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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 …
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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 ... -
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, …
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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 -
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. …
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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.
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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".
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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…
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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 ... -
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).
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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 ... -
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 ... -
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…
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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 ... -
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 ... -
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…
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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…
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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? -
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?
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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…
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 ...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 ...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 ...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 ...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 ...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 ...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 ...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:-PThe 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 ...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] …
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