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speccy soundI know this sounds a bit vauge but can anyone explain to me why the music on some 48K games was so amazing and so much better than the usual beeper s…
... 'flip' two bits on the Spectrum to produce a tone. One is ... (oof)...
I used to lock my 2 channel phasing ... ', but the human ear seems to merge them (see Firefly and ... -
OUT sentence.I have a little/big problem. I'm trying to use my Spectrum+ as an alarm device. I want to put TRUE in A6 pin of the SK4 connector ... with an OUT se…
If you want to make any OUT. Use any ... fine.
To make a simple lightsystem, connect 8 LED's ... minium 100 OHM resistant and connect it to GND like this
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earphone socketI have trouble getting a good level out of the ear socket for saving games. Anyone else have this problem? Anyone know how to boost it?
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128 +2 video connections.I have just got my hands on a Spectrum 128 +2 grey model all in working order, what I need to know is if I take a signal from the CVBS Composite Vid…
... worry about losing the sound to the television as you can ... you could connect that to a scarts composite pin and connect the mic ... socket output to the scarts audio ... and still transfer the sound to the TV!
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USA NTSC SPECCY?How can I use the Speccy in a NTSC TV?
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RGB or Composite out of a Spectrum Plus?Anyone know of a way? I dont mind soldering ect. I also heard that their was composite on the expansion bus(Anyone confirm?) Anyone know of a way?
... the sound couldnt be added to the composite before modulation it ... worry about losing the sound to the television as you can ... you could connect that to a scarts composite pin and connect the mic ... socket output to the scarts audio ... -
48 K SpectrumHi. I have 1 off 48 K Spectrum + PSU, Romantic Robot I/F, Opus 3.5 Disk Drive with Printer Port ALL WORKING plus many Games/ Utilities on Tape and D…
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So if ... you would rather donate your Spectrum to somebody else, fine no worries ... send you cheque/postal order to cover postage.
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+2A external tape loadingGot a +2A on the way and will want to load externally. Now I know that the +2A is basically a stripped down +3 with a tape deck instead of a floppy …
Could you not load using one of those cassette adaptors? Just put in in the +2A tape deck, and take the lead from it and connect it to another tape player. -
mercenary: what did u think?mercenary was a fantastic game and i just started playing it again, it wasn't everyones cup of tea though, it had fast graphics (thx to the small scr…
Mercenary is an utterly absorbing game. That, the Driller type games and Carrier Command certainly pushed the Spectrum to it's limits -
mercenary: what did u think?mercenary was a fantastic game and i just started playing it again, it wasn't everyones cup of tea though, it had fast graphics (thx to the small scr…
... Carrier Command certainly pushed the Spectrum to it's limits
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The 20th AnniversaryOkay, it's April 2002, and I'm sure the Spectrum was released in the UK around this time. But does anyone know the exact date? When would the 20th An…
... telling that the other day to a texan guy, and he ... a link to the world of spectrum to my homepage. Just to make some ...Where are you from / who are you / do you still use the real SpectrumJust three questions to see how divers the Spectrumworld is and how many users are still around. If you want to stay anonymous, just answer the last …
... currently use my humble Spectrum. My 48K+ model ... 'm afraid my Spectrum is doomed to collect dust.
I like that story about the Spectrum ... once linked up my Spectrum to the video recorder ... made a mini Spectrum movie by recording ...RGB Cable for Spectrum 128K +2Anyone have one for sale? Or know where I could get one - tried the highstreet stores but no joy :?( Is it a special Sinclair version or can I use …
... is pin 16. Connect it to +12V. Connect ground to 18 and 4 if ... your doing the sound wire. Connect ... sync to 20. Connect red to 15, green to 11 and blue to 7. Connect sound to ...How many games?I was just wondering, how many Speccy games did u actually own when u had ur original Speccy? And how many Speccy games do u own on ur PC (under emul…
Er, not that many for the Spectrum to be honest - 15 to 20. For the C64 I had (and still have) around 250.RGB Cable for Spectrum 128K +2Anyone have one for sale? Or know where I could get one - tried the highstreet stores but no joy :?( Is it a special Sinclair version or can I use …
I discovered a further enhancement to scart cables. If you want the AV mode of the tv automatically selected when the computer is on connect +12V to 8 on the scart socket.Horizons and Thro' The Wall- the greatest game of all time.I just got that Horizons tape in a charity shop, I'd never seen it before, and loaded the programs up. What a barrel of laughs that must have been on…
I had that too, but I found the demo tape that came with my Spectrum + to be miles ahead in terms of quality. It had a game called "demolition" which was similar to Thro' the wall but side-on and with better graphics and sound. Excellent stuff!Imagining speccy versionsIm just fantasying a little bit.. occurs that Im playing like a mad to GhoulsNGhosts and well,. I think this game engine is cool and I think that wo…
... that sense than the old Spectrum ones. I mean, you don ... of War for Spectrum to have included the ability to design new army ...My own Home Computer It's true. My company are planning to build a new Home Computer. It will use a Z80 CPU running at 6mhz, 128k Ram and will run all Spectrum and ZX81 …
... the Data on the Spectrum went through the CPU ... can make a new spectrum if you don't ... to that is still no. It makes even less sense. The Spectrum ... that happens to be ROM space on the spectrum. What you' ... that you use a Spectrum to keep time to. Merely that an ...What Spectrum games do you play most, currently?What Spectrum games do you play most, currently? Mine are: -Match Day -Match Point -Decathlon
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I'm still struggling to become 100% a real person ... ; the game that sold the Spectrum to me back in 1984 and ...Games TV ad.I just came across an mpeg of a Zelda tv commercial, which I reached from Fuzzbucket's website. I thought it was nothing short of hilarious... In th…
... the computer was named db Spectrum +. These were the usual stereotype ... a happy family using the Spectrum to type documents, draw and play ...Spectrum edge connectors and 'Dataman Softy S4'Hi, I moved this from the sales thread because it seems more appropriate...anyway... I was twerping around the idea of turning a Spectrum into a we…
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If you want to have the Spectrum behave as usual, you ... short program running in the Spectrum to do this code loading.
to deassert /ROMCS and join the Spectrum ROM somewhere ...ObituaryYesterday my spectrum died :( Over 7 years of faithful service its finally gone to Silicon heaven. Rest in peace spectrum 48k+ Born sometime in 198…
I'm not sure whats wrong with it. The only way i could connect it to my tv was use a scart cable lead. All I get is black. no picture no flashing squares. And no sounds when i press any keys :(ObituaryYesterday my spectrum died :( Over 7 years of faithful service its finally gone to Silicon heaven. Rest in peace spectrum 48k+ Born sometime in 198…
... only way i could connect it to my tv was use a ...Sinclair Light GunAny idea what it actually does? And how you connect it to a +2A?
... actually does? And how you connect it to a +2A?
to suss it out...a Shooter with the best graphics...may be I will repeat some topic in this one, but I would like to know: what shooter(may be not only shooter, also arcade) do you consider the most be…
You need to look at 'The Space Gun'< ... last few years of the spectrum to see games like this that ...+3 Disk Dumping, Your Problems ?Hi folks, I believe many people who read these forums are in possetion of +3 Disks as listed on the SDP projects' pages. I'd like to know the main …
I know of PD tools that allow you to clone disks though - rather than copy files which obviously wouldn't work for most +3 disks. I can't see any reason why this wouldn't work even if the tools aren't currently availble on the Spectrum to do it.ahem!.. could I have a minute of everyones time please :)ok... here's the thing. I'm looking into sourcing some spare IC's for the whole range of Spectrums - mainly memory, as that's probably the weakest l…
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I just use a Spectrum to play games, I dont understand ...Castlevania ZX looking REALLY nice in color :)[url="http://www.redeya.com/bytemaniacos/castlevania.html"]http://www.redeya.com/bytemaniacos/castlevania.html[/url]
If someone has a display code for Spectrum to show these 64x96 Pixel images, please send it to me... Maybe I can make another Lowres mode for BMP2SCR Pro.
[email="lcd.one@chello.at"]lcd.one@chello.at[/email]Loading at 1500 Baud.Just curious, I read that some of you want to load their games at 1500 Baud. Why do you want to do that now these days? Why wait 4,5 minute if you ca…
... ZXPC interface are you refering to.
What you ... likes of RealSpectrum and link to you spectrum via a network, perhaps ... on the spectrum.
Are you trying to load fast ... things fast on your real spectrum to play them ?
...What do you reckon the best management game is?Yesterday and today I have been playing Football Manager on an emulator, I play it on an emultator rather than the original, so that I can inrcease t…
... found just as I start to get a load of successful ... I've got is going to be a sure fire hit ... waiting 5 minutes for the Spectrum to calculate results after each game ...
