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a dumb question?Well, I have been confused with all these interfaces so I have the following question which will make things clear for me... ;) Is there a "device" …
... I can connect my unmodified Spectrum+ to a CF,IDE hard disk ... ]
You have Spectrum+ , it is 48K I suppose...
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New: authoring tool infoAnother feature was added to Infoseek tonight: authoring tool information - e.g. games authored with GAC, PAW, Quill, 3D Game Maker or Platform Game …
... by PAW running on a 48K Spectrum for the normal system (ie ... when running on a 48K, so you need to load the various ... still used Overlays to make the system available to 48K users.
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MS Windows on SpeccyWonder if the new Windows Vista will also run on the speccy..... [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SMRRmaIzgE[/url]
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A true, easy-to-use O.S. for the ... the Spectrum from over twenty years ago that allowed microdrives to be ... examined or programs to be launched using ... url]
However the 48K Spectrum is a computer developed half ... -
Stupid ponderingsI just got a XM1541 cable for my C64 hard drive to allow me to write d64 images directly to c64 disks. Works great and I love it. Anyway, its got m…
... cable link be made to hook up to the rs232 on ... the interface 1 to read/write to microdrives or maybe ... /> It's quite easy to link the Spectrum to a PC via the ... done that with an old 48K and an old PC ( ... 'll plug the microdrive direct to the PC though, yes? ... -
The 150 pound home computerWe missing out on this still ... I think. I know the PC market has wrecked all chance for any alternatives to ever have a hope but ... what if. :lol:…
... I was in the market to use second hand keyboard ... cases where I'd have to fiddle around with knives, ... irons and circuit boards to get it to fit then I ... the 48k spectrum in the day that I'd have loved to own ... . No idea where to get info ... -
The 150 pound home computerWe missing out on this still ... I think. I know the PC market has wrecked all chance for any alternatives to ever have a hope but ... what if. :lol:…
... I was in the market to use second hand keyboard ... cases where I'd have to fiddle around with knives, ... irons and circuit boards to get it to fit then I ... the 48k spectrum in the day that I'd have loved to own ... ebay.co.uk/Sinclair-ZX-Spectrum-in-SAGA-1-Emperor-Case ... -
Spritual successor to the Speccy1988-1995 - Atari ST/STe/Falcon 1995-2000 - ? hmmm ? 2000-2006 - Playstation 2 with a keyboard 2007- ?
... allows for new homebrew to run on just about ... out there.
Not to mention that my DSL ... most 48K Spectrum games as well......
Being underpowered compared to ... as I loved my Spectrum back in the day, ... the Spectrum it has personality and a soul to be ... -
Edge-connector video...Been reading some old speccy books recently that were surplus to requirements at the local library...:-) ...and in one book it mentions that the ed…
... books recently that were surplus to requirements at the local library ... decent video-feed from a 48K spectrum?[/QUOTE]
I ... RGB converter with protoboard attached to Speccy's edge connector.
to ULA - and I had ' ... -
Galaksija emulator for ZX Spectrum +3/+2A(black)This is a NEW program/utility/game pack for ZX Spectrum. It is basically an emulator of an ex-Yugoslav computer "Galaksija" which is also Z80 based. …
... work on a standard ZX Spectrum with the shortcircuit interface from ... select "ZX81 ROM 48K Spectrum", setting all call to low memory to high memory. -
16k Spectrum.How come emulator's in 16k mode don't provide 32 ram-pack support.
... who would like to load 3 16K into their 48K Spectrum and switch ... -
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 …
... trying to get hold of 10 4116 RAM chips for a 48K Spectrum ... -
What was the best speccy model?What was your favourite speccy model (non-clone)? A close one for me between the 48k rubber keys and the Sinclair 128k machines. Rubber face just w…
... 48K rubber keyed one (although the first Spectrum I had was a Spectrum ... ideas on how to make a portable rubber key Spectrum.
Spectrum is about the only one ... would be to have a machine looking just like the 48K spectrum, but ... -
What was the best speccy model?What was your favourite speccy model (non-clone)? A close one for me between the 48k rubber keys and the Sinclair 128k machines. Rubber face just w…
Gotta be the Spectrum+. The original Spectrum with a half decent keyboard.< ... guy adapted a proper keyboard to include a keypad for his 48k Spectrum. -
Audio input on a +2would it be possible to connect an external tape recorder to the socket at the back,or would something bad happen?
... 48K rubber keyed machine.
It's easy to ... INPUT connection and connects to the external speaker socket ... lead goes from the Spectrum to the MIC socket on ... the ouput of your Spectrum to your PC, you may ... />
Note to Spirantho/Winston/Piters etc.
Audio input on a +2would it be possible to connect an external tape recorder to the socket at the back,or would something bad happen?
... do have a circuit to protect the ULA. But ... on the ULA goes directly to the tape recorder.
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I have to admit, we are being extremely ... However, when it comes to software or electronics, I've ... for various revisions of the 48K Spectrum - so I can't ...Help make Retro Gamer greatI'm more than happy with the articles that are now appearing in Retro Gamer, but I want it to become far more of a hub for the retro community than i…
... the price guide is limited to the UK, but internationally speaking ... in chronological order? Seeing the 48K spectrum, then the 128K, followed by ... the 48K+, then the +2 is simply ...16k Spectrum.How come emulator's in 16k mode don't provide 32 ram-pack support.
... , but can we get back to the point I'd like ... to see 32k ram pack emulation[/ ... />
What are you planning to achieve by emaulating a 32K ... simply mirrors that of the 48K spectrum. Was there any other "features ...Dead Spectrum +Hi all, I've recently dug out my old Spectrum + with the idea of repairing it. When I last looked at it, when I was much younger, I was soldering a …
How to fix a 48K Spectrum, in a (big) nutshell:
to run the RAM. +/- ... the resistance through the chip to ground. However, I ... air paint stripping gun to melt the solder. He ... damage than is economical to repair, all for a ...toasted soeccysHello, ive jsut bought a pair of speccys on ebay (one 16k issue 2 & a prob 48k issue 3) unfortunaly the genius who sold them tried to see if the wor…
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How to fix a 48K Spectrum, in a (big) nutshell ... you have the voltages required to run the RAM. +/- ... resistance through the chip to ground. However, I ... air paint stripping gun to melt the solder. He ... damage than is economical to repair, all for a ...Help make Retro Gamer greatI'm more than happy with the articles that are now appearing in Retro Gamer, but I want it to become far more of a hub for the retro community than i…
... like pairing off channels to improve the sound quality. ... 8-bits even the 48K Spectrum's beeper, so I ... that you'd have to invest significant amounts of ... just not particularly compelling to people who didn't ... aren't exactly that hard to source either.
Help make Retro Gamer greatI'm more than happy with the articles that are now appearing in Retro Gamer, but I want it to become far more of a hub for the retro community than i…
... all 8-bits even the 48K Spectrum's beeper, so I ... it's a requirement to get multiple channels, for ... drum sounds - listen to tunes 2 to 6 of [b] ... would Atari people want to install a Commodore part ... aren't exactly that hard to source either.[/quote]
...Total amount of memory on a Speccy ?I wonder............ The C64 (excuse me for saying that name in here. I'll hereby name it just "it") has 64k, while only 38k, or so, is available f…
... /> Not really. A 48K Spectrum has 41473 bytes available to BASIC, but you ... of it isn't accessible to BASIC. Machine code programs can ...Games that were better/worse on C64/SpeccyOkay, games that were either: a) Better on the Spectrum or b) better on the C64 Simple heh? I can think of a couple: Bombjack is way better o…
... a bit unfair to compare the 128k Spectrum to the C64, after ... have been available for the 48k Spectrum too. Shame they never made ... clash
Uridium - Kudos to the Spectrum version, truly, but I ... more faithful to the coin-op, although the Spectrum one was ...Games that were better/worse on C64/SpeccyOkay, games that were either: a) Better on the Spectrum or b) better on the C64 Simple heh? I can think of a couple: Bombjack is way better o…
... also a bit unfair to compare the 128k Spectrum to the C64, after ... have been available for the 48k Spectrum too. Shame they never made ... the fact that Torus seemed to care more about how ... some content to the game, all add up to the Spectrum release (despite ...External Speccy CommunicationHow does a speccy communicate with the outside world ?? Do you have to have the interface 1 for serial communications ( rs232 ) or are there other p…
... this statement, it's ambiguous to me.
Are you ... saying it's not possible to access the 128K machines serial ... used to have my +3 talk to my Amiga, PC and 48K Spectrum/IF1 ...External Speccy CommunicationHow does a speccy communicate with the outside world ?? Do you have to have the interface 1 for serial communications ( rs232 ) or are there other p…
[QUOTE=DEATH;177050][B]Are you saying it's not possible to access the 128K machines serial port in BASIC? I can assure you that it is - I used to have my +3 talk to my Amiga, PC and 48K Spectrum/IF1.[/QUOTE]
Ditto with my +2 and Z88.What's the most probable......cause for this on a grey +2? (z80 is excluded) [url]http://img376.imageshack.us/img376/8087/plus2hk9.jpg[/url]
... quite cool, but im going to replace them.
... all the logic in the 48K Spectrum, shoved into a single chip ...
The ROMs are easy to fry too - I think you ... rack ROM, but for it to be a =2, you' ... /> TBH, it's more likely to be RAM than anything else ...Issue 1 32K Memory Upgrade neededHi folks, as the title suggest im looking for the original sinclair memory board to make it 48k from 16k. Any other form will do or even instructions…
It was my understanding that 16K Spectrums are rare and collectable items in their own right, so it may be more sensible to buy a 48K Spectrum and sell the 16K on ebay. Anyone else have any thoughts on this?Issue 1 32K Memory Upgrade neededHi folks, as the title suggest im looking for the original sinclair memory board to make it 48k from 16k. Any other form will do or even instructions…
... may be more sensible to buy a 48K Spectrum and sell the 16K ... find it's way back to Ebay until either I was ... . I'd rather GIVE one to a person who will love ... 'd rather have a nice Spectrum than 10, 20 or maybe ...Anyone still use their Spectrum?I mean, with the quality of emulation available, does anyone still hook up the spectrum and load from tapes? I still have my Spectrum + and it's in p…
... m just waiting for my Spectrum 48k plus to arrive via DHL. For ... have always been difficult to find compared to the rubberdonkey. I ... ;)
Can't wait to fire it up. Hardware is ... always special compared to emulators, a 'feeling' that ...
