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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,…
... replacement white case, silver faceplate, and new keyboard membrane. I plan to ... -
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,…
... silver, with a fluorescent keyboard, silver faceplate and the membrane.
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ZXBaremulator 35th anniversary editionHi, to celebrate the 35th Spectrum anniversary, I've released the first complete Spectrum 48K bare-metal emulator for Raspberry PI. It's available…
... up to 1 ms per keyboard read. On PI 2-3 ... more funny do a bare-metal program that do another boring ... -
Not bored with the Boards.Going through some old tapes stored rather badly I came across an unlikely item that that I must have stored away quickly with other low grade items …
... compensate of this loss of metal we had both bolted in ... . Getting rid of all this metal considerably lightens the whole Toast ... went well on this MK2 keyboard with a plastic baseboard . . And ... retainers on this additional DK keyboard I think I have decided ... -
Clamping Speccy InterfacesThere are a huge number of broken Speccy interfaces available . I came across one on Ebay recently said to be "partly working" or similar .Why are th…
... same trick with a DK keyboard with a Toastrack in ... on both sides of the keyboard . It worked but was ... the underside of the DK keyboard both front and back .< ... which comes from a massive metal plate from inside an ... the depth of the DK keyboard which is 25 cm . ... -
Not bored with the Boards.Going through some old tapes stored rather badly I came across an unlikely item that that I must have stored away quickly with other low grade items …
... got the right bit of metal for this : it is a ... right width for the DK keyboard . Lengthwise it needs cutting down ... -
Not bored with the Boards.Going through some old tapes stored rather badly I came across an unlikely item that that I must have stored away quickly with other low grade items …
... at this using the thin metal from the top of an ... right depth for the DKtronics keyboard and the clamped on interface ... -
Clamping Speccy InterfacesThere are a huge number of broken Speccy interfaces available . I came across one on Ebay recently said to be "partly working" or similar .Why are th…
... TV stiffener is pretty thick metal so some heavier weight cutting ... mentioned above , I want the keyboard set up to be "swappable ... the base of the DK keyboard case is easily enclosed by ... -
Clamping Speccy InterfacesThere are a huge number of broken Speccy interfaces available . I came across one on Ebay recently said to be "partly working" or similar .Why are th…
... work done with DK tronics keyboard .As this "DK bit" ... the baseboard of the DK keyboard. This means that the Toastrack ... idea is using a "heavy metal" clamp-plate.
... link to the current DK keyboard project:
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Real 60Hz NTSC 48K ZX SpectrumNot a 3rd party mod. The joystick mod was added by the user, but the board and the computer is exactly what was sold in Chile, South America. We migh…
... /> These days we have faceplates, keyboard mats and even cases of ... pretty much the copper faceplate with the black keyboard mat but the ... silver faceplate and the standard grey ... -
Clamping Speccy InterfacesThere are a huge number of broken Speccy interfaces available . I came across one on Ebay recently said to be "partly working" or similar .Why are th…
... coloured plate from a TV) metal plate to clamp the SD ... secured at the front . The keyboard can then be "dropped in ... the front end . At thicker metal was used this time (than ... -
Clamping Speccy InterfacesThere are a huge number of broken Speccy interfaces available . I came across one on Ebay recently said to be "partly working" or similar .Why are th…
... a Toast-rack in DK keyboard (so , at this stage , I ... I would but the flanged metal inside turned out to be ... -
Clamping Speccy InterfacesThere are a huge number of broken Speccy interfaces available . I came across one on Ebay recently said to be "partly working" or similar .Why are th…
... example , a DK'Tronics keyboard clamped to say a ... keyboard are not really strong enough to screw down an additional metal ... sheet (the clamp plate underneath the keyboard) , so ... ply base for this DK keyboard . I propose , reinforcing ... -
ZX Nuvo 128..Hi There, I have built the ZX Nuvo 128 by Superfo, but it has a problem. The machine is working, but the video signal is completely bonkers. I've …
[quote="redhawk668;913787"]Yay, keyboard is working perfectly now. I got my tactile switch keyboard today and installed in my Nuvo. Everything fine now.[/quote]
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ZX Nuvo 128..Hi There, I have built the ZX Nuvo 128 by Superfo, but it has a problem. The machine is working, but the video signal is completely bonkers. I've …
... 913874"][quote="redhawk668;913787"]Yay, keyboard is working perfectly now. ... I got my tactile switch keyboard today and installed in my ... /> Does it affect how the faceplate fits?
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... not enough to make the faceplate not fit anymore. It ... -
ZX Spectrum spare parts : "endangered" and functional "extinctions" only It struck me how some Spectrum spare parts or parts that were used with Spectrums and that were commonly available are no longer available . The em…
... Right Side 48k Speccy PCB Keyboard connector .
These arrived ... RHS of PCB) have the metal contacts running along the bottom ... -
ZX Spectrum spare parts : "endangered" and functional "extinctions" only It struck me how some Spectrum spare parts or parts that were used with Spectrums and that were commonly available are no longer available . The em…
... above mentioned right side PCB keyboard membrane connector . Here is a ... ones is the presence of metal contacts on both sides of ... -
Not bored with the Boards.Going through some old tapes stored rather badly I came across an unlikely item that that I must have stored away quickly with other low grade items …
... the plastic eventually cracks the metal as well . And could the ... is it oxidization of the metal itself?
The point ... impaired the ability of the metal tracks to transmit data .I ... the deign of the PLUS keyboard . Any way no amount of ... -
In-game Screen FlickeringHi folks, today while playing 'Beyond the Ice Palace' I noticed strange behavior of my Issue 6a Spectrum+. When I pressed '2' (for UP) + 'O' (for …
... the keyboard conductors (membrane tails) touches any other metal object ... in the computer, in theory, no keyboard membrane ... CPU address lines and the keyboard socket are okay).
... get this symptom with one keyboard membrane, but not with ... -
Not bored with the Boards.Going through some old tapes stored rather badly I came across an unlikely item that that I must have stored away quickly with other low grade items …
... to the plate" ;- Yes the metal keyboard backing plate was corroded it ... rot" like effloresecnce on the metal near one of the matrix ... ) . The logo displays but the keyboard does not work but this ... this time around 2) New keyboard Matrix 3) And a complete ... -
Not bored with the Boards.Going through some old tapes stored rather badly I came across an unlikely item that that I must have stored away quickly with other low grade items …
... .
. With a Spectrum keyboard membrane it is a bit ... two materials in the membrane , metal and plastic will have different ... ) : so a crack in the metal tracking is the only way ... other" complete cracking of the metal tracking , in exactly the same ... -
ZX-Uno moddingStarting with ZX-Uno case modding I have not yet received my ZX-Uno yet (it is in the post) but I know that I will have to do at least one mod …
... the idea of having my keyboard external, and even my nostalgia ... work on an original ZX keyboard... Im attracted to the ... br /> - Raspberry Pi with bare metal emulator (https://www.worldofspectrum.org ... a simple case, without the keyboard, like the Uno(M) perhaps ... -
Not bored with the Boards.Going through some old tapes stored rather badly I came across an unlikely item that that I must have stored away quickly with other low grade items …
... Recreated Spectrum does have 2 keyboard modes .
PI SD ... 3 in my Fuze Pi keyboard set up . But now I ... from the "slit" in the metal in the Fuze outer case ... -
Dk'tronics and other similar "add on" Speccy keyboards . What can be done with them and when?. The underlying assumption I am making here is that people who have them will want to "hang on" to them and may also want to get them working . But …
... still have one unused DKtronics keyboard that I had set aside ... plug in keyboard connectors do however "hollow out" the metal on the ... usefulness of an otherwise excellent keyboard
I suppose with ... -
Dk'tronics and other similar "add on" Speccy keyboards . What can be done with them and when?. The underlying assumption I am making here is that people who have them will want to "hang on" to them and may also want to get them working . But …
... on both sides of the keyboard connector.
... out" damage that some keyboard plugs do to the original ... legs off old Spectrum keyboard membranes one for each ... not work as the metal may be quite brittle ... in another set of metal contacts on the other ... -
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 , …
... I bought a dk'tronics keyboard and was very happy with ... , tarnishing or corrosion on the metal contacts inside the keyswitches. Often ... -
Dk'tronics and other similar "add on" Speccy keyboards . What can be done with them and when?. The underlying assumption I am making here is that people who have them will want to "hang on" to them and may also want to get them working . But …
... plastic plug on the DK keyboard lead (needing some wires resolderind ... point is that once thisDK keyboard plug is plunged in ( ... it permanently "widens out" the metal contacts on the PCB connector ... a softer more gentle normal keyboard membrane used to connect ... -
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 , …
... as spares (for a DKtronics keyboard ;sorry this bit should be ... a guess I reckon the metal used for the tracking on ... -
Dk'tronics and other similar "add on" Speccy keyboards . What can be done with them and when?. The underlying assumption I am making here is that people who have them will want to "hang on" to them and may also want to get them working . But …
... of connecting up the DKTronics keyboard
So far , one ... up the DK keyboard without damaging the OCB keyboard plug has been ... so as to expose the metal contacts
2) The newer ... -
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 , …
... the defects of the PLUS keyboard
1) Too ... heavy
3) The keyboard keys were rearranged (including the ... between the keys on one keyboard and between different keyboards . ... possible to create an "easy" metal clamp plate to clamp them ...
