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Simple Question! RAM InterfaceI was messing around on my spectrum yesterday and blew it up! Im sure it has to do with the RAM joystick interface I bought but hadn't tested. Is the…
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Hooky - hook ZX ROM and rewire RST and NMI to RAM - rantThis is a rather long rant. Not for short tempered. :) The objective is to hook into RST "vectors" and NMI on a Spectrum without affecting the normal…
... But since this is in RAM we can later redirect ... best "safest" address in RAM for such a table?< ... (incl. Speccy) do a RAM test
at startup. ... table before
the RAM test / it will get overwriten ... Bummer. What if we replace RAM checking
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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 …
... /> 2. MEMCHK returned 32767, upper RAM fault. UPRAM85 returned 93, so ... "black screen and red bars" RAM test appears, after which the ... -
ZX81 + 16k RAM Pack + Original PSU... What's it worth?Hey guys Got my ZX81 this morning its in excellent condition.. [IMG]http://s30.postimg.org/iwetzxku9/IMG_20140818_142443.jpg[/IMG] However, my T…
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For Sale?? Offers? Spectrum ZX81, PSU & 16k RAMHi all I've got a ZX81, 16k RAM pack & original PSU here I purchased sadly it won't work with my TV and I don't want to hack it apart to make compos…
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RAM issue for potential 48k buy?Hi guys I've got a 48k in my sight for ?20 but... it has an issue: [QUOTE]"I tested the computer and only displayed a distorted screen. Coloured …
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Wanted: ZX81 boxed with 16k RAM PackI'm looking for a clean, working and good condition ZX81 with original Sinclair 16K RAM Pack. Would prefer if it was in a box. Oh and if you have 3D …
I'm looking for a clean, working and good condition ZX81 with original Sinclair 16K RAM Pack. Would prefer if it was in a box. Oh and if you have 3D Monster Maze that would be the icing on the cake, thanks. -
Is my ZX81 RAM Pack OK?Hi guys I've just taken my 16k RAM pack apart to give it a clean inside and out and i noticed these strange burn type marks!? [IMG]http://s7.postim…
... 've just taken my 16k RAM pack apart to give it ... this burn marks!? Is my RAM pack damaged I haven't ... -
48K Ram Check Command not workingI am trying to repair my Spectrum 48k. It is having issues loading games, sometimes they load all the way to launch and then the speccy resets. Oth…
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Spectrum stuff for sale (ZX81, RAM pack, Tapes... etc)Selling the following: [IMG]http://s26.postimg.org/uk0ntdsq1/IMG_20140902_205737.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://s26.postimg.org/ronkmioq1/IMG_20140902_20575…
... original too)
ZX81 16k RAM pack - Working
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Early ZX80/81 RAM Pack???Hey all I got given this RAM pack... It doesn't work (i know why now) but compared to my RAM pack this one is really strange... Is this a ZX80 RAM p…
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I got given this RAM pack... It doesn't work ... now) but compared to my RAM pack this one is really ... strange... Is this a ZX80 RAM pack or something as it ... -
Issue 6 repair with a twist...(Starting with a slight grump - the forum ate my first attempt at this so this'll probably end up being a bit terse :)) I got a Issue 6 48K machine …
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I suspected faulty upper RAM trashing the stack, and this ... reporting both lower and upper RAM were healthy.
... didn't pick up this failure however, especially as the firmware ... then reinitialised, and the RAM being tested is compared against ... -
ZX81 internal RAM board?Just a quick question to Zorn (amongst others). What would the issues be with fitting one of Zorn's RAM boards into an unexpanded ZX81? Seems to me…
... fitting one of Zorn's RAM boards into an unexpanded ZX81 ... a lot of the official RAM pack's internal circuitry is ... one - preferably the 32K upper RAM board, 'cos I never had ... -
Help with 128k greyHello friends, need some help here on try fixing a +2 grey spectrum128. To keep it short, opened the case and the voltage regulator was missing, the …
... I desoldered all the ram chips and after testing ... where faulty. Replaced the ram chips and powered up ... eprom fitted and... "lower" ram test passed. Then an ... suggest an ic 22 failure (uncontended ram) but I'm sure ... it is not the ram chip. Checked the socket ... -
The complete Manic Miner RAM disassemblyHot on the heels of the [url="http://skoolkit.ca/disassemblies/jet_set_willy/"]Jet Set Willy disassembly[/url], here is [url="http://skoolkit.ca/disa…
... /manic_miner/"]The complete Manic Miner RAM disassembly[/url] (Bug-Byte version ... -
Interface 1bis RAM Drive modificationAll Interface 1bis users I hope I am not interfering with Dan, but I saw on his site that he has a RAM Drive upgrade/modification for the Interface …
... site that he has a RAM Drive upgrade/modification for the ... have an on-board 128K RAM drive, the user must install ... -
Issue 2 Upper Ram, Loading & ResettingI have a 48k Issue 2 Speccy and for the life of me can't track down what the problem is with it. I initially thought that some of the uppe ram ic's w…
... that some of the uppe ram ic's were faulty ... on to desoldered the upper ram ic's, socketed the ... board and replaced the ram with known good chips. ... replaced all the upper ram with known good ram from another Issue ... cant now be the upper ram as I swapped and ... -
Cooking toastrack... the dreaded smellI powered up my Spectrum 128 (heatsink model) yesterday only to see what looked like an out-of-tune picture on the television. I'm using a scart adap…
... at the time was a Ram Turbo joystick interface and a ... experience with this kind of failure? I'd really not like ... -
Ram Turbo Interface with Kempston and Sinclair/Amstrad joysticksHi! Do you know how to plug and use two different joysticks with the Ram Turbo interface? [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=1000…
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80K RAM UpgradeAn 80K RAM upgrade has been listed on sellmyretro.com (not by me). It is based on the one originally designed by Sandy Electronics and has their p…
An 80K RAM upgrade has been listed on ... /details/NEW-SCT-MODULE-EXPANSION-RAM-80K-FOR--ZX-SPECTRUM-4119 ... -
Issue 1 16K RAM bankFolks, I recently had a chance to fix a couple of Issue 1 boards, and learned the hard way that the chips in the 16K RAM bank have a different place…
... the chips in the 16K RAM bank have a different placement ... from 2 up have the ram chips lined up the most ... meaningless reports from the Fruitcake RAM tester, I finally checked all ... -
128K RAM tester as .TAP?I was sure that I've seen a RAM tester that can be loaded with e.g. DivIDE or DivMMC EnJOY! as .TAP. But I can't find it (been searching through the …
... that I've seen a RAM tester that can be loaded ... 128K machines, and if lower RAM works fine, and there is ... a small error in upper RAM.
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Wanted: RAM Turbo InterfaceHi guys I am on the lookout for a RAM Turbo interface so anyone has any going spare then please give me a heads up. Cheers
Hi guys
I am on the lookout for a RAM Turbo interface so anyone has any going spare then please give me a heads up.
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Spectrum +2 (grey) RAM issueHi, I?ve got a ZX Spectrum +2 (grey) with what I think is a RAM issue. I used to be able to load games very reliably by playing converted TAPs and …
... what I think is a RAM issue.
I used ... that device is a 128K RAM test firmware.
When ... [/url], page 4) means that RAM page 5 has an issue ... the PCB is for which RAM page?
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Loads of Microdrive cartridges on Ebay plus Vortex RAMI?ll be selling three bundles of eight Microdrive cases with four, used cartridges each, means 32 cartridges per bundle, here?s one of them [img]http…
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Another silly hardware idea - RAM Pack adaptorHow about a mini bit of PCB that adapts ZX81 RAM Packs to replace the address space of the Spectrum's ROM? I guess practically you'd need a way to…
... of PCB that adapts ZX81 RAM Packs to replace the address ... well just design your own RAM board.
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Turbo RAM Glitch or feature ?I have been testing a Spectrum [url="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=1000328"]worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=1000328"]RAM Tur…
Testing a RAM packI had my Spectrum + today which is working, but i also had a ZX Spectrum 32k RAM Pack and i wanted to test it. Is there anyway i can test this on the…
I had my Spectrum + today which is working, but i also had a ZX Spectrum 32k RAM Pack and i wanted to test it. Is there anyway i can test this on the Spectrum + and if so how ?
thanksSudden death of ZX Spectrum 48KHello A friend gave me a 48K rubber keyed Spectrum. I brought it home, hooked it up to my little TV and powered it up. I was very happy to see t…
... erase the contents of the RAM and to my surprise, the ... have caused such a sudden failure? I didn't attach any ...12V ripple with lower ram installedI repaired a speccy this week. Before doing anything I replaced all caps and measured the transistors in the power section. When doing this I found t…
... a problem with the ram. I ran the diagnostics ... and socketed all lower ram. turned the speccy back ... scope. Inserted a lower ram module and the speccy ... Then removed the lower ram module and reinserted all ... original lower ram ic's. Speccy is ...
