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Dead +2B, help required...It was bought defective on ebay. It came with two faults: a "dead" power supply (it was the fuse) and a faulty main unit. The power supply is now re…
... the confusion, I was reading a handwritten note... the chip was ... anybody can confirm?).
After a while, it seems IC5 (left RAM ... circuit, a 4067-10) gets slightly hotter ... br />
The computer is a spanish Spectrum +2B, made in ... -
Dead +2B, help required...It was bought defective on ebay. It came with two faults: a "dead" power supply (it was the fuse) and a faulty main unit. The power supply is now re…
... 's the only chip on a Spectrum (well, apart from the ... measurably above ambient temperature - and after a while the ULA is pretty toasty ... . I don't have a +2 so I'll have ... the search and you get a datasheet with everything you wanted ... -
help to identify gameBartender slides beer to cowboys and cathes empty stacoonas
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About the Cronosoft GamesHello everybody, I just want to comment one thing that happens with the Cronosoft Games. I Load them on my Spectrum+2A and I have seen that most of t…
... seen that most of them, after a while of being loaded, crash.
a problem with this game.
Any forums that you are fed up with?I'm not talking about WOS here! Has anyone else become fed up with forums they used to like? I used to love the RG forum, but whenever I visit now …
... ] a helpful or fun forum. I just got sick of it after a while...Printers for Spectrum +2 and +3It seems that the only printers availables for ZX Spectrum were ZX printers and compatibles (connected through the expansion bus), but Spectrum +2 an…
... 3 manual schematics sugested that a "straight through" data cable ... type slot connector and a standard Centronics printer socket, ... Amstrad DMP2160 dot matrix. After a while, Mr DEATH got bored ... the bits. Being a northerner and possessing a reasonable IQ ( ...Your views on...Monty on the Run[url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseek.cgi?regexp=^Monty+on+the+Run$&pub=^Gremlin+Graphics+Software+Ltd$&loadpics=on]The Monty on the Run[/url]…
I remember it being very tough, I would usually loose patience after a while.
I do remember the great graphic when you died....bits of mole flying out in all directions!Old PC Games - What were your classics?I've been fiddling around with DOSBox V 0.70 the past couple of days, and have been playing some old games I used to love, including: Stonekeep Term…
... 2000 (gets tedious after a while, but good fun for a time),
a lot better, but still nowhere ... ]
for information about a bug that can cause crashing ... new tracks and cars, including a Formula One race track, where ...Curry or Chinese?I was just wondering what my fellow Spectrum fans weekend takeaway pig-out of choice is! I`m a curry man myself...although I always feel a bit dirty…
... place (used to be a better chippy than the ... Pizza shop/curry combo, a Greggs, and about 125 ... and buffets which were a nice break from all ... pizza but it gets a bit old after a while as well. Especially ... I have considered making a massive one and freezing ...GamebaseZX final versionhello all the final version of gambase ZX is ready it has 6200 entries that are filled with info on(year,publisher,genre) some of the games have poke…
... that after a while the file will be deleted
i hope that after a while ...Aliens versus Predator (the games)We talk about other first person shooters on here, but we rarely mention AvP 1 or 2. I know these games didn't get the recognition that they deserved…
... I've played into it a little bit, but that was ... and everything crashed on it after a while, AvP more than anything else ... .wads were still there in a way.MILF lovingOk - I dont know what's up with the post count on here. It never seems to go up. This should be no 666 - which I'm going to celebrate with a thread a…
That's just Mile language. You get used to it after a while.Big BrotherHere we go again...zzzzz. Is anyone interested? Surely the novelty wore off about 4 years ago.
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See what I mean? After a while they all just blend into ... advert on the telly. What a twat. :)Big BrotherHere we go again...zzzzz. Is anyone interested? Surely the novelty wore off about 4 years ago.
... ;193238]See what I mean? After a while they all just blend into ... advert on the telly. What a twat. :)[/QUOTE]
same ... care. suppose its like a character on a TV show, you dont ...A Spectrum that fixes itselfWell, the modulator on my 128K toastrack machine fixed itself. It used to drift horribly within the first half hour or so of power up, but now it's a…
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My theory is that after years of disuse, some components ... had suffered a lot of value drift, but after having electricity ... speccy equivilent of waking up after a seriously good night out. ... fuzzy at first, and then after a while all becomes well.
...Window Cleaners.I hate window cleaners. A few months ago I saw the local window cleaners accross the street and asked them to give my windows the onceover. Now ev…
... your house down.
A.[/QUOTE]
Next time ... of the window naked while they clean them, after a while open the window ...I'd give my right arm..... to be ambidextrous. Right I'm off home. Have a good weekend lads. I will report back Monday at 0830 hours with information about my filth mission…
... side of the keyboard, then after a couple of days you find ... easy to get along with after a while ... I had to do that ... switched the mouse hand for a few days.3d gamesWhat do you think are technically the best or most fun 3d wireframe or filled polygon games on the Spectrum? There are several games where the framer…
... , but it does get a bit repetetive after a while.
The Sentinel ... action game, but works a treat for a strategy game.
< ... though.
Psytron - A bit of a borderline candidate for wireframe ... even if it's a bit of a slow starter to get ...3d gamesWhat do you think are technically the best or most fun 3d wireframe or filled polygon games on the Spectrum? There are several games where the framer…
... , but it does get a bit repetetive after a while.
The Sentinel ... action game, but works a treat for a strategy game.
< ... though.
Psytron - A bit of a borderline candidate for wireframe ... even if it's a bit of a slow starter to get ...3d gamesWhat do you think are technically the best or most fun 3d wireframe or filled polygon games on the Spectrum? There are several games where the framer…
... of Castle Master had a cheat where after a while (or perhaps from start ... ) you could double click/shoot at a ...ZX Spectrum 128+ problemsHello!I recently purchased and got myself a spectrum 128+ from ebay.The item did not have an original power supply so i got a power supply of 9volts …
... 's OK. If the 7805, after a while, gets too hot (even with ... a heatsink) to touch, there is ...What is RAREHi all, Looking through eBay at the Spectrum stuff, and as usual you see the word "rare" What would you consider a game to be as in rare? I mean we …
... known to exist" of quite a few games.
a copy. Again, this ... collectors.
A better guide of ebay "rare ... game.
A normal person could reasonably say ... one of those things that after a while you just know.
...So long and thanks for all the fishIm off now. Alot of the chat here reminded me too much of of the chat in the school yard etc.... Not bitter, as my sig says just bored. Its been f…
... an old textfile as a catalogue, and started trying ... filenames. I gave up after a few days and started ... it in, and then after a while, they're in the ... amongst all those floppies were a nightmare, so basically, ... to large orders for a while whilst I caught up ...GP2X or DS: which is best for the speccyHi - just joined but have been reading posts for years and I know ye are as passionate about the Speccy as I am! :-) I've waited so long to buy eit…
... , but I don't have a DS, so I can't ... used to it's quirks" after a while, but I still find it ...Favourite Gaming moment of the last 25 yearsin a continuation of the 25 years thread what's you favourite moment it could be anything a sprite, a soundbite a loading screen anything mime is w…
... , by far. they were getting a 90 min casette full of ... , their names were written with a pen on it. the names ... ones. the others were disappointing after a while more or less (as i ... aura of being Something for a longer time, or even "forever ...sick joke number 1I've heard they were having an 80's revival weekend in the USA... ... it was going OK until Katrina and the Waves showed up. *wince*…
... elsewhere:
A guy gets on a city bus and takes ... 't believe his eyes, and after a while he can't contain his ...sick joke number 1I've heard they were having an 80's revival weekend in the USA... ... it was going OK until Katrina and the Waves showed up. *wince*…
... elsewhere:
A guy gets on a city bus and takes ... 't believe his eyes, and after a while he can't contain his ... 'll be stealing that for a party im going to tonight ...Emulation vs SpecApologies if this is an old thread, what does anyone think is the best - playing spectrum games through emulation or on a real speccy? I feel it's b…
I had a spectrum emulator on an amiga about 11 years ago and it was utter rubbish, the games ran so slow and some games crashed. I gave up after a while. I think it was a RAM problem.Emulation vs SpecApologies if this is an old thread, what does anyone think is the best - playing spectrum games through emulation or on a real speccy? I feel it's b…
[QUOTE=zx1;209354]I had a spectrum emulator on an amiga ... . I gave up after a while. I think it was a RAM problem.[/QUOTE ... . It makes you laugh really - a machine as powerful as an ...Bad things you did as a kidOk, fess up. What's some of the worst things you did as a kid? For me: (1) Almost burning a neighbour's hedge to the ground. (2) Wiping a big dog…
... we need more power. After a while of discussing various other amatuer ... we tried dropping a marble down the barrel after lighting the ... banger. This made a satisfactory dent in a ... to run, so after pegging it a few streets away we ...
