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Issue Two - You're thoughts on...Football Manager. We want you're thoughts and views on 'Football Manager' for issue two, love it or hate it let us know what you think. Memories, po…
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Issue One 'Dead Cockroach' chipI recently got hold of an Issue One spectrum, and I started wondering: is the dead cockroach chip required due to a flaw on the PCB, or is it really …
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Unclear user (in which issue of Crash?)Crash magazine published a spoof issue of Sinclair User called "Unclear User". I got to read the issue and I thought it was great fun at the time. No…
Crash magazine published a spoof issue of Sinclair User called "Unclear ... ". I got to read the issue and I thought it was ... /> Anyway, if someone knows which issue of Crash magazine that this ... -
Issue 2 SubmissionsIf you have anything you would like to contribute to Issue two, game reviews, general speccy musings, how to fry an egg on a +2 we need it in by the …
If you have anything you would like to contribute to Issue two, game reviews, general speccy musings, how to fry an egg on a +2 we need it in by the 7th of August. If you don't get it in by then don't get too upset, there's always issue 3. -
Thoughts on laptop upgradesI have been given an old laptop, an IBM Thinkpad 600E for free. Some of the specs are as follows: Pentium II @ 364 MHz. 256KB cache. 128 MB PC-66 RAM…
... drive. They take very little power and they read very quickly ... onto a IDE or floppy circuit board ... -
Spectrum + which is the original power pack?Hi everyone Which is the original power pack that came with the 48k+ plus ? Is it the cube with red letter saying ZX SPECTRUM or is it that also c…
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Which is the original power pack that came with the ... version) and it came without power pack
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Issue 14 of THCACwanted Issue 14 of The Home Computer Avdance Course. Anyone will to sell or scan this issue? if so PM me please. Sans should be 200dpi as Tiffs, pa…
wanted Issue 14 of The Home Computer ... to sell or scan this issue? if so PM me please ... -
How do I tell what issue my Speccy 48k is?Is there any easy way to tell if I have an Issue 1 board 48K Spectrum? I'm colour blind so I can't tell if my rubber keys are light grey or fawny gr…
What's this hardware?[URL="http://www2.snapfish.com/slideshow/AlbumID=1351742020/PictureID=39192676020/a=1759991020_1759991020/otsc=SHR/otsi=SPIClink/COBRAND_NAME=snapfis…
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I didn't power it up yet, as connecting ... 7812 voltage regulator, so the power will be something like 14V ... .
Part of the circuit is dedicated to some transistors ... " are the SCART connector, the power connector and a 5K "changeable ...Horror repair story...Today the (new) +3 had a strange issue: keys 6,y,h,n and 8,i,k were not working. Also, the internal drive sometimes was not 'visible' from the Loader…
... ) +3 had a strange issue:
keys 6,y,h ... the drive's cables (data/power) and the membrane of ... -soldered the socket of the power on the drive.
... of rework (re-soldering the power socket etc etc) I ... spot, there was no keyboard issue
and the drive ...Repair options for my own dear old Spectrum 48k?Hello all, This is my first post to this wonderful forum, which is part of a truly great website! My name is Arnold, and I live in Utrecht, The Nethe…
... a short circuit. Since then, all it showed at power on was ...ZX Spectrum +2b and +3b modelsI've been wondering for quite a while what the +2b and +3b were all about, as neither appear in the FAQ, but we have a service manual in the archive …
... while what the +2b and +3b were all about, as neither ...Microhobby Issue 207I have seen that this issue is missing its cassette inlay...but in the archive it is the hole collection of Microhobbys scanned, so wouldnt it be pos…
I have seen that this issue is missing its cassette inlay... ...I want to add a power switch to +3Any body know the best way to add a power switch to a +3 ???? cheers CodenameV
Any body know the best way to add a power switch to a +3 ????
cheers CodenameVSinclair User Issue 60Does anyone have this issue (it's the one with the Nemesis poster). Could we borrow it if you do?
Does anyone have this issue (it's the one with the Nemesis poster). Could we borrow it if you do?Alternative power supply for a +2B?Hi friends, On impulse, I recently bought a ZX Spectrum +2 (unit only, untested) on eBay, thinking that the cables (specifically the power supply) o…
... that the cables (specifically the power supply) of my original ZX ... first +2 has a different power supply.
Anyway, before ... I buy a genuine +2 power supply (at a similar cost ... I have that use DIN power supplies:
- Commodore Amiga CD32 ...Solar power?According to: [URL]http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8386460.stm[/URL] solar panels are becoming ever cheaper. If these worked well, then of cour…
... of strong sunlight create enough power to [whatever] for [x] ... roofs fitted with them, to power electrical goods?
... Surely that would gain enough power to drive the thing whilst ... the sunlight wasn't providing power.
Incidentally, I' ...Trying to repair a 128K (heatsink)I've bought another ZX Spectrum 128K (heatsink model), but unfortunately the last owner did not tell me it did not work.... Because this Speccy also…
... checked the power supply: there is 5V on the circuit.
Secondly ... analog schematics the clock signal circuit is shown.
I measured ... that is used in this circuit, the Spectrum suddenly booted and ... does not work in this circuit (in another topic on WoS ...issue 2 sound /loading problemsHello im a newbie to the forum ..have owned spectrums for years..I have a issue 2 board in a dk tronics keyboard that i purchased off of ebay..works …
... for years..I have a issue 2 board in a dk ... load games fine from an issue 3 rubber key model from ...Can anyone knock me up a little RS232 circuit in a couple of days?I urgently need a circuit board that will read contact closures on a D-type and send out an ASCII character via RS232 as follows: On the input to th…
I urgently need a circuit board that will read contact ... /> On the input to the circuit I need two sets of ...Power supply questionHi all, my 48k power supply has suddenly started getting very noisy, and I'm getting worried in case it blows up my favourite Speccy. I'm on the look…
Hi all,
my 48k power supply has suddenly started getting ... more powerful from having to power the tape player as well ...issue 2 sound /loading problemshi guys ive just done component video conversion on this issue 2 board that went well..but when i had case off i did notice that there was a glass di…
... component video conversion on this issue 2 board that went well ...Alternatives to the Spectrum 128 power supplyI was wondering whether any other computers or games consoles have a power supply that is compatible with the original Spectrum 128+ and could be use…
I was wondering whether any other computers or games consoles have a power supply that is compatible with the original Spectrum 128+ and could be used as a replacement. Any ideas?Sinclair FTV1 - Power supply polarity?I've just dug out my old Sinclair FTV1 pocket telly. Does anyone know the polarity of the power supply requirements, before I plug it in and blow it…
... know the polarity of the power supply requirements, before I plug ...massive PC faili was browsing the net on my PC, when i decide to look at my DVD settings (trying to help MTB) i right clicked the icon and the PC switched off, no w…
... on after i pressed the power button.
i had ... reckong it was a software issue or hardware?
the ...Partslist ZX 48K issue 4 PCBHas anyone the partslist from the ZX 48K issue 4 PCB? I can only find those from issue 1, 2, and 3. Thanks! Micky
Has anyone the partslist from the ZX 48K issue 4 PCB? I can only find those from issue 1, 2, and 3. Thanks!
MickyZX Spectrum Power SupplyHi All, I've come across a power supply that is currently registering 14.5v before it is plugged into the Speccy. I have another one that registers…
... /> I've come across a power supply that is currently registering ...CRASH archaeology: first issue of the catalogueYou might know that CRASH, before it launched as a magazine, was published as a software catalogue. CRASH Online has featured a couple of different e…
... scans of the first ever issue of the catalogue - in other ... art prints including the CRASH issue 1 cover
* [url]http ...Earliest ULA datecode ??I'm on a mission to find the earliest ULA datecode. Ie, when the first batch of ULA's were manufactured. The earliest picture of the Spectrum circu…
... earliest picture of the Spectrum circuit board appears in the original ... details.....
The earliest issue 1 ULA datecode I have ...Crash issue 6 and binder stickersHi guys, Still trying to come across issue 6 of Crash complete and also some binder stickers for the Crash binders as mine have gone astray …
Hi guys,
Still trying to come across issue 6 of Crash complete and also some binder stickers for the Crash binders as mine have gone astray from the binders (1984 ,85 and 86 )
Any body got any ?
