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Worst advert?What was the worst advert you ever encountered for a Spectrum game - the sort of thing where if you'd had any vague inclination to buy it, you sure a…
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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…
Hi 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 or a guide to make my own. I have plenty of old crappy condtion spectrums i can butcher to get the ram ... -
On a 48K issue 6A......how can i isolate the 32K block? I want to test if there is any fault on the 4116's , leaving the 4532's out of the equation. Will removing the …
...how can i isolate the 32K block?
I want to test if there is any fault on the 4116's , leaving the 4532's out of the equation.
Will removing the logic (in this case one pcf1306p) do the job?
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Q. on copyrights vs. walkthroughs vs. "derivative work"I remember quite a while ago I asked for assistance on this topic and the only thing I do remember (and has held me back somewhat since then) is the …
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Alien CityI was browsing the screen shot archive when I came across [url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0005943]Alien City[/url] which is act…
... X from Big K magazine issue 2, it's Ironic as ... -
It's fitting...... that in the very month that the 25th anniversary of the Speccy falls on, I'm just finishing up making my first ever Spectrum peripheral. It's a …
... a continuity/short test (the Issue 4S board it's connected ... -
Melbourne House in RGIn the latest issue of Retro Gamer there's an article about Melbourne House. I've identified most of the games there by looking at screenshots, but I…
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Rubber Key Spectrum BoxesAfter buying quite a few boxes i have found that in all there are 7 ndifferent box designs and its possible to know which issue speccy isin the box w…
... possible to know which issue speccy isin the box ... 2 larger side flaps, again issue 2 spectrums.
issue 3 spectrums and issue 4.
... korea stamped spectrum inside, issue 4 spectrums in these ... but there were some issue 6 spectrums made ... -
Spectrum 48K ROMHi Can anybody help I have an Issue 6a Circuit Board which has a faulty ROM Chip. Is it possible to program a ROM Chip with the 48K ROM and fit it as…
... anybody help I have an Issue 6a Circuit Board which has ... -
The long view of TV out qualityAs time went on, Sinclair improved the analogue side to give better picture quality. It's therefore ironic that out of the four Spectrums I currentl…
... currently have, the oldest (the Issue 2) has the best video ... out. The other three (Issue 4B, Issue 4S and a toast rack ... -
CastleVaniaMy First contact with castlevania was the Superior Super Castlevania for the SNES. after that I tried the GameBoy version and the NEs versions,and e…
... Retrogames says (in nearly every issue) that the best Castlevania ever ... -
Xebec MiaFound out about this game as it came on the flexidisk with computer gamer dec 85, It was written in machine code for the 16/48k spectrum by Graeme De…
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Spectrum reviewsThere's a couple of nice Speccy reviews in the latest issue of Retro Gamer. :)
There's a couple of nice Speccy reviews in the latest issue of Retro Gamer.
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ZXF11 now available!To celebrate 25 years of Spectrum computing, ZXF magazine has returned with a special celebratory issue! Before I give you the link, a couple of poi…
... returned with a special celebratory issue!
Before I give ... -
BooHoo....Broken Speccy on 25th anniversary!Speccy broke today (today of all days!!) I'm presented with black screen on power up, anybody any ideas what might have gone wrong and any repair ti…
Speccy broke today (today of all days!!)
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IN bug detected todayAnyone familiar with this IN bug on the real machine. In FUSE I didn't get the same effect. Due to this bug my new ONELINER doesn't work. :( [code] …
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Inlay/advert correctionsAs part of my YSRnRY database consolidation, I've noticed the following errors in the Infoseek DB: This is an inlay, not an advert: [url]ftp://ftp.…
... /pub/sinclair/games-adverts/a/Afterburner.jpg[/url]
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ULA chipHi. Where i can find a ULA 6C001E-6 chip for an 3B issue Speccy ? Also looking for one 7805 heatsink... Thank
Hi.
Where i can find a ULA 6C001E-6 chip for an 3B issue Speccy ?
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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…
... try and repair a 4S issue 48k spectrum I had.
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Audio Output questionHi :) Im planning on connecting my original 48k to a monitor with composite video. Now this monitor also has an audio input , i have used it with B…
... where the speaker was) without issue. It also has audio connected ... -
Speccy-loving celebritiesWhile trawling through some old issues of Crash I chanced across some playing tips for Spy Vs Spy in the September 1985 issue, submitted by "Charlie …
... Spy in the September 1985 issue, submitted by "Charlie Brooker of ... -
Your Computer Jan'84 questionCould someone with the Jan'84 issue of Your Computer (it's not in the WoS archive) please provide me with a brief summary of the contents of pages 13…
... someone with the Jan'84 issue of Your Computer (it's ... -
ZXF11 now available in printThe print version of ZXF issue 11 is now available for £5 per copy (not including postage and packing). Received my copy today and it looks supe…
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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…
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Index of ZX81 soft/hardware references in mags?I'm just about at the point with my ZX81 collection that I want to systematically identify things I'm missing by going through magazines like ZX Comp…
... , the list of locations (Mag, issue, page) on which reviews or ... -
How do you beat Dan Dare 2 Sinclair User editionI'm talking about [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseek.cgi?regexp=^SU+issue+74%3a+Megatape+3$&pub=^Sinclair+User$&loadpics=on"]this[/URL] on…
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ZX 81 games (and an emulation issue or two)Hi Not really sure this is the right forum, but maybe someone can help. As a Speccy fan, I was always intrigued by the old ZX81, and thanks to the w…
Hi
Not really sure this is the right forum, but maybe someone can help. As a Speccy fan, I was always intrigued by the old ZX81, and thanks to the wonderful world of emulation, I have been able to have a bash at some of that machine's games, ...
