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48k TV IssuesHi all Quick question, how can i improve my 48k picture? (without composite mods...) currently it looks like this: [IMG]http://s26.postimg.org/oox…
... the connectors a good clean, both the outer surface of the modulator socket and the ... of the inner conductor stripped.
Solder the screen wires to either the case of the ... to the wire that carries the video (goes from the PCB) into the modulator ... -
Spectrum PSU 9V adapter repair - noob questionHello all, One of the PSU I got given has a bit of a dodgy repair (See pic), could some kind soul please advise on how best to repair it properly, a…
Another vote for replacing the plug, parts are cheap and you won't lose much cable length. Just remember to thread the wires through the outer case of the new plug before your solder it. :) -
Spectrum PSU 9V adapter repair - noob questionHello all, One of the PSU I got given has a bit of a dodgy repair (See pic), could some kind soul please advise on how best to repair it properly, a…
... ;793992]Another vote for replacing the plug, parts are cheap and ... remember to thread the wires through the outer case of the new plug before your ... realise you haven't threaded the cover on :-x:o:-x -
New PC - OpinionsDearly beloved wants a new PC for her birthday so bearing in mind that I am a tight git and she needs something that will fly on Win 7 and Office, no…
... to be quite wide, in the case of the one above 116mm x 105mm ... you could fit it in the front of the case but I doubt it ... the case very difficult. Also if you add up the depth of the radiator (~25mm), the ... -
Jury serviceJust had a citation from the High Court in Glasgow, i've been picked for bloody jury duty (on my bloody day off work as well!). I'm quite wary becau…
... session of jury duty. Obviously i can't talk about the case but ... !).[/QUOTE]
zx1 in the Case of the Poisoned Pizza... dun dun DUUUUUUUUUUUUNNNNNN -
Jury serviceJust had a citation from the High Court in Glasgow, i've been picked for bloody jury duty (on my bloody day off work as well!). I'm quite wary becau…
[QUOTE=leespoons;794895]zx1 in the Case of the Poisoned Pizza... dun dun DUUUUUUUUUUUUNNNNNN[/QUOTE]
To be honest, I don't think you could kill that pizza with poison. It would take Godzilla or Mothra to take that bad boy down :grin: -
Banked memory running slower?I've just compiled a TAP which includes bank6, it loads ok, but the routines that are paged in run slightly slower. The Z80 snapshot has no such pro…
... (and one Amstrad Spectrum - the +2).
Something ... of the slow-ram.
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In the case of the Sinclair ... machines at least, this is incorrect. The +2A ... the z80, so it's not the most practical. Most of the ... -
Speccy Vs Amstrad CPC Vs C64I hope no one minds me posting this here as well as in the announcements section. I'll delete it if there is a problem. It's childish fun but can I …
... of reasoned debate though; it seems to have descended to a case of "The ... C64 was the best, so there."
the arcade version than those of the Commodore. Have a ... -
Speccy Vs Amstrad CPC Vs C64I hope no one minds me posting this here as well as in the announcements section. I'll delete it if there is a problem. It's childish fun but can I …
... don't see much in the way of reasoned debate though; it ... seems to have descended to a case of "The ... C64 was the best, so there." [/QUOTE ... ]
lol, a bit of ... -
Original graphic adventureOK, lots of talk on the Monkey Island thread about an original graphic adventure for the Spectrum. Opening this thread so that we can discuss it here…
... then this is the opportunity. Is it worth the effort? That depends ... , everything can be tailored for the game and aren't we ... over again when, like in the case of the LucasArts games, can easily be ... -
Speccy Vs Amstrad CPC Vs C64I hope no one minds me posting this here as well as in the announcements section. I'll delete it if there is a problem. It's childish fun but can I …
... itself. It seemed a case of the publisher going to Hubbard or ... sticking it into whichever was the next game that came out ... -
Speccy Vs Amstrad CPC Vs C64I hope no one minds me posting this here as well as in the announcements section. I'll delete it if there is a problem. It's childish fun but can I …
... than good enough. None of the 8bits can replicate each ... just isn't the case and the choice of using multicolour was ... as much about working within the limitations of the ... . It seemed a case of the publisher going to Hubbard ... -
Speccy Vs Amstrad CPC Vs C64I hope no one minds me posting this here as well as in the announcements section. I'll delete it if there is a problem. It's childish fun but can I …
... itself. It seemed a case of the publisher going to Hubbard or ... sticking it into whichever was the next game that came out ... tailored to whatever style/theme the game designer or programmer wants ... just ends up detracting from the feel of the game. -
(kind of) WHDLoad for the Spectrum?Hi all, As many must know WHDLoad makes possible to install onto any Amiga HD demos and games which originally were intended to run out of a floppy…
... from divIDE, including the multiloads. _Especially_ the multiloads, for that ... able to load directly from the BASIC command line...
... works but yes, it the case of the Spectrum one would need to ... at least patch the loading routines on the game code... so ... -
Software for MULTIFACE 1, MF128, MF3Exist list of existing software which support multiface memory ? Here on WOS I search only some utilities: [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/info…
... capable of using the Multiface memory to avoid screen corruption. In the case of the Multiface ... 3 - it requires the Multiface memory to ... load the snapshot back in ... -
2014 Games ListNote: Due to forum update policies, the latest version of the list will always be found somewhere near the end of this thread. [old] Any problems …
... added all the games that belong to the list. Some of the games didn ... 't make the list because the authors ... feel I still missed some of the games that is worth ... if I can add some of the missing information when I first made ... -
Cooking toastrack... the dreaded smellI powered up my Spectrum 128 (heatsink model) yesterday only to see what looked like an out-of-tune picture on the television. I'm using a scart adap…
... to 0V/GND, the case of the modulator, the metal heatsink tab of the 7805 (as long ... 5). The diagram of the edge connector is in the Sinclair manual (for the original ... " numbers and the "B" side is the component side (some of the Sinclair documentation ... -
Spectrum sound emulationI noticed that there is a huge difference in sound quality between different emulated games. For example in a game like Fairlight, the sounds is clea…
... is working properly in case of the latter or if there ... to change in the emulator settings. On the other hand, this ... normally setup the sound properties in your emulator of choice?[/QUOTE ... Spectrum and all the emulators emulate the sound correctly albeit ... -
Interface 1 putting me in 48kHi All, I have a 128 toasty with interface 1 connected to a PC via serial. If I save a basic program using 'SAVE *"b" LINE 10', all is well. If I …
... each of the legs on the chip you are removing near the plastic case of the chip ... (yes this destroys the ... give us the production dates of all of the large chips, and of the modulator (a ... -
New game: COUSIN HORACE[CENTER] [IMG]http://www.alessandrogrussu.it/zx/CH0.png[/IMG] [/CENTER] Hello everyone! After many months of work, finally [B]COUSIN HORACE[/B] is …
... massive effort indeed, and all the extra bits and pieces really ... a case of the whole being more than the sum of its parts with the platform ... games working very well and the Wild West (with attendant motor ... to play.
The shoot em up chapter could ... -
Bloody Kids. Any info on this game?Aka: "Ggrrrr!! it's those Bloody Kids" By Players Software. (Players Premier Label) ?2.99 Whatever happened to this game? Advertised in 1989 for…
Well I know when the doctor came, he said I had a case of the scrabbles, the medicine tasted bad as well. That is when I got the Fnnnggg's, but I was scribbling a picture of a monster, he was chasing a man through the narrow streets of Bognor ! -
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... a decent reason to hack the software that doesn't involve ... taking out copy protection so the software can be illegally downloaded ... OS on them and lets the buyer install whatever they want ... .
Sounds like a case of the 'I want everything for free ... -
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... out copy protection so the software can be illegally ... />
Sounds like a case of the 'I want everything for free ... of old software to understand how the software went together. The ... as well.
Some of the tricks that hardware engineers over ... -
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... decent reason to hack the software that doesn't ... out copy protection so the software can be illegally ... are talking about the removal of our rights to own ... >Sounds like a case of the 'I want everything for free ... No, it's a case of people standing up for their ... -
Toastrack PCB verisonsA quick question - what are the main differences between the issue 6k and issue 6u motherboards in the toast-rack? Is one considered to be more relia…
... tell it's just a case of the 6K having solder mask on ... the component side, while the 6U is more ... might be minimal differences along the lines of the 4A-4S 48k models ... -
Ziloghino - Arduino like Z80 systemHi, I found this board on Kickstarter, the Ziloghuino. It's an Arduino like Z80 system extensible with hardware shields. With some effort maybe s…
Gah, why does every small processor board have to be a -ino and have "shields" or in the case of the pi "hats"(!)?
Stupid faddy "me too" naming of things that already have established names winds me right up. Gah -
Missing in ActionThe more I go in my loft the more I find "Missing in Action" files . Trouble is I am new to this. I have done the tzx's for them but cannot upload th…
... remains to be determined. In the case of the Eiffel Tower , it may ... the original tape !
On the question of "what to do" with the ... "Decision Maker" but unfortunately the loft is so untidy I ... these titles up when the WOS upload facility is ... -
Some technical queries regarding +2A, please help!Hi All! Been tryin to explain Jet Set Willy to the missus, and wanting to relive a bit of my youth, so I bought a Speccy +2A. When I got it, it wa…
... designed to fit around the large case of the +2s. The flat-on-its- ... that tries to simulate the pressing of keyboard keys simply doesn ... 't work.
As for the ... digital one. Have you selected the SCART input yourself, or ... -
Clones that you like more than the originalI mean you think its more playable than the original. Of course if it does improve other aspects of the game then its welcome. I will start with D…
... that.. 4 players.. one of the few miggy games I ... house beat em to the license.. although later there ... it was a case of the game makers saw the rip off version ... .. and got em to do the official one..
wasn't the star wars arcade done by ...
