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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 ...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.
< ...IC Suppliers(of ICs other than those in the big box...) Do any of the people into hardware assembly here know of any suppliers of obscure yet in-production ICs …
... production ICs who are willing to sell in small quantities, as ... is the AverLogic AL250A PAL to VGA* converter, but nobody is ... willing to sell one to me :(
-- ... it does have something to do with a Spectrum's RGB output ... :)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 ...Spectaculator - 8 Microdrives problem?Hi, If I run 48k spectrum or 128k+ / +2 with an IF1 and 8 microdrives, everything goes pants if I try to format the 8th drive. Is it my config? I'm …
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If I run 48k spectrum or 128k+ / +2 with an ... goes pants if I try to format the 8th drive. Is ...Tai-Pan: can you board a FrigateSomething which has bugged me for decades is a simple question: can you board frigates in Tai-Pan? [url]http://www.caffeinated.org.uk/spectrum/games…
... org.uk/spectrum/games/taipan.html[/url]
To recap: Taipan ... gives you the option to turn pirate and pillage other ... anyone with enough z80 nous to check the code and confirm ... the memory constraints of the 48k Spectrum.
A snapshot ...How is the Spectrum to live on when we are all dead???We have had 25 years of the Spectrum and it lives on in us all and as long as WOS is here, on the Internet. Because of this, it will be alive as long…
... had 25 years of the Spectrum and it lives on in ...Kempston Interface No Fire?Hi, I got a Kempston interface with a 48K Spectrum I got on eBay. On Jetpac, selecting Kempston works fine for control, but the fire buttons don't d…
... a Kempston interface with a 48K Spectrum I got on eBay. On ... do anything. I expected them to fire.
I tried ... do you recommend for a 48K rubber key Speccy?
IN 255 behaviour not emulated in Spectaculator and ZXSpinI'm not speaking about "normal" IN 255 behaviour. All of you know what I'm taking about: IN 255 can be used to "read" screen data as it's retrieved f…
... trying to get hi-res colors in a 48K Spectrum (see ... same program in a real Spectrum 48K (issue 3B). Here' ... values. [b]The real Spectrum doesn't stop IN ... 7Fh.
A real Spectrum only contends the I/ ... I've tried with different Spectrum models (issue 2, issue ...How do I create TAP files from audio tapes ?Hi, How do I create TAP files from ZX Spectrum audio tapes on a Linux box ? I'm new here. Better still, what is a good way to digitally record the …
... create TAP files from ZX Spectrum audio tapes on a Linux ... is a good way to digitally record the 48K Spectrum MIC output when ... doing a SAVE ? and how to create ...SRAM replacement for lower 16KSome time ago I wondered if it were possible to replace the lower 16K RAM of a 16K/48K Spectrum with a single SRAM chip. You know, those pesky 4116 D…
... to replace the lower 16K RAM of a 16K/48K Spectrum ... URL="http://bitcycle.org/retro/spectrum/SRAM_replacement/"]http://bitcycle.org/retro ... prototype'
[*]The modded Spectrum is an issue 4B (rubber ... /> [*]As is, my Spectrum modded this way works absolutely ...Fairlight 2 128K is wrong file?On the Fairlight 2 page: http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseek.cgi?regexp=^Fairlight+II$&pub=^The+Edge+Software$&model=spectrum&loadpics=3 the fi…
... =^The+Edge+Software$&model=spectrum&loadpics=3
48K version to do (as the 48K version loads the ... extra date when you get to it ... two data file at all. To see this, load the game ...Re: TS2068 TC2068 Specy emulator cartridgesThere are several designs of emulator cartridges for these two Timex clones, but they all require an original 48K rom to work. This brings up a few q…
... they all require an original 48K rom to work. This brings up ... ? Flash memory?
-In order to make the cartridge more useful ... be flashed via Spectrum software in case I want to use a ...Loading Screen Help Needed!I'm not sure if the miscellaneous thread is the right place to post this, but hopefully it will do the job! :) I am looking to create a still image,…
... to create a still image, in the style of a spectrum ... loading screen, and save it to tape ... for loading on a real 48k Spectrum.
... turn it into a Spectrum formated image with really ... tape for loading into a spectrum?
I ...Best 128K games?My M&D bought me a 48K Spectrum in December '83, and I never had a 128K (sniff!). Well, until recently when I started collecting a few! I am steadil…
... &D bought me a 48K Spectrum in December '83, and I ... , page 222 - "Druid") to find some new games to try out and ... it stand apart from the 48K version?River Raid Tech DemoJust a little something to look at. Enjoy. [URL="http://www.joefish.co.uk/speccy/Joefish_River_Raid_Tech_Demo_01.tap"]Joefish_River_Raid_Tech_Demo_…
Just a little something to look at. Enjoy.
[ ... together using a 48K Spectrum under ZXSpin, but it seems to be stable ... ideas so may come back to this. Or it might mutate ...The [You] awardsI'm bored, so I thought I'd do the traditional ewgf Spectrum awards, for the first time ever. Once you've ignored my post, please post your own winne…
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Best Spectrum (to look at):[/B] 48K. A true example of ... though).
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Best Spectrum to use:[/B] The +2 (well ... magazine (doesn't have to be Spectrum only, a multi-format ...Problem loading Head over HeelsHi all, I need help please getting Head over Heels to load on my Spectrum 128+ and my 48K Spectrum. I use my laptop to send Wav files to the Speccies…
... over Heels to load on my Spectrum 128+ and my 48K Spectrum.
... I use my laptop to send ... Wav files to the ... the game loads to the end, then the Spectrum will reset or ...Morse Tutor - Tower Software MIAHeres another for the database, Title: Morse Tutor Publisher: Tower Software Year: 1984/85 Platform: 48k Spectrum Authors: G4DUZ & G6TVA any more …
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Platform: 48k Spectrum
Authors: G4DUZ & G6TVA ... I have duplidisk 2 - "tape to disk" which is for dragon ...ZX Spectrum made in Korea?I was looking over my collection and found one 48k Spectrum that was different from the others, it had the following imprinted on the bottom: Made i…
... my collection and found one 48k Spectrum that was different from the ...
