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The 20th comp.sys.sinclair Crap Games Competition thread!Hi all, [SIZE="7"][B][CENTER]ANNOUNCEMENT![/CENTER][/B][/SIZE] The comp.sys.sinclair Crap Games Competition 2015 is now well and truly OPEN! [url]…
[QUOTE=leespoons;820684]That's the sort of entry I like - ... works/fails on the +3, autoruns and was delivered in the post on punchtape (special ... -
Serial comms - duzzit work?Has anyone ever successfully got two 128K Speccies (of any variant) to communicate with each other over the SERIAL / RS232 / MIDI / AUX ports? I can'…
... QUOTE=joefish;821861]So do the +2 / +3 ROMs contain routines for ...
[QUOTE=joefish;821861]The disassembly of the 48K ROM is well ... Farrow has disassemblies of the 128k ROMs on his site [url] ... code is in ROM0 on the 128k, but ROM1 on the +3. If you don ... -
Spectrum +3 tape Loading !Hi all ! Wonder if anyone else has come across this. Ive recently bought a +3 from ebay. On the whole its fab. The disks work fine, the 128k tape g…
The tape input on the +3 is fine, you just need sufficient signal level.Admittedly that's quite a high level. Probably at least 2 Vp-p to be sure it's high enough. -
Gryzor box coversWould anyone happen to have or know where to see box scans of the Ocean-Imagine Helias version of Gryzor, as well as the disk release of it? Imagine …
Well if it didn't work on the +3, it probably also didn't work on the +2A and that would've been unacceptable for a Hit Squad release. -
Returning zx spectrum +3 owner - a few questionsHi everyone I'm a returning +3 owner, my spectrum has been dug out of the loft, not used since 1998. My setup was a +3 with a multiface 3 and a e…
... 3 and I may very well be confusing the ... a resistor to pull the logic gate to ground ... normal HD floppy drive on the +3 requires major surgery, ... only one of the incompatibility issues. The +3 is designed ... to use a shugart drive, as used on the ... -
New member searching for DIY informationHi everybody, I'm totally new on this forum, and in the Spectrum family. Usually i work with Amstrad computer and Atari also. I made various interf…
The +3 floppy interface type things are no use to you on a Grey ... +2 because the port decoding is ... done in the gate array on the +3/black +2. Also those ... machines have 4 16k ROMs where the ... -
What is the "SPECTRUM" keyword on a 128K?The 128K replaced UDG characters T and U with new commands; PLAY and SPECTRUM (or possibly the other way around.) The manual ([url="http://www.wor…
... the paging enabled IIRC.
The 48k ROM page on the ... 128k models is not absolutely identical to the ... original 48k ROM (particularly on the +3), which ... to 128k mode with the available commands, although ... -
What is the "SPECTRUM" keyword on a 128K?The 128K replaced UDG characters T and U with new commands; PLAY and SPECTRUM (or possibly the other way around.) The manual ([url="http://www.wor…
[quote="Battle Bunny;836167"]The 48k ROM page on the 128k models is not ... absolutely identical to the original ... 48k ROM (particularly on the +3), which causes some ... -
What is the "SPECTRUM" keyword on a 128K?The 128K replaced UDG characters T and U with new commands; PLAY and SPECTRUM (or possibly the other way around.) The manual ([url="http://www.wor…
... that it was actually possible, on the +3/+2A, to go into 48K ... BASIC with the SPECTRUM command, insert UDGs "T ... , then return to 128K using the aforementioned "USR 23354" and run ... the program with all 21 UDGs ... -
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 …
... holes are there on the PCB but only 3 of these are ... actually used or carried through on the outer case (the ... one on the more central position ... as a stand off on the 3 bolts actually carries through ... -
New Game - CR2: The EscapeHi, I'd just like to announce my new ZX Spectrum 48k title CR: The Escape, a platform game, which is available to download [url="http://stephennichol…
POKE 30894,0 for infy lives on the 3.3 version (no idea if that works on the older ones). :) -
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 …
... voltage stuff, like for use on the +3.3V, +5V and 12V supplies ... nice screw terminal block for the mains wiring. Then there ... earth wire to go to the PCB. I can do ... to take some photos of the existing mains wiring so ... I can check that the Discovery issue D is ... -
New Game - CR2: The EscapeHi, I'd just like to announce my new ZX Spectrum 48k title CR: The Escape, a platform game, which is available to download [url="http://stephennichol…
[quote="Lee Tonks;838318"]POKE 30894,0 for infy lives on the 3.3 version (no idea if that works on the older ones). :)[/quote]
Didn't know that one myself - thanks!
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Bomb Munchies - preview releaseBomb Munchies Preview release Version 12th Jan 2014 [URL=http://s979.photobucket.com/user/MatGubbins/media/bmsix_zpsc33279a2.gif.html][IMG]http://i…
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Printing the correct numbers on screen = working
... USB joypads scattered around on the floor, it will ... I have the same problem with EmuZwin on the 3 PC that ... 3 joypad game available, with another on
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ZX Spectrum Reviews Website - major updateFinally got around to uploading a major update to the database tonight. The site now boasts not only every single Crash review but also every one fr…
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Just to clarify on the Your Sinclair reviews: All of ... . If anyone can help on the 3 outstanding YS reviews it would ... of the text is indecipherable from the quality of the page ... Licence to Kill - just the text from the pictures.
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Why is RGB the best?Sorry, I know my question may sound odd but I have been doing some reading lately and this has struck me. This is what we know: RF -> CVBS -> …
... be 0, 2, or 3.
On the +3, Black +2 and Peritel ... +2 the RGB socket output is ... with the bright signal mixed into the colour giving three levels. On the toastracks ... -
The Idiot's guide to 3.5 inch floppies on a +3All help gratefully received, including blow by blow instructions and tutorials. I am interseted in adding a floppy drive (3.5 inch) to my +3 as an …
The short answer is you can' ... images as they only support the standard MSDOS disk format. That ... from a PC to a +3 but it's not simply ... , and booting a game up on the +3. -
The Idiot's guide to 3.5 inch floppies on a +3All help gratefully received, including blow by blow instructions and tutorials. I am interseted in adding a floppy drive (3.5 inch) to my +3 as an …
... since finding it. On the SAMdisk web page it ... explains about the different disk protections used on the +3 .dsk images ... the +2A/+3 models, but 48k version works without the in-game tune. On the +3 ... disk version it has a working 128k version. As the ... -
Correction of +2 hardware errorsThis is a collection of various pieces of information picked up from various places, including a lot from this forum. I have edited it and reworded i…
... to the technical help section of Crash asking about the sound quality on the +3 ... to which the expert replied that ... all +3's have rubbish ... -
SD card reader for Spectrum +3Hi Guys, I want to buy an SD card reader for my +3. I have seen that the DivMMC works on the +3, but I have heard of other ones, like the SMART c…
Afaik there is no +3 dsk support, just Betadisk/TR- ... as there are very few +3 specific games, and if they ... have issues with some games on the +3 but that's incompatibilities with ... the machine rather than the device. There is a thread on these ... -
No video from my Spectrum +3 hot chips!I still can't get to the bottom of my +3 giving no video. It powers up and both the power and disk drive lights are on solid. The disk drive won't ma…
... 16k/48k boards, the logic on the +3 only needs +5V. So by ... all means test this (+/-5%). The ... the RGB socket), plus the serial & aux ports, and the disk drive. The ... -
DivMMC and +3 BASIC questionHi everyone, sorry if I'm about to tread a well-worn path here but I looked and looked, and I found something in the DivMMC manual but I'm not sure i…
I got a 3.5" drive working with the +3 in the end, not ... /> Anyway, I used the Speccy Tape app on the iPhone to get Garry ... Lancaster's utilities onto the ... able to get Elite running on the +3, booting the game and save/loading ... -
program upload via Interface 1 RS232 from PC/Mac/LinuxHello. I've made good on a promise to my 13 year old self and have been recently learning spectrum z80 coding. I can happily build a program (as …
... both the Interface 1 and for the built-in RS232 port on the +3/+2A ... extend support to the built-in serial ports on the 128k+/ +2 ... machines--the routines are located ... project I have on the go for the QL, so progress on ZX Trans ... -
Line DemoI was looking in the source code of another game (that Akalabeth game), with lots of line drawings. The difference was that they don't use the PL…
... 48K mode, the use of the LINE keyword isn't the reason; on the +3 (with ... which i am most familiar), and presumably the ... on every single model - yes even the toastrack / grey +2, and the +3 ... that you used, to the +3, and i seem to ... -
Line DemoI was looking in the source code of another game (that Akalabeth game), with lots of line drawings. The difference was that they don't use the PL…
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It's the same problem on the +3, but i found that ... caveat: when you LIST the program, the code will still show up ... test all the different (official) models too.[/quote]
On this point ... only set the BORDER to the same colour as the PAPER, but ... -
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 …
... the RED button is pressed on one of the Multifaces fitted on the ... right side Opus Discovery edge connector.. These effects varied on the 3 ... Multifaces . But the fact that none ... indicate a fault with the NMI fine wire link ... -
ZX 128+ RGB Scart - ghosting,patterns,flickeringHi all, I have a ZX Spectrum 128+ with RGB Scart (from TheSinclairShop bought ages ago) hooked on a 40' Samsung Smart TV. Awful ghosting, silly p…
... long term use. TBH for the amount of fiddly soldering required ... for the external power input on a 128, or the internal mod on the +3 and ... -
3.5" disk drive on plus 3 or HXC/GotekHello all I have a zx spectrum +3 and in the late 90s I used a teac FD-235F drive as an external 3.5 drive. It was very eay to connect as it had …
... work as an external drive on the +3.
I've written a ... on how to build a suitable cable and get the connectors all the ... be fully jumpered to emulate the correct unit with drive select ... , just without messing around with the ready signal. Just have all ... -
+2 tape input protectionI'll start this by admitting I've not checked on a 48K or Toasty-Rack diagram to see how the tape input is actually wired in but what I'm asking is f…
... less fed straight into the ULA on these machines.[/quote]< ... input circuit as it would on the +3.
If ... the stereo socket together, solder the socker back on, and wire the ... the socket work like the +3 tape/sound with input and output on the same 3 ...
