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Hacking a +2 into a shorter caseIf anyone's got a copy of the notes or text they posted about re-wiring the +2 joystick ports or hooking up a tape recorder to the motherboard casset…
... find the Spectrum side pinouts it's straightforward enough to work out ... old Spectrum? Ad if so, which one can I divert to an ... plug (PL12) pin 4 and connect to the other leg of the ... taken from the World Of Spectrum (Temporary) Forum
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[NEW] Speccy for Android ReleasedHello, All! A while ago, I have released the Android version of [i]Speccy[/i], my ZX Spectrum emulator. It emulates Spectrum 16k, 48k, 128k, +2, +2A…
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Speccy tape on IOS iPhone and lcd monitor questionHi ive just bought a 48k spectrum to relive a bit of my programming youth . I noticed there's a Speccy tape app that should link to games on this …
... TV standard frequencies that the Spectrum produces. And even if ... you modified the 48k ZX Spectrum to produce a composite video ... converter, it is possible to connect the Spectrum to a VGA display. If ... are talking about a 128k Spectrum (which does have RGB ... -
Vidi-ZX Rombo ProductionsHi I'm about to test if my Vidi-ZX works. It's a device that grabs pictures from VCS and stuff. But as I'm no tech wizard I'm wondering if someone h…
... to have a freeview / DVD / video that has a composite output, connect ... that to your vidi interface and things ... need will be a phono to phono lead (the phono will ... into the back of the spectrum, but you need that type ... -
Opus Discovery "the big switch on" (after 20 years)I have a few of these Opus Discovery's with different Eproms in that have not been swiched for 15-20 years or so . I am in no rush to switch any on …
... (ie perfect as possible) ZX Spectrum ? Well "toastracks 128Ks" are ... "combo" ready LMT keyboarded Spectrum into the fray for testing ... of those flexible edge connectors to connect it to the "dodgy" Opus.
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Opus Discovery "the big switch on" (after 20 years)I have a few of these Opus Discovery's with different Eproms in that have not been swiched for 15-20 years or so . I am in no rush to switch any on …
... Opus Discovery case and connect them using the existing ... The ability to screw down the Spectrum on to the Opus Discovery ... thin aluminium to make a cradle to allow the Spectrum to be connected ... .The cradle can be bolted to ... -
ZX Spectrum Sprite chipHi everyone. As I said some time ago, I wanted to make a 'virtual' Sprite chip for the ZX spectrum, on my ZEsarUX emulator. The idea is to make so…
... /> It's even possible to connect that to your Spectrum, if you buy or ... it doesn't display the Spectrum screen, it's video memory ... 're doing could be made to real hardware, and it wouldn ... -
JoysticksHave all the games on my pc does anybody know of a joystick that will work on pc to play the games.I got game controller like play station and it wil…
... , so I use an adaptor to connect them to a PC.
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Dead issue 3b with black and white barsHi all, I've been donated an issue 3b which has some nice black and white bars with a few flashing blocks. I've done a few RAM tests and could spo…
... , no attempt has been made to accurately differentiate between open circuit ... with the probe not connected to anything, it will show red ... protection, so don't connect it to voltages greater than 5V. But ... basic testing of a ZX Spectrum, this design is okay.
Kempston joystick - port MSB value?In a situation where let's say the kempston is being polled like this: LD BC,NN1F: IN A,(C), what is the 'correct' value of NN? 1. 00 2. FF 3. S…
... doesn't have the wires to do 16-bit IN and ... longer edge connector on the Spectrum design.
However, keypress ... , Protek and Comcon do need to monitor 16-bit addressing. Or, at ...128 +2 grey, no video but still beepsGot a grey 128 from ebay, im using a 48k spectrum powers supply, all voltages seem ok. I cant get compostie video using the normal mod or from the 8…
Assuming the Spectrum is actually displaying a ... input.
Check to see if your TV has ... 1.5V cell (battery), connect positive to the SCART pin 16 and ... the negative to the SCART pin 18. ... then tells the TV to switch to RGB mode instead of ...Spectrum 48k upgraded with PI3, with 10 inch LCD, portableheres the vid https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=AcCKNCehZaY the lcd and driver come from china via ebay the driver will take a composite input, …
... keyboard membrane, connected to an arduino circuit to produce a normal usb ... provide some instructions, how to connect spectrum keyboard membrane to Arduino interface?
I ... mini interface and I want to make similar setup.Spectrum 48k upgraded with PI3, with 10 inch LCD, portableheres the vid https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=AcCKNCehZaY the lcd and driver come from china via ebay the driver will take a composite input, …
... membrane, connected to an arduino circuit to produce a ... some instructions, how to connect spectrum keyboard membrane to Arduino interface?
... interface and I want to make similar setup.
heres the link to the spectrum usb keyboard project by ...SpecNextThis looks interesting... http://www.specnext.com/
... olifiers-talks-about-the-zx-spectrum-next/"]article interview,[/url] they ... RGB outputs present on the Spectrum Next are produced by ... mode, since you can change spectrum video memory, in a ... buffer), for this to work, they have to monitor bank registers too, ...SpecNextThis looks interesting... http://www.specnext.com/
... olifiers-talks-about-the-zx-spectrum-next/"]article interview,[/url] they ... RGB outputs present on the Spectrum Next are produced by ... mode, since you can change spectrum video memory, in a ... buffer), for this to work, they have to monitor bank registers too, ...A focus on old TVs for 48k spectrums The old 48k Spectrum is becoming harder to use "display wise" in its original state. This thread is about retaining originality and not going down …
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Thanks ... do I will know what to order! What you say ... I thought about using the monitor for both. Hopefully the ... will work well enough to enable the 48K Spectrum to be tuned in ... . I will then be able to ...thinking on creating an arcade... somethingHi to all For a while i have been thinking on creating an Arcade Cabinet, but the cost, time and space necessary place it in hold. Recently whi…
... printer; with that you connect it to the USB port of your ... / Pause / Reset / Coin etc. buttons to operate the equivalent MAME default ... can reconfigure all those functions to operate off joystick button presses ... designed for a big CRT monitor, so takes up a hell ...ZX Spectrum video waveformsAll work for this post was done on a ZX Spectrum issue 1 board (16k bytes of RAM only). This was what the Spectrum displayed on the TV screen: [i…
... mean a revolution in ZX-Spectrum graphics :)
... all this actually translates to accurate visual difference, given ... , contrast and saturation from monitor to monitor is highly doubtful. My ... actually not :) Many ZX Spectrum end-users nowadays are ...Are there any differencies between Speccies in different countries?I am asking for differencies of ordinary Speccies, not clones. Can I travel to foreign country, buy Speccy from fleamarket and except it will run at …
... it will be enough to power any Spectrum. Note that AC frequency ... failure leads to the dark side).
Spectrum +2A and ... connector, but you can connect it to a PC power supply ( ... ROMs. The 128k spanish spectrum is different from english because ...Getting a +3 working again (keyboard & tape socket issues)So, as part of my Spectrum restoration project I will also try to tackle the problem child among my fleet, the +3. PROBLEM ONE: Ever since I firs…
... there doesn't seen to be anything to connect it to - one end is ... Amstrad-CPC-PCW-464-6128-Spectrum-3-/371871687672?hash=item569547a3f8:g ... [url="http://zxnet.co.uk/spectrum/schematics/"]Schematics for the ZX ... Spectrum +2A/+3, +2B, and + ...Scart Leads for spectrumHi, I was going through my stuff the other day and found I have all the bits for making spectrum scart leads. I was going to ebay them but thought …
... unoiled chainsaw trying to cut through concrete). ... just looked into Spectrum-to-SCART leads which ... Spectrum-to-SCART lead is of limited use to me, whereas a Spectrum-to ... all places) who sells Spectrum-to-SCART leads for a ... connect a +3's RGB/Peritel socket to ...Spectrum +2 datacorderHi, my Spectrum +2 datacorder isn't working. Does anyone know if I can still load software through the tape/sound socket at the back of the machine i…
... protection, you can damage the spectrum by
applying a strong ... because if you put a spectrum 48k sound cable you are ... putting signal in the output spectrum signal.
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But if I connect it to the bottom half containg the ...ZXBaremulator 35th anniversary editionHi, to celebrate the 35th Spectrum anniversary, I've released the first complete Spectrum 48K bare-metal emulator for Raspberry PI. It's available…
... the possibility, to insert Pi inside the Spectrum case, connect it to his rubber ... .
The question is, how to access the menus and games ... , that dont exist on the Spectrum keyboard? :-?ZXBaremulator 35th anniversary editionHi, to celebrate the 35th Spectrum anniversary, I've released the first complete Spectrum 48K bare-metal emulator for Raspberry PI. It's available…
... , to insert Pi inside the Spectrum case, connect it to his ... The question is, how to access the menus and ... Spectrum keyboard? :-? [/quote]
It would be possible to program ZXBaremulator to ... . Obviously, is needed to rethink the game selection ...ROM emulation in softwareHi, first of all -- I only have shallow / uni knowledge of hardware, electronics, and physics. So forgive me for asking things that are out of that …
... Take a cheap ($5) ESP8266 to communicate with PC via WiFi ... many banks), (8$), connect it to the edge so that it ...
5) Find a way to switch between "programming the RAM ... functionality of ESP8266 to Spectrum to provide WiFi Ethernet connectivity to it via ...I'm totally confused now, RGB, composite, SCART what?Hello everyone. I have a +2A coming from the UK and I am wondering how I'm going to connect it to a modern TV. The TV has inputs on the back that ar…
No SCART, it's never been very popular this part of the world. Useful info there in the links. My other thought is to connect it to an old VGA monitor, I would have other uses for it too but I will need a converter board for this which are happily cheap.Interference when using modern PSUMy 48k revision 3 spectrum with a basic 1 wire composite video mod works perfectly with the original power supply. However When I use a modern regula…
... my broken boyhood spectrum and doubled as me learning to solder. All ... year old me broke off to connect the spectrum to my stereo)
Replaced ... (broken in another failed attempt to connect to stereo)
Recapped all the ...ZX-Uno moddingStarting with ZX-Uno case modding I have not yet received my ZX-Uno yet (it is in the post) but I know that I will have to do at least one mod …
... the cable needed to connect a Recreated Spectrum to a ZX-Uno
to be good quality .
to get that to do the test.< ... it may be possible to find an alternative and ... So essentially I am trying to find out if these ...The ZX Spectrum and its derivatives used in a static , semi portable and portable way.Now on "portabilty" is there any where I will not be able to "go" with this (Now let me see!) Hmm ! Well semi portability should be totally OK as …
... in the 1980s playing a Spectrum game.
The ... cable adaptor so we could connect up to a Homeplug and download ... with offerings from other other Spectrum related genres .
... Number One choice for playing Spectrum games in a portable ...I can't get my +2B to work over RGB to SCART.Hi so I have a black +2B and no matter what I do I get a black screen using the RGB-SCART scart cable (specific for the model ) and I'm using a SCART…
... hooking up the Spectrum to another SCART-equipped TV/monitor? I still suspect ...
