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Two dead SpectrumsHi all, Long time since I posted on here. I'm having a bit of a clear-out, and I've re-discovered two Spectrums I had in the loft : One is an orig…
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Top 10 Spam Topics of the dayJust had a look in my Spam folder to see what wonders I had lurking? Here's the 10 at the top of my list :lol: Ungo Cartoa: The Touchless Orgasm…
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PC Problem #3234 NO VIDEO INPUTAround a while back I booted my computer and got "NO VIDEO INPUT" on my monitor, the computer was working (lights etc...)..just bios was not kicking …
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Divide + joysticIs it possible to connect a joystick on spectrum 128 (heatsink) with classic divide ?
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What was this game called?Always thought this would make a good speccy game, the kids at our school used to play it a couple of years ago when they were supposed to be doing t…
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Remake of ALIEN underway. Ideas wanted. :)Okay, so there's a new competition over at Retro Remakes and the idea is to make a '[URL="http://retroremakes.com/forum/index.php/topic,1355.msg26832…
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My graphics card started playing up today.All of a sudden, flashing squares and other artefacts began appearing on my screen. It's an nVidia 6200LE, a fanless kind in a PCI-E slot. Well, I th…
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My CPU heatsink wasn't clipped on.and my computer has been running something like 24/7 for the past something weeks., from time to time doing heavy stuff like compilation tasks and su…
and my computer has been running something like 24/7 for the past something weeks., from time to time doing heavy stuff like compilation tasks and such.
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Old age is setting in...Ok... I was reading some of the threads about "first game" and this reminded me of my first game however, I can't even remember if it was one of thos…
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Favorite models! :)Hello everyone. This topic has probably been covered before, but I cant be bothered to look back through the archive to check! What is everyones fav…
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Computer MeltDown.Today I had a computer meltdown. I have a PC in my arcade machine, its been running fine. I've had it on for 6 hours recently and the Pentium D was …
... back. The CPU cooling fan heatsink assembly had self disctucted, the ... from the heatskink/fan. The heatsink was too hot to touch ... /> I cannot understand why the heatsink failed.
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Man Utd VS MLS allstarsManchester Utd are coming to Reliant Stadium in Houston on July 28th to play the MLS Allstars..got my tickets yesterday. It's going feel odd watchi…
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testing if speccy is fully functionalHi, There is so much mention of T states but still confused. Does this mean if an instructin is out by a T-state or more then the speccy is faulty?…
7805 Regulator HelpI am hoping to replace the 7805 regulator in my issue 3 48K Spectrum soon. Unfortunately I don't know exactly what to buy to replace it with (my fat…
... a 7805 that requires no heatsink, but it seems to be ...Best model to buy...Hi all, Long time lurker, finally signed up. Had a speccy (a 48k+) back in the day (and a C64 for my sins), played a lot of games and got into machi…
... done, I reckon the 128k (heatsink) is the one to go ...FA: ZX Spectrum 128k - Boxed with accessories and gameJust found this awesome little treasure trove of a website! I'm selling my ZX Spectrum 128k (heatsink version) and thought I'd put a notice up in he…
... selling my ZX Spectrum 128k (heatsink version) and thought I'd ...Carmageddon port crashes and burns?Why did no one post on here that the DOS classic Carmageddon was being remaded to run on Windows (well, a coder was writing his own version of the ga…
... run under Windows, with varying degrees of failure.
Anyway ...48k issue 2 boardsJust picked up a rubber key issue 2, faulty membrane as usual, cracked at the top so trimming not an option (ill be ordering soon Rich!) What strikes…
... how hot the unusually placed heatsink gets, and this is within ...Testing memory/transistors etc with multimeterAnyone have a rough guide to show how to do this properly? Im using the diode setting on the multimeter to test various components, im touching the b…
... the black probe to the heatsink and going around the corner ...Fuzzy Screen On 48k Spectrum.Hi there. I bought a Spectrum off eBay last week (another for my collection lol), and it suffers with a fuzzy screen e.g. it looks like interference …
... earthing the meter on the heatsink and probing the legs of ... had my meter earthed on heatsink and probed with red lead ...Fully integrated ZX+Hi, I just want to show some inspiration for integration HW to ZX+ case ;-) - ZX48 issue 3 board, without all parts regarding video generating (pa…
... computer (regulator is bypassed, no heatsink, external power supply)
- in ...ZX kempston joystick (through edge) interfaceHello, I am desperatelly loking for purchase of either: 1) ZX Spectrum Kempston joystick (through edge) interface (if there are two joystick ports o…
... with my original ZX 128K heatsink model
2) or ...Need help modifying a PDF (if possible)Someone was kind enough to spend days scanning a [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=2001368"]book[/URL] for me while I work on ot…
... pages and rotate them 90 degrees, creating 2 pages out of ...SE Basic questionsI've got a 128k heatsink machine which I'm working on modding to include a proper keyboard and built in DivIDE+.. Was I right in reading that the S…
I've got a 128k heatsink machine which I'm working ...Microvitec 1431 MonitorI've been lucky enough to get my hands on a Microvitec 1431 monitor, the one with a dedicated Spetrum input. This works great on a 48k with the in…
... get it working on 128k heatsink but get nothing when using ...heat / temp sensor on an athlon xp ?just curious if it's on the chip or the mobo , it's really old msi [url]http://www.msi.com/product/mb/MS-6390.html[/url] scrapped off the old past…
... paste / pad on the old heatsink .. re-applied used that artic ...Valuation HelpA composite modded ZX Spectrum 48K rubber keyed Rev 2 board. Excellent condition of the membrane. With new reg chip, which is normally hot, changed t…
... lump of metal (80's heatsink :lol:):
[img]http://www ...Spectrum 128+ toast rack and also microdrive for saleHaving gone from 0 to 5 spectrums in a few months there is only so much room in my heart (and my house) for retro loveliness... cgi.ebay.co.uk/SINCL…
... .uk/SINCLAIR-128K-ZX-SPECTRUM-HEATSINK-VERSION-w-extras-/280701128148?pt ...Loading screen "reveals" - did only US Gold do this sort of thing?You know the sort of thing, how sometimes loading screens would appear a bit at a time in a non-standard way. Here's one I grabbed from 720 Degrees: …
... one I grabbed from 720 Degrees:
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Taking the Spectrum for a bath - Lots of SEXY photos!Decided to take a Spectrum +2 for a bath this weekend. It was non-working, so it needed fixing. It booted to a fuzzy dark picture and I thought "Ah, …
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I put a little heatsink onto the Z80 CPU. This ...
