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48k spectrum problems at bootHey guys so my 48k Specfy, Issue 3B is having some issues. They're not entirely consistent but the majority of the time (95%) it presents itself as m…
... of video noise with vertical black and white banding and squares of ... -
Spectrum special effects in Polish filmBack in the 80s, Channel 4 was showing one of their edgy, cultural, foreign language films late at night. I loved watching these on my portable black…
... watching these on my portable black and white TV in my bedroom ... -
When games had very little or no sound ...We all know the Speccy often got ridiculed for its shortcomings like colour clash, and another factor was the lack of music in most 48k games. It jus…
... being picked by my (then black and white) TV set and causing ... -
Free Tapes, just pay the postagesToday I'm doing a bit of loft clearance and found a bunch of tapes I got from a friend many years ago and never used or loaded. So these are a bit of…
... can see they are all black and white. They don't look ... -
ZX Spectrum +3 repairI have my first +3 here, and it needs repairs. Hoping someone here can help me out. When I power it on I get this screen with black and white line…
... I get this screen with black and white lines, and some blocks ... -
Spectrum 128 toastrack imageHi, I have two spectrum 128k toastrack with problems on composite TV out. I have composite mod for both of them, but the image is really bad on bot…
... I get a steady but black and white image.
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Harlequin video problemsHi everyone at the forums, this is my first post here, so forgive me if I don't post this at the right place. I hope that you can help me. I buil…
... . the composite output is all black and white, with small horizontal lines ... -
I love my dogShe may have saved my life. I very nearly stepped on a copperhead snake coiled up in the long grass and she barked and pushed me out of the way. I wa…
... face and dalmatian markings (black and white but blotches more than spots ... -
1st steps in animation Having finally resurrected my familiar old graphics programs, chief amongst which is DPaint Animation, I was a little taken aback to reali…
... with a Brownie 127 using black and white film versus any SLR ... chose to use black on white and eventually that black outline is going ... difference in appearance between a black on white line and a graduated ... -
Fixing a poorly Issue 3 - Odd faults.Here's one for you Spectrum fixers, I warn you it's a long one. I've spent a couple hours this evening doing several repairs on a rubber keyed Speccy…
... would hang up with a black paper area. Also noticed a thick ... -
Spectrum 48K / composite mod / LCD TV: voltages out of the ULAHello Spectrum World I have juste bought again my first computer on ebay... a Speccy 48k issue 2 with a 5C112E-2 ULA. Just had to replace TR4 and …
... between sync and black is bigger than between black and white).
black at 2.2V and white at 1.3V ... -
Toastrack memory replacementHi! Can the ram chips in 128k toastrack be replaced with tms4532-15nl3 chips from 48k speccy? I get white border with corrupted screen when boo…
... speccy?
I get white border with corrupted screen when booting ... -
Black and White 128k Only DemoThere is a demo out now of a brand-new game that if you like Bubble Bobble and that kind of thing then get on it now. https://www.youtube.com/watc…
There is a demo out now of a brand-new game that if you like Bubble Bobble and that kind of thing then get on it now.
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The Diagnostic PCBIt arrived in the post today so this is my first go with the Diagnostic PCB. (bought on Ebay) This item , I think , does the same job as Retroleu…
... rubber Key Spectrum but got black and white vertical lines on screen ... tried again but got the Black and White vertical lines on screen ... . It is meant to produce black and white lines on screen? ! -
Need a new pooter - any advice?My just 2 yrs old HP15 laptop is crapping out so I think a new machine is in order. The battery went bad, wont hold a charge and after an update (wh…
... that freezes or flickers from black to white and sometimes just fills ... -
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... 2021 (silently, and in black and white). You can also write for ... -
RF to HDMI adapter...So I have been wondering about getting a RF tuner lately, as the only TV set I have that still works and still has a tuner is VHF and most Speccy's a…
... , even if that meant a black and white image.
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Trying to identify "ninja game"I am trying to identify a game my brother had for the spectrum, which was a sort of ninja type game I cannot remember the title of! It was a late 80s…
... game I think, it had black and white "fairlight style" graphics, and ... unusual box, which was mostly black. Does anyone have an idea ... -
Looking for two games (forgot names?)....1. A game where you bounce around as a little ball. It was like a 2d platform game. You have to collect fruit or something. Later on the platforms di…
... . Diablo II, Quake III. Black and White took me a few days ... -
PLEASE HELP MEI just got my ZX Spectrum out of its box after being in the loft for a number of years and tried to play a few games but when I turned it on and tune…
Well, it's not just the keyboard, which COULD be repairable: it's the CPU. I've had that black and white thingy before too, also for connecting a joystick interface without turning off.
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The funniest thing we made with the spectrumHello. The funniest thing i made with the spectrum were championships with my buddy francisco on a game called 3d stunt car racer, i think that was t…
... my speccy i had a black and white tv so i got ... so then i had a black and green tv lol,it ... i would have 3 colours, black red and blue.it went ... -
The funniest thing we made with the spectrumHello. The funniest thing i made with the spectrum were championships with my buddy francisco on a game called 3d stunt car racer, i think that was t…
We first had a black and white tv .Ever tried to play ... -
Randomize USR xxxxxA weird topic: When I was a kid I use to mess around with the RANDOMIZE USR xxxxx, sad I know!!! For instance RANDOMIZE USR 51234 would give me a loa…
... /> 20 Cls: Ink 4: Paper 2: Border 6
30 Print "Get ... -
How to play without POKEsI have a Speccy story, hope you will like it. It's about 13 years back. I was sitting in our living room and playing Dynamite Dan (part 1) on rubber…
... play games on an old black and white tv, and if I ... -
new speccy game here!!You may remember a while ago I posted a demo of a game I was making on this forum, and I asked at the time whether or not anyone knew of any software…
... though, telling them apart on black and white. Andy, that sounds like ... -
Spectrum ROMI downloaded some text files (they are actually the spectrum ROM files but in text) which can be compiled using TASM (or soemthing). I read on WOS th…
... the lead-in colours and black and white for the data colours ... -
Horizons and Thro' The Wall- the greatest game of all time.I just got that Horizons tape in a charity shop, I'd never seen it before, and loaded the programs up. What a barrel of laughs that must have been on…
The very first game I ever played on the Spectrum was Spectral Invaders.
Now, my dad got his Specrtum in 1982, I swear we had Spectral invaders by bug-byte with a black and white cover. -
My own Home Computer It's true. My company are planning to build a new Home Computer. It will use a Z80 CPU running at 6mhz, 128k Ram and will run all Spectrum and ZX81 …
... or resets all RGB (total black, total white).
RGB is then ... -
Atic Atac vs Sabre WulfThese two were pretty similar- someone described Sabre Wulf as "Atic Atac with leaves", which is a bit harsh. I personally think that Atic Atac is th…
... to choose rather than just black or white.
Anyway, I ...
