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heatsink on the grey+2anyone ever modded one to run without the heatsink? I know some have on the 48k's but I wouldn't mind removing it from one of mine. If so, any tips …
anyone ever modded one to run without the heatsink? I know some have on the 48k's but I wouldn't mind removing it from one of mine.
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Reliable sources of information on the web.When it comes to finding information on the web wikipedia is often my first port of call but it is always regarded with skepticism. So what sites are…
... it comes to finding information on the web wikipedia is often my ... -
Spectrum on "The Blurb"Evening, There's an amusing article on the Spectrum on The Blurb, I'm not sure if that's an online-only programme or not, but it's here about 12 min…
... /> There's an amusing article on the Spectrum on The Blurb, I'm not ... ?v=z5q9Od36yJY[/url]
The best thing (for me) is ... which you can see on top of the TV :) Not being a ... -
Your Views on... Tintin on the MoonWith the forthcoming release of the first Tintin film, a joint collaboration between Steven Speilberg and Peter Jackson, it seems fitting to discuss …
... the first game, which was based on the books Destination: Moon and Explorers on the ... Moon.
The game covers the ... basic plot of the books ... -
New "news blog" on the YSRnRY - news items wantedHeya, As part of the YSRnRY relaunch on the 27th I'll be writing a periodical blog with thoughts and news items (yes, yet another Speccy news feed) …
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As part of the YSRnRY relaunch on the 27th I'll be ... in, or email me using the [url=http://www.ysrnry.co ... -
Flowchart: So you're mad about something on the internet...Pretty funny (and accurate!) [url]http://www.notquitewrong.com/rosscottinc/2011/08/03/so-youre-mad-about-something-on-the-internet/[/url]
Pretty funny (and accurate!)
[url]http://www.notquitewrong.com/rosscottinc/2011/08/03/so-youre-mad-about-something-on-the-internet/[/url] -
New feature: also released on the Sam CoupeAs with several other 8-bit systems, I'm now interested in all Spectrum titles that were also advertised and/or published on the Sam Coupe. [URL="ht…
... also advertised and/or published on the Sam Coupe.
[URL ... ?&alsosam=on&loadpics=1"]This[/URL] is the current list ... , after checking worldofsam.org, the Sam Coupe wikipedia entry and ... -
Cracking the Code on the Sinclair ZX SpectrumHello, has anyone got a copy of this book they no longer want? I can't seem to find a copy anywhere? Cracking the Code on the Sinclair ZX Spectrum…
... anywhere?
Cracking the Code on the Sinclair ZX Spectrum
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TV is on the blink - litterally.My TV has gone on the blink. Its a Philips Matchline 32" CRT (See image below). When I turn it on the sound comes on, it makes the usual Bzzzt of th…
My TV has gone on the blink. Its a Philips Matchline ... I turn it on the sound comes on, it makes the usual Bzzzt of ... the components gathering charge, then the ... up the TV and put down with a gentle thump on its ... -
Taswide on the TZX archiveHi people, Quick question: Why does the 16K side of Taswide have Romantic Robot's Genie program on the end of the Taswide one? Anybody know? Thank…
Hi people,
Quick question:
Why does the 16K side of Taswide have Romantic Robot's Genie program on the end of the Taswide one?
Anybody know?
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Grandes y pequenos, problem loading the +3 disk imageIm trying to load the program "Grandes y pequenos" which is only available for the +3, in order to get the loading and in-game screen, but it seems t…
Im trying to load the program "Grandes y pequenos" which is only available for the +3, in order to get the loading and in-game screen, but it seems to be impossible to load any of the sides, can anybody help me out? :)
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Heavy on the Magick Engine DemoHi. Not been in these parts as a contributer for quite a while, so forgive my brashness thrusting things upon an unsuspecting crowd. As the title s…
... unsuspecting crowd.
As the title says, I'm here ... interested to try my Heavy on the Magick engine.
It ... also using Windows on a Mac via VirtualBox. The intention will be ... I can't promise anything on the Spectrum ;)
It's ... -
So much bull peddled on the web, considered harmfulI am referring to a youtube video but more specifically its commenters who all seem to believe a cure for cancer has been suppressed. I find it sad t…
... , and slightly corrupt, but the peoples opinions/ideas here take ... filling us with bullshyte on behalf of the mega rich, but then ... of all the chemicals the FDA is deliberately allowing in the food ... this kind of nonsense thing on the internet is going to turn ... -
is there something special about the left hand column on the screenSo.... I've noticed that when I move my player round when it bumps into the left hand side of the screen (print at 5,1;"X" etc that the controls rev…
... use a border for the playing area....but on this occasion I ... teleport...but while the same code is working fine on the right hand ... side of the screen (say print ... by this weird reversing effect on the left hand side
3D Deathchase on the Commodore 643D Deathchase has been ported to the C64, at least according to Micro-Mart. According to this week's MM, the port is called Hell Racer, and here's a …
... looks pretty disappointing; the trees look even less ... well. And the enemy bikes on the C64 version look, ... according to the text on the Youtube page, the game is ... the C16/Plus 4), so I can't comment on ... that game, except to say that in the screenshot in the ...Any utility to calibrate +3 disc head?Hi! I'm trying to calibrate a 3'' disc drive. To acomplish that, these drives have a small screw that allows the track-0 detect system to be shifted …
... format a blank disc and the directory shows correctly after that ... ). These discs can be read on another +3 with no problem.
on the +3 (via cassette) and help me ... calibrating the disc drive?
Thanks ...playing mp3s on the wrong speed?just downloaded a visage 12" cos id heard one of the songs on the b side was a club classic in the early days, an italian dj used to play it on 33 wh…
... id heard one of the songs on the b side was a club ... classic in the early days, an ... italian dj used to play it on ... .
is there anyway on the puter to play an mp3 ...Game character on the WoS homepageHi, I would like to know the name of the game with the detective-looking character in raincoat and hat on the main WoS page standing at the bottom-l…
Hi,
I would like to know the name of the game with the detective-looking character in raincoat and hat on the main WoS page standing at the bottom-left corner of the Spectrum.
Thanks in advance.+3 Floppy drive helpHi guys, I recently found my old spectrum gear and started to see if it all still works, now i had/still have a floppy disk system - Thurnall disk d…
... to get the interface up and running but the 3" floppy drive ... me know the pin outs for the power connector on the +3 drive? i ... 'm assuming the middle ... two will be 0v and the ...Author of The Hobbit featured on The RegisterSpotted another ZX Spectrum-related on The Register today: an article featuring the personal history of Veronika Megler (yes, a woman), one of the pr…
... Spectrum-related on The Register today: an article featuring the personal ... .org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0006440"]The Hobbit[/URL].
the job and recommended her ... friend Mitchell. The pair became employee number ...Interesting web-articles on "the untold story of the first British laptop"...Hi folks, some days ago I stumbled over this web-articles on ?The Thorn EMI Liberator: the first British laptop?: [url]http://www.theregister.co.uk/…
... this web-articles on ?The Thorn EMI Liberator: the first British laptop ... read, Sinclair computers as the QL and Spectrum got a ... that Sinclair?s last computer - the 1987 Cambridge Computers Z88 - ... has many similarities to the Liberator.
Have ...mario kart "muck up" games on the wii ?dunno if you lot have seen it when you play on the net.. you get loads of blue shells and odd things happening that won't in a normal game.. I never…
... seen it when you play on the net.. you get loads of ... today.. it's fun for the odd game but messes it ...gamer on the newsshe's been playing games for 40 years.. Hilda, she's 86... and if you prolly have a ps3.. she prolly calls YOU noob :lol: also featured in the clip …
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also featured in the clip was 1 oliver twin ... be on at 6pm I guess, it's the main UK news on the ...Film on the UK software industry - Kickstarter to complete it..Thought you guys might be interested in this - came up on my FaceBook Newsfeed, endorsed by Mel Croucher (of Automata fame) [url=http://www.kickstar…
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Click on the link to go to the Kickstarter page - already ... film telling the remarkable, true story of the British Video ... pioneering role in the shaping of the billion dollar video ... industry which today, dominates the modern world's entertainment ...Spectrum TRD Images on the PCLo folks, little tech/hardware? problem :) In short im trying to find a way to read the name of a trd disk, ie, the label, on the PC, if it even has…
... a trd disk, ie, the label, on the PC, if it even has ... images without any booter in the emulator, but i have absolutely ... no idea of the syntax, kinda confusing really.
Nodes of Yesod 128k & Stars on the 128Hi all, I've listed these 2 on eBay. [URL="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/261206458364?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649"]Nodes of Y…
... /> I've listed these 2 on eBay.
... .co.uk/itm/Stars-on-the-128-ZX-Spectrum-128k- ... =UK_VintageComputing_RL&hash=item3cd11e5182"]Stars on the 128[/URL]
the Wood 128k, which I ... , but I'm holding on to those for myself- ...A few questions on the Z80A cpuI know this has been discussed before and I read (a while back) the post which goes over the different Z80A CPUs ...(CMOS, NMOS? can't recall exactl…
... a while back) the post which goes over the different Z80A CPUs ... tests the Z80 Flags and also tests the MEMPTR.
On the ... why hehe
On the MEMPTR test everything passed.
the same failed entries on the Flags test...
Is This PSU Useable on the Speccy?I just got my Speccy and the PSU has had some 'work' done to it. Somebody has added an extra length of cable on it but rather than soldering or crim…
... they've just tied the ends together. I've ... a little concerned that the PSU may have suffered ... some damage in the mean time. I decided ... something small to match the footprint/design of my ... fitted - Something I always miss on the machine itself.
Has anyone completed a Spectrum game on the day they bought it?Has anyone ever bought/loaned a speccy game and completed it on the same day? I did this with Rogue Trooper, i completed it in about an hour, it was …
Has anyone ever bought/loaned a speccy game and completed it on the same day?
I did this with Rogue Trooper, i completed it in about an hour, it was so easy.
I think i did the same with Yie Ar Kung fu as well but i can't be sure.Bomberman and other Hudson Soft games on the SpectrumAs I suspected, the games, or at least, I found a comment which confirms it, were ported from the MSX to the Spectrum. The MSX was very popular in Ja…
... , were ported from the MSX to the Spectrum.
The MSX was very ... popular in Japan, so thats the most plausible answer:
< ... Bomber Man that came out on the MSX (v=qs5JWLORfoY) and NEC ... year later (v=vNYVWpqHA98). The MSX1 and the ZX Spectrum had similar ...
