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ZX Spectrum 48K Issue 3, loss of -5V rail.Hi all, I've googled this problem and poured over the electrical diagrams for the circuitry concerning the power supplies and I believe I know what …
... some thin purple lines and white block columns at regular distances from each other ... ). All diodes function correctly. My attention is drawn to the coil. Continuity-wise - it checks ... -
I have returned! This time with no tape problems!Hello all. Some of you may remember me from about a month or so ago with this little spawn of satan... :lol: [IMG]http://www.ridgedpixel.co.uk/proj…
... It was all working ok apart from the tape unit which had a extremely strange ... to revive a friends 2 spectrums.
This ... i can run MP3/TZX/TAP files into via my android phone and a ... All in all should meet all my needs… -
TR4/TR5 replacementHi guys, I've got another Spectrum I'm working on now - an Issue 4S this time. When I originally got it, I powered it up and did the basic tests a…
... it, I powered it up and did the basic tests and it seemed to work fine apart from a ... my 4B, I know I need to replace TR4 and TR5 in order to get this working ... again.
However, I had some confusion with TR4. Lookingz80 assembly helpEver since I was a child I wanted to program my zx81 then my zx spectrum + 2. However, it was such a mystical beast and I only ever used BASIC not kn…
... I am working through is displaying an asterics to screen and having it move to the top end then ending the ... /> My understanding so far
ld, a 2 - this loads the accumulator with the number 2
Help: Not loading anythingBought a ZX Spectrum +, having some problems with it. The ear is not working at all, not even a searching tone (not sure of the correct terminology) …
... it. The ear is not working at all, not even a searching tone (not sure of the ... ] on this website suggests re-tension the ear connector, which I have done ... an MP3 player stereo 3.5 mm jack to 2 phono connectors, tried with both and nothing ...Game completion challenge #2So, a new year and a new game completion challenge..! After the success [i](eh? Ed)[/i] of the [url="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/discussion…
... in-game/s ... /in-game/i/ ... a game, and then anyone who wants to get involved attempts to complete the game through a ... a complete git, don't play the game at all and ... an interesting challenge.
Will leave it to the <…Bizarre ZX Spectrum faults (also possibly relevant to Spectranet compatibility problems).I'm attempting to repair an issue 4A 48K ZX Spectrum and am encountering some very strange problems. For my own records I've given this computer the …
... connected to the expansion port.
I tried another 6C001E-7 ULA, taken from a working ... lines: Always present.
- Manic Miner fault: In all cases where the Spectranet is connected and it ...Fuse question?I have a small problem with the Fuse on Raspberry Pi and Raspbian linux distro. I'd like to change the default browsing path for my games, which is …
I have a small problem with the Fuse on Raspberry Pi and Raspbian linux distro ... is always pointed to the home directory at /home/pi.
For example, if all my ... this editing .fuserc config file, but I cant find any example how to do it ...So were the 80's really that great?I should imagine that most of us on WoS were kids during the 80's. I was 6 at the start of the 80's and obviously 16 at the and. Now that is one he…
... of a change in a person from 6 to 16 and I will always see the 80's as my favourite ... boat loads of snow
9 - TV finishing at 11pm and only having 3 ... . Then 90's was not too bad as it had grunge, emo, the end of the ...The RZX Request ThreadI have no idea if anything like this has ever been tried - but given that I am only a very occasional visitor these days I'd hope you all don't mind …
... I've increased my number of submissions to the RZX Archive from 10 games to 30, and I ... well, as it seems unable to read the keyboard at all at under 100%. I have no ... this thread, just in case anyone wants to suggest any more games, and if it'
The Mighty Dopethrone
August 2016
Games
New Game (2016 revival): A Yankee in Iraq (1992)Hello everyone, Way back in 1992, I wrote a shoot-em-up called [i]A Yankee in Iraq[/i]. The entire game was written in Sinclair BASIC. Recently, I…
... In an effort to revive the fruit of my labor, I managed to make a few improvements and optimizations. I ... /> P.S. I’d love to hear from you how the game loads and works on ... at you.
The goal is not so much to getHead over Heels on 128KI noticed an interesting behavior of Head over Heels on 128K Spectrums, especcially with +2A/+3 machines. The game works, but after loading game, lo…
I noticed an interesting behavior of Head over ... the nice animated effect.
This effect works as it should with 128K/+2 ... /+3 doesnt work at all.
Also in 128 mode ... it possible to fix this and bring this fade effect on the +2A/+3 models at least
Pegaz
September 2016
Games
Mojon Twins Churrera makerThe Mojon Twins have a tutorial on their Game engine "The Churrera maker". It is an in-depth tutorial on how to make games using their engine based …
The Mojon Twins have a tutorial on their Game engine "The Churrera maker". It is an in-depth tutorial ... the sprite library. I have translated it the best I could and created a PDF of the work. It's an ...Z88DK v1.99B ReleasedAt Sourceforge: https://sourceforge.net/projects/z88dk/ It's been a year since the last release so it was time for another. This is another tran…
At Sourceforge:
https://sourceforge.net/projects/z88dk/
It's been a year ... on the way to version 2.0 and hopefully we'll get there for the next ... ), and a data compression tool (zx7).
This is the second transition release in ...+2/+3 replacement power supplyI'm getting a black keyboarded +2, it has no power supply so I'm trying to source a possible equivalent if i cant get a genuine one, I know an atx s…
... a black keyboarded +2, it has no power supply so I'm trying to source a ... possible equivalent if i cant get a genuine one, I know an ... at my 3d printer i was wondering if they do something similar with all the ...Trying to repair a Speccy 48k - No PulsingI've had this machine for ages. I'd I've been putting off fixing it for some time now. So a couple of days ago I pulled it apart and started prob…
... pulsing at all!
Also, I know it's not the right tool for the job, but I ... be dragging the -5V line to 0.5V, and if in anyway this could also ... 't get a scope (I have a very old one) on the Xtal, and see what it's ...greedy bastards or time for a dose of reality?zx1's disappearing pictures hosted from photobucket brought this topic to mind, that and my previous remark about refusing Chrome because of the like…
... in the mid 80's. It took a while to learn how to get the best out of it but at ... a decent PC and paid to have several dedicated phone lines. By the end of the era the ... the screen and/or crashed th…Recent hardware acquisitionsWell, not actually that recent but I've not had time to look at them until a few days ago... Two Speccy +'s. Both are semi alive. Both have semi d…
... accessible at this moment in time) if its a later board or not, I know the ... actually and it does appear to work although I have no video output (at all!) from either the ... tried powering it directly yet. I do see said motor is under the CPC's ...z88dk adventure problemI downloaded the example https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6XhJJ33xpOWaHYxek15WXJyQVU/view?usp=sharing I changed NUM ROOMS to 13 here is the who…
... means of scalng it easily, he had to find a way in and the tall iron ... an attempt at climbing the wall despite the difficulty (CLI)\n"
"KNOCK 2. Knock at the ... , so I can never type anything in.
I am using Windows and this compilation ...Dredd Over EelsJust in time for Christmas, my brother has released another game based around a character from the pages of 2000AD......and Grud on a Greenie, this t…
... around a character from the pages of 2000AD......and Grud on a Greenie, this time it's Judge ... once you get to know him)...
Then, Santa went mental, (and started ... the files, click on "Dredd Over Eels.bat", (or "Dredd.exe" in the 'PC' folder), and ...ive found a program called charade but im a little stucki cant get it to scroll a longer message (in fact i can but it switches over to the second part of the message too quickly , which overlaps the first…
i cant get it to scroll a longer message (in fact i can but it switches over to the second part of the message ... , which overlaps the first) , i have tried numerous things. this is what i have so ...Doing the DNA thing DNA was never done on a Spectrum . Nowadays there are loads of companies now offering DNA testing for about £60 to £100 per test . Some offer it fo…
... the kit and waited for the lab to process the sample . It was a long wait over Christmas . Then ... to see my ethnicity breakdown they had done for me using an algorithm.According to this I ...FortniteI am amazed that my machine runs this game at all, seeing as it's almost a decade old. I used to play multiplayer games more in the 90s and early au…
... my machine runs this game at all, seeing as it's almost a decade old.
I used to ... this game, I get eliminated with about half the players gone. And the only reason why I ... I do, is because I don't meet anyone up until then. Meaning, it'
F_Clowder
February 2018
Chit chat
+2 crashes upon pressing some keysYears ago I purchased off ebay a mint condition, Dixons special offer boxed UK-made issue 1 +2. I did not use it so much until recently however, focu…
... the 48K, 128K and +2A. In the last few months, I tested my later games on it ... "]this[/url], but the computer passed them all without problems.
I tried ... from my DivMMC EnJoy.
Here is the link to a photo of the +2's motherboard;VISTA apocalypse - FORCED into getting Windows 10So my laptop uses [b]Vista[/b] - it's old - but it runs fine... I've had this same computer for over 10 years! I hate change (when it comes to techn…
... this same computer for over 10 years! I hate change (when it comes to technology at ... works... and now Steam has announced that it's pulling the Vista plug in 5 ... and faced it ok? I need to find a cheap place to get both Windows 10 install AND a ...Whatever Happened to The Type Fantastic?"Tomorrow's almost over, Today went by so fast, That's the only thing to look forward to - the past." Over the best part of this year the contri…
... 's the only thing to look forward to - the past."
Over the best part of this ... time in 2019".
At the end of April my Dad had a fall at home and ... list until it's dropped off the bottom and got no time at1989-2019Ok Ok maybe this is going a bit far now, but here's another year to look back on the games from 30 years ago and tear into them, or give occasional p…
... came to end up at Shoa Lin and how he progressed through the ranks to become a ... they always have these sprites in their games that have about 2 or 3 ... all 3 probably in less than an hour. I did it before I reviewed this game, and itNo video on Spectrum +2BI have a Spectrum +2B that I bought real cheap without any cables. I made a power adapter for it using an old ATX PSU I had laying around, it's curre…
... . I made a power adapter for it using an old ATX PSU I had laying around, it's currently ... done the composite mod to bypass the modular and I get no image at all. Also tried to pull composite from the ...Todays rant! There must be something archaic about my wiring! Because Heather bought me a nice smartphone oh about two or three years ago and I simply could not…
... . I cannot to this day 'get' the touch screen idea, it is not at all intuitive and half the time my ... to assume the user will find their decisions logical and if not then learn to ... a pretty high end PC to be capable of doing what my
