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  • Issue One 'Dead Cockroach' chipI recently got hold of an Issue One spectrum, and I started wondering: is the dead cockroach chip required due to a flaw on the PCB, or is it really …

    ... started wondering: is the dead cockroach chip required due to a ...
    trellis trellis July 2009 Hardware
  • Is this the infamous Dead CockroachCan anyone help me. I have an issue two spectrum that I want to list on ebay, but I want to know if this has the dead cockroach ULA fix. I would have…

    ... if this has the dead cockroach ULA fix. I would have ...
    flashbackgames flashbackgames March 2011 Hardware
  • Issue 2 with 5C102E + cockroach on eBay(Posted here and not sales as it's not mine :)) Came across [URL="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/151225493166"]this[/URL] earlier - early Issue 2 board, …

    ... with 5C102E ULA and dead cockroach. Looks from the ad like ...
    balford balford February 2014 Hardware
  • issue one about to go on ebayYou guys are gonna hate me but i have fixed an issue one and removed that damn cockroach chip. I am about to put it on ebay, talk about one of a kind

    You guys are gonna hate me but i have fixed an issue one and removed that damn cockroach chip.

    I am about to put it on ebay, talk about one of a kind
    mire_mare mire_mare August 2008 Sales
  • Help name a game.I remember vaugley seeing a game in a mgazine that featured a cockroach as the main character, i think it was for the saturn but was never released. …

    ... a mgazine that featured a cockroach as the main character, i ...
    1980-20.. 1980-20.. March 2010 Chit chat
  • Dark Screen, non working 48k Spectrum (rubber key)I have an issue 1 (I think) "dead cockroach" 48k Spectrum. On power up I get a dark screen and the machine is unusable - see pics. Any ideas on the…

    ... issue 1 (I think) "dead cockroach" 48k Spectrum.

    On ...
    TopBanana TopBanana May 2012 Hardware
  • Stealth AllRAM SpectrumHaving just received a couple of new keyboard membranes to fix a couple of machines with, the thought crossed me that I should do a special project w…

    ... to add a "dead cockroach" modification, wire up the ... />
    2. Dead cockroach.
    This is needed because ... /ROMCS to the dead cockroach. Pin 20 will receive ... output of the dead cockroach, in other words the ... OR gate on the "dead cockroach".

    When ...
    Winston Winston August 2012 Hardware
  • Issue 2 black paper white borderGot an issue 2 here that has a 6c001e ULA, no cockroach, no transistor mod (although you can clearly see on the top of the z80 and on some legs, some…

    ... has a 6c001e ULA, no cockroach, no transistor mod (although you ...
    Macc Macc July 2013 Hardware
  • ULA 6C001EX-7Last night I visited a friend of mine and had a look at the ULAs in his Spectrums. He has a 5C102E 8220 in a 16K issue one, a 5C112E 8237 in a 16K is…

    ... evidence of where the dead cockroach had been), and a 6C001E ...
    rga24 rga24 April 2014 Hardware
  • Which ULA to fit in which issue SpectrumI spent a little while studying the resistor changes on page 30 of the ZX Spectrum 48K service manual. They all concern aspects of the video circuit …

    ... are designed for 5C102E plus cockroach but can take 5C112E (plain ... the factory with 5C102E plus cockroach, 5C112E (plain, -2 or -3 ... a 5C112E (or 5C102E plus cockroach).

    If R49 is ...
    rga24 rga24 April 2014 Hardware
  • Timex contended memory timings, the TS2068 kludge board and EXROM at $4000 - $7FFFI haven't seen this documented anywhere yet so I thought I'd share my findings. I've been investigating contended memory timings on the Timex Sinclai…

    ... every TS2068. Like the dead cockroach it consists of a 74LS00 ...
    rga24 rga24 May 2014 Hardware
  • 1st interface in 30 years (update)Hi all, Just a wee update to my "1st ZX interface in 30 years" project. Main IC's: 82C55 three 8-bit port I/O (configured for 12 dig in, 12 dig out…

    ... the wiring is underneath.The cockroach is the Quad XOR as ...
    IanJ IanJ August 2014 Hardware
  • Video fault on issue two ZX boardI've trawled the Internet and drawn a few blanks as to where to look to resolve the fault with my issue two board. I'm hoping a few of you knowledgea…

    ... board features the spider or cockroach 74LS00 modification to the ULA5C102E ...
    Wiggs Wiggs September 2014 Hardware
  • Not bored with the Boards.Going through some old tapes stored rather badly I came across an unlikely item that that I must have stored away quickly with other low grade items …

    ... . And it has got the cockroach that I haveoften heard about ...
    harriusherbartio harriusherbartio September 2015 Hardware
  • Faulty Issue 1Hi all, thought I'd document my efforts in getting another speccy working. I've never done this before so please bear with me... I recently took a p…

    ... an upgraded 16K speccy, dead cockroach with 32K Ram pack installed ...
    namtip namtip November 2015 Hardware
  • Rare, or fake Zenobi disk ?Hi folks, [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8100581348&category=50224"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item…

    ... have a snapshot that says Cockroach on the main screen after ...
    Andrew Barker Andrew Barker April 2004 Games
  • Rare, or fake Zenobi disk ?Hi folks, [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8100581348&category=50224"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item…

    ... Kaper. That version has 'The Cockroach Presents' at the top of ...
    Malc74 Malc74 April 2004 Games
  • Questions for CliveFollowing on from the meaning of zx thread - if you could ask Clive one question, what would it be?

    Clive, so who the hell came up with that "dead cockroach" modification?

    And why did all my C64-owning classmates just refer to you as an old bald man in "Split Personalities" because they had no clue as to who you are?
    XTM of TMG XTM of TMG January 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • PAW adventuresIs there anybody here who did develop new PAW adventures (with the Spectrum or with WinPAW) like Colin Woodcock ("Blink"). I solved that adventure at…

    Thank you for your hint, but there are old Spectrum adventures only to download. Bummmer!
    Why has the page the name "Cockroach Corner"? Like the English to eat cockroaches? With mustard or with ketchup?
    Boiled or rare?
    :=)
    wilko0070 wilko0070 March 2005 Development
  • Gary Glitter jailedAnybody see Mr Glitter on the news tonight? [url="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/4769164.stm"]http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-p…

    ... order... hope he gets a cockroach up his jap-eye.
    Dave Fountain Dave Fountain March 2006 Chit chat
  • What happened to [insert nick here]?I've been reading the old threads and I wonder why some people stopped posting. I'm going to post a few nicks, and maybe this thread could be used to…

    ... I can get that danged cockroach to spin the wheel fast ...
    Skarpo Skarpo March 2007 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • What happened to [insert nick here]?I've been reading the old threads and I wonder why some people stopped posting. I'm going to post a few nicks, and maybe this thread could be used to…

    ... I can get that danged cockroach to spin the wheel fast ...
    rich_chandler rich_chandler March 2007 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Any interest in new low-cost mass-storage interface with 512K RAM?I've recently added support to ResiDOS and the +3e ROMs for SD/MMC card interfaces; in particular, ZXMMC (which has no onboard RAM and so is only sup…

    ... unforeseen problems and a "dead cockroach"-style board has been added ...
    glancaster glancaster April 2007 Hardware
  • Any interest in new low-cost mass-storage interface with 512K RAM?I've recently added support to ResiDOS and the +3e ROMs for SD/MMC card interfaces; in particular, ZXMMC (which has no onboard RAM and so is only sup…

    ... unforeseen problems and a "dead cockroach"-style board has been added ...
    woodcock88 woodcock88 April 2007 Hardware
  • Finally...Yes :smile: I've finally reached one thousand posts. And yes, I know that many other people have reached that august figure too, but for most of t…

    ... it there'll be cockroach wars, and cockroach terrorists :)

    so ...
    guesser guesser January 2008 Chit chat
  • Global warming - blame the fatties[url]http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7404268.stm[/url] "Experts say obese people are contributing to the global food crisis and global warming." …

    ... 'll be a giant gay cockroach (no pun intended), sitting at ...
    dm_boozefreek dm_boozefreek May 2008 Chit chat
  • Global warming - blame the fatties[url]http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7404268.stm[/url] "Experts say obese people are contributing to the global food crisis and global warming." …

    ... 'll be a giant gay cockroach (no pun intended), sitting at ...
    mile mile May 2008 Chit chat
  • The starting a film script thread...Please add as you see fit: A back garden in a traditional surburban UK neighbourhood. It's past midnight and everthing is in silhouette and quiet. …

    ... dark room with just a cockroach to talk to), ehehheh:-P
    polomint polomint June 2008 Chit chat
  • The starting a film script thread...Please add as you see fit: A back garden in a traditional surburban UK neighbourhood. It's past midnight and everthing is in silhouette and quiet. …

    ... the dark room... rygar the cockroach is driving me mad, with ...
    VanTammen VanTammen June 2008 Chit chat
  • Issue 2 Board - CPU 'Patch'I've been wondering why my issue 2 board has been kicking out this signal when powered up... [IMG]http://www.drumfu.com/ResizedDuffIssue2.jpg[/IMG] …

    ... on page 41 - "The 'Dead Cockroach' Issue 1"...
    jp jp September 2008 Hardware
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