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Noob's guide to joysticksWhy on earth would I be asking this *now*, I hear you all scream? The answer... curiosity. Back in the day all I ever had was a +2 and Sinclair's …
... to mind), but a quick search here shows something about ... "port 127". Does this mean a ... this also gave a Timedata joystick as a further control option ... have a joystick either had a Kempston or a programmable interface ... -
On the first day of christmas my Speccy gave to me....1 - Manic Miner's Banyan Tree 10 - Ten Stormlords leaping Any more suggestions? This is how the song goes: [code] Twelve drummers drummin…
... piping,
Ten lords a-leaping,
Nine ... br /> Eight maids a-milking,
Seven swans a-swimming,
... Six geese a-laying,
... a partridge in a pear tree![/code]
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Any Spectrum 128K for Australia !Anyone have a working 128k for sale any model in reasonable condition or 128k+,+2,+2a,+3 they don't want which they would be happy to ship to Austral…
Anyone have a working 128k for sale any model in reasonable condition or 128k+,+2,+2a,+3 they don't want which they would be happy to ship to Australia or even better is already in Oz, pm me :) -
spectrum 128k toastracklooking for a good 128k toastrack. would like it in original box. looked on ebay some years ago and they were reasonably priced now they seem sky hig…
looking for a good 128k toastrack. would like it in original box. looked on ebay some years ago and they were reasonably priced now they seem sky high. anyway I don't mind recapping it just need a working example. -
Top-down scrolling racing gamesAre there any of these on the Spectrum? A brief search brings up the recent Car Wars but that is on static screens, and everything else seems to be O…
Are there any of these on the Spectrum? A brief search brings up the recent Car Wars but that is on static screens, and everything else seems to be Outrun/HangOn type games. -
Replacing z80Hi all, I've just finished removing my z80 and installing it back in in a socket. Surprisingly I haven't broken anything in the process and the sp…
... installing it back in in a socket. Surprisingly I haven't ... the speccy seems to be working fine.
I socketed ... the previous suggestions point to a duff M1 line.
a working z80 from? I can get ... -
wtb: Spectrum and/or Spectrum Plus CaseLooking to buy a Spectrum (rubber key) and a Plus case. I would be interested in a case only, or a non functional machine - don't want to take a wor…
Looking to buy a Spectrum (rubber key) and a Plus case. I would ... be interested in a case only, or a non functional machine ... - don't want to take a working machine out of circulation just ... to get a case for my Harlequin project ... -
Are there any unreleased Spectrum games or prototypes in the hands of collectors?You know how some games for various machines were written but never released, and then a collector buys the developers' discs or whatever hardware, a…
... but never released, and then a collector buys the developers' ... whatever hardware, and keeps the working game to himself? Like how ... person is supposed to have a working Marble Madness 2 machine, and ... based Spectrum games, such as a Popeye game?
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Repair ZX Spectrum +2 black issue 1Hi all, after a long time i will try to repair a ZX Spectrum +2 black i found the last days i know for sure that CPU is damaged (already repla…
Hi all,
after a long time i will try ... to repair a ZX Spectrum +2 black i ... damaged (already replace it with a working one)
before starting ... them for sure? i have a working 48k, 128k and 128 +2 ... -
Shaken But Not StirredDoes anyone have a working copy of this unlicensed James Bond adventure game? (The TZX at WOS doesn't load in any of my emulators - it seems to be co…
Does anyone have a working copy of this unlicensed James ... -
Great Giana Sisters Apparently The Great Giana Sisters never saw release for the ZX Spectrum, due to legal pressure from Nintendo. Yet, apparently some time ago a work…
... apparently some time ago a working copy did seem to ... the possibility this is a fake of course, BUT ... november 1988 - where a certain Gavin Sharpin writes ... proving that at least a few copies did find ... /> Any hopes of finding a complete copy somewhere - so it ... -
Amstrad equivalent of .rzx files ?Wondered what they are ? I thought they were .snp or .snr but a cursory search did not really find anything like our "rzx archive" equivalent for thi…
... .snp or .snr but a cursory search did not really find anything ... machine.
Anyone have a suitable link of something suitable ... -
Graphic equivalent of control characters?I have done a Google search, but can't seem to find any. Is there anywhere which lists graphics for the control characters? That is, the ASCII Con…
I have done a Google search, but can't seem to ... , and Ctrl-M would be a "down-then-to-the left ... -
Zx81I have a working ZX81..the external appearance is extremly good, I typed very recently a BASIC program and it is working....but the keyboard has a co…
I have a working ZX81..the external ... very recently a BASIC program and it is working....but ... the keyboard has a column of ... guess it would require a membrane about 13 GBP/16EUR ... br /> I sell therfore this working ZX81 + power supply for 59 ... -
Third-party ZX81 RAM packsOne of the things that's previously held me back from fishing for a ZX81 on eBay - other than "will the ULA on this machine sold as 'untested' be com…
... me back from fishing for a ZX81 on eBay - other than ... fried?" was getting hold of a 16K RAM pack. Now, even ... /> Are they all much of a muchness, or are there clear ... mind I haven't had a ZX81 since I was eight ... the last time it had a working RAM pack I was [i ... -
Dear Santa for my Christmas present I would like any one of the followingThe complete Spectrum NEXT in the new design case, with a full manual and maxed out with all the options - please! A working Timex 2068 with power s…
... all the options - please!
A working Timex 2068 with power supply ... and manuals plus a cartridge doesnt matter whats on ... code.
A joystick that plugs into a PC and will ... the titles.
A printer that doesnt cost a fortune to keep ... -
Miracle Systems RGB monitor interfaceUpon doing some reading of the book [i]The Complete Spectrum edited by Alan Scott[/i] I found a reference to this RGB interface for the Spectrum whic…
... Scott[/i] I found a reference to this RGB ... press, Miracle Systems announced a new RGB interface for ... 8K RAM, which holds a copy of the Spectrum' ... even let you have a TV picture at the ... signal..."
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Curious feature of tape loader for Pssst!Hi everyone, I have a copy of the Ultimate game Pssst! on tape, which I decided to copy to 3-inch disk so I could load onto my +3 quickly, and so …
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I have a copy of the Ultimate game ... loader for Pssst! has a few obfuscations to make it ... the point where I have a working disk version of Pssst!. ... make any difference) is a two-byte code block that ... sure it was within a certain range--to check ... -
Horizontal black and white bars on ZX Spectrum 128k ToastrackSo I found a working 128k toastrack on a local auction site. After playing around with it for a few days I noticed the sound of the AY chip was reall…
So I found a working 128k toastrack on a local auction site. After ... playing around with it for a few days I noticed the ... I googled around and found a mod to get more volume ... . I tried power cycling a few times and then it ... so I think I did a well enough job on ... -
ZX Spectrum 128k Toastrack with horizontal black and white barsSo I found a working 128k toastrack on a local auction site. After playing around with it for a few days I noticed the sound of the AY chip was reall…
So I found a working 128k toastrack on a local auction site. After ... playing around with it for a few days I noticed the ... I googled around and found a mod to get more volume ... . I tried power cycling a few times and then it ... so I think I did a well enough job on ... -
Does Google sell data that matches your email with your Google searches?I understand how Google "survives" by selling data without personally identifiable information, but something strange happened in the past two weeks …
... info on Keto diets after a few days of reading about ... share) and match it with a google search? My Google account was ... -
Testing an Interface 1As title, is there an easy way on how can I test to see if its functional or not please ? :) Please bear in mind I do not have *any* microdrives n…
... br />
As a sidenote after a reset or a NEW just entering ... "RUN" does correctly ( ? ) give a "Program Finished" message so its ... either unfortunately) but I have a working rubbery keyed machine to also ... with. I do have a working +2A and a +3 but I've ... -
The trials and tribulations of the external tape recorderAnd you may find this a strange topic, because having been a +2 owner for the last 31-and-a bit years, it's not something I've had to deal with in th…
... Tascam machine that Techmoan reviewed a while back. But for Spectrum ... wasn't exactly stellar as a recorder, either. I tried ... from TZX2WAV via Audacity using a number of different volume settings ... I might get one with a working volume control and which makes ... -
Games, similarities and plagiarism.Do you remember back we all discussed out the game [url="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0005146"]Tarantula[/url] had bits of [url="…
... I as doing a bit of a speccy search and stumbled across this ... -
What happened to Chav Britain?Do Chavs even still exist as a sub culture, a web search of Chavs reveals a lot of old mid millenial-2011 era articles, but nothing new other than ot…
... exist as a sub culture, a web search of Chavs reveals a lot of ... .
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Of course, when the M1 line of the Z80 CPU is failing, the Z80 CPU must be replaced![quote]Of course, when the M1 line of the Z80 CPU is failing, the Z80 CPU must be replaced![/quote] Err, why? If you are trying to use an interfa…
... or expansion that needs a Z80 MPU with a working /M1 line, yes ... any expansion or using a simple interface like a joystick interface, then ... ’s irrelevant if it’s working or not!
Ragnar not found on Infoseek - Direct link from Google brings Server Internal Error 500Tried to open: https://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0024984 (which I found with a GOOGLE search: "zx spectrum Ragnar" because Infoseek…
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(which I found with a GOOGLE search: "zx spectrum Ragnar" because ...Penetrator - Compiled Basic ?For clarity: The Melbourne House sideways scrolling 'shoot em up' game, a very good game for its time and it still plays relatively well today, with …
... scrolling 'shoot em up' game, a very good game for its ... part of it was, but a very cursory glance at the ... on FB or here, but a quick search did not reveal it.3D maze gamesI remember playing many games of this type when I first got the Spectrum, but after all these years I seem not to recall which ones were really good …
... or entertaining. :|
A quick search in infosoeek (presuming I inserted ...Batman the Movie - 48k TAPHello Everyone, Just wondering if anyone has a working 48k Batman the Movie TAP file. Game as per the below:- https://worldofspectrum.org/archi…
... /> Just wondering if anyone has a working 48k Batman the Movie TAP ... the Internet, I have found a couple of examples from different ... , with what appears to be a level clock count down timer ... decimal?
Just fancy a go on my 48k+ but ...
