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New tape releases - 128K only?As Jon's new Egg-Head game is 128K only, and splATTR has also evolved into a 128K only game - both due to memory constraints - I was wondering if the…
... a few ways, and the toastrack 128k's ROM has some ... -
New tape releases - 128K only?As Jon's new Egg-Head game is 128K only, and splATTR has also evolved into a 128K only game - both due to memory constraints - I was wondering if the…
... BASin doesn't emulate the toastrack for its 128k features, you ... -
+2A, are they all this incompatible?My +2A does not seem to be faulty but the number of games that don't run on it are silly. Scooby Doo(Elite), Crazy Cars , Turbo Outrun, Vindicator(im…
... work fine on my 128 toastrack. Neverending story won't work ... -
It's a trap!So I got a CPLD (not the eventual one I want to use for the ethernet project - rather, one I actually have here and now, an XC9536 in a PLCC44). And…
... machine I have (48K and toastrack 128K).
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+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 …
[QUOTE=Jmk;178547]Anyone any ideas? My PCB is issue 1. I tested the resistor with a multimeter and it is definitely 220 Ohms.[/QUOTE]
Try to add one 4.7uF (or 10 uF) capacitor in parallel to 220R resistor. (-) pin to GND. -
.TZX to TapeHy, I´ve been trying to transfer some games that I have in .TZX format to a real tape. I downloaded Taper, opened the game file, connected the …
... can add one 56pF ceramic capacitor in parallel to resistor. This ... -
.TZX to TapeHy, I´ve been trying to transfer some games that I have in .TZX format to a real tape. I downloaded Taper, opened the game file, connected the …
... can add one 56pF ceramic capacitor in parallel to resistor. This ... on a tapedeck, the 56pF capacitor is not needed. And is ... -
.TZX to TapeHy, I´ve been trying to transfer some games that I have in .TZX format to a real tape. I downloaded Taper, opened the game file, connected the …
... on a tapedeck, the 56pF capacitor is not needed. And is ... -
.TZX to TapeHy, I´ve been trying to transfer some games that I have in .TZX format to a real tape. I downloaded Taper, opened the game file, connected the …
... TZX no need the 56pF capacitor, only use it if you ... -
Video output (48K)Hello! I've made video mod on my Zx Spectrum. Now the problem of scanning (and tuning) to right channel is history for me. But, now I have another …
... for this (maybe adding some capacitor or something). I did mod ... -
Video output (48K)Hello! I've made video mod on my Zx Spectrum. Now the problem of scanning (and tuning) to right channel is history for me. But, now I have another …
... . Try the fix with the capacitor on LM1889 chip... -
Video output (48K)Hello! I've made video mod on my Zx Spectrum. Now the problem of scanning (and tuning) to right channel is history for me. But, now I have another …
[QUOTE=Gods;234922]My 48K also do this effect. It must be one hardware issue. Try the fix with the capacitor on LM1889 chip...[/QUOTE]
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Buzzy Crackles in my Speaker and loss of USB HD.I have recently been hearing intermittent electrical interference in the build in speakers of my monitor which are not connected as the sound goes to…
... been lots of problems with capacitor plague over the last few ... -
From The LoftHello All I have just been up in the loft (I have to clear it out Mrs VQ says so), and found my old Spectrun+2 (boxed) with outer sleeve telling me i…
... assorted 48k models and a toastrack 128k model).
Is ... -
From The LoftHello All I have just been up in the loft (I have to clear it out Mrs VQ says so), and found my old Spectrun+2 (boxed) with outer sleeve telling me i…
... assorted 48k models and a toastrack 128k model).
Is ... -
Some more questions on various subjectsSome more questions that occur to me (mainly when I can't sleep). 1. Do DVD discs have PAL/NTSC formats? If so, how come I could play DVD regio…
... (i.e. a resistor and capacitor). The voice bit in your ... -
Hello and Help!Hi this is my first post here. I have been a lurker for a while now but have decided to sign up and post out of frustration more than anything. Sorr…
When you do get a SCART lead, make sure you get the right one: they are different for the Amstrad-made Spectrums to the toastrack model. Sellers generally list what machine it's for. -
Death to all the lawyers (if only!)I read a quote once along the lines of "To get true justice you must first kill all of the lawyers", but I can't remember where I read it. I seem to …
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My new toastrack membrane is still going strong ... -
Death to all the lawyers (if only!)I read a quote once along the lines of "To get true justice you must first kill all of the lawyers", but I can't remember where I read it. I seem to …
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My new toastrack membrane is still going strong ... -
DivIDE+ and 128K HeatsinkI got my DivIDE+ yesterday and i tried it on a 48K+ at first, it worked marvelously on it, no problems at all. Today i desided to try it on my 128 H…
... to its input and a capacitor from its input to ground ... -
DivIDE+ and 128K HeatsinkI got my DivIDE+ yesterday and i tried it on a 48K+ at first, it worked marvelously on it, no problems at all. Today i desided to try it on my 128 H…
... 'm currently using a 128k toastrack for development).
I ... -
DivIDE+ and 128K HeatsinkI got my DivIDE+ yesterday and i tried it on a 48K+ at first, it worked marvelously on it, no problems at all. Today i desided to try it on my 128 H…
Speccy +4Hi, This is my first post here, I have a +2, and had to open it up to resolder one of the pins to the modulator. Got me thinking that I could remove …
... (only one resistor and one capacitor to integrate artefacts from MP3 ...Recording music from Spectrum 128Does anyone have any tips for recording music or improving sound quality from a real Spectrum 128 +2? I tried the obvious method of running a jack t…
... a lead from my 128 toastrack to the AV amp under ...happy birthday jpyup happy birthday
thanks all!
edit: birthday present to myself turned up - Spectrum 128 toastrack :) the postage cost more than the machine, heh heh.Speccy 128 QuestionMainly for the experienced speccy resurecters around these parts. Have you ever had a Speccy 128 with a borked TEA2000 video chip? The reason I ask…
... also be a faulty electrolytic capacitor Ingo? I had spectrums (48k ... has to install a ceramic capacitor of 33 pF to 47 ... the best value for this capacitor? (33, 47 or something in ...Darkening of aging CRT monitors / PowerstripI'm using a CRT that I got way back in 1999, and it's still working, but the screen seems to have gradually darkened over the past few years. I think…
... . They have all been dry capacitor problems costing about 68p to ...