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Getting a +3 working again (keyboard & tape socket issues)So, as part of my Spectrum restoration project I will also try to tackle the problem child among my fleet, the +3. PROBLEM ONE: Ever since I firs…
... precariously thin ribbon cables attach to the circuit board, ... /discussion/comment/768583#Comment_768583"]Keyboard matrix here[/url]. I ... (traces) between the connectors (keyboard "KBY3", joystick pin 9,) ... not possible to use an external tape deck to load ... -
PROBS : Building a Spectrum +2 into a custom caseHi guys, I’m rebuilding my Spectrum +2 into a new case at the mo (an Acorn A410 case to be precise). I’ve got the motherboard in which h…
... added a socket for an external tape to be connected ... to remove the 2 keyboard connectors from the main ... to use the original keyboard connectors in a new ... will house the original keyboard (I know that sounds ... to patch in a keyboard from another machine to ... -
Spectrum +3 3.5 disk driveDoes anyone know of a web site or person which could build me an interface for the +3 to attach a 3.5" disk drive. I want an external disk drive not…
Does anyone know of a web site or person which could build me an interface for the +3 to attach a 3.5" disk drive. I want an external disk drive not an internal one, I do not want to replace the 3" drive. Thanks In Advance. -
External tape deck for the plus 2aCan anyone tell me if you can use an external tape deck on the plus 2a using the 'tape/sound' socket? Ta :)
Can anyone tell me if you can use an external tape deck on the plus 2a using the 'tape/sound' socket?
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OT: mouse problem on PC... help!I recently bought a laptop, and it is great, except for one minor problem; I cannot use a mouse wheel on it. Everything else works fine, all programs…
... everything, and both the external mouse and the keyboard pointer thing (whatever ... middle of the laptop's keyboard that you move to control ... fine, except that when using an external mouse, then that mouse's ... mice wheels). Both of the external mice I've tried work ... -
What is an MS Drive?I bought a memory card on eBay yesterday, an SD Memory card, as I have an SD drive on my laptop, and figured I might as well. My laptop also has a …
... memory card on eBay yesterday, an SD Memory card, as I ... have an SD drive on my laptop ... large.
What is an MS drive, is the slot ... ? Or is it for pluggin an external device in??:|
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Echosoft Keyboard and softwareI have an echo Keyboard and interface in mint condition for the 128+ speccy, problem? the software that runs it is absolute ballax (poor) anyone know…
I have an echo Keyboard and interface in mint condition ... in the day) and theres an advert for it in Your ... -
Problems with my specs!!! Help wanted!!Hi, I newly had a zx spectrum 48+ and a Spectrum +2 and got problems with them. The keyboard of 48+ is not working. When i turn it on i see the clas…
... got problems with them. The keyboard of 48+ is not working ... a question. May i use an external cassete player with +2. There ... -
External tape player into +2AMy tape player keeps acting up on my beloved :roll: +2A, tried cleaners and adjusting the head. No luck. Is there any way of connecting an external …
... there any way of connecting an external tape player to it. If ... -
ZX Spectrum external keyboardI picked up this keyboard at the flea market a couple of days ago. It was being sold together with a Speccy, PSU and cables but since I only wanted t…
I picked up this keyboard at the flea market a ... since I only wanted the keyboard I didn't bother examining ... directly into the on-board keyboard connectors? The blue connector looks ... -
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…
... of design genius. And the keyboard was not rubbish, despite the ... , mine was, as I added an external cassette port, so as I ... ) since it had a great keyboard, and had sound through the ... -
Anybody Own An Apple TV?I was thinking of buying one to put my Itunes library on (just finished ripping 1000 plus albums on). The idea being that it would be a back-up for m…
... ripped music (currently sitting on an external network HD) and that I ... -
External Tape / Audio Input on Spectrum +2AEvening all, I've just picked up a Spectrum +2A and have been trying to load TZX files from my Mac into the Spectrum. I know the leads and methods …
... motherboard).
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Dead external HD....help?Hi Folks Gutted. You may have noticed I've been uploading some nice inlay scans over the past months. Have over 10,000 scans on my external HD, wh…
... 10,000 scans on my external HD, which I was ... br />
Now my external HD is dead. So lost ... a hardware failure rather than an OS issue.
an external HD fails, but when". ... is the answer, but seems an expensive option...
Newbie questions about +2a - joystick interfaceI brought a +2a system back from London with me on a recent vacation and have gotten it working here in the states. I've found that if I plug my joys…
... port on the computer, the keyboard does not respond. I believe ... bought. I've also tried an external interface (ram turbo) and they ...Brief report about RetroEncounterAnother April... another retro event! (Firstly sorry for the quality of the photos, owing to not being able to find my camera battery before leaving …
... one of which had an after market keyboard (which should have ... how the QL's keyboard always should have been...)< ... Europe), using a Spectrum +3 keyboard:
[img]http ... perhaps slightly unhinged ideas of an external FPGA-based ULA+ implementation) ...Spectrum & Commodore 128DSpectrum 128+2B with power supply & scart cable ?20 + p&p Spectrum 48K ( Rubber ) with composite video conversion, Divide loaded with games on CF c…
... of casing, no yellowing on keyboard. works great, BUT the internal ... to allow the use of an external 1541 drive ( not included ) I ...How do I password protect an external hard drive?my laptop is 50gb, my new external hard drive is 500gb I dumped most of my personal files from laptop to external drive. my laptop is password prot…
... laptop is 50gb, my new external hard drive is 500gb
external drive.
my laptop ... do I password protect the external drive?
Is there ...Can an LCD monitor corrupt a hard drive?Can an LCD monitor damage (corrupt) the files of an external hard drive? I've been asked to sort out an external HD that's corrupted, and when I went…
... damage (corrupt) the files of an external hard drive? I've been ... asked to sort out an external HD that's corrupted, and ...+2 external tapeHi guys, as there is a new App for my iPhone called Speccy tape, I want use it with my Spectrum +2. However, the +2 does not have a tape jack, but I …
... a cable and jack for an external recorder as well, or do ...External floppy driveI suspect this has been asked before but any way as I am new here. Has any one used an external floppy drive unit on the Spectrum+3 before now? Que…
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Has any one used an external floppy drive unit on the ... :- Would I need any particular external floppy drtive unit?
Question ... I still use this if external floppy drive unit is used ...Modding +2 - Tape CounterGot my first Spectrum April this year and I hit 40 in July, was always a Commodore 64 user back in the day and that machine now sits side by side wit…
... how to mod for an external tape deck which I ... viewer in the case and attach. Its the only thing ... just modding to add an external tape deck and get ... hold of an old reporters style recorder. ... as that machine supported external tape out the box.
external drive +3I recently bought an external drive kit for my +3 [url]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/111267120287?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649[/ur…
I recently bought an external drive kit for my +3< ... /> Anyway When I plug this external drive in and power it ...+2 external tape input. Best method?I've seen various ways of connecting an external tape input to a +2, like soldering the wires directly to where the tape head connects to the tape bo…
... seen various ways of connecting an external tape input to a +2 ...Spectrum 128k +2 (grey) getting started..So, I just received a grey +2 in the mail. I don't know if it's in working condition, but that doesn't really matter. I opened it up and a small r…
... more or less fine. The keyboard membrane bits don't look ... a way to load from an external audio source. Googling around, I ...ZX Speccy +2A - B&W & snowy RF output + other issuesHi All, I am new to this forum and I am back to the Spectrum world after 25 years. Recently I've bought a second hand +2A (+2B board - Z70833 Issu…
... . Cleaned the whole machine including keyboard, data recorded, PSU and interior ... .
3. EAC modified for an external MP3/tape software loading. - Loaded ... work (Break, Edit, Delete, Graph). Keyboard ribbons looks fine and worked ...Finding a good (UK) external switch mode power supply for the basic 48k and 128k ZX SpectrumsThis idea has probably "done the rounds" by now . I think I have heard about it a bit late . This thread with look at replacing the original "heavy l…
... supply requirements , I believe) with an EXTERNAL UK mains plug in type ...Penetrator hack with improved keysPenetrator is one of the best scramble clones on the Spectrum. One of the negatives though was that you had to push forward on the craft to fire so t…
... a pain. So let me attach this tzx file that is ... the loading picture but has an improved keyboard layout which is as ...Missed opportunities in the 80'sAll the talk of the Loki got me thinking... What if someone had built an expansion box for the speccy that had the 3812 Yamaha music chip ( Adlib Sou…
... with some sprite capabilities, or an external blitter?.
Kind ...
Imagine if there was an upgrade that would replace the ... a donor CPU, RAM and keyboard, doing away with the ULA ... Size wouldn't have been an issue - would have worked with ...
