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worth buying a zx spectrumAs i have been watching Micro Men i have been really thinking about buying another Spectrum. Now as i grew up in the 80's and was a massive speccy fa…
[QUOTE=cheveron;389554]The toast rack and grey+2 both have an incurable hardware bug.[/QUOTE]Which special bug do you mean?
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Oblivion...Thought I'd start another thread, to save further derailment of the "XBox Tips" one. Ok, so I'm now an expert in light armour, thanks to Vampyre's t…
... some review vids on youtube and being told about it by ... 've decided to invest in the game and the 2 exp packs.
Monkey Island On Speccy...I would love to see Monkey Island on the speccy...think it can be done...not as much detail or graphics...but along the same story lines.... What ot…
It's doable:
The Jof can do it in BASIC, blindfolded and with both hands tied behind someone else's back.looking for best oldstyle type-in zx-basic games, udg basedhi all! I'm looking for the best oldstyle type-in zx-basic games, those udg based - like those from zx-spectrum mags, made at mid 80's I'm looking fo…
... both for their educational (as in BASIC knowhow) and fun aspects:
in BASIC.
* [URL="http://www ... - A dictator-like game but in BASIC. Pretty addictive!
* [URL ...Old peripherals on the Spectrum +2I have a Wafadrive and an Alphacom 32 (ZX Printer clone), neither of which work in 128 BASIC, but both of which work flawlessly when you run them in …
... the +3's edge connector by changing it in the first ... 't exist on the +3 and would need circuitry that's ... the voltages that exist in a 48K machine but ... 't present at all in a +3, and the video signals. The ... +3 ULA doesn't generate ...Spectrum Review Book is all systems go ![url]http://www.spectrumgamesbible.co.uk/[/url] We've created a small website for the series of books we are looking to create for the Speccy featur…
... We started back in Dec 2007 and now 2 years later its all ... M, Mark.H, Zero and Boozefreak) and all the others who ... Rob Pearmains Bip Boi (and interview) and manyyyy other games). To ... Jumping Stack, uglifruit, Jason Compton and many others. Cheers lads.
Spectrum Review Book is all systems go ![url]http://www.spectrumgamesbible.co.uk/[/url] We've created a small website for the series of books we are looking to create for the Speccy featur…
... We started back in Dec 2007 and now 2 years later its all ... M, Mark.H, Zero and Boozefreak) and all the others who ... Rob Pearmains Bip Boi (and interview) and manyyyy other games). To ... Jumping Stack, uglifruit, Jason Compton and many others. Cheers lads.
How do you start?ok just humour me, ive always wanted to code but never got round to it apart from the real basics ie:- 10 print "hello" 20 print 30 goto 10 i coul…
... code and listings from magazines, forums and other sources... In the ... course of copying and pasting and typing ... I began with type in basic programs, and that taught me a ... modded to work in that environment, and I'll have ...Widnes!There are new shops opening today! Brass bands, whippet displays, flat cap tossing - the lot! [url=http://www.runcornandwidnesworld.co.uk/news/50392…
... at around 9.00am in the morning in less than a day ... times I've gone in a taxi and waited 2 hours.
Widnes!There are new shops opening today! Brass bands, whippet displays, flat cap tossing - the lot! [url=http://www.runcornandwidnesworld.co.uk/news/50392…
... times I've gone in a taxi and waited 2 hours.
... from Widnes to Stockport and the time taken to ... in 2 hours before I should have (to try and avoid the traffic) and ... leave 1 or 2 hours ... you work 8 hours and pay for your lunch ...Divide + Snapshot problems.This is a question to all those of you who have experience of making "snapshots" and using the Divide+ specifically to do it. I have successfully in…
... use one on a +3 and a +2 but not used it for ...Divide + Snapshot problems.This is a question to all those of you who have experience of making "snapshots" and using the Divide+ specifically to do it. I have successfully in…
... use one on a +3 and a +2 but not used it for ... the back by the IDE and CF slots are also closed ... one compatible with the Spectrum and Divide+.
Do you ...where do you keep your speccy stuff?mines in the loft :( apart from the new stuff ive aquired that hasnt made it that far yet. BUT!! i have all my master system games on show on a shelf…
I've got a +2 set up on table in my living room, and a 48k in the bedroom in a box..
And another +2, and a +2A which are both broken and hidden away in a cupboard!Crash or Sinclair User?I was a Crash man myself. I've created a little tribute to [URL="http://hubpages.com/hub/Crash-Magazine"]Crash Magazine[/URL] if anyone fancies a lo…
... really awful towards the end and the reviewers didn't seem ... awarded them high marks (Renegade 3 and Terminator 2, anyone?) Sinclair User was ...WOS community...I am somewhat surprised and distressed by the size of WOS community. 29,544, Posts: 445,305, Members: 4,896, Active Members: 485 2000 - 2010 years …
... too surprising about the differences in the Russian and UK/Western Europe ... is probably more popular in Russia because everyone was ... to it through cracktros (and before anyone gets the wrong ... Forums/vBulletin scraper code, and set something up to feed ...ZX ULA Book releaseThe book is complete and with the printer. Once the proof copy is back and checked, and assuming no changes are required, I'll start shipping all you…
I have an email saying mine has been posted. Hope it fits in the letter box (would have been better to my work address) otherwise its "card in the door and wait 2 days to collect"ZX ULA Book releaseThe book is complete and with the printer. Once the proof copy is back and checked, and assuming no changes are required, I'll start shipping all you…
[QUOTE=MrCheese;467391]I have an email saying mine has been posted. Hope it fits in the letter box (would have been better to my work address) otherwise its "card in the door and wait 2 days to collect"[/QUOTE]
Large Letter size. 18.5 x 29 x 2.5 cmGetting a ZX Spectrum to work in the USHello all, I'm terribly new to these forums but not to the use of the Spectrum. I have a few in my collection of old machines and one of them I am …
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For my 16K, 48K and grey +2 I use a simple power ... drive enclosures. It's simple and it works.
See ... trouble getting the polarity right (and I'm not an expert ... , go for it. :)
And for once I will not ...Will +2 Powersupply work on +3 speccy?I've just ordered a +3 Spectrum without the power supply. I have a +2 (not +2a) power supply and wondered if this would be ok to use with my new +3?
[QUOTE=guesser;485358]the +3 and Black +2 have a 6 pin DIN ... PSU though? I remember my +3 PSU being enormous.Learning Assembly LanguageHow easy would it be to learn assembly language for someone who has a decent grasp of Basic? I mean how long do you think it would take before I coul…
... write a Pong-type game in BASIC?
There are two ... logic itself, and the language you are programming it in. I would ... you try to write one in BASIC first, and understand the logic required ... , and then try to convert that ...Learning Assembly LanguageHow easy would it be to learn assembly language for someone who has a decent grasp of Basic? I mean how long do you think it would take before I coul…
... write a Pong-type game in BASIC?
There are ... logic itself, and the language you are programming it in. I would ... you try to write one in BASIC first, and understand the logic required ... some games in Basic - A mined out clone, a snake clone and an ...Connecting a ZX Interface 1 to a +2AI have a customer with a Spectrum +2A computer - he has a working ZX Interface 1 and microdrive which has been tested with his +48 machine. However,…
... the IF1 on the +3 or black +2.
the first ... is that the interface 1 and microdrives require the unregulated 9v ... , the PSU for the +3 and black +2 is different, supplying the required ...+2: 128k enhanced games no longer loading (but OK in 48k mode) :-/Having a spot of bother with my +2, a couple of my favourite games are now refusing to work in standard "Tape Loader" based 128k mode - Marauder (Hew…
... : Does the built in tester on a grey +2 test memory banks well ... if it was really bad, in which case it would be ...+2 grey composite modWithout digging out the schematics, is it possible to do the composite mod like the 48k on these?
... the croma etc as well and to get the best result ... -video mod for the +3 and black +2 would probably work just as ...Memory upgrade for ZX Spectrum 16/48This is external memory upgrade for ZX Spectrum models with 16kB ram. Can be connect also to 48kB models, but need remove 8 dram chips (from sockets …
[QUOTE=velesoft;522582]Rom 2.1 not work with 128 ... 48k, but my 12k toastrack (and grey+2 for that matter) would hang ... it was suggested pehaps the 2.2 rom would sort out 128k ...Sabre Wulf - don't you just hate itThere's lots of Speccy opinions that divide us, but one thing I seem to stand alone in is my dislike for Sabre Wulf. I'm not joking now, I don't like…
... , but the gameplay and physics were far closer ... similarity between Sabre Wulf and Atic Atac, which ... and SW. They're nominally both maze games, but with significant differences in ... the setting and gameplay - SW was ...RGB Peritel 8 pin output to 6 pin TTL RGB Cub monitorHi, I've recently acquired a Microvitec Cub monitor, children of the eighties may remember these as they were the standard monitors used in schools w…
I think the different models of CUB have different RGB inputs. Either TTL or Analog RGB. The 128k and +2 produce a TTL RGB signal (R, G, B and Bright) whereas the +3 and black +2 output analog RGB.RGB Peritel 8 pin output to 6 pin TTL RGB Cub monitorHi, I've recently acquired a Microvitec Cub monitor, children of the eighties may remember these as they were the standard monitors used in schools w…
... or Analog RGB. The 128k and +2 produce a TTL RGB signal ... (R, G, B and Bright) whereas the +3 and black +2 output analog RGB ... .[/QUOTE]
The Problem: +2's ... interface rely on YUV signals and they are simply not present ...
