-
Oh not another Bleugh! case......Hey fellow speccy people, Just when I thought it might not happen to me... I recently bid and won an Ebay auction of USD.200 for some ROM cards for…
... a paypal claim. Its her fault, she could have prevented this ... -
Oh not another Bleugh! case......Hey fellow speccy people, Just when I thought it might not happen to me... I recently bid and won an Ebay auction of USD.200 for some ROM cards for…
... a paypal claim. Its her fault, she could have prevented this ... -
Dead Spectrum +Hi all, I've recently dug out my old Spectrum + with the idea of repairing it. When I last looked at it, when I was much younger, I was soldering a …
... /> There's also a Spectrum fault finding manual linked to from ... to be a reasonably common fault). -
toasted soeccysHello, ive jsut bought a pair of speccys on ebay (one 16k issue 2 & a prob 48k issue 3) unfortunaly the genius who sold them tried to see if the wor…
... /> There's also a Spectrum fault finding manual linked to from ... to be a reasonably common fault). -
toasted soeccysHello, ive jsut bought a pair of speccys on ebay (one 16k issue 2 & a prob 48k issue 3) unfortunaly the genius who sold them tried to see if the wor…
... software on the PC, the fault(s) should be quickly found ... -
Games that were better/worse on C64/SpeccyOkay, games that were either: a) Better on the Spectrum or b) better on the C64 Simple heh? I can think of a couple: Bombjack is way better o…
... Spectrum I can't really fault the way they coded the ... -
TV Modulator. Can it be repaired?Is it possible, to repair tha TV modulator (after removing it) if it gives wavy picture? I replaced both transistors (tr1/2) and both electrolytic ca…
... easy. Turns out that the fault was the ROM all the ... -
TV Modulator. Can it be repaired?Is it possible, to repair tha TV modulator (after removing it) if it gives wavy picture? I replaced both transistors (tr1/2) and both electrolytic ca…
... , I just cannot find a fault - and yet it won't ... -
TV Modulator. Can it be repaired?Is it possible, to repair tha TV modulator (after removing it) if it gives wavy picture? I replaced both transistors (tr1/2) and both electrolytic ca…
... way the PSU is at fault is if the Spectrum is ... -
TV Modulator. Can it be repaired?Is it possible, to repair tha TV modulator (after removing it) if it gives wavy picture? I replaced both transistors (tr1/2) and both electrolytic ca…
... , I just cannot find a fault - and yet it won't ... -
Anybody fancy coding this?blah de blah de blah Please ignore, poting error.
... , but it is an obscure fault if you only suspect dodgy ... -
What's the most probable......cause for this on a grey +2? (z80 is excluded) [url]http://img376.imageshack.us/img376/8087/plus2hk9.jpg[/url]
... RAM chips that are at fault will be getting hot when ... -
Anybody fancy coding this?blah de blah de blah Please ignore, poting error.
... .
However: If the fault is in the address bus ... -
Anybody fancy coding this?blah de blah de blah Please ignore, poting error.
These days, use flash - don't bother with eprom. You can replace the ROM by making an external board that connects to the edge connector, and nails ROMCS high just like ZX Interface 2, so that the on-board ROM never gets selected. Simple decoding logic ... -
SophistryI was looking at the game Sophistry and noticed a couple of anomalies in the various tape versions: The [url=ftp://ftp.worldofspectrum.org/pub/sincl…
... ) had a bug (or duplicating fault) such that, after playing for ... game.
Does this fault also exist in the original ... -
Problem with my speccy 48+My machine boots up but apon booting it freezes and you can see feint grey horizontal 1 pixel lines going down the screen. Is this fixable at all?
... /> Yes. Sounds like a thermal fault, could be ULA, Z80, ROM ... ) Check to see if the fault is still present. If so ... -
AlchNews 21Just a quick one -- [url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0013968]AlchNews 21[/url] appears to be corrupt (RealSpectrum refuses to lo…
... part of AN21 is at fault? I'll check my own ... -
Cybernoid editorSo, my long tern goal is to make my own Cybernoid or Rex like game (see an ancient thread about Sprite advice)...but my skills are somewhat lacking..…
... you then try #A607,F4 (fault) with #A5C8,3 (or whatever ... -
Reasons for buying a QL ?It seems, from what I have read, that the QL was a bit of a failure back in the days. But apart from being a collectible, is there any useful/intere…
... was terrible; probably through no fault of the designers, as they ... -
Where to start?Hi all, I wanna start coding something for the speccy. I have good experience at C/C++ and some other languages. I have coded asm on pc too, and ma…
Ok, it was my fault not to check for the ... -
About the Cronosoft GamesHello everybody, I just want to comment one thing that happens with the Cronosoft Games. I Load them on my Spectrum+2A and I have seen that most of t…
... think it was a hardware fault of some kind though, as ... -
About the Cronosoft GamesHello everybody, I just want to comment one thing that happens with the Cronosoft Games. I Load them on my Spectrum+2A and I have seen that most of t…
Well I can't fault Mr. Chronosoft. I've been ... -
Anyone for a PS3?Hey all, I had heard that it was hard to get a hold of the PS3, so I went to the local shop, slapped down ?5500 and acquired 12 units. I was surpris…
... is ? year guarantee for a fault from the factory which the ... has to proove that the fault wasn't his and is ... -
On a 48K issue 6A......how can i isolate the 32K block? I want to test if there is any fault on the 4116's , leaving the 4532's out of the equation. Will removing the …
... 's quite likely that a fault with the PCB itself such ... -
About the Cronosoft GamesHello everybody, I just want to comment one thing that happens with the Cronosoft Games. I Load them on my Spectrum+2A and I have seen that most of t…
... />
Other than a hardware fault of some kind, I'm ... -
Dead Spectrum +Hi all, I've recently dug out my old Spectrum + with the idea of repairing it. When I last looked at it, when I was much younger, I was soldering a …
... .
However, a new fault has cropped up and before ... -
5v Transformer.I've got a 5v 3A transformer, would this be ok to use with two 3.5 inch floppy drives?
... round to see if the fault follows, but then it is ... -
Fake Whiplash Claims Agggghhhh!!!I had a bump in my car last week going approximately 5mph in a cue of traffic where the car infront broke rather abruptly and for no reason. I did n…
... a report for the at fault party's insurance and then ... an accident is not your fault, sneaky beaky insurance companies add ... -
Dead Spectrum +Hi all, I've recently dug out my old Spectrum + with the idea of repairing it. When I last looked at it, when I was much younger, I was soldering a …
... 's the TR4 is at fault for the loss of -v ... -
Dead Spectrum +Hi all, I've recently dug out my old Spectrum + with the idea of repairing it. When I last looked at it, when I was much younger, I was soldering a …
... you find TR4 is at fault, you'd be wise to ...