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128k dead, no TV signalI got 128k spectrum (heatsink model) from a friend of mine. He told me that speccy is dead, and he doesn't know what's wrong with it. When I plugged…
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Hi to Death and to ... first time on pics (3 or 4 last ones) ... there is some grease and splatter on MC1376 Motorola ... Also you can notice and that black drops under TOROID ... -
WoS hits 500 permission statementsIt's been a while since I asked, but since we reached our 500th permission statement from individuals today, I thought I'd remind you all again: If …
... ve not found my +D and 3.5" drive either (which ... loading screen (just a BASIC loader and the code), awful graphics ... , but certainly nothing important, and probably little enough finished. I ... Edit: I remember sending a +2 and the Spectrum video digitiser (what ... -
Bubble Bobble and Spectrum 128k +2A/B +3Hello, Recently I bought a tape released by the Hit Squad.It load very well (using 128k loader and also on +3 basic mode) but when I try to play it …
... a +2A (and I suspect any of the +3 variants have the ... in the early nineties sometime and I didn't even realise ... with this a bit now and loaded it into all of ... play the music on the grey +2 either.
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Elite questionsIs there anyway to get past the lenslok screen in the version of Elite in the archive that I am using with Speculator? Or do I need the lenslok? If …
... to the game and want to avoid about 2 days worth of ... running about to get the basic equipment ... , docking comp and some money. Ive ... Russian hack version called Elite 3 and has some nice touches that ... -
'Straddle keyboard tailsWell, I bought an Amstrad Speccy keyboard off an ebayer - not for a Spectrum (I don't actually have an Amstrad one) - but for my own homebrew compute…
... a keyboard for a +2A/+3, which might help you narrow ... .
The grey +2 had the 5 and 8 pin connections of ... , Amstrad changed this for the +3 (and hence also the +2A), for ... -
'Straddle keyboard tailsWell, I bought an Amstrad Speccy keyboard off an ebayer - not for a Spectrum (I don't actually have an Amstrad one) - but for my own homebrew compute…
They also changed the grey +2 membrane too. Right number of ... a film :D
Grey +2 membrane's switch matrix is ... to a 48/128 machine and different again from the +2a ... /3 membrane, which I think you ... -
128 spectrum zx +2 is stuck on test screenhey this is my first spectrum i bought it from a boot-sale for 2 pound and it came with loads of games but when i turn it on i get the test screen an…
... think, pretty sure the grey +2 has two of them ...
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A grey +2 has two "data" cables from ... grey colour. When you power it up, dows the menu say +3 BASIC ... or 128 BASIC? If it says +3, then ... it's a 2a, else it's a grey +2 ... -
+2B ram chips?Hi all, I have got 2 Plus2B`s and 1 Plus2 gray case. Ok the one Plus2B don`t work, so I tried to see if I could pin down the problem. I changed the …
... source is another +2a/3 board, you may as ... the ones you have and save yourself the bother ... first, then the ROMs, and then if neither of ... ram.....
The grey +2 uses 4164 RAM should you ... obviously been inside it - and since they were obviusly ... -
Oneliner contestHello to you all, I dare you to make a program on 1 BASIC line. Here is the place to sent your ONELINERS [url]http://www.zxspectrum.00freehost.co…
... -1)): LET b=1+(b/2): NEXT b:
PRINT AT ... a coding worry in BASIC.
(2) Also as you stated ... why you chose keys 1,2,3 and 0,9,8. If you ... explains your choice of 1,2,3. Like Q,W,E, they ... -
ZX81 Graphics compoThose guys at comp sys sinclair. [url]http://community.zdnet.co.uk/blog/0,1000000567,10005551o-2000331777b,00.htm[/url]
... have to be created in BASIC? 'cause I wrote a small ... took a 64x48 3 colours image (in black, white and grey) and outputted a ... -
ZX81 Graphics compoThose guys at comp sys sinclair. [url]http://community.zdnet.co.uk/blog/0,1000000567,10005551o-2000331777b,00.htm[/url]
... have to be created in BASIC? 'cause I wrote a small ... took a 64x48 3 colours image (in black, white and grey) and outputted a ... 't have to be in Basic. There are some official answers ... -
Project: M.u.l.e.Wokani came up with a great idea about trying an open-development approach for spectrum games, and I thought why not try with a game I have under dev…
... 32767) and longs (32-bit and therefore range across +-2 billion ... string (similar to basic's STR$) and writes the result ... .013%
-3 0.562%
-2 6.248%
... .303%
+2 6.248%
+3 0.562%
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text routineI want to write an adventure in basic, and instead of a writing out a description for each location i want to use a kind of text compression routine …
... text compressor code in tasword 3 and 4, and found nothing. it's ... />
IMHO, text compression with BASIC is not a good idea ... />
another idea:
48 basic has tokens in english, "FOR ... hacked German version of Tasword 2 that does however - it ... -
Project: M.u.l.e.Wokani came up with a great idea about trying an open-development approach for spectrum games, and I thought why not try with a game I have under dev…
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If basic is your only background, you ... something you could do in basic if so motivated (unlike ... crystite deposit (of level "3")+3 RGB to SCART cableToday i decided to make a cable of this sort by myself. I found the schematics here [url]http://falvarezold.dyndns.org/videojuegos/doc/cable_rgb_euro…
... +3) and it works like a charm on my +2 grey model and ... on all of my 3 tvs. ... dot crawling, wonderful colours and a very stable picture.< ... , another one for my +2 grey, another for my A500, ... cable inside the scart and after that it worked ...+3 RGB to SCART cableToday i decided to make a cable of this sort by myself. I found the schematics here [url]http://falvarezold.dyndns.org/videojuegos/doc/cable_rgb_euro…
... guy in Poland for my grey +2 (not +2a). It took about ... same cable for 128 heatsink and +2 grey spectrums.
I made ... .org/videojuegos/doc/cable_rgb_euroconector_+2a_+3.html[/url]
You'll ... brown cable to the pin 3 on the DIN 8 jack ...ZX Spectrum Power Cable on +2AHi, Today I bought a +2A, but it is lacking a power cable. I rooted around and found one, but it is for an ordinary ZX Spectrum. Will it work? This…
... =Zup;213842]16k, 48k, +, 128K and +2 (grey) are all barrel (but later ... Sinclair built machines and the grey Amstrad built 128 +2 (grey case) all require ... little power compared to the grey +2, and the +3 uses lots simply because ...Best 128k model to add CF IDE disk etcHi, i'm hoping to turn one of my speccys into more of a 'console' the plan is i'd like loads of speect games installed say on a compact flash card …
... to use a grey +2, but i see the +2a and +3 have the ... as I can see, the grey +2 would be a better bet ... with most games software - the +3 based hardware had some major ...Best 128k model to add CF IDE disk etcHi, i'm hoping to turn one of my speccys into more of a 'console' the plan is i'd like loads of speect games installed say on a compact flash card …
... grey +2 but use a +3 case. You should find the +2 ... will fit in the +3 case easily ... grey +2 keyboard, but with black key tops. Remove the +3 drive and ... to processor, cable length and interface used. If ... IDE interface around and FATware's support ...What did Spectrum BASIC lack (and was BBC BASIC so good?)Over the years, I've read in various multi-format magazines, that BBC BASIC was probably the best BASIC available on an 8-bit machine. I've never use…
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Sinclair basic is tortuously slow. That and the lack of ... faster than a 3.5MHz z80. BBC basic was efficiently ... development path that Sinclair basic was treated to.[/QUOTE ...
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2.- Bitwise operations.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…
... the end drag and drop) and then RAND USR ... ie one with a basic loader and rand usr) you can ... server.
Apache/1.3.33 Server at unxutils. ... unxutils"]sourceforge page[/URL] and from there choose download ... get unixutils installed. Option #2 gives you the added ...Best 128k model to add CF IDE disk etcHi, i'm hoping to turn one of my speccys into more of a 'console' the plan is i'd like loads of speect games installed say on a compact flash card …
... going to be using RGB and doing some modding, you can ... the same as a +2a/+3 RGB socket, or at least ... these forums. Do a search and you'll see what I ... a grey +2. but i do plan to use the RGB, and i ...Best 128k model to add CF IDE disk etcHi, i'm hoping to turn one of my speccys into more of a 'console' the plan is i'd like loads of speect games installed say on a compact flash card …
... attached directly to the CPU and installed inside the case... ... thing into a +2A/+3 with both ROM's ... compatibility of the +2/original 128k and it will NOT ... some games have on the grey +2. Also add the little ... I have this setup myself and can only recommend it - ...Best 128k model to add CF IDE disk etcHi, i'm hoping to turn one of my speccys into more of a 'console' the plan is i'd like loads of speect games installed say on a compact flash card …
... back and so far everything works flawless... compatibility is bigger than grey +2 ... compatibility (this way all +2A/+3 paging will page to the ...Stupid question time[COLOR="Red"]Or should that be 'There are no stupid questions, only stupid people'?? Hi guys, newbie here. It's been so many years since I owned a …
Most 48K games work on a 128, yes - but the issue of compatibility depends upon which 128 you have. The black "toast rack" 128K is about the best there is, but it's quite rare now. Next best is a grey +2 followed by the black +2 and +3.Broken 128+2 :(Just got my eBay Speccy through the other day, plugged it in and everything but the red light on the keyboard doesn't come on and there's no connecti…
If it's a grey +2, check out TR9 ZTX650 and if that doesn ... a very accurate and stable +5V at pin 3.
Lots ...Old Yamaha Keytar and other wonders.Does any one remember the Yamaha SH-10 Keytar? They are pretty lame and from what I remembr of 1986 when they came out they were designed for Kids an…
... never showed up for lesson 3, and I never saw him again ... . I did teach myself basic programming and other stuff as a kid ... time.
I have and expensive keyboard I bought (even ... in lessons and a floppy drive), 2 teach yourself CDroms, about 3 teach ...PC power source and Spectrums.I'm planning to use a basic PC ATX power source (300W) for all my sinclair equipment, but I have two questions: - I've read about some nasty things …
... an ATX PSU to a grey +2 once. I did this a ... have nothing connected to the +3.3V output. They have one ... +12V with one CB transmetter and it don't work in ... style PSU wiith only +5V and +12V (-12V, etc), i've ...
