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Semi-Dead Spectrum - Help RequestedI have finally got my hands on my two old Spectrums - neither of which work, but ideally I hope to get both of them working again. Spectrum number o…
... 't made any difference. The fault remains.
A visual ... be looking at a RAM fault?
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ZXDev - powerful environment for development in four languages is ready for testingXDev/ZXDev is open and free set of compilers, additional tools, libraries and design patterns for target platform ZX Spectrum 48K in different progra…
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Strange failure modeI just had a 48K machine "fail" in what seemed like an odd way. Problem: Random keypresses (not from any particular part of the key matrix) appearin…
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Is this Spectrum dead?Hello. First post and all that... I have an old Spectrum +3 which has sat on a shelf for many years. Yesterday, when I plugged it in for the first…
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ZX Spectrum Core EmulatorHi All, Here i have my ZX80 Core Emulator. Which im working on to help me complete the Spectrum PLAYBASIC Emulator. I hope this comes in use for o…
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MegaLZ unpacking problemEverytime I try to unpack something with MegaLZ's build in decompressor (using the -d option), the second half of the data is corrupted. The Z80-base…
Everytime I try to unpack something with MegaLZ's build in decompressor (using the -d option), the second half of the data is corrupted. The Z80-based decompressor unpacks it as expected. Any idea if it is my fault or there is a bug in MegaLZ? -
Work problems... again.So after a year mostly unemployed, I finally got the approval for a project i had worked for. It would be a project that would take me an entire yea…
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Recommend some good films (movies)One thing always surprises me about this forum is that there's no semi-permanent film recommendation topics, but since there are currently two films …
... rubbish (not the actor's fault, he does a great job ... again) the rubbish script at fault). Trillion is played by the ... -
Beta diskJust something that's been bugging me for a while, is the 128k beta disk interface wired differently to the beta 48k as a piece of hardware, or as I …
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Newbie questions on HardwareHi, I?m new here, 44yo, Portuguese. The Spectrum was my first computer and leaved many many good memories and nostalgia. My own Spectrum (well, ac…
... (assuming the membrane is at fault)
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New job opportunityAs some may recall, I started a new job a few months ago that didn't go that well in terms of of office environment. my company gave the work to an…
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Driver Trapped in Speeding CarWhat an odd story. [url]http://uk.news.yahoo.com/frank-lecerf-renault-car-acceleration-pedal-stuck-at-125mph-france-belgium-134908648.html#sqdMTvz[/…
Getting PC into HLHello, here's a conundrum for you... Is there a way to obtain the value of the PC register (say into HL) without using absolute addressing such as C…
... into HL) without using absolute addressing such as CALL etc? The ...Spectrum zx (faulty) games, joystick, tape playerSpectrum boots up but sticks on copyright screen - told this is a keyboard fault. Otherwise in good condition. All manuals (VGC) leads PSU etc Joys…
Strange grey +2 problemBought a job lot off ebay and in it was a issue 3 grey plus 2. According to the seller this was all working perfectly. So I plugged it in and it powe…
... was down to a tuning fault on the tv, no sound ... any light on this queer fault, I've never come across ... I cannot explain how a fault sorts itself out by doing ...Fully-addressed devices initiative (FADI)I would like to introduce an initiative for those who create new pieces of hardware containing legacy devices with well-known addresses. It says that…
... all the 8 or 16 addressing bits and /M1 signal should ...RAM Diagnostic ROMhi all, i burn this ROM from here [url]http://www.fruitcake.plus.com/Sinclair/Interface2/Cartridges/Interface2_RC_New_RAM_Tester.htm[/url] and i a…
Microdrive not presentMy Microdrive has stopped working - when I 'CAT 1' is spins for a couple of seconds, and then says 'Microdrive not present'. I've got a second micro…
... assumed it to be a fault with the Interface 1. However ...Help reviving a 128 +2 GreyHello m8s, my turn to ask for some help with a +2 Grey. Got it for spares as I do have a working one but I could not resist to try and fix it. As us…
... test program and gave me fault on video ram (blue border ...Faulty 48K Issue 3 motherboardHi I have a faulty Issue 3 motherboard and would appreciate it if somebody can steer me in the right direction of where to begin with the fault find…
... where to begin with the fault finding. The symptom is that ...Keyboard Membrane Speccy +Grrrr! I'm having real problems getting the keyboard on my resurrected Spectrum+ to work reliably. I changed the keyboard membrane, and all seems to…
... a little while, before the fault re-asserts itself. This is ...Ebay questionHere is a question for you chaps I bought a small bundle of Atari retro goodness on ebay recently, for an amount of cash plus ?2.50 postage. When I…
... something that was completely their fault.
When I sell ...Z80 internal compressionThis isn't exactly a ZX Spectrum problem, but since WOS probably has some of the best Z80 coders in the world, I thought I might ask anyway. For my …
Yet another glitchy graphics 48kHeyo, I'm new both to the forums (sorry if this is the wrong forum) and to Spectra I'm afraid, picked up a 48k from a steam fair sale thingy (not th…
... it in this state! My fault for being impatient) but not ...Poorly Issue One 16k spectrum diagnosis?Hello, everyone. :smile: I was lucky enough to buy an Issue One 16k rubber key the other week; I didn't know it was an Issue One till I opened it up…
Issue 2 colour problemsHey all, I've got a slight colour problem with my Issue 2 Spectrum, as can be seen below: [IMG]http://www.bennyalford.com/images/issue2a.jpg[/IMG] …
... seems to be a solid fault.
Is it worth ...New CPU and Spectranet oddity.I have no reason to suspect this problem is due to a fault/poor design of the Spectranet, but understanding what it does at system initialisation may…
... problem is due to a fault/poor design of the Spectranet ...Issue 4A issuesHi all, I've been trying to get the Issue 4A board that came DOA with the case I purchased for my Frankenspectrum to work. I've recapped and socket…
... toast? Any other suggestions for fault finding this one?
