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Help - no tv receptionHi I've just bought a 128k Spectrum +2 from ebay & am having trouble getting any output on a tv. The specy seems to work - the power light comes on …
... /> I've just bought a 128k Spectrum +2 from ebay & am ... to hook up +2 is via a scart. Have a look on ebay ... leads for sinclair machines (including +2). One was called the 'Sinclair ... bought a +2A in that instance, and found out that inside the ... -
Help - no tv receptionHi I've just bought a 128k Spectrum +2 from ebay & am having trouble getting any output on a tv. The specy seems to work - the power light comes on …
... (at least on the later +2 and the +3). My +3 ... has a slightly dodgy PSU - there's ... a bad connection on the +12v ... machines, but on the original (grey) +2, the RGB output continues to ... -
Problem loading Warajevo tapes even if they are converted to TZXDear readers, Yesterday I experimented with some of my older Warajevo tapes (which are known as being completely different from Lunter tapes) that c…
... Samples.html[/url]); and
2) the compression is complex but ... . I have to run it inside a VMWare Windows98 emulation. :-)
< ... be some 'black box' here inside Warajevo (and EmuZWin) that ...
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I produced a VOC file of brucelee (download ... -
The [You] awardsI'm bored, so I thought I'd do the traditional ewgf Spectrum awards, for the first time ever. Once you've ignored my post, please post your own winne…
... /> Best Spectrum game based on a film/book/TV series etc ...
Best Spectrum version of a Board game: Reversi
Best ...
Best Spectrum to use: Grey +2
Best Software House: Imagine ... )
Best game advert in a magazine: *
Best utilty: OCP ... -
Which speccy do you use & why ?I`m lucky enough to have the choice of using a 48K original, a 48K+ and a 128+2B Sometimes I prefer the 128 because of it`s nice keyboard, crisp pic…
... real Spectrums I loved the grey +2 because of the keyboard and ... loading tapes because I had a +D too. And the toast ... it lacked in looks and a decent keyboard, it made up ... . I also had a +3 which was a giant piece of crap ... -
Which speccy do you use & why ?I`m lucky enough to have the choice of using a 48K original, a 48K+ and a 128+2B Sometimes I prefer the 128 because of it`s nice keyboard, crisp pic…
The grey +2 is absolutely the best. The + ... is only the +2 left. There is a problem that not all ... [/url] everybody can easily get a keyword sticker. The joystick ports ... it is possible to buy a small adapter for use of ... -
Making an external 3" USB floppy drive ?I came across an old 3" floppy drive, and I got the idea of making it into an external USB drive to write +3 images onto from my PC. Can I use the …
... " disks is if your motherboard has a floppy disc controller (FDC ... I remember researching this topic 2 years ago and trying to ... out if 3 1/2 USB Drives could be ... modded to handle a 3" drive. They can ... specifically to handle 3 1/2 disks, nothing else (not ... -
A Review Of The SentinelTaken from this [url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/apr/05/games.playstation]site[/url], which I just found while looking for something el…
... QUOTE=Necros;376384]You played a nomadic consciousness that had to ... 3D landscape, then transfer itself inside a series of motionless avatars in ... cut and pasted into Spectrum 2.0 :)
Great ... game though.. and not a bad set of choices from ... -
+2 cassette door springHas anybody a spare cassette door spring for grey +2? I'm looking for one.
... ;377845]Has anybody a spare cassette door spring for grey +2? I'm ... 's any difference between the +2 and +2A version in which ... -
Connecting a Spectrum to a TVHello, The answer to this question is probably so simple I'm almost too embarrassed to post this, but rather than spend the rest of my life trying to…
... If the Spectrum is emitting a signal, the TV will ... probably buried in a menu somewhere. Most have a 'fine tune' ... selling them on eBay. A Spectrum one has the DIN ... at one end, and a SCART connector on the ... remember if the grey +2 and black +2 have different RGB ... -
Spectrum Serial Numbers Wanted!![b]This post updated Sept. 26, 2013[/b] As far as I know, the serial numbering system for the Spectrum has never been fully worked out. For the p…
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The case has a sticker that says "48K" ... a issue 1 or issue 2 Spectrum.
As a ... rubber key Spectrums has a case with the adjustment ... issue 2 and earlier models, regardless of the PCB inside in ... in Spain, Investronica, is a issue 3B board, with ... -
+2A/+3 compatibility fixes thread!It might be a good idea to keep these fairly common +2A/+3 compatibility fixes (and requests) in a single thread for quick reference ;) Let's start …
Just out of interest, what is the difference between a +2A & 2B? I have a +2 which has a grey case and another my brother gave me which is a black case, is that a +2A/B?? -
+2A/+3 compatibility fixes thread!It might be a good idea to keep these fairly common +2A/+3 compatibility fixes (and requests) in a single thread for quick reference ;) Let's start …
... & 2B? I have a +2 which has a grey case and another my ... brother gave me which is a ... black case, is that a +2A/B??[/QUOTE ... -
+2A/+3 compatibility fixes thread!It might be a good idea to keep these fairly common +2A/+3 compatibility fixes (and requests) in a single thread for quick reference ;) Let's start …
... 2B? I have a +2 which has a grey case and another my ... brother gave me which is a ... a +2A/B??[/QUOTE]
Grey ZX model is ZX Spectrum +2 ... case from Amstrad. +2 is last compatible ZX ... original ZX Spectrum 128/+2. +2A/B contain ... -
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.…
... /> I had it and had a grey +2 at that time, I remember ... well as it was not a good time for me ( I ... in 128 mode, it is a 48k game after all AFAIK ... -
GIGASCREEN with MULTICOLOUR 8*2Riskej made the pic. Pulsar coded the engine. I'm watching it on the 128+ at the moment and it is very stable. The file: [url]http://speccy-live.u…
is this really works on a plain 128k / grey+2? a full screen, buffer swapping multicolour picture?
if it is, why we were talking about 12 char wide limitation when discussing multicolor river-raid techdemo? -
GIGASCREEN with MULTICOLOUR 8*2Riskej made the pic. Pulsar coded the engine. I'm watching it on the 128+ at the moment and it is very stable. The file: [url]http://speccy-live.u…
... really works on a plain 128k / grey+2? a full screen, buffer ... demo was for a 48K, not a 128K, so it ... creator intended and not a thing more. If there ...
But just displaying a static screen of this quality ... the processor time and a substantial chunk of the ... -
Retro Reunited - 2 Day Retro Gaming Event - Sept. 2009[url=http://retroreunited.info][img]http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e226/darthgord/2qbbud3.jpg[/img][/url] Apologies if this is a long post, I wil…
... one of you pictures, the grey +2 with the divide attached di ... these leads that go to a scart which goes in the ... -
Retro Reunited - 2 Day Retro Gaming Event - Sept. 2009[url=http://retroreunited.info][img]http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e226/darthgord/2qbbud3.jpg[/img][/url] Apologies if this is a long post, I wil…
... one of you pictures, the grey +2 with the divide attached di ... 't SCART (it was just a phono jack in the back ... -
Game BackupOk will try and discribe best I can Hardware ZX Spectrum 48k x2, Interface 2, Kempston progamable interface ZX Spectrum +3 [U]Hunting for a interf…
... ZX Spectrum 48k x2, Interface 2, Kempston progamable interface
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[U]Hunting for a interface 1 and microdrive[/U ... back anything up to a 3" disk. Those ... +3 to make it a bit more compatible with ... which were replicated in the grey +2.
On ... -
Things wat they did have in my day!.I was talking at work today about things that were quite common when we were kids but arent realy around any more. My co worker mentioned how many ar…
... 90's and I had 2 stolen from in front ... ASDA is right next to a notorious housing estate though. ... and put my bike just inside the staff entrance which ... of the shop, which was inside a shopping arcade, on Saturday afternoon ... 't my one, just a pic I found on the ... -
What will you be buying yourself for Christmas?Every christmas I treat myself to a new fangled gadget, what will you lot be buying yourselves thris christmas? I been looking at buying one of thes…
... for the Portuguese +2 - there is a jumper inside you need to move ... -
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=ingo;389597]Which special bug do you mean?[/QUOTE]
Reading from 0x7ffd writes the floating bus value to the port, normally resulting in a crash: e.g.
PRINT IN 32765.
Crashes the 128 or grey +2. -
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…
... the port, normally resulting in a crash: e.g.
Crashes the 128 or grey +2.[/QUOTE]Why do you think ... -
rebuilding a speccy - original hardware, emulation or cloneI have some spare speccy parts and cases etc and I've been thinking of bastardising a spectrum. I'm undecided as to using original hardware, clone or…
... up to in Huddersfield? The grey +2 with the divide was hooked ... converter can be built for a Speccy - the "inexpensive" is the ... -
questions about a 128k spectrumJust wanted to know what problems are in the 128k Spectrum. Does it have the cobra bug that wont allow it to load up and does it have the dirty soun…
[QUOTE=morcar;390139]so i take it the best version to get is the grey +2 then ?[/QUOTE]
I'd still argue for a +2A with hardware fixes. It will last longer. -
questions about a 128k spectrumJust wanted to know what problems are in the 128k Spectrum. Does it have the cobra bug that wont allow it to load up and does it have the dirty soun…
[QUOTE=morcar;390191]My problem is doing the fixes to be honest as i am on a tight budget and have very little soldering skills.[/QUOTE]
You shouldn't have any problems with a grey +2. -
Pc to speccy?Not been on here for a while, but after watching some of BBC4's electric dreams programmes it has given me the urge to get my old speccy out. So ye…
... someone elses convo but on a gray +2 can u also use ... connection to a telly.
The +2 afaik had a sound socket ... to the scart, whereas the grey +2 doesn't. Use the wrong ... lead and expect a knackered computer :-)
+2 doesn't have ... -
questions about a 128k spectrumJust wanted to know what problems are in the 128k Spectrum. Does it have the cobra bug that wont allow it to load up and does it have the dirty soun…
[QUOTE=cheveron;390416]That's a lazy coding issue. Bubble Bobble ... if it's running on a UK 128 machine or it ... my Belgian grey +2.
Then again, it was a copied version ... on a C90 tape so it ...
