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Retro Computer Museum Open Day 15th Nov 2009 - PHOTO'sCongratulations to Andy et al for putting on an excellent show. Appologies to any wossers there who I didn't say hello to. A few photos:- Gene…
... /> R@re Computer games for s@le. (I'm sure there ... 4 copies of make a chip earlier)
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here's me thinking processers were expensivemuch along the lines of the recent apple 1 on ebay.. here's an intel chip [url]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120498488503[/…
much along the lines of the recent apple 1 on ebay.. here's an intel chip
[url]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120498488503[/url]
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winston's diagnostics boardHi there Mr Winston I don't know if you remember I posted about your diagnostics board earlier and how i used a 7404 instead of the 2 mosfets, well I…
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So I got new chip sockets, a new bit of ... just flashed it with PP's ZXCFLBA rom and will be ... 've put into this - It's fun for geeks to built ... -
How would you win ?1m in a Spectrum virtual reality challenge?Imagine, if you will, a strange opportunity in which you have been selected to play a virtual reality challenge game pitting your wits against the pr…
... play a virtual reality challenge game pitting your wits ... caveats below) and your challenge is simply to do ... as the principal character. It's sort of 'Avatar' meets ... instant death. And here's the thing: dying in ... of winning were this challenge to be offered to ... -
More stuff..Ok, another visit to my loft and I've found some more Speccy stuff! Huzzah! Here's the list and the pics: Finders Keepers The Zacaron Mystery Fairl…
... stuff! Huzzah!
Here's the list and the pics ... /> Tasword Two
The Bard's Tale
Cobra
Scrabble ... /> Supreme Challenge
Magnificent Seven (cassettes only)
Make A Chip (no ... !) of this stuff. It's all in various conditions from ... -
Hitchhiker's Guide adventureHas anyone had a go at this? Anyone finish it yet..? [url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/hitchhikers/game_nolan.shtml[/url] It's strangely compelling…
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It's strangely compelling, I'm going ... resorting to any hints. It's been ages since I read ... the series/film so it's a bit of a challenge. -
a "few" games ;)well since ebay is chopping my limit to 100 items very soon.. heres 250+ and I know a few are not so common.. I combine post.. up to 5 single covers …
... Firebird
Brian Jacks Superstar Challenge / Ricochet
Buccaneer ... Destructo by Bulldog -
Devil's Crown - Mastertronic
Dizzy ... Mastertronic
Make A chip by Sinclair
Master ... Hit Squad
S.O.S Mastertronic
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New stereo audio board for fitting on AY chip - interested?Hi, I developed a small board that fits on the AY chip inside 128K ZX Spectrums: [IMG]http://www.benophetinternet.nl/hobby/vanmezelf/stereo_audio.j…
... that fits on the AY chip inside 128K ZX Spectrums:
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Soccer Challenge: DAVThere is a signature DAV on a Soccer Challenge screen. [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0004612[/url] I bet it's David Bland, wh…
There is a signature DAV on a Soccer Challenge screen.
[url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0004612[/url]
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Smiler's Christmas SackSeason's Greetings spec-chums! [url=http://java.cms.livjm.ac.uk/homepage/staff/cmspcar1/sinclair/smilercs.tap]Smiler's Christmas Sack[/url] now avai…
Season's Greetings spec-chums!
... cmspcar1/sinclair/smilercs.tap]Smiler's Christmas Sack[/url] now ... the Smiler series as it's absolutely the last one ... to complete.
No chip music in this one so ... it's purely a 48K puzzle ... -
+3 s-video outAs I mentioned in another thread recently I use my +3 through a TV card, there is therefore no way to make use of the RGB output, and the composite s…
... .
Anyone who's squeamish about butchered spectrum cases ... and the TEA2000 video generator chip.
When the jumper ... the chroma signal. The TEA2000's output becomes chroma only, ... .org/public/spectrum/svideo%20mod/s-video_test.jpg[/IMG]
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General Questions Ay Music / Chip Music and maybe Music itselfLately, one of my c64 oriented friend made a tutorial about goat tracker (a c64 sid tracker) and talked about oscilator, adsr, and filters and how th…
... so much years of listening chip music this was the first ... aspects also apply for AY chip. For example, tutorial talks about ... read Gasman's sound tracker tutorial I see that AY chip also ... has envelopes, possibly better than sid's adsr ... -
S-Video kit for 128k modelsAs discussed in this thread: [URL]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=33768[/URL] My arm has been twisted to do an s-video mod ki…
... RF output, and just do S-Video, no composite.
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It's also easy from an electronics ... possible to switch between S-Video and composite but ... close to the video chip. Routing the signal to ... * but either way, it's not a problem.
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Speccy's and Opus etcAre you sitting comfortably? I will do my very best to identify all this stuff. I have had some help but please ask if you need more information abo…
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Middle row: Make-a-Chip; Forth; The Forest (orienteering simulation ... Amsoft with some Maxell CF2's.
[IMG]http://i64 ... -
New Game: 2k RGB ChallengeThere is something weirdly adictive in creating games in limited memory (I know I need to get out more). After my two very basic 1k games thought I w…
... , a game called 2k RGB Challenge. Simple puzzle game were you ... /zxspectrum/2kRGB.zip]2k RGB Challenge[/url]. Instructions included.
TomD
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Challenge Sprint 4x tape recorderHi, I noticed a [url="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=1000051"]Challenge Sprint[/url] on eBay, and checked out the WoS entry for it…
... .org/infoseekid.cgi?id=1000051"]Challenge Sprint[/url] on eBay, ... replacement ROM was in the Challenge Sprint unit, or did ... application relating to the Challenge Sprint, if anyone's interested to read ... save routines in the Spectrum's ROM are accessed. I wonder ... -
Ultrachip chip music festival - Edinburgh, 19-20 August[img]http://www.cmptrllr.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/ultrachip-2011-2x.png[/img] [url=http://www.ultrachip.co.uk/][b]Ultrachip 2011[/b][/url] i…
... two-day festival of live chip music (and other related happenings ... night filled with hardcore AY-chip-and-vocoder-and-keytar action ... /> So there you go. It's a SCIENTIFIC FACT that all ... -
Justin Beeper - new demo for the unexpanded 16K Speccy[img]http://pouet.net/screenshots/57726.png[/img] This was my entry for this weekend's [url=http://www.sunrisedemoparty.co.uk/]Sunrise[/url] demo pa…
... my entry for this weekend's [url=http://www.sunrisedemoparty.co ... Spectrum [i]without[/i] AY chip.
[b][url=http ... quite a challenge (which probably explains why no-one's attempted it ... br />
Credit to Yerzmyey's brother Lukasz for coming up ... -
Repaired some 128K's todayI have lot's of ZX Spectrums laying aside with some more complex defects. Today I decided to try to fix some of them. I thought: why not share my ex…
I have lot's of ZX Spectrums ... So I suspected a ram chip maybe.
... it was not a ram chip: the 'shortcircuit' was ... I already removed a ram chip :( stupid...
So ... Interface2/Cartridges/Interface2_RC_New_RAM_Tester.htm"]Paul's site[/URL]:
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4116 and 4164 chip avaliableHi all, while clearing out lots of old odds and sods I have come across a fair number of old dram memory chips. I have 200+ 4164 from various manufa…
... few other oddballs like 4264's
Also a few ... Z80's, 8255 chips and other assorted ... random IC's.
Any of this ... thinking around a pound a chip in sets of 8, plus ... -
University ChallengeNearly two weeks ago Manchester University won the first University Challenge semi-final to get into the upcoming final against Pembroke College, Cam…
... won the first University Challenge semi-final to get ... SEVEN.”
“No, it’s five. Secondly, x to the ... /> “FIVE!”
“No, it’s root three. And finally, x ... /> “EIGHT!!!”
“No, it’s two.”
I didn ... Jeremy said.
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48K's and bad DivIDE compatibilityI have had some 48K boards and complete machines in the past which didn't work fully with a DivIDE interface. The reason for that always was a Z80 pr…
... /> I also tried other ULA's, but the problem is still ... some other component failing, a chip or a discrete part
Another cause for DivIDE problems on 48K'sThe last months some topics were opened to discuss problems with 48K ZX Spectrums and DivIDE. Sofar we found: - Bad Z80's because of poor fanout (si…
... signal strength)
- Bad Z80's because of defective M1 line ...
- Bad PCB's or soldering contacts
- ... .
So, what's this?
Are there incompatible ... defective, not responding to the chip select correctly??
...Elliptical ChallengeSubsequent to the recent "Graph Plot" thread, I wrote this general purpose ellipse drawing routine which will plot (although it doesn't actually use …
... the limitations of the Speccy's screen resolution & dimensions) using ... /> So, that's the "Elliptical" part explained, briefly. The "Challenge" part resides ... twice the size, so that's no good. Is it possible ...AMS X 4 memory chip for a +2BHey Chaps, While I had my Spectrum +2B opened up to work on the tape deck (replace belt and clean heads), I decided to try reseating some of the chi…
... broke a leg of the chip that's at position IC4 which ... Amstrad manufactured 64x4 bit RAM chip. The truth is first I ... lot for it as it's not my only Spectrum and ... (not loading tapes) so it's decision time whether it gets ...Rally Driver Hi-Score Challenge!!!I was looking for a game to aid [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=43476"]MickMog's thread[/URL] and discovered this little…
... /showthread.php?t=43476"]MickMog's thread[/URL] and discovered this ... [/IMG]
Hi Score Challenge starts at[B][COLOR="Red ...5.25" drive + lot's of floppies for Opus DiscoveryI have these upgrades for an Opus Discovery: - two 5.25" drives - one external 5.25" case internal power supply with one of the drives and floppycabl…
... utilities.
As it's not that nice to split ... /> You will need a 6116 chip in your Opus Discovery to ... parts too.
Photo's will follow.Diodes placed the opposite way in +2A/+3 PCB'sI was just going to report this as a mistake in the schematics drawn by Guesser, but I saw a real board and realize that the schematics are right. […
... RAM address too, as DRAM's don't care if the ... being driven by any other chip.
Has anyone measured ... /O bus cycles, or .. there's no inversion at all and ...800+ Spectrum 128k & 48k original titles still availableHi guys, The original thread was a bit messy and has vanished from the front page, so rather than bump it, here it is again a bit tidier: All origi…
... br /> Chain Reaction
Challenge Game
Chequered Flag
Challenge
Daley Thompson's Olympic Challenge
Daley ...
Eddi Kidd Jump Challenge
Eights
... br /> Make-A-Chip
Make-A-Chip
Manchester ...
