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questions about the +2 and +3I can`t remember if the +2 and +3 had a port on the back of the computer that let you use your own tape recorder so i`m asking if there was or not ?
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+3 tape output is both read ... write - needs a stereo 3.5mm socket wired up ... puter to an amplifier and enjoy the wonderful AY ... output though.
Grey +2, as Andy (above) described.
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ZX ShedNow that issue 2 is out and it's fairly obvious it's been a great success, we have to start considering issue 3. Thanks in part to the quality of wri…
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I also think 3 full pages is a little ... 2 bat tennis sort of thing.) using the various different tools and ... languages to illustrate the basic workings and logic of ... issue would then use Blitz basic to do the same. Of ... -
ZX ShedNow that issue 2 is out and it's fairly obvious it's been a great success, we have to start considering issue 3. Thanks in part to the quality of wri…
... had were resolved before Issue 2 went out, so I don ... letters page.
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test my loader?Hello. I was playing around trying to customise the ROM loading routine, but I quickly realised that although I'd found out how to change the border…
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SPECTRUM +3 NIGHTMAREGot my Specci +3 through the post this morning. The good news all the keys work and it turns on ok. The bad news the disk drive doesn't work. When yo…
... case (grey +2) before I got a +3 case and managed to ... fit a 3.5" floppy drive and 2. ... 5" hard drive internally and ... cable (differences between AT and XT) you can ... good or bad, just fun and boring.
Treasure Islandizzy bugNow I?ve noticed a strange thing in Dizzy 2 - when going into the water with Sinclair Abuser Mag+Small Video Camera+Rubber Snorkle and taking the Coi…
... and coins.
When I played TIDizzy on the grey +2 ... certainly did it on my grey +2 every single time.
... always a nuisance in Dizzy 2 and, as you say, you ... 's also the shortest and if you move quickly ... the game over. Dizzy 3 is made harder by the ..."Unknown disk format"-error on Spectrum +3Hi, I have just gotten around to changing the drivebelt in my newly acquired +3. I tried to format one of the 3" disks I bought on eBay the other we…
... rather had) a working Spectrum +3. I happend to mention the ... a +3 in its original Currys box with joystick and three handfulls ... of my external diskdrive and the many 3.5" disks I happen ... have an original Sinclair 128 and a +2 (grey) to play around with ...Development SurveyI was just wondering how many people are actually developing games or programs for the Speccy. I'm not talking about people who "plan" to write somet…
... Game to test a and c
2. How long has ... d. 1 week
3. How long until its finished ... c. 1 month
d. 3 months (I hope)
3. What tools do you use? ... language do you use? (Asm, Basic, C etc)
...Best Car Game On The Specci?Chase HQ is pretty cool and Out Run isn't bad either. But what's everyone's top 5? Mine are- 5) Techncop 4) Chase HQ 3) Out Run 2) Super Cars 1) Lo…
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1. Chase HQ
2. Powerdrift (how come no-one ... mentioned this before?)
3. Crazy Cars 2
4. Super Cars ... basic but still 100 times better than Hot Rod, STUN Runner and ... several others).
And coming up in ...Opus Discovery 3.5 inch disk driveWould one of these work on a +3 or +2a? So could you save games onto normal disks using a multiface 3 or another mulitiface (1 or 2?) for the +2a? W…
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Your Spectrum is a grey +2 - not a black +2a ( ... the keys on the +2 and above them on the ... difference internally between the +2 and the +2a. One of ... on the +2a or +3 without a special 'fixit' ... using something between your Spectrum and your Opus.
What PSU is suitable for +2?if I don?t have the original one, what PSU I?ll need for that?
If it's the grey +2 then you can get away ... run one of my old +2's on.
If ... it's a black +2 then you'll need the ... +2a or +3 PSU. This PSU connects to ... via a 6pin din plug and is about the size of ...What PSU is suitable for +2?if I don?t have the original one, what PSU I?ll need for that?
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For my grey +2 I use standard 9V 1A ... . -12V is missing but +2a (and +3) work fine without it.
Spectrum Game CompatibilityHi, At the moment I have a spectrum 48k. I am planning to get a 128k +2, but I have a problem. Will my 48k games work on 128k +2? Because some of the…
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* If you load a BASIC program/game in 128K mode ... want to program in 48K BASIC).
I would * ... probably know already, but the +2 (and +3 and +2A)'s joystick ports aren ... has two connections, "Normal" and "Sinclair +2", that'll plug into ...Compilation64 - Latest NewsAfter months of scanning, delibertaing, designing and adding fairy dust, Andy Vaisey and I are proud to announce the launch of Compilation64 - The on…
... because it could only display 2 colours in an 8x8 block ... their shit brown displaying porridge grey spaz mong cunt machine. The ... the plastic was so thick and chunky it'll never succumb ... games like Daley Thompson (all 3) and Hypersports, and even Brian Jacks (now ...Compilation64 - Latest NewsAfter months of scanning, delibertaing, designing and adding fairy dust, Andy Vaisey and I are proud to announce the launch of Compilation64 - The on…
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...and whats this got to do ...Basic or Machine code?Hopefully the correct area of the site to post this question. Anyways, I have got hold of several books on programming my spectrum, and I was wonderi…
... did write some pretty involved BASIC programs, and even graduated into the ... more complex (albeit somewhat buggy) BASIC of the SAM Coupe - ... FUSE?).
2/ my best route into editing and writing Z80 ... machine code (on a Mac).
3/ ...Basic or Machine code?Hopefully the correct area of the site to post this question. Anyways, I have got hold of several books on programming my spectrum, and I was wonderi…
... did write some pretty involved BASIC programs, and even graduated into the ... more complex (albeit somewhat buggy) BASIC of the SAM Coupe - ... FUSE?).
2/ my best route into editing and writing Z80 ... machine code (on a Mac).
3/ ...Egghead 4 available to downloadFollowing his adventure in space, Egghead is today Entertaining a guest. Yes, Shelley is coming to tea and it's up to Egghead to get the food on the…
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Unfortunetly on the grey +2 - and probably original 128 (when loaded ... on other 128 spectrums (+2A/+3/Pentagon/etc.). Luckily my main ...ANN: SP1 for Z88DK (aka splib3, Sprite Pack v3.0)Well it's finally arrived, after a month of "a few days from now" release deadlines. SP1 is the lastest version of splib, a flicker-free software sp…
... our program uses and (2) an implicit memory allocator. #2 will be dealt ... boundary
#define SP1_ID_MASK2_LB 3 // masked sprite 2-byte definition (mask,graph ... are five basic sprite types: MASK, OR, XOR, LOAD and ATTRONLY. Additonally ...ANN: SP1 for Z88DK (aka splib3, Sprite Pack v3.0)Well it's finally arrived, after a month of "a few days from now" release deadlines. SP1 is the lastest version of splib, a flicker-free software sp…
... memory allocation function "u_malloc" and the free function "u_free" ... with calls to sp1_CreateSpr() and sp1_AddColSpr(), SP1 will return ... 2}, {0,2,1}, {0,1,3},
{0,3,1}, {0,2,3}, {0,3,2 ... the IY register. Unfortunately, Basic assumes it has a monopoly ...my dodgy speccys.hi people, i was wondering if i could engage some opinions / thoughts / ideas of anyone, regarding my current "fixing up" of my speccys, since you s…
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Grey +2, unplug it and open the case. unplug ... try removing the board and resoldering the joints on ...
As for your +3 it could be a power ... grey Speccy +2 what you could do is take the keyboard and ... from a +2a and replace the grey ones in your ...my dodgy speccys.hi people, i was wondering if i could engage some opinions / thoughts / ideas of anyone, regarding my current "fixing up" of my speccys, since you s…
... br /> As far as the +3 and power supply issues go, i ... use the +3 supply on the black +2 anyway, and that works ... try it on the +3 and see if that improves ... from a black or a grey model - i'm ... hardware, the Novation BassStation and DrumStation... they became very ...my dodgy speccys.hi people, i was wondering if i could engage some opinions / thoughts / ideas of anyone, regarding my current "fixing up" of my speccys, since you s…
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Right, grey +2 with the dim light and slow tape deck ... are completely different and have different contacts.
+3 - well, sounds ... plug at the +3 end twin mono 3.5mm plugs at the ...my dodgy speccys.hi people, i was wondering if i could engage some opinions / thoughts / ideas of anyone, regarding my current "fixing up" of my speccys, since you s…
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re: the grey +2
i wish to ... the tape buttons and tape-flap are damaged, and i would consider ... dreaded +3.
i had tried *both* mono and stereo connections ... date (maybe next weekend) and see if i cant permanently ...What should I get??I want to add a Spectrum to my collection but having come from the Atari/Commodore/TI/Apple world, I am a little unsure what to get? Something that …
... a 48, +,128, +2 and +3, and whilst I love the 48K ... go for the +2, +D and MF128. Unless there ... about hard disc interfaces, and I think Sintech or ... what keys produce what BASIC key words in 48K ... tape counter (ridiculous!), and the 48K copyright message ...Which Speccy is the best to buy...I'd be using it for games really, and thats about it. I'd like a 128k but I seem to remember people saying 128k +2's had problems playing some games.…
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Didnt know the problems with the 128 or grey +2. Jumped from a Speccy + to a normal +2 and then a +3. Loved that plus 3 when i bought a Multiface ! Games loading in seconds not minutes was amazing back then !Which Speccy is the best to buy...I'd be using it for games really, and thats about it. I'd like a 128k but I seem to remember people saying 128k +2's had problems playing some games.…
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The black +2 is the +2a. It's ... based on the +3 motherboard but with a tape ... of the +3 so is generally less desirable than the grey +2.
grey Spectrum...+3 soundhello there, just a quick-fire question today. i'm kinda keen on the idea of using my +3 quite a bit, particularly if i bother to to actually sort …
... a separate output jack, and without 48K sound): Connect ... resistor for each one. And that's all there ... I did this on a +2 (grey) and it worked brilliantly, with no ... the exercise on a +3, and the sound was still as ... via the +3's own circuitry, and all the 48K ...
