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Loading games with cassette adapter - no PLAY requiredAfter several encouragingly successful experiments with the use of cassette adapters commonly used to connect a multimedia player to a cassette-only …
Interesting topic.
The grey +2... My uncle repaired mine last ... (interference) that goes from the tape deck to one or more ... was only true for the grey +2, but I remember the author ... to the side of the tape deck. -
Renegade (the hit squad)Hi fellow spectrum peeps,nice to meet you all!,and what a great site you have here!. I have been given a spectrum +2 which didn't load tapes,until i…
... (hit squad version) tape,and it loads until ... with this version on their grey 2 speccy?.
... your Spectrum or with the tape itself.
... you should test the tape with his/her equipment ... the case, then the tape is probably faulty.
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128K blues, part +2: picture and tape driveI recently purchased an original (grey) +2 which sadly seems not to be fully working. The computer powers up but there is no way to obtain a stable p…
Some other +2 I've seen with distorsed ... /> On the other hand: a grey +2 should work with a +2A ... to put in order your +2 grey to output an analog RGB ... think I can fix your +2, but I don't know ... have managed to get the tape deck working, you can always ... -
Problems with a gray ZX Spectrum +2Hello. First of all, thank you for receiving me on this forum. I'll try to help everybody as well as I can Said that, I want to do two questions abo…
... above the Heatsink on the Grey +2, instead I would suggest using ... /> The above is my 128k+2 testbed for all things crazy ... could fit inside a cassette tape chassis and provide the feature ... -
Improving the Spectrum +2's Cassette RecorderHi people, Nice techie question here! I have a Spectrum +2 (grey). Actually, I have several. I'm trying to get this particular one to load tapes be…
... 's and 2 grey +2's.
The tape deck on the grey +2's ... and load them through a tape adapter plugged into a personal ... -
How faithful are you to Sinclair computers?Are you 100% faithful to Sinclair computers or do you divide your attention across multiple retro computers and consoles? I never had anything besid…
... a grey +2 which lasted about 18 months although the tape keys snapped ... -
SIDBlaster/ZX - new soundcard for ZX-SpectrumThis soundcard is for ZX-Spectrum compatible computers. It uses in its work MOS Technology SID soundchip, which together with MOS Technology 6510 mic…
... IORQULA line on the edge connector.
[*]Both versions of the ... machine to check.
[*]The Grey +2 does have this signal connected ... to check).
[*]The Black +2 and the +3 definitely do ... -
SIDBlaster/ZX - new soundcard for ZX-SpectrumThis soundcard is for ZX-Spectrum compatible computers. It uses in its work MOS Technology SID soundchip, which together with MOS Technology 6510 mic…
... IORQULA line on the edge connector.
[*]Both versions of the ... machine to check.
[*]The Grey +2 does have this signal connected ... to check).
[*]The Black +2 and the +3 definitely do ... -
(grey) +2 ear modI saw some references here and there about grey +2 machines which had an external ear connector built in, so you can use external audio devices for l…
... is no EAR on a grey +2 ;-) That is why I am ... the audio from the cassette connector goes :p
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... to a TV set and tape recorder. I was nine then ... 48k (issue 2)
- a +2A
- a +2 (grey)
- 2 +3
- a sony playstation (early grey model)
I already ... -
Connecting spectrum to HD tvHello everyone, I was wondering if anybody could help me,I have plugged my spectrum +2 into my HD tv,I get a loading screen,but when I go to load a t…
... ]Im assuming this is a grey +2 not one of the black ... models, if its a grey go [URL="http://www.ebay ... .uk/itm/SINCLAIR-SPECTRUM-128k-2-GREY-MODEL-RGB-SCART-LEAD-/390288649031 ... no sound coming from the tape to load,is there anything ... -
Strange behaviour in real hardware but not in emulatorsWell, at least not in any emulator I've tried. I've been reported by fellow forum member Macc that both our Maritrini Monster Slayer and Retroworks'…
... real grey +2/toastrack test it for me when I produce the tape ... -
Strange behaviour in real hardware but not in emulatorsWell, at least not in any emulator I've tried. I've been reported by fellow forum member Macc that both our Maritrini Monster Slayer and Retroworks'…
[QUOTE=na_th_an;609860]Could anybody with a real grey +2/toastrack test it for me when I produce the tape file?[/QUOTE]
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128k to Scart RGB Leads on Ebay.I started this thread as my other one was not getting any attention. Recently, I brought a 128k and +2 (grey) to scart connector on Ebay from Cool N…
... brought a 128k and +2 (grey) to scart connector on Ebay from Cool ... a 128k + and a 128k+2 (grey), with one 15" CRT, one ... -
Does a spectrum +2 power supply work on a +3?tiny question, does a spectrum +2 power supply work for a +3?
I think only if it's the black +2, really a +2A, does it have the multi-pin power connector necessary. The original grey +2 just had a single hollow pin power connector, which won't work. -
ZX Spectrum 12K +2 (gray version) made in UK?Quick question: Does anyone know whether the 128K ZX Spectrum +2 (gray version) was produced in the UK or just in Taiwan? All models have so far had …
... a fair few from buying tape bundles... they work fine, but ... boxed ones though :)
grey +2's I got a silly ... . the big problem is the tape drive not working properly... always ... em for not having a tape counter, such a simple thing ... -
ESXDOS v0.8.0 released (with NMI Browser)Hello, To celebrate the speccy's 30th birthday, here's the latest version of ESXDOS for DivIDE users. The full changelog is too long to post here, s…
... the answer. (I have a grey +2)
I use ... reason for that? (no +2 menu?)
I would ... and only recently bought a +2 and 48k)
2/+3/+2A
2 screen (48k basic, 128k basic, tape loader, calculator ... -
ZX Spectrum +2A 128K Peripheral CompatabilityHey guys, Are the ZX interface devices and microdrives compatible with the +2A machine? Col.
... only compatible with the early grey +2 and older (ie: toastrack etc ... on the grey +2 is a toastrack in effect with a tape player ... -
ZX Spectrum +2A 128K Peripheral CompatabilityHey guys, Are the ZX interface devices and microdrives compatible with the +2A machine? Col.
... the +2a using the edge connector mod that Andrew is talking ... used on a 48k/toastrach/grey +2) that way you can definately ... -
Spectrum 128k +2 (Grey) EAR modI have mounted a mono stereo jack in my +2 and am trying to connect it to get an external EAR port to load programs from my PC/MP3 player etc. I ha…
... solution for external tape loading on the Grey +2 that I've never ... you EAR and MIC for tape operations on the same socket ... -
Spectrum 128 toaster and divide incompatibility problems with some demos and games.Okay so I got this thing now. It?s my first Spectrum ever. [img]http://img836.imageshack.us/img836/2016/speccyl.jpg[/img] [url]http://img824.image…
... 128 and the MkI grey +2 (not the Mk2 grey +2 which almost certainly ... /CS lines on the edge connector (then the MF128 will work ... /> * replace the 4 ROMs with 2 copies of the ROMs from ... the toaster and Mk I Grey+2 the wrong banks are contended ... -
divide loading errorsHi All, Just bought a divide unit and I am having a few problems. I select the TAP file from the fatware browser, then do a load "". I get a lot of …
... -0.rom in a modded grey +2 (velesoft replacement HAL), but all ... still no success. From real tape there are no problems it ... -
Spectrum +2 EPROM in Spectrum +2AHi, My friend Marc bought a +2A from Tim Abbott at the Spectrum 30 event. Back in the day there were companies selling +2 ROMs to put into +2As to r…
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I have 2 grey +2's one is stock the ...
Stock Grey +2 0500 ISS3
original grey +2 rom: DivIDE detects ...
modded Grey +2 Z70500 ISS3
original grey +2 rom: DivIDE detects ... will load from a real tape
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RF TuningWhat is the actual RF frequency that the Spectrum +3 uses? Thanks
... far as I know, the grey +2 does output proper composite signal ... work. The modulator on the +2 I have seems to have ... a missing resistor and the connector is connected to anything. Before ... getting composite from the DIN connector. -
K-Mouse TurboReceived my K-Mouse Turbo interface this morning amid much excitement, packed the wife off to work and the kids off to nursery then went up to my man…
... not.
My caseless Grey +2 is in a box on ... the moment because the ps/2 keyboard I'm building/ ... mouses can work in PS/2 mode. You can test ... connect via adapter to PS/2 port on PC if ... and CLK signals for mouse connector. Mouse port need this resistors ... -
ZX +2 Grey with quiet ULA soundHi all. I come here for advice before messing up with the main boards and end up killing them for good. I got this grey ZX +2 with a very low ULA a…
... outputs on both my grey +2 and black +2 are replaced with a ... the use of an external tape deck. -
Odd +2 / +2A cassette differencesUnless its just me... The cassette player keys, the icons are on the keys themselves on a grey +2 On a black +2A the keys are blank and the icons a…
... basically just never seen a grey +2 with the symbols above the ... cheaper way to maufacture the tape deck.
You see ... back in the day when tape decks got used very heavily ... , some of those tape deck keys could get broken ... -
Suggested Spectrum model for retro hobbyist?I'm planning on getting myself a Spectrum of some sorts to add one of the most famous 8-bit computers to my retro collection (already have C64, A1200…
... I'd say the grey +2. (The one with tape symbols on the ... actual tape keys - not printed on ... -
WANTED WORKING 128K SPECCY! +2 IS FINEHi i want to get a working 128 machine, a plus 2 is fine, anybody have a working spare they don't need? many thanks:)
... 128K toast-rack model, a grey +2 (unit + PSU), or a +3 ... me fine, i have a tape recorder , so the plus 3 ... is fine, but also the +2 would be ideal!
+2 grey rf out problemI got a kind of broken +2. it basically works, but with a annoying rf out problem. When screen goes black (eg. after border 0: paper 0 command) it l…
... Last night I opened the +2 up, and when I ... have to touch the parts, 2-3mm close is enough, ... I suggest that in your +2 this may be what has ... that a lot of the GREY +2 machines have a manufacturing fault ... on the video out / RGB connector (this does not affect the ...
