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SPECCY+2 110V POWER SUPPLYI live in the USA and I bought a ZX Spectrum 128k +2 in eBay.com. The problem is that i don't know how to turn it on. All the major US appliances use…
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Spectrum 16K/48K/+ 9V DC 1 ... .4 A -ve
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which do you prefer?...............hi there, which do you prefer? a real spectrum or an emulator and why?
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Emulators; Real Spectrum, x128, ZX SPIN, Spectaculator & ... a DSK image.
Machine; Rubber 48k, 128k, 128k +2a, 128k ... upcomming SDP project. The 128k +2a can be hooked up to ... -
Mac2Spec v2I announced the release a week or so ago on c.s.s. but I thought I'd give it a plug here too. Mac2Spec is a graphics converter written in Objective-…
... ratio 32:24 to 2 spectrum screens that can be alternated ... with the interrupt on a +2A which has 2 screen areas ... correct me.
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Spectrum 128 Graphics - A missed opportunity?The Spectrum 128 is my favourite model of the Spectrum - the pinnacle of the Sinclair miracle before it was hijacked by Amstrad. But I can't help thi…
... even by itself, would much improve the graphics capabilities. In ... " +3 disk drive? The +2A? :cry: Amstrad were great at ... held on to the Spectrum? Would the Spectrum have lasted as ... /> The Alternative history of the Spectrum - probably useless to speculate, ...Spectrum emulator tests on WEB?I searched little with google, but didn't find it. Can I get some URL?
... interest, 256 colours on a Spectrum has been completely ignored. Why ... re-uploaded into the rom image allowing for hi-res texture ... verion of Zelda 64 )to improve the already decent look of ... interest, 256 colours on a Spectrum has been completely ignored.
z88dk+splib2 sprites question.I'm creating a game and I have several "states" for my main sprite, such as jump, facing left, facing right, etcetera. All those states require a dif…
... requirement 1/3 of the Spectrum screen, and can be much ... was to store an entire Spectrum-size screen in memory (6912 ...unreleased spectrum protection system - any use any more? also pokerama sourceDon't know if anyone's interested in this. During my days hacking games for Your Sinclair and Crash (and Sinclair User for a while) I had a pet proje…
... with cracking on real, unmodded Spectrum. Especially with debuggers and similar ... tape image programs (TZX and similar) could use it to improve his ...unreleased spectrum protection system - any use any more? also pokerama sourceDon't know if anyone's interested in this. During my days hacking games for Your Sinclair and Crash (and Sinclair User for a while) I had a pet proje…
... cracking on real, unmodded Spectrum. Especially with debuggers and ... image programs (TZX and similar) could use it to improve ... with cracking on real, unmodded Spectrum.
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Ideas for new tape storage formatSome called them decoders or encoders, but I think that it is just something like form of presentation. Goal is of course smaller size, support of e…
... /> Maybe best way is to improve TZX (with existing systems), maybe ... - for instance IDE hard disk image support is incomplete, some interfaces ... ?
About schemes on Spectrum: general storage format should not ...Gotta love raytracing[url="http://obdwww.egyptus.co.uk/double.png"]http://obdwww.egyptus.co.uk/double.png[/url] Although the cassette cases are thin glass rather than pl…
... tape renders; dusted off the +2a 3d model I've had ... to the image and produced this little image that referances the "Spectrum Man ...loading up my old tapeshey there people, perhaps you can help me out with a (not so) little problem i'm having.... I'm trying to transfer an old basic-coded text adventur…
+2a does not allow tape input ... does here.
The +2a tapedeck is well known for ... it's possible that the image has faded a little. Try ... to see if you can improve things a little.
z88dkHello. I'm an spanish user of spectrum (and naturaly of this page). I have a question. I want to start to program games with z88dk, but I need a goo…
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I know the current image parser is limited, but it ... have only done the 48K Spectrum so far.
I will ...my dodgy speccys.hi people, i was wondering if i could engage some opinions / thoughts / ideas of anyone, regarding my current "fixing up" of my speccys, since you s…
... consider taking these from a +2a.
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re: the +2a - i seem to have fixed ... see if i cant permanently improve matters. re: drive belt... no ... did fix my brother's Spectrum+ up rather nicely (but i ...Sinclair Basic Vs PascalWith the rise of the structured programming movement (Jackson et al) was it wise to put the Basic programming language into the Spectrum. By this ti…
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Spectrum's conception had one very ... to redeem the negative image they had already created.< ...
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Economy: yes, Spectrum is very economically designed. Therefore ... downsides I was able to improve it. First thing what ...divIDE - +3 only or what??Guys, I've been let to believe that the DivIDE interface only works with the +3/2a. Looking at a website last night, the info there sugested it woul…
... floppy, that works on any Spectrum then?
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Spectrum (it has the jumper for +2A, +2B and ... are trying to work to improve +divIDE to take on the ...Memory paging in 128 KB - 64KB RAM possible?I have found a quote in Spectrum 3 manual (available at WOS) -------------------- In the +3, we have crammed in more than twice the amount of memory…
... a program for the +3/+2A called Ghost (or something, I ... of the ROM code, to improve compatibility with the 48K Spectrum games.True Spectrum laptop (no emulation)[url]http://user.tninet.se/~vjz762w/[/url] Hi All, I have build a speccy laptop, battery part is not ready yet.... I did it on 2 days, I will put s…
... managed to get a good image on the LCD
... that I know of getting image from the 48K is ... your site to make the Spectrum run cooler and extend ... the keyboard from a +2A and the motherboard from a ... ve dreamed with a ZX Spectrum Laptop [URL="http://www. ...48K games that don't work on a +2Not sure if there is already a thread about this but recently I've noticed some old 48K games will not run on my +2 - even in 48K mode. Examples are…
... possible setup, keyboard, sound and image he needs to:
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-Get the SE roms ... 'feels' like a real Spectrum, not with different border colors ... composite mod for the +2A/+2B/+3 isn't as ... the back of the +2A
Anything ...48K games that don't work on a +2Not sure if there is already a thread about this but recently I've noticed some old 48K games will not run on my +2 - even in 48K mode. Examples are…
... setup, keyboard, sound and image he needs to:
... 'feels' like a real Spectrum, not with different border ... to the back of the +2A
Anything ... sound is included in the +2A monitor socket.
< ... the back of a +2A since Amstrad have thoughtfully ...Component count/modern replacementsThere is a thread/project for replacing the old memory with simms There is also the ULA replacement. There's DEATH's composite replacement. What els…
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... the 4116s with Simms may improve stability but does remove the ...Spectrum +2 A/B ManualsHi, please can anyone tell me what the manual for the black +2 looked like (black/grey) and how many pages etc. also what differences there are, if s…
... ]I think the Zx Spectrum + models came with ... thinking of? The +2A manual looks almost identical ... paper versions of all the Spectrum manuals. My +2 ... +2A & +3 manual covers are as black as the Spectrum ... that in a photographic image makes it appear slightly ...OutRun Europa - THIEF!Just played the OutRun Europa RZX (shaded graphics really don't work in this sort of game), and saw the end sequence. They lifted the graphics from t…
... .imageshack.us/my.php?image=outruneuropa.png][IMG]http:// ... course. Everything else fits the Spectrum attributes.
Maybe ... someone created a correct Spectrum mockup on e.g. Amiga ... idiot came and decided to "improve" the picture adding third ...OutRun Europa - THIEF!Just played the OutRun Europa RZX (shaded graphics really don't work in this sort of game), and saw the end sequence. They lifted the graphics from t…
... .imageshack.us/my.php?image=outruneuropa.png][IMG]http:// ... course. Everything else fits the Spectrum attributes.
Maybe ... someone created a correct Spectrum mockup on e.g. Amiga ... idiot came and decided to "improve" the picture adding third ...Has any programmers recently pushed the spectrum to the limits?Hi there. Ive just discovered this great forum and I was brought up with the speccy 16,48 and then 128k. Im just wanting to know if there are any re…
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And another image: the leftmost picture shows the ... image, as it would be seen on a "hypothetical" Spectrum that ... actual picture in a 48K Spectrum, previously dithered using the first ...EAR connector on ZX Spectrum +2 possible?Is it possible to put an EAR connector to the ZX Spectrum +2? I need this because I wish to play the software from the pc as wave file to the spectru…
... /> Connecting EAR/MIC in a +2A without making holes in the ... that already exists in the +2A. This connector is a stereo ... port.
With the Spectrum taken apart and the PCB ... connection marked PLAY in this image:
[img]http://www ...Vic 20 game better than Speccy version?Years ago, when I had my Vic 20 I had a game called Blitz, it was on the welcome tape in fact. Very simple game, but strangely addictive. For those t…
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I've managed to improve the speed of the emulator ... VIC 20 emulator (SAM and +2A/+3) is still much quicker ... so busy lately, and my Spectrum seems to be being a ...102 colours or 120 colours on ZX?OK then, we're talkin'bout GigaScreen. Two 15-colours pictures set together. Flickering. Interlace thingie. We were counting today and theoretical…
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It work on 128kb Spectrum and shows all the power ... . In reality, you get an image that will flicker, to some ... the next frame? Does this improve the viewing?[/QUOTE]
Cant DecideI have had a lot of spectrums in my time from the 16k to the +3 and as we all know they all have flaws. I am thinking about buying another and wanted…
... 48 BASIC ROM. You can improve the compatibility of any 128 ... the ROMs from the ZX Spectrum SE (included with Fuse and ... two copies of the ZX Spectrum SE ROMs. Due to a ... the contended RAM of the +2A and +3, not the 128 ... can be made from a +2A. See the link in my ...Transferring games into MicrodriveLast week a big pack of empty microdrive cartridges arrived, and now I'm ready to playing with my little microdrive equipped speccy. One of my aim w…
... but the 48K/+2/+3/+2A manual states that "P ... best way to boot the image avoiding the system variables ... loading games on a real Spectrum. My method was a quick ... be possible to compress the image and store some boot ... be used on a 48K Spectrum with a micro-drive ...
