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'Straddle keyboard tailsWell, I bought an Amstrad Speccy keyboard off an ebayer - not for a Spectrum (I don't actually have an Amstrad one) - but for my own homebrew compute…
... easier to interface with an electronics project than a PS/2 ... -
ZX81 - Modulator problems...Not a spectrum I know, but does anybody here have an experience of repairing ZX81s? When I dusted mine down recently and plugged it in, the display …
... a soldering iron, and simple electronics, but no experience of this ... -
+3 Sound Mod.Hi All, I am very much a novice when it comes to building electronics, but I thought I'd have a go at [url]http://www.geocities.com/sinclair_bitz/st…
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Electronics interfaces used in schools in the 80'sCan anyone remember the names of those interfaces that plugged into the parrallel ports of computers at school in the 80's. They had 6 LEDs in red, …
Can anyone remember the names of those interfaces that plugged into the parrallel ports of computers at school in the 80's.
They had 6 LEDs in red, amber and green, 2 LED Number displays and various switches and outputs and relays on the board ... -
Got a new job. So far, so good....but still...I have now given up working as a tv-repairman for the second time in my life. After giving it up for the first time in 97, after the company I worked…
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Trying to create NMI, whats this switch?Hi, I have been reading a book Z80 Applications, and I am trying to create a simple device for creating a NMI. Here is a schematic: [url]http://www…
... I go to a local electronics shop, what do I need ... -
Anyone program on the speccy and still program?I messed around with Spectrum basic in the 80's mainly doing drawings that I created using basic commands. I then learnt Z80 Assembler for a collage …
... broadcast systems and component level electronics I spend about 30% of ... -
Epson P-5000 troubles.Very vague and a bit specialised, I know, but... My wife has gone and bought herself an Epson picture storage device fingy [url]http://www.amazon.c…
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Irrelevant QuestionThis is an indeed irrelevent to the speccy scene question but since i searched and i searched and coulnd't find any help elsewhere, i desided to ask …
... we have some geniouses in electronics.
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ZX Spectrum and (real) B A S I CSometimes ago there was a thread "how spectrum changed your lives". Another thread dealt with "how to copy spectrum screens using basic not using co…
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The direct bus or indirect one... that is the questionThe Ethernet project continues...and I'm in a quandry. So I've managed to implement enough socket library for the W5100 that socket, bind, listen, a…
... also been having a few electronics "difficulties" although some of them ... -
Real SpecciesI know I should probably put this in the Wanted or Hardware forums, but because of my uncertainty, I'm posting it in the Chit-Chat. This is for all …
... don't mind fiddling with electronics as I've modded or ... -
Fanzines-a-go-goAt the end of the Christmas holidays, I brought home several kilos of mid-1990s-to-early-2000s Spectrum fanzines salvaged from my parents' house, whi…
... vintage issues of Practical Electronics and Everyday Electronics with a smattering of ... -
Kempston Joystick Interface...I'm having difficulty pinpointing the exact release date of the first Kempston Electronics Joystick Interface. Anyone got any links to magazine arti…
I'm having difficulty pinpointing the exact release date of the first Kempston Electronics Joystick Interface.
Anyone got any links to magazine articles that shed some light?
Thanks
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Of soldering and whatnot.So. It looks like if I'm going to have any sort of active retrogaming habit in the future, I need to learn a bit more about the nuts and bolts. Emula…
... century old and modern consumer electronics have a tendency to conk ... not expecting miracles in home electronics, but it'd be nice ... /> I found a child's electronics playset in a charity shop ... -
3 x +2 on eBay - Should I buyThere is an eBay listing for three +2 Spectrums but none are working at present. [url]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230247429…
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I'm finally selling......my surplus, not the precious, irreplaceable stuff. :) In the next few weeks I'll be auctioning Spectrum tapes, ZX81 tapes, books, magazines, cabl…
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Wanted: Broken Speccy 16K, 48K or +I want to build a small RC keyboard suitable for emulator use. For this, I'm going to use a regular RC keyboard and a Speccy, rip them apart and put …
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Upgrading to 48kI picked up a 16k Issue 2 Spectrum over the weekend, and I'd like to upgrade it to 48k. I've scanned an old [URL="http://www.drumfu.com/SinclairZXSp…
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Hello all, +3 questionHi, Been using this site for ages but I don't know why never joined the forum..? Anyway I have a +2 but just got a +3 it clearly has the sound issue,…
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ZX Certified... Not.Poop. I is crap. We are sorry, but you did not pass. Your score was 45.00%, while the required score is 70% Your subcategory scores are as follows:…
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* Games: 100.00%
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Spectrum into plus/4I have empty case of commodore plus/4 in good condition and working Spectrum 48k motherboard. My idea is to put Spectrum mb into plus/4 case and conn…
... this job requires some additional electronics to work.
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Digital Sound SamplerHello :) . I have just recentley bought a "Digital Sound Sampler" off fleabay , but no software .The interface is by Datel Electronics.Is the softwar…
Hello :) . I have just recentley bought a "Digital Sound Sampler" off fleabay , but no software .The interface is by Datel Electronics.Is the software for this item availble for down load anywhere ? . thanks -
Stinky air fresheners!Ok, a bit off-the-wall, but what do you guys think... Most rooms tend to get a bit musty, or can have lingering smells if you've been eating in the …
... and hints subtly of expensive electronics, fast cars, posh aftershave, and ... -
HD TellysWhat are the main things to look for in HD TVs? I know that LCDs are cheaper, but what's the main difference between LCD and Plasma (apart from Plas…
... [url=http://www.play.com/Electronics/Electronics/4-/8084617/Toshiba-Regza-XV ... -
+3 Sound IssuesI know this has been covered before, but was there ever (or as close to) a definitive answer to the +3's distorted sound and what can be done to the …
... finished. I've never done electronics, but if there's only ... -
ZX Spectrum, 48K screws?Hello everyone. I need one screw for the ZX Spectrum(48K with rubber keys): Does anyone know if currently, I can find new screws(if possible, also …
... colour) used for modern hardward, electronics, etc.which match to the ... -
Compact Flash adapterIm think about getting "making if I have too" a cf adapter what does everyone else use ? any info would be great... so far I found a diy "simple" i…
... along time since i did electronics at collage so simple for ... -
Faulty 128 toastrackHello, I hope someone of the hardware gurus can point me in the right direction for fault finding. My speccy crashes often (sometimes after a short,…
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Games ace.Just raked it out of my old room, and not quite sure what it does. It's by Datel Electronics, it's got TV output socket, an aeriel plug, a mono audi…
Just raked it out of my old room, and not quite sure what it does. It's by Datel Electronics, it's got TV output socket, an aeriel plug, a mono audio plug and a Joystick port. Also a twidlly lil pot at the back.
