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The Only Reason Sinclair Succeeded (Provoking Controversy)Although I love my Sinclairs dearly, I think that the only reason they succeeded was because at the time most people did not know any better (factori…
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Additional functions in keysHey, I got my hands on a ZX Spectrum after a very long time (used to have one borrowed when I was a kid). I think I remember the general coding of t…
... types of shifts on the keyboard so I can't figure ... -
Mac Spectrum Widget[url]http://www.keilly.com/stuff/stuff.html[/url] Is anybody else using this and having any problems ? (Mini Mac 1.66 Intel - OS X 10.4.7) Everyth…
... some reason I get no keyboard control.
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***UPDATED LIST - iMac H/W*** Random Hardware/Software For Sale - Take Any OffersHey Yo! Items here for sale. Open to any offers, and can be split or put into bundles. Just looking to get rid of this lot, or it'll be ebay'd or sk…
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These sounded great...Torstum's post about a hypthetical new micro-computer (on this forum) reminded me of something, but rather than post in that thread, I thought I'd ma…
... other is the keyboard, but with a smaller keyboard, speech recognition or ... a computer), and a small keyboard with fewer keys could be ... to plug in a mouse/keyboard or joypad if you liked ... -
Self made membraneHi fellowes, as you probably know, the keyboard membrane seems to be the weakest hardware part in Spectrum. It is not so hard to find in eBay or in s…
... /> as you probably know, the keyboard membrane seems to be the ... -
The new GP2Xpectrum releases threadYeah, I know the thread title isn't exactly too original, but I've decided that just one post to hold all updates makes more sense than a lot of smal…
... what's new:
- Virtual keyboard no longer shows that ugly ... -
Looking for one particular music demoHi. Sorry if this is in the wrong forum, I couldn't think of anywhere else to put it. There is a music demo I'm looking for. Unfortunately I don't k…
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The 128 plus 2 wasn't very goodHaving looked at the review in issue 33 of Crash of the Spectrum Plus 2, it strikes me as a bit odd, as if Simon Goodwin had to like it. I remember r…
... Plus 2 had a proper keyboard - great. But it looked terrible ... -
Question about SPLAT!Hello! I've just discovered SPLAT! (Incentive, 1983), which has instantly become a classic in my mind. There is, however, one problem. The controls…
... problem. I tried adjusting my keyboard repeat rate in Windows, but ... -
Q. on saving in FireFox.Is there a way to save pictures from webpages in FireFox without having to be constantly connected to the Internet? I was viewing all the JSW maps…
... all the JSW maps in tabs in Firefox. After logging out ... -
joystick queryIn my spectrum playing heyday I never liked using a joystick, for me and my speccy loving pals it was always the keyboard for pixel perfect movement.…
... pals it was always the keyboard for pixel perfect movement. Joysticks ... -
Forum annoyanceI browse the [B]Forums[/B] with the main page in a tab, then I open a section -say, [B]hardware[/B]- in other tab, and read all the threads until exh…
... threads until exhausted in other tabs which are marked [B]not ... -
Case for Pentagon 1024SLSee topic ... since using an ATX case for a spectrum would be boring in my opinion I'm looking for one of the below cases (or something in the same s…
... speccy case with a real keyboard would be nice.
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Spectrum +2a Keyboard bug?If anyone has a Working +2a... I bought a +2a for Christmas 1986 with an 80 Column thermal printer from Dixons. It was bundled with a tape supposed…
If anyone has a Working +2a...
I bought a +2a for Christmas 1986 with an 80 Column thermal printer from Dixons. It was bundled with a tape supposedly allowing you to make screendumps but I could never make it work. It worked on my friend's ... -
Rst #38This, as far as I know, is the ROM procedure that does the keyboard check. (and, at the same time, is what's being executed by interrupt in IM 1 mode…
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my laptop is a useless spazhi all, me again. it has taken me a week to post this as some one else had a similar post and i didn't want to look like i was copying. anyhoo. my …
For Sale: iMac G3 DV Tangerine Computer and iMac Logic BoardHey Yo! Please email offers to my email address at [email]spudmanno5@yahoo.co.uk[/email] UK buyers only, please. Many thanks in advance. Best …
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Comes with necessary Keyboard/Cables and Box and Manuals ...Random Hardware/Software For Sale - Take Any Offers ***UPDATED!!!***Hey Yo! Items here for sale. Open to any offers, and can be split or put into bundles. Just looking to get rid of this lot, or it'll be ebay'd or sk…
Most keys don?t workHi there, Nice to see all those Speccy fans out here, i?m not alone :) I just bought a used Sinclair Spectrum 48 k but unfortunatly it has a major …
... to be working on the keyboard.
Only the ones in ...128 won't loadI been trying to load a 128k speccy programme ( the fantasy one that came with the speccy 128 ) into a 128k heatsink speccy but it gets so far and th…
... and when i press the keyboard nothing happens, any ideas what ...One chip MSX (Altera FPGA)Hello, has anyone seen [URL="http://www.bazix.nl/onechipmsx.html"]this[/URL]? It's an one chip MSX 1/2 hardware device, completely re-programmable i…
... card slot to mouse and keyboard. Very neat hardware box, I ...membranesAnyone know of any bulk suppliers of keyboard membranes on the cheap? I've got 10 Spectrum 48K + and at least 10 rubber key Speccies here all requir…
Anyone know of any bulk suppliers of keyboard membranes on the cheap?
I've got 10 Spectrum 48K + and at least 10 rubber key Speccies here all requiring replacement membranes.Port problem with either EightyOne or FUSEA bug in EightyOne's keyboard handling has now been fixed.
A bug in EightyOne's keyboard handling has now been fixed.3D CAD symbolsNot sure if this is the right place for this but...... Does anybody know of a good site to get hold of 3D CAD symbols (Cells, blocks ect, I will con…
... most important a well detailed keyboard.
I don't ...Fun with MAMEI'm having a look at history.dat, an add-on for Mame containing history, trivia and tricks about the games. Here are some funny/bizarre bits I found …
... . My fingers never left the keyboard.
[B]Berzerk ...48k one dead, one dodgyhello everyone. I have 2 48k spectrum +'s (the one with the QL case). Both boards have issue 3B on them near the speaker. The first will power up …
... a state.
The keyboard membrane has a cracked track ... its solder and the small keyboard membrane connector has snapped off ...From a book about commodore.."In April 1982, Sinclair released an improved computer called the ZX Spectrum. Compared to the C64, the Spectrum had few technical advantages. It ha…
... had a poor calculator style keyboard, beeper sound and only 8 ...cheetah mk5 mini interfaceDesperately seeking the interface to conect a cheetah mk5 midi keyboard to the speccy
Desperately seeking the interface to conect a cheetah mk5 midi keyboard to the speccyBlowtorch method of Speccy repairsI just did my first Spectrum repair (and successful at that). It was the Issue 2 spectrum I wrote about a while ago, I just hadn't got around to doin…
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The next problem: the keyboard membrane. Only a few keys ... (and the side of the keyboard cover has been levered up ... the left to the right keyboard connector, and confirmed that was ...