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RS232 on Spectrum 128KDoes anyone actually use the RS232 port on the Spectrum 128K? Is there anything useful that can be done with it? I know about the keypad with the Sp…
[QUOTE=1024MAK;767203]The Keypad/Aux and ... /> On the TS2068, if the joystick lines are directly connected to ... -
RS232 on Spectrum 128KDoes anyone actually use the RS232 port on the Spectrum 128K? Is there anything useful that can be done with it? I know about the keypad with the Sp…
[QUOTE=1024MAK;767203]The Keypad/Aux and ... /> On the TS2068, if the joystick lines are directly connected to ... ]
TS2068 has both joystick direction switches connected to bits ... being reconfigured as standard Sinclair joystick ports. This frees up port ... -
RS232 on Spectrum 128KDoes anyone actually use the RS232 port on the Spectrum 128K? Is there anything useful that can be done with it? I know about the keypad with the Sp…
[QUOTE=1024MAK;767270]For RS232 levels, you ... up/down/left/right/fire joystick lines (AY-3-8912 IOA7 ... transistors. Pin 8 on both joystick ports now connects directly to ... chips for implementing the Sinclair joystick standard. There is now direct ... -
Mods to build a Spectrum Games console?The iccle boy asked to keep the Spectrum hooked up to the TV permanently to be used as a games console. I thought yeah I could do that, have it sat n…
[QUOTE=1024MAK;798009]If you and your ... possible to adapt a normal joystick by using ready made radio ... and fit inside an old joystick with three AAA batteries or ... -
Hacking a +2 into a shorter caseIf anyone's got a copy of the notes or text they posted about re-wiring the +2 joystick ports or hooking up a tape recorder to the motherboard casset…
... br /> I've done the joystick rewiring, unfortunately the guide for ... 2015 15:04:32 GMT 1024MAK said:
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Hardware damage due to software?<p>I'm not afraid to ask a stupid question, and I find it incredibly easy to do so in the hardware forum!</p><p>Is it possible to damage your Spectru…
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Recommend-me-do - memory card devicesSo, both myself (with a +3 that has a dodgy drive) and my friend (with a +2) are looking at the various options for loading from memory card. What…
[quote="1024MAK;834180"]The file format of ... has, besides a standard Kempston joystick port:
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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…
[quote="1024MAK;835876"]Yes, if you get ... the same goes for a joystick interface that looks like a ... , yes.
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Success at recording WAVs to tape and them loading!Hi I thought i'd share my recent great experience of making reliably loadable cassette copies of games from TAP / TZX -> WAV -> audio cassette. …
[quote="1024MAK;836653"]I'm amused by ... . And it has a Kempston Joystick Interface. And it can have ... 're going to buy a joystick and interface, and you have ... -
Datel Turbo Ace - Manual ?I have acquired a [url="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=1000100"]Datel Turbo Ace[/url] Joystick interface, but have no detailed info…
[quote="1024MAK;837934"]The picture is not ... buffer chips (to interface the joystick to the data bus) and ... -
What if there was a Speccy Games Console[img]http://segaretro.org/File:MSEvolution_Black_Console.jpg[/img] This would have made a really good looking spectrum console back in the day (mi…
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Kempston ConfusionSomehow, I just can't get this straight on my mind :-O I guess my neurons are playing tricks on me. ~X( Kemspton interfaces allow joysticks …
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... it also implies a specific joystick 9 pin connector pinout.[/ ... Although lots of computers and joystick interfaces used it, or more ... and B).
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Did you choose to have a Speccy or did it just happen that way?A strange question I know, but, the reason I ask is that when we (my family) were looking to buy a computer non of my mates had computers and non of …
[quote="luny;845705"][quote="1024MAK;845650"]It's always interesting ... pin came out of the joystick interface and did not get ... -
+2B, installing joystick to internal port (via Atari adapter) kills keyboard totallyHello all. I'm once more a speccy owner, after something like 30 years xD Anyway, bought 128+2b from ebay. Works fine, except for the built-in joyst…
[quote="1024MAK;874485"]The inbuilt joystick ports use the keyboard scanning ... .
Modern Kempston compatible joystick ports are designed to be ... very, VERY old TAC-2 joystick (have to do little maintenance ... -
ZX Dandanator! Mini - Cartridge system for SpectrumsHi All, I'd like to present a little HW I've developed during the last three months. It's aimed at providing a console-like usage experience for a…
... post, the placement of the joystick connector may interfere with the ... touch it. Notice the two Joystick connector options on the upper ...
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ComCon interface with an auto-fire joystick is possible?I need a little advice on this one, please! I have a konix speedking, with two fire buttons and auto-fire switch. I can use it with the comcon int…
... separate +5V supply, so [b]1024MAK[/b] wrote, maybe it relies ... -pin blobby thing near the joystick socket that I assume is ... 5V) and any of the joystick direction or fire switch lines ... -
Getting a +3 working again (keyboard & tape socket issues)So, as part of my Spectrum restoration project I will also try to tackle the problem child among my fleet, the +3. PROBLEM ONE: Ever since I firs…
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[quote="1024MAK;897037"]1> The Amstrad ... /encoding of the keyboard and joystick inputs... [url="http://zxnet.co ... ) between the connectors (keyboard "KBY3", joystick pin 9,) and the pin ... -
The ideal USB "emulation" joystick. I used to be happy using emulation with a Dual Shock 3 Playstation joystick . It works and has loads of control buttons that can be configured with…
[quote="1024MAK;897150"]I forget exactly, but ... settings was redefining which button (joystick direction) performed which action.
Kempston interface schematic: wrong IC?Hi! I'm trying to learn about the inner workings of the speccy, and I thought that building a kemspton interface would help me learn about things lik…
... ), but before I go nuts, 1024MAK mentioned different types of atari ... at Ben's schematic, the joystick pin 8 connects to ground ...Auto-fire circuit based on IC 555Greetings! Spanish magazine Microhobby once wrote an article explaining how the auto-fire circuit worked on a joystick and the interface requireme…
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Err, ... 2 used the Atari joystick pin-out (see [ ... used (nearly) the Atari joystick pin-out (with pins ... used for a second joystick)(details [url="http://www ... ended up having three different joystick standards?
...ZX Spectrum 48K it only shows colored barsHello, I'm new to the forum and I need help with a ZX Spectrum 48K which I bought recently unfortunately defective. I want to mention that before t…
[quote="1024MAK;917107"]As the +12V and - ... an add-on like a joystick interface has been connected/dis ...ZX Spectrum +3 repairI have my first +3 here, and it needs repairs. Hoping someone here can help me out. When I power it on I get this screen with black and white line…
... or not working", alongside a joystick (that I'm also trying ... discs, and the +3 and joystick were added bonuses. Ricky also ... -Tests]this one[/url]) that 1024MAK showed me on every Spectrum ...Testing an Interface 1As title, is there an easy way on how can I test to see if its functional or not please ? :) Please bear in mind I do not have *any* microdrives n…
[quote="1024MAK;943593"]The interface 1 ROM ... (visible!) damage.
[quote="1024MAK;943594"]The +2A, +2B (both ... must see if the Kempston joystick socket works on my RamTurbo ...Bit of fun - one change onlyI also posted this on another marque's forum (for their products) to see. Its just a bit of fun really. OK, if you could of made one change to a S…
[quote="1024MAK;950564"]I certainly think Sinclair ... RAM and a built in joystick port would have been rather ...Any other ROM cartridge / Interface two software produced for the SpectrumI just recall from the ZX Spectrum catalogue a few games were also produced on ROM cartridge, but was there any other stuff - utilities, languages or…
[quote="1024MAK;955415"]Oh, in response to ... have included at least one joystick port and a composite video ... ZX Spectrum+
The joystick ports could have been wired ...What % of WOSSERS use "old school" tape loading when playing their Speccy games.My guess is .000000001% ( but I might be slightly out on this! ) Do people still enjoy doing it "the old way"?
... ;955450"][quote="Scottie_uk;955427"][quote="1024MAK;955390"]Pahh, absolute luxury having ... was doing with the pretend joystick meeaahd from and old toilet ...Finding a good (UK) external switch mode power supply for the basic 48k and 128k ZX SpectrumsThis idea has probably "done the rounds" by now . I think I have heard about it a bit late . This thread with look at replacing the original "heavy l…
[quote="Ast_A_Moore;956860"][quote="1024MAK;956853"]a modern regulated SMPSU ... the +5V rail, e.g. joystick interfaces) or feed the +9V ...Kempston Pro Interface - three joysticks at the same timeJust bought myself a Kempston Pro Interface (not arrived yet so I don't have any idea of its innards). The idea was to get an interface that allows o…
[quote="1024MAK;959382"]This is one is ... it is one of the joystick interfaces that I own that ...
