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Stereo AY Spectrum availabilityGood morning to all and sundry on this (wet?) Friday morning! I was wondering available ARE stereo spectrums? As far as I'm aware, in the normal rea…
... range, there isn't a stereo capable spectrum. From ... it and normal spectrums require a mod. Is this an ... m not even remotely handy with a soldering iron so I ... doing such a thing myself. Is there a possibility of ... past but it's been a while and my ancient ... -
Charity shop scavengingHi chaps I have a day off on Friday so thought I'd have a scavenging sessions for secondhand CDs somewhere in the south-east of England (I'm based i…
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I have a day off on Friday so ... thought I'd have a scavenging sessions for secondhand ... area that are rich with charity shops (particularly Oxfam ... specialising in rock/metal with a secondhand range? I know ... the east, and the channel to the south!
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Problems Flashing DivIDE with FatWare.Hi. I've recently purchased a DivIDE and it appears to be working fine, however the firmware on it is 0.12a and I am having trouble flashing it to a…
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I am a little confused with the placement of the ... /> Is there a problem with my speccy because it is a +2a? I ... have tried it with a ... +3 with the same ... -
Commodore 64 - First time trying - REVIEW & Pictures!Right, so the 2nd hand shop was selling this Commodore and accessories. So I decided to buy it, as I've never had a Commodore and this is my first ti…
... part. Connecting the disk drive (with a RS232 round cable)
Its ... />
Lets have fun with a tape instead:)
Ok, so ... be complicated, you have to POKE memory to change colours! ... />
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POKE 23452,1
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Someone with a bit of a thing about clone games:I don't know if anyone knows who this is, but it's a blog post on arcade game clones and the development of licensing over the 8-bit era. I came acr…
... this is, but it's a blog post on arcade game ... /> But what starts off as a typical wannabe-modern-historian blog ... Hedges' type games. There's a definite touch of the David ... someone just about to release a loose clone of an arcade ... -
Help needed setting up a Ubuntu swap partitionHowdi all :) I'm in need of some help setting up a swap partition for Ubuntu. I've used GParted to shrink down drive partition D: which will give m…
... some help setting up a swap partition for Ubuntu.< ... rule for setting up a partition is to go ... I can't create a partition within the unallocated space ... partition, but haven't a clue how to go about ... version of XP, along with a recovery partition for restoring XP ... -
Why did Speccy games come in a MASSIVE box?The thread should read "Why did SOME Speccy games come in a massive box" my bad Why? I remember when I brought Ninja Spirit, Turtles Coin Op, Rob…
... SOME Speccy games come in a massive box" my bad
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A POKE for Super Mario Bros (Famicom)Saw the section entitled Super Secret Worlds on [url=http://matotree.com/localization/smb/misc/]this[/URL] page and thought it was pretty cool, had n…
Saw the section entitled Super Secret Worlds on [url=http://matotree.com/localization/smb/misc/]this[/URL] page and thought it was pretty cool, had no idea Japanese gamers with Family BASIC were poking their games too in 1986. -
Help with Spectrum 128k reparationHi! I have the following symptoms with a 128k unit version 6U - On power on, black and white bars (one char width each), white background - Once po…
... /> I have the following symptoms with a 128k unit version 6U
a + version, guides (like [url]http ... seems to be too specific with + versions. Where should I start ... -
Placing a switch over a jumper?Hi Guys, Rich from RWAP has kindly provided me with a replacement DivIDE Plus after problems with my original. The new one however has the two (woul…
... RWAP has kindly provided me with a replacement DivIDE Plus after problems ... with my original. The new one ... remove and replace without causing a lock-up (opening JP2 makes ... br />
Can anyone suggest a kind of dip switch component ... -
saving part of a BASIC programHere's a short routine to save part of a BASIC program. The idea is that it can be merged into a program and then used to save sub-routines, etc. to …
... routine to save part of a BASIC program. The idea is ... it can be merged into a program and then used to ... programs. It's sort of a slow version of copy & ... start to the last line ="A"):
DEF FN b(h ... br /> DEF FN p(a)=PEEK a+fg*PEEK (a+1)
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Which tape deck to choose?I have just got a Spectrum 48k. Although it came with a power brick and cassette lead I have no cassette deck. I've not used a 48k since the late 80…
... 48k. Although it came with a power brick and cassette lead ... />
I've not used a 48k since the late 80s ... at a friend's house so don ... .
Can anyone advise a suitable tape deck to load ... -
Take a number, get in line.So, the good bods at the Beeb (and Beeb See) have come up with a way to [URL="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-15391515"]figure out your number[/URL] …
... Beeb See) have come up with a way to [URL="http://www ... /> ( [I]I do! You is a dum-dum! -Ed[/I] ) -
Name this sci-fi movie.I just caught the start of a movie on the sci-fi channel. It started with an asteroid hurtling toward the Earth (what's new, eh) and a couple of pol…
... of a movie on the sci-fi channel. It started with an ... 's new, eh) and a couple of police officers in ... other one is playing with the speed measuring device- ... movie where it has a similar start and the officer ... is very similar but with a different end to the ... -
Repairing a faulty 48K issue 2.I am investigating one of a pair of non-working issue 2 48K Spectrums that have been sitting in a cupboard untouched for quite a few years. I haven…
... on the board.
With a new regulator I can now ... vertical bars, but almost always with a purple
border.)
Measurements with an oscilloscope show the following ... I have compared it with. This seems a bit low to me ... -
Recommend a PS2 to monitor cable.I've googled just that "PS2 to monitor cable" (and converter) and got loads of stuff I wasn't sure if it actually was what I was looking for. Does a…
... looking for.
Does a plain-vanilla cable exist that ... goes from a PS2 to my spare CRT ... /DVI/WHATEVER, just a plain cablethingie maybe with a boxdoohickie or something in ... -
The rescue of a coil.The problem at hand was a known defect transformer from the switching convertor inside a Spectrum. Both windings are not interrupted and not intercon…
... -insulation by means of a conductivity test with a multimeter. One probe on ... to 'brush' the isolated wire with. A lot of beeping! The enamel ... not working, must be practiced with care!
As ... mm wire short! I wound with too less discipline, which is ... -
Slightlt OT. - ZX81 ULA Modulescomming soon... ZX81 ULA module. Plugs into original ula socket, provides composite video output (requires vwry small mod to bypass UHF Modulator, b…
... more, if your competent with a soldering iron the addition ... br /> All software controlled by a simple POKE
1. ... 3. if you have a soundcard you need to route ... sound card (or cut a track on the mainboard ... )
a quick PDF i knocked up ... -
New ZX-ULA2An upgraded / replacement ULA for the Sinclair ZX81 is now available. The ZX-ULA2 is a direct replacement for the standard ULA used in the Sinclair …
... work to turn a ZX81 in ZX80 mode (with a suitable ZX80 ... ROM), and also works with the Timex ... in composite video circuit, complete with back porch signal
... from within software using a simple POKE command, thereby allowing you ... -
JSpeccy v0.89 Christmas 2011 EditionHi, After seven months of hard work, tonight I've released a new JSpeccy version as my humble Christmas gift for all the community. As my webpage i…
... Interface I with up to 8 Microdrives with unprecedented emulation ... [*]New POKE dialog
[*]A hexadecimal browser/editor dialog, with updates ... of course). This allows, with a simple memory inspection, to ... v1.4 specification, with support added for Interface ... -
Rebelstar 2 - hints and tipsI'm somewhat depressed as my games console broke the first day of this holiday period and getting a replacement is not so easy and taking time. I wan…
... cut through with a light sabre and instead might choose to shoot a couple ... up terminators off dead aliens with a lot of ammo, but they ... weapons and give a photon to someone with more action points ... through the west facing door with a small room and three other ... -
New Game: Endless Forms Most Beautiful[IMG]http://i1142.photobucket.com/albums/n608/daveyboyhughes/loader.gif[/IMG][IMG]http://i1142.photobucket.com/albums/n608/daveyboyhughes/ingame.gif[…
... or space invaders (you can choose which).
Each ... .
Bombs appear with increasing frequency further into the ... m happy to make a Pentagon version, with a Russian (or other slavic ... I would need some help with a translation though, PM me if ... -
TR-DOS Gameplay Videos MegathreadA thread made mainly for your amusement for one evening. Yeah, it contains lots of videos of the games that have mainly been left without attention o…
... ][/URL] - One more BS clone, with a couple of levels thrown from ... Sergey Slobodchikov a.k.a. Marie Slip a.k.a. Action a.k.a. That Guy ... has even adopted it for AY mouse!
[*][URL="http://www ... (no, not that blue kid with a Mega Buster) would have better ... -
Should I sell a boxed ZX128 as original as possible?Normally I add stereo audio to all 128K ZX Spectrums I get my hands on. At this moment I have a couple boxed heatsink models waiting to be offered o…
... At this moment I have a couple boxed heatsink models ... in one with the stereo audio enhancement, together with a scart cable ... ?
Also I disconnect a capacitor ... on the board with all 128K ... -
48K Spectrum - or repairI just got a massive bundle of new old stock games which I need to try. Problem is some of them won't load on my +3 (it's always been rather picky). …
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I have a 48K rubber key with replacement membrane, problem is ...
b) to buy a 48K spectrum with a known good motherboard but ... an alternative I have an AY magic module that I hardly ... .
Could anybody help with this? New I should have ... -
+D Printing does not work.After 7 years I tried yesterday to print something on my Spectrum 128+ with +D, but it was not working. Tried with two different printers over Centro…
... something on my Spectrum 128+ with +D, but it was not ... different printers over Centronics cable (With a adapter I made earlier, where ... :
After enabling printer output with the POKE@ command, I typed in ... -
The official 'Jamorski clear your inbox' thread.Tidy up, lad. Anyway: Have you got a list of any games remaining (if there are any)? I hardly saw any of Your Spectrum at the time - I just wanted…
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Have you got a list of any games remaining ... to pick up YS issues with particular features I remember. I ... haven't room for a full collection.
There ... more though, now I have a poke around - Your Spectrum issue 13 ... -
ZX Spectrum +2 with games for saleI have a ZX Spectrum +2 Grey which i want to sell if anyone wants it. The tape deck was dead in the machine so i connected up a cable with a jack on…
I have a ZX Spectrum +2 Grey which ... machine so i connected up a cable with a jack on the end ... .
Also it comes with around 20 games (all orginals ... -
Should I Stay or Should I go?I like my job as a mobile applications developer of a University initiative, with my little toe also in the spheres of teaching and research. I enjoy…
... as a mobile applications developer of a University initiative, with ... t know what to choose. Stay in my ... day. Or choose a new role in a smallish institution where ... can just chill out, with a 10 year, year on ... challenges. However, coupled with this is hard work ... -
more on storing mazesPrompted by Wookiee's escapades, I've been pondering on how to use DATA statements directly for displaying background graphics, thus avoiding the dup…
... amp; modified in situ with PEEK & POKE (m$(n) can be ... slower than a more conventional approach, but for games with many ... screens could save a lot of space ... /> POKE a,PEEK a-150: POKE a+1,PEEK (a+1)-96: POKE a+2,PEEK (a+2 ...
