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An idea for a keyboardHi guys, I was just thinking there just now (first time for everything). I was thinking about an AT keyboard on the Speccy. I remember a few peopl…
... about ways of extending their keyboard for projects like building Speccys ... br />
A standard AT keyboard runs on a serial protocol ... PIC microcontroller to decode the keyboard input and convert to a ... to power the device and keyboard.
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Ideas for new tape storage formatSome called them decoders or encoders, but I think that it is just something like form of presentation. Goal is of course smaller size, support of e…
ZX Spectrum +2 "one with directional keys next to the tape deck"Hi! My dad claims when he had a speccy +2, the directional keys were next to the tape deck. I have a second hand +2 from GameStation (go there for g…
... keys were next to the tape deck. I have a second ... have them next to the tape deck.
When we ... put his hand where the tape deck is and his hand ... crashed into the tape deck cos he was expecting ...How many Speccy's Did U Own?Hey guys, just wondering how many Spectrum's you lot owned???? I had 3....I used to smash them up when I got pissed off on a game...Seriously....tha…
... ...Seriously....that tape deck took some pounding, and the keyboard..well just ...Ever find something on tape that should not be there?I remember this from my school days,its an absolute classic this!,i borrowed a game from a school friend at that time(i cannot remember which game)bu…
... edge connector!,i stopped the tape removed the ear lead from ... B side) and returned the tape to him the next day ...Spin v0.504 - "R Tape loading error"?Has anybody else had the problem that when you turn off all the tape-loader optimisations (Standard blocks, Edge loader & Byte loader), loading any T…
... you turn off all the tape-loader optimisations (Standard blocks, Edge ... will result in an "R Tape loading error" at the end ...KEYBOARD PROJECTYes I know this should be in the hardware section (sorry), but just recently there was supposed to be some dude making a new keyboard interface. If y…
Yes I know this should be in the hardware section (sorry), but just recently there was supposed to be some dude making a new keyboard interface. If your out there, how are you doing? And how much is it costing so far?putting images back on to tapeI`m hoping i can put the .tap images back on to tape if possable if so how can i do it and what programs do i need thanks
I`m hoping i can put the .tap images back on to tape if possable if so how can i do it and what programs do i need
thanksTransferring Spectrum Games onto tape or diskI've been told you can download Spectrum games in .TZX format and transfer them to a specci through the headphone jack. Can you only then save the ga…
... or can you use a tape? How do this work, do ... opposed to one on a tape?
Also what is ...What software do I need so I can transfer tape games to disk?What utility would I need so I can save tape based games onto specci disks? Can I download something of the web or is there something available to bu…
What utility would I need so I can save tape based games onto specci disks? Can I download something of the web or is there something available to buy already?Keyboard emulation accuracyWhen the IN function checks the keyboard how accurate is it in a real speccy? For example, say you had lightning fast hands and a keyboard that coul…
... the IN function checks the keyboard how accurate is it in ... lightning fast hands and a keyboard that could cope and you ... 'm currently checking the PC keyboard every 20ms in my emulator ... commands simply check the last keyboard scan.ZX81 Tape Database siteHi. I've finally got round to getting some webspace and publishing my ZX81 tape collection. The pages include tapes indexed by title and publisher,…
... webspace and publishing my ZX81 tape collection. The pages include tapes ...keyboard imagesHi! I would like to have a good, printable spectrum 48K/128K keyboard pictures. ( And I think it is a good idea to pack these with an any emulator …
... good, printable spectrum 48K/128K keyboard pictures. ( And I think it ... stuff, but not a simple keyboard image.
I never ...How does a Speccy keyboard work?Hi again. I saw a post a while ago about the Speccy keyboard. I think it referenced an old magazine article. I have no idea how a keyboard membran…
Hi again.
I saw a post a while ago about the Speccy keyboard. I think it referenced an old magazine article.
I have no idea how a keyboard membrane works. Could anyone give me a bit of insight on it?
CheersTape stopsHi, I'm trying to sample a tape, but it stops in the middle of the tape. I've tried it on 4 different players, and it stops on all of them. I've t…
... 'm trying to sample a tape, but it stops in the ... middle of the tape. I've tried it on ... in the middle of the tape.
There doesn't ... be anything wrong with the tape itself, it's not been ...changing keyboard inputs?hey guys, a curious (if somewhat silly) question / problem i have... You know those classic Horace games from which my nick' is so blatently stole…
... the god-awful choice of keyboard controls for it? well... this ...48K Rubber Keyboard Membrane WantedHi i opened my spectrum up for the first time since i bought it because i was trying to find out which issue board i have (issue 3B) and shock horror…
... 3B) and shock horror the keyboard membranes broke off so now ...Echosoft Keyboard and softwareI have an echo Keyboard and interface in mint condition for the 128+ speccy, problem? the software that runs it is absolute ballax (poor) anyone know…
I have an echo Keyboard and interface in mint condition ...Disk R Tape ???I was recently trying to make a bootable disk image (for my Deal or No Deal simulator, if you must know) using RealSpectrum, SPIN to make a blank ima…
... point - I got an R Tape Loading Error while trying to ...How to: Tape to Microdrive ?Hi there, Anybody knows how to copy programs (games) from tape to microdrive ? I have ZX Spectrum+, Interface1, Microdrives and few tapes. TIA P.S…
Hi there,
Anybody knows how to copy programs (games) from tape to microdrive ?
I have ZX Spectrum+, Interface1, Microdrives and few tapes.
TIA
P.S. I know about Interface III. Any other ideas ?Character Array tape header block parameters?Hello all! Long time since I've been here! Hope everyone's bright and cheerful as usual! I've been trying to figure out the structure of a Spectrum…
... of a Spectrum "Character Array" tape file. While the file structure ...R: Tape Loading Error on an EMULATOR??I was just trying to load 'Stop The Express' (a TAP file on a WOS Cdrom) on to a Mac OS X 10.4.6. TAPs (in OS X, I don't have Classic installed) AF…
... block loading i get 'R: Tape Loading Error'!
What ...Keyboard layouts(pale-gray and bluegray)Hello! I friend of mine has asked this question in another swedish forum. ( [url]www.vintagegames.se[/url] ) When the Sinclair Spectrum 16k was rel…
... it had a pale-gray keyboard.
When did the changed ... to the blue-gray keyboard?
Is it also ... /> It has the pale-gray keyboard
[IMG]http://www ...Keyboard crashing PC to BIOS?This morning I turned on my PC, but kept getting stuck at the main BIOS screen, with no errors whatsoever. I turned off the PC corretly without any e…
... /> So I tried disconnecting the keyboard (I had a crazy idea ... stuck) so I disconnedted the keyboard when booting (surprisingly it didn ... /> Luckily I have a spare keyboard at home so I connected ... to boot because of the keyboard? Maybe there is some contact ...I have a utility not in archive.Spectrum Sampler Program by Mike Shipway Included on a C60 tape given away with the magazine Electronic Soundmaker & Computer Music May 1985. The ta…
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Included on a C60 tape given away with the magazine ... ; Computer Music May 1985. The tape is in excellent condition.
keyboard/synths also on it. There ...XZX Tape file format?Anyone know of anything that can deal with an XZX tape file? It looks like a pretty simple format to convert into a .TAP, but I don't want to re-inv…
... can deal with an XZX tape file?
It looks like ... will be stored in xzx tape
format, which is as ... /> bytes 4-20: a spectrum tape header, including:
byte 4 ..."Real Tape" mode?I'm trying to use RealSpec32 and Klive's "Real Tape" mode feature, but I can't get my tape player to play correctly. Am I doing something wrong? Fo…
I'm trying to use RealSpec32 and Klive's "Real Tape" mode feature, but I can't get my tape player to play correctly. Am I doing something wrong? For the record, I did read the instructions, and followed everything to the letter.2-player games common on the Speccy, rare on the PC, keyboard as the cause?Hello everyone Does the Spectrum have an edge over semi-modern (from the 90's) computers, when it comes down to keyboard input speed? I've always …
... , when it comes down to keyboard input speed? I've always ... bit). Is it the PC keyboard that communicates much more slowly ...
