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ZX Spectrum Next Kickstarter Launchedhttps://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1835143999/zx-spectrum-next
... hardware. Unless we're talking Atari or Amiga style "strip" sprites ... music.
Timex added two joysticks to the 48k spectrum :- NOT ... . 48k users don't have joysticks (or not for a short ... can use keyboard instead of joysticks, you can multi-load. Anyway ... -
Auto-fire circuit based on IC 555Greetings! Spanish magazine Microhobby once wrote an article explaining how the auto-fire circuit worked on a joystick and the interface requireme…
... available for testing (namely, atari-compatible joysticks) I don't buy the ... -
Some 'Cheetah 125 Special' joystick questionsSo, this joystick that has drawn my attention: [URL=http://s1063.photobucket.com/user/JRT480/media/enlarge_zpsujaaz1ef.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1063.…
... version, which has a standard atari compatible (and thus interface 2 ... sprout. The black plug is atari/IF2 compatible and the grey ... compatible.
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Joystick IssuesHi guys, I'm having a few issues getting joysticks to work well on my Spectrum 128k. I've got a Power Play Joystick interface and I've tried it with…
... . Any joystick wired to the "Atari" 9 way D connector standard ... work. That's nearly all joysticks with 9 way D connectors ... -
Spectrum Cables : How many individual types of these are there "out there" both past and now?So this is all about giving the SPECTRUM cables their correct cable titles to aid IDENTIFICATION OF CABLE TYPE and FUNCTION across the world.. An e…
... made so that an ordinary Atari style joystick could be used ... one ) . I alwayd used standard joysticks and never tried the "grey ... to remember there were some joysticks that had both GREY and ... -
Spectrum Cables : How many individual types of these are there "out there" both past and now?So this is all about giving the SPECTRUM cables their correct cable titles to aid IDENTIFICATION OF CABLE TYPE and FUNCTION across the world.. An e…
... / joystick system (remember, joysticks wired to the Atari standard were used by ... designed to allow a normal Atari "standard" joystick with a Amstrad ... a joystick wired to the Atari standard joystick ;)
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Joystick IssuesHi guys, I'm having a few issues getting joysticks to work well on my Spectrum 128k. I've got a Power Play Joystick interface and I've tried it with…
... the "standard" Atari pinout used by most digital joysticks? You'll need ... in order to use those joysticks.
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Atari (kempston) joystick adapter to Sinclair pinoutWhile going through one of my boxes filled with hardware bits I found the joystick adapter I used with the +2: [img]https://i.imgur.com/tlBHTco.jp…
... "]Now, why is pin 5 (atari) wired to pin 1(sinclair ... ) and pin 9 (atari) wired to pin 3 (sinclair ... ?
Were there sinclair joysticks that used pins 1 and ... 5 and 9 on the Atari joystick were (sometimes) used for ... -
Atari (kempston) joystick adapter to Sinclair pinoutWhile going through one of my boxes filled with hardware bits I found the joystick adapter I used with the +2: [img]https://i.imgur.com/tlBHTco.jp…
... "]Now, why is pin 5 (atari) wired to pin 1(sinclair ... ) and pin 9 (atari) wired to pin 3 (sinclair ... ?
Were there sinclair joysticks that used pins 1 and ... 5 and 9 on the Atari joystick were (sometimes) used for ... -
The ZX Spectrum and its derivatives used in a static , semi portable and portable way.Now on "portabilty" is there any where I will not be able to "go" with this (Now let me see!) Hmm ! Well semi portability should be totally OK as …
... joystick options from just one Atari stick .Later on, ... Flight style joysticks . This genre and the joysticks that went ... very portable).So this Atari joystick heritage is important ... to lose all that "original" Atari based "Kempston" configurability (and ... -
Controllers... I'M A CONTROL FREAK!...to paraphrase the Volvo advert from about 20 years ago, for some variant of the 850/V70, if I remember rightly. Anyway, I wonder if it's possib…
... and stick have a regular Atari plug on the end. Annoyingly ... as well.
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SJS-1 Joystick Internal WiringHello All, I'm new (well 51) & not as savvy as many here, but I did have ZX Spectrum just as soon WHS sold them!! Anyway have had the urge to kick…
... coded" wiring inside things like Joysticks. I have found that manufacturers ... a sub-set of the Atari joystick 'standard'. While the SJS ... -
SJS-1 Joystick Internal WiringHello All, I'm new (well 51) & not as savvy as many here, but I did have ZX Spectrum just as soon WHS sold them!! Anyway have had the urge to kick…
... joysticks short the 5v connection to GND when used in standard Atari ... wired ports, such as a Kempston interface. On some joysticks ... which have 2 plugs(Cheetah 125+), 1 Atari wired ... -
Does Survivisection load & play on a real +2a?Hi All, My apologies, another question.. Would someone with a DivMMC and a +2a be able to confirm whether Survivisection runs and plays on it? …
... use a joystick with standard Atari-style wiring needs an adaptor ... the spectrum. Some third-party joysticks also came fitted with a ... -your-23-joystick-ports-to-atari-standard/ -
Kempston Pro Interface - three joysticks at the same timeJust bought myself a Kempston Pro Interface (not arrived yet so I don't have any idea of its innards). The idea was to get an interface that allows o…
... to a subset of the Atari 2600 standard joystick pin-out ... there were plenty of commercial joysticks available. Some companies that made ... joystick interfaces also supplied joysticks.
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[NEW] Speccy for Android ReleasedHello, All! A while ago, I have released the Android version of [i]Speccy[/i], my ZX Spectrum emulator. It emulates Spectrum 16k, 48k, 128k, +2, +2A…
... style joysticks I am using date from the 1980s and are Atari ... . I think my old style joysticks are fine and they have ... it . I want the old joysticks!
So the severity ... up with old 9 pin Atari style joystick.. -
[NEW] Speccy for Android ReleasedHello, All! A while ago, I have released the Android version of [i]Speccy[/i], my ZX Spectrum emulator. It emulates Spectrum 16k, 48k, 128k, +2, +2A…
... style joysticks I am using date from the 1980s and are Atari ... your problems, since D9-connected joysticks themselves are made of discrete ... -
Getting Android emulators for rhe ZX Spectrum to work with "Ye Olde" 9 pin "D" joysticks circa 1984!I suppose people could say "Why Bother" ? Well at least I have an answer (I have a lot of these old joysticks!) . So if I am minded to try and get…
... simple" DB 9 pin Atari style joysticks do work with Android in ... -
Getting Android emulators for rhe ZX Spectrum to work with "Ye Olde" 9 pin "D" joysticks circa 1984!I suppose people could say "Why Bother" ? Well at least I have an answer (I have a lot of these old joysticks!) . So if I am minded to try and get…
... SHOULD apply to old style Atari D sticks . Maybe ... the old Atari sticks DO need proper ... around between USB and Atari as there is no ... PS If anybody can make joysticks behave erratically it is probably ... flexibilty will find the Atari sticks a bit of ... -
Additional Information , Notes , and Details , re.the Main Windows Edition of Spectaculator There is no lenghy instruction to go with Spectaculator . Mark did a great job adding extra info. with this thread:- [url="https://worldofspectr…
... was thinking was that the joysticks for the +2 128K were ... type of stick is best (Atari type or generic USB controller ... -
Additional Information , Notes , and Details , re.the Main Windows Edition of Spectaculator There is no lenghy instruction to go with Spectaculator . Mark did a great job adding extra info. with this thread:- [url="https://worldofspectr…
That was merely to do with the pin wiring of the actual port. You could plug a joystick interface into the back of a +2 and use standard Atari pinout joysticks if you wanted too (kempston or Sinclair) -
Additional Information , Notes , and Details , re.the Main Windows Edition of Spectaculator There is no lenghy instruction to go with Spectaculator . Mark did a great job adding extra info. with this thread:- [url="https://worldofspectr…
I have an external Kempston and an external Sinclair interface on the back of my +3. Both work fine with standard Atari-wired joysticks. It’s a wonder of old technology too! -
Additional Information , Notes , and Details , re.the Main Windows Edition of Spectaculator There is no lenghy instruction to go with Spectaculator . Mark did a great job adding extra info. with this thread:- [url="https://worldofspectr…
... it means that old style Atari style joysticks can still be used ... -
Additional Information , Notes , and Details , re.the Main Windows Edition of Spectaculator There is no lenghy instruction to go with Spectaculator . Mark did a great job adding extra info. with this thread:- [url="https://worldofspectr…
... of ways of using Atari style joysticks and vendors of generic ... Atari gear will not necessarily ... calibration test. All four joysticks did not respond to calibration ... . Yes , using old style joysticks with a Speccy emulator on ... -
Additional Information , Notes , and Details , re.the Main Windows Edition of Spectaculator There is no lenghy instruction to go with Spectaculator . Mark did a great job adding extra info. with this thread:- [url="https://worldofspectr…
... old style 9 pin Atari joystick with an Atari D style connector ... was referring to the old Atari D style joysticks. -
Additional Information , Notes , and Details , re.the Main Windows Edition of Spectaculator There is no lenghy instruction to go with Spectaculator . Mark did a great job adding extra info. with this thread:- [url="https://worldofspectr…
... old style 9 pin Atari joystick with an Atari D style connector ... referring to the old Atari D style joysticks.[/quote]
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Additional Information , Notes , and Details , re.the Main Windows Edition of Spectaculator There is no lenghy instruction to go with Spectaculator . Mark did a great job adding extra info. with this thread:- [url="https://worldofspectr…
Hi Pobbit
You mentioned Pinball FX earlier . That is a PC based game. I am missing a trick here . Are you using the Arduino controller that you have made with PC games with Atari old style joysticks . I had not thought of that! -
Additional Information , Notes , and Details , re.the Main Windows Edition of Spectaculator There is no lenghy instruction to go with Spectaculator . Mark did a great job adding extra info. with this thread:- [url="https://worldofspectr…
... , adding more arcade game options, Atari 7800, Sega Mastersystem, Gameboy and ... actually a fan of old joysticks (or gamepads) and have my ... -
Are there any decent Speccy Flight Sims? This is a hard question as modern PC flight sims are so good . Is there any good gameplay to be had from Speccy flight sims? And it seems to have …
... simulators was that the Atari type ‘digital’ joysticks were really rubbish for ... -
Why is it so hard to produce ZX Spectrum add-on Hardware in the UK.Arguably the UK Spectrum add-on market is stagnating? Why ? Well obviously the ZX Spectrum is a very old retro micro so it's fan base would normall…
... need authentic "of the period" Atari style joysticks and "rubber key" lookalike ...


