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  • Fully-addressed devices initiative (FADI)I would like to introduce an initiative for those who create new pieces of hardware containing legacy devices with well-known addresses. It says that…

    ... with the 16/48k and Grey +2.[/QUOTE]
    Migration to ... have now. The number of +3 and +2a,b considerably less.
    Black_Cat Black_Cat March 2013 Hardware
  • Fully-addressed devices initiative (FADI)I would like to introduce an initiative for those who create new pieces of hardware containing legacy devices with well-known addresses. It says that…

    ... to consider that the +2A/+3 and +2B are practically ... />
    Actually, +2A/B/3 machines have the weakest ULA ... I've repaired less +2A/B/3 computers, because they are ... . The most frequent +2A/B/3 ULA failure is due ... a +2 grey by placing a +2 grey ROM chip into ...
    mcleod_ideafix mcleod_ideafix March 2013 Hardware
  • +2b RGB to CompositeHello , My samsung LCD TV duznt seem to like my +2b RGB scart lead , I get a picture but theres lots of snow in front of it , My spectrum+ 48k with t…

    If I remember correctly, the +2a/b/+3 has 12v where the composite ... signal is on a +2 Grey ...
    napoleonblownaparte napoleonblownaparte April 2013 Hardware
  • Corsarios 128This is a 128k version of Corsarios with AY music and sound. It was converted from +3 disk image by Slider. tap image - [url]http://speccy-live.unter…

    ... games from Opera Soft for 2a/+3 can't work in 128k ... for 2a/+3 can't work in [B](normal: 128k+ and +2 grey ...
    Metalbrain Metalbrain April 2013 Games
  • Corsarios 128This is a 128k version of Corsarios with AY music and sound. It was converted from +3 disk image by Slider. tap image - [url]http://speccy-live.unter…

    ... for 2a/+3 can't work in [B](normal: 128k+ and +2 grey ...
    Ivanzx Ivanzx April 2013 Games
  • Corsarios 128This is a 128k version of Corsarios with AY music and sound. It was converted from +3 disk image by Slider. tap image - [url]http://speccy-live.unter…

    [QUOTE=Metalbrain;692556]I think he meant "all games from Opera Soft for 2a/+3 can't work in [B](normal: 128k+ and +2 grey) 128k models[/B]".[/QUOTE]
    Yes, yes!!!
    Slider Slider April 2013 Games
  • +3 Audio hates me with a passionHihi Since nobody seemed to have a spare +3B board, I've been trying to replace the audio entirely, aiming for a speaker inside the machine Since p…

    ... ;693578]No, the +3 is just the +3.
    The disk-less ... version was called the +2A because ... distinction between the +2 (grey case) and the +2A (black case), it ... that the main difference between +2A and +2B is that Amstrad ...
    The_Bert The_Bert April 2013 Hardware
  • Video output questions...Two questions... [QUOTE]1. The yellow and blue colours seem out of phase on the display. Is this normal for an RF connection to the TV/monitor?[/QUO…

    ... /SCARTCable/Spectrum128SCARTCablePlus2.htm"]Spectrum +2 (grey)[/URL]
    [URL="http://www ... /Spectrum128/SCARTCable/Spectrum128SCARTCablePlus3.htm"]Spectrum +2A / + 3[/URL]
    [URL="http://www ...
    Fruitcake Fruitcake April 2013 Hardware
  • New game: Funky FungusHappy Easter folks! What's better to do during these Spring holidays than playing some new game on our Spectrums? ;-) And lo, here is... [center] [y…

    ... and french).
    Procedure :
    - Grey +2 (english ROM) and DivIDE ... : there are 3 different tap versions for the +2 (+2A unsupported), for ...
    bugpat bugpat May 2013 Brand new software
  • Project #1 : Speccy 128k+2 with diVide inside...Hi guys, I just have finished my Super Spectrum #1 The idea (I was thinking of that since 2007) was to fit an english grey +2 motherboard in a +2A…

    ... I remember correctly, the +2A/B and +3 have membranes that have ... QUOTE]

    True, the +2A ribbon connectors are wider, so ... (dead) keyboard membrane with a grey one.
    On the other ... for him, I connected a grey membrane with shorter ribbon connectors ...
    bugpat bugpat May 2013 Hardware
  • Project #1 : Speccy 128k+2 with diVide inside...Hi guys, I just have finished my Super Spectrum #1 The idea (I was thinking of that since 2007) was to fit an english grey +2 motherboard in a +2A…

    ... =bugpat;700147]I connected a grey membrane with shorter ribbon connectors ... the rear end of the +2A keyboard connectors on the motherboard ... connectors, whereas with the +3 and +2a/b Amstrad didn't have ...
    memrah memrah May 2013 Hardware
  • Project #1 : Speccy 128k+2 with diVide inside...Hi guys, I just have finished my Super Spectrum #1 The idea (I was thinking of that since 2007) was to fit an english grey +2 motherboard in a +2A…

    ... connectors, whereas with the +3 and +2a/b Amstrad didn't have ... port... So on my now grey +2A, I have to open the ... " - hard to follow ? :-D ) the grey heatsink fits perfectly, but I ...
    bugpat bugpat May 2013 Hardware
  • 'Mutants' 128 musicI just fired this up and had forgotten just how good the 128k music is on this. It's by Fred Gray and it a corker of a tune and goes on for a good fe…

    ... a +2/+2A/+3 then probably not as slight differences in the ROMs ...
    Jmk Jmk May 2013 Games
  • Introduce yourself[SIZE=3][FONT=Comic Sans MS]This is the thread to stop by & introduce yourself.[/FONT][/SIZE]

    ... my first ZX Spectrum +2 (grey model) when I was just ... living in Fuengirola :) with my +2A and +3!
    DId you use ...
    Ivanzx Ivanzx May 2013 Chit chat
  • autofire with amstrad +2 and 3's ?maybe this has been covered in the mists of time notice after building a few converters some joysticks worked and some didn't. zipstik (my fav... n…

    ... ports on the +2/+2A/+2B/+3 are of course completely non ... not sure about the +2 grey (forget if I have tested ... .

    On the +2A, +2B and +3, the joystick ports are ...
    1024MAK 1024MAK July 2013 Hardware
  • Games/Programs making use of DivIDE featuresHello :) I have a question: I may be wrong, but it looks like the DivIDE and similar interfaces for the ZX Spectrum are almost exclusively used for …

    ... I need *all* the RAM. +3 users will have to load ... out the toaster and the grey +2. At that point it ... sense to just target the +2A. Although I could use divIDE ...
    chev chev July 2013 Development
  • Kiss Kill - a Spectrum music video from Candy Says and GasmanYou may remember [url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=43068]the preview[/url] of this from back in March - here's the final re…

    ... test it in my real +2A... and sadly it goes out ... is from the differences in video timings in the +2A...[/QUOTE]

    Ack, yes... that'll be the differences over ... that are contended on the +2A/+3. I should probably fix that ...
    gasman gasman July 2013 Announcements
  • Definitive list of games incompatible with +2A/+3 and of compatible versions (if any)I am trying to compile the definitive list of games which are incompatible with the +2A and the +3 and of their compatible versions, if they are pres…

    ... music when played on a +2A or +3. Does that count as ... that explains all the subtle differences between "true" 48 BASIC mode ...
    stephenw32768 stephenw32768 August 2013 Games
  • The "best" Z80?What's the best Z80 for Spectrums? I know there are differences between brands (Nec, Zilog, Thomson) and technologies (CMOS, NMOS), so what Z80 woul…

    ... the original 48k/128k/+2/+2a/+3 used NMOS or CMOS versions ... + and 128k did. And my grey +2 does.

    [B ...
    1024MAK 1024MAK August 2013 Hardware
  • Kiss Kill - a Spectrum music video from Candy Says and GasmanYou may remember [url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=43068]the preview[/url] of this from back in March - here's the final re…

    ... , yes... that'll be the differences over which 128K pages are ... that are contended on the +2A/+3. I should probably fix that ... works with correct timings on +2A / +3. Same links as before:
    gasman gasman August 2013 Announcements
  • Anyone using an RGB SCART cable with a +2A/+3 and LCD TV?In [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=44697"]a recent thread[/URL], I mused: [quote]Can +2As be composite modded? If so, I…

    ... have a Spectrum +2 grey and a RGB-SCART cable ... (suitable for the grey) from [URL="http://myworld ... black) and a Spectrum +3, both of which work just ... (suitable for the +2A, +2B and +3), also from [URL ... /> About the Spectrum +2 grey. Some (as in most) have ...
    1024MAK 1024MAK August 2013 Hardware
  • Checking a Spectrum +2AI've just bought a (working) black +2A, and whilst I await the new Scart lead and an appropriate PSU, I thought I would ask a quick question about an…

    ... /> I don't have a +2A to take a photo of ... have a +2 (grey), a +2B and a +3.
    As you ... /> Speccy +2 vs +2B vs +3
    [IMG]http://farm4.staticflickr ...
    1024MAK 1024MAK August 2013 Hardware
  • Border art viewerRecently, we were working with diver/4d on border art. The idea was to push the techniques of drawing on the border to the limit and to see, how much…

    ... heatsink (same ULA as +2 grey) [B] NOT OK[/B]

    Spectrum +2A (same gate array as +2B/+3) [B]NOT OK ...
    mcleod_ideafix mcleod_ideafix August 2013 Development
  • Border art viewerRecently, we were working with diver/4d on border art. The idea was to push the techniques of drawing on the border to the limit and to see, how much…

    ... heatsink (same ULA as +2 grey) NOT OK[/B]
    I ... /> [B]Spectrum +2A (same gate array as +2B/+3) NOT OK[/B ...
    introspec introspec August 2013 Development
  • Checking a Spectrum +2AI've just bought a (working) black +2A, and whilst I await the new Scart lead and an appropriate PSU, I thought I would ask a quick question about an…

    ... that I own, 6 have +2A on the case.
    < ... Consider that they probably had Grey +2s to get rid of ... they brought out the +3 in '87 and that ... made similar quantities of +3 and +2A cases and boards but ... suggests that all the +3 cases and boards were manufactured ...
    guesser guesser August 2013 Hardware
  • Possible dodgy +2 - resets when loadingSo I have a grey model +2 with a recently refurbed tape deck (new belts and cleaned heads). It might be a product of bad loading, but from what I ca…

    ... this may work for a grey +2 computer that uses a ... work for a +2A black, +2B black or +3 computers without modifications ...
    1024MAK 1024MAK August 2013 Hardware
  • Seen any ebay madness?? post it here !!!What with some high prices fetched on speccy games over the past few days , thought it might be an idea to keep a WOS record of some of the higher fi…

    ... consider selling a bundle of 3" discs - I'm in need ... /> So you need a grey +2 or a +2A/B? All my ... for the used or new 3" discs.
    I think the ...
    bverstee bverstee September 2013 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Definitive list of games incompatible with +2A/+3 and of compatible versions (if any)I am trying to compile the definitive list of games which are incompatible with the +2A and the +3 and of their compatible versions, if they are pres…

    ... music when played on a +2A or +3. Does that count as ... of the ULA in the +2A/+3. I have an homebrew [URL ... ://www.alessandrogrussu.it/zx/Renegade+2A.zip"]version specifically made for ... that explains all the subtle differences between "true" 48 BASIC mode ...
    Alessandro Grussu Alessandro Grussu September 2013 Games
  • Help with joystick interfaceHello to everyone! Just got me a joystick interface I have never seen before. I don't have instructions for it and I don't know if it required some…

    ... /> Only the +2A/+3 does that. The 128K heatsink/grey models allow a ...
    mcleod_ideafix mcleod_ideafix September 2013 Hardware
  • ZX Spectrum clock signals comparedI haven't searched for this on WoS; it might have been posted before. But I think it's important info, and can't do any harm to repeat or show from a…

    ... tape decks
    - That the grey +2 becomes more orange and ... years
    - That the +2A, +2B and +3 are not compatible with ... software
    - That the +2A, +2B and +3 lack some parts causing ... all hardware
    - That +2A, +2B and +3 have different rom paging ...
    bverstee bverstee September 2013 Hardware
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