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  • Harlequin 128k??Hi peeps... I've seen that you can do a 128k version of the Harlequin board. Is it just the standard board with different chips or is it a dif…

    ... original ZX Spectrum computers (48k, 128k heatsink and grey +2) do not ... know if I am the only one having tis problems or ... of CPU you use. The only combination that works for me ...
    ingo ingo November 2016 Hardware
  • What should your speccy have come with ?:) I was thinking about this earlier. What changes should of been made to the Speccy when you purchased yours ? Realistically this topic really…

    My Spectrum was a grey +2. The original 128K model ... been better, even if they only had 48k titles.
    Ashley Pomeroy Ashley Pomeroy January 2017 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Skate Crazy on grey +2I've downloaded "Skate Crazy" from WoS, recorded it on a real tape and tried to load to my grey Spectrum+2. Game (both parts) works only in 48k mode.…

    ... release on my real +2 (grey case).

    The Carpark ... excellent 128k music, as the 48k version is exactly the same ... the game - then again, I only recently discovered the Construction Site ...
    greycase greycase January 2017 Games
  • Purchasing Advice for an ignorant AmericanHello, I am a retro computer enthusiast who lives in the United States. I am currently looking into importing a model from the UK, and would like whi…

    ... PCB.
    [*] ZX Spectrum 48k - same as above, but with ... in the 16k and 48k models went through various ... is the ZX Spectrum 48k machine in the new ... case. The only model that has a dark grey case. Amstrad ... supply units. The 16k, 48k and + models using a ...
    1024MAK 1024MAK February 2017 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Spectrum Cables : How many individual types of these are there "out there" both past and now?So this is all about giving the SPECTRUM cables their correct cable titles to aid IDENTIFICATION OF CABLE TYPE and FUNCTION across the world.. An e…

    ...

    Only you could have described these 48k CORE cables as ... tape recorder)
    3) A grey (once moulded together but now ... connector on one end and grey 128+2 female connector on ... wheel printer !!

    48k relevant ? Just 2 I think ...
    harriusherbartio harriusherbartio February 2017 Hardware
  • Running a Spectrum from a battery...?Here's a bizarre idea that crossed my mind the other day: is it possible to run a Spectrum from a 12V battery? You see, I've got this strange idea…

    ... switching type (e.g. Recom), 48k Spectrums that have had the ... the 128k toastrack or the grey +2 can then also run ... and -12V. The -12V is only needed for the serial/MIDI ...
    1024MAK 1024MAK February 2017 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Send in the ClonesPlease name all the Spectrum clones out there ( I would say I need it back on my desk in 5 minutes , but I will be a bit more generous in this case!…

    ... 4Kb of ROM (integer calculation only) and 1Kb of RAM ( ... .

    ZX Spectrum 48K - The package included the books ... colour (initially). Rather than being grey, it is black. Internally, the ... clone of the {ZX Spectrum 48K|Sinclair Research Ltd} featuring ...
    Einar Saukas Einar Saukas March 2017 Hardware
  • Send in the ClonesPlease name all the Spectrum clones out there ( I would say I need it back on my desk in 5 minutes , but I will be a bit more generous in this case!…

    ... 4Kb of ROM (integer calculation only) and 1Kb of RAM ( ... br />
    ZX Spectrum 48K - The package included the books ... colour (initially). Rather than being grey, it is black. Internally, ... compatible with most {ZX Spectrum 48K|Sinclair Research Ltd} programs, ...
    Einar Saukas Einar Saukas March 2017 Hardware
  • Spectrum +2 datacorderHi, my Spectrum +2 datacorder isn't working. Does anyone know if I can still load software through the tape/sound socket at the back of the machine i…

    ... tape recorder in ZX128+2(grey):
    [url]http://velesoft.speccy ... load games from it
    only GOD knows why "they" wrote ... if you put a spectrum 48k sound cable you are putting ... experimentation with my two +2 grey spectrums.

    I performed ...
    Renegade Renegade April 2017 Hardware
  • Troubleshooting RAM IC's on Spectrum +2 Grey?Got myself a grey +2 but at startup it shows something very similar to this: [img]https://preview.ibb.co/mmai5F/2_Ram_Fault.png[/img] I also su…

    ... recent versions though. I have only tried the Retroleum version on ... /> Primary for use with 16k/48k rubber key Spectrums, but does ... [/b] - now tests 128k and Grey +2
    http://www.fruitcake ...
    1024MAK 1024MAK August 2017 Hardware
  • +2 grey booting in 48k modeI have been doing some research here after reading in spanish magazine microhobby a modification that allows the +2 to boot straight into 48k mode: …

    ... control circuitry, you can "force" only the part of the existing ... ROM that contains the 16k/48k Spectrum ROM image to be ... , you now have a 16k/48k Spectrum ROM machine.[/quote]
    grey / original models ? I can't ...
    spider spider September 2017 Hardware
  • Chibi Akumas - Spectrum Port Planned!I'm planning to port my CPC game, Chibi Akumas to the ZX Spectrum! I will be targeting the 128k disk based systems - as this will be the best (and mo…

    ... spectrum 48k+ at the moment, I'm picking up a +2 (grey ... to do the game disk only or are you planning a ... going to make it disk only, have in mind that you ...
    Ralf Ralf September 2017 Development
  • Chibi Akumas - Spectrum Port Planned!I'm planning to port my CPC game, Chibi Akumas to the ZX Spectrum! I will be targeting the 128k disk based systems - as this will be the best (and mo…

    ... spectrum 48k+ at the moment, I'm picking up a +2 (grey ... to do the game disk only or are you planning a ... going to make it disk only, have in mind that you ... more than I do supporting 48k - I have to draw the ...
    keith56 keith56 September 2017 Development
  • ZX Spectrum 48k PSU Vs ZX Spectrum 128k PSUHi Guys, A very straightforward and simple question :-). I am buying next days a ZX Spectrum 128k without PSU. I own already a ZX Spectrum 48k and I…

    [quote="Ast_A_Moore;924895"]The 48K Spectrum PSUs maxed out at ... the Toastrack and only the Toastrack alone with the 48K PSU rated ... find) or go for a grey +2 PSU which is rated ...
    Claudius Claudius October 2017 Hardware
  • Troubleshooting my +2To put this in context: a while back (i.e. late last year and earlier this year) I was looking to put together a compilation of modern Spectrum games…

    ... typical for the 16k/48k/plus/128k/+2 grey... The PSU for ... plug original, or a replacement? Only there were back then (before ...
    1024MAK 1024MAK October 2017 Hardware
  • Troubleshooting my +2To put this in context: a while back (i.e. late last year and earlier this year) I was looking to put together a compilation of modern Spectrum games…

    ... typical for the 16k/48k/plus/128k/+2 grey... The PSU for ... plug original, or a replacement? Only there were back then (before ... that I thought were identical. Only now that you've mentioned ...
    The Mighty Dopethrone The Mighty Dopethrone October 2017 Hardware
  • Troubleshooting my +2To put this in context: a while back (i.e. late last year and earlier this year) I was looking to put together a compilation of modern Spectrum games…

    ... 128k (as well as a 48k) memory tester, see [url=" ... set at 60 for the grey +2, and at 80 ... at 60 as for the grey +2, record the WAV ... br /> The only incompatibility know of between a grey +2 and a ... replaced by "Amstrad" on the 48K start screen. Are there further ...
    The Mighty Dopethrone The Mighty Dopethrone October 2017 Hardware
  • What clone for the USA?Living in America, so fellow ex-pats might be able to answer this. Yes, I know I can do a search but why not ask first as knowledge beats enquiries. …

    ... .

    For ZX Spectrum 48k (rubber key) through to and ... ZX Spectrum+2 (the dark grey version, NOT the black +2 ... okay.

    Then the only problem is the video output ... modify a ZX Spectrum (48k/+) or get a grey +2 and obtain ...
    1024MAK 1024MAK November 2017 Chit chat
  • Troubleshooting my +2To put this in context: a while back (i.e. late last year and earlier this year) I was looking to put together a compilation of modern Spectrum games…

    ... four Spectrums as well, and only two of them have Zilog ... />
    [quote="1024MAK;928422"]The (grey) +2 uses a ULA which ... the ULA used in the 48k machines. Whereas the (black) +2A ... screws here?" when there were only four, now I find they ...
    The Mighty Dopethrone The Mighty Dopethrone November 2017 Hardware
  • Got Myself a 128K “Toast Rack”! (Plus a simple audio fix guide.)I got myself a 128K Spectrum off of eBay the other day. It’s in pretty good nick, but the membrane went the way of the dodo sometime during shipping …

    ... it long ago, left only with a grey +2, +3 and my ... original Issue 2 16k expanded to 48k ...
    FrankT FrankT January 2018 Hardware
  • What was the last Spectrum game you bought (in a shop)?Not counting recent-ish Cronosoft releases etc... what was the last ever game you bought before you packed your Speccy away and moved on to other pur…

    ... I used to own a 48k. Took it back to the ... TO LOAD, because, anyway, the 48k was a bit faulty and ... again when I bought a grey +2 a couple of years ... , and I think I was only able to load the animated ...
    WhenIWasCruel WhenIWasCruel March 2018 Games
  • Dual joystick interface schematic?Hi! Would anyone have a schematic for a dual joystick interface? Cursor or sinclair would either work. If not, I might try my hand at designing one.…

    ... ULA. So 16k, 48k, plus, 128k and +2 (grey).

    only drive the data lines ... the ULA / keyboard should only drive data bus lines ... as if it is the only interface fitted, you can ... build one with only two standard logic chips, ...
    1024MAK 1024MAK May 2018 Hardware
  • Final Fight for 48K spectrum?The original release by US Gold and the Re-release by Erbe state that it's only 128K, but the 2nd re-release by Kixx mentions Spectrum 48K. Was th…

    Loading the game in "48K mode" on a grey +2 works and I ... that a 128K-only game that loads on 48K mode and plays ... chances of working on a 48K+AY board combination system?
    Renegade Renegade June 2018 Games
  • Fixing a poorly Issue 3 - Odd faults.Here's one for you Spectrum fixers, I warn you it's a long one. I've spent a couple hours this evening doing several repairs on a rubber keyed Speccy…

    ... also had a display problem, only showing black paper area with ... all working correctly as a 48k machine. Just need to fix ... a repair. Brought a +2 grey cased model sometime ago from ... volts! Briefly grabbed my working 48k one, tried that and the ...
    Your Spec-chum Your Spec-chum July 2018 Hardware
  • Keyboard mat questionsDoes anyone know if there were different versions of rubber mats on the original 48k speccy's, and whether any were known to have a less tactile (ie.…

    ... to later versions (but I only have an issue 1 board ... first keyboards were a light grey, making the labelling hard to ... mats were a darker 'blue-grey" colour.
    [quote="Renegade;944781 ... .

    I upgraded my 48K rubber key to a dk ...
    1024MAK 1024MAK August 2018 Hardware
  • Replacing voltage regulators - need to sanity check a few things pleaseHi Everyone I'm in the process (with a lot of help from some friends at Greenford Computer Club), of giving my three Speccys some much needed prev…

    ... be complete overkill in the 48k.[/quote]

    All ... 128K toastrack and the +2 (grey) already have composite video outputs ... br />
    For the 16K / 48K / plus boards, the safer method ... />
    Heatsinks on chips are only of any real benefit if ...
    1024MAK 1024MAK May 2019 Hardware
  • Replacing voltage regulators - need to sanity check a few things pleaseHi Everyone I'm in the process (with a lot of help from some friends at Greenford Computer Club), of giving my three Speccys some much needed prev…

    ... ’s you are using are only rated at 1.5A, then ... PSU provided with the +2 (grey) is rated at 2.1A ... for the Toastrack and the 48k.
    chrisgreen chrisgreen May 2019 Hardware
  • What's The Hardest ZX Spectrum Game You've Completed Without Cheats?What is the most difficult ZX Spectrum game you've completed without cheats?! Mine is Impossaball by Hewson which I actually managed to do for the f…

    ... did manage to complete the 48K version of 3Weeks though without ... .

    Only downer was I had a grey +2 at the ... time and brought the 48K version ...
    spider spider July 2019 Games
  • 48k Spec with composite video mod, screen adjustment possible?I've had a 48k Speccy with a composite video mod for a few years now, and although it works perfectly otherwise, the screen isn't centered correctly …

    ... grey +2. Based on what you're telling me, I can only ... 's with both the modded 48k and the unmodded 128k +2 ...
    Skaepoy Skaepoy August 2020 Hardware
  • Is it me or is the +2 manual nowhere as good as the original?I think it's probably as much to do with my ageing brain as the bloody manual for the Spectrum +2 from Amstrad but the explanations don't make as muc…

    ... just had the regular 16K/48K one with a small suppliement ... about that, maybe 'side b' only' was worth throwing in as ... rubbery keyed and a new grey +2 (as well as a ...
    spider spider October 2020 Sinclair Basic
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