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Crazy Spectrum Experiments. Now there?s a thought!!As a Kid I wanted to be a budding inventor and tried all sorts of things with my speckie. I remember buying a second hand reel to reel tape recorde…
... tape recorder and hooking it to my spectrum to load and save games ... and the tape input wired to the spectrum.
As we ... mile away it was possible to send spectrum data over the airwave ... the same by connecting the spectrum to the VOIP feature of MS ... -
Loading Screen ProblemI am putting together files on a tape that my game needs. The problem that I have is that after loading the "loading screen", the image is spoilt by …
... set the ink and paper to match the background. If I ... the memory from 16384 to the end (48k Spectrum) and loaded it back ... screen ? Is there a way to make it appear elsewhere on ... may be possible for me to make a bit of space ... -
Final Assault from US Gold + EpyxI seem to recall having had this game back when I only had a 48k spectrum, but I'm not 100% positive on this... any of you rememeber or have got anot…
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Pretty CrashesTo make a 48K spectrum crash spectacularly and beautifully enter the following into basic. Also works on a 128k in 48k mode though not quite as prett…
To make a 48K spectrum crash spectacularly and beautifully enter ... works on a 128k in 48k mode though not quite as ...
Hit run..... goes to OK.01,
..and watch as the ZX Spectrum culminates colourful array of psychedelic ... -
Sinclair Magnum LightphaserWould anybody be interested in buying a 'Sinclair Magnum Lightphaser' lightgun for the Spectrum +2? The gun comes in the original box but without th…
... Magnum Lightphaser' lightgun for the Spectrum +2?
The gun ... but the gun itself appears to be in good nick.
48K Spectrum.
Made in the ... -
a few dumb questions from a new memberHi all. I've just stumbled across this forum after discovering my kid brother carbooted our shared-as-kids 48K spectrum five years ago. I have a few …
... carbooted our shared-as-kids 48K spectrum five years ago. I ... I'm running a spectrum emulator inside Mac Classic ... that native OS9? Having to reboot from a new ... had similar experiences / able to shed some light on what ... this emulator? I used to do this all the ... -
Rubber Keyed SpeccyHi All Just bought myself a rubber keyed 48k Spectrum, thought I would have a trip down memory lane. Now thing is over the years the old brain cel…
... bought myself a rubber keyed 48k Spectrum, thought I would have a ... on the cassette to the EAR on the Spectrum ?
Then ... am I right in saying that to ... , yes ?
Then to reset to load another just press the ... -
I need help to figure out the name of a game i used to haveI want to buy a zx spectrum to relive my youth and i am desperate to get a copy of a couple of games that i can't remember the names of. One was a m…
... to buy a zx spectrum to relive my youth and i am desperate to ... of squares and you had to go round each square - ... ) you didn't have to collect coins but you did ... need to fill colour in each ... with a wheelbarrow and had to collect letters that fell ... -
Any interest in new low-cost mass-storage interface with 512K RAM?I've recently added support to ResiDOS and the +3e ROMs for SD/MMC card interfaces; in particular, ZXMMC (which has no onboard RAM and so is only sup…
... ZX-Badaloc (a full Spectrum clone project which runs ResiDOS ... would work with all Spectrum models. It would contain ... [*]Task Manager allows several 48K tasks to be switched between instantly ( ... these are available even on 48K Spectrums)
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Post #3333 : I Can't Believe It's Been 20 Years!It's true. This time 20 years ago (give or take a few days), I received my first Spectrum. It was a 2nd hand 48K given to me as a present for my conf…
... my first Spectrum. It was a 2nd hand 48K given to me as ... !!![/COLOR][/B][/U] Here's to the next 20. :)
Speccy Games Review Site!!If you have found (or foul) memories of Spectrum game from yesteryear you can post reviews and screenshots here. [url]www.catharton.net/electronica[…
... found (or foul) memories of Spectrum game from yesteryear you can ... mysteriously absent. So we need to get more traffic and personal ... reviews to fill it back up :)
48K Speccy to composite video out - the ...Wanted 10 - 4116 Ram ChipsHi Can any one help I am trying to get hold of 10 4116 RAM chips for a 48K Spectrum. Does any one know who might stock them. I can get a minimum of …
Hi
Can any one help I am trying to get hold of 10 4116 RAM chips for a 48K Spectrum. Does any one know who might stock them. I can get a minimum of 50 from Hong Kong but only need 10.
Best wishes
Martin BaughSpectrum 25th Birthday Competition************************************************** ***** HAPPY 25th BIRTHDAY ZX SPECTRUM! ************************************************** ***** T…
... 25th BIRTHDAY ZX SPECTRUM!
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To commemorate the 25th ... year of the Spectrum, Speccy legend ...New spectrumJust grabbed myself a good as new boxed 48k spectrum :-D I feel like Prince Charming again!!
Just grabbed myself a good as new boxed 48k spectrum :-D
I feel like Prince Charming again!!ZX Spectrum on police filesI found this video via Rupert's Blog on ZDNet [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lztemas2fFI[/url] It shows how back in 1985, anti-Communist, non-…
... Lech Walesa) used a ZX Spectrum to display slogans on Polish TV ... /> The picture of the ZX Spectrum is from the police files ... mug-shots of a ZX Spectrum. When they broke down the ... (according to the forensic expert) was a solitary ZX Spectrum on his ...TIPP31 transistor questionYesterday I had the time to try and repair a 4S issue 48k spectrum I had. First of all I replaced all the electrolytic capacitors. The tr4 transistor…
... the time to try and repair a 4S issue 48k spectrum I had ... hot too so it had to be faulty. I replaced it ... 't have any other ROM to spare.
After that ... can install a metalic cooler to it).
Does ... its normal for the TIPP31 to get hot, I mean the ...Unconventional way of diagnosing a faultHi everyone Some time ago I got a 48k Spectrum (issue 3B board) in a pretty bad condition. I believe the power supply transistor TR4 failed, causing…
... ago I got a 48k Spectrum (issue 3B board) ... coil and ferrite core to overheat and shatter. The ... /> Luckily I have managed to repair the power supply and ... I do not have equipment to test them separately.
to these RAM chips.
After Clive - why did computing go backwards?Just a thought on from another thread a couple days ago. 25+ years ago Clive made a tiny computer which fitted in your pocket (ok it had to be a lar…
... pocket (ok it had to be a large pocket), ... form factor of the 48k spectrum still amazing when I ... original spectrum form factor (or a little larger to allow ... Now take a leap over to the world of video ...
(Failing that I want to see a keyboard and mouse ...8 pin DinHi all, new to WOS. I have been off the scene for 3 years now, and I am have got myself a Spectrum 128K Plus2 gray case model from eBay. I have made …
Hi all, new to WOS.
I have been ... am have got myself a Spectrum 128K Plus2 gray case model ... a 5 pin Din plug to scart no problem.
But I ... am trying to get hold of an 8 ... pin Din plug in order to enable an RGB signal.
Lucky or whatYou may have heard of freecycle. [url]www.freecycle.co.uk[/url] Some one the other night offered free Spectrum gear or it will go to the tip. I got…
... night offered free Spectrum gear or it will go to the tip ... br /> I got right back to him hoping I would be ... lucky enough to grab it all.
... had.
2 x 48K Spectrum`s one working one don ... it up the whole to would go to the tip.
< ...+3 RGB to SCART cableToday i decided to make a cable of this sort by myself. I found the schematics here [url]http://falvarezold.dyndns.org/videojuegos/doc/cable_rgb_euro…
Today i decided to make a cable of this ... instructions or provide a link to detailed instructions in English please ...48K sound effectsAnybody knows where could I find some small M/C routines to play tiny beeper sounds I could use in the 48K version of a game? I don't want the 48K pl…
Anybody knows where could I find some small M/C routines to play tiny beeper sounds I could use in the 48K version of a game? I don't want the 48K players to get a completely silent game :)
Thanks in advance.My idea for Spectrum game fansI remember the excitement of finding the new issue of Sinclair User on the newsagents? shelf and rushing home (after paying for it!) to check out the…
... developing my own personal Spectrum emulator for the past ... only community which members subscribe to. The community would have ... those with the programming knowledge to create their own emulator. ... bite-sized monthly dose of Spectrum to share with others who ...Playability and Technical ExpertiseWhat Spectrum games were both very playable and fun yet pushed the Spectrum to its limits graphically and/or sonically. I know many of the highly po…
... and fun yet pushed the Spectrum to its limits graphically and/or ... /> I'm talking of both 48K and 128K games. Rather than ...Son of Blagger - impossibly difficult?With the help of emulation, I've been tring to play through some of my first Spectrum games, namely those on the Dixons games bundle that came with m…
... been tring to play through some of my first Spectrum games, namely ... my 48k+
Thanks to snapshots I've been able to make ... given me a lifelong aversion to platform games?Copying games I created on Spectrum to PCI should look up for the tape somewhere, but I'm sure I had couple of semi-cool games I've created back in 80-ies. What should I do in order to conv…
... I do in order to convert them to TZX files (or TAP ...New Collector Advice NeededI have just started by quest to collect Sinclair computers. Is there a way to tell anything useful from the spectrum serial number? Does it indicate …
... have just started by quest to collect Sinclair computers. Is there ... a way to tell anything useful from the spectrum serial number ... it is a 16k or 48k machine or which issue board ... looks the same as a 48k machine to me.Spin problems/issuesI am running Spin 0.666 and have noticed a few issues (some are bugs, some might be just me). I am using Vista sp1 (yeah I know!), and I've seen Dunn…
... jumps to the maximum value (ie: 69888 on a 48K Spectrum). ... Subsequent "step" clicks make no difference to the ... However, if you change to 48K Spectrum hardware and repeat the CAT ... application crash message. Virtual Spectrum 3.x discovered this ...From toast rack Spectrum to toast rack PC...Only tangentially related to the Speccy, but we now have four toast rack PCs at work... some of these: Passively cooled Hush PC [url]http://www.hus…
Only tangentially related to the Speccy, but we now ...
