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Reading Spectrum+ keyboard versus rubber keyI've started trying to learn Spectrum machine code after a 30 year break. I've encountered something that's puzzling me and I'm hoping that someone c…
... a real + and reading the keyboard using ports 65022 (key row ... key was pressed. Instead, the + keyboard (and the 128 that I ... until I started looking at keyboard ports or have I just ... don't respond to the keyboard on the + and 128 and ... -
+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…
... soon as I install controller, keyboard doesn't work anymore (at ... -
MK14 keyboard replacementI'm the proud owner of a Science of Cambridge MK14! It seems fully functional, but the keyboard is a disaster - some keys don't seem to work at all, …
... seems fully functional, but the keyboard is a disaster - some keys ... through Google for any replacement keyboard, but it seems there is ... I could replace the current keyboard by switches which fit the ... u] I would replace the keyboard, but these buttons are bluw ... -
Emulator that supports original Spectrum keyboard?Hello all Google search didn't come up with an answer, so I've registered here. Looking for a windows emulator that can use the original ZX Spe…
... use the original ZX Spectrum keyboard.
Is there any?
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Searching for the perfect Spectrum emulator (Android)I'm searching for the best Spectrum emulator to run on my GPD XD, which runs Android. I've got several thousand TZXs on a flash card (I own all the o…
... it to display the virtual keyboard in landscape mode (despite the ... "swipe to show keyboard" option being turned on), and ... I could get it to hook into Gamesome (or any other ... -
Building a spectrum mechanical keyboardHello i am currently building a nice mechanical keyboard for my 48k speccy the keyboard is from a old teletype. I have wired the keyboard matrix the…
... currently building a nice mechanical keyboard for my 48k speccy the ... keyboard is from a old teletype.< ... br /> I have wired the keyboard matrix the same as the ... original rubber keyboard and have it working fine ... -
Simple program why doesn't it react to keyboard input?[code] 10 FOR x=16385 TO 22527 20 POKE x,255: POKE (x-1),0 30 IF CODE INKEY$=119 THEN BORDER 0 40 NEXT x [/code] If you press the m key while r…
... line but no reaction to keyboard input. What's going on ... ? I used similar keyboard routine with PRINT AT statements ... and it responds to keyboard presses. I don't need ... -
Alternative 48K keyboard/caseLooking for any alternative 48K keyboard/case ... preferably a Fuller FDS or a Transform Ltd. No DK'Tronics or Saga Emperor please (I have/have had …
Looking for any alternative 48K keyboard/case ... preferably a Fuller FDS or a Transform Ltd.
No DK'Tronics or Saga Emperor please (I have/have had those). -
Wanted: Spectrum 48k lower and upper case ( or just dead machine!)Hi all, for a project I'd like to buy a 48k rubber key upper and lower plastic case I don't need the keyboard membrane, keyboard or faceplate, ju…
... don't need the keyboard membrane, keyboard or faceplate, just the upper and ... -
Is there a way to map e.g. CTRL to --joystick-keyboard-fire on FUSE?Is there a way to map e.g. CTRL to --joystick-keyboard-fire or CURSOR-UP-Key of Keyboard to --joystick-keyboard-up or on FUSE? I can not find a w…
Is there a way to map e.g. CTRL to --joystick-keyboard-fire
or CURSOR-UP-Key of Keyboard to --joystick-keyboard-up or on FUSE?
I can not find a way from the menu, as there a only Numbers, Letters and some other Keys selectable. -
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…
... a problem with the physical keyboard, rather some complicated internal bit ... THREE:
When investigating the keyboard issues, before trying the IN ... -
QL keyboard emulation on ZEsarUXHi! Finally, I have succeeded emulating QL keyboard on ZEsarUX! https://youtu.be/PASWGedlIMk There are still some keys missing and/or keys c…
... , I have succeeded emulating QL keyboard on ZEsarUX!
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Queries regarding Sir Clive's millionth ZX Spectrum.Just looking for your views on the aesthetics of the famous, Sir Clive's own, millionth made ZX Spectrum. By that I mean the colour of the faceplate,…
... mean the colour of the faceplate, and keys. Obviously the case ... /> My queries are, is the faceplate a shiny silver finish, a ... working except for a dodgy keyboard membrane. I'm going to ... -
Does a ZX Spectrum without a keyboard even start?Hello The title gives it away. I am repairing and updating two ZX Spectrum right now. A rev 2 16k and a rev 4a 48K. I try to avoid plugging and un…
... plugging and unplugging the membrane keyboard as much as possible. The ... . Both don't have a keyboard plugged in. Do they need ... -
I've lost my FUSE to PC keyboard conversion filePlease someone help me. I have lost my laboriously drawn keyboard map showing how to get Spectrum keywords using a PC keyboard with FUSE. I just cop…
... have lost my laboriously drawn keyboard map showing how to get ... Spectrum keywords using a PC keyboard with FUSE. I just copied ... down the built in Spectrum keyboard on Fuse but it doesn ... -
Faceplates - double-sided tape vs metal tabsRegarding the metal faceplate on the rubber keyed Spectrum, I gather Sinclair used two different methods to attach it to the body of the Speccy, name…
Regarding the metal faceplate on the rubber keyed Spectrum, ... you want to clean the keyboard mat or replace a membrane ... retrofit the tabs onto a faceplate which doesn't have them ... -
Interface devices interfering with keyboard functionHi, After over 20 years away from owning a ZX Spectrum +2, I recently bought a reconditioned ZX Spectrum + and, after reading about some of the ne…
... that they interfere with the keyboard's function, notably the "N ... the devices are removed, the keyboard functions perfectly.
It ... -
ZX Spectrum keyboards : all and everything about them and how can the Speccy keyboard be improved? This discussion can include of all the main types of Spectrum keyboard from the past (inc addon / aftermarket) , their strengths and weaknesses , …
This discussion can include of all the main types of Spectrum keyboard from the past (inc addon / aftermarket) , their strengths and weaknesses , and possibilities for improvements with today's new technology. -
No Keyboard after recap - ZX Spectrum 48kGuys I am desperate. I did a recap of the ZX 48k board and now the keyboard is not responding to any keypress :-(. I paid attention to the capacitors…
... 48k board and now the keyboard is not responding to any ... -
Can you tell me Games which benefit from Recreated Keyboard Game Mode (Mode B) setting?Can someone tell me Games which benefit from Recreated Keyboard Game Mode (Mode B) setting? I yet only successfully tried games with QWERTY-Mode s…
Can someone tell me Games which benefit from Recreated Keyboard Game Mode (Mode B) setting?
I yet only successfully tried games with QWERTY-Mode setting (Mode A) e.g. Penetrator works well under Windows 10 with some different emulators. -
TK90X metal faceplateSee topic, I was given a TK90X a while ago, which I restored back to life (new membrane + EAR mod + RGB video out) and only has a sinclair faceplate…
... ) and only has a sinclair faceplate as a temporary fix as ... -
ECHOSOFT ORGAN MASTER ( currys) Keyboard etcHi - is anyone after the old Echosoft organ / keyboard with interface software etc ? Came with my toast rack when I bought it as a bundle from Curry…
... after the old Echosoft organ / keyboard with interface software etc ? Came ... -
Keyboard reading questionOkay, here's a weird one. I have to elaborate a bit: In the 90s I coded quite a lot of stuff, but I haven't done so in 20 years. There was a hidde…
... . Basically I was reading the keyboard:
LD BC,F7FE - port ... simultaneously on a modern PC keyboard, right? Because I tried multiple ... -
ZXDS Custom Keyboard Config HelpI'm trying to set up a custom key configuration for Atic Atac on my New 2DS XL. In the custom/readme.txt file it says you can create a custom config …
... contents:
# ZXDS custom keyboard and button config for Atic ... -
Better keyboard = better sales ?Just a random thought. I want to start this by saying although I did not have a + model new, I was never really a fan of this keyboard as it was n…
... a fan of this keyboard as it was not ... has quite a decent keyboard, to be honest its ... /48K speccy had a keyboard similar to the Oric ... said something like "dead flesh" keyboard iirc. :) I guess what ... *** The Atmos has a proper keyboard, the Oric1 has rather more ... -
That keyboard looks familiar.Did you know that the Nintendo Famicom (AKA Nintendo Entertainment System or NES) was originally destined to become an actual computer. Here is one o…
... in around 1984. Does that keyboard look familiar or what?
PS/2 Keyboard for +2A/+2B/+3?Hi everyone. I know there are several options (both DIY and off-the-shelf) to add PS/2 keyboard support to original models (and right up to the +2), …
... shelf) to add PS/2 keyboard support to original models ( ... either PS/2 or USB keyboard support to the +2A ... I've found PS/2 keyboard extending solutions and can ... a PS/2 or USB keyboard option.
... the sake of adding a keyboard port :(
...problem with symbol shift and caps shift key combinations on multilayer keyboard membranesHello, I know, it is generally know that some ZX Spectrums with multilayer keyboard membranes have problems with some key combinations. Typically …
... some ZX Spectrums with multilayer keyboard membranes have problems with some ... kind of problems. I rewrote keyboard reading routine by using part ... here. It displays all 8 keyboard ports in 512 squares (character ...Converting Issue 2 keyboard games to Issue 3Dipping back into the World of Spectrum (and no, not just this site) I was wondering if I could do a machine code job myself without having any under…
... ) - which required an Issue 2 keyboard to gain any control over ... that require an Issue 2 keyboard to work, that could be ...Slightly different rubber keyboardWhile doing a search I came across this picture of a rubber spectrum. [url=https://ibb.co/KqsSD6B][img]https://i.ibb.co/KqsSD6B/image-s-1000x700-8…
... my attention is that the keyboard seems to be made of ... board came with this rubber keyboard?
