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What is this spectrum game I dimly remember?Hi all, Ages and ages ago the collective genius of this forum helped me identify a game of my childhood as 'They Stole A Million'. Well, another mys…
... , a sink and the prison bars. After hours and hours of ... and throw it at the bars. After that, a little random ... -
Today I have mostly been using Linux.I reinstalled my linux. Was previously running with Mint Linux Debian. I didn't like it because the debian edition has some subtle problems running a…
... 've been trying various tasks bars in Linux and not found ... -
Another "untested" dead spectrum...Hi, I'm looking for some suggestions on a faulty Spectrum I have picked up. I'll need to wait until tomorrow before posting pics, but the screen is …
... is divided into 4 verticall bars.
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Help needed with calculating screen addressesCan anyone help me finally crack Jonathan Cauldwell's screen addressing calculator and, more to the point, is the reason I'm struggling because this …
... . From there we take our horizontal coordinate, divide it by 8 ... .
[B]; Add the horizontal element.[/B]
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+2 Grey Composite question.Hello all, Long time reader first time poster and all that...... Probably a daft question which has been asked hundreds of times, even though I ca…
... seems to be the usual "horizontal hold" problem when using modern ... -
New user with a dead 48k issue 2Hello all I've found my way here from watching some excellent youtube videos by Joulesper Coulomb in an attempt to fix a issue 2 rubber key 48k I bo…
... displays 4 black and white bars with a colourful boarder as ... -
128k Toastrack EAR socketHi -my 128k Toast rack was fine but the EAR now seems to have an issue- sometimes the blue and red border bars do not flash - (showing no recognition…
... the blue and red border bars do not flash - (showing no ... -
My youth, preserved forever....!A while back I asked for some help here and was given it! I wanted to know how to make the logo for my music channel into a Spectrum style loading sc…
... those dancing blue and yellow bars and the mysterious appearing pictures ... -
48K rgb output? Also, OTLA.A couple of weeks ago I scored 2 48K Spectrums on eBay for ?27 with 1 PSU, 1 TV cable and about 10 tapes....score or what!!!! One turned out to be a…
... my LCD tv without the "horizontal hold" problem due to the ... -
Seriously weird Issue 2 issue... (RAM-related)Hi guys; I have been trying to fix up my Issue 2 and have run across a bizarre issue that I haven't seen elsewhere in the forums. Hopefully one of …
... seconds the blue/yellow loading bars appear, together with the loading ... the "black screen and red bars" RAM test appears, after which ... paper with blue/yellow loading bars appear again, together with the ... -
Bad (new) 100uF caps causing video disturbanceJust to let you know about one of my small experiences: I had a couple of 48K boards I was refurbishing: new electrolytic caps, composite video, te…
... in the video output with horizontal lines, look:
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Problem with flashing my divIDE PlusI have fatware 0.12 and i wanted to update it with the newest version. So I put the bin file in a FATware folder on the divide hard drive(I am using…
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48k - Why Won't it Buzzzz?Hi WOS ;) I bought a load of Spectrum games off eBay and thrown in for good measure was a 48k 1984 Issue 6a circuit board that I was told was for sp…
... black & white blocks & bars). I've placed the ULA ... -
48K misplaced coloursHello to everybody! Slowly recapping a otherwise working Issue 6A 48K. All new caps aroud LM1889, 7805 and DC-DC converter, which improved ripple an…
... capacitor). However, there are faint horizontal lines across the screen, that ... -
Idea for a Horizontal Shoot'em UpI've seen this Taito coin-op. I though would suits perfectly into a Spectrum character based arcade.. in the mould of R-Type, Orion, and others.. the…
I've seen this Taito coin-op. I though would suits perfectly into a Spectrum character based arcade.. in the mould of R-Type, Orion, and others.. these games usually looks fantastic on speccy.
Its 4-way weapon system and how you updgrade every ... -
48k Stops loading and resetsI've just fixed the problem I had with my Issue 2 Spectrum only showing 16k memory by replacing all of the upper ram. With that job done I've done a …
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Were +2A tape decks badly made?I remember as a kid in the early 90s(must of been as I started Secondary School in 1994 and this was before that) maybe even 88 or 89 I used to play …
... tried it, just got multicoloured bars on screen(was stored in ... -
Saturday 6th December: "Geek Out!" + Oxford Speccy meetupHello folks. Who's up for a meetup in Oxford on Saturday 6th December, with a bit of a twist? I've been in discussions with the [url=http://www.mhs.…
... BEEP command with a few bars from Mahler's first symphony ... -
Issue 1 oddityHello to everybody, I have a very first under my hands - a broken Issue 1. Apart from the classic "broken lower RAM" syndrome which will be easily t…
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Turbo loading with iOS Speccy Tape AppHas anyone had any luck using this? It works perfect at normal speed but as soon as I try to whack the speed up in the settings - Nothing. Doesn't e…
... the border where the loading bars appear.
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Inlay Mash-Up QuizIdentify the 42 titles whose partial inlays are in the mash-up below: [IMG]http://i1016.photobucket.com/albums/af288/Thirdharmoniser/InlayMashUpQuiz…
... /> Correct so far (arranged by horizontal row)...
A1 Underwurlde ... -
CRLs "DISCOVERY"[IMG]http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f280/GrazPatti/DSCF0036_zpsd8df0d1c.jpg[/IMG] I?m not really familiar with the game, ooh, maybe a vague recol…
Guess the video faultI've two dead flesh Spectrums, one a 16K issue 2 outputting white with a tinge of blue (not as extreme as photo shows) with two pink horizontal lines…
... photo shows) with two pink horizontal lines and a 48K issue ...ZX Spectrum+48 Keyboard DifferencesA recent discussion with a customer has highlighted that there are definitely at least two slightly different versions of the Spectrum+48 keyboard. …
... . I have 4 spare space bars here, all of which have ... one of my replacement space bars, but the centre is slightly ...Buttons on My Discussions pageThe page numbers and "New Discussion" buttons on the "My Discussions" page are out of position and causing a horizontal scroll here.<br>"Recent Discu…
The page numbers and "New Discussion" buttons on the "My Discussions" page are out of position and causing a horizontal scroll here.
"Recent Discussions" page is fine.ZX Resets when loading programs?Hello, I have a weird issue with my new ZX Spectrum issue 2 16K. The ZX is in great condition, BASIC works and the RAM Diagnostic PEEK 23733 reports …
... the header and blue/yellow bars, but halfway through the transfer ...Is it possible to use a +2b tape deck with a +2 grey motherboard?As per the subject really.. I've tried this and it doesn't work properly.<div><br></div><div>I can hear the tape playing through the TV but no loadin…
... the TV but no loading bars are present. From what I ...Could use some help improving some controls.Back when Dingo was released many people said they had problems controlling it, so I've decided to improve the controls on it, so you no longer need …
... positioned on one of the horizontal paths where it would be ... if you're in a horizontal corridor and then add checks ...48k not startingHi team, I have 2 48k's, one works (Issue 4s), one doesn't (Issue 4a). The non-working one appears to start, but not finish the RAM test. The pape…
... are also a few extra horizontal red lines (also 1 pixel ...Arcade Game DesignerTime I posted an update on this, I've been working on the next version - along with another developer who is writing the editors - since July. Wor…
... like pushable blocks, energy/time bars and stuff. So if there ...
