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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…
... which assembled them - they put 2.8 GHz CPU in too ... .
Actually, my first Speccy (Issue 2) had problems because off too ... -
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…
... which assembled them - they put 2.8 GHz CPU in too ... .
Actually, my first Speccy (Issue 2) had problems because off too ... -
Fazz dodgy dealings on ebay surely notI was watching this grey spectrum ready to do some sniping and lo and behold the listing ends prematurely it would have been my only hope of getting …
I have four rubber key spectrums one issue 2 48k (upgraded from 16), and two issue 3's all 48k.
They all have the bluey-grey keyboards.
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Issue 1 only?The thread on the +2 prompted me to start this one. I got an issue 1 Speccy 16k in 1983 for my birthday and then a Fox Electronics 48k upgrade for m…
... was NOT an issue 1 machine.
Issue 1 machines came ... , not individual chips.
Issue 2 and above Spectrums were upgraded ... -
Issue 1 only?The thread on the +2 prompted me to start this one. I got an issue 1 Speccy 16k in 1983 for my birthday and then a Fox Electronics 48k upgrade for m…
... was NOT an issue 1 machine.
Issue 2 and above Spectrums ... -
Question for the tzx dev guru'sI'm almost finished with a batch of adventure tapes which I've got on loan.. The final tape, is a development version of Birthday Surprise, which ha…
There's also the Adventurelink Issue 2 tape which barfs on one ... AlchNews blocks... Using Code Slicer 2, we should be able to ... -
Issue 1 only?The thread on the +2 prompted me to start this one. I got an issue 1 Speccy 16k in 1983 for my birthday and then a Fox Electronics 48k upgrade for m…
... it can have been an Issue 1 machine, partially for the ... it'll have been an issue 2 if it had free sockets ... , almost certainly - you can get Issue 3 16K machines but they ... -
Issue 3 feedbackSome have noticed that Issue 3 is available. It wasn't announced at the time due to it being 5am.. You can leave feedback here....
This issue is bloody marvelous, nice work ... I love the logo on issue 2 and 3, that`s well ... -
Where to get Spectrum RAMSigh. Even obsolete nixie tubes seem to be easier to get hold of than Spectrum RAM. I've tried the usual suspects (eBay and google searches), but not…
... 48K Spectrums I have (an issue 2 rubber keyed one, and an ... issue 6 (IIRC) Spectrum+). I might ... -
Alittle pic of the two different rubber key mats Grey and BlueAnd they are naked too :o Can someone please post a pic of one of the supposed faun coloured speccys i am desperate to see one :) [url]http://www.s…
Issue 1: [url]http://www.etedeschi.ndirect.co.uk/sinclair/picts/spectrum.jpg[/url]
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Alittle pic of the two different rubber key mats Grey and BlueAnd they are naked too :o Can someone please post a pic of one of the supposed faun coloured speccys i am desperate to see one :) [url]http://www.s…
... In this link it says issue 1's had faun ... /> In this link it says issue 1's had grey keys ... (and especially the planet sinclair issue 2 description) I'd guess that ... />
I'll check my issue 1 when I get home ... on the case. Every other issue 1 model I've seen ... -
Alittle pic of the two different rubber key mats Grey and BlueAnd they are naked too :o Can someone please post a pic of one of the supposed faun coloured speccys i am desperate to see one :) [url]http://www.s…
... of mine had a repaired issue 2 board in his brand new ... 84, whilst I had an Issue 6A, so I know. I ... suppose my Issue 4A may have originally been ... -
Alittle pic of the two different rubber key mats Grey and BlueAnd they are naked too :o Can someone please post a pic of one of the supposed faun coloured speccys i am desperate to see one :) [url]http://www.s…
... of mine had a repaired issue 2 board in his brand new ... 84, whilst I had an Issue 6A, so I know. I ... suppose my Issue 4A may have originally been ... -
Election of the new maintainer of the TZX formatHi folks, the topic says all, let the discussion begin :) Luca
... and backwards compatability is an issue. 2) It's not intended to ... -
How to determine the revision ?Is there any way to check the revision of a Spectrum without disassembling it ?
... , 2 or 3[/QUOTE]
Spectrums went up to Issue 6 ... I've never seen an issue 5.
If you ... /grey keys, it's an issue 2
If you have ... /beige keys it's an issue 1. Go to Ebay and ... -
Anyone have any pics of their collection?I'm an Atari 800XL owner and the main media that games were on for that were tape. Trouble is I've seen loads of pics on the net of peoples collectio…
... in postal box , 16k issue 2, 48k issue 2, issue 3, issue 4a and s. I ... -
Wanted: z80 asm routines...for the Sam. This call goes out to Colin and others who know how it should be done. If you look on the Sam C disk you can see the implementation…
... s Coding Column article in issue 2 of Sam Revival may well ... .....
Only £2 for that issue! ([url]http://www.samcoupe ... ! :D)
(In issue 3 he looks at starting ... memory handling, interrupts, putting sprites... Issue 4 looks at tile maps ... -
Wanted: z80 asm routines...for the Sam. This call goes out to Colin and others who know how it should be done. If you look on the Sam C disk you can see the implementation…
... s Coding Column article in issue 2 of Sam Revival may well ... .....
Only ?2 for that issue! ([url]http://www.samcoupe ... ! :D)
(In issue 3 he looks at starting ... memory handling, interrupts, putting sprites... Issue 4 looks at tile maps ... -
Quite yellowed screen!Hi! I bought a ZX Spectrum the other day. It works (hooray!) but the colors are screwed up. For instance, the white (or light grey) background color…
... . I'm working on an Issue 2 Speccy which has the same ... issue. I note the intensity (and ... -
Quite yellowed screen!Hi! I bought a ZX Spectrum the other day. It works (hooray!) but the colors are screwed up. For instance, the white (or light grey) background color…
If its an issue 2 speccy do this
... yellow balance, these are the 2 adjusters that are furthest away ... screws, do not touch the 2 brass screws nearest the modulator ... -
The Big Issue!!!How can I determine whether my 48K is an issue 2 or 3? Necros.
By Issue 2 picture is better centered on screen than by later versions, where it is shifted aprox 1 char. left.
Other methode without opening is with simple BASIC program:
[url]http://www.ppest.org/zx/cassport.htm[/url] -
Boxes and Boxes of Books!!![URL="http://zxgoldenyears.com/images/books.jpg"]Yaaaay!!! I got books. I got books. I got books.[/URL] Do you got books? Andrew (Sorry... a …
... speccy case, was it an issue 2 by any chance i have ... , because i have seen an issue 2 speccy on ebay with a ... -
Boxes and Boxes of Books!!![URL="http://zxgoldenyears.com/images/books.jpg"]Yaaaay!!! I got books. I got books. I got books.[/URL] Do you got books? Andrew (Sorry... a …
... speccy case, was it an issue 2 by any chance i have ... , because i have seen an issue 2 speccy on ebay with a ... />
Nah... It's an issue 1... If you look closely ... -
Cool BASIC tricks and tips!Following on from Dunny's excellent suggestion of a compendium of BASIC tips + tricks, I believe it would be better to have a topic dedicated to it. …
... /> 90 LET L=A/2=INT(A/2):REM LEFT PRESSED = O ... /> 1000 REM IN READING WITH ISSUE TEST
1010 LET A ... LET A=A-160 : REM ISSUE 2 OR 128K MODE
1050 ... -
Quite yellowed screen!Hi! I bought a ZX Spectrum the other day. It works (hooray!) but the colors are screwed up. For instance, the white (or light grey) background color…
... because the board is an issue 2. Over time, the components have ... -
Are there any Speccy mysteries left?In the past we've had the "Where is Matthew Smith?" mystery which has now obviously been solved as Matthew is back on the scene. More recently the B…
Blowtorch method of Speccy repairsI just did my first Spectrum repair (and successful at that). It was the Issue 2 spectrum I wrote about a while ago, I just hadn't got around to doin…
... have a sample of one (Issue 2) and none of the tracks ...Low speaker volume on a repaired issue two speccyI repaired an issue two speccy which was totally wrecked and missing many parts. I installed the missing parts (resistors, transistors) and replaced …
... ;168115]I repaired an issue two speccy which was totally ... according to the modification for issue two pcb (for better cirquit ... since you've repaired that issue 2 - but for the benifit of ... the circuit diagram of an issue 3+. My normal disclaimer applies ...Low speaker volume on a repaired issue two speccyI repaired an issue two speccy which was totally wrecked and missing many parts. I installed the missing parts (resistors, transistors) and replaced …
... it, after all its an issue two and want to keep ... (although on the early ones, issue 2 and below they are smaller ... it is normal for an issue two to make faint sounds ...SpecEmu 2.4 releaseSince SpecEmu has been at 2.4 beta for as long as I can remember I think it's about time I made a proper 2.4 release for its users :) Major new feat…
... exactly the same as an issue(x) spectrum and then is ... Spin corrected bug about swapped Issue 2/3 in settings file, and ...
