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video quality issue on 48k machine after composite modHello! I just bought an 48k spectrum and did the composite mod. Unfortunately it did not end up as good as i hoped for. The screen after reset looks …
... The high internal temperature in the case of the Sinclair designed machines means the lifespan of the ... electrolytic capacitors is reduced (the ... measured in hours. The typical lifespan is ... -
Opus Discovery "the big switch on" (after 20 years)I have a few of these Opus Discovery's with different Eproms in that have not been swiched for 15-20 years or so . I am in no rush to switch any on …
... wing" (De Lorean style) case on the empty case of the Opus "Freebird". Ideally , ideas ... the case takes too much time and there is still a risk of ... damage. This kind of Opus experimentation difficult with the current case set ... -
Vega ARM SOC?I read that the core of the new Vega was an ARM SOC. I thought it would have been an FPGA. But it seems it's an ARM running an emulator. Anyone kn…
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As for the accuracy of the emulation, I have to say ... I made to demonstrate the split screen capabilities of the 128K Spectrum, and ... with compromises, and in the case of the Vega, the SoC seems to be not ... -
spectrum 48k issue 3b coloured blocksI have pucked up a nice looking plus but when powered on get black or yellow border and random coloured blocks on screen, I have taken keyboard off a…
... the -5V. These are all on the edge connector, plus on each of the ... 4116 DRAM chips. Connect the negative (black meter ... to the 7805 voltage regulator or the case of the modulator).
Post the results ... -
How R@RE was the 16k Speccy?I'm curious about the ratio of 16K to 48K models sold - the 16K seems to be a pretty rare beast these days. All the people I knew who had 16K Speccys…
... internal 32k expansion packs (in the case of the issue 1 board, a plug ... the issue 2 onwards, for most machines, it was a case of ... just fitting the extra chips required into ... Spectrum" adverts there were in the magazines.
Even ... -
New game: SETO TAISHO VS YOKAIHello Spec-chums! At last, my new game is available for download: [img]http://www.alessandrogrussu.it/zx/Seto-art.jpg[/img] [b]Features:[/b]…
... or of loading it from the disk in the case of the TR- ... DOS disk images), keeping track of ... data such as the ... /> With Funky Fungus the structure of the game was more noticeable ... -
Opus Discovery "the big switch on" (after 20 years)I have a few of these Opus Discovery's with different Eproms in that have not been swiched for 15-20 years or so . I am in no rush to switch any on …
... examination that it looked the better of the two types "overall build ... screwed to the inside of the ex PC power supply case. A large ... work a lot better though the case of the HWH-0528 looked to ... has been cut in the top of its case for the larger capacitor . ... -
Issue 3B turning offI'm trying to save a Spectrum Issue 3B. I restored the power supply section, changing the 7805, TR4, and TR5, besides all electrolytic capacitors. No…
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The heatsink of the 7805 should run hot, but the plastic case of the 7805 should ... only be warm. The ULA will ... run hot. But the ... -
Issue 3B turning offI'm trying to save a Spectrum Issue 3B. I restored the power supply section, changing the 7805, TR4, and TR5, besides all electrolytic capacitors. No…
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The heatsink of the 7805 should run hot, but the plastic case of the 7805 should ... only be warm. The ULA will ... run hot. But the ... -
New (ish) owner of spectrum goodies!!! :DHi peeps! A couple of months ago I managed to get a huge haul of spectrumy goodness through a colleague who worked with my wife. It only cost m…
Hmm... not much at the moment! Having just bought an ... them... I may have seen the zx81 interface... though I don ... ... I'm still learning on the spectrum front as it's ... 've got a few of the missing games in the archive too! Need a ... -
The best emulator for the ZX81?Hi everyone, could you please recommend me an emulator for the ZX81 which is good and easy? Thanks!
... to use them and in the case of the ZX81 yours doesn't work ... not pick up on some of the nuances of what I was trying ... zxpand emulation was done with the help of his author, Charlie Robson ... far as the tracker is concerned, the data save/load function of the Zxpand ... -
The best emulator for the ZX81?Hi everyone, could you please recommend me an emulator for the ZX81 which is good and easy? Thanks!
... will do easily and in the case of the four not three examples given ... run them so yes in the case of ZX81 emulation it's broken ... be an accurate emulator in the case of the ZX81 at least.
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Euro 2016 Draw AKA The 'England Are Gonna Win' ThreadNow I know it's currently the 'in thing' to think the England footie team are overrated, overpaid, uninterested twonks, but thought I'd start a threa…
... have Townsend in the squad instead of Sterling. At least ... Andros can keep the ball ... 's gonna be a case of the talent having to try ... score more goals than the team concedes. I don ... t fully understand because the defenders are all good ... -
ZX-Uno moddingStarting with ZX-Uno case modding I have not yet received my ZX-Uno yet (it is in the post) but I know that I will have to do at least one mod …
... are rather cheaply built. In the case of the original Atari, they have a ... are a number of styles, but all work the same.
of the meter goes). And then test ... 1(UP) by connecting the other lead of your meter. You should ... -
ZX-Uno moddingStarting with ZX-Uno case modding I have not yet received my ZX-Uno yet (it is in the post) but I know that I will have to do at least one mod …
... but the main benefit of this approach has been the cheapness of the case and the fact ... . A stripped out electrical case of the right size (for example, a ... area of the main outer case , the idea is that the profusion of cable coming out of the ... -
I just smashed myself in the face by accident, and I am sobre.I was swigging from a 2litre bottle of coke, when the phone rang, the phone is in the kitchen. I walked to the kitchen, intent on finishing the coke …
... not sure if it's the parents' fault.. You ... of it is genetic, it doesn't really touch on how the ... know he's 'on the spectrum', but when you ... about things like "The Curious Case Of The Dog In The Night-Time", and ... want him to change the subject or stop talking.< ... -
20 Amiga A500 Games You Should OwnWell finally I got round to it after viewers and subs endlessly asking me to do such a thing, to produce a combination list between my top 20 favouri…
... a Miggy, this was one of the games they had for it ... /> Still a bit naff cos' of the missing moves, and having to play ... button.
9: Shadow of the Beast - Awful game all graphics ... I'd call essential out of the whole 20 tbh.
20 Amiga A500 Games You Should OwnWell finally I got round to it after viewers and subs endlessly asking me to do such a thing, to produce a combination list between my top 20 favouri…
... /> Still a bit naff cos' of the missing moves, and having to play ... button.
9: Shadow of the Beast - Awful game all graphics ... I'd call essential out of the whole 20 tbh.
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Shadow Of The Beast was there because it ...Database model ZXDBRecently, I have been trying to figure out how to provide my contribution to whoever takes over WoS archive rework next... So I came up with this: …
... . *however* I have stored the foldername as a slug for ... two reasons - the cleaner URL, and users will ... as individual files. In the case of the folder, the current file structure is ... work as expected, but the htaccess file will redirect correctly ...Database model ZXDBRecently, I have been trying to figure out how to provide my contribution to whoever takes over WoS archive rework next... So I came up with this: …
... . *however* I have stored the foldername as a slug for ... two reasons - the cleaner URL, and users will ... as individual files. In the case of the folder, the current file structure is ... work as expected, but the htaccess file will redirect correctly ...Heat-sinking the spectrum 48+ :| [URL=http://s1063.photobucket.com/user/JRT480/media/Fotografia1988_zps5egnygdp.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1063.photobucket.com/albums/t515/JRT480/…
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One of the reasons the reg heat-sink stays ... from the case with the ambient surrounding air doing the job of cooling the sinks ... want to get rid of the biggest heat source and ... cooler to provide air inside the case of the spectrum + and I have ...Spectral Panic[url="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0005612"]This program[/url] was supposedly published first as type-in called "Spectral Panic" …
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shows the index/contents of previous issues.
Name ... 205. This is from one of the missing issues, also not yet typed ... , possible typo or missed from the index. Does seem strange.Opus Discovery "the big switch on" (after 20 years)I have a few of these Opus Discovery's with different Eproms in that have not been swiched for 15-20 years or so . I am in no rush to switch any on …
... controller chip (FDC) in this case numbered as WDC '82 WD1770 ... I have read somewhere on the forums that these chips ... retro computers like Ataris . In the case of the Atari I understand that an ... "Atari variant" of this chip also works in the Opus Discovery.Trump V Clinton, which one ? Actually Neither !Looks like Obama will declare Martial Law and stay in power. That is my prediction !
... other factors up then. The near future of the UK economy is going ... to be predominantly determined by the ... rises, and depletes the amount of fish in the sea. Again, you ... It's not simply a case of the EU letting people from other ...Games in which you play an anti-hero/baddieThere are plenty of games where the object is to either rescue someone or save the world etc. but how many games are available where the aim is to be…
... I love the music they've added over the top of it :))
the game's timestamp, bet ... games, and given the nature of the thread and the title in question, ... ever finished? The game seems to be a case of the protagonist is ...I'm going to have a poo at Paul's house.[b]Mummy I want a poo. I want to have a poo at Paul's. I'm going to Paul's to do a poo.[/b] That advert will haunt that kid for the rest of his natu…
... ) but i had a bad case of the trots and had to use ... the hospital toilet which was horrible, the smell i left was off the ... an 'accident' right in the centre of Glasgow afterwards and had to ...I'm going to have a poo at Paul's house.[b]Mummy I want a poo. I want to have a poo at Paul's. I'm going to Paul's to do a poo.[/b] That advert will haunt that kid for the rest of his natu…
... ) but i had a bad case of the trots and had to use ... the hospital toilet which was horrible, the smell i left was off the ... an 'accident' right in the centre of Glasgow afterwards and had to ... out like that is one of my personal nightmare and fear ...ZX Spectrum 48k issuesHi all! A couple of days ago I bought my first 48k Speccy off ebay (I already own a beautiful QL expanded with QubIDE interface and 640k ram). It was…
... the voltages of the +12V and the -5V supplies on the pins of the ... 4116 DRAM chips. Loss of the ... fail (in the case of the 4116s, this will be the 16k "lower ... don't like the result of the resistance test that ...Youtube DumpI think there was a thread containing only Youtube vids before but I can't find it so here's a new one. To start, here's my current favourite Mighty …
The strange case of the ukrainian Terminator ([i]Warning: WTF factor high![/i])
https://youtu.be/7gb2MkJWgRs
