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+2A socketsI have seen an internet site which mentions 48k loading programs/games from a pc sound card (can't fiond it now!!!). Is this possible to with a spec…
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IF1Bis problems. The Edge of the Spectrum...Advice is sought from the learned on WoS. I just bought an Interface 1Bis from sunny South Africa. It arrived fast, but unfortunately doesn't work.…
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BASIC tape input or output is redirected to ... file
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Points on +2 Cassette to add Mono plugHi All, I am looking for the points on the ZX +2 cassette board where I can add the wires to a mono jack to load from WAV Anyone help?
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Points on +2 Cassette to add Mono plugHi All, I am looking for the points on the ZX +2 cassette board where I can add the wires to a mono jack to load from WAV Anyone help?
... the +2 to give external tape input you need to be careful ... . Unlike the Spectrums with external tape output, the +2 is always ... "safe" levels from its internal tape deck and therefore has no ... -
Another way to add audio input on a +2 - No more low level sound problem !Hi all, Last week, with 3 friends, we participated to a modelism / games / hobbies meeting, and we made a retro computing stand... (big succes, I'll…
Well obviously if you connect audio directly to the gate array input then bad things are likely to occur. All the guides I've seen however feed the audio via the tape input circuitry. -
Loading games from a old PC to a speccy?Hi all I've got an old Pentium 1 200Mhz PC which I'm sure could load games to my speccy seeing as my tape drive is knackered... I remember when w…
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[quote]The EAR / Tape Input
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+2 Force Loading from external tapeHi all My tape player is shot and now thanks to my frustration not functioning what so ever i see there is a Tape/Audio port on the back of the spec…
Not unless you've modified the +2 to add a tape input to that port. -
Bypassing bits of faulty ULAs: the LOAD!Hi everybody, Recently I had a sick Spectrum sent to me. The symptoms were that the machine would run fine, except that it wouldn't load. The border…
... obvious - when loading, the tape input has to be sent to ... be polled (as the tape doesn't poll the ... of the tape buffer (now connected to the 74LS125 input) onto ... this by loading Automania from tape, then saving it out ... form to a blank tape, then loading it back ... -
Audio in on Spectrum +2a - not working properly?I know this has been documented before but I seem to be having some issues. I have done the mod documented on here where the jack is desoldered, th…
... think this would affect the tape input at all?
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+2 external tape input. Best method?I've seen various ways of connecting an external tape input to a +2, like soldering the wires directly to where the tape head connects to the tape bo…
... to limit the input current to the tape deck amplifier circuit ... socket signal line and the tape deck signal line. The ... php?t=45506&highlight=tape+input"]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums ... .php?t=45506&highlight=tape+input[/URL]
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Spectrum 48K Ferranti ULAIs there anywhere to get hold of the ICs in the subject? Martin
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Spectrum +3 tape Loading !Hi all ! Wonder if anyone else has come across this. Ive recently bought a +3 from ebay. On the whole its fab. The disks work fine, the 128k tape g…
The tape input on the +3 is fine, you just need sufficient signal level.Admittedly that's quite a high level. Probably at least 2 Vp-p to be sure it's high enough. -
is it possible to display code being loaded in a loader?hi, is it possible to display code being loaded in a loader?
Obviously that is possible. A tape loader measures the time passing ... the computer gets from the tape input. It does that by performing ... be stored on a cassette tape. Turbo loaders use about half ... can get using a cassette tape. -
is it possible to display code being loaded in a loader?hi, is it possible to display code being loaded in a loader?
... output catches up with the tape input, after which it writes directly ... -
+2 QuestionI own a +2 i've had since 1987, recently the tape deck has become temperamental and could be ready to fail, game are refusing to load. Is there any …
having a wire dangling out of the machine is rather goofy though. With small amount more effort you can add tape input to the existing sound socket on the back of the machine :) -
+2 QuestionI own a +2 i've had since 1987, recently the tape deck has become temperamental and could be ready to fail, game are refusing to load. Is there any …
... the socket up to the tape input. You could unplug the cassette ... -
A tally on the number of successful builds of the Harlequin[SIZE=4][COLOR=Green][U][B]A tally on the number of successful builds of the Harlequin.[/B][/U][/COLOR][/SIZE] Please post your successes below :-) …
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I am having tape input problems.
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Spectrum +2 No Loading SoundHey all! Just got a +2, immaculate condition, inside AND out, comes up fine when tuned in, keys work, etc. BUT, there is zero sound coming from th…
... you tried a different tape deck on the faulty ... so, then the original tape deck is at fault, ... +2A deck working.
Tape decks on old +2A board: both tape ... the newly-bought +2B tape deck doesn't work on ... on the +2A board.
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Are turbo loaders worth it?I found turbo loaders fascinating and I've spent quite some time disassembling and trying different types, and they work great when I load the games …
... the look-and-feel of tape loading - coupled with a good ... safely achieved on real tape. The infamous "tape magazines" sold in Italian ... -no-play-required"]the combination +2A/tape adapter[/url], off PC, multimedia ... -
Idk>le me browsing through some game's code >..... [code]61A8 F5 push af 61A9 3EFF ld a,FF 61AB D37F out (7F),a 61AD D33F ou…
... the value storing the player input (#5CAA bit 6). At ... ), it reads the [b]TAPE INPUT BIT OF PORT #FE WHY ... flag is set whenever the tape input changes to the opposite ... data to be loaded from tape is a '0', which ... After that, when the tape is stopped it becomes an ... -
Idk>le me browsing through some game's code >..... [code]61A8 F5 push af 61A9 3EFF ld a,FF 61AB D37F out (7F),a 61AD D33F ou…
... the value storing the player input (#5CAA bit 6). At menu ... #D845), it reads the [b]TAPE INPUT BIT OF PORT #FE WHY ... you could hook up your tape recorder in record mode and ... -
Idk>le me browsing through some game's code >..... [code]61A8 F5 push af 61A9 3EFF ld a,FF 61AB D37F out (7F),a 61AD D33F ou…
... the value storing the player input (#5CAA bit 6). At menu ... #D845), it reads the [b]TAPE INPUT BIT OF PORT #FE WHY ... you could hook up your tape recorder in record mode and ... if firing a shot on tape bit state change - regardless of ... -
Modifying Commodore datacorder's for Speccy use. Is it possible?Just wondering if it's possible to modify a Commodore datacorder for use with the Speccy, or if anyone has. My assumption is the output and input on …
... the Spectrum.
The tape input needs additional circuitry:
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What's the best solution for audio loading on a 48k?I have three 48k Speccies. All have been recapped and AV modded, but only one (an issue 4A) is currently loading via Teezix. (the other two (issue 3…
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Using a modern music player to send programs to Spectrum/ZX81.Dear All, this is my first post! I have read many related posts but in none (that I have read) I have found an answer to my problem. I have bo…
... a couple resistors to the tape input, to pull the resting voltage ... the point where the input flips. That way input needs a smaller ... load should be a realtime tape-monitor [i]something[/i]. ... On the Spectrum, built-in tape load software is reasonably suitable ... -
Spectrum +2 (grey): Mod- and operation- related advices needed.Dear Sirs and Ladies, Please welcome a newbie to the “World of Spectrum” (both to the forum and, well, metaphorically). I’ve recently purchased a…
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[NEW] Speccy for Android ReleasedHello, All! A while ago, I have released the Android version of [i]Speccy[/i], my ZX Spectrum emulator. It emulates Spectrum 16k, 48k, 128k, +2, +2A…
... I have [b]inverted the tape input bit[/b], making [i] ... the problem with the tape not auto-starting[/b] ...
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* Inverted tape input bit (Billy Kid, etc).
tape autostart when loading tapes in ZX128 mode.
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+2 tape input protectionI'll start this by admitting I've not checked on a 48K or Toasty-Rack diagram to see how the tape input is actually wired in but what I'm asking is f…
... ! ) moreso create a suitable input jack that had some kind ... a while ago the input was more or less ... It's not. The input to the tape deck connector comes from ... goes into the same tape input circuit as it would ... like the +3 tape/sound with input and output on ... -
+2 tape input protectionI'll start this by admitting I've not checked on a 48K or Toasty-Rack diagram to see how the tape input is actually wired in but what I'm asking is f…
This comes up a lot. I think maybe it came about by someone trying to connect a tape input to the output pin of the gate array because of the usual MIC and EAR confusion.
