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New MIAs found: Paddy! & Lets Compute! Club + repost of previous finds.Not sure if it's worth posting here, but for the sake of completeness... Most of these I've posted in this forum before, but 'Paddy' is a new recent …
... him for sending me the tape to get it preserved. I ... get a scan of the tape. Original inlay had water damage ... /> [b]Requires issue 2 type keyboard.[/b]
[url=http ... Simon Hessel. Yellow label, different tape.
[url=http://www ... -
Micro-PROLOG - tape image with side BThe tape images with Micro-PROLOG ([url="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0008429"]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0…
The tape images with Micro-PROLOG ([url=" ... B too and created a tape image that contains data from ... -
My 128k +2 Clean upI decided to pull my old 128k +2 and 48k rubber key out of the attic this weekend. Not been switched on in 30 years or so. The rubber key is dead …
... it a good clean. The keyboard membrane was covered in dust ... ? I want to preserve the tape deck where possible and also ... -
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 :(
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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 ... -
King Valley ('WE' Group, 1994) unofficial tape versionKing Valley is one of the best games of the year 1994, unfortunately there is no official tape version. But I wanted to play King Valley with a +2, w…
... unfortunately there is no official tape version. But I wanted to ... I had to make the tape version. It was finished: ... .ly/KingValley"]King Valley (MZX tape version)[/url]
... loading.
2. MZX tape version:
Not multiload ... -
Tape to +3 disk transferWhen the first basic part was merged from tape, to be saved to disk, and it looked like this: [img]https://i.imgur.com/UQx1hc2.jpg[/img] how di…
... basic part was merged from tape, to be saved to disk ... -
ZEsarUX Beta 7.2-RCHi I have uploaded a new ZEsarUX Beta version: 7.2 Release Candidate! Next version will be final stable :) You can download it from: https://g…
... word in the osd adventure keyboard
Added Dandanator CPC emulation ... to ZSF snapshots
Added tape to wav converter (tap, tzx ... -
Five on a Treasure Island - On tape for the Sam CoupeHi, Selling the above mentioned game at the moment, ends in 5 days :) https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/The-Famous-Five-Five-on-a-Treasure-Island-Game-o…
... -a-Treasure-Island-Game-on-TAPE-for-the-Sam-Coupe/264243892031 ... -
ZEsarUX stable 7.2Hi! I have uploaded a new stable ZEsarUX version 7.2! You must go to the Releases section on the GitHub project to download It, as usual: htt…
... word in the osd adventure keyboard
Added Dandanator CPC emulation ... to ZSF snapshots
Added tape to wav converter (tap, tzx ... -
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? -
The trials and tribulations of the external tape recorderAnd you may find this a strange topic, because having been a +2 owner for the last 31-and-a bit years, it's not something I've had to deal with in th…
... bought one of those new tape recorders from Argos, the ... would have the same tape transport mechanism as every ... my +2Bs where the tape was clearly dragging inside ... played the Oh Mummy tape into Audacity, and it ... of these modern-built tape recorders and had a ... -
ROBOT - The Impossible MissionHi all. I've been away for a few days but before I went I published my first completed game designed in AGD. It is an arcade adventure, and here's …
... on).
The two tape files use the following controls ... you to select your controls (Keyboard, Kempston or Sinclair), then prompts ... -
Special mono tape recorders for Micro owners of the early 1980s So what were the KEY FEATURES of these machines that separated them out from the normal mono tape recorders ? I cannot really remember- but I have …
... out from the normal mono tape recorders ? I cannot really remember ... )Did they have a nice tape counter?
5) Did ... control wheel so that the "tape load" volume could be precisely ... did the "most excellent" + 2 tape recorder stand up against this ... -
Missig some sprockets on an MIA cassette tapeThis was a recent Ebay purchase so I will not go into details but I can talk about the generic details about a faulty cassette tape that arrived in t…
... details about a faulty cassette tape that arrived in the ... B and I noticed the tape recorder was clicking . I ... looked at the tape itself and saw that 2 ... potential to make the tape spool out but luckily ... attempting any repairs to the tape until the issue is ... -
Harlequin G 48K - Keyboard failHello All, I built a Harlequin G 48K over the weekend and it appears to be running! Well with the exception that I can't get the keyboard to work!…
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I checked this keyboard on another Spectrum and it ... also used that Spectrum's keyboard on the Harlequin and it ... /> I double checked the two keyboard connectors, made sure they are ... on what could stop the keyboard working? Any specific ICs, ... -
Good Game : Bad Tape So this is about good games on bad tapes . So far , I can only think of one that I have "Great Fire Of London" by Rabbit Software . Clearly my t…
So this is about good games on bad tapes .
So far , I can only think of one that I have "Great Fire Of London" by Rabbit Software . Clearly my tape used to be OK but has suffered with the ravages of time. -
Keyboard (simultan pressed keys) Test Program in MCode like Vyacheslav Strunov´s Port demo v3.1Anybody here knows of another good Keyboard Tester program (for simultanous pressed keys and in Machinecode) like this: Port Demonstration 3.1 by Vy…
... here knows of another good Keyboard Tester program (for simultanous pressed ... under PC Emulators as PC Keyboard drivers don´t like multiple ... -
ZEsarUX Beta 8.1Hi! I have uploaded a new ZEsarUX 8.1 BETA version. You can download compiled versions for Windows, Mac, and the source code from: https://gith…
... saving support
Added PZX tape file support
Added ... -ui-io-ports: to change keyboard state and joystick
- ... 1
Improved real tape loading: acceleration is disabled by ... fixes return flags when using tape traps.
Rocman loading ... -
The Return of the Cassette Tape???I first heard about this yesterday on the Sky News Channel so I decided to check it out:- [url="https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/feb/23/cass…
... /music/2019/feb/23/cassette-tape-music-revival-retro-chic-rewind ... /music/2019/feb/23/cassette-tape-music-revival-retro-chic-rewind ... -
Games to real tapeI have got my one 128k+2 to work, is there away that I can put my games on to real tape. What do I need to do this.
I have got my one 128k+2 to work, is there away that I can put my games on to real tape. What do I need to do this. -
New Tape and Tape Recorders for the 21st centuryHi SpecChums, I don't know if this has come to anyone's attention (Analogue/Real Hardware-philes at least) https://www.languedocliving.com/french…
... the budget price of the tape market.
Clearly this ... French chap had quality tape-based audio in mind but ... -
ZEsarUX 8.1 stableHi! I've uploaded a new ZEsarUX 8.1 stable version. Go to the github released webpage to download it: https://github.com/chernandezba/zesaru…
... support
Added PZX tape file support
Added ... -ui-io-ports: to change keyboard state and joystick
... 1
Improved real tape loading: acceleration is disabled by ... RTC emulation
-fixed autoload tape
Fixed Accessibility ... -
ZX Spectrum NEXT[url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckYN_TwbGiQ&t=3001s"]Hardware Review[/url] I'm surprised nobody has posted this, looks very good! Tons of o…
... of history!
The keyboard looks and sounds like a ... laptop, better than an original keyboard from the 48k+ and 128 ... to feed in a genuine tape play experience!
Thoughts ... -
Putting downloaded Speccy games and music to tape, does it still work?Thought to ask first, before wasting hours of my time for nothing. I have read from somewhere that modern Windows players will spoil the wav so it wi…
... put downloaded Speccy games to tape, but that was long time ... and beeper/AY files to tape to listen them through TV ... -
+2B: where's the tape signal gone?So, this is what I really came here for today... I've got two +2Bs, one with an issue 1 board and some extra soldered wires, and one with an issue…
... don't even flicker when Tape Loader is selected, it just ... -
Finding the issue.My sister recently found our old Speccy in her loft and having no interest in retro gaming promptly put it in the bin. Her husband text me and I res…
... displays the menu screen, the keyboard works and the cassette player ... />
I've cleaned the tape heads with cleaning alcohol, replaced ... and bought one of those tape adapters that lets you play ... -
Keyboard not working on 3 speccysI have 3 zx spectrums 48k (One was the original one I had as a kid with rubber keys) and I just purchased 2 more.. one original spectrum 48k with rub…
... it hard to detach the faceplate from the original 48k zx ... -
New/Old Spectrum UserI was recently fortunate enough to acquire an original model 48k Speccy for the cost of shipping on AtariAge and it's given me the impetus to have an…
... % compatible at best and several tape games didn't work either ... work (which means a new keyboard membrane is in order based ... it didn't have a tape out port) and I would ...
