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Grey +2 and RS232 printersI've got an Alphacom 32 printer that works alright in 48K mode, but I'd like to hook up a full size printer to my +2. Has anyone had much joy in gett…
... 'd like to hook up a full size printer to my ... +2. Has anyone had much joy ... the RS232 port to drive a printer? Is it possible to ... just be easier to buy a Centronics interface. Thoughts, anyone?
Half-Life 2 - The Closure, a mod to fill that Half-Life 3 gap in your life!If you're a Half-Life fan who's less than pleased at having to wait sixty zillion years (at a conservative estimate :() for Half-Life 3, then go to: …
... wait sixty zillion years (at a conservative estimate :() for Half ... will make the wait a little more bearable. The ... and decided to make a mod that ends the ... this mod ([b]Half-Life 2 - The Closure[/b], screenshots ... sure your Half-LIfe 2 is updated to Source SDK ...+2 KeyboardHi peeps... I purchased a "faulty" +2a keyboard for my Harlequin build and everything looks pretty clean and no apparent damage to the membranes... I…
Hi peeps... I purchased a "faulty" +2a keyboard for my ... 'll test it in my grey +2 to check if it works ...Spe 128k +2 problem, can anyone help?Heya folks, I was trying to get back into real Speccy gaming for a change, since I hadn't been using my grey +2 in a year or so. Last time I did, it …
... hadn't been using my grey +2 in a year or so. Last ... help me since the +2 is the only physical Speccy ... commands, but I hear a BRRRRRR sound from the TV ... push any key (apart from a few select keys) the ... The screen looks normal - the +2 menu shows up but nothing ...Original Grey +2 Picture IssuesSo, I have my +2 connected to an old CRT TV, and the Speccy has been working fine. Decided to have a shift around, but once I moved the +2 i've lost…
... fine. Decided to have a shift around, but once ... /> It's next to a desktop PC (and large HD ... monitor) now, beneath a couple of USB lights. ... either no picture, or a very dark static screen ... issue with the +2 itself? Would purchasing a +2 SCART remedy this ...best scart cable for a toastrack?just wondering if there is a good scart cable for the toastrack available? might do the byte delight stereo mod also.
just wondering if there is a good scart cable for the toastrack available?
might do the byte delight stereo mod also.Broken Issue 2 - likely culpritsI've just got hold of an issue 2 spectrum with an interesting layout (heatsink is vertical and goes down to the speaker, some variable resistors and …
... got hold of an issue 2 spectrum with an interesting layout ... but then crashes with a corrupt screen after a few seconds. I ... be gratefully received, I have a multimeter and oscilloscope but it ... links to pics of the motherboard and a corrupt screen.
Which to buy? +2/+2a/+3?Sorry - I did a quick bit of lunchtime googling, it sounds like the grey +2 is the best machine, as it has the board without the reduced chipset. I …
... a quick bit of lunchtime googling, it sounds like the grey +2 ... br /> I am after a 128k Spectrum to test ... up to a CRT. I have a chance at a cheap +3 ... - is it a good ... remember reading somewhere that the grey +2 was the sweet spot... ...Grey +2 with lines on some games on RGB connectionHi Everyone, Is it OK if I ask a question? I dug my +2 out of the loft after far too many years about a month ago, and I have finally got it ba…
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I dug my +2 out ... of the loft after far too many years about a ... it to a DIVMMC future which is a neat piece ... this venerable little computers. Its a just plucky, venerable little ... SCART via RGB port on a plasma TV. It could ...128k+2 casetet beltI am looking for the belts for a grey spectrum 128k+2. it have a small and a large belt, it looks like it is worn out, where is the best place to ge…
I am looking for the belts for a grey spectrum 128k+2. it have a small and a large belt, it looks like it is worn out, where is the best place to get it from.+2 external tape adapter.Hi All, So after fixing my +2, there's a problem with the lack of a tape system to load games. So I got one of those car MP3 adapters that looks l…
... So after fixing my +2, there's a problem with the lack ... adapters that looks like a tape, removed the internal ... the +2 cover with the tape inside. Soldered on a mono adapter ... time I want to load a normal tape...
a common idea or not, ...Want a Speccy Repaired?Maybe it's time to put my 'skills' to use.... Now that I've sourced some of the nastier transistors, I've fixed about 6 rubber keyed Speccys in the …
... there's little presets inside which you can turn ... . :)
Seriously, a new membrane will set you ... I also have a battered grey +2 with a homemade ear socket ... to attach a cassette ...
You have a +2, not a +2A, so there's ...my dodgy speccys.hi people, i was wondering if i could engage some opinions / thoughts / ideas of anyone, regarding my current "fixing up" of my speccys, since you s…
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re: the grey +2
i wish to ... - the orignal +2 one (slightly dodgy, needs a new power plug ... seems to be on the inside of the RF input, ... only in need of a bit of a clean now.
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Which Speccy is the best to buy...I'd be using it for games really, and thats about it. I'd like a 128k but I seem to remember people saying 128k +2's had problems playing some games.…
... - whats the difference between a grey +2 and a black +2? There seems to be ... +2 is the +2a. It's based on the +3 motherboard but ... with a tape deck instead of ... generally less desirable than the grey +2.
I reckon ...The 128 plus 2 wasn't very goodHaving looked at the review in issue 33 of Crash of the Spectrum Plus 2, it strikes me as a bit odd, as if Simon Goodwin had to like it. I remember r…
... you have some sort of inside information as to what happened ...
[quote]Sticking a 128K Spectrum board into a modified CPC464 case ... play with. Getting the +2 ready for a pre-Christmas launch was ... the +2 would have taken a full design cycle but the Grey one ...Multiface 3 on the +2aDoes anyone know if the Multiface 3 was compatible with the +2a...? as far as i was aware it was but i can't remember for sure...
... 3 on a +3 or a +2a but not on a grey +2, a toast ... rack 128, a 16/48K speccy ... ar a speccy +.[/QUOTE]
... motherboard) and NOT compatible with the grey +2 because the grey +2 has Sinclair 128 motherboard ...Just got a Spectrum +2BThis is the first Spectrum I've ever used or owned. I got it without a video cable or power supply. I wired up a proper video cable, and I altered an…
... 2A Amstrad power supply and a home made PSU that ... uses a regulator rated at 2A. ... expect a +2 (I've never had one or looked inside one ... is true. The reg is a 5V one, and the computer ... via a coil and a ZTX650 (etc). Grey +2 supply is rated at 2. ...Audio input on a +2would it be possible to connect an external tape recorder to the socket at the back,or would something bad happen?
... circuit any more than a Robin has a missing wheel! The circuit ... you look at the +2's motherboard, you'll find that there ... 't appear to have a schematic for a toastrack 128K - only schematics ... the +2). I've been trying to buy a toastrack one for a reasonable ...128 spectrum zx +2 is stuck on test screenhey this is my first spectrum i bought it from a boot-sale for 2 pound and it came with loads of games but when i turn it on i get the test screen an…
This is most likely a keyboard fault.
motherboard - this sometimes fixes ... the spec apart - With a grey +2 you usually have to ... black plastic plugs on the motherboard. (The black +2A ... think, pretty sure the grey +2 has two of them ...128 spectrum zx +2 is stuck on test screenhey this is my first spectrum i bought it from a boot-sale for 2 pound and it came with loads of games but when i turn it on i get the test screen an…
... black plastic plugs on the motherboard. (The black +2A has ... the grey +2 has two of them)
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A grey +2 has ... then it's a 2a, else it's a grey +2. Alternatively, does the ... a single hole? If a single hole, it's a grey +2, else it's a ...+2B ram chips?Hi all, I have got 2 Plus2B`s and 1 Plus2 gray case. Ok the one Plus2B don`t work, so I tried to see if I could pin down the problem. I changed the …
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You could either stockpile a small stash of scrap machines ... /> Of course, if you have a working +2a yourself, you could ... the ram.....
The grey +2 uses 4164 RAM should you ... somebody else has obviously been inside it - and since they were ...Best 128k model to add CF IDE disk etcHi, i'm hoping to turn one of my speccys into more of a 'console' the plan is i'd like loads of speect games installed say on a compact flash card …
... to the CPU and installed inside the case... Actually it ... definetly put the thing into a +2A/+3 with both ... the original 128k (or +2) ROM. This will give ... extra compatibility of the +2/original 128k and it will ... some games have on the grey +2. Also add the little ...Speccy just snuffed it while playing 3D Pinball :(I have two speccys but the one I use most has just given up the gost! :-( game froze up and now all I get is flashing patterns and lines:-( Everyt…
... Spectrums (2 rubber key, 1 48k+, 1 128k toastrack, and ... chips was faulty) and 2 BBC Micros... I will ... brown breadbin thing that's a C64...[/QUOTE]
grey +2 I have that ive had since a kid, ... Ive never owned or played a C64 in my childhood ...From The LoftHello All I have just been up in the loft (I have to clear it out Mrs VQ says so), and found my old Spectrun+2 (boxed) with outer sleeve telling me i…
... RE!!!, apart from maybe a pristine Issue 1 16k rubber ... machine). You'll get a feel for the ebay price ... to leave the country for a couple of weeks, but ... , send me a PM (I need a +2 and a +3 to ... and a toastrack 128k model).
Is it a black or a grey +2?From The LoftHello All I have just been up in the loft (I have to clear it out Mrs VQ says so), and found my old Spectrun+2 (boxed) with outer sleeve telling me i…
... ]There are always quite a few Spectrums for sale ... RE!!!, apart from maybe a pristine Issue 1 16k ... , send me a PM (I need a +2 and a +3 to ... a toastrack 128k model).
Is it a black or a grey +2?[/ ... for the response, it's grey .
I was wondering ...What is wrong with this auction?[url]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250246790438[/url]
... to remove the heatsink from a 128k+ ?
My ... was not a reliable machine even with that metal toastrack attached to ... designs of the +2 have a substantial metal heatsink inside - around the tape ... deck. There's no space inside a 128k+ for anything like ...True Spectrum laptop (no emulation)[url]http://user.tninet.se/~vjz762w/[/url] Hi All, I have build a speccy laptop, battery part is not ready yet.... I did it on 2 days, I will put s…
... something with a ZX81 and got a clear signal ... and possibility of using a simple AC adapter to ... Every interface would be hidden inside the case, and ports ... keyboard from a +2A and the motherboard from a +2. That way ... t=14996&page=2"]for a long time[/URL]. ...48K games that don't work on a +2Not sure if there is already a thread about this but recently I've noticed some old 48K games will not run on my +2 - even in 48K mode. Examples are…
... have an original 128k+ in a +2A case! (but with the ... "perfect" snapshots done for the +2(grey). Perfect meaning that they were ... still visible. I also added a simple PAUSE 0 for most ... was kinda forced to use +2 roms inside.... and the added compatibility ...Found 128k +2 in the garbageHey there, I had a 48k Plus when I was a kid (still have, actually), and used to play in a friends 128k +2, so I know the basic of these computers. …
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I found a 128K +2 in the garbage last ... you find? With a grey case or with a black case? ...
If you found a grey one with the same power ... electrolytic capacitor inside the power supply by a bigger one ... most of it off with a gentle scratching.
...+2 grey PSU capacitor changeHi I opened up a +2 grey power supply (2.1A max output) unit in order to replace the aged electrolytic capacitor inside, just like I always do with …
... a smaller one if I hadn't found a +2 grey PSU that had a ... 4700uF inside by design.
2 grey PSUs, two of them have 6000uF caps inside and the ... actual need for the +2 grey PSU to have a larger cap. The ...
