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  • Finally ordered DivIde but Which joystick ?I finally took the plunge & bought a DivIde from an Ebay guy in the netherlands, so since its the Divide and NOT the plus with the pass through, I gu…

    ... the use of my Kempston joystick interface ?
    On ... looking for a sinclair joystick or an Atari type ... on it, but are amstrad joysticks also wired the ... just looking for "spectrum joystick"
    Unless of course ... in the 128+2b`s joystick
    port ?[/QUOTE]
    csmith csmith September 2010 Hardware
  • Spectrum 128K RS232 to PC serial cableIf you have read some of my recent posts then you will know that I am eager to link my Spectrum +3 to a PC. This will be done by wiring a standard PC…

    ... the QL RS232/female serial adaptor: [url]http://cgi.ebay ... USB/male serial null modem adaptor: [url]http://cgi.ebay ... -SERIAL-NULL-MODEM-CABLE-ADAPTOR-U-/290486711571?pt=UK_Computing_CablesConnectors_RL& ... fact that Sinclair and Amstrad are usally non-standard...
    ASM ASM October 2010 Hardware
  • Things you wish you'd never let go....The oldest technology thread made me think of Entex Pacman and Tandy Basketball. I love these two handhelds but traded them with friends after a cou…

    ... of the 48K original when Amstrad took over Sinclair and made ... mouse
    A dk'tronics joystick interface and light pen
    My original Amstrad TS-46 Hi-Fi
    ASM ASM November 2010 Chit chat
  • What Spectrum to choose?Hi i'm new to the Spectrum. I read 'bout it in CDA (Polish game magazine) and watched LGR review of the 48k and it REALLY interested me. What model m…

    ... Because of ill-behaved Kempston joystick interfaces programmers with their own ... Nobody seems to have told Amstrad who got rid of the ... -released their software.
    Amstrad did not recognize that they ... of the +3 that Amstrad realized that all four locations ...
    Geoff Geoff November 2010 Hardware
  • Copying from divIDE+/Tape to +3 DiskCan it be done? Im about to place an order for some 3" disks and wanted to put my favourite games on them, but im having a hard time trying to figure…

    ... /USB-Serial-RS-232-DB9-Adaptor-Converter-Cable-Lead-/300494022841?pt ... -Spectrum-QL-Serial-RS232-Port-Adaptor-NEW-/250709187147?pt=UK_VintageComputing_RL& ... to work so it is Amstrad models only, +2/3/2a ...
    ASM ASM November 2010 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Toastrack border changes colour with joystickI plugged my Kempston joystick interface into my 128K toastrack last night and had a blast on Beach Head. Funny thing is, the border colour changed…

    are you sure it's a 128 compatible joystick interface?

    I mean I know it affects the later amstrad speccy's.. not sure about the toast rack
    fog fog December 2010 Hardware
  • What model next ?Hi All I already have two 48k rubber kyed 48k Spectrums and a Grey +2 What to get next. ZX Spectrum + ZX Spectrum 128 Toast Rack ZX Spectrum +3

    ... won't work on a amstrad spectrum, so I would still ... be easily fixed with an adaptor is the lack of unregulated ...
    guesser guesser December 2010 Hardware
  • What model next ?Hi All I already have two 48k rubber kyed 48k Spectrums and a Grey +2 What to get next. ZX Spectrum + ZX Spectrum 128 Toast Rack ZX Spectrum +3

    ... if I'll do the joystick ports as I have a ... /> yes it may be an Amstrad machine, but it's more ...
    BiNMaN BiNMaN December 2010 Hardware
  • What kind of joystick?Hi, I've just bought ZX Spectrum +2 (grey), my first. Near the joystick socket is caption "USE ONLY SINCLAIR JOYSTICK .....". Socket is standard DB9.…

    ... for the joystick, personally I would use the built in Amstrad interface ... get an adapter, or a joystick with both plugs attached. RWAP ... so that a normal atari joystick will work. I read somewhere ... dead. Using the built in joystick sockets, this can't happen ...
    Alien 8 Alien 8 December 2010 Hardware
  • Which joystick interface is best?Hi i just bought spectrum 48k and i must buy joystick intf, but on epay i can't find kempston, so i must choose between: -Protek intf -Interface 2 -…

    ... it vertically, then an SD adaptor to the face of that ... least add a DKTronics / Kempston joystick interface leaning forward from it ... build a 7-button fighter joystick for that combination, but I ...
    joefish joefish January 2011 Hardware
  • Spectrum +2 (or at a push a +3)All, Am after a fully working one of these, pref with a decent microswitched joysitck which plugs into the sinclair port. PM me a price inc postage…

    Cheers - ive been watching them go on ebay. Im after a parking bay for a DivIde so the tape deck isnt important. Does the original 128K have sinclair joystick ports? Good advice on the adaptor cable
    Paul_esx30 Paul_esx30 February 2011 Wanted
  • My little project with my netbook. Idea's wantedOk i didnt know where to put this on the forum so i thought i would put it here and if the mods want too they can move it...anyway..... I wanted a s…

    ... for spectrum, c64 (spit) and amstrad (laugh)

    thing is ... be using a pad or joystick as i never did on ...
    morcar morcar February 2011 Chit chat
  • Fully integrated ZX+Hi, I just want to show some inspiration for integration HW to ZX+ case ;-) - ZX48 issue 3 board, without all parts regarding video generating (pa…

    ... also want one of the joystick ports re-wired to be ... be used instead of a joystick.

    I tried to ... prefer the sturdiness of the Amstrad keyboards.
    zxbruno zxbruno February 2011 Hardware
  • Specific memories attached to certain gamesThought it might be interesting to share a few memories attached to certain games. For me a few spring to mind... [B]Agent X[/B] One morning I had …

    ... I'd picked up the Amstrad version until I was at ... it (and a four-player adaptor) on an ST.
    joefish joefish March 2011 Games
  • The Idiot's guide to 3.5 inch floppies on a +3All help gratefully received, including blow by blow instructions and tutorials. I am interseted in adding a floppy drive (3.5 inch) to my +3 as an …

    ... .co.uk/Amstrad-CPC-Spectrum-3-internal-ribbon-cable-adaptor-/230600312746[/url ...
    Crimbo Crimbo April 2011 Hardware
  • So what is the best Spectrum?I've had a search and even though i can remember a similar thread somewhere I'll twist it a bit. Whats the best "unmodified" Spectrum? (modification…

    ... RAM Max VRAM Modes BASIC Joystick Tape Audio AY RS232 MIDI ... Amstrad models have the best keyboards, but non-Atari compatible joystick ports ... video modes, built-in Kempston joystick port, doesn't make a ...
    chev chev April 2011 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • So what is the best Spectrum?I've had a search and even though i can remember a similar thread somewhere I'll twist it a bit. Whats the best "unmodified" Spectrum? (modification…

    ... a speach synthsizer and a joystick interface.... not that I remember ... any Zx81 joystick games lol

    [b ... the moment the +2B from Amstrad... and not only because of ...
    Zetr0 Zetr0 April 2011 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • So what is the best Spectrum?I've had a search and even though i can remember a similar thread somewhere I'll twist it a bit. Whats the best "unmodified" Spectrum? (modification…

    ... doesn't offer built in joystick interfaces, so the +3 wins ... pretty flimsy compared with the amstrad ones.
    Alien 8 Alien 8 April 2011 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • So what is the best Spectrum?I've had a search and even though i can remember a similar thread somewhere I'll twist it a bit. Whats the best "unmodified" Spectrum? (modification…

    ... ), play with a joystick etc etc! 128K+? no joystick ports? how can ... ....[/QUOTE]

    The pre-Amstrad machines give you a choice ... TS2048 had two Atari-standard joystick ports in 1983. Depends what ...
    chev chev April 2011 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Gryzor for DOS has been found!!!!YES! It has been found! This is it: [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHBD7LNivK4[/url] Yeah, uh, all I have to say is how come Ocean is hardly e…

    ... it will work on an Amstrad/Schnider (which it specifies) PC ... CGA graphics and an analogue joystick. It also says the CPC ...
    zeropolis79 zeropolis79 May 2011 Chit chat
  • Gryzor for DOS has been found!!!!YES! It has been found! This is it: [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHBD7LNivK4[/url] Yeah, uh, all I have to say is how come Ocean is hardly e…

    ... /> - you need a CGA Graphics Adaptor for the PC Version
    joystick or the keyboard
    - it ... /> - you cannot use the digital joystick-port which you can find ... play it with an analog joystick..
    - .. as the keyboard controls ...
    finisher finisher May 2011 Chit chat
  • Code Masters CD on ebay[url]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330553816486&ssPageName=ADME:X:BOCOR:GB:1123[/url] He's selling it for ? 99.99 but accepts …

    The problem is the ear socket is too dirty to support such a high bandwidth, which is why they used the joystick port. Having said that it might work on Timex hardware which isn't jury-rigged like the original Sinclair and Amstrad models.
    chev chev May 2011 Sales
  • DE9 Omitted?I have been looking around for the answer to this question for a while, but have not come up with the answer, so was hoping that someone here could h…

    ... why all pre-Amstrad models do not have joystick ports by default ... ... say what you want about Amstrad, the +2 (Grey) doubled the ... second), and that is what Amstrad did, its what it marketed ...
    Zetr0 Zetr0 May 2011 Hardware
  • So what is the best Spectrum?I've had a search and even though i can remember a similar thread somewhere I'll twist it a bit. Whats the best "unmodified" Spectrum? (modification…

    ... /> -Extended Video modes
    -Two joystick ports
    -Memory paging
    Amstrad to add a disk drive ...
    Encarnado Encarnado May 2011 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • ZX Spectrum + alive thanks to this site.I was given a dead unit several months ago. I finally had time to look at it yesterday. Using the repair guide on this site the thing is now alive.…

    ... pin D socket for each joystick.
    It's a case ... still a good look. The Amstrad models were just practical.
    Alien 8 Alien 8 July 2011 Hardware
  • NEW KEMPSTON interface for ZXHi. Lotharek has released a new KEMPSTON interface for people who doesn't need AY on-board and want to have some really small device. [url]http:/…

    ... my design for the multiprotocol joystick interface. It uses only one ... external Sinclair/Protek joystick interface. Not my fault, but Amstrad's.
    joystick data at the same time ...
    mcleod_ideafix mcleod_ideafix August 2011 Hardware
  • NEW KEMPSTON interface for ZXHi. Lotharek has released a new KEMPSTON interface for people who doesn't need AY on-board and want to have some really small device. [url]http:/…

    ... how the computer reads the joystick information and how that ... .

    It was Amstrad that tried to impose a ... of "trying to monopolize the joystick market for Sinclair computers" ... Sinclair users and give "genuine Amstrad" machines a slight advantage ...
    mcleod_ideafix mcleod_ideafix August 2011 Hardware
  • Sinclair Joystick Ports on the +2Can someone just confirm something for me that the FAQs don't seem to address, or overlook in their explanation. I know that covention (that pre-dat…

    I wasn't talking about Amstrad. None of the technical references ... the other. They mention the joystick ports in one place, and ... that if you plug a joystick in you will find that ...
    joefish joefish September 2011 Hardware
  • Gauging interest: ZX EvolutionHi everyone. First of all I would like to introduce myself, since this is my first post. My name is Conrad, I'm from Vancouver, BC, Canada, and I hav…

    ... (PWM);
    * Original keyboard and joystick support;
    * Tape interface (in ... and MidiPac interface

    Amstrad CPC 6128+ modded to have ...
    TheRogue TheRogue September 2011 Announcements
  • Games featuring... relevant bugsThere was a recent improvement to the WoS database in order to classify [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=34261"]Games fea…

    ... not working on the later Amstrad models (+2A/+3)...

    joystick (on any model) the fire ...
    jp jp October 2011 Infoseek database
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