinclair Miscellaneous
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