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Scary video clipI found [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04rDK7zY7_Y"]this[/url] video on YouTube. It is really scary, but otherwise of great educational value …
... that the SPECTRUM keyword and the 48K Basic menu option lock the ... . This apply to the toastrack and grey +2 models. [/quote]
This ... 138, on pages 28,29 and 30, suggest a hardware modification ... -
Why no Sinclair if 2 support on modern hardware?Another wonder :) I appreciate that most games support Kemptson joystick so this joystick interface is used in modern hardware (Spectre/DivIDE et…
Yeah, the +3 and black +2 have their memory bus multiplexing all done in the gate array so can't use any hardware that injects keypresses by forcing data onto the bus like you can on the ULA based machines. -
I am currently playing......Don't know if there's been a thread like this, but I can't find one.... Having seen all the different threads asking people if they've played such a…
... while I was in the shower and his 2 older sisters are ... Maybe I'll download now, and check it out, I ... sake! F**k Sony and their greedy bullshit! Have ... play multiplayer, on about 3 games. The free games ... be as easily upgradable, and this is obviously an issue ... -
Brightness level of non-bright attributes on classic ZX 48Does anybody know what was a brightness level of non-bright attributes on classic ZX 48? Was it the same on 128, +2 and +3? I can see on wikipedia a…
... /ddrivedesign.shtml) has answered me in twitter:
[quote]@moroz1999 I ... is TTL RGB, the +3 and Black +2 are analogue RGB derived using ... more resistor/diode logic, and the +2 can be either depending on ... be different between 48, 128, +3 and +2, right? :) -
Harlequin 128k??Hi peeps... I've seen that you can do a 128k version of the Harlequin board. Is it just the standard board with different chips or is it a dif…
... computers (48k, 128k heatsink and grey +2) do not have any problems ... press "D" for Demo and then brake to get back ... start menu of the game and again press "D" or ... RESET. If it bootet (in one of a number of ... the BSI SRAMs Boovie2 runs in most cases.
An ... -
Skate Crazy on grey +2I've downloaded "Skate Crazy" from WoS, recorded it on a real tape and tried to load to my grey Spectrum+2. Game (both parts) works only in 48k mode.…
... 's a bug in the original 128 and +2 hardware that causes ... could practically rely upon it in a meaningful way, so ... fixed in the +3 and thus subsequently in the +2A/B and is documented in ... /comment/743192"]here[/url] and [url="https://www.worldofspectrum. ... -
Getting a +3 working again (keyboard & tape socket issues)So, as part of my Spectrum restoration project I will also try to tackle the problem child among my fleet, the +3. PROBLEM ONE: Ever since I firs…
... clean anyway, installed it in the +3, and... the eight "IN ***** = 187" keys ... opened my 29-year-old +2... what do you know, the ... unhooked! Easiest fix in the world, that one, and so the eject ... a replacement TAPE/SOUND socket and a Disc Doctor program - which ... -
I am currently playing......Don't know if there's been a thread like this, but I can't find one.... Having seen all the different threads asking people if they've played such a…
... hunts down high school kids and robs them for their pants ... you this series gets weirder and weirder as it goes on ... baby fetish in Yakuza 2 was weird. Or the missions in Yakuza 3 and 4 ... , all of whom are transsexuals, and have taken a shine to ... -
I am currently playing......Don't know if there's been a thread like this, but I can't find one.... Having seen all the different threads asking people if they've played such a…
... know where exactly it takes and puts the cake.
... down high school kids and robs them for their ... this series gets weirder and weirder as it goes ... fetish in Yakuza 2 was weird. Or the missions in Yakuza 3 and ... of whom are transsexuals, and have taken a shine ... -
Send in the ClonesPlease name all the Spectrum clones out there ( I would say I need it back on my desk in 5 minutes , but I will be a bit more generous in this case!…
... 1 and issue 2 boards would not work in issue 3 and later ... machines. Again, with the Spanish 128k, and ... 2B, +3 and +3B there were further compatibility problems.
In terms ... design problems as the +3. And of course the +2B ... -
Send in the ClonesPlease name all the Spectrum clones out there ( I would say I need it back on my desk in 5 minutes , but I will be a bit more generous in this case!…
... issue 1 and issue 2 boards would not work in issue 3 and later ... machines. Again, with the Spanish 128k, and ... Amstrad produced +2A, +2B, +3 and +3B there were further compatibility ... design problems as the +3. And of course the +2B ... -
graphic adventure creator problemshi, im having a problem with conditions. when i try to enter the 2nd line it merges it into the first line and then dissapears when i try to look …
Ah. In GAC, every line has 1 ... to go back a screen, and add a new line there ... :
IF ( VERB 2 AND NOUN 1 ) MESS 2 WAIT END
2" now
Line 2:
IF ( VERB 3 AND NOUN 2 ) MESS 3 WAIT ... -
ZX Spectrum 48K it only shows colored barsHello, I'm new to the forum and I need help with a ZX Spectrum 48K which I bought recently unfortunately defective. I want to mention that before t…
... reliable than those in issue 1 and issue 2 boards.
... white (that may look grey) shows that the ULA ... worthwhile testing the address and data bus. Both to ... test for open circuits and for short circuits.
and every destination that ... -
What mods do you recommend for a +2aHello all, I have recently got a +2a, that is running nicely. I'm thinking of modding it. I have read that the +3e rom is a good option. what else…
... +3 and black +2 all have very similar circuitry. The +2A and +3 were ... board for the Black +2 and most +2As actually contain ... input was omitted and it was described in the manual as ... For the redesigned motherboards (found in most '+2A' machines) there was ... -
"Monty Hall" problem in Spectrum BasicFollowing a rather odd conversation with my wife regarding the probability puzzle "[url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monty_Hall_problem"]The Monty …
... like in oneliners ....
280 LET d=3*(m=1 AND d=2)+2 ... *(m=1 AND d=3)+3*(m=2 AND d=1)+(m=2 AND d=3)+2*(m=3 AND ... d=1)+(m=3 AND ... -
Using +2B ROMs on a +2A motherboardHi I've recently acquired a +2A with an English keyboard, but Spanish system ROMs. I also have a faulty +2B, with a perfectly working set of Engli…
... same ROMs are used in the +3 and +3B machines respectively.< ... 3 (+3DOS)
V4.0 ROM 4 (48K BASIC)
and ... ROM 3 (+3DOS)
V4.1 ROM 4 (48K BASIC)< ... /roms.html
and https://faqwiki.zxnet.co. ... uk/wiki/ROM_images
and https://zxnet.co.uk/ ... -
If Sinclair computers had not been sold...I was just having a random thought. If Sinclair Computers (or the rights to them, not sure how it 'worked' back then) had not been sold to Amstrad…
... found in issue 2 machines. Hence the ‘spider’ transistor ‘fix’. Issue 3 and ... drawn in the bottom right of the screen and the ... -engineering the design that resulted in the +3 and then the +2A / ... they worked from scratch in designing it. And again, as far ... -
Missed opportunities in the 80'sAll the talk of the Loki got me thinking... What if someone had built an expansion box for the speccy that had the 3812 Yamaha music chip ( Adlib Sou…
... you break all the hardware and software that's now ... undocumented behaviour of those hacks and bodges which define what ... minor changes in the +3 and think how much the ROM and paging ... altered the ULA (issue 2/issue 3 problems), produced the interface ... -
16pf Capcitors for C72/C73 issue 3b. Can I use 18pf?Looking at the service manual it states to use a 16pf ceramic disc capacitor in positions C72 and C73 on issue 3b boards. Is this very critical in bo…
... always has plenty in stock.
3. ZTX313(TR1/2/3/6) Transistors ... above. Both the ZTX313 and MPS2369 are obsolete transistors but ... which are a drop-in replacement and easy to find.
in all values, along with the diodes, and transistor ... -
We're already using free energy in the UK?Does anyone know anything about electricity? I dont :D but I've seen a few things that raise my suspicions: There is a voltage difference betw…
... Kay while I was living in Florida. It was category ... find the shelves empty..and ALL the water bottle ... stuff and the roadful of pickups ... south, it downgraded to 3 and then 2. Was a bit of ... storms I seen wasn't in Florida(although were amazing) ... -
How to disable the "scroll?" message?Hello. I'm a beginner Z80 assembly programmer and I decided to make a ZX Spectrum game to practice my skills and gain some more experience. I curr…
... passed in DE (old code passed this as (IX+0) and ( ... IX+1), the row in B (was previously passed in (IX+3)) and ... the column in C (was previously passed in (IX+2)).
It trashes A, HL and ... -
How to disable the "scroll?" message?Hello. I'm a beginner Z80 assembly programmer and I decided to make a ZX Spectrum game to practice my skills and gain some more experience. I curr…
... passed in DE (old code passed this as (IX+0) and ( ... IX+1), the row in B (was previously passed in (IX+3)) and ... the column in C (was previously passed in (IX+2)).
It trashes A, HL and ... -
Rediscovering my inner Spec-chumIt's been a LONG while since I last felt like this about Spectrum retrogaming. My interest in my current websites waned quite a bit over the past cou…
... or so - work and other things just got in the way, plus ... to other sites managed in a methodical and yet automated way, but ... and SimCoupe... and MAME...
*hint*), and the games span from the ZX80 in ... to the Speccy in 1992/3.
And I'll be ... -
Various data sheets, any interest?Hi. I have in my possession data sheets (in pdf format) for various integrated circuits, among others those for the AY-3-8910,8912,8913 from General…
... Programmable Sound Generator, used in all the 128K Spectrums), ... Floppy-Disk Controller, used in the +3), and the SED9420 (the Data ... Separator, also used in the +3).
and for Compact Flash cards ... -
Luca Bordoni Lost Treasures....For some reason today I came across Luca Bordoni's name. That ringed a bell so went and checked it out. Luca was the author of one of the most ambiti…
... ambitious and fun BASIC projects : "Jungle King" which came out in a ... whole game in BASIC (to me really a non trivial task) and if ...
they are all written in BASIC and some of them are really ... am not sure this one in in BASIC too) and "Save the Whale". on ... -
Currah microspeech emulationI am implementing Currah Microspeech in FBZX Wii. I based the emulation on the information taken from: [url]http://nocash.emubase.de/zxdocs.htm[/ur…
... [/url]
and from this post:
< ... sets found on internet and the best one I ... try both the versions and figure out which is ... enable it in the audio menu and press enter in the ... in the keyboard) and button 2 (or ESC in the keyboard) to step back in ... -
Euro 2016 Draw AKA The 'England Are Gonna Win' ThreadNow I know it's currently the 'in thing' to think the England footie team are overrated, overpaid, uninterested twonks, but thought I'd start a threa…
... know it's currently the 'in thing' to think the England ... 2nd seeds Italy, Poland in pot 3 and could face one of the ... -
I am going to check my entire collection of tapes tommorrow....I must confess to being very lazy with my Spectrum tapes, all tapes for that matter, I just have them piled in boxes around the place. Tommorrow af…
... you find for you. In the 3 and a half years that ... many donators and all have been dumped and returned without ... against both the MIA and STP lists, then email ... Barker or Paul Hurd and we?ll arrange to ... borrow the tapes and dump them.
I am going to check my entire collection of tapes tommorrow....I must confess to being very lazy with my Spectrum tapes, all tapes for that matter, I just have them piled in boxes around the place. Tommorrow af…
... you find for you. In the 3 and a half years that the ... from many donators and all have been dumped and returned without any ...
