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  • specie +2/+2A keyboard spring supplierscan i buy new keyboard springs for spectrum +2/+2A anywhere at a price that will not make me jump up and down like a spring ?? [url="https://phot…

    can i buy new keyboard springs for spectrum +2/+2A ...
    mark8bit mark8bit August 2020 Hardware
  • Looking for a utility (keyboard and joystick tester)Hello everybody! I'm looking for a utility program of the Spectrum (hope this is the correct place to post it!). It showed the keyboard on screen,…

    ... post it!). It showed the keyboard on screen, flashing a key ...
    Viking Viking October 2020 Games
  • Raspberry PI in a Spectrum 48k+ case Keyboard OptionsHi, I was lucky enough to get an empty Spectrum 48k+ Upgrade Kit Case on eBay. This is good because it doesn't involve taking apart a good Spectrum a…

    ... a way to connect the keyboard to a USB Device.
    keyboard-conversion-kit/
    I contacted ... cables deteriorate) and convert the keyboard to a USB device that ...
    lynn3686 lynn3686 October 2020 Hardware
  • Custom keyboardSo this year I treated myself to a new ErgoDox EZ Glow keyboard. For anyone not familiar with the keyboard its a split keyboard for developers and is…

    ... a new ErgoDox EZ Glow keyboard. For anyone not familiar with ... the keyboard its a split keyboard for developers and ...
    Luny Luny October 2020 Hardware
  • Need a new keyboard for Issue 2I've dug out my old Spectrum's today. My +3A and +2 grey are both working perfectly. However, my old early Issue 2 keyboard was replaced with a SA…

    ... replaced with a SAGA Emperor keyboard way back in 1985, and ... half of the original rubber keyboard many years ago. I've ... like the old DK Tronics keyboard. Or a replacement rubber key ... working order other than the keyboard. It's absolutely spotless clean ...
    FrankT FrankT December 2020 Hardware
  • Spectrum +2A Keyboard not workingHi - I tested my Spectrum the 1st time in years yesterday and I got the sound the computer makes when you hold down a key. I thought it must be just …

    ... all the keys off the keyboard. I disconnected and reconnected the ... keyboard ribbon cable, but still nothing.< ... have yet to clean the keyboard membrane, but failing that I ... could always buy a new keyboard, but no one seems to ...
    mutant mutant January 2021 Hardware
  • Spectrum +2A Keyboard not workingHi - I tested my Spectrum the 1st time in years yesterday and I got the sound the computer makes when you hold down a key. I thought it must be just …

    ... all the keys off the keyboard. I disconnected and reconnected the ... keyboard ribbon cable, but still nothing.< ... have yet to clean the keyboard membrane, but failing that I ... could always buy a new keyboard, but no one seems to ...
    mutant mutant January 2021 Hardware
  • Keyboard membrane pleaseI would like a keyboard membrane for Spectrum 48k with rubber keys, please.

    I would like a keyboard membrane for Spectrum 48k with rubber keys, please.
    Lamb Lamb January 2021 Wanted
  • Keyboard Encoding. Would like to gather thoughts on it.Hi all, I've almost finished the first part of my open-spectrum design, and wanted to bounce one of the ideas I'd incorporated off people prior to…

    ... from the spectrum to the keyboard, that encodes the selected address ... address line select at the keyboard, reducing the radiation from the ... , delete, etc, over a hardwired keyboard.

    So, I ... games or scans of the keyboard active more than one ...
    cj7hawk cj7hawk February 2021 Hardware
  • specie external keyboard - revision one -[img]https://photos.app.goo.gl/pqeYpXnLqTwYkLvKA[/img] revision one of my external keyboard ... wow it actually worked after a little bit of crash…

    ... /> revision one of my external keyboard ... wow it actually worked after ... /> made a pcb of the keyboard matrix , waiting on arrival from ... Arduino hook up via pc keyboard (established how to hook it ...
    mark8bit mark8bit August 2021 Hardware
  • Amstrad Spectrum Keyboard Membranes.Who sells replacement keyboard membranes for the +2a, +2b and +3? Thanks David

    Who sells replacement keyboard membranes for the +2a, +2b and +3?

    Thanks
    David
    cj7hawk cj7hawk November 2021 Hardware
  • QAOP emulator -local version keyboard problems after a whileI have tried QAOP from torinak site and it works very good. My problem is that I need a local version of it. I used the one from zx-spectrum-instap…

    ... but after a while the keyboard errors return.
    Any ideas ...
    firelord firelord November 2021 Emulators
  • Emulators for Recreated ZX Spectrum Bluetooth KeyboardI know Fuse can use the Recreated ZX Spectrum keyboard but are there other emulators than can do this? I swear there was a newer emulator, maybe in …

    I know Fuse can use the Recreated ZX Spectrum keyboard but are there other emulators than can do this? I swear there was a newer emulator, maybe in the last couple of years that could also do it. Can't for the life of me remember what it was though.
    Klepto Klepto January 2022 Emulators
  • ahem!.. could I have a minute of everyones time please :)ok... here's the thing. I'm looking into sourcing some spare IC's for the whole range of Spectrums - mainly memory, as that's probably the weakest l…

    ... ULA, are the most common fault older speccies develop - memory faults ... on for another 20 years - keyboard membrane and electrolitic caps notwithstanding ...
    GP GP February 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Another Spectrum +2 Fault (actually two of them :-)Just picked up a couple of +2s from a boot sale - both *much* better condition than my one - obviously had far less use ;) One was sold as fully wor…

    ... to be the ULA at fault, then I would be definitely ... /> I don't think the keyboard problem is due to the ...
    trellis trellis May 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Help wanted with + 3Recently got a plus 3, checked it over and keyboard works etc. Just got a disc to try drive and nothing is happening. I select loader and when it a…

    ... 3, checked it over and keyboard works etc. Just got a ... belt is hte most common fault on a +3 unfortunately. I ...
    Andrew Barker Andrew Barker February 2004 MIA/STP/SDP
  • 1943 Title MusicHow many of you are familiar with the music on the title screen for the game 1943? It appears to be 3-channel music; when I first got the game all th…

    ... rubber keyed Speccy had a keyboard membrane fault, and so I didn ...
    monty.mole monty.mole March 2004 Games
  • EmuZWin 2.5.0.1Version 2.5 Release 1.0 (10-Jun-2004): a lot of changes and fixes in ??? Map Builder ??? GFX Editor ??? Loading & Saving ??? Sound & Video ?? Speed…

    ... equal);
    - Smooth draw;
    - Keyboard/joystick remapping;
    - well working ... not. SPIN was not at fault there, I can assure you ...
    Dunny Dunny August 2004 Emulators
  • If there's ONE thing that......frustrated you about the spectrum when you were a kid (not now) what would it have been? 1) The attribute colour problem 2) The sound 3) The size…

    Not really a fault of the Spectrum but the ... Decathlon and Pssst using the keyboard.
    Was a totally different ...
    DOZ DOZ September 2004 Games
  • If there's ONE thing that......frustrated you about the spectrum when you were a kid (not now) what would it have been? 1) The attribute colour problem 2) The sound 3) The size…

    ... wrote:
    Not really a fault of the Spectrum but the ... , but as you say, the fault of the software company, not ... made me get used to keyboard to the extent that it ... most games didn't support keyboard control. I don't know ...
    monty.mole monty.mole September 2004 Games
  • More RZX fun and gamesHi guys, as you may or may not be aware, xmikex and myself have been submitting recordings to Daren's archive for quite some time now. We still have …

    ... the 128k RAM paging at fault there - we currently use .z80 ... RAM pages, and therefore the keyboard read routine would be off ...
    Dunny Dunny March 2005 Games
  • Want a Speccy Repaired?Maybe it's time to put my 'skills' to use.... Now that I've sourced some of the nastier transistors, I've fixed about 6 rubber keyed Speccys in the …

    ... inputs so you can test keyboard/tape.
    The clever bit ... now: I have suspected ram fault (coloured flashing blocks). I first ...
    Timppa Timppa September 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Want a Speccy Repaired?Maybe it's time to put my 'skills' to use.... Now that I've sourced some of the nastier transistors, I've fixed about 6 rubber keyed Speccys in the …

    About the INES keyboard - it is a really nice keyboard (has a ... is still place inside the keyboard for some accesories and PSU ... pieces together - and woila - the keyboard works again. Unfortunetly the other ... it must be some other fault.
    The one Spectrum ...
    Tom-Cat Tom-Cat September 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Is this fair/legal?About a year ago, I bought a (512MB) mp3 player, and after a while it stopped playing music in one channel. I took it back to the shop, and they repl…

    ... discovered it was a manufactering fault as the screws on the ... they knew it was a fault & should have recalled it ... 't just the lid - the keyboard was unusable, DVD drive was ...
    Lee Fogarty Lee Fogarty March 2006 Chit chat
  • Spectrum Game CompatibilityHi, At the moment I have a spectrum 48k. I am planning to get a 128k +2, but I have a problem. Will my 48k games work on 128k +2? Because some of the…

    ... game that suffers from this fault. Again, in 48K mode these ... . The +2 has a great keyboard, and a decent tape deck ... the +2 has a better keyboard (although the 128 is the ...
    ewgf ewgf March 2006 Hardware
  • my dodgy speccys.hi people, i was wondering if i could engage some opinions / thoughts / ideas of anyone, regarding my current "fixing up" of my speccys, since you s…

    ... could be a power supply fault. I bought one off ebay ... 't there. I traced the fault back to the voltage regulator ... could do is take the keyboard and tape deck from a ... +2a onto your Grey speccy keyboard giving you a black space ...
    BruceNorton BruceNorton May 2006 Hardware
  • Speccy MTBFHi, Looking at the old (issue 1-2) PCBs, they do look like someone knocked them up in an etching bath/with a soldering iron in their shed but has th…

    ... destroy a Speccy.

    Keyboard membranes, although they do suffer ...

    The most bizarre fault I've ever had to ... crystal into place that the fault cleared. Close examination revealed a ...
    DEATH DEATH May 2006 Hardware
  • did 128k machines dominate ZX market?I have a question about 128k Spectrums. Did they dominate the ZX market in late 80's / early 90's? I mean where there more 128k users than 48k users …

    ... Spectrum faults is a knackered keyboard membrane, or a break in ... machines have at least one fault, whereas around 80% of the ...
    chaosmongers chaosmongers July 2006 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • 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…

    ... appliance that was happening. No fault of Commodore's; the exact ... because of price. Perhaps the keyboard and cosmetics contributed too.
    Alcoholics Anonymous Alcoholics Anonymous September 2006 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Sinclair Basic Vs PascalWith the rise of the structured programming movement (Jackson et al) was it wise to put the Basic programming language into the Spectrum. By this ti…

    ... , had such a stupid hardware fault. Then again, what can else ... ? Boot one up without a keyboard attached and you get a ... "keyboard not found, press [F1] to ...
    ewgf ewgf September 2006 Sinclair Miscellaneous
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