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Just recieved the latest ' improved ' Retro Gamer dont read this spoilersIt seems to me that 70% to 80% is about consoles, the only articles that interest me are the ones on Julian Gallop, the Elite software house and Kim …
Don't worry guys. There will be a large feature in RG issue 14 about Spectrum 128 games, plus some other Speccy stuff. The mag certainly won't be ignoring the Spectrum = damn, there's another YS suppliment in the pipeline :) -
Just recieved the latest ' improved ' Retro Gamer dont read this spoilersIt seems to me that 70% to 80% is about consoles, the only articles that interest me are the ones on Julian Gallop, the Elite software house and Kim …
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How many of you lot still own your original Speccy?I have reason to believe the majority of you still own your original Spectrum. I think thats great, but it also really suprised as well. I was obsess…
... /> I got my orginal 16K issue 1 - with the upside down ... the most an orginal spectrum 128 -[ heatsink one] with +D and ... -
Interest in a new adventure game?After recently reading the feature on Gilsoft in Retro Gamer I got the urge to go back to my adventure tools and create something which was actually …
... to use some of the 128's extra RAM pages to ... adventure games in the latest issue of ZXF magazine - obviously you ... Probe? Again - see the latest issue for more details.
Investronica Inves Spectrum +Hi, Has anyone here ever heard of the Investronica Inves Spectrum +? This site [url="http://www.silicium.org/uk/sinclair/inves.htm"]http://www.sili…
... designing and developing the Spectrum 128 to create a super-cheap ... info in some Dec.1986 issue of Microhobby. I'll try ..."Sinclair Zx Spectrum: Absolutely Better Than Commodore 64"Did you ever read this? [url="http://www.alfonsomartone.itb.it/fztsmo.html"]http://www.alfonsomartone.itb.it/fztsmo.html[/url]
... other models then the Commodore 128 would have to be taken ... /> Reliablity has never been an issue with my tape recorder, it ..."Sinclair Zx Spectrum: Absolutely Better Than Commodore 64"Did you ever read this? [url="http://www.alfonsomartone.itb.it/fztsmo.html"]http://www.alfonsomartone.itb.it/fztsmo.html[/url]
... other models then the Commodore 128 would have to be taken ... /> Reliablity has never been an issue with my tape recorder, it ...Starglider 128k TZXNow I would if I could, but I simply don't have a copy of the game on tape handy, but is there any possibility that someone could upload a working ve…
... /> I know the mode is 128, but would a multiface snapshot ... have and see if this issue still occurs, as I think ...Emulating the SamRAM on the ZX Spectrum SEGerton Lunter gave me permission to reuse the code, but so far I have not been able to get the software to work in paged RAM banks.
... that shouldn't be an issue. The 128K operates at a ... machine than either the Spectrum 128 or the Pentagon. (For ... either the Timex or the 128 addressing.
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- 128/pentagon timings (selected by some ...The ULA and ScreenI've asked something similar before but please bear with me. I'm trying to understand the way the screen is controlled. The ULA controls output to …
... the portable Speccy. This CPU issue may explain why they left ... it out of the 128.
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I ... on the radar when the 128 came out. A former Timex ... cars and the Z88. The 128 was mainly designed in Spain ...keyboard imagesHi! I would like to have a good, printable spectrum 48K/128K keyboard pictures. ( And I think it is a good idea to pack these with an any emulator …
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48K issue 2
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Spectrum 128 keypad ...Information on SpecyBob or other new spectrum hardware?Hello all, I'm looking to make a new spectrum from scratch, and would like to find information online etc about how to go about doing so. I've heard …
... of RAM. It's Speccy 128 compatible but not Timex compatible ... /etc this isn't an issue especially since interfaces have already ...Spectrum Game CompatibilityHi, At the moment I have a spectrum 48k. I am planning to get a 128k +2, but I have a problem. Will my 48k games work on 128k +2? Because some of the…
... but handy anyway. The original 128 Spectrum (the black, Sinclair ... better keyboard (although the 128 is the only 128K ... You can use a Multiface 128 to save to +D ... several models of Multiface 128, make sure you get ... was covered in an issue of Crash, on their ...ZXCF InterfaceI'm just trying to get an idea for the ZXCF interface, and to me, it looks a much cleaner design compared to divIDE (Of course, that's just my opinio…
... and should run Residos without issue.
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Comments ... terribly difficult to accommodate both 128 and Timex paging -- if it ... 's a 128 register that was written to ... from the page number for 128 banks of 16k (or 8k ...Egghead 4 available to downloadFollowing his adventure in space, Egghead is today Entertaining a guest. Yes, Shelley is coming to tea and it's up to Egghead to get the food on the…
... it on a real spectrum (128+), I get a lot of ... .
Obviously a hardware issue of some sort. Any ideas ...NTSC for Speccy? What would happen?Hi doods. I was just reading a bit there about the TEA2000 video encoder. I'm just talking theory here. What would happen if you... Cut pins 12 an…
... "thing" has always been an issue with us , retro vgame collectors ... an amiga cd32 or spectrum 128 , which needs pal b
Power issues for multiple Speccies - questionWould like your opinions on some power issues I will be coming across soon! I am building up a collection of working Spectrums to form a music Midi …
You could run as many 128 machines as available power allows ... them in parallel and each 128 must have it's own ... down to the July 2006 issue.
I would estimate ...Timex-Sinclair 2068 mod?Just curious, is there any way that a Timex-Sinclair 2068 can be modded to function as a ZX Spectrum128? I'm considering getting one (since it's rat…
... it's not an issue. EDIT: for 128 emulation (which must be ... , but as Andrew says the 128 mod is not a simple ... i/o addresses than the 128's. However, it is surprisingly ... , time flies!). And Jarek's 128/SE mods fix the i ...+2 ramdisk - access in machine codeHow can you access the ramdisk in machine code? I've got a +2, and it seems the ramdisk has never been properly utilised. It would be a handy little…
... the 128" on page 52 of the June 1987 issue of ZX ... addresses beginning
; in the 128's extra memory banks traverse ...Questions from the new owner of a grey Spectrum +2I managed to pick up a grey Spectrum +2 off of ebay with cheap shipping (I'm in the US... it was $13 total and it has a Donkey Kong tape inside) and …
... or +3, (grey +2 and 128 might be different)and is ... to transfer stuff to my +2e, I have also used this ...Sam coup? - some questionsHi everyone. Got myself a sam coupé without any kind of cables. I was a bit suspicious about it's working condition. Hooked it to a pc at psu a…
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They ran from about issue`s 12-50 odd (roughly ... difference`s between the Spectrum 128 / SAM Coupe paging.Sam coup? - some questionsHi everyone. Got myself a sam coupé without any kind of cables. I was a bit suspicious about it's working condition. Hooked it to a pc at psu a…
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They ran from about issue`s 12-50 odd (roughly ... difference`s between the Spectrum 128 / SAM Coupe paging.[/QUOTE]
Spectrum Composite video connections?Is it possible to modify a standard 48K spectrum to give composite video output? In my experience i have found the quality of the picture out of the…
Those fade vertical bars are normal. All my spectrums have them.
Also normal is the slightly moved to the left paper (a known ULA issue, modeulator has nothing to do with it , later fixed on the 128 models).Prince of Persia in an actual Spectrum?Prince of Persia is one the best games programmed for our Speccy in the last 10 years, but I think originally was written for TR Dos, although there …
... be loaded on a real 128/+2 (I know because I ... can even look at the issue of the loader.Blowtorch method of Speccy repairsI just did my first Spectrum repair (and successful at that). It was the Issue 2 spectrum I wrote about a while ago, I just hadn't got around to doin…
... on a multiface (one or 128 ) so you can test Z80 ... ) and when i pressed multiface 128's red button it would ... />
btw, i repaired an issue two myself lately. Had multiple ...What is the rarest sinclair item u have ?For me, its a Sinclair PC200 boxed working and complete, has anyone any idea what its worth ? I am going to be selling it along with the rest of my …
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Speccy 128+ (heatsink) - bought at a bootsale ... Horizons tape.
Crash issue 1.
Your Spectrum ... .
Your Sincalir issue 1.
Multiface 3 ... . Very rare according to issue two of Retro Gamer.
+2 / +2a : What's the difference ?+2 / +2a : What's the difference ? I still haven't managed to find out this yet. Yes, I know I'm an idiot.
... /> Whilst this is true of Issue one +3 machines, it certainly ... being mopre a toast rack 128 machine with a built in ... the +D interface and Multiface 128 don't work on a ...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?
... capacitors/resistors/diodes from the 128 circuit when they created the ... you have a ground loop issue caused by your tape deck ...What's the most probable......cause for this on a grey +2? (z80 is excluded) [url]http://img376.imageshack.us/img376/8087/plus2hk9.jpg[/url]
... single chip. Issue 6 48K boards as well as 128 toast rack ... is a grey +2. A 128 Toast Rack may work, but ... think you can test a 128 Toast rack ROM, but for ... need the +2 ROM. The 128 ROM will work tho.
Dead +2B, help required...It was bought defective on ebay. It came with two faults: a "dead" power supply (it was the fuse) and a faulty main unit. The power supply is now re…
... , made in taiwan, board Z70833 issue 1. I'm trying to ... ]
I have a 128+2a with the same number ... Spanish machine? Z70833 (c) 1988 ISSUE 1 AMSTRAD is all over ...
