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Troubleshooting my +2To put this in context: a while back (i.e. late last year and earlier this year) I was looking to put together a compilation of modern Spectrum games…
... , and the +3 (referred to as "Doug" on the "ZX Spectrum ... +3 repair" thread) which ... and so on.
[quote="1024MAK;928422"]The (grey) +2 uses a ... the tiny cost savings on every +2, +2A, +3, CPC464, CPC664, CPC6128, ... -
Detecting +3 / +2AWhat's a simple but reliable way to detect if code is running on a +2A/+3? My first though was to try switching to ROM2 and then checking for the …
... goes. It starts on one interrupt and stops on the next. That ... /+2 or +2A/+3.
Unfortunately, it's fooled by custom ROMs ... -
Got Myself a 128K “Toast Rack”! (Plus a simple audio fix guide.)I got myself a 128K Spectrum off of eBay the other day. It’s in pretty good nick, but the membrane went the way of the dodo sometime during shipping …
... only with a grey +2, +3 and my original Issue 2 16k expanded to ... socket connected through the SCART on the TV or VCR. -
Got Myself a 128K “Toast Rack”! (Plus a simple audio fix guide.)I got myself a 128K Spectrum off of eBay the other day. It’s in pretty good nick, but the membrane went the way of the dodo sometime during shipping …
... ago, left only with a grey +2[/quote]
Well, for ... have gone for a +2, but since I already ... socket connected through the SCART on the TV or VCR.[/ ... horrific the composite signal was on it. The RGB cable ... than for the +2A/+3. Twice as many components ... -
Got Myself a 128K “Toast Rack”! (Plus a simple audio fix guide.)I got myself a 128K Spectrum off of eBay the other day. It’s in pretty good nick, but the membrane went the way of the dodo sometime during shipping …
... than for the +2A/+3. Twice as many components ... the +2 already has the necessary components installed on the board ... people were convinced otherwise and grey +2's were using the ...
"[i]...since the Spectrum +2 already includes components to combine ... -
"Made by the ton" softwareGag time The obvious one is "Make a chip" Published by Sinclair Research and written by Incognito Software . For some reason this was produced…
My +3 had a single disk with ... ) to replace the very dead +2 , this included the lightgun and ... , it *might* of been the grey +2 that came with the SJS ... can't be 100% sure on that point, but its irrelevant ... -
Dual joystick interface schematic?Hi! Would anyone have a schematic for a dual joystick interface? Cursor or sinclair would either work. If not, I might try my hand at designing one.…
... could register a second joystick on IN-95, though if ... 've been looking for this on @velesoft's site, ad ... IN-95 protocol is supported on the RTC module for ... confirm it works on my Grey +2.
SpecEMU 3.1 supports the ... read from Sinclair 1 and 2, IN-31 and K ... -
Fixing a poorly Issue 3 - Odd faults.Here's one for you Spectrum fixers, I warn you it's a long one. I've spent a couple hours this evening doing several repairs on a rubber keyed Speccy…
... ) ZX Spectrums! Yep been working on 3 of em.
on the Saga now.
... a repair. Brought a +2 grey cased model sometime ago ... came with and the +2 looked like it had ... and the +2 power light illuminates. Tested on the TV ... -
D.T Decathlon vs Hyper Sports vs D.T Supertest 128Hi everyone and welcome to the August 2018 edition of the "Which Is Best?" series. Last month I placed International Karate and IK+ (representing al…
... could never really get on with HyperSports although I ... play it back then on a friends erm ' ... 'new' tape) and my grey +2 came with SuperTest128.
... br /> 1. DTST
2. DTD
3. HS
... The only reason 1 and 2 ... -
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 grey +2 to start with, and have tested the WIP game on ... into grabbing a +2a/+2b/+3 for later testing, since it ... -
Does Survivisection load & play on a real +2a?Hi All, My apologies, another question.. Would someone with a DivMMC and a +2a be able to confirm whether Survivisection runs and plays on it? …
... can use a Sega pad on a Spectrum unless the interface ... />
Amstrad Spectrum models (+2/A/B/+3) have their built-in ... came fitted with a second grey cable, for dual use with ... -sinclair-spectrum-128-joystick-adapter-2-port-version-0705693505084.html
Special mono tape recorders for Micro owners of the early 1980s So what were the KEY FEATURES of these machines that separated them out from the normal mono tape recorders ? I cannot really remember- but I have …
... rarely, electronic controlled carbs) on cars where they would fit ... then.
3. Only really the special 'data ...
4. 50/50 on a counter. Although they all ... one of the very first grey +2's , the tape ... tape keys the plastic on their 'head' area ...If Sinclair computers had not been sold...I was just having a random thought. If Sinclair Computers (or the rights to them, not sure how it 'worked' back then) had not been sold to Amstrad…
... ' appeared slightly better on my +3 than it did on my 48K machine ... . Come to think of it, the (grey) +2 ...+2A vs +2BFrom what I understand, the +2A like the one I have is black, while the +2B is grey. Logically, the +2B came after the +2A, but why is there a prefer…
... is referred to as ‘the grey” +2.
This ... black plastic. The +2 grey and the +3 were sold in parallel ... ’s what it says on the bottom of the ... cases said +2B on the bottom. On the top it still ... says ZX Spectrum +2. The ...Quirky nerdy hardware quiz time[b]Quirky nerdy hardware quiz time[/b] [list=1][*]How many transistors are on the issue one ZX Spectrum PCB? [color=#FFFFFF].[/color] [*]Which d…
... The Amstrad made ZX Spectrum +2 (grey) machines that were fitted with ... giving the voltage as approximately 3.2V and also bonus ... to McKlaud for "between 2.5V and 3.7V".
[color ... ]Ferranti[/color][/b]. Van_Dammesque on Spectrum Computing forums was first ...Repairs and Reparing.Hi All, Just finished resurrecting an Issue 3A board. Had black lines, so replaced the lower 16K RAM chips, Amazed they just cost a couple of doll…
... this on ZX80, ZX81, or on ZX Spectrum 128, +2, +2A, +2B, +3 or ... machines only need them replacing on failure.
For ... disconnected while the power is on). As are the 74LS ... br />
On issue 5, 6a, 128k (toastrack) and +2 (grey) machines, the ...OqtaDrive - Microdrive emulator for Spectrum & QLQuite a while ago I reported about my [url="https://worldofspectrum.org/forums/discussion/55983/yet-another-microdrive-emulator#latest"]first prototy…
... releases/tag/0.1.2"]0.1.2[/url] is out ... all the intermediate builds on the way to this ... for Spectrums with early ROMs (Issue 3 and older). This one ... potentially be used later on during writes. It also ... round. This was changed on later models to writing standard ...GBP30 Scan Converters?Hi all, I was just wondering if anyone else has tried those new scan converters? They cost around US$45 and just under $60 here in Australia, so I…
... lag, but should be OK on a speccy.
The ... up to a connector.
2 Gnd
4 Csync
It works with the +3 and the grey +2, so that probably covers ...Are 128K games more likely to crash than 48K ones?Hey, guys. I've been doing some experimenting with various games and even some music demos and apps, and I'm beginning to reach a conclusion that …
... 128 games not playing well on certain models because of the ... or grey +2, but that the issue had been rectified on the +2A/+3 ... a crash from it (snow on the screen is certainly possible ...New release of ZEsarUXFound today by chance on: [url]https://github.com/chernandezba/zesarux/releases/tag/10.1-13122021[/url] [quote]ZEsarUX-10.1 Beta1 Pre-release che…
... to use with Rodolfo Guerra ROMS)
Added some actions ... writing a card in slot 3, colors follow style
2,3, show when writing a ... card in slot 3
Improved ... handling files larger than 2 GB on 32 bit CPU (it ...New release of ZEsarUXFound today by chance on: [url]https://github.com/chernandezba/zesarux/releases/tag/10.1-13122021[/url] [quote]ZEsarUX-10.1 Beta1 Pre-release che…
... to use with Rodolfo Guerra ROMS)
Added TAP to ... writing a card in slot 3, colors follow style
... different icons for slot 1,2,3, show when writing a ... card in slot 3, show when flap is ... Fixed handling files larger than 2 GB on 32 bit CPU (it ...DISCOVERY ...Hi, I have just bought a DISCOVERY drive for Spectrum, but i have not the documentation with it... Do you think that i can find it on this "marvelous…
... that i can find it on this "marvelous" website ?
I ... load and write some softwares on 3 1/2 disks...
If not ... disk for use them directly on Spectrum + Discovery ?
Thank you ...Top Five Footy GamesI thought I'd add a topical article to my site: [url="http://www.waddington.fslife.co.uk/lair_footy_five.htm"]http://www.waddington.fslife.co.uk/lai…
... . Matchday II
2. Football Manager
3. Matchday
4. World ... whatever, drop me a line on [email="alex@nospam.waddington.fslife ...sna files on a real speccyHi, i have buyed a fine Spectrum +3 and now my question: can i copy *.sna files on 3" disk and run it on the real machine, or is a converting proce…
... copy *.sna files on 3" disk and run it on the real machine ...ZX PC Interface : The manual, schematics and more info... ZX <-> PC Interface ------------------- Contents 1) The ZX <-> PC Interface 1.1) What is it? 1.2) What does it do? 2) Install…
... /> 3) Technical info
3.1) Schematics
3.2) Altered ROM-routines
3.3 ... /> The following commands are available on the ZX Spectrum.
The ... real schematic, but the connections on every IC
is displayed ...ZX PC InterfaceZX <-> PC Interface Contents 1) The ZX <-> PC Interface 1.1) What is it? 1.2) What does it do? 2) Installation 2.1) The softwa…
... save
directly on ANY media available on your PC. Saved ...
the EPROM is switched on.
The normal ... 5 4 3 2 1 0 0 1 2 v
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...500+ Tapes Plus, Swapping PreferredHere is a long list of current games i want to get shot off. Im after pretty much everything i dont have, please send you dupe list to me, and you wa…
... /48 Tape
1x2, 2,3,4,5,6x2, 7,8 ... Football Manager
Football Manager 2
Again
Super Hang On
Winter Sports
... /> Operation Wolf x 2
Rambo 2 x 2
Robocop ... x 2
They Sold a Million 3 x 2
Updated Swap List, some nice new ones anda lot gone walkies :- And if that dont float your boat, have a look at ebay :- [url="http://cgi6.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewListedItems&userid…
... /> 16/48 Tape
1x2, 2,3,4,5,6x2, 7,8 ... The Hook
Super Hang On
Winter Sports
Star Wars
Super Hang On
The Empire Strikes Back ... Wolf x 2
Rambo 2 x 2
Robocop x 2
Screen ...Do these qualify as MIA?I remember a book called "Exploring adventures on the ZX Spectrum" by Peter Gerrard. This book had three text adventures (type-in) in it: 1) Collosa…
... book called "Exploring adventures on the ZX Spectrum" ... Cave adventure
2) Castlemaze adventure
3) Underground adventure
on cassette seperately. The book ... /> Since they were available on tapes, seperately, do they come ...Adventure type-insI know there are many adventure enthusiasts in here. Did any of you type-in adventure listings from magazines or books? If so, do you still have a …
... have a copy of them on tape? And if so, how ... by Peter Gerrard
2) Castelmaze adventure "
3) Underground adventure "
