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Work problems... again.So after a year mostly unemployed, I finally got the approval for a project i had worked for. It would be a project that would take me an entire yea…
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Recommend some good films (movies)One thing always surprises me about this forum is that there's no semi-permanent film recommendation topics, but since there are currently two films …
... rubbish (not the actor's fault, he does a great job ... again) the rubbish script at fault). Trillion is played by the ... -
Newbie questions on HardwareHi, I?m new here, 44yo, Portuguese. The Spectrum was my first computer and leaved many many good memories and nostalgia. My own Spectrum (well, ac…
... (assuming the membrane is at fault)
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New job opportunityAs some may recall, I started a new job a few months ago that didn't go that well in terms of of office environment. my company gave the work to an…
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Driver Trapped in Speeding CarWhat an odd story. [url]http://uk.news.yahoo.com/frank-lecerf-renault-car-acceleration-pedal-stuck-at-125mph-france-belgium-134908648.html#sqdMTvz[/…
Spectrum zx (faulty) games, joystick, tape playerSpectrum boots up but sticks on copyright screen - told this is a keyboard fault. Otherwise in good condition. All manuals (VGC) leads PSU etc Joys…
Strange grey +2 problemBought a job lot off ebay and in it was a issue 3 grey plus 2. According to the seller this was all working perfectly. So I plugged it in and it powe…
... was down to a tuning fault on the tv, no sound ... any light on this queer fault, I've never come across ... I cannot explain how a fault sorts itself out by doing ...RAM Diagnostic ROMhi all, i burn this ROM from here [url]http://www.fruitcake.plus.com/Sinclair/Interface2/Cartridges/Interface2_RC_New_RAM_Tester.htm[/url] and i a…
Microdrive not presentMy Microdrive has stopped working - when I 'CAT 1' is spins for a couple of seconds, and then says 'Microdrive not present'. I've got a second micro…
... assumed it to be a fault with the Interface 1. However ...Help reviving a 128 +2 GreyHello m8s, my turn to ask for some help with a +2 Grey. Got it for spares as I do have a working one but I could not resist to try and fix it. As us…
... test program and gave me fault on video ram (blue border ...Faulty 48K Issue 3 motherboardHi I have a faulty Issue 3 motherboard and would appreciate it if somebody can steer me in the right direction of where to begin with the fault find…
... where to begin with the fault finding. The symptom is that ...Keyboard Membrane Speccy +Grrrr! I'm having real problems getting the keyboard on my resurrected Spectrum+ to work reliably. I changed the keyboard membrane, and all seems to…
... a little while, before the fault re-asserts itself. This is ...Ebay questionHere is a question for you chaps I bought a small bundle of Atari retro goodness on ebay recently, for an amount of cash plus ?2.50 postage. When I…
... something that was completely their fault.
When I sell ...Yet another glitchy graphics 48kHeyo, I'm new both to the forums (sorry if this is the wrong forum) and to Spectra I'm afraid, picked up a 48k from a steam fair sale thingy (not th…
... it in this state! My fault for being impatient) but not ...Poorly Issue One 16k spectrum diagnosis?Hello, everyone. :smile: I was lucky enough to buy an Issue One 16k rubber key the other week; I didn't know it was an Issue One till I opened it up…
Issue 2 colour problemsHey all, I've got a slight colour problem with my Issue 2 Spectrum, as can be seen below: [IMG]http://www.bennyalford.com/images/issue2a.jpg[/IMG] …
... seems to be a solid fault.
Is it worth ...New CPU and Spectranet oddity.I have no reason to suspect this problem is due to a fault/poor design of the Spectranet, but understanding what it does at system initialisation may…
... problem is due to a fault/poor design of the Spectranet ...Issue 4A issuesHi all, I've been trying to get the Issue 4A board that came DOA with the case I purchased for my Frankenspectrum to work. I've recapped and socket…
... toast? Any other suggestions for fault finding this one?The right toolsAs i am going to pick up a hobby of fixing spectrums I wanted to know whats the right tools for the job. Like what wattage should the soldering iron …
More Keyboard WoeGot a strange one for ya..... I have a 48K speccy + where the CapsShift key (and any subset of keys that would use CapsShift such as delete, extende…
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Apart from this fault, the Speccy works fine.... Any ...Do you like the Star Wars original/prequel trilogiesI typed a fair bit here, but I was called away and someone had reset it (my own fault for not locking the PC) the gist is, how do we all feel the Sta…
... had reset it (my own fault for not locking the PC ...Interview with Bob Wakelin. elmundodelspectrum.comHere you have the interview with Bob Wakelin from [URL="http://www.elmundodelspectrum.com"]elmundodelspectrum.com[/URL] in its original format. Enjoy…
... guess it was my own fault for trusting in people to ...DivIDE on spectrum 48kDear All, I ordered a DivIDE with kempston- and compactflash-adaptor for my 48K. Recently I met BVersteeg (the seller of thisDivIDE) at the retro co…
... examening the kempston adapter the fault was found: one of the ...Op-amp question for the more knowledgeable tech headI have a dual op-amp IC in a 9 pin SIL package. Pin 1 and 9 are Vcc as marked on the datasheet. The internal schematic as supplied on the datasheet…
Copying data between memory banks in USR0 modeI am experimenting with Funky Fungus to load the majority of its data (levels, screens, music etc.) into memory banks 1, 3, 4, 6 and (partly) 7 by sw…
... can't understand where the fault is. Could someone please point ...SpecBAS 0.789 releasedHi all! Back with another SpecBAS release - this one's mostly just about sprites and bug fixes. One new addition I do quite like is the expression c…
... by others - Delphi was at fault here
RGB and HSV ...Losing ones temper at work.Im usualy quite a chilled out kind of person but if something pushes my buttons too much i lose me rag. Im feeling a bit bad as i lost my temper wit…
Free image/web hostingCan anyone recommend a good free image/web hosting site? Just to put a couple of pictures up. I can't access my website anymore - yes it's still act…
Can anyone recommend a good free image/web hosting site? Just to put a couple of pictures up. I can't access my website anymore - yes it's still active but I can't find the passwords or username anymore - yes my fault.
Cheers, Mat