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wtf spectrum +2 only shorter ???Just seen this ZX Spectrum +2 but the casing is shorter...dare i say it, but is this a custom job ? [url]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SINCLAIR-ZX-SPECT…
... have one by the tape like the grey +2, I'm sure someone ... posted about a grey that was ... -
Spectrum +2(grey) rf problem not tuning inHi lads, first of all a quick intro. Im a speccy enthusiast in Ireland, had my first speccy when i was seven in 1987(grey +2). Eventually it got repl…
... i was seven in 1987(grey +2). Eventually it got replaced by ... background but i could read tape loader etc. However it would ... and just about read the tape loader menu but would not ... />
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Childhood moments with my SpeccyHey everyone. The other day I randomly came across a tumblr page called "Me and My ZX Spectrum" ([url]http://meandmyzxspectrum.tumblr.com[/url]) …
... folks non-stop until a grey +2 was sourced and duly delivered ... friend lending me the Horizons tape shortly afterwards and me spending ... -
Games/Programs making use of DivIDE featuresHello :) I have a question: I may be wrong, but it looks like the DivIDE and similar interfaces for the ZX Spectrum are almost exclusively used for …
... to load from tape, albeit probably a virtual tape.
[quote ... out the toaster and the grey +2. At that point it seemed ... -
Keyboard has a life of its own?I just received a Spectrum+ Issue 4S, where I had to replace the MIC connector and I also did the Composite mod. So far it works just fine, but when …
... + and the 128k+ and the grey +2.
The 48k+ keyboard was ... of the 8 pin keyboard connector?
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Is there an emulator that can "autosnapshot" after loading a tape?The reason i'm asking is that my everyday speccy is a grey +2 with a DivIDE 2k11. Some TAP files simply won't work because of rom checks and other in…
... my everyday speccy is a grey +2 with a DivIDE 2k11. Some ... press a key after the tape had loaded.
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ZX spectrum 128K + 2 (Grey one :)Hi all, I'm trying to revive a dead ZX 128K +2 (the grey one). The regulator was damaged and seemed to be feeding 7.8Volts onto the pcb. Yikes ! I…
Actually that reversed TR4 is a well known mistake on the grey +2 boards that'll hurt composite output via the RGB connector if you have it hooked up that way... -
Seen any ebay madness?? post it here !!!What with some high prices fetched on speccy games over the past few days , thought it might be an idea to keep a WOS record of some of the higher fi…
... on a Speccy - my Plus 2 has given up the ghost ... .
So you need a grey +2 or a +2A/B? All ... upgrade, improved composite video out, tape input, new belts, etc.
ZX Spectrum clock signals comparedI haven't searched for this on WoS; it might have been posted before. But I think it's important info, and can't do any harm to repeat or show from a…
... first 128K, and that the +2 didn't get any important ... all +2's have terrible tape decks
- That the grey +2 becomes more ...Experimenting with turboloadersHello, My first post, having lurked here for a while. I'm a lifelong computer nerd, Spectrum fan since childhood in the eighties, and have recently…
... stepped up with an optimal tape mastering setup I took a ... to actively participate in real tape testing with flakey equipment (my ... tidying up my toastrack and grey +2's, revisiting my (somewhat incomplete ...Spectrum +2 Cable Nightmare -TTL-Composite-RGB ???Just got myself a Spectrum+2 Grey model with rgb scart cable The system works great on my livingroom lcd with the supplied cable, so good news here …
As this is a grey +2, there is a good probability ... modulator, right behind the RGB connector) 180 degrees around, the composite ...+2a double vision - uncommon problemHelloo - I was helped by Guesser on a previous occasion on a toastrack, so many thanks to him for that! Today's problem is the RGB display from a +2a…
... this?
Is it the grey +2 that uses a power plug ... for the power connector?
I ask, because the +2 Grey uses a ...Spectrum +2 little help pleaseHi all, Firstly let me say, what an amazing site this is! So much incredible detail and information, created by what looks to be a very dedicated an…
Grey +2 with jagged edge screen through ... a game, so looks like tape deck is ok and I ...+3 with dead expansion portI bought a +3 from a WoS user. So far, the computer works as expected, but when an interface (e.g. DivIDE (configured correctly) or Multiface3) is co…
... it with one from a grey +2. This one was a Zilog ... be used. Was using a +2 CPU too daring?[/QUOTE]
tape recorder or floppy disk? Some ...+2 QuestionsI picked up a +2 today on eBay. I've only seen one about 25 years ago so i dont know a lot about them. It boots and the seller can type stuff in so …
... tape deck buttons, if theres symbols ON the buttons, its a grey +2 ...+2 QuestionsI picked up a +2 today on eBay. I've only seen one about 25 years ago so i dont know a lot about them. It boots and the seller can type stuff in so …
... tape deck buttons, if theres symbols ON the buttons, its a grey +2 ... I've got the first +2 then.
I'm ...My Spectrum +2, Multiface 128 and Plus D....Here's something that's always bothered me and had me wondering if anyone else experienced the same thing - Back in 1990 or so, when I finally manag…
... interface and the grey +2 was when the edge connector needed cleaning.
connector in the Multiface, and the ... than the one in the +2, giving better reliability - who knows ...128k+ CompositeAm I to understand this correctly but all thats needed for composite video on this model is to run a wire from pin 1 of the RGB port to the phono out…
... Spanish 128? A standard 128/grey +2 RGB-SCART cable does not ... schematic I have here the pinout is different.
Composite ...Buzzing Grey +2This is mentioned in another thread but I thought I had best start a new one regarding this. Basically Ive done TR4, put a 5.5k resistor to R38 and …
... the PCB over with the tape decks each time?
tape connector for continuity to GND;
2, electrolytic caps C49 and C50 ...Buzzing Grey +2This is mentioned in another thread but I thought I had best start a new one regarding this. Basically Ive done TR4, put a 5.5k resistor to R38 and …
... grey +2, but it might be worth changing the electrolytics on the tape ...Problems if IF2 or Divide connetedHello, yesterday i have played very well with my speccy. But after 30 minutes the Speccy crashed. Divide was connected. Coloured blocks on the screen…
Blocks are from startup. spectrum is the grey +2. loading from the tape recorder is okay and games running.( without if2 etc.)
KlausCassette Adapter[IMG]http://dydityet.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/cassetter.jpg[/IMG] What about using this adapter instead of modifying azimuth and/or replacing bel…
As long as there is nothing wrong with the tape amp or such in the speccy youre good to go! Its head to head, no tape so a direct signal. I use one of these in my grey +2 and using my iphone with Speccytape app, everything loads, all the time.PSU Output cableIve got so many duff 48k psu's knocking around that I think its time to get them sorted, 90% of them have bad output cables, a break somewhere along …
... DC connector on Spectrums up to the Grey +2 is the 2.1mm type ... I've always used. A 2.5mm plug will work, but ...Fixing/modding my new +3Hi, In december I won an auction for a working +3 with a dead floppy drive, + a Multiface 3, some disks and tapes, for a very low price (I think nob…
... case, but certainly keeping the tape player, and adding an ... a dedicated tape recorder...
I have an old grey +2 very damaged ... , .tap, .tzx... using "Speccy Tape".
And in working order ... bought me one of my grey +2). So another Spectrum enthusiast is ...Video on single transistor composite video modification for 48K SpectrumsI made a video on the single transistor composite video mod, using an Issue two Spectrum although it applies to all issues. Much better than the sing…
... at the 128K and grey +2 composite video outputs. They ... Page 7 of the +2 service manual. The transistor ... video output on the monitor connector.
[ ... series resistance in the +2 circuit does have one ... of the TEA2000 in the +2.
Fortunately, ...Correction of +2 hardware errorsThis is a collection of various pieces of information picked up from various places, including a lot from this forum. I have edited it and reworded i…
... just finished sorting out my grey +2 by changing R38 out for ... from some interference (from the tape player?) which was definitely audiable ... makes no diference having the tape player connected or disconnected. Even ... on/off switch for the tape player but now it ...eBay 128K Spectrum RGB cables overheat the Spectrum!?Hi everybody, For a long time I've wondered why Spectrum 128K Toastracks were overheating when using my Retro Computer Shack RGB SCART cable. Today …
... suitable for 128K+2 gray, since +2 has already BRIGHT ... are marketed 128K/128K+2(gray).
Do ... ) ?[/QUOTE]
The grey +2 already includes circuitry to mix ... -training/Peritelevision/BS_EN_50049-1 Peritelevision connector.pdf[/URL]
ZX Spectrum +2A - Issue loading gamesHi! I have my ZX Spectrum +2A with a very strange issue regarding games loading. The thing is that I can only load a few games from the Datacorder o…
Have you tried giving your tape deck a good clean. I had a similar problem on a grey +2 a while back and after giving it a damned good clean it now works perfectDefinitive list of games incompatible with +2A/+3 and of compatible versions (if any)I am trying to compile the definitive list of games which are incompatible with the +2A and the +3 and of their compatible versions, if they are pres…
... [B]Plus 2[/B] from the original Animagic tape and I found ... problems on real ZX128 and grey +2 model because use register I ...Best 128k Speccy?Hi Which 128k Spectrum is the best from the point of view of the operating system, hardware design etc. Reason I'm asking is that I read on here th…
... 128k machine, buy a BLACK +2 (which in 99.5% of ... tell from a picture, some GREY +2 machines look black in a ... actually a 6 pin DIN connector.
[URL="https://farm8 ... is a photo comparing a Grey +2, a Black +2B and a ...
