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Want a Speccy Repaired?Maybe it's time to put my 'skills' to use.... Now that I've sourced some of the nastier transistors, I've fixed about 6 rubber keyed Speccys in the …
... would like to know if there is a quick way to id a ... />
It's very easy to tell if your machine is 16K or ... you need to do is power it on. If the screen turns ... sets to the Copyright message almost immediately, it's 16K. If the ... -
FilenamesHi all, Please make a search (in the archive) for bullseye. We get three matches but take a look to the first two only. First match is: Bulls Eye …
... 10:32, miskox wrote:
How can we distinguish these two ... /> Yes, I know. I mean how to tell who made the game (or ... -
FilenamesHi all, Please make a search (in the archive) for bullseye. We get three matches but take a look to the first two only. First match is: Bulls Eye …
... 10:55, miskox wrote:
How can we distinguish these two ... /> Yes, I know. I mean how to tell who made the game (or ... -
Are id Software over rated?The Doom 3 expansion pack (Ressurection of Evil) is due out on the XBox soon, which reminded me of the old argument, which I thought I'd post here; a…
... over again! Would be interesting to see how it looks.
to get everything to happen at the right ... the other hand, do know how to tell a story, and the Half ... capable of - something iD failed to do. Although the background bitmaps ... -
Lawtronics RGB Schematics ?Hi folks, I have a Lawtronics RGB interface which only half works with my Amstrad CTM 644 monitor. I believe the problem lies with one of the resist…
... my experience. Something tried to draw too much current ... You need to sort that out first if you can ... especially carbon film resistors) to still pass current - it ... it can be hard to tell. If it is burned though ... unlikely to be a capacitor.
If there ... -
What software do I need so I can transfer tape games to disk?What utility would I need so I can save tape based games onto specci disks? Can I download something of the web or is there something available to bu…
... to tape, tape to +D utility there is. Wonder if he ... from disk out to tape, TAPEDISC does tape to disk.
you're not going to get a single software soloution ... you will need to learn how to hack. If you have a ... image out to disk for you - and if you don ... -
Sprite adviceHello. So, I'm slowly getting to grips with Z80 assembly - currently equal parts frustration and enjoyment. Now looking for some advice to help shift…
... me grief. Collision should occur if the difference between two numbers ... won't work, because of how negative numbers are represented (-4 ... of converting a negative number to its absolute value. e.g ... /> there is no way how to recognize if number is negative or just ... -
HELP BTTF on Speccy 48khello, fellow spectrum owners! I have won a Back To the future game on cassette of eBay that is for my 48k. I run it, by typing LOAD "", and it sta…
... somewhere ? You say you need to "get something working" so have ... some teccy head can tell you what to input to tell if your machine is ... -
HELP BTTF on Speccy 48khello, fellow spectrum owners! I have won a Back To the future game on cassette of eBay that is for my 48k. I run it, by typing LOAD "", and it sta…
... some teccy head can tell you what to input to tell if your machine is ... will give it a try, if anyone can tell me. -
Spectrum +2 No TV PictureHi, As a retro collector in Australia I thought it was time to check out a real Spectrum as they were never popular here. So I bought the Spectrum +…
Ok the easiest way to tell if it's a grey +2 or a later +2a/+2b is to look at the power socket. The original grey +2 had a little round plug (same as the 48K) but the +2a/b's had a large Din plug on them. -
Whats up wi mi speccy ? M RAMTOP no good 0:3I bought a speccy on ebay tried to load Mission Impossible but about 30 secs into loading it stopped and i got the error message ... M RAMTOP no good…
... guess i'll have to email the little sod he ... dude, it IS working - how would he know the difference ... a forum member who knows how to tell the difference necessarily :)
to be one. It would ... />
Do you want to swop the board for a ... -
Question about serial numbers, and issue marques.Hi, I don`t know if you can help me with this little question, but here goes. The spectrum computers have coloured serial numbers on the bottom of th…
... sure try it. And now... How could I distinguish v2 from ... />
Sorry i dunno how to detect if its version 3, version 1 ... -
Diminishing MircodrivesHi All Got my first ever set of MD carts today and have been fiddling around - I have what seems to be 9 blanks and the Demo cart. The demo cart loa…
... that there was a way to tell the earlier microdrive carts ( which ... ) from the later ones, something to do with an id printed ... plastic i think, anyone know how to tell ? -
WTB Spectrum (any model) like new in box with papers, books etc.Hello all Looking to by a mint Spectrum if available. I live in Walnut Creek, CA. Feel free to email me directly or post. Thanks Charles
... condition.
Sidenote/question to those who may know ... would ... aforementied eBay listing be considered to have grey keys ... or blue ... /> I always get confused about how to tell whether it's the grey ... -
WTB Spectrum (any model) like new in box with papers, books etc.Hello all Looking to by a mint Spectrum if available. I live in Walnut Creek, CA. Feel free to email me directly or post. Thanks Charles
... condition.
Sidenote/question to those who may know ... would ... aforementied eBay listing be considered to have grey keys ... or blue ... /> I always get confused about how to tell whether it's the grey ... -
PZX file format draft[QUOTE=Andrew Barker;186084]To this date, there is no rival format for TZX, despite people saying they can do better. Well the challenge is on, prov…
... you need one extra bit to indicate whether it's compressed ... field in the chunk header to tell if the screen's compressed or ... -
ZX Adventure Club reborn - Game for AugustThe above are the choice of games I've shortlisted for August. I've kept it simple with a ye olde world theme and "single load" games that shouldn't…
Gah!
I've managed to do some exploring of the town and I've found a shop specialising in musical instruments but I can't work out how to tell the owner that I'd like my lute fixed! -
ZX Adventure Club reborn - Game for AugustThe above are the choice of games I've shortlisted for August. I've kept it simple with a ye olde world theme and "single load" games that shouldn't…
... br />
I've managed to do some exploring of the ... I can't work out how to tell the owner that I'd ... he really doesn't seem to be one for communication. Shame ... for some hints as to what I need to do.
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...actually what I need to do is draw a map ... -
how to set voltage regulator to the correct setting ?On the power supply that is broken it says AC adapter INPUT : 230v 50Hz OUTPUT ; 9v 200mA Regulated On the variable voltage adapter i have the…
... regulator.
Easiest way to tell if it's regulated is probe ... it with a multimeter - see if it really does put out ... when the switch is set to 6v. There are after all ... -
how to set voltage regulator to the correct setting ?On the power supply that is broken it says AC adapter INPUT : 230v 50Hz OUTPUT ; 9v 200mA Regulated On the variable voltage adapter i have the…
... regulator.
Easiest way to tell if it's regulated is probe ... it with a multimeter - see if it really does put out ... when the switch is set to 6v. There are after all ... power supply i am wanting to replace with the above mentioned ... -
Great I think i have blown my speccy :(Well as we all know the +2a tape recorder i aint worth spitting on so I decided to get into the speccy and use another tape recorder instead. Now th…
[QUOTE=morcar;251668]If it is both and i ... would i be able to get any power to the speccy with ... have a multimeter? If so, it's easy to tell if power is getting ... around the PCB as it should. If ... -
New utility - Arcade Game DesignerNo income tax, no VAT, no money back, no guarantee... In advance of SEUD's release I thought I'd release AGD to get people in the mood for game maki…
... weekend, still things to do, but I hope to get a better ... it, as it's hard to tell if you are getting it right. -
Swiss cheese stinks - UEFA 2008 FootballWell, I was initially on the side of Switzerland, until about the first 10mins, when each time some Czech had the ball, then the fans booed and whist…
... way, way too early to tell if it's a good or ... came back from Spain to manage Roma he took ... from being a good side to title winners - and played ... the way.
If he can get England anywhere ... Hopefully he can live up to his iron-fist reputation - there ... -
Handling RST8 on a +3Well, I've come to that bit of my project that I wasn't really looking forward to (because I don't understand enough about the ZX BASIC ROM) - extend…
A couple of ways to tell if you're running from ... you probably do need to take a different course of ... action to return to BASIC. It's not ... I've ever had to worry about in ResiDOS, ... Presumably, your code all works if you're running in 48K ... -
Evening Classes.I had a look at my local college evening classes, very little to choose from. :( I'm no good at languages, I've already done a combined English Lit …
... a course on computing, then tell them that you are a ... starting a course, teaching people how to tell the future by studying bellybuttons ... you are going to be the next person to walk on the ... means that you are going to be a homeless bum. Dammit ... -
Evening Classes.I had a look at my local college evening classes, very little to choose from. :( I'm no good at languages, I've already done a combined English Lit …
... a course on computing, then tell them that you are a ... starting a course, teaching people how to tell the future by studying bellybuttons ... you are going to be the next person to walk on the ... means that you are going to be a homeless bum. Dammit ... -
Most expensive item in the archive?I know there have already been threads on "most expensive game" and "most expensive program" in the archive. But what about the most expensive item …
... before I go - just to return to a question in the ... />
Does anyone know how to find if there is anything even more ... /> It'd be interesting to find if there was anything that topped ... possibility of people paying thousands to plug something into the ... -
Farewell, Dubya....24 hours to go, and then life gets excitingly interesting. Satirists around the world are already [url=http://laughlines.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/01/1…
Not long to go now. The Beeb have ... -def TVs might be able to tell if there's a bootmark on ... -
Farewell, Dubya....24 hours to go, and then life gets excitingly interesting. Satirists around the world are already [url=http://laughlines.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/01/1…
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Those with high-def TVs might be able to tell if there's a bootmark on their arses as they leave...[/QUOTE]
i think it will be more like when philip threw jazz out of the house in 'fresh prince' -
How old is retro?In the thread: [URL]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=24327[/URL] the age old question of "[I]How old does a computer/console …
... , 80's magazines, etc... come to my mind. Games like Command ... know why...maybe already close to me in time.
[I]'The easy way to tell if it's retro or not ... : If you can get nostalgic for ... it, then it's retro. If not, it's not old ...
