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Matthew Smith's Andre's Night Off in C&VG - did he really write it?Despite it being written in BASIC, Andre's Night Off is not very good - so what happened exactly? Was the hyperbole surrounding the type-in so much h…
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scan of The YS Megagame Challenge pullout.Does anyone have a scan of (or better, a copy they don't need) of 'The YS Megagame Challenge' cover mounted supplement from Your Sinclair, issue 2, F…
Does anyone have a scan of (or better, a copy they don't need) of 'The YS Megagame Challenge' cover mounted supplement from Your Sinclair, issue 2, February 1986? Thanks
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48K Speccy coilsHi folks, For once I don't have an issue, but I HAVE just reanimated two long-dead issue 2 speccies by rewinding their 12V coils after reading a c…
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+3 sound fixI searched here recently, different possibilities for +3 (issue 2) sound fix and the only one I havent found any feedback, is the easiest one, from t…
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Keyboard issues. Select keys not working.Hi Guys, Well it seams problems are like buses, you wait awhile, nothing turns up, then a couple at once. I have just got one issue 2 48k going…
... /> I have just got one issue 2 48k going again with balfords ... it exhibits the exact same issue. Hmmm. I cannot see any ... -
+3 sound fix - done :)Hi all My +3 has a Z70830 issue 2 board. The sound output was terrible, it distorted something bad! After asking one of the lab guys to do s…
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(Possible) large Retro Gamer collection sale.Due to a severe lack of space, reduced earning ability and increased monthly outgoings, I've been thinking about selling my collection of Retro Gamer…
... . They range from Issue 2 to the present day (Issue 163) and also ... the cover CDs, the reproduction Issue 1, Your Sinclair, etc... I ... have spine tearing (a known issue with these magazines). Their condition ... -
how to load stuff from pc to spectrum?ok tried a few utilities but none seem to produce enough volume. tried a issue 2 and 3b. the only one that works mostly is an issue 4s. do I need som…
ok tried a few utilities but none seem to produce enough volume. tried a issue 2 and 3b. the only one that works mostly is an issue 4s. do I need some sort of amp on the laptop headphone output? -
Another 48k Speccy acting as a 16K model.Hi all, I originally was going to post asking for help to fix the new addition to my family a very nice condition Issue 2 sold on ebay as a 16K model…
... family a very nice condition Issue 2 sold on ebay as a ... came across a section for issue 3's where it says ... ram to work with a Issue 3 Pin 10 of IC23 ... to be connected like a Issue 3 but it works, and ... -
Crash now in 4k (work in progress)HI , Big announcement by tomorrow morning depending on computer Crashes etc , Crash issue 1 should be up on the internet archive under my usernam…
... on computer Crashes etc , Crash issue 1 should be up on ... that for service.
Issue 2,3 and 6 should be ... -
Confused whether I have a +2A or +2B?I opened up my newly acquired black +2A and what I see is that it's an Amstrad Z0833 Issue 2 board from 1988 . I was changing the resistor to make th…
... it's an Amstrad Z0833 Issue 2 board from 1988 . I was ... -
Your Sinclair underway at 4k 600dpi Hi Just another update, Replaced and binned another old scanner so back up to 4 so now running at top speed on Your Sinclair, Current progre…
... has any Sinclair User especially issue 2 ( only needs the middle pages ... ) issue 133 (the penultimate issue) and the Ghostbusters 2 and Robocop ... -
Character wobbleHello, I have an Issue 2 board which shows vertical character wobble. This happens for a few minutes followed by a few minutes of character sta…
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I have an Issue 2 board which shows vertical character ... the vertical wobble. VR1 & 2 have been adjusted to provide ...
other Spectrums (another issue 2 and two Issue 4S ones). None of ... -
New MIAs found: Paddy! & Lets Compute! Club + repost of previous finds.Not sure if it's worth posting here, but for the sake of completeness... Most of these I've posted in this forum before, but 'Paddy' is a new recent …
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[b]In game requires issue 2 type keyboard (Joystick will get ... to preserve :)
[b]Requires issue 2 type keyboard.[/b]
Spectrum 48K / composite mod / LCD TV: voltages out of the ULAHello Spectrum World I have juste bought again my first computer on ebay... a Speccy 48k issue 2 with a 5C112E-2 ULA. Just had to replace TR4 and …
... ebay... a Speccy 48k issue 2 with a 5C112E-2 ULA. Just had ... at 3.3V, black at 2.2V and white at 1 ...Faulty as sprctrumsHi guys I have just received a dk tonics keyboard and to my surprise there is an issue 6 as spectrum inside and an interface 1 yay me but I am ge…
... my surprise there is an issue 6 as spectrum inside and ... /> And lookimg as my old issue 3 I have exactly the ... fault and was given an issue 2 on Friday with same so ... with the issue 2 and 6.
Looking at the issue 2 it was ...zx spectrum Z70830 issue 2i have the above +3 and have done the video and audio mods to the board. the video is fine now but the audio is extremity quiet, if i bridge r64, r7…
i have the above +3 and have done the video and audio mods to the board.
the video is fine now but the audio is extremity quiet, if i bridge r64, r72, r67 and r43 with jumper wire i get full clean load audio.
i have removed the resistors and ...48K picture quality vs motherboard revision?A subject thas has probably been covered elsewhere and hundreds of times, I know. But I never quite understood if there was some identifiable patt…
... example, is it clear that issue 4 boards are the most ... /> Or, is it true that issue 2 boards give the most jail ...Replacing voltage regulators - need to sanity check a few things pleaseHi Everyone I'm in the process (with a lot of help from some friends at Greenford Computer Club), of giving my three Speccys some much needed prev…
... br /> Spectrum +2 Grey (Issue 3 board)
Spectrum 48+ (Issue 2 board, was ... clipped heatsink on the +2 is mostly flopping around on ... [b]Transistor TR8 on the +2[/b]
Does anyone know ... machines. I know the +2 board is particularly poor quality ...SpecIde updated!Hi, all! In these past months I've been brushing up a bit my emulator, SpecIde, a.k.a. the least efficient emulator in the world. At this momen…
... 48K, with all the extras. (Issue 2/3, contended memory, floating bus ... -perfect emulation of Spectrum 128K/+2. (Also with contended memory, floating ...Another Spectrum is brought back to life.Hi Spec-chums. I have been having bit of busy afternoon with repairs today. I've brought back to life a Panasonic Super-VHS recorder, and more intere…
... more interesting an issue 2 16k ZX Spectrum board. The issue 2 board was ... set about checking continuity, finding 2 pins without continuity. It's ...ZX Interface 1Hi, I have a ZX Interface 1 which I have bought online. It does not seem to work. When using CAT1 or any other specific commands, the compute…
... this one attached to an Issue 2 Spectrum but I am testing ... it now with an Issue 3B one.Led LightI have two 48k+ spectrum's. One a issue 2 and one issue 4 I have put a new keyboard membrane in issue 2, and this one have a led light in it, Now i…
... 's.
One a issue 2 and one issue 4
I have ... a new keyboard membrane in issue 2, and this one have a ... (keyboard) on to
the issue 4 board, but I do ...ZX80 in a BoxAfter putting a [url="https://worldofspectrum.org/forums/discussion/57916/spectrum-in-a-box#latest"]Spectrum in a Box[/url] a while ago, I thought it…
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[*] Tynemouth Software Minstrel Issue 2 board
[*] USB keyboard adapter ...How to Use a real Physical Old Style Retro ZX Spectrum INFREQUENTLY and EFFECTIVELY.These days a lot of WOSSERS use emulators most of the time but like to get out the old Speccy ,every once in a while ,for a quick nostalgic revisit .…
... up secondhand .
2) Replacing the membrane.
issue-2#latest"]https://worldofspectrum.org/ ... /need-a-new-keyboard-for-issue-2#latest[/url]
... routine maintanance was not an issue . This was because the ...zx spectrum ULA upgradei have a issue 2 zx spectrum 16k which i upgraded to 48k .. i believe the ULA is faulty (ULA5C112E-2) .. seems intermittent i know a later one can be…
i have a issue 2 zx spectrum 16k which i upgraded to 48k .. i believe the ULA is faulty (ULA5C112E-2) .. seems intermittent i know a later one can be used but should some resistor values be changed to match it ?
thanks mark ..What Has Happened to My Multiface 128s?These Multiface 128s have been store away for at least 20 years and when last used they were both working properly . So today I decided to try them o…
... unclamped . I can think of 2 possibilities:-
1) ... contacts in the Multifaces
2) Decay of the EPROMs .
Issue 2
Finally I retested ... second time around on the Issue 2 I was pleased with the ...Spectrum Abuse...Just got some new Spectrums in to repair ( I find it a great way to relieve stress, excepting when I do something daft while fixing them... ) One …
... to change C65 on an Issue 2... For what reason I have ...Sound emulation methodsI am working on a little emulation project for fun and also with the 40th anniversary of the 48k shortly followed by my Issue 2. I have the video and…
... 48k shortly followed by my Issue 2. I have the video and ...48k S-video output -- pcb board (credits 1024MAK & RGA24) just fitted a revision A of the s-video board to a issue 2 specie and i am very impressed with the results. the picture is…
... s-video board to a issue 2 specie and i am very ...
