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New release and cassette edition for SOPHIA II[img]https://img.itch.zone/aW1hZ2UvMTA3MDAyMS82MTI5OTk4LnBuZw==/original/p3BwzV.png[/img] Hi everyone, another new release under the Zankle Sof…
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A cassette version (English, 128K-only) is ... -
I designed a cassette cover for the 6 game Magnum Light Gun cassette [download link in comments]When I recieved my ZX Spectrum for Christmas in 1989, the 6-light-gun-game-cassette came with no case or inlay. I was bored last week, so I decided t…
... , the 6-light-gun-game-cassette came with no case or ... , meaning it won't fit cassette cases with cog sprues. -
Dixon’s TR17 Cassette Recorder Manual RequiredI have an old cassette recorder I use with my Spectrum, originally from Dixon’s and wondered if anyone has a scan of the manual that comes with it pl…
I have an old cassette recorder I use with my Spectrum, originally from Dixon’s and wondered if anyone has a scan of the manual that comes with it please? -
+2 external tape adapter.Hi All, So after fixing my +2, there's a problem with the lack of a tape system to load games. So I got one of those car MP3 adapters that looks l…
... Play, the tape deck head engages with the cassette audio head and ... -
+2A external tape loadingGot a +2A on the way and will want to load externally. Now I know that the +2A is basically a stripped down +3 with a tape deck instead of a floppy …
Could you not load using one of those cassette adaptors? Just put in in the +2A tape deck, and take the lead from it and connect it to another tape player. -
What are the differences between the +2 and the +2A ?I only acquired a +2 for the first time in my life a few months ago. It works fine. :) I even managed to tracke down nearly all the wargames by the s…
... of transplanting the +2A tape deck into the +2 to get ... make the keyboard match the cassette buttons - a unique 2-toned ... -
READ HERE! AUDIO IN FOR 128+2A???hey my name is Paolo and I'm from Italy..this is the first time that I post on this forum..I would like to connect or create an EAR input or somethin…
How about using a "fake" cassette like the one used to provide CD input into a car radio with just a tape deck?
that way you'd still be using the +2 tape deck, anyway, but you might prefer it to soldering-requiring solutions. -
Cronosoft - NEW SOFTWARE HOUSE - FIRST RELEASE NOW AVAILABLEHI EVERYBODY! I'm really pleased to announce our first Spectrum software release: EGGHEAD IN SPACE by Jonathan Cauldwell The third in the EGG…
... really wanted to provide a cassette inlay/packaging that would fit ... only 1 side of the cassette will work. I also converted ... a really old WHSmith tape deck, just to see if they ... -
What did you pay for a SpectrumJust wondered what everyone paid for getting hold of a spectrum. I got hold of one from eBay MINT condition, both the Box and the Speccy. Paid 110 …
My mum paid around ?130 for the spectrum 48k and about ?15 for a tape deck along with the spectrum came the Horizons cassette and the survival package with make a chip and scrabble and chequered flag ,etc -
Need a tape player with 7-pin connection for my Acorn ElectronI was given an Acorn Electron recently (retro videogaming is my hobby and I collect all the old consoles and computers) but it didn't come with a cas…
... for a specialist Electron tape deck.
There are leads ... on the same type of cassette players that you'd use ... -
Save BASIC programs in a TZX fileHow can I save BASIC listings with SAVE "name" in a TZX file?
... the cassette window exactly as you would a real tape deck attached ... and press "play" in the cassette window. Ta-da! -
who owned a zx81 before the spectrumHow many of you owned a zx81 before getting a spectrum and did it make you want to get a spectrum. I owned a zx81 first but all my mates had a spectr…
... , stick a blank cassette in the tape deck and press record. Then ... -
.tzx vault updated 15/02/2004Hi, The .tzx vault is 4 years old today, to mark the occasion, the site has been updated! I was planning an update before xmas, but due to a house m…
... deck of 5 years+. It's an Alba R-170 Data Cassette ... -
some new games ?is anybody working on a game for speccy?
... everyone can use is the cassette. It's easy, cheap and ... nice break from the tape deck for the CD burner ... -
External tape deck for the plus 2aCan anyone tell me if you can use an external tape deck on the plus 2a using the 'tape/sound' socket? Ta :)
The internal connections are missing, so no you can't. You could wire up the port if you felt inclined; or get one of those car cd player cassette converter things to use the built in deck for external sources. -
DilemmaHi all i had a member on my forums asking me a question and i would like to know what you think..if anyone could help it would be great because i hav…
... input devices that is a cassette like device that plugs into ... it in the Spectrum tape deck and play. -
DilemmaHi all i had a member on my forums asking me a question and i would like to know what you think..if anyone could help it would be great because i hav…
I've heard that apparently, there's these fake cassette thingymagigs that you can insert into the +2 tape deck, and connect a CD player to. You can then load games from CD directly into the +2! Sounds cool! I wonder how well it works... -
CassettesIs anyone here in agreement, that it's bloody annoying that shops decide when to make a product obselete (and not the consumers)? I recently bought …
... an old-fashioned mid-80s cassette tape recorder. I had a ... sell a Sony mono tape deck for 25 quid, so I ... -
Spectrum Game CompatibilityHi, At the moment I have a spectrum 48k. I am planning to get a 128k +2, but I have a problem. Will my 48k games work on 128k +2? Because some of the…
... keyboard, and a decent tape deck (although it lacks a tape ... I could connect an external cassette player. Not really necessary, but ... -
Memorable game demisesHi, No, not demises in games...demises OF games. I can remember three of my games meeting their fate in an unnecessary way Battle of the Planets -…
... ) and insert the cassette into the deck and press rewind to ... and suddenly stops. Eject cassette, tape mangled around pinch ... Storm down to Rumblelows with deck and cassette. Show muppet at the ... deck are taken, along with my yanked out by the muppet cassette ... -
my dodgy speccys.hi people, i was wondering if i could engage some opinions / thoughts / ideas of anyone, regarding my current "fixing up" of my speccys, since you s…
... dim light and slow tape deck etc. There's very little ... the lead at the tape deck. You are using a STEREO ... 5mm plugs at the tape deck end aren't you? ... using a standard 48K type cassette lead instead of the proper ... can't get the tape deck to work - simply wire ... -
tapper on xpdoes tapper work on xp? planning to convert tzx to voc to wav
... grey +2 had very temperamental cassette decks (I have four of ... +2a has a similarly poopy deck.
I generally find the ... you to hook your tape deck directly to your computer's ... -
tapper on xpdoes tapper work on xp? planning to convert tzx to voc to wav
... the cassette that pushes against the head in the tape deck. It ... -
tapper on xpdoes tapper work on xp? planning to convert tzx to voc to wav
... just slot it into the deck aand leave the lid open ... think to just drop the cassette in past the guide rails ... -
Problems with my +2A DatacorderHey folks, Bought a speccy from ebay, but i think its fucked. What do you think? Basically it turns on fine, but when i try load a game nothing wor…
... which come from the tape deck, terminate at a plug ... the electronics on the tape deck circuit board, or maybe ... To re-fit a tape deck, undo all the screws and ... drop out the old deck, to re-fit the ... contact the tape in the cassette? This component is called ... -
"Real Tape" mode?I'm trying to use RealSpec32 and Klive's "Real Tape" mode feature, but I can't get my tape player to play correctly. Am I doing something wrong? Fo…
... the EAR socket on your Cassette recorder to the MIC Socket ... the volume on your tape deck to somewhere between 1/4 ... your using the Sony tape deck move the volume slider to ... -
MP3 loading testsIn a previous thread, Spector says: "The loss of an mp3 file is nothing compared to the loss from an old audio cassette tape. " Dunny says: "Which i…
... on a high quality tape deck.
What does cause ... back in a stero tape deck, these differences cause ambiguity in ... controls of said 'posh' tape deck to leave only one channel ... trying to open a jammed cassette case :D -
The 128 plus 2 wasn't very goodHaving looked at the review in issue 33 of Crash of the Spectrum Plus 2, it strikes me as a bit odd, as if Simon Goodwin had to like it. I remember r…
... /> But the +2's tape deck was very disapointing, slow, needing ... ) and how could any tape deck for a computer in 1986 ... could plug in a seperate cassette player, which made things much ... -
The 128 plus 2 wasn't very goodHaving looked at the review in issue 33 of Crash of the Spectrum Plus 2, it strikes me as a bit odd, as if Simon Goodwin had to like it. I remember r…
... think the built in tape deck was a poor choice. It ... software came on cassette, so having a built in deck was a ...