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Black Screen Spectrum 48kWas working ok, it came to me in a Fuller FDS keyboard, I had a nose inside and found a floating power lead connected to the keyboard, I removed that…
... to see whether it'll start as a 16K Spectrum. ... of wire to briefly connect pin 5 of IC23 to 5V ... when you power on the Spectrum ... will set-up the Spectrum to use only the lower ... black screen and it went to (c) 1982 Sinclair Research ... -
connecting spectrum to a pc monitorHi guys. I have just joined this site and just looking for some help. Could any one tell me what leads I need to connect a spectrum to a pc monitor…
How feasible would it be to buy one of those USB ... RF input, connect that to a PC, then the PC to the monitor? Then ... fullscreen, and even capture it to a movie file. I've ... -
Downloading code to physical hardwareHi folks, Back in the day, my devkit was a TRS-80 and I had a simple connector device from the TRS-80 parallel (printer) port to the expansion bus o…
... you could just modify a Spectrum +2A to work with the microdrive ... sockets connected to a small programmable board. Then connect it to the PC ... Load binary file from PC to a specific memory bank, and ... in a way to expose just this bank to ZX Spectrum.
That ... -
Downloading code to physical hardwareHi folks, Back in the day, my devkit was a TRS-80 and I had a simple connector device from the TRS-80 parallel (printer) port to the expansion bus o…
... would be really cool to have one of those ... connected to a small programmable board. Then connect it to the ... binary file from PC to a specific memory bank, ... a way to expose just this bank to ZX Spectrum.
... LaesQ) when I started to code esxDOS because no ... -
Something you seen the spectrum do that impressed you?It can be coding related, graphics etc.... From me... Turbo loaders, graphic masking, the last of the lerm tape copier coding that could do speedloc…
... the very good reason to connect the Spectrum to our home stereo system ... NES back then! And Spectrum had this beauty that ... Mega Drive would struggle to display that (exaggerating since ... capability to partially update the display but anyway...). And Spectrum did ... -
Born again Speccy user with problemsHello all, Firstly I'd like to say a big hello - this is my first post! When I was 8 or 9 or so my dad bought a ZX Spectrum 48K and a whole bunch o…
... before connecting and while connected to the Spectrum ;-)
You ... don't need anything fancy to amplify ... the Spectrum is a mono jack socket. If you connect a ... just high enough for the Spectrum to load.
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Kempston Interface with sega controllersI am not much of a joystick person when playing games and in fact I use the keys more than anything. Thing is now I would like to use a controller an…
... may connect that +5V to ground and crash the Spectrum.
To make ... it work properly, you'll have to ... open the pad and connect the other buttons to the same wire. To ... Right/Fire on that one to the other buttons on ... -
composite woessince I'm replacing a load of membranes , I decided to composite mod the machines also at the same time.. but am not having much joy with rubber key …
... co.uk/2008/11/zx-spectrum-composite-video-mod.html[/url ... a straight composite cable.. direct to monitor
with tv, ... mrpjevans.com/2013/04/how-to-zx-spectrum-composite-video/[/url]
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+3 Scart output has diagonal distortionI have an issue with my +3 plugged into the tv via scart, the output has a diagonal distortion to it? the display has like a pixel offset every 1/4 o…
... ’ve just bought a zx spectrum +2, the grey one…
I’ve connected to my tv with a scart ... :30 pm
You need to bridge a resistor with a ... , then you can connect it to RGB Scart and to Commodore monitors like ... -
eBay 128K Spectrum RGB cables overheat the Spectrum!?Hi everybody, For a long time I've wondered why Spectrum 128K Toastracks were overheating when using my Retro Computer Shack RGB SCART cable. Today …
... the ZX Spectrum 128 models were not designed to be connected ... via RGB to SCART TVs ... on the PCB to allow it to be wired up ... series resistor. If you connect this to the blanking pin it ... whether the intention was to use this 12v pin ... -
IF1Bis problems. The Edge of the Spectrum...Advice is sought from the learned on WoS. I just bought an Interface 1Bis from sunny South Africa. It arrived fast, but unfortunately doesn't work.…
... Spectrum to Dan instead of the 1bis....)
I was able to connect ... user! And this particular Spectrum was used without problems ... for me outside the spectrum!), I found connectors that ... is completely innocent. The Spectrum could have been the cause ... -
IF1Bis problems. The Edge of the Spectrum...Advice is sought from the learned on WoS. I just bought an Interface 1Bis from sunny South Africa. It arrived fast, but unfortunately doesn't work.…
... setup the server applet according to Dan's manual, connected the ... the server machine from the Spectrum with the Game Launcher.
connect correctly to the ftp site.
to load/run...
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My TV is dying....oh no's!So I'm thoroughly enjoying my return to Spectrum life at the moment. But something is becoming clear to me. Or to be more exact, clearly fuzzy to me.…
There's always the old skool option: connect the Spectrum to an old VCR and tune the vRF on that, using its Scarf output to connect to the telly. -
Please help identifying this Spectrum (I think) addonHello. I got this addon with bunch of ZX Spectrum stuff so I am assuming it is some kind of Spectrum (video) add on hardware. Could you please help …
[QUOTE=joefish;763889]Are those the only two sockets? The nine-pin and the power jack? Are there no other connections?[/QUOTE]
Yes, that is right, because I am really baffled how to connect it to
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Plea for new hardwareI'm posting this as a poll as I want to judge if I'm a solo loon going on about this, or if people really are interested in either of the following S…
... followed from that discussion was to wire up the two remaining ... /D/L/R/F/5V) to a single FIRE-2 button ... with 5V, can crash the Spectrum by grounding it through a ... , a jumper again to connect pin7 to either +5V or to the FIRE-2 ... -
Microdrive-Microdrive incompatibility?Hi All! Finally I could get enough Microdrives and connecting blocks (or cable replacement) to make the largest storage configuration of the classic…
... /> You may want to monitor the +9V input to the Spectrum. If it dips ... too low, it may be an idea to ... use a Spectrum +2 grey PSU instead ... -
Chloe 280SEHi all, Could somebody tell me how far this project is to being complete? [url]https://github.com/cheveron/sebasic4/wiki/Chloe-280SE[/url] Im ver…
... sense for any future Super Spectrum to be backwards compatible. Software ... no sense to follow on from the Spectrum with an ... been designed almost identical to the Amstrad Spectrum with a DataCorder ... included on disk and a monitor included.
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Spectrum 48k ProblemsHi all Got my 48k today but it's playing up abit... First time i turn it on it was like this: [IMG]http://s26.postimg.org/hlg9d3f3d/IMG_20140830_…
... sufficient amplitude for a Spectrum to be able to reliably load from. The ... connect one of the channels of the player's output to the Spectrum ... amplitude of the signal delivered to the Spectrum (this happens because connecting ... -
Silly question I know..Just started checking my old computers and started with the ac/dc power adaptors. The 9 volt output is showing 12 to 13 volts The 12 volt output is…
... 9 volt" original Sinclair ZX Spectrum mains power supply / adaptor is ... . With the output not connected to anything ("no load" / "off ... smoothing" capacitor will charge up to the peak output voltage of ... car / motorcycle lamp, connect it to the PSU output and if ... -
128k Toastrack Composite Video output confusion!Hi everyone. Ok, so I have a couple of 48k's that I have performed Wombles fantastic composite mod on. They work great here in Canada on my big scre…
... would not work with the spectrum anyway, it is not a ... between the spectrum and monitor, I have it hooked up to a Spectra ... -
128k Toastrack Composite Video output confusion!Hi everyone. Ok, so I have a couple of 48k's that I have performed Wombles fantastic composite mod on. They work great here in Canada on my big scre…
... (we could just connect it to any modern monitor if it did ... the TTL signals voltage to a SCART acceptable level ... to convert the signals to an analogue VGA input.
To be able to connect ... the 128K to a (modern) analogue VGA RGB monitor ... -
128k Toastrack Composite Video output confusion!Hi everyone. Ok, so I have a couple of 48k's that I have performed Wombles fantastic composite mod on. They work great here in Canada on my big scre…
... for the 128k heatsink to connect the Spectrum to the converter:
... [URL="http://www.retrogamingcables.com/sinclair-zx-spectrum ... .com/sinclair-zx-spectrum-plus-128k-rgb- ... to get a hdmi signal from a 128k heatsink Spectrum ... -
Clive Sinclair and Retro Computers announce the Sinclair ZX Spectrum VegaAt last! The Sinclair ZX Spectrum Vega! Read all about it, see the videos and bid for one of the first 1000 limited edition Vegas! [URL="https://w…
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Early computers were bought by parents for children to learn, not just for games. Parents often didn't understand the machines, the children did. Arguably, these days it's still too complicated for a child -
128k Toastrack Composite Video output confusion!Hi everyone. Ok, so I have a couple of 48k's that I have performed Wombles fantastic composite mod on. They work great here in Canada on my big scre…
... for the 128k heatsink to connect the Spectrum to the converter:
... [URL="http://www.retrogamingcables.com/sinclair-zx-spectrum ... .com/sinclair-zx-spectrum-plus-128k-rgb- ... to get a hdmi signal from a 128k heatsink Spectrum ... -
128k Toastrack Composite Video output confusion!Hi everyone. Ok, so I have a couple of 48k's that I have performed Wombles fantastic composite mod on. They work great here in Canada on my big scre…
... for the 128k heatsink to connect the Spectrum to the converter:
... [URL="http://www.retrogamingcables.com/sinclair-zx-spectrum ... .com/sinclair-zx-spectrum-plus-128k-rgb- ... to get a hdmi signal from a 128k heatsink Spectrum ... -
Cooking toastrack... the dreaded smellI powered up my Spectrum 128 (heatsink model) yesterday only to see what looked like an out-of-tune picture on the television. I'm using a scart adap…
With a multimeter, you can check the +12v line from pin 11 of the TEA2000 chip, using the modulator can as ground.
Can you clarify though exactly what kind of cable you are using to connect the Spectrum to the TV?
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Interesting Tweet from Rick Dickinson, the Designer of the Speccy.Tweeted on the 15th Jan: "Is it time to crowd fund a real ZX Spectrum?": [url]https://twitter.com/rickdickinson12/status/555836404522303489[/url] […
... s the best way to use a real Speccy ... LIST][*]Buy an used ZX-Spectrum from eBay (then find ... /> [*]Figure out how to connect it to a modern TV (I'm ... /> [*]Buy a plug adapter to connect the CompactFlash into your PC ... non-tech user is supposed to know all this?
Interesting Tweet from Rick Dickinson, the Designer of the Speccy.Tweeted on the 15th Jan: "Is it time to crowd fund a real ZX Spectrum?": [url]https://twitter.com/rickdickinson12/status/555836404522303489[/url] […
... /> Buy an Amstrad Spectrum, it probably won't ... LIST][*]Buy an used ZX-Spectrum +2/+3 from eBay ... /> [*]Figure out how to connect it to a modern TV (I ... /> [*]Read [URL="http://spectrum.alioth.net/doc/index.php ... all available Spectranet servers to that guide. Also ...Interesting Tweet from Rick Dickinson, the Designer of the Speccy.Tweeted on the 15th Jan: "Is it time to crowd fund a real ZX Spectrum?": [url]https://twitter.com/rickdickinson12/status/555836404522303489[/url] […
... /> [LIST][*]Buy an used ZX-Spectrum +2/+3 from eBay (then ... %);
[*]Figure out how to connect it to a modern TV (I'm ... Spectranet;
[*]Read [URL="http://spectrum.alioth.net/doc/index.php ... of all available Spectranet servers to that guide. Also is there ...Video ZX Spectrum+ 48k<span>Good day ... is a bit of time that I try to fix my zx spectrum ... I replaced the ram 4116, all electrolytic capacitors ... but the monitor loo…
... this can be a problem to the membrane that still have ... have not tried to give instructions or to connect it to another monitor. Tonight I ...
