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conflicted of hullI just got a spares repairs +2 (grey) from eBay for 3quid. I was going to nick the keyboard for the Harlequin. The only problem is the +2 looks to be…
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Edge Connector InformationHi Everyone, Hope I'm posting in the correct forum. I've recently been playing with an Arduino and got to thinking it would be fab if I could do so…
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Amstrad produced +2A, +2B and +3 Spectrum joystick ports use ... not, test pins 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6. If you ... fancy communication standard (search for grey code) so that you know ... -
Fixing/modding my new +3Hi, In december I won an auction for a working +3 with a dead floppy drive, + a Multiface 3, some disks and tapes, for a very low price (I think nob…
... too, fitting a +3 mobo in a +2A case, but certainly keeping ... all my +2 and +2A, and for my CPC464 too ... br /> I have an old grey +2 very damaged, with ... bought me one of my grey +2). So another Spectrum ... tape player and the external 3,5" floppy drive directly, ... -
ZX Spectrum +2A - Issue loading gamesHi! I have my ZX Spectrum +2A with a very strange issue regarding games loading. The thing is that I can only load a few games from the Datacorder o…
... that game works on 128k+2A. You may use ZX emulator ... and select +3 hardware to check. 48K mode ... help much on +2A due to HW/ROM differences.
However if ... -
New Game: Ninjajar!Yes, it's here! We had some late hour problems with +2A models and had to switch to a machine code loader (as the game takes up the whole 128K, even …
... snow on my toastrack and grey +2 (unless this is intentional ... you die
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New Game: Ninjajar!Yes, it's here! We had some late hour problems with +2A models and had to switch to a machine code loader (as the game takes up the whole 128K, even …
... snow on my toastrack and grey +2 (unless this is intentional ... you die
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+3 Power supplyJust a quick question: Can a the +3 power supply be used with a +2A? I always thought it could but one of the Amps is higher. I'm sure this doesn't m…
... , i'll use the +3 with the 2A. On a related note ... +2?[/QUOTE]
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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…
... know this thread is for +2A/+3 models, but in this case ... any of these, but the grey model.
However, the ... -
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…
... ;pub=^Dro+Soft$&loadpics=3]Mortadelo y Filemon II[/url ... ] (made by Animagic) had a +3 disk release... didn't they ... is in the +2 grey model, the +3 disk versi?n would ... are no issues with the +2A models, which functionality-wise, are ... -
Best 128k Speccy?Hi Which 128k Spectrum is the best from the point of view of the operating system, hardware design etc. Reason I'm asking is that I read on here th…
... on the bottom may say +2A or +2B and the on ... start-up menu will say +2A.
To be certain that ... tell from a picture, some GREY +2 machines look black in ... comparing a Grey +2, a Black +2B and a +3 (click for ... -
Best 128k Speccy?Hi Which 128k Spectrum is the best from the point of view of the operating system, hardware design etc. Reason I'm asking is that I read on here th…
... comparing a Grey +2, a Black +2B and a +3 (click for ... ][/QUOTE]
On the +2A if you cut away part ... disk connector just like the +3. If there's no connector ... -
Best 128k Speccy?Hi Which 128k Spectrum is the best from the point of view of the operating system, hardware design etc. Reason I'm asking is that I read on here th…
... between a earlier grey +2, and later black +2A/B. But here ... different places. On the +2 grey they're printed on the ... keys. On a +2A/B black model, they're ... />
Also the black +2/+3 uses a small bungalow for ... -
Best 128k Speccy?Hi Which 128k Spectrum is the best from the point of view of the operating system, hardware design etc. Reason I'm asking is that I read on here th…
[QUOTE=DEATH;773075]The +2 (grey) keyboard only LOOKS similar. You ... /> The +2A/B and +3 have different signal lines the grey +2 has ... -
Best 128k Speccy?Hi Which 128k Spectrum is the best from the point of view of the operating system, hardware design etc. Reason I'm asking is that I read on here th…
... ;773151]The +2A/B and +3 have different signal lines the grey +2 ... />
That makes sense. The Grey +2 was a contracted out ... with the one from the grey +2. Replace the keycaps with ... -
Best 128k Speccy?Hi Which 128k Spectrum is the best from the point of view of the operating system, hardware design etc. Reason I'm asking is that I read on here th…
... ;773151]The +2A/B and +3 have different signal lines the grey +2 ... /> Are you saying that the grey +2 machine's keyboard is ... machine? I've used a grey +2 keyboard on my 48 ... -
Show some love for the Magnum Light GunI remember the reviews were mixed, but in hindsight I suspect the negativity was a result of the quality of some of those initial six games. I recal…
... gun that came with the +2A/+3's machines. My favourite light ... properly, leaving you with a grey-ish TV picture. Maybe that ... -
ESXDOS 0.8.5 and .Z80 on +2B or +3Last week I received some .Z80 snapshot files from a DivMMC EnJOY! user to test. These files didn't work on his ZX Spectrum +2B. [URL="http://benophe…
... ]...What you need is a +2A emulator and a TAP or ... on a ZX Spectrum +2 (grey) can be achieved even easier ... New"]
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ZX Spectrum Clock Signal Restorer Circuit[SIZE=5][U][B]ZX Spectrum Clock Signal Restorer Circuit[/B][/U][/SIZE] The circuit below is an experimental circuit. It has only been "tested" using…
... delay. Unfortunately there are big differences between the 48k / 128k heatsink ... the Amstrad versions +2, +2A/B, +3. The Amstrad versions have real ... -
Robocop 3 and Spectrum 128K toast-rackHi all, we are going on with the tests on the new 128K emulator for the V6Z80p board, and we have found something odd: Robocop 3 (designed for the 12…
... On the 128K and +2 Grey this code pages in the ... editor ROM and RAM PAGE #3.. OOPS! Speedlock Associates have ... code in RAM Page #3 then copying the loader back ... if it's a +2a or +3, in which case it ... />
So toastie and +2 grey owners must have had to ... -
video cable with +128 rgb jack and red + black rcaive been give what is supposed to be a video cable it has the connector on that would fit a +128 video socket and the at the other end a red and blac…
... a Spectrum 128 or +2 grey, it would need an extra ... for the audio, usually a 3.5mm mono jack plug. Theres ... socket on 128/+2 grey's, unlike the +2A/+3.
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+ 3 floppy drive clicking then nowtJust picked up a split mint +3 so i expected it to work perfectly but when i switch it on or reset it the floppy clicks about 10/12 times and then no…
... very similar to the +3. The +2A uses the same PCB as ... the +3 (but real +2A PCB's in +2A cases are very ... ports.
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How to tell a Spectrum +3BAnyone know if there's a way to tell externally (from the case) if a +3 is a +3B? I know about the typing 'Spectrum' once in basic. How rare are th…
... most cases that are marked +2A... So much so, that ... actual +2A cases with the +2A PCB are rare ... that a +2A PCB is just a +3 PCB without the ... br />
Some Spanish +3's are actually +3B's ... , I cannot see any external differences.
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Any JoystickHi all Just ordered a 48k with a joy stick port but I don't have a joy stick... so... Anyone here got one spare they want to sell? :-D
... ZX128+2(grey model), ZX128+2A(black model) and ZX128+3(black model ... -
Keyboard compatability question (in theory)I don't have access to check this and an image search on Google etc does not always lead to accurate results. Anyway, in theory: Can I use a 48+ / …
Nope, the +2A/+3 keyboard connectors are 11x13 way, ... 't be used in a grey +2 as the physical position ... a grey +2 with the key caps swapped in a +2a case ... -
128K+2 keyboard membraneHello to everyone! For a friend of mine I'm on the hunt for a 128K+2 membrane. Anything out there?
I have a second hand grey +2 here which is non- ... membranes in the +2 / +2A / +2B / +3 just need a bit of ... -
Dot crawl?Hi, As I'm rather new to the hardware of the spectrum, just to confirm: is this video showing "Dot crawl" ? [url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_U…
... 128 and grey +2 (and have actually modded my +2A and +3 monitor ... -
Were +2A tape decks badly made?I remember as a kid in the early 90s(must of been as I started Secondary School in 1994 and this was before that) maybe even 88 or 89 I used to play …
... +2. There is the lighter grey cased +2. This was the ... (9v). The later black cased +2A/B shares the same board ... board. Both the +2A/B's and +3 use a much larger ... larger dc din plug. Both grey +2 and black +2 look ... they don't. The +2 grey uses one which needs 2 ... -
Were +2A tape decks badly made?I remember as a kid in the early 90s(must of been as I started Secondary School in 1994 and this was before that) maybe even 88 or 89 I used to play …
The Play key on my grey +2 snapped off too back ... /> My mate got a new +2A in early '89 that had ... black and grey +2's, however there may be mechanical differences in ... -
Were +2A tape decks badly made?I remember as a kid in the early 90s(must of been as I started Secondary School in 1994 and this was before that) maybe even 88 or 89 I used to play …
... +2. There is the lighter grey cased +2. This was the ... (9v). The later black cased +2A/B shares the same board ... board. Both the +2A/B's and +3 use a much larger ... larger dc din plug. Both grey +2 and black +2 look ... they don't. The +2 grey uses one which needs 2 ... -
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…
... , it gets corrupted in Spectrum +2A/+3 (they alter one byte that ... contents of page 7 shows differences between Erbe releases and their ...